July 25, 1940

        
                                                                                      July 25, 1940


Hello, Dear--
           This is chapter one of this letter cause I am afraid that it is going to be interrupted a couple of time, but I do want to look busy when Celorie steps into the office and he is about due any minute.  Then the fun will begin cause Mildred is out to lunch.  It's awful nice getting letters from you every day and I hope you keep up the good work.


          As far as I know I am coming to Portland this weekend, how, I don't know.  If Marge calls you and tells you that they are going to the mountains be sure to ask her for Doris' address so we can drive over and fit my dress.  I am just wondering if Helen and I couldn't come back from Seaside by way of Portland and then I could try on my dress that Sunday evening.  I really haven't got the money to come to Portland this week end.  Oh dear, what do do.  I am beginning to worry about it now.  And I will have to make up my mind pretty darn quick.  Think I'll call up Marge tonight or something and ask her.  By the way I would love to have you call me some night.  I don't think it would scare me at all, cause so far I haven't been a bit frightened at all at anything.


          Things certainly aren't very busy around here and I am getting caught up in my correspondence.  It is a wonderful feeling to not have one of the things hanging over my head that I should be doing.  I got a nice letter from Mary Jane--she also invited me to come to visit her in San Francisco; certainly wish that I could.  Wouldn't it be fun if we could go down there--only best not think about it to make us feel bad.  I am going out now to buy me a pair of slacks or something silly to wear at the beach when I'm not sunning.  Hope the sun is out all the time and I am really looking forward to going.  If I don't come to Portland this weekend, could you come down here, or what?  Darn, I don't know what to do about it.  Do you know for sure if Tony will be there so I could come back with him. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Worry, worry, but just about this weekend.


          Did you see your friends all right the other night; it must be kinda nice seeing old old friends after all these years.  Wonder if I would remember some of the kids I knew if I saw them on the street.  Guess I would.


          Hope you get the little package all right that I am mailing today.  Had more fun making the (?) last night, and it wasn't a bit hard at all.  In fact did it while I did the dishes.  Sue is coming over tonight to show me how to hemstitch, then I can work on this luncheon set while I am at the beach.  Am I ever the ambitious one, and the funny part of it is, that I feel like I was accomplishing something, too.  Haven't felt that way for quite a long time.


          This letter is getting longer than I thought it was going to get at this point.  Celorie has come in, but I have had to get only a couple of things for him.  He is very busy dictating on a letter, I mean record.  That means some work for us this afternoon, thank goodness.  Now we are waiting for Mildred tocome back so we can go to lunch; it is getting later and later and later.  Now she is here and Bob is busy, or woe is us.  Will we ever get to lunch.  How do you like this paly by play description?  I wish Bob would hurry, cause I am anxious to go and see if I got a letter from you.  Do you suppose that one will be there in the mail box for me.  Sometimes they get here in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon.


          Signing off now till this afternoon or this evening, or till tomorrow.  All depends on what happens between now and then.


                                                                    Love and kisses,


                                                                              Dotty


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Hello, again--


       This is now later in the afternoon.  Went shopping again this noon hour; got my slacks o.k. and oh dear.  My budget.  Guess I will quit trying to keep it.  Anyway I sure felt swell after it was all over with.


      Just called Hartley, and if he goes to Portland or hears of anyone, he will let me know.  Sooo- expect me when you see me.


      Jimminy, I got a lot of things today between now and Tuesday.  Guess I will wash my hair tonight--then go visiting with Helen tomorrow night, and don't know yet when I am going to wash some clothes out.  Maybe Friday or Monday night.  Happy fun games.


      Those kisses up above are sure sticking out.  Guess Bob is getting quite a bang out of them.  He hasn't said anything yet but don't know what he's thinking.  No letter this noon from you--but there will probably be one tonight.  I hope.


      Do you know what I did.  Aunt Hetty brought in some apples for me today and left them in the front hall.  When I came home I picked up the sack and zowy--apples all over the front room, from one corner to the next.  Hope too many of the bugs don't crawl out.  I would hate to wake up with an earwig in my bed.


      Best I get to work.


                                                             Love again--
                 
                                                                  Dotty