The whole family’s birthdays

(This was written in the back of a small, brown journal containing entries from 1978 to 1979.  It is one of the many notes she writes throughout her journals listing birthdays, anniversaries and dates of significant moments in her life.)

December 2, 1934

Mr. + Mrs. Quintin A. Ramil and the whole family’s birthdays

Married in Tondo, Manila, P.I. IEMELIF

1. Quintin A. Ramil – Oct. 31. 1908

2. Fausta R. Ramil – Dec. 19, 1910

3. Quintin R. Ramil Jr. – Apr. 12, 1938

4. Norma R. Matro – July 10, 1942

5. Mario R. Ramil – June 21, 1946

6. Al R. Ramil – July 2, 1948

7. Gloria R. Omania – Nov. 10, 1949

8. Cesar R. Ramil – Sept. 26, 1951

9. Michael R. Ramil – May 29, 1957

10. Carlos C. Matro – June 18, 1933

11. Teresita R. Ramil – Sept. 13, 1938

12. Luis Omania – June 19, 1946

13. Dean R. Matro – April 29, 1963

14. Norlynn Matro – Jan. 25, 1965

15. Quintin Ramil III – Nov. 21, 1963

16. Ramon Ramil – Jan. 17, 1965

17. Joycelyn Omania – Oct. 17, 1969

18. Jayson Omania – Sept. 20, 1971

19. Jude W. Ramil – Feb. 18, 1950

20. Filipina F. Ramil – June 12, 1949

21. Tressy R. Ramil – Aug. 15, 1973

22. Crystal Ramil – Oct. 27, 1973

23. Jeniffer R. Omania – May 1, 1974

24. Roxanne R. Ramil – Jan. 5, 1975

25. Leslee Dawn Ramil – Jan. 13, 1975

26. Michelle R. Matro – April 22, 1976

27. Jonathan W. Ramil – March 23, 1982

28. Melanie V. Ramil – June 7, 1982

29. Anthony Ramil – Feb. 12, 1987

30. Anita V. Ramil –

Dad + Mom married in Tondo, Manila, P.I.

Dec. 2, 1934

Carlos + Norma married in Reno, Nevada

Aug. 18, 1962

Jr. + Tessie married in Paniqui, Tarlac

Philippines Oct. 14, 1962

Luie + Gloria married in Reno, Nevada

May 3, 1969

Mario + Jude married in Reno, Nevada

Nov. 6, 1971

Al + Fil married in San Francisco

Calif. Dec. 9, 1972

Cesar + Anita – Nov. 9, 1980

Mike + Sandy – Aug. 29, 81

Dec. 24. Tuesday – 1991

Wake up 6:30 a.m. exercise take a bath, dress up.  7:00 a.m. make potatoes salad, make jello with peaches.  Bake ham with sweet potatoes + pineapple 4:00 Al, Fil, Crystal + Leslee arrived 4:30 p.m. Cesar, Anita, Melanie + Anthony Fil bring puto bumbong, cookies Anita bring pies, I cook ginataan with bilo. bilo, camote + gabe.  7:00 p.m. we al eat dinner, open gifts to everybody lots of food on the table, men play poker.  I went to sleep at 9:00 p.m.

July 31, 2000 – Monday

at 10:00 a.m. to Hawaii.  Cesar will drive them to San Francisco airport, come back home 10:00 so with Al, Fil, Leslee, Cesar, Anita, Mel + Anthony, go home.  Arrive home 11:00 p.m. go to sleep.  Jude went home, we use her car.  Louie drive it, wake up 7:30 a.m. wash face

(continue July 31, Monday)

clean teeth, arrange my clothing, wash my laundry dry, hang + fold put in places. eat crackers hot chocolate for breakfast, watch TV take pills 9:00 exercise, take 2 tums 11:00 take a nap, up 12:00 Gloria left 8:30 a.m. go to work, eat rice + ham for lunch. water boil beef make it stew for dinner to night 4:00 p.m. – cake stew beef, I eat grapes cut ingredients for stew. watch TV roll pain killer on my both knees, receive 25 birthday cards + pain killer tube from Star Crest of Calif., waiting for Tagalog English Dictionary. + P.I. magazine, finish cooking 5:00 p.m. ready to eat, will eat at 6:00 p.m. wash dishes put in dishwasher tomorrow on, clean kitchen 8:00 p.m. go to bed + sleep

Things to remember

Things to remember

Mar. 5, 1962 we moved to Livermore

625 Falcon Way. from 205 Magnolia St

Stockton, Down payment to the house

in Livermore $505.00 Monthly payment

$139.00, 9th payment for $140.00

Transfer to F.H.A. payment $129.00

Honey went to Veterans hospital in Livermore

He died May 29, 1980

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Jonathan’s Edu. ins begins Mar. 6, 1983 – $20.00 a month

Melanie’s ” ” ” Jan. 14, 1983

Michelle’s ” ” ” Jan. 30, 1984

I was in hospital Valley Memorial Livermore six days April 8, 1983

Bought frigidaire Dec. 18, 1982 down $278.51

$92.50 a month pd in full Jan. 1, 1984

Tayong passed away Mar. 5, 1985 in Novaliches

Me, Archie + Tessie were there for 19 days. ”

Help Louie + Gloria to fix my bedroom in their

house in Concord, Sept. 3, 1985 I gave $3,000.00

Begin my life insurance Surity, Jr. agent

Dec. 6, 1985 $40.00 month.

Bought my eyeglasses in Hawaii Navy Exchange

July 31, 1986 for $128.75

Bought my 14 karat gold bracelet Aug. 25, 1986

Compadre Jose died Dec. 18, 1970

Mike graduate from Granada High School

Mar. 14, 1975

Rosalia died April 2, 1976

Wedding gfit to Estrella Agustin May 19, 1978

$25.00

Given to Anching $25.00 April 2, 1979, June 25, 1979

I moved to Gloria’s house Sept. 22, 1985

Sold the house in Livermore Dec. 1985

for $104,000.00

Oct. 22. 1990 I was operated on my

right eye to move catarak in Mt.

Diablo hospital, Dr. William Adler

P.I. is my Doctor, from 5.30 a.m. to

11:00, a.m. $2,287.38 – $78.50

Medicare help to pay for it.

Dr. Adler – – –

Xray for my leg $17.78

Dr. Vincent put medicine have no pain

Dr. Adler to take catarak

For my right eye surgery

Paid in full July 1991 to Dr. Adler.

$307.22

+ 78.50

2287.38

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$2,673.10

January 23, 1985

Stay home.  We brought Melanie to the Dr. in Dublin.  All normal

January 22, 1985

Stay home with Melanie

January 18, 1985

Stay home

Baby sit Melanie

Order Starcrest. Tea kettle + glove (This was crossed out by Grandma)

January 17, 1985

Stay home

Baby sit Melanie

January 16, 1985

Prune roses + grapes

Stay home

Baby sit Melanie

January 15, 1985

Stay home – shopping 4:00 p.m.

Baby sit Melanie $40.00