A warm sunny day. Marion Carvell had retirement party for Cheryl Ashley in Metcalf room here. 25-30 people present. A nice lunch and time.

The ground hog saw his shadow as it is a beautiful sunny day. Cheryl took me to see Taski. I have quite a lot of fluid. Cheryl was so pleased with her party. Angie and Vi here in PM. I got letter from Gloria and Roger.

38° and 5°. A stormy day with rain, freezing rain and snow. Windy. Exercise class. A big turn out. Vi, Angie, and Florence here. I talked with Sue B. Sherri Nash went to hospital by ambulance this PM. Irregular heart beat.

A great day. I played Pedro in evening. 3 tables. I sent checks to Philadelphia and First UM Church for January and February. Juanita called in evening. She has colonoscopy tomorrow by Dr. Margot Remington at 10 AM.

24° and -2°. A nice day. Exercise class. Good turn out. Juanita called in PM. Her colonoscopy went well. She had a small polyp. Jim here in evening. He bought me two barbells. 2 pounds each.

Rain. Some snow and ice. Lots of evens cancelled. Oswego schools closed again. They already have had nine school day closings. Jessie here. We went to store. Vi, Angie, Sally and Florence here. Florence gave me two nice blouses. (Knit). Lyla called. Kathy saw cancer doctor in Syracuse yesterday. Goes for her preps next Thursday. I talked with Juanita in evening. She visited Ken and Esther today with Brenda.

Cloudy and light snow. I didn’t go for donuts and coffee. I forgot it. Florence brought me one. They got them at Dunkin Donuts up the street from here. They aren’t as good as Beck ‘N Donuts. I washed clothes in PM. Vi here for Times.

Not a bad day. I had terrible cramps in my legs early in morning. I discovered in evening that I hand ‘t taken my eleven medications Saturday night. Jolie called in evening. I also talked with Madison and Zack. Shawn Michael had gone to bed. Zack spent the weekend at a race at Daytona. They smashed their car in the race. Angie brought me a piece of pumpkin pie. Very good.

36° and 22°. Cloudy most of day. Vi here for paper. Linda B called about VIP meeting. I told her we would have it here. Shirley gave me permanent. $20. My legs still sore and lame. Cheryl called. She is taking me for blood work in the morning at 8 AM.

34° and 28°. Snowing some in morning and in evening. Cheryl took me to Dr. LaPoint’s for lab work in morning. I went to exercise class. 16 out. I received Esther Taylor’s Christmas card today that she mailed to me the 10th day of December last year. I called her to tell her. Kay has had her teeth out. Muriel Robertson went to hospital by ambulance.

A sunny day. Kinney’s brought drugs. Didn’t bring water pills. I called Tashi’s. They called me about appointment tomorrow. I called Para Transit bus. Also drug store twice. Vi here. I made applesauce. I played Pedro in evening.

A nice day. Not much sun. I went to Tashi Richards. I saw Dr. Willis also. I have to have more tests. My BP is 116/66. We had nice Valentine covered dish supper. Loads of food. About 35 out. Sue B left message. Coby Slate had his operation on his hip. Went well but now he has fluid in his lungs today.

135.5. I have to weigh myself every morning. Very windy. 30°. I called Jim Nash. Sherri may be home in a couple of days. Her grandson comes from Florida today. Also, her son from Massena. I called Jim. Got his voice mail. He called back later. Vi here. We got Valentine’s from Dawn.

Cloudy. Snow flurries. Colder in evening. Got my electric bill. $133.47 for January. Jolie called in PM. Talked with all of them I miss them wish I could see them. Zack didn’t have to go to the Daytona NASCAR 500 races this weekend in Florida. Vern called in evening. They still are getting more snow in Oswego.

Cold. Beautiful sunshine all day. Hurts my eyes. I went to church services out here. Four of us out. I miss getting to church. Jim N brought me church bulletin. Sherri may get home Tuesday. I watched NASCAR 500. Dale Earn heart Jr. won. His father won it seven years ago today. Dale Sr. killed on same track three years ago.

