Saturday November 25th

It froze too hard for Dad to plow this day so we did not do any thing much. Louise came along this morning about half past ten Mr. Bawlby had to come down to a council meeting and he brought her down and said he would call for her to night. About eleven o'clock we three boys went back to the gully to have some fun. We slid on all the ice we could find that would hold us at all and tried to on a lot that would not hold us and consequently got our feet good and wet. Dad had to go over to Vyse's to see a sick horse or rather a horse that got its foot hurt. This afternoon Frank and Dick went down town this afternoon and got the boxing gloves Enah and Louise also went down. Aunty was over for a few minutes this after noon Dad and I sawed wood most of the after noon. We waited up till all hours to-night as Louise expected Mr. Bawlby. We boys went to bed about ten o'clock. He came about midnight and just as Louise got to bed but she did not go with him.

Sunday November 26

I got up this morning of my own accord for a change and helped Dad to chores. We three boys went down to Sunday school and Daddy Enah and Louise came to church. After church I arranged with Bob Miller to go up to Carpenters with him and get my sheep. Dad and Dick went up to Val. Leary's and fixed old Dandy's teeth. We all came home to dinner (a couple of fat roosters dying yesterday had something to do with it), Aunty too. Miss Bawlby came for Louise just before dinner and they went just after. We did not get through dinner till about three o'clock and no chores were done. I did them up and because Dad had to go down and bandage Vyse's horse's foot. The horses were about starved Old Harry especially. Dick and Frank went down with Dad and Dick went on down town. Tonight Daddy and Enah went down to church to- night and left us here alone. We were very good. Aunty went down town town this after noon to have tea at the Lawries. It has been a beautiful day to-day.

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