Washed my white clothes. Also Merrill’s dress pants.
Yearly Archives: 1995
Diary Entry for 6/1/1995
Dr. Stark, 3:00 PM. B-12. We went to see Aunt Maude. She looks good. Got bedroom slippers at Pennys. Thelma Scrimmagar went to Angels Inn to live.
Diary Entry for 6/2/1995
Washed clothes. Got stuff ready for tomorrow. Debby here in evening on way home from Carthage.
Diary Entry for 6/3/1995
Elgin and Carmi coming. Got here about 11 AM. Lyla and Pauline came also. Lyla brought a cake. Good day together. It rained all day.
Diary Entry for 6/4/1995
We went to church, 43 out. Vern called. He’s coming Tuesday to take me to hospital. Pauline called. Beulah back home. Her tumor was cancer.
Diary Entry for 6/5/1995
Great day. Washed clothes. Merrill used push mower. Made potato salad for tomorrow. Vivian was over. Got card from Bea Gehm. Rev. Elaine, Jim, and Vi called. Talked with Joel. Room 332 third floor.
Diary Entry for 6/6/1995
I enter hospital 1-2 PM. Vern came up and took us. Stayed all night with his dad.
Diary Entry for 6/7/1995
Hip operation, 12-3:30. Had spinal. All went well until I had reaction to morphine. Blood pressure went to 60/77. Bruce Bennett anesthetists. My roommate went home.
Diary Entry for 6/8/1995
Dr. Stark here. Dr. Powell here. Had therapy down stairs for first. Patty here. Merrill here. Jim, sue, Jolie, Rev. Elaine. Got flowers from Sandy, Ed, Gloria and Roger. Sue Boscheck here. Brought me flowers. Bradshaw new roommate.
Diary Entry for 6/9/1995
Patty here, Merrill here. Sandy here in evening. Patty sent flowers. Dr. Sherman here all week. Got pink and green carnations from Lodge. Pauline and Marge here. Marilyn, a girl from Philadelphia new roommate. Swim (?)
Diary Entry for 6/10/1995
Vern, June, Steve here. Brought me flowers. Merrill here. Also Jim, Rev. Elaine, Rev. Salisbury.
Diary Entry for 6/11/1995
Merrill was here. Also Jolie, Eric and Sharon, Jim, Sue and Ashley here in evening. Merrill went to church, 43 out.
Diary Entry for 6/12/1995
Trash pick up 8 AM. Didn’t get to go home. They gave me two pints of blood. Patty here.
Diary Entry for 6/13/1995
Blood 10 and 30. ha. Came home from hospital. Vern brought me. Jim here. Debby and Crystal here. Vivian here. Brought lasagna and b.b.cups (?). Dr. Powell back. Nurse washed my hair. Marilyn went home.
Diary Entry for 6/14/1995
Vern called. Good day. Nurse here. Debby and friend here. Jolie called. Diane called. Talked with Zelda and Vi. Beulah came back home. 10 Rebekah’s went to Harbor Inn. Beulah back home.
Diary Entry for 6/15/1995
End of trash for town pick up. Nurse, Lyla, Marion Smith, Art and Doris (cake and cookies) here. Jolie called. Merrill doing a great job of seeing to everything. Good nurse.
Diary Entry for 6/16/1995
Sent $200 to Sears on refrigerator. Jim starts on day shift, 7-3. Got several cards.
Diary Entry for 6/17/1995
No coumadin. Jim called. New shift different. Steve’s here. Sarah so sweet. Called Bev, Beulah, and Vern. Rev. Elaine called.
Diary Entry for 6/18/1995
No coumadin. Merrill went to church, 21 out. Lyla here. Cheryl sent cheese cake. Jim here on bike.
Diary Entry for 6/19/1995
Coumadin. Called Black River Housing. Merrill mowed lawns. George Gleason, 34 shot himself. Linda was over. County nurse here.
Diary Entry for 6/20/1995
Coumadin. Ken and Esther called. State inspector here checking insulation job. Called for food for Gleason’s. Merrill went to store. Merrill worked on lawn mower chain.
Diary Entry for 6/21/1995
Coumadin. Dr. Powell, 9:30 AM. Got my stitches out. Vern here to meet with FHA ladies. Jim called. Debby here.
Diary Entry for 6/22/1995
Coumadin. Nurse here. Took shower today. Felt good. Merrill went to Gleason’s funeral with Clark and Vivian.
Diary Entry for 6/23/1995
Blood pressure 200/94, back on tenex. Still hot and dry. Indian River graduation outside. We could hear it here. I’m to take 2 coumadin. Wrote thank you notes. Lyla called. Washed my hair.
