Snowy all day. Windy. Schools closed, No meals on Wheels. Lyla called. Jim called to ask if I had my driveway cleaned. Rick Slate had just called and said he’s be over to do it. Not much snow in it. Vice President All Gore won nomination over Bill Bradley. Sen. McCain won over George Bush at primaries in New Hampshire.

Very cold. -14° in morning. Up to 20°. Sunny. My eyes are bad today. Vi called in evening. We ha a nice visit. I called Agway Fuels about free fuel oil. They told me to deduct $50.95 form my fuel bill.

-2° this morning but warmer during day. Cloudy day. Amy was here to clean. I paid several bills by check. Bills paid for this month. I called Dick Delles about Star Tax Exemption. Jim called in evening.

Still very cold. Lyla was here. I gave her Uncle Ray’s jackknife. Aunt Maude gave it to Merrill after Uncle Ray died. Mrs. Harter called from Caregivers. She will be here Monday at 9:15. Terrible avalanches in Alaska. Jolie called in evening. Madison is sick again. Zack is away in the field there in Washington. Jolie is very upset about Madison. The doctor said there was nothing he could do for her, It has to run its course.

Sunny. Only down to 0° overnight. Snowed in PM and evening. Windy. I washed clothes. I made baked chicken for supper good.

Sunny. Cold wind. I went to Sunday school and church. Wayne and Alice came after me. I came home with Margaret K. 34 in Sunday school. 57 in church. Communion. Used small glasses. First time in years. Jolie called. Madison feeling better. Jim called to ask if I wanted to go see Merrill. Jim was working on frozen pipes so I told him I’d wait until Thursday. Jim was up to see him last night. Lyla called in evening. A tenant died at Centennial yesterday so I’m moving up on the list.

A few flurries but mostly sunny cold wind. Mrs. Joanne Harter was here from Caregivers to make out report on my receiving someone to clean for me 2 hours a week. I sorted books in upstairs bookcase. I talked with Vi in PM.

-18° below over night. A sunny day. 23° high. I sorted the thing in the buffet. Washed some of them. Jolie called in PM. Zack gets home Friday. Madison much better. I talked with Lyla twice. Joanne Harter who was here yesterday was on the 6 o’clock news tonight talking about being a Pagan Worshiper. I made out church questioner for Wayne. I called AT& T about extra charges.

A much warmer day. Some snow flurries. 37°. Rebekah’s. I went with Ginny. Six of us there.

Started snowing in PM. Amy here to clean. She went to store for me Dr. LaPoint 2:15 BP 160/72. Lyla took me to city. We went to see Merrill. He was good. He knew us both. We didn’t stay long as it had started to snow. Jim came up to meet us at Dr. office. I got card from Dan and Robin and kids from Texas. They were at a rodeo.

Snowing until middle of PM. Everything coated with ice this morning. Most schools closed. Meals on Wheels came Rick S plowed out my driveway. I filled the bird feeder. Uncle Ray died 31 years ago today.

-19° over night. Up to 25°. A great sunny day. I washed clothes. Washed bedding and bedspread. Jim, Nancy, and Jill stopped by awhile in PM. Jim had been to Jill’s hairdresser at Great Bend for a haircut. They went to Theresa funeral home for Shirley Bacon’s wake. She’s Toby Morrow’s sister.

Partly cloudy. Some sun. I went to Sunday school and church. Wayne and Alice came after me. Margaret brought me home. We talked about improving Sunday school rooms in basement. We visited Sunday school classes in session. Jolie called in PM. They took Madison to hospital in night. Her ear had some thing break in it. They treated her and she came back home with them. I also talked with Shawn Michael. Vern called in evening. They are good but busy.

Very snowy all forenoon. Most schools closed but not Indian River. Nancy and Wayne Huntress brought me lovely box of chocolates and also plowed my driveway for me. There was a bad snowplow tractor trailer accident on route 81 near Longways. I received picture of Madison and Zack. She looks like her daddy.

A beautiful sunny day. Warmer. I got call from hope Johnson. She has an apartment for me to look at Number 119. I called Jim, Vern’s and Lyla. Vern called back in PM. Lyla goes to Dr. Kahn.

