Wednesday

7-7-43

Darling girl,

This will have to be short—the hour is late and I have had one busy day, in fact the last several have been duzzies—but I seem to thrive on it or so it seems from past experience. Am still up to my ears for the next hour and then dinner but have caught a few minutes here now.

I received your letter of Friday but we will skip that for you seem to have let the confusion and the million and one disappointments that are always experienced in a move get you down. I do feel for you tho dear especially in the heat of the summer but I still say that you will be much happier about it after you are set. You practically floor me though the way you quote hundred dollar bills and such. Two hundred iron men for a stove for want of a few fixtures. Oh me! I know just what is missing and am sure that some junk shop or plumber has them (The couplings and fittings) Sure wish I was there for I know that I could get them at RF or some place. Of course if the old stove is no good then I guess there is nothing else to do. Well I know that you will do the right thing, you always seem to, after you have gotten thru quoting those awful prices. Some day some how we may be able to say that we have a thousand dollars in the bank just in case you get sick or we want to go some place or something. I have dreamed of it for a long time so a little longer won’t hurt either one of us I guess. Reading that over makes as if I were complaining dear, I’m not nor do I mean it to sound that way, just talking as usual. I sure will be glad tho when the apt. is out of the hectic stage and we can get back to more cheery letters.

Not much going on here tho the old man is being tactical as all get out and just hoping and hoping that the decisions and tactics used are correct and that after such a long lay off while in training that I can get my hand back in with out making a mess of things. There are some tough nuts to crack at times and they play for keeps. Guess after all that is what the have trained me for years.

I’ll write tomorrow darling the mood is not right I am being constantly interrupted and have a job to complete here that is awaiting attention so we the rest straining at the bit to get home as soon as we do guess I had better get to it. Loads of love and you’ll be all set shortly so for gosh sakes don’t over do it just this once. Love agin sweet.

Edwin