Got letter from Francis saying he got our Xmas package November 8. Took his letter 1 1/2 months to come. Got 7 cards.

Still snowing & blowing. Merrill finished making big sled & popped corn. Oren gave Vernon a box of Schrafts candy.

Cold & clear. Washed. Got “V-Mail” from Francis. Is in Italy. He wrote the letter December 1. Got 4 cards.

Vernon’s Xmas play. He sings in chorus. Vernon got report card. Got Xmas cards.

Another storm. Vernon didn’t go to school. No bus. Got 3 Xmas cards. Boys got Bible Books from Aunt Mildred & Uncle Berle. Aunt Edna Cobb is in the hospital.

Clear, cold. Vernon didn’t got to school. His tree at school is today. Lorraine road not open. Sent cards. Evelyn & Arlene were down. Evelyn gave Jimmy rag doll.

Vernon went to school half day. Get out at noon for Xmas vacation. Went to Adams, Lorraine, & Dad’s. Grandma got out of hospital yesterday. Merrill got shovel. $.95 Vernon got hair cut. Got 1 card.

Got letter from Mother Tryon. Got 1 card. Painted storm door. Made Xmas fudge. Merrill went to Lorraine in evening Got hair cut.

Merrill put on new door. Made ice cream for Xmas. Arlene was down. Brought Xmas presents down. We had our tree in evening.

Went over home for dinner & supper. Grandpa & Grandma H. were there. Had a nice Xmas. Stormy.

Clear & cold. Dot was down. Also Arlene.

Sent letter to Mother Tryon. Letter to Francis, & card to Aunt Mildred. Vernon not feeling good. Baked pies. Stormy.

Took down Xmas tree. Awful stormy. Cold. Vernon has chicken pox. Baked cookies. No mail because of storm.

Jimmy has chicken pox now. Mail went today. Clear & cold. Baked pies. Sent letter to Aunt Mildred, & Card to Tryon’s.

Vernon is feeling better. Jimmy not so good. Can’t sleep. Lots warmer today. Merrill got pay.

Cloudy but warmer. I didn’t sleep at all last night. Sally K. picture was in Sunday paper announcing her engagement to Ralph Bittenger.

Tired all day. Vernon worked at Howard’s. Merrill & Jim were at Art Haggerty’s combining footnote to this date: Loren killed in France on August 28, 1944.

73° and 42°. A nice day. Rain in evening. I was home all day. Florence gave me delicious piece of strawberry-rhubarb pie for supper. She also gave me two nice tee shirts. I read some of Loren Tryon’s letters written when he was in the war in France 50 years ago. He was 20 years old. He was killed on August 28, 1944. He was such a nice young man. He wanted to be like his oldest brother, Merrill.

Nurse Bonnie here at 7:30 to change bandage on my toe. I went to church out here. Beautiful singing and message. Vi here for paper. Florence brought me piece of rhubarb pie. Very good. I talked with Diane. Lyla called. Also Cheryl. Lots on TV about 50 year anniversary of D-Day. Also President Reagan’s life story. D-Day beings back many memories of Loren Tryon. He died in France August 28th, 1944.