Text 20013, 47 rader
Skriven 2009-01-23 08:03:47 av Carol Shenkenberger (26528.cooks)
  Kommentar till text 19915 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Home and helping
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 >  CS> Yeah, Don and I both have our 'tasks'.  Like, I *hate* laundry so dont
 >  CS> remember what color the washing machine and dryer are, nor the iron.
 >  CS> Don *hates* clean bathrooms and probably hasnt had to scrub a toilet
 >  CS> in 15 years.
 > 
 > Since I'm at home, I do most of the house related stuff.  Steve will
 > take the trash & recycle cans to the road but I've done it when he's
 > been TDY or otherwise.  He does the yard work; decided that if we settle
 > out west we're going for xeroscaping so he can rake the rocks vs mowing
 > the grass.

That would drive me buggy, to not have a yard, but I could work with some
other surface in a desert area if I had to.

 >  > Steve know that I'll be looking for a dishwasher in whatever housing we
 >  > will get with the next move.
 > 
 >  CS> Suggestion?  Many of the movable units on wheels that you hook to the
 >  CS> sink work really well.  You can take it with you later.  I'd prefer
 >  CS> that here but our counter got edited before I really understood that.
 > 
 > Steve's folks had one of those before they went with a built in. If we
 > can't find a place with a built in, then it's a consideration.  I'd
 > rather have a built in so I don't take up kitchen space "parking" the
 > thing. There'd be no room in this kitchen for one, for sure! (G)

True, but consider that you can take it with you ;-)  Also a built in takes ou
t critical cabinet space.  In Sasebo when in the cho, I looked long and hard
at the mini-models you set on the counter.  Some were no larger than the
small dishdrain we had there anyways.

 >  > Does he iron your uniforms or do you take them out?  Most of the time I
 > 
 >  CS> He does my regular uniforms as they are easy to iron.  The fancier
 >  CS> ones that are hard to iron and get the right crease, get washed at
 >  CS> home then ironed at the cleaners.
 > 
 > And only a few more months of that. Time to start sorting; Steve has
 > uniforms from when we were in AZ. (G)

Yeah, next will be my varied 'real clothes' to handle.  I bet he's gonna
yearn for uniforms!  But I'm slowly gathering suitable things and being
sensible on how they wash and ironing needs.
          xxcarol
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