A dark rainy day. Vi here. Cathy stopped by to see how I was doing. Lyla called. Sally Hamilton here in PM. She is thinking of moving to Whispering Pines nursing home. She was there today to see it.

Year: 2009
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Diary Entry for 10/29/2009
Warmer. Cloudy. Vi here. Sally here. I didn’t go to exercise class. I got US Census to fill out and send back.
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Diary Entry for 10/30/2009
61° and 49°. Partly sunny. Rain in PM. Vi here. Also Sally. I’m feeling better today but kin of weak still. Sally here again in evening. Cathy s topped by. Jim from Kinney’s brought my Procrit. No charge.
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Diary Entry for 10/31/2009
Raining all day, Vi here. Also Sally three times. Angie went to hospital this morning. Has sore arm. She later went to Marians to stay. I didn’t go to Halloween party in Metcalf room. I haven’t been dressed all day. Juanita called. She has my bug. I talked with Jun and Vern. June is feeling great. She sounded so good. Juanita called with Debby’s address.
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Diary Entry for 11/1/2009
Not a bad day. No church service. Milton sick. Vi here. Also Sally a few times. I’m not feeling good again today. Lots of election calls.
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Diary Entry for 11/2/2009
A warm sunny day. Jolie called. She said Shawn Michael has Swine flu. Vi here. Marianne here. Angie has heart trouble but not with her pace maker. Sally here three times. Centennial meeting. I didn’t go. Election of officers.
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Diary Entry for 11/3/2009
A great sunny day. Vi here. VIP in PM. Two women fro Public Health spoke. Good. Jim called he’s taking me to the doctors.
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Diary Entry for 11/4/2009
A cloudy day. Jim took me to Dr. LaPoint at 10:30. He stopped at drug store for pills. Debby called after I got home and said Dr. LaPoint wanted to see me Monday at 2:15. I called June and Vern in evening. Vi was here.
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Diary Entry for 11/5/2009
Sunny in AM. Raining in PM. Snow at Lowville. Cathy here to clean. She took my bowel specimen over to the hospital for me. Vi here. Terrible shooting at Fort Hood Texas. 11 people killed and 31 wounded. All soldiers but one policeman. Soldiers did shooting.
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Diary Entry for 11/6/2009
Snow flurries this morning. Cold. Vi here for paper. Sally here in evening. I’m not feeling good tonight.
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Diary Entry for 11/7/2009
Not a bad day. Vern and June called in morning and came up and spent the day. June brought lunch. Vern went to stores for me. He got the two reading machines ready to send back and mailed. Vi here. Also Sally. Caroline Sawyers birthday party but I didn’t go to it. The mayor and times people there.
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Diary Entry for 11/8/2009
A sunny day. Vi here. Jim and Tracy here in evening. Jim won a prize at Fort Drum contest for his soup recipe.
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Diary Entry for 11/9/2009
A sunny day. Warm. Vi here. Also Caroline Sawyer. She brought me some of her 100th birthday cake and a dish of candy. Anne A brought me m supper. Good. Madison called. Kathy called. She and girls wanted to come Wednesday but I’m getting a perm in the PM. Jim took me to Dr. LaPoint in AM. My bad kidneys causing trouble.
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Diary Entry for 11/10/2009
A nice day. Vi here. Also sally. Vernon called. The Islanders chorus here tonight. I didn’t feel like going to it. I talked with Lyla.
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Diary Entry for 11/11/2009
Sunny day. Cold wind. Shirley here to give me a permanent. Feels so good to get it cut. Cathy stopped in to see how I was. Vi here.
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Diary Entry for 11/12/2009
A nice sunny day. Vi here. Also Sally. I slept all PM. Covered dish supper but I didn’t go. Sally is moving to Whispering Pines.
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Diary Entry for 11/13/2009
A nice sunny day. Vi here. Also Sally. Cathy stopped by. I called Jim. He’s taking me to the doctor’s on Monday. Flu clinic here. I got mine at doctor’s office by Debby.
