I'm writing this slow because I know you can't > read fast. We don't live where we did when you left home. Your Dad read > in the newspaper that most accidents happen within 30 miles from your > home, so we moved. > > > > I won't be able to send you the address > because the last Arkansas family that lived here took the house numbers > when they moved so they wouldn't have to change their address. > > > > This place is really nice. It even has > a washing machine. I'm not sure it works so well, though. Last week I > put a load of clothes in and pulled the chain. We haven't seen them > since. > > > > The weather isn't bad here. It only > rained twice last week; the first time for three days and the second > time for four days. > > > > About the coat you wanted me to send; > your Uncle Billy Bob said it would be too heavy to send in the mail with > the buttons on, so we cut them off and put them in the pockets. > > Bubba locked his keys in the car > yesterday. We were really worried because it took him two hours to get > me and your father out. > > Your sister had a baby this morning, > but I haven't found out what it is yet so I don't know if you are an > aunt or uncle. The baby looks just like your brother. > > Uncle Bobby Ray fell into a whiskey vat > last week. Some men tried to pull him out but he fought them off and > drowned. We had him cremated, he burned for three days. > > Three of your friends went off a > bridge in a pickup truck. Butch was driving. He rolled down the window > and swam to safety. Your other two friends were in the back. They > drowned because they couldn't get the tailgate down. > > There isn't much more news at this > time. Nothing much out of the normal has happened. > > Your favorite Aunt, > > MOM
