October 1991

Tuesday, October 1, 1991: Woke at 7:30, read & slept a little. Got up about 8:45, fed Sam. Dressed, opened his door. Had breakfast, went for my walk. Spun clothes out of soak, washed load of whites. Dried clothes during afternoon. Started working on Bible Study, had lunch. Took nap in afternoon. Called Ins. Co., got Ins. Man’s tel. no., forgot to call tonight. Got in mail & paper, Cindy & Abner here a little while. Got supper, emptied dishwasher & did dishes. Talked to Linda, has to teach all day tomorrow so we won’t have lunch together. Looked at mail, watched TV. Went in & watched VCR, then news. Then VCR again. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:35.

Wednesday, October 2, 1991: Woke about 6:40, fed Sam. Read a little & fell asleep, alarm woke me at 8:00. Got up, opened Sam’s door. Washed & dressed, had breakfast. Finished getting ready, left about 10 till & was a little late. After we got out went to Bank, then to Kings. Got groc. at Paul’s, then home (1:30). Unloaded car, put away groc. Also stuff I bought at Kings, had lunch. Watched TV, finished last night’s paper. Got sleepy so took nap, went out & nailed backs back on shelves. Got in mail & paper, looked at mail. Got supper, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Country Music Awards tonight. After news went in & watched VCR. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:05.

Thursday, October 3, 1991: Woke about 7:00, read & dozed a little. Got up about 8:50, fed Sam. Dressed, opened his door. Had breakfast, called Linda & we decided to go for our walk later in the day. Changed summer clothes into front bedroom closet & brought winter clothes into mine. Linda called about 11:15 & we went for our walk, Cindy & Abner went, too. Wind blowing & kind of cool, they paved more roads in cemetery. Had lunch when I got home, finished last night’s paper. Took nap, still sleepy so I sat in recliner & slept a little more. Started to clean windows & storm windows inside & out, take down screens. Got in mail & paper, looked at mail. Got supper, did dishes & ran dishwasher. Read paper & watched TV, brushed teeth & cleaned face. To bed at 1:00. Think it may freeze tonight, kind of cold.

Friday, October 4, 1991: Woke at 6:50, back to sleep till 7:30. Turned up heat & went back to sleep, got up at 8:30. Fed Sam, dressed. Opened his door, Nancy called to ask if we were going to walk, I called Linda but they were going to Boise. Called Nancy back & told them to call me back when they were ready, we went about 10:00. When we got back I cleaned glasses in back door, then washed & put up hair. Had lunch, feet really hurt so used Foot Fixer. Took nap, finished last night’s paper. Sorted some papers, finished clean small bath window on outside. Cleaned & put up storm window, put away screen. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Emptied dishwasher, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. After news watched VCR, brushed teeth. To bed at 12:50. Didn’t freeze last nite but think it will tonite.

Didn’t freeze tomatoes last nite after all! Saturday, October 5, 1991: Woke at 6:55, fed Sam, turned up heat & went back to bed. Read a little, then fell asleep. Woke about 8:30, got up & dressed. Opened Sam’s door, had breakfast. Watered flowers in front, vacuumed kitchen. Vacuumed living room, called Marie to wish her Happy Birthday (88). Tried to call Linda & Nancy but no answer so called Paula. She was kind of discouraged today. Called Linda after I hung up & she was home so we went for our walk – Linda, Ted, Martin, Nancy, Cindy, Abner & I. When we got home I had lunch, cleaned bathroom & vacuumed hall. Cleaned floor in dining room, then went out & cleaned sm. bath window outside, cleaned E. window in my room, inside & out, took down screen & put away. Cleaned storm window inside & out & hung it. Got in mail, got supper. Did dishes, read old TV guide & watched TV. Tried to call Judy but no answer. Brushed my teeth. To bed at 12:15.

To bed at 1:15. Sunday, October 6, 1991: Woke about 5:15, fed Sam & went back to sleep. Woke w/alarm at 8:00, got up & turned up heat. Opened Sam’s door, took shower & dressed. Had breakfast, finished getting ready. Left about 10:05, LWML service today, also communion. Stopped for groc. at Pauls on way home, got home about 1:00. Had coffee & toast (had cake & coffee at church). Changed clothes, put meat on to cook. Baked apple pies (2), fixed carrots, potatoes, celery & onions for stew. Carla came about 3:00, she set table for me. We went ahead & ate about 4:30, then Carla left. We cleared up table & dishes, then Linda told me Ted had asked Richard to have stew with us – I didn’t think he would but when they came he did too. I kind of paniced [sic], worked out O.K. tho’. Everyone seemed to enjoy the stew & pie, had salad & muskmelon with it. After we cleared up everyone left, I ran dishwasher. Read paper, watched TV. Then VCR, napped a little.

Monday, October 7, 1991: Woke about 5:15, fed Sam. Went back to sleep. Woke again at 8:00, read & slept again till about 8:45. Got up & turned up heat, opened Sam’s door. Oh yes, phone rang about 9:00, was Ins. man & he’s coming at 4:00 this afternoon. Dressed, had breakfast. Covered air conditioner, cleaned bedroom windows inside, also front storm door inside & out. Had lunch, watered & fertilized Afr. violets. Emptied dishwasher, rinsed dishes. Changed clothes, Ins. man came at 4:00. Meg came while he was here but she said she could come back tomorrow. He left about 5:45, I got in mail & paper. Got supper, Judy called. Did dishes, read paper & watched TV. Brushed teeth & cleaned face. To bed at 12:05. 

Tuesday, October 8, 1991: Woke about 7:00, fed Sam & turned up heat. Couldn’t go back to sleep so watched VCR till about 8:00. Opened Sam’s door, got dressed. Talked to Linda a little bit, had breakfast. Took out garbage & hauled cans to front, went for my walk. When I got back cleaned 2 bedroom windows outside, cleaned storms inside & out. Took down screens & put away, hung storm windows. Came in to rest, had lunch. Napped a little, cleaned big window & S. living room window on inside. Meg came over to fit her pattern, I got in mail & paper & brought garbage can back. Got supper, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:20.

No Bible Study today. Wednesday, October 9, 1991: Woke at 6:15, fed Sam & went back to sleep. Woke again at 7:45, opened Sam’s door. Watched VCR awhile, washed & dressed. Had breakfast, got stuff ready to go downtown. Finished getting ready, Michelle called & asked me to come over a little bit as Daniel was sick & she had to go over & get him. Left for town about 12:30, paid power bill. Stopped to ask about tickets for Borge at Alb. (24 & 22). Went to P.W. Drug, then Paul’s for groc. Home at 3:00, unloaded car & put away groc. Had lunch, watched VCR & rested. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, read paper & watched TV. Watched VCR again. Brushed teeth. To bed at 11:50.

Thursday, October 10, 1991: Woke at 3:15, couldn’t go back to sleep so read a while. Went out & watched VCR till about 8:15, fed Sam & opened his door. Dressed, had breakfast. Cleaned kitchen & dining room windows on inside, watered rest of flowers. Cleaned windows on W. side of house, took down & cleaned inside & out of storm windows. Helen F. came & I gave her an order for Avon. Had lunch, got sleepy so took a good nap. Cleaned inside of window in family room, also sliding door on inside & out. Too tired to do any more windows so brought in big geranium. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, read paper & watched TV. Watched VCR, got sleepy so went to bed. Cleaned face, brushed teeth. 1:00.

Friday, October 11, 1991: Woke about 3:15, back to sleep. Woke again at 8:10, got up & fed Sam. Dressed, opened his door. Went out & started on windows before sun got around to them, took down screen, etc. & cleaned outside of windows. Went in & had breakfast, then went back out & cleaned storm windows, put small one back up. Came in & had lunch, took nice nap. Congressional hearing on all afternoon so no programs. Went back out & cleaned family room window & storm window, all done now but put 3 big “ “ [windows] back up. Went out & planted mums, brought in some for a bouquet. Got in mail & paper, put on meat to cook. It got done by the time rest was ready. Did dishes, ran dishwasher. Watched VCR, read old paper & watched TV. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:45.

Saturday, October 12, 1991: Woke at 6:15, fed Sam & tried to go back to sleep but couldn’t. Got up & watched VCR till about 8:15, dressed. Opened Sam’s door, called Linda & asked if they would stop by & put up my 3 storm windows. Had breakfast, they came by – then left for Boise. Nancy came over & we went for a walk, saw Ruth Henderson & her son at cemetery. When I got back started cleaning, floor in front bedroom & hall, cleaned bath, vacuumed kitchen, living room, (had lunch) dining room, cleaned small bath, E. end of dining room. Got in mail, got supper. Emptied dishwasher, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Baked angel food, looked at mail. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:55.

Linda’s B’Day – (49) Sunday, October 13, 1991: Woke about 7:00, fed Sam & turned up heat. Alarm rang at 7:30, I got up about 7:45. Opened Sam’s door, took shower. Dressed, had breakfast. Finished getting ready, left at 10:00. Little ones sang at church, they do such a good job! Had coffee after church, stopped at Alb. on way home for milk. Home at 12:50, watched painting & changed clothes. Had toast & coffee, iced cake. Put more stuff away, vacuumed utility. Wrapped Linda’s present, Carla & Bill came about 4:15 & the rest soon after. We were going to eat at Acapulco but was closed so went to Asia, saw Kiley. Came home & had cake & ice cream, Linda & Meg soon left & the rest left soon after. Paula coming over tomorrow. I read paper & watched TV. To bed at 12:10. Brushed teeth.

Monday, October 14, 1991: Woke about 7:10, fed Sam. Turned up heat & went back to bed, read till about 8:00. Got up & dressed, opened Sam’s door. Had breakfast, cleaned off dining table. Laid out cutting board & pattern, then laid out material. Paula came so put Sam in bedroom & let doggies in, we went for walk so let Sam out & shut door to utility. Molly & Winnie really enjoyed our walk. Paula cut my hair when we got back, then I got lunch. Power off for about ½ hr., laid pattern on material & cut out Meg’s dress. Jim came about 4:30 so they left, I opened door for Sam. Got in paper, no mail today. Got supper, did dishes & ran dishwasher. Read paper & watched TV, after news watched VCR. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:30.

Took out garbage & then they didn’t come because of holiday. Tuesday, October 15, 1991: Woke at 6:00, fed Sam. Turned up heat & went back to sleep, woke again at 7:50. Dressed, opened Sam’s door. Had breakfast, worked on Bible study till 12:30. Had lunch, worked on Meg’s dress all afternoon. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Emptied dishwasher, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Called Linda this afternoon & Nancy tonight, Raymond & Patty Rogers called this afternoon, looking for Paul & on way to Oregon. After news watched VCR, wrote note to Kim & got package ready to mail. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:15.

Wednesday, October 16, 1991: Woke about 5:50, back to sleep. Woke again about 7:00, napped till about 7:45. Got up & fed Sam, washed & dressed. Opened his door, had breakfast. Finished getting ready, got stuff ready to go. Took papers in after Bible Study, got catfood & putty. Shopped at new store next to C to C. Went to P.W. Drug & mailed pkg. (4.00), came back home to get groc. list. Went to Bank, then met Linda & we went to Acapulco. I bought her lunch for her B’Day. Looked around at little mall where Falks used to be. Got tickets at Alb., groc. at Paul’s. Home at 3:45, clouded over & windy. Put away groc., watched VCR. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Nancy & Cindy brought me a yellow rose, really pretty! Did dishes, read paper & watched TV. Watched VCR. To bed at 1:00.

Geo. Hennard killed 23 people in Luby Caf. in Texas. Thursday, October 17, 1991: Woke at 6:15, fed Sam. Went back to sleep till 7:45, got up & opened Sam’s door. Dressed, had breakfast. Worked on Meg’s dress all morning, had lunch at noon. Then sewed again all afternoon. Got a headache so took a nap from about 2:30 till 3:00. Still have it a little tonight. Called Linda & had Meg come over to try on the top this afternoon, looks like it is going to fit O.K. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Watched VCR a while, then watched TV & did dishes. After news watched VCR again. Brushed teeth, cleaned face. To bed at 12:30.

