12/31/1986 – Kim worked, then spent NY Eve with Glen & Becky. Played Trivial Pursuit and put together a puzzle.
1/1/1987 – John quit smoking. Went shopping at JCP – A got pink shirt and black cords, B got bl/gy/wine sweater, C & M got shirts. M got new shoes. Did kite puzzle that A got for Christmas.
1/2/1987 – First snowfall. John home with kids, Kim smashed into guardrail (Erin Rd) on the way to
work. J & Kids went to lunch with K at BK. Busy day at work. A shoveled snow, B went out and played in snow, C went to D & D w/John. M made angels in the snow.
1/3/1987 – Stayed home. John went to Walter & Tony’s. Kids went to see McNeils. Played in snow. J is teaching kids to play D & D. Chicken, potatoes, corn & peas for dinner. Bought pants & shirt for Matt.
Books from library: Polar Bear, Everyone knows what a dragon looks like, Prehistoric life.
1/4/1987 – Went to Sunday School, and then sledding on Campagna’s hill with mom. Great fun, with only 2 broken legs & a ruptured spleen (jk). Dad & Matt stayed home. Had baths. Played D & D.
1/5/1987 – John was home from work. Went to lunch with Kim & Matt. A: Poured vinegar on everything in Science. Some smoked, dissolved, got etc. B: Dad picked up the kids C: Played D & D after school. M: Got a Pizza Hut Play kit. Brandon went shopping & to Aunt Gail’s with mom. A read “There’s a monster under my bed”.
1/6/1987 – Warmish (39*) Red sky at night. John went back to work. Kim talked to Bernie about house
on Park Ave. Brandon got pencils & crayons at the store. Adrienne got paper for school. Corey got his teeth bonded and got STICKERS! Matt didn’t want to go to Center because of Jessica Jackson. Got fine in mail from Waterloo.
1/7/1987 – Drizzly (mid 30s) Got another from Justice Bates. Also interest for savings account. J – 4.5 hrs at DuPont. Played D&D w/Adrienne. Kids all went to Center. Grandma Harris picked them up. Adrienne did latch hook in school. Brandon got the book “Animals of the Darkness” from L-W. Corey melted his snowsuit on the heater. Matthew went to Search (committee?) with mom, B & C, and to the library after.
1/8/1987 – Warm (mid 30s) light, powerdy snow. John stayed after for party for Joe Pleschok. Got a book club notice in mail. Slow day at work. Brandon got a perfect test in reading, made a monster in computer. Adrienne had music lesson in school. Corey got reading cards: yellow, green, red, blue, boy,
and girl. Matt moved to the Preschool room at Center.
1/9/1987 – A took a nap so she could go to D&D. B took his centaur to school, everyone liked it. C gets to have his life on the bulletin board at school on March 16-20. Matt got moved up to the Preschool
group at Center. K, B, C, & M went to the movie Gentle Giant (Ben) which everyone enjoyed. Went to Terre’s after & joined Adrienne and John for pizza dough at DiSalvo’s. Adrienne and Brandon have to pay $.25/day for lunch.
1/10/1987 – 4” of snow (34*), then rain. Winteree at Albion JH School. John, Brandon & Corey went. Brandon’s team won 3rd place overall. Corey’s team won the Tug of War. Matt went to town with just mommy this morning. We went to Penney’s (blue necklace and earrings), Goodwins (unicorn - $2.00), Post Office (get money order for ticket $35), Midtown Restaurant for ice cream cone, Corky’s for meltaways. In the PM went w/K & A to get groceries, and to the library. Read: “Magic Slippers”. Tacos for supper.
1/11/1987 – Warm, then cold and windy. Church Council installed. $905.75 in offering. Moved lots of
wood. Went sledding on Gallagher’s Hill. It was cold! Adrienne went bowling with Jessica Boyce. Kim
went to Bingo with Grandma H. Didn’t win.
