Called Mom. Eleanor’s mother died of heart attack last Monday on Dec 8th. Found her on the floor. Made Christmas cookies and dipped chocolates. Merrill has headache. Got letter from Uncle Berl. He got our package. Rev. H entered hospital for piles.

Wrote Eleanor. Called Aunt Maude. Washed Merrill’s clothes. We went Christmas shopping. Saw Jim and Pat at Fays. Jim has a cold. Saw Fanny Reeder in Grants. Got two rug runners for porch $3.33. Got letters from June and Marg. Tiny Tim and Miss Vicky married on TV Tonight Show.

PNG’s at Leah’s. 6:30 dinner. 18 present. Carrie F had my name. My new S Pal is Elsie Bacon. Myrtle Duff and Addie Klock both gone this year. Wrote Vern’s. Hall’s came home with snowmobile, yellow. Snowing terrible way home.

4-H party at Debby Halls 7:30. 39 there. Nice time. All girls there but Mary Landon. Sharon Hall’s 16th birthday. Had birthday cake at party. Mary made it. I finished wrapping gifts. Merrill got hair cut. 4-H kids gave me 4-H earrings and pad.

Vern’s came about 4 PM. Got 2 new chairs at Ramargo’s. Cleaned house. June has been on diet. Weighs 115 and looks so good. Minnie Dyer called. Also Vi. Called Lois W in AM.

Church Christmas tree in evening. We went. Stopped at Vi and Bill’s to see Martha’s baby. Packed shut-in baskets in PM. I didn’t help. Packed 33 baskets. Charlie Hayes died of heart attack. Pat called. She has cold. Made salad.

Christmas with Vern’s and Jim’s. We had dinner at 12:30. All got nice gifts. I got perma press table cloth and SS Magazine. Dad got shirt, peanuts and National Geographic. Jim and Pat matching PJ’s. Jim’s left a about 6 PM. Patty made dessert. Danny has cold. Sent Donna card. Got letter from Dot M.

Donna’s 26th birthday. Vern’s left about 10 AM. 10° below last night. Merrill put wire back on oven on stove. Hasn’t been working right. Merrill put doors on porch. Got 5 pounds of cheese from Queens. Also letter opener from Bob M.

Church candlelight service, 9 PM. Jim, Pat, Merrill and I went to it. Very nice. Jim and Pat here for supper and tree. All got nice gifts. I got watch. Gave Jim watch, Pat clothes. Merrill watch and jig saw. 9 below zero at 7:30. Merrill went to Philadelphia for groceries. Rev. H not too good. He is having muscle spasms.

12 °below zero. Milk house froze up. Took laundry room heater down to thaw it. We went to Mom’s. Stopped at Jim and Pat’s on way and rode out with Jim’s. They were at her mother’s for tree in AM. Ken’s didn’t get up to Mom’s. Roberta and Ken sick. Very nice day.

Snowy. Bad in PM and evening. Very stormy with many roads closed. Syracuse hard hit. We went down to Toby and Karen’s in PM. Gave Wade red 3 piece knit outfit. No mail today.

Very stormy all day. Lots of roads still closed. All planes grounded. Plow by here twice. There is a 4 foot snow drift all around house. Driveways full.

Couldn’t go to church as Merrill couldn’t get driveways plowed in time. Tractor wouldn’t start. Jeff and Merrill finally got driveways open at 12 PM. Nice day. 23°. Toby, Karen, and Wade here in evening.

-2° in morning. Renewed Good Housekeeping magazine for two years. I shortened my black and white coat. Merrill went to Theresa, Mills and Watertown. He got new electric 3 heat heater for back room at Century, $23. Got hose for bathtub. Hall’s got snow mobile going again.

4-H here. 7 members and Donna. Got Vern’s book we sent for. Merrill helped Howard on garage. Much warmer today. Hal Mark’s 11th birthday.

No special celebration this year. Iwent around neighborhood collecting for flowers for Justine Sinclair Smith who died Sunday 28th in Florida. Merrill helped Howard on garage. Ordered flowers $10.60. Took down tree.

Pat’s 24th birthday. I planted rose bushes by garage. My parakeet, Blue Boy, died during the night. Got him January 14, 1969 at Grants, $3.29. He could say about 35 different words. Rev. B brought 4-H bulletins. I went to Philadelphia. Took Jamie rose bush. Wrapped shower gifts. Merrill built fence.

77° and 66°. Cloudy. I went to exercise class. A large turnout. I got corn and cider from farmer’s market. Vi and I shared a jug of cider. Angie here in PM. She hasn’t heard from her family in the hurricane in New Orleans. 80% under water. This is the worst hurricane to ever hit the USA. Much worse than Camille in 1969.

78° and 6 1°. A nice summer day. No exercise class today. Cathy here to clean. Vi here. Italian supper in Metcalf room at 4 PM. Sing along. Lots to eat. A very nice evening. Jim from Kinney’s brought my Procrit. $20. Neil Armstrong walked o the moon 40 years ago July 20, 1969.