We went for groceries in AM. Merrill got lawn mower going but doesn’t run fast enough to mow. Linda helped mow side lawn. I wrote Beulah M. and Luke Tousant.

Merrill mowed rest of lawns with push mower. Pauline R called. Merrill put up new house number 32821.

Vi called in morning. Bill back in hospital. Went by ambulance during night. I washed clothes. Cloudy. Roasted turkey from freezer.

Church 9 PM. Communion. We went, 28 out. A great day. Bob Boscheck on way home. [from Somalia]

Hot 90°. A great day. Debbie stopped by. She helped Merrill on store room window. Here for lunch. Bill Mowers got home from hospital. Bob Boscheck got home from Somalia.

Administrative Council, 7 PM, 7 out. In the 90’s. Debbie was here this morning. No work for her on school. Rained hard in evening. Thunder and lightening some.

Very hot and humid. In the 90’s. Still terrible floods by the Mississippi River. Many homeless.

Strawberry Festival at Mills, 5 PM. We didn’t go to it. Too hot. Still hot and humid. In the 90’s. Merrill went berrying to Beilings. He picked 20 lb in 1 hour. @ 65¢. Talked with Jolie. Wedding postponed.

Merrill went to Carthage for mower spring. Mowed side lawn. Very hot in the 90’s. I made raisin pie for church booth. We went for groceries in AM. Stopped at Mowers with receipt blanks. Lyla here in PM. Quaker Days start.

Farmer’s Market opened. Merrill finished mowing. Jolie’s 22nd birthday. Talked with her. Also June and Vern. Jim called in evening. Merrill took my 2 pies to Quaker Day booth. We didn’t go over. Washed.

We went to church, 26 out. We went over town in PM. Saw parade. Lots of folks but mostly strangers. Church made $340.00 on pie sale, 2 days.

Mississippi floods getting worse. Seven states flooded. Rained during night. We needed it. Cooler today but nice and sunny. Merrill worked in garden in PM.

We started painting bathroom. Painted the white part. Got thank you card from Jill. cooler today. Nice to work and sleep.

Finished painting bathroom. Much cooler in evening. A few showers.

Got stuff back in bathroom. Looks so clean. Talked with Jolie. My arthritis hurting today. It has been good lately.

We went for groceries in morning. Got my hair trimmed and set at Donna’s, $10.00. Merrill mowed lawns. Paul Kiechle, 73 died this AM. Margaret called in PM. Called Vi about food for funeral. Larry Beach stopped for DWI and no driver’s license.

Jolie and Larry’s wedding 12:00, postponed. Washed clothes. Merrill finished lawn. Linda Belile left for 2 weeks reserve down state.

Haggerty reunion at City Park. 45 there. Great day and time. Beulah came this year. Drove up. We went to church. Kristen Tooley preached. Very good.

Raining. Sue here with checks for Red Cross. Jim, Sue, and Ashley here in evening. Jim went with us to funeral home for Paul.

Paul’s funeral. We went. Rev. Graves had good service. We took food to Margaret and Roy’s from UMW.

We went to Sears for paint for kitchen. Went to bank. Gloria V called from Sandy’s. They blew up the old Court Street bridge in early evening. It has stood there for 72 years. Was built in 1921.

We went for groceries in morning. We started cleaning kitchen. Getting it ready to paint. Jim called. He’s putting his window in tomorrow.

We went to Jim’s and helped him put in picture window in living room. Merrill helped at Men’s Church supper when we got home. Very good. Made $324.25.

176th Watertown Jefferson County Fair starts. Merrill took garbage. I washed clothes. Sent Don card, and letter. Merrill washed kitchen and hall woodwork. Margaret brought flowers for church from Paul’s funeral.

We went to church, 29 out. We took Bill and Vi for ride to Gouverneur, Harrisville, Natural Bridge. Ate supper at The Crystal Rest on Square in city.

Don’s birthday, 70th. Merrill did lawns. Cloudy day. Debby and Shirley here in PM. Debby’s coming tomorrow to paint.

Rained hard during night. Debby here before 7 AM to paint. Got walls ready to paint. Debby went to Shirley’s for night. Sue here for church money. Gary B left with Linda to Binghamton for rest of week.

Debby here painting all day. Looks so nice. Debby went to Gouverneur tonight.

Debby finished painting. Looks so great, $150. Merrill helped Elmer remove door at church and fix doorway. Debby left about 3 PM. We shampooed kitchen carpet. Ida Mae Horton stopped by in evening.

We went for groceries in AM. Got stuff back in kitchen. It looks so clean.

Merrill took garbage. Washed clothes. Picked first string beans from garden. Froze some.