Old "tempus" sure does "fugit" but reckon I can't stop it. I don't recall what I did Fri. eve.
Sat. a.m. I did my Sat. cleaning, also helped Mrs. Grimes pick a few cherries -- climbed a tree. In the p.m., I bathed & washed heads of us four. Ruth came over about 4 o'clock and we made some pimento sandwiches & ice lemonade. We started to Scranton about 6. Daddy worked for Dave C. in the afternoon. We got to Scranton about 7:30, went up town about 9. The men took care of the kids while we (Josephine & I) bought groceries. Then we watched the kids while John & Albert went somewhere. When we got home, we had a midnight lunch & then went to bed. Oh, yes! Josephine's sister Louise, husband & friends, a married couple, stopped a few minutes on their way from Topeka in a Ford to Fostoria for a dance. Herman & Mildred stopped for a few minutes, too.
Sunday morning scooted by -- Josephine & I discussed everything & everybody, had dinner about 1:30, a real nice one. Then we all dolled up & went over to Agnes' (Clara called in the morning & suggested we do). Agnes had company for dinner -- Johnsons (Charlotte is there) and Bostroms. Louise went with us too -- she is going to stay a week with Josephine. She cried when her husband left her. She talks awfully rough but she has good sense down deep. Agnes was just ready to fix "coffee" when John got the notion to go -- think it bothered her some. We went to my folks -- Mama was alone -- then we took Neil down to Mills to the ball game where Papa was. We saw Paul & Zella for a minute, too. Mama gave Bricky a doll for her birthday. Left Neil with Dad and he wouldn't kiss me "good bye" -- too embarrassing in front of so many people. Then we went to Burlingame, stopped at Babe's, her eyes were sure swelled. She gave Bricky silk sox for her birthday, then we went back home (Albert's) washed dishes, made ice cream & got supper. Josephine's Aunt Polly & sister Dorothy came by. Emily Pittick, an old maid & old settler neighbor of Josephine, came for milk, and Esther H. Hulse & family stopped for a minute. I went out & chatted with them a bit. Their kids, Ella Lee & Homer, are cute, especially the former. It was 9:30 when we got home. Bricky was sick on the way -- too much ice cream, I guess. Sure seemed odd coming home without Neil.
Monday, I had nothing to sew, so embroidered on my dress until I ran out of floss, crocheted some, read some, & napped some. Daddy took me up town directly after work. I got a pattern for my dress, Bricky a doll buggy for her birthday & met Daddy's dentist, Mr. Darling. His dog has a god tooth. He said (not the dog) that we had nice babies.
Of course I washed Tuesday, and it sure was hot, so was Monday. In the afternoon, I felt so horrid, I napped, took a bath, but let my house go. Also Bricky didn't get cleaned up 'til supper time. I was cutting out my dress & who should come but Aunt Jennie, Uncle Ed & Cecil. They stayed just a few minutes, went to Uncle Ed's cousins for the night.
Wednesday a.m. they brought Cecil over to play with Bricky while they went up town -- got back just at noon. I ironed in the a.m. In the p.m., I straightened the house, cleaned the kids & myself & sewed a bit on my dress. Aunt J & family were here for supper & all night. We went for a ride after supper out to the S.B.A. Hospital, Klan Cemetery & Gage's Park. The car didn't do just right & we had just spent $5.85 having something fixed. But I guess John didn't run it fast enough to keep the battery charged. After we got the kids to sleep, we had some ice cream & talked 'til after midnight. John has taken quite a fancy to them both, and of course I like them.
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