Author: Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine

Monday, September 3, 1984
Cool rainy day. Mary and Ken out with their trip schedule. Dave slept until 1:30. worked all day on Cemetery records.

Called David to tell him about Judy leaving.

Sunday, September 2, 1984
Worked all day on Cemetery records.

Judy and Greg Etter over about 11:00 a.m. Showed them landscaping. Then Judy handed me a typewritten note saying she has taken job managing Norton’s Flower Shop in Bucyrus. Will start there in September 17th.

Saturday, September 1, 1984
Called Mary Jordan to wish happy birthday and tell her I had to work at Historical Center so could not go to Nancy’s picnic near Mount Gilead. Sent her silk arrangement in stoneware pitcher. To Center at 1:00. Took stones to build ledge at bottom side of steps to hold soil and water. Norm [Vogt] there and helped. He is so anxious to learn about Society. Went through desk and moved sales table to back room. Took Huber catalogs to basement. Exhausted. Brought McDonald hamburgers and french fries home for supper. Worked all evening sorting boxes of Courthouse book- Jim Thorpe and miscellaneous stuff. Cool rainy day but only 1/4″ rain 69° High.

Friday, August 31, 1984
Problem with monitor on Executive and the big one. David called saying he and Bob Rau will be up Wednesday about 5:00 for Genealogy Society program and stay over Thursday. Want to have all records entered for Cemetery by then. In town after school for Dave to apply for a job at Wolohan’s. Supper with Mary and Ken at Islay’s. Dale Hecker had heart attack and is in intensive care. Stopped at Carl Lehner’s and he gave me lima beans and squash and a 40 lb pumpkin to display at Center for popcorn parade. Bought headlamp and hard hat at Depot Sales and got application. 3 weeks allowance for Dave. Called Kathi- she’s concerned that with Don retiring he may have cut off allotments to Dave and Kris.

Thursday, August 30, 1984
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Wednesday, August 29, 1984
Dave is teaching himself to play guitar – one string at a time.

Tuesday, August 28, 1984
Mary and I to Columbus. She looked at Museum displays while I attended publication committee meeting of OAHSM. Decided to let new education employees edit newsletter starting next year. Mary and I had lunch at Mark Pi’s Chinese and then went to Alum Creek Nursing home to visit Floy Morris. She was so glad to see us. Took her out on lawn. Spent about 1 hour with her. Home about 5:00

Monday, August 27, 1984
Dave is a junior! Taking Industrial Tech III, drafting I, English 3A, American History, Biology and Plane Geometry. Ouka, exchange student from Germany in his drafting class so now he’s studying German on his own.

Sunday, August 26, 1984
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Saturday, August 25, 1984
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