Sunday August 6, 1944
Grandpa and Grandma Carver,
I have been saying to myself all week that I would write to you today. And then when I got a letter from you today I certainly did want to write to you. I remembered that August 6 is Grandpa’s birthday after Grandma mentioned it but like other things I don’t suppose it would have come to mind otherwise. So I want to wish Grandpa a happy birthday and good year to follow. May God bless you.
I was very glad to hear about the school house work. Here’s the way I look at it. If you get the place as clean as you can with what you have, I don’t think there is anything you should need to worry about. You can’t help what the trustee doesn’t furnish you so just don’t even think about that and let him worry about it. If school starts before he decides to do anything he’ll just have to wait till it can be done conveniently. There’s no use worrying about something you can’t help.
I have been working hard lately but I am not worrying about working too hard. There is no use in their trying to work us any harder than we are able to stand and therefore I just do as well as I can as one job follows the other. I, like Ben, will be glad when this war is over.
I am mostly just doing the regular work with the company but once in a while I do some work with the little radios. I spent 3 or 4 days last week and the week before learning a little more and reviewing what I did know about them. I am supposed to use one out on a problem tomorrow morning if nothing happens between now and then.
You mentioned about using vaseline on your feet and I have never thought about it but it would be worth a trial. If you want to put in a little bottle when mother sends me something go ahead. I certainly am using my feet enough but they are getting so that they can take it better than they used to. We walk several miles at least every day and here lately we have been having two ten mile hikes every week.
I understand you have been getting a few little rains lately and hope that the dry spell won’t be too severe from now on. We still get rain every once in a while but they don’t come quite as often as they did.
As long as I can have my Sundays off so that I can rest up I can get along very well. Today I went to church this morning and outside of that I have just taken it easy. I have read a letter, written a couple of letters and slept a good bit.
Well I’ve about run out of news so I’ll close till next time. I hope you get along OK in your undertakings. Let’s trust in the Lord till we can all be together again. With love,
Your Grandson, Donald