Thanksgiving. Went to Jim’s. Vern there also. Also Patty’s father. 5 PM dinner. Very delicious. Vern’s came out here to spend night. Misty day but beautiful in evening.

Roller skating party 4-H. 12 kids went. All 4-H members but Dawn. Dan and Steve went. Merrill, Vern and June shopped. Got letter from Beulah Hall. She wants us to come to Florida. Snowing in late evening.

Everything white this morning. Snow plow over for first time. I did mending on machine. Started making brown print skirt.

We went to Sunday School and church, 43 out. Jim, Patty and kids here for supper. Roads slippery. Jim said they are coming out to church here at Philadelphia.

Snowy about all day. Plow over. Administrative Board meeting. 15 there. Bob G told them about $30,000 gift from Heath estate.

Canned 7 quarts of carrots. Used all my cans. Mrs. Cameron called. She likes her work at K-Mart. I called Claude W about getting church snow blower.

Got B-12 shot at Marilyn’s. We went to city shopping. Rainy in PM. Got feed at Mills for heifers. Got blue flowered shirt and blue top.

Got bill from A. Cozzi for putting our names on monument, $85. Very windy all day. Power off for 2 hours in evening. I didn’t get to UMW Christmas super and meeting. Sue Demo Elles, 27, died from childbirth. Baby lived.

4-H Alison, Laura, and Gloria here. Food lesson II. Time for lunch. Cooked eggs for sandwiches. I went for groceries. Merrill got hair cut. Mary Hall stopped to say Sue Demo died yesterday.

Snowed some during night. I made cinnamon rolls. Merrill cleaned church and fixed light switch. Cleaned and washed. Lorraine here collecting for flowers for Sue Ellis.

We went to Sunday School and church, 14 and 71 out. Snowy some. Jim, Patty and kids here for supper. Jim said Ken is in hospital with infection in his hand. Went in Thursday or Friday.

Sent Ken card, and sent 4-H certificate to Brancatella. Sent $86.00 to A. Cozzi for monument lettering. Merrill put up new “No Parking” signs at church. Got groceries. Took gifts to parsonage for Samaritan Keep Home. Snowy and cold.

Snowy, sleeting, windy all day. Wrote Vern’s. Made flowered brown skirt.

Ken went home from hospital. Lynn and Mary’s 30th anniversary. Stormy in places but not bad here. Made vegetable soup. Aunt Maude called to say Marg is in hospital. She had letter from Pauline.

Cold, 2°. Mary said Dilly is in Mercy Hospital. Cold in morning. We went to city. Finished shopping. Got first Christmas card and $10 from Dorothy M. We went to hospital to see Marg. She has gall bladder trouble. They didn’t remove it in 1970 as she thought. Ken went home yesterday.

Got anniversary card from Ruth Schell’s. Stormy. Schools closed all over. Blowing all day. Terrible day. Put up Christmas decorations. Cleaned record cabinet. Got letter from June. Sent Roy birthday card.

Cold but nice. Roy’s birthday. We went for groceries. Lots of folks at the store after storm. Merrill cleaned back room and run cleaner. I made Christmas fudge, 5 pounds, and fruit cake.

Our 42nd anniversary. We went to Sunday School and church. Gave $2 for Tracy’s gift. Jim, Pat and kids here for supper. Patty made rolls in evening to take home. -20° this morning when we got up.

Down to -10° at bedtime. Snowy and raining all day. Merrill and I, Ray and Esther worked at church decorating it for Christmas. Sent package to Uncle Berl, pj’s and slippers. Wrote Vern’s. Got letter from Beulah Hall.

We finished decorating and cleaning at church. Esther helped. Cleaned living room. Rainy, snowy and freezing. Cleaned rugs.

Rebekah’s and PNG party, 6:30 supper. I didn’t go to it. Terrible night. Rain, fog and freezing rain. Cleaned and waxed dining room floor. Washed white curtains. Tried to get Hales oil burner. Jane Dingman started a Bible Study at her home, 1:30. I didn’t go.

Sent first Christmas cards. Went to Big M. Got tree at Big M for $3.50. Got it set up in evening. Very icy all day. A lot of schools closed but not Philadelphia. Made rolls and waxed kitchen floor.

4-H Christmas party covered dish supper, 7 PM. 20 here. A very nice time. Ruth and Pat here too. Got a Christmas card from Rose Petrie. She is at Pamelia this winter. Decorated tree in AM.

A beautiful day. We drove out to Don and Ken’s. Don not feeling too good. Ken was cutting up pork. Roberta, Bill and Luke there also. Talked with Steve, June and Vern. Vern got his appointment for three more years. Talked with Marg on phone.

