Monday, February 2, 2009

April 1969 - The month my sister was born!


April 1, 1969-Windy, windy, Sun out at 9; had egg hunt at 10:15 at Snake's

April 2, 1969 - Lou called and is OK, waiting on baby; at Kindergarten did circus cage animals, good job, attractive in lunchroom; prayer meeting "Last Words"; beautiful day, like spring. Watered plants

April 3, 1969 - Warm, good day at school, drove to Arkadelphia- left at 2pm, visited Papa, Lorene ill, Dale went to Walnut Ridge until Friday, called Frank and he had to get Hazel Ann as they were all out there

April 4, 1969 - Slept until 9am, with Papa until 5pm; Homer came at 3; Dale at 4; Lorene pretty ill, nerves, Doctor was out; drove to Little Rock (9-5:30) called Lou, she went to doctor at 8 and said they will take the baby tomorrow

April 5, 1969 - TRICIA'S BIRTHDAY - Saturday, left Little Rock at 6, see Lou at 7:30 - she saw dr at 8-delivery room at 11 and Patricia Ann born at 1:09, 7 lbs. 10 oz. We saw her at 4 (fat and black hair) Took Lou chocolate pie

April 6, 1969 - Lou's folks came, all ate out; Taylors all to church - Easter, Dale to Hot Springs at 2, Frank and Ed McOwen played golf at 3; ladies drove to see Lou and Patricia Ann; took Lou pecan pie; Mr. and Mrs. Lowery over that nite.

April 7, 1969 - Worked at home; went to see Lou at 2, took pie; Janette got dogwood and bulbs, watched tv until 10pm

April 8, 1969 - Cooked pie and fried chicken; cleaned kitchen, clothes, packed; Dale left home at 1:45, stopped in Conway for sherbet, at Papa's for 30 minutes, home at 10. Lorene better, Papa not well has cold

April 9, 1969 - No good news on Halfway; School, was tired; Darren's birthday, clown party, turtle cake; later soup and to bed until 3:30 then yardwork; dogwood out; pm cleaned kitchen; Dale worked, Lou and Patricia to come home

April 10, 1969 - Clown dress up at school; cloudy; did pictures; at home did yard work and rested

April 11, 1969 - Circus all day

April 12, 1969 - Sewed for Papa, ironed, picked up, slept a few hours

April 13, 1969 - Early church and Sunday School; rainy and bad

April 14, 1969 - Letter from children, "Thanks" for our help with Patricia Ann's arrival; Dale to Columbia; I worked in lawn, did file on Kindergarten; box to Papa and wrote Lorene

April 15, 1969 - 2 - 7:30 yard work; pretty; worked on debris pen, mowed, Dale to Columbia, beautiful weather

April 16, 1969 - Frank called at 7:30, Patricia in hospital with upset stomach; Spring day, top curls and hair do, Dale to Springfield; Carl's death in 1973

April 17, 1969 - Yard work

April 18, 1969 - Relaxed, Dale and I went to Springfield and ate shopped

April 19, 1969 - Slept late, I work in lawn and mowed; Dale worked in office

April 20, 1969 - Went to early church and Sunday School, slept a while, Dale went to Jefferson City

April 21, 1969 - Beautiful day, Betty Hall and I went to Springfield for VBS in the evening; nite council meeting on zoning; learned no home ec job at Fairplay; wrote letter to Lorene to hospital 4th

April 22, 1969 - School picnic 10-11; played games in the evening; did yard work; bouquet of iris and lilac blooming too

April 23, 1969 - Halfway news, Betty Hall and I called Mr. G; 3 neighbors in for tea

April 24, 1969 - Enjoyed the day; letter from Lorene, she's not well and Papa is weaker; cooked pie and pound cake; going down Friday evening, Irene in hospital; new hairstyle ok

April 25, 1969 - Irene surgery No? Hair comb?! Went to see Papa, weak Wednesday and Thursday, Lorene better, spent nite with her

April 26, 1969 - visited Papa andhome at 7pm

April 27, 1969 - Rany, Dale preached here; Felix for cabbage and corned beef lunch; rested

April 28, 1969 - Rotary; beautiful day; worked all evening in the yard

April 29, 1969 - What a beautiful day, worked in yard; iris blooming, did house, too for company coming

April 30, 1969 - Kindergarten then to Springfield; airport, zoo, Mrs. Raymond Smith; good time, Rotary planning 8pm

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