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  • Diary Entry for 11/4/2008

    63° and 49°. A sunny day. I went to exercise class. VIP meeting here. Tom Dawley guest. He gave me a coffee mug and small teddy bear. History made today. Our first black president elected. Barack Obama age 47. He is our 44th president. 130 million people voted in the elections.

  • Diary Entry for 11/5/2008

    65° and 41°. A just great day. Vi here for paper. Sally and Angie here. Vi and I went for a walk in the PM. I called Vivian for Philadelphia prayer chain. Carol called me.

  • Diary Entry for 11/6/2008

    70° and 36°. Another great day. I didn’t go to exercise class. I had a bad nosebleed. Vi here. Also Angie and Sally. Sally fell on square a couple days ago. She had X-rays today and has three cracked ribs. Jolie and Madison called. Juanita called in evening.

  • Diary Entry for 11/7/2008

    Still another beautiful warm, sunny day. Vi here this morning. Angie here. Arlene Wilson called. Also Jolie. Carla is at Jolie’s. Vi and Allison here in evening,

  • Diary Entry for 11/8/2008

    Raining. Cloudy day. I went to coffee hour. Sally here. Also Angie. I made goulash.

  • Diary Entry for 11/9/2008

    A dark cloudy day. A few showers with snow flurries. Jim N brought me church bulletin. Vi here. Also Angie. Debby called.

  • Diary Entry for 11/10/2008

    40° and 34°. Everything white with snow this morning. Snowed all day. I took Part Transit bus to my appointment with Dr. Matarese. Everything okay. Vi here. Also Angie twice. The fire company here this PM. A register became over heated.

  • Diary Entry for 11/11/2008

    43° and 28°. Partly cloudy. I forgot to go to exercise class. Vi here. Also Angie. I took Part Transit bus to my appointment with Dr. Barnes. Everything okay. I got a birthday card from Laura and President George Bush.

  • Diary Entry for 11/12/2008

    Not a good day. Vi here for Times. Sally here. I went to Tink and Gramps program out here in evening. Good. Cathy called. Will be here tomorrow.

  • Diary Entry for 11/13/2008

    Partly cloudy. Cathy here to clean at 10 AM. We went to store. I got $122.32 worth of groceries. I didn’t go to exercise class. Vi here. Also Angie and Sally.

  • Diary Entry for 11/14/2008

    63° and 51°. Partly sunny. Vi here. Also Angie and Sally. Debby called. Anne A gave me birthday card and package of cookies. Wild fires in California. Many homes vacated. Ophrah Winfrey and Katie Curic’s home in danger.

  • Diary Entry for 11/15/2008

    A dark rainy day. Warm. I went over to see Anne. We had a nice visit and I thanked her for her gift. I got birthday card from Sally S. Vi here. Also Sally and Angie here twice. Lidia gave me delicious macaroni and meatballs for supper. I gave Angie frozen fish.

  • Diary Entry for 11/16/2008

    A cloud day. Only a few snow flurries. Jim N brought me church bulletin. Rev. Joyce sent me the November-December Upper Room. Vi here. Also Angie and Sally. I went to church services out here in PM. Nice. Mrs. Smith gave us home made cookies.

  • Diary Entry for 11/17/2008

    A nice sunny day here. Snow in Lewis and Oswego Counties. Elgin called. They are well. He called to wish me a happy birthday. I had call from Viola Presley Geoutroment. We talked for an hour. Vi here. Also Angie and Sally. Juanita called in evening.

  • Diary Entry for 11/18/2008

    34° and 23°. I went to exercise class. A good turnout. Muriel there. Jolie called. Cold in NC. I called Jim. He can’t fix his furnace. Sally here. Also Angie.

  • Diary Entry for 11/19/2008

    31° and 18°. Cold all day. Partly sunny. Angie here. Also Sally. Vi here for paper. I did laundry. Lyla called. Marian Carvell not good. Terrible back pain.

  • Diary Entry for 11/20/2008

    I went to exercise class. 14 out to it. Angie here in PM. Coby Slate called in AM. Jolie called in AM. I received several birthday cards under my door.

