Got home from Mower’s at 1:30 AM. Snowing. Pat B here. Invited us for dinner but we were too tired. Lazy day.

A beautiful day. Cold. We took down tree and decorations. Cleaned storeroom. We went to George Klocks, 83, wake in evening. Bill and Vi went with us. Saw Jim and Kenny.

4-H here. 7 members, 1 guest, Penny Hall. Nora gave Dawn and Alison sewing lesson. Linda did food quiz. Sent Ken card and letter. Got tax notice, $316.98, up $15.58. We went for groceries. Jim and Pat left Jolie here for weekend.

I’ve had head ache all day. Not much work done. Washed my hair. Also Jolie’s. Gave her bath. Merrill helped take down porch at Lodge Hall.

A beautiful day but cold. We took Jolie to church with us. She was real good. Rev. Skinner’s 3rd Sunday. 90 out. Jim and Pat came for Jolie about 6 PM. We went to evening church. Jim McEtherin spoke.

Ken’s birthday, 55th. Merrill put windows in parsonage bedroom. Margaret M was painting at parsonage. Vi was cleaning. She can’t help Wednesday. Washed rugs.

UMW at Vi’s. 13 out. Election of officers that we didn’t have in November. I’m president again as no one would take it. I went to Bible Study with Ruth and Carol and Adam.

Cleaned parsonage with Lois T, Hazel, Margaret, Joan Frazer. Helen Tooley and Ella Esker came from Mills to help. Frank, Judy, Mike and Laura left for Florida. Got letter from Aunt Keitha in Washington State. I didn’t go to Lodge. Too tired.

Dawn’s 9th birthday. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Saw the Cameron’s at Post Office. Joyce called from city. Want to paper at parsonage tomorrow. Merrill went to Davis’ and Hall’s to get someone to butcher cow.

Joyce and I papered most of master bedroom at parsonage, 9-4 PM. Bill, Brenda and boys here in PM. I was at Philadelphia. Got nice letter from Uncle Berl and Lettie. Pat B. here.

Joyce and I finished papering parsonage bedroom. We also papered torn hall paper at CEC. A beautiful day. Like spring. Windy in AM. Rained toward evening. Merrill milked for Pat B. His Aunt died in New Jersey.

Rev. Skinner’s last Sunday with us. Here 4 Sundays. 89 out to church. Nora here to fit on pattern. Jim McEtherin’s last Sunday evening with us. Merrill didn’t get around in time to go as he milked at Pat’s again today. Nora went with me.

Lynn and Bob P butchered our beef. Cow fell on Merrill’s leg as they were loading her in Lynn’s truck. Jim, Pat and Jolie here. Jim took Merrill to emergency room for x-rays. No bones broken but a bad bruise. I cleaned house downstairs. Lyle Murphy milked at night. Jim Schell milked for Pat. B

Rev. and Mrs. Cameron move in. Got here in PM. Lyle Murphy milked morning and night and cleaned barn. Ruth Eggleston goes into hospital for knee operation. I took Lorraine to Philadelphia for groceries in PM. Paid Lyle $20.

Merrill did work alone today. His leg feels much better. We went to Theresa to bank and to Philadelphia. I stopped at parsonage. Got groceries. Merrill took baby yarn to Aunt Maude. Snowing some off and on. Oswego got 2 feet overnight.

Sent check to Sears, Agway and Murphy. Wrote Vern’s. Snowing. Ruth Eggleston has knee operation today. Defrosted freezer. Took about all day. Pat B. was over. Roads bad tonight.

Wrote Doreen and Mike. Sent birthday card to Doreen. Merrill got hair cut at Theresa. Called Delores for bulletin announcements. Helen Tooley called about reception for Rev. and Mrs. Cameron.

Storming all day and windy. I baked pies, cake, cupcakes, cookies. Talked with Esther about getting Exchange Student for February UMW.

Doreen’s 18th birthday. Rev. Cameron’s first Sunday with us. A great sermon. 110 people in church. Merrill slept in PM. I wrote Ruth Eggleston at hospital.

Cut up beef at Payne’s. Lynn cut it up. Worked from 11 AM to 10 PM. Jim, Pat and Jolie got half of beef. A busy day but fun. Very cold most of day. Got letter from Vern’s.

I went to Bible study. Only 4 of us. Kind of lame from cutting up meat. Wrapped 80 pounds of ground beef in PM. Merrill paid Lynn $45 for cutting up meat.

I went to Lodge. DDP Von Pike and 4 others from Antwerp there. Very cold. Ethel Tousley, 51, died yesterday. Merrill worked at income tax.

We called at Tousley’s in PM. Got groceries. Mary here after boxes.

Ethel Tousley’s funeral. I called Jean Livingston about auditing church books. She doesn’t want to do them this year. Merrill and Boots went to Philadelphia to pay phone bill and Murphy.

Frank Payne’s got home from Florida. Rainy day. Freezing some. I washed clothes. Washed my hair. Power was off for an hour in PM, 3-4 PM. Cleaned pipes and chimney.

Very stormy most of day. We went to church. 76 there. Very stormy at church time. Another great sermon.

Administrative Board meeting, CEC, 8 PM. 16 out to it. First one with Rev. Cameron. Very pleasant. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here for supper. They picked up sweater set at Aunt Maude’s. They had income tax done at Calcium. Boots got hurt on fence. Run Barb in leg.

B-12 shot at Marilyn’s. Bible Study. I took Carol and Adam. Merrill went to Philadelphia to measure parsonage windows. I went to Sina’s and Aunt Maude’s. Marva Blankenship got her divorce today.

Wrote Mom. Rained off and on all day. Very dark day. Merrill slept all day His leg pained him all night. Howard and Dick Graves here in PM. I wrote letter to Beulah in evening.

Beautiful day but cold. Boots has quite a deep sore on his leg. He won’t let us doctor it. He hurt it Monday on fence.

We went to Philadelphia for groceries. Took Audit blanks to Virginia New. Got letter from Vern’s. Sent them letter. Also Beulah. Boots leg better. He went to Philadelphia with us.