Jan. 6, 1944

My dearest Hal,

I wrote you a letter Tuesday to tell you how thrilled we all were over your promotion. That certainly made a wonderful Christmas present for me too. I think you were very patient about waiting and I know it must have been awfully tiresome to have so many changes and so much bother. I guess maybe you learn to wait for lots of things in the country you are in now. I didn’t believe you would get a promotion while you were overseas and I am delighted it finally came through.

We are all feeling better. Mother and Daddy are still coughing some and neither one of them has been out of the house yet. I am firing the furnace and doing the chores and teaching too. At least I taught yesterday for the first day. I get along fine however and I think it will only be for a few days. I will come home for good if and when they can find a teacher but it seems to be just about impossible to get any help.

I hope you are writing me a great many letters. I have gotten some nice long ones lately.

All my love,

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