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34- Friday Oct. 20 12:45 P.M. My dearest darling: Was up til 12:00 last night after Mrs. Price brought the radio back so that I could hear the news. Then to bed and such very real dreams of you - I could even feel you! It was wonderful. Little sweetie is here on my lap all full of liver soup, and not a bit sleepy. The gift from Barbara finally arrived - a darling pink and white checked little girl dress with collars, cuffs, and perky sash. It fits perfectly and Wendy looks so cunning. Wrote B. a long letter telling her all about what we've been going - Mother and Father have gotten you a watch - steel- Navy time and self-winding. Father went to a lot of trouble as usual and seems very pleased. Phoned to Monterey this morning to check on your books, but they haven't arrived yet - Am going to send Brooklyn an Air Mail Special this afternoon - [pg 2] 9:45 P.M. My dearest one: Wendy is making little noises in her sleep just like you, and I melt every time. She is such a satisfactory daughter - even when she goes aaah haha - a at 4:30 P.M. You missed that darling it's a new trick! She has quite a diet now don't you think? 7:00 fruit, pablum, bottle 11:30 veg, meat soup bottle 3:00 bottle if she wants it 4:30 orange juice 6:15 pablum, fruit, bottle 6:45 good-night kiss to daddy Applesauce seems to be her favorite - She knows her eating dish now, and [?] - I'm trying to get her to say da-dy, but she just watches me very intently, and when I stop chuckles. She drools a great deal - probably a tooth coming. This afternoon she brought to mind our favorite Oklahoma tune - ‘cause when I held her up over my head, she spit right in my eye! There wasn't any mail from you this afternoon, and I was disappointed - I hope your change of address isn't going to mean a long stretch without mail for either of us - how I dread it - and how gloriously happy I'll be when I get a letter from you saying you’re coming home! Honey, it just can't be too long - it feels like forever already. Do you have any idea as [pg 3] to whether you will be coming home or will be going out. I have an idea from comparing your address and Fran's about where you will be -but I may be completely off the track. The Oxford dictionary hasn't arrived, but they at the bookstore will let me know when it does. I like that little bookstore so much, and am looking forward to spending at least part of our Christmas check there. Went to the library, and spent some time in the children's section - Already I can picture Wendy with a book under her chubby arms - have already ordered ‘Pet the Bunny’ and by the time it arrives she will be ready for it. I started to teach her to wave bye bye, but thought it looked silly so changed to thumbing her nose, but decided it wouldn't be practical - especially with people like Mrs. Price. She has learned to pat the water in her bath - usually when she's on her tummy, and the other fist is noisily in her mouth sucking off bath water. She seems to have lots more personality all of a sudden - Ask me questions darling if I forget to tell you things, because I don't want you to miss [pg 4] anything - even the littlest ones. Tonight I am missing the east-don't think I would ever like California permanently - tho it's a fun place for vacations. Was thinking it would be swell to go to Nantucket some time. Yes, I would like it if you took up college teaching- it would be a good life for us and our children - and there would be regular vacations, and a minimum of wear and tear. Do think about it seriously honey, and line up some possibilities - write some letters if you think it wise. There are lots of other possibilities I know - write me about them as you think of it, and perhaps we can work out something - that at least would give us some future to plan for. Washed my hair and fixed nails tonight - Tomorrow I'm going to do a big wash - sheets and everything and Sunday will iron - Must have a clean streak on! To bed now my darling - it may sound silly, but do tell me about your bed so I can picture you - those mental images somehow are awfully important now. I'm waiting for you dearest - impatiently, and with so much love - Bobby
