Diary Entry for 1/8/1999

1 year anniversary of the ice storm. No electricity for 20 days last year. Sunny today. Cloudy. 21° high -9° low. Merrill wouldn’t get up to go to day care. Transportation called. I called Bonnie and Tina. Tina here to see Merrill. She cut his toenails. She called Dr. Mike and for aid to help Merrill Monday morning before his doctor’s appointment. I called Big M for groceries. Linda Hill brought them. She wouldn’t take a tip. I made fruit cocktail cake. I called Vi. She misses Martha so much. Jim called. Also Jolie. Tina called to say everything is okay for Monday. Kathy will be here at 8:15. Tina at 8:30. Rick plowed our driveway.