Clinic: Raining. Merrill worked at Horton’s. We didn’t go to clinic. I feel horrid. Glenn Brady stopped by in evening. Called Cable Company to remove HBO, Cinemax, and Disney channel.
Monthly Archives: June 1988
Diary Entry for 6/2/1988
Merrill worked at Horton’s from 9-3 PM. I feel a little better. Chomsun over a few minutes.
Diary Entry for 6/3/1988
Merrill home today. No kids. We went for groceries in PM. I feel punk.
Diary Entry for 6/4/1988
Merrill worked at Horton’s 8 1/2 hours. Fitting corn ground. I washed clothes.
Diary Entry for 6/5/1988
We went to Sunday School 29 and church 39. Cold, windy. No rain. Merrill sanded on car. The spirea bushes are loaded with blossoms this year. Beautiful.
Diary Entry for 6/6/1988
Sunny and nice. Merrill worked at Horton’s.
Diary Entry for 6/7/1988
Merrill worked at Horton’s. No eye drops after midnight.
Diary Entry for 6/8/1988
Dr. Scanlon 1:30. No eye drops. Everything okay. Merrill mowed lawns. I got white bag. I went to Rebekah’s, 6 out. Claude Simonds not good.
Diary Entry for 6/9/1988
Merrill didn’t have to help at Horton’s. He put repair stuff on car. We went to Bible Study in evening. Chomsun called. I’m to only baby sit Sammy now.
Diary Entry for 6/10/1988
I gave Steve 2 dozen rolls and fudge for food sale at school. We went for groceries. Got a wicker picnic basket, $9.99. Merrill worked on car body.
Diary Entry for 6/11/1988
Washed clothes. Merrill finished car body work. Sunny but windy. Cool wind.
Diary Entry for 6/12/1988
Rev. Collin and Rev. Kathy ordained in Oswego. We went to church 74, and Sunday School 43. Children’s Day. Joyce in charge. Cobby had service. Jim, kids, and Jolie’s boy friend, Pat Hayes, Syracuse, here for supper.
Diary Entry for 6/13/1988
Merrill worked at Horton’s in AM. They finished planting corn. A great day in the 70’s. Vern called in the evening. They are coming on Sunday.
Diary Entry for 6/14/1988
Flay Day. Another great day. Merrill stained patio and painted door thresholds green. I washed windows, Made rolls for Eric’s food sale. Got 3 graduation invitations, Donny Hanson, Susie and Elizabeth H.
Diary Entry for 6/15/1988
Another great day. We went to city for eye drops etc. Got dress slacks and top. Merrill got billfold. Ate at mall. Saw Dilly.
Diary Entry for 6/16/1988
We went for groceries in morning. I baked pie and candy for Eric. We went to Bible Study but rest couldn’t come so Joyce will do it next week. Stopped at Aunt Maude’s. Cheryl has new carpets and furniture. Lila and Cheryl there.
Diary Entry for 6/17/1988
Today would have been mom’s 96th birthday. Merrill painted door thresholds second coat. I cleaned back room. Washed clothes.
Diary Entry for 6/18/1988
Darcy Belile and John Toomey wedding. We went. All very beautiful. Reception at Antwerp Legion. I called Eleanor in morning. She is doing okay so far.
Diary Entry for 6/19/1988
Father’s Day. Merrill went to church 47. I didn’t go. Vern, June, Dan, Steve and Kathy here for dinner. Jim called in evening.
Diary Entry for 6/20/1988
A very hot day, 90’s. Merrill and Bill M worked at parsonage porch. I washed clothes. Vern called in evening about roof stuff.
Diary Entry for 6/21/1988
Very dry all over US. Another hot dry day here. Merrill painted with white paint outside, doors, table, and bench tops.
Diary Entry for 6/22/1988
Rebekah’s out to eat. Colonial Kitchen, Theresa. 8 of us. Very nice. Merrill stayed with Claude. Merrill and Bill Burns went to Mills for lumber for parsonage porch. Rained hard in evening. Some thunder and lightening.
Diary Entry for 6/23/1988
Much cooler today. Merrill and Bill Mowers repaired parsonage porch. I talked with Patty. No Bible Study as Joyce had meeting.
Diary Entry for 6/24/1988
We picked 20 pounds of berries at 62 cents at Bedore’s. Went up to Don’s. Beulah not home. Went to bank and got groceries when we got home. Hulled berries and froze them. Merrill mowed at lawns. Graduation. Merrill got hair cut.
Diary Entry for 6/25/1988
Raining and thunder in AM. Merrill mowed back lawn. I washed clothes. Howard and Evelyn here in evening. I went over to Chomsun’s. She paid me in full.
Diary Entry for 6/26/1988
Donnie Hanson graduated from South Jefferson. June’s 50th birthday. I forgot to send her card. We went to church 33. We went to Susie and Liz Horton’s graduation parties. Both great. Jim’s here while we were gone. Left ladder. Wrote letters to June and Beulah.
Diary Entry for 6/27/1988
We cleaned upstairs. Washed curtains. Merrill worked in garden. He took letters to post office and went to store.
Diary Entry for 6/28/1988
Merrill went to Mills and to George’s Garage to get car inspected and oil changed. I washed Merrill’s clothes. Merrill tacked down carpet at parsonage.
Diary Entry for 6/29/1988
Merrill took car to George’s for emergency brake repair. Left it all day. Peggy came after him in evening. Put on new tie rod end and emergency brake, $126.61. I made rolls. Raining in evening.
Diary Entry for 6/30/1988
Raining on and off all day. Merrill went up to Horton’s in morning to see about truck. They paid him $570. We went for groceries in AM. Lanphear’s brought house roof stuff in PM.