Tuesday, August 22, 1978
Dear Mom, Dad, Serena, and Mary Virginia,Hi! Here is some new stationery I got at Pic & Save the last time we were in San Diego – six of these with envelopes for only 10¢.
There is one new development in the job hunting situation. Gerry talked to a guy yesterday from Klamath Falls, Oregon (actually the dealership is in Merrill – southeast of Klamath Falls on the California/Oregon border) who is looking for a parts manager. His previous manager left to work in where else but Gilroy. He had children in San Jose and I guess that was his reasoning in coming to Gilroy. Anyway we may be going back to Oregon faster than we thought. Gerry sent him his resume and if it sounds good then we may be going up there this weekend. They offered to pay $100 toward travel expenses for an interview – it costs $102 to fly round trip from San Francisco but we figure if we drive then we can all go and it still won't cost too much more than $100. And then assuming both Chico and Merrill were interested in Gerry we would be able to choose which place we liked better.
We weren't expecting you to come up with a job for Gerry. We just thought you might have some idea of the job market in those area. It is all part of our contingency plans if everything else fails out here. If we move somewhere in the West then we can keep our furniture which isn't worth shipping too far.
Thank you for the pictures. We haven't taken too many lately. I think I might have one from the last batch that is more recent than others you have seen. I'll try to find it and stick it in with this letter.
I went to a Newcomers meeting last week but it is hard to get too enthused about the club since we will most likely be leaving the area. The program was on genealogy. The man who spoke is a Mormon and he passed around several pamphlets that the Latter Day Saints put out. He also had a scrapbook of sorts with pictures of his ancestors, etc. It made me think of Roger Ballantyne and all the pictures he has of the Ballantyne clan. The next newcomers meeting is a trip to San Juan Bautista and a luncheon at Jardines restaurant there.
The mailman just came and went and I didn't have this finished so I'll mail it later this afternoon when we go out. Since I am no longer rushing to finish this I found two pictures for you. Wendy can walk around the coffee table with no trouble at all – when this picture was taken her balance was still a little shakey. She can't get the cupboard doors open yet but if we leave one open she will quickly empty it for us. She also has discovered the toilet paper and we have to keep the lid on the toilet so she won't play in the water. She loves to play with books so we have a few old phone books and AAA books we have given her but of course the library books are always much more appealing. She doesn't say much that is distinguishable beyond MaMa & DaDa and an occasional hi or bye but she talks alot – especially while she is reading her books.
Mother, I don't know if you were serious about helping us move. Of course, we would love to have you and it has been a long time since you saw Wendy. It is hard to believe she will be a year old next month. I made a cake a few weeks ago just to see if I could still do it. Wendy loves ice cream so she ought to have a fine birthday. So, if you weren't serious about coming out then think again!
Gerry has been fixing lunch which is almost ready so I better sight off here and go set the table. Did I mention that your letter arrived yesterday so I guess the connections weren't as good since it was mailed the same day as the post card. Hope to hear from you again soon!
Love,
Catherine, Gerry
& Wendy
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