Sara Pryor Chuning to Edna Chuning Spennetta 11/24/1950

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November 24th

Dearest folks:-

Yesterday was Thanksgiving and I thought of you all having dinner together, but did not know at what place. Ruth did not feel up to a big dinner. They thought of having each family prepare something and all eat here but decided not to do anything about it. Ruth, Everett, Dorothy and I went to Bobbie's at Oceanside and Adrian had made reservations for us at the hostess house on Camp Pendleton. We had a nice turkey dinner. Took the bassinette with us and put it on chair by table. The baby slept all through dinner. There were a number of babies and small children there. [5 years into the baby boom.]

We got home about 8 o'clock and Ruth and I went right to bed.

I went down town Wednesday and visited Paul and Ann about two hours. Ruth, Everett, and Dorothy had left with a real estate agent about 9 o'clock, to see some property at Laguna Beach, expecting to be gone until late. We all got home about 4 o'clock. Everett is busy looking up property trades.

Sharon and Carlton moved into a cottage across the street from Dorothy and are having fun fixing it up, painting and so on. Dorothy helps them. They had dinner with his folks yesterday.

Bobbie, Adrian and Dorothy are driving by your place Sunday on way to Virginia's. Will return home that evening by inland route. Will not go if not a nice day. Hope they find you as they are not too sure of the way. Ruth said she would draw a map for them.

They took some pictures yesterday of the baby and me, all five generations, the view of the family, as Adrian said. Am enclosding a picture of baby at 3 weeks. Will send some later next time I write.

Ann likes jury duty. She has not been on this week. Was called Tuesday but did not serve. Is paid anyway.

Ruth and Everett went to a drive-in theatre the other night; to see Louisa* and the fog came in so thick they could not see it on the screen. It was like listening to it on the radio. They will refund money if too foggy to see picture. R. & E. did not know that.

Betty, how about magazine subscriptions? Are you established with someone again? Let me know.

Been really warm past few days. Did you have much rain? Those floods northern part were awful. Very cold in Dakotas.

Ruth joins me in love to all of you.

Kiss babies for me.

Mama

What is Satler's street nunber on Island? [probably Balboa Island - in the 20s the family spent time on Balboa Island on their visits to Southern California from Montana - see picture] Iwant to send them Christmas card.