Our 48th anniversary. We went to church 58, and sunday school, 45. Nice day but cold. Had lunch at church and decorated tree and church. I took sandwiches.

Claud and Lola Wilson’s 41st anniversary. No school because of ice. Raining. Darcy and Joey here to show us their pictures. Addressed Christmas cards for first.

Sent cards Got note from Vern’s. Florence Hogaboom real sick with cancer. I called Carl Scee. Vern’s got new car smashed, $800 damage. Made Christmas cookies. Rev. Bea Clark plans to be with Rev. Catherine Salisbury after Christmas.

Got note from June about Florence. She is worse. Got several cards. Sent more cards. Rebekah Christmas party covered dish at 6:30. Talked with Dorothy Hogaboom.

We packed 44 boxes for shut-ins. Four of them doubles. June and Susan here. Gave June locket. Wrote Ken’s. Merrill went to Trustee meeting at Mills-insullation issues. Vi’s birthday, 69.

We went for groceries. Decorated Christmas cookies. Patty called in evening. Jim has been named policeman of the month. Evelyn H called and asked us to party Sunday evening.

Jim’s here for dinner. Also Jolie’s friend Donna Grant. Nice day but cold. Washed. Sent for tool for Merrill. Sent light bill.

Sunday School program during church hour. Just great. 123 present. Had refreshments after. Gave Rev. Salisbury $155.00. Charge Conference at Mills in evening.

Cold sunny day. Merrill shoveled driveway. Sent last of Christmas cards and notes. Made fudge. We made vegetable soup. Froze some. Darcy and Joey brought us their picture. Marty here in evening. Gave them candy to hang on tree.

22° below zero during night. Only up to zero today. Sunny. Vern, Steve, and Gail here for supper on way home from Potsdam.

Down to 22 below zero over night. Up to 10 above today. Wrapped gifts. Got bill for Robbins for furnace repairs this fall. $137.00. Stuart Haggerty and Lori Farrill married tonight at Philadelphia Methodist church.

Most of school closed because of bad weather. Windy. We went for groceries. Countryman’s gave us basket of fruit, 2 pens and 2 calendars. Sent them thank you card. Joey brought us cookies.

Nice today but cold, 20°. Some wind. Washed. Donna would be 40 today had she lived. Stormy in PM and evening. Cheryl brought us box of candy gift.

Christmas Eve Service at Evans Mills. We didn’t go. Stormed all day. Had our tree in evening. Kevin and Jennifer Drake brought us basket of sweets. Vernon’s and Jim Myer’s leave for Florida tomorrow by train.

We went to Jim’s. Audrey went with us. A sunny day but cold. Below zero all day. A nice day together. I was sick all night and had the chills. We went to 9:30 church service for both churches held at Philadelphia. Only 29 out. Very cold.

I feel much better today but still have a fever. Stormed hard all day. Linda got us milk at store.

Stormed all day but warmer. My arthritis bad today. Merrill went to bank and to Carthage to Gambles for electric starter for snow blower. Cost $109.54. Audrey called. Also Aunt Maude. Florence Hogaboom, 75, died of cancer.

We took down tree and Christmas decorations. Warmer but cloudy. Rebekah’s canceled. Freezing rain in evening. Jim and scouts leave for survival campout.

Florence Hogaboom, 75 funeral in Oswego. Merrill got snow blower going and cleaned driveway. Gary helped. Sun out by spells. Blowing snow. Great in PM and evening. We went for groceries in PM. McCormick’s Restaurant at Clayton burned. One of owners, age 29, died in fire, Mr. Dee.

Dr. Scanlon at 10:15. pressure is 17 in each eye. Terrible stormy going and coming. Nice when we left. Had test on disk (?) that they used on me in Kingston in 1975. Dr. Pinkerton sent in Medicare claim, $25.00. Jane Pauley is off Today show. Had twins. boy and girl.

Vern’s and Jan’s got home from Florida. A nice day after all the storm. No special celebration this year. Watched the New Year in on TV. Sent in contests.

Sunny. No Sunday School. We went to church, 34 out. Called Vern’s. They got home on Schedule. Everything fine. Very cold in Florida. They said Florence Hogaboom died last Tuesday. Talked with Jim from Audrey’s. Made pizza.

We watched parades on TV. Lazy day. Snowed some. Clear in PM. Ponzi’s called. Her mother in hospital with pneumonia. Gladys Lamon called. Rev. Bea Clark told them Sunday she was to be moved to Philadelphia.

Warmer. Cloudy. Merrill called Agway for chimney cleaner. Social Security up 3.5%. Medicare $14.60 now. Got kids letter from Florida. Mailed on December 28th. Clark’s brought chimney cleaner from Agway, $10.65

Merrill and Bill M. Took down Nativity at church. Merrill worked at June’s in PM. Hot water heater element and plugs and points on tractor. Sent Ken birthday card and letter. Got tax notice $477.76 up $23.37.

