Thursday 3 May 1945

Dearest Kitten:

Here is your husband again, trying, not very successfully, to put in writing how I feel toward you. Putting it down on paper is so cold & impersonal.

I love you so much Sweetheart that plain words can not explain my true feelings for you. It needs the personal touch for me to do justice to my love for you. Today is a very lonesome day for me for some reason. I miss you very much.

So Mother spoiled my little surprise. Oh well, you seem to be just as happy over the whole thing and as long as you know that upon rare occasions I think of you and home.

Mr. & Mrs. Gagnon must be very happy to have Fred back home again. He looks good and healthy anyway. For his sake, I hope that they do not send him back over.

Wow! Letter #261 is a beaut. Thirteen pages is more like a manuscript than a letter, but did I enjoy reading it.

How do you like that? He is my son when he does something naughty, huh? How do you get that way? Bobby needs his pappy to straighten him out, I know. Nothing would please me more than to be able to train him and start laying the floor work of his character. It is at his age that children start to mould their character.

Most youngsters have very good memories. It is only after a number of years when there is so much to remember that a person really shows a talent for a good memory.

You do not have to tell me that you will do your best as I know that you will. Just try to be patient until I can return and take over some of the responsibility of raising a family.

Julie was very fortunate to receive so many nice gifts. She deserves it any way, after all that she has to put up with. Tell her that I hope it is triplets.

Mother deserves a vacation, but I bet she wishes it could have waited for warm weather.

What has gotten into Eva? By all means take her up on it. Not only will it be good for you, but the children will enjoy it also. I hope that you have a good time.

Uncle Sam must be scrapping the bottom of the barrel if he is getting ready to take Nibbs & John in to the service. It is no worse for them than anyone else.

As much as I wish that I could write some more, I must close. Regards to everyone & kiss the babies for me. I love you, my Darling Wife.

Your Loving Devoted & Faithful Husband,

Bob