November 13, 1962 Tuesday
Weather: cloudy and cool temperature at noon
30°F
Up at 7 AM, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, KR, out in car made
usual stops to work, orders till 10, tea, orders till 12, out in car, Home,
lunch, took Rhoda to work, Brian's friend Ross Harris started working today
putting seals on Number 7 cigarettes, orders till 3 PM, tea, orders till
5 pm, out, took Doreen home, then home, read paper, supper, Rhoda at work, did
some things around the house till 9 PM, watched TV till 10:30 pm, Rhoda came home,
talked, ate, tea, bed.
November 14, 1962 Wednesday
Weather, cloudy
and cool temperature at noon 30°F
Up at 7 AM dressed, breakfast, talked,
KR, out in car, usual stops, Ross still helping unloading railcar from Quebec.
Orders till 10, tea, orders till 12, out in car to bank then home, lunch, left to
work, same as morning till 3 PM, tea, orders till five, I took Doreen home,
picked up Rhoda, then home, read paper, supper, Rhoda gone back to work, slept
till 7 PM, watched TV most of the night, Rhoda home at 10:20 PM, and ate,
bed.
November 15, 1962 Thursday
Weather: cloudy and cool
temperature at noon 26°F
Up at 7 AM, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast,
ready, KR, left usual stops, to work, orders till 10 AM, unloading railcars from
Quebec. We sure have a heavy stock now, railcar and orders till 1 PM, out to
drugstore, got Rhoda, lunch, read, left, took Rhoda and Linda to Deer Lodge bus
stop, slippery and freezing rain, Rhoda didn't want the car, to work, orders
till 3 PM Jake McIver Mac's son fired, N. Nadurak transferred to
Dauphin, or else fired, Lyle transferred to Fort William and J. Moorhead brought to
Winnipeg. What's going on in the company, anyways? I hope, they never start on
the warehouse, out at 5 PM, home, read paper, Rhoda home at 6:30 PM, supper,
top, watch TV the rest of the evening, bed at 11:30 PM.
November 16, 1962 Friday
Weather: partly cloudy and cool temperature at
noon 24°F
Up at 7 AM, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, ready, KR, out
usual stops, to work, orders till 10, orders till 1 PM, out to drugstore, got
Rhoda, home, lunch, left back to work, nothing doing till 4 PM, swept floor and
other things, out at 5 PM, took Doreen home, then home, in read paper, supper,
dozed, washed and changed, Rhoda and I out to Westwood Collegiate, saw Linda
and others receive their grade 11 and 12 Matriculation, listen to some speeches,
One was a real good one, left there at 9 PM, downtown, parked on Garry Street, to
bowling alleys, bowled only two games, out to car, home at 11:05 PM talked with
Rhoda, told her that Jack can't bowl because of a league rule, ate,
bed.
November 17, 1962 Saturday
Weather: cloudy and cold
temperature at noon 24°F
Up at 8:20 AM, dressed, washed, breakfast, Chris has
his friend Donny here for the night, talked, down in basement and worked at
building a place for the dog under the stairs. at 10:30 AM, out in car, to IGA,
did shopping, home, put groceries away, worked in basement till noon, up, lunch,
then watched football game on TV till 3:30 PM. Hamilton won, read paper, then
watched football game on TV till 5:30 PM Calgary won, supper, Rhoda gone to
work, slept till 8 PM watch TV, hockey game, did writing till 10:30 PM, Rhoda
home, read, bed.
November 18, 1962 Sunday
Weather: cloudy temperature at noon
30°F
Up at 8:30 AM dressed washed breakfast, talked down stairs to
basement, most of the morning, up at 1 PM, lunch, did different things all day
brought my car book up-to-date and correct, read, talked most of the afternoon,
supper, TV, all evening, bed 11 PM.
November 27, 1962
Tuesday
Weather: mild, temperature at noon 30°F
Up at 7 AM dressed,
shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, ready, KR, out in car usual stops, to work,
in, orders till 10 AM, out in car to drugstore, got Rhoda, home, lunch, left to
work at 1:50 PM, Rhoda gone with car, in, orders, tea, orders till 5 PM,
Rhoda came, took Doreen home, then home, in, supper, read paper, dozed till 7
PM, Rhoda and Linda gone to Children's Hospital to see Barbie, it's her
Birthday, three years old today, I watched TV till 9:30 PM, Rhoda and Linda back,
raining heavy, TV till 11:30 PM, bed.
