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[Janet Harrington]

Mother,

Talking about Jo being "down there" when we are in deep snow.  Let me tell you...a couple of years ago it snowed where Jo and Fred stay for the winter.  She sent pictures.  It was hard to imagine.  Snowed on Christmas Day when good old Kansas was dry and sunshine.

[Jo McDonald]

Hi Wilma,
 Elizabeth and I were in the same grade when we went to school at High Hilll.  East of Howard.  One of the funniest things I remember of her and I  is:  We were having our Christmas program and my part was a little girl that had lost her dolly.  I was crying - probably going Boo Hoo Boo Hoo and Elizabeth came on the stage and said, "why are you crying" and I replied " I have lost my dolly".  Then she said, "Don't cry little GALE" I will help you find your dolly"
She really did say Little Gale    and we have sinced laughed about that.  We were no doubt nervous as two little girls would be with all of our parents sitting in the school house watching us.  
Isn't it strange how some really small incident stays in your memory all these years?
 We had a wonderful childhood -- all I have are happy memories abound with love and laughter.

[Wilma]

You were in school with Jim, too, then.  I didn't know that.  I did know that Jim's mother knew your mother, but I didn't know you had been in school together.  We used to live just south of your aunt in Severy.  Expect you knew that, though, didn't you?