Grandma Theaux's Letter - Page Five

I published Grandma Theaux's letter (page 5) but did not transcribe it, and since part of the reason for me publishing her letter is to practice transcribing I  am posting it again, with the transcription. Hope you enjoy what she has to say.

The following is the continuing saga of the transcription of the letter my Grandmother Flavie Theaux wrote to my cousin Peggy. 

"Feb 1-76  1

I wrote this note in my book

many years ago. My boy came

homw he could not keep a job.

So I prayed

       This is what I wrote on my little  [scratched out] black book.

God, please find him a good

place where he is wonted needed

happy and satisfide grant him

the grace to be able to do for him

self what other can not do.

To day I had lots of cretivum fuss

about a big boy r on me he should

be at work. I know he could not

work. So I kept him paid a 

little insurance he had taken

and for him all his need he

w is satisfide and happy to

stay with us But best of

all I am now 80 Papa 83 and

we could not do with out

him. And he take good care

of us bothe. he is not a 

house keeper and not much

of a cook he make us comfortable

Bath chand [and] cover me in

bed. No rest room has that 

care you can not buy that

kind of care. I have had no money

to pay him. But in Jan

his insurance came over 1000