A nice day. A great day. Anne was here. Bought me cookies. Vi here. Also Angie and Sally.

Year: 2008
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Diary Entry for 4/12/2008
A cloudy day. Thunder storms at 2:30 AM. Rained. I didn’t go to coffee hour. Sally here. Also Vi and Angie. I washed clothes in PM. I got sympathy letter from Holy Family Church’s legion on Mary for Ken’s passing. Also got thank you card from Esther.
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Diary Entry for 4/13/2008
A cloudy day. A few snow flurries over night on the cars. Vi was here. Also Sally and Angie. Julie here in evening. She gave me some lettuce. Black River very flooded.
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Diary Entry for 4/14/2008
50° and 37°. A nice sunny day. Annette from Office of the Blind called about Penny’s shopping trip this month. Vi, Angie, Sally and Anne here. Esther called. Girt Stanford called for prayer chain.
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Diary Entry for 4/15/2008
50° and 21°. A sunny day. I went to exercise class. Sally was here. Jim from Kinney’s brought my eye drops. Pope Benedict arrived for his first official visit to USA.
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Diary Entry for 4/16/2008
54° and 37°. A great day. A gas pipe was dug into up on the hill here on Washington Street. Several buildings had to be vacated. 700 places without natural gas tonight. Vi here. Also Sally, Angie and Anne. Vi spent day with Sue’s girls.
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Diary Entry for 4/17/2008
71° and 47°. A just beautiful day. I went to exercise class. Sally here twice. Angie here. Anne here. Brought me cookies again.
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Diary Entry for 4/18/2008
A beautiful day. Like summer. Sally here. Also Angie. Jim called. I washed my dress pants. Vi here for Times.
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Diary Entry for 4/20/2008
82° and 41°. Another beautiful day. I went to church out here in PM. Only Milton LaSalle here. Vern called in evening. Sally here. Also Angie and Vi. Dorothy Danks has left to live with one of her daughters near Saratoga.
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Diary Entry for 4/21/2008
77° and 43°. A nice day. I’ve had the windows wide open for the last five days and nights. Sally and Vi here in AM. Denny’s Restaurant closed today. Sixty three people lost their jobs.
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Diary Entry for 4/22/2008
Another great day. I went to exercise class. 14 out to it. Sally here three times. She has lost her wallet again. I cleaned humidifiers and stored it away. Gasoline is $3.65 a gallon in the city.
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Diary Entry for 4/23/2008
72 and 42°. Another summer day. Jolie called in morning. She is having a lot of tests. Vi here. Margaret Keichle spent AM with her. Sally and Angie here.
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Diary Entry for 4/24/2008
A nice day. Mostly sunny. Cathy here to clean in PM. Sally here. I went to aerobics class in AM. Vi called on phone. A swingtime band here in evening. Good turn out.
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Diary Entry for 4/25/2008
76° and 32°. A partly cloudy day. Some sun. Vi, Sally and Angie here. They broke ground on the Samaritan Hospital project today. They plan to build the parking garage first. A 61 million dollar project. Gov. Patterson visited Fort Drum today to see the soldiers deploy to Iraq. Over 1000 soldiers. Lyla called in evening.
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Diary Entry for 4/26/2008
Partly cloudy. Rain in PM and evening. I went to coffee hour in morning. Sally here. Jolie called in AM. She is working at Madison’s exercise projects at school.
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Diary Entry for 4/27/2008
Cooler and cloudy. Jolie called in AM. Zack at Talladego, Alabama race. He went this morning early. Vi here for paper. Jim N brought me the church bulletins. Vern called in evening. June has another car. A Toyota. Angie and Sally here.
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Diary Entry for 4/28/2008
58° and 42°. Raining all day. Jolie called. Vi and Sally here. Juanita called in evening.
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Diary Entry for 4/29/2008
Much colder. Partly cloudy day. I went to exercise class. Sally here. Angie also. Angie brought me a hot dog and a real large orange.