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Diary Entry for 11/16/2009
Partly sunny. Vi here. Also Sally Ann here in early evening. Jim took me to Dr. LaPoint. I had chest x-rays, blood work, urine test, and EKG. Juanita and Esther called. I got letter and birthday cards from Debby and the boys. I got third book reading machine from Office for the Blind.
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Diary Entry for 11/17/2009
A nice day. Jim took me over to hospital for my appointment with Katie in the wheel chair. My kidneys not working right. Affecting my heart. Vi here for paper. Julie almost has pneumonia. Juanita called. Esther left for Florida at 4 AM. Vern called.
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Diary Entry for 11/18/2009
Another beautiful day. I haven’t been dressed all day. Vi here. Juanita called. Also Debby (nurse). Donna Ellis and Lorraine Pickert here in evening. So good to see them, sally here.
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Diary Entry for 11/19/2009
Sunny in AM. Showers in PM. Vi here. Cathy here to clean. She took me over to hospital for blood work, she washed my clothes. Lyla called. I talked with Jim. I got several birthday cards.
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Diary Entry for 11/20/2009
A cloudy day. Rain showers. Vi here. Also Sally. Arlene H called. Jim took me to see Dr. Matereese in PM. He says my heart is bad. Congestive heart failure. Jim not feeling well. Vern called in evening.
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Diary Entry for 11/21/2009
My 92nd birthday. A lazy day. I didn’t get dressed all day. Slept all PM. Vi here. Sally here three times. Ann here. Debby called from Alaska to wish me happy birthday. We had a nice visit. Milk cost $10 a gallon.
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Diary Entry for 11/22/2009
Mostly cloudy. A little sun. Vi here. Also Sally. Jim and Tracy here in PM. Tracy cleaned my wheel chair. Jim got filter for humidifier. Elgin called. He said Loren Strader’s daughter-in-law died last month with cancer (Neil’s wife) Joel called. Also Esther from Florida. They both wished me a happy birthday. Ann A brought me my supper. A salad and meatballs and macaroni.
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Diary Entry for 11/23/2009
A sunny day. Vi here. Also Sally. Cathy stopped in, Jim called. Also Juanita.
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Diary Entry for 11/24/2009
Mostly cloudy. Vi here. Also ally. Jim took me over to hospital to see Katie in the wheel chair. My BW is low. I didn’t go to exercise class.
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Diary Entry for 11/25/2009
I’m tired today. Vi here for times. Marianne here. She said Angie has to be in therapy until Christmas. Sally here in evening. Vern called. He has a cold. Jim called.
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Diary Entry for 11/26/2009
54° and 40°. Mostly cloudy. Shawn Michael, June, Steve, Jim and Tracy here for dinner. Vern sick with cold and couldn’t come. June brought the delicious inner ready to eat. What a great daughter-in-law. Sally here two times. Jolie and Joel called. Julie Beers here. Also Sally.
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Diary Entry for 11/27/2009
A cloudy day. Vi here. Also Sally. Sally gave me a lovely little blue pitcher. She can move Monday. I haven’t been dressed today. Slept in PM. I called Vern and June. June got a new computer today. Vern sounded better.
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Diary Entry for 11/28/2009
Some sun. Mostly cloudy. I feel a little better but haven’t gotten dressed. Kathy Tryon called. Vi here. Also Sally. Sally can move in at Whispering Pines on Monday. Lyla called. She said Lutha (?) Haggerty died.
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Diary Entry for 11/29/2009
A cloudy day and lazy day. Vi here. Also Sally. I’m feeling stronger. Debby called fro Alaska. We talked for an hour. It is nice to hear abut Alaska. They gave 100 dollars for a turkey for Thanksgiving.
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Diary Entry for 11/30/2009
A cloudy day. I’ve felt better today. Vi here. Cathy stopped by. Sally Hamilton moved to Whispering Pines today. Jim called in evening. He is coming tomorrow. My eyes bad today.
