Author: David Haldeman

Tuesday November 13th 1979
Terry sick- virus so Dave and Kass delivered. Roger up and I took him with me on delivery to LaRue. Mother didn’t want to go even though it was sunny. About 40 and she thought it was too cold.

Monday November 12th 1979
Battery stolen from truck and a flat tire. And Hornet won’t start without jumping! So Terry used my car for deliveries until he went to doctor at 3:30 and so I took last delivery.
Call Mathews Ford about van that was ordered September 21st and got run around again. I don’t think they like our deal.

Sunday November 11th 1979
Howard upset over death of his sister Alice’s husband in Cape Coral, Florida. Had cancer. Alice alone and sight gone in one eye and can’t drive. Years ago Howard was ready to go live with her and then she said “Don’t you ever lay a hand on me!” when Marguerite was sick Alice treated her so mean that one day Howard couldn’t stand it and shook Alice. But when she brought it up like that he wouldn’t go live with her and came here instead.
Worked on genealogy charts most of the day.

Saturday November 10th 1979
To shop to load up for talk at Tri-Rivers for the Homemakers Open House. Lot of milling about until started after 2 other speakers and then the whole 400 must have been watching- many standing. Stayed for lunch.

Friday, November 9, 1979
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Thursday, November 8, 1979
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Wednesday, November 7, 1979
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Tuesday, November 6, 1979
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Monday, November 5, 1979
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Saturday November 3rd 1979 [64th birthday]
Everyone should have the Royal Treatment I had when they have a birthday. So good to feel loved as my friends made me feel. After the 11:30 Skok-Greenwood wedding the shop gang unveiled my cake “The Marion County 1979 History”. So cute I couldn’t bear to cut it before going to the “tasting tea” at the First Presbyterian Church as Erma Hutchman’s guest. 40 dishes on the menu and the cookbook containing all the recipes. Then went on a shopping spree and bought black shoes $28, a rust suede dress $38, a rust coat, zip-out lining $99 and 4 chains. On sale Monday so the clerk gave me the sale price of 2 for $5.55. Took mother some carnations and the cake book and left some for her and Roger. He sure is getting that place cleaned up. David called and he bought a Canon AE-1 with 1.4 lens and a 70-215 Vivitar Zoom. Jordans and Hecker’s picked me up at 5 to go to the Pioneer Mill Restaurant in Tiffin for dinner. Carl got stopped for speeding in Sycamore but nice cop didn’t ticket him. Delicious dinner with a birthday cake for me. Home about 9 watched “McArthur” on TV and I’m still stuffed.
Shop people gave me a Krementz rose stick pin, Mary & Kenny, Allen Eckert’s “Wilderness War”, Mary & Carl popcorn and pecans.