Green Book (January 1 December 31, 1973) One Year Diary This book belongs to Elizabeth Breuer Ashton Iowa. Page 1

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1 Green Book (January 1 December 31, 1973) Page 1 One Year Diary This book belongs to Elizabeth Breuer Ashton Iowa January Mon. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa. Sunny. 20. Rested. Looked through old memorablia. Letters to Ann & Sis. January Tues. Sunny. 32 at noon. Jerome with mail. Letters from Patty & Marlys. Paul plowed, & scooped away snow out front. Jerry Knudson funeral Mass at 10:30. Letters to Pats & Kalivodas. January Wed. Snowing. 32 Jerome with mail. Denis & Marlys here this P.M. after Mr. Brody s wedding, with gift from Dannys. Dorothy here this A.M. to do bank business. Letters to Dannys & Webers. January Thurs. Sunny. 6 at 2:30 P.M. Jerome with mail, and bank business that Dorothy had done yesterday. Paul with tractor scooped snow out front this A.M. Liechty here this P.M. to fix TV. Platts brought groceries. January Fri. Sunny. 2 Jerome with mail. Letter to Kathy. January Sat. Cold. Dust-mopped. Baked biscuits. Jerome brought pencils that Dorothy had gotten. January Sun. Cold. Some snow. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa. Read, played solitaire, watched TV. Jerome & Dorothy here tonite. January Mon. Sunny. -0. Jerome with mail. Helen phoned. She came up with Father Thomas. January Tues. Sunny. -14 Jerome with mail. Invitation to Randy s wedding in Minneapolis. Paul got trash. January Wed. Nice. -0 Jerome with mail. Letter from Chuck. Got machine & tubs ready to wash. January Thurs. Nice. -0 Jerome with mail. Did machine wash. January Fri. Nice. 18 at 10:15 A.M. Jerome with mail. Letter from Frances. Brought up wash from basement, and ironed. Sue W. here this P.M. January Sat. Nice. 28. Jerome with mail. Dustmopped. Read & rested. January Sun. Sunny. 40 at 3:00 P.M. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa. Rested. Played solitaire. January Mon. Foggy. 36. Jerome with mail. Letter & calendar from J. D. Sun out this P.M. Jeromes took Glenda to hospital last nite with gallstone attack. Letter to J. D. January Tues. Sunny. 40 Jerome with mail. Letter to Marlys. January Wed. Foggy. 40. Baked biscuits. Wilma Sachen here to assess. January Thurs. Cloudy. 38 Jerome with mail. Letter from Evelyn. Letter to Frances. Dorothy brought cards. January Fri. Cloudy. 26 Jerome with mail. Dorothy here this P.M. to pin up my hair. Roland, Alvina, Mike and Lorena here tonite. January Sat. Cloudy. Jerome and Dorothy here at 7:30 A.M. to take me along to Randy s wedding in Minneapolis. Had dinner in café, went to Tone s, then to Christ the King church. Reception at Curtis hotel. Many relatives there. Came home with Paul, Kay, & Glen. January Sun. Snowing. 30 at 3 P.M. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Rested, etc. Letter to Pats & Sis. January Mon. Snowing. 32. Jerome with mail. He to S. Falls this noon, then on to Puerto Rico. Paul brought Barb s wedding pictures. Mr. Rensink here tonite to check hot water tank. It leaks. January Tues. Cloudy. 30. Sun out this P.M. Rensink put in new hot water tank this.am. Letter to Evelyn. January Wed. Sunny. 32. Dorothy brought mail and eggs. Letter to Willies. Letter from Sister Cyril. Note to Pattys. Elmer Richter died of heart attack.

2 January Thurs. Dorothy took picture of me holding amaryllis. Baked biscuits. Sue, Margaret, & Theresa S. here this P.M. for pinochle. January Fri. Sunny. 36 at 10:30 A.M. Dorothy with mail. Letters from Till & Kathy. Letter to Sister Albertine. January Sat. Blowing snow. 26. Elmer Richter s funeral in Sheldon. Baked crazy cake. Letters to Till & Jacks. January Sun. Sunny. Cold wind. 20 To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Jerome & Dorothy here this afternoon. He got back from Puerto Rico about mid-nite. January Mon. Sunny. 25 Jerome with mail. Did hand wash. Read, rested, & watched TV. January Tues. Partly cloudy. 26 Jerome with mail. Letter to Chuck. Read, rested, & watched TV Baked biscuits. January Wed. Cloudy. 26 Jerome with mail. Letter from Evelyn. Jerome & Dorothy took Alvina, Roland & me to Pat s tonite to celebrate their 20 th wedding anniversary. Paul Kleins, & other friends there. Home after 1:30 A.M. February Thurs. Cloudy. Jerome with mail. Letter from Nancy & Nicky. Card from Dorothea. To confession this P.M. with Theresa H. To Hilda s party tonite with Fishers. February Fri. Cloudy. 24 Jerome with mail. Letter from Edwina. Ginny s wedding invitation came. Read, rested, & watched TV February Sat. Sunny. 26. Jerome with mail. Dustmopped. Rested. February Sun. Cloudy. 35 Sun out later. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Got throats blessed. To S. Falls this P.M. with Rolands to see Evelyn in hospital. She s there for tests. To Jeromes tonite with Val & Bernie for pinochle. February Mon. Cloudy. 32. Jerome with mail. Letter to Kathy. February Tues. Cloudy. 20. Little snow. Jerome with mail. Rested. Watched TV. February Wed. Got sick during the nite. In bed all day. Jerome with mail. He brought soup later. Also got typing paper and envelopes. February Thurs. Got up, but not too spry. Had toast & tea. Jerome with mail. Rested, read, and ate aspirins bufferins. Ate bread and butter, & tea. To bed at 5:30. February Fri. Jerome with mail. Letter from Ann. Up as usual, and ate as usual. Soup for dinner. Read, rested, & watched TV. February Sat. Cold wind. Jerome with mail. Up as usual. Took aspirins bufferins. Ate three meals. Still light headed. February Sun. Sunny. 30. Still light headed, but up as usual. Not to Mass. February Mon. Cloudy. Jerome with mail. Better, but light headed. Dorothy did bank business. February Tues. Snowing. 32. Worked at my desk. Still light headed. February Wed. Snow & wind. Jerome with mail. Picture from Mark. Paul plowed away snow. Baked biscuits. February Thurs. Some sun. 5 Jerome with mail. Valentines from Dorothea and Mark. Notes to Edwina. & Mark. He phoned tonite. February Fri. Some sun. -8. Jerome with mail. Letter from Patty. Read, rested, & watched TV. Dorothy brought Velveeta. February Sat. Some sun. 26 Jerome with mail. Paul brought eggs, and took trash. Jerome & Dorothy here tonite. February Sun. Foggy. 38 To 10:00 Mass with Theresa. Letter to Alumnae & Pats. Rested, read, & watched TV February Mon. Cloudy. 38 Did hand wash. Jeromes to funeral of her uncle in Neb. Came home tonite. February Tues. Foggy. 30 Jerome with mail. Letter from Kathy. Dorothy gave me Tony this P.M. Roland, Alvina, & I to Sue s tonite. February Wed. Sunny. 38 at noon. Jerome with mail. Letter from Evelyn. Letters to Evelyn and Nickys. Note to Willies. February Thurs. Sunny. 34 To 7:30 A.M. Mass with Theresa H. for start of 40 Hours. Jerome with mail. Letters from Sis and Clara Hoit, (Phelps.)

