handwritten letter postmarked January 31, 1937

Sunday afternoon

Dear Lee,
   Note the mistake on the envelope.  I guess my mind is wandering or something.
   Nothing much has been happening here.  Thursday night I wrote to Marian (Morris, of course) and "Smithie".  Friday night I went over to visit Inez Kahl.  Yesterday I made Rachel a smock & so she bought me two little blue glass bowls (to go with the glassware she gave me for Christmas).  Something more for my Despair Barrel.
    Why didn't I get a letter from you yesterday?  I didn't get one from the folks either so I don't know whether to blame it onto the Postman or who.
    Eighteen days from today is an important date in history or rather eighteen days from today twenty three years ago was.  Can you guess what it is?  And why it's important to me?
   Studies have gotten started and I don't think they'll be too bad.  Nothing could be bad after physics.
   I've got myself a steady SS class now.  Fourth grade girls.  They're awfully cute and I think I'm going to enjoy teaching them.
   It's certainly too bad about the flooded area isn't it?  Among my blessings I count being in Sunny California where there is no danger (?) of floods.
    I saw a lunar rainbow Thurs. night.  Darwin had been down to school & he came in and told me about it.  It was very faint but very beautiful.  He said they used to see them often in Hawaii.
   I didn't think I had anything to say & here I've filled a sheet.  I guess it's just like my talking.  I can talk forever & never say anything.
           Yours,
                     Bet
PS One month of 1937 has passed.  Have you accomplished anything?