Text 3242, 83 rader
Skriven 2006-07-12 11:34:50 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
   Kommentar till text 3200 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Re: Sasebo Festival day
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*** Quoting Ruth Haffly from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

RH> Hi Carol,

RH> Time for getting off my feet for a few minutes.  I just finished cutti
RH> up veggies and meat for a beef stew for tonight's supper.  It's a "cle
RH> out fridge and freezer" meal; the other option would have been curry.

We are still looking at the dehydrator for the mushroom bonanza here.

 CS>  There's another one behind this one so waiting to see what that will
 CS> do.  I expect to see the ships back by tomorrow though if not this
 CS> afternoon.

RH> Routine stuff I presume.

Shops now back and the other storm (Bili or something like that) isnt going to
come close here.  Just enough to mess up the Okinawa fishing due to waves.

RH> Yes, you should. I won't miss having fireworks shot off on both 4th of
RH> July and New Year's once we move.  In 1987, we visited Berlin (from

I wont miss them either though Charlotte will.  Don's not 'fireworks friendly'
after a tour in Vietnam.


RH> They have other flavors; the M&M is my favorite.  Here, the guy barely

 CS> Thats the one she had.  She's not much on sweets so just part of it
 CS> was enough.

RH> If she stays that way all her life, she will be better for it.

I think she will.  She's 12 now and that sort of pattern is relatively 'set'
even if she varies a bit when out with friends.

RH> to dip into savings much the past couple of years--and been adding
RH> goodly amounts to it.

 CS> I wish ours were better but we arrived here with 20,000$ worth of
 CS> bills and are now bill free with that much in the bank too so aint
 CS> complaining.

RH> We didn't owe that much and won't have that in savings but enough for
RH> good down payment.  Steve wants to pay it off in 3 years.

I'll be buying outright probably with a used one.  Was looking at 5,000$ range
or so.  If it's more, we'll finance the rest probably and pay off over 2
years.

I have to keep enough aside to pay for a home improvement as the back bedroom
needs rebuilding.

RH> hurting enough for extra meds last night.


 CS> Serious suggestion?  Get some hightopped tennies.  They may not be
 CS> your normal 'style' but for a bit, they made a big difference for Don.


RH> "Normal" for me has been sandals the past 5 years. (G)  Other than tha
RH> walking shoes, occaisional oxford types or dress heels and rarely the
RH> western boots.

Well, try it out?  They arent your normal at all but for a short time (say 2
months) you probably need them.  The oxfords wont be doing the support thing
in the right spots.  Flat ones definately needed!

RH> I'll look, as I've a tendancy to turn my ankle a lot.

 CS> Also I think a heel of anytype wouldbe bad if looking at 'ladies
 CS> boots'.  You want one pretty much 'flat like a tennis shoe'.

RH> I rarely wear heels, even when on the mainland.  Usually Sundays (but
RH> not over here) and other times I've got to dress up.

Heels wouldnt be good at all for a while as you've probably figured out ;-) I
wear low pumps sometimes but not 'true heels' anymore.  Weak ankles and not
worth it.
                                       xxcarol

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