Another great day. Sunny, 70°. Washed clothes. Merrill went to landfill. Oakland A’s won world series over San Francisco Giants. 4 games to none.

Set clocks back at 2 AM. Another nice day, 60°-75°. We went to Sunday School 44, and church 46. Sermon on Jacob. Had Administrative Council meeting after church to vote on budget.

Washed clothes. Great day. 70°.

Halloween. 18 kids here. Raining in evening. Windy. Called Patty. Merrill finished cutting wood with Horton’s saw.

Joel’s knee appointment with Dr. Fisk. It was only a bruise from football. Donna cut my hair. Colder. Steve called in evening.

UMW at church, 7 PM. Tyler Landaus slides on Italy. Very interesting. 3 from Mills there also. We went for groceries. Merrill was interviewed by WWNY. Merrill got hair cut. I called Patty.

Snow flurries for first this fall. I made cherry pie for Steve’s.

Steve and Kathy’s. Down to 20° last night. Called Jim’s. Sunny day but cold. Merrill cleaned floors. We got to Brewerton about 3 PM. Vern, June, Robin and Dan there for supper also. A delicious supper. They have nice home.

Kids took us out for brunch. We left for home about 12:30. Stopped at Ken’s. Had good visit and saw his new 48X108 ft. building.

Dr. Scanlon, 2 PM. No field tests. Lyla and Kathy here all forenoon. Charge Conference at Carthage United Methodist Church. We went with Bob and Sue B. Nice meeting. Big turnout. Roberta called from hospital. Her father-in-law in with heart trouble.

Election. We voted in AM. Merrill raked leaves at church. Bob helped in PM.

Wrote Steve’s. Lyla was over in PM. She said Garmon has bone cancer. She saw Doris H at city. I went to Rebekah’s in PM with Ginny. There is court in the Municipal Building in the evening.

Raining hard but warm. Thunder. We went for groceries. Much happening at Berlin Wall between East and West Germany. Sent Leslie card and letter.

The Berlin wall opened to all people for the first time in 28 years. No school. Merrill went to Mills with Carl for wagon. Eric Leeson 18, killed on Route 11.

Cloudy and windy. Rained. Washed clothes. Jim called in evening. He has been sick. Also Jills

Leslie’s 76th birthday. Hailed during night. Still on ground this morning. We went to church 32, and Sunday School 42. Thanksgiving supper at church in evening. 6 PM. We didn’t go. Jim, Joel, and Jill here. They are coming for Thanksgiving.

I called S Jackson. He’s to call us tomorrow. Dan starts his new job with the LeMoyne School in Syracuse. They are building an all new shop for him. Jim shot a deer at Cranberry. He and Sue went hunting.

68°. Windy and cloudy. Great day. Wrote Beulah M. Merrill went to store for milk.

Still warm, 60° but cloudy and rainy. Windy in PM and evening. Art Hall’s 100th birthday.

Very windy and rainy. 68° in morning but cooled off to 25° by evening. Lots of accidents. Chemical truck tipped over on Route 37 by Longway. Got 18 pound turkey for 38¢ a pound with coupon. Cha here. Wanted to give us turkey but I told him I’d cook it for him.

Ground white this morning. Terrible stormy all over. More accidents. Still windy. Charlene Tryon called from Wolcott. Leslie quite bad. He is on oxygen. Cancer spread in many organs.

Washed clothes. Merrill went to dump. Snowing off and on. Very stormy Pulaski and Lowville areas.

Down to 20° over night. We went to Sunday School 48, and church 32. Communion. I called Jim’s. He got a deer Monday. He was hooking up a new electric kitchen range.

Washed Merrill’s clothes. Made rolls. Wrote Vern’s. Merrill went to store for fresh 18 pound Purdue turkey 79¢. Raining and windy most of day.

Windy. My birthday. We went to store. Called Mr. Jackson but he wasn’t in.

