noon we read did chores and listened to Enah play the piano. Dick got up and had a bath before dinner, got Dad. to shave him and went down town about the middle of the afternoon as he says he is going to church to-night. Frank spent most of the afternoon skating on the ditch out here from the lane fence up to the oak trees and down in Bannister's gully. Very cold and strong west wind, a little snow other wise not a bad day.

Monday February 9th

It froze about the hardest yet last night and has been pretty cold and breezy all day, but was bright and sunshiny paetof the time, and snowing a little part of the time. We didn't do any thing but chores and Dad. cut wood. Mrs McBride was here washing all day and as it was toocold and raughty fr ~Tiddums in the kitchen Frank had to stay home to look after him in the dning room Dad. and Enah. were contemplating a trip down town this after noon to sign the deeds to the lots but Mr. Shawey who is buying them and a Mr. Ross broguht them over this afternoon and saved them the trouble. The option is up on them to-morrow so they wanted to get things settled.He paiod Dad. a check for the six hundred. Jonas was here most of the afternoon selling seeds. Dad. gave him an order for some of L.P. Gunson's seed oats and we are going to make out and order for hoim tonight of garden seeds from Simmers Nobody was dwn town to-day, so we haven't got the mail.