October, 22, 1945

My dearest Hal,

I’m afraid we have both fallen down somewhat on the letter writing lately. It is hard to write when there isn’t very much to write about.

About a month ago while, Jane B was nursing Mac, she fell up the back steps at Mac’s house and bruised her leg very badly. She was in bed a while and went on crutches for two weeks after that. We were all very worried about her and Mother finally asked me to take her down there if I felt able to go. As I feel no worse there than here I decided to go.

The weather here has been lovely for the past week so we went down to Ballsville Saturday and came home Sunday. We had a lovely trip. Mac and Paul were there with Mary B and “Chip” and Buck came Saturday night. Buck has just gotten his discharge from Fort Meade and is home for good. I think he is delighted to be out of the army. I think he will go back to 1 du Pont to work before long. Max S is home, discharged and working again at his old job.

They brought Jane B home with us in hopes that she can nest and stay off her foot until it gets well. It is better but she still has a knot on her leg after five weeks.

You should see Mac’s and Paul’s little boy. He certainly is cute. He looks exactly like Paul so of course he is not handsome but he certainly is cute. I do hope we will have a fine, healthy baby like that. I wish you were going to be here for the big event. I get more and more foolish as the time approaches. Peggy is not at all well. She doesn’t stay on her diet as she should so I guess you can’t expect anything else. Mother has been feeling mighty bad lately. I think she was so badly poisoned it will take a very long time to get it out of her system. This is a puny house hold.

Sam is fine. He is taking his thyroid pills like a man and I think he is better all ready. He isn’t having nearly so much trouble with hay fever this fall as he did last year. He has gotten intirely over his spell with his cold or whatever it was and feels fine now. I just hope he will get through the winter with out a lot of upsets like he had last year.

Darling, I wish so much that we could be together as we were in Michigan. I feel so unsettled but a baby should change all that. There is nothing like a family to settle one I’m told. I hope you will soon get started on this tour of duty so you can come on home. I would be very pleased if you never had to go but I want you to do what ever seems best to you.

all my love,

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