24 Mar March 24, 1944

Letter
from: Alice Shonkwiler
to:  Pvt George W. Shonkwiler
March 24th, 1944, Friday, 5:00 p.m.

Darling,

I am writing a few lines before I go to the post office to get some stamps.
I also have dinner to prepare yet.  Eleanor is trying to go to sleep in the
big chair and Judy is asleep and snoring beside me and Ronnie is still
asleep.  What a family!  I’m not sleepy, but have a sore throat and a cold.
The weather is beautiful outdoors and it’s about 60 degrees and lots of
sunshine. I haven’t had a chance to enjoy it tho, as I’ve been washing
clothes and cleaning house all day. Ronnie is still coughing a little at
night, so I don’t want him to go out until he’s completely over it. He’s
eating real good and outside of coughing a little, he looks and acts as spry
as ever.  It’s this uncertain weather and I guess the sewer water in the
basement hasn’t helped any either, but it’s O.K. now since it was fixed.

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I’m sending you some snapshots, which I hope will make up for this short
letter.  The dim ones were taken on a very dark and dreary day. I had the
shutter opening as open as it will go and yet they’re dim.  The one of me
Eleanor took after she had fixed my hair in an upswept hairdo, as she wanted
you to see it.  I think I look kind of funny, but I think the ones of Ronnie
are darling, don’t you?  I had some more of me, but know you’d rather have
Ronnie’s pictures than mine anyway.

When are you going to have a picture taken of yourself?  Ronnie and I can’t
wait to see it. If nothing else get a 3 for a dime picture just so we can get
a glimpse of how you look.

Well darling must say bye now so I can mail this.

By the way, did you have the car inspected?  I notice Mar. 31st is the last
day.  If not, where do I go?

Bye and heaps of love,
Ronnie and Mommy