May 14, 1949 Bobby and the Seniors, Another House Possibility, Dogs on the Knees and The School Year Comes to an End

Dear Mother & Daddy,

"School will soon be out so the big rush is on.  Everyone seems to be having a picnic or party.  Yesterday the Seniors had their sneak day and went to Lake Bloomington (15 miles out) for a picnic.  We were invited but didn't go until Bobby had his nap.  That was about 3:00 and then we had supper with them.  Bobby ate hot dogs and ice cream with the rest of them and had a big time.  He's getting shy now so it took a while to get acquainted with them.  He has been so good about his vaccination and has felt good most of the time--only one afternoon I gave him an aspirin and then he was fine.  His arm hurt, I know, for he kept reaching toward it.  The scar will be pretty big but it is healing fast.

We heard about another house but the woman won't show it till next week.  I don't think we want it, though for it has no yard nor garage and is such a big house.  The living room takes 2 9x12 rugs so we'd have to buy so much furniture (6 rooms) and it is so far from school (in Bloomington).  We'll keep looking.

We're going to a tea tomorrow.  Toni will keep Bobby and we'll keep Lynn while they go.

I made a shirt and Bobby some overalls this week and have two blouses cut out--a white dotted swiss and the batiste you gave me at Christmas.  Both will be plain shirts.  Bobby's overalls are the cutest he's ever had.  They have dogs appliqued on for knee patches and he thinks they are so pretty.

We'll be starting home a month from today.  You'll be surprised how much Bobby has grown.

Hope you are both fine."

            Lots of love,

                  B, Bonnie & Bobby

NOTE from Ann:  2,000 students were enrolled at ISNU in 1949; this year, about 21,000.  It must have been a lot easier to find a parking spot in '49 although it didn't matter since we always lived easy walking distance to campus.  (Images from The Index, pictured above.)