Party of Five

On the one hand, nobody ever told me this rule. On the other...you'd think I would have figured it out by now. The "Momma's don't get sick" rule.  (Or wives either) But as I sit here in the complete silence of my own house...silence brought on by computer games being shut down for the night, and children in bed, and husbands still out for the evening...I look around me and realize that Oh My God...what was I thinking taking three days to be sick!?!? It began Thursday, when I awoke with a scratchy throat.  I also slept with the windows open, so I chalked it up to a sinus/allergy thing, I'd work my way through it and I'll be fine. Nope. Friday morning, my voice was gone and my throat was worse.  Super.  It was a "real" sore throat.  I took it easy, did the noodle soup thing...the ice cream thing...lots of water...LOTS of water.  (And I don't generally drink too much water)  Consequently, there were a lot of trips to the bathroom als...

Amidst the letters that our soldier and his sweetheart exchanged while he was serving in World War II, there are a few newer letters from after the war.  Letters exchanged between the two when our soldier had become a civilian and was driving freight truck throughout Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. There was also another letter.   One that was written on September 28, 1950.  It was written to my grandmother from her Aunt Nettie Allison. Thursday Ottumwa, IA 702 S. Moore St. Sept 28-50 Dear Niece & family, I will ans. your letter I rec. & was sure glad to hear from you once again and hope all of you are O.K.  We are all well as usual... ...Paul & I & Pug & Bill went to Colorado Springs Colo. for our vacation & we left on Saturday and came back on Thurs. & Paul went to work on Fri. so I though I would stay home rest of the week & rest & the foreman called me up after Paul got home & said I was being laid off.  I w...