April 1, 2000

He writes: sun 9 am on. Took squash to Linda and Eloise. Eloise showed me some of her new books. She has 2 trivia books. She showed me pictures from California. Ate cantaloupe there and brought some to GG. To Otis. Bought 4 gallons og gas for $7.08. $1.769 per gal + 2 qts 30 oil $4.70. Ruffed in income tax. Don't have Tex W2. Need 1040 forms. GG's left leg and foot very swollen and discolored. Bill for Corvallis radiology $2.21 for GG xray 2.2.00 at L.C. Hospital. Set clocks ahead an hour.

March 31, 2000

He writes: sunny - windy in Lincoln City. We to Chinook Winds for lunch. $3.99 each. Me ate too much. Lost $10.90 bandits. Mail here 1:15 pm. GG received ring in mail. Me washed my clothes. Called Linda and Eloise machines. Lots of humming birds. Eloise called.

March 26, 2000

He writes: partly sunny. Ice bird bath. Me cleaned ring GG toilet. Lew and Gloria here. Lew mounted 2 ten cup racks for GG. He also removed bird feeder for GG. She cleaned it and Lew put it back on patio. Linda and Nino here. We all saw humming birds use feeder. Lew brought 4 cheeseburgers from McDonalds. 96 cents each. Said they no sell them for 39 cents. Linda and Nino said they bought them on the 19th for 39 cents. Saw 2 cats. Nino and Lew brought in bookcase from patio. Me mounted rack GG's closet. GG's leg swollen. King dome destroyed Oscar night.

Richard 33.

March 25, 2000

He writes: cloudy early a.m. Sunny p.m. Linda upset because no humming birds and census long form. We talked to Lew. Big Linda called Linda. Bill from doc?

March 24, 2000

He writes: Ice bird bath. Linda called. Me called Eva Faye. She and Chris flying to Cancun in p.m. Lots of humming birds. 4 at one time in the feeder and another waiting. Me to bank. Deposited $401.00. Car wash $6.00. We ate chicken for lunch and GG rice dish for supper. Me chills. Cats here and a big one just before dark. GG made fruit salad.

March 22, 2000

He writes: Rain most of day. Linda called by 10 a.m. Mail lady here with door rack. Received cancelled checks. Me had $2.50 error. Took lots of time to find it. Received $850.91 Visa bill. Received 1946 Hit Parade from Time Life. GG made gravy. We made cabbage salad. Lots of humming birds. GG's left leg swollen.

March 21, 2000

He writes: Partly sunny. We received Collier yearbook from mail lady. We to hospital. Paid $63.70 bill for 2.14.00 service and a $10.18 bill for 2.2.00 service. Received itemized lists. We ate Burger King and spent $27.31 at Price and Pride. Ate cones at Dairy Queen $2.10. Ambulance and fire truck there. Bought 2 bags  spuds and sweet onion IGA $2.77. GG cooked 2 chickens in roaster. Lots of humming birds to feeder. 4 cats here.

March 20, 2000

He writes: Mostly sunny. Lots of humming bird action to feeder. GG made chunky soup for lunch. Me microwaved frozen fish for supper. Added toast and spinach. Called Linda machine. Called Eva, Faye. No answer. Called Loreta. She okay. Linda called about 6:30 and said Nino on his way here to drive me to elk herds. Saw over 25 elk in a field NW of North Bank Rd. intersection. Also saw over 8 toward ocean. Not enough daylight to see good. Lew called and said he has pressure treated boards to fix back porch. Me sleepy all day. 2 kitties here. Crows, robin, and a flicker here.

March 19, 2000

He writes: Lots of rain. Several hail occurrences. We talked to Linda. Kay called 11:45 a.m. We saw humming birds. GG made sweets for them. Me hung feeder on patio. We saw birds use it. Me took bread from van and stowed most of it in garage fridge and freezer. Rice dish for supper. Me used energizer on my  right shoulder and hamstring. Kitties here. Saw a goat.

Ede 71

March 18, 2000

He writes: Lots of rain. Wind. Nasty. 3 deer here most of the day. Late in the day they jumped the fence and ran up steep hill north of us. GG cooked steak and taters for lunch. Me watched Portland beat Seattle there by a point. We talked to Linda. Saw no goats. Big Linda called GG. Kitties here. We watched video, "Bhutan the Last Shangri-La" Reader's Digest.

