Ruth V. Johnson’s Diary
For the year 1992
Transcribed by Nancy Martin & Mary Winsett
January 2003Jan 1st 1992 (Wednesday): New years day & we had leftovers
today. No one here but us. Sprinkled rain.
Jan 2nd 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping but didn’t do much.
Jan 3rd 1992 (Friday): Today is payday. Rained .3 inch of rain.
Jan 4th 1992 (Saturday): Alice & Don are trimming up their pecan trees. We
went up for a little while & had supper up there.
Jan 5th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church this morn but Alice & Don & Bill & Ruth
was down & brought wood they had cut.
Jan 6th 1992 (Monday): They cut wood all day today trimming trees. Did
laundry. Warm today. Rained tonight. Got .4 inch of rain.
Jan 7th 1992 (Tuesday): Alice & Don got back on road today. Bill is having to fix
his truck as he hit a deer & done a lot of damage. Went to WMU had 9 present.
Jan 8th 1992 (Wednesday): Got out a rug I had promised to do for Ruth (a
hooked rug) but made my shoulder so sore I may have to let her finish it.
Jan 9th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping Arvie went with me as we had to get
fuel.
Jan 10th 1992 (Friday): Didn’t do much today. Mary called this morn & they are
all fine.
Jan 11th 1992 (Saturday): Moped floors today & hooked on rug.
Jan 12th 1992 (Sunday): Rained last night 1 inch of rain. Went to church twice.
Jan 13th 1992 (Monday): Arvie had to go back to hospital for a check up with
Doctor Bowman & he is doing fine. Rained this morn got .2 inch. Turned cold &
very windy.
Jan 14th 1992 (Tuesday): Today is Nancy’s birthday 41 years old today. 32
degrees this morn but no wind.
Jan 15th 1992 (Wednesday): Went to church tonight.
Jan 16th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping & Arvie went & had a haircut.
Jan 17th 1992 (Friday): Went walking & is trying to rain.
Jan 18th 1992 (Saturday): Snowed last night & has snowed all day. If the
ground would have been frozen we would have had 7 or 8 inches, but it has
melted down to about 2 ½ inches.
Jan 19th 1992 (Sunday): Cold this morn 28 degrees. The melted snow & water
is frozen but roads are good. Went to church & I went to 5pm meeting.
Jan 20th 1992 (Monday): Nearly all the snow is gone but so muddy everywhere.
40’s today. Did laundry.
Jan 21st 1992 (Tuesday): This would have been Bonnie’s birthday. Went to
WMU meeting had 7 at meeting.
Jan 22nd 1992 (Wednesday): Went to Bible study but took Arvie to Dr. Grimmett
with his foot has turned black but he said didn’t have to worry, gave him
medicine. Went walking.
Jan 23rd 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping Arvie stayed home. Got 2 more
puzzles on sale. Ha.
Jan 24th 1992 (Friday): Didn’t do much today rained some & had to walk with
umbrella.
Jan 25th 1992 (Saturday): Finished up Ruth’s Christmas ornaments I made for
her. My thumb sure is sore but they are pretty.
Jan 26th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice. Trying to rain again just
sprinkles. Cold 40 degrees this morn.
Jan 27th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry but had to dry everything in dryer. Cloudy
& still sprinkles.
Jan 28th 1992 (Tuesday): Samuel & Velma came up for a little while.
Jan 29th 1992 (Wednesday): Went to Bible study.
Jan 30th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping & then went to Baby shower for
Cheryl & Mark Babb, gave her the baby quilt I had made. Beautiful day.
Jan 31st 1992 (Friday): Beautiful day sun shining. Not to cold.
Feb 1st 1992 (Saturday): Went up to Alice’s & cut up some of the wood & made
myself sick. Just can’t do stuff like that.
Feb 2nd 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice. Arvie didn’t go. Beautiful day the
groundhog saw his shadow.
Feb 3rd 1992 (Monday): Alice & Don got home tonight. Did laundry. Rainy
looking, had to dry clothes in dryer.
Feb 4th 1992 (Tuesday): Alice & Don had their dentist appointments today.
Went to WMU with 5 present.
Feb 5th 1992 (Wednesday): Didn’t get to go to church tonight & Arvie didn’t want
to go. Alice called & they are cutting wood & getting their taxes done. She came
down & got mail.
Feb 6th 1992 (Thursday): We went shopping & Ruth went with us to go to the
bank.
Feb 7th 1992 (Friday): Didn’t do much finished up a puzzle.
Feb 8th 1992 (Saturday): Cleaned out some of my book shelves getting rid of all
Reader’s Digest.