Friday, October 18, 1991: Woke at 6:20, fed Sam. Back to sleep till 8:15, got up & turned up heat. Opened Sam’s door, dressed. Had breakfast, started working on Meg’s dress. Stopped about 11:15, washed & put up my hair. Had lunch, worked on dress again. Took nap, coming along pretty well on dress. Had headache yesterday & today, finally took a Sineaid & it helped. About 5:00 went out & planted 7 Spruce trees, 3 more to plant. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, read paper & watched TV. After News watched rest of “Jackie,” napped a little. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:45.

Saturday, October 19, 1991: Woke about 6:45, fed Sam & turned up heat. Went back to bed, woke again at 8:30. Got up & tried to call Linda, no answer. Got dressed, Nancy called so I asked her & she said they went to McCall. Meg overnite at church, surprise farewell party for Molly. Had breakfast, talked to Paula. Watered trees I planted yesterday, worked on Meg’s dress. Finally talked to her & she came over to try it on, fits her real good. Had lunch, worked on Meg’s dress again. Stopped at 4:00 & soaked my feet, watched Hee Haw. Went out & planted rest of Spruce trees (3), watered them. Got supper, did dishes & ran dishwasher. Worked on dress again. Watched VCR, headache again. Sewed bodice & skirt together. Have to fit it for hem, hand sew one cuff, sew caps in sleeves, tack pockets, make & sew on buttons, make button holes, put in hem. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:45.

Glasses breaking again on other side. Sunday, October 20, 1991: Woke at 6:00, fed Sam & went back to sleep. Woke again about 8:00, got up & turned up heat. Opened Sam’s door, had breakfast. Took shower, dressed & got ready for church. Left about 10:00, took Ernie back to church. Nice sermon today, “Quest for God’s Love.” Had Congregational meeting after coffee hour, didn’t get home till about 1:30. Came by the house but Carla wasn’t here so went over to cemetery & left art. flowers, brought home planters. Carla here when I got home, changed clothes. Sewed cuff on Meg’s dress, she came to try it on, really fits her good. Started getting supper after she left, ate about 5:00. Carla left at 6:00, I brought in paper. Emptied dishwasher, watched TV. Did dishes, sewed a little more. Watched VCR. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:35.

Monday, October 21, 1991: Woke at 6:00, back to sleep. Woke again at 8:30, got up & fed Sam. Ear piece broke off my glasses, so called Linda to get my old ones, got dressed. Opened Sam’s door, had breakfast. Called Dr. Chen’s office, took glasses down to be fixed. Worked on Meg’s dress when I got home, all done except pressing & buttons. Had lunch, covered rest of buttons. Took nap, at 4:00 went down & got glasses. Got salad at Alb. on way home, supper tomorrow nite. (Got gas this morning). Got in geraniums, cut snapdragons. Picked tomatoes, took glasses over to Linda on way home. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, Judy called. Talked to Nancy & Linda. Read paper, watched TV. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:50. Jesse “Jon” Turner freed today! Held hostage for over 1700 days.

Tuesday, October 22, 1991: Woke about 6:00, fed Sam & turned up heat. Back to bed, read & dozed. Got up at 8:00, dressed. Had breakfast, opened Sam’s door. He doesn’t stay out much now that it’s colder. Cut buttonholes & sewed buttons on Meg’s dress, all done now except pressing. Nancy called about Fed. Express but they still hadn’t come, finally did at 11:15. Nancy came about 12:15, signed paper & got it ready to go back. I made her a sandwich & she ate. Fed. Exp. came back for letter at 1:00. I had lunch & then finished dress. Cleaned off dining table & put stuff away, started watering violets. Took nap, ate salad for supper. Washed & dressed, got ready to go to Cindy’s concert. It was real good. Home about 9:00, went in & watched VCR. Got deposit ready, paid bills. Wrote to Matt, got ready for bed. Worked on Bible study in P.M. To bed at 1:50.

Wednesday, October 23, 1991: Woke at 5:45, back to sleep till alarm rang at 8:00. Got up, turned up heat & fed Sam. Washed & dressed, opened his door. Had breakfast, finished getting ready. Made up lists, etc., mailed Matt’s letter. Was first one at Bible Study today, kind of late getting out. Stopped at Dr. Benedick’s & paid bill, went out to K-Mart & got some Xmas shopping done. Came back & went to M&W, then to P.W. Drug, to Bank, to Paul’s for groc. Got home about 3:00, unloaded car. Put away groc., etc., went out & put away stuff in shelves – also underneath them. Hung up blue tarp, got in mail & paper. Got supper, went to choir practice w/kids. Watched TV & read paper when I got home, then watched DoL on VCR. To bed at 12:45.

Thursday, October 24, 1991: Woke at 6:45, fed Sam. Back to sleep till 8:00, got up & turned up heat. Dressed, opened Sam’s door. Had breakfast, finished watering flowers. Jim Gantz came to turn off irrig. system, watched him blow out lines. After he left went down & pressed Meg’s dress, Helen Frailey came so went thru’ Avon books. Washed load of dark col. clothes, had lunch. Dried clothes, took nap. Meg came w/a girl friend & got her dress, I got load of lt. colored clothes ready to wash. Went out & moved stool, table & chairs under tarp. Got washed & changed clothes, got ready to go to Meg’s concert. Had supper, got in mail & paper. Kids came soon after 7:00, concert was real good. Got home at 9:00, watched VCR, news, then VCR again. Got in white mums this afternoon, also did dishes. To bed at 1:45.

Friday, October 25, 1991: Woke at 6:45, went back to bed. Read a while, got up at 8:15. Fed Sam, turned up heat. Opened Sam’s door, had breakfast. Took shower, washed & put up hair. Finished packing suitcases, washed load of colored clothes. Dried hair, had lunch. Dried clothes, talked to Linda. Carla called, started to get ready. Almost all ready to leave, Nancy called & said she didn’t think we should go, talking of closing the freeway over the Blues. I called Linda & told her, then Paula called so I told her. Nancy asked if I’d like to have KFC for supper so went over. Watched VCR before I left. After supper we played cards a little while, when I came home was raining again. Cindy walked me home. Watched VCR again, also TV. Forgot I did dishes in afternoon, ran dishwasher. To bed at 12:35.

Saturday, October 26, 1991: Woke about 6:35, went back to sleep. Woke again at 8:50, cloudy & really raining. Got up, turned up heat. Fed Sam, talked to Linda. She asked if I wanted to go to spaghetti dinner tonight, she called to ask if it would be allright. They said Nancy & Cindy should come, too, but they didn’t. I tried to call Carla, finally left a message. Also, tried to call Nelsons – Velda, Marie & Gene’s – but no answer. Had breakfast about 11:00, soaked my feet & watched Hee Haw. Afterwards cut my toenails, looked at old mail. Carla called me, said she’d be over a little while tomorrow. About 3:00 started to get ready for dinner, left about 4:45 & watched Laura bowl a while. Dinner at 5:30, it was good & enjoyed Rev. Lang’s talk & video. Got home about 8:50, made sandwiches for tomorrow – Linda making salad. Watched TV, also VCR. Read paper, turned back most of clocks. To bed at 12:20 – MST.

Sunday, October 27, 1991: Woke at 6:40, turned up heat. Went back to sleep, woke again at 7:40. Got up at 7:45, fed Sam. Washed & dressed, had breakfast. Opened Sam’s door, finished getting ready. Called Carla, also Nancy. Left early because of choir, took sandwiches to kitchen, Rev. Lang an interesting speaker, he’s really well travelled. Went to luncheon but left about 12:45, Carla came about 2:00. We talked a while, then went to Olga’s & had miner’s stew. Carla left when we got home (5:00). About 5:30 Velda called & said Denny had died last night, had brain injury so would not have been right. It is so sad. They donated his organs she said, a 41 yr. old man has his heart. That must be a hard thing to do but very thoughtful. I called the girls & told them, also Mary & Ralph. Watched TV & VCR, read paper. To bed at 12:30.

Monday, October 28, 1991: Woke at 6:30, fed Sam. Went back to bed, slept till 7:40. Got up & turned up heat, dressed. Opened Sam’s door, had breakfast. Emptied dishwasher, did misc. jobs. Started working on Bible lesson, turned on fireplace in fam. room. Had lunch, finished lesson. Oh, yes, wrote letter to Mike & mailed his card in morning. Took hems out of white towel, got sleepy so took nap. Went out & put away rest of chairs, etc., on patio. Undid hoses, about froze my hands. Got in mail & paper, nothing in it about Denny. Warmed my hands, then went out & picked off all tomatoes. Got supper, did dishes. Judy called, I called Carla. She said there was an obit in their paper, funeral at 11:00 Wed. Called Mary but don’t know if they’ll go, Ralph’s not too good. Read paper, watched TV. To bed at 1:00.

Snowing this morning! Tuesday, October 29, 1991: Woke about 6:20, fed Sam & went back to bed. Woke again at 7:30, got up about 8:15 & turned up heat. Fed Sam again, dressed. Opened his door, had ^Ultra-Slim breakfast. Ordered hip pouch for Cindy, took out garbage & mailed letter. Dusted & vacuumed living room, vacuumed kitchen. Had Ultra Slim Shake again for lunch. Washed load of rugs, dried them. Put back down in kitchen. Quit snowing by noon, worked on sack of papers & watched TV. Fixed carrots, potatoes, celery & onion for soup, finished it up. Cleaned spot on dining room rug. Got in mail & paper, brought garbage can back. Cut white & pink mums, then had supper. Did dishes, planted baby tears in white planter. Read paper, watched TV. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:10. Talked to Linda, Nancy, Carla & Mary.

Wednesday, October 30, 1991: Woke at 6:20, fed Sam & turned up heat a little. Went back to bed & slept till 7:45, got up & opened Sam’s door. Had breakfast, washed & dressed. Ralph called about 9:00 & then they came up about 10:00, Carla came soon after & we left for Payette. The church is changed from what it used to be, had no trouble finding it & was really full. Had a beautiful service, lasted about an hour. Saw Bill & Jan, Gene, Velda, Marie & Norma, just like seeing part of our family. We didn’t stay to eat as Carla needed to get back, home about 1:30. I changed clothes & went downtown, had sandwich at Wendy’s & got groc. Took soup over to Linda when I got home, put away groc. Got supper, went to choir practice. Watched VCR when I got home, worked on X-words. Brushed teeth. To bed at 2:00.

HALLOWEEN. Thursday, October 31, 1991: Woke about 7:00, fed Sam. Couldn’t go back to sleep so I got up & watched VCR a while, opened Sam’s door. Got out & put up Halloween decorations, had breakfast. Cleaned off bed, changed sheets & put on el. blanket. Aired pillows & wool pad, made chili for supper. Had bowl of soup, transplanted ficus into larger pot. Vacuumed up mess on floor, took nap. Tried to call Linda but no answer, went thru’ some old papers & put them away. Went out & put up hoses so they would drain, “Trick or treater” came so I had to come in. Got in mail & paper, had bowl of chili. Read paper & watched little TV while I answered door. Judy called & I had a couple more kids about 8:45. Had more chili, did dishes. Watched TV, read paper, then VCR. Brushed teeth, cleaned face. To bed at 1:00.

September 1991

Sunday, September 1, 1991: Had alarm set for 8:00, got up a little before. Fed Sam, opened his door. Took shower, dressed. Watered flowers on patio, locked doors & windows. Had breakfast, fixed Sam a bed on washer & put food & water in utility. Shut dining room door, got food & bags ready. Linda & Ted came about 11:15 & we left, had lunch at MacD. in Baker. Had a good trip except got a ticket for speeding just shortly before we got to Walla Walla, poor Ted. Had quite a time but finally found the Motel. Had to wait a while to meet Mike, then he took us around the campus. It’s very pretty, so many big trees. Took a couple of pix but getting dark & camera wouldn’t work. Finally went to supper at Burger King, then took Mike back. Watched TV, then to bed 11:15 (P.D.T.). Brushed teeth.

