handwritten letter postmarked January 3, 1937

1-1-37
In Bed
9:00 PM

Dear Bet,
     I shall get some sleep tonight! What think you? Here's hoping  you land safely in the land of frost and sunshine.
    I haven't a thing to say but it seems if I remember correctly I owe you a letter. 
    It is clear and cold tonight.
    Friday and it surely seems like Sunday.  I told your folks that it seemed as though I had been having several Sundays lately.  After a vacation I ought to want to work but am just lazy I guess.
    Peggy was telling me there at the station that Charity got a diamond for Christmas.  Boo hoo! No chance now I guess.
    Gee, I'm getting sleepy.  Dawsons have gone to bed so everything is quiet.  I ought to sleep well.
    Goodnight,
                  Lee
Sun. eve
 Dear Bet,
    Sorry I forgot to mail this but -- oh well.
    We went to Sweet Home yesterday and installed the furnace for Johnston.  We thought we did a large days work.  We worked till six.
    I was good and stayed home.  Am getting pretty well caught up on my sleep.  Was out to Trueloves this evening but no luck.  Vera LaForge was just in and visited a minute.  Willard has a job but Gordon hasn't.  I am writing this here in the post office.
    Good luck,
              Lee