Wednesday December 22nd We hooked up Joe & Queen to the bobsleighs this morning and drove down town with Aunty Alice's cream and beets Queen went fine considering it was the first time she has been hooked up to anything. Frank got home at noon and his Christmas holidays have begun. He and I husked some corn this morning and about five o'clock Dad. & I & the baby drove Joe & Ginger down to the cutter. Tonight I went down town and stayed down at Aunty Alice's all night. Aunty left for Toronto this morning to stay with Roy for Christmas week. Walter & Elsie are coming there tomorrow but sleighing not good. Snowed most of day. Thursday December 23rd I went down to the train this morning to wish Marjorie a Merry Christmas before she left for home. Essie was down to see her off Aunty Alice got up and had breakfast ready for me when I got back. I walked home in time to drive Dick down as it was raining hard. It has rained most of the day and the snow is nearly all gone. I husked corn and did chores most of the day Dad. has cut up pigs and has them all cut up and Enah has most of the lard rendered out. Frank has been making a knife drawer for Enah. Last night Frank went down to the Mud Street school show (Bertha England's) with the Ryerse's, they went in bobs this time. Friday December 24th I spent most of the morning cleaning out the chicken houses and tacking cotton in the windows. Tom Abbot came in and got a rooster. This afternoon Dad. went down town to get his hair cut and Frank and I to do some Christmas shopping. Dad. and I came home to-gether. The town seems to have quite a few soldiers home for Christmas. I saw Billy Loan in uniform didn't know he had enlisted. Frank is going to try and catch some pigeons for Hec. Henderson's shooting match to night. Very mild but cloudy all day. Christmas Day I drove Enah and Frank down to church in the cutter this morning with Joe and Ginger but as all the chores had to be done up this morning and one of us had to look after the baby so I came back home again. Dad. and I then dressed up and drove Joe down in the buggy to the James where the whole family of us partook of Christmas dinner we took the baby down with us, the McPherson family were all there too. We had a dandy time especially Frank who had a cigar after dinner and spent the remainder of the after noon in the Catholic church shed. We came home about four and then I drove Harry & Belle down and got Aunty Alice and Aunty Ida and