Dear Son,
I am writing this letter slow cause' I know you cain't read it fast. We don't live where we did when you left.
Your Daddy read in the newspaper that most accidents happen within 20 miles of home. So we moved
25 miles away. I won't be able to send you the address cause' the last familly that lived there took the numbers
with them for their next house so they don't have to change their address.
The new place even has a washing machine, the first day, i put four shirts in and pulled the chain and
haven't seen em' since. I think it's broke, that may be why the other folks left it.
It only raint' two times this week, Three days the first time and four days the second.
The coat you wanted me to send you, Aunt Susie says is to heavy to mail with those big'o buttons
on it so we cut em' off and put em' in the pockets and Mailt it.
Your sister is having her baby this mornin'. I haven't heard yet if it's a boy or girl so i don't know if you are
an Aunt or an Uncle.
We got another bill from the funeral home. It said that if we don't pay the last payment for Gramma's
funeral, up she comes.
Your Uncle John fell intio a whiskey vat the other day. some men went ta' pull him out and he fought
em' off till he drown't. We creamated him and he burn't for three days.
Three of yer' friends went off a bridge the other night in a pickup. One was drivin' and the other two
were in the back. The one in front rolled down his window and got out ok. The other's drownt cause
they couldn't get the tailgate open.
Well there ain't much else for now so i will let you go.
Love
Momma
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