As I continue to write/type Dena's diaries, I realize that to an unfamiliar reader, a lot of her words don't make sense. In fact, much of it doesn't make sense to me either. However, I am so enjoying seeing into the life of my grandmother; a woman who cared deeply about her faith, her husband, the kindergarten children she taught each year, and who took the time to do simple things like sewing a dress for me or cooking pumpkin bread on a day that she said to be "taking it easy". This process is giving me a whole new appreciation for the life she led, the love she gave to those around her, and the words she left behind.
February 1, 1969
Flu, sick
February 2, 1969
sick sick
February 3, 1969
Snow and I'm in with sunshine, beautiful but cold. Snow still on north lawn. Wilson topped trees, Dale busy in office, I have right side pain.
February 4, 1969
Sicker, flu, slept all day
Sick, sicker, went to dr. for difference medicine
February 5, 1969
Both in with flu, sunny out, pretty; Dale has cold in chest and cough and backache, up and down trying to get strength
February 7, 1969
Out of school the week with flu, Dale better and stayed home, too.
February 8, 1969
Went to Dr Crippin, backache, legs, Dale to dr got shot; both are sick
February 9, 1969
Sun shining both feel better, had good meal; chicken, peas, rolls, set in sunshine. Some guy ran through tulip bed last night.
February 10, 1969
Beautiful sunshine, both went to work; Frank called, ok, Lisa asleep, coming March 10
February 11, 1969
Beautiful day, did valentines for school, Sandy earache, vexed at substitute teacher's mess on ABC play?!
February 12, 1969
Beautiful day, out of system at Collins, Halfway board nice, hopeful
February 13, 1969
Feel better, Dale weak and cough, Miss Early talked to Halfway, looks favorable
February 14, 1969
Clean room at school, Did heart tree ready for party. Had good night rest, Dale still weak
February 15, 1969
Went to Springfield, Velma, Nellie, and I; Darren out, nice party. Miss Early & hall bath gave encouragement on Halfway
February 16, 1969
Felix for cornbeef and cabbage, white coconut cake, delicious meal all "pigs"; looks like snow
February 17, 1969
4 inches of snow pm, beautiful sunshine, both feeling better, went to Springfield, got lizard, shapes, and cloth
February 18, 1969
Still have snow but sun beautiful; flowers in living room in full bloom, beauties; cleaned kitchen and house, sewed, did school jobs, wrote Fairplay
February 19, 1969
Snow on North and shade, rested in pm, no prayer meeting for us; 2-4 Nellie, Velma and I at Blanche; sewed, cut out white, red, & blue; school jobs
February 20,1969
Cloudy, achievement test to kindergarten
February 21, 1969
Rainy, started late at school, Dale in noon meeting, sewed all evening, did Lisa's 2 in green and fuscia, and my red outfit
February 22, 1969
Took it easy, baked pumpkin bread; school items, rainy and cloudy, no Harrison letter from Fairplay
February 23, 1969
Early church and sunday school, rested, cloudy & rainy, took pretty pottery plants to church
February 24, 1969
Worked on school art all evening; train for foods, laundry and house cleaning; rainy and cloudy, put pussy willows in water, 5 stalks of Amaryllis in bloom
February 25, 1969
Dale and men to Columbia, I did school until 11pm, prayer meeting
February 26, 1969
Cloudy, windy, cold; Dale home; I went to prayer meeting; Darren can't shake off headache
February 27, 1969
Cold, cloudy, rainy, Darren wouldn't walk plank and balance-jump, I said No-sit by wall, he said "sometimes I can't hear good"
February 28, 1969
Wayne and Darren out with Flu; colder, pretty snow flakes, Franks sent papa's pants; cut and sewed Lisa's tan and yellow jersey dress.
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