Audrey: It is kind of cool today.  It is starting to get cold!  There is snow .  But I don’t care.  I do not have to drive.  Spen comes and gets me!  My life is good, couldn’t be better. I don’t have to do anything. Just sit.

Audrey: I am watching it snow. There is 5 to 6 inches of snow. Everything is so pretty, as long as I don’t have to be in it. Everything is covered. It’s very pretty. I can’t see anything but snow. There are no kids around here.

Audrey Mae MacDonald and daughter Deardra at Thanksgiving

Audrey: I am looking out the window and watching the birds. There are 30-40 birds.  I can count 10-12 every minute. I am looking out to the feeder and there are snowbirds and a red cardinal, at least five flying up and down. There is a brown one with a sharp beak and that bird is as big as a blue jay.  It is all brown but I don’t know what he is called.  He likes suet!! I had my back yard loaded with birds (at the 420 East Greenwich Avenue house) and Dad was so mad. The birds made such a mess.

It snowed and everything is so pretty off the trees, on the ground. It is pretty clean! Buddy’s feet hurt in the snow, so Ernie had to carry him back.

I went with Spen and Brenda to Lisa’s house. Lisa has a nice place to live. Everyone seems so well off. Doug called and he is busy with water aerobics.I went to Deardra’s home and Stephanie’s boyfriend’s father and his brother were there. Robert makes such a big turkey dinner. Stephanie’s friends kept coming in. Stephanie’s got a good job. She dresses pretty and looks really pretty.

I think that kids today do not need to get married. They do not need to do this or that. They can be independent. It is best not to have kids and be independent.

Audrey: Brenda had the fluid drained. Sharon and Amy were up from Florida. They invited Amber to spend a week with them in Florida. Spencer is OK. Julie lives on Amanda Street. Isn’t that great. The name of her street reminds me of Aunt Mandy.

Audrey’s Christmas Place Mat with Two Deer Design

Audrey: Yes, it was around 1955 and they came out with paint in a tube, so I drew two deer in the snow. I loved those paints in a tube. It was so easy and no messy paintbrushes to clean up. Deer do not bend their knees. They just spread out (their front legs) so I have them both spread out and eating. I made many place mats for family and friends. Between you and Doug, the note cards with my drawings on them will be all over the world. My nice card. Oh that is great. You never realize what can happen. I don’t know whether my family will be rich or not, but I hope you can make some money off my work. Everybody seems to like them.

Audrey: I’ve been up for a while, but I was having a nap. Every thing is going fine. I get up, take naps, read, busy all the time, looking at something. I go to Spencer and Brenda’s for Christmas Day and I play cards. Meagan loves to play cards. I’ll spend Christmas with Spencer and Brenda, wherever they take me.

Audrey: I have a pen and pencil set. I like writing paper in boxes, stamps and big envelopes. I’ll write to Stella. Margie and Julie. We stayed up and watched the ball come down. A pretty ball comes down on New Years Day. I don’t get out too much in the snow. I like to ride to the beach and go to “Back to Basics” (Nutrition) food store.

Audrey: There is a weakness in my whole body, even talking. Sometimes my arms ache a lot. “Everybody has their own little hill to climb. I’m sitting on top of it. I have no more climbing to do.” Any chance of you coming lately?

William J.B. Spencer, MaryJane Vaughn Spencer and Betty

Audrey: There are two people with a big dog and they are being yanked along by the dog. (Laughter) I always had Betty, a nice quiet dog. She died in the street. Doug left in his old Ford and Dixie (our dog) followed him. We’ve had our ups and downs with dogs. E-ow, our cat, could say his name! He followed Dawn with Vaughn in the doll carriage. E-ow used to go over to the Campbell’s^* because Addy had a cat named Whitie. And then we had Sardy.

*Aunt Jeannie Campbell and sons, Addy and Dick, lived next door to the west when we lived on East Greenwich Avenue.  Aunt Jeannie also had a son named Franklin who died young. We as children never knew him.

Audrey drew the picture of family dog Betty

Audrey: Belinda is on a break from school. She is into the third semester. She enjoys working in nursing.  She will be an R.N. when she passes the board.  She has a 5 hours drive (238 miles) to get here.  Belinda took me to Walmart today. I am looking for a white winter coat, a tan, thin coat.  Lisa came over for supper. Vaughn came too.