77° and 54°. Just a great summer day. Our VIP picnic at Thompson Part. 8 resent, plus Cindy. Rose Ann won raffle. An enjoyable day.
Monthly Archives: July 2003
Diary Entry for 7/2/2003
84° and 54°. Sunny, warm day. Our power off in early morning. Some alarms wouldn’t shut off. Syracuse Symphony at Part with fire works today. Vi and I watched the fire works at the park out the hall window on Vi’s floor with our heads under the window shade. They were beautiful.
Diary Entry for 7/3/2003
84° and 67°. Another hot day. Sunny. I rode the bike in PM. Vern called in evening. They are coming tomorrow. Arlene Wilson called in evening. Vi stopped by.
Diary Entry for 7/4/2003
84° and 66°. Hot and humid. Nice breeze. Vi here. She called to say Esther called and said she couldn’t go to Calcium tomorrow. June and Vern got here about 10 AM. They brought me a microwave exactly like the one I just got. They also brought me a cake tin and Vern got me four pens like I like at Kinney’s. We ate lunch at Club House. Also stopped at store. They left about 3 PM.
Diary Entry for 7/5/2003
83° and 72°. Quite warm. Nice breeze. Vi and I went for a walk. Sherri called in evening. Rich and Debby Carpenter have a new job at Colonial Manor.
Diary Entry for 7/6/2003
81° and 64°. I didn’t go to church. Jim went at 8:30 services. Vi and I went out side and walked around. Jessie called.
Diary Entry for 7/7/2003
76° and 57°. A very few rain showers. Vi brought my cleaner home and got the paper. I took my trash down stairs.
Diary Entry for 7/8/2003
80° and 69°. A nice day. No rain. Dr. Schipic 1:15 PM. I had my teeth cleaned and treated with fluoride. $32. Vi walked over to dentist with me. We sat outside for a while when we came back. Jim called in evening. Eleanor H called on prayer chain. I called Vivian M also Vi.
Diary Entry for 7/9/2003
79° and 60°. A nice day. Juanita and Donnie here in PM. We went to Wendy’s for salad supper. Donnie goes home Friday. I cancelled having Vi come for liver and onions. We’ll do it later. I got a letter from Stephanie Cha. She just got married in LasVegas. A soldier. They are leaving for Germany for three years this month. Coby Slate here with tapes for Vi and I.
Diary Entry for 7/10/2003
79° and 48°. Partly cloudy. Rain in evening. I did laundry. Vi here. She gave me a tall vase. I told Hope about short in flood light outside my bedroom window. It kept me awake last night. Jolie called in evening with her phone number.
Diary Entry for 7/11/2003
74° and 64°. Raining in morning. Rained all night. Jessie here. We went to store. Jim, Joanne, and Lauren here in PM. Jim brought me his large kitchen TV. I can see it better than mine. Mine was wearing out.
Diary Entry for 7/12/2003
73° and 55°. Rain off and on all day. Very cold wind. A lazy day. I watched a couple movies on TV. I can see the large TV so much better. Angie H stopped by.
Diary Entry for 7/13/2003
Colder but a nice sunny day. I didn’t go to church with Jim N. He brought me bulletin and my church mail. I took Vi the Times in PM.
Diary Entry for 7/14/2003
80° and 58°. A just beautiful sunny day. Hot outside but very comfortable in my apartment all day. Vi went out to lunch with Genevieve Kavanaugh. She stopped by when she got home. She took two of my diaries to read. ’44 and ’45.
Diary Entry for 7/15/2003
84° and 54°. Nice breeze. I got my Niagara Mohawk bill, $25. The farmer’s market brought vegetable to give away for a donation. Will come on Tuesday. I sent check to Philadelphia church to Sue B. first hurricane of the season in Texas. Damage in the millions of dollars. Terrible rains. Vi brought back 2 diaries and took ‘46 and ‘47.
Diary Entry for 7/16/2003
72° and 68°. Rained during the night. Cooler. I took Vi the Times. Sue called for prayer chain for Dean and Renee’s grandmother’s death. Pray for son David who cared for her. Lyla called. Rick and Debbie Carpenter leave Centennial today.
