Cloudy day. A few snow flurries. I worked at Christmas cards. My eyes get so tired. Baghdad hit by larger missiles today. Many heavy hits. 2:30 PM here, nighttime there. Jolie and Zack, Shawn Michael, and Alexis here in evening. Jolie and Zack met with Rev. Jane at parsonage. Merrill very upset in evening. He had a bad day. We got more Christmas cards. We got one of Lydia Grace with 3 pictures of her on it. So very cute.

A few snow flurries in morning, but a great day. Merrill went to day care. They didn’t pick him up until nine thirty. Lyla took me for groceries. We had lunch here and then we went to Evans Mills Bank. Lyla had business there. Lyla is going to trash our trash tomorrow. I called Charlotte to make reservations for Sunday. Made 16 -17.

Grounds white with snow and snowing when we got home. Turned to rain later. Lyla came and took garbage and recyclables to dump. So good to get rid of it. I sent for drugs at Pharmhouse for first. I sent Lydia Grace birthday card and $10.00. Sent Joel card and $50 check. Jim called and said Joel couldn’t make it home. I also sent Hemocult test to Dr. LaPoint. I washed clothes and bed spread. It is in today’s Times that Mary Jean Hagaboom Hymans is dead at 69 years. Bill and Dorothy’s oldest girl. Her husband Harold died 11/24/97. Bev Sampson brought us nice basket from the youth group at church. President Clinton impeached. Desert Fox bombing in Iraq over in four days.

Shawn Michael’s birthday. 7th. He was baptized at Philadelphia UM Church. We had 20 people there. A great service. 77 people in church. Jolie, Zack, Shawn Michael, Esther and Nancy Lawler, Jim, Nancy P, Ashley, Paul, Darcie, and Anthony. Doreen and Alexis, Patty, Mike Saunders, Lyla, Merrill and I. Jill all but Patty and Mike were to Philadelphia Restaurant for lunch and party. Zack, Jolie, Shawn Michael, Ashley, Nancy, Jim, and Alexi came here afterwards. A great day to get together. Shawn got nice gifts and cards. Merrill paid for the lunch. Merrill very upset in evening. He pried the door chain off the back door. I called Jim but hot his answer machine.

Raining all day. Merrill went to day care. Jim called in morning. He and Nancy came out in PM. Jim put dead bolt lock on both doors. Merrill very upset about it. He tried to pry them off with the pinch-bar Jim forgot to take back to garage. I addressed more cards and got them in mail. More yet to do.

First day of winter. Very cold. Snow in places but only a few flurries here. Tina here. Gave her gift of small jars of jam. Amy here to clean. She went to store for me. I gave her an angel key ring. I sent more cards. Also got some. Got more ready. I called Lyla in evening, I peeled apples for pie.

Cold. Snowing here in late afternoon. Snowed all day at city. Oswego got a foot of snow. Merrill went to day care. I made apple pie. Waxed laundry room floor. Washed white clothes. I finally sent last of Christmas cards. Got some from Steve’s today.

5-6 inches of snow this morning. Beautiful. Lots of happy people at last. Jolie called. Also Jim. Vivian was over. Brought fruit cake, candy and horse radish they made. She said Terry McKeever was in accident with Roy Keichel’s truck today. Vivian called at suppertime to say he was home from hospital. June Ridsdale Davis here in PM. Brought us gifts.

Christmas Day. Snowing off and on during the day and into evening. Worse Philadelphia way. Vern, June, Jim, Nancy, Jolie, Zack, and Shawn Michael and “King” here for dinner at 4 PM after Jim got here from work at 3. Jill here for gifts and dessert. They left for home about 6 PM. Joel and Camille called three times but missed them all but Vern and June and us. Good to talk with him. Vern and June gave me new bedspread and Merrill shirt jacket, Jolie and Zack gave me leather dress gloves and Merrill loafer shoes. Jill gave us wicker basket of cheese etc. Nancy fancy pot holder and metal box of candy. Also got pictures of Shawn Michael and Jolie. So great to all be together. We missed Joel.

Nice day. Snow flurries late in day. I put dishes away, got house back in order, got papers ready to burn and garbage out side. Washed white clothes. Lyla called in morning. She had a good Christmas also. Jim called on way to Clayton. He saw 3 cars off road on way. Merrill shoveled snow. Vivian was over with good food from her freezer. They leave for Florida tomorrow. Jolie called from work.

Another great day. We went to church. 44 out. Wayne came for us. He and Nancy gave us big box of chocolates. Nancy and Alice ill. Jan Licomb preached. Jane on vacation. I burned papers when I got home. I called Jim. He called back at 4 PM. He’s getting our pills at drug store. Pharmhouse hadn’t mailed them as yet when I called them. I froze left over food from Christmas. Only casserole, 5 packages of ham and gravy. The firemen were called on our road at 5 AM. I think they were at Marshalls. Only there ½ hour. Jim and Nancy here in evening. They brought my drugs from Pharmhouse.

Sunny and warmer. Merrill went to day care. Chad Dudley here. Good to talk to him about Merrill. It’s his job and he isn’t turned off by it. I washed Merrill’s dark clothes. I sent tax and Heap applications. Vern made them out Christmas day. Vi called. We had long visit. They had a busy Christmas but missed Martha. Dr. LaPoint’s office called and said my hemosult test was positive. We will talk about it at my next appointment.

I washed white clothes. I called Huntress’s to ask about Alice Flaherty. She is in Carthage hospital. J Wagner got off to Africa. She is in England tonight. Rev. Jane called me for prayer chain for Alice. I called Karen’s. Also called Vi. I called Dick Delles about Star program. He will be sending us paper to sign.

Very cold 0° Sunny day. Merrill went to day care. I hemmed cellar way curtains. Lyla was over. She gave me gift certificate $20 for Big M store. I gave her $20 gift. Cold all day. Supposed to be cold tomorrow.

Another very cold night and day. Our water pipes frozen. Robbins can’t come until afternoon. Larry Neville’ house burned last night. Firemen were called three times. Started from wood fire. Tony didn’t come today. McKeever’s brought water for coffee. Temperature only up to 5° snowing hard in evening. I called Jim at work He said it was snowing hard at Adams and at city. A foot of snow in 1 hour at Adams. Linda and Rick got home from Florida. So good to have them back. I talked with Lyla.