A nice new diary from Vern and June. My 65th year of keeping a diary. No celebration for New Years. Snowed overnight and off and on all day. Angie here in PM. Also Sally. Vern called in evening. Cheryl called.

Year: 2008
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Diary Entry for 1/2/2008
It snowed during the night and during day off and on. Vi here for paper. Angie here in PM. Sally here in PM.
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Diary Entry for 1/3/2008
Sunny today. Colder. Vi here. Also Angie. I called Gail Parsons. Cathy here to clean.
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Diary Entry for 1/4/2008
31° and 19°. Cold windy and snowy. Vi here for paper. Angie here in PM. My appointment with Dr. Materese at 9:30. He called hospital for my blood report. It was better than last time. I rode the bus.
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Diary Entry for 1/5/2008
38° and 34°. Mostly cloudy day. I tipped over the stool in the bedroom and landed on the floor on my back. I couldn’t get up. Bill came and lifted me onto my feet. I’m very sore but didn’t break anything. Jolie called in PM. Also Joel. Joel rescued a lady who had fallen and had been lying in the cold and snow for forty minutes. He heard her calling when he went out on her porch for a cigarette. Angie here twice. Sally three times. I went for coffee hour in morning. Jim called in evening.
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Diary Entry for 1/6/2008
Quite warm today. Cloudy. Vi here. Also Angie. Sally was here three times. I went to church out here in PM. They had the Christmas program that was postponed because of weather. The youth group and their leaders in charge. Very nice. They had cookies and juice after the program. They gave us two bags of home made cookies. Esther called from Florida. Ken had a birthday party today. It is his 88th birthday. I wished I could see him. He didn’t hear anything from Roberta or Holley. Hillary sent him a card.
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Diary Entry for 1/7/2008
60° and 47°. Warmer today. No sun. Vi here. Also Sally and Angie. They took down Christmas trees and decorations. Hate to see them go they are so pretty. Centennial meeting at 7 PM. New officers in charge for first time. I called Juanita in evening.
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Diary Entry for 1/8/2008
65° and 60°. This weather is unbelievable. Partly sunny. I’m very sore. Hate to move it hurts so. Vi here. Also Angie. I didn’t go to exercise classes.
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Diary Entry for 1/9/2008
62° and 41°. Very windy. Lots of damage all over. Cars and tractor trailers blown off the roads. Vi here. Also Sally and Angie. Our power off awhile at noon. Some places out until tomorrow. 2300 places in city of Watertown without power yet tonight.
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Diary Entry for 1/10/2008
Mostly sunny. I didn’t go to exercise. Too sore. Sally here. Also Vi and Angie. Eva Gongrew here to pay VIP dues. Julia Beers brought ticket money. Lee Prugar called on prayer chain saying Betty Schuber 85 died today in Syracuse.
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Diary Entry for 1/11/2008
Raining and cloudy and windy. Vi here for paper. I’m very lame and sore today. Carol Weaver called for prayer chain for Gail Crimmings family of Evans Mills who died.
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Diary Entry for 1/12/2008
A cloudy day with only a little sun. Vi here. Also Sally and Angie. A woman found Sally’s glasses that blew away Wednesday in the wind. The woman was looking for her own glasses that had blown away Wednesday also. I didn’t get to Betty Schuber’s funeral. I’m still very sore after one week.
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Diary Entry for 1/13/2008
39° and 24°. Sunny but colder. Jim Nash called. He had a car accident last Wednesday in the wind storm. He was hurt but his car badly damaged. Vi here for paper. Sally here. Angie here in PM. Roth Randall brought her ticket money.
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Diary Entry for 1/14/2008
36° and -3°. Snow flurries and rain. Cloudy all day. Vi here. She has a cold. Angie here in PM. Sally stopped in. Jim here in evening to bring me some cash. Jolie called in evening.
