(handwritten by Mom)

Dearest Kids,

Happy Easter - we hope you have had a wonderful day!

We just got home from Alabama and I'm sitting under the hair dryer & I don't have my glasses on so I hope you'll be able to read this.  We had a fun trip - Chris & Wayne were so sweet to us & Wayne got his friend to take Daddy & John deep sea fishing.  Johnny got sun burned & Wayne got sick but they loved it.  They caught a lot of mackerel & Wayne & Daddy filleted them & we brought them home.  Chris fixed delicious seafood meals & I've gained ten pounds!!!  I wouldn't like to live there but Daddy & John would move tomorrow & spend the rest of their lives fishing.  It's 500 miles from Little Rock & Chris & Wayne make the trip about once a month - crazy!!!!

Our sweet neighbor, Bill Barbee, died early Wednesday morning.  They had been on a three week trip to Mexico & had spent the last week in Acapulco - he became ill but stayed with the group & got home Tues. afternoon about 4 - he felt better so they decided to wait until Wednesday morning to go to the doctor & he died about 3:00 am.  Jeannette called the ambulance & there were sirens that everyone heard but us.  Our neighborhood is doomed so we're glad to be leaving.

The Ezells are here - we hope they'll come for dinner tomorrow - we brought flounder, shrimp & oysters from the coast (& crabmeat).

Daddy has received many sweet letters from people in the Stake - he's happy & relieved. We love you all very, very much.  Please be careful in everything you do.

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