July 31, 1945

Dear Thomas well here I am again and I tell you these last two letters I have written you have been awful for I don’t have any news, only just what we are doing. Well we finished up the painting about 11:30 o’clock yesterday and Mack said Amy have you got any money and I said yes and he said let’s go to Bonner and get some lumber and put up the steps so the way we went to Bonner and by the time dad got home we had them all up and everything done and was he ever surprised. And I tell you the house is so light now I have to keep the shades all pulled down and I am washing today so I have tit all done when I go back to work. Well I got a letter from you yesterday and I got one today. The one today was written 22 and the one I got yesterday was the 20 July, neither one had been open either. Well when dad wanted to pay Mack for painting he at said Tom don’t be a horse ass. Ha ha. Don’t that just sound like him. He sent Pat that money back in your pocket and bar get it. Well I close for now and I write you more tomorrow mother and dad, answer as soon as possible.