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scolding to sleep the Sleepy Sally that
the Smith's sent her. I only hope she'll
follow suit. This is a nice quiet
neighborhood for napping children.
There are several policemen living
nearby, who also have napping children,
so this area is well policed at nap
time, even though our street is a
minor arterial.

Your letter of last Saturday was
a very pleasant surprise. That is a
very generous thing for you to do,
& we appreciate it very much. Buying
this house & thus starting a
permanent investment in a home,
means a great deal to us. We have
been on a pretty severe savings
program for almost 2 years, to realize
a down payment not in keeping
with the current trend of nothing
down, everything a month, forever,
but with the aim of having
low house payments, so that we can
make the most of these low expense
years, & to cut our overhead low
enough so that Jim can go to school.