Feb 9th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church this morn but didn’t go tonight as Alice &
Don & Bill brought a load of wood down about 5pm so we didn’t get to go. Alice
& Don is going back on road tomorrow.
Feb 10th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry. Beautiful day 32 degrees this morn but
fair.
Feb 11th 1992 (Tuesday): Read a little & am beginning to get where I can rest at
night from cutting wood.
Feb 12th 1992 (Wednesday): Rained & thundered part of night & all day today.
Couldn’t even go walking. Thundered all day.
Feb 13th 1992 (Thursday): Got 2.4 inches of rain yesterday & last night. Warm
today 57 degrees this morn & supposed to get in the 70’s today. Went shopping.
Feb 14th 1992 (Friday): Sprayed fruit trees & pruned them with dormat spray.
Feb 15th 1992 (Saturday): Kept quiet today. Read some. Warm & sunny.
Feb 16th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice. Joe Enscore taught training
union. Beautiful day.
Feb 17th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry & a pretty day. I do my walking everyday.
Feb 18th 1992 (Tuesday): Went to WMU. I went at 12 noon & put my quilt
together. Had 7 at WMU 6 average for February.
Feb 19th 1992 (Wednesday): Quilted a little & it quilts pretty good. Went to
church tonight.
Feb 20th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping. Warm today. Arvie & I went to
Chinese Restaurant for dinner.
Feb 21st 1992 (Friday): Rained off & on all day today got .5 inch of rain.
Feb 22nd 1992 (Saturday): Arvie painted pecan trees with tar & cresote today.
He is real tired.
Feb 23rd 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice. Had a good crowd 109 in
Sunday school. Leah & Ray is coming pretty regular.
Feb 24th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry. Quilted some. Windy today clothes got
dry outside.
Feb 25th 1992 (Tuesday): Rained all day long. Couldn’t get out to go walking
even. Got 2.7 inches. Pond is fuller than it has been all winter.
Feb 26th 1992 (Wednesday): Quilted some just like 2 blocks being all way
across once. Sun is shining but 35 degrees this morn. Went to
Feb 27th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping & Arvie went as he had to have cow
feed. Sure is wet.
Feb 28th 1992 (Friday): Quilted a little & worked on Pastor for home missions.
This is David’s birthday 30 years old.
Feb 29th 1992 (Saturday): This is leap year & have 29th. I do my walking
everyday 5 days a week. Alice called this morn & they were in Wyoming.
Mar 1st 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice. Leah & Ray & children were at
church.
Mar 2nd 1992 (Monday): Did laundry. Sun shining warm to warm. Quilted some
today.
Mar 3rd 1992 (Tuesday): Went to WMU at Sheryl Dunn’s potluck our Home
Missions Program. Had 10 present & it rained all day. Got 2 inches.
Mar 4th 1992 (Wednesday): Rained a little today but not much & sun came out.
Went to church, 3 deacons told off Bro Paul.
Mar 5th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping. Ruth went with us. Warm today.
Mar 6th 1992 (Friday): Rained some today & stormed tonight got a little (Big hail)
really hailed north of us. Got .8 inch of rain.
Mar 7th 1992 (Saturday): Pretty today & 75 degrees. Went walking but losing a
lot of my walking because of rain. Went to Blitz meeting tonight at church.
Mar 8th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice Blitz meeting tonight 85 degrees
today. Going to storm some more.
Mar 9th 1992 (Monday): Our Sunday School class had to fix noon meal for Blitz
people. So I went down there at 10:30am & we had plenty food. Rained all day
got 2.3 inches.
Mar 10th 1992 (Tuesday): Went to Blitz tonight sure got a good teacher Erlene
Rogers. I didn’t go last night as it was storming.
Mar 11th 1992 (Wednesday): Went to Blitz again tonight. Quilted some.
Mar 12th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping this morn & then to Blitz again
tonight.
Mar 13th 1992 (Friday): Well tonight is last night of Blitz & it sure has been good.
I have learned a lot.
Mar 14th 1992 (Saturday): Raked up some limbs & burrs in yard as they were a
mess.
Mar 15th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church & Bro Paul resigned this morn. I sure
hated to see that but some people in church is terrible. That’s bad to write but it
is true. Went tonight also. Leah & Ray & family were there again.
Mar 16th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry. A beautiful day. Quilted some more.
Don’t like much having it done.
Mar 17th 1992 (Tuesday): Arvie added a quart of oil to car. Quilted 4 blocks o
quilt & just like 12 more blocks. Went to WMU just 5 present. Rained this
afternoon & night. St. Patrick’s Day.
