July 10, Saturday - Went to store and picked up keys. Came home, turned on air conditioner and stayed inside rest of the day. The kids at the store gave me $20 for my birthday.
July 11, Sunday - Stayed home all day. Slept till 10:30 - too late to go to church. Such a heathen. Neighborhood very quiet.
July 12, Monday - Got ready for work tomorrow. Got hair fixed, etc.
$20 in 1965 equals $158 today!
Mom finds refuge in the dry, air conditioned air. Summer is Kansas city often feels like being slapped with a hot, wet, towel. Heat from the high plains coupled with humidity from the Gulf of Mexico creates a gooey stew of atmosphere. It takes all day for laundry to dry on the clothesline.
Mom now faces the reality of going back to work after four months sick leave. I'm surprised she lasted as long as she did. Mom had no hobbies, wasn't much of a reader, and her social life revolved mostly around her family. I'm sure she was about to crawl out of her skin dealing with dad and me.
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