Feb. 17, 1994

 John---- This envelope contains  three things.

First, and   most important, my  heartfelt  thanks for your help. You are extraordinarily gifted in understanding people--- men and women. I can particularly appreciate this because I think we have the same basic mindset, which is extremely masculine, though not macho, yet you have a keen sense of what women feel--- and Helen is extremely feminine.  I hope Mary Alice and Helen can become friends, because I sense that perhaps they have similarities too. 

    I know that Helen is thankful too, though she is a little scared of you  precisely because you understand people and are brave enough to try to help them (though she would never phrase it that way). 

 Second,  I enclose a contribution to the church, in thanks for the help of  the pastor of Grace Covenant. 

 Third, I enclose a gift for you and for Mary Alice, from whom we took a goodly amount of time. This gift is money meant for a particular purpose: to stay for one or two nights (I think the price is the same outside of weekends) at a housekeeping cabin in Brown County state park.  Helen suggested that we go there to get away from it all, and it was great. The cabins are huge and luxurious, with wood stoves, TV's, showers,  cooking facilities, and nearby trails with lots of deer and birds. Go in the middle of  the week if you  can, and take along good food to cook  and some bird seed (available at K-mart, and just sprinkle it on the patio picnic table).  The number for reservations is  1-812- 988-4418. 

 The cabins have no telephones, which I am sure will break your heart.