Diary Entry for 7/17/2003
79° and 59°. A nice day. Cooler. Nice breeze. Vi was here for supper. We had liver and onions. Lots on TV about the three fairs.
Diary Entry for 7/18/2003
71° and 53°. A sunny fresh day. I got bill of $20 for eye exam for new glasses. Medicare doesn’t pay but AARP insurance does not pay if Medicare doesn’t pay. Vi came after Times. A couple claps of thunder and lightning in evening had power off but came back on soon.
Diary Entry for 7/19/2003
A nice day. I went up to Vi’s awhile. I called Jim. He was at Joanne’s.
Diary Entry for 7/20/2003
78° and 57°. We went to church. Sherri went today. First in a long time. I went to church here in PM. No music. Susan came after paper. Jim and Jolie called on three-way hook up. Also talked with Shawn Michael. He sounds happy.
Diary Entry for 7/21/2003
75 and 64. Rained during night and off and on all day. Kinney’s brought my drugs but forgot my milk. Vi here twice. I took trash downstairs to compact room in evening. Garbage truck comes in morning. I got family information on Liberty Strader fro Debby. Larry B said there are three baby rabbits born in boxed flower garden under my window. The flowers are very pretty in it.
Diary Entry for 7/22/2003
79° and 65°. No rain today but rained hard during the night. I washed clothes in PM. Saddam Hussein’s two sons and grandson killed today in an attack by USA marines. A walk-in informant told where they could be found. If only their father could be found, maybe this terrible fighting would end. I got 3 blouses at Granny’s Attic. Eleanor H called for prayer chain for House family. I called Vivian.
Diary Entry for 7/23/2003
79° and 62°. Not a bad day. Partly cloudy. Water off all forenoon for repairs. Vi and girls stopped in a few minutes. I washed clothes in PM. We have a third new washing machine. I called Jim. He’s coming by tomorrow.
Diary Entry for 7/24/2003
74° and 63°. Some rain, thunder, and lightning. Jim here twice. He cashed a check for me. He had doctor’s appointment with new Dr. Kemehan at Medical Center on Square.
Diary Entry for 7/25/2003
80° and 63°. Great day. Sunny. Nice breeze. Jessie here. We went to store. Coby Slate here. Vi came down to see him. Jim leaves on bike to Pennsylvania. Will be home Sunday. I think I have a few shingles on my back shoulder. I soaked it with Epsom salts.
Diary Entry for 7/26/2003
80° and 67°. Quite windy. No rain but partly cloudy at times. Vi was here. Sherri Nash called. Jim preaches at Stone Mills tomorrow. He brought me church bulletin from First Church.
Diary Entry for 7/27/2003
75° and 69°. Raining most of the day. I didn’t go to church. Jim N had to preach at Stone Mills. Vi was here. I had pork ribs and four vegetables for dinner. Delicious.
Diary Entry for 7/28/2003
73° and 49°. A sunny nice day. Vi and Andrea stopped in. Lidia got back from NY City. I wrote Cha family. Bob Hope age 100 years, a great entertainer, died last night. Kinney’s brought part of my order. Forgot vitamins and milk. Jolie called. I also talked with Shawn Michael, and Madison. Shawn is looking forward to school starting there next month. He sounds happy.
Diary Entry for 7/29/2003
76° and 58°. Partly cloudy. I did big hand laundry. Kinney’s man was here. Still didn’t bring all my stuff. Got a cute note and card from Dawn. A laced up shoe. Had to unlace it to read it.
Diary Entry for 7/30/2003
82° and 54°. Sunny fresh day. We met Dawn here at 11 AM. She has a job at school so will change time of our class to Monday and Wednesday at 2:30. She gave us picture and fudge. Vern called. They were on Route 81 on way to Vermont. I took time up to Vi. Kinney’s finally brought the rest of my order.
Diary Entry for 7/31/2003
84° and 61°. A nice day. Nice breeze. Vi here for Times. My shingles not as uncomfortable today. Retired sheriff Don Newberry of Antwerp 66 died today. His sister Mary used to ride into work with me years ago.