Sunday, April 28, 1996

I'm all ready for church but still have an hour before I have to leave.  Dad is listening to a Luth. Church Service on Erie T.V.  His head really bothers him but guess there isn't much help for it.

We've had a few nice days but they are few & far between.  Hard to do much outside work.  With our weather it'll be August before they start work on the house.

Barb got an unfinished dresser, put it together herself, finished it with  - can't remember & can't find the can.  Just to seal the wood - no stain.  Looks nice.  So yesterday we moved the3 old dresser into the little room first we housecleaned it.  And the little room looks so much nicer.  Put 1 file drawer or whatever in our room & one in the basement.  So the basement is "junky" & things needed to be gotten rid of.  (I know never end a sentence with a preposition.)

Barb received your birthday gift & I hope she writes her own thank you.

We received a notice from Chrysler Corp. to have the lock changed on the rear door of the van so Dale will do that for us.

Last Mon. our kitchen rug was cleaned so I washed the walls, etc. in the eating area & where the micro. & book cases are.  Gradually I'm getting things cleaned, altho the house doesn't get that dirty.

Finished Charade by Sandra Brown & really enjoyed it - a bit crude at times but a good plot.  Very different from the last one I read by her - it was set in Texas & also very good.  Also enjoy Marion Chesney book on Regency England.  They are short & easily read in an evening. 

I'm sending a pkg. for the boys.  KMart had Goosebump Tshirts on sale &* I got 2 for Andy & a top & shorts for Eddie.  Hope the sizes are O.K.  Suppose to rain Mon & Tues. so maybe the pkg won't get out til Wed.  Just what we need more rain.

Eva Terry has an April birthday & will be 85 so this aft. her son Dick is having cake & ice cream for friends in her circle, birthday club, etc. so I'll be going.  She is in the Central (Ave) Nursing Home.  From 2-3:30.  Will miss some of the Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates.  Listened on the radio last nite - Mets won so it was a good game!  Fri. nite it was on T.V. & they lost.  Hope they can win 2 in a row.  Pitching hasn't caught on yet.  Milwaukee is doing O.K.  JoAnna did you get to see the opening game this yeare.  Soon time for church.

Mon.
It's raining so the letter won't get mailed yet.

In our room I have a small file box & now that we have Dad's file in our bedroom, I cleaned out mine & put things in the big file.  I had a lot of laughs looking at old pictures, school work, report cards & found a note you wrote to us when you wanted permission to go to an all nite drive in with Mardi, Mike & Renee.  You listed all the things you did - made your bed, cleaned up your dishes (you must have been working U& ate later), the stove & sink.  You even put 15.00 in your bank account so you'd have money for college entrant letters.  Do you remember.  Someday you'll fine it & read it & remember "the gold old days".  Did you get to go - I can't recall!  Barb got a kick out of a Mother's day card from 3rd grade she made for me.  So I did keep a few things.

Mon the 22nd Jim & Alice Greenland were in an accident - Alice driving.  Sat. Jim died as a result of it - he also had a bad heart.  Funeral is tomorrow Tues at 11 A.M. at church.  I'll go.  Dad left real bad when he heard the news.  Jim was 722 @ we lot a good member of the church.