Mar 18th 1992 (Wednesday): Quilted 4 more blocks on quilt like 8 more blocks.
Got 2.1 inches of rain yesterday & last night. Went to Business Meeting at
church & what a mess. Of all the arguing & confusion. Deacons want to take
back over & Kevin offered to preach Sunday.
Mar 19th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping. Went to new Shop & Save store,
they have good prices on things but all off brand.
Mar 20th 1992 (Friday): First day of spring but real cool today. Quilted 3 more
blocks just lack 3 more.
Mar 21st 1992 (Saturday): Got my quilt all quilted. Now to hem it. Cool this
morn 36 degrees.
Mar 22nd 1992 (Sunday): Arvie’s birthday, I cooked him a cake yesterday. No
one came. Betty called & they have 8 inches of snow. Rainy here. Went to
church once.
Mar 23rd 1992 (Monday): Did laundry. Haven’t started hemming quilt yet, just
sewing down border.
Mar 24th 1992 (Tuesday): Got all of border sewed down on my quilt now to hem
it. Cool here 40 degrees this morn.
Mar 25th 1992 (Wednesday): 48 degrees this morn & didn’t make a fire.
Finished quilt.
Mar 26th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping.
Mar 27th 1992 (Friday): Picked up some in yard. Washed curtains in two west
bedrooms today & cleaned windows.
Mar 28th 1992 (Saturday): Vacuumed rug & walls in back bedroom today. So I
got 1 room cleaned in spring cleaning.
Mar 29th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice.
Mar 30th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry. Beautiful day. Warm.
Mar 31st 1992 (Tuesday): Warm today in 70’s & calm. Vacuumed in front
bedroom today got it all clean.
Apr 1st 1992 (Wednesday): Took down drapes and panels in back bedroom &
living room & cleaned windows. I started to much today, took me all day to do
that & I am sick. Have kidney infection to boot. Went to Dr. Grimmett tonight &
he gave me medicine to get off the Xanax. He said that was addictive.
Apr 2nd 1992 (Thursday): Had to sleep in chair about all night as I over did
myself & my heart is acting up.
Apr 3rd 1992 (Friday): Real cool this morn had to cover up my tomatoes I have
planted in 2 tires. 31 degrees.
Apr 4th 1992 (Saturday): Still cool & I am feeling a little better & am not taking
xanax or Dr. Grimmitt’s relaxing pill either rested good last night.
Apr 5th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church & back to church council meeting
tonight.
Apr 6th 1992 (Monday): Rained today got .5 inch of rain.
Apr 7th 1992 (Tuesday): Went to WMU today had 7 present & we are going to
Canfield for prayer retreat Thursday.
Apr 8th 1992 (Wednesday): Went shopping today because we are going over
there tomorrow. Went to business meeting & Bro. Caldwell came & moderated &
every thing went to smooth. Then arguing broke out after meeting. All over
Negro problem.
Apr 9th 1992 (Thursday): Went to Canfield 6 of us & we won the Banner. Had a
real enjoyable time.
Apr 10th 1992 (Friday): Got water problems today another leak. Got water out at
well.
Apr 11th 1992 (Saturday): Steve came over & fixed our water leak. Thank God.
Sure nice to have water again.
Apr 12th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice. Trying to rain some. All the
ones that were being so hateful at church didn’t come today. Peaceful.
Apr 13th 1992 (Monday): Rained .4 inch last night. Did laundry & beautiful day.
Alice & Don came down with load of wood, but we had to leave as Dad had a
Doctors appointment in El Dorado at 2pm. Only have to go back one more time I
hope. Today is Bill’s birthday 50 years old.
Apr 14th 1992 (Tuesday): I raked in the front yard some this morn.
Apr 15th 1992 (Wednesday): Fixing supper for Alice & Don & Ruth & Bill tonight.
Apr 16th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping & bought cow feed and groceries.
Got Bill a birthday gift (shirt).
Apr 17th 1992 (Friday): Rested mostly today. Alice & Don are busy up their
place.
Apr 18th 1992 (Saturday): Fixed eggs for dinner tomorrow & some for Nikki for
Easter.
Apr 19th 1992 (Sunday): Easter Sunday. Alice went to church today. They
came down for dinner & all were here except Steve. They hid & hunted eggs all
afternoon with Nikki.
Apr 20th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry a beautiful day but windy.
Apr 21st 1992 (Tuesday): Went to WMU at Sybil Wistrand’s today 6 were
present. Went to council meeting tonight.
Apr 22nd 1992 (Wednesday): They brought more wood down from Alice’s.
