Little Things Matter

In case you are wondering if the little things (and not so little) you do for people matter...here's a page from one of Mom's journals from 2002....

The “Favor of God”

1. Let the brake lights go off so I could use the car. 10/14
2. He gave us dish and two receivers for Angel network
3. My lunch paid for by Mom 10/15
4. S.S. check came 10/16
5. Sue paid for our phone chat
6. Dave is home working on spring 10/17
7. Dave wired the TV so I can use it on porch 10/18-20
8. 12 souls were saved, 15 recommitted themselves to Jesus at the ladies seminar in Jamestown
9. Giving me my husband.
10. A home and land in VT
11. My vehicle paid for in cash
12. My children and mates all born again
13. Healthy grandchildren
14. My car’s brake lights came on – just needed fluid
15. A stroll with Sue, my neighbor
16. Dave and Josh cut wood for Dad and I (Oct. 29, 2002)
17. Dave closed hole in basement so mice can’t come in
18. Doughnuts given to me today 10/29
19. Special card for mother-in-law’s day from Joseph 10/29
20. Dad opened car door for me, took me to Scotties for supper after voting; He showed love in listening and doing. 11/5
21. Dad blessed me all day. We were only inches apart all day. I’m favored and blessed. Thanks, Father. 11/14
22. Rainbow in sky at Cindy’s and no snow, dry roads most of the way home. 12/1/02
23. They had the cookbook I wanted at Barnes and Noble. The bathrobe I wanted was at BJs. 12/2
24. Dad had a nice fish lunch at Weathervane with Mom. 12/2 Chris called, Cindy called, Steve called.
25. Met Dave Jr. at Price Chopper; it made our day full. 12/1
26. A blessed day with Dad at home. He worked on couch and I baked and got paint for cabinet. Dad is opening car door for me. 12/5
27. Gram paid for my breakfast. 12/11
28. Dave Jr. and Josh cut wood for Dad. ½ price Gooseberry Patch books 1/30/3

Dad Robison Famous in Ohio Newspaper!

Various vendors spring forth for bazaar in Salem

Published: Saturday, March 14, 2009
By D.a. Wilkinson

SALEM — Today is the big day at the bazaar.

People who work or who have children may not have made it Friday to the first day of the Salem Memorial Building Association’s spring bazaar. Dolores Rogucki, supervisor of the building, said it is the 41st annual spring bazaar and the first of three bazaars the association has every year.
“Each one is different,” she said. The spring event will raise about $800 for the association, which is a nonprofit organization. The vendors are in the building’s gym while people can eat upstairs, which will also benefit the association. Rogucki said attendance was about par for the course. “We’re happy with what we have. I think we’ll do well,” she said. Vendors described business as ranging from a little bit slow to very good. The show was also a kickoff for many vendors who will spend the next months setting up at similar shows. And the wares on display catered to men, women and children.

Jerry Robison of Cortland was displaying classy pens and tools that were in part made with exotic woods. “They’re all handmade. Ninety percent of the wood is imported,” Robison said.
Each takes 21‚Ñ2 to 31‚Ñ2 hours to make. It was his first year at the Salem bazaar. He normally sets up at events in Trumbull County. Robison said he got into manufacturing the items after he retired and his son suggested he get a hobby. Robison said he had noted a downturn in the economy starting at shows late last fall.

Pam Hammell of Salem was making and selling handmade jewelry. She said it was her second time at the show. She makes her own designs that incorporate gold and silver plate wire and beads. Another item was a choker made of tiny glass beads. Kathleen Dice of Hubbard was hand-painting marble eggs. She also regularly decorates lampshades, dishes and vases with her fine art. She said she had been in the business for five years. She regularly sets up at the Hartville Marketplace and Flea Market and said she will soon be exhibiting her wares at a festival at Tower City in Cleveland.

Carolyn Latronica of New Middletown was selling the books everyone can use: books for children and adults. As a mother of three children, she knew the need for a steady supply of books. Instead of having a gathering at her home to sell plastic ware, she has book parties. “The children’s books are the best,” she said. It was the first time she set up at a craft show.
Latronica said, “It’s doing really, really well.”

wilkinson@vindy.com

Family Birthdays

Happy Birthday to Sarah, Matt, Isaac, and Hailey and Brailey! Whew! Busy month for some parents huh?

Ear

I had an appointment with an ear doctor today. She turned me upside down and made my world spin out of control. Then she sat me back up and spun again except instead of going around, it went up and down. I did NOT like this as it made me feel like throwing up! I have to go back in 1-1/2 weeks to have her do some type of therapy where she does it again! I have vertigo caused from my right ear. It makes me sick to my stomach and hard to move much.

Dad and Mike and family are in Myrtle Beach. I hope they aren't freezing. I saw that a winter storm is going through the area. I think I'll call him on his cell phone tomorrow and see how he's doing.