August 19, 1945

            Dear Thomas well I sure am glad it all over and I know all the boys are to. Well today is Saturday and Joyce is here with me. Peggie and Mack brought her over here last nite and she sure is a good kis. She don’t ask for anything nor she don’t bother in anything. Got her dolls and she plays out on the front porch all day. She has got some water in a pan and she ask me while ago where your boots are that you used to have to play with and told her she had your wagon and she said she knew that. Well I got two swell letters from you yesterday and was sure glad to get them. You was telling us about the new bomb so for now you know what it done and that was what it took. Well tomorrow they are to meet. I hope everything turns out all right when they do meet. Gosh Thomas you ought to see Joyce she is scared of spider webs. Well we are going to take her home this evening late and dad he is hating the drive for now since they have released gas. I tell you most of them drive like they are crazy and you know most of them have got bad tires and you can see them setting along the road any place fixing a flat tire. I am looking for Naomi up to but I don’t know whether she make it or not. It just whether her dad will let her have the car or not. Well we are both fine now and I sure do hope you all right and I hope you don’t have to work so hard now. Be sure and tell us all the news now that you can. Well I close for now and I write you tomorrow nite. This is Sunday and I started this letter yesterday but was to late to get it in the mail so I been writing a letter more on it all the time. Oh yes my hair sure does look nice after Naomi fix it and I washed it yesterday and it still look nice. Well we went and took Joyce home and they had company all day. The minister that used to be there he live at Leavenworth and they come down and spent the day with them. Well I close for tonite so I hope you all right so answer as soon as possible mother and dad.