got home we found W.J. Thompson here. He had come over to get Dad. to be Santa Claus at the Sunday-school Christmas Tree but Dad. told him he would have to stay home with Tid. and suggested Cecil to him as being equal to the job. We got the chores done up in fair time and Dad. went down to Aunty's for tea and then to church. The Bishop was here to-night and held Confirmation service. Cecil was one of the ones to be confirmed. Marj. Tid. & I stayed home The storm died down by noon and except for the wind was not a bad after noon at all.

Monday December 19th

The first thing Dad. & I did to-day after we got hings fed up was to string a piece of wire from the barn to the horse stable to keep the animal s for m the yard from wandering across the wreck an frunning nails on tneir feet. We had to put one post in to stiffen it. Dad. had to go out to the old gtaden to get a;ice of wire. Lloyd Ryerse came in to see iof Dad. would acr as chairman at the Shannd's school concert on Friday night. This after noon we sopent most of the time gathering up rubbisj from around the barn but