3 February Fri. Nice. Jerome with mail. Bob, Sue, & Helen here before noon to take me along to Buffalo. Stayed at their house. February Sat. Nice. All the family to Minneapolis for Virginia s wedding at 11:30. To reception afterwards in College Women s Club, then to Tone s for dinner. J. D. & Ruth there, too. We to Bob s for the nite. February Sun. Nice. All to church in buffalo. Dinner, then Bob & Lorraine brought us home. They didn t stay very long. Roads & weather fine. February Mon. Cloudy. 32. Jerome with mail. Baked biscuits. Rested. Glen got Sue & me tonite to celebrate Dorothy s birthday with cards, ice-cream, and cake. Freds & Glendas also there. February Tues. Foggy. 34 Jerome with mail. Letter from Marlys. Letters to Bobs & Pats. February Wed. Foggy. 35 Jerome with mail. Letter from Marcella. Letter to Patty. February 29, Thurs. Foggy. 38 Jerome with mail. Letter from Evelyn. Dorothy & Glenda left from S. Falls to fly to Denver. March Thurs. Foggy. 38 Jerome with mail. Letter from Evelyn. Dorothy & Glenda left from S. Falls to fly to Denver. Letter to Mary Sue. March Fri. Foggy. 36. Jerome with mail. Letter to Sis. Sue had boys, Jerome, & me there for pancakes tonite. Did hand wash. March Sat. Sun trying to come out. 38 Jerome with mail. Dust mopped. March Sun. Some sun. 38 To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Frank Weber stopped in. Also Glen. Later Evelyn, Joe, and his girl came. Letter to Ann. March Mon. Foggy. 34. Jerome with mail. Letter from Edwina. Letter to Edwina. Light sprinkle tonite. Denis here for lunch this noon. March Tues. Foggy. 42 Letter to Kathy. Note to Teresa. Dorothy & Mark got home about 7:30 P.M. March Wed. Ash Wednesday. 40 To 7:30 A.M. Mass with Theresa. Got our ashes. Jerome with mail. Mark here later. Did my bank business. Letter to Webers. Baked biscuits. March Thurs. Sunny. 40 Jerome with mail. Read & rested. March Fri. Partly cloudy. 45 Jerome with mail. Read, rested & watched TV. March Sat. Heavy fog. 40. Jerome with mail. Ted Heibult died. Dustmopped. March Sun. Cloudy. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Letter to Clara Hoit. Read and rested. March Mon. Heavy fog this morn. 54 Jerome with mail. Letter from Frances. Sunny this P.M. Val here this P.M. with letter from Till. Jerome & Dorothy here tonite. Read letters then we went to Sue s for pinochle. March Tues. Nice. Sunny. 58 at noon. Jerome with mail. Letter to Marcella. Rain towards evening. Some thunder. Little lightning Joe phoned Millie got baby boy this morning. March Wed. Cloudy. 48 Sprinkle this forenoon. Read & rested. Nice rain towards evening. March Thurs. Cloudy. 38 at noon. Jerome with mail. Man here to fix phone. Mark stopped in to say he s going to Jesup tomorrow morn. Asked if I wanted to go, too. Letter to Marlys. March Fri. Mark & I left at 9:00 A.M. for Waterloo. Coffee on the way. Got to Willie s after 1:00 P.M. Stayed overnite. March Sat. Slept late. Visited. To Webers this forenoon. Visited. Mark with the boys. To Nickie s tonite. Mike showed Patty & me his place this P.M. March Sun. Patty & girls to 7:30 Mass. I to 10:30 Mass with the men. Francis took Patty and me to Dubuque this P.M. to see Sister Albertine. March Mon. Mark & I back to Willies. Mike had taken Patty & me to see Grandpa & Grandma Weber. Mark to Waterloo to find Willie. The whole family there after supper. To Mike s place this P.M. March Tues. Mark & I left for home after breakfast. Dinner at some place along the way. Coffee with Marlys & family. Denis at Peterson. Supper at Pat s. Home at 11:30 P.M. March Wed. Not feeling well. Jerome with mail. Told him to represent me at the Farmer s Elevator meeting tonite. He won a prize. The family had supper there. Art Jackley died. March Thurs. Feeling better. Jerome with mail. Baked biscuits. Read & rested. Some rain. Platts brought groceries.

