November 2, 1974 (Letter from Ken and Denise)

Gibson Park, Great Fall, Montana

Photo taken in September 1974

Sorry we didn't answer your letter sooner.  We've really been busy, and each day I say I'll write this afternoon, and the time just never came.

A lot of things have been happening in DOLLAR DATE, and with us.  I'll tell you about DOLLAR DATE first.  We're going to have a party on Dec. 14th, which will be on a Saturday.  The party will cost $5.00 for membership admission , and $2.00 for a member's friend, outside of DOLLAR DATE.  We'll have all the beer you can drink, and all the food you can eat at no other cost other than the cost of the ticket.  It will be really nice.  That's if everyone is coming.  But we're just going to invite everyone, and anyone to the Christmas party.  We're going to call people from the telephone book, and invite them to a Xmas party.  Ken is going to call everyone.  I think we'll get a lot of people to come.

We might buy a house in Mt. Oliver.  You wouldn't believe the cost of the house.  The whole house costs $1300.!!!  You should see the house.  It needs a lot of work done on it, but it's really nice.  I can picture it now when it's all finished.  It's not that big of a house, but it's really kind of cute.  It's got a little yard in the back, which is just big enough to grow a little garden, and to have our kids play in when we have kids, which is another subject that I wanted to bring up.  There is a definite possibility that I am pregnant, I'll be expecting in June.  By that time you will have a vacation coming.  You have to  come back and visit us anyway.  Later on when we take our little trip around the country, we'll come and visit you.  But we'll let you know when we're coming.

Guess who shaved their beard off?  Yes your right.  It was really weird the way he did it.  We were lying in bed watching TV, and Ken got up, said he'd be right back, went into the bathroom and stayed there for awhile.  When he got back, he scared me.  I had to take a second look.  It's really different.  I'm not that quite sued to looking at a bare face.  I'll get over it.

Kenny got a new name, it's JUMBO!  Isn't that a cute name?  Jumbo is what you call bologna in prison.  So if you hear it around where you at, you can think of JUMBO in East Liberty.

Well guess what, we've decided to let the house go.  We just had a meeting with our welfare worker, and she said if we bought the house while we were on welfare, welfare would put a lean on the house.  I just asked Kenny how to spell lean, and he said yes, l-e-a-n, but it's really a b-u-s-t.  Yes, that's just what he said.

Don't take as long to let us know what is happening with you.  I make sure to answer your next letter faster than this one.  Don't forget that you will be the Godfather of our first child.  Kenny says hi, and to take good care of yourself.