December 1, 1962 Saturday My
Birthday 53 yrs young
Weather: cloudy and mild, temperature at noon
34°F
Up at 7:30 AM, dressed, washed, fooled around, out started car, let
it run, Rhoda ready, started to take her to work then decided it wasn't so
slippery so she took the car, left me at home, watched Grey Cup Parade on TV,
Jack and Joan are here, watched Grey Cup Game on TV till 3 PM when they had to
postpone the game on account of fog, there was nine minutes and 29 seconds left
to play it will be played on Sunday - Winnipeg 28 Hamilton 27, so far,
Rhoda home, supper, birthday cake and gifts, slippers from Jack, Square for
measuring from Linda and gloves from Rhoda, talked, played with boys downstairs, watched hockey game on TV then we played cards till 10:30 PM took our car out to
let Jack out, put the car back in they are gone, talk, bed.
December 2, 1962 Sunday
Weather: sunny, temperature at noon 32 F
up at 8:30am dressed, lip sore, washed breakfast, talked, did writing til 12, watched the finish of the football game on TV, Final Score, Wpg 28, Hamilton 27, dozed for awhile, up, lunch, Dave and Bett here and left kids here while they went to see Barbie at Children's Hospital. Dave brought me new rabbit ears for TV but found it still wasn't enough, talked, supper, dozed, Dave & Bett back & stayed til 10:30pm, went out and plugged car in, they are gone, TV then bed, slept.
December 8, 1962 Saturday
Weather: cloudy, temperature at noon
19°F
Up at 7 AM dressed, washed, breakfast, talk, Rhoda and I left at
8:30 AM, downtown, to Eaton's, parked in Parkade, into store, shopped, got things
for Chris, Gerry, Heather, Cathy, out to IGA got groceries, home 11:35 AM. Put
stuff away, lunch, took Rhoda it to work, back to IGA, finished shopping, home,
put stuff in and away, lay down, slept till 3 PM, up watched TV till 4pm, read
paper, out to drugstore, picked up Rhoda, home, supper, took Rhoda back to work,
home, washed dishes, watched TV till 10, out to drugstore and got Rhoda, home, ate,
bed.
December 9, 1962 Sunday
Weather: cloudy and cold temperature
at noon 21°F
Up at 8 AM, dressed, washed, breakfast, did a few things,
out at 10:35 AM, took Linda and boys to church, home, started to put up
Christmas lights around the front window, did that till 12, out, to church and
picked up Linda and boys, home, lunch, out at 12:45 PM Took Rhoda to work,
home, car sluggish, plugged car in, dozed for a while, finished lights around
the window, out at 4:50 PM to drugstore, got Rhoda, Home, supper, Rhoda gone
back to work with car, washed dishes, watched TV till 8:30 PM Rhoda home, TV til 11
PM, ate, and bed.
December 10, 1962 Monday
Weather: clear and cold
temperature at noon -6F
Up at 6 AM to bathroom, put switch on for car,
back to bed up at 7 AM dressed washed then tea, listened to radio, out at
7:45 AM, Took five minutes to get the car started, let car run for 10
minutes, out, in car, usual stops, to work, in, orders till 10, tea, orders till
12, out in car, home, lunch, read, talked, took Rhoda to the drugstore then
to work, in, orders till 3:30 PM, tea, orders till 5 PM, out in car, took Doreen
home, then home, car very sluggish when cold as usual, in, supper, slept till
630, watched TV till 730, washed dishes, then watched TV till 945 out to drugstore
to pick up Rhoda and Linda, took Ida home, home, in, ate, talked,
bed.
December 14, 1962 Friday
Weather: mild, temperature at noon
16°F
Up at 7 AM, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, left at 7:50 AM to
Doreen's, then to post office, then to work, orders till 10, tea, orders till
12, out in car, home, read, lunch, took Rhoda to work, then to work, helped
unloading trailer from Quebec til 3PM, tea, orders till 5PM, out in car, took
Doreen home, to drugstore at 5:20 PM picked up Rhoda, home, read paper, supper,
took Rhoda back to work, home, slept till 7 PM, had a bath, shaved, gave orders
to the boys, left at 8:10 PM, picked up Eileen, downtown, parked on Garry Street,
walked to bowling alleys, bowled good, out in car, dropped Eileen at home, to
home, talk, ate, TV, I am very much fed up with everything, especially of
Rhoda's attitude towards everything, finally got to sleep.
December 15,
1962 Saturday
Weather: cloudy and mild, temperature at noon 24°F
Up at
3 AM to bathroom, back to bed, slept till 8 AM, dressed, washed, breakfast,
Rhoda gone to work, Linda stayed at Bett's all night, cleaned up the hallway and
kitchen, phoned Linda about ordering a steam iron from Ashdown's, did some
writing, did some other things, Rhoda home at 12:50 PM, lunch, talked, took
Rhoda to work, home, phoned Jack about a few things, slept part of the
afternoon, read paper, out at 4 PM, did some shopping downtown, got groceries, to
drugstore to pick up Rhoda, home, supper, took her back to work, slept, watched
TV, out to pick up Rhoda, she takes the cake, took Ida home, then home, hot
Cocoa then to bed.