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3/29/49
Monday
Dearest Mother and Daddy,It has been 80º here in the sun but the wind has made it seem cooler. I put Catherine out of the porch for the first time and would have left her there longer but was afraid she wasn't dressed quite warm enough for too much cold air. I also had every intention of taking her out this afternoon. By the time I got myself dressed, she was so sound asleep, I didn't have the heart to waken her. She did waken for a few minutes at 4:00 long enough to refuel for another short nap so I'm waiting for another call any minute.
Saturday morning I had my last appointment with Dr. Weir so I took Catherine with me. He thought she had grown so much & was really a grand baby, etc. etc.
Because she loves to get dressed up so seldom, I decided to make the most of the day. From the Doctors we went to the Main East Cleveland Library & caught Miss Miller & Miss Grout just before they left for the day. She got quite sleepy there as she was so bundled up. The air back to the car revived her though so we went on to North Branch. Miss Stromfors had gone already but we saw Miss Britton and a girl who mends the books. It was almost one o'clock by then; Catherine was getting hungrier so I fed her in the back room and really surprised Misses Frew and Hoffman when they came.
She really showed off for them – smiling & laughing and seemingly talking and we were invited to come again real soon – for tea at Main and sometime when they'd all be at North again.
The day was really full and Catherine made the most of it – being awake from 6:30 without any real nap until 5:30 that evening – then she slept – until 6:30 the next morning.
Yesterday Jean Keil Walker and Joe and their little 7 months old daughter, Carole, came over. She's real cute – its hard to believe there is such a difference between them and only five months apart. As yet, Carole has no teeth, but seems alot older than Janie, next door who is the same age. Jean said Carole used to be on a 2 1/2 hour schedule (and to think I complain about every 3 or 3 1/2 hours) and never yet has Carole slept through the night – from six to six or something similar.
Katie is awake now and kicking on my lap as I write leaning over the arm of the chair.
No doubt you know by now that Mrs. McGonagle and Doris were here last Tuesday afternoon. They called from down town & came right over in a taxi so I didn't have too much time to straighten things. Catherine hadn't been fed & had just wakened so she was at her best while they were here.
Doris looked very good altho slightly worn from shopping. She's not large at all but almost half way thru her 8th month.
The boats have begun to run again out on the lake and I saw a big one for the first time out on the water today. The cranes also have started and everyone says when they are all running the noise is terrific. They will soon all be going.
We are invited over to the First Baptist Church again by Dr. Phillips to see movies he took on his trip to Europe last summer. That's this Friday night but we have declined – if we do go out at all it will be Saturday or Sunday to celebrate our anniversary. The Andersons next door might look in on Catherine but they usually go out every Friday night.
Jeanne Campbell [Sanker] called today. She may come over about Thursday. Rosemary's mother is here from England – came about 6 weeks ago – no doubt to help afterwards with the baby – she's to be born April 2, 8:00 AM –Caesarian.
The way plans are now we will go to New Vienna first and come to New Cumberland probably on Thursday - April 14th and stay over Sunday (Easter 17th). We plan to take alot of things that we won't be needing any longer down to New Vienna on this trip for there will be so many loads in June.
Harold's exams are the last week in May – finishing up on Friday or Saturday. Then the following Friday (first in June) he has to be in Columbus for an intensive review course for the Bar.
Katie is still on my lap but beginning to want her midnight snack which is to last her till morning, I hope. She is very wide awake though.
I made some blueberry muffins last week from the recipe on the Bisquick box. I'd had a can of blueberries since last summer & now am trying to use up our surplus of things like that – also stationery.
If all goes well, you may be hearing from us from the Hotel Pennsylvania in St. Pete the next time – or maybe from our local Statler.
Love to all,
Jean, Harold
and Catherine
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