Tom & Naomi left for Florida. No school at Colcord all week; too much snow.
Amycal
They brought new feed & straw. Wes & Kyle scattered straw
Finished scattering straw
Mable & I quilted all day.
A beautiful day; we worked on chicken houses. Cathey was flower girl at ball game at nite
K didn’t work; he sprained ankle. We worked on big chicken house roof. I kept TJ. Naomi went Siloam hunting job.
Turned cold & rained
Cold. Wes & Orval cut wood; I helped
Cold
Tom & K traded dune buggy off.
Got baby squirrel. K & Tom, Orval, Wes, & Kyle finished insulating our chicken house about 4 o'clock.
Wes plowed our & Tom’s garden.
Put a quilt up
Cora Lue & Kids came almost. Tom & family & Keith & Debi were all here waiting for her
Cora Lue & family left for home little after 6 am
Dolly had colt, this was Ribbon I think
It blew & snowed & froze.
Wes & I went Fayetteville; bought automatic feeder for little chicken house; also bought parts for Datsun
Kenneth Jenks & Kyle camped out; it froze ice. We played cards at Tom’s .
Kyle & others worked for band money.
Kyle tore his cycle up. Kenneth came over; helped
We planted potatoes
Aileen & I went see cancer films. Smiley fixed Kyle’s motor cycle
Revival at Colcord this week. Lee Roy Davis. Floy & Edith came in
Tom worked in Gravette this week
Kyle went to Stillwell to Strawberry Festival
Kyle went on 4-H trip, Stillwater.
Colcord Rodeo, Kyle rode.
K went to hospital w/his leg
K got out of hospital
Called Michigan Big Dutchman; didn’t intend to.
I canned corn
I canned corn
Tom & Naomi came out & ate supper & played canasta. He’s brought big lawn mower for Wes to try
We went to see Keith. Kyle mowed Mabel’s & church yard.
K moved in other apartment
I took 3 quilts down by Springtown to have quilted
Vearl killed a bobcat.
Keith & Debbi & Wes & I went to Tulsa fair.
Tom went to his trailer for a few minutes tonight. Naomi sued for divorce
Daddy went to hospital w/heart attack
Daddy came home from hospital. Melvin McKinley came to see him
I called Daddy
Called Daddy
Tom & Naomi got divorce
K & Debi came down. Tom & Ruth & his & her kids
I went to Tom’s. Cracked pecans, the first time I went over
It was pretty until evening. I worked outside without coat. We sold 6 calves. Kyle sold 1 & K one.
Kyle got his go cart to running
Debi miscarried
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