Sunday, April 14, 1996

Thanks for the nice long letter.  Eddie will enjoy Kindergarten & being in school all day just like his big brother.

Dale had a nice birthday & thanks you for the book on NASCAR racing.  We gave him a Monte Carlo model of Dale Earnhardt's #3 car.  Barb gave him a cup with a picture of an older model Plymouth on it.  Kim & Lar gave him a gift certificate.  We know what he like best -- anything with cars.

Scott has been sick with the flu & today Barb doesn't feel so well so is taking it easy.

At church this A.M. the choir anthem material was given by a dear member "in honor of Pastor & Mrs. Carl Nelson".  Hymn of Promise & it was very lovely.  Lar & Kim came to church with me as Carol Anderson (she gave the money for the pieces) called Lar & Kim &^ asked them to come.  Her cousin lives at Crary Home & she has met Lar & Kim.

Think I mentioned the beauty shop moved to the old Betty Lee basement.  Now they have a lot of space & it is fixed up so nice.  A big improvement.  Dad gets his hair cut there once a month.

Joyce O'Connor had a heart attack - was at Hamot in Erie & at Great Lakes Rehab.  She is home now - Barb and I saw her Fri. aft. as we went to the Mall.  She was walking on Verbeck.  She is 70.

We got a bid for vinyl for the house & it is a good bid.  Now we are thinking of vinyl shakes instead of painting the old ones.  Troy will come tomorrow with samples.  Lar thinks we need a new fuse panel that has circuit breakers instead of fuses so we'll see about that.  The reason we're adding things to the bid.

Gen called last week & told about Edna's will.  I was willed about 4000.00 & also the 3 sisters will divide an insurance policy.  Gen tho't my share might be about 13,000.00 all together.   So we'll have extra money to spend.  Gen sent me a form to sign for the ins. policy & then Gen & Millie will take it to Holyoke to have it processed.  She was to be executrix of the will but didn't want the job so Wally's daughter was 2nd in line to do the job.  It takes 6 weeks to get that done & Gen seems to think the bequests should be given soon.  I wondered if it would take a year.

Edna also left a 1000.00 policy with Barbara as the donee.  That is nice as the Dr. thinks she needs a D&C.  It would cost 1500.00 in the Dr. office so it would go toward that.  She sees the Dr. on the 19th.  If she does too much she starts bleeding.  Tought when you don't have med. insurance.

I also bought the video Babe & Dad & I watched it & enjoyed it.

We have caught 3 mice in the basement.  We've never had mice before & I don't like it.  I got some different traps at KMart.  Glue to make them stick - like the ones Lar bro't over only these are enclosed or covered.  Put them down Fri nite & Sat there were 2 mice in 1 trap.  Didn't catch any in the attic.  They must climb up & down.  I have bird seed in the basement & they found that. 

Guess I've covered all the news from here.  We've had some spring rains so the grass is greener.  Now if only the warm breezes would come.