November 24, 1968
Sunday, November 24, 1968
8:45 P.M.
Dear Larry:
I haven’t written to you in a couple of days, so I thought that I had better get busy. We received a letter from you yesterday, and as you know, we were very glad to hear from you. Joanna said that she got a letter and also a picture of you.
Sure glad to hear that you finally got Jenny and Ray’s box. Was everything in good shape when you got it? It wouldn’t be a bad idea if you wrote to them and thank them for it. It sure is nice of them to do it and Uncle Ray talks like they are going to send you another box soon. I called and told them that you got the box and they were glad to hear it.
Picking Flowers, 1950′s
This photo shows a young Larry and his older sister Joanna outside picking flowers. We can’t be sure what the actual date of the photo is, but Larry looks be be around 4 years old which dates it around 1951 or so.
November 19, 1968
Tuesday, November 19, 1968
10:30 A.M.
Dear Larry:
I thought I would write you a few lines while everything is nice and quiet. I wrote you last night but I just can’t think of anything to write when the kids are home talking and the TV is on. At least I can think when it’s quiet around here.
Uncle Tommy just left. He is on vacation this week and next. He and Rick are leaving for Ft. Lauderdale., Florida tomorrow and won’t be back until after Thanksgiving. It sure is a good time to go because the weather here is cold. It is snowing out now and there is snow on the roofs and is sticking to the ground in some places. Wish I could send some of this weather to you, but it is impossible, so it looks like you won’t be seeing any snow this winter.
November 14, 1968
Thursday, Nov. 14 1968
8 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Here it is Thursday evening. Dad is sitting here in the living room. I asked him if he was going to write to you and he said for me to write to you and he would write tomorrow. He said he was going to look for something in the paper to put in with this letter.
Dad took Karl, Tresa and Carol to the dentist this evening for a checkup. Carol and Tresa’s teeth are in good shape, but Karl has to have a couple of teeth filled. The doctor said that Karl should chew sugarless gum because that is what is giving him his cavities.
Looking happy to be at the graveyard
Here is everyone (minus Charlie, who is probably taking the photo) standing behind the gravestone of Amelia’s parents. The Sacilowskis. In the front we have Tresa and Karl. In the back we have Amelia, Carol, Joanna and Larry. They all look over-joyed to be there.
November 13, 1968
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1968
1:15 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Just finished hanging my washing on the line and thought I would drop you a few lines to let you know that we finally got your letter today and I must tell you that I feel relieved. I was so down in the dumps the last few days not hearing from you. We just couldn’t imagine what happened, because we have been getting a letter from you at least once a week. We really were not mad at you, but wish you would have had time to write and tell us that we wouldn’t be hearing from you. We all thought that you were on R&R but by the letter you were not. We thought you were supposed to go the 22nd of Oct. Do you still think you will go? If you don’t go, chances are that you may get home sooner.
November 6, 1968
Nov. 6, 1968
Wednesday 1:45 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Joanna just left. She came over for a few minutes, she just got off work and has to go back at 6 this evening. She said she was going to her apartment and take a nap because she is sleepy. She said that her and Carol stayed up most of the night watching the election returns. I stayed up till midnight but we all didn’t find out till this morning that Nixon will be our next President. Our garage was sure a busy place yesterday with voters.
November 2, 1968
Nov. 2, 1968
Sat. 9:45 A.M.
Dear Larry:
Even though we are not getting any mail from you, I thought I’d write. The last letter we got from you was written the 13th of October so it has been over 2 weeks since we got a letter. Dad said that you are probably on your R+R and having fun. Aunt Mary is waiting until I hear from you to send you a box. Maybe you might be moved and have a different address. Uncle Ray was over the other day and he said that he doesn’t understand why you didn’t get their box. He felt pretty bad about it and I can’t blame him. The only thing we can figure out is that it was probably stolen. He said that he put the address on it that I gave him so it couldn’t be the wrong address.
October 28, 1968
Monday, Oct. 28, 1968
7:45 P.M.
Dear Larry:
I haven’t wrote to you for a couple of days, so I thought I would drop you a few lines to let you know all is well here. Dad wrote you last night, so I suppose by now you have his letter. We didn’t get any mail from you last week. I thought we would get a letter today, but we didn’t. I am thinking that you are probably on your R+R.
Well, we went to Brown County Friday and had a pretty nice time. We stopped at Indianapolis on the way back and got some rye bread. We got 5 loaves and we put some in our freezer.
October 19, 1968
Dear Larry:
Thought I would drop you a few lines while sitting under the dryer to get my hair dry.
Received your letter yesterday. Glad to hear that you got the box I sent you. Did you like the stuff I had in it? Let me know if there is anything else I could send you. Aunt Mary will probably be sending you a box in a few days. We are trying to send them so you won’t get them all at once. I am surprised that you didn’t get Uncle Ray’s box yet. They sent it to you before I sent mine. If I know Aunt Jennie she probably had quite a bit for you in that box. Maybe somebody stoled it. I know Uncle Ray will be disappointed. It cost him $2.50 to send the box and that is not including what was in it.
