My diary -March 17-19, 1973

March 17, 1973 Sat.

Dear Smiley: 

Happy Saint Patricks Day. We got our typhoid shots & polio drops today. Read on “Cousin Kate.” We picked Doris up & went to Diana’s party. It was pretty good. We had to pass the orange. I did it with Bill Chance. Then the guys picked slips of paper & then they were girls master for ½ hr. Tied together by wrist. I got Donald Gaitan. I danced with him. Mom & Dad at Hingst party. Went outside.

BYE!!!

Note: It’s ironic that I mention getting our polio drops in this entry. I had a CarT transplant 6 years ago, and it erased all of my previous vaccines. It has taken me a long time to replace all of my vaccines. Yesterday I got my second dose of the polio vaccine. I have one more in 6 months, and alleluia, I will be caught up. It is not easy getting vaccines as an adult!

This game of guys being masters to girls sounds "no bueno", but to be honest, I don’t remember playing it. I am sure I would have written about it in more detail if something inappropriate had happened.

Susie's Diary

March 18, 1973 Sun.

Dear Smiley:

We went to church & super. I had a frozen datacari. We had squared hamburgers for lunch. I washed my hair & Mom put it in pin-curls. I put a scarf over it. Mom dyed my eye lashes. Doris was over for abit. Read on “Cousin Kate.” Spagatti for supper. I finished Cousin Kate (Spooky!)

BYE!!!

Note: I had a frozen daiquiri minus the rum. 

Mom would roll my hair around her finger in a tight curl and pin it with a bobby pin. I could sleep more comfortably than with the hard brush curlers.

I still had some of the eyelash dye kit from the U.S. I am not sure it made a difference, but I felt like it did.

Cousin Kate by Georgette Heyer was a Gothic romance that explored family dynamics, mysteries, and the treatment of mental illness in the Regency period.

March 19, 1973 Mon.

Dear Smiley:

School!!! I brought an excuse for gym (my typhoid shot). She’s having you do handstands into a forward roll. I hear that Lydias party was a success!!! Simone was sent to the office by Mr.Sanchez. She’s paying for it (not coming to complain about it). I watched T.V. Mr. & Mrs. Hoar were over. Went to get some pills at Drugstores. Read newspapers.

BYE!!!

Note: Simone had backed out of going with us to complain about Mr.Sanchez, and now she probably regretted it.

March 17, 1973 Sat. (David’s Diary)

Snoop, I’m tired and I don’t feel like writing. I went to Diana’s party. To me it was a flub Boy Scouts was alright. Allen, Eric and I were the only ones in uniform. Norm, Joe and Troop played football. 

Got tetanus shots today.

Sue’s feeling sorry for herself. She says she’s 15 and has no boyfriend. Give her time.

‘Night

I’ve got to read “El Niño de la Bola

Note: I enjoyed reading my thoughts regarding Susie writing “Give her time”!

El Niño de La Bola is a tragic novel about a boy who was left an orphan after his dad committed suicide. He falls in love with a girl whose father led to his dad’s downfall. It’s a tragic story, and I have to wonder why it was on my required reading list!

David's Diary

March 18, 1973 Sun. (David’s Diary)

Dear Snoop.

Not much happened today. Played Dad 4 games or five games of chess. We’re tied. I wonder if I’ll ever read El Niño de la Bola. Doris and Gordon came over with their dog Sport. At night I went out with Beck but there was no game. I don’t like it too much anyways. To me, talking is first easier with Americans, 2 with Nic. Like Sylvia , Blanca, But talking to Cynthia or to Carmen is impossible.

Tomorrow, I’d better read that book.

GOOD

NIGHT

Note: It’s a nice memory remembering playing chess with my dad. I still enjoy playing. By Nic. I meant Nicaraguans. No idea why talking with Cynthia or Carmen was impossible.

Our chess set looked much like this. Pretty, but hard at times to differentiate pawns from bishops.

March 19, 1973 Mon. (David’s Diary)

Dear Snoop

Lately I haven’t been writing much but today I will. O, I havent’ done the ice. I’ll ruffle it in a second.

I got a B on my English composition and a 100 in Spanish. My book report ’s due as early as the 11th and as late as the 13th. I’m on page 78; 222 pages to go. I’ll read some more. I have a science outline due tomorrow and I’ll copy it over tomorrow. I played Dad in a game of chess. I beat him at the end. He was winning at the beginning. Beck’s playing better. Dad beat her but she got his queen in two moves and his rook in about 10. I have about 5 words to look up for English.

Good Nite

NOTE: I had forgotten that Becky also played chess back then. Last time she visited me, she played one of the young players in my chess club. I believe she won after a rocky start!