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39- Wednesday Oct. 25th 5:45 P.M. My darling: Want to get this started now, Because Bev just phoned and decided she would come to dinner - and I must bathe little sweetie and feed her. No mail today - feel as if I'm sitting on a stick of dynamite - no Freudian slip intended. To Dr. Parker's this afternoon, and you were right - even after more than a year I don't have too much to be done - four holes in back teeth, cleaning, and what I thought was a hole in my front tooth turned out to be a loose porcelain filling which he repaired today. Have Mrs. Price's little ice chest now, and it's wonderful, because the weather has been very warm. You would have laughed to see me lugging a lump of ice up the hill this morning - no string so I [pg 2] had to hold it against me- Scrubbed the kitchen floor this afternoon - and cleaned house - things get surprisingly dusty here. Days seem to be going much faster for me, and it's such a relief. 10:00 P.M. My dearest one: Have just finished giving Wendy a 4 oz. bottle, because she wouldn't eat her cereal and fruit tonight, and I was afraid she’d be hungry. She took it all with eyes tightly closed, but a very busy little mouth. Bev and I had a very pleasant evening - baked some Tollhouse cookies - would send you our share, but I know they wouldn't ship well - will share them with Marge tomorrow. To get back to day going faster - I realize that there is a long stretch still to go thru before the war is over and you are home, and I'm in a hurry to get it over just as rapidly as possible. Underneath it all, I am constantly afraid for you - darling please [pg 3] tell me how much danger you will be in. No matter what it is, I'll feel easier for knowing. I have more or less decided to remain here for the duration - because it is the wisest course and I do want it to be the Mark when you return. This part of the year will be one of the hardest for me - not so much for last year, but for the year before. It was glorious to have so much together, and darling I wouldn't trade those weeks for anything. Christmas will be hard, but there will be others - happy ones together, and with our children to look forward to. Take good care of yourself darling- and take me with you wherever you go and whatever you do. I give you all my love- Bobby 25/43 Fran Mahoney stopped by - we played records, jabbered and had fruitcake and coffee.
