Sunday January 4th

When we got up this morning which was late we found ourselves almost snowed in, so we had to get right to work and spend an hour or two shovelling ourselves out. but by breakfast which we had somewhere in the vicinity of ten o'clock we had the buildings pretty well connected by canals through the drifts, some of the paths are pretty roundabout but we took advantage of all bare spots along the sides of the buildings and made them part of the paths. We put in the rest of the day doing chores Dick couldn't very well get down town this afternoon so he slept till noon and this afternoon he helped us move the piano from the parlor to the living room and Enah played for us most of the afternoon. Tiddums also tore off a little ragtime for us but spent most of his time on the floor. No one has been off the place to-day and no outsider been on it. It has been cloudy (mostly) cold and windy but as the snow had packed a little it didn't drift much to-day, it is milder to-night.

Monday January 5th

Dad hooked up Joe to the cutter and drove the boys down this morning as Frank had to start back to school, the drifts were pretty bad but he only had to break the trail to the corner as Ed. Forest had been up to Ivey's. Dad noticed just before he started out that Joe had rubbed rhe skin off all under her fetlock we supposed on Ginger's rope, she has been pretty sore on it all day. Dad. came right back and we did up all the chores this morning. After dinner we both drove down town. Dad. voted for Ed. and then I don't know when he went as there is a new law or else an old one being enforced that no one except the candidate can drive a oter to the polls, so ad.lent ed. the horse to do a little canvassing with, we took Belle because Dad. thought if he wa allowed to drive any elderly ladies to vote they would not be at all afraid to ride behind Belle and they kight be with Joe and Joe'sleg was sore. and Belle needed the exercise.