4 March Fri. March Sat. March Sun. March Mon. March Tues. March Wed. March Thurs. March Fri. March Sat. April Sun. April Mon. April Tues. April Wed. April Thurs. April Fri. April Sat. April Sun. April Mon. April Tues. April Wed. April Thurs. April Fri. April Sat. April Sun. April Mon. April Tues. April Wed. April Thurs. 46. Jerome with mail. Notes to Pattys & Willies. Jerome with mail. Mark brought eggs. Glen got trash. Sue, Will, Marian, Arnie, Eileen, Laurie, David & Charlotte here this P.M. Mike, Frank, and Mark here tonite a while. Cold wind. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa. Mike, Frank, & Charley stopped in this P.M. Jerome & Dorothy later. George & Hilda took me to Sue s for cards. Later Margaret & Celie came, too. Sunny. Jerome with mail. Funeral Mass for Art Jackley. Rested & read. Cloudy. 48 Water meter man here. Paul got me at 7:20 P.M. for his birthday party. Jerome, Dorothy, Gus, Sue, Mark, Glenda, Marilyn, & Sport also there. Glen phoned from Ames, and we all visited with him. Cloudy. 40 Jerome with mail. Letter to Frances. Rosalie (Mrs. Joe) Thom died. Got things ready to wash. Cloudy. Jerome with mail. Read & rested. Got machine, etc. ready to. Did machine wash. Read & rested. Some sun. 38. Jerome with mail. Got clothes up from basement, & ironed. Cloudy. Paul here for trash. Baked biscuits. Funeral for Mrs. Joe Thom at 10:30 A.M. Cold wind. To 10:00 Mass with Sue Wimmer. Mark got me this P.M. for pinochle there. Denis, Marlys, Greg, Scott & Lisa there. Also Lizzie & Glenda. Cloudy. 45. Jerome with mail. Letter from Kathy. Read & rested. Judy here for cancer drive. Partly cloudy. 40 Jerome with mail. Letter from Evelyn. Roland, Alvina, Douglas and Rodger here tonite. Sunny. 44. Jerome with mail. Letter from Sis. Treated the gang to supper at the Cedar Cabin, then we went to Glenda s. Sunny. 60 at 5:30 P.M. Jerome with mail. Letter to Sis. Sunny. 58 at 3:00 P.M. Jerome with mail. Read & rested. Sunny, then cloudy. 38 Dustmopped. To confession this P.M. with Theresa H. Letter to Kathy. Cold north wind. 30 To 8:00 A.M. Mass with Theresa. Rested. Played solitaire. Sue, Margaret, & Ann Thies here tonite for pinochle. Some snow. Cold north wind. 27. Jerome with mail. Read & rested. Note to Marlys. Sunny. 34 at 10:30 A.M. Jerome with mail. Read & rested. Platts brought groceries. Sunny. Some wind. 60 at 2:30 P.M. letter to Till. Baked biscuits. Mark left for Hawaii, and service on a submarine. Windy. Jerome with mail. Got me roll of stamps. Paul brought eggs. Worked at scrap book. Partly cloudy. 56. Jerome with mail. Read and rested. Worked at scrap book. Letter from Mary Sue. Some sun. Worked at scrap book. Read, and rested. Thunder, lightning, and some rain late tonite. Cloudy. Light rain. 36. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Got palms. Rested, read, & played solitaire. Mostly sunny. 47% Jerome with mail. Easter card & letter from Sis. Got Jesup paper about snow storm last week. Dorothy brought Mark s address. Letters to Sis & Patty. Phoned Roland tonite, to tell Liechty about TV. Sunny. 58 Jerome with mail. Letters from Edwina and Patty. Read & rested. Sunny. Windy. 70 Jerome with mail. Letter from Kathy. Sue W. stopped in. Liechty fixed TV this P.M. Letter to Pats. Tone stopped in about 10:30. Left before mid-nite. Partly cloudy. Windy. 65 Jerome with mail. Read and rested. Tone stopped in after 10:30. Left before mid-nite. Helen & Edwina here this P.M. April Fri. Good Friday Windy. To 1:30 Devotions with Theresa. Easter card & letter from Pats. Read & rested this P.M. Storms all around us last nite.

5 April Sat. Sunny. 54. Jerome with mail. Easter cards & letters from Marcella & Kathy. Baked biscuits. Edwina got some on their way home at 3:30. David & 2 friends from Briar Cliff stopped in this P.M. Ate biscuits. April Sun. Easter. Sunny. 55 at 11:30 A.M. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Sue & I had dinner and supper at Heibults. Willie, Marcella, John, Martha, Stevie, Joe, Pat, and Donna here this P.M. Found them at Val s. All here tonite. Also Jerome, Dorothy & Glen. April Mon. Nice. All up for breakfast. Daily work. Willie & children to B & O, and other places. All to Rolands tonite. April Tues. Nice. Breakfast, etc. Willie & children here & there. All to Dorothy s for coffee this A.M. Sue here for dinner. Willies packed, and left for Pat s, Denis s, & home. Got things ready to wash. April Wed. Nice. Jerome with mail. Did machine wash. Hung three sheets out. Rest in basement. April Thurs. Jerome with mail. Brought up wash from basement. Ironed. Rested. Packed suit case. April Fri. Nice. Dorothy & ladies here at 7:30 A.M. to take me along to Estherville. They had meeting in town. I stayed at Pat s. April Sat. Nice. Pat had day off. Dorothyea busy as a bee all day. Gang watched TV, and other activities. Pat gave little ones ride in their canoe on lagoon back of their house. April Sun. Cloudy, then sunny. To 8:30 A.M. Mass for Mary s First Communion. After coffee Pat took me to Armstrong for Lisa s First communion brunch at 10:30. He went back, and they all (not Dean) came to Denis s after dinner. Jerome & Dorothy came, too. Brought me home after supper. April Mon. Cloudy, then rainy. Jerome brought mail. Mother s Day cards from Cistullis. Rested & read. May Tues. Cloudy, & rainy. 42 Jerome with mail. Easter card & letter from Mary Sue. Letters to Mark & Evelyn May Wed. Cloudy. 42 Jerome with mail. Note from Father Lynch for his 25 anniversary. Note to Sis. Letter to Kathy. May Thurs. Partly cloudy. Jerome with mail. Read, rested, & watched TV To Sport s birthday party tonite. Marilyn & Kay got me. Jeromes brought me home. May Fri. Cloudy. 54. Jerome with mail. Letter from Bill Breuer His wife died Apr. 17. Dorothy did bank business. Rested, read, & watched TV. May Sat. Partly cloudy. 66 at noon. Dustmopped. Baked biscuits. Read & rested. May Sun. Cloudy. 56. Sprinkle. Pat & Dorothea here after Mass. Had coffee. They came to 10:00 Mass for First Holy Communion of George s girl, Renee. Then over there for dinner. Letter to Mary Sue. May Mon. Cloudy. 58 at 3:00 P.M. Jerome with mail. Letter to Chuck. May Tues. Sunny. 65 at 10:30 A.M. Note to Willies. Mrs. Black here for Red Cross. Dorothy brought fish. May Wed. Sunny. 64 at 10:30 A.M. Letter to Patty. Jerome with mail. Dorothy brought my glasses, she d taken to Sheldon to have lens fixed in. Also brought pot of mums for Mother s Day. May Thurs. Nice. 65 at 4:30 P.M. Jerome with mail. Mother s Day cards & letters from Sis, Patty, Marcella & Dorothea. Letter to Frances. May Fri. Partly cloudy. 56 at 9:30 A.M. Jerome with mail. Mother s Day cards & letters from Marlys, & Kenny. Letter from Clara (Phelps) Hoit. Note to Bill Breuer, Cistullis. May Sat. Sunny. 54 at 11:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Mother s Day card from Cistullis. Dustmopped. Roland phoned to invite Sue & me to dinner tomorrow. May Sun. Nice. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Roland & Douglas got Sue & me for delicious dinner. Brought me home after 5. May Mon. Sunny. 56 at 10:30. Jerome with mail. Mother s Day cards from Jacks, & Paul & Kay. Notes to Pats, Webers. May Tues. Sunny. 65 Jerome with mail. Notes to Marlys, & Ken. Letter to Jacks.

