Colder today after all the storm. Sunny. 60°. Merrill went to day care. Vicki called from eye center. Selma Scrimmager 90 died yesterday. I sent Robin card, letter and $10.00. Sent $10 to Dexter fireman in Lawrence’s memory. Also wrote Bea Gehm. Paid cable and light bills. Our car needs to be inspected in June. Bill and Brenda moving back on their farm today.

Still cooler. I made chili and cake. I made bed upstairs. I called Shirley Scrimmager to say we couldn’t get to Selma’s funeral tomorrow. More thunder storms around at night. Not to bad here. We got new box of checks.

Quite cold in morning 40° Merrill didn’t go today care. The bus came just the same. I called Lyla. Robin’s birthday. Also Elmer’s 71st. I called hospital to ask what time I had to be there for operation. They said 11 AM. They called back later and said 9 AM. Vern called. He is sitting on jury. Jim called twice.

Eye operation on right eye 4:00. Jim took me and stayed with me all day. Merrill went to day care. Kathy came 6-8 AM and got Merrill ready and cleaned the house. We got home at noon. Jim left after supper. He called in evening Also Vernon. Jim took car battery to charge it. The passenger door got left open.

Merrill went to day care. Jim took me to eye doctor. They took off my eye patch. I saw Dr. Richmond. Eye pressure in left eye 14. Jim put battery in car and got it running again.

Jim left this PM for Joel’s and Illinois to pick up new trailer for Clift. He took Joel’s truck to him.

We didn’t go to church. Dark rainy day. Pauline called from Marge’s. Nice visit. Vern called in evening.

Merrill went to day care. Lyla took me to eye doctor. Dr. Sanni put pressure patch on my eye. We went to Pharmhouse. Lyla here for lunch. She drove our car to city.

Tina here. Everything okay. I took off pressure patch on my eye. Vivian was over. Brought chocolate cupcakes. Good. Jim came out in PM and mowed the lawns. He got home from Iowa at 5:30 AM this morning.

Nice today. Warmer. Merrill went to day care. Chad Dudley here in AM. Rebekah’s went to Caddy Shack at Clayton. 11 went. I went with Betty, Margaret, and Jane. Martha Meeks 55 birthday. She is in Samaritan hospital. Vivian was over. Brought me rhubarb salad and dessert. I called Juanita in evening. She was at the cemetery. I had a nice visit with David.

Cloudy. Rev. Elaine White brought us communion. We weren’t able to get to church for it. Norma H here to clean. She went to the store for me. Cooler in PM and evening.

Raining and windy. Merrill didn’t go to day care. Transportation didn’t have a driver for him. I called Lyla. She took us to city. She drove our car. Dr. Richmond 2:15 PM. I can see more today than yesterday. I have to see Dr. Sanni Tuesday at 3:15. Eye pressure left 16, right 17. Both too high. I’m to use Cilopan only 4 times a day now instead of very 2 hours. Bea Gehm died tonight at 4:15 PM.

Raining some thunder. Warm. Lyla brought us chicken BBQ. Juanita called in morning. Bill and Brenda got 90 cows today. Juanita going to Kens to flea market this weekend. She and Lyle are going to Colorado August 12. Coming home August 24. Donnie coming home then on vacation. Quaker day in Philadelphia. Only one day this year. Vern and June called. June’s mother Bea Gehm died yesterday. June was wheeling her in her wheelchair when she died. Jim called. Sue had an accident with Jim’s car. She hit a cow in Lorraine. Sue not hurt but car badly damaged. Jolie drove to Long Island to spend weekend with Zack. I talked with Vi. Martha feeling better. Still in hospital.

Cloudy, raining. Combined church service at Evans Mills followed by dinner and farewell party for Rev. Elaine White. We didn’t go to it. Pauline R here for lunch and PM. Good to see her. She said Art and Doris are getting a double wide trailer and setting it up on farm. I called June but she had gone over to school June doing okay.

Partly cloudy. Hazy. Merrill went to day care. Lyla stopped by in morning. She went to city. I washed dark clothes. Also my navy blue clothes.

Cloudy and raining. I washed clothes. Lyla called. Dr. Sanni 3:15 PM. Lyla took us to cit. I go back in 3 weeks. Can get new glasses then. Jolie called. She had a good trip to West Point. Rained all weekend. Vern called. Wants to come after us but its best dad doesn’t go. I’m afraid he would get upset. Vivian was over. They are leaving for camp tomorrow for summer. Jim called in evening. Costs $2300 to get his car fixed.

Cloudy. Merrill went to day care. Merrill got Father’s Day card from Patty. I got $15 memorial check ready to send to Minetto United Methodist Church for Bea Gehm. I couldn’t see zip code so sent it to Vern to deliver.

