Cold all day. Only up to 30°. Down to 10° last night. I’m still coughing up a lot after 2 weeks. Hard to get rid of it.
Monthly Archives: December 1986
Diary Entry for 12/2/1986
Maplecraft Barn on Arsenal Street burned during night. Freezing rain. Lots of accidents. 2 people killed.
Diary Entry for 12/3/1986
Still raining. Turned to snow in evening. Windy in evening. Power off in several places. Okay here.
Diary Entry for 12/4/1986
Windy and snowing. UMW at church. Covered dish Christmas meeting. 12 there. Rev. Collin attended. Very nice. We took food for Urban Mission.
Diary Entry for 12/5/1986
Trustee’s meeting at 7:30 about CEC purchase offer by Nancy Rosbroook. We went for groceries in AM. Nice day. I made cakes.
Diary Entry for 12/6/1986
Christmas Bazaar at 10 AM. We made over 600 dollars. I sent sandwiches, cupcakes, and a Christmas bell. Bill M and Merrill put up manger at church. Got first Christmas card from Holly and Lori.
Diary Entry for 12/7/1986
We went to Sunday School, 48 and church, 66. Snowing and cold. Lazy day. Lots of sand trucks out. Youth group decorated church.
Diary Entry for 12/8/1986
PPR meeting at Mills. Very cold all day. 8° but sunny.
Diary Entry for 12/9/1986
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.
Diary Entry for 12/10/1986
Rebekah’s out to eat. 8 of us went to Philly Inn Lodge. Very nice. Roy’s 83rd birthday. Nice day but cold. Got anniversary and Christmas cards.
Diary Entry for 12/11/1986
Our 51st anniversary. We went for groceries in AM. Nice day. Sunny. Merrill cleaned church. I went over to Chomsun’s in PM. Got more Christmas cards.
Diary Entry for 12/12/1986
Snowing in morning. We went to city shopping. Couldn’t find car at mall. Jim came to help us. Vern and June called when we got home. They came for over night.
Diary Entry for 12/13/1986
Cold but sunny day. Vern’s left about 9:30. I washed clothes. Decorated Christmas cookies. I called Patty.
Diary Entry for 12/14/1986
We went to church, 58 and Sunday School 37. Patty called. Jolie sick so they couldn’t come out. Worked at Christmas cards.
Diary Entry for 12/15/1986
Worked at Christmas cards. Merrill went over town for stamps, milk, and gas. The tent dome over 801 was lighted all night.
Diary Entry for 12/16/1986
Foggy all day. Sent first Christmas cards. Several with notes. Got Jolie’s, Jill’s, and Joel’s pictures. Very good.
Diary Entry for 12/17/1986
Addressed and sent more cards. Merrill went up to Horton’s to fix door. Carl paid him for work already done $49.00. Prescription bill voted in. Goes into effect next October.
Diary Entry for 12/18/1986
Open House at Antwerp Parsonage, 6-9 PM. We went. Marion Smith and Leola Bush went with us. We went for groceries in AM.
Diary Entry for 12/19/1986
Packed Christmas baskets, 36 and 2 doubles. We helped and then we helped deliver some. Got more Christmas cards. Wrote Ken and Eeanor. Eleanor leaves for Florida until January 6th. We stopped at Aunt Maude’s.
Diary Entry for 12/20/1986
Merrill and Bill put up stage at church in morning. Washed clothes. Merrill cleaned floor. Nice out. Warmer. Made candy.
Diary Entry for 12/21/1986
Sunday School Program, 7:30. Church almost full. Just great. Joyce wrote play. “I Am That I Am”. We went to church, 61 there. The Cha family went to evening program. Darcy went with us. We took basket to Art Hall. Had good visit with Evelyn and Howard.
Diary Entry for 12/22/1986
Merrill put new door set on barn door at Horton’s in AM. Nice day but some wind. Merrill helped Joyce. Darcy and Wayne cleaned church in evening.
Diary Entry for 12/23/1986
Corrine Simonds here with a new purchase offer on CEC. I wrapped kids gifts. Last day of school until new year. Cha brought us gift. 2 boxed sausages.
Diary Entry for 12/24/1986
Candle light service. Philadelphia church full. Jennifer Drake brought us cookies. Merrill went for milk. Washed. Opened Cheryl’s gift. She gave me blue robe and Merrill plaid shirt. Merrill got brown pants. I got sweater.
Diary Entry for 12/25/1986
A green Christmas. Rained all night. We went to Jim and Pat’s for dinner. Nice time together. Jim’s gave us nylon blanket. Rained all day. Brancatella’s called to wish us Merry Christmas.
Diary Entry for 12/26/1986
Lazy day after Christmas. Colder. No snow.
Diary Entry for 12/27/1986
We went for groceries in AM. Vern and June called. Don Gilbert died last week. Cancer. I washed clothes.
Diary Entry for 12/28/1986
We went to Sunday School 32, and church 41. Rev. Kathy Kerr Carpenter preached today. Cloudy all day.
Diary Entry for 12/29/1986
Frieda Kent here in PM. Brought Benevolent receipts. Cleaned stove.
Diary Entry for 12/30/1986
Trustee’s meeting. They decided to put in bathroom. Made rolls. Jennifer, May and Shirley Cooper here all PM.
Diary Entry for 12/31/1986
Got things ready for tomorrow. Didn’t stay up to see the New Year in. Too sleepy. We went for groceries in AM. Leah’s brother died.