Monday, August 11, 1947
Worked at mother’s in morning. Made 4 pieces. Hotter than Hades.
Washed in afternoon. Coal came & the dope didn’t water it. Coal dust all over the basement & the clothes & everything. Such a mess. And he didn’t shovel any back so Wally had to do that & put the rest in.
I told Kathy to pick up her toys while I went to get corn or I’d put them in the fireplace. She didn’t but when I started carrying out my threat Wally took her part & she naturally then says – “I don’t have to pick up my things if I don’t want to, do I daddy? Just made me sick for her to develop such an attitude but when I cried Wally slapped me so hard it cut my lip & made it swell. Didn’t want to face Mr. Frew who was coming about [illegible] so spent evening in car over in the garden.