Apr 23rd 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping. Arvie went with me & this is last cow
feed buying.
Apr 24th 1992 (Friday): Sure needs mowing around here. Can’t get the mower
started. Went up to Alice’s.
Apr 25th 1992 (Saturday): Got .3 inch of rain last night. We sure need rain.
Apr 26th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice. Arvie went to Dr. Grimmett.
Apr 27th 1992 (Monday): Alice & Don are supposed to go on road today. Did
laundry.
Apr 28th 1992 (Tuesday): Went to nursing home today at Meadowbrook (6 went)
we had a birthday party for 10 of them. I saw Mrs. Weaver & Margaret Rowe.
Apr 29th 1992 (Wednesday): Rained all day today. Got 2 inches of rain. Sure
was glad to see it. My tomatoes in the tires are blooming.
Apr 30th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping today by myself. Bought quite a bit at
Sav-a-lot sure lot cheaper.
May 1st 1992 (Friday): Mowed yard today & it sure looks nice. Arvie is bush
hogging out in front.
May 2nd 1992 (Saturday): Washed my curtains & cleaned window here in den &
kitchen this morn.
May 3rd 1992 (Sunday): Went to church no church tonight.
May 4th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry a beautiful day only cold. 45 degrees this
morn.
May 5th 1992 (Tuesday): Went to WMU 5 present. At Sybils house.
May 6th 1992 (Wednesday): Cleaned top of stove & refrigerator. Cold 51
degrees this morn had a fire. This is Nickki Birthday 4 years old & Mike’s 17th
birthday.
May 7th 1992 (Thursday): Went to El Dorado this morn. They performed a test
on Arvie’s prostate to see if there is any cancer. Went shopping.
May 8th 1992 (Friday): Cut my boards to face out windows on back porch. Am
really tired.
May 9th 1992 (Saturday): Took off cans. Finished cutting boards.
May 10th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice.
May 11th 1992 (Monday): Went to Magnolia to Dr. Bowman & he said his biopsy
was all ok no cancer. Did laundry.
May 12th 1992 (Tuesday): Defrosted freezer in breezeway. Didn’t give much
trouble. Got 1.5 inches of rain last night.
May 13th 1992 (Wednesday): Defrosted freezer on back porch today. Nailed
boards behind freezer.
May 14th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping today.
May 15th 1992 (Friday): Freezer is not working right runs all time.
May 16th 1992 (Saturday): Bill worked on freezer but no better.
May 17th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice. Bill still working on freezer &
decided he had to order a part.
May 18th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry. Put up our boards on south windows.
May 19th 1992 (Tuesday): Put up rest of window boards. Went to WMU with 7
present out at Sybil’s. Rained .6 inch this afternoon.
May 20th 1992 (Wednesday): I went to church & took Arvie to Dr. Grimmett for
his leg where he bumped it. Looks bad. Today is Cindy’s birthday 33 years old.
May 21st 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping nice & cool today.
May 22nd 1992 (Friday): Finished up on my windows on back porch got shades
back up. Freezer still won’t click off at all.
May 23rd 1992 (Saturday): Bill still working on freezer but don’t look nothing
helps. Alice & Don are home for the weekend.
May 24th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice. Bro Kluck from Arkadelphia
preached. Sure good.
May 25th 1992 (Monday): Memorial Day no mail. Mowed yard. Did laundry so it
was work day for me. 60 degrees this morn.
May 26th 1992 (Tuesday): Rained .4 inch overnight. Made 8 diddy bags.
May 27th 1992 (Wednesday): 60 degrees this morn. Worked on some 1993
calendars I bought with sequins on them.
May 28th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping. Cold 55 degrees this morn. Didn’t
wear a jacket & like to have froze the high was 62 all day. Cloudy & rainy
looking.
May 29th 1992 (Friday): Got 1 inch of rain last night. Baked an angel food cake
& an oatmeal cake. One for me & one for Arvie. Ha.
May 30th 1992 (Saturday): Fair this morn & 52 degrees. I know this must have
broke a record.
May 31st 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice. A Bro Cook preached today. A
beautiful day. Cool.
June 1st 1992 (Monday): Got .4 inch of rain last night & this morn & has rained
nearly all day. Did laundry. Cut out some more diddy bags. Rained 1st day of
June.
June 2nd 1992 (Tuesday): Made diddy bags 6. Went to WMU at Sybil
Wistrand’s had 7 present. It really rained while we were there & when we went to
leave it really poured but didn’t rain much here at home.
June 3rd 1992 (Wednesday): Made 7 more diddy bags. Got .6 inch more of rain.
