Category: Trella Diaries

Saturday, December 13, 1986
Got all of Part I formatted and printed out except the picture captions and text.

Had call from Rick’s- carpet is in and they will lay it next Thursday.

Had call from Thurman of St. Thomas, Ontario asking for more info on Jacob’s Well.

Friday, December 12, 1986
Royce here to clean and I ran myself ragged picking up ahead of her. Managed to get Howard to bring his urine soaked bedding and clothes out to wash.

Christmas card from Ed Steerman in Lewiston, Idaho. I hadn’t heard from him in 15 years. Butterfly pal- Kathi’s classmate.

In to shop to copy chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 for Moshers. Took layout and sheet from ICP for them to okay. Also took copy to Hal Boncutter for his evaluation.

Thursday, December 11, 1986
[No entry]

Wednesday, December 10, 1986
Got a late start but still managed to get in 10 hours by working till 1:00 a.m.

Tuesday, December 9, 1986
David in to LK Convention Center to set up at 8:00 and I got there about 8:45. McKinley Room- nice size six tables set up for people and three for display. Don Wells, salesman from Newark came but not one funeral director. David couldn’t help but be disappointed but he didn’t show it. He and Don and I worked all day on improving TerraForms. I was the “stupid user” and did a did find a bug or two. He left Marion at 4:00 to play a job with Burt Farber’s band in Cincinnati. Mary and I wrote Christmas cards with our pictures.

Monday, December 8, 1986
Got chapter 11 of part 1 SOP done an “oleo” of all the stories that didn’t fit elsewhere.
David in about 7:00 p.m. from a day with a client. Had stopped at shop and loaded their Epson to use tomorrow at the seminar. I had called about 20 of the 150 funeral directors that he had sent invitations to- not much response.

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.