Cold & snowy. Jim went over to Floods. Congregational Church at Philadelphia damaged by fire.

Boys went to Sunday School. We all went to church.

Washed & ironed. Merrill went to lodge. Boys to church practice. We all went to Gouverneur shopping in PM.

Boys got Christmas package from Uncle Berle. Merrill & Vernon started changing water pipes in kitchen. We all went to church Christmas tree in evening. Church full. Raining. No snow. Made fruit cake & cookies.

Vern took pictures of neighborhood. Beautiful cool, clear day. No snow on ground at all. Mom called. Uncle Earle had operation for gall stones.

Christmas eve. Jim’s first year without Santa Claus. (10 years old) Had our tree in evening. All got nice gifts. Snowing. Merrill & Vernon got electric water heater hooked up.

Grandpa Haggerty is at Dad’s. Christmas day. We went out home for dinner. Stopped to see Uncle Earle at hospital. Not too good. Juanita & girls are at her mother’s for Christmas. We went to fire at Theresa.

Lazy day. Snowing today. Cleaned. Merrill, Jim, & Vernon went up to Philadelphia after kerosene & hen feed. Aunt Maude called.

Ground is white. Cold. Boys went to Sunday School. Flood children were over.

Washed & ironed. Vernon got hair cut. Jim went over to Flood’s. Merrill went to lodge. Cow freshened. heifer.

Flood kids were over. Jim ate dinner with Halls across the road. Aunt Maude brought Cheryl down to stay. She has been sick.

Turning colder. Vernon put light in cellar way. Cheryl feeling better.

Last day of 1953. We took Cheryl up to Uncle Rays. Saw the new year in with them. Played canasta.

Had chicken dinner. Ate in dining room for first time.

Had some more cows freshen. Merrill’s knee cap got out of joint in night. Nobody got any sleep. Baked. Cleaned.

Rainy & freezing. Boys went to Sunday school. Les & Beulah Hall were here in PM. Made bread & ice cream.

School opens. Boys got out early because boiler broke. Washed & ironed. Merrill went to lodge. Vernon wrote Uncle Berle.

W.S.C.S. at Leah’s. I went. 21 out. Home Bureau cake lesson at Josie Langto’s. Good turnout. 17 there. Snowed in evening. Merrill was sick with upset stomach

Grange. Was so stormy we didn’t go. Merrill got hair cut. Got letter from Mom.

Merrill & I went to adult education classes. Very cold. Wrote Mom.

Very cold all day. 24 ° below zero during night. Merrill got new water pump put on car. Sent for paper for kitchen.

Rebekah cafeteria supper in Legion Hall. Very cold. Sleeting. I made cake for supper.

Very cold. Below zero all day. Boys went to Sunday School.

IOOF installation. I made cake for it. Merrill & I went. Merrill was installed R.S.N.G. to Millard Thompson. Antwerp installed.Very cold. Below zero.

2° above zero today for first time in 3 days & nights. Merrill & I went out home. Took eggs to Manor to ship.

Rebekah’s. I was sick all day. Didn’t go to lodge. Still cold. 28° below zero last night.

Got letter from Uncle Berle. Lettie goes to hospital January 16th. Warmer today. Merrill & I went to adult education & I went to P.T.A.

Vern painted cellar way. Found old Times paper in cracks. Printed in January 1917.

Holly & Sim Austin have baby girl. Merrill & Vern jacked up dining room floor. Made cookies. Nice day but snowy in evening. Jim went up to school to basketball practice in PM.

Boys went to Sunday School. Wrote Uncle Berle. Lazy day.

Washed & ironed. Car wouldn’t start so boys didn’t go to school. Our car got in ditch trying to start it. Jim & I were over to Evelyn’s in evening.

Home Bureau sewing at Dot Allen’s. 10 there. Grand day. Roads a little slippery.

Got paper for kitchen. Tore out cupboard in kitchen. Rained all day. Wrote Mom.

Snow about gone. Colder. Merrill & I went to adult education. 6th one.

Merrill & I went to city. Got car license. Very cold.

Merrill & Vern worked on kitchen. Bennett’s & Gerow’s were here. Ken’s brought out pork.

Boys went to Sunday School. Buddy Bacon came home with them. Nice day but cold. Merrill put new radiator on tractor.

Washed & ironed. Raining. Merrill went to lodge. Wiring in IOOF Hall has been condemned.

Boys start mid-year exams. Raining. I went to Home Bureau sewing lesson at Jean Parker’s. 6 there. Had time getting up Ore Bed Hill. Got letter from Mom. Dad had another heart attack.

Vern’s car insurance runs out today. Very stormy. Rebekah’s entertained IOOF. Was so stormy we didn’t get there. I was supposed to be in kitchen. Got letter from Mother Tryon. Carl is home.

Cold but not stormy. Boys have last of exams. Merrill & I went to adult education classes # 7. Wrote Mom & sent income tax.

Boys only went to school to register. Merrill & Vern changed sink pipes & started cabinets.

W.S.C.S. supper. I went up in PM & helped decorate tables. Very stormy. Men got a lot done on cupboards. Men folks got hair cuts.

Nice day. Boys went to Sunday School. We all went to church. Merrill worked at cupboards.

Gave myself Prom Super. Washed & ironed. Cut out blouse. Merrill went to lodge. Vernon is Valedictorian of his graduation class.

Merrill & I went to Gouverneur with 2 calves. Got suit case for Juvenile Grange. Went to March of Times [Dimes?] basketball game. Jim played. I also went to Home Bureau at Barb Mosher’s.

No Juvenile Grange as not enough kids came. Ken & Eleanor & Roberta were here for supper.

Tore off paper in kitchen. Merrill & I went to adult education. 8th one.

Wrote Melba. Snowy. Juvenile Grange meeting at Calcium but we didn’t go. Roads slippery.

Sent order to Spiegel. Coat & kitchen stuff for cupboards. Merrill & Vern worked at kitchen.