Thomas, Lady, and Jesse came for supper after church today. I helped prepare part of the meal last night. Mama and Margaret are very quiet around Thomas and his children, I think because they don’t want to overwhelm them. But I like to talk to them, even though I know Papa does not approve. It’s so interesting to have other people in our house!
Papa and Thomas talked for a long time about farming. Thomas has farmed before, in Ohio (after leaving Washington), but Nebraska is different, he says. The weather is harsher, the land less forgiving. He says that by next spring he will be able to plant crops, but until then he will be preparing the land and building a wooden house for himself and his children.
Lady and Jesse are quite young, about five years old, twins. They speak to each other in words I do not know—it is as if they have a language only they can understand.
Thomas and Papa will attend a meeting at the church together this week, once the corn is in. I wish I could go. I asked Papa if I could go with them, but he said the meeting is no place for a girl.
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