Sunday, February 26, 1984

We do enjoy your most interesting letters and what you tell us about your work.  You have an interesting job and it sounds like you will really be busy for some time to come.  Keep up the good work.

Signe and Geo. called on Wed. to tell us Linda had the baby on Tues.  8 lbs. and it was caesarian section.  But we weren't home when they called - Barb took the message - and we have been trying to get them but haven't succeeded.  Guess all is well and being so big all must be well with the baby.  Eric is doing well, too, with his theropy.  (however you spell it)

Were we surprised in church at Bradford today.  The flowers on the altar were in observance of our anniversary (belated) by one of the members.  Then a coffee party afterwards to honor the retiring board members as well as us.  Pretty pink carnations and snapdragons.  A nice gesture.  They have 2 names from synod and tomorrow nite is council mtg. so Dad will find out more.  I hope it won't be too long before they get a pastor.

Fri. nite we didn't get to go to Niles, Ohio as Ted Shaffer called and had a conflict so instead Bensons and us joined Hollertz in Ridgway for dinner-theater at the country club.  A good dinner and a melodrama LOVE RIDES THE RAILS or WILL THE MAIL-TRAIN RUN TONIGHT?  It was so cute and we had such a good time.  You were to hiss and boo the villian and clap for the hero and general audience participation.  In one place the villian was going to dump the bar gal for the heroine and they were talking "How shall we handle Charlotte?"and someone in the audience said "very carefully" and we all laughed.  Then when the train was going to derail if something wasn't done and the red lamp had been taken away everyone was saying take off your red skirt, take off your red skirt which she naturally did.  It was really a riot and enjoyed by all.  We love these monthly get togethers.

After some beautiful spring weather in the 60's we had snow showers yesterday to remind us that winter still reigns.  But it can't last.  We bot a large thermometer and put it on the front porch and it is real easy to read.

Lar is painting his kitchen and ordered wallpaper for it.  We still haven't been over to see his TV or water bed but now we will have to get over there to see the kitchen when it is completed.

Barb thanks you for the W2 form.  We expect to get 200.00 back and that will go for a window over the sink.  We want one like in the eating area that opens out.  And Dad also priced replacement windows for the D.R. so he has a project coming up.

Barb is taking a flower arranging course at Girtens and is enjoying it and we are enjoying the arrangements she brings home.

You know we hope to go to the national church convention in Toronto the end of June as visitors and we have an address to get help for motels.  That should be coming and we can make arrangements and figure expenses.  Bensons plan to go too.

By now you are all moved in and enjoying your new living quarters.

Have a new permanent and my hair is short and have received many compliments.  I like it short but usually after a perm it is too short, but evidentally people don't think so.

Lar just dropped by to read the Buffalo paper.  Things are fine here.