Cold but sunny. No mail but paper delivered. Vi and Andrea here. Andrea came again later to borrow my rolling pin. They were making cookies. I called Dr. LaPoint’s office for prescription for water pill.

29° and -6°. Another sunny day. I went to exercise class. Muriel keeps us busy. Water off from 7 AM to 3 PM. Jim brought me cash. I sent donations to fireman and paralyzed veterans.

Sunny. Great day. I washed clothes. Vi here for Times. Florence gave me pumpkin pie for supper. Good. I played Pedro in evening. Bette and Med Schaumberg came over to play with us. We had four tables.

Another great sunny day. Jolie left a message on my answering machine. Is in 70’s in North Carolina. They are in shorts. I went to exercise class. Good turnout. I had my reclassification today. Rent back to $50 a month. Sally and Florence here. Fern Semione did my reclassification. Her first one. She helps in the office.

Cloudy. Jessie here to clean. Big Brother, Big Sister met here for first meeting to get a group started here. I only got to a half hour of the meeting. Jim called in evening.

Cloudy. Some rain. Vi here. I went for coffee and donuts in morning. I cleaned my freezer and refrigerator.

31° and 13°. A nice sunny day. I listened to Rev. Jane’s church tape. Vi here. Also Angie stopped in for a visit. Jolie called in PM. Vern called in evening. They had a successful Mardi Grau program at their church today. June wrote songs for it.

A great day. Sunny all day. Jim called in morning. His Social Security disability has been settled. Jim is going to Florida for a week or ten days. Will leave his truck at Jolie’s and go on his bike from there. He will be staying with Billy in Florida. Vi walked over to hospital with me. I had an echocardiogram at Dr. Willis office. Linda left message on my machine.

26° and 7°. Sunny day. Cool. I didn’t go to exercise class. I took bus to appointment with Dr. LaPoint. I had two blood tests. One from Dr. Willis to look for clots. Also had chest X-ray ordered by Dr. Willis. Dr. LaPoint said my blood cholesterol and kidneys all good now. Blood pressure 130/80. Linda Beyette here in PM. Gave me gel pen.

A sunny day. Cool wind. Vi came for paper. Nurse Kelly called from Dr. Willis’s office telling me I had a blood clot and need to have a CAT scan at 12:45. I got hold of Jim and he took me. She called later saying my lungs were find. No clot. I have to go now for an ultra sound on my legs. I called Jim in evening. I played Pedro in evening.

29° and -3°. I didn’t go to exercise class. I made brownies for VIP Tuesday. Arlene Wilson called. Rag Time Seranaders here in evening, 7 PM. A real good turnout. Good music and nice time. Vi brought me supper tonight. Potato salad, cold turkey, olives and pickle. Very good. I gave her brownie.

A great sunny day. Vi was here. Also Jim N. he brought me church bulletin. Rev. Dora was visiting them. I went to hospital for an ultra sound on my legs. No blood clots. I went to see Tashi after. Dr. Willis increased my water pills to two in the morning and two at 2 PM. I saw Pat Klock and Myrtle, and David Goings at doctor’s office. Doris Haggerty called in evening. Good to hear from them. Pauline and Abby have both had hernia operations. Both much improved by now. Pauline was real bad. Jim and Vern both called.

A sunny nice day. Vi and Dorothy D here. Vi bought Lola’s double bed. I cleaned floors and dusted. I started taking two water pills twice a day. Breakfast and 2 PM. Cheryl called in AM. She is taking me to Dr. Sanni’s Monday.

Leap Year. 41° and 29°. Another nice day. A cool wind. Vern, June, Robin, Lydia, and Jordan came about 1 PM. We went to Bob Evans for a nice lunch. Then we shopped at the Mall and came back here. Lydia and Jordan gave me Easter bunny’s they made. Lydia read a book she made about Grandma’s buttons. Buttons that came from the Olga Knitting Mill, Watertown, NY where I worked for nine years making Bobbie Brooks blouses. Leap year day. Orville Haggerty was born in a leap year. Today would be his 24th birthday if he was still alive. (95 years).