Friday Dec. 24th. Nice day but very cold. Did up parcels - did some shopping. Went to S.S. to practise at 2 p.m. Went up to Mother's in the morning to see Nell and Doug. Bud was here in the evening to take parcels around. Waited up for Dick who arrived on train at 11:30 p.m. Saturday Dec. 25th. Beautiful day - cold & Sunshiny. Charles gave me a purple silk "Rain or shine", a beautiful walnut & cane chair and a pair of fur-lined gloves. Dorothy - pair of white kid gloves, pair of grey suede gloves & book, Clare - silver sandwich plate; Margaret - Centre piece, Alice doily, Douglas Caldwell, doily, Mrs. Caldwell embroidered pillow cases, Mother Silk hose, Charlie & Alice Record file, Isabel knit me a wash rag, Miss Small - calendar, Miss Ward - holders, Mrs. Ryan - Box of Mary Anne's. Duncan - calendar with