Year: 1978

Tuesday February 14th 1978
Got stuck in driveway backing out, but dug myself out & into work at 8:30. Barry Baker in and took the 40 deliveries to doctors for Marion Health Organization plus south. Streets miserable. Temp High 18 and low 9 but didn’t wrap things. Never would have got through. I took two deliveries with Tommy Mattimore to run for me. Mary in at 4 and took Smeltzer Road- Prospect- Norton. Used both her cars. Shop jammed full whole day. Lil, Nell, Isabel, Nellie and Wanda and Nancy in showroom with Cheryl on register. Phone rang constantly. Took no orders for delivery all day. Ted left about 1 he did most of the rose orders. Paid him $300 for 8 days work. Claprood came through with plenty of flowers Tuesday. Had Laura do wedding and I did Caledonia delivery. In bed at 7:30. David called at 8.

Sunday February 12th 1978
In to shop about 11. Dave, Laura, Tonya, Cheryl S., Ted and Mary working with Kass and Cheryl Knapp posting. Mike and Sue delivered. Threat of storm didn’t develop. Mary took a North Country delivery and then then took mother to Richwood.

Sunday February 12th 1978
In to shop about 11. Dave, Laura, Tonya, Cheryl S., Ted and Mary working with Kass and Cheryl Knapp posting. Mike and Sue delivered. Threat of storm didn’t develop. Mary took a North Country delivery and then then took mother to Richwood.

Saturday, February 11, 1978
[No entry]

Friday, February 10, 1978
[No entry]

Thursday, February 9, 1978
[No entry]

Wednesday February 8th 1978 I20 low 10
Mike back and suddenly he’s not taking too much time on deliveries. Did my talk with Jerry Harding help? Gary Oehler and Hirts Salesmen in. Carnations seem to be in short supply. Letter from Bob Fishgrund and he has grandiose schemes for Stan’s memorial. Guess [illegible] budget of $12,000 doesn’t seem worth bothering to him. Wrote Edgar telling him to ship before February 18th or after March 10th. Dinner with gang at Turoff’s. Class of ‘33 seems to want a 45th reunion so BBB will start planning.

Tuesday February 7th 1978 – 1400 – 5 Lil and I to Ponderosa for dinner.
Jerry Harding called saying Mike sent home from school sick and would be to work. I had delivered in Caledonia on way to work and then took Morral delivery. Stopped at mothers with cards to stamp. She had letter from Walt [first husband Walter Haldeman] and Mary Sheneman. Ran an east delivery. Dave took hospital and I took west. Last house on Keener Avenue still snowed in. Had to hike up snowdrift to get the door.
Called Shorty. She enjoyed visit to Don and Rita in November in historic Massachusetts.
Kathi called- all settled in Railhead apartments in Bethany Oklahoma and kids in school.

Monday February 6th 1978
Took truck to Race Motors to get bodywork that Sue caused running it into tree in November.
Jerry Harding in to check on how Mike Martin doing. Told him okay but very slow. Very busy with funeral. Ted Sansbury in till Valentine’s Day. Had to put him on funeral work. Did eight pieces in two and a half hours several firesides. Need more like him. Dave said we did 73 funeral pieces Saturday.
Bed early still achey. Called travel bureau for trip reservation.

Sunday February 5th 1978

Snowing- three more inches. David called saying wouldn’t be up as Karen’s car being restored and not completely painted and his in garage.
Lazed the day away. TV had 25 years of ABC programming. And I’ve lived here for all of them!
Wrote Don Schuster and Marjorie Patterson. Mr. Sharp of Peacock came out at 7:15 and found leak under TV room and had it repaired and heat in house by 8:15. Stopped up water that had seeped into rec room.
Called Wilda and she’s delighted I’m coming for visit.