Author: David Haldeman

Friday, April 30, 1943
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Thursday April 29 1943
Cleaned house in morning. Mrs. Holloway came up about 2:00 & we worked on programs for missionary society. She practically did it. If her ideas weren’t all so good I might resent her pushing most of mine aside. Worked on it until 6:00. Then fed Kathy & daddy came over with order from Noveta Gardens. Ordered 2 kinds Asters & Artemisia & got those & Sun God Gaillardia, baby breath, achillea, dahlias, etc. Lewie Kuhl & wife came up while I was putting cucumbers, cantaloupe & watermelon seeds out under Lotkaps.

Wednesday April 28 1943
Finished up ironing this A.M. Planned cookie sale, wild flower trip & Corp. Beltz drilled us some more at Scout meeting. Shopped, trying to use up points before they expire. Bought all the canned goods & wanted – 86 points & I still have some. Then bought a callie ham – 36 pt & $2.23. To monther’s for supper. Brought Kathy home & put her to bed about 7:45, protesting that she wanted daddy. Spent the evening writing letters to Mary, Interstate Nursery & Byron & Ruth.

Tuesday April 27 1943
Kinda dopey all day. Started ironing toward evening. Daddy came & we planted 4 rows potatoes. Then bathed Kathy & me. I took Kathy to mother’s to go to bed. Got caught in a storm over there. Then Wally & I went to see “Random Harvest”. Grand! As good as the book although it was presented differently. Picked Kathy up about 12:00.

Monday April 26 1943
Had only a small washing thank goodness -cause my leg hurts some if I’m on it for long at a time. The cut is about 7 in. long, but not deep. Turning black & blue all around it.
Didn’t go to class meeting at Holloway’s. Wally getting in so late makes it bad for us.

Sunday April 25 1943 Easter – Latest date Easter can occur.
Had 47 in our dept. this morning & our Easter offering for vacation schools was $6.00. About 15 of the children stayed for church & 4 of them went forward. There are 7 to be baptized this evening I think. Gave them zinnia seeds in the dept.
To mother’s for dinner. She kept Kathy this morning because of her being exposed to chicken pox. While Walt bowled I cleaned ceiling paper in Mary’s room. Then Walt, Daddy & I took wild flower trip. Got hazel nut branches in swampy wood & found lovely bank along Whetstone but I fell over a fence.

Saturday April 24 1943
Wrote to Mary- cleaned living room. Planted 7 rows potatoes with daddy toward evening. Ironed Kathy’s things & pressed mine & Walt’s. Colored eggs for Easter after late supper. Wally sent me a lovely 2 gardenia corsage for Easter. Spent afternoon at church fixing grass, tomb, etc. for Easter. Dept. looks nice.

Friday April 23 1943
Cleaned bedroom, Kathy’s room & bathroom.
Wally off this afternoon for Fred Guthery’s funeral. Quite an affair, I guess.
Went up town for my Easter hat & found a darling white one at Kresge’s for $1.69 but almost didn’t get it when I laid it down for a minute. But she didn’t look good in it, so I got it back from her. Then got red checked taffata dickey at Jonas so I’m all set for Easter.
Only a few narcissus out but hepaticas, blood root are pretty.

Thursday April 22 1943
Finished up woodwork in bathroom.

Wednesday April 21 1943
Spring cleaned the bathroom this morning. Looks nice. At Scout meeting Cleo Finley (Spinster- agd 50) came for as apprentice leader. Corp. Bettz W.A.A.C. Recruiter came to teach us to march & when we got to school Mrs. Irey had a visiting leader from New York State. Meeting went very well with drill & First Aid quiz.
Shopped for shoes before Scout meeting. Got blue gabbardine at Nobles. Took a $17 stamp & $4.85.