12 April 1963
Friday, Sunny and warmer 40. Kids home for Easter vacation. We went to Oneonta and got the girl's shoes and hats. We went to Middleburg at night to the Gospel service. Clifton was called from the hall to go to work Monday at Poughkeepsie.
Comment: Good news for Dad. The "hall" that called was the hall of the International Union Of Operating Engineers of which Dad was a long-time member. Poughkeepsie is about a 2-hour drive from Hubbard Hill so Dad will commute for 4 hours a day plus probably work 10 hours a day, six days a week. The starting time will be anywhere from 6 to 8 am, so he will have to leave the house at either 4am or 6am. They do not have dairy cows now, but when they did, that would entail him helping Mom, LaVerne and I start the morning milking before he left. For an early start, he would get up at 3am or so. Here is a previous post about Dad that talks about his work:
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