, 01:21:53 PM »
Dear Child,
I am writing this slow because I know that you
can't read fast.
We don't live where we did when you left home.
Your dad read in the paper that most accidents
happen within 20 miles from your home so we
moved.
I won't be able to send you the address, as the
last family that lived here took the house
numbers when they left so that they wouldn't
have to change their address.
This place is real nice. It even has a washing
machine. I'm not sure if it works too well though.
Last week I put a load in, pulled the chain, and
haven't seen them since.
The weather isn't too bad here., it only rained
twice last week, The first time it rained for three
days and the second time for four days. The coat
you wanted me to send you, your Uncle Steve
said it would be a little too heavy to send in the
mail with the buttons on, so we cut them off and
put them in the pockets. We got another bill
from the funeral home.
They said if we don't make the last payment on
Grandma's grave, up she comes. John locked his
keys in the car yesterday. We were worried
because it took him two hours to get me and
Shelby out.
Your sister had a baby this morning but I
haven't found out what it is yet, so I don't know
if you're an aunt or an uncle. If the baby is a
girl, your sister is going to name it after me,
she's going to call it Mom.
Uncle Pete fell in a whiskey vat last week. Some
man tried to pull him out but he fought them off
and drowned. We had him cremated and he
burned for three days.
Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pick-
up truck. Ralph was driving. He rolled down the
window and swam to safety. Your two friends
were in the back. They drowned because they
couldn't get the tailgate down.
There isn't much more news at this time.
Nothing much has happened.
PS, I was going to send you some money but the
envelope was already sealed.

Nice one.