June 4th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping. Got p1.7 inch of rain last night.
Getting a little warmer but not hot yet. Arvie let a guy spray our drive with a
sealer.
June 5th 1992 (Friday): Arvie feels a little better. He mowed with bush hog out in
front & sure looks better.
June 6th 1992 (Saturday): Raining this morn. Got 2 inch today.
June 7th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice real pretty day. Stopped & paid
the man that fixed our freezer $15.00
June 8th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry. Cleaned off roof on back porch. Straw
had really collected up there.
June 9th 1992 (Tuesday): Sandy Scott & Justin & Nikki came over & stayed 3 or
4 hours. Rained terrible & wind blowed fierce.
June 10th 1992 (Wednesday): Picked up a piled up wheelbarrow of limbs &
burrs from the yard it looked like a disaster area. Moped & waxed floors. Mike
came in today. They all came over for awhile.
June 11th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping & bought a lot of groceries as Mary
& Ham & Lannie’s family will be here Saturday. Got .8 inch of rain last night
again.
June 12th 1992 (Friday): Baked a four layer delight pie last night & am making
an angel food cake & 3 pecan pies today.
June 13th 1992 (Saturday): Mary & Ham & Lanny’s family got here real early this
morning. Had a real nice day.
June 14th 1992 (Sunday): I went to Sunday School. Mary & Karen cooked
dinner. Hot today & muggy. We all went up to Alice’s place & looked around.
Came a storm this afternoon well about 8pm. Electric went off at 9pm & didn’t
come back on till 8:30am.
June 15th 1992 (Monday): Lights came on at 8:30 & we really had a storm &
high winds lots of trees uprooted around Willisville & Prescott.
June 16th 1992 (Tuesday): Mary & them left early this morn about 8am. We got
1 inch of rain Sunday night. They went to Alabama from here.
June 17th 1992 (Wednesday): Still picking up limbs & burrs from the storm.
Went to business meeting at church.
June 18th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping.
June 19th 1992 (Friday): Had another wind storm tonight. Woke up at midnight
& the lights were off again since 10pm.
June 20th 1992 (Saturday): Lights didn’t come back on until 2:30 today. I was
really getting worried about our freezers. Got .8 inch of rain.
June 21st 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice awfully little crowd.
June 22nd 1992 (Monday): Pretty today & 56 degrees this morn. Cold for us.
Did laundry.
June 23rd 1992 (Tuesday): 58 degrees this morn & I am going to Hope to carry
diddy bags today. We went in Bob & Ruth’s van & had a real nice day, had 37
diddy bags & some clothes.
June 24th 1992 (Wednesday): Raked & picked up burrs & limbs on south & part
of east side of house.
June 25th 1992 (Thursday): This is Ruth’s birthday, went shopping & went to get
car license & didn’t have inspection sticker. Came home & put up groceries.
Brake light came on. Went to Baker Chevrolet & he got that done. Then came
back to Waldo got car inspected went back & bought car license then Hot light
came on. Stopped at Exxon Station & they cooled it off & put on a new cap. I
made it back home but it got real hot.
June 26th 1992 (Friday): Finished raking yard & Bill looked at car put on new
thermostat but he says the head gasket is blowed.
June 27th 1992 (Saturday): Mowed back yard sure looks good.
June 28th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church & S.S. this morn in Bill’s car.
June 29th 1992 (Monday): Rained & thundered all day until noon. Did laundry.
June 30th 1992 (Tuesday): Rained some more. Got .8 inch of rain. Cooler.
July 1st 1992 (Wednesday): No rain here today so guess it will be hot & dry this
month.
July 2nd 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping & Arvie went with me in Bill’s car as
ours is still not fixed. Arvie went to bank.
July 3rd 1992 (Friday): Getting hotter 92 degrees today. Still no car fixed.
July 4th 1992 (Saturday): No company today just like every other day. Hot, but
breezy.
July 5th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice today in Bill’s car.
July 6th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry. A real pretty day to dry clothes outside.
July 7th 1992 (Tuesday): Went to WMU had 5 present.
July 8th 1992 (Wednesday): Got Mike off to work as he spent the night.
July 9th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping only to the bank & to Krogers in Bill’s
car.
July 10th 1992 (Friday): The Bridges garage came & towed our car down there
to fix it. I mowed all of front yard. I fell on my butt & hurt my tail bone.
July 11th 1992 (Saturday): Today is graveyard doings but I am not going. I will
take flowers later when I get my car back.
July 12th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice. Steve, Sandy & Nikki was at
church too.
