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Skriven 2008-02-11 22:58:34 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
   Kommentar till text 2225 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: BlueWave                                                 [1]
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Hi Ruth!

>> > And he spoils me rotten. (G)

>> Oh no!!!  another spoiled brat like ME????  (lol)  I think we should
>> start a club  (grin)

> It's worth thinking about.

Now if xx considers that she's spoiled too, that'll make 3 so far (g)

>> > That helps but a drink will also. Sip it while enjoying the view.

>> It's the darn heat that gets to me, water or no (grin).  It's almost
>> like I'm drunk.. just a symptom of the MS. We've learned over the
>> years how to deal with all this stuff, though.  That's part of the

> Yes, we're dealing with a lot we never thought, even a year ago, we'd
> not be doing so.  Had my latest blood check today.  Numbers are still in
> the normal range but a bit lower than a couple of weeks ago. I'm about
> half done now

That's great to hear... It seems you're tolerating it well, I hope you're
taking it mostly easy around your house.. When I was having a bad time, I
remember my mom calling me and saying, 'Just take care of yourself so you can
get better for you and your family... don't worry about the house because "dirt
wins anyway"' (bg)  She was right.. It waited for me (g)

>> reason I still smoke (sick though it sounds).  No stress or agita
>> pretty much means no negative activity in the legs.. unless I smoke
>> too much.. then I pay  (g).

> Well, I'll do anything to keep you from smoking too much. I was on my
> feet too much Friday evening and Saturday & really felt it into last
> night.

Ron and I were talking about it again today.. Last time I tried to quit I had
him hold the cigarettes and lighter.  That way I was aware of when I was
lighting up.

>> > Yes, but it was a nice feeling that day.  To see the dad's face melt
>> > when he saw his son for the first time.............

>> That's really really neat :)  I remember seeing my daughter's face
>> when her first was born :)  it was almost too much :)

> I know; I was there when Robert was born. Rachel and David had funny
> reactions--hers was that "he doesn't look like an Aidan (the name they'd
> originally picked for him) and David thought that he looked exactly like
> my father. I got back to HI after spending 4 weeks with the kids and our
> neighbor told us she was pregnant.

Oh boy.. must have been a busy time then.  It's funny too, Lauren's last boy
looks like a spitting image of her father-in-law, and her first looks just like
Ron (g).

>> > good one on the North Shore of Oahu; the only problem there is the
>> > amount of cilantro they used in almost every thing. I'd spend a good
>> > part of the meal pulling it out of my food--they used big leaves so

>> hahahahahahaha don't tell me you don't like Cilantro.. I hate it :)

> Steve hates it; I'll take it in small doses.

Ah, I don't like the smell of it at all ... but I like mexican food..


>> > after 7) but a quick one with minimal fuss and clean up.  Tonight is
>> > pasta and meat balls; I've got the sauce and meat balls going and
>> will > have a pot of water heating about the time I expect him to

>> Here, it's more Me:"are you hungry?"  Him:"Ah, kinda" Me:"ok lemme see
>> what we've got today" Him:"Darn, now I'm starving" (grin).

> We're like that more on week ends.  There are enough during the week
> evening committments that I usually plan either supper or get something
> while we're out. Took out another freezer meal for dinner yesterday but
> will do something else tonight.

Tonight, I finally made a pot of meatballs, sausage and sauce with the hot
sausage I bought from the health-food store.. I ground the stew beef I'd also
bought there for the meatballs.. they came out great.. the sausage was nothing
to write home about (g).  It was meaty, and the meat had a good flavor, but it
wasn't Italian Hot Sausage if you know what I mean :)  I've got some ground
port still, I may try making some sausage myself.. I haven't done that in quite
a while.

>>> She was born July 21st :)

>> > That's my birthday too. (G)

>> That is too much :) :) Absolutely :)

> It's a good day to have a birthday. (G)

Heh :)

>> Yep.. and when we did it ourselves (not a moving company doing it), it
>> wasn't hard to figure what stayed til the last moment, and what got
>> packed beforehand :)

> We've had packers do it for the last 8 moves but most of them have been
> ones where we could not do it ourselves (to/from overseas).

That makes sense.

> while we were waiting for housing that we sent to Deborah later.  We do
> pack things like the computers, my sewing stuff, etc in their original
> boxes which the movers then put into other boxes--gives it another layer
> of protection.

It definitely would help, I can see that.

>  I'll have my sewing stuf organised to the point where I
> know what's where and can get my sewing room set up faster. In the
> kitchen I'll have herbs and spices I want moved packed up so the movers
> don't have to deal with them. Then I'll hold out what I'll use until we
> clear quarters, toss or give away the rest.

How many times have you gone overseas?  That must have been neat :) Well, not
the moving, but being there must have been really interesting.

>> > You don't hear about it much these days.

>> No you don't.. I remember seeing it in the Joy of Cooking and figuring
>> how could you not do this :)

> I don't remember where I first read about it but I think we'd pretty
> much made the switch before then.

Ah :)  I remember reading it in the first copy of the joy of cooking I bought
for myself...quite a while ago I guess.

>>> A lifetime of it for you, it seems :)

>> > Over half of my life time, but the better half. (G)

>> So I'm a slow starter I guess :)

> Slow is better than not doing it at all.

Agree there :)

Take care,
Janis

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