Author: David Haldeman

Tuesday, February 5, 1957
To Noltings at Ashley for foliage plants & violets. Worked on statements PM. Water heater delivered & Daddy out to work on it. David to scout meeting & Kathy to basketball – Meeker – we won. David & I cleaned out drawers. Bed 12:00. Thatcher put up wood duck box in Sycamore. [Trella note later: Ducks nested but box washed away in 1959 flood]

Monday, February 4, 1957
Worked on statements some. To band parents PM & then worked on their books after coming home. Stopped at Hamors for Forsythia to use for them at Country Club in 2 weeks.

Sunday, February 3, 1957
Worked in greenhouse while kids at church then David & I took off for Castalia to meet Milan & Alice Gorby & 14 kinds of ducks & geese. David & I on up to lake & watched ice fishermen. Home in fog about 7:30.

Saturday, February 2, 1957
Kathy up & baked pies which I took to her bake sale on my way to work. Groundhog saw his shadow good. Temp about 38. Kathy to party at Caroline Foos tonight. Nancy Jordan & Alan Fix dropped in. Put new heading tape on rec room draperies. Bed 1: AM

Friday, February 1, 1957
Banked – to work until 1:30. Garden Club at Helen Williams. Supper at folks. Morrisons up & bought David’s old track & switches. $8. Got heading & hooks for rec room draperies. To Scout Office to work on yearly report. David & Keith’s all night. Kathy to basketball at LaRue with Swishers.

Thursday, January 31, 1957
Helen Hanning out at noon & we house cleaned rec room – 2 fish died! Kathy fixed pizza pie for supper.* Ironed slip cover & draperies. Malathioned everything in greenhouse. Bed 12:00 – Dead tired.

[*No doubt Chef Boy-Ar-Dee pizza kit]

Wednesday, January 30, 1957
Took David to school – they overslept – and then on in. Folks to Forest PM. Drew out $100 to cover water heater. Kids in after school. Kathy bought slacks & sweater. I met them at 5 – Had supper at Isaly’s & then to see “Oklahoma” – Wonderful. Home 10:00 & bed.

Tuesday, January 29, 1957
Daddy & I both bought hot water heaters. Him gas $79 – me electric $100 at Sears. Then to Reynold Aquarium & got aquarium & grass for food. Fixed them. Walt out to dicker on who gets kids for dependents. His offer is $80 a month & I get them. He can pay $90 without it costing him 1 cent more.

Monday, January 28, 1957
Dick Grimm really put out today – only two of us in the shop but daddy delivered. I got terrific headache & quit at 5:00. Home & to bed.

Sunday, January 27, 1957
Took off for Gorby’s after lunch. Kathy, David & I & Pat Esterline. Graydon WIlliam looks like a baby & has the usual doting parents. Alice’s school friends there, too. Milan gave us tropical fish. Then to Mary Baker’s for wonderful supper but I got sick with a headache. Her heat lamp fixed me up. Home about 10:30.