6 Aug 1937
Dorothy Griffin to Maude / Washington D.C.
I'm getting to be quite the correspondent these days. Maybe it's the maternal instinct that's arousing it.
We were very much thrilled to hear about the white shawl. I'm afraid you're going to too much expense for the little feller. Well, it won't be very long now before we can tell you if it's worth the expense. You will notice no gender expressed in spite of John's protestations. I frankly think he would like a girl baby as well as a boy.
We went shopping this week for a baby bed and decided on one with a funny little bear painted on it. John insisted on a picture saying 'the poor kid's got to have something to look at." If it [the baby] doesn't notice the bear he's gong to think it's terribly dumb.
I am getting some "wrappers" to put on it after its morning bath. A friend told me they were the best thing she had. They're like little kimonos and come in blue, pink, or white knit, and tie down the front in three places. In that way it will have a change from a nightie after it's bath, yet something more comfortable than a dress. Then I'll dress it in the afternoon for awhile. I have one long dress for it. I didn't know it was so long until I unpinned it at home, and was just about to cut it off as it has a deep hem in it, when mother came over and pleaded to keep it long. It has a little blue collar and cuffs, and I got a lovely blue silk long jacket to go over it. Since then I have tried to duplicate it in pink but they are all sold.
John plays tennis most every evening. He claims to have lost eight pounds since school let out. In fact, last night he said ten, but we'll let it go at eight for the present. He looks better and feels much better and in convinced of joining the gym all winter and playing handball. If we are here and can manage it I should like him to take some accounting or work on his Master's degree. Until he makes some definite decision as to his future plans it seems that keeping in school is some measure of progress.
Larry Manwaring has been badly laid up with poison ivy. Bee's mother has decided to stay with them all winter. This week is moving week for most of our friends who are coming out to the village. We'll have quite a colony.
I am still feeling very fit, I suppose because I keep such good hours. We're in bed every night by 10 but then we're up at 6:30 as John has to drive me down to work and then back up to the Interior Building. Some life Elsie!
Mr. and Mrs. Stratford have moved in the apartment of Ruth Stratford has above her place. That is, she lives on the first floor of the house and her mother and dad upstairs. It has been finished into an apartment of its own however, and Ruth has always rented it out. Ruth's baby has grown tremendously and looks more and more like the twins. So she has three huskies.
We took out some letters to Lona sent to John by the Stratford family in Ogden to deliver. Lona is alone with her girls. She certainly is a model to take notes on in raising a family. I've never seen more lovely children. Oz has been out west for a couple of months now, or almost, and doubts that he'll be back before October.
Hellow to all. Affectionately, Dorothy.
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