6 May Wed. Windy. Baked biscuits. Sue W. brought packet for Mental illness. To Martina s party tonite with Hilda. May Thurs. Sunny. 70 at 1:30 P.M. Jerome with mail. Letter from Evelyn. Took Mental packet to Irene s. Platts brought groceries. May Fri. Sunny. 80. Jerome with mail. Put screens in doors. Read & rested. 52. ½ in. rain last nite. Jerome with mail. Card from Cistullis in Bahamas. May Sat. Sunny. Theresa H. here with poppies for Vets. Gus brought things Dorothy had bought, and took trash. May Sun. Sunny. 82 to 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Rested. Letter to Evelyn. Sue, Margaret, & Celie here tonite for pinochle. May Mon. Sunny. 80 at noon. Jerome with mail. Helen phoned. She came up this A.M. Helen & Sue W. here this P.M. Helen got letters. Jerome mowed yard tonite. May Tues. Sunny. 72 at 5:30 P.M. Jerome with mail. Read & rested. Helen went back to S. City. May Wed. Jerome with mail. Read & rested. May Thurs. Jerome with mail. Read, rested, and watched TV. May Fri. Nice. Jerome with mail. Baked biscuits for Leg. Aux. bake sale. Dorothy got me & biscuits. Played cards there. Took Lizzie s place. Came home with Theresa H. May Sat. Jerome with mail. Dustmopped. Rested. May Sun. Rainy & windy. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Sue, Tone, & Edwina here this P.M. May Mon. Memorial Day. Put out my flag. Bernie & Joretta stopped in this A.M. Later Evelyn stopped by. Helen & Sister from Sioux City stopped in. May Tues. Nice. Jerome with mail. Went through old letters. Rested & watched TV. Baked biscuits. May Wed. Sunny. 75. Jerome with mail. Set out crysamthiumums Dorothy had brought for Mother s Day. May Thurs. Ascension. 80 Jerome with mail. Letter from Edwina. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Read & rested. June Fri. Nice. Jerome with mail. Glen stopped in this noon. I phoned Willies after 6 P.M. to say we won t be there for Frances s graduation tonite. June Sat. Partly sunny. Light sprinkle at noon. Jerome with mail. Glen got trash at noon, and brought groceries. June Sun. Nice. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. & her brother, Greg. Sister Celine here this P.M. Denis, Marlys, Greg, Scott, & Lisa here this P.M. Jerome & Dorothy stopped in on their way to fish. Later Denises & I to Sue s, Val & Bernie came over. Later Denises brought me home, then went on. June Mon. Sunny, then rain. Dorothy & Alvina here to clean house. Through before 4:00 P.M. Brought in wash, and hung in basement before noon. June Tues. Nice. Brought up wash, and ironed. Glen brought mail at noon, and bed spread that Dorothy had put in dryer. Sisters Celine & Hildegard stopped in this A.M. Birthday card & letter from Marlys. Kennys got baby boy. June Wed. Jerome with mail. Birthday cards & letters from Helen, Edwina, Sue, Patty & Dorothea. Baked biscuits. Jerome & Dorothy stopped in tonite with wall-paper samples. June Thurs. Warm. Jerome with mail. Read & rested. Sue W. stopped in. Jeromes took me up to Rolands tonite for birthday party. Mikes, Davids, & Pauls also there. Jerome, Glen, and Dorothy put in my air-conditioner tonite. June Fri. Sunny. Jerome with mail. Birthday cards & letters from Frances & Marcella. Read, rested, & watched TV. June Sat. Sunny. 83 at 10:30 A.M. Notes to Helen, Pats, June Sun. Sunny & windy. 90 this P.M. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa. Missionary from India here. Letter to Webers. June Mon. Sunny. 80 at 10:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Birthday card from Evelyn. Baby card from Kenny s. Dorothy & Alvina papered my living room this P.M. June Tues. Nice. 70 at 11:00 A.M. Letter to Willies.

7 June Wed. June Thurs. June Fri. June Sat. June Sun. June Mon. June Tues. June Wed. June Thurs. June Fri. June Sat. June Sun. June Mon. June Tues. June Wed. June Thurs. June Fri. June Sat. July Sun. July Mon. July Tues. July Wed. July Thurs. July Fri. July Sat. July Sun. Nice. 92 at 2: P.M. Jerome with mail. Thank you card from Frances, for graduation gift. Notes to Frances & Tones. Baked banana bread. Sue, Will, & Margaret here tonite. Sunny. 80 Jerome with mail. Sue, Will, & I to bank this A.M. to sign paper for sale of farm to Don Larson. Jerome brought man to talk about painting house. Platts brought groceries. Sunny. 78 at 10 A.M. Jerome with mail. Letter to Sis. Read, rested, & watched TV. Sunny. 80 at 11:00 A.M. Nice rain last nite. Jerome with mail. Card from Mark, and thank you card from Chad. Letter to Evelyn. Baked biscuits. Dustmopped. Warm. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. To confession before Mass. Dorothy walked from Heibults this P.M., then we walked back. Cards, lunch, & supper there. She brought me back in the car. Cloudy. 65 at 10:00 A.M. Rain, & some hail about 3 A.M. Jerome with mail. Nice. 64 at 11:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Had to push Nancy s letter over top of door. I still in bed. Letters to Jacks & Nancy. Partly cloudy. 60 at 11:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Baby card from Peggy. Letter to Marlys. Nice. Jerome with mail. Read, rested, & watched TV Jerome brought man to talk about painting house. Nice. Jerome with mail. Man here after dinner to start painting. Glen mowed yard tonite. Nice. 80 at 11:30 A.M. Jerome with mail. Man finished painting this A.M. Dorothy here with dress from Sibley to try on. Kept it. Warm. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Glen got me for birthday dinner for him. Also Sue. Helen came up, then he got her. Mrs. Loots, Dorothy and Glenda took us home after supper. Sunny. 83 at 12:30 P.M. Jerome with mail. Card & letter from Sis. Sue & Margaret got me for boiled tongue supper. Helen also there. Pinochle later. Nice. Some thunder, lightening & rain early. Jerome with mail. Dorothy got me after dinner to give me permanent at their place, then came after supper to take out curlers. Nice. 70 at 11:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Letter from Dorothea. Dan had tonsils & adenoids out Mon. Letter to Sis. Baked biscuits. Letter to Pats & Jacks. Nice. 72 at 12:30 P.M. Jerome with mail. Letter from Peggy. Dorothy took me along to visit rest home in Sibley this P.M, with group of Leg. Aux. ladies. Josephine T. here tonite. Sue and Helen stopped in. Nice. Jerome with mail. Water meter man here. Letter to Willies. Sue got me for supper there. Margaret, too. Val & Bernie came later, Sue played cards with us. Val worked on casters of kitchen table. Partly cloudy. 76 at noon. Margaret treated Sue, Helen, & me to supper at Motel. John, Millie, and baby came there, then here for visit. They left, then Theresa & I to 7:30 P.M. Mass. Nice. Up about 9:00 Jerome, Dorothy, Sue, Helen, & I left about 10:30 A.M. for dinner at Blue Mound Turkey Farm for dinner then on to Alda & Marian s. Nice visit, lunch, then home. Rain, lightening, and thunder late tonite. Nice. 80 at 11:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Sue W. stopped in. Read & rested. Cloudy. 75 at 10:00.AM. Jerome with mail. Read & rested. Nice. 80 at 10:30 A.M. Letter to Edwina. Read, rested, & watched TV. Nice. 80 at 10:30 A.M. Letter to Webers. Warm. Read, rested. Watched TV. Edwina got me after 2:30 for visit & supper at Sue s. Roland came later, then brought me home. Rose Hoffmann & Amos Bangart died. Hot. Jerome brought mail, and did bank business. Dustmopped. Glen came to mow yard after supper. Then Jerome & Dorothy came for visit. Warm. To 10:00 with Theresa H. Read, rested, & played solitaire.

