Wednesday, December 30, 1868

This has been a splendid day. The sun has shone clear and bright. We washed to day, and this evening we have been sewing carpet rags.

Will has been to New Hudson to day to see Rob, him and Mr. Lyon. He went to get some money that Rob owed him.

I have a visitor to night. It came about noon.

There is quite good sleighing again now.

Tuesday, December 29, 1868

This has been a splendid day. The sun has shone clear and bright. We washed to day, and this evening we have been sewing carpet rags.

Will has been to New Hudson to day to see Rob, him and Mr. Lyon. He went to get some money that Rob owed him.

I have a visitor to night. It came about noon.

There is quite good sleighing again now.

Sunday, December 27; and Monday, December 28, 1868

Sunday, December 27, 1868

This has been a stormy day. It has snowed most all day and it is very cold to night.

Maria and Rob have both gone back to night. Will has gone down to hear how Julia is. I could hardly wait until he gets back, but he says she is about the same as she was yesterday, so I think she will get over it now she has lingered so long.

Monday, December 28, 1868

This has been quite a pleasant day. We have been melting snow to wash with tomorrow. We are out of soft water.

Mr. Lyon was here this morn to see Rob, and we had a peddler here this afternoon. We sold him our paper rags. We got some black trim, thread, and some needles, and a lead pencil.

Will has been down town. He says Julia is better. He got a letter from Add.

Thursday, December 24; Friday, December 25, and Saturday, December 26, 1868

Thursday, December 24, 1868

This has been a nice day. Melia and I went down town to see if my Box had come. We called at Mrs. Chappel’s and then went down town and found my Box had come! It came Tuesday night, so I guess we will go down and get it in the morning if we are all right.

I expected a letter to night, but there was none for us. I don’t see the reason they don’t write.

Friday, December 25, 1868

Well, Christmas is past and gone. One year has passed. It don’t seem ½ that to me! This has been quite a cold day, but Billy and Clara and I went down and got my Box this morning. Everything came real good! My shoes are nice. The express age on it was $2.85¢. I took down 11 pounds of butter. Got 30¢ per lb. I took down my shoes to be ______.

Saturday, December 26, 1868

This has been a pleasant day. We have been doing a little of everything to day. I have been distributing my goods to day. They were well pleased with them.

Maria came up this afternoon to stay until tomorrow night.

Melia and I went down town this afternoon. Heard Julia Mcain was very sick and expected to live till morning. I really hope she will be well!

Rob has just come home.

Tuesday, December 22; and Wednesday, December 23, 1868

Tuesday, December 22, 1868

This has been a cold, blustering day. We put the sausage in bags and then iorned, and this evening we cut carpet rags.

Will has been down town this evening, but he did not get any letters. I expected one.

Maria is down to Mrs. Andrews yet.

I have my goods.

Rob has come to night, but I guess it has not.

This is a cold, stormy night.

Wednesday, December 23, 1868

This has been another cold day. The wind has blowed all day. There was quite a flurry of snow last night, but it is all drifted up in banks.

Will went to mill to day. He took 5 bushels of wheat.

We finished up cutting carpet rags this afternoon, and this evening Melia and I made some holders.

Monday, December 21, 1868

This has been quite a cold day, but not as windy as yesterday. We washed this forenoon, and this afternoon Melia and I cut some meat real [?] to cut into sausages. We made about 41 pounds. We put it through the cutter this evening.

Pa has been out to James Hoten’s this afternoon to make an arch for him. Rob is at New Hudson yet.