Monday, September 2, 1991: Woke during night, back to sleep. Woke again about 6:40, dozed a little. Got up at 7:00, washed & dressed. Got our things together & packed bags, took them to the car. Linda & Nancy turned in keys, we drove down to Mike’s dorm. He had a meeting till 9:15 so we walked around the campus & took more pix, camera working O.K. now. After Mike got done we went to breakfast, then took him to his dorm & said goodbye. Got gas, left for home (10:40 P.D.T.). Had good trip home, stopped at MacD. in Baker for lunch. Got home about 4:40 (M.D.T.), called Carla to let her know. Read paper, watched TV. Had supper about 6:30, more TV & finished paper. Judy called. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:15.

Tuesday, September 3, 1991: Woke at 7:35, got up & dressed. Fed Sam, opened his door. Pretty cool this A.M. Had breakfast, got ready & went for my walk about 9:30. Kind of tired, 11 when I got back. Went out & trimmed off tops of dead plum tree, put rest out in back. Started trimming raspberries, threw clippings out in yard. Came in & had lunch, was sleepy so took nap. Read papers, watched TV, etc. Talked to Linda, meeting for lunch tomorrow. Asked her about Bible Study so read 1st chapter of John. Watered shrub in front, also E. end of flower bed. Cut up clippings from raspberries, put in garbage can. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Emptied dishwasher, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Then watched VCR. Made out groc. lists, also deposit. To bed at 1:45. Don’t feel very good.

Wednesday, September 4, 1991: Didn’t sleep well last night, woke about 3:00 & really was sick. Woke about 3 more times & threw up. Last time about 7:00, called Linda & told her I couldn’t meet her for lunch. Fed Sam & opened his door, went back to bed & slept till 9:30. Went in & watched VCR, then Wheel & Conc. Watched VCR again, napped some, too. Watched Soaps & slept finally had some tea & crax. Later on had broth & crax, then tea & toast. Called dentists & rescheduled appt. for next Thurs. Linda called several times, Matt didn’t feel very good either. Hope he’s better by Sat. Went out & got mail & paper. Read mail & paper, watched TV & VCR. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:15.

Soviet Union ended. Thursday, September 5, 1991: Slept till 7:30 this A.M., then went back to bed & slept till 8:30. Got up & fed Sam, opened his door. Dressed, had breakfast. Still feeling light headed & dizzy so watched VCR again. Had lunch, got in some papers from garage & sorted through them while I watched TV. Linda & Meg brought my milk over, I got in mail & paper. Really had some sharp stomach cramps this afternoon, lots of gas. Had supper, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Watched VCR again, Judy never did call tonight. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:30.

Friday, September 6, 1991: Woke about 7:00, fed Sam. Went back to bed, read till about 8:30. Got up & opened Sam’s door, dressed. Washed & put up my hair, watched VCR a little. Had breakfast, sorted more papers. Watched VCR again, took shower & got ready to go downtown. Had lunch, Harvey Black called me about Spider Spray! I told him no! Went downtown about 3:00, went to Bank, P.W. Drug & Paul’s for groc. A real madhouse down there. Went by Linda’s & gave Matt his card & money, also his shirt. When I got home put away groc., got supper. Took Target ad to Michelle. Did dishes, read paper & watched TV. Judy called, I watched VCR a while & napped. Read TV Guide & worked X-word, to bed at 2:30.

Saturday, September 7, 1991: Woke about 6:15, fed Sam & went back to bed. Slept till 8:20, got up & opened Sam’s door. Washed & dressed, had breakfast. Got ready to go to Boise, talked to Linda. Watered planters in front, also sunflower by mailbox. Watered flowers on patio, also primroses. Came in & closed up house, waited for kids to come & rested. I get so tired. Left about 11:40. Got Matt checked in, went up & they soon started loading – he flew Delta – to Salt Lake, Cincinnatti [sic] & Lexington. After his plane left we went to Arby’s for lunch, then to Christian Art & Book Supply. Linda got some S.S. supplies. Got home at 4:00, turned water on shrub in front. Watched Hee Haw, then VCR. Slept a little, got supper. Did dishes, watched TV. Judy called & then Linda – Matt arr. O.K. Watched VCR again. To bed at 12:50.

Sunday, September 8, 1991: Woke about 6:00, fed Sam & went back to bed. Slept till 7:45, got up & opened Sam’s door. Pretty chilly so he didn’t stay out long. I washed & dressed. Had breakfast, finished getting ready. Had a baptism & Rally Day at church today, also grandparents Day. Got my study sheets for Bible class from Pastor, went down & had cake & coffee. Got home about 12:30, changed clothes. Read paper, watched painting. Got sleepy so took short nap, called Helen. Carla came just as we finished talking. We visited quite a while, decided to eat out so went down to Olgas &  had chicken & noodles. Carla left soon after we got home, about 5:45. I finished reading paper, watched TV. Paula called, watched VCR. To bed at 12:20.

Monday, September 9, 1991: Woke at 5:50, fed Sam. Back to bed but couldn’t sleep, read & dozed a little. Then slept till about 8:00, got up & opened Sam’s door. Dressed, had breakfast. Discovered Ch. 7 quit “Wheel of Fortune” & “Concentration,” Boy, am I mad! Put water on N.W. corner shrub, went for my walk. When I got back changed sprinkler, dug out dandelions on S. side of walk. Talked to Linda before she went to work this A.M., went out & trimmed rest of berries ^{.had lunch.} N. of garage. Raked clippings up on patio, dug dandelions in back yard, also a few crab grass plants. Watered flower bed S. of house, forgot it tonight so hope I don’t have water in basement. Worked on Bible Study all afternoon, watched Soaps. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, ran dishwasher. Sliced ham, read paper & watched TV. Got sleepy & dozed a little, Judy called. Brushed teeth, to bed at 12:50.

Tuesday, September 10, 1991: Woke about 6:00, fed Sam & went back to bed. Read a little & went to sleep, woke about 8:10 & tel. rang. It was Roy calling, Dorothy O. was having a party for Aunt Esther for her 90^th B’day on Sat. (Sept. 15 is her B’day). We talked a while. I got up & opened Sam’s door, dressed. Oh, yes was raining early when I woke. Had breakfast, looked for card for Aunt Esther. Wrote her a letter, then mailed it. Put out garbage pails, started to work on Bible Study, had lunch. Stayed cloudy nearly all day, rained again this eve. Talked to Linda, got in mail & paper & brought garbage cans back. Got supper, emptied dishwasher & did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Watched VCR. Paid P.W. Bill, brushed teeth. To bed at 12:45.

Wednesday, September 11, 1991: Woke at 6:30, back to sleep till 7:45. Got up & fed Sam, opened his door but he didn’t stay out very long. Washed & dressed, had breakfast. Finished getting ready to go to Bible study, left about 9:45. Got there pretty early, quite a few there today. Over about 11:30, stopped at M&W. Got groc. at Paul’s, paid water bill, paid PW bill, met Linda at San. Shop on Main (Donna’s) for lunch. She had to work at Dist. Office in P.M. so kind of had to hurry. Stopped at Alb. for milk on way home, also at cemetery & got mums. Home about 2:00, unloaded car & put away groc. Took little nap, watered & fertilized violets & other flowers. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, read paper & watched TV. Think I broke corner of my tooth while I was eating supper. So good thing I’m getting it pulled tomorrow. To bed at 12:30.

Thursday, September 12, 1991: Woke about 5:30, fed Sam. Went back to sleep, woke again at 7:40. Got up & opened Sam’s door, took shower. When I brushed my teeth broken piece of tooth fell out, tasted medicine all night but never did hurt. Had breakfast, finished getting ready. Left about 10:15, got over there pretty early. Dr. froze my jaw, tooth came out very easy. I could hardly believe it was out, was so quick. I came right home, afraid it might start to hurt. Had lunch, then watched VCR & TV. Sat in recliner, slept some, too. Called Linda about 5:00, got in mail & paper. Got supper, Went back in & watched TV & VCR. To bed at 12:45. Jaw still not hurting.

Friday, September 13, 1991: Woke at 2:30, back to sleep, again at 5:20 & at 7:40. Got up & fed Sam, dressed & opened his door. Had breakfast, looked at paper. Washed & put up my hair, watched VCR a while. Rinsed dishes, planted geranium, petunia & finished watering violets. Carla called, going over there for supper tomorrow. Watched TV, then watched VCR again. Had lunch about 2:00. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Rinsed dishes, read paper & watched TV. Then watched VCR again. To bed at 12:45. Getting windy outside.

Wind still blowing today. Cooler. Saturday, September 14, 1991: Woke at 5:20, back to sleep. Woke again at 7:40, got up & fed Sam. Opened his door, washed & dressed. Called Linda, then Nancy. Had breakfast, baked 2 peach pies. Started to clean living room, found Hoover just needed a new bag – nothing wrong w/it. Thank goodness! Cindy came to mow so I moved car out, went out & cut up rest of clippings on patio & swept up leaves, etc. Nancy over a little bit, too. Had a little lunch, finished vacuuming livingroom, did kitchen. Changed clothes & got ready to go to Carlas, set VCR. Took her a pie, walked all around their place & it really looks nice. Had ham & lentils for supper, real good. Helped clear up, left for home about 7:30. Had to face the sun & was really hard to see, called Carla & Linda when I got home. Watched Miss America pageant & looked at mail, afterwards Linda & Meg came for [ns ps.?] & pie. To bed at 12:25.

Sunday, September 15, 1991: Woke early & fed Sam, went back to sleep. Woke again at 7:45, got up & opened Sam’s door. Washed & dressed, had breakfast. Finished getting ready, left about 10:00. Had kind of long service today, also communion. Stopped at M&W on way home, also Paul’s for milk. Got gas, got home at 1:30 – just missed Bob Ross. Changed clothes, Paula called. Cindy came over & also Nancy for a little bit. Put groc. away after they left, ate little lunch. Sorted clothes & washed load of good colored, went in & watched VCR. Cindy came to wash car so I backed it out, got her a bucket, soap & chamois. The car wash brush seems to work real well. Watched more VCR after she left, then had supper. Watched TV & did dishes, ran dishwasher. Read paper & watched TV. Then VCR again. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:00. Tried to call Helen in P.M. but no answer.

Monday, September 16, 1991: Woke at 6:30, read but didn’t go back to sleep. Got up about 8:30, fed Sam & opened his door. Dressed, had breakfast. Put water on flower bed, went for my walk. On my way home saw Nancy’s flower still laying there so dug holes and put them back in the ground, took the hose & watered them good. Can’t imagine who is pulling them up! Forgot the water & let it run in the same place a long time; didn’t run in basement tho’. Went out & trimmed raspberries till noon. Came in & watched news, then soaps. Had lunch, wrote to Helen & paid gas bill. Mailed letters, took nice nap. Dried rest of clothes, hung up & put all away. Went out & trimmed rest of berries, picked up clippings. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Emptied dishwasher, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Then watched VCR & napped. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:20.

Tuesday, September 17, 1991: Woke at 6:00, back to sleep till 8:00. Got up & fed Sam, dressed. Opened Sam’s door, had breakfast. Started to work on Bible lesson, read summary of last week’s lesson. Read John 2, then did worksheet. Finished about 12:30, called Linda to see if she wanted to walk with me but no answer. Tried again later but no answer, went alone & met up w/Roblyers so walked with her. Had a nice visit. Put water on flower bed when I got home, had lunch. Looked for wedding invitation, watched VCR. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, read paper & watched TV. Later watched VCR, News, then VCR again. Cleaned face, brushed teeth. To bed at 12:35.

Wednesday, September 18, 1991: Woke at 6:30, back to sleep till 8:00. Got up & fed Sam, opened his door. Washed & dressed, had breakfast. Finished getting ready, got stuff together. Left about 10 till 10, was a little late today. When I got out of Bible study, went to Bank, then to P.W. Drug. Stopped at King’s, then went to Gem In & Out for lunch w/Linda. From there went to Paul’s for groc., then home. Unloaded car & put away groc., etc., called Linda about Meg’s Pop Tarts. Went in to watch VCR, Meg & Cindy came so I gave her the blouses – tho’t they might fit one or the other of them. Got supper, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Watched VCR & napped a little. Fixed, washed & sugared berries. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:25.

