Wednesday, June 27, 2018

1978 Catherine's Letter -June 22


Thurs. morning
6/22/78
Dear Mom, Dad & Mary V.,

Hi!  It was nice talking to you last night.  I forgot to ask where you took Grandma for her birthday.  It must be/have been busy with the Hortons there.  How is Marianne & her boys?  Did you go out to eat with them?

Wendy is doing fine.  Her sunburn has faded over night (we put Noxema on it) and she is in a good mood today.  She just pulled herself up to a standing position by the sofa which is a first.  She has also started lifting her feet up & bending her knees when we "walk" her.  Only she likes to take gigantic steps which is rather awkward.  She likes Wesley to play with her - he is just over 2 – but he is so rough – it makes us nervous.  He is not used to being around babies. 

Tonight we are going to stay with Frank & Elma as they have asked us several times to stay with them and we have always stayed with Hal & Cindy [parents of the above mentioned Wesley].   But now Frank & Elma have gotten settled in their house, which they bought about 3 months ago.

We liked both King's Canyon & Sequoia Nat'l Parks.  Those big trees are really something and to think they came close to chopping them all down a hundred years ago.  . . . controlled fires within the parks & national forests.

We are taking DeeDee to Yosemite though to see the waterfalls.  Her friend, Stacia, is coming with us and will then fly back to San Diego in a couple weeks.  Stacia is her friend from San Diego – her parents are from Maine but her father is in the Navy.

Gerry plans to take a few more weeks – to tour northern California and possibly Oregon & Washington before looking for another job in the Gilroy area as we would really prefer to live there rather than in San Diego.

I will try to send Mary's things.

Love, Catherine, Gerry & Wendy

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