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Mrs. James H. Standley
2854 Louis Road, Palo Alto, California

Sept 2, 1959

Dear Mother & Daddy,

Life has settled down with a
loud crash. This week, we are all
enjoying a flu bug, something
Pooh brought home. We all went
to a drive-in movie Sat. night, &
as closely as we can figure, in the
warm closed car, the little bug did
it's job. Up to then, Pooh had a runny
nose that could have been from teeth.
The next morning, we all had it.
It sure is nice, lying around the
house all day, watching Pooh try to
tear it down, walking over to the
park in the afternoon. If only we
didn't feel so lousy, & have to chase
Pooh down periodically to wipe
her nose.

Pooh has a new toy, the novelty of
which has lasted for about three
days, & is still going, it's just a little
plastic & wood turtle that she pulls
across the floor on a string. It quacks
like a duck & its tail wags, & she's