Brenda and Bill Draper engaged. 4° below zero when we got home from Bill and Vi’s at 1:30 AM. We went out to Mom’s. First since Nov. 8th. Ate at diner with her. She gave me $5 for my birthday. I took her plum pudding June made her. I made hard sauce for it.

Mrs. Hagan’s 87th birthday. They had card shower for her. Sent her card. Also Elsie B and Hattie McKeever. Took down tree and decorations. Marie and Vickie here to sew. Vicky finished apron. Got tax notice. $160.68. Much warmer in evening.

30° in morning. We went to church. Gave Vi check $10 for Reconciliation Fund for 1970. BCI Investigator Frank Feigel, 41, killed in plane crash at Longways Diner. Sheri Feigel’s father. She went to State Fair with us.

Raining. Started skirt and slacks for Pat. Aunt Maude called. Washed my hair in evening. Wrote Dot Medina and Ken’s. Sent Carrie T card. She broke her wrist.

WSCS at Vi’s. Week of Prayer and Self Denial program. I didn’t go to WSCS. Very icy and stormy all day. Cleared some in evening but windy and icy. Sent cards and letters.

Washed clothes. Ironed. Merrill went up to Lodge Hall to help Carl K. Ken’s 51st birthday. Sent list of WSCS officers to Service Center.

Still cold but nice. Snowy. Adams and Sandy Creek way. I haven’t felt good all day. Pain in side and back. Merrill met with nominating committee at Leah’s in evening. He got home at 11 PM. Sent Merrill’s accident insurance, $19.

I have a sore side. We went to city for eye drops and groceries. Saw Jim at Fays. Patty wasn’t working. Got letter from Vern’s. Vern may fly to Maryland to see Dr. Maley.

I’ve been in bed all day. Stomach terribly sore. Cold. Below zero in morning.

Warmer. We didn’t go to church. Ken’s here for 3 PM dinner. Roberta had girl friend from college, Pat. Sheri Fiegel 9, with them also. Ken’s left at 6:15 PM.

Wrote Vern’s. Washed my hair. Tired today. Called at 2 PM to get dentist appointment. Got in at 3 PM to have filling put back. Cost $5. Didn’t freeze it. Clipped cows.

Bible Study at Margaret’s. Pearl P went with me. It was an excellent meeting. Cold all day. Merrill, Carl K, and Jim M put up chimney pipe at Lodge Hall. Jim and Pat here for supper. 15° below at bedtime.

Jim and Pat’s house closing, 10 AM. Got letter from Mrs. Beardsley. Cleaned house. -20 below at 7:30 AM and 3 above at 2 PM. Merrill went to Lodge. Good to have both stoves going but still cold in hall.

Warmer, but rainy and freezing. Made out WSCS Evaluation reports and got letter ready to send for World Day of Prayer program, $3. for 50.

Sent Reports [and order] to World Day of Prayer. I went to Philadelphia in morning for groceries and to bank with Lodge books. Got letter from June. Vern goes to Maryland next Tuesday, Jan 19th.

-10 below zero. Merrill finished feeding ensilage. Silo empty. Merrill started working on income tax. Got letter from Uncle Berl and Lettie. Dot not very good.

12° below zero during night and this morning. Got up to 18 above during day. We went ot church. Quite a few out despite cold. Lazy day.

PNG’s at Diane’s. I didn’t go. Too cold, -14°. Cold all day. Wrote Doreen. Sent her card and $1. Beulah Congdon’s birthday. Brenda’s engagement is in the paper today.

Doreen’s 14th birthday. Vern flies to Maryland at 7:30 from Syracuse to meet with Dr. Maley and committee. Got home in evening. Bible study at Joyce’s. Very nice meeting. 16 out. Aunt Maude called in evening.

0° at 7 AM. Warmer 18° during the day. Washed clothes.

Lorraine here to sew. Windy with some snow. Much warmer. Snowmobile lesson at city. [?]

Jim has been policeman 3 years today. Marie here to sew. Nice day, 35°. Merrill plowed driveways. Merrill and I went to Philadelphia for groceries.

Snowy, 35°. Windy with drifting snow. Bad Lowville way. Cleaned house. Sent for Corn flakes cookbook.

Beautiful day. We went to church. Went to Charge Meeting at church in PM, 2:30. Got home at 5:30. Budget for 1970 paid in full with about $350 left over. Marty Rudes has baby girl, Danielle Sheldon.

Marva called to ask me if I would have Bible Study here tomorrow. Baked pie and cookies. Merrill helped clean stove pipes at Lodge. Jim M here in morning., Called Mrs. Beardsley in evening. Sent taxes, $160.60. Sent L [?] insurance, $54. Called Vern’s.

Bible study here. 16 present, also about 10 kids. Rainy, snowy, day. Mrs. Mildred Beardsley here to meet Merrill. Went after her. Got Fire Insurance $275. Jim and Pat here in PM. Didn’t eat supper with us as they were going to Pastor’s for supper. Stormy in evening.

Very cold, windy with blowing snow. All schools closed. Stormy all day. I didn’t go to Lodge. Wrote Uncle Berl. Sent 2 Readers Digest entries (contest). Hattie McKeever, 86 died about 9 PM.

