Monthly Archives: August 2001

Diary Entry for 8/3/2001

Another hot day. 89°. Jessie here. We went to Big M for groceries. Vern called in AM to say they’s be here about 3 PM. They brought me nice pictures in an album he took at Merrill and Eleanor’s burial. We went shopping at Ames in the mall. We ate at Berkeaters. I talked with David and Dorothy. I got white purse, hangers, and a shower curtain liner.

Diary Entry for 8/5/2001

Still hot but not so humid. We didn’t get any rain here in the city. Some places got some. I called Jim. He was at Nancy’s. They are going up to Adirondack Mountains later today. Will be back tomorrow.

Diary Entry for 8/6/2001

Sunny. Hot. 90°. I didn’t go to church. Jim Nash preached at Stone Mills. I washed some white clothes in AM. Jim and Nancy here on bike on way home from the mountains. Jolie called in evening.

Diary Entry for 8/7/2001

Getting hotter and dryer. Nice breeze. 91°. They started tearing down the old case school building on Washington Street today. I talked with Lyla. Also Bertha A. I gave Hope a copy of my birth certificate and Medicare card. Coby Slate called.

Diary Entry for 8/10/2001

Record heat. 95° here. 100° and higher in some other places. Sure takes a person’s energy. I wrote Jolie and Zack and sent some clippings from the Times. Juanita called in evening. We talked until 11:45 PM.

Diary Entry for 8/12/2001

Quite hot today. Madison, Shawn Michael and Jolie called. Also Vern. They are all set to go on their family camping trip to West Virginia. Monday at 7:30 AM. Sherri called. We are going to church at 9:15 AM. She and I are to be greeters. Jolie called back in evening.

Diary Entry for 8/13/2001

Partly sunny. Nice breeze. I went to church with Jim and Sherri. Jim preached. Sherri and I were greeters. Rev. Dora in Zimbabwe. She will be home Thursday. Jim and Nancy here in evening. Nancy brought me nice six muffin tin. They couldn’t fine me a fan.

Diary Entry for 8/15/2001

Sunny. Great day. I called Lyla in AM. All went well with Cheryl yesterday. There are 40 forest fires burning in the west tern states of USA. It is so very dry all over. There are fires in the Adirondacks also.

Diary Entry for 8/17/2001

Partly cloudy. 83°. Some rain in evening. Jessie here to clean. We went to Big M and Kinney’s drug store. I got stuff for colonoscopy exam preparation. Catered Barbeque here tonight at 5 PM. (Schuler’s Restaurant). Hamburgers, hot dogs, ad sausage. All free. Very good. About 65 -70 present. I called Jim. He hasn’t found me a fan yet. None anywhere. Jim and Nancy brought me fan Merrill used. Jolie called in late evening. 11:15 PM.

Diary Entry for 8/19/2001

Cooler today with strong breeze. No fans on today. I got card from Vern’s from Cacapon Resort State Park in West Virginia. All are having a great time. It’s a lovely place. Jolie called in evening all upset after her call with her Aunt Vickie and also Jill.

Diary Entry for 8/20/2001

Cloudy day. Some rain. I went to church with Sherri and Jim. Rev. Dora and Sarah Kerley back from Zimbabwe. Sara gave an interesting talk about their trip there. It has been a long afternoon and evening for some reason.

Diary Entry for 8/21/2001

Partly cloudy. Some sun. 79° high 61° low. I did some hand laundry. Vern called in evening. They had a good week camping. Got home last night. Vern may go back teaching a couple classes. They called him to offer him the job. I sent check to Philadelphia church.

Diary Entry for 8/25/2001

Sunny. Dr. Weinstein and hospital at 8:30. Colonoscopy. Vern got here and took me over to hospital. All went well. Dr. Weinstein removed a little more from around the area I had a polyp in October last year. Everything okay. I go back in two years. Vern went to store for me after lunch. He left at 3 PM. Patty called. Also Jim. Lyla called earlier.

Diary Entry for 8/27/2001

Quite windy. Sunny. Rained hard in evening. I went to church with Nash’s. The covenant players there. Very good. We had a covered dish dinner after. Very good. I had a nosebleed in church and had to go to restroom. First one in ages. Jill and Shane here in PM. Donna Ellis called in evening. She offered me a ride to Oswego tomorrow. Katrina has entered Oswego College and Marty has started at Plattsburgh. A new four track race track has opened at Beaver Falls in Lewis County.

Diary Entry for 8/30/2001

Some clouds. Some sun. I washed clothes in AM. Jim called in morning. He said he would take me to Vern’s Friday if I wanted him to. I called Vern’s in evening. Vern at church meeting. June and I had a nice visit. Juanita called in late evening. Jericho is with her this week. He tore his ear almost off at play at his day care. They were able to sew it back on and he is doing great.