In her usual chipper, playful style, Dot describes for Dart her New Year’s activities. On the 31st, she and her pal Nancy babysat for Chris and Eric Miller. After the boys were in bed, the girls listened to their records on the Miller’s “automatic Victrola,” feasted on ice cream, Cokes, and potato chips, talked about Dart, and danced. Dot spent the whole time dancing with Dart, and she must say that he’s ‘greatly improved.’ Neither of them stepped on the other’s toes. Still, she prefers to hold him when he’s not encased in a leather picture frame.

At the stroke of midnight, they went out onto the porch and sang a couple of songs and Dot played a few notes on her new sweet potato. To bed by 2:30 and up at 8:00 to feed the boys and Toni Gale, who had also spent the night there.

Dot went home for a breather, but returned in the afternoon so the Millers could attend another party. After a night at home, she was up again early to go to work. That’s all she can say on that subject because she has resolved to use less profanity in 1945.

This evening, Dot took herself to see “Double Indemnity,” which was not to her liking. In fact, it didn’t do the intended trick of making her stop feeling sorry for herself. You see, she’s fallen in love with a sailor who’s a thousand miles away and she wishes he were here.

The other day, Dot bought the record “‘Til Then.” The flip side was “You Only Hurt the Ones You love,” which is Nancy’s favorite. Both songs got plenty of play during their New Year’s Eve party, but Dot has a little problem with Nancy’s favorite; she doesn’t think it’s true. She and Dart certainly love each other, yet she’s never intentionally hurt Dart, nor has he hurt her. She’s sure that state will continue throughout their lives. She’s happy they’ve never had a quarrel and hopes they can always make that claim.

Off to bed for this busy, sleepy girl.