8 July Mon. July Tues. July Wed. July Thurs. July Fri. July Sat. July Sun. July Mon. July Tues. July Wed. July Thurs. July Fri. July Sat. July Sun. July Mon. July Tues. July Wed. July Thurs. July Fri. July Sat. July Sun. July Mon. July Tues. August Wed. August Thurs. Hot. Jerome with mail. Got things ready to wash. Read, rested, watched TV. Funerals of Rose Hoffmann & Amos Bangert. Foggy, then sunny. 82 at 11. Jerome with mail. Letter from Edwina. Al Umhofer died last nite. Letter to Edwina. Hot. Glen brought mail. Jerome to meeting. Washed. Sue Wimmer took Josephine and me to welcome coffee for Mrs. Pete Kappes in their new home. 9 ladies there. Hot. 88 at 1:45 P.M. Jerome with mail. Letter from Nancy. Baked biscuits. Glen here after dinner to ask if I wanted to go along with him to Waterloo at 1:00 tomorrow. Funeral Mass for Al Umhoefer. Warm. Packed suitcase, and got ready for trip to Waterloo. Glen here at l:00 P.M. to get me. Got to Willie s for supper. Willie, Marcella, Glen I played cribbage until after 12:00 A.M. Nice. Slept until 11:20. Everyone busy at something. Joan took little ones & me to see Grandpa & Grandma Weber this P.M. Charley stopped in. Glen left early for his big reunion east. Webers drove to Ashton. Got in, and lived at my place over nite. Went to Mass here. Nice. Marcella to 7:30 Mass. Willie, some of gang, & I to 10:00 Mass. Mike, Philip and Johnny came this P.M. John is at Webers. Glen & I to Webers. They got home. Nice. Men all busy outside. Patty picked beans. I helped stem them. Nicky and Nancy stopped in. Jane baked bread for Farmer s Day. Francis & I to see Sister Albertine at Holy Family Hall this P.M. Nice. Glen & I left for home this A..M. Lunch at a Drive-in. Home the middle of the P.M. Unpacked, and rested. Went through mail. Notes to Patty s & Willies. Warm. Jerome with mail. Read, rested, & watched TV Jerome, Dorothy, & Glen stopped in tonite. Jerome raised entry to make door stay shut. Nice. 76 at 11:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Note to Jimmy. Read, rested, & watched TV Cloudy. 62 at 10:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Letter to Sister Albertine. Note to Kenneth Wetzel, Bayard. Cloudy. 67 at 1:00 P.M. Some rain during the nite. Jerome with mail. Letter from Frances. Dustmopped. Letter to Pats. Cloudy. Sprinkle last nite. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Read, rested, played solitaire. Watched TV. Cloudy 73 at 10:15 A.M. Jerome with mail. Letter to Sis. Osceola County Fair started. Read, rested, & watched TV Cloudy. 68 at 10:00 A.M. Nice rain during the nite. Sun out at noon. Letter to Nancy. Dorothy brought Golden Wedding card for Clara Hoit. (Phelps.) Sunny --- then cloudy. 76 at 2:00 P.M. Dorothy brought beans & cucumber, and Frances s letter she d read. Baked biscuits. Letter to Clara Hoit. Partly cloudy. 72 at 10:15 A.M. Jerome with mail. Letter from Dorothea. Sue, Margaret, & Hilda here for pinochle tonite. Sunny. 74 at 11:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Read, rested, & watched TV Jerome, Dorothy, Sue, & Glen here tonite. Glen mowed the yard, Jerome clipped. Nice. I worked some at flower bed. Baked overnite cookies. Glen got trash. Sue & Edwina stopped in this P.M. Nice. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Letter to Pats. To party for Father Reinhart tonite with Theresa H. Nice. Did hand wash. Jerome with mail. Theresa H. here this P.M. with green beans & slicers. Roland, Alvina, Douglas & Rodger here tonite. Roland trimmed tree. Cloudy 66 at 10:30 A.M. Jerome with mail. Read, rested, watched TV Partly cloudy. 75 at 1:00 P.M. Letter to Willies. Read, rested, & watched TV. Nice. Jerome with mail. To confession this P.M. with Theresa H. Sue, Margaret, & Ann Thies here tonite for pinochle.

