A nice day. Lyla went to church for first. We rode with her. It was All Saints Sunday. Aunt Maude was one of those honored. She would be so glad to know Lyla was there. We stopped at Philadelphia Restaurant for lunch. Merrill had bad evening. He didn’t want to take his shower before going to bed.

Very cold. 45° high. Some rain. Dr. Sanni 11:30. Lyla took me to city. Phyllis Dobson went with us. My eye pressure left 22 right 14. He changed my eye drops to Cosopt. A drop in my left eye twice a day. My right eye has a little build up of tissue back of my cataract operation. Not bad enough yet for laser removal. We ate at Burger King. Saw Lois and Bill Burns there. We shopped at Pharmhouse and Kinney’s in Seaway. I got thermos to store coffee in. Also a coffee maker at Kinney’s. Saw Jim Decker at Pharmhouse.

Quite cold. Amy took us up to vote. Mail and paper came. I sent for two sweatshirts to Blair’s.

We had first now flurries overnight. Merrill went to day care. The furnace smelled very hot about 1:30 AM. So I shut it off. It got very cold before we got fixed up. Tony Hull came about 11 AM. He cleaned furnace but couldn’t find anything wrong. He will put a new motor on blower if it bothers again. I made fruit cocktail cake. I washed Merrill’s dark clothes I called Jim at work. He called back in evening.

Cold but nice day. I washed white clothes. I cut Merrill’s hair. The furnace over heated again so I called Robbins. Tony came right over. Frank here also. They put a new motor on blower. I sent for 1 black and 1 brown purse to California.

Cloudy. Merrill went to day care at 8 AM this morning. I washed Merrill’s dark clothes. I put glass in back storm door. Jolie called. She goes back to work next week. Zack is having special classes at Fort Drum starting next week. He can’t come home much. He has Thanksgiving off. Talked with Shawn Michael. Jim called in evening.

Partly cloudy. Partly sunny day. Vivian called to ask if I wanted to go with her to get my hair cut. Clark had fainting spell while at Becky’s. He goes for test Monday. Space ship with John Glenn, 77 and other astronounts landed safely after nice days in space.

Cloudy most of day. We went to church 47 out. Was Laity Sunday. Very good. Nancy H took Ellen’s place. Ellen is in Mass with new grandson and his parents. Wayne, Nancy, and Alice came after us. A lazy lonesome day. I called Vern and June. Jim and Nancy Penrose at their house for dinner. Vern doing great. They sang in the choir at church today. Grant Sharpe real bad. Had a bad heart attack.

A nice day. Merrill went to day care. 46° high, 24° low. I called Vi. She was at Martha’s. Martha not good at all. She goes to doctors at Syracuse tomorrow. I called prescriptions to Pharmhouse. Jim will bring them out.

Windy, cold. Rainy. Tina here to check Merrill. Mary Cooke called to say there is day care tomorrow. I washed white clothes. Terrible windy in PM and evening. Power went off at 6:30. Philadelphia village before that. Jm called in evening. He finished moving stuff from Sackets. He got washer and dryer hooked up. His power went off in Adams before he could use dryer.

Still windy. Rainy. No school or mail pager went. Merrill went to day care. Donna here to do my hair 9 AM. We had a great visit. Becky brought her. Power came back on at 7:30 AM. Off for 7 hours. Bad all over. A tractor trailer blew up over on Route 11 at Philadelphia. Merrill had a very restless night, even after the power went back on and the house warmed up. I washed towels. Jim called in PM from work.

Still windy and cold. Partly sunny. Merrill has slept about all day. Transportation called to say they would be picking him up at 8 AM tomorrow. We got a letter from Vern. They are coming for my birthday. Things looking very grim in the Iraq war Saddam Hussein situation. 400 Fort Drum soldiers going to the gulf again after being there 7 years ago.. Donnie Hanson was over there then. Rick Slate’s 50th birthday. Linda gave him a large gun cabinet.

