Rained during the night and most of AM. Thunder and lightning during the night. Vi here. Also Sally twice. Jolie called from Ohio. She and Madison are there for Michael’s graduation. I called Jim. He called back from Massachutes. He rode his bike up today. Will be home tomorrow. Andrea Dolds and Chad Daily married today at Holy Family church. They are both in electric wheel chairs. They are going to live in Andrea’s apartment.

Year: 2008
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Diary Entry for 6/1/2008
Cool wind. Jim N brought me church bulletin. Vi here for Times. Church here in PM. I went. Seven of us there. Milton LaSalle only one here. Excellent message. I called June and Vern in evening Jim to come home from Mass. Jolie and Madison on way home from Ohio. They attended Michael’s graduation.
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Diary Entry for 6/2/2008
A really nice day. Sunny. Vi here. Also Sally and Angie. Centennial Club meeting. I paid my rent.
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Diary Entry for 6/3/2008
64° and 43°. Rainy and cloudy all day. I went to exercise class. I washed clothes in PM. Doreen was here on her way home. Got lamp bracket. I talked with Jim and Vern about Thursday.
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Diary Entry for 6/4/2008
Mostly cloudy with a few raindrops. 79° and 58°. Jolie called me in morning. Cathy here to clean. We went to store. I went to Dr. Schipis in PM. Vi walked over with me. Vern called in evening to say June fell today and broke her ankle in three places. They won’t be coming to Ken’s burial. I called Jim. Vi here. Also Angie.
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Diary Entry for 6/5/2008
80° and 58°. Hot and humid. Mostly sunny. I didn’t go to exercise class. Jim came for me and we met Steve at Longway’s Restaurant. June got her cast on her broken ankle at 8 AM so they came to Longway’s for lunch also. We all went to Ken’s burial at Sanford’s corners cemetery, calcium. Quite a few there. Vi here for Times. Angie here. Jolie called.
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Diary Entry for 6/6/2008
Hot and humid. Vi here. Also Sally and Angie. Esther called in evening. She’s feelng lonesome. There was a long parade tonight for Dairy festival.
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Diary Entry for 6/7/2008
Another warm day. 83° and 70°. I went to coffee hour. Sally and Angie here. Also Anne here in morning.
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Diary Entry for 6/8/2008
90°. Very warm and humid. Vi here for paper. Sally here. She lost her house keys. Angie was here. Also Julia Beers.
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Diary Entry for 6/9/2008
89° and 69°. A very hot day. Vi and I walked over to hospital this morning for my blood work sally here. Also Vi,
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Diary Entry for 6/10/2008
Still very hot and humid. Very rainy windy day with tornadoes. Lots of damage all over the North Country. Lots of damage. I went to exercise class. Jim from Kinney’s brought my drugs. Sally was here.
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Diary Entry for 6/11/2008
A nice day after the storms. Lots of clean up. Thousands without power. Vi was here. Also Angie. Jim Nash home from hospital. Debby (nurse) called to say my blood report was very good.
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Diary Entry for 6/12/2008
73° and 50°. A great day. Sunny. I went to exercise class. Sally here. Madison and Jolie called. Joel home from work because of high water. Tornadoes bad in Iowa. 4000 homes have been vacated in Cedar Rapids tonight where Joel and Camille live. 125,000 people live there. The Cedar River to crest tonight.
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Diary Entry for 6/13/2008
86° and 50°. Quite warm. Mostly sunny. I called Jim. Vi here. Also Angie and Sally. Anne stopped in. I called June and Vern in evening.
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Diary Entry for 6/14/2008
Cloudy. A few showers. Humid. Lidia gave me meatball dish for supper. Sally here. Angie here. Vi here for Times. The army is 233 years old today.
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Diary Entry for 6/15/2008
A nice sunny day. Sally, Anne, Angie and vi here. Vi got me a new battery for my watch at Kinney’s. $3.22. Lyla called in PM. Quaker Days at Philadelphia yesterday. I tried calling Jim. He called me in evening. He was riding his bike. He had talked with Joel. The water is down a lot near them. Joel’s house is up on a hill so they are still able to live in it. The main part of town is still under water.
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Diary Entry for 6/16/2008
A nice day. Clark and Vivian Trise came to see me. Good to see them. They look great. Vi was here. Also Sally. I got my stimulus check of $300 in mail today.
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Diary Entry for 6/17/2008
Partly cloudy. Cooler. I went to exercise class. Sally here. Also Angie. She brought me a few fresh strawberries her daughter had picked today. Delicious very sweet. Juanita called. Her half brother Charles Baker has died of cancer.
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Diary Entry for 6/18/2008
Vi here for Times. Partly sunny day. Cold. I called Shirley for perm appointment. Got one for next Tuesday PM.
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Diary Entry for 6/20/2008
Raining in morning. Cloudy day. Jolie called. They had a murder in their neighborhood. A man chocked his live in girl friend. I called Detra about VIP picnic.
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Diary Entry for 6/21/2008
79° and 53°. Mostly sunny day. I went for coffee and donuts in morning. Anne A stopped by. Jolie and Madison called. Madison has lost another tooth. My Lifeline machine and Jolie’s call got wires crossed. Jolie was talking on my Lifeline machine box.
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Diary Entry for 6/22/2008
A great day. Warm. Jim N brought me the church bulletin. Vernon called in PM. June’s ankle doing good. Vi here for Times. Doreen here in early evening. She brought me some ripe strawberries from her garden. Sally here in evening. Jolie called in PM. Shawn M Lawler, 36 got cited for DWI and other charges last night.
