Category: Domesticity

  • Wednesday, January 27, 1982

    This month has been unreal; the blizzards seem to come one after another. We’ve had very high winds and wind chills of -74 to -101 degrees and that’s cold. Most of the blizzards come on weekends making it impossible to go to church for 2 weeks in a row. I’m glad we’re feeding the birds…

  • Saturday, January 2, 1982

    One whole year since I’ve written in this. I hope I’ll be able to stick to this this this year. Donny is in 1st grade and likes it very much. His teacher is Mrs. Killinger. He does very well in school. Helen is in kindergarten and loves it. She adores her teacher, Mrs. Bintz. Christmas…

  • Tuesday, January 6, 1981

    I can’t believe it’s 1981 and that it’s been this long since I wrote anything down in this journal. A lot has happened since 1979. Keith and I have both grown in our faith. I’m thankful for that. Christmas this year was good. Had more meaning for us all. Keith has been working at Fort…

  • Thursday, November 22, 1979

    Well, today was Thanksgiving. We had turkey with all the fixins’. Grandma Krumpos, Steve, Carol, Grandpa Schmidt and Jenny all came over for dinner. We all had a good time. Donny said “we had the best  turkey in the whole wide world”. Both Donny and Helen were very tired tonight. Today was in the 40’s…

  • Sunday, November 11, 1979

    Here it is November already. I just don’t know where the time goes. The kids and I went to church this morning and then by Ken and Cathy’s for a birthday dinner for Grandpa; he’s 61 years-old tomorrow. We had a good time. Helen made everything a little exciting by getting locked in the bathroom.…

  • Sunday, October 14, 1979

    Last night we hit a record low of 22 degrees. It was also the lowest temperature in the United States. Helen has some congestion in her chest; I hope she doesn’t get a bad cold. The kids and I went to church today. We got home and Donny and Helen hand lunch and played most…

  • Sunday, October 7, 1979

    We had a going away party for Deena and Floyd at the Royal Scot last night. We had a very nice time. This morning the kids and I went to church then stopped by Grandpa and Jenny later and had lunch. It was chilly today but very sunny. The Pope is in the United States.…

  • Monday, October 1, 1979

    Today Keith had off so we went to Dad’s and got my old bunk bed set that Kenny and I had when we were very little. We got new mattresses and a superman blanket for Donny and  Mickey Mouse sheets and blanket. Boy were they excited. They got into their pajamas about 6:00 p.m,, so…

  • Sunday, September 30, 1979

    Today was just beautiful outside; it was in the 70’s. The leaves are changing colors. I don’t think there could have been a nicer day. The kids and I went to church this morning then we went to Hardees for lunch. When we got home we went for a walk back the the woods. The…

  • Sunday, September 23, 1979

    Sunday school started last Sunday and the kids love it. This morning Helen said she didn’t want to go — I asked her why and she said because she didn’t know how to write. Kids think of the darnest things. We had our first frost Thursday night, so I guess winter isn’t very far away.…