Nice day. Friday the 13th. Merrill went to day care at 8 AM. Chad D here in AM. Linda stopped in for a while. They are on vacation this week. I pressed my black suit and some slacks. I sent Zackary birthday card and $10. I got two seat shirts from Blair’s. Nice. I called Vivian in evening. Clark hasn’t heard from his tests. He still has a headache.

Cloudy but not a bad day. Jim called and asked us to g out to supper. Nancy was with him. First time we have met her. She has two daughters, Sally 22 and Jodi 19. We ate at Philadelphia Restaurant. Doug and Jodi Collins Haggerty wedding at Philadelphia UMC. Reception at fire hall. We went to wedding at church with Clark and Vivian. We didn’t try to go to reception so they brought us home after the church. The wedding was quite large and very nice. They had a new tractor (large one) for the trip to the fire hall. I called Lyla in evening.

A little rain, a little sun. cloudy. We went to church 54 out. Nancy came after us. Wayne brought us home. Vi called in PM. Martha very bad. She is in coma. Julie here. Zack’s 22nd birthday.

Nice day. Sunny. Snow flurries in PM. First snow of the season about 2 inches. Merrill went to day care. Bad 4 trucks accident at Antwerp. 85 year old man dead. I got call from Vi about 9 AM saying Martha, 55 died last night about 8 PM. I called Lyla also Margaret but Vi called her. I washed white clothes. Lyla called in evening. Fort Drum soldiers called back on way to Persian Gulf. Saddam Hussein troops have agreed to meet terms of agreement. Joyce Purcell called. Had nice visit. Insurance man here to meet Jim but Jim forgot it He was having apartment water troubles. I called Jim. Jolie here. She took Shawn Michael to school from dentist appointment. Jolie is getting Merrill some flannel PJ’s and me boots and took my sneakers to be stretched. Darcie called to say Jolie got us new boots on sale.

Ground covered with 2 inches of snow. It didn’t melt all day. I called Vi. Martha’s funeral is Saturday at Theresa. Calling hour 1-2 PM. I called Lyla. Jolie called in evening. She got my boots. I sent Debby birthday card and letter.

Very sunny day. Cold in morning. Merrill went to day care. I washed Merrill’s dark clothes. Patty called in PM. Darcie, Anthony, Jolie, and Shawn Michael here in evening. She brought me new black boots. Very nice. Steinback’s was having sale. She’s also stretched my white sneakers for me. I tried to call Vern’s but I can’t get anyone home. Merrill very mixed up today.

Cloudy. Cold wind. Lyla was over in PM. Merrill didn’t get up until almost 10 AM. I called Vivian. Clark’s test found everything okay. I called Vern in evening. He saw the surgeon today. Also took his stress test. He’s doing fin. Can go back to work after Thanksgiving. I took shower and washed m hair in evening. Jim called on way home in evening. He has to work until 3 PM Thanksgiving. I got birthday cards from Lyla and Margaret Hudson. Grant Sharpe, 84 died today.

Cloudy. Merrill went to day care. I washed white clothes. Lyla took me to store and stayed for lunch with me. The furnace went off I called Agway but it wasn’t out of fuel. Only took 115 gallons. Agway man checked it but couldn’t find what was wrong. I called Robbins. Tony and his daughter, Cassandra came about 5 PM. He put a new relay on it. Jim called in evening. Will be out tomorrow.

Raining in AM. Cloudy all day. My 81st birthday. Vern and June came for lunch. They brought baked lasagna, cabbage salad, Italian bread, and birthday cake. Also gave me a pretty wine colored sweater. June, Lyla and I went to Martha Meeks funeral at Theresa. A large funeral. We sat in 2nd room. Very sad but nice. Julie wrote a beautiful poem to her mother. Vern stayed with Merrill. Jim came in evening. He put batteries in my new bird clock. Vern took garbage to dump. Boy made out permission slips for Lyla to take their place in giving Betty Fredericks permission for cremation for us if they aren’t available.

