Another snowy day. Got notice Hal Hall is married. I helped with membership map for church in PM. Vera and Sina helped too. Merrill cleaned church. Put in light bulbs. I called Dr. Siegel. He said I had passed a kidney stone. May still have one. Got groceries. Talked with Aunt Maude.
Monthly Archives: February 1985
Diary Entry for 2/2/1985
Ground Hog Day. He saw his shadow. June R. here. Brought us gallon of milk. Wrote Don’s. Merrill took garbage to town barn for first time. Randy Horton went to Mills for our snow blower, $14.00. My left lower side hurting bad in evening. Aunt Maude got home from hospital.
Diary Entry for 2/3/1985
-14° today. We went to Sunday School and church, 58 there. Went to Lay Visitation Meeting at Evans Mills Church in PM. Went into Fays after to get eye drops and coffee filters. Cold all day, but sunny.
Diary Entry for 2/4/1985
I feel horrid today. Terrible pain in back and lower side. Took Aspirin all day. Merrill got Dodge out of snow. Started right off. Sunny day.
Diary Entry for 2/5/1985
I woke up in pain again this morning at 4:30. Took Aspirin. Audrey called. A small dog came to Jim’s.
Diary Entry for 2/6/1985
Clinic. Merrill’s blood pressure 110/68 and mine is 152/90 with blood count at 14. A beautiful sunny day but cold. Merrill went to Theresa for hair cut, $3.50. Barber is moving to Philadelphia in March. I think I passed kidney stone before I went to bed. Kidneys working good and pain left suddenly.
Diary Entry for 2/7/1985
Belile’s got self contained camper. -14° today. Sunny but cold all day. I think I’ve passed all the stones. I feel normal this morning. UMW at Manor. Marion Smith hostess. I didn’t go. Jeff and Marty over. I talked with Dr. Siegel. I’ve felt so different today. Is great. Got letter from Vern’s.
Diary Entry for 2/8/1985
Cold all day. Blowing snow. Wrote Vern’s. Howard and Evelyn Hall left for Florida this morning. Very stormy Syracuse way. We went for groceries after lunch. Got letter from Don’s. Karen is getting married June 8th. It’s great to feel comfortable again. No pain.
Diary Entry for 2/9/1985
A little warmer today. I washed clothes. Made a cherry layer cake and apple and blueberry pie. Juanita, Doreen and baby Darcia here for supper. Baby is a doll. Juanita brought rolls and pie.
Diary Entry for 2/10/1985
Furnace off at CEC. Pipes froze. Merrill called Brown’s about fuel. They filled it Friday. Robbins said air got in line. Second meeting on visitation at Philadelphia Church. Same ones out to it. Patty and Joel sick with colds. Ken and Eleanor here for supper and evening.
Diary Entry for 2/11/1985
Merrill went over to CEC with Ken Brown to see about pipes that froze. We took food to Lingenfellers (?) UMC. Sunny. Up to 32°
Diary Entry for 2/12/1985
Sent Joel birthday card and letter and check. In 40’s today. Merrill got 10 pounds of cheese and 2 pounds of butter at surplus give away at Legion. Much warmer today. Above freezing. Joey brought me pussy willows.
Diary Entry for 2/13/1985
Joel’s 9th birthday. 10th Mountain Infantry Regiment activated at Fort Drum today. Big celebration. History in the making. I went to Rebekah’s, 7 out. Ginny has a new car. Darcy brought us carnations and candy for Valentine’s day. Merrill helped at Horton’s.
Diary Entry for 2/14/1985
We got Valentine from Vern’s. They may come this weekend. Merrill helped fix pipes at CEC. Talked with Aunt Maude and Audrey. Girls have new bunk beds. I have diarrhea bad today. Snow in evening.
Diary Entry for 2/15/1985
Snowing some off and on. We went for groceries in AM. Vern called. They got here about 7 PM. Very bad driving from Pulaski to here. Snowing hard. They brought fish. Steve didn’t come. Vern brought copies of 1864-1840 Gazetteer. June brought copies of family tree work. She is doing a fantastic job on it.
Diary Entry for 2/16/1985
Food sale for church fuel bill. I gave $5.00 instead of baking. Vern’s left at 2 PM. Snowed all AM but nice in PM. Marshall Thayer in accident but wasn’t hurt at Star lake.
Diary Entry for 2/17/1985
Very stormy again. No Sunday School in Philadelphia. Both Sunday School and church canceled at Mills. We didn’t go to church, 30 out. Our phone not ringing in here. Can call out. Jim, Patty, and kids here for PM and supper. They all went skiing. Lots of accidents because of snow.
Diary Entry for 2/18/1985
Kristina Rudes, 14 killed in snowmobile accident on Route 11. Winter vacation this week. Washington’s birthday. No mail. or paper came. Sunny day.
Diary Entry for 2/19/1985
Jill’s 10th birthday. Very stormy all day. Lots of accidents and many roads closed. No mail or papers because of storm. Called several about food for Rudes Thursday. Noreen Riley’s 81st birthday.
Diary Entry for 2/20/1985
Sunny and warmer. Merrill cleaned out driveway. Nice today. Got letter from Vern’s. Sent appointment books to each of us.
Diary Entry for 2/21/1985
Kristina Rudes funeral. We took food from UMW to Rudes. A beautiful day. Got groceries. Catherine Salisbury wants Trustees to meet tomorrow night. Real Estate agent lease up on CEC. Called Trustees.
Diary Entry for 2/22/1985
Warm and raining. Snow going fast. Merrill cleaned stove oven. Sent Dan card, letter, and check. Trustee’s meeting at 7:30. Power was off for an hour. Transformer blew, 2000 customers out.
Diary Entry for 2/23/1985
Washed clothes. Raining. Merrill went over to check out basement at church. Parsonage pump has cracked. Very foggy at times. Snow going away fast. Rock-a-thon at CEC for Leukemia.
Diary Entry for 2/24/1985
We went to church, 55 out, and Sunday School. Communion. Raining and foggy all day. Merrill went over in PM and pumped out CEC. Rev. Salisbury called at 11 with water in basement. Merrill went over. Firemen pumped it out.
Diary Entry for 2/25/1985
A great day. Merrill went to Mills for hose and glass for church. He put new glass in CEC window that kids broke Saturday at Rock-a-thon. I cleaned silverware drawers. Washed and ironed. Darcy was over. She hurt her knee at Dry Hill skiing on Thursday.
Diary Entry for 2/26/1985
Got fuel rebate okay, $290.00 from HEAP fund. June R here. She has a family living with her starting this weekend. Nice today. Warmer. Sunny in AM.
Diary Entry for 2/27/1985
Snowing. Everything white again. Turned colder toward evening. Rebekah’s, but I didn’t remember it. Ginny didn’t come.
Diary Entry for 2/28/1985
Zero this morning. Sunny. Leah called. She is ordering altar candles. 18 for $21.85. Warmer in evening.