Thursday, September 19, 1991: Woke at 6:00, back to sleep. Woke again at 7:50, got up & fed Sam. Opened his door, had breakfast. Washed & dressed, finished getting ready. Left for dentist about 10:50, just waited a few minutes before he saw me. Just in a few minutes – he looked at it & said it was doing fine & that was it. Stopped at Ernsts on way home, got home about 12:30. Trimmed rose by garage, had lunch & watched Soaps. Read old papers, got sleepy so took nap. Tried to call Linda but never could get her. Got in mail & paper, at 5:30 went out & trimmed raspberries & flowering quince, also rose bush. Cut up & picked up clippings. Got supper, watched VCR a while. Did dishes, watched TV & read paper. Watched VCR again. To bed at 12:35.

Friday, September 20, 1991: Woke at 2:30 & 7:40, read a while but didn’t go back to sleep. Got up about 8:30, fed Sam & opened his door. Dressed, had breakfast. Washed panels on garage door, went for my walk. When I got back put decals on garage door, planted pansies in bowl in front. Watered planter on stump, washed & put up my hair. Had lunch, read rest of papers. Looked at old mail, went through papers looking for Kim’s invitation. Got sleepy so took a nap, got in mail & paper. Went out & cut up rose clippings, trimmed bridal wreath some more & cut off iris. Still more to do. Came in & got supper, did dishes & ran dishwasher. Looked at mail, worked on papers again, also bank statement. Watched TV, recorded Michael Landon. Watched VCR, brushed teeth & cleaned face. Wound clock. To bed at 1:10.

Saturday, September 21, 1991: Woke about 2:15, back to sleep. Again at 7:40, worked X-words. Got up about 8:20, fed Sam & opened his door. Dressed, talked to Linda & also Helen. Guess I’m going to Boise Mon. & Tues. Planted rose that rooted, also begonias. Transplanted art. plants, etc., to bedroom planters, cleaned chicken. Linda, Martin & I went for our walk. When I got back Carla was here. We visited some, then I cut her hair. Paula called, Carla & I had some lunch. She left for home about 4:30 because of Dom, has an abscessed mouth. I finished reconciling checkbook, watched Hee Haw. Got supper, emptied dishwasher & did dishes. Read last night’s paper & watched TV. Brushed my teeth. To bed at 12:30.

Sunday, September 22, 1991: Woke about 2:30, back to sleep. Again about 4:30 and then at 6:15, tried to go back to sleep but opened my eyes & there was a spider looking me in the face so – no more sleep for me. Got up & fed Sam, opened his door. Turned up heat, had breakfast. Took shower, got ready for church. Nancy & Cindy didn’t go today as Bill is here. Got home from church about 12:30, changed clothes & had lunch. Watched Painting & worked on Bible Study, (all afternoon), watered African violets. Brought in plants from patio in late afternoon, don’t know where to put them all. Put chicken on rotisserie about 4:30, fixed rest of supper. Did dishes, cleaned shelf from small oven. Read paper, watched TV. After news watched VCR a little. Packed clothes, To bed at 1:25. Forgot to soak my feet.

[this entry also written on a torn envelope; Grandma must have written it there first and then transcribed it into her diary later] To Helen’s. Monday, September 23, 1991: Woke at 7:00, read a little. Fell asleep about 7:30, didn’t wake up till 8:30. Got up & fed Sam, turned up heat. Opened his door, washed & dressed. Had breakfast, finished getting ready. Took out garbage, hauled to front. Set VCR, flipped switch on stove & dryer. Got stuff together & left for Boise. Didn’t have any trouble getting thru’ construction, got a little lost when I got on E. Jeff. [written out as E. Jefferson on envelope] but found Helens O.K. We visited a while & then went to “The Mason Jar” for lunch, Eleanor Rodwell went with us – she’s very nice. The Harper House was next door so we went there next – lots of dolls, antiques, etc. Spent quite a lot of time [“looking around” added on envelope] there – lots of stuff like I have at home. Came back to Helen’s & took Eleanor home. Helen fixed supper & I rested my feet – also slept some. [Ext.?] [remainder of this entry only written on envelope, not in diary:] After we had supper we went to Kathryn Albertson walking park, beautiful sunset on one side & full moon coming up on the other. Saw lots of birds, it’s a neat place. Came back home & watched the news. Got ready for bed about 11:30, now 12:20.]

transcept [sic] 🕆Tuesday, September 24, 1991: Woke about 7:00, back to sleep.Woke again at 7:50, got up & washed. Dressed, made bed. Went out & we had breakfast, finished getting ready. Left & drove down to Veteran’s Hosp., saw some  of the old bldgs. – barracks & officer’s homes. From there to “Cathedral of the Rockies,” it is a beautiful church. Took us on a tour of the bldg., explained the beautiful stained glass windows. After that down to the Convention Ctr. & The Grove, parked in parking garage. After some searching & tel. calls found Daddy’s brick in the Grove, Row 101N on the N. side of fountain, the 11^th brick from end. From there went back to Helen’s, rested & had lunch. In afternoon went to fish aquarium & wildlife sanctuary, it was neat but we got hot & tired. Drove up to Botanical Gardens & Bishops House but didn’t go in. Back to Helen’s & rested a little, then left for home. Got here about 5:30, called Linda & then Cindy stopped by. Had TV dinner for supper, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Then DoL & AW on VCR. To bed at 12:35.

Wednesday, September 25, 1991: Woke about 2:30, 6:00 & 7:40, alarm rang at 8:00. Got up & fed Sam, washed & dressed, opened his door. Turned up heat a little, had breakfast. Finished getting ready, left about 9:50 for Bible Study. Got out at 11:00, went to courthouse to reserve license plate NO. Then to Paul’s for groc., got home little before 1:00. Had lunch, put away groc. Watched TV, took nap. Watered part of flowers, talked to Linda. I watched VCR a little, Cindy came over & mowed the lawn. I got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, ran dishwasher. Cleaned chicken, read paper & watched TV. Then watched VCR. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:00.

Thursday, September 26, 1991: Woke at 6:00, back to sleep. Woke again at 7:50, got up about 8:00 & fed Sam. Dressed, opened his door. Had breakfast, went for my walk. When I got home stabbed dandelions from front yard, got stool out & took down shades from front entrance. Washed down dirt & cobwebs from house, really was dirty. Started to move shelves from behind house. Pretty tired so came in & had lunch, used Foot Fixer on feet. Took nap, read old papers. Tried to move shelves some more & they fell over, couldn’t get them back up alone so will have to have help. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Emptied dishwasher, did dishes. Cooked chicken, read papers & watched TV. Then watched VCR. Brushed teeth, cleaned face. To bed at 1:12. Clipped nails on R. foot today.

Friday, September 27, 1991: Woke several times, back to sleep. Woke about 7:00, read a little. Got up about 8:00, fed Sam. Dressed, opened his door. Had breakfast, went for my walk. Rested & watched VCR when I got back, then washed & put up hair. Had lunch, got sleepy so took a long nap. Finished watering flowers, watered planters on patio. Tried to do something w/shelves but too heavy so covered them w/tarp, looked like rain. Trimmed rest of spirea, worked on iris bed. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, read paper & watched TV. Watched VCR again. Cleaned face, brushed teeth. To bed at 1:00.

Quit raining about noon. Saturday, September 28, 1991: Woke about 6:00, fed Sam – raining! Back to bed but couldn’t sleep so read, finally fell asleep a while. Woke at 8:20, got up & dressed. Talked to Linda, opened Sam’s door. Had breakfast, finished last nite’s paper. Tried to call Cindy but no answer, went for my walk alone. 2 groups of boys over there but they seemed to be O.K., kind of scary. Rested a while when I got home, watched VCR. Had lunch, then vacuumed kitchen. Cleaned living room & hall, got in mail. Got supper, did dishes & watched TV. Read old TV guides. Watched “Austin City Limits,” talked to Linda again. To bed at 12:05. Can’t find dusting brush for sweeper.

Sunday, September 29, 1991: Woke about 5:15, back to sleep. Woke again at 7:50, got up & fed Sam. Took shower, dressed. Opened Sam’s door. Had breakfast, finished getting ready. Left for church about 10:05, kids had part in service today. Went down for coffee afterwards, stopped at P.W. Drug for med. on way home. Got groc. at Paul’s, home at 12:50. Paula came w/dogs soon after, Sam stayed in his nest in fam. room. I changed clothes, then made chili. Carla called, not feeling very well so didn’t come over. About 3:30 we left & went out to Sunny Slope, saw the house that Bill & Ruthie are buying. It’s a nice place. Came home & ate supper, Ted & Jim came about 6:30 & then they ate. We watched “Murder,” Paula & Jim went home about 7:30. The rest about 8:00. I watched TV, then VCR. Read paper. Left dishes till tomorrow. To bed at 1:00. Girls helped me set up shelves & move them over by garage.

earring 3.99 [illegible word]
Xmas pin 6.99 & 28.96 [?]
locket 8.99
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Monday, September 30, 1991: Woke at 5:15, back to sleep till 7:50. Got up & fed Sam, dressed. Opened his door, had breakfast. Went out & cleaned up shelves, put all stuff from shelves on table. Cleaned up dead leaves on iris, clipped leaves. Straightened fence, still more to do. Think I should transplant iris that are too close to edge, also need to renail backs on shelves. Washed load of colored clothes, dried them. Hung up & put away part. Had lunch, got sleepy so took a long nap. Finished last night’s paper, man came from Green Scape & did spider spray. Went for my walk about 12:30, kind of warm. Got in mail & paper, took out garbage & hauled to front. Had supper, did dishes & ran dishwasher. Judy called, Cindy came while I was talking. Ordered some things from her. Put wh. clo. to soak, folded some. Watched TV. Then watched VCR a little. Cleaned face, brushed teeth. To bed at 1:40.

August 1991

Little cooler today. Thursday, August 1, 1991: Woke about 7:00, back kind of hurting. Went back to sleep till 7:40, still hurting so didn’t go for my walk. Bothered me all day, didn’t do much. Fed Sam, opened his door. Called Paula, Nancy came over a little. Had breakfast, watered E. end of flower bed. Unloaded blocks from car, put away stuff I bought yesterday. Had lunch, took nap. Looked at Avon catalog, watched VCR a while. Put heel taps on shoes, read paper. Got supper, emptied dishwasher. Got in mail & paper, looked at mail. Did dishes, read paper & watched TV. Watched VCR. To bed at 1:25.

Saw a deer again when went for our walk. Friday, August 2, 1991: Woke about 6:00, back still a little sore. Went back to sleep till 7:30, got up & fed Sam. Dressed, opened his door. Watered flowers on patio, plum tree nearly dead. Called Linda & we went for our walk, met Nancy & Abner & they went, too. Took flowers over for Jay & Daddy. Pulled rest of old sedum on S.W. corner when I got back, dug dandelions S. of sidewalk. Went in & had breakfast, worked w/some mail. Washed & put up hair, replanted flowers in planter for my room. Had lunch, cleaned out small, half moon planter for front bedroom. Watered E. end of flower bed, took nap. Started to work on shelving, didn’t get finished. Watched VCR a little, got supper. Did dishes, cleaned white sandals. Read paper, watched TV. Brushed teeth. Cleaned face. To bed at 12:35. Back seems all better tonight.

Saturday, August 3, 1991: Woke at 6:00, fed Sam & went back to sleep. Woke again at 7:40, got up & dressed. Opened Sam’s door, called Linda but no answer & Nancy’s van gone, went for my walk alone. Pulled more sedum when I got back, cut off old baby mum bushes. Went in & had breakfast, closed up house. Vacuumed living room & hall, think Hoover belt broke so finished w/Electrolux. Tired & back hurt so I laid down to rest, dozed a little. Heard mower so went out to back out car, Nancy here mowing. Trimmed ^{^yellow} rose bush a little, cleaned out place for shelves. After Nancy left I worked on them, didn’t get quite finished but moved it out to garage. Soaked my feet while I watched “Hee Haw.” Got in mail, transplanted plant into pink half-moon planter. Watered & fertilized more flowers, got supper. Did dishes, watched TV. Looked thru some stuff on table. Paula called, I tried to call Judy but couldn’t get her. Vacuumed dining room, put things away. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:00.