July 13th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry. Alice & Don came down & got mail &
went on to town. Man from garage called & said he couldn’t fix the car. I don’t
know how we are to manage with no car. Moped floors.
July 14th 1992 (Tuesday): Cleaned today cooked angel food cake. Had a lot to
do looking for Ruth & Gerald tomorrow.
July 15th 1992 (Wednesday): Ruth & Gerald got here about 2pm. Made the trip
fine. They sure have a pretty car 1992 Buick Roadmaster, a pretty green. Had a
good supper. Alice & Don & Mike too.
July 16th 1992 (Thursday): We played games & visited until 12:30 & then we
went to the Chinese Restaurant to eat only Arvie wouldn’t go. Mike went instead.
Alice & Don come back down & Bill & we all talked.
July 17th 1992 (Friday): Ruth & Gerald left here about 8am going to Andy &
Brian’s in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She is expecting her first baby in the fall. Took
Bill’s car & went shopping.
July 18th 1992 (Saturday): Didn’t do much today just rested & my back is really
sore.
July 19th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice & Bill’s car is idling to fast. Alice
& Don left their old Buick here for me to drive. It looks awful but runs good.
July 20th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry. Mike is over here this week.
July 21st 1992 (Tuesday): Went to Sybil’s for WMU only 5 of us. I drove the old
Buick.
July 22nd 1992 (Wednesday): Didn’t try to go to prayer meeting.
July 23rd 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping in the Buick. Got gas for it & it runs
good.
July 24th 1992 (Friday): Didn’t do much as my butt is still real sore.
July 25th 1992 (Saturday): Rested myself today.
July 26th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice & my back & tail bone is much
better. Had a little social after church.
July 27th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry. Didn’t do much else.
July 28th 1992 (Tuesday): Mike came over at noon today. Had pizza.
July 29th 1992 (Wednesday): Our water heater went out on us. Have to heat
water for everything. Rained .5 inch.
July 30th 1992 (Thursday): Well today is Leah & my birthday I am 74 & she is 36
today. Went shopping & went down & paid for a new water heater. Now if I can
get someone to pick it up & install it.
July 31st 1992 (Friday): Rained another .3 inch of rain this afternoon. Mike went
back to Steve’s after supper.
Aug. 1st 1992 (Saturday): My back is fine again now (Thank God). So glad I
didn’t get a permanent injury.
Aug 2nd 1992 (Sunday): Went to church & then back down there for Sheryl
Dunn’s baby shower & it rained so hard on me all the way home form Lambertine
we got 1.1 inch of rain. Mike went home today.
Aug 3rd 1992 (Monday): Don’t feel very good today. Did laundry. We got water
all over the breezeway as Dad tried to clean out hot water line & loosened the
cold water line & it went everywhere.
Aug 4th 1992 (Tuesday): Still to wet to mow & everything is growing up. Went to
WMU 5 present.
Aug 5th 1992 (Wednesday): Didn’t go to church tonight.
Aug 6th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping. Bill put in our water heater last
Saturday but the water is barely warm. Had my mole taken off.
Aug 7th 1992 (Friday): Didn’t do much today.
Aug 8th 1992 (Saturday): Bill came up & the water heater was turned down real
low so he set it. Now we have hot water.
Aug 9th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church today twice. Bro Bob Meredith is our
interim pastor until we can get one. Sure like to hear him preach. Kevin left.
Aug 10th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry.
Aug 11th 1992 (Tuesday): Didn’t do much forgot to write down anything.
Aug 12th 1992 (Wednesday): Went to church tonight & Bro Meredith really
preached a sermon.
Aug 13th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping. Went back to Dr. McMehen to have
stitches taken out & it sure looks & feels better.
Aug 14th 1992 (Friday): Moped floors today.
Aug 15th 1992 (Saturday): Didn’t do much.
Aug 16th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice today really good.
Aug 17th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry.
Aug 18th 1992 (Tuesday): Went to Sybil’s for WMU had 4 present. I selected
Melba J. Sybil & Clara Bell to get new officers for next year.
Aug 19th 1992 (Wednesday): Went to church tonight sure good.
Aug 20th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping didn’t have to get much. It has been
cool for 2 weeks now but is beginning to get warmer.
Aug 21st 1992 (Friday): Arvie & Harry are bush hogging this morn. Wrote Lynn
a letter.
Aug 22nd 1992 (Saturday): Lamar & Robin came & I didn’t know they were
coming.
Aug 23rd 1992 (Sunday): Went to church & they went with us. Fixed a good
dinner.
Aug 24th 1992 (Monday): Went up to see Alice’s place as they wanted to go.