Sunny. We went to church. Wayne came after us. 52 out. Rev Jane had altar call. Merrill very restless in church. Also when we got home. He damaged door chain. He didn’t calm down until bedtime Jolie called Jim. He called form Clayton. We gave $20 to Giving Tree at church. I called Vern’s in evening to ask about Centennial apartment application. I forgot it yesterday. Jolie came out before going to work at 5:30 PM. She borrowed $200 for Christmas shopping. She called back when she got home from work to see if all was well here. I said Good night to Shawn Michael. I told him not to let the bedbugs bite. He says my Nanna says that to me also.

Sunny warmer. Cloudy in PM. Merrill went to day care. I sent sympathy card to Grant Sharpe family. Also sent $20 to hospice in memory of Martha Meeks. I wrote note to Evelyn asking them to come see us. I sewed buttons on Merrill’s jacket and shirt. Also put leaf back in table. Jim called in evening.

Rainy. Tina here in morning. Everything okay. I called Vi. She’s quite tired but doing okay. We had a good visit. JoAnn (Mitchell) Cross here to clean. She went for groceries for me. Amy’s car broke down so she couldn’t come.

Another nice day. Sunny in AM. Merrill went to day care. I baked squash, got broccoli ready to steam and stuff ready for dressing. Also turkey ready to roast. Jolie called in PM. I sent to Times renewal for six months. $87.98.

Thanksgiving Day. A rainy day. Jim called from work to say “Happy Thanksgiving”. He will try to get off a little early. He is having a busy day. I got Mr. Turkey in the oven at 9 AM. Almost 14 pounds. Merrill peeled the potatoes. Jolie, Zack, Shawn Michael and Jill came first. Zack home on Thanksgiving Day leave from Fort Drum. Darcie, Paul, and Anthony came next and Jim last. We had a nice day together. Paul is a soldier. His home is California. Jim Mefford called from Colorado. It was good to talk to him. We had loads to eat and all seemed to enjoy it. Everyone helped. Jolie and Darcie had new Husky Puppies. Very cute and real good. Jim took Centennial apartment application.

No day care today. A good thing as Merrill doesn’t want to get up. He got up at 10 AM. I got dishes put away and froze some leftovers. I washed tablecloth and napkins. Also cleaned floors with cleaner. I called Lyla. She had good Thanksgiving at Marion’s. The twins are ill with upset stomachs. Lyla will take me to eye doctor Monday. Got bill from Robbins for relay for furnace. Cost $100.

Partly cloudy, sunny, warm day. I washed white clothes. We put on bedroom storm windows. A hard job as Merrill couldn’t remember if he was putting them on or taking them off. I feel dizzy today.

Cloudy, quite warm. We went to church. 70 out. A hanging of the greens service. Many people taking part. Also Sunday School and youth group. The altar was lined with poinsettias and doors had wreaths put on them. A cradle was filled with gifts for the children’s home at Watertown. A very beautiful service. Rae Anne and Robby had their new 6 day old daughter, Brianne Marion LaFave to church. She’s a keeper. Cute. I called Juanita in PM. David is putting in a pipeline milker. Kay has a 3rd floor apartment on Mill Street. His girlfriend and her two kids are living in Mansville. Brenda is going to Colorado for a visit. Esther hasn’t gone to Florida yet.

60’s. Like summer. Cloudy in PM. Dr. Richmond 10 AM. Had a field test on right eye. I couldn’t see any light dots with left eye. Dr. K says my optic nerves are very bad. They should be pink color but mine are almost white for lack of blood. Lyla took me to city. We shopped at Pharmhouse. Came back here for lunch. Merrill went to day care. Sandy called and said she’d call back but didn’t. We were eating lunch. A man called from Alzheimer’s. He is going to send me list of others with it in their family.