-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.

Beatrice Clark moved into parsonage with Rev. Salisbury. Cloudy day. Merrill went over town for milk and apples. Got vitamins and cream by UPS. Vern got here at 3 PM. We got Agway credit for HEAP payment, $260.00.

Vern’s left about 2 PM. John picked Steve up at 3:30. Dan had 3:30 eye appointment. Snowed a little but melted later.

Rebekah’s. I was on refreshments, salad and cinnamon rolls. I made salad and rolls for lodge. Merrill took me over as Ginny didn’t come.

Dan’s 17th birthday. A great day. Sunny, 60°. We went for groceries. Washed dark clothes. Cutways moving into McCloud house. Jill called from Audrey’s.

Jim goes to Syracuse VA Hospital, for back tests, 10:30. Merrill helped Carl Horton on trailer repairs. Slates moving in this weekend. Moving van parked at Randalls for two days. Nice day. Snow all gone.

Cloudy with rain and snow. Snowed hard in evening. Colder. June Ridsdale here all afternoon. She is having a rough time (money).

Vern called in evening. Also Noreen. We went to Sunday School and church, 65 out. Cold. Ground covered with snow again. I called Audrey. Jim goes back to Syracuse Tuesday to be fitted for electronic back brace. Joey was over.

2° this morning. Sunny but cold. Sent in my Blue Cross, $51.48 now. Wrote Vern’s and Rev. Cameron’s. He takes stress test today. Dwayne Petrie here selling candy bars for band fund.

Jim goes to Syracuse for electronic back brace fitting. Audrey called. Jim got back before noon. Bad driving. He goes back in a month for brace. Very stormy. Some schools closed. Windy, snowy and sleeting all day.