Did laundry.
Aug 25th 1992 (Tuesday): Went out to eat at Chinese Restaurant, they enjoyed
it but Dad didn’t.
Aug 26th 1992 (Wednesday): Played games today.
Aug 27th 1992 (Thursday): They left for home this afternoon.
Aug 28th 1992 (Friday): Cleaned beds & washed sheets.
Aug 29th 1992 (Saturday): Didn’t do much today.
Aug 30th 1992 (Sunday): Alice & Don are home & they intend to get a man to
start their house.
Aug 31st 1992 (Monday): School started today.
Sept 1st 1992 (Tuesday): Warm today. Alice & Don are still home. Went to
WMU.
Sept 2nd 1992 (Wednesday): Didn’t do much & I have waited so long to write
this I have forgot.
Sept 3rd 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping.
Sept 4th 1992 (Friday): Didn’t do anything rained some.
Sept 5th 1992 (Saturday): Alice & Don still here & was here for supper & I got
sick.
Sept 6th 1992 (Sunday): Our 56 Anniversary today.
Sept 7th 1992 (Monday): Labor day & rained.
Sept 8th 1992 (Tuesday): Alice & Don left out today.
Sept 9th 1992 (Wednesday): Can’t remember.
Sept 10th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping.
Sept 11th 1992 (Friday): ------------Sept 12th 1992 (Saturday): -------------Sept 13th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church.
Sept 14th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry.
Sept 15th 1992 (Tuesday): Went to WMU today.
Sept 16th 1992 (Wednesday): ----------------Sept 17th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping.
Sept 18th 1992 (Friday): --------------Sept 19th 1992 (Saturday): ----------------Sept 20th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church! Today is Lamar’s birthday.
Sept 21st 1992 (Monday): Did laundry.
Sept 22nd 1992 (Tuesday): First day of fall & it is warm.
Sept 23rd 1992 (Wednesday): Betty’s birthday today.
Sept 24th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping.
Sept 25th 1992 (Friday): -----------------Sept 26th 1992 (Saturday): Went to Jefferson Texas for reunion.
Sept 27th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church.
Sept 28th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry today.
Sept 29th 1992 (Tuesday): -----------------Sept 30th 1992 (Wednesday): ------------------Oct 1st 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping.
Oct 2nd 1992 (Friday): ---------------------Oct 3rd 1992 (Saturday): -----------------Oct 4th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church.
Oct 5th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry.
Oct 6th 1992 (Tuesday): Swept front yard & mowed last time.
Oct 7th 1992 (Wednesday): Made a 4 layer delight pie today.
Oct 8th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping.
Oct 9th 1992 (Friday): Betty & Travis got here about 2pm but they went to Leah’s
for supper.
Oct 10th 1992 (Saturday): Went to Camden with Betty & Leah & all the family for
a fish fry.
Oct 11th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church & cooked chocolate pies.
Oct 12th 1992 (Monday): Betty, Travis & David were here all day. I cooked a
roast chicken & dumplings & all the fixings.
Oct 13th 1992 (Tuesday): They went to Kellys that day & David stayed with us.
Did laundry.
Oct 14th 1992 (Wednesday): They went somewhere. I went shopping. Nancy &
Jon got here.
Oct 15th 1992 (Thursday): We went up to see Alice’s place today. They went up
to see Leah & Ray tonight.
Oct 16th 1992 (Friday): Nancy & Jon went up to Hope today. Rained .6 inch.
Oct 17th 1992 (Saturday): We played games & they left to go home late this
afternoon.
Oct 18th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice.
Oct 19th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry & swept yards.
Oct 20th 1992 (Tuesday): Went WMU had 4 present.
Oct 21st 1992 (Wednesday): Went shopping & Arvie went to get hair cut.
Oct 22nd 1992 (Thursday): I baked brownies & took to church for Association
Meeting. Sure had a crowd. Warm today.
Oct 23rd 1992 (Friday): Raked yards, warm.
Oct 24th 1992 (Saturday): Raked yards almost over all of it & now it needs it
again.
Oct 25th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice.
Oct 26th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry – beautiful day raked yards.
Oct 27th 1992 (Tuesday): Raked yards walked.
Oct 28th 1992 (Wednesday): Went to Wednesday night church service.
Oct 29th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping.
Oct 30th 1992 (Friday): Dusted & vacuumed the house & started a puzzle.
Oct 31st 1992 (Saturday): Halloween – had 4 trick or treaters. Baked a cake for
church.
Nov. 1st 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice. Rained 1.7 inches in all. Alice &
Don was in for weekend.
