Transcribe
Translate
John N. Calhoun family letters, February 1941-April 1945
1943-03-21 Page 1
More information
digital collection
archival collection guide
transcription tips
Burlington, Ia Mar. 21, 1943 Sun nite 8:30 My Dearest:- At last, I have a little time to myself, so will scratch a few lines. The kids are all in bed now, thank the lord. They have been as ornery as dirt today. Gee! It sounded good to hear your voice tonight. I had been feeling rather low today anyway. The folks were all here today though. Clifford got up today for the first. He has been sick in bed all week. He is pretty thin & looks awfully pale and bad. He had a real touch of the flue I guess. I took Carol and John R to Sunday school and while I was gone, Gladys and Willard came. Then, I had written the folks to come down and when they came Elle & the kids were [with them. Glen had gone pheasant hunting and so they came along. They brought a lot of food along, so we had a good meal. I couldn't get any meat last night, but a few pork chops, so I breaded those and then dad brought steak, so we had both. We are invited up to Don's next Sunday for a pheasant dinner. Can you imagine that? I am sure going if possible. Honey, I still don't have the furnace fixed & is it ever discouraging? I could just sit down & cry. It has simply ruined everything in the house. I am going to call the man tomorrow, to see if he has heard anything about it. It has been 2 1/2 weeks now. It seems to me like they should be getting it by this time. There is no use to try to clean anything until it is fixed. This is the first day of spring, but was pretty
Saving...
prev
next
Burlington, Ia Mar. 21, 1943 Sun nite 8:30 My Dearest:- At last, I have a little time to myself, so will scratch a few lines. The kids are all in bed now, thank the lord. They have been as ornery as dirt today. Gee! It sounded good to hear your voice tonight. I had been feeling rather low today anyway. The folks were all here today though. Clifford got up today for the first. He has been sick in bed all week. He is pretty thin & looks awfully pale and bad. He had a real touch of the flue I guess. I took Carol and John R to Sunday school and while I was gone, Gladys and Willard came. Then, I had written the folks to come down and when they came Elle & the kids were [with them. Glen had gone pheasant hunting and so they came along. They brought a lot of food along, so we had a good meal. I couldn't get any meat last night, but a few pork chops, so I breaded those and then dad brought steak, so we had both. We are invited up to Don's next Sunday for a pheasant dinner. Can you imagine that? I am sure going if possible. Honey, I still don't have the furnace fixed & is it ever discouraging? I could just sit down & cry. It has simply ruined everything in the house. I am going to call the man tomorrow, to see if he has heard anything about it. It has been 2 1/2 weeks now. It seems to me like they should be getting it by this time. There is no use to try to clean anything until it is fixed. This is the first day of spring, but was pretty
World War II Diaries and Letters
sidebar