Sunday School program. Very nice. Good turn out to it. Gave Rev. and Mrs. Barnes $100. We went to church, 82 out. Patty called. Joel not feeling good. Very cold all day. Below zero at night.

Packed shut-in boxes. I didn’t help. Merrill visited Hartford [?] Kavanaugh. Aunt Maude and Cheryl here in evening. Brought us gift and candy. Got nice card and note from Beulah. Ed Fagan returned from Johnson Island on sick leave.

Snow blower at church broke. Randy and Merrill fixed it at Horton’s. Got card, note and Karen and Donnie’s pictures from Don’s. Gave Belile and Paro kids snowman suckers.

Didn’t go to Lodge. Raining. Sent cards and notes to Don and Ken’s. Showered, washed my hair. Got more cards and a note from Mary Hall.

Candlelight service at Mills. We went. 30 from Philadelphia there. Good crowd. Very nice. Had our gifts in evening. I got watch, Merrill shoes, belt and ties. Grace Tryon called. Carl has leukemia. Has to go into hospital for treatments after Christmas. Cleaned coffee pot with vinegar.

We went to Jim’s for dinner. Audrey there also. We picked her up. Very slippery coming home. I was sick with bad chills in evening. My arthritis real bad in evening.

I didn’t get dressed all day. Feel rotten. Called Vern’s to say we wouldn’t be down Sunday. Patty called. Merrill cleaned church and got groceries.

We didn’t go to Vern’s. Merrill went to church, 76 out. Aunt Maude and I didn’t go. Furnace fumes bad. Shut furnace off in evening.

Had Robbins man back to adjust furnace. Merrill used snow blower but not much in driveway. Nice day. Washed clothes. June R called. Mrs. Hale is improving.

I called Evelyn. Mrs. Hale is out of intensive care after 17 days. She is in room 509. Merrill went to the store.

Sent card and note to Millicent Hale in Crouse Irving Memorial. Agway takes over Murphy Coal and Oil today. Ken Brown called. Got letter from Murphy. We took down Christmas decorations. Frank Robbins cleaned furnace chimney. It was almost plugged.

Merrill went for groceries. I washed clothes. Howard and Evelyn called in evening. Mrs. Hale much improved. We didn’t celebrate [New Year’s Eve]. I watched the new year on TV.