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Diary Entry for 12/1/2009
Ground white with snow this morning for first time this fall. It melted during the day. Vi here. Our VIP Christmas dinner here. A nice time. Deltra played the piano for our carol sing. A drawing for a jug of maple syrup was won by Christi. My name was drawn 3 times in a row after I turned it down. I’ve won some two times before the Burnham’s gave the syrup. Two men found dead in Evans mills.
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Diary Entry for 12/2/2009
55° and 36°. Not a bad day. Rain in evening. Vi here. They checked the alarms today. Tow soldiers stabbed to death by another soldier in Evans Mills.
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Diary Entry for 12/3/2009
A dark rainy day. Vi here. Jolie called. Cathy here to clean. She got two boxes of Christmas cards for me. I’ve felt horrid all day. My arthritis bad. The Christmas tree lighting on the square tonight.
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Diary Entry for 12/4/2009
Another dark, cloudy day. Vi here. Viv Frazer called. Shawn Michael and friend Tyler Goodenough here.
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Diary Entry for 12/5/2009
A cloudy day. Vi her. Also Rose Ann collecting for staff Christmas gift. I gave $15. I haven’t been dressed all day. Cheryl brought me delicious stew for my lunch.
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Diary Entry for 12/6/2009
Partly cloudy. Partly sunny. Vi here. Jolie called. A 43 year old man was shot and killed on State Street last night. Shot thru the door of his house. Esther called from Florida. They are coming home for Christmas. Coming Christmas Eve. Esther will be here ten days. Vern called in evening. They are coming Friday to help me with my health insurance. I went to church out here.
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Diary Entry for 12/7/2009
Everything white with snow this morning. Vi here. Ann here. She brought me two chocolate cupcakes. Jim and Tracy here in evening. He got my humidifier set up for me with new filters. Centennial meeting but I didn’t go. 17 year old arrested for shooting of man.
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Diary Entry for 12/8/2009
I didn’t go to exercise class. Vi here for paper. Juanita called in AM. A lazy day. Ida Banford is in the hospital.
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Diary Entry for 12/9/2009
Snowy and rainy and windy. Lots of damage from wind in places. Not too bad here. Jim and Tracy took me to my appointment with Dr. LaPoint. She things it is my heart. Debby called later to say my kidney counts are back to where they were before the bowel upset. CC sing along in PM but I didn’t go. Ann Northrop played.
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Diary Entry for 12/10/2009
A very snowy, windy morn. White out at times. Let up later and sun peeked out now and then. Vi here. Jim from Kinney’s brought me Procrit and needles. The meals didn’t come today. The schools are closed. I got a lovely picture of my Tryon great grandchildren together. I love it. Kristen 18, Sarah 15, Lydia 12, and Jordan 7.
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Diary Entry for 12/11/2009
Mostly cloudy. Snowing in other places. Sun out in PM. Most schools still closed. Vern called. It’s bad in Oswego. They will come Monday. Pete Cook, Philadelphia died yesterday. Lori Heck has cancer and is on prayer chain. I gave myself Procrit shot. Allison here for Vi’s paper. Cathy stopped by. Merrill and I were married 74 years ago tonight at Dexter, NY. There was no snow on the ground like today.
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Diary Entry for 12/12/2009
32° and 23°. Not a bad day here. Vi here. Lyla called. I walked out and got my mail.
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Diary Entry for 12/13/2009
Cloudy and raining. Vi here. Lidia brought me stew. I watched the lighting of the White house Christmas tree on TV. Arlene Wilson called. Jolie called in evening.
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Diary Entry for 12/14/2009
Cloudy but not a bad day. Vern and June came today. June brought lunch. Vern got my insurance changed to Medicare RX plan one. It is called Cigna. Goes into affect 1/1/10. Vi was here. Also Lidia. Jolie called. The Bell choir here tonight but I didn’t go to it. Was too tired. I called Jim.
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Diary Entry for 12/15/2009
A cloudy day. Vi here today. It is her 95th birthday. Jim took me over to see Katie in my wheel chair. Things all improving. I stopped in to see Lidia. She leaves for Florida tomorrow for the winter.
