This letter was received by a mother on her vacation from her nineteen-year -old daughter who was keeping house and caring for the younger children while she was gone.
Dear Mom,
The kids have been real good and everything is running smoothly so don’t worry about a thing! I”m glad Chava had a tetanus shot a couple months ago so she doesn’t need another one. David’s leg doesn’t bother him much, except he says the stitches itch him a little.
We had a backyard sale before the accident to help raise money for the emergency.
At first it looked a little bare without the couch, but we put Shimon’s new alligator cage in the living room and it looks just fine.
I rearranged the furniture in Leah’s room so the bed would cover the burn marks in the carpet. I”m still trying to get rid of that terrible smell, though.
Oh, Yes- the plumber said he would be back tomorrow to finish putting in the new toilet. But with all that he did’nt find your rings. The milkman promised me he would’nt sue you but he is sending Papa the hospital bill. I imagine we have insurance for that sort of thing.
I forgot to put the scissors away this morning. Miriam’s hair looks real cute short. The dog looks a little funny though.
Mrs Rubin said the new window won’t cost much to replace. She would’nt give Dov’s baseball back, even though I was polite to her.
You remember that vase your grear-grandmother left you? Well I used the new glue on it and you can hardly see where it was broken.
We’ll meet you by the airport if the car is repaired by then. If we aren’t there, you’d better take a taxi staight to the courtroom because the trial starts at 2pm. Uncle Abbie says they don’t have a leg to stand on.
Boy, this job of being a housewife and mother is a snap!
We all send our love,
Chani