THE WAR IS OVER!!!!

*May 9, 1945*

The war in Europe is over!!! Momma and I heard it on the radio yesterday and we hope this means that Dad gets to come home soon now!!!! School got canceled for the day so I am home helping Momma with chores around the house. It is also pretty cool because Momma is letting me go over to my friend's house later. I also got a job for the summer. Well, its kind of an unofficial job because I am just babysitting but it means that I will be making my own money to help with ration stuff. I am hoping that this new event in the war will mean that candy won't be so expensive anymore.

I am really excited that Dad might be coming home soon. They are calling this day "Victory in Europe" day because it means the war is over in Europe. The last time we heard from Dad, he said that he was flying planes over Germany. This made Mom very worried because Germany is where most of the fighting is happening and when we went to the picture last week, she had to leave the movie theater when they showed the news clip of planes getting shot down. She is also worried because his last letter came in February. I know she is worried and so am I but Dad promised me he would come home and that he wouldn't miss another birthday.