Yearly Archives: 1993

Diary Entry for 1/1/1993

Starting my 51st year of keeping a diary. My eyesight getting bad so I don’t know how long I can continue. We went for groceries. Gilenda and Blue (dog) came for church money. Got invitation to party at Landau’s Saturday evening. Sunny day.

Diary Entry for 1/4/1993

Warmer 51. Cloudy. We took down tree and decorations. Boscheck girls here. Bob in Massachusetts. Jolie called. Hasn’t received card and key. I called Philadelphia Post Office. Sent out traces on Jolie’s letter. Called her twice.

Diary Entry for 1/11/1993

Jolie’s operation, 11:30 AM. Goes to hospital at 7 AM. Talked with Patty. All went well. Jolie called about 11 PM. She sounded good but she had had chest pain in evening. Doctor had been in and was coming again later.

Diary Entry for 1/15/1993

Snowing again. Slippery and lots of accidents. We went for groceries in AM. Vivian T called. Gary Belile had brain tumor operation yesterday. He’s been ill since Florida trip, before Thanksgiving. Neighbors never knew it but wondered why he wasn’t going to work.

Diary Entry for 1/31/1993

Snowing and freezing rain, windy. Sue called. We didn’t go to church. Merrill not feeling very good. Driveway not plowed out. Texas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl, 52-17. We didn’t go to church.

Diary Entry for 2/1/1993

Stephanie Cha’s 19th birthday. Cold, -5°. School delayed 2 hours. Merrill a little better. He cleaned out driveway. Trustee meeting. Merrill didn’t go. Trustees moved Rev. Carol’s furniture into new front office at parsonage.

Diary Entry for 2/3/1993

Dr. Reeves (Merrill) He didn’t find anything. Merrill in great condition for his age. His first physical in years. Merrill got hair cut. We went to mall to see Sue. Jim came there also. Shopped at Pharmhouse.

Diary Entry for 2/4/1993

UMW Week of Prayer and Self Denial program at church, 1:30 PM. Nice program. Merrill and Bill B put in light bulbs at church. We went for groceries. Robbins man here to check furnace. Still not working right.

Diary Entry for 2/5/1993

Frank Robbins here to put new control on furnace. Merrill took car to George’s for new spark plugs. Snowy and slippery in PM. Marty Paro 22, killed in tractor accident at Gleesner’s (?) today.

Diary Entry for 2/7/1993

Cold water pipes frozen for first this year. We went to church, 35 out. Communion. Sue helped me. We went to funeral home for Marty Paro, 23. He’s to be a father in April. Merrill went to Men’s meeting in evening.

Diary Entry for 2/9/1993

We went to Sears. Got new Die Hard car battery. Also got a good buy on rug cleaner and shampooer. Jim, Sue, and Ashley here for supper. Jim has been sick with cold. Jolie has a new apartment on Arlington Street in City.

Diary Entry for 2/11/1993

We went for groceries in AM. My arthritis very sore. Merrill went over to see Gary in PM. He’s doing okay. Still having treatments. Linda didn’t work today. Sunny day. Sent Joel birthday card, note, and $10.00.