Got letter from Vern’s. Sent clipping about Florence Hogaboom. We went for groceries. UMW at parsonage. Mrs. Zeller and mother, Mrs. Mitchell came for first, 14 there. Church apportionments are all paid but Folts Home. Fuel bills paid. June R. here.

Wrote Vern’s. Raining about all day. Foggy in evening. June R called twice.

Snowing some in morning but sunny in PM. Merrill cleaned church in PM. He cleaned floors here. I washed. Harvey Weeks 2 grandsons, age 2 and 6, sledded into river by old mill Thursday. Their mother and Pam jumped in after them. Lance Martin, 2, died on way to hospital in Syracuse.

Communion. We went to Sunday School and church, 34 out. Cold. Snowing in PM and evening. Wrote letter to Uncle Berl and card and note to Ralph Hogaboom.

Nice today but cold. Lazy day here. Aunt Maude called. June R. here in evening.

Below zero over night. Steve called in evening. Went back on bus today. He’s coming to Philadelphia next weekend. Patty called in evening. Jim having back trouble. Audrey has to go into hospital for impacted tooth.

Nice day but still cold, -10°. Washed clothes.

-20° here last night. Cold all day. Sunny. Jim and Patty here for lunch. Merrill filed his saw. Jim took home his Air Force uniform. Fits him perfect. Washed. We went for groceries in PM. Florence Meeks, 90 died yesterday.

Much warmer. Took food to Meeks from Methodist women. Washed. Merrill cleaned. Steve and Gail came from Potsdam on late bus. Got here for supper and stayed all night. Stuart and Lori Haggerty have baby girl, Blossom Ann.

Snowed during night and most of day. 28°. Gladys Lamon’s 74th birthday. Merrill called her. Steve and Gail went to birthday party for Annie, 16 at Burnhams.

Trustee’s voted to insulate rest of parsonage. Steve and Gail left for Potsdam at 9 AM. We went to Sunday School and church, 52 out. Cold. Jim’s didn’t get out. We slept in PM. Charge conference at Mills. Rev. Allison Wood presided. We went for meeting. Trustee’s meeting at 7:30. Regular meeting at 8. Merrill named chairman of Trustees. 25 out to meeting.

Sunny day but still cold. Only up to 10° today. Got letter from Uncle Berl. He likes his new home, 160 people live there. My arthritis bad in PM and evening.

Snowed during night and all day. Merrill cleaned driveway. I called Carl Scee. He sounded good. Temperature got up to 28° today.

Merrill cleaned driveway again. Still snowing. He went up to Horton’s to check wiring. Up to 24° today. Claire P called. Ruth Eggleston to go home from hospital from foot operation.

Sent cards to Ruth Eggleston and Mary Hall. Wrote Vern’s. Sun out in PM. First time since Monday. Went to city. Snowing there. Got 2 chair throws, lids for stove, and eye drops. Got groceries. Got Blue Cross check for $20. Got thank you note from Gail.

Very stormy all day. Got letter from Vern’s. All are well. Jim called in evening.

Cold but nice. -25° during night. Jim, Patty and kids here for lunch. They bought a TV at Sears just like the one we got there. They got us a TV stand. Looks nice. Took our snow blower home to use. Girls stayed

We all went to church, 46 there, and Sunday School. Jim’s here for PM and supper. Also Pauline and Garmon. They had been to Art’s over night.

Merrill went up to Horton’s. He took tractor part to Theresa. A beautiful sunny day. Up to 28°. Barb M here to collect for March of Dimes. Administrative Council at parsonage, 13 present.

Merrill went to Theresa for Horton’s tractor part. Warmer and raining, 41°. Water leaking in bedroom and living room windows. Ice on roof causing water to back up.

Windy and snowy. Randy Horton’s 24th birthday. Horton’s helped Merrill clean out our wood chimney. Put ladder in tractor bucket. Amanda here with them. Also Mike and Blaine Roland. I went to Rebekah’s in evening, 7 there. Lodge gave $25 for new dialysis machine at Mercy Hospital.

June Ridsdale here on way to city. We went for groceries in PM. Merrill got multi tool set I sent for before Christmas. It was on TV, $7.98. Paid $1.49 a dozen for large eggs. Poultry disease in other states.

Up to 40° in AM. Windy and some snow. I made chocolate chip cookies. Called Audrey to wish her happy birthday. Got letters from Debby and Uncle Berl.

Nice day but cold, 18°. Washed clothes. Wrote Debby. Howard here to borrow pipe wrench. Got letter from Vern’s. He has gout. Eleanor called. Tammy is in Mercy Hospital.

We went to Sunday School, 44 there and Church, 63. Light snow. I talked with Tammy. Eleanor called in evening. Tammy has an ovary infection.