Dearest,

Another letter came tonite, so, dear, you see it’s never because you don’t write that I miss. The time it was 8 days – you hadn’t skipped a day; & now these 2 times when you’ve been too busy to write, I’ve got letters on succeeding days. I’m glad you wrote your mom. I was thrilled about the airplane dear. I’m terribly glad you’re not a pilot, but I still know you could be a very good one because you are such a good car driver.

The war news sounds pretty good – at least it makes me feel that you won’t be sent to the pacific.

Dad has told me to order 10$ worth of anything I want for Christmas – The Christmas catalogues are as exciting as stones – no foolin’. I think I’ll get Lelia & Aunt Julia each a fascinator scarf like I got our two moms. ($2) Your Dad I can’t decide. – Mom some more little things in the catalogue as she knows about the scarf. The scarfs are lovely loose knit wool & rayon & stylish. Your Dad I can’t decide. Maybe I’ll get Jenora a scarf too. – Mom has given one the collars & stockings you know. And she has ordered some things for me, I know & I know Dad has sent for a lot of books & toys for Lou – so I won’t buy her but this. – a telephone - $2.00 – stick horse - & some ed. toy. – all are $2 or so $. – I’m glad I’ve got yours & that you love it. Hope by now the second reg. pkg. come to you. What I mite get for the money of Dad is a pr shoes (I sold mine), a brassiere, maybe a house/dress & a ship. – I must get a few things like that to wear for your return so I won’t have to buy a whole lot of new clothes at once . So I’ll get some underwear & etc off & on till you come & save them. There are some gorgeous bath towels with roses that I mite get instead. I’d like to get us a Bible. Once I very gently hinted to your mom that we didn’t have a good one – so maybe they mite give us that. That’s just a guess but I do think we need one. – By the way – Lou nearly says grace now & she loves it. – She says it so cute I’ve get the giggles. – I say each word & she repeats it. She folds her hands & shuts her eyes tight!! & oh she’s funny. She says “Jesus thank you for the food Amen.” – The real one is God – but she seems to know Jesus. She never ever sees a picture of Jesus without recognizing him – but that’s wonderful. – Sometimes if she’s not too silly at nite we say our prayer but she’s quite young. She & I have fun when I put her to bed. She wants kisses & wants them through the bars of the crib!! She’s sure a silly kid. – The show you mentioned sounds good, oh dear! When we can go together! – oh won’t it be fun. We can hold hands & I spose I’ll make you mad! By talking or saying I’m hungry! Or you’ll make me mad by shushing me – or not holding my hand.

For Christmas I want to get Dad a key chain but he doesn’t want me to pay much. I will get him some tobacco.

Mamma fell off the porch & hurt her leg bad so now it’s worse than ever & she was just getting to feel better. – But she still wants to be up working. If only she’d stay in bed.

L. is cuter than ever. Oh she was good today.

I must send for a few Christmas tree ornaments tho! I’ll use mostly popcorn, cranberries, etc. – but I’ll buy a star & some icicles. – Dad will cut a tree. Oh if only you were here! For Christmas especially if it’s possible to want you more at one time than another – cuz I love you & want you the utmost & how could I love you or want you more?

George Murphy is on Kraft Music Hall now. -

Excuse all my odd stationery dear but I’m trying to be saving. & I found it in my boxes. – Oh darling I love you. – Oh my sweetheart why aren’t we together? Oh why? -

I love you.

- & I wish your arms were around me this minute & every minute.

Your loving wife,

Patsy Irene

I’m writing in my lap on a letter board so scuse it.

To Daddy from Louise.

XXXXXXXX

I’m in bed sleeping so Mom wrote the X’s