Author: Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine

Sunday, December 7, 1986
Dave slept until 10:00 and left at 11:00 for Oleta’s. She will take him to Worthington to catch his ride. [Ink faded for rest of entry]

Saturday, December 6, 1986
Dave home about 10:30. Had lunch and took a nap. Kathi called and talked to him. We both left about 4:00- he to Oleta’s and me to Mosher’s for conference. They have their Christmas tree up.

Shopped and home about 7:00. Dave in to change clothes to take Oleta to Christmas Dance at River Valley. I watched TV and then worked on book.

Friday, December 5, 1986

Chapter 9 on “goop bomb” finished and editing for chapter 10 11 POWs and started editing MED. Finished Christmas letter. At 4:00 went with two Mary’s and Carl to Leaf Restaurant by I-71 Lorena having problem passing running tests in Marine basic training at Parris Island.

Thursday, December 4, 1986

Rick’s Floor Covering man out to figure on new living room carpet. Will take up old and move part of it to rec room. Total $1,750! Probably lay it after christmas.
Wrote my 1986 Christmas letter- two pages and didn’t get half the stuff in that I did.

Compiled chapter 9 of SOP- “goop bomb” manufacturing. About half inch snow and low 30s

Duffy getting so big and insists on laying on my lap while I type.

Wednesday, December 3, 1986
Mary out with Thanksgiving pictures. Sent some to Kathi. Told Howard Dr. Whitehead would be out to see him and then he didn’t come or call.

Cleaned house some. Cooked beef and noodles. Worked 8 hours on SOP till 12:00 midnight. Got chapters 7 and 8 done.

Reading “The Mammoth Hunters” by Auel again.

Cap Appreciation went up 35 cents yesterday guess I sold at right time!

Tuesday, December 2, 1986
David’s seminar LK Convention Center postponed to next Tuesday.
David called to ask me for $2,000 to buy an IBM compatible computer with hard disk. Can’t handle his volume with present equipment. Called Cap Appreciation Mutual Fund Boston Co and asked to have $5,000 transferred to my cash management fund.

Called Mike Frandson and told him sample layout was not acceptable. In to shop and copied layout of Jim Thorpe book and sent to him. Stopped for carpet samples. Was able to transfer to Ruth’s files with David’s new instructions.

Monday, December 1, 1986
Thought I could finish up cleaning up chapters 1 through 6 by noon and go to travelogue on France with Mary and the Bakers, but worked on it all day.

Finished “Through a Glass Darkly”- will Koch’s have a sequel on Barbara in Virginia?

Sunday, November 30, 1986
Nice sunny day but I spend it all at the computer. Got chapters 5 and 6 ready to edit.
River flooding lowland but pond didn’t overflow so it would take the duckweed out.
David Schoonover called to tell me I didn’t need “sic” after Wednesday August 31st, 1814- I erred that August had 30 days but said he always enjoyed my articles.
Who is David schoonover? Mary knew him at Tecumseh.

Saturday, November 29, 1986
All day at the computer. Good thing I have a view out the window.

Friday, November 28, 1986
Royce here. Finally got in to Howard’s room to clean and he wasn’t too upset. Dust an inch thick.