Dr. Scanlon, 11 AM. $25. Everything fine. Meclomen hasn’t upset my eyes. Grace T called. Kessel is in Rochester General Hospital. Cancer in both lungs. Glenda gave me iron shot. Got letter from Vern’s.

I went to Bible Study. Nice day. Merrill went up to Horton’s but didn’t stay. He was sick in PM and evening. Vomited. Carl and Randy here.

Merrill feels some better today. I called Wolcott in evening. Talked with Lisa. Grace called later. Kessel not to have operation. One lung already gone.

Vivian was over. Merrill went over after groceries. Only 18 kids here for Halloween. June and girls here. Grace called in evening. Kessel coming home tomorrow. He has lung cancer. Got letter from Dot Medina.

Lynn and Mary’s auction. Gave myself B-12 shot. Made cheese cake. Washed. Merrill cleaned floors.

I was sick all night with virus. Was in bed all day. Called patty. Jim stopped in on way from woods.

I feel much better today. Washed clothes. Merrill worked at Carl Horton’s windows. He went over to bank. Rev. Quick, Vi, and Aunt Maude called.

Election Day. Rainy. We voted in AM. I made fried cakes. Glenda gave me iron shot. Merrill finished Horton’s windows. Ronald Reagan won by a landslide.

Got load of wood, $25. I went to clinic. Blood count 12.25. Blood pressure 104/78. I went to Bible Study. Merrill put Horton’s windows in. Snow flurries.

Charge Conference here at Philadelphia. 17 to the covered dish supper and 24 to the meeting. Rev. Owen showed slides. Nice meeting. Got groceries. Stopped at Kathy’s to pick out pictures. Paid her $15.10 for negatives. Washed clothes. Snow flurries.

Wrote Dr. Roberts and Vern’s. Washed clothes. Rainy and colder.

B-12 shot. We went to Fays for drugs, $53.78. Nice day but cold. Glenda gave me iron shot in evening. Bob Lapine died today.

We went to church, 72 out. Rainy and cold. Jim, Pat and kids here in PM and for supper. Girls had their report cards. Very good. Jill all E’s but one S in resting. Her first report card.

I helped on church newsletter. 6 from Philly and 2 from Mills plus Rev. Quick. We started fires in stove again. Colder, windy and rainy with snow in evening. Met new neighbor, Cathy Paro.

Veteran’s Day. Ground white with snow. No mail. Paper came. Called several about pies for Agway supper.

I went to Bible Study. Merrill went to Theresa to bank and to get spring for car. Barber shop closed. Rebekah’s. I didn’t go. Sent back 6 stuffed toys with girls that I couldn’t sell. Leslie’s birthday, 66.

Got letter from Dr. Roberts and prescriptions. Garage appointment at 10 AM at Healy’s. Had new joints put in car, $10. Washed. Wrote Vern’s. I went for groceries. UMW at Vi’s. 19 there. Nice meeting. Cliff Hamilton brought load of wood. 4 cords of 4 foot long. $175.

Rainy. My arms very lame. I called Marg in evening. All OK there. She has her new leg. Glenda gave me iron shot.

Sent Ken’s card and letter. Merrill cut up wood most of day. My arms very lame. Merrill cleaned church. Gave myself B-12 shot. Got rest of pictures from kathy, $10. Went over to CEC to give dishes to Legion.

Ken and Eleanor’s 34th anniversary. We went to church, 84 out. Aunt Maude sick with cold and couldn’t go. She gave me beautiful beret and scarf set. Jim, Patty, and kids here in PM and for supper. Had chili. Helped with wood. Joel put most of it in cellar window.

Real cold this morning. 11°. Merrill worked at wood all day. I’m very lame and sore all day. Stopped snowing in late evening. Sent for car license, $36.25.

Agway ham dinner. Fed 460 people @ $5. Cleared $763 for each church. Very good. We went. I won first number drawing. Got a $4.99 broom. Looks like winter this morning. 3-4 inches of snow. Bad all over. I made rolls and 2 lemon pies for supper. Washed. Got note from June.

I went to Bible Study. Last one until after New Year. Will be on prayer. Vern in Albany today and tomorrow.

Merrill worked at wood. We went for groceries. Got card and letter from Marg. Holly and Peggy have separated. Juanita fell in barn.

Vern’s appointment with Dr. Scanlon. They got here at 5:30. Stayed all night. Merrill went to Theresa. Got stove pipes. Wrote the Cameron’s. Got hair cut. Merrill cleaned pipes. Changed them some.

Early Thanksgiving dinner together at Jim’s. Vern’s stopped at Sears to get winter tires put on. Had lovely day together. They had birthday cake for me. Gave me 4 Corelle plates and large Corelle bowl. boys gave me paper dishes in morning. Got B-12 shot.

