Dear Family,
We declined to come here Christmas because of the stormy weather. We left L.A. in nice weather, dropped over the grapevine and ran under a bank of fog, or rather into one, which stayed with us almost to San Francisco. When we got here it started to storm and has been storming intermittently every since.
We talked to Bob Rice the day after we arrived, (Betty was in the hairdressers), the power went off before Betty could return the call and it was three days before we could talk to her again. They were in a mess! They have an electric stove. They make do with Bob’s camp stove, but gas for that was limited. They ended by roasting wieners over the coals in the fireplace- at least they have lots of wood. As they sat around the fireplace roasting wieners, Roberta said; “Well, we’ve got togetherness anyway”. They had no water. They thawed snow at the fireplace for water to flush the toilet. Betty said the worst of it was that they could not bathe and the aroma of the house was becoming rather “goaty”.
Another storm hit there right after we talked to her, we heard last night that Reno had eight feet of snow and still snowing. The news on the radio this morning indicated that power was still out in the Sierras, so we pray that they are still doing O.K. though “Goaty”. Betty said that for some reason she laid in a $50.00 supply of groceries just before the storm hit, so they are not starving.
This goes to show you how right the Church is when they talk “Year’s Supply”.
Our plans are, “Dios medianente, to leave here Friday the 27th . We will leave here late to beat the rush and probably stay on the road, (we are going 101) arriving at Lloyd’s and Carol’s on Saturday morning. We are going to help them celebrate their 1st Anniversary, or t least baby sit while they celebrate. We plan to embark for Hawaii on or about Thursday 9, February.
All our Love,
Dad
PS Oops, This is their 2nd anniversary. Sorry!
PS added from Grandma, Carol, don’t go to any trouble. We can sleep on the Floor.
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