Home sick from school

*March 6, 1944*
Today, I woke up with a horrible fever and sore throat so Momma let me stay home from school. I didn't really want to be there anyway so I am glad I am sick. I like being sick from school because Mom treats me extra nice and she lets me lay on the couch out by the radio and listen to programs. Some of them are good, but some of them are definitely not. Luckily, they played a Bing Crosby that I never heard so that was really exciting!!! I had never heard of the musical group that was on it but the lead guys is really funny even though laughing made my stomach hurt even more.

One of the reasons that I didn't want to go to school today even though I am sick is because my teacher was going to talk about the Berlin bombings in class as our current event. The Berlin bombings scare me because my dad is a pilot for the army and I get really nervous every time we talk about planes. The kids in my class always ask if I know where my dad is. Lately, his letters have been coming slower and slower and the postmarks tell us that he is somewhere in England. His last letter said that he was doing training flights with the Royal Air Force which sounds really important. His letters have been talking mostly about the ration problems that they are having. Apparently, Europe is even worse off then us for food and he always writes about missing Mom's cooking. Well, its time for lunch but I will try and write again soon!