Tuesday A.M., September 5, 1978
Dear Mom, Dad, & Mary Virginia,Hi! We survived the Labor Day Weekend and Gerry has gone off for his first day of work at Bearing Specialty. There is also another development – Gerry got a call from Farmers Co-op in Madras, Oregon over the weekend and they are looking for a parts manager (IH-farm dealer) as the present one is starting in Merrill on November 1. Gerry is going to fly to Redmond on the 16th to talk to the dealer. Hughes Air West flies there twice a day from San Francisco. We went through Madras on our summer journeyings – it is a small town with a Safeway store and an A&W. We aren't too thrilled about living in San Jose so this may be a good alternative but we are trying not to get too hopeful about it until Gerry has talked to them. If we stay in Gilroy Gerry has to count on an hour of commuting time each way which makes for a longer day.
Wendy woke up when we got up at 5:30 and then I put her down for her nap at 7:30 since she couldn't keep her eyes open. It will taker her awhile to adjust to the new schedule. We had some fried corn meal mush for breakfast a couple of times last week and she really gobbled it up. Do you ever have that anymore? I'm sure it had been 10 years since I had it last – it sure tasted good. I'm going to make some more this week. Wendy is getting braver about standing up. She will let go of her support for a few seconds now and her balance is getting much better. She likes to climb up on the wicker foot stool as if it were a step but then all she can do is get back down the same way – she will repeat that about a dozen times before going on to something else. And when we say "No" she shakes her head back at us.
It is sprinkling outside right now. It is the first rain here since June. I was hoping to go to the library and the grocery later on today so I hope it clears up. I'll have to train Wendy to hold an umbrella over our heads on the bicycle. Wouldn't that be cute!
No, we never got your letter that was mailed to Oregon. They said they would forward it if it came. I thought maybe it had been returned to you.
I am thinking about getting a part time job if we stay around this area. Most of the day care centers take children over two but I did find one infant care center which I am going to check out tomorrow. And then I don't know how easy it will be to find a part-time job. We'll see.
Just rec'd your letter and happy to hear you will be visiting soon! Either Sat. or Sunday (23 or 24) will be fine with us. Saturday would give you an extra day here so I would opt for that. Whatever fits your schedule best is fine with us.
Thanks for the $. We'll discuss repayment plans when you are here. We look forward to seeing you soon! I won't be using the canner this year so don't worry about it.
Love, Catherine, Gerry & Wendy
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