Sunny. No Sunday School. We went to church, 34 out. Called Vern’s. They got home on Schedule. Everything fine. Very cold in Florida. They said Florence Hogaboom died last Tuesday. Talked with Jim from Audrey’s. Made pizza.

We watched parades on TV. Lazy day. Snowed some. Clear in PM. Ponzi’s called. Her mother in hospital with pneumonia. Gladys Lamon called. Rev. Bea Clark told them Sunday she was to be moved to Philadelphia.

Warmer. Cloudy. Merrill called Agway for chimney cleaner. Social Security up 3.5%. Medicare $14.60 now. Got kids letter from Florida. Mailed on December 28th. Clark’s brought chimney cleaner from Agway, $10.65

Merrill and Bill M. Took down Nativity at church. Merrill worked at June’s in PM. Hot water heater element and plugs and points on tractor. Sent Ken birthday card and letter. Got tax notice $477.76 up $23.37.

Got letter from Vern’s. Sent clipping about Florence Hogaboom. We went for groceries. UMW at parsonage. Mrs. Zeller and mother, Mrs. Mitchell came for first, 14 there. Church apportionments are all paid but Folts Home. Fuel bills paid. June R. here.

Wrote Vern’s. Raining about all day. Foggy in evening. June R called twice.

Snowing some in morning but sunny in PM. Merrill cleaned church in PM. He cleaned floors here. I washed. Harvey Weeks 2 grandsons, age 2 and 6, sledded into river by old mill Thursday. Their mother and Pam jumped in after them. Lance Martin, 2, died on way to hospital in Syracuse.

Communion. We went to Sunday School and church, 34 out. Cold. Snowing in PM and evening. Wrote letter to Uncle Berl and card and note to Ralph Hogaboom.

Nice today but cold. Lazy day here. Aunt Maude called. June R. here in evening.

Below zero over night. Steve called in evening. Went back on bus today. He’s coming to Philadelphia next weekend. Patty called in evening. Jim having back trouble. Audrey has to go into hospital for impacted tooth.

Nice day but still cold, -10°. Washed clothes.

-20° here last night. Cold all day. Sunny. Jim and Patty here for lunch. Merrill filed his saw. Jim took home his Air Force uniform. Fits him perfect. Washed. We went for groceries in PM. Florence Meeks, 90 died yesterday.

Much warmer. Took food to Meeks from Methodist women. Washed. Merrill cleaned. Steve and Gail came from Potsdam on late bus. Got here for supper and stayed all night. Stuart and Lori Haggerty have baby girl, Blossom Ann.

Snowed during night and most of day. 28°. Gladys Lamon’s 74th birthday. Merrill called her. Steve and Gail went to birthday party for Annie, 16 at Burnhams.

Trustee’s voted to insulate rest of parsonage. Steve and Gail left for Potsdam at 9 AM. We went to Sunday School and church, 52 out. Cold. Jim’s didn’t get out. We slept in PM. Charge conference at Mills. Rev. Allison Wood presided. We went for meeting. Trustee’s meeting at 7:30. Regular meeting at 8. Merrill named chairman of Trustees. 25 out to meeting.

Sunny day but still cold. Only up to 10° today. Got letter from Uncle Berl. He likes his new home, 160 people live there. My arthritis bad in PM and evening.

Snowed during night and all day. Merrill cleaned driveway. I called Carl Scee. He sounded good. Temperature got up to 28° today.

Merrill cleaned driveway again. Still snowing. He went up to Horton’s to check wiring. Up to 24° today. Claire P called. Ruth Eggleston to go home from hospital from foot operation.

Sent cards to Ruth Eggleston and Mary Hall. Wrote Vern’s. Sun out in PM. First time since Monday. Went to city. Snowing there. Got 2 chair throws, lids for stove, and eye drops. Got groceries. Got Blue Cross check for $20. Got thank you note from Gail.

Very stormy all day. Got letter from Vern’s. All are well. Jim called in evening.

Cold but nice. -25° during night. Jim, Patty and kids here for lunch. They bought a TV at Sears just like the one we got there. They got us a TV stand. Looks nice. Took our snow blower home to use. Girls stayed

We all went to church, 46 there, and Sunday School. Jim’s here for PM and supper. Also Pauline and Garmon. They had been to Art’s over night.

Merrill went up to Horton’s. He took tractor part to Theresa. A beautiful sunny day. Up to 28°. Barb M here to collect for March of Dimes. Administrative Council at parsonage, 13 present.

Merrill went to Theresa for Horton’s tractor part. Warmer and raining, 41°. Water leaking in bedroom and living room windows. Ice on roof causing water to back up.

Windy and snowy. Randy Horton’s 24th birthday. Horton’s helped Merrill clean out our wood chimney. Put ladder in tractor bucket. Amanda here with them. Also Mike and Blaine Roland. I went to Rebekah’s in evening, 7 there. Lodge gave $25 for new dialysis machine at Mercy Hospital.