Diary Entry for 6/24/1995
Merrill went with garbage. He got hair cut. Washed clothes. We got pictures from Dan and Robin.
Diary Entry for 6/25/1995
We went to church, 59 out. Baptism, Lynch baby. Sue and Ashley here.
Diary Entry for 6/26/1995
1 coumadin. Still very hot, 85°. Debby was here. My blood pressure 105/82. Sue and girls picked us strawberries, 6 packages freezer ready. June’s birthday.
Diary Entry for 6/27/1995
Cooler during night. Good to sleep. Some work has started at Carpenter Meadows. Wrote Donnie.
Diary Entry for 6/28/1995
Beulah’s appointment in Rochester. Heather and Gilenda brought more berries ready for freezer. Wrote Elmer. Lyla was here. Virginia Lawrence, [from] Black River Housing, 3:00 PM. Canceled until later.
Diary Entry for 6/29/1995
2 coumadin. Merrill went for groceries in AM. Nurse Kathleen here. My heart beat slow, 48. Debby called in evening. She’s had strep throat.
Diary Entry for 6/30/1995
1 coumadin. Washed clothes. Washed my hair. Merrill went for chain links for mower. Rained in evening. Thunder.
Diary Entry for 7/1/1995
2 coumadin. Merrill mowed lawn until lawn mower broke. We called Vern and June in evening.
Diary Entry for 7/2/1995
1 coumadin. Last coumadin. Hanson reunion. Kenny Hanson, dish and meat. (?) We went. Jolie, Eric and Shawn Michael went with us. Great time. Merrill went to church 9 AM. 25 out.
Diary Entry for 7/3/1995
Nurse Margarite here for last time. 140/60. Colder today. Only up to 70°. I’m tired today.
Diary Entry for 7/4/1995
Merrill went to store. We made cake. Had Bar-B-Q, beans, and scalloped potatoes.
Diary Entry for 7/5/1995
Got B-12 shot. Stopped at Jolie’s. Took her 20 piece set of dishes. Shopped at Pharmhouse. Up to 90° and very humid. Concert in City Park.
Diary Entry for 7/6/1995
Back on arthritis pills, Relefen. Finally got heavy rain and thunder storms at supper time. Wrote June and Vern. Sent June belated birthday card.
Diary Entry for 7/7/1995
Vivian was over. Merrill went for groceries. He paid water bill. Washed clothes. Saw Barn came for lawn mower. Raining. 60° Sent Jolie birthday card, and $10.00.
Diary Entry for 7/8/1995
Jolie called. Wrote Beulah. Called Vern’s. Merrill cleaned floors.
Diary Entry for 7/9/1995
We went to church, 29 out. Joey mowed our lawn. $15.00. Aunt Maude was out to Lyla’s.
Diary Entry for 7/10/1995
Jolie’s 24th birthday. She called. Sent Edna Backus sympathy card.
Diary Entry for 7/11/1995
Virginia Lawrence, 8:30. Called Vern. Wrote Elgin and Carmi. Merrill took letter to post office. Got lawn mower home, $42.46.
Diary Entry for 7/12/1995
Nice day. Warmer. Lyla called.
Diary Entry for 7/13/1995
Ice Cream Social at Evans Mills. Very hot, in the 80’s. Merrill went for groceries.
Diary Entry for 7/14/1995
Quaker Days. Hot and breezy. Sue had her closing on cabin.
Diary Entry for 7/15/1995
Terrible wind storm at 4:45 AM. Nothing moving. Frank Payne lost his barn and 13 cows. We lost our apple tree. Everyone calling us. Vern’s, Jim, Sandy, Sue. Called Juanita. Okay there. Minister on camping until 21 (?)
Diary Entry for 7/16/1995
Carol Savage pulpit. Only 12 out. We didn’t go to church. Joey cut up apple tree. Jolie had chicken Bar-B-Q with us. Ceiling came down in breakfast room.
Diary Entry for 7/17/1995
Rained during night. I called Joyce G. Paynes lost 20 cows. Power came back on about 5 AM. Off 48 hours. Washed clothes.
Diary Entry for 7/18/1995
Dr. Powell, 9:15. Had x-rays. Everything fine. Go back in 1 year. The city is a mess of tree branches. Streets lined with them. Cleaned melted ice cream out of freezer. Mary Hall called. Vern called.
Diary Entry for 7/19/1995
Merrill mowed lawns. Nice day. Cooler and windy. got letter from Beulah. shirley called.