We went to Sunday School and church, 87 out. Jim, Pat, and kids came to church. Came down here for dinner. We went to Sunday School program in evening. About 100 there. Had cookies and punch after program.

Packed shut-in baskets. packed 30. We couldn’t help deliver as we have a bulge on one of our winter tires. Evelyn called to say Schell’s party has been canceled. Sent more Christmas cards. Marilyn gave me B-12 shot.

Merrill went to city for new snow tires, $135.08 at Sears. He took baskets to Lyle Bylow, and Norm Ivy. I made Christmas cookies and donuts. Sent more cards,

Sent rest of Christmas cards. All with notes. Wrapped rest of gifts. Decorated cookies. Stormy all day. Schools closed early.

Snowy part of day but nice. We went to Philadelphia for groceries.

Nice day. We went to grocery store in Philadelphia. Went to Theresa to see Mrs. Beardsley. She is pretty good but forgetful. Took her box of candy, cookies and donuts. Got note from Dot M. She got package. Lula went to hospital.

Baked pies, cooked squash, baked rolls. Talked with Aunt Maude. Gilson Strader just got out of hospital last Friday. We went to Christmas Eve service in evening. Church almost full. Had our gifts in evening. Got calculator, gloves and diary. Merrill router kit.

We went to church. Stopped at Ponzis. Cleaned stove pipes. Vern’s got here about 3 PM. Jim’s and Bob left about 8 AM. All got great gifts. I got sink faucets, brown purse. Vern’s stayed all night. June got diamond.

Vern, June and boys left about 1 PM. Just stated to snow here. They called at 3:30. Just got home. Was bad from Mills to city. Mary called to say Donna went to Mercy Hospital Christmas morning early. Had appendicitis operation.

Very snowy in PM. Cleared in evening. Tired today. Too much weekend but enjoyed it all.

Colder. Snowing some. Merrill plowed driveways. Took out tree. It was shedding. Got card from Deckers. Buster [?] Barker is supervisor Bolyston.

Lynn butchered two of beef. Snowing in morning and evening. We went to city. Went to Jim’s for supper. He gave us sink faucet. Got glasses adjusted. Took back fur hat to Sears. We went to Philadelphia for groceries.

Hal’s 19 birthday. Lynn butchered third beer, Jim’s. Washed. This is the last of our cattle. Merrill run cleaner. Made rolls in evening.

Merrill took beef meat and tongue to Aunt Maude. Liver to Jim M. I made salads for party. Had Mower’s, Simonds, Lowry’s, Chamberlains, [?] Lyle Halls in for evening. Played pedro.

This is my 8th 5-year diary. I started keeping one in January, 1945. Got to bed at 3 AM. A nice party here to see the New Year in. We went to church, communion, Joe Clure and Claire Ponzi there for first. No Sunday School. Called June in PM.

Nice sunny day. Took down Christmas decorations. Watched parades on TV. Washed clothes.

Defrosted freezer. Merrill and Roy Petrie and I took down church decorations. We went to Mills for freezer paper.

Vern’s Beef. Vern and Dan got here about 9:30. Left at 3. Took about 3 hours to cut and wrap beef. Real nice. Mary helped. Got tax notice, $450.20 up $10.48.

UMW at Leah’s. 14 out. Merrill and I went, Week of Prayer and Self Denial program. Wrote Ken’s, Jim’s and Gehm’s. Sent Readers Digest contest. Lynn cut up our beef. Mary helped. Had freezer full. IOOF Hall at Sackets burned. Is near Jim’s.

Ken’s 58th birthday. 4-H here. Made fruit pizza. George Graham’s had chimney fire. We went to Philadelphia for groceries and to bank. Shower for Cathy Murphy but I didn’t go to it.

Jim’s beef. Jim’s got here about 11. Left about 4. I kept the kids here. Merrill helped cut up meat. Claire Ponzi called. They have changed their telephone number. Mrs. Cameron called in evening.

Windy, rainy. We went to Sunday School and church. Carol Ponzi rode to Sunday School with us for first. Also Noreen. Sky Weaver brought his Treasurers books to me in evening. Wrote Uncle Berl.

A wild day. Flooding, windy and snow. Lots of accidents. I washed clothes. Marilyn Compeau in hospital for tests.

Cold and windy. Zero in morning. Terrible stormy all over. Not bad here. Most schools closed. Merrill run cleaner. I washed colored clothes.

Warmer. Still stormy south of city and Lowville way. Kids there couldn’t get home from school. I went to Marilyn’s for B-12 shot. Roads very icy.

Wrote Don’s. Warmer and sunny. We went to Antwerp for Boots dog license. Got groceries at Philadelphia. Stopped at Lynn and Mary’s to pay for butchering, Vern’s paid his, $40 a beef. Lynn paid us $60 for pasture.