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Diary Entry for 1/15/2008
The ground white with snow this morning. I didn’t go to exercise class. I’m too sore. Sally here. Also Angie and Esther. Vi still sick. Lee here to check my living room light. The bulb blew in it this morning she ordered five VIP raffle tickets.
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Diary Entry for 1/16/2008
A nice sunny day. Jim picked me up about 9:30 and he and I both had blood work done at hospital lab. He took me to Penny’s in mall to take back jacket Jill gave me for Christmas.
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Diary Entry for 1/17/2008
35° and 25°. I didn’t go to exercise. Lee here to put new bulb in living room hanging light. Cost $4. Vi here. Also Sally and Angie. Cathy here to clean. She went to the store for me. I got picture from Ken and Esther. Ken’s party. Juanita called in evening.
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Diary Entry for 1/18/2008
Windy and cloudy. Shirley here to cut my hair. Vi here for paper. Debby called to say my blood report was good. I may go back on Lipitor for my cholesterol. She called back later to say the doctor was putting me on Zocor.
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Diary Entry for 1/19/2008
Partly sunny. I didn’t go to coffee hour. Sally here twice. She brought me a donut. My hand still bleeding from yesterday at about 4 PM. I don’t know how to stop it. My blood is not clotting. Julie B here. She brought me cake. Shawn Michael and girl friend Courtney (from Hammond) here for PM. Jim came in evening for them.
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Diary Entry for 1/20/2008
A sunny day here. Cold. Lake effect now in Oswego County. Sally here and also Angie. Vi too. Jim N stopped by after church. I went to church out here. Jolie called in evening. Vernon called. They have lots of snow in Oswego. Some roads closed. Also a part of route 81.
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Diary Entry for 1/21/2008
Snowing off and on. Vi here for Times. Angie here in evening. Took my garbage downstairs with hers. I collected for VIP raffle upstairs.
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Diary Entry for 1/22/2008
30° and 19°. Snowing about all day. I went to exercise class. The first I’ve been since I fell. Sally here twice. Angie here. Also Vi and Jim from Kinney’s. Sherrie from Office of the Aging here about meals. Her yearly visit.
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Diary Entry for 1/23/2008
Mostly sunny day. Sally here to borrow dish detergent. I gave her some. Vi here for paper.
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Diary Entry for 1/24/2008
21° and -1°. Mostly sunny. Cold all day. I went to exercise class. No called today. I pain my Centennial dues. $5. Jim from Kinney’s brought rest of my drugs.
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Diary Entry for 1/25/2008
Cold but sunny. Snowed in evening. Vi here. She went grocery shopping with Sue.
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Diary Entry for 1/26/2008
26° and 22°. Mostly sunny. Warmer. Vi here for paper. Sally H here. Today is her 80th birthday. I made chili. I called on Angie. She’s feeling better. Sally here in evening. She was given a lottery ticket for her birthday and won $20 on it.
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Diary Entry for 1/28/2008
A nice sunny day. Warmer. Vi here for paper. Our lunch came in black plastic trays today. Angie here in evening. She went to ER at hospital with her sore shoulder pain early this morning.
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Diary Entry for 1/29/2008
Very icy in AM. Raining in morning. I went to exercise class. Good turnout. I received a call from Joanne at the Office of the Aging telling me I’m eligible for several free offers because of my low income figure. My medical expenses are twice my income.
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Diary Entry for 1/30/2008
47° and 19°. Very stormy. Strong wind. Most schools closed. Our lunch didn’t come. I talked with Jim. Angie here. She is on oxygen full time now.
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Diary Entry for 1/31/2008
23° and 6°. A nice sunny day. I went to exercise class. Cathy here to clean. We went to store. Angie here. Vern called in PM.
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Diary Entry for 2/1/2008
31° and 19°. A little bit of a lot of things today. Hail, rain, sleet and snow. Everything closed again. No lunch delivered. Vi here. Also Angie and Sally. The rubber casket on y humidifier gave out today. Jolie called.