We 61 years.

Happy anniversary old man! Today would be your 73rd wedding anniversary!

March 17, 2000

He writes: windy in Lincoln City. We to bank. Deposited $683.00. $680 was cash. Gas at Chevron $1.729 per gallon. To Chinook Winds. Lew and Gloria just ahead of us. Nino, Linda, and Eloise later. At 1:02 pm Visa $27.93. Mw ate too much. Gloria and Eloise took pictures. Staff lit candle on a piece of cake for us. Card from Gloria. GG and me no win on Bandit. Nino's money. Me bought eggs and stamps at Safeway. Plant and card from Eloise on porch. When we arrived home me called her machine with "Thank you".

Melissa 27.

March 16, 2000

He writes: sun. Rain. Drizzle. Wind.we left home at 10:42 a.m. Franz bread Newport at 11:37 a.m. 33.2 miles. We ate Burger King. Bought cones but not soft ice cream. $1.50 each. No Dairy Queen in Newport. A man there showed me the way to beauty school. We there 1:04 p.m. GG received perm. $30. Gave $5 tip. Me $200 ATM Fred Meyers. We ate Lincoln City Burger King and Dairy Queen. Home 6 p.m. Received another hospital bill $10.80. Linda on our machine. Called her. She better. Me washed GG clothes. She got wet at hair school. Also hurt her finger.

March 14, 2000

He writes: Mostly cloudy. Sprinkles at noon. To Otis post office to mail 10 letters. Mailed census letter. 5 piglets cloned. We ate roast beef sandwiches for lunch. Roast pork, taters, and broccoli for supper. Me washed 3 sleeveless jackets. Man here about detailing cabana.

New hair clippers 1997.

March 12, 2000

He writes: warm. Sunny. Some clouds. We saw lots of robins, starlings, an Oregon junco, and a flicker. Me also saw 3 ducks fly over. Crows here and saw 2 cats. Opened window cabana. GG cooked a pork roast and tarred for supper. Me added beets. Nino here. Put a new belt on his vacuum cleaner. He helped me flatten the card board on the patio and put it in the back of the caravan. We burned the old paper. We assembled a book case.

March 11, 2000

He writes: Mostly sunny. Hail on grass a.m.  GG called Linda. We to Elks bag sale. Spent $15. We ate Burger King and Dairy Queen. Bought strips, lancets, calcium and #13 bats Safeway. Roast beef, s beans, and red baked taters for supper. GG sewed a bad seam on my blue sleeveless jacket. Me watched Portland beat Detroit NBA. Jefferson High wins State Basketball.

March 10, 2000

He writes: lots of rain. We saw 2 robin's and a varied thrush. Me fixed burgers for lunch. Tatars, gravy, roast beef, and broccoli for supper. Washed 2 loads of clothes. Lew called about GG ear. Sed they pay $200 per month medical. Me rec'd audio tapes from Time Life. Saw 2 kitties here.

March 5, 2000

He writes: thin ice on the bird bath. Mostly sunny. Some wind at times.

GG called Linda. We ate hot beef sandwiches for lunch and GG soup for supper. We watched X movie. Kitties here.

Edith Viola Decker 85.

March 4, 2000

He writes: rain a.m. Sun p.m. GG made potato salad. Kitties here. Linda called. GG bleeding again. We ate tuna sandwiches and tater salad for supper. Kitties here. Me put drops in GG's ear. Ducks beat Arizona. Both boys and girls. Westview 4A girls champs.

March 3, 2000

He writes: a little rain. Called Linda. She has 3pm dental appointment and said they would meet me at Chinook Winds at 12:30. Me to Chinook Winds. Lew, Gloria, Nino, Linda, and me ate seafood lunch. $3.98 each. Rogers called GG about Reader's Digest. On my way home saw police put hand cuffs on a young male near fish hatchery. Small mini van there. GG cooked 6 lb. Beef roast and made gravy. Me cooked Tatars and broccoli. Linda on our answering machine. Said her jaw hurt. She took pain pills. Me put drops in GG's ear.