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Diary Entry for 4/30/2008
Cool but mostly sunny. Vi here. Also Sally and Angie. Delta Willis here in AM. I called Jim in PM. He’s cleaning his lawns. I paid my rent. $72. Jim from Kinney’s delivered my medicine.
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Diary Entry for 5/1/2008
A nice day. Rain in evening. I went to exercise class. Angie and Sally here. The Office of the Blind called me about the shopping trip.
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Diary Entry for 5/2/2008
Cloudy all day. Some rain. Vi here. Also Sally. Julie Beers still in hospital. She fell in the laundry room.
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Diary Entry for 5/3/2008
Partly cloudy day. Granny’s Attic sale today. Jill here in PM. Good to see her. She spent the night at her mother’s. Vi here. Also Sally and Angie. Angie brought me two slices of pizza for my supper. I talked with Lyla.
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Diary Entry for 5/4/2008
A nice day. I went to church out here. Only four of us from here plus Pastor Reff and Milton L. Anne’s daughter stopped in to tell me Anne fainted again and is in the hospital for a few days. Vi here. Also Angie. Sally here in evening. Bought dishes of ice cream for us. Very good.
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Diary Entry for 5/5/2008
Sunny day. I had a bad nosebleed when I woke up. Vi here for paper. Vernon called. They are coming Saturday to take me to doings at Philadelphia. I went to Centennial meeting in evening. Only lasted a half hour. Fern there instead of Hope.
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Diary Entry for 5/6/2008
Not a bad day. I went to exercise class. Debby H called. She’s still finding relatives for our family tree. Our VIP meeting. Mike White here to sing for us. We had a good turnout. Detra brought donuts. Ruth B brought drinks. Vi, Angie and Sally here.
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Diary Entry for 5/7/2008
A sunny day with rain in the evening. I walked over to lab for blood work. Vi went with me. We saw Donna Ellis and family. Nurse Debby called to say my report is good. I’m to do the Procrit every other week now instead of every week. Betty Greco called. We had a nice visit.
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Diary Entry for 5/8/2008
Cool wind. Cloudy by spells. Vi here. Also Angie. Sally here. My appointment with Dr. Marerese at 9 AM. I went by Para Transit bus. Everything okay. Cathy here to clean. We went to store. Jolie called. Dr. Shepic office called. I made appointment for June 4th at 3:45 PM. Gas is $4.07 a gallon in Watertown.
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Diary Entry for 5/9/2008
A cloudy day. Vivian Trise called. They are home from Florida. Sally was here. Also Vi and Angie. Jolie called. She said Jim has gone to Long Island. He is going from there to Washington, DC for memorial. He rode his bike. Jim has bad cold.
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Diary Entry for 5/10/2008
57° and 36°. Mostly cloudy. I didn’t go for coffee. Vi here. Also Sally. Vern and June got here about 3 PM. We went to Philadelphia Fire Hall where the UMC had a party for six of us from Philadelphia and Evans Mills honored. All great. A covered dish supper. Vi Mowers, Margaret Mattingly, Bea Tryon. Olive Sharpe, Madelyn Linkinfelter, and Mary Doligal. Jim called from Long Island. He isn’t going to Washington DC. He’ll be home tomorrow.
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Diary Entry for 5/11/2008
72° and 33°. A nice sunny day. Mother’s Day. Vi was here. Also Sally. Jim N brought church bulletin. Jim called from Long Island. He was ready to start home. Jolie and Madison called and say Happy Mother’s Day to me. Shawn Michael here to see me in PM. His friend, (?) Goodenough brought him with Becky’s car. Joel called. He sprained his wrist. Jill called in evening. Angie was here. Also Vi.
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Diary Entry for 5/12/2008
A nice sunny day. Vi here. Sally here. Sally said Angie is back in hospital. Maryanne stopped by to say her mother had been admitted to the hospital. Postage goes up to 42 cents today.
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Diary Entry for 5/13/2008
72° and 36°. A beautiful day. I went to exercise class. Fern our leader. I sent Patty a birthday card. Sally here three times today. Jerry McCollum’s wife over in Samaritan died. Marjorie was 63. Esther called in evening. She wants to have Ken’s burial June 5th.