One of Warren Ifft’s boys was killed last night. Sunday, August 4, 1991: Woke about 6:00, fed Sam & went back to bed. Couldn’t sleep so read paper till alarm rang at 7:30, got up & opened Sam’s door. Tried to call Judy but no answer again. Took shower, dressed. Had breakfast, finished getting ready. Did a few little jobs, left about 10:00. Cloudy & humid, sprinkled a few drops. Linda & Ted took Meg to Camp so not at church today, Nancy either. Stopped at M&W on way home, also Albertson’s. Got medicine at P.W. Drug. Changed clothes, put away groc. Finished vac. sm. bath, dining room. Cleaned off table, made bed. Started to work on kitchen table, got sleepy so took little nap. Carla came, we sat & talked. Had some pie (I called Judy when I got home from church & finally got hold of her). Carla left about 5:30, Paula & Jim came at 5:40. We went to the Sizzler, had a good dinner. I wanted to pay part but Judy wouldn’t let me. Drove out where we used to live, then saw Judy’s house. Looks nice, Jim hung some pix for her. Came home & then they left. Read paper, watched news. Called & talked to Linda. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:40. Bladder problem again tonite.

Monday, August 5, 1991: Woke at 6:00, fed Sam. Went back to sleep till about 7:30, read till 8:00. Got up & opened Sam’s door, dressed. Called Linda & we went for our walk, Nancy & Abner too. Didn’t see our deer but Nancy saw it yesterday. When I got back finished pulling sedum, put sprinkler on shrubs, dry spots & trees, ran all day. Cloudy in A.M., humid, & thunderstorm in P.M. Said on news there was a tornado down around Twin Falls, came in & had bkfst. Watched TV. Washed load of colored clothes, had lunch. Looked at stuff on table, took long nap. Wrote to Megan in AM, mailed letters. Wrote note to Marlene, started letter to Cindy. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, ran dishwasher. Dried clothes, read paper & watched TV. Judy called. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:30.

Tuesday, August 6, 1991: Woke at 4:00 & about 6:00, went back to sleep till 7:40. Got up about 8:00, Nancy called about our walk but I decided not to since I had to get ready to go to dentist. Took shower, fed Sam & opened his door. Dressed, had breakfast. Put out garbage, watered shrubs in front. Finished letter to Cindy, mailed all letters. Got list ready, finished getting ready. Had lunch, went to dentist. Got catfood, mailed pkg., got groc., home about 4:20. Put away groc., watched VCR a while. Got supper, emptied dishwasher & did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Finished watching tape on VCR. To bed at 12:30. Hot today, supposed to be 105° Thurs.!

Wednesday, August 7, 1991: Woke several times, back to sleep. Woke about 7:20, got up at 7:50. Fed Sam, opened his door. Dressed, called Nancy & we went for our walk. Air nice & cool, no deer today. When I got back watered E. end of flower bed, cut off rest of tiny mums. Worked on bridal wreath again, watered flowers on patio. Had breakfast, snapped beans. Went out & cut off plum tree, now have to cut up branches. Came in & had lunch, had a couple of “gimme” telephone calls. They just make me mad! Washed load of white clothes, dried part. Got sleepy so took nap, about an hour today. Went in & watched VCR – “Fatal Vision.” Nancy brought in my paper, got supper. Did dishes, read paper & watched TV. Called Linda, finished watching Fatal Vision. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:20.

Thursday, August 8, 1991: Woke several times, went back to sleep. Had alarm set for 7:30 but woke a little before, got up & fed Sam. Opened his door, washed & dressed. Had breakfast, finished getting ready. Nancy went with me to funeral so I went down & picked her up. Didn’t last long, went down to eye Dr. about my glasses. I thought they were breaking but he said were just bent. Finished drying, folding & putting away clothes when I got home. Had lunch, watched VCR a little. Took nap, finished last night’s paper. Went out & cut up branches of plum tree, didn’t get done. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, read paper & watched TV. Linda called, guess I’ll go up with her to get Megan tomorrow. Judy called, watched VCR again a little. Washed, brushed teeth. To bed at 12:12.

Friday, August 9, 1991: Woke several times, went back to sleep. Woke just before the alarm rang at 7:00, got up & fed Sam. Opened his door, then dressed. Did my face & hair, had breakfast. Fixed lemonade & orange, took along crax, grapes, candy, etc. Finished getting ready, shut & locked windows & doors. Linda came about 8:30 & we left, sun kind of hot already. Went thru’ Mtn. Home, had brunch at Fairfield. Got to Camp about 1:20. Helped the girls load their stuff & started back, didn’t get to see Mike. Had a good trip, no trouble. Girls slept most of the trip, I napped a little. Got home about 7:10, had some supper & watched TV. Read paper. After news watched VCR. Cleaned face, brushed & flossed teeth. Pretty tired. To bed at 12:20. Wind blowing now.

Saturday, August 10, 1991: Woke several times, back to sleep. Woke finally at 7:00, couldn’t go back to sleep so read & dozed. Got up about 8:00, fed Sam & opened his door. Dressed, called Linda. They were going to Boise so didn’t walk, Nancy came over & we went. When I got home watered E. end of flower bed, cut & broke scalloped pcs. to fit flower beds & put them in. Had breakfast, laid down & slept a while. Cooked hamburger, also macaroni. Layered casserole, made Jello. Had fruit for lunch, washed & put up hair. Soaked feet in Foot Fixer while I watched “Hee Haw,” clipped nails on L. foot. Got in mail, got supper. Did dishes, ran dishwasher. Watched TV, also VCR. Tooth hurting tonight, outside corner next to crown very tender. Brushed & flossed teeth, etc. To bed at 12:12.

Sunday, August 11, 1991: Woke about 3:20 w/toothache, finally took pain pill & went back to sleep. Woke little before 7:00, got up & fed Sam. Opened his door, took shower. Dressed, put salad together. Put tom. jce. on casserole & put it in oven, had breakfast. Finished getting ready, put food in car (forgot plate & tools but Nancy had some). Had nice church service – Leah sang, Jerry & Mildred & Stephanie played violin. After church they set up tables, food, etc. on lawn & we ate, had bands for entertainment – was real nice. I left about 2:30, unloaded car. Was home a while & Carla came, she ate some of the mac. casserole & orange jello for her supper & I sent some home w/her. She fixed up a  bouquet & we took it over for Jay. She left about 6:45, I ate a little snack. Read paper, watched TV. Tooth really began to hurt again tonight, don’t know if I can get in tomorrow – dentist doesn’t work on Monday. To bed at 11:12.

Monday, August 12, 1991: Woke a number of times, side of my face hurting. Turned heating pad up & that seemed to help. Woke about 7:40, got up at 8:15. Fed Sam, opened his door. Dressed, called Linda & went for our walk. Picked up Nancy & Ab on our way. Planted geraniums in flower bed when we got back, had breakfast. Went in & watched VCR, put heating pad on my face. Dozed a lot. Had lunch, slept some more. Nancy called & asked me to come to supper tonite, Linda, Ted & kids coming, too. Paul leaving for Ill. tomorrow. Reconciled bank statement, paid some bills, etc. Got ready & went over to Nancy’s. Supper was good. Played 31 afterwards. Got home about 10:30. Fed Sam, watched VCR a while. Brushed teeth, etc., to bed at 1:00.

Tuesday, August 13, 1991: Woke about 6:00, fed Sam & went back to sleep. Woke again at 7:15, read a little. Got up shortly after 8:00, opened Sam’s door. Got dressed, called Linda & we all went for our walk. Planted more geraniums, took garbage to front. Had breakfast, watched TV. Mike came & mowed, so I moved the car out. Started to water & fertilize violets, didn’t get finished. Watched VCR a while, napped. Had lunch, mailed letters. Worked on stuff on table a little, took another nap. Went out & finished tightening nuts on new shelf unit, put on bottom braces. Put car away, brought cans back & got in paper. Got supper, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Then watched VCR. Brushed teeth, etc. To bed at 1:40. Tooth still hurting me.

Wednesday, August 14, 1991: Slept thru’ the nite, woke at 5:30, read & went back to sleep. Woke at 7:40, got up about 8:00 & fed Sam. Opened his door, opened up house. Called Linda & told her I was going downtown, called Nancy too. Washed & dressed, had breakfast. Got list ready, put cans, bottles, etc. in car. Finished getting ready, left about 12:00. Recycling closed from 12-1; went to P.W. Drug, to Jack’s for a sandwich, to Kings, then Recycling – got 36¢ for my stuff. Got groc. at Paul’s, stopped at shop. Couldn’t get any stuff, boat all loaded down w/shop stuff. Got home about 3:00, unloaded & put away groc. Watched VCR & napped. Forgot I watered flowers in A.M., finished water & fertilize violets. Got supper, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Watched VCR, brushed teeth. To bed at 1:55.

Thursday, August 15, 1991: Woke about 6:30, hot & humid on house ^{had rained in night}. Opened front door & turned on fan, fed Sam. Went back to bed, slept till 8:00, Got up ^{heard it raining} & opened Sam’s door, called Dr’s. office. Got an appt. for 11 tomorrow, called Linda & we went for our walk. Cindy & Abner too. When I got back called Helen ^McB & she said to come right over, washed my hair & she cut it. Came home & put up hair, had breakfast & watched VCR. Slept a while, gathered up clothes but didn’t get them washed. Had some veg. & fruit, Helen F. came so went thru’ Avon book. Washed & changed clothes, went to Chuck Wagon dinner w/Linda & Matt. Sat w/Houstons, they are so nice & Natalie & Josh are so cute. Dinner was real good. Came home & read paper, watched TV. Then watched VCR, brushed teeth, etc. To bed at 12:55. Sam & a long haired black cat really got into it in the garage tonite. Hope it doesn’t try to come in the house now.

Friday, August 16, 1991: Woke at 5:30, back to sleep. Woke again at 7:40, read a little & got up about 8:00. Fed Sam, was cloudy so he stayed in. I left his door shut because of that black cat! Took shower, dressed, called Linda, also Nancy. Had breakfast, finished getting ready. Went to dentist at 11:00, they X-rayed tooth again & Dr. said it showed abscess around roots now. Said I should go to Dr. in Boise; they called & made appt. for me for 2:30. I got gas on way home, called Linda to go along but she couldn’t go. Had quite a time finding Dr’s. office. He drilled tooth out & put med. in & a temp. filling, think I’ll have to have it pulled. Kind of hurts tonite. Went to Bests & got pencil sharpeners, called Paula. Got home about 5:00, watched VCR. Called Linda. Got supper, did dishes & ran dishwasher. Watched TV, looked at mail. Judy called, watched VCR. To bed at 12:40.

Saturday, August 17, 1991: Slept good thru’ night, woke about 5:30 & fed Sam. Went back to sleep till 7:50, got up & dressed. Opened Sam’s door, called Linda & went for our walk. Picked up Nancy & Abner on our way, met Bill & Rose just coming home. When I got home planted rest of geraniums, watered them & flower bed. Washed load of dark colored clothes, dried them. Then load of light colored, dried those. Swept & cleaned out utility, scrubbed floor. Had breakfast, watched VCR a while & rested – fell asleep. When I got up dusted & vacuumed living room & hall, had little lunch. Watched Hee Haw, soaked my feet. Vacuumed kitchen, bath; washed load of rugs. Vacuumed dining room, got in mail. Cooked beans & got supper, emptied dishwasher & did dishes. Watched TV, looked at mail. Then watched VCR, read old paper. Jaw still kind of sore. Dried rugs. To bed at 12:30.

Sunday, August 18, 1991: Woke about 5:30, went back to sleep. Had alarm set for 7:30 but woke a little before that, got up & fed Sam & opened his door. Washed & dressed, had breakfast. Finished getting ready, left for church. Took “Gift of Gold” today finally. Quails had coffee hr. today. Stopped at M&W & got a few things on way home. Unloaded car, changed clothes. Just resting a bit & Carla came so didn’t get any more cleaning up done. Paula came soon after, we sat & talked & then got supper. Had stew, potato salad, green beans, tomato-mayo-celery salad, cantaloupe ^{iced tea} & watermelon. We ate about 5:00 & Carla left; Mike came over & got his pencil sharpener. Jim & Ted came about 7:00 so I warmed everything up & fed them – Linda came & she ate too. Paula & Jim left, Linda, Ted & Matt stayed till about 10:00. I did dishes & ran dishwasher, tried to watch VCR but fell asleep so went to bed. 1:10.

