Jan. 18, 1944

My dearest Hal,

Today you sent me enough money for another band. I wish you would tell me how you can manage to do it. I can’t begin to do as well as you do and I have your allotment and my salary too.

I think I wrote you that I was giving Nana fifty dollars a month. I have also given my own mother and Daddy a little help. Not nearly as much as that, but about fifty dollars in all I guess.

I suspect you will be shocked at how much the cost of living had advanced since you went away. Now I am wondering if you will be stationed some where in this country where we can be with you or if you will have a leave and be sent out again. I hardly dare hope you’ll stay here for awhile.

Mother and Daddy are both feeling a little better. Daddy is taking some shots so he can get built up and have his teeth out. He still has a few though, not any that are any good to him now. Dr. T had been coming down to see him and we like him very much. He told Daddy yesterday that he could go out a little every day now if the weather is not too bad, and of course Daddy is tickled about that. He gets awfully tired of the house.

We have had a little snow. It snowed on us Saturday coming home from town. That is still hanging around, waiting for some more to come I imagine.

I have to read to Sam about Mickey Mouse so I’ll have to finish this in the morning.

I get up in the morning to make the fires and open the furnace. I don’t think Daddy should get up in a cold house. I really don’t mind too much. Now don’t get any ideas. I only do it for people when they are sick. I will let you tend the furnace with pleasure, honey.

I am afraid we are going to find it terribly expensive to live with you and I don’t think I could stand knowing you were in this country and not being with you. Of course I don’t suppose you know a thing about it, but I am so anxious to know where you will be located.

You probably couldn’t get gas to drive to work if we lived any distance from it. What does it matter, we can manage somehow if only you can come home safe and well and soon.

I must go to school now, but I’ll be thinking of you just the same.

All my love,

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