1971

June 4, 1971 - My last day of work for Marlin in Horicon.

September 24, 1971 - Friday.  Took Bill by ambulance, unconscious, to St. Joe's Hospital.  He was out for 45 minutes.

September 25, 1971 - Saturday.  Wrote out a check for TV Guide for 1 year, wrote out a check for Good Housekeeping for 2 years, so it will be good till 1973.  I finished my cookies that I started before Bill took sick with the kidney infection.  Jim went up north with Mark Z bow hunting.  They had a good time.  Wally shot 4 times, Jim once.

September 28, 1971 - Tuesday.  The doctor said that Bill has malaria.  I contacted the army representative in Juneau.  His doctor bills will be paid by Uncle Sam.  

September 29, 1971 - Wednesday.  No fever today.  Thank God.  If the fever stays down, Bill can come home for the weekend.  Sharon has spent every day up by Bill.  Her mom took her up and we usually picked her up at nite.  

October 1, 1971 - Friday.  I am waiting to hear when he can come home and how he is.

October 2, 1971 - Saturday.  Bill came home this P.A.  He weighed himself and he lost 25 lbs.  He's down to 170 lbs.  

October 3, 1971 - Sunday.  Bill, Sharon, Dad and I went to Leroy to a chicken and ham dinner.  Bill won 4 six-packs.  Harland won one.  The dinner was delicious.  I bought a pair of pink booties for the little one coming in April.  We stopped by Lowell and also by Reggies.  Jim went duck hunting.  He got 3 wood ducks so far.

October 4, 1971 - Monday.  Washed clothes today.  Ordered a serving set for Tom and Jennie's wedding.

October 11, 1971 - Monday.  We went to harford and picked up Bill and Sharon's snowmobile mitts.  We ordered 3 more pair for Harland, Jim and I.

October 12, 1971 - Tuesday.  Jim is going to Fred Ulrich's funeral this A.M.  He and 3 others died in a head on crash.  3 of them were Jim's hunting buddies.  We're going to Watertown fair today.  Got 50 lbs of onions for $2.50.

October 13, 1971 - Wednesday.  We are going to Madison, shopping today.  We bought Sharon's Xmas present.

October 15, 1971 - Friday.  Had my bedroom drapes cleaned and it cost $14.04.  We picked Johnny up at school, so he is spending the weekend with us.  Katie went shopping today.  I've picked out 7 lbs of hickory nut meats this past week and Harland cracked them for me.

October 17, 1971 - Sunday.  Twelve years ago, Carol and Bob got married.  Johnny and I made 4 pumpkin pies and 1 apple pie this A.M.  We were going to 8:00 mass, but Bill and Sharon overslept, so we went to 10:00 mass.  When Jim and Dad came home from hunting, Jim got a duck mallard.  Last nite he got a goose.  We're going to Reeseville to play cards this afternoon and tonite Maxine, Warren, Harland and I are going out to eat.  We had a ball and got about 4 bushels of potatoes between the 4 of us.  We got home at 20 to 3AM.  I didn't wash till Wednesday.  I didn't feel good.  It was dreary since tuesday.

October 21, 1971 - Thursday.  Metzie called up tonite and we're going out with them for fish fry some place.

October 22, 1971 - Friday.  We went to Ma and Pa Jones.  The fish was delicious.  We were home early as Metzie and Sally had to tend bar.

October 24, 1971 - Sunday.  Went out by Maxine and Warren for a duck dinner.  It was delicious.

October 25, 1971 - Monday.  Went to the hospital to see Alma and Dora.

October 26, 1971 - Tuesday.  Washed clothes this A.M.  Helped Harland put the leaves in bags.  

October 29, 1971 - Friday.  Shampooed the living room rug.

October 30, 1971 - Saturday.  Sharon and I went to a shower for Jennie Kruehl.

October 31, 1971 - Sunday.  I canned 20 quarts of carrots that Maxine got for me.  I baked 1 banana and peanut butter cookies and a double batch of chocolate chip cookies.

November 1, 1971 - Monday.  Wrote out a check for rent and I'm washing clothes today.  Harland went hunting at Waupun with Bryon.

November 4, 1971 - Thursday.  We went up north by Hank and Marie.  

November 7, 1971 - Sunday.  Came home from Hank and Marie's.  Brought home 14 ducks.

November 9, 1971 - Tuesday.  Went out by Maxine and picked up 23 old hens.

November 10, 1971 - Wednesday.  Cleaned the chickens.

November 11, 1971 - Thursday.  I'm frying chicken today.  I canned 20 quarts, washed up my greasy dishes, made a cooker full of chicken soup.

November 12, 1971 - Friday.  Made 5 apple pies, gave one to Chick and Judy, Bill and Sharon, one for us, and 2 for Birdie for bringing Tammy home from school at noon.  Gave them each some chicken soup.

November 13, 1971 - Saturday.  We went to Tom and Jennie's wedding today.  It was beautiful and the food was delicious.  They had a dance and a lunch at nite.  I had a real good time.

