Friday, April 2; and Saturday, April 3

Friday, April 2

A cold, windy, and stormy day. It seemed as though winter had just arrived, it is so cold and stormy. I have been doing a little of everything to day. I baked pies this afternoon.

I had hoped it would be so I could go down town this afternoon and see Maria, but I could not think of it, as it stormed so all the time.

Saturday, April 3

            Another cold, windy day, and it has snowed some again to day. I moped and baked bread this forenoon and this afternoon I baked some cookies and short cakes. I feel quite tierd to night. We got no letter to night, nor we have not seen anything of Louisa. I suppose it has been so stormy she could not come up. She had wanted to. I hope she will come before she goes back.

APRIL: Thursday, April the First

What a sudden change! It is cold and snowing fast, and has been all afternoon! It seems too bad, as we have been having such pleasant weather. I have not done much of anything to day. I intended to have gone down town this afternoon, but could not.

The boys, they got not letter for us. I think it is very strange they do not write. They haven’t. Louisa Neurick is out, so mabe they have sent a message to her.

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Neice Notes: Celia played around with different ways of writing dates in April. If I could, I'd show you the flowery script she used!

Wednesday, March 31, 1869

This has been quite a pleasant day. I moped and baked bread this forenoon, and this afternoon Clara and I went up to see Melia. Found Serene quite smart.

David Kirk has been at work up clearing up the road out by our place.

To day I got some gear up to Melia.

To day Rob has been at work for Mr. Riley to day, cutting some tinker for his new store there that he is going to build this spring.

Pa went to mill to day.

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Neice Notes: “Mr. Riley” was most likely Charles Riley, who owned a hardware store in Milford.

Tuesday, March 30, 1869

This has been a dull, cloudy, and rainy day. It rained most of the forenoon, but it has cleared of again to night. I iorned and baked pies this forenoon, and this afternoon did not do much of anything.

The boys have been chopping wood to day.

Saturday, March 27; Sunday, March 28; and Monday, March 29; 1869

Saturday, March 27, 1869

Another spring day. The snow is almost gone. It seems so good to have it warm and pleasant, but it is dreadful muddy.

I feel disappointed again to night. There is another circle to Mr. Chappel’s to night, but we could not go, it is such bad walking. Rob and Will have gone down.

Pa has been down town most of the day. He got some sugar. It is 14¢ per lb.

Sunday, March 28, 1869

This has seemed more like a summer day than any other. We have had a thunder shower about noon, and then it cleared of and was real warm.

John came for Melia this morning before we was up and said Serene was sick, and so Melia got right up and went back with him.

Maria came up a little while.

Rob and Will and C. and I and Maria went down to Mr. Chappel’s to a circle, and it rained all the evening, so Rob brought us home with a horse and carriage.

Monday, March 29, 1869

This has been a very pleasant day. I washed and got my clothes dry. I wish I knew how Serene is to day. It will make it so hard for Melia if she is much sick! I think I shall go up and see how she is to morrow if it is pleasant. The snow is almost all gone, and it seems like rain again to night. It rained all night last night, and the wind is awful!

Friday, March 26, 1869

This has been another warm day. The boys have been drawing some hay home from Mr. Goss’s to day for the debit he has owed them so long.

It is awful muddy now and it is raining again to night.

Rob has gone home with the horse this evening. They borrowed Mr. Chappel’s, for one of theirs is lame.

I have been at work straightening out that hair that I combed out last spring after my sick spell.