Church, Evans Mills 7:30. We didn’t go. I was too tired and my hip hurt bad. Got stuff ready for tomorrow. Merrill cleaned house. Got letter from Stuart Jackson (copy of Egan’s letter)

Thanksgiving. Vern, June, Steve and Kathy, Dan and Robin, Jim, Joel, Jill, and Jolie here for dinner. Great day together. Weather nice. Patty called in evening and we talked for 2 hours.

Snowing off and on. Got dishes put away and furniture back to order.

Washed clothes. Merrill was on TV on Fort Drum documentary, “Prime to Glory”. Also Stephanie Cha and Wayne Huntress, and Stan Thorton.

Merrill went over to Sunday School 47, and church 44. Merrill went over to fix toilet at church in PM. Cha here in evening.

Washed tablecloth and white cloths. Cold in morning but warmed up later. Merrill put some wood down cellar. I baked cookies.

Trustee meeting, 7 PM. Merrill went. Very cloudy. Prayer chain: Margaret Waters, Edna Cross, Louwella Rudes, Vivian Ronas. Very sunny and warm. Like summer.

I made cinnamon rolls for bazaar. My back sore. Cold today.

Got up to lots of snow. Some schools closed or delayed. IRC open. We went for groceries. Wrote Leslie and Edna Cross. Made pumpkin pies. Power off 30 minutes in evening. Car hit a pole.

Very cold over night, -10°. I made peanut butter fudge for bazaar. Pres. Bush and Pres. Gorbachev meet at Malta for conference.

Church bazaar 10 AM. Merrill took my stuff over, 2 dozen rolls, pumpkin pies, fudge, 3 turkey sandwiches, calendar books. Merrill went to dump. I washed clothes.

Collin canceled church at Mills. We went to Sunday School 33, and church 29. Lots of snow this morning. Merrill cleaned driveway. He got gas in PM. I called Debby. She is on disability. Got laid off at Fort Drum. Helen Tooley called in PM. Jim called in evening.

School delayed 1 1/2 hours because busses wouldn’t start. Very cold -20°. Sunny day. Started decorating for Christmas. Washed work clothes.

-10° over night. Sunny day. Cha kids got a letter from their mother from Korea.

We started for city but got a hole in muffler so had to come back home. Got new muffler put on free in PM. George checked it. It is a Cole Muffler. Marie called in evening. Leslie very bad. They are taking turns caring for him.

UMW covered dish 6:30 PM. Nice supper and meeting. Colin, Kathy and Emma there. Beulah called. Leslie bad. 

We went to Wolcott to see Leslie. Beulah,(Marilyn, Timmy,Danny) Elmer (Leslie’s daughter) Marsha all there. We spent the night at June and Vern’s. Had supper there.

Came home by way of Jim’s. He has done so much on his house. Got home at 1:30. Good to be home. Got card and letter from Don’s and Cameron’s.

Roy’s 82nd birthday. We didn’t go to church. Youth had spaghetti supper after church. Christmas Sunday School program in evening. We went. Was great “Christmas Remembered”

Our 54th anniversary. Kerr-Carpenter Open House, 4-8 PM. We went. Very nice house so pretty. Merrill worked on church snowblower. He went to Mills for part for it. Didn’t get it going.

Still cold. Some snow. Wrote Don’s. Made triple batch of Christmas cookies. Got note from Beulah and Bea Gehm in cards.

Rebekah’s covered dish meeting and party, 1:30. 15 present. Very nice. Got HEAP application. Cold all day, but sunny.

Minus 22° below this morning. Sent back HEAP application. Went for groceries in AM. Frosted part of Christmas cookies. Christmas trees for shut-in baskets.

Vi’s 75th birthday. A little warmer. Terrible fire at Midtown Towers Senior Citizen home. 3 dead, 57 injured in -10° at 12:30 AM. Got card and note from Debbie. Also picture.

Pack Christmas baskets. 1 PM. We didn’t help this year. I called Melba in morning. Leslie about the same. Leslie died at 9:45 AM. Melba called. Merrill plowed out driveway. Called Jim and Vern’s. Jim called in evening. Elmer called at supper time. Funeral is Tuesday at 2 PM.