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Sun. 5-24-59

Dear Mother & Daddy,

Well, the house deal is in the machine.
We're waiting on the FHA appraiser. They
come in "3 to 6 weeks" ~ no appointment,
no E.T.A. We're leaving the key with the lady
across the street.

Today we got a free rug, a 12x15 [?]
wool tweed in a restful green, It's a little
worn & dirty, because they never bothered
to turn it. It's nice & warm though, &
will tide us over until we finish chopping
down walls & re-arranging doors, &
are ready to put the cork tile down.
Bare hardwood floors are a little too
rugged for Pooh. I bought some lamps, too.
One of the girls at work is moving to
Arizona, & since her family is in the
furniture business, they're planning to
buy all new stuff when they get to Ariz.
This place is really going to be havoc
while we're remodeling. We're going
to concentrate on the outside this
summer, mainly filling th lot, moving
the fence out for a bigger back yard,
& rasing the garage floor & driveway.