Nov 2nd 1992 (Monday): Did laundry swept in yard starting over again.
Nov 3rd 1992 (Tuesday): Went to Magnolia for Cashiers Check for Alice for
building materials. Went & voted. Went to WMU with 4 present. Got .6 inch of
rain.
Nov 4th 1992 (Wednesday): Went up to Alice’s place & picked up pecans about
2 gallons. Her house is coming up now & looking good. Bill brought in a big load
of lumber for them. Cold today.
Nov 5th 1992 (Thursday): Arvie got up this morn & was sitting in his chair & went
to get up for breakfast & his legs wouldn’t move. So I know he had another
stroke in his good leg. I went shopping & left him sitting in the chair. Rained
today.
Nov 6th 1992 (Friday): Mary called today they were all fine & Arvie is a little
better today. 31 degrees this morn.
Nov 7th 1992 (Saturday): Henry Robinson come out & got the yearling today we
are grinding this one up into hamburger.
Nov 8th 1992 (Sunday): I went to church & Arvie is lot better but didn’t go to
church. I went out to Harold & Melba Jean’s for their 50th Wedding Anniversary.
House was so full I came home pretty quick.
Nov 9th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry – Rained today & warmer.
Nov 10th 1992 (Tuesday): Went up to Alice’s place & they are really building.
Picked up about 1 gallon of pecans.
Nov 11th 1992 (Wednesday): Rained 1.3 inch of rain. Went to church tonight.
Nov 12th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping.
Nov 13th 1992 (Friday): Racked in yard some more.
Nov 14th 1992 (Saturday): Rained last night & today 1.5 inches of rain.
Nov 15th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice.
Nov 16th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry. Went & walked.
Nov 17th 1992 (Tuesday): Went to WMU with 4 present.
Nov 18th 1992 (Wednesday): Harold & Melba Jean moved to Harrison
Arkansas, sure hate to see them leave.
Nov 19th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping & Arvie went with me.
Nov 20th 1992 (Friday): Alice & Don came in today. They will be here until after
Thanksgiving.
Nov 21st 1992 (Saturday): Alice & Don are busy getting things they have to have
for their house building.
Nov 22nd 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice.
Nov 23rd 1992 (Monday): Did laundry.
Nov 24th 1992 (Tuesday): Cleaned house for Thanksgiving.
Nov 25th 1992 (Wednesday): Went shopping for Thanksgiving.
Nov 26th 1992 (Thursday): Thanksgiving Day. I fixed a big meal & we ate about
3pm. Then played cards after.
Nov 27th 1992 (Friday): They all came back & ate. Don, Bill & Harry are roofing
Bills house.
Nov 28th 1992 (Saturday): They are finishing the house roofing but didn’t come
to eat or Don didn’t.
Nov 29th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church this morn but not tonight.
Nov 30th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry. Alice & Don got off late today back on the
road.
Dec 1st 1992 (Tuesday): Went to WMU for foreign missions program had 7
present.
Dec 2nd 1992 (Wednesday): Walked & stacked up some wood & brought
Bonnie’s table up here from the barn. Looks real good in kitchen.
Dec 3rd 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping. Got most of Christmas shopping
done.
Dec 4th 1992 (Friday): Rested today only wrapped most of Christmas gifts.
Dec 5th 1992 (Saturday): Trying to rain outside.
Dec 6th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice. Cold today 30 degrees.
Dec 7th 1992 (Monday): Did laundry looks rainy & cold.
Dec 8th 1992 (Tuesday): Did rain .2 inch & real cloudy.
Dec 9th 1992 (Wednesday): Still sprinkling & looks dreary. Didn’t go to church
tonight.
Dec 10th 1992 (Thursday): Went shopping & got almost done Christmas
shopping.
Dec 11th 1992 (Friday): Worked on a 1993 calendar for Alice’s birthday.
Dec 12th 1992 (Saturday): Turned warmer. Wrapped gifts today.
Dec 13th 1992 (Sunday): Went to church twice. Fixed Christmas cards.
Dec 14th 1992 (Monday): Rained all night & nearly all day. Had to dry clothes in
dryer. Fixed more cards.
Dec 15th 1992 (Tuesday): Fixed Mrs. McClendon a basket & took it to her We
called of WMU. Harold Hambrice is home but not doing very good. Got 4.5
inches of rain.
Dec 16th 1992 (Wednesday): Moped – vacuumed & dusted. Mrs. Robertson is
supposed to come get Bull today. Our telephone is out.
Dec 17th 1992 (Thursday): Got our Bull away & I got telephone back working.