14 Sep September 14, 1945

Letter
from: A. Shonkwiler
to: PFC George W. Shonkwiler
Sept. 14, 1945
Friday 11:30 P.M.
Noteworthy: on January 26 1946 Dad will have 2 years service.

Hello, honey,

Here ’tis late again.  I should write in the morning because at night I’m
always too tired.

I waited until it stopped raining this noon to pick up the car, but before
I got home from my errands, it rained again and the new paint and simonize
was drenched.  I sure have all the breaks, don’t I?

I still don’t know how much the charge for

page 2
the car will be.  Dan said I get the bill next month.  They sure believe in
keeping me in suspense.  If it’s a couple of hundred dollars, I think I’ll
forget about paying it until you get here.  Dan told me the list is $1,000 plus
the price of radio and heater, for a 1940 Packard, so perhaps we should sell it
and get another when you get home.  I certainly dread another winter with all
the trouble I had starting it last

page 3 year.

This afternoon I paid the electric bill $4.60, gas $4.32, telephone $8.60,
(including cablegram) and later at Edith’s insistence I went to the Woman’s
Club Flower Show.  This was the extent of my day, except for coffee, chocolate
donuts, crackers and cheese and cookies which I had upstairs an hour ago.

I almost forgot[,] I also stopped in at Julia Jostis late this afternoon for an
hour to chat.

page 4
Her youngest is now 14 months old. Imagine?  I saw it last at the age of 2
months.  Time sure flies, in spite of it’s going too slowly for me until you
get here.

She got tired of washing white woodwork in her kitchen, so she had the door
frames enameled black and doors red.  I can’t say that I like it, but I can see
her point, especially when I have eleven doors (on both sides) to

page 5
wash continually.  The next house I live in is certainly going to have
varnished woodwork - that I know.  At least all doors.  I’ve had enough of this
unnecessarily scrubbing.  Ronnie and his pals do a good job of fingerprints -
always.

I’ve only had one letter in more than a week’s time.  Are you slipping?  Or
just tired of writing me?  Should I stop too?  I’m only joking, as I suppose
the mail is held up or

page 6
something.  Maybe I’ll get some letters in the morning -- I hope so, anyway.

no more news of Army discharges, so I s’pose you’re slated to stay at least
until Jan. 26th, when you’ll have 2 years service, which should make you
eligible.

I’ll have to close now as it’s still raining and I’m very sleepy.  Sure is
gloomy weather.

Good night and our love, always,
Mom and Ronnie