9 August Fri. First Friday. Partly cloudy. Jerome with mail. Letter from Sis. Sue W. stopped in. Jim stopped in tonite. August Sat. Sunny. 87 at 3:00 P.M. Did Saturday s work. Rested. August Sun. Nice. To 10:00 A.M. Mass with Theresa. Glen here this P.M. for cottage cheese containers to use for freezing corn. Took me along. Lizzie cut off corn. Fred came for supper, then pinochle. Heibults brought me home. August Mon. Nice. Some rain last nite. Jerome with mail. Read & rested. August Tues. Partly cloudy. 73 at 10:15 A.M. Nice rain last nite. Jerome with mail. Letter from Evelyn. Letter to Sis. August Wed. Nice. Warm. Jerome with mail. Letter from Mary Sue. Not feeling well. Pat stopped in this P.M. August Thurs. Nice. Jerome with mail. Feeling better. Read, rested, & watched TV August Fri. Nice. 76 at 10:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Helen came up from S.C. Sue W. brought tomatoes. Sue & Helen here for supper, then Sue got Helen Johannes for pinochle. August Sat. Nice. 80 at 2:30 P.M. Jerome with mail. Said that Steve Imhof was killed last nite on motorcycle. Pat, Dean, & Duane stopped in this P.M. They got Dean from 4 H camp in Neb. Met him in S. City. August Sun. Nice. 82. Not to Mass. Felt light-headed. Theresa H. gave me tomatoes and yellow beans. Note to Willies. Get acquainted party for new pastor tonite. I didn t go. August Mon. Nice. Little rain last nite. Jerome with mail. Baked biscuits. Letter to Patty. Jerome & Dorothy here tonite. August Tues. Nice. 76 at 10:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Funeral Mass for Steven Imhof at 10:30 A.M. August Wed. Nice. 80 at noon. Jerome with mail. Feast of The Assumption. To 9:00 A.M. Mass with Theresa H. Letter to Evelyn. August Thurs. Nice. Warm. Jerome with mail. Read, rested, & watched TV Val stopped in this P.M. with letter from Till. Did hand wash. August Fri. Nice. 78 at 10:20 A.M. Jerome with mail. Letter from Patty saying Bill Niichel had died. Note to Margaret Niichel. August Sat. Hot. Jerome with mail. Cleaned up the house. Rested. Read. Glen got trash at noon. August Sun. 93 at 12:00 P.M. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Letter to Frances. Sue took sick at Motel this eve. Ambulance took her to Sheldon Hospital. Mrs. Kenny Fettes took Margaret & me down there tonite. August Mon. Helen came up on bus at 9:00. Val got her, then took us to see Sue. We came home at noon. Later Helen got call to come, she d turned worse. When we got there she d passed away. August Tues. Val took Helen & me to Sibley to pick out coffin. Margaret went along. Val & Helen to S. City this P.M. I stayed at house. Lizzie came for a while. Also Lena Hoffmann and Helen Johannes. Will came. Celie & Margaret took us to funeral home tonite. Heard this A.M. that Coon Strouth had died. Patty & Francis came this evening. I phoned Marcellas & Denises. August 22, Wed. Francis up early. Patty got breakfast. Dorothy pinned up my hair. All had dinner at the house. Tony & Edwina there. Dorothy took Helen, Patty, & me to Worthington to see Coon at funeral home. Rain. To funeral home tonite. Pat, Dorothea and 5 youngest there. They got phone call Dean dislocated his shoulder practicing foot ball. August Thurs. Patty got breakfast. Jerome with mail. Nicky & Charley here about 5 A.M. Went to Jeromes. To funeral home about 8:30. Willie, Marcella, Bonnie & Carol came. Rolands all, Pat & older boys. Will s families, & Bob s. Friends, too. Sue s funeral at 10:30 A.M. About 100 for dinner in school. Coon Strouth s funeral at 10:30 in Worthington. Note to Virginia. August Fri. Warm. Jerome with mail. Read, rested. Helen, Tone, & Edwina here tonite. August Sat. Some fog. Jerome with mail. Dorothy brought eggs, and did bank business. Read & rested.

10 August Sun. August Mon. August Tues. August Wed. August Thurs. August Fri. September Sat. September Sun. September Mon. September Tues. September Wed. September Thurs. September Fri. September Sat. September Sun. September Mon. September Tues. September Wed. September Thurs. September Fri. September Sat. September Sun. September Mon. September Tues. September Wed. September Thurs. September Fri. September Sat. September Sun. 86 at 12:00 P.M. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Rested. Tone got me this P.M. to go to the house. He & Edwina left about 5:00 P.M. for home. Celie & Margaret came after supper. Took me home. Sunny. 88 at noon. Jerome with mail. Note to Webers. Baked biscuits. Sunny. 82 at 10:30 A.M. Jerome with mail. Letters from Ginny & Ceil DeM. Msgr. Lilly came to get Helen. They stopped in after 1:00 P.M. Val came tonite with some groceries of Sue s. Sunny. 92 this P.M. Jerome with mail. I did machine wash. Hung most outside. Note to Ceil & Ed. Sunny. 84 at 1:00 P.M. Light sprinkle during nite. Jerome with mail. Sue W. came in this A.M. Letter to Ginny & Greg. Partly cloudy. Jerome with mail. Letter from Ann, letter and Mass offering from Sue Strouth. Ironed. Letter to Sue Strouth. Warm. 85 Jerome with mail. They moved into house by B & O Roland & Alvina helped. Mike, Frank, & Charley came this P.M. on motorcycles. Are at Jeromes. Roland got me for supper there. Nice. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Glen got me for dinner there with the gang, & the afternoon. Jerome, Dorothy & I to Drive-in for snack, then he brought me home. Partly cloudy. Labor Day. Ronda Enema here for muscular dystrophy. Roland got me for dinner and supper there. Pats there, except David & Dean. Roland & Rodger brought me home. Nice. 70 Helen came up on bus this.am. Stopped in. Also Dorothy. Then to the bus, & Helen went back. Sunny. 68 at 10:30 A.M. Jerome with mail. Letters from Patty & Rose G. Letter to Rose. Note to Helen. Nice. Jerome with mail. Letter from Sister Ermelinda. Nice. Daily living. Baked biscuits. Cloudy. Rain last nite. Jerome with mail. Letter from Helen. Martin Kolbeck died. Partly cloudy. 66 Not to church. Felt light headed. Just lived. Letter to Sister Ermeldina. Sunny. 70 at 11: A.M. Jerome with mail. Theresa H. brought bulletin. Read, rested, & watched TV. Felt a little better. Sunny. 70 at 2:00 P.M. Jerome with mail. Read, rested, watched TV Sue W. brought over two big potatoes. Letter to Patty. Nice. Helen came up on bus. Irma, Verina, & Lester Meier here this P.M. Also Helen, Val, & Bernie. Val then took Helen to the bus. Shower last nite. Jerome with mail. Dorothy did bank business. Read, rested, & watched TV Sunny. 56 at 10:15 A.M. Jerome with mail. Read, rested, watched TV. Rain during the nite. Jerome with mail. Letter from Frances. Paul got trash. Cloudy. 50 at 1:00 P.M. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Letter to Jacks. Denis & Marlys took me along to Fred & Lizzie s 50 th celebration this P.M. Back here to visit, then to Motel for supper. Brought me home, then left. Partly cloudy. Jerome with mail. Card from Cistullis. Baked biscuits. Sue W. stopped in. Funeral Mass for Marty Honkomp. Sunny. 52. Jerome with mail. Card from Eliz. Trei. Note to Eliz. Trei. Did hand wash. Sunny. 62. Jerome with mail. Cleaned and closed basement windows. Partly cloudy. 56 Jerome with mail. Baked cookies. Read, rested, & watched TV. Foggy. Rainy. 60 Jerome with mail. Letter to Sis. Helen came up. She, Val, & Bernie here this P.M. Val took her to the bus at 3:00 Cool. Jerome with mail. Cleaned up house. Sue W. stopped in. Cool breeze. Sunny. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa. Jerome took me down to open house at the library, council rooms, & fire equipment building this P.M.

