9th - 27th December 1927, Wellington, Colorado. U.S.A. My dearest Mother, I was very pleased to receive your welcome letter a couple of days ago. I did think it was a long time since I had one from you but then, I am a long time too, sometimes. I forgot to tell you in my last letter that one of the Eatmon children had Diptheria. He is better again now but they are all still in quarantine. There are several cases of scarlet fever, whooping cough and chicken-pox. I get worried about Edward going to school for fear of him catching something or other. He has had a bad cough for three or four weeks now and his toe is still sore. I'm glad Margy has got a bicycle. She's doing fine. What does she figure on doing after she leaves school. Yes, I got Edith's very nice letter on Monday. I was surprise and so tickled too. It's her first letter to me, is'nt it.? I am going to answer her and Annie too, right away so that I can send them before Christmas. Gosh! It soon will be Christmas won't it. I have'nt got a thing done yet but I will before then. I like the materials you sent samples of I think they are very nice, especially the blue. That seems to be my favourite color now-a-days. I like Annie's goods too. I bet her dress will be warm. I also like the styles very much and would'nt mine having a dress made like Annie's. Perhaps you'll make me one out of my suit. I have a navy-blue one the jacket of which is lined with grey silk. Talk about weather mother we've sure been having it here. On Tuesday morning a blizzard set in. snowing and a-blowing. The temperature went down to fifteen below zero. I had my house-plants down in the cellar but still one of them froze down. The water froze and burst the faucet. We get our water down the cellar now. A dozen or more of my chickens froze to death and a little day-old calf caught cold and died. One of our cows, it was out in the yard, came fresh during the night. In the morning Walt brought the calf in the kitchen to thaw it out. We tried to feed it in here and had milk all over the floor. The cow of course was kinda sick and Walt milked nothing but blood. She gives lots of milk but it is not fit for use and I don't know whenever it will be. We bought a seperator last Saturday. We are milking two cows now. I made nearly four pounds of butter on Tuesday and nearly five today. Walt churned for me. Butter is a good price, forty-five cents a pound. Eggs are fifty cents a dozen. I have been buying mine for a long time. We go pretty shy on them tho, believe me. We had supper with the folks last Sunday night. Mother's leg is pretty bad and she has had a cold. Nida has been very poorly too. Rose is one of the hostesses for the Aid next week. I suppose it will be my turn pretty soon. We get the rest of our beet money next Thursday. It does not amount to very much this time. I suppose we'll go to Collins then so I'm figuring on getting a few teeth filled and do my Christmas Shopping. It is not so cold tonight and I'm sure glad, we've been having hot oven shelves and hot water bottles in our beds lately. Well mother, I must say "goodnight" for its our bed-time. We all send our love to all of you and wish you "A Merry Christmas" once again. Hoping you are all well. I remain Your loving daughter XXXXX Dolly XXXXX p.s. Thanks ever so much for the books. I got two yesterday and two today.