Throwback Thursday - The Notebook

To clear up some confusion, the Notebook passages posted on Throwback Thursday were written by my father and found by me after he passed away. They were his attempt to tell the family history. He was in his late 80s or early 90s when he wrote them. Today's chapter:

Mary invited some of her co-workers shortly after we had settled in our apartment.

I took time off. The government gave its employees a day off a month. And we were told that we could keep adding to them and if we left they would pay for the unused days. We were also putting money in a retirement account.

One year I was told that I should take some time off as I had too many days and towards the end of my association with the government I took 16 days off in December adding two holidays. 18 altogether.

I took the time off to allow Mary at the time to be with the girls. And I did the honors. Brewed the coffee, tea and goodies and clean up and washed dishes etc.

When they left Mary said, "if I ever go to work and complain that you were not a good husband, they wouldn't believe me."

Your mother was expecting [ed: 1948 - 1949] and the Arnolds suggested that we go to Dr. McCarthy, their doctor. We did and he was a great doctor. During her pregnancy, Charlie would stop by, they did not live too far and he used to take their laundry to Cambridge. He did not want to put too much stress on Mary and he would bring his own can of soup or some canned goods for lunch. Doris also visited while Charlie went to do the laundry. She told mother that she wanted to know when things were happening that the time had come she had put cab money aside to get to us. Mother had a hard time. I took her to the hospital on Friday and we checked in. And a nurse came to take her to the delivery area. I walked along until we came to a line painted on the floor. and the nurse said this is as far as you can go. So I said, Ok, where should I go?" The answer, "Go home. It will be some time before she gives birth. We will notify you."