GORBACHEV OUT THIS MORN. FEEL SORRY FOR HIM & THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE. Monday, August 19, 1991: Woke at 5:30, back to sleep. Neighbor kids woke me hollering about 7:50, Got up & fed Sam, opened his door. Dressed, called Linda & we went for our walk. While I waited for her, watered flowers on patio. Cindy & Abner went w/us, I put water on front lawn, N.W. shrubs & flowers. Did other side in P.M., pulled grass & weeds in flower bed. Went out in back & trimmed spirea & iris, cleaned leaves & dead stuff out of bed. Came in & had breakfast, watched TV. Went in & watched VCR a while & napped, had lunch. Baked peach pie while I watched Soaps, made out C. Wright order, called & had Mike come up & get pie, told him to tell Nancy he baked it this afternoon. Went down & put iron-on patches on Matt’s pants, really look good. Sewed pocket on robe, pressed white jacket. Got in mail & paper. Got supper, emptied dishwasher & did dishes. Went in & watched VCR, read paper. Brushed teeth, cleaned face. To bed at 12:10.

Tuesday, August 20, 1991: Woke about 6:00, back to sleep. Woke again around 7:30, got up & fed Sam. Opened his door; Linda called & said she couldn’t walk, had to get Laura from the bus. Walked w/Cindy and we took Abner & Rose. Put water on S.W. shrub when I got home, put out garbage cans. Had breakfast & watched TV, looked at mail & paper. Got sleepy so took nap. Changed water to shrubs in front of house. Had lunch, read papers. Stitched around patch on Matt’s pants. Napped again, cleaned more in family room. Got in mail & paper, brought back garbage can. Got supper, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Watched VCR after news. Brushed teeth. Sam still out so left back door open & blocked his door, he’ll have to sleep in the garage if he comes in. To bed at 1:10.

Wednesday, August 21, 1991: Woke at 5:50, checked for Sam & he was in the garage. Gave me quite a talking-to, slept on my bed the rest of the day till I got home from town. Went back to bed & slept till 7:45, got up & talked to Linda. We decided to meet for lunch since this was the girls’ last week before school starts. Matt, Mike, Meg, Cindy, Linda & I, we ate at the Coffee Cup. I took shower, dressed. Had bkfst., made up deposit & got list ready. Called Dr. B. & his nurse said he would call me about 5:00, never did. Finished getting ready, left about noon. Went to Bank, Kings, P.W. Drug, then to Coffee Cup. After lunch went to C. to C., to Paul’s & home (at 3:00). Unloaded car, put away groc. Watched VCR till 6:00, got in paper. Fixed supper, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Then VCR again. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:45.

DADDY’S BIRTHDAY. Thursday, August 22, 1991: Woke at 6:00, fed Sam & went back to sleep. Woke again about 7:00, read & slept a little. Got up about 8:00, opened Sam’s door. Dressed, Dr. Benedick called. I called Linda & we went for our walk, Cindy & Abner, too. When I got home asked Cindy to mow but she forgot, I watered flower bed. Also watered flowers on patio, also trimmed more of spirea & iris bed. Had bkfst., started to water violets. Watered planter in front, took mums over to cemetery. Had lunch, took nap several times. Ordered hose, reconciled bank statement. Paid several bills, worked on papers. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, read paper & watched TV. Had el. storm tonight, maybe will be cooler tomorrow. Judy called. I watched VCR a while. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:55.

Friday, August 23, 1991: Woke at 4:15, back to sleep. Woke again at 6:20, read & napped till 8:10. Got up & fed Sam, opened his door. Got dressed, called Dentist in Nampa & got an appt. for Tues. at 9:45. Called Linda & we went for our walk, also Cindy & Abner. When I got home moved car out so Cindy could mow, watered flowers in front & on patio. Came in & had breakfast, then went back out & trimmed more spirea & iris bed. Came in & washed & put up hair. Had lunch, finished water violets & watered rest of inside flowers. Took nap, looked at some mail & papers. Washed & changed clothes, Linda, Nancy, Cindy & I went over to the new school & had hamburger, coke & popcorn. Didn’t see much of the inside of the bldg. Got home about 8:30, read paper & watched TV. Then watched VCR. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:55.

LINDA & TED’S ANNIVERSARY [sic] 30 [circled] Monday, August 24⁶, 1991: Woke about 4:00, back to sleep. Woke again about 7:30, got up about 8:00. Really cool this A.M. Fed Sam, opened his door. Dressed, went for my walk alone, Cindy & Nancy at school, Linda had a meeting. Finished digging dandelions in front yard when I got back, then cut off more iris & spirea. Had breakfast, finished Sun. paper. Buried fish head under rose bush, planted mum in back. Had lunch, got sleepy so laid down on bed & took a good nap. Washed load of good colored clothes, watered flower bed. Got in mail & paper, emptied dishwasher. Got supper, did dishes. Paula called, also Judy. Carla, too. Read paper, watched TV. Then VCR a while. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:45.

Sunday, August 25, 1991: Woke early, back to sleep. Woke w/alarm at 7:30, got up & fed Sam. Opened his door, took shower. Dressed, had breakfast. Finished getting ready, went to church. Had coffee hour afterwards, stopped at Paul’s on way home for milk, etc. Cleaned off tables, put away groc. Emptied garbage, took nap. Paula & Jim came about 3:00, after a while Carla & Bill. Then Nancy & Cindy, Linda & Ted & Meg. Matt & Cindy already went over & Mike met us there. We ate at Maria’s Mexican food. Afterwards came home & visited, Carla & Bill left soon after we got home. Paula & Jim left about 9:00 & the rest around 10:00. I watched news & read paper, then VCR. To bed at 1:30.

LINDA & TED’S ANNIVERSARY. 30 SAT. MON. August 26⁴, 1991. Woke about 7:00, back to bed. Read & dozed, woke again about 8:00. Got up & dressed, fed Sam & opened his door. Called Linda & we went for our walk, Nancy & Abner, too, & then Cindy came on her bike. Cleaned out dandelions on S. side of front lawn, came in & had breakfast. Read some papers, rested. Took a nap, vacuumed living room, kitchen, hall, bath, dining room, sm. bath & utility. Had cream bismark & milk for lunch, watched “Hee Haw” at 4:00 & soaked my feet; then got in mail. Paid Dr. bill, wrote check for offering. Worked in fam. room a little, got supper. Did dishes, ran dishwasher. Watched VCR. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:00. Wind picking up.

Tuesday, August 27, 1991: Woke about 4:00, back to sleep. Woke again at 6:45 (alarm set for 7:00). Got up & fed Sam, opened his door. Took quick shower, dressed. Put clothes in dryer, hung up those that were dried. Had breakfast, finished getting ready. Left about 9:00, got to Dr’s. office at 9:20. Filled out info & got right in to see him, he agreed tooth should be pulled. Decided to wait till next week so have an appt. for Thurs. Stopped at Ernsts on way home, got catfood. Pd. power bill, got groc. at Pauls. Got home at 1:00, unloaded car. Put away groc., had lunch. Laid down & took nap again, watched interesting show on Oprah. Watched WHEEL & CONC on VCR, got in mail & paper. Got supper, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Then VCR again. To bed at 12:50. Linda worked at Dist. Office today, not very hot today, cool at nite.

Wednesday, August 28, 1991: Woke about 7:00, fed Sam. Went back to bed, read & dozed a little. Got up about 8:00, dressed. Opened Sam’s door, called Linda & we went for our walk. Said she may go to work ½ days full time. Watered flowers in front before we walked. When I got back got ladder & tied back sun flowers, one broke off in afternoon. Had breakfast, finished paper. Folded clothes in dryer & put away, went out & watered flowers on patio. Cut off more iris tops & trimmed more spirea, came in & had lunch. Not so hot today, air cool tonight. Got sleepy so took nap, worked on sack of papers. Got in mail & paper, also got chicken in from freezer & baked it but didn’t get done in time for supper. Fixed supper, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Watched VCR & news. Brushed teeth. To bed at 2:00.

Thursday, August 29, 1991: Woke about 5:00, back to sleep. Woke again at 7:00, read & dozed till I got up at 8:20. Fed Sam, opened his door. Dressed, called Linda but no answer. Went for my walk, checked on flowers – they were O.K. & Mike & Abner met me there & we walked around together. When I got home mixed dirt & potting soil & planted Linda’s planter – also min. rose in my new bowl. Had breakfast, looked at catalog. Went out & worked on iris & periwinkle. Came in & had lunch, worked on mail. Took nap, tel. rang about 4:15 & was Norma & Sam. They were in Id. & would be here tonight. I started moving stuff out of bedroom, Nancy, Cindy & Megan came over & helped me & we got the house looking pretty good. I had supper, did dishes. They came about 7:30, we visited & I called girls. They came over later, called Paula & Carla. They’ll try to come over tomorrow nite. Washed face & brushed teeth. To bed at 12:40.

Friday, August 30, 1991: Woke at 6:00, read & slept a little. Got up at 8:00, fed Sam & opened his door. Made coffee, put out cereal, etc., for breakfast. Norma & I ate, Sam got up & ate later. Emptied dishwasher, rinsed dishes. Dressed, made bed. Visited, had fruit for lunch. Mike came & mowed the lawn, I left the car out because I thought we might use it tonight. Visited some more, Linda came for a while. Mike, Cindy & Nancy came over to tell Sam’s goodbye, they left for Walla Walla about 5:00, We went to eat about 5:30, went to J.B.’s Big Boy. Drove over to cemetery when we got home, Carla & Bill came just as we got home & Paula soon after. We visited, fixed Cokes. Paula cut my hair, Carla & Bill went home. Paula about 10:30. Linda, Ted & kids soon left, Norma took bath. Brushed my teeth, to bed at 12:00.

Saturday, August 31, 1991: Woke about 5:00, read & napped till alarm rang at 6:00. Got up & fed Sam, opened his door. Helped Sam get their ice chest ready to go, they left before 6:30. Went back to bed a while & slept a little, got up about 8:00 & dressed. Had breakfast, talked to Linda but she couldn’t walk. I took Abner & we walked, watered shrubs in front & rose bowl when I got back. Also planters, then washed & put up hair. Watered violets & other flowers inside. Had lunch, watched VCR & napped a little. Took care of Abner & CC several times, watered Nancy’s planters in front, also mums. Called Judy, also talked to Linda again. Got supper, did dishes. Read old paper, watched TV. Watched VCR, laid out clothes & got out suitcases. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:00.

July 1991

Monday, July 1, 1991: Woke about 6:00, back to sleep till 8:15. Got up & fed Sam, watched VCR a while. Dressed, opened Sam’s door. Went out & picked berries till it got hot, came in & had breakfast. No “Wheel” or “Concentration” today – tennis! Went out & finished cutting old peony blooms. Washed load of colored clothes, dried & put away. Cut Sam’s spread in two & hemmed it, put back on bed. Took a nap & rested, went out in late afternoon & picked berries in back of garage. Also some in back by fence, will get the rest in morning. Got pretty warm today, probably need air conditioner tomorrow. Got supper, did dishes. Looked at mail, watched TV. Watched VCR again, Michael Landon died today – only 54 & had 9 children. Fixed & washed strawberries. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:00.

Tuesday, July 2, 1991: Woke about 7:00, couldn’t go back to sleep so read a while & napped. Got up about 8:15, fed Sam. Dressed, opened his door. Went out & trimmed walnut & ash trees, also birch & plum a little. Picked rest of berries, came in & took out garbage. Hauled cans to front, had breakfast. Rested a while, got pretty hot. Dried rest of clothes & put away. Washed & put up hair, closed up house & pulled drapes. Had lunch, took nap. Washed load of good colored, dried part & put away. Put away suitcases, turned on furnace fan. Watered E end of flower bed, turned on sprinklers. Got in mail & paper, started to get supper. Paula called, Nancy, Cindy & Mike came & Linda called. Later on Carla called, finally finished supper & ate.. Washed berries & sugared them, watched TV. Also VCR a little, took shower & brushed teeth. To bed at 1:00.

