January 15 – 21, 1934
January 15
Monday.
Tuddie went back to school today. Bonnie & I were home alone. had a nice long letter from Ruth also one from Flossie. Ruth was much better for which we were thankful.- Were over at Bro. Franks to night, It was Beckas birthday
January 16
Tuesday
Another busy day. I baked cut Bonnie a dress by her new pattern – wrote a letter to Aunt Ruth. – we had some more rain today and its colder. this has been a record day for Bonnie Jane, she forgot to cry. We are all well.
January 17
Wednesday.
One more rainy day. the boys went to town so Bonnie and I were alone again.- sewed some and did a hundred other things-Tuddie stayed at Tom’s to night.- had a letter from Tut. wrote to Flossie – we are just ready to have some cocoa.
January 18
Thursday.
Still another gloomy day. Billy make two what-nots and were they nice. Tuddie called – she spent the night at Tom’s again.- talking to Irene and Berenice. started a rag rug just for sun (fun?) Bonnies cough is better read all of Challence of the North.
January 19
Friday.
Another rainy day. did most the same old things Tuddie came home from a stay at Tom’s.
Had a card from Ruth today she is up again and feeling much better. it seems an since they were here and its only a month.
January 20
Saturday.
The clouds broke today so we had sunshine. I had another busy day a hundred things to do. Billy Boy stayed home with Mother to day. it reminded me of when he was a little fellow. as he always wanted to help mama.
January 21
Sunday.
It was cloudy this morning and cold. we’ve been home all day. James Spooner was here for lunch. Ed & Billy went to church to night. the two little ones and I are here alone. we are waiting for Tut and Jack. they came at 10 oclock.
Sounds like a cold, rainy week. I wish there was more detail about Becka’s birthday (Rebecca Sand Sandberg, 1875-1943, sister-in-law to Lill, wife of Frank Sandberg, I really need to post a family tree on here somewhere…)! It would have been her 59th.
I love the note on Tuesday, “…a record day for Bonnie Jane she forgot to cry.” Stuck at home with a four year old for most of a rainy week, she expresses so much patience, frustration, humor, and love in that one short phrase.
James Spooner, who was there for lunch on Sunday, was a neighbor kid, around 12 years old, from what I can tell from the 1930 US Census. The Spooner family appears just down the page from Ed and Lill, so their farm must have been close.
Also, I’d love to know what she was reading. I’ve tried to do a Google search on Challence of the North, but it just thinks I’m misspelling challenge and I go around in circles!
Chasing Swedes 