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Diary Entry for 6/26/2008
A cloudy day. I didn’t go to exercise class as I had a nosebleed. Vi here for paper. June’s 70th birthday. We ha ice cream sundaes in dining room at 2 PM. Very nice. Good turnout. Angie here in PM.
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Diary Entry for 6/28/2008
Raining off and on all day. Vi here for Times. The air show is at Fort Drum today and tomorrow. I watched 1980 Lawrence Welk show in evening. I had a bleeding toe in evening after I removed a corn from it.
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Diary Entry for 6/29/2008
82° and 72°. Cloudy day mostly with rain toward evening. Vi here. Also Jim N. Angie here at suppertime. She brought me delicious macaroni and cheese from Maryanne.
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Diary Entry for 6/30/2008
A nice sunny day. I went over to hospital for my appointment with Katie. Everything good. Vi walked over with me. I called Jim. Sally here. Also Vi. Marge H called for RSVP for VIP picnic. Cindy G called.
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Diary Entry for 7/1/2008
Another great day. I went to exercise class. Fern in charge. David L and the Burnham’s called for RSVP.
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Diary Entry for 7/2/2008
71° and 62°. A nice summer day. I went to see Dr. LaPoint on Para Transit bus in AM. Angie here at supper time. Esther called in evening.
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Diary Entry for 7/3/2008
It rained hard in AM. Nice rest of day. I didn’t go to exercise. I called some about picnic. Cathy here to clean. We went to the store. Her husband lost his job as Brownville paper plant is closing today. 75 out of work. Vi was here. Jolie called.
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Diary Entry for 7/4/2008
74° and 44°. A sunny day. A quiet day for the 4th of July. I here. Also Sally. Lyla called in evening. Today would have been her 63rd wedding anniversary. Jim has been dead nineteen years. I watched the fireworks on TV from Albany and also Macy’s in New York. Nice. Also the Boston Pops.
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Diary Entry for 7/5/2008
76° and 53°. A nice summer day. Vi here twice. We went outside to see Larry’s flower garden on PM. His roses are so beautiful. Like a blanket of them. Sally was here. Also Angie.
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Diary Entry for 7/6/2008
A hot day. I went to church out here. Good sermon by Stephen. Vi, Sally, and Jim N here.
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Diary Entry for 7/7/2008
A very hot day. Vi here. Also Sally and Angie. I haven’t felt good all day. Have had chills all day. I talked with Nurse Debbie.
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Diary Entry for 7/8/2008
I’ve been sick all day. I called Jim. He came and took me to Jeff Smith’s emergency place. They said I had a bladder infection. They put me on antibiotics. Vi, Sally, and Angie here. Tracy was with Jim. She visited one of her soldiers and her new baby at the hospital. Elgin called. Carmi not good. Jolie called.
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Diary Entry for 7/9/2008
Another hot day. Sally here a few times. Also Vi. Angie here in PM. Hope came by to see how I was. I’m feeling a little better. I haven’t been dressed all day. Esther called in PM. Hope stopped by to see how I was.
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Diary Entry for 7/10/2008
A just beautiful day. Cooler. Jolie called twice. Today is her 37th birthday. I went to see Dr. LaPoint on Para Transit bus. Vi went with me. I called Esther with Elgin’s telephone number. She wanted to call them. Dr. LaPoint stopped my Plavix pills. I’m still on aspirin and Divan. I got a nice letter from June and Vern.
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Diary Entry for 7/11/2008
Some showers in AM. Dr. Willis’ office called and said for me to discontinue taking Plavix and furosemide until I have gained two pounds. I called Vern and June to tell them I’d been sick. Vern was shampooing carpets. Lyla called. She and Cheryl are going to Vicky’s July 17. Back Monday the 21st. Jim called in evening.
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Diary Entry for 7/13/2008
Raining about all day. Stopped in evening. 80° and 66°. Vi here. Also Sally several times. Sally brought me a dish of ice cream. Vern and June called. The Derby yesterday was a big success. Jim N here. Brought me bulletin. Angie here.
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Diary Entry for 7/14/2008
75° and 58°. Cooler. Fresh, great. I’m feeling better today. Vi here. Also Sally.
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Diary Entry for 7/15/2008
Another great day. Billy and Lee fixed my bathtub faucet. My 1:15 appointment with Dr. LaPoint. I took the Para Transit us. Angie was here. Also Vi. Donna Ellis called to say they brought Mary Hall from Syracuse hospital to SMC for rehab. She’s on 3rd floor. She had heart bypass operation. I called Vi in evening.
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Diary Entry for 7/16/2008
89° and 61°. Thunder storm in AM. Nice in PM. Vi here. Also Angie. Debby, nurse called to say my bladder infection is just about gone. I’m still feeling tired. Lee was here to tell me about y new faucet.
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Diary Entry for 7/17/2008
A hot humid day. I didn’t go to exercise. Vi here. Cathy here to clean in PM. Angie here. Also Jim here on his bike. Brought me quarters. Marshall Stiles here in evening to entertain but I didn’t go out to it. I had call from Office of the Aging about the meals six month check up. Juanita called in evening.
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Diary Entry for 7/18/2008
A warm day. Partly cloudy. Vi here. Angie here twice. Dr. Willis’ office called about my appointment Monday with Katie.
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Diary Entry for 7/19/2008
Another hot, muggy, sunny day. Vi here for Times. Angie here. Brought me dish of fried cabbage. Esther called in PM.