June Ridsdale here on way to city. We went for groceries in PM. Merrill got multi tool set I sent for before Christmas. It was on TV, $7.98. Paid $1.49 a dozen for large eggs. Poultry disease in other states.

Up to 40° in AM. Windy and some snow. I made chocolate chip cookies. Called Audrey to wish her happy birthday. Got letters from Debby and Uncle Berl.

Nice day but cold, 18°. Washed clothes. Wrote Debby. Howard here to borrow pipe wrench. Got letter from Vern’s. He has gout. Eleanor called. Tammy is in Mercy Hospital.

We went to Sunday School, 44 there and Church, 63. Light snow. I talked with Tammy. Eleanor called in evening. Tammy has an ovary infection.

Snowing lightly all day. Merrill went to bank, store, and paid taxes at Cooks, $447.76. June R called.

Snow flurries off and on all day. Colder. Eleanor called. Talked with Roberta. Tammy to have scope in morning. Last day for farmers to sign for $10 rebate not to produce surplus milk.

-21° overnight. Watertown coldest record in the US. Clinic: Merrill blood pressure 128/78. Mine 148/98 and blood count 14. We stopped at Chase Manor. Folks are moving in today. Saw Thelma Scrimminger there moving in. Merrill helped Carl on tractor at his mother’s place. Tammy and Rocky Slate are moving in Horton’s trailer.

The ground hog saw his shadow. We went for groceries in PM. UMW at parsonage. Week of Prayer and Self Denial program. I was in charge of it. Washed dark clothes. 82nd parachute drops across from Kiechle’s.

Warmer and cloudy. Washed clothes. Merrill helped Carl on tractor in PM. Rocket launch got off in morning. All okay.

Merrill went to dump. He cleaned church on way back. He cleaned floors here. He helped Horton’s get tractor blade back on in PM. Got first full telephone bill since AT&T took over. Not too much charge.

We went to Sunday School and church, 60 out. A great family service. They had a youth pizza party at CEC in evening with 25 kids out to it. Snowing all day but above freezing. Quiet day here.

Snowed during night some. Everything clean again. Merrill helped do chores at Horton’s. Elaine’s grandfather died in Ohio.

Sunny day but cold, 10°. Merrill helped at Horton’s with chores in AM. Two astronauts walked in space untethered to space ship for first time.

Rebekah’s, only 6 out. Merrill helped Carl do chores in AM. I sent for vitamin C and D and E lotion to Arco (Lane Bryant Co.)

Nice day but cold, 18°. Wrote Vern’s. We went for groceries. Merrill got hair cut at Theresa in PM.

Another great day. Much warmer, 40°. Washed colored clothes. Cleaned back room. Got letter from Vern’s. His gout is better. They are coming February 20-21st.

Carl died two years ago today. Raining but warm. Space ship landed in Florida for first time in Florida. Cut my hair. Washed clothes. Joey brought me pussy willows.

Furnace at church wouldn’t start. Robbins came and started it. We went to Sunday School and church, 53 in church. In 40’s again today. Cloudy. Howard, Evelyn, and Charlotte Hale here in PM. Had been to visit Orville at Manor.

Joel’s 8th birthday. Sent him card, letter, and $5.00. Sent light bill payment. Sent note to Vern’s. Great day in 50’s. Merrill fixed outside door. He went up to Horton’s trailer in AM. Went to Antwerp for stove pipe but Robbins hadn’t made it yet.

Cloudy but warm. In the 50’s. Almost 60°. Made donuts for first time in ages. Got 3 packages of free cheese. Water in cellar at parsonage and CEC. Merrill pumped it out. Marty over. Kathy’s car broke down on way to work. Flooding in a lot of places. We bought our phone today.

40’s and cloudy. Merrill checked sump pump at CEC and parsonage. I washed load of clothes. Got letter from Elmer and Melba. They moved outside of Weedsport on January 31st. PO Box 692

(Gerry and Pat’s) Deanne Hall’s 2nd birthday. Nice day. We went to Mills bank. Got groceries. Sent Jill card, note, and $5.00. Darcy brought us cookies. I made molasses cookies.

Merrill fixed June’s hot water heater. Put in element. Carl Taylor and Merrill fixed broken water pipes in parsonage. I made vegetable soup and roasted a turkey.

Joel was on TV with the Tiger Scouts on the Danny Burgess show. Joel announced the show. Merrill went to Sears, Fays and Garns. Got Rev. Salisbury rug. Washed clothes. Very foggy all day long. Audrey called in evening.

Jill’s 9th birthday. Very stormy all day. Lots of accidents and many roads closed. No mail or paper because of storm. Called several about food for Thursday. Noreen Riley’s 81st birthday.