Oct. 1: "Ralph, Esther, Joe and Renea came over and had supp with us. Joe plans to leave for home at 4 AM tomorrow."
Oct. 2: "Prepared four checks. After lunch a nap with oxygen. Had a ride to Safeway and elsewhere. Worked some. After supper a game of transograms. Reading. Bedtime. Julia went to Vista."
Oct. 3: "Ralph took Gloria and I to church and brot us home. Then Gloria left. After lunch had a nap. In late afternoon about 5 or 5:30 Julia took me for a nice ride through the countryside."
Oct. 4: "Preparing mail. Julia went to San Diego. After lunch a nap. Ralph came over and we played dominoes in the evening after he took Gloria to school. Julia got home after supper and brot Gloria home from school. I went along."
Oct. 5: "Up for bath. Breakfast over at 9. Usual reading."
Oct. 6: "Sorting mail. Usual reading. Morning walk. Needlepoint. Nap."
Oct. 7: "Mrs. Duncan came to visit Julia. Julia had gone to San Diego so she visited with me for an hour. Julia brought her old car home and left the new one for some reason."
Oct. 8: "Late afternoon came Art, Anita, Lydia, Deevon and Vanessa. It was so good to see them. Vanessa took me for my afternoon walk. Then they went to see her parents. After supper I had a game of transograms."
Oct. 9: "Julia took me to Esther’s after dark and they went somewhere from 7 to 8:30 PM. Then we all came home."
Oct. 10: "Usual reading. Starting Joshua. Don’t feel good so don’t go to church. Gloria sick. An hourlong nap in afternoon. Much reading. At 4 PM Julia, Ralph and I went to Stella Moore’s 90th birthday party, left at 5 PM. Nice to see those gathered there. Nice little ride to her home on North Tremont."
Oct. 11: "Just about like every other day."
Oct. 12: "Up for a bath after a good night. Breakfast over about 9:30. Usual reading. A walk in the morning. A walk in afternoon. A short nap."
Oct. 13: "Up and going after a restless night. Breakfast over by 9. Usual reading. Work. Morning walk. Lunch. Nap. Afternoon walk. Game in evening. A ride to go after Gloria and Walter."
Oct. 14: "Late breakfast. Ralph took us to church to women’s meeting. Worked there from 10:30 to 12. Julia came for me and we had lunch at home. A nap with oxygen. Work until about 4 when Bro. Nelson came to call on us. Ralph had supper with us."
Oct. 15: "Up and going as usual. Had a restful night. Breakfast over about 9. Usual reading."
Oct. 17: "Up and going. Usual reading. Had a restless night after midnight. Ralph took me to church. Gloria went to Vista. Toward evening had a long ride. Suzanne with us to see someone."
Oct. 18: "Usual reading. Coldest nite thus far. Rested well and feel good this morning. Worked until lunch. A nap with oxygen. In evening went to see Esther and bid her farewell."
Oct. 19: "Ralph and Esther left early for Florida. Finally got wrong ripped out. Now it is lunchtime. Had my nap, then we went to the Doctor at hospital. He ask me how I am. I answered, “I came here to find out.” He ordered a blood test and told Julia he wanted to see me in four months. Had a game in the evening."
Oct. 20: "Usual reading. Working. After lunch a nap with oxygen. Went with Julia at 8:30 to get Gloria at school."
Oct. 21: "Julia took us to women’s meeting. Had a walk in rear yard. Had a nap. After supper had a game."
Oct. 22: "Up after a most miserable nite. Gloria took me for a walk about 1 AM. Breakfast over about 9."
Oct. 23: "Up for bath after good nite’s rest. Breakfast. Usual reading. Ariel and Evelyn arrived and stayed a while, then went to San Diego and took Julia with them. They got back after 10 PM."
Oct. 24: "Ariel and Evelyn came mid morning, visited, looked at old photos, had lunch with us and left at 2 o’clock for a camp above San Clemente. I had nap from 2 to near 3."
Oct. 25: "Up and going after a sleepless night so don’t feel good. Had a nap and feel better. Had my morning walk after lunch, then went to bed with oxygen. Got a letter written to Miriam."
Oct. 26: "I spent a long time looking over 1981 birthday and Christmas cards."
Oct. 27: "Mailed letter to Miriam Sandberg. Usual reading. Trying to do a new pattern without success. After supper a ride to take Walter to church, then later a ride to get him and get Gloria at school."
Oct. 28: "Up for bath. Breakfast over at 9:15. Usual reading."
Oct. 29: "Up and going. Had some sleep. Breakfast over before 9. Usual reading."
Oct. 30: "Up for bath after good night’s rest. Breakfast over by 9. Usual reading."
Oct. 31: "Breakfast over before 9. Usual reading after a coughing night. Didn’t get to church. Ralph brought me the church papers. Had oxygen in afternoon. Just when I was finishing supper came Linda Calkins’ mother, Mrs. Genuine, and Heather to call on us. So nice to see them."