Paula’s operation – what a day! Wednesday, July 3, 1991: Woke w/alarm at 6:00, got up & fed Sam. Rinsed face & dressed, opened Sam’s door. Had breakfast, finished getting ready. Finished drying & putting away clothes. Shut all windows & pulled shades, left about 8:15. Stopped at Albertsons & got a peach colored chrysanthemum for Paula – Judy went in on it with me. Drove to Boise & had no trouble getting to St. Luke’s, took Broadway exit. When we went in met Jim on steps, waited in waiting room until Dr. Smith came in to talk to Jim. Didn’t have to fuse vertebra so only one incision. Jim took us to lunch at “Le Poulet Rouge” (The Little Red Hen). When we got back Paula was in her room, Marilyn there & feeding her ice. She slept off & on during the afternoon, mostly just complained of sore throat. Mike & Cindy came up, she got 2 big bouquets of flowers. Am so glad it’s over. Judy & I ate at Mandarin on way home – watched VCR. To bed 12:50.

Thursday, July 4, 1991: Woke at 6:55, couldn’t go back to sleep so read a little. Got up about 7:30, fed Sam. Dressed, opened Sam’s door. Put card table & chairs in car. Put in coolers, chips, etc., pop, went out & uncovered air conditioner. Turned it on about middle of A.M., 100° in Boise today. Cooked macaroni, made salad. Had breakfast, put out flag. Sliced ham & wrapped it in foil ready to bake. Washed & changed clothes, got ready to go to Carlas. Nancy couldn’t find her card table so I cleaned off my old one in fam. room & we took it. Put rest of stuff in car, also step by back door. Shut Sam in, went down to get Judy. Got to Carlas about 2:45. She got things ready, Linda & Ted came. They went to get Megan, we ate about 5:30. Judy & I went up to see Paula, she’s not feeling very well – nausea. Went back to Carlas & watched fireworks. Came home about 11:30. Went down to Nancys & watched their fireworks. To bed at 1:40.

[calculations at the top of the entry, labeled “G.P.” and “M & C”] Friday, July 5, 1991: Woke at 6:45, read a little & then got up about 7:30. Dressed, fed Sam & opened his door. Put fan in garage & pulled in cool air. Went out & picked berries, both. Came in at 10:00, Helen F. came but just left books. Had breakfast & rested, went in & laid down a while. Rosie called & wanted Debbie’s name & address so called Carol & we talked a while, called Rosie back then. Nancy came over & I gave her some berries, Cindy came & mowed. I set irr. timer to water tonight, washed load of dark colored clothes. Dried & put away, emptied dishwasher. Rinsed dishes, washed up coolers & tea buckets. Watched VCR a while, watered E. end of flower bed. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, watched TV & read paper. Watched VCR again, stemmed strawberries. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:30. A little cooler today & nice breeze tonight.

Saturday, July 6, 1991: Woke at 2:30, back to sleep till 7:30. Got up, fed Sam & opened his door. Dressed, went out & picked berries in back. Put sprinkler on both corners of back yard & across back. Worked on patio a little, too hot so I came in. Had breakfast, Judy called & said Paula gets to go home this afternoon so I called Linda. Nancy came over later so I told her. Started to water & fertilize violets, sprinkled dry spots in lawn in front. Watched VCR & napped a little, had lunch about 1:00. Washed & sugared raspberries, ready to freeze. Got supper, did dishes. Went out  & worked on patio a while. Cleaned out gutter. Fixed S. berries, washed & sugared them. Watered & fertilized rest of flowers, called Carla. Did lots of little misc. jobs today. Brushed teeth – oh, yes, washed & put up hair in P.M. To bed at 1:00. Darn Sam! He almost got shut out tonite – sneaked out when I opened door to cat [illegible word]

Sunday, July 7, 1991: Woke about 2:30, back to sleep. Woke at 7:15 A.M., got up & took shower & dressed. Fed Sam, opened his door. Had breakfast, finished getting ready. Left for church about 10:00, Pastor & family on vacation. Rev. Schulze held services. Stopped & got groc. on way home, put them away. Changed clothes, Paula called. Had coffee & toast, Meg & Cindy came over & got some clothes, having a play. Took Linda’s vases, berries, etc.; I closed up house & left for Carla’s, never did see anything of Sam. Went in to Paulas about 4:00, visited w/her till about 6:00 – then got something to eat at Edwards in Garden City. I left for home, called Carla – also Linda. Put stuff away, watched TV. Fixed VCR for tomorrow, brushed teeth. Wrote checks for bills. To bed at 12:05. Sam here when I got home.

Monday, July 8, 1991: Woke about 4:30, back to sleep. Woke again at 7:30, got up & fed Sam. Washed & dressed, opened Sam’s door. Had breakfast, finished getting ready. Put meat, etc., in car, closed windows. Left for Boise (Judy called). Paid water bill, stopped for catfood. Got to Boise about 10:45, Paula doing pretty good. Walks around slowly, sits a while but has to lie down when her back starts to hurt. Sat & visited till lunch time, then I fixed tomato soup, chunky ham sandwiches, root beer. Cleared up & rinsed dishes, then sat & talked again. About 3:00 put meat on to cook, fixed & chopped vegs. Made celery w/cheese, set table, mashed berries for dessert, made lemonade. Stew tasted real good. Nancy called & they came over about 9:00. We emptied dishwasher, then I loaded it & we turned it on. I left about 9:15. Judy called soon after I got home, I called Linda. Rinsed dishes, watched VCR. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:35.

ALL-STAR GAME – CAN. MONTREAL – EXPOS STADIUM – AL WON – 4-2  Tuesday, July  9, 1991: Woke at 5:00 ^{& fed Sam}, back to sleep. Woke at 7:45, got up & dressed. Opened Sam’s door, went out & picked berries till 10:00. Came in & had breakfast, watched TV. Watched VCR till 1:00, pretty tired. Had lunch, have to watch what I eat because of Hemo-Cult Test. Watered E. end of flower bed, put out garbage in A.M. Sprayed ant hills, watched TV & napped. Watched VCR again so I could finish & rewind tape, no “Wheel” or “Jeopardy” tonite because of ALL-STAR Game. Got in mail & paper, fixed supper & ate. Picked rest of berries, had a full bucket. Watched TV & did dishes, ran dishwasher. Read paper, fixed & washed S. berries, they’re done now. Cooked broccoli, have to freeze it. Watched VCR again, brushed teeth. To bed at 1:05.

Wednesday, July 10, 1991: Woke at 2:30, back to sleep. Woke again at 6:55, couldn’t go back to sleep so read paper. Judy called before 8:00, she had called Paula & Jim so let me know. Got up about 8:00 & fed Sam, dressed. Opened his door, went out & picked berries in back. Not many left. Tried to call photog. when I came in but got ans. machine. Washed & sugared berries, had breakfast. Got groc. list ready, paid P.W. bill. Washed & changed clothes, had lunch. Went downtown about 1:00, got gas, to P.W. Drug for med. & pd. bill, got groc. at Paul’s, then headed for Boise. Went to airport, saved two baby killdeer – they were so cute! Have to write in to United about my ticket. Went down to Paulas, Mike & Matt were there. Took her some berries, a ham & a melon. Got home about 5:00, put away groc. Watched VCR a little, got supper. Emptied dishwasher, did dishes. Fixed berries, went in & watched VCR. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:50.

Saw eclipse w/cardboards. Thursday, July 11, 1991: Woke at 5:15, back to sleep. Woke again about 7:15, read a little while. Got up about 8:00, fed Sam. Dressed, opened his door & turned  on fan in garage. Called & talked to Linda, had breakfast. Washed load of dark colored clothes, dried, hung up & put away. Looked at papers on tables, put sprinkler on S. maple. Doorbell rang and it was Duane & Arlene, he didn’t get out so we just visited out at the car for a while. When they left they stopped at Luby Park & saw Linda & Nancy, then went by the shop & saw Ted. I had lunch, took nap. Did little odd jobs, washed another load of clothes. Dried part, put water on N. maple. Watched VCR a while, took hanging baskets out to patio. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, watched TV. Read paper, then watched VCR. Ate some popcorn. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:30.

Friday, July 12, 1991: Woke at 5:50, back to sleep. Woke again at 7:40, read a little. Got up about 8:00, fed Sam. Dressed, opened Sam’s door & turned on fan. Dried, folded, hung up rest of clothes, washed load of white clothes, later dried, folded, hung up & put away those. Watered planter in front, put sprinkler on dry spots in front. Had breakfast, talked to Linda a little. Ted came up & serviced air cond. Talked to him about mail box post. Had lunch, watched TV. Got sleepy so took nap, feet hurt so I soaked them in Foot Fixer. Cut toe nails on L. foot, went out & watered flowers on patio washed off trash on floor. Put away croquet set, etc., got in mail & paper. Got supper, did dishes. Watched TV & read paper, also watched VCR a while. Really had a toothache all evening since supper, kind of let up by now. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:35.

Feed Ab. & C.C., let Ab. out about 4 X a day. Water hanging pots every day, others every other day. Saturday, July 13, 1991: Woke about 6:00, read a little. Went back to sleep till 7:50, got up & fed Sam. Opened his door, then called Dr. Benedick. He said to meet him at his office at 10:00. Got dressed, went out & picked berries till 9:00. Took shower, got ready. Left about 9:50, pulled up just as Dr. did. He X-rayed tooth, cleaned off area below crown. Thinks there is a little decayed spot there that is causing trouble. Stopped at Nancy’s on way home, left car so Cindy could wash it. She came up & mowed, then washed car. I had breakfast, took pain pill & laid down w/heating pad. Fell asleep, slept till about three. Had sandwich, watched Hee-Haw. Went out & finished picking berries, got in mail. Watered planter in front, tooth still hurting off & on. Fixed supper & ate. Called Linda but she wasn’t home. Did dishes, ran dishwasher. Watched TV, read papers. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:05.

Water for Ab. & C.C. Get in mail & paper. Sunday, July 14, 1991: Woke about 6:00, back to sleep. Again at 7:15, couldn’t sleep so read papers. Phone rang about 8:30, Carla called to say she had a headache & didn’t feel very good so wasn’t coming over. I fed Sam, opened his door. Had breakfast, washed & dressed. Tried to call Dentist but no answer. Took pain pill & laid down, slept till about 2:00. Tooth not hurting very much. Had toast, went in & watched VCR. Put heating pad on jaw, can definitely tell now it’s the last tooth – not the crown. Got in paper, called Linda. Later on Carla called me. Had frozen dinner for supper, emptied dishwasher. Did dishes, watched Perry Mason. Then watched VCR a while. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:30.

Monday, July 15, 1991: Woke at 2:30, back to sleep. Again about 6:00, slept again. Finally got up at 7:40, fed Sam. Washed & dressed, opened his door. Tried to call dentist but no answer, went out & picked berries. When I got back in called dentist at home, have to go back in at 7:45 in A.M. Had breakfast, took pain pill. Watered E. end of flower bed. Talked to Jan, Lary’s brother died. Got sleepy so laid down on bed & took nap. Forgot to eat lunch. Called Helen McBride about 3:30 & went over & had her cut my hair. Moved some flowers & white tables to patio. Put up hair, got in mail & paper. Got supper, did dishes. Watched TV, read paper. Judy called. Watched VCR a little bit. Brushed teeth, washed face. To bed at 12:10.

