Author: David Haldeman

Monday, December 2, 1957
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Sunday, December 1, 1957
2 weddings. headache. Mr. Howser over & transplanted African Violets – To church for David baptism – to Mary Jordans for cookies. Home 10:30.

Saturday, November 30, 1957
Not too busy for a Saturday except walk-in trade. Kathy worked on tomorrows wedding. Paris out to hunt & had breakfast with me. Got 3 rabbits. David with him. Daddy out & cut up wood.

Friday, November 29, 1957
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Thursday, November 28, 1957
Thanksgiving
Worked on wedding til 12:30 then to Mary’s for wonderful dinner. Kathy helped her. Judy Rockwell there & she helped me finish wedding for 4:30. Supper at Mary’s & home late.

Wednesday, November 27, 1957
$150 in Thanksgiving orders so we really worked. Sold 22 turkeys & 10 cornucopia. ALso $92 funeral work. Had waffles for supper at Marys & watched Mary Martin in “Annie Get YOur Gun” Home 11:00!

Tuesday, November 26, 1957
Folks & Mary & Rocky out & mother baked fish. The 75# barrel arrived & the crate of citrus. Fish really something. Up to 3 ft. long! Kings, groupers & Spanish mackerels.

Monday, November 25, 1957
Mother & Daddy home at 2:30 & we weren’t all spruced up like we hoped. Brought so many things home for us – Plants – coconuts, fruite – shells. Kids in after school – Kathy to movie – visited & home 10:00.

Sunday, November 24, 1957
Thelma Swisher over AM to order flowers. David & I worked out again – mostly on West Bank by big dead elm. Hutchmans out PM for rabbit supper & Bill drilled nuts for us for Della Robbia wreaths. TV & bed at 11 PM.

Saturday, November 23, 1957
Slow start on business but ended as a usual Sat. Busy! To Senior Class PLay “Boarding House Reach”. Watched “Rhapsody in Blue” on T.V. Gershwin storyl. Bed at 1:00!