Vol. 25, No. 5 [Kay—letter missing]
Vol. 25, No. 6 [Rose]
February 12, 1947
Dearest Sadie—
This writing finds our general outlook much brighter than the last, thanks be to God. My complaint is gradually wearing itself out, and the family as a whole has been well for at least a month. It’s not very often we can say that! I know you’re fussing about the chain not reaching you before Lent begins—but you can stop worrying now.
Nobody gave out about the Christmas exchanges and I thing it’s interesting to know, so I’ll start it off. Gee sent me a darling gold lapel pin in the shape of a clock—a cuckoo clock, complete with the birdie, and weights and a pendulum which really swings. Also an album—a Christmas story called “The Littlest Angel” narrated by Loretta Young, which we enjoyed very much.
David and I are off to Wilmington this coming Saturday, God willing. We are planning to board the streamliner at Silver Spring so he can have the additional thrill of watching it come roaring up the track. Of course we’ll spend an additional 40 minutes en route by doing so, but what won’t we parents do to please our children! Weren’t the pictures of Ann interesting? Paulie tells me that she has heard from Dick and that they are out of their trailer and into an apartment. I am so glad for them. It must have been a very inconvenient way of living.
Sometime ago I saw a cartoon in Collier’s, which I meant to cut out and send to them, but of course never did. It showed a girl standing at the door of a trailer, and here husband strolling up casually, saying “I flunked—get ready to roll.”
Paulie also tells me—pretty damn seldom anybody writes to me!—that she has already received a note from Gene in California. Won’t we all be anxious to read her contribution to the next round! More power you, Gene. I’m sorry you went so far away, but I do sincerely wish you a great happiness and contentment in your new home.
We has some pictures of the children made recently and they turned out pretty well. As usual, the tariff was too high to admit of our ordering copies for all, but one of these days soon I’ll send them around so you can at least see them.
We have had a week of the most fiendish weather. Snow, ice, 9˚ temperatures (well, once anyway) and a bitterly cold wind blowing for days. This is unusual for Washington, but the strangest part is this. We have positive proof that the mischief is the direct consequence of the Roosevelt administration. Although it didn’t become effective until the Republicans came in.
Love to you and all
Rose
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