December 26,
1979 Little Rock, Arkansas Dearest Ron, Ann & Susanna;
We appreciated your call this morning Ron so much - we have talked and talked
about you and wondered what your Christmas was like. We're really thrilled you
were with the Crawfords and Carolyn & Gerald and their families. We feel so
bad that you haven't been able to move into your home - isn't it hard to
depend on other people? This will be a Christmas you will remember forever and
I 'm sure it has been a happy one even though you've been frustrated!!!
We are having a wonderful holiday - having Jeannie, Rick and Ricky here is
like Heaven!!!! Ricky is SO good and SO darling-he just sits and coos and
smiles and will go to anyone and be happy. He makes us homesick for Susanna
because she is equally darling and fun to be around. Roy is even enjoying
Ricky and it's good for him to know what babies are like.
I absolutely love the spool holder - that will be the biggest help in my
sewing room - I have had little "dinky" ones before but this one is simply
marvelous. What a thoughtful, thoughtful gift and Claire loves hers too. You
are a doll Annie to have them made for us. Roy feels so adult and more a part
of the family to receive gifts like everyone else - the "pump a drink" like
the Weinerts from the Woolleys and the raisins and chocolate chips like ours
and Bob & Claires from the Weinert she was thrilled.
Your UPS gift to Bob & Claire hasn't arrived yet but they don't mind.
Daddy gave me the neatest thing - a magnifying lamp for doing handwork -
particularly my "Oriental Rug". You wouldn't believe the difference it makes -
I can see what I'm doing where before I was guessing!!! He also gave me a
bathrobe but I saw the charge slip and it was $90 so I'm taking it back. Annie
- do you remember that beautiful robe you gave me about 5 years ago? I have
never enjoyed anything so much as that.
Roy really wanted a good camera so he picked it out. We got it at the Photo
Shop and they weren't sure they could get it for us in time but they called on
Christmas Eve and said it was there-we told him it hadn't come in yet so he
was surprised and really happy. We gave Jeannie an eye set like yours and a
pantsuit (I'm afraid the pantsuit fits a little tight with her pregnancy but
she says she doesn't want to take it back). Rick got some sweater shirts like
Ron’s.
We gave Claire a mix master and Bob some sweater shirts. They have had a
portable mixer and it's about worn out so they were happy. All in all we had
so much fun. Gift giving is getting too expensive for all you kids and let's
think about drawing names next year - I really worry about Christmas being a
burden and I hope it won't be.
Johnny is really thrilled with his record - he sold his last dog a couple days
before Christmas and that money was to go to Roy to pay for the stereo so now
that is officially Johns. He is getting an interest in music - he loves the
"Bee Gees" too!!! We had renewed his subscription to Field and Stream so I was
relieved that you hadn't done that - he has loved that magazine. You always do
such thoughtful things and we love you so much!!!
The "guys" have had a blast duck hunting - we're having gorgeous weather -
cold and dry and SO pretty. They leave at 3 in the morning and as I hear them
leave I say a little prayer of thankfulness that I'm a girl. Roy doesn't go
with them - he gets his kicks other ways!!!
Roy & Bob have really enjoyed comparing notes and cadavers. They really love
each other and it's wonderful having them in the same field.
Thank you so much for your wonderful gifts, your phone calls and everything -
we have missed you so much but surely understand why you couldn't be with us -
wish we could help you move.
Lots and lots of love,
Dad XO, Mom XO, John XO, Roy XO, Jean XO, Rick XO, Ricky XO, Bob XO and Claire
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