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Diary Entry for 2/2/2008
Cloudy day. No sun here. Ground hog didn’t see his shadow. I went for coffee hour. I talked with Jim. Joel called. Good to hear from him.
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Diary Entry for 2/3/2008
Jill called. She has a new boyfriend. He is Dr. David Lasure of Carthage. I went to church out here. Vi here for paper.
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Diary Entry for 2/4/2008
Not a bad day. Centennial meeting in evening. Bev McGregor’s our first meeting as President. Good turn out. Vi here for paper. Esther called. Ken not good. Esther very worried. Jolie called while I was at the meeting.
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Diary Entry for 2/5/2008
Warmer and raining. I went to exercise class. Muriel’s boss there to evaluate her. Today is Super Tuesday Primary day. Voting 12 noon to 9 PM. Kinney’s brought my drugs.
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Diary Entry for 2/7/2008
Snowing lightly in morning. No exercise class. Muriel not plowed out. I went to Angela Davies for RSP dollar. Esther Taylor called. Angie here. Also Vi. Jolie called in evening.
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Diary Entry for 2/8/2008
31° and 18°. Cloudy day. A few flurries. Vi here for paper. Angie here in PM. I called Office of the Aging about black dinner trays they are using now. I gave myself my weekly Procrit shot.
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Diary Entry for 2/9/2008
Cloudy all day with rain in evening. Colder. Vi here. Also Sally. A soldier was shot at Fort Drum by police. I cleaned closet. NASCAR races started for new season. Dale Earnhart Jr. winner.
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Diary Entry for 2/10/2008
Some snow off and on. Only a little sun in between. A lazy day. Vern called in evening. June is working on a quilt. Lyla called in evening. Good to talk to her. I watched Emmy Award show in evening.
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Diary Entry for 2/11/2008
14° and -6°. Partly cloudy. Some sun. cold. Snowing hard Oswego way in PM and in evening. Vi here. Angie here twice. She gave me dirt for my plants. I cleaned kitchen and bathroom. Inspection by Hope and Lee tomorrow.
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Diary Entry for 2/12/2008
I went to exercise class. Bill and Lee inspected apartment today. Everything okay. Jim here in PM. He brought me one of his humidifiers. Sally here. Also Angie.
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Diary Entry for 2/13/2008
36° and 9°. Not a bad day. Warmer. Vi here for paper. Sally and Angie here. Joel’s birthday.
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Diary Entry for 2/14/2008
I went to exercise class. Sally here. I fixed deviled eggs and cheese plate to take to the potluck supper. Rhythm Band played. Ann Northrop sang a couple songs with them. All very nice. Good turn out. Cathy here to clean. Jolie called.
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Diary Entry for 2/15/2008
34° and 14°. Snowing in morning. Some sun in PM. Vi and I walked over to hospital. I had blood work. We ate in cafeteria. Fish and macaroni and cheese. Good. Angie was here. Vi here twice. Sally here in evening.
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Diary Entry for 2/16/2008
A nice sunny day. I went for coffee and donuts in morning. Esther called from Florida. Ken not very good. Esther is going to try to get in touch with Roberta and Holly. They don’t accept her phone calls. Debby called in PM. We talked for an hour. Angie brought me piece of pizza.
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Diary Entry for 2/17/2008
46° and 11°. A windy, rainy day. Vi here for paper. Sally here. I went to church out here. Mrs. Smith gave us cookies. I watched Daytona 500 NASCAR all PM. Ryan Newman won. Angie went to hospital. Mary Ann here in evening. Angie doesn’t have pneumonia. Vern called in evening.
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Diary Entry for 2/18/2008
Warmer. Cloudy day. Sally here. Mary Ann here at noon. Angie very bad. Gasping for each breath. Barb C called abut Angie. She said they had called her family to come.
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Diary Entry for 2/19/2008
A windy, snowy day. Colder. I went to exercise class. Sally here. Jim from Kinney’s here twice. Lee here to check on faucet. Vi here. Jill’s birthday.
