Monthly Archives: November 1981

Diary Entry for 11/2/1981

Nice day. Merrill put different lock on back door at parsonage. Randy helped all day, and Carl in PM on chimney. Cheryl left for Aglow meeting at Niagara Falls for week. Men have eight more blocks to put on chimney.

Diary Entry for 11/4/1981

Clinic. Blood pressure 138/84 and blood count 13. We went to city. Got paint for chimney. Merrill painted it all in PM. Got table cloth for kitchen. Got gear for chain saw, $14. Got letter from June. Vern is doing living room. Another beautiful day.

Diary Entry for 11/5/1981

UMW at Esther’s. Nice meeting, 24 out. Wrote Don’s and Dr. Roberts. Merrill cemented church and parsonage walk. Another beautiful day. Washed clothes. We went for groceries. Merrill went to Antwerp for stove pipes.

Diary Entry for 11/6/1981

Raining. Merrill went to Carthage with Howard for shavings. He got hair cut at Philadelphia for first, $2, Senior citizen. Cleaned church. Fuel tank run dry at church. Merrill spent all PM working to get it going for Tammy Rones wedding rehearsal in evening. Blue Cross paid all my hospital bill, $7244.20.

Diary Entry for 11/7/1981

Ground white with snow for first time this fall. They sanded roads. Jim’s here for PM and supper. Esther and Kay Taylor moving to Sackets this weekend. Merrill put up pipes and started fire in wood stove. First use of new chimney.

Diary Entry for 11/10/1981

Sent $8 check to Syracuse Pathology. Clara Zufelt, 88, died last night at Samaritan Keep. Carl Horton borrowed jack. Got notice from Cindy and Ethan. They had a baby boy, Benjamin Ethan, 7 pounds 2 ounces, born October 27. Sent his picture at 2 days old.

Diary Entry for 11/13/1981

Friday the 13th. We went to Sackets. Took Jim’s ladder etc. home. Took stuff for Esther Taylor. Saw her new home. They run out of fuel oil at parsonage. We got groceries. I got letter from Gwen Dowell. Uncle Berl was moved to nursing home last monday, November 9th .

Diary Entry for 11/14/1981

Sent Ken and Eleanor anniversary card and letter. Patty and kids here. Jim hunting. Merrill worked at Horton’s in AM. Made window in PM. Got bill from radiology. Owe $72. Len and Lindsey Griffin Myers have baby boy, Lucas.

Diary Entry for 11/17/1981

Finance meeting, 7:30, CEC. We went. Budget for 1982-1983 is $19,836. My arms much better today. Started 2 Meclomen pills a day. Made 2 pumpkin pies and 1 cherry pie. Got letter from Juanita. Debby had baby boy, Kyle Philip, born October 26. Only weighed 2 pounds, 15 ounces.

Diary Entry for 11/21/1981

My birthday, 64. My arthritis real bad. Kept me awake last night. Jim, Pat, and kids here in PM. Didn’t stay for supper. Brought me box of candy and cards. Got more cards. Got nice letter from Uncle Berl.

Diary Entry for 11/22/1981

Debbie’s 22nd birthday. We went to church, 81 out. Nice holiday service. Tracy sang. Spent PM writing letters to Gwen Dowell, Ella Dranicki [?] and Cameron’s. Talked with Gladys and Sandy on phone. Ed Fagan is coming home.

Diary Entry for 11/25/1981

No Lodge. Got stuff ready for supper and dinner tomorrow. Made chili and salads. Merrill cleaned church. Changed box on fans. Vern, June, and boys got here about 5:20. We all went to church in evening at Philadelphia, 65 out. Nice.

Diary Entry for 11/29/1981

Beautiful day. Merrill went to church, 81 out. I was coughing too much. Didn’t get dressed all day. Cold on my lungs. Karen Hanson at conference All State Music Concert at Concord Hotel today through December 2. She plays clarinet.