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Skriven 2009-03-16 09:03:22 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
     Kommentar till en text av Carol Shenkenberger
Ärende: Home and helping                                         [1]
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Hi Carol,

 >  CS> It's a possible!  I've saved the info but for now am hoping for the
 >  CS> one I really want.

 > I know, we're doing that with the housing search.  May have to settle
 > for not quite what we really want for a bit until we can get what we do
 > really want.

 CS> I figure it will work out for both of us.

It's beginning to look positive.  We were up again earlier this week and
ruled out a few places.  We looked at one unit that looks VERY promising
& filled out the paperwork for it today.  Downside to all is that our
big living room set (2 years old) will have to find a new home.  It
won't pay to put it into storage for 3 years (on our nickel); we'll buy
another set when we get settled after school.


Monday morning change--we will keep the living room set and find a new
home for other, older pieces of furniture.


 >  CS> Will it be hard to get the bigger unit with no kids?  Is the smaller

 > It depends on how many families with kids want that housing area.  The
 > It's the only area with dishwashers and not a town house construction.
 > The housing office also told us about when they notify people of their
 > decision--about 6 weeks before requested move in date which would put it

 CS> Ok, hoping for ya!

We're still waiting.  The off campus place we looked at yesterday looks
the most promising. It has a good sized kitchen--not quite eat in size
but could if we got a really small table.  Lots of counter top space and
the shelves underneath are full, not half.  A fair sized pantry too.

 > more of a joke of a coat closet than we have here.  The pantry was also
 > drawer units or something on that order for more kitchen storage of
 > smaller things.  Our big old buffet would be way too big for the space
 > allotted for the combined living/dining area.  We would probably put
 > that and our big dining room table into storage & get a small dinette
 > set.  Probably some of our living room furniture would go into storage
 > as well.  BUT we've not exhausted all housing options yet.

 CS> One thing I did in the military was 'buy small' meaning collapsable
 CS> stuff. My dining table for example is a 7-8 inch wide 3 foot long
 CS> 'credenza' when the leaves are down.  Seats 6 when up ;-)


We bought a new table/chairs when we returned from Germany.  It seats 6
but we can take out one or both leaves and have a small table for 2.
The buffet is an antique; it was given to us while we were in Germany.
The bottom part is nice for storing stuff, top is good for (limited
display.  It and my rocking chair are my "Over my dead body will you get
rid of it" pieces of furniture.

 > If you've got some ground turkey and sausage, that will work too.

 CS> Might!  Have to filter through the freezer.

Ours is empty of all but grains and water jugs.  I suspect those will
come out this week. Pack out starts in 3 weeks.


 CS> Fo now, got some chicken parts defrosting to be added to a cassarole
 CS> dish with some of the tomato sauce base.  Don's defrosting some pork
 CS> loin for tomorrow.  I've got a pork bone and split pea pot started as
 CS> well.  Nothing much in that crockpot yet but pork bone and water and
 CS> split peas.  I'll add as i think about it.

Sounds good so far.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly@earthlink.net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


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