Friday December 24th

I spent the day doing chores and husking corn. Dad. went down town this morning and took a ham down for tomorrow's dinner and fixed up the big turkey that Huby provided for the feast. Frank took a pie over to tom Butler and got a Christmas tree dover ther which he and Dave McBride took down this afternoon Marj. has been tearing around all day cleaning up the house and making preparations for Christmas Miss McQueen & her mother and Miss McNelly were over to-night just before her and brought us a mince pie. To-night Marj. and I went down and played Santa Claus we called at the Bugleys's the Monteith's and the McQueen's where Marj. delivered home made Candy jar Christmas - and we did some shopping and cally at Aunty's for awhile.

Christmas Day.

I went over rather late this morning and did a few chores and then we all went down to church. Marj. and I came home and had a picnic brunch and spent a very happy after noon celebrating our first Christmas in our own home and picking up things to put on the tree. I went over and helped do chores and at six we all congregated at Auntys for Christmas dinner. Mr. Johnson brought