Tuesday, July 16, 1991: Woke several times, went back to sleep. Alarm woke me at 6:20 so I got up, fed Sam. Washed & dressed, opened Sam’s door. Had glass of O.J., got ready to go. Left about 7:30. Dr. checked tooth & couldn’t see anything so decided to just wait & see what develops. Seemed to be better today & no intense pain. Changed clothes when I got home, called Linda & we went for a walk. Stopped at her house & looked at their pix – some really pretty country. When I got home scrubbed rug in car on driver’s side, washed mat. Had brunch, took nap. Called from Dentist’s office, have to go in tomorrow at 8:30 for filling. Carried more flowers out to patio, dieff. plant fell over, knocked bunch of flowers over so had to clean that up. Watered rest of flowers, also more violets. Cleaned & vacuumed flower stands, etc. in dining room. Nancy over a little, also Judy called. Got in paper, got supper. Did dishes, read paper & watched TV. Watched VCR, took shower & brushed teeth. Bed at 12:45.

Have headache tonight. Trimmed tiny mums today. Wednesday, July 17, 1991: Woke several times, alarm rang at 6:30. Got up & fed Sam, washed & dressed. Opened Sam’s door, had breakfast. Finished getting ready, got to Dentists just at 8:30. Froze my R. jaw, filled tooth. Didn’t hurt except for the needle, have appt. for cleaning, etc., on Aug. 6^th. Stopped at M&W on way home, at Bank, then Paul’s for groc. on way home. Unloaded groc., took berries over to Ila. Nancy came over, said they were leaving. I came home & put groc. away. Firemen had been here & checked smoke detectors, I put new batt. in one in utility. Finished watering violets, watered E. end of flower bed. Had lunch, took nap. Jaw kind of hurting so took aspirin. Worked on flower shelves, watched VCR a little. Snapped beans, washed berries. Got in mail & paper, took care of pets. Got supper, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Also VCR. To bed at 12:40.

Thursday, July 18, 1991: Woke during night, back to sleep. Woke at 7:30, got up & fed Sam. Dressed, opened his door. Went down & let Abner out, went out & picked berries. Came in about 9:00, called Linda & we went for our walk. Took both Martin & Abner along. Gave Linda her paper, berries & Meg’s dimes; put water on front lawn & trees. Dug out dirt & put in another cement block for garbage cans, dug & transplanted another little pine tree (have 3 now). Had breakfast, watched VCR a while. Took little nap, went down & let Abner out again. Had lunch, took Aloe to patio. Helen F. came, supposed to call her if I need anything. Kept changing water in front, swept rocks, etc., from gutter. Put beans on to cook & let them burn – darn!, Cleaned up B-B-Q sacks & dish. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, ran dishwasher. Read paper, watched TV. Watched VCR. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:55.

Friday, July 19, 1991: Woke about 6:00, back to sleep. Woke again at 7:30, got up & fed Sam. Dressed, opened his door. Went over & took care of Abner & CC, watered flowers. When I got back called Linda & we went for our walk, took Abner & Martin along. Trimmed dead shrub in front, watered. Put in another block, came in & had breakfast. Cut old iris blooms & trimmed spirea a little. Read paper, rested a little. Went over & let Abner out a little, had lunch. Read papers a little, took nap. Put away some things, cleaned small bath. Went over & let Ab. out, got in paper. Got in my mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, emptied dishwasher. Read paper, watched TV. Went over & let Ab. in, kept him company a little while. Paula called, still getting along O.K. Watched VCR a little. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:50.

Saturday, July 20, 1991: Woke at 5:30, back to sleep. Woke again at 7:30, got up & fed Sam. Dressed, opened his door. Got ready & went over, took Abner & went for our walk. Put him in bedroom when I got back, watered E. end of flower bed. Brought in & planted another pine tree. Tried to call Judy, no answer. Had breakfast, called Linda & we talked a long time. Read some old papers, did small misc. jobs. Have about 6 new flea bites again. Started to clean pink bath, tired so I laid down to rest. Linda & Megan came. She got her notice from Leona’s estate, we went down & emptied out white cardboard chest. Gave her several things. Never did get back to cleaning. Went back over to take care of pets at 2:00, 5:30, put them to bed at 9:30. Got supper, did dishes. Read papers, watched TV. Washed & sugared raspberries, watched VCR a little. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:10.

Sunday, July 21, 1991: Woke at 5:30, back to sleep. Woke again at 7:30, got up & fed Sam. Opened his door, took shower. Washed face & dressed, had breakfast. Went to church, Communion today. Stopped & got milk on way home, also watered flowers at Nancy’s & put Abner in Mike’s room. Changed clothes, Carla called – said she’d ^{^be} a little late. Laid down & took a little nap. When I woke up had toast & coffee, started fixing stuff for supper. Watered flowers on patio, pretty hot. Carla came & we sat & talked a little, finished up supper & we ate. Went down & let Abner out, he was so excited to see Carla. Cleared up & did dishes, ran dishwasher. Read paper & watched TV, then watched VCR. Brushed teeth. To bed at 1:00.

Ann’s B’Day. Monday, July 22, 1991: Woke about 5:15, back to sleep. Woke again at 7:15, got up & fed Sam. Dressed, opened Sam’s door. Went over & let Abner out, CC came in. Came home & picked berries beside garage, don’t know if I’ll pick again or not – nearly done. Called Linda & we went for our walk, took Abner & Martin. Took him home when we got back & put him in, CC went out. Had breakfast, watched “Wheel” on VCR. Tired so laid down & slept a little, watered flowers when I put Ab. inside. Went over about 2:00 & let him out again, reconciled bank statement. Sent letter to Cald. Parks Dept., wrote to United. Took nap, watched VCR again. Repotted Xmas cactus, trimmed rose. Got supper & ate, went over & let Ab. out again, stayed w/him a while. Came back & picked rest of berries. Emptied dishwasher, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Watched VCR, brushed teeth. To bed at 12:25.

Tuesday, July 23, 1991: Cloudy in A.M. Woke about 4:30, again at 6:30, finally got up about 7:30. Fed Sam, dressed. Opened his door. Went over & took care of Abner, CC wasn’t there. Came home & called Linda but she couldn’t walk today, went over & got Abner & we went for our walk. Saw a deer today down by the river! When I got home watered E. end of flower bed, then Paul’s Scarlet. Had breakfast, fixed umbrella & hole in white sweater pocket. Keep having headache so took Sineaid, laid down & slept a while. Went over about 12:30 & let Ab. out again, CC still not there. Had lunch, took garbage out & cans to front. Napped again, worked on family room. Judy called, storm blew up in late P.M. Went over & let Ab out, CC was there. Got in mail & paper, oh yes, watered flowers today. Got supper, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV, watched VCR, brushed teeth. To bed at 12:45. Dug some dandelions in front yard this A.M.

Wednesday, July 24, 1991: Woke about 4:45, at 5:45, finally got up about 7:00. Fed Sam, dressed. Opened his door, went over & let Abner out. Didn’t water flowers today, came home & had breakfast. Got list ready, left about 10:30. Stopped & put Abner in, went to Bank, M&W, Penny Wise, then to Paul’s for groc. Stopped & let Abner out on way home, about 1:00 o’clock. Put away groc., had lunch. Laid down & took nap, about 4:00 when I got up. Went in & watched VCR, went over & took care of Ab & CC. Got in mail & paper on way back, got supper. Did dishes, read paper & watched TV. Went over about 9:30 & put Abner in, CC there too. They surely are lonesome. Called Paula, watched news & then VCR. Snapped beans. looked at mail. Brushed teeth, wind blowing again tonight. To bed at 1:00.

Thursday, July 25, 1991: Woke at 4:45, at 5:45 and again at 6:45. Read a little, got up about 7:30. Dressed, opened Sam’s door. Went over & let Abner out, dug out & laid another block. Called Linda & we went for our walk, took Ab & Martin. When I got back, watered planter on stump, pulled old sedum flowers. Came in & had breakfast, watched VCR a little. Worked on family room rest of afternoon, got it about ½ cleaned. Had lunch about 1:00, got Jim’s card ready. Went over & checked on Ab & CC several times, he wanted to stay out this afternoon so I let him. I got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, watched VCR. Read paper, watched TV. Watched VCR again a little while. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:15.

Friday, July 26, 1991: Woke several times, went back to sleep. Finally got up at 7:30, fed Sam. Dressed, opened his door. Went over & let Abner out, came back & picked berries. Think this will be last picking. Called Linda & we went for our walk, not quite so hot today (85°). Linda came by again & I gave her the berries. Showed her my pix. Had breakfast, looked thru’ some catalogs. Got Jim’s card ready & mailed it, watered plants & put hose on trees & shrubs in front. Washed & put up hair, went over & put Abner in. Had lunch, took nap. Matt & Ted came up & fixed my mail box, really looks nice & so good to get it fixed. Mike came while they were here, so good to see him. Cindy stayed in Calif. I read old paper, then went out & finished picking berries. Got in paper (Matt brought mail). Got supper, did dishes & ran dishwasher.

Saturday, July 27, 1991: Woke about 5:30, back to sleep. “ [Woke] again at 7:30, got up & fed Sam. Dressed, opened his door. Backed car out so Mike could mow, called Linda but she decided not to walk. Waiting to see if Paula would call, Paula not feeling too well yesterday. Went for my walk, Abner decided to come along so I took him. When I got back Mike had mowed so I put car away, pulled some more sedum & dug a few dandelions. Watered shrubs in front of big window, E. end of flower bed in late afternoon. Had breakfast, started to clean living room. Laid down to rest a while, had fruit for lunch. Finished living room, watched Hee-Haw & soaked my feet. Vacuumed kitchen & hall, got in mail. Got supper & ate, emptied dishwasher & did dishes. Read papers & watched TV, then watched VCR. Brushed teeth & hair. To bed at 1:10.

Sunday, July 28, 1991: Woke about 6:00, back to sleep. Alarm rang at 7:30, got up & fed Sam. Opened his door, took shower & dressed. Had breakfast, finished getting ready. Left about 10:00, Nancy didn’t go to church today & Mike gone to camp for 2 wks. – maybe more. Stopped at Paul’s for groc. on way home, changed clothes. Carla called, had headache so didn’t come over. Linda called later & said Jim’s team won so they weren’t come over, we went to Pizza Hut for supper. Watched painting at 1:00, had lunch. Tried to read paper but kept falling asleep, took several naps. After we had supper read paper, watched TV. Watched VCR after news. To bed at 12:45. Didn’t feel very well, bladder trouble starting.

Monday, July 29, 1991: Woke at 2:30, 4:30, 5:50, back to sleep. Woke at 7:10, still feeling bad. Fed Sam, opened his door. Dressed, called Linda & we decided not to walk. Had bread & milk, took Septra pill. Had breakfast, laid down & took long nap. When I got to feeling better in A.M. went out & trimmed spirea, took can to front. Had lunch, took another pill. Looked thru’ old papers in bedroom, laid down for a while again. Started to water violets, watched VCR a while. Got in mail & paper, got supper. Did dishes, looked at mail, watched TV & read paper. After news watched VCR. Brushed teeth. To bed at 12:50.

Tuesday, July 30, 1991: Woke about 5:00, fed Sam. Back to sleep, woke about 6:00 but went back to sleep till 7:40. Got up, opened Sam’s door. Dressed, worked on papers. Called Linda, stomach kind of upset so didn’t walk. Had breakfast, started to water violets again. Went in & watched VCR a while, took out garbage & cans to front. Had lunch, went down & sewed a while. Nancy came over, brought in mail & paper. P.W. bill came so I paid that, watched VCR again. Got supper, did dishes. Read paper, watched TV. Then VCR again. Brushed teeth. Called Carla & Linda called me. To bed at 12:55.

Last day of July – surely wish it would cool off now. 100° again today. Wednesday, July 31, 1991: Woke at 5:00, back to sleep. Again at 6:55, dozed a little. Got up about 8:00, Linda called so we agreed to meet for lunch at Coffee Cup at 1:00. Fed Sam, opened his door. Took quick shower & dressed, made up groc. list. Finished getting ready, shut up house & left about 11:30. Went to Kings & bought quite a bunch of stuff, then to P.W. Drug. Forgot med. bottles so couldn’t get that, got to Coffee Cup at same time as Linda & Meg. From there went out to Ernsts & Woolworths. Got a few things, came back & got groc. at Pauls – then home. Unloaded & put away groc., nice & cool in house. Watched VCR, got supper. Did dishes, ran dishwasher. Read paper, watched TV. Watched VCR, brushed teeth. To bed at 12:30.