11 September Mon. Partly cloudy. 72. Jerome with mail. Read, rested, watched TV September Tues. Nice. 68 Water meter man here. Nice rain last nite. Letter to Mary Sue. Bonnie & Teresa came this P.M. To Jerome s after supper. September Wed. Slept late. Jerome with mail. Girls got groceries at Platts. Everyone rested. I baked biscuits. Teresa got dinner. We to Jeromes for supper. Later to Val s for visit. Rain. September Thurs. Cloudy. Up at 5:30. Girls left for west at 6:15. Jerome with mail. Letter to Tones. September Fri. Cloudy. Wet. 56 Jerome with mail. Prayer card from Cistullis. To Aux. card party this P.M. with Katie Stoltz. September Sat. Cloudy. Jerome with mail. Daily living. September Sun. Nice. To 10:00 A.M. Mass with Theresa H., then to C.D. of. A. coffee in school. Val got me there for dinner & supper. Tony & Luella there. Val brought me home. Jerome, Dorothy, Roland, Alvina Mike, & Lorena here tonite. Also Margaret. October Mon. Rainy. Jerome with mail. Read, rested, & watched TV. October Tues. Foggy. Jerome with mail. Letter & card from Sis. Letter to Sis. October Wed. Cloudy. Jerome with mail. Card from Mary Sue, touring Germany. Helen came up. Liechty put up new antennae. Margaret stopped in. Sneak took Helen to bus at 2:45. Dorothy here with new dress. October Thurs. Cloudy. Jerome with mail. Dorothy did bank business. Baked biscuits. Sue W. stopped in. Read & rested. October Fri. Sunny. 50 at 9:30 A.M. Jerome with mail. Letter from Dorothea. Hand washed 2 dresses. October Sat. Cloudy. Dustmopped. To confession with Theresa H. Read & rested. October Sun. Cloudy, then sunny. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Jerome got me for dinner. Glen home. Came for Marilyn s wedding on Fri. eve. Jerome brought me home after dishes were washed. Dorothy to shower for Jackie Kniper in school. October Mon. Rainy. Did daily work. Got machine, etc. ready to wash tomorrow. October Tues. Partly cloudy. Jerome with mail. Did machine wash. Rested, watched TV, read. October Wed. Cloudy. 56. Rain last nite. Read, rested, watched TV October Thurs. Rainy. 57 Jerome with mail. Brought up wash & ironed. October Fri. Rainy. Jerome with mail. Baked cookies. Jerome, Dorothy & I to Rolands tonite. October Sat. Rainy. Jerome with mail. Baked biscuits. Francis Weber phoned this P.M. that they d be here tonite. Got here about 8. Jerome, Dorothy, and Glenda came, then all went to dance in George. October Sun. Sunny. Patty mixed meatloaf, and put in oven. She, Francis, & I to 10:00 Mass. Took meat loaf along to Jeromes for dinner. Social afternoon, coffee, then to my place. Webers packed, & left. October Mon. Sunny. 58. Jerome with mail. Note to Mrs. Robert Snyder. Letter to Evelyn. Pat phoned they have baby girl. October Tues. Sunny. 46 Jerome with mail. Letter to Sis. Read, rested, & watched TV October Wed. Sunny. 54 Jerome with mail. Daily living. October Thurs. Sunny. 58 at 1:00 P.M. Jerome with mail. Baking biscuits. October Fri. Sunny. 60 at 3:00 P.M. Jerome with mail. Baby card & letter from Dorothea. Read, rested, & watched TV. October Sat. Sunny. 65 at 3:00 P.M. Jerome with mail. Letter from Bonnie. Dustmopped. Helen, Bob, & Lorraine up from S. City. October Sun. Sunny. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Helen, Bob, & Lorraine here for breakfast & dinner. Bobs left for home after dishes were done. Helen & I to see Sue Wimmer. Later Sue took us to Reiters for 500. Then Sue took Helen home, then me. October Mon. Oct. 22. Sunny. 60. Letter to Bonnie. Theresa Schneider & Josephine Tremmel here tonite. October Tues. Oct. 23 Sunny. 74 at 2:00 P.M. Jerome with mail. Letter from Frances. Read, rested, & watched TV October Wed. Oct. 24. Sunny. 62 at 11:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Letter from Evelyn. Letter to Pats.

12 October Thurs. Oct. 25 Sunny. Jerome with mail. Mrs. Platt brought groceries. Baked biscuits. Read, rested, watched TV October Fri. Partly cloudy. 48 at 10:30 A.M. Jerome with mail. Letter to Kathy. To Aux. card party with Theresa H. this P.M. October Sat. Mostly cloudy. 43 at 2:00 P.M. Jerome with mail. Letter to Mark. October Sun. Cold wind. Sunny. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. Roland got me this P.M. for supper there. David & Charlotte there. October Mon. Sunny. Frost. 44 at 10:30. David, & Charlotte here after dinner. He took off screens and put on storm windows. Letter to Helen. October Tues. Partly cloudy. Jerome with mail. Letter from Sis. Pat stopped in this P.M. October Wed. Sunny. 40 this A.M. Daily living. Goblin night. 102 came. Ended up giving them pennies. October 31 Nov Thurs. Light sprinkle. To 7:45 A.M. Mass with Theresa. Dorothy brought letter from Marcella. Read & rested. November Fri. Cloudy. Jerome with mail. To 7:30 & 8:00 Masses with Theresa H. Baked raisin bars. Joe, Lennie, & girls here at 6:00 P.M. Gave them lunch. November Sat. Nice. Jerome with mail. Letter from Edwina. Dorothy here at 10:00 to pin up my hair. Letter to Jacks. Baked biscuits. November Sun. Cold wind. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa. Jerome w& Dorothy here after 12 to take me along to Estherville, to see new baby. Laurie Ann. Supper, then home. November Mon. Sunny. 30 at 11:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Dorothy did bank business. Letter to Sis. November Tues. Cloudy. 32. Jerome with mail. Box from Cistullis. Letters to Edwina & Helen. Baked biscuits. November Wed. Cloudy. 40 at noon. Light rain last nite. Letter to Marlys. Read, rested, & watched TV November Thurs. Partly cloudy. 28 at 2:30 P.M. Jerome with mail. Letter from Helen. Note to Sis. November Fri. Partly cloudy. Jerome with mail. Dorothea sent back letters I d left there for them to read. November Sat. Partly cloudy. 