Dumping station not working. Carl Horton helped Merrill take manure spreader apart. Very stormy all day. Snowing and windy. I made marshmallow fudge, Christmas cookies and cupcakes for shut ins. Wrapped 4-H gifts in evening, photo albums.

Got tree at Adderly’s, $4. Sent more cards. We went to city for spreader parts.I shopped at FBC. Very cold all day. Merrill didn’t get driveways plowed. I didn’t go to Bible Study. Decorated cookies and cupcakes for shut ins.

10 below zero this morning Patty and Jolie called. Merrill plowed driveways for first this fall. He went to Antwerp for a chain link. Got spreader working. Put up tree and decorated it. Washed my hair.

Packed shut in boxes, 1 PM. Lois and I did most of them. Vi came after school. She and Lois delivered some of them. Very stormy, freezing rain. Lots of accidents. Merrill worked at Horton’s in PM. Got groceries on way home.

Jim and Pat got new station wagon, tan color. 4-H party at Pickerts. 21 there. A very stormy night so several could not come. We took most of girls except Jamie. Merrill and I delivered rest. Very stormy all day. Roads slippery. I baked pies and Merrill got drain thawed out.

A beautiful day but cold. Merrill plowed driveways. Cindy Kelsey brought me rain hat gift. Cleaned house. Washed clothes. Wrapped part of gifts in evening. Sent last of cards out.

Mom called. Aunt Esther is back in hospital. Finished wrapping gifts today. Today would have been Donna’s 30th birthday. We went to church. Stopped at Halls on way home with Lorraine’s 4-H gifts. Very snowy in AM. Sunday School program at 7:30. We went. Made candy to dip after I got home.

Had our gifts to each other in evening. Christmas Eve Service, 8 PM. We went. Church full. Very nice service. Very cold all day. Merrill went to Mill and to Brenda’s. Sent Mom’s gift out with her. Dipped chocolate in AM. Sent Mom and Brenda some. Merrill took box of candy over to Halls, 3 pound box.

Vern’s and Jim’s got here about 2 PM. Jim’s here first. Very nice get together. Vern’s left their tree lights on so they had to go home. All left about 6:30 PM. Vern’s gave me Sunbeam mixer. Jim’s gave me nice beige slacks, gloves and pants. Dad got mostly clothes which he needed.

Our road terribly icy. Bob Eg went in ditch by Payne’s and couldn’t get up hill by Halls. They sanded about 11 AM. Merrill went up to work on Horton’s door in PM. I cleaned back room. Water came thru ceiling last night from ice. I got house straightened up.

Warmer. We went to Philadelphia for groceries. Merrill worked at Horton’s door in PM. Lisa B here to fill out 4-H report. Sent year’s program of work with it. Andy came home after being gone a week.

Cloudy day. Merrill clipped cows. I’ve had a lazy day. Made chili for supper. Gave Boots worm capsules.

A beautiful day. 37° in morning. Washed my hair. Made blue pant suit. Have hand sewing yet to do. Washed clothes. Merrill finished clipping cows. Windy in evening.

CEC is all paid for. Windy but nice day. We went to church. Went to city afterwards for eye drops. Got two bottles. Got printed sheets, 2 for $6. Claude Wilson announced that the Christian Education Center is all paid for.

I used my new mixer for first time to make an applesauce cake. It turned out good. Snowed about all day. Vi called a couple times. New Year’s Eve party at Claude and Leah’s. 12 there. Nice time. Got home at 2 AM.