12-18-43

Sat. Nite

Dear Folks,

I guess by the time this letter reaches you, several of the family will be at “home,” so consider this a letter to all of you!

I imagine by now that you surmise that my Christmas furlough didn’t materialize and you are right! I never could get a train reservation, so didn’t care to try it without such luck. I’m a little disappointed and yet I expected it. Guess I was quite foolish in turning down a chance the 9^th, but such is life !? Guess I should never have written you getting your hopes up too much and then letting you down, but I told you it was very indefinite. From now on I’ll inform you when it is “official.” At present I don’t see how I can get off before the middle of February, but again something unforeseen may come up and I can leave earlier.