Jan. 7, 1913 vs. Jan. 7, 2013

Dora:
"Puttered around. Wrote 2 letters. Cleaned silverware and put things in shape. First day of sleighing. Frozen rain fell nearly all day. Wrote letters at night."

Note: Dora kept track of who she received correspondence from and when she replied. She lists the following women as those she replied to on Jan. 7th: Nettie Prescott, Mildred Prilmer, Grace Meyer, Christina Faist, and Mrs. Seager.

Ray:
24 in the am, 28 in the pm. Weather: Sleet
"At home all day."

Note: Ray's financial ledger indicates that he spent $.26 on envelopes on Jan. 7th.


Cayla:
Painting at the house today! Ada & Maurice's rooms are mostly done. The only snafu this created was that cribs were not available for nap time. So I drove around town hoping the kids would sleep in the car. Ada did for a whopping 25 minutes, nosily slurping on her thumb. Maurice did not. We came home for a bit and then left to meet Tarek at a tile place to try to pick out tiles for a kitchen back splash. The kids began to show the signs of no naps there at the shop. We ended up putting them to bed early. Still working on folding laundry.


I am heartened slightly by the fact that Ray was at home all day. I suspect, though, that his "Home all day" was only due to the fact it was cold and sleeting all day. What can you really do on a farm in 1913 besides milk the cows, feed the animals, and collect the eggs?

First day of sleighing sounds fun, doesn't it?