November 14, 1971 - Sunday.  Went to church and then sprinkled my ironing.  If John is going to be home, we are going out there this afternoon.

November 15, 1971 - Monday.  John wasn't home, so we stayed home and cleaned the car.  I washed clothes today.

November 16, 1971 - Tuesday.  I washed clothes for Bill and Sharon today as she was waiting for the refrigerator man.  Sharon, Shirley Arndt, Mickey Mieske, Alice Henkel and myself went to Burnett and played Bingo.  I won a 12 lb turkey and tied for Crazo Bingo for a $10 certificate, but I lost.

November 17, 1971 - Wednesday.  It was 69 degrees, so Tammy and I walked up by Violet and Wally.  It was really beautiful.  I cleaned my oven when I came home.

November 18, 1971 - Thursday.  Done some mending and put clean dresser scarves on.

November 19, 1971 - Friday.  I'm doing my cleaning.  Tammy and I will go grocery shopping.

November 20, 1971 - Saturday.  The guys went deer hunting.  Bill Spiegelberg got a small doe.

November 21, 1971 - Sunday.  Went to church.  Alfred and Dorothy came over and no more deer.  Washed clothes today.

November 22, 1971 - Monday.  Sprinkled my clothes and put contact (paper) on the cupboard.

November 25, 1971 - Thursday.  Had a nice Thanksgiving.  Chick, Judy and T.J., Bill, Sharon, Joe, Bob and John and us for dinner and Katie came for supper.  She made dinner for Jean and family.  Jean is in rough shape.

November 26, 1971 - Friday.  Sharon and Judy went to Fond du Lac shopping and it started to snow at 10AM and it didn't quit till 10 PM.  We got 5 inches of snow.  Harland, Wally Henkel, Whitey Ewert, Marvin Roggenbauer and Chick played Sheepshead.  And Bill went snowmobiling afterward.  They all ate supper here and then they went out.

November 27, 1971 - Saturday.  Johnny and Tammy are playing outside.  I'm running the vacuum.  Harland went rabbit hunting and got 2 rabbits.  Jim went hunting but isn't back yet.  Jim got a pheasant.

November 29, 1971 - Monday.  We took John home yesterday.  Bob got his new Cadillac Saturday.  We went for a ride in it.  It sure is nice.  I want to get a permanent, but the weather is bad.  It's snowed 3 more inches last nite and still snowing.  I'm writing Mom.  She's in the hospital.  She has a sore on her leg and infection ulcers.

November 30, 1971 - Tuesday.  Harland went out and helped Alfred butcher a beef.

December 1, 1971 - Wednesday.  Went by June and she put my permanent in.  It was snowing, so I came home and finished it myself.

December 3, 1971 - Friday.  Harland, I, Tammy, and Dora went shopping.

December 4, 1971 - Saturday.  Went out by Alfred's and picked up our beef.  $.59/lb.  $180 total.

December 5, 1971 - Sunday.  Went over by Faust and Bob Boubrie  cut it up and ground our hamburger and 18 lbs of venison for sausage.  We added 15 lbs of pork and added the rest beef to make 50 lbs of sausage.  In the afternoon, we went over by Maxine and we made 50 sausages.  We had 26 sausages.  Maxine and Warren had 24.  Some weighed more.

December 6, 1971 - Monday.  Wrapped and trimmed meat today and picked up the washing machine for Bill and Sharon.

December 7, 1971 - Tuesday.  Canned 7 quarts of beef.  So our meat is taken care of.  Faust is smoking our sausage.  We can pick it up Saturday or Sunday.  It has been foggy for 3-4 days.

December 11, 1971 - Saturday.  Picked our sausage up at Faust.  $.05 for smoking.  We had 50 lbs.

December 12, 1971 - Sunday.  We went to church and then took a wreath out to Carol's grave.  I went and played Bingo with Alice and Mickey.  No one won anything.  Mickey cut and lost.

December 13, 1971 - Monday.  Harland and I made a batch of sea foam and I made a batch of fudge.  I sent Mom a box as she's in the hospital for the 3 ulcers on her leg.  Have been busy getting ready for Xmas with candy and cookie making.

December 20, 1971 - Monday.  Shirley Arndt came over after work and we made 4 batches of sea foam.

December 23, 1971 - Thursday.  Tammy and I picked up Jim's picture at Juneau.  June and George came over and we made 4 batches of sea foam and then we played cards till almost 2AM.  Then we had a lunch and they went home.

December 24, 1971 - Friday.  I washed my hair and mixed up some fruit stollen and will clean up the house and go over by John for his birthday and then we'll come home and go to midnight mass.

December 25, 1971 - Saturday.  We all had a nice Xmas.  Chick, Judy and Tammy, Bill and Sharon, Katie, Joe, Bob and Johnny.

December 28, 1971 - Tuesday.  Johnny is spending his vacation with us.

December 31, 1971 - Friday.  We went up and played cards with Sharon and Bill for New Year's Eve.  Katie, Joe, Bob went up, too, for awhile.  We came home at 1:00AM and I set up and watched TV till 4:30AM and embroidered on pillow cases.