Dear Mother & Dad,
Hi! Now that the holidays are over things are settling down again at our house. We put the tree and all the trimmings away, well packed up, so they will be ready to move as I'm sure we will be moving long before next Christmas! (More on the house situation later.) I was glad to see Wendy get back to school today (although she didn't seem overly excited about the prospect). She seems to do fine home alone though and I went home every day on my lunch hour.
Thank you for the Christmas $$ and the birthday check for Gerry. We put both those and Grandma's check toward a new sofa. We have looked several different places for a sofa but haven't found one we really like yet. We are thinking of getting a matching sofa and love seat. Which brings us back to the prospect of moving since we figure we might as well move first and then get the new sofa delivered to the new address!
Our lease will be up in March so we are checking into the possibility of buying a house, either right in the same neighborhood, bounded by Peoria, 35th & the canal, or at least in that radius of the library. We had a heavy rain storm about two weeks ago and our present house suffered quite alot of water damage with leaks in the kitchen, Wendy's bedroom, and the dining room (all of which are under the flat roof area). The landlord promised to be over in the "next few days" but has yet to show up. Perhaps he's hoping it won't rain again for a long time! Gerry checked out the roof and found several areas in need of repair. At any rate we figure to be living in this area for a long time so we might as well find a more permanent residence!
We are excited about getting a "new" car [Elizabeth Johnson's] although Wendy has her reservations She is afraid it will have "velvet" seats which she hates the feel of. We have been looking everywhere we go for Buick Electras but have only seen one which was in poor condition so didn't impress Wendy at all.
Are you all set for your Holy Land trip? Sorry we won't be there with you but you can think of us and vice versa. Do you have a copy of your itinerary (sp?) to send us or does Roberta have a copy?
Gerry and Wendy talked to DeeDee recently and she and Robert (her fiance) are now planning to get married in either June or September of this year. Previously the date was not set, which I guess it still isn't but at least they are narrowing down the options. Wendy is to be a Junior Bridesmaid which sounds quite exciting to her! We are in hopes of getting over to San Diego for a long weekend in the next few months and hopefully we can find out the final plans then. Robert is in the navy and is assigned to a ship which must be docked one or the other of those months in order for him to make it to the ceremony. DeeDee will get her "Associate Degree" this May and then hopes to pursue a paramedical career of some sort.
These are some examples of new things I learned in my computer class.
Love, Catherine, Gerry & Wendy
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