1/12/1987 – Winter Olympics at Little People Center. Adrienne got cards to sell.
1/13/1987 – Brandon had Cub Scouts. Got Pinewood Derby car. Corey broke lamp in bathroom this AM, and had a bad day. John in Albany.
1/14/1987 – B went to Center, played with clay at search (?). Asked to be on Odyssey of the Mind team.
Corey went to Center after school. Matt made a snowman. Kim got perm, look like Little Orphan Annie.
John home at 8:15pm.
1/15/1987 – Brandon had to stay after for Odyssey. Its going to be a play about Boston Tea Party.
Adrienne had music lesson. It went okay. John went to U of R. Kim got eyes examined. Matthew made
mittens at Center. Corey got a book “Biggest, longest, best”. Pizza for supper.
1/16/1987 – John went to D & D again. Brandon went with him for a while, but didn’t do too good.
Brandon and Kim went to Penney’s and bought – B: karate suit ($4.99), sweater ($4.99), undershirts; C:
Velour B/W shirt ($3.99), sweater ($3.99); J: gloves ($4.99). Stopped by Gail’s with Small Business
Survival Course information and went to Bells. Saw Steve Garrety (H/S bus driver) at work. Got W-2 from work. Hash & peas for dinner.
1/17/1987- John went to Cub Scout Committee meeting. Bernie E. from Kodak called. Did spring
cleaning. Kim and A went to library. Adrienne got “5 Chinese Brothers” for Storyteller’s Contest. Corey
worked hard on moving wood. Matt heard “Dreams” by Peter Spier. Chicken Chow Mein w/rice for
supper.
2/21097- Groundhog Day. He saw his shadow, so there will be 6 more weeks of winter.
2/3/1098- Adrienne was very helpful after school. A, B, & C came home after school. Brandon had Cub Scouts, they are making placemats for the Blue & Gold Banquet. Corey worked hard at school. Matt stopped at the store with mom. His day was good. He was up early. Dad went to Ithaca and Corning. Rent going up $10. New person at DMV – Rose Johnson. Gave Gail permanent.
2/8/1987- The basement is wet, weather is warm enough that the snow is melting on the north end.
Watched Labyrinth and Back Moon Rising.
2/10/1987- John went to Business First. Matt & Corey made a heart mouse. The electricity was off in Albion today. Adrienne is studying rocks and minerals in science. Brandon saw a heart dog in Mrs.
Thomas’ room. Got invited to Tom & Jeanne’s wedding in Hilton 3/27 at 6:00pm.
2/11/1987 – John went to the U of R and someplace else. Kim went to lunch with Gerry. Came home & went to bed. Feeling bleecky, John fixed pork chops, applesauce, creamed corn, and green beans for supper. Brandon made a heart dog. Matt brought January Brings the Snow home.
3/27/1987- Matt is 4 today! John & I took the afternoon off and picked Matt up at Center. He had his picture taken. We went to Terre’s he got a transformer Big Wheel. The kids and John put it together.
Birthday party at momo & pappy’s that night. Matt got little people, sunglasses, puzzle, underoos, 3 shirts and 4 pants, 2 pairs of pajamas, and a little transformer toy. It was a great day. Kim & John went to Tom and Jeanne’s wedding. A & C stayed at Mo & Pap’s. B & M at Becky and Glen’s. Us, too.
4/12/1987 – Went to Rochester. Bought 3 piece suits (13.97@) for C & M. 2 piece pants outfit for M ($1.97), He-Man shirt for B ($3.97), shoes for C & B ($12 & $15). Purchased box set of Chronicles of Narnia ($16.95-15%) with the kids pop money. Matt got Bernstein Bears and the Sitter. Read the complete book: “The Littles” by John Peterson on the way, “Out of the Nursery, Into the Night”. Had supper at Glen & Becky’s (spaghetti). Brandon stayed over. Read the last chapter of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” at home, and Matt’s new BB book.