40 at 3:00 P.M. Jerome with mail. Baked cookies. Dorothy here to pin up my hair after dinner. David & boys came to get the organ from garage at house. Alvina s father died last nite. November Sun. Sunny. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. To Funeral Home this P.M. to see Alvina s father, then to Roland s house for visit, & coffee. To Jerome s for supper,. Then pinochle. November Mon. Mostly sunny. Jerome with mail. Letter to Marcella. Read, rested, & watched TV November Tues. Sunny. Jerome with mail. Letter to Helen. Funeral of Alvina s father in Sibley this P.M. November Wed. Sunny, then cloudy. 50 at 12:00 Jerome with mail. To Fireman s pancake and sausage supper tonite with Theresa H. Big crowd. November Thurs. Cloudy. 36 at 11:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Baked biscuits. Read, rested, watched TV. November Fri. Partly cloudy. Jerome with mail. Read, rested, watched TV November Sat. Sunny. 41 at 10:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Usual g daily doings. Letter to Webers. Evelyn phoned tonite that Till had died. Roland, Alvina, Douglas & Rodger here tonite. November Sun.17 Cloudy. 36 at noon. To 10:30 Mass with Theresa. She said Andy Stoltz s mother died this morn. Rested & read. November Mon.19 Foggy this morn. 44 at 11:00 A.M. Jerome with mail. Letter from Kathy. Read, rested, etc. Did hand wash. November Tues. 20 Cloudy foggy. Sprinkle. Jerome with mail. Took me to house to get permanent. Glen brought me home after dinner. Rested. November Wed. 21 Jerome & Dorothy here after 7:00 A.M. to go to Till s funeral in Kranzburg. Val also. Ran into icy roads past Brookings. Stayed at Till s house until time for Mass. Judy, Bob, and others there. Did not go to Watertown for burial. Had lunch afterwards, then went home. Here after 10:00 P.M. November Thurs. 22 Thanksgiving. Slept late. Glen here after 11:00 to get me for dinner at Heibults. Paul brought me home after supper. November Fri. 23 Cloudy. Jerome with mail. Read, rested, etc.

13 November Sat. 24 Partly cloudy. Jerome with mail. Christmas card from Sister Theomilla. Dustmopped. Daily living. Glen got trash. November Sun. 25. Cloudy. 38 To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. David stopped in on the way home, hitchhiking. Gave him noon lunch. Glen got us to go to their place. He later took David home, on his way back to Ames. Jerome & Dorothy brought me home after supper. November Mon. 26 Cloudy & foggy. Jerome to Sioux City for jury duty. Dorothy went along to shop. Helen up on bus, and stopped in this P.M. Then Sue Wimmer & Theresa H. came. Had coffee, then they left. November Tues. 27 Some fog, cloudy, then some sun. Jerome with mail. Letters from Frances, & Bonnie. Dorothy brought cards she d bought for me in S. City. Later she brought candles for Advent wreath. Platts brought groceries. Letter to Jacks. November Wed. Nov. 28. Sunny. Jerome with mail. Letter to Sis. Rested. Notes to Pats, & Tone. November Thurs. Nov. 29 Nice. Jerome with mail. To Aux. card party this P.M Phoned Roland about TV tonite. November Fri. 30. Partly cloudy. 32 at 10:30 A.M. Jerome with mail. Christmas card from Sister Celine. Liechty here fixing TV. Read, rested. November Sat. Dec. 1. Sunny. Jerome with mail. Daily living. December Sun. Dec. 2. Foggy. 38. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa H. To Armstrong with Jerome and Dorothy this P.M. to see Denises LeAnnes, Kennys, & Denises there. December Mon. Dec. 3. Cloudy. Jerome with mail. Letter to Willies. Read, rested, & watched TV December Tues. Dec. 4. Cloudy. Jerome put letters under door. Cards & letters from Patty & Sally. Letters & cards to Sally, and Donnie, etc. December Wed. Dec. 5 Cloudy. Little snow. Jerome with mail. Cards from Luella, Peggy, and Readers Digest. Letter, etc. to Kathy. Gus Thies died. Dorothy did bank business. Pat stopped in. Letters & cards to Jacks & Virginias. December Thurs. Dec. 6. Sunny. 14 Jerome with mail. Let me read Mark s letter to them. Card from Sr. Albertine. Letter to Webers. December Fri. Dc 7. Sunny. 35 at 1:30 P.M. Jerome with mail. To confession, & 11:30 A.M. Mass. First Friday. Jerome brought calendars, and Ford book. Card & letter from Edwina. December Sat. Dec. 8 Immaculate Conception. Partly cloudy. To 10:00 A.M. Mass with Theresa. Read & rested. Note to Willies. December Sun. Dec. 9 Cold wind. To 10:00 Mass with Theresa. Then to C.Y. O. pancake & sausage breakfast in school. Rested. Paul got me later for supper at Jeromes, & cards. December Mon. Dec. 10. Mostly cloudy. Jerome with mail. Cards & letters from Barbara, Lowdens, Cistullis, Kenny, and Clara Hoit. December Tues. Dec 11. Cloudy. 22 Jerome with mail. Cards from Randy, Jean, Luverne, & Arthur Phelps. Thank you note to Sis Randy, & Arthur. Margaret phoned they took Val to Sheldon hospital. December Wed. Dec 12. Sunny. 30 at 10:15 AM Jerome with mail. Cards & letters from Dannys, Tommy S., Eva S., Vals, Grandpa Weber. Dorothy brought poinsettia from them, also eggs. Got 8 stamps for me. Card to Val. December Thurs. Dec. 13. Cloudy. 22º at 12:30. Jerome with mail. Cards from Denise, Sr. Clara G., Sister Angela Ann K. Wrote out cards, & read. Got machine ready to wash. December Fri. Dec. 14. Snowing. 40º at 1:00 P.M. Jerome with mail. Cards and letters from Liz Spartz, H. Sherman, and Del Rio. Letter from Kathy. Washed. Ground white this morn. Got sausage from Willies, and poinsettia from Jacks. Letter to Willies & Jacks. December Sat. Dec. 15 Mostly sunny. Jerome with mail. Cards, etc. from Bobs, Ginny, Judys, Willies, & Pattys. Brought up wash from basement and folded it. December Sun. Dec. 16. Sunny. -6º To 10:00 Mass with Theresa. Jack phoned from Miami this noon. Long talk with him & Frances. Rested. Wrote some cards. December Mon. Dec. 17. Cloudy. 0º Jerome with mail. Cards and notes from Bonnie, Sis, Rose, Donnas, & Clarence Webers.