Howard and Evelyn’s 25th anniversary. We gave them bottle opener and silver. Jim’s here for lunch and supper. Jim, Pat, Joel and I went over to Halls. Jolie went to Brancatella’s. Nice day but cold wind in AM. Merrill worked at Aunt Maude’s porch for first 3 hours.

Merrill worked at Aunt Maude’s in AM. Aunt Maude came down for lunch. We all went to hospital in PM. Mom feeling less pain. Uncle L, Beulah, Don, Juanita there also.

Merrill worked at Aunt Maude’s porch, 6 hours. We went to hospital in evening. Made pies. Got note from June. Mom had 2nd radium treatment. Has had 4 chemo therapy treatments.

Wrote Vern’s. Merrill mowed lawns. Look so nice. We went to Philadelphia for groceries. Raining some in PM. Merrill got $64.28 check from accident disability.

4-H canceled. We went to hospital all PM. Got Mom pink house coat at Weston’s. Merrill went up to Eberly’s in AM.

Fireman’s Field Days. Merrill worked at Aunt Maude’s, 6 hours. Sent accident bills for Merrill. Wrote Uncle Berl. Cool today.

We went to Oswego. Went to Minetto Church to see Steve join church. Don and Bea Gehm there also. Very nice day together. Stopped at hospital on way home. Mom said Don’s have a new car. June sent Mom flowers.

Merrill worked at Aunt Maude’s. I had diarrhea all day. Feel awful.

UMW. Esther Hodge and Mildred Porter guests. 14 present. We went to hospital in PM. I talked with Dr. Myerdericks. Mom can go home last of week. Merrill worked at Aunt Maude’s in AM. Jim’s here for supper. I went to UMW after they left.

Merrill worked at Aunt Maude’s, 8 hours. Wrote Ken’s. Rebekah’s, but I didn’t go. Cool today. Washed clothes.

Merrill worked at Aunt Maude’s in morning. We went to hospital in PM. Uncle Lloyd is in there. Has operation in morning. Mom feeling better.

We went to hospital for Mom. Aunt Maude went with us. Uncle Lloyd had operation, colonostomy. Is in intensive care for a couple days. Wrote Vern’s. Hospital called collect.

Merrill worked at Eberly’s, 6 1/2 hours. Got insurance check for $45 and $1187.74. Total $1297.02 so far. North American Co. Made cake. Sent Blue Cross, $76.92

Merrill went to Sunday School and church. Dwayne Watson preached. Last Sunday of Sunday School. Aunt Maude called Beulah. Uncle Lloyd coming OK but weak. He has lots of congestion. Washed in evening.

Got letter from Uncle Berl. Mom’s appointment, 10:15 in hospital for x-ray treatment. We went to city. Saw Uncle Lloyd in intensive care. He goes to a room today. Mom visited Gladys Shelmidine at hospital. She fell off her back steps. We mowed lawns.

Mom’s x-ray therapy at 10:15. Aunt Maude went with us to hospital. Took Mom home and spent the day. Merrill helped Don on barn scaffold. Mom to go back to hospital in 2 weeks for a check up. I got B-12 shot from Marilyn.

Merrill worked at Eberly’s. Finished job. I got locked out of house. Had to crawl in laundry room window. Wasn’t easy. Cleaned house and washed clothes. Merrill home in PM.

We spent all day at Mom’s. Merrill helped Don on barn. We got life insurance surrender benefits. Merrill’s, $934.42 and mine, $680.87. Made Mom birthday cake in evening.

Mom’s appointment with Dr. Thompson, 2:45. Mom’s 85th birthday. Merrill helped Don on barn. Juanita and I took Mom. Had birthday party for Mom. Orv, Angie, Marg and Roy. Ken and Eleanor, Holly, Roberta, Bill and Luke, Don and Juanita, Cindy, Karen, Dwayne, Merrill and I. Called Patty on way home.

Finally raining. We went out to Mom’s. She seems real good today. Merrill helped Don. Mom gave me lace table cloth and lace bed spread she made. We sent Beatrice and Braynard 50th anniversary card.

Brancatella’s moved to New Jersey today. We went to c church, 79 out. Sunday School had a breakfast for Jay Larson, exchange student. We went down to see Mrs. Beardsley in PM. She is real good at 91 years. Vern’s called.

PNG’s at McCormick’s, 18 PNG’s there. I rode with Esther. Vi and Leah drove. Merrill worked at Aunt Maude’s door. Latch doesn’t fit so he couldn’t finish. I made cake and 4 pies. Washed clothes. David Dimon here to inquire about farm.

We went to city in AM. Got eye drops. Tried to find door latch for Aunt Maude. Jim, Pat and kids here in PM and for supper.

We went out home. Merrill helped Don on barn. We went up to Aunt Maude’s in evening to put latch on her door. Uncle Lloyd a little better. I talked with Dr. Thompson.

Merrill helped Don on barn. Mom seemed in less pain today. We went to funeral home for Vida Miller Wallace. Saw Howard and Edith Hanson. Also Bruce H and family. Earl Raymos and Ruth and Ev. Hoover there also.

Graduation. Jamie Schell graduates. We went out home all day. Merrill worked on barn. I washed windows and curtains up for Mom. Vern, June and boys came up there for supper. Uncle Lloyd had operation. He had a kink on intestine. I stopped at hospital on way home.

