I am rushing to get the twins birthdays in the mail and getting ready for my herbal apprentice to arrive for garden help.
Digging for more Rapp writings we found Aunt Anna's Diary. She talks about how much fun her friends are and how "swell" her junior year of high school is turning out to be. Although the circumstances of her life are not ideal at that time she is making the best of everything. Her mother and big sister,(my mother) have died. Her father and new bride are living in Rochester, In. and Fort Wayne, but she is boarding with people in Burket to finish out her high school career.
I may change some punctuation and spelling but that is all. Starting with the January 1, 1941 she has filled almost all the pages of that year. ":
Dear Diary, Resolutions I have made; Do not swear, Do not speak bad about others. Lose weight. Got up at 7:15. School. Husted's father died. I am teaching shorthand this week. Went to basketball practice. Bob Dugly was here and we played cards and had fun. Wanda E. was down . Messed around with "Corny Dorany" Saw Count. To bed 12:00."
At that time she is boarding with the Erwin or Ewert family -helping with house work and child care.
Some of her friends have funny names and some of the things they do are typical but interesting.
I will write some of the more interesting later.
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