Monthly Archives: March 1996

Diary Entry for 3/1/1996

Snowed overnight. Everything white again . Still snowing in early AM. Sunny rest of day, 25°. World Day of Prayer at Baptist church. Vanessa Powell was over all AM. Her first visit.

Diary Entry for 3/3/1996

Snowy off and on, 20°. Very bad driving. Communion Sunday. We went to church. 37 out. Power was off in AM, 1 hour. Jim came in PM. He brought Sue, Ashley and Sue’s mother to benefit dance at Theresa for fire victims. Hamilton’s. Called Ken and Esther. They have made 22 gallons of maple syrup. Don not very good. I called Vern’s about 8:30. They had just gotten home from Morgantown.

Diary Entry for 3/8/1996

B-12 shot, 10:00 AM. Snowing some in morning. 4° early, 12° high. Lowville schools closed because of snow. Lyla called. Mr. Van Tassel, 92 died Wednesday night. Funeral Saturday.

Diary Entry for 3/9/1996

Below zero in the morning. Up to 18° later. Sunny all day. Merrill cleaned driveway. Washed clothes. My urine very dark again. Scary. George Burns, 100 died today. A great performer. I sent to Blair for blue dress, size 16, $46.70.

Diary Entry for 3/11/1996

Nice day. Warm at last. In the 30’s. Up to 37°. Jolie called. She is moving to Huntington Heights this week. Talked with Vivian. She’s getting new teeth. Marquette was here selling pies. Ordered pecan, $6.00. Sent David and Kathy sympathy card.

Diary Entry for 3/13/1996

A great day. Temperature 25° and 45°. I was sick all night. Diarrhea. Rebekah’s. I didn’t go. Washed bedding. Sue here for church money. Jolie and Shawn Michael moved to Huntington Heights.

Diary Entry for 3/14/1996

Temperature 25° – 35°. Dr. Stark, 1:15. Hummer. Got B-12 prescription. Merrill got his Trental pills. I saw Peter Hummer. I still have kidney infection with some blood. My cholesterol is 211, up a little. Was 195 last fall. Blood count better some. Merrill went for groceries in morning. Jolie called. Got all moved. Jill and Jim M came out to look at apartment at Wayne’s.

Diary Entry for 3/15/1996

Temperature 15° – 35°. Church roast beef supper. Merrill went over after take outs. Made $777.50. Car to George’s 1 PM for brake hoses (front). George didn’t get back in time to do it. I feel terrible sore and weak. Too much yesterday. Talked with Joel and Jim (at camp) He’s going to see Cliff about a car for us.

Diary Entry for 3/17/1996

Beautiful day. St. Patrick’s Day. We went to church, 78 out. Vi’s great granddaughter baptized. Andrea Nicole and her father Charles (Chuck) McGrath. Whole family present. Martha Meeks has lung cancer. To have chemotherapy. Jill and Jim M here. They rented Drake apartment, $295. Sue here for church money.

Diary Entry for 3/18/1996

Great day. Sunny. Temperature 55°. Jim came after our car in morning to have Cliff look at it. It’s beyond repair. Merrill trimmed evergreen by bedroom. It’s great to see the road again. Jolie brought Jim out to get his truck. Our car is beyond repair. Gas leak and oil leaks. Jim to bring us a loaner tomorrow.

Diary Entry for 3/19/1996

Another great day. 55°. Merrill cleaned out dryer. First time since we have lived here. Jim [Mefford] and Jill here for supper. They brought out some of Jill’s stuff to their new apartment they rented today in Drake’ house across the street. Jim brought us a loaner car from Cliff’s, Chevrolet 1990.

Diary Entry for 3/21/1996

Ground covered with snow again this morning. Melted later on. We went for groceries. Had trouble getting windshield wipers to work. Called Jim and he called Cliff. Lacked a fuse. Called Vern and June in evening. June has a cold. Merrill got cards and letters from Juanita, Beulah, and Bea. Karen coming home on the 25th. It has been 5 years.

Diary Entry for 3/22/1996

Merrill’s 87th birthday. He got lots of cards Ground white with snow again in morning. Sent Juanita card and letter. Jill and Jim M fly to Nevada in morning. Will be married there. Jolie took them to airport. Lyla was over. Brought Merrill raspberry pie. Very good. Talked with Jolie. She has bad backache. Gladys L called to wish Merrill a happy birthday.

Diary Entry for 3/23/1996

Snow still on ground. Jim called in morning to wish his Dad a happy birthday. He had a busy day yesterday so couldn’t call. I talked with Vivian and Wanda Lancaster. Jill Tryon and Jim Mefford married in Los Vegas, Nevada at 4 PM. Vern and June came after us. Here for lunch.

Diary Entry for 3/24/1996

Sarah’s 1st birthday. We went to church at Brewerton with Vern, June and Bea Gehm. Steve and Kathy joined the church. Kathy, Kristen, and Sarah baptized. Everything very nice. Great service. We all went back to Steve and Kathy’s for Sarah’s 1 birthday. Also Merrill was 87 on the 22nd. We watched video of party on TV at Vern’s in evening.

Diary Entry for 3/25/1996

60° Partly sunny. Karen gets to Don’s this evening. Doreen called and invited us to her house Sunday for get together for Karen. Vern brought us home in AM. They gave us their old Microwave oven. It’s larger than ours. Jim, Sue and Ashley here in late PM. Brought Merrill a delicious birthday cake. Jill called her dad to tell him they married Saturday. They have a condominium on the strip in Los Vegas.

Diary Entry for 3/26/1996

Very windy. Snow flurries. Juanita’s birthday. I sent Esther card and letter. I’ve been so tired all day. To much weekend. Niagara Mohawk put on a new meter for us. Old one not working right, so he said.

Diary Entry for 3/29/1996

A great day. In the 40’s. Scott here putting on new back door. A steel door inside and aluminum door outside. Stanley door. Merrill went for groceries. Talked with Jill at Jolie’s. Will move in this weekend.

Diary Entry for 3/30/1996

Sunny and warm. In the 40’s. Merrill took 2 weeks of garbage. I washed clothes. Hung sheets outside. Martin Landaus brought pie from Senior Class sale, Pecan. Merrill went over to see Elmer Hoover about sewer. He’s planning to do it soon as ground is thawed. Merrill saw his first robin this year. Church put on supper for fireman, Cleared $1000.

Diary Entry for 3/31/1996

A nice day. We went to church. Palm Sunday, 75. Got together at Doreen’s for Karen. First time she has been home in 5 years. We went in PM. A great time together. Vern’s and Jim there. Vern and June gave us two nice lawn chairs. Jill, Sue, Ashley, and Jim here in evening. Jim moved kids stuff. Jill washed new bed sheets. They got new queen size bed outfits. Had to remove steps to get it up to their apartment. They spent first night in their new home.