Category: Trella Diaries

Monday, December 23, 1991
Christmas Day for me
David & Susannah woke me at 9:00 – I finally got sleep & hadn’t heard a thing. Mary was here & ready to make Belgian Waffles for breakfast. Also has sausage & orange juice.
And then we opened gifts – what took me all day to wrap took the recipients about 3 minutes to open. Mary gave me her picture framed – a book of Ohio city maps – a ceramic house & candy bars – Symphony chocolate & licorice toffee. The kids gave me a finer towel, a corn de-silker brush & a set of spie labels. David gave a book ‘A Trip to New Connecticut in 1810” by Margaret Dewight – a 20 yar old – Same period the Hildreth’s made their trip over the Pa mts. Karen brought a buck of her fine cookies – many kinds. Kathi sent a $50 JC Penny gift certificate & a Yosemite calendar.
Gave the family the salad bar at Ponderosa for Christmas DInner about 3:30 – Then they left for Cincinnati & I came home & lit my Christmas lights.

Sunday, December 22, 1991
Busy all day – last minute prep & getting dinner. Had to go to Marion to get mushrooms & beef bullion for beef stroganoff. Haldeman’s here at 4:30 & Mary came after dinner. Then guests started coming in – So good to have so many of Mary J’s family – about 15 of the 36 here. Sarah played flute solo Oh Holy Night – Helen Romine & her whole family here. Missed Marilee, Geneva & Carl Jordan – but life goes on!

Saturday, December 21, 1991
Royce cleaned with new Eureka sweeper – says it pulls the dirt out better. I cleaned the refrigerator & the attic steps & washed window sills & shutters on front porch. Exhausted when Royce left at 1:30 – Came at 10:10 – gave her $35 & asked Howard to give her $20 since she cleans his room too.
Took an hour nap since I’d worked 4 hrs straight.
Richard Francoviglia called from Arlington TX to wish me Happy Holidays. Loves setting up new dept of Southwestern Studies at Texas Univ. Congratulated him on ‘Hard Places.’
Wrote checks for Haldeman’s & put them in books.

Friday, December 20, 1991
Made an artemisia wreath on grapevine from material Martha gave me. Also made double batch of Chex Mix.
Can’t seem to get to bottom of all the piles of papers.
In at 3:30 to Mary Jordan’s – Mary H &I to Prospect Hocking Valley Depot for dinner – Mary J’s Christmas treat. Took her a Terradise door piece that I made & a Hemmerly’s calendar.

Thursday, December 19, 1991
0-32
Dave’s birthday – age 24!
Wrapped presents – called Dave for his birthday – Dee not staying at home – Dave says she’s depressed & needs time to herself.
Mailed video transfer kit to Kathi – $9+ priority mail (arrived in Reno on Monday)
Furnace made big noise so called Voisard. Workman said bearing may be going out. – replaced coupler – Bill $64.

Wednesday, December 18, 1991
32 AM – 17 11:00 PM
Printed and sent about 120 Christmass Letters without the carol sing invitation. Took them to Caledonia to mail. Then to UPS at 11:45 but their holiday hours are 12:”00 to 6 so went on in to Sears to get more towels for David’s family. Also got him sweat shirt jacket. Had chili lunch at Wendy’s – To SuperX – got 10 crossword puzzle books for Howard. To Kroger & bought 2 Ameriflora passes – for Mary & me for Christmas. Grocery shopped for weekend – Back to UPS – 3 boxes cost almost $20 – not sure they’re worth it (arrived reno on Monday)
Back home & made a door swag for Martha Neveill from Terradise white pine & cones, foxtail, read bow & silk holly on a slab of white oak bark – like I sent to Dee & Dave & Kathi. Took it over to her – She’s scheduled for hip replacement in January. Park has only 10 lb water pressure – only a trickle during peak times.
David called for Uncle Allen’s address – wants to send him a card. Told him about July 16 check for $100 for FoxPro made out to Terradise Computer Systems – told him to use it for Terradise Computer Systems investment! – And ordered FoxPro through channels.

Tuesday, December 17, 1991
Kathi called about 9 – good talk. Spent the whole day wrapping packages for Dave & Dee, Kristi & Kathi & Bob – finding boxes, packing & sealing them. Created shipping labels using labelPro & also my return label. Wore me out.
Then started on the rest of my C’mas letter mailing & worked on it all evening.

Monday, December 16, 1991
OAHSM 5 hrs
EHMA 2 hrs
TO Columbus at 9:15 on snowy roads until Waldo. OAHSM Exec Committee meeting. Only Jim Oda, Don Beckett & me + Local History Staff. Decided Agenda for the Futura III will be Feb 23, 24 at Deer Creek State Park – & not much else. I took my analysis of Annual Meeting attendees showing only 76 people were registered who were not board, presenters, award winners or staff for a total of 148 listed as attendees. Then I opened a few eyes.
Stopped in Westerville at MicroCenter & picked up Xtree & FoxPro books & 5 ½ and 3 1/2 disks.
Home by 4:00 & got C’mas letter finished that are invitations for Carol Sing. Met Mary at Turoff’s for dinner, she took me to Young’s Sohio (BP) to leave my car for oil change. Was down to 1 qt1 No wonder oil light came on! – Then she took me to EHMA Board meeting. Finally voted to make a reasonable offer for the Lincoln-Mercury Bldg – $75,000 & 3 mo. option. Mike Dietsch won’t be on board next year – so Willis & my concerns about him becoming president were unfounded. Mike gave me a ride to Young’s. Home about 9:00.

Sunday, December 15, 1991
32-15
Worked on creating Christmas card labels, writing, printing & readying for mailing my C’mas letter. Card from edgar Buensucesco suggesting the ‘Newsletter’ form. Changed yes from logical to character field & then labels printed.

Saturday, December 14, 1991
MCHS 2
Came to me overnight that by changing logical field to a character field I might be able to select & print labels.
It worked!