8/2/1987- Mo and Pap came down to celebrate their anniversary (36) and B’s birthday (8). We were
going to the Amherst Museum Colony Fair, but it poured so we went to the Buffalo Museum instead.
Not a really great time, but okay. Stopped at Lockport on the way home and picked up presents for
Brandon. Matt got a Slime Creature from Outer Space.
8/3/1987 – Brandon’s birthday – 8years old. Brandon in Rochester with Momo & Pappy for the morning. John brought him home at noon. Played at Steve and Todd’s in the afternoon. Kim quit at 4:00 and made a chocolate chip cake with white frosting + M&Ms. Had a treasure hunt for presents. Brandon got Insectaur, Rambo, Legions of Power, shirt, belt (G&B, M&P) and He-Man sword and shield, and Legions of Power(us), $5.00 from G&L, and from G &GH.
8/4/1987 – Today, the kids went to the Library and bought some candy for the way home. We played
with Legions of Powers for about 1.5 hours. I read them some books (babysitter). They swam and played at playground for an hour. They also played with friends. We took a walk, played Sorry and Monopoly.
8/5/1987 – We started playing with Legions of Power for 2 hrs, engaged in a battle. We read a book and
went to the library to return books. We played Sorry and Monopoly before lunch. We also went for a
walk. They played at Steve’s house, dodge ball, around-the-world, and baseball.
8/6/1987 – Today, we began with Legions of Powers, protecting our castle. We then went to the
playground. We had relay races and obstacle courses. After their swimming lesson we again played at
the playground. We also read some books, before lessons. They ended the day by playing with friends.
Got Adrienne’s Mumford and Renaissance Fair pictures in the mail.
8/7/1987 – The day began with some reading that included some fairy tales, birds and Wordbird.
Brandon and Corey had a lot of fun playing the beginner games in swimming. All enjoyed free swim and Adrienne liked the water polo game. We took a walk to the library and got the tapes and more books. We ended the day by watching Bernstein Bears.
8/17/1987 – Adrienne spent most of her day with Melissa. Brandon, Corey and Matt went with Lisa to
the park and came back and ate. They rested and then Lisa read to them.
8/18/1987- The kids played Monopoly in the morning with Lisa. Then they did chores and played until
3:00 pm in the pool with their friends. They came in and did the rest of their chores and Lisa read to
them.
8/19/1987 – The kids watched a movie and did their chores. We went to the park. The kids came home
and played in the pool until about 2:00. They the ate and rested while Lisa read to them.
8/20/1987 – The kids played Monopoly in the morning while showing Donna (new sitter) “A Christmas
Story” for a while. Then they did their chores and ate lunch while watching the second half of the Price is Right. Then they went outside and played in the pool, both in the morning and afternoon. Around 1:00 they came in and put puzzles together. We went to the library and exchanged books. I read to them.
Then we drew on the porch, and watched He-Man at 3:30, and Facts of Life at 4:00/
8/21/1987 – Adrienne 10 years old – The kids ate breakfast, I read to Brandon. They played outside until lunch time. They watched a movie and played outside with the neighbors. I laid out in the sun (sitter), and the kids did their chores. They also listened to records. Then Brandon was taken to the doctor’s. We went and got the leaves and watched She-Ra.
8/22/1987 – Adrienne had a slumber party with Melissa Stanton, Julie Hughes, Maureen H., and Theresa Miller. Tacos, angel cake, chips, etc. Had 2 treasure hunts. A got 2 necklaces, 2 sets of earrings, one from Tamara and a jewelry box. Watched Labyrinth. The boys went to Lakeside Beach.
11/25/1987 – Matt had Thanksgiving at Head Start. Took time off and went to it.
11/26/1987 – Had Thanksgiving at Glen & Becky’s. Brought turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, noodle pudding, cranberry sauces, spiced apple rings. Grandma Skelly was there with Momo & Pappy. Played euchre (?) – probably pinochle – after supper.