Cloudy day. Warmer. Some snow flurries. Also rain. Vern and June got here about 9:30 AM. They took me to city. Jim met us and we all went to Samaritan Keep to start proceedings to get Merrill transferred from Genesis. Then we all went to Centennial to look at apartment number 119. I decided to take it. Jim’s phones very busy all the time but I was glad he could join us. I saw Dorothy Danks and Marion Carvell at Centennial. We ate lunch at Wendy’s and then went to see Merrill. They had called Jim but also told us Merrill had congestion in his lung again. The doctor put him on antibiotics for ten days. He knew us. They brought me home. Lyla called. I called Vi.

Very cold but sunny. -8° in morning. Kathy here to clean. Amy on vacation. Lyla here after supper for evening. I’m going to miss her when I move. Rev. Jane leaves for 10 days in Nicaragua today from Canada with several other women. Jolie called in evening. Madison is good voice.

Started snowing in PM. Let up in evening. Most school took a snow day. Winter vacation all next week. Jim called in PM. I called Charthouse for a print out of my medicines. I also called Genesis. Merrill doing okay. Jim had been up to see him. They didn’t bring my lunch until almost 1 PM. Drivers didn’t show up. Melody Jones did them all.

A beautiful sunny day. I’m to take 2 water pills both morning and night. I washed clothes. Jill’s 25th birthday. Jim called and asked if I’d like to go visit Merrill. He and Walk came for me. Jim plowed the driveway and by the mailbox. Also changed the bulb in my kitchen light. Merrill is doing a lot of coughing. He seemed to feel good. Lyla called in evening.

I heard some crows this morning. A nice day. I went to Sunday school and church with Wayne and Alice. I came home with Margaret. Joy Schaffer, lay leader, had service. She’s very good. Elgin and Carmi called before I left for church. They have been sick with colds since Christmas. Carmi was in hospital. He’s quit smoking. He’s on the “patch”.

A little warmer 37°. President’s Day. No mail. Times went. I sorted stuff I laundry room cupboard. I rounded up papers to take to Centennial Wednesday. I called Madonna. Merrill still coughing a lot. I asked them to put a warmer shirt on him. Genesis is talking strike again. I hope not but working conditions are terrible there.

Sunny. A great day. 50°. I sorted things in stairway cupboards. Jolie called. Madison “talked” to me. I had a nice visit with Shawn Michael. Jolie is changing jobs. Vernon called in evening. I called Jim but he didn’t call me.

Vern and June came up and took me to city. A great day. Like spring. Dr. Sanni 10:15 AM. Everything about the same. Pressure 12 in each eye. Dr. LaPoint office called and said to come in today instead of tomorrow. My BP 140/70. Had blood work done. We went to see Merrill. He was real good today. His cold is much better. Very talkative and more like himself. Jim called in evening. He brought me printout from the drug store this PM.

A nice spring like day. Amy here to clean. She went to store for me. Lyla called. She got boxes at store for me.

Cloudy day. Foggy and rainy. Lyla brought me boxes from Ron’s Big M. She had lunch with me. Jim called in morning. I called Sears Roebuck and cancelled Mature Outlook subscription. Jim and Nancy here in evening. Jim had got haircut at Felts Mills. Hope Johnson called tonight. She says my rest will be around $153. She is sending me papers to sign.

Windy, warm, in the 50’s. The snow about gone. I washed clothes. Darcy here most of afternoon. Good to see here. Brent here awhile. Linda moving to her new farm in April. Laurie Delles Woodriff and her family buying next door to us. They have 3 boys, ages 14, 12, 8, Paul Hanson was in auto accident tonight.

A warm summer like day. 63°. Brent brought me the only pussy willow he and his mother could find. Belile kids have brought me the first ones for years. I went to Sunday school and church. Wayne and Alice came for me. Margaret brought me home. I sorted some stuff in backroom. Lyla called in evening to say Ethel had called her to ay Paul Hanson died at 4 PM in Syracuse hospital from his injuries. Kay and kids there with him. I called Vern and Jim to tell them about Paul.

Rainy cloudy. A little sun toward evening. Cooler. I worked at sorting and packing. Jolie called in PM. Also Jim called. He had been to see his dad. He is good. Had been walking. Lyla called in evening.

Leap year! The nicest day yet. Like summer. Busy sorting etc. Lyla took me to Pharmhouse for my medications. I called eye center about pain in my eye. They said to get Natural tears to use. I got pair of yellow foster grant sunglasses. Crystal called in evening. Juanita wanted to know about getting flowers for Paul. It’s in Times tonight his funeral is Thursday morning. Lyla called in evening.