Evening star., 1961-10-29
Woman Tells of Week in FoIIout Shelter

/ always difficult to walk around
with the table up. The clatter
Is terrific, with the children
making messes, but there's
nothing you can do but go
along with any situation that
arises and make the best Of
it. At this point I'll be glad to
get back into my big house
but If this was the real situa-
ton I would be so happy to
spend my time in a shelter such
as this one. It's about as fully
equipped as you could possibly
want.
200 pm. We Just finished
our lunch Of crackers, cheese,
peanut butter and soft drinks.
I just cleaned up with the dust
mop. as well as I could, it's not
too easy. but you have to try to
keep it neat as you can as
things tend to really get messed
up.
I noticed at lunch time we
only have one carton Of coke
left. We are going to miss that
at lunchtime but we have other
canned juices to drink. Ed and
the children are playing games
and doing their exercises. This
is wonderful-these exercises.
You really have to play with
the children constantly; you
hardly have any time to read or
do things you might want to do.
There are a couple of pictures
I would love to paint, but I
doubt that Sharon will let me
do it. +
The toilet is working fine
now. I'm so glad. I don't
think I could stand for that
to go bad. / have started a
book two or three times but
never get anyplace with it but
will do what I can.
800 pm. Ed and I were Just
talking about what serious
times we are living in and how
important a test such as this
is. Never in our lifetime have
we ever heard Of tests such as
the one we are participating in.
It just proves the seriousness of
our times.
The children are playing in
their hunks. I notice 1t is
rather cool In here at the /
present time. Ed has been
mailing up toothbrusheS and
paper cups. 1t makes things
easier to get to. It's annoying
how in such a small place you
can misplace things. I have
more than once misplaced my
glasses.
It's 500 pm. Ed and and
Sharon are working on a
family-size puzzle. It's over
600 pieces. We have been work.
ing on it for an hour. It's not
getting any easier.
We have just finished dinner
it's 1885. I'm getting a little
weary. It's been q long day.
and we still have four days to
go. I hope it goes more quickly. /
I'm getting anxious for Satur-
day now, although the children
have been fine. I'm afraid
we're going to run out Of toys.
They have never once said they
wanted to go home.
It will be bedtime soon. I'm
tired from doing nothing.
1000 pm. I just changed
our pillowcaSes; everything
tends to get so dirty. II you
don't mind things getting dirty
and cluttered you have it made,
but I mind terribly.
My hair is a mess and my
nails are cracked and Clipped
from painting and playing with
clay-I can hardly wait to have
them done-I forgot my eye
brow pencil-rm just a mess.
Only four more days. Good
night.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER "a
We arose at 8 am. washed.
dressed, brushed our teeth, did
our exercises. The children are
a little unruly today, forced to
give them a few taps.
I am beginning to feel that
the place is getting crowded,
but we are still managing. At
this point / can hardly wait
for Saturday. I wish this day
was over.
Ricky is acting up awful, do
ing his exercises guess they
are getting bored and tired too. J.