Author: Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine

Tuesday, February 14, 1984
Delivered to Caledonia school & River Valley Gen Tel before getting to work at 9:15. David had gone in at 8:00 & was just leaving with 54 deliveries West. George Longacre, Bob Lichtenberg & Debbie ?? also delivering. Terry Zacharias helped until 1 – very busy – David left for SW Marion Co. about 5 & got home at 11:00. Total of 450 deliveries. I was totally exhausted. Home about 7:30 – Last delivery truck in at 8:30.

Called Kathi – Mary & Ken back from Hawaii on schedule. Mary snorkled near Capt. Cook monument.

Monday, February 13, 1984
David up from Cincinnati to help deliver. I went in at 9:00. Had small conference on how to enter wire service information for accountant & then go too busy to finish. I routed all day.

Maxine Marshall & Mary Jo Baker in to work on computer for cemetery records.

Picked Dave up at 3 to “jump”* & he brought Chris Opp with him. Got a pizza to bring home at 8.

David brought his check book programs up & showed me how to run it.

[*ride along on deliveries to jump out of truck and run delivery to door.]

Sunday, February 12, 1984
Dave slept until 1 – I worked on cemetery records.

In at 5 to attend sub-party for BYF & parents at Trinity. Klenzman & Curry’s wanted input from parents on what they expected for their children from BYF. No one but me even knew what BYF stood for. Told them what BYPU* had meant to me in developing leadership & friendship.

[*Baptist Youth Fellowship and Baptist Young Peoples’ Union]

Saturday, February 11, 1984
Watched Winter Olympics – skate dancing gorgeous.
Dave chipped ice off lower driveway.
Paper looks exactly what I wanted – brings room together.
Space Shuttle Challenger landed in Florida 1st time.

Invited Mary Jordan for lunch – had “impossible bacon pie” – a bisquick quiche – tossed salad, fruit salad, brownies & coffee. Showed her some family treasures from Mother. Went through closets & gave her 3 ft. stack of clothing for her family. Nice to have a one to one visit. Howard ate lunch with us. 50 degrees.

Figured out In & Out order “formulas” for figures to give to Holbrook. Looks like Cheryl has been giving accountant wrong information & I thought she knew what she was doing!

Friday, February 10, 1984
Royce here to clean. In town at 9:30. Got belts for sweeper. Stopped at shop to copy Whitman agreement & sent to Judge Myers. Bought sunflower seed & salt for ice melting.

Stoppe at 229 E. Fairground & spoke to Debbie Alexander – her husband called her – wouldn’t talk – ask if they rec’d eviction notice – “Yes, & they would be out by first of month. Talked to City Hall (?) and they said had to make arrangements to pay back rent.” Made me sick to see condition of house.

Picked Cat up at Kantzer’s Vet. Stiches in her paws. $30 for declawing, $15 for shots. Ralph Hedges finished decorating $551. Picked Dave up at school so could bring his 36″ x 36″ table home. Fried rice for dinner.

Thursday, February 9, 1984
Blizzard in Sarejevo. Alpine events cancelled.

Ralph came just as I was leaving to take Cat to Vet for declawing. Sure hated to leave her. Deposited Hecker’s $900 + insurance check for Ken’s hospitalization. To shop & Gloria Marshall.

Ralph had hall painted & working on paper hanging when I got home. Practiced calligraphy.

Bob Whitman over with agreement between him & MCHS – his attorney made very few changes. He brought Dave book on back-packing & had proof of flyer for book.*

[*Book on Jim Thorpe]

Wednesday, February 8, 1984
Ralph started papering. Looks rather blah-.

Took Dave in for haircut at 5:30 – Maxine Marshall working on computer cemetery records. She took Dave to Mary’s * I went to Calligraphy Class – did lower case [calligraphy script:] efghijkl – We’ll never get through the alphabet & do some projects in 3 more lessons. Got groceries after picking Dave up.

Watched opening of Olympics. Magnificent – costumes – formations, etc.

Tuesday, February 7, 1984
Practiced calligraphy after bfst with Howard. Ralph patching ceilings & sizing walls to be papered.

Picked Mary Brocklesby up for MCHS board meeting changed to first Tues so Dick Bryson can be there. Discussed getting bicentennial money for MCHS – supposed to have been $3,000 left bu not at Home Federal. Decided to give job to Frank Selby on bid on finishing back room. Will urge Co. Commissioneers to erect marker at Courthouse to commemorate 100th anniversay. Landscape plan approved.

Monday, February 6, 1984
Ralph Hedges here at 8:30. Patched walls, took grass cloth wallpaper off living room (Oscar Beck put in on in 1960’s) & sized walls. I did calligraphy. Wrote agenda for MCHS Board Meeting tomorrow night – letters to Mary VanAtta Bishop & Martha Romine – Figured rental expenses – showed a not loss of $56 on the 4 properties – But withdrew $7,000 from profits – Depreciation & interest gave me the tax loss.

Maxine Marshall & Corrinne McAfee on my computer at shop. David took Karen to Columbus today for checkup by Dr. Davidorf. She sent me an “engagement” card for a joke.

Sunday, February 5, 1984
Another 2″ snow!

Washed the hall walls ready for Ralph Hedges tomorrow. Worked on Green Camp Twp Cemetery records.

Took Dave to BYF at 6:00. Went to shop to copy Sierra Back Pack Material to send to Tom in Sparks. Gave Dave #35 check for deposit. He slept in Rec Room until 2:30.

Watched “On Golden Pond” on T.V. Katherine Hepburn, Henry & Jane Fonda.