July 3, 1944
Monday Night
My Darling Husband,
The Dr. I.Q. program has just come on, and I never hear it without thinking of how you always intended to send in one of those biographical sketches on some famous personality. I have had the radio on tonight to listen to Firestone Hour, Bell Telephone, Carnation Hour, and Information Please. Remember how we always liked to stay at home on Monday to listen to these same programs. I am very glad that we could enjoy such things together — just being at home with you is so nice, dear. The biographical sketch has just been given and it was on Gen. Eisenhower. The woman didn’t ever get it and the person sending it in receives $325 for it. Gee the clues were very easy and I don’t see how she could have missed it. The last clue told his name Dwight David or better known as “Ike” and he leads the invasion — can you imagine anyone living now not knowing who that was? She must have been excited.
I haven’t been anywhere today, but have been very busy all day. I mended on my underwear all morning and I now have it in pretty good shape. I am trying to get all my clothes ready to begin school the last of this week. I cooked some steak for dinner today and it reminded me of the many times I have cooked it for us. Remember how you would always sit on the floor while I finished supper, or you would take a bath if you had time and my how you did love to soak in that water for a while, didn’t you. Talking about all this hardly seems real does it, but then we know it was every bit true don’t we? Every minute of it was such fun, and I can hardly wait until we can once again take up where we left off.
Tomorrow is the 4th but there won’t be much celebration. I am going to Buffalo Lake with the McIlhaneys sometime in the afternoon. It will be a nice outing I suppose but everything falls short of being perfect because you, my darling, are not here to enjoy these things with me. I”m sure you know what I mean, being away from everyone near and dear to you. Honey I do hope you aren’t too unhappy out there. Your letters are always so cheerful and I hope it isn’t a great effort to make them such. I do appreciate their being such letters. You always seem so able to make the best of any circumstance, that I feel you are doing so now. Honey anytime you get blue or downhearted, just remember that I am back here in the States loving you very dearly and always praying for you. Dear, you know that I love you more dearly than any one else in this world. You are the grandest guy on earth an no one ever had a more wonderful husband.
Well, dear, the news is rather scarce tonight so I shall close and get to bed. I love you sweetheart — you DO know it, don’t you? Goodnight darling and may God bless you.
Your loving husband [struck through] wife (I was thinking of you when I did that!)
Louise
