March 9, 1969
March 9, 1969
Sunday 9:00 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Received your letter yesterday dated the 5th of March and as you know we were all very glad to hear from you. In the letter, you wrote that you hadn’t written to us in over two weeks, but it has been a month really, and we were really worried with the way things are going there.
Glad to hear that you had a nice time on your R+R. Your money must have held up because you didn’t say anything about it in your letter. How many days did you have on your R+R?
March 7, 1969
March 7, 1969
Friday 9:30 A.M.
Dear Larry:
Well, how are you doing? Fine, I hope. I decided to stay up this morning instead of going back to bed after the kids went to school, so I got some of my work done and though I would write you a few lines.
March 4, 1969
March 4, 1969
Tuesday 10:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Just got home from St. Ambrose Bingo and thought I would write you a few lines to let you know we are all ok and hope you are the same. I hit for $3.45. I guess it’s better than nothing at all.
As yet, we haven’t had any mail from you. We are wondering if you went on your R+R and all about it. I’ll bet you got back from your R+R in time for the big push they had there.
February 25, 1969
Tuesday, February 25, 1969
Time 8:30 night
Hi Larry,
How are you? Fine, I hope. Karl is watching Julia. Gosh! There’s been a lot of new shows that came on since you were gone. There’s Julia, Here Come the Brides, there’s a lot of others but I can’t think of them now. Most of them are good.
Daddy went bowling. Mommy went to bingo, and Carol went to the pep club. That’s something like a cheerleader. The only basketball game that we went to was Madison vs. Anderson. Daddy said, then we could see Anderson, and Madison. Madison Heights didn’t win though.
February 24, 1969
Monday, February 24, 1969
7:00 P.M.
Dear Larry:
I got home about a half hour ago from my driver’s training, so I though I would write you a few lines. We drove around the parking lot across the street from the High School Gym. I need a lot of practice on my turns, so I will have to have Dad take me out to practice. Mr. Carter said that next week we will go out on the road, so keep your fingers crossed.
February 20, 1969
Thursday, February 20, 1969
7PM
Dear Larry:
While I’m sitting around I thought I would write you a few lines to let you know we are thinking of you. Karl and Carol just came in from collecting. Karl is sitting here eating a bar of candy and Tresa has a bowl of ice cream and watching “Gilligan’s Island.” Carol is in the other room talking on the phone, while dad is in the kitchen getting caught up on some of his paper work and sorting things out.
February 18, 1969
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1969
7:15 P.M.
Hi Larry,
How are you? Fine I hope. Today is Wednesday and I got ashes on my forehead this morning at the 8 o’clock mass before school started.
Mommy, Daddy, and Carol just left for the 7:30 mass tonight. I don’t think you have to go to church and get ashes, but Mommy and Daddy said that we really should.
February 16, 1969
Sunday 2130
2-16-69
Hi Larry,
Just sitting here watching the Smothers Brothers show and Liberace is playing the piano. Now there are 3 hippies making a lot of noise. Bonanza isn’t on tonight due to the Ice [Capades].
This has been a slow day. We woke up at 0900, went to mass at 1000, then to Pay Less and home at 1130. Carol came home from staying at Joanna’s all night. We had breakfast at 1230, bacon, sausage links, fried eggs, and chow chow. I took a three-hour nap this afternoon. We took a drive to Pendleton at 1800 and stopped at the new Burger Chef at Columbus and 67 and got home at 1900. Mother and the kids played some cards and I took a shave and bath. Tresa kept pestering me about bowling last night, but she got a touch of [pleurisy] and didn’t feel like it. Karl, Tresa, and I have been bowling now and then. Tresa gets around 40 and Karl gets around 90. Carol has been bowling with her Phys. Ed. class.
February 13, 1969
Thursday, February 13, 1969
9:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Thought I would write a few lines to you while I am sitting under the hair dryer. Aunt Mary came over this evening and gave me a permanent, which I needed very bad. Dad is asleep in the rocker. He was at the Club most of the day boozing up since it was his day off. He will probably sleep there all night. Tresa and Karl are both in bed, so Carol and I are the only ones stirring around.
February 10, 1969
February 10, 1969
Monday – 10 P.M.
Dear Larry:
I just got home from drivers training and thought I would write you a few lines to let you know that next Monday I will be starting to drive, that is, if I pass my beginners test. Dad is off Thursday so I am going to take my test then. I will let you know how I come out.
We received a letter from you today that was written the 4th of February. Larry, you asked us to send you a money order for $100. We would be gald to do it, but dad said you should have let us know sooner, because there is no way for you to get it by the 13th. I really have that, but today is the 10th and you know that it takes more than 3 or 4 days to get to you and you wouldn’t get it in enough time for your R&R. I sure hope that you have enough money on hand to take your R&R and I am not shook up because you asked for the money, because you should see the country while you’re there. I told Dad that maybe we should send it anyway and he said it’s no use to because it won’t get there in time.
