Monthly Archives: December 1994

Diary Entry for 12/1/1994

UMW Christmas covered dish. 1 PM. 11 out to it. Nice dinner and meeting. Set up for Bazaar Saturday afterwards. Merrill went for groceries in AM. Got anniversary card from Loren and Vera Strader from Canada. Philadelphia bank received our SSI.

Diary Entry for 12/7/1994

Snow on ground this morning and still snowing. Jim went back to work today. Out since February 19. We put up rest of decorations. Not as many as last year. I washed black and blue slacks. Merrill went to bank and store. Elmer called from Kansas in evening. Paid fuel, cable, and light bill.

Diary Entry for 12/8/1994

Dr. Wasicek, 12 noon. Was there until almost 4 PM. Got through exam. EKG, breath test. Took fluid from my right knee. Also urine test. Had blood work and chest x-rays and joint x-rays at Medical Arts building. Sure done in when I got home. Saw Claire Ponzi at clinic. They are moving to Alabama next month.

Diary Entry for 12/9/1994

Went to Dr. Stark’s to have blood pressure taken. He put me back on blood pressure pills,Tenex. We shopped at Pharmhouse. Raining and freezing on in evening. Got anniversary cards from Vern and June, Bea, and Carl and Helen. Bea has to have open heart surgery again after the new year.

Diary Entry for 12/13/1994

Beautiful day. We got Christmas package from Nancy and Tom Neal and Elmer Tryon from Kansas. Calendars, candy and lap afghan. We took records out to Social Security office. All okay. Talked with Vi. She had good trip to New York City with Martha.

Diary Entry for 12/14/1994

Rebekah’s Christmas party. Lunch at new place in Philadelphia Plaza at 12:00. Meeting at hall afterwards. 14 present. Lyla was here while I was gone. Robbins men cleaned furnace. Sue and Gilenda here in evening.

Diary Entry for 12/21/1994

Dr. Wasicek, 12:15 PM. Couldn’t give me cortisone shot in knee because of kidney infection. Wants me to have hip replaced. To see him after January 4 to Dr. Stark. Church women, Methodist and Catholic pack shut in boxes.

Diary Entry for 12/22/1994

Dr. Kayani, 9:25. Pressure 14 in both eyes. Trerise’s to New Hampshire. Closed out checking account at Fleet Bank. Shopped at mall. Got gift certificate for everyone. Merrill got drugs at Pharmhouse. I started taking Relefen tablets on my own. I had some left.

Diary Entry for 12/23/1994

Ecumenical Church Service at church. Baptist Assembly of God and Catholics have part. Merrill went but I didn’t go. Too lame. 123 there. All four corners had a part. Assembly of God, Catholic, Baptist, and Methodist. Washed clothes. June Ridsdale here. Brought us gifts, candy and gloves.

Diary Entry for 12/24/1994

Christmas eve services at Evans Mills. We didn’t go. Merrill went to store and cleaned house. Sue, and Gilenda brought us bread. 25 carolers here. Just great. Got stuff ready to tomorrow. Jim called. Also Vern. called Vi. Cha boys brought us cookies and cakes.

Diary Entry for 12/25/1994

Christmas. 13 for dinner. Vern, June, and Bea, Jim’s family, Shawn Michael, Eric and Angee, Jolie’s’ friends. We gave family gift certificates. Jim got us beautiful floor lamp, me sweater. His dad, shirts and wool socks.

Diary Entry for 12/27/1994

Trerise’s home. Vivian called in evening. Steve, Kathy, Kristen, Dan and Robin here for lunch. Kristen brought us her picture. Jim came out after work to see them. I called Olive Sharpe. Grant is taking it easy. He goes to Syracuse Friday for more heart tests.