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Diary Entry for 5/15/2008
Some rain. Some sun in PM. I went to exercise class. Fern in charge. Anne here. She is going to her daughters to stay until she feels better. Sally here. Cheryl here to get my coke cans. I sent thank you note to Philadelphia UMC. Also a check. I talked with Lyla. Mary Hall is in the hospital.
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Diary Entry for 5/16/2008
Cloudy day but no rain. Raining in Syracuse. Vi and Sally here. Maryanne brought me watermelon. Angie is home from hospital. I gave myself Procrit shot. Cheryl here in evening. Brought me can money. I wanted her to keep it.
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Diary Entry for 5/17/2008
A sunny day. The armed forces day parade went y at 10 AM this morning. Sally was here. Kay came after Times for Vi.
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Diary Entry for 5/18/2008
Some rain off and on. I went to church out here in PM. Mrs. Smith brought us cookies again. Vi, Sally, and Angie here. Juanita called in evening. She’s coming to see me Tuesday.
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Diary Entry for 5/19/2008
48° and 42°. Raining all day. Colder. Vi here. Also Angie. Angie gave me kitchen towel. Jolie and Madison called in evening. I took my trash down to trash room good to get my storeroom cleaned out.
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Diary Entry for 5/20/2008
59° and 39°. I went to exercise class. Fern in charge. A nice day. Juanita here while Doreen went to eye doctor. Esther called while they were here. Angie here. She got me eggs. Ted Kennedy has brain cancer. My reading lamp bracket broke. Doreen is trying to find a new one for me. They came back later with one but it doesn’t fit too good. I talked with Jim.
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Diary Entry for 5/21/2008
Raining and cold. I made deviled eggs for our supper here tonight. Vi was here. Her hip still sore. I went to potluck supper. Very good food and a nice time. Beverly works so hard on them for us. Not as many there as last time.
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Diary Entry for 5/22/2008
Raining and cold. Cathy here to clean. I went to exercise class. Fern there. Muriel will be back Tuesday.
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Diary Entry for 5/23/2008
A sunny day. Vi here. Also Sally. Maryanne stopped by to say Angie is back in hospital. Carol Weaver called on prayer chain to say Bob Henderson died of heart trouble. I took Para Transit bus for my eye appointment with Dr. Jwany (?). Had optic nerve tests on both eyes. Eye pressure 11 and 11½. Doreen here in evening. Brought one lamp bracket and pictures. I got geology stuff and letter from Debby. I saw Esther H at the eye doctors. She drove her neighbor there from Henderson.
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Diary Entry for 5/24/2008
A great sunny day. Jim called. He and two guys off for a bike ride down state today. Vi here. Also Jim N.
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Diary Entry for 5/25/2008
67° and 33°. A nice sunny day. Vern and June came about 1 PM. We went to Longways for lunch, then to Sammy’s for plants. We put five geraniums and one black eyed susan plant on Tryon and Hanson graves. Vern’s brought me Bar-B-Q chicken. Vern and June said Steve and Kathy had separated. Steve is living in Mexico. Jolie called.
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Diary Entry for 5/26/2008
Raining off and on all day. Colder. Vi here. Also Sally. Memorial Day. A quiet day around here.
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Diary Entry for 5/27/2008
Cloudy with a little sun. I went to exercise class. Muriel back. Sally here. Esther called. Ken’s burial is at 1 PM Thursday June 5th.
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Diary Entry for 5/28/2008
A nice day. Vi here. Also Sally. Shirley’s party in evening. I went. 35-40 folds there. Nice time. Marshall Stiles entertained.
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Diary Entry for 5/29/2008
63° and 42°. Sunny day. Cold wind. I went to exercise class. I talked with Lyla. Debby called in PM. I called bus for tomorrow.
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Diary Entry for 5/30/2008
Not a bad day. Sally here. I took Para Transit bus to my appointment with Dr. Barnes. I go back in six months. The Woodruff building has been sold to Michael Trainer. It will become a hotel, restaurant and offices. I’m so glad. Juanita called in evening.
