Easter Sunday. Beautiful day. I went to sunrise service. Didn’t stay for breakfast. We went to church. Nice sermon, church full. Bill and Vi, Jim and Pat, Merrill and I went to Harold’s Music Box for dinner. Nice place. Shopped at Fays. Got eye drops.

District meeting at Carthage, Natural Bridge. Supper 6:30. I went with Mary. Frogs are hollering down in pasture for first. A beautiful spring day, 65°. I hung clothes out doors for first. Merrill went to IOOF at Philadelphia. Norma G had baby girl at 11:15 tonight.

Bible Study at church. Good turn out. Rev. B is in Georgia for Uncle’s funeral. Raining all day. Merrill went to Bob Griffin’s to trustee’s meeting in evening. Voted to get new furnace for church, and also fix parking lot.

Rebekah’s Card Party after Lodge, 8 tables. Made $313.25. on it and raffled clothes hamper, blankets, and sheets and cases. Merrill went to card party. Also Lynn Hall. Ground covered with snow in morning. Melted in PM.

Birds are at bird house for first this year. They are later this spring. Cleaned house. Cold wind all day.

4-H Pie Time, 2nd lesson. Debbie, Lorraine, Marie, Jackie, and Judy. Sue Bates guest. Merrill got hair cut at Theresa. Located tractor scoop at Brown’s. Snow flurries off and on all day. Most of it melted.

Nice but cold. I went to Philadelphia for groceries in morning. Merrill changed winter to summer tires. Merrill started cleaning lawns. Still very wet. Got 4-H seeds in mail.

Beautiful day. We went to church. Drove out to Fays after church. I got swag lamp, amber, for stairway. Merrill got work shoes, $12.95. Jim and Pat here when we got home. We had lunch and then played cards. Jim had to work in evening.

Sent money to M & M for stove. Sent light bill. Merrill went to Mills and ordered fence posts. Got letter from Dot M. First one since last October. Beautiful day. Washed clothes. PNG at Aunt Maude’s. Merrill cleaned lawns.

Discovery Group in AM. I went down to see Mrs. Beardsley in PM. Nice visit. Merrill cleaned on lawns. Rained in evening. Baby sat at parsonage in evening so Marva could teach evening Bible Study. Got letter from June. Don Gehm quite sick .

Rainy. Wrote Vern’s. Lazy day. Marva called. Merrill worked a little on lawns, but was too wet to rake.

Sent Don Gehm card and letter. I have lost 13 pounds. We went to city. I got items at Plaid Stamp Store… double boiler for Brenda. bunting for Pat and Jim. We went to Sackets Harbor but kids not home. Went over to Aunt Keitha’s. She looks good.

Nice day but cold wind. Merrill built fence. I baked pumpkin pies, shells and cake. Washed my hair. Washed clothes.

WSCS Conference at First Methodist 9:30-3:00. I went with Vi, Lula, Lois W. and Esther. Carrie went also. Nice luncheon and meeting. Snowed all PM but melted here. Ground white in city.

Rainy and cold. We went to church. Not as many out as usual. Fast time at 2 AM this morning. Lazy day. Had fire in fireplace.

Toby’s 27th birthday. Council of Ministries at Alice Flaherty’s. Rained about all day. Thunder and lightning some.

Still cold, north wind. Bible Study. Decided to have a group prayer at 9:30 AM….That God’s will be done concerning the liquor store by the church.

Rebekah’s. I went with Mary. Got letter from Mrs. Beardsley. Rained about all day. Made orange cake and 6 cupcakes. Made donuts to fry.

Cloudy and cold. Rainy. Fried donuts. We went to city in PM. Got groceries. Merrill got case of oil at Fays. I called Cold Creek Inn for N Grand outing. Dinner $2.50 and up.

4-H Pie Time lesson 3, 6:30 PM, 8 present. Washed and ironed. Merrill built fence all day. Thunder in PM.

Cloudy but warmer Vi and I went to city shopping all day. Vi drove. Got beige pant suit, $7. Merrill built fence all day. Got Mom record of Berl Ives religious songs. Called Jim’s from city.

We went to church. Drove out to Mom’s after church, Communion Sunday. She has a c old. Took her Berl Ives record.

FAA Banquet at school, 8 PM. Got home at 10. Worked in kitchen. Had beef. Guild put it on. Merrill went to Mills for water bucket. Raining all day about. Rained all night also.

WSCS at Minnie Dyer’s. Only 10 out. I went to Discover Group in AM. Rainy day. Tired today.

Made reservations for Past Grands outing at Cold Creek Inn for June 22. Wrote Mary L and Sharon about 4-H. Nice day but cold wind. Cleaned house. Merrill built fence. Got cards and letters ready in evening to sent tomorrow. Sun out most of day.

Sent Mother’s Day cards. Wrote Dot. Nice day, 65°. Vi and I went to city after she got out of work. Saw Jim and Pat at Fays. Got Pat slacks, and blouse for birthday. Merrill built fence. Got invitation to Brenda’s shower from Angie and girls.

4-H here at 6 PM. 8 present, 4 absent. Lori S joined. Dropped Mary L and Sharon. Real nice day. Warm 65°. I washed, cleaned yards etc. Merrill built fence. Talked with Aunt Maude.

Elmer Gleason’s auction. Rained hard all PM and evening. I went to Philadelphia for groceries in AM. We went to Theresa in PM. I got blue slacks at Pearls. Washed my hair in evening. Made salad for tomorrow.

