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Show MADELYN CANNON STEWART SILVER 144 day for tomorrow. Elizabeth seems worse tonight, too, so I shall have to hop. May 22, 1936: Well, I did it! Except for 20 minutes lying down I worked steadily all day until 9 o'clock. And I did everything I planned. Barnard was cross all morning. In the afternoon I found he had a temperature, so I had both youngsters in bed. Harold came home to a 5 :30 dinner, went back, and I finished the day as written above. May 24, 1936: Sunday, a day of just going from one nec essary task to another, Barnard in bed and very fretful, Elizabeth up past time, excitable, with much crying tonight since she went to bed. Judy her sweet gay self, but with a running nose so she is beginning with the cold. John was here until about three, pleasant, and very helpful last night. I am not ashamed of my day today, just a little numb about it all. Harold came home suddenly about six. I had just fin ished dosing the two and putting them to bed. After Harold ate, he played with Judy and seemed refreshed. She is so adorable with her pat-a-cakes and so-big. He went back. He feels that all the men rely too much on him for ideas. But he is so right. November 8, 1936: It is Sunday, and Harold is working. When he leaves me on Sunday I am utterly depressed, and I am can make myself do nothing profitable or worth while. more have can we where home new a for space so yearning Although we saw an architect Monday, Harold cannot bring himself to begin the great expense. And with all this year's profit, $40,000, it must go back into the business. It is a sunny day, yet Harold took the car so he could take . . . . Miss O'Meara back and forth to work. He did take the children to Sunday School this morning, so I should not complain ... I just called Mrs. Brown, Pre-School business. She's lonesome, too. Her baby has an earache and her older must have an eye operation in the spring. Estella boy Gieseking just called. She told me how the stars help her through life. |
