handwritten letter postmarked December 11, 1936

12-10-36
At the Shop
11:55 PM

Dear Bet,
    Received a letter today from your mother.  She seems quite worried but we hope for nothing.
    We worked at Sweet Home today.  Putting in the plumbing for a barber shop.  It was sorta tight work (close to the ground)  and rather cool today too.  Also sold a furnace job that Eldon helped me measure up about a month ago.
     We finished up Carl Whinery's house (the roughing in) yesterday.  The inspector is to be there tomorrow so I have spent a very pleasant eveing up here figuring up the bill in a presentable form.  I missed the bid about ten dollars but the bill is less than I figured it would be so that is not so bad.  I am getting more intestinal fortitude in my figuring of jobs if I may brag on myself.
    I think I'll leave town this coming Sunday so I won't work and then may be the days of the week will come right.  It seems like the last few days ought to be Saturday -- Strange, isn't it?
    Dad has been at the shop the last three days so he is feeling much better.  If he'll stay in side I think he'll be okay.
    Someone is building a little 4 X 2 tin building next to our old shop for a lunch room.
    Skeeter thinks it is time to go home for I have let the fire go out and it is getting cool.
    Be careful.
                                     Lee