Dear De and Joe,

I received your flowers and sure was so proud to wear them. Thank you so much. Kay was here and rather spoiled my day. Had to take her along in an old seersucker homemade dress and a faded old blue coat dress hanging 4 inches below it so you can very well see how I felt. Dad wore his brown suit and I wanted to wear my black suit dress but it is a mile too big for me now. I had my hair cut short and it looked so nice the girl at work wanted me to get a purple outfit with my white hair. It is so white. I paid Cardaze in full so that is out of the way.

Ed and Helen were in and I got a sachet bag full of rose buds to put in my dresser. It smells so nice. A box of candy from Addie Black from Dar. Lord supposed it is very nice. We ate at a Roman cafe and had lunch with Dar and Jerry and Dar took us to the curtai and he paid. Was very nice to us so mother was very happy, your card I am trying to find a frame for it. It is so wonderful I want to keep it.

How are you getting along and how was Emaline? Did you like her and was she nice to you? I would like very much to see her. Tell me about your visit there.

Mrs Edgrist cleaned my 2 front rooms and washed the curtains and I am all through now. Put in a victory garden. A little of everything. Mr. Warhhin went to Alaska and the old home looks tough to say the least. Dar’s little place is very cute.

Had a letter from Bud. He is ok.

301 And Regh Base
CoP1st Bn.
APO 100
c/o Port Maslig
New York NY

So you can write to him and do that little thing he asked us to write more often. The war looks pretty good in our favor now or at present. I am going to get a nice wrist watch for Dad’s day. I am sure he will like one.

How is my little girl? Is your back alright by now? I have been pretty good lately. Work terribly hard. Make the dough. We are going to remodel the old place when they move out so we won’t do a thing now. Buying 2 bonds a mo now. Going to put in our eofal next week. If you don’t need all your sugar, send us the stamps and I will put in a few things for you and Joe.

My hope it will be over by winter, hope so anyway. Will write tomorrow and thanks again for everything. You are wonderful child dear and I love for it. With all my love to you both.

As ever,

Mother