We went to church, 112 out. Took in new members. Gary and Bob Fikes, Betsy Laclair, Oberton’s, Kay Taylor, Mike and Cindy Marosco, Esther Taylor associate member. Merrill put wood down cellar. Gary Belile split rest of our wood with splitter on tractor. I wrote Dot M.

Administrative Council. Only Claude, Minister, Merrill and I there. Open house at school so several went there. i washed upstairs bedding. Rained about all day. Ella Brown, 88 died this morning at Samaritan Keep.

Washed clothes. Cheryl H here. Paid Merrill, $112. Snow flurries. I called in Christmas order to Wards. Called Blue Cross office. Changed Blue Cross policy to cover $200 lab tests. Will cost $12.72 more quarterly. Bad fires in California. 500 homes burned.

No Lodge. Beautiful day but cold. Called in order to Sears for Dan and Steve. Washed Merrill’s work clothes. Thanksgiving Eve service at Mills. We went. Patty called and wanted us to come down tomorrow.

Thanksgiving. We stayed home. Lazy and relaxing day. Watched parade on TV. Merrill cut up rest of wood. All done now. Glenda gave me iron shot. Got first morning Times in 120 years. Didn’t publish yesterday as water main broke.

Rained and froze on during night. Everything covered with sleet. Wrote Vern’s. Sent Blue Cross. We went for groceries in PM. I got card and cross necklace from June Ridsdale. 10,000 died in Italy because of quakes.

They cleaned and decorated church. It snowed hard about all day. Got letter and pictures from Cameron’s. Both look good. Mrs. Cameron has a new piano. B-12 shot.

We went to church. Only 67 out. Church looked nice with decorations. Called Jim’s. He is home from woods and they came out for PM and supper.

Nice day, warmer. Washed clothes. Merrill and Ray Petrie set up manger and nativity scene on church lawn. We went to city in PM. Beautiful day. Had lab tests at hospital.

Merrill went to Mills for frozen pies at Agway. I went to Vivian’s for coffee with Kathy, Barbara, and Nathan. Sent articles and pictures to Times. Glenda gave me iron shot.

Very stormy. Some schools closed. Other places, but not here. Got letter and picture from Dot. Got letter from Vern’s. Merrill used snow blower for first time this year. Got down Christmas decorations. Put up some of them.

UMW Christmas meeting at CEC, 6:30 covered dish. Exchanged card with money for missionaries. 16 there including all of the Quick’s. Got $35 for missionaries. UMW to double it to $70. Got groceries in AM. Very cold. Froze squash.

Glenda gave me iron shot, $10. Washed dining room curtains. Put up decorations. Merrill put out candles. Froze squash. Cold.

UMW Bazaar. Cleared about $300. I made 3 dozen donuts for it in morning. Merrill went to dump. My arms are very sore. Have felt terrible all day. Our picture in Times for 45th anniversary.

We went to church, 91 out. Patty and kids here in PM. Jim came in time for supper. He was hunting. They got a 7 point buck. Raining in evening.

Raining. We went to Wards for package. Did some more Christmas shopping. Rained so hard we came home early. Rained hard all day long.

Wrote Vern’s. Merrill cleaned stove pipes. Also stove oven. He went back in woods with Vivian for Christmas greens. Sent Uncle Berl’s package. Sent Roy card and letter.

Patty called in morning. Mayor Burns found out so Jim is still on patrol. Her mother is home from hospital. Rebekah Christmas meeting, 6:30 covered dish supper. 14 out. Very stormy. Got card and note from Fran Soluri. Made Christmas cookies. Vivian T brought us a wreath.

Our 45th anniversary. Cold but nice. Got more cards. Made Christmas fudge and decorated cookies. Millicent Hale called. We went for groceries. Lynn and Mary have bought Murphy house.

Card party at Leah and Claude’s. It was a surprise party for us. Cake and $10 gift. Schell’s, Lee Halls, Mowers, Neville’s, Lowry’s, Edna and John. I called Dr. Roberts and talked with his nurse. My blood count down to 9. Iron count good. I stopped taking Meclomen.

I called Fran Soluri. Was nice to hear her voice. Aunt Maude said Elaine Black had died. Merrill cleaned church and got water out of CEC. Took him all afternoon. Howard and Evelyn here in evening. Brought us compote candy dish.

Very stormy and cold and windy. Worse in AM. I called Jim’s to say we wouldn’t be down. We went to church. Only 66 out. My arms very sore.

Sent first Christmas cards. Merrill went over town. Glenda gave me iron shot. Got package from Sears. Dan and Steve’s stuff.

Snowy. Got several Christmas cards. Gladys and Ted have moved to Hilltop Towers. Sent more cards. Got several.