  • Diary Entry for 11/21/2008

    27° and 16°. Very cold but sunny. My 91st birthday. Coby Slate called at 8 AM and sang happy birthday to me. Vi, Angie, and Sally here. Sally brought me a long stem red rose. Julie brought me a piece of pumpkin pie. Lidia here. Vern called. Robin and Dan are having Thanksgiving. They want us to come to it. Eleanor Henderson called in PM. So good to talk with her. Debby called at supper time. I received so many birthday cards. Shawn Michael called. Jolie, Zack and kids sent me a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Joel called. Darcia and Cody had baby girl today. Steve called from Conference in Rochester.

  • Diary Entry for 11/22/2008

    I went to coffee hour. Angie here. Also Sally. Jim here in PM. Jill called in evening. She has a new boy friend, Jeff.

  • Diary Entry for 11/23/2008

    Still cold. Snow south of here. Jolie called. Vi here. Also Angie. Elks free dinner today. VT news said they fed 300. Vi went with Diane R.

  • Diary Entry for 11/24/2008

    A cloudy day. 30°. Jolie called. Vi here. Also Angie

  • Diary Entry for 11/25/2008

    A cloudy day. Some snow flurries or rain, I went to exercise class. Angie here. Also Sally. Detra called. She’s bringing a guest to supper. I called Cindy.

  • Diary Entry for 11/26/2008

    Snowing all day. Roads slippery. Cathy here to clean in AM. Vi here. Brought me pudding. Angie here. Also Sally. I talked with Jim. He called in evening. I called Esther.

  • Diary Entry for 11/27/2008

    Thanksgiving day. Snowing hard here most of the day. Jim, Tracy and I went to Dan and Robin’s for Thanksgiving. Jim drove Tracy’s new car. A great time together and a delicious dinner and supper. Vern, June and Steve there also. Lots of snow at Adams. Roads all clear nice at Oswego. I gave Kay my dinner from the hospital. Lyla called in evening. I called Esther.

  • Diary Entry for 11/28/2008

    A dark cloudy day. Jolie called twice. She bought a new room humidifier today. $149. A big one. Vi, Sally, and Angie here. I gave myself a Procrit shot.

  • Diary Entry for 11/29/2008

    Partly cloudy. Partly sunny. Vi here. Angie here at suppertime. There was a shooting at a house near us here o Washington Street over night. An 18 year old boy shot through the closed door of his sister’s room hitting her and her boyfriend. She’s in the hospital. He was drunk.

  • Diary Entry for 11/30/2008

    Cloudy in AM. Freezing rain and snow and sleet in PM and into the evening. Christmas parade by here in PM. Not a good day for it. Vi and Angie here.

  • Diary Entry for 12/1/2008

    45° and 34° . A cloudy and windy day. I helped decorate Christmas tree in Metcalf room. Several helping. Vi, Angie, and Sally here. I didn’t go to Centennial meeting in PM. Forgot all about it. Angie gave me turkey for supper. Roberta called from hospital. Her father-in-law has been over there since November 16th. She is working part time at Hometown diner in Pulaski. I talked with Jim in evening.

  • Diary Entry for 12/2/2008

    Cloudy with some snow. I went to exercise class. Rose Ann Rose collected for staff. I gave $10. Our VIP Christmas party in Metcalf room. Served 19 dinners plus the Granger family. Everything just lovely. Delra Willis is retiring. Christy is taking her place.

  • Diary Entry for 12/3/2008

    A nice day. Vi here for Times. Angie here. Also Sally. Jolie called.

  • Diary Entry for 12/4/2008

    Cloudy day with rain and snow. I went to exercise class. Merrill died eight years ago today. I called Lyla. Angie here twice. I took my trash to basement. I got stamps at Granny’s attic. The new Public Square light turned on for first time. The new gazebo is in place. Everything just beautiful.

  • Diary Entry for 12/5/2008

    31° and 24°. Sun in AM turning to lake effect snow in PM. Vi here. Also Sally. Angie here in PM. Fern (office) came and told me Jim called her that Jolie was trying to call me all day. I discovered my phone off the hook. Jolie and Zack sick with colds.

  • Diary Entry for 12/6/2008

    Sunny in AM. Cloudy in PM. Snowed over night. I went to coffee hour. Jolie called. Sally and Angie here.

