Another New Year. No company today. Everybody sleepy. Grand day but rather cold. Merrill went to Lodge.

Boys go back to school after Xmas vacation. W.S.C.S. at Mrs. Rosbrook’s. Lodge practice. I was sick all night & today. Went to Lodge practice.

Grange. I went. Merrill & I went to city to see Alice. She is going home today. Raining.

Home Bureau. I gave first dress lessons at Vi’s. Snow all gone. Rebekah drill practice but I couldn’t go because of Home Bureau.

Sent Ken birthday card. Nice day. Washed clothes. I feel better today. Did most of ironing.

Finished ironing. Merrill got hair cut. Snowed some. Colder.

We went out home for dinner. Merrill helped Dad on barn that snow damaged. Snowed in PM & evening. Dad gave us some pork. Watertown High School was dedicated today.

IOOF installation. Merrill was installed as Past Nobel Grand. They had a closed meeting for first time in a long time. Washed & ironed. Shampooed my hair.

Bible Study at Mrs. Heatherington’s. I went. Merrill helped move stove at Grange Hall. Windy.

House of the Good Samaritan dedication. Merrill & I went to city. I went to Rebekah’s. Beulah Hall is sick.

Home Bureau at Rosie Hulburt’s. Nine there. Gave second sewing lesson. Jim came home sick from school. Temperature 102°. Buddy Bacon hit him in the head.

Jim didn’t go to school He’s better today. Just a little temperature. Merrill went to dart practice.

Wayne Sharkey was over in PM & evening & made Grange chart. Baked cakes & pies.

Boys & I went to church & Sunday School. Nice day.

Washed clothes. Merrill went to Lodge. Philly won high in dart games.

Made out & sent income tax return. I didn’t go to Bible Study. Merrill took Past Grand Degree at Redwood. Listened to March of Dimes marathon.

Vernon & I went to Grange. Juvenile Degree was held. Baked cake & cookies.

Got letter from Juanita. Madeline Honeywell had operation today. Nellie Robertson died very suddenly this PM. Beulah Hall was over in PM. George Henderson killed beef for us. Rebekah practice.

I have awful headache today. Thunder storms early this morning. Mrs. Robertson funeral Sunday. Is a Rebekah funeral.

We all went out home for dinner. Called Mom in morning. Merrill & Vernon helped Dad butcher pig. We bought half of it.

Boys & I went to church & Sunday School. I went to Nellie Robertson’s funeral. Was a Rebekah service. Men cut up some of the meat.

Washed clothes. Did ironing. Worked at meat. Merrill went to Lodge.

Aunt Maude, Aunt Myrtle Duff, & I went to all day Grange meeting at city. Saw Alice & Ethel there. Uncle Earle’s have television set. I went to Rebekah practice in evening.

Rebekah installation. Merrill & I went to city. Merrill gave blood at Red Cross. He fainted away after giving blood. Took in 4 new members at Rebekah’s. I got home at 1:00 AM. Vernon didn’t go to school. Had headache.

Finished last of meat. Had about 50 pounds of hamburg, 10 pounds sausage. Kind of tired today.

Boys got out of school at 9:30 today. Home Bureau at Helen’s. Kind of cold.

Feel lazy today. Stormy. Cleaned. Got letter from Pauline. She is married to L. Carner Jr. now. Married last summer.

We didn’t go to church or Sunday School. Stayed home all day.

Washed clothes. Did ironing. Finished black skirt. Merrill went to Lodge.

Baked bread. Worked on Beulah’s dress some.

Helped clean at Grange Hall. Got letter from Carl. He is in the hospital again. Has hepatitis. Got letter from mom.

Mary Stinson died today. Was 85 years old. Postponed Home Bureau because of storm.

Vernon brought home his ship clock he made at school. It’s beautiful. Had Home Bureau at Dorothy Sivertson’s. 4th dress lesson. Snowed hard coming home.

Edith Barker called and said Mary Stinson was dead & her funeral was this afternoon Merrill & I went to the funeral. Had nice visit with Orens & Edith. I helped at Grange supper when I got home.

Lazy day. Wrote some letters. Mrs. Hagan, Art Hagan, & children were here in evening. Also Helen & children.

They put in new milk cooler. Sent for Venetian blinds & curtains. Washed & ironed. Merrill went to Lodge.

I went to W.S.C.S. at parsonage. Nice day. Home Bureau had Bingo party for Camp Wabassa.

Rainy. Snowing & blowing in evening. We all went to Grange. Merrill was appointed to finish year as Overseer. Alice Flaherty resigned.

Awfully cold. Took first home nursing lesson. Helen & Beulah H. went with me. I went over to Beulah’s in PM.

World Day of Prayer at church. Was from 25° to 35° below zero last night. Merrill & I went to city. Got kitchen linoleum & 6 kitchen chairs.

Still awful cold. Cleaned & baked. Kitchen pipes burned out. Let fire out for night.

Awful cold around here this morning. Cleaned kitchen pipes. Plow has been in 3 times but road has been full. Blowing hard.

Washed & ironed. Raining and slippery. Merrill went to Lodge.

Kamargo’s delivered 6 kitchen chairs & linoleum for kitchen. Raining. Roads very slippery. School let out early because of ice. Washed kitchen curtains.

Put up kitchen curtains. Washed kitchen woodwork. I went to Rebekah’s in evening. Jim had Valentine party at school.

I set tables at church for Quarterly Conference. I went to 2nd home nursing class (Red Cross) in evening with Helen.

Grand day. 4°. Got letter from Mother Tryon saying Kessel was in hospital. Merrill put down kitchen linoleum.

Party at Leah & Claude’s for Doris & Freddie. We all went. Merrill & I went out to hospital to see Kessel. He is feeling better.

Foggy all day. We went out home for dinner. Stopped at Merrill’s folks. Elmer hasn’t gone back in army yet.

Washed clothes. Merrill went to woods. Merrill went to Lodge. Raining in evening. Vernon brought home mint dish he made at school.