5 below at 7 AM. Cold all day. We went to Jim and Pat’s. Took her slacks to her. Couldn’t get drops at Fays. [They] Are mailing them. Got groceries. Very stormy Oswego way. Hazel Graves, 80, died tonight.

Very stormy. Schools closed. Rebekah Service for Hattie McKeever. I didn’t get to it as the driveway was full. Terrible windy in evening.

Hattie’s funeral at church. We didn’t go. Very bad blizzards all over state. Nothing moving in AM. No mail. Rebekah’s went for Hazel Graves. I didn’t go. Too stormy.

Hazel Graves funeral at funeral home and church. We went to church. Lots out. 0° in morning. Stormy Adams, Sandy Creek way. Moon shot got off ok, but had docking problems later on.

0° at 7 AM. Nice day. Sent sympathy cards for Hattie McKeever and Hazel Graves. Merrill got hair cut at Theresa. I got eye drops in mail. Stormy Adams way. Jim sprained ankle playing basketball.

Nora and Linda here to sew in PM. Peggy and Kenny here in evening. Bible Study at Eileen’s. 18 out to it. I went to WSCS at Leah’s. 14 out. They voted to start memorial fund at church. Each organization to give $1.25 each time some member dies. Mary Hall went to hospital.

Space shot going OK. Nice day but cold. Started letter to June and Vern. Mary H had operation.

Wrote Vern’s. A and G Heating (Parker) Theresa cleaned furnace in PM, $12. Mrs. Beardsley called about UPW of Oxbow. Jim and Pat here for supper. Jim sprained ankle playing basketball Monday night.

Sleet storm. No school Allen Shepherd and Edgar Mitchell landed on the moon at 4:17 AM. Walked on moon for over 4 hours. Our power went off at 11:40 AM and didn’t come on until 11:15 PM. Couldn’t milk or do any work.

Merrill got up at 4 AM to milk. He didn’t’ go to bed last night. Terrible windy and snowy during last night. Marie Gleason here to sew in AM. Nora and Linda here in PM to sew. Had supper with us. We went to Philadelphia for groceries at noon.

Saw 2 crows today for first. Nice day. Second day of fish derby at Sackets. Derby not as large as last year. We didn’t go to church. Went out to Mom’s. Took chicken dinners with us from Carrolls. Snow banks high out there. One way traffic from Adams up. Brenda and Bill getting married June 5th.

Chili Exchange Student at Guild meeting at Martha’s. I didn’t go as it was snowing and blowing. Merrill plowed driveways. Milk truck got off driveway. Sent Marg Hall card and note. Washed c lothes. Cleaned house. First in 2 weeks, Made brownies.

Bible study at Judy VanTassel’s. 16 out. Very stormy. Made out income tax returns. School out early because of storm. Driveways full again. Bad earthquake in California, Los Angeles section. Many killed.

Rebekah’s. Called off because of storm. Sent income tax, $242.63. Very stormy. No school. Terrible all day. Merrill didn’t even clean barn. I baked pies, rolls, and donuts.

Sent for wall paper. Merrill plowed out driveways again. Georgia brought Jamie’s and Hill girl’s garments. Called other kids about garments.

Took 4-H garments to city. Debby and Mary, and Sharon didn’t sew this year. Merrill and I took garments for 10 members. Got eye drops at Fays. They gave me new bottle in place of one mailed as it might have froze. Called Pat and Jim. Jim back to work but not feeling good. Mary Hall came home from hospital.

Wrote Mother T and sent birthday card. Sent Nettle valentine. Wrote Vern’s. Snowing hard again. Terrible stormy day. Everything plugged again.

Church canceled because of snow. Merrill worked all forenoon just plowing out lower driveway for milk truck. Hasn’t opened other one. Called Jim’s. Jim can’t work for 10 days. Has to have therapy treatments on his back.

Charge Conference at Philadelphia. Merrill and I went. Mills there also. Rev. Bird in charge. 15 out. No mail. Washington’s birthday new date. Merrill plowed out driveway by garage. He shoveled a lot by hand. Shoveled out walk. Washed clothes. Baked cookies.

Picked up 4–H garments. Jamie, Nora, Linda, Debbie and Jackie got blue. Sharon, Lorraine, Marie, Judy and Vicky red. PNG’s at Elsie’s. Nice time. We went to city. Had coffee with Jim and Pat. Jim’s back better. He is taking turkey home. Mother T’s 82 nd birthday. Got card from Uncle Berl. No quake there.

Lazy day. Evelyn called about hemming her coat. Snowing again in PM. Got wall paper for dining room. Nice. Aunt Maude called in evening. Roy Pitkin had auto accident. No one hurt.

I met with Martha and Joyce at Joyce’s to plan FFA Super. Car wouldn’t start so I was late. Warm and thawing today. Lots of water. Jim and Pat here for supper. Jim’s back very bad. Went out on way here. He couldn’t stay all night. Vern called in evening. Are coming tomorrow.

Merrill took car to Gouverneur to get points and plugs, $34. Vern called. Steve is sick so they can’t come tonight. Got letter from Mother T. Cleaned house.