Mother’s Day. Beverly M has baby boy. We went to church. Jim and Pat came for dinner. Brought me slippers for Mother’s Day. Grace M called to say Aunt Cora had stroke last Wednesday. She and Mother T are coming this week. Gave Pat birthday gifts, also baby things. Gave Jim shirt.

Beautiful summer like day. Merrill built fence. He got limb off tree by living room. I washed clothes. Talked with Esther about Mother and Daughter Banquet. Merrill mowed lawn by porch for first time this year. Jim and Pat’s 2nd anniversary.

Bible Study. Good turn out. Took canned goods for Steele family. Merrill built fence all day. Marion S called to say 4-H glads and rose bushes are in, and to be picked up in morning. Beautiful summer like day. I sat in sun. Vern called in evening. Planted zinnias by flag pole.

Rebekah’s. Was late as some went to meeting on new Mills school. Marion Schell and I went out to 4-H office for rose bushes and glad bulbs. Raining most of day. Off and on at night. Merrill built fence. Delivered some of rose bushes and bulbs.

Mother and Daughter Banquet at 6:30 PM. Huge turnout, 132. Mrs. Pilbeam and Mrs. Hutchinson there. Mrs. H sang. Marva guest speaker. I had charge of kitchen. Marion S here about roses. Sure a mess. Got Brenda and Bill’s wedding invitation.

Got groceries at Philadelphia. We went to city. Met Vern’s at Carrolls. Brought boys home while Vern and June went to church conference. We went down to Jim and Pat’s awhile. There place looks so nice. Vern’s left about 8:30. Sent Pat birthday card.

Pat’s 24th birthday. I planted rose bushes by garage. My parakeet, Blue Boy, died during the night. Got him January 14, 1969 at Grants, $3.29. He could say about 35 different words. Rev. B brought 4-H bulletins. I went to Philadelphia. Took Jamie rose bush. Wrapped shower gifts. Merrill built fence.

Rebekah Assembly starts. Mary H. left at 9 AM. 4-H Sunday. All the kids went but Sharon H. Very nice service. Rev. B there also. Brenda’s shower at Angie’s. Patty went with me. She got a lot of nice gifts. Merrill mowed lawns. Postage goes to 8 cents and air mail 11 cents.

PNG Carrie’s. 13 out. I took visiting church to Hubbard’s. Aunt Maude there. Merrill finished building fence, finally. Jim and Pat here for supper. They brought me nice little blue parakeet chirper.

Beautiful hot, 79° day. Merrill plowed garden. Finished his plowing and fitted over oat ground. I planted gardens, and some glads and zinnias. Put out umbrella. Don Gehm had gall bladder operation.

Merrill fitted ground all day. Real hot, 80°. I washed clothes. Merrill turned cows out for first time, both day and night. Merrill worked garden. Cleaned back room. Set up crib. First time in this house. 95° at Massena today. Record high for US.

Thunder storms all day. Rainy. We went to city to Fays and Seaway. Got tape and white plastic fence and window box. Put new plastic tape on lawn chair. Got green dotted swiss for dress @.99 cents. Mary H got home from Rebekah Assembly.

Cooler. Washed my hair. Put color rinse on it. Merrill worked at oat ground. I set out petunias. Called Mary Hall. She had a nice time at Assembly. I cut out mint green dotted swiss dress.

Don Gehm’s birthday, 60. Nice day, but a cold wind all day. 50°. We mowed all 3 lawns. Merrill fitted ground in PM. I put plants in window box by hand railing. Made corn flake cookies in evening.

Nice day. We went to church. We went out to Mom’s. Ate lunch at Grants. Don has bought kids a horse. Dave didn’t pass his road test. Reported telephone not working right.

Telephone out in evening. Reported it again. Rainy again. Merrill finished fitting oat ground,. Sent both our life insurance. Sent Don Gehm belated birthday card in hospital. Cathy Dugman and Antwerp girl missing since yesterday. Jim and Pat here for supper. I went to Council of Ministries at Taylor’s.

Cloudy and rainy . They found 2 girls, Cathy D in Montreal safe. I went to Bible Study. Not as many out. Merrill planted oats, 9 acres. He got rained on. Finished after milking. I went to bank. Got garden seeds. Got letter from June.

Wrote Vern’s. Rained about all day. Washed my hair. Washed clothes. Merrill sent suit to cleaners. He went to Theresa. PNG’s Night at Rebekah’s. Covered dish supper at 7 PM. Sina and 5 kids and Shari Rudes put on program. 12 PNG’s there.

Christian Women’s Luncheon at city. I went with Ruth, Marva, and Alice. 220 there. Nice program. Mrs. Nay, Aldersgate, speaker from Sulfur Springs sat at our table. Merrill put new faucet on bathtub, $6.90. Rained about all day.

4-H here, 7 PM. Field trip to Indian Pot holes and reforesting grove. Merrill fitted on corn ground. Merrill got hair cut at Theresa. I went to city in AM. Got bedspread for Brenda and Bill, green and white. Debby Hall went to Senior Prom.

We mowed all the lawns. Look nice. Merrill worked over corn ground. I have lame shoulder. Terry Hall got new mini bike. “Arctic Cat”. Beautiful warm day.

Another nice day. We went to church. Rev. and Mrs. Hutchinson there. They gave Scout God and Country Award to Chuckie Heck. Ate outside for first. Sat in sun all PM.