June 17, 1946, Monday
Cool, bright, clouded in eve and some rain. I got meals, laid down in forenoon and p.m. after getting in at 20 to 12 last night. Will and Hank chored and went to fix mill near Sundquists, had to put cylinder from well at windbreak north of here and well is pumping O.K. now. Will is all in also but he keeps going and things are getting fixed.
June 18, 1946, Tuesday
Rained last night, continued this day so had to have fire in heater and go to bed to keep warm when fire got low. Hank and Will chored and rested. I got meals and felt better.
June 19, 1946, Wednesday
Still it rains but quit toward evening and sun shone a few minutes, was cool so fire in heater and Will cleaned and fixed oil-stove so I fried chicken, also I fried on last eve. Hank and Will chored and Will cut bull thistles in yard. Hank went to Big Pasture and no bull, found him north of bull-pen, came in soaked with rain. Got the meals, played solitaire and read some and slept in a.m. and p.m. Will did not sleep today.
(Bull thistle) By TheAlphaWolf – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
June 20, 1946, Thursday
Bright, North breeze cool so when [there was] no fire in heater, was chilly indoors. I got meals, lay down in p.m., played solitaire and read some. The Men chored and went to fix Well on Moore Creek and took off one joint, was pumping well and a little sand, so we went back after supper and looked at it and took tools back to Wm Pierce’s and I talked to Mrs. as Mr. is at Gregory Sale Pavilion as he is Brand Inspector. Marrs, Leah, Bobby, Carol at home and Bill Jr. newly married is fixing a foundation to move Chauncey house south of Kleins that Wm Jr. bought. Wm Jr. married Phyllis Vasser a few weeks ago and she is with her parents near Colome.
We stopped at Abbotts to see if they [could] bring us some meat tomorrow from locker at Winner. Delores, Billie and Cora Ann came horseback on Star, Jimmie and Trixy and got a tube tire. We used the tire on the way to White Horse Ranch and return. They also took one tire pump. They had dinner here and I fried biscuit dough as there isn’t any bread but Will and I got some in late p.m. Will cleaned carburetor and we went to Whiting Store. I stayed at church for Elsie and Mary [were] cleaning church. Bill, Billie, Dean and Marjorie came for Elsie. Church is nice now.
June 21, 1946, Friday
Bright, warm day. I got meals, laid down in p.m. Hank and Will chored and mowed at Wagner House to Foundation, they put 2X6 planks under house sill and the planks on piles of posts, blocks, jacks, anything to hold up planks, rollers were between the 2X6 planks, and house is very heavy so it is a job. I played solitaire.