  • Diary Entry for 12/7/2008

    Avery snowy day. I went to church out here. Very nice. Soldier and his family there. He gave sermon. The kids gave us a cookie and a tree ornament they made. Vi and Angie here.

  • Diary Entry for 12/8/2008

    13° and -16°. A sunny day. Very cold. Minus 16 overnight. Vi here at noon. Angie here in PM. Angie gave me warm corn bread. Also a nice metal scrubber. Sally called. She’s feeling better. I took her soup, juice and a small cake. Angie gave her corn bread. I received letter from Upstate Bank saying I need to use my interest account or they will start charging me $5.00 a quarter.

  • Diary Entry for 12/9/2008

    47° and 15°. Snow in AM turning to rain in PM and evening. I went to exercise class. Muriel in charge. Angie here in PM. Jim here in late PM. He brought me florescent light bulbs for my lamps. He cashed a check for me.

  • Diary Entry for 12/10/2008

    Some snow and cold. Vi here. Also Sally. Jim from Kinney’s here with my drugs. $33.04. Larry Ashley died a year ago today.

  • Diary Entry for 12/11/2008

    I didn’t go to exercise class. Jolie called in AM to ask what I wanted for Christmas. Vi here for paper. Cathy here to clean. We went to store. Also got Christmas cards at drug store. Today would have been our 73rd anniversary.

  • Diary Entry for 12/12/2008

    Snowing some. I canceled my appointment with Dr. Javongee and bus. I was sick with diarrhea in night and this morning. The choir from First United M Church came in evening to sing Christmas carols for me. So nice.

  • Diary Entry for 12/13/2008

    22° and -16°. Very cold over night. Not a bad day. Sunny. Vi here. She helped me remove lace from a nightgown. Angie here. Sally here in evening. Brought me a long stem red rose. She thought my birthday is Monday. Sally already gave me a rose on my birthday last month.

  • Diary Entry for 12/14/2008

    A sunny day in AM. Cloudy and windy in PM. Vi here for Times. She’s going to Mrs. Meeks with Julie, to Theresa for lunch. Angie here. Her family there today. Sally here in PM Vern called in evening. June has to go to the dentist in Syracuse tomorrow.

  • Diary Entry for 12/15/2008

    54° and 34°. Raining and windy. Dark all day. Vi here. Also Sally. I addressed first Christmas cards to Debby and Esther.

  • Diary Entry for 12/16/2008

    Partly cloudy, partly sunny. I went to exercise class. Sally here. Our Christmas dinner her at 5 PM catered by Schuler’s. Very nice. Jolie called.

  • Diary Entry for 12/17/2008

    Snowed during the night. Jolie called in morning on her way to hair appointment. Anne stopped by to give me delicious cookies. Vi here for paper. I worked at cards.

  • Diary Entry for 12/18/2008

    Not a bad day. Jolie called in morning at 8:30. Cheryl Congdon called in morning. All are well there. I went to exercise class. Muriel had cookies for us made by her husband. Good. Angie here. She has cold.

  • Diary Entry for 12/19/2008

    Snowing all day. Lee changed bulb in my hanging lamp. Vi called. She has a cold. Angie here. Her sister is bad. Kathy Tryon called to thank me for her Christmas check.

  • Diary Entry for 12/20/2008

    Cold but not snowing. Partly sunny. I went to coffee hour. Not too many there. Esther called from Florida. It was 80° there last night. I forgot to get her new cell phone number today is Shawn Michael’s 17th birthday.

  • Diary Entry for 12/21/2008

    Snowing hard all day. Lots of churches cancelled. Vi here. Also Sally. Vern called in evening. They are coming for Christmas. June is bringing lasagna. Milton called and cancelled church here.

  • Diary Entry for 12/22/2008

    Vi here for Times. Her cold much better. Sally here. The carolers from Trinity church cancelled coming here tonight because of bad weather. We didn’t get our meals today because of weather.

  • Diary Entry for 12/23/2008

    24° and -4°. Some snow and cold. I went to exercise class. One more class this year. Angie here in PM. Lyla called in evening. Gary got hurt loading cattle. Hurt his shoulder.