Labor Day. Watched Telethon all day. WWNY raised $593,021. Merrill worked at Horton’s all day. Made apple pie for freezer.

Jim’s 37th birthday. Merrill worked at Horton’s. Thunder storm in PM. Heavy rains.

Clinic. My Blood Pressure 148/98. Blood count 11.0. Merrill worked at Horton’s most of day. Cactus plant has two more blossoms out tonight.

UMW at Margaret Keichels. 19 there. Nancy Quick’s first time with us. Washed clothes. Merrill worked at Horton’s. Finished job there.

We went for groceries. Merrill got hair cut in PM. 6th grade kids here selling candy bars, $1.50.

Merrill went to dump. Cleaned church and mowed lawns here. They are green as spring. Belile’s painted their house. Looks nice. I made cookies, cakes. Cooked pork roast. Washed Merrill’s clothes.

Church back to 11:15 AM, 92 out. Good to hear the choir again. Jim’s here in PM and for supper. Tom and Karen Lynch’s barn burned this PM. Jim’s painted his house this week. Brown and white.

Merrill dug up cesspool in back yard. We don’t have a septic tank. We got notice we owe State Tax penalty of $97.16. I called H&R Block about it.

Voted in primaries. Went to city. Went to H&R Block. They wrote letter to State. Got iron and needles, $30.50. Went to Sackets to see Jim’s house. Very nice. Ate supper at Burger King.

Rebekah’s. 14 out. Wrote Vern’s. Sent back state tax letter. Washed clothes. Merrill worked in garden. Cut brush by fence.

Wrote the Cameron’s. Very windy all day. Blew apples and butternuts off trees. Merrill went for groceries. My arthritis bad today. Glenda gave me iron shot, Paid her $10.

B-12 shot. Got letter from Vern’s. Kavanaugh house is being sold to Cathy. Joyce P here selling calendars. Wrote Angie in evening.

Canned 6 pints of tomatoes. Merrill peeled apples for apple sauce, and 2 pies for freezer.

Rainy. We went to church, 96 out. Patty and kids here awhile in PM. Jim at PBA meeting. Patty took chain saw home with her. Explorers have new uniforms, gray and black.

Merrill found sewer gas leak under kitchen sink. Pipe had separated. Cooler but nice today. Kavanaugh house across street has been sold to Cathy Paro. Kavanaugh’s moving to Hall’s Corners trailer.

Bill Heck died during night of heart attack, 53. He died on his 53rd birthday. We washed clothes. Black topped our street. Glenda gave me iron shot. My left hip very sore from last one.

Danny on Channel 3 News. Vern also. He was very good. Pearl H, 82 died today. Very windy all day. Bible Studies starts. We didn’t go. Wrote Uncle Berl. Merrill cleaned church.

We called at Heck’s. Took apple pie. Got groceries. Stopped to meet new neighbor, Mrs. Root in Getman house. Wrote Vern’s. Sent card, and $5. Jim called in evening.

Pearl Hostiling [?] 82, Merrill’s cousin’s funeral at Adams. Bill Heck’s funeral at 1 PM. Church full. Kids stood in fellowship room and back of church. Tracy sang. Sandy Hockey called. Glenda gave me iron shot. Frank brought first fuel oil this fall @ 92.5.

Warm, up to 83°, windy. Merrill mowed lawns. We went to dump. I stopped at Donna Ellis. Saw Katrina for first time. Gave her $5. Aunt Maude and Cheryl went to Canada to Gilson’s and Loren’s. Jim and Explorers worked on Run-a-thon.

Vern’s 44th birthday. We went to church, 120 out. Jim, Pat, and kids came about 5 PM. Jim brought lawn mower to be sharpened. In the 80’s.

Administrative Board meeting, CEC, 10 out. Aunt Maude and Cheryl got home from Canada. Paid school tax of $239.35. A beautiful day. Merrill finally plugged sewer gas leak under house. Hard to find.

Had lab tests, $25.99. Got iron and eye drops. Went to Adams to see Beulah’s new home. Very nice. Saw Jim at city. He was speaking at Kiwanis club.

Merrill staked black berry plants. Bible study, I went to 10 AM meeting. Renewed Vern and our Reader’s Digest, $21.86 for 2. Rebekah’s election, NG Nancy W, VG Vicky Flynn. Merrill called Robbins to clean church and our furnace.

B-12 shot. Vivian Trice was over. Merrill picked apples off our tree. Washed clothes.

Quite cold last night. Down to 23 degrees. First killing frost this fall. We changed living room around. Merrill cleaned floors. He put away lawn furniture. I made chocolate chip cookies.

Nice today again. We went to church, 78 out. Patty and kids here when we got home. Brought pizzas for dinner. Jim and 7 Explorers are back packing at Wanakena.

Pastor Parish, Evans Mills. I went with Margaret. We decided not to raise salary, just on expenses. Merrill worked at Horton’s all day. He went to Griffin’s to look at their wood stove. I washed clothes. Glenda gave me iron shot. I called Carl Scee.

71°. A beautiful day. We went to city. Ordered wood stove for cellar at Wards, $349. Got velour for jacket. Saw Carl Scee. I’m so tired tonight. Hate to move. My arthritis is really bad.