Text 11535, 92 rader
Skriven 2007-02-08 13:53:34 av hap newsom
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: New Mexico
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Howdy Ruth!
-> 
-> -> doing a whole lot better today.
-> 
->  hn> Glad to hear it...now keep going in that direction! (grin)
-> 
-> Every day is better than the one before. Last week at this time I wasin
-> utter misery; today I have a bit of pain in the foot but hardly anything
-> compared to what I was going thru.
-> 
That is a good thing! Glad to hear that you are continually improving! 

-> -> If our girls were around, they could help.  Once they hit high school,
-> -> it seemed like I was back to doing it all by myself.
-> 
->  hn> During the week Amanda kept socializing to a minimum because of 
Anne's
->  hn> and my work schedules. On the weekends she'd be more likely to be 
at a
->  hn> friends or having someone over...but during the week no one is 
allowed
->  hn> over while I'm sleeping.
-> 
-> It wasn't as much socialising as school or church activities. Friday and
-> Saturday nights they generally did the group thing--football games, a
-> movie, etc for the most part.
-> 
Pretty much the same for Amanda...but I volunteered in her school and I 
usually went to bed sometime between 4-6pm and slept till it was time to get 
up and go to work...and no visitors allowed unless Anne or I were there. 
And if Anne and Amanda left the house when I was sleeping they left a note 
so I wouldn't worry if I woke up while they were gone...a good thing to know! 
It's HARD to go back to sleep if you don't know where your family is!

-> ->  hn> sites...and in the course of that I managed to "discover" quite a 
bit!
-> 
-> -> You had the freedom to roam; the years I spent in Germany, I was 
married
-> -> and had 2 girls to take care of.
-> 
->  hn> Yes, I did have that freedom and I loved it! I learned more European
->  hn> History that way than I ever did in class!
-> 
-> That's the way to learn it--but it is colored by the local point of view
-> also.  Same as parts of the south like here in Savannah; you never refer
-> to the "Civil War" but something like "the late conflict with our
-> neighbors to the north" or the war between the states" unless you want
-> to be labeled with the "Y" word. (G)
-> 
In West Tennessee it was often referred to as " The unpleasantness with the 
north". And Yankee isn't a word...it's a curseword in the south and preceeded 
with another word as well (grin).

-> ->  hn> I'm wearing a photo vest with lots of pockets for that stuff...this
-> ->  hn> day I wasn't.
-> 
-> -> Have you heard of using a hip sack?  That, and an old fashioned 
canteen
-> -> with an around the neck strap would hold a bit of food & water, plus
-> 
->  hn> Believe me, when I pack out I usually have everything covered and
->  hn> stowed somewhere on my person...but as this was not "out in the 
bush"
->  hn> as it were, I didn't feel the need to carry every thing I usually
->  hn> do...every ounce matters when you have to carry it all day and soft
->  hn> sand is very very demanding stuff! and my neck takes enough strain
->  hn> from having a camera slung around it!
-> 
-> Not even enough room in a pocket? Well, you could have done worse; you
-> were relatively near civilisation and could get your hunger pangs
-> satisfied quickly once you decided to.
-> 
Which is why I didn't have my photovest on at the  time. 

-> ->  hn> Good lad that Steve, maybe you should keep him around a few 
more
->  hn> years
-> 
-> -> Believe me; I intend to!  I've got him well accustomed to taking care of
-> -> me. (G)
-> 
->  hn> Like Annies says "I'm not spoiled...just well loved!"
-> 
-> Told him the other day I got my Valentine's Day a bit early with his
-> taking care of me thru this siege. (G)
-> 
If you do it right everyday is valentines day (grin)
chat with you soon
hap 
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