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203 March 23 - 8:30 P.M. Friday My dearly beloved: I'm sort of half hoping for a Special tonight, after two mailess days. All I've been getting is bills. Beginning this month I'm putting twenty five dollars in our savings account each time an allotment check comes in. It isn't going to be easy, but I do want us to have enough so that we won't have to borrow any more. Helen's furniture and household stuff arrived early this morning - eight barrels and about seventeen large crates. The unpackers can't come til tomorrow so all the stuff is piled in front of the house and all over the garden. I went down to school this afternoon to pick up Bobbie. It was fun watching the children in the playground, and rushing out of the classrooms - boys picking a fight with the first fellow handy, and the little girls fussing with hairbows [pg 2] and stopping to pull up socks or retie shoelaces. I took Bobbie on down with me to see Mr. Haller the cabinet maker, about the box. It is to be ready next Friday - all hinged and sandpapered. I'm having it made square 23” wide 16” deep and 23” long, then when Wendy uses it for her toys, she won't have to take everything out to find something on the bottom. Helen had a letter from Walter today written on shipboard and mailed in Seattle. He wasn't at all happy about living conditions and said the food was terrible, but even at that, he thought they were better off than the group that left before them. I forgot to tell you about the ball game we had here in the living room. Bobbie, Mike and Wendy all on the floor - legs apart -rolling a big ball in turn. Of course I had to help Wendy, but she giggled and laughed every time the ball came to her and thought it was great fun. Last night I was restless and [pg 3] had a hard time getting to sleep. I lay awake thinking of lots of things - the last I remember was a recapitulation of the most important things to [?] now in an average day. First of all is of course your letter - a big cup of coffee with lots of cream for breakfast - picking Wendy up - enjoying the morning as we walk downtown, the satisfied feeling of getting the house clean - bathing Wendy - my precious hours of just being quiet with you - and lastly something good to read before I turn out the light. I'm not at all satisfied with the list, but there it is - I'm going to reread some of your letters now and then go to bed. Darling - I love you- Bobby
