10 Oct 1956

Tuesday – 9th

My darling,

Received your letter today – what a pleasant event. I was really getting worried then shocked to hear of your troubles. I sure hated to hear about your fainting spell – believe me, I won’t say a word. Hope your teeth are ok now and they won’t give you any more trouble. Also take care of that cold too and get well quickly. Can’t have you getting sick when I’m so far away.

Baby, I’m going nuts here without you but we just can’t come home. Meil can’t get a B-25 and the C-45 is too small to fool with, with the weather problems staring us in the face. We have to be back Sunday nites – no excuses and bad weather on the return might ruin us. We can’t take the chance and its killing us. Nobody wants to get home more than I do. In fact last night I started having interesting dreams about you. A couple more like that one and I’ll be needing clean sheets. It may sound peculiar to some people but you have no worries – I just can’t get interested anywhere else. Like I’ve told you before I’m a one woman man and you’re the woman!!!

We may get to D.C. one weekend but this is also uncertain because of the weather. If we do it will be a last minute deal.

Millie’s phone is Em 6-8492 – it’s also in the phone book and Pat Spencer and Cat Moore both have it – TSK TSK…

About the money, so far I have only cashed $25 so if I interpret your letter correctly I used the $20 and $5 of the $8 you had left, so we shouldn’t be overdrawn. I won’t need anymore until payday next Monday when I’ll get another $25. So, for your checkbook just show me charged with the original $20 & $5 of the $8. My book will read $0 as of now and I’ll add $25 as of the 15th and cash it.

Congrats on your sewing job - I’ll know you’ll be lovely when I get home. Sorry about the toaster – please thank Spencer for me for fixing it.

Cass and I got the nuts from the State police while Meil was taking a driver’s license test. What a scream, eh!

We haven’t been to the Marsh’s for dinner and I doubt it we will. Skip any idea of having their Thanksgiving. I’ll explain when I come home. Invite someone you really want.

There’s no change in my face, will work on it when I come home – no time here. Tell Chuck and Shonnie I’m proud of them being so good and will certainly bring them something when I come home. Also will bring Chuck a birthday present.

The car registration goes in the glove compartment loose. I’ll get a holder for it when I come home.
Tell that “Tweetie Bird” he’s eating me out of house and home. He must be a doll – large size though. Can hardly wait to get home and see him – all of you too.

That sure was nice of Phyl Yancy to help out. It’s a relief to have such wonderful neighbors to help out. Glad we live where we do.

Stop worrying about the possible promotion – you’re going to be more disappointed than me. We aren’t sure when they come out.
Am writing Mury tonight and will mention your dress and Chuck’s coat.
The school is really moving fast and you’re beat at nite from the rapid pace. We’re usually asleep by 10:00pm.

The show at Eglin was stupendous – wish you could have seen it. It was complete with sonic booms and B-52s. The enclosed is a local writeup. Will tell you all about it when I come home. Please send the enclosed to Mury when you’ve read it.

Must write Mury now, honey, so will close. Miss you terribly and am really pushing these weeks by as hard as I can.

Take care of yourself.

All my love,
Hubby

***Note: The back of the envelope has a stick figure sketch on it of a man wearing pants, with the word “Daddy” below it. Judging by the relative ‘skill,’ I’d guess it was drawn by Charlie.