Dear James,
The packages came yesterday and we enjoyed opening them. The overshoes and underwear fit good and the blanket is a dandy. The sweater fits me like a sack so I am sending it back but I think you can wear it under your uniform coat if it is large enough for you. It is nice and warm and a good color. I’d like one with a deeper V neck and buttoning the other way. The groceries are all good. Now if we could only get haircuts.
The temp. was 24 above at 7:30 this AM. A fine snow is falling that looks as tho it might last all day. We got another load of wood from Jensons and I and the children have piled it inside, one pile for the heater and one for the kitchen stove. We also gathered in the rest of the last load that had got snowed under and piled it by itself and put 2 more strips of building paper on the back of the shed to keep the snow from blowing in. There is a little paper left and a few lath. We put the kerosene in the cellar, half of it is left.
You ought to get yourself a new Sunday shirt. I’ll put new cuffs on the blue ones so they’ll last longer.
We just got your letter. I’m sorry you are so short of money. We can get along without the other things. Eggs are the hardest to get but I have been baking cakes without eggs and this morning I made pancakes without eggs and they were pretty good so we’ll get by. I’ll see what I can do about wood. We have a nice lot of it under cover and can work up what is around the house. We are well fixed for clothes now except for mittens for the children when it gets colder.
We are sorry you can’t get up for Thanksgiving. It will be a lonesome day for all of us. Still we have a great deal to be thankful for. I got the “Woman’s World” yesterday. The children send love and kisses, and I’ll send some money if you want it.
Love, Martha