Dear Family --
We received a postcard from Mom and Dad today . . . glad to hear that they arrived in Mesa okay. Mie Young and I have been busy trying to keep the homefires burning. Serena passed her drivers license test with flying colors, and caught the bus to Columbus this morning. The Hortons, Mie Young, and I all went to see "Company" last nite. We had dinner at Frisch's before hand, with Uncle Bill paying for dinner, then I paid for the tickets, so it worked out pretty evenly. Grandma and Serena didn't go (Grandma had a bad cold, Serena didn't want to), so I game Wilma's tickets to Bruce Stauffer and Cherie Cooper. Everyone seemed to enjoy the musical . . . alot of New Vienna teachers were there, due to the student teachers from Wilmington College giving tickets, instead of paying them. I get this information from Eileen Cline, who was there with her little boy, who is really cute . . . blonde hair, blue eyes. Also the Wilson's (Band Director & wife) were there.
I called the college to see if I had to get an application for Summer School, and they said yes. So I stopped this morning, but College Hall was locked up tight.
Kay Wolfrom was up tonight to borrow lawn chairs for their graduation reception/dinner . . . . We stopped at Hannah's on the way home from Wilmington today . . . . Mie Young and I had never seen their house look so clean.
I did weed the flowers out front, and took a few pictures of the nice ones. The phlox are really pretty and one of the snapdragons have bloomed. The marigolds are so-so, while the petunias aren't making much progress at all. The seeds that I planted last weekend don't show any shines [signs] of progress yet.
Tonite was the big New Vienna Alumni blow-out . . . Gail (Caplinger) Hutchins was going to go with her father. So I said that we'd (Mie Young and I) watch Michael . . . and then they could stay all nite and go to church in the morning. She is trying to potty-train Michael . . . what a headache . . . and a MESS!!!! Luckily we only had one accident . . . but unfortunately, it was major . . . I was glad that Ruth had had more experience at babysitting than Mie Young and I . . . so Michael is now sound asleep on the couch in the Recreation room.
We went down to see the tennis courts tonite, but didn't play at all. Our neighbors, the Davidsons were making good use of one, then Kara Dodd and Amy Cooper took the other one, so it's good to see that they are in good use.
Graduation practice went well on Friday . . . we really didn't do anything, but get some sun . . . I think everybody was using suntan lotion . . . except me . . I did get a little burned, but not badly.
We saw a light on down at Wells last nite after the play so Uncle Bill and I investigated from the outside, since I didn't have a key. It looked like someone had just left the light on, and forgotten, so I went back down with the key and looked around a little . . . I didn't find anything.
The UMW had their bake sale this morning for Memorial Day, but we didn't have time to go in, as we had to get Serena to the Bus Station. We pulled up just as the bus did, so it was timed well . . . too well for me.
That's about all the news . . . hope Mom and Dad are having a good time in Arizona, soaking up the sun and riding around on Roberta's motorcycle. It is nice here since the rain has stopped . . . up in the 70's.
Until next week . . . .
[Love, etc. from MV]
1 comment:
This was almost certainly written in 1971. I got my driver's license in 1971, not 1981.
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