Marcia Kirwan Standley Papers

2 up for the weekend & sang a duet with another girl.

Got a birth announcement from Sally & Allyn about their new little girl, & another snapshot from Pat, who is expecting again. Seems like both of them just got married.

Today I was going to make brownies, but deci ded against it, in favor of letter-writing. I should hear any day now, on whether I'm eligible to take the civil service test I applied for. If I am, it will take months to wade through the red tape to actual employment, so with nothing but the right shift in progress. I may take one course at Jan Jose next semester if I find one I like.

Since I've been on night shift, Jim's mother has been cooking & we do the dishes. I'd rather cook than do dishes any day, but her meals taste so much better & we do a little collaborating, since Jim & I buy the groceries.

The Cosmopolitan Opera Co. season will soon be on & I've sent for a list of performances. Chick has really made a study of the subject, & this year I think I'll go to a few with her, & learn something besides Don Giovanni. I've let my record collection lapse in the past few years for lack of a machine, but we've got the components for a beauty, if we can ever get around to assembling & finishing it.

Well, that's about all there is to say, since we don't do much except stay home, work on our projects, pay our bills, & count our money.

Love Marcia