Our 50th anniversary party at Philadelphia Fire Hall. Everything just lovely and great. Almost 100 folks there. Vern and Jim’s left about 7 PM. Ken and Eleanor about 11 PM. June R and Arland Hall here in evening. Gave us red apple cookie jar. Whole family went to church with us to start the day.

Charge conference at Mills. Postponed because of stormy weather. Bad all day. We are both tired today. Linda and Joey over in evening with cards and money gifts. Gary took George to Syracuse today. He goes back Sunday to enter hospital.

Corrine Simonds here to get contract signed again. Merrill and Bill Mowers set up Nativity Crèche on church lawn. Wrote Vern’s. Got more cards and money. Got letter from Mary Hall. Lynn really bad. Marty here to use phone.

Cloudy and in the 30’s. My arthritis terrible today. Merrill went to Roy K and got straw for church manger.

UMW Christmas meeting, covered dish supper in church basement after 12 years. 10 present plus Rev. Collin. Collected $27 for missions. Went for groceries. Lynn Hall weak. Back to Ogdensburg hospital. Merrill called Evelyn.

Snowing some. We put up some Christmas decorations. June R and Arland Hall here to use phone. Made rolls for Bazaar tomorrow.

UMW Bazaar. Made over $600.00. Sent rolls, date bread, and sandwiches. Merrill went to Fargo’s for tree, $5.00. Set it up.

We went to church, 67 out. Cloudy day. Called Audrey. She fractured her shoulder Friday in a fall. Howard and Evelyn here to spend evening. Had a great visit. Evelyn’s brought cookies. Gave us gold tray.

Sent PPR report. Also card and letter to Roy. Cha was over. Freezing rain and very slippery. Warmer with rain in evening. Times didn’t go.

We went to city shopping. Went out to Don’s in PM. Juanita wasn’t home. Started snowing while we were there. Slippery coming home. My arms hurt. Got more cards.

Our 50th anniversary. We were married on a Wednesday also. Snowing again. Wrote Jim’s and sent first Christmas cards. Got more anniversary cards and Christmas cards. Got note from Vern’s. The college student that drowned was a college friend of Steve’s. Evelyn called.

Sun out today. Merrill cleaned out driveway with snow blower. Wrote more thank you cards. Got more anniversary cards.

Merrill helped decorate church. Frieda and Sina doing it. We went for groceries. Friday the 13th. Merrill worked at church. Did snow blowing in PM. I wrote thank you cards. My arm hurting bad.

Sunny but cold. Got Jim’s kids pictures. Very good. Merrill cleaned driveways. Washed clothes. Sent 43 more thank you cards. Got Christmas cards. Got back check for Merrill’s coat. Item not available. Patty called. Storming in Oswego. Postponed going out to dinner until later.

Vi’s birthday, 71. We went to church, 54 there. Stormy and cold. Called Evelyn to say we wouldn’t be down. Lydel’s canceled also. Worked at cards.

Merrill cleaned driveway. Snowing again. Terrible in PM. Addressed more Christmas cards in evening. Got Christmas card and note from Dowells in California.

Merrill went over town. Took Christmas cards to Vera R. Storming terrible here in PM. Lowville and Adams way have been getting it all day. Marty over in evening.

Stormed so that they’ll pack shut-in boxes tomorrow. Made cookies for shut-ins. Merrill plowed driveways.

Packed shut-in boxes. My arthritis is hurting. Very stormy in PM again .

Charge Conference at Evans Mills. PPR meeting at 5:30. Supper at 6:30 and meeting at 7:30. About 14 there. We got groceries in AM. Merrill worked on church snow blower. Nice today. Audrey in hospital. Fell.

Merrill collected for minister’s gift in morning. Snowing again. Open House at Antwerp parsonage. We went. Nice. Went to Gouverneur shopping after. Lynn Hall died this PM at House of Good Samaritan Hospital Cancer Center. Washed clothes. Carol Ponzi called in evening.

We went to church, 57 out. I went over to see Mary before church.

Merrill helped at church all day. Got walks shoveled for Lynn’s funeral. We went to funeral home at Theresa in evening. It was full all evening. Patty called. Her mother in hospital again with cancer.

Jim called in evening. We called Patty and kids. Lynn’s funeral. church packed. Rev Collin had a great service. Donna at Legion afterwards. We went to Christmas Eve service at Mills Church. Alice F went with us. A beautiful candlelight service. Darcy here. Jennifer Drake brought over cookies.

I called Audrey at hospital. Patty and girls plan to spend day with her. A sunny day. 10°. Patty called in PM from hospital. We spent a quiet day. Was nice.

My arthritis bad. Washed clothes. Merrill went over to church and up to Horton’s. Started snowing here at noon, Stormy south of here to Sandy Creek and Pulaski. Went for groceries.

Dr. Scanlon at 1:30. Everything okay. Stormed terrible all day. Shopped. Got eye drops. My arthritis hurting real bad in evening. Mail went but no paper.

I called Vern’s not to come as it is so stormy. Very stormy off and on all day. Lots of accidents. No mail or no paper for two days.

Merrill cleaned out driveways again. No Sunday School or church. Very stormy in PM. My arms bad. In robe all day. Patty called in PM. Stormy at Sackets also.

Snowed in PM and evening. Merrill helped some at church. He cleaned our driveways. Finally got 3 papers and mail. Dwayne P was over.

Merrill helped some at church. Weather better today. I’ve been in bed all day. Arthritis in my hip and leg. Can’t barely walk it hurts so. Warmer.