Author: Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine

Friday, March 16, 1984
With Mary to Columbus to visit Rowland & Mary Vanatta Bishop- Angus Vanatta’s granddaughter. She had invited her brother Alva from Oak Harbor & sister Fern from Columbus also. Had a wonderful day getting acquainted & eating lunch. Then all to visit Vera Vanatta Bohrer – Mary Vanatta’s aunt at rest home. She was all dolled up for us & told me about Eliza RIley Hildreth- Considered her a real lady & particular house keeper – A day to remember.

Thursday, March 15, 1984
Bob Whitman & Steve White met here to iron out questions on Thorpe Book. Needed to keep pages at 126 so I suggested they use the roster pictures 3 on a page instead of 2 which saved the 4 pages needed. So now we are back to a $6,400 contract. Steve says index typesetting included in the price so all he needs is a straight print out.

Finished income tax. Another 4 hours – found a few minor errors & didn’t change tax. I have to pay one bit – $1,647.00

Wednesday, March 14, 1984
Worked on index until Dave came home – In to LK to have dinner with Jordans & Heckers as they have chimichanga on Wed.

Walt had heart catherization & after second doctor’s opinion will probably have bypass surgery.

Tuesday, March 13, 1984
Worked all day on index correcting errors & then entering them. Did get it to print out finally. Baked snickerdoodles for Altrusa – hostess tonight. Took Dave to get launch pad ($19) & battery ($8)- for the rocket to be built for Indus Tech & then took him to meeting. Helen May Chairman of our hostess committee. Each brought 3 doz cookies – had green punch. Took cookies left to Mobile meals. Grocery shopped & home exhausted at 9:30. Worked cross word puzzle. Sen Hart good showing in primaries.

Monday, March 12, 1984
Up at 8:00 & David & I started on index again. By noon had a 3 column printout – lunch – & then a pix, school & team index. Jackie in to work on Osborne Executive for David’s client. The Osborne Exec arrived that he has sold on Funeral Director’s program.
Left at 3 – stopped at Elder Beerman & got 2 pr. Bend-over slacks @ $12.99 each. Home by 6:45 – to bed at 9:00 – tired.

Sunday, March 11, 1984
To David’s about 9:30. Road to Waldo snowy & blowing made drifts but cleared after Columbus. David & I started on Thorpe index & worked until 12 with time out for Josh 7th birthday dinner & gifts. Meisters over & enjoyed visit with them.

Saturday, March 10, 1984
To Eber Baker School at 8:25 to judge Science Fair. Teamed with Bob Bernow to judge 6 botany projects – no superiors.

Picked Dave up at Marys & went over to 229 where girls were cleaning – what a change! And sure smells better. Got home just before Bob Whitman arrived to go over 2nd proofs. Talked for abou9t an hour after we finished & then “played” with David.

Friday, March 9, 1984
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Thursday, March 8, 1984
Another snow storm 8″

Wednesday, March 7, 1984
12 degrees 20 degrees
Practiced Julianna Bickel’s baptismal certificate for the last calligraphy class. Made nice meat loaf supper but Dave refused to eat. When I saw the mess in the Rec Room (It looked like the way the Alexanders left 229 E. Fairground) I took pictures of it which Dave described as “sick” on my part. Took him to Driver’s Ed at 5 but he was not scheduled. Poor communication with authority.

To Gloria Marshall & then calligraphy & then Genealogy Meeting & then Big Bear. Dave had cleaned Rec Room when I got home – But had sprayed black paint on carpet.