Sent June card, and $5. Merrill put new sink pipe on at parsonage. Finished door latch at Aunt Maude’s. I washed clothes. Made 2 pumpkin pies, donuts and cookies. Got letter from Uncle Berl. Lettie has had more strokes. Merrill mowed lawns in evening.

June’s birthday. We went to church. Eberly’s paid Merrill. Went to Sackets to take radishes. Patty’s dad there. Jim working. Stopped at Aunt Maude’s. Ate at Burger King.

We went out home all day. Men got a lot done on barn. Mom came home with us. Elgin called in evening. They are coming Thursday when he gets out of school. Jim broke his right fore finger.

Mom’s hospital checkup. She has to go back into hospital soon. We took her home. Merrill helped Don in PM. Called Patty. Jim broke his finger. Saw Uncle Lloyd at hospital. Is a little better. Was getting needles [?] out today. Howard here in evening.

Sent accident insurance, $30. Paid Dr. Irwin Stone $10 for Mom. Sent a claim for $96. We went out to Mom’s. Men tore down old barn. Rained hard. I called Elgin and Olive in evening. Very windy here.

Worked at home all day. I washed and baked pies. Olive and Elgin Bowman got here about 5 PM. We went to see Mrs. Beardsley and Aunt Maude in evening. Elgin played for Mrs. Beardsley. Wrote Vern’s.

Merrill worked on Don’s barn. I rode out with Elgin and Olive. They and Mom and I went to Adams in PM. Went to see Pauline Roggie. First we have seen her home on hill. Bowman’s spent night at Orv and Angie’s.

We went out to Lorraine all day. Merrill put steel on end of barn. Bowman’s called there. They left for Canada this PM. I got $6.30 check from Blue Cross for blood work. Got card from Beulah Hall. Coming north soon.

Church at 9:30. Communion. Only 50 out. We went to Grace Hardy’s memorial service in PM. Steve, Dan, and Karen go to Camp Aldersgate today.

Our new neighbor, on Brancatella’s, here in morning. He went thru our fence last night by Hall’s. None hurt. Jim, Patty and kids here for dinner and supper. Cook out, beautiful day. Jim’s broken finger doesn’t bother him too much. Washed my hair.

Wrote Beulah Hall and Dan, Steve, Karen at Aldersgate. Sent light bill. Had Percy Pratt to breed cow. Washed clothes. Hot 85°.

Got B-12 shot at Marilyn’s on way home. Got groceries. Went to Mom’s all day. Merrill helped Don on hay conveyor. They took Uncle Lloyd to Mercy Hospital from House of Good Samaritan.

7/7/77 We spent out to Mom’s. Merrill helped Don on barn. Rained about all day out there. Folks were haying in Philadelphia when we came home in evening. Cut my hair in evening. Got letter from Uncle Berl.

Merrill cleaned church. Run cleaner. I baked cakes and pies, and meat loaf. Washed. Merrill mowed all three lawns. Wet all day. Cloudy until evening. Wrote Vern’s. Joyce and Bob Griffin here in evening.

George Dyer, 83, died today. Minnie is my PNG Secret Pal. Got letter from Danny from camp. Got card from Vern and June. We went out to Mom’s. Talked with Beulah.

Jolie’s 6th birthday. We all went to church, 60 there. We went in evening to hear The New Dimensions group. Took Loren, Vera, Gilson and another woman and Aunt Maude. We went out to city for a gift for Jolie. Bob E mowed hay.

Washed clothes. Merrill cut brush. Rained in PM. Power off in PM from 4-5:30. Rebekah’s went to funeral home at 7 for George Dyer. Mary went with us. We went over to Art and Doris.

Rainy again today. I’m very dizzy today. Made chili. George Waters brought Merrill his IOOF Withdrawal card. Vern called in evening.

Don’s got letter from Debbie. She is living with G Bevang [?] in Texas. Cloudy, muggy day. We went to Lorraine. Merrill started work on Don’s tool shed. Talked with Beulah and stopped at her place on way home. Uncle Lloyd a little better today. Did Mom’s wash in evening. Eberly’s here to hay it.

We went to Mom’s. Merrill worked on tool shed. Juanita’s niece. Beverly, died, 34. Uncle Lloyd better. D.Wayne came to spend night. Brought Mark back to Brenda’s. We went for groceries in evening. Talked with Aunt Esther, Lula not good. Eberly’s cut and drawed hay. We went to Sackets in morning.

UMW Day at Aldersgate. Don and Juanita’s 27th anniversary. We went to Lorraine. We took Juanita to Canton in evening. Terrible storms up that way. Saw Clara Wallace at Moongate Nursing Home. D.Wayne came home with us.

Stayed home today. Merrill got hair cut. I washed. We worked in garden. Eberly’s here haying. Very hot.

We went to church. went our to city park afterwards. Ate lunch there, from McDonalds. Went to church in evening to see movie, “Great Planet Earth”. Called Patty. Very hot. 90°

Still hot. We got ball joint put in car wheel at Adam’s Sunoco Station, $82.76. We took Mark out also. Took D.Wayne home. Talked with Eleanor. Brought Ella Brown to Aunt Maude’s. Art, Doris, 3 boys, Uncle Len and Aunt Betty here in evening.