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224 April 10 - 8:15 P.M. Tuesday My Dearest Darling: I'm glad this day is nearly over - its been such a black one - do you suppose its ever going to get bright again - Gosh, sweety, I wonder how long its going to be before I fell as happy as the day you got your orders last spring - that really was a day! Oh darling, I do so much want to be with you, to love and play and be happy again - these days alone without you are such hell - This afternoon Wendy and I stopped by to see Kay and Glen. Poor little sweetie, she fell down and missed the stone platform in front of the fireplace by about two inches. Two narrow squeaks in one day is just too much for [pg 2] mummie. The house is wonderful, and Kay thinks that we have a good chance of getting it next Fall. The owner lives up near San Francisco, and his little girl starts school in September. It's a pink stucco house trimmed with dark brown wood, and it really is a home. There is an immense living room with a mammoth stone fireplace, a master bedroom and bath, good sized nursery and large kitchen. The furniture is very good, the living room has two comfortable chairs, sofa, desk, dining table, radio stand and miscellaneous small chairs and end tables. There is a large sunporch enclosed and opening off the living room. Both the bedroom and nursery have large double beds, bureaus, etc - the kitchen is very well equipped and bright-loads of closets, painted walls [pg 3] and hard wood floors. It's the kind of house you like as soon as you walk in the front door, and it doesn't have the ‘summer home’ aspect of so many of the houses here in Carmel. I guess I told you the rent is only $55, and in comparison its worth lots more. Kay is going to speak to Paul?, the owner this week when he comes down, and let me know what he has to say. I was amazed to see the sun porch crowded with just the sort of boxes I've been trying to get. Kay informed me that they are G1 wooden foot lockers and wood in ammunition boxes, and that Wally can pick one up at Ord for me! No doubt you know what sort of a box I'm referring to. Glen has one enameled white and it makes a perfect toy box. [pg 4] Another thing about the house - the sunporch could easily be made into a combination sewing and play room with lots of space to spare. There are two houses on either side, and a little old lady lives in the basement of the house - It really couldn't be a much better set up and we’re going to be awfully lucky if we get it. Wendy had her first real bath in two weeks tonight - I washed her hair and damn if it didn't curl after it was dry - She has a tunnel curl, across the top and one down the middle of the back of her head - comme ςa [drawing] the wisps are growing longer over her ears too - Maybe its being around Glen - he has the curliest hair I've ever seen on a baby. Had a letter from Dede this morning - she is thinking of coming to California for her vacation - Right now she's working on the San Francisco connection [pg 5] for P.R.R. in Washington. Gosh sweety - I keep seeing Wendy with that quarter in her mouth - I didn't get at all excited at the time, but I don't feel so good about it now. If anything happened to her, especially with you away, I don't know what I would ever do. I'm tempted to walk down to the P.O. tonight, but guess I’d better not - will write a note to Muz enclosing two of your snapshots and go to bed. Your ever loving - Bobby