Still cloudy. Some rain. Some sunshine. Norma here to clean. She went for groceries for me. It is in tonight’s paper that Rev. Frank Smith 70 has died. He was Dean at Camp Aldersgate the three years I was counselor there. He was a nice man. A retired minister called from Ore Bed Road (Broacatello) to ask about the Fuller farm. His relatives were Fullers. 30-32 are buried in Shurtleff Corners cemetery on Ore Bed Road. I called 3 prescriptions to drug store.

Sunny. Merrill went to day care. He didn’t sleep at all last night. He was very upset and tried to get lock off the door. Bea Gehm’s memorial service at 4 PM. I feel so bad we couldn’t be there but Merrill not up to it. Cancer Relay for Life Walk started this PM over on school grounds. Lots of jets flying over all day. Noisy.

80° a beautiful day. Vern, June, Dan, Robin, baby Lydia Grace (6 months), Steve, Kathy, Kristen, and Sarah here for dinner. June brought all the dinner. They had so much left from Bea’s funeral that people brought. She brought flowers also. Jim stopped in but couldn’t stay as he was taking the Explorers home. Cancer Relay a huge success. Bigger than last year. Made $157,000. 3000 attended Friday night. We got $28 check rebate on new vacuum cleaner. Lydia Grace is a beautiful sweet little baby. It is the first time Merrill and I have seen her. Merrill gave her the little bear he won at day care. I called Doris H.

We went to church. Doris Haggerty came after us. Rev. Elaine’s last Sunday at Philadelphia. A nice farewell service. Jan Liscomb next Sunday. Jim here when we got home mowing lawns. He brought his dad a huge card and gray summer cap. Jill came in PM. She gave Jim card and 2 shirts and grandpa a card Merrill took off in evening. Linda B brought him home. He said he was going to the womans house at the other side of Linda’s.

Another hot day. 85° Merrill went to day care. I washed white clothes. Linda brought me quart of strawberries she picked at Mills this AM. We had them for supper and they tasted great. I can see an improvement in my eye sight each day. I can’t wear my glasses as they are so blurry.

Hot, Humid, and Hazy. 80°. Tina here. She drew blood from Merrill for Dr. Mike. Art and Doris get new doublewide trailer tomorrow. Social Security called about our SSI. They will send report to fill out.

Not quite as hot. Great. Rebekah’s. Only 4 of us there. Last meeting until fall. Merrill went to day care. Sent June birthday card, note and $10. I called transportation. Merrill and I to Carthage July 1st. Dr. Mirza.

Raining off and on. Muggy. Terrible hot and humid. Norma here to clean. Got reports to fill out for Social Security office. Merrill quite mixed up. He didn’t sleep at all. Our power off most of the evening. 7:50-10:15. I called Lyla. She called Niagara Mohawk for me. Jim called in evening

Cooler. Rainy. Merrill went to day care. We had one of the worst thunder and lightning storms I have ever seen about 2 AM. Lots of places hit none here. Our power off and on most of night. Elmer Gleason here with state petitions to sign. Chad Dudley here in PM. I talked with Vi at Martha’s. Martha feels weak after her radium treatment. Jolie called. Her car not working. Something wrong with clutch.

Cloudy, muggy day. Sunny at supper time. I washed white clothes. We put a burn can out in back yard and burned the waste papers. Merrill took shower in evening.

Warmer. Great day in 80’s. We didn’t go to church. Jan Liscombs first Sunday. Elmer Gleason here to get Merrill to sign petitions for state officer. Cheryl, Robert, and Breanne here in evening on way home from her mother’s. Good to see them.

Cloudy windy hot and sunny by spells. 79°. Merrill went to day care. He worked up his garden in evening. I washed clothes. Lyla took me to bank to pay water bill and get groceries. I took her to Philadelphia Restaurant for lunch. I called for Dr. Mike appointment for Merrill. Thursday at 1:30 PM. The new minister, Jane Wagner moved her stuff into parsonage today. She and daughter come 2nd week in September. We got invite to Patrick Hagan’s wedding in August.

Rainy. Thunder storm with real hard rain in forenoon. Elmer and his daughter Charlotte McGregor and daughter in law. Rhonda (Leon) Tryon here in PM. Merrill enjoyed their visit. Cried when they left. Elmer left his medicine in Kansas. Leon sent it to him so it would get to him in Wolcott today. Merrill very upset in evening. Broke lock off kitchen door with a large butcher knife. He went to McKeevers and asked Barb to call police. I called Jim. He and Sue came out. He put lock back on door. Jim had got home to Sackets when I called.