Rose here. A few showers. I tried to call Vi but they have moved her to another room.

Thanksgiving Day. 37° and 19°. Cloudy day. June, Vern, Steve here for dinner. June and Vern brought dinner from Price Chopper. Jill and Patty stopped by. Also Ellie. Shawn Michael here in PM. Jim called. Juanita called in morning to say Esther’s twin sister died in Florida. (Ethel, 86) Esther is in Florida.

Rose here. Snowing. Gerald Dallas 88 died last night. Ruth Burnham called.

Rose here. She fixed my phone. Esther called me from Florida. Julie here. Ground white with snow and it is still snowing.

Snow flurries. Cold. Rose here. Lyla called in evening.

A sunny day. Rose here. Cathy here. Ruth B called.

Some snow. Very windy. Rose here. Cheryl, nurse, here. Kinney’s man here twice. I talked with Vi. Heather called.

Cold and windy. My eyesight bad. Rose here.

Snowing hard all day. Rose here. Jim from Kinney’s here twice. Angie here. Also Rose. Cathy here. She did a huge washing.

A sunny day. Cold. Nurse Cheryl here to give me my shot. Angie here twice. She brought me donut and decorations for my window. Rose here. Jim from Kinney’s here. I called Jim. My eyes still bad.

Rose here for paper. A lazy day.

Snowing and cold. Jim took me to see Dr. LaPoint. He brought me several pair of socks, black and white. I have an infection in my ankle. Nurse here.

Snow flurries. Angie here. Also Marianne. Rose here.

Snowing all day. Rose here. Our VIP banquet. Many calls but we had it and 19 people there. Real nice. Heather decided not to come as she lives in Governeur. Cindy Granger and family put on a good meal.

Cold and snowy. Jim took me to my appointment with Dr. Burda for my eyes. Pressure 14. Vi got home from hospital. Rose here. Shirley Berry here to ask me to do the devotions at Christmas banquet December 16.

Snowing some. Doris H called. Rose here. Also Arlene Wilson. Debby nurse called. My blood test was good yesterday.

Snowy and cold. Rose here. My back bad.

A snowy day. Cold. Rose here. Our 75th anniversary. I made hot cocoa in evening in Merrill’s large coffee mug. Good.

I’m not feel good. I didn’t get dressed all day. Rose here. Vi had a good night home. I called Shirley Berry and asked her to get someone to take my place at the banquet Thursday.

A snowy day. Rose here. Julia brought me two donuts. Jim called. He is at Jolie’s in NC. He is leaving for Kansas tonight or tomorrow.

No entry.

No entry.

No entry.

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Debby called. They got moved and like their new place.

Still snowing. Church out here but I didn’t go out.

The Philadelphia Baptist church pastor and wife Amy brought me a bag of goodies.

First church brought me nice bad of goodies.

Snowy. Rose here. Kinney’s man brought my drugs. I gave Jeff and Seth Christmas tip and card.

Snow flurries. Cold. Rose here. Nurse Stephanie here. I called Jim. He’s been sick and still in Kansas. He will be home Tuesday.

Still cold but not a bad day.

Cold but not a bad day. Vern, June, Steve, Jolie, Shawn Michael and Madison here. June and Vern brought ham dinner. Good. Jim is in Kansas. He’s been sick. A nice time together. Jolie and kids staying at Jim’s house. Jim called twice. Joel called. Also talked with Camille.

Rose here. Jolie and kids outside but couldn’t get in because I had no phone. A lazy day. I watched the move “Sound of Music”. Angie here.

A sunny day. Very cold. Jolie called in morning. My bedroom phone was off the hook since Christmas day. Oprah had Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer and all the cast of Sound of Music on her show today. Great!! Rose here. Angie here.

Jim home.

NOTE: This was the last entry that mom wrote in her diary– 67 years, 12 months, 28 days – of a nearly unbroken daily record of her life and times. (Vernon A Tryon)