I’ve felt terrible all day. Didn’t even get dressed. Marty brought over home made candy.

Feel better today. Merrill cleaned living room woodwork. I washed curtains.

UMW Christmas meeting at Margaret K. 18 present. Collected over $30 for missionaries. Double over $60. Merrill cleaned bathroom. Washed clothes. My cold better but still coughing a lot. Got first Christmas card from Ponzi’s.

Nice day. We went for groceries. I stopped at parsonage and left reports. I made pan of fudge for church bazaar. Merrill went to Carthage with Howard.

Church Christmas Bazaar at Fire Hall. I made 4 pounds of marshmallow fudge for it. Merrill went to dump. Washed colored clothes. My cold still bad.

We went to church, 86 out. Nice service. Nice day but very cold wind. No company today.

Merrill washed dining room and kitchen ceilings. Put up Christmas decorations. We went for groceries. Got box of chocolates for Genny and Nancy. Merrill has cold. Pearl Harbor Day, 44 years ago.

Cleaned our bedroom. Washed bed and kitchen curtains. Snowing. Ground white.

Rebekah’s Christmas party, 7 PM, covered dish. $2-3 gift for exchange. 14 present. Nice supper. Leah had my name. I had Vivian’s. Gave her Christmas bells.

Charge Conference, Evans Mills. About 20 there. Margaret and Marilyn went with us. Ray M and Horton’s there for meeting. Roy’s 78th birthday. Washed. Snowy. Merrill helped Carl get Manger lights working.

Our 46th anniversary. We met Vern’s at city. Had delicious dinner at Sam’s Restaurant. Went to Islanders Christmas concert at State Office Building. They sang Happy Anniversary to us. Had anniversary cake when we got back home. A very nice celebration.

Vern’s left about 9:30 AM to shop at city. Jim’s here for supper. Jim went to Rudes. June R called. Mrs. Hale had operation at Crouse Irving, Syracuse yesterday. Jim and Pat gave us new kitchen curtains.

We went to church, 92 out. Had coffee and sandwiches. Mr. and Mrs. Gill there. Mr. Gill sang and played several songs.

Warmer, washed clothes. Got more Christmas cards. Merrill’s cold bad.

We went to city. Did Christmas shopping. Got new dining room curtains with money church people gave me while I was in hospital. Got several cards and notes.

My arms bad today. Merrill helped Carl and Cheryl set up tree at parsonage. Colder. Got several cards and notes. Sent first Christmas cards.

Sent several more cards with letters. Sent Uncle Berl $15 check. Carl S called twice. He talked with Florence in evening. Ralph’s foot bad. Wrapped Christmas gifts in evening.

We went for groceries. Made fudge and Christmas cookies. Patty called. She saw Juanita, Debby and kids in city. Baby weighs over 7 pounds now. Doing good and cute.

Cold, 8°. Decorated Christmas cookies. Merrill run cleaner. Hemmed door curtain. Harley Eastman, 27, Judy Roggie’s ex husband, killed in truck accident. Amy Piper engaged to Hudson boy, Ellisburg.

Sunday School program. Very nice. Good turn out to it. Gave Rev. and Mrs. Barnes $100. We went to church, 82 out. Patty called. Joel not feeling good. Very cold all day. Below zero at night.

Packed shut-in boxes. I didn’t help. Merrill visited Hartford [?] Kavanaugh. Aunt Maude and Cheryl here in evening. Brought us gift and candy. Got nice card and note from Beulah. Ed Fagan returned from Johnson Island on sick leave.

Snow blower at church broke. Randy and Merrill fixed it at Horton’s. Got card, note and Karen and Donnie’s pictures from Don’s. Gave Belile and Paro kids snowman suckers.

Didn’t go to Lodge. Raining. Sent cards and notes to Don and Ken’s. Showered, washed my hair. Got more cards and a note from Mary Hall.

Candlelight service at Mills. We went. 30 from Philadelphia there. Good crowd. Very nice. Had our gifts in evening. I got watch, Merrill shoes, belt and ties. Grace Tryon called. Carl has leukemia. Has to go into hospital for treatments after Christmas. Cleaned coffee pot with vinegar.

We went to Jim’s for dinner. Audrey there also. We picked her up. Very slippery coming home. I was sick with bad chills in evening. My arthritis real bad in evening.

I didn’t get dressed all day. Feel rotten. Called Vern’s to say we wouldn’t be down Sunday. Patty called. Merrill cleaned church and got groceries.

We didn’t go to Vern’s. Merrill went to church, 76 out. Aunt Maude and I didn’t go. Furnace fumes bad. Shut furnace off in evening.

Had Robbins man back to adjust furnace. Merrill used snow blower but not much in driveway. Nice day. Washed clothes. June R called. Mrs. Hale is improving.

I called Evelyn. Mrs. Hale is out of intensive care after 17 days. She is in room 509. Merrill went to the store.

Sent card and note to Millicent Hale in Crouse Irving Memorial. Agway takes over Murphy Coal and Oil today. Ken Brown called. Got letter from Murphy. We took down Christmas decorations. Frank Robbins cleaned furnace chimney. It was almost plugged.

Merrill went for groceries. I washed clothes. Howard and Evelyn called in evening. Mrs. Hale much improved. We didn’t celebrate [New Year’s Eve]. I watched the new year on TV.