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Skriven 2010-02-01 21:09:38 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: Israel trip
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Hiya Ruth!
-> 
-> -> I know, I'm doing Fido at all sorts of crazy hours now. Part of the fun
-> -> of fitting it in around studies.  Got the book read, went to the first
-> -> class and got a pile of homework.  I'll work on it later, wanted to do
-> -> some Fido first.
-> 
->  hn> I usually get a bit of time in the am before Anne gets up
->  hn> and/or after she leaves for school. But I can pretty much
->  hn> get online anytime I'm home (grin)
-> 
-> I get going good in the afternoon. The morning is when I do work around
-> the house--laundry, unload (and start to reload) the dishwasher, etc.
-> I'll try to glance at the paper then, reading it in depth later.
-> Afternoons and evenings are for Fido, sewing, work on supper, listening
-> to news (hardly watch it as it's in supper/clean up time), Jeopardy,
-> homework, etc.
-> 
Evenings I sometimes get on the puter, 
but mostly I spend them with Annie, when
she gets home we spend the rest of the
day together.
-> 
-> -> Steve was out yesterday and found a coffee to go for one set up.
-> -> Basically put a filter unit over a travel mug, pour hot water into the
-> -> coffee in the filter & it'll brew into the mug.  Takes up a small amount
-> -> of room & satisfies his occaisional coffee urge.  All parts are
-> -> dishwasher safe too.  He also picked up a couple of boxes each of 
Lowe's
-> -> Chai and Earl Grey teas.
-> 
->  hn> I have one of those as well, and to be honest
->  hn> I don't think I've used it in the last 5 or 6 years.
->  hn> I think I'll take it down to my painting studio and
->  hn> have it there for when I just want ONE cuppa joe.
->  hn> Thanks for reminding me of it!
-> 
-> You're welcome. (G)  I presume you have access to a microwave to heat
-> the water down there.
->
We have a microwave, I have a coffee maker
we also have an electric water pot as well.
And a sink!!
 
->  hn> We're looking at the possibility of the warmest
->  hn> January on record this month. Not the driest, but
->  hn> it's been very "clement"! Have friends in Great
->  hn> Britain (Lancashire) who have been having the snowiest
->  hn> January in centuries..
-> 
-> Our storm wasn't the biggest they've had but a messy one.  Yesterday was
-> in the 20s, today the mid 30s and it's supposed to go to 12 tonight.
-> The now slushy roads will be icey tomorrow morning.  We're also finding
-> out that this house could use some more insulation.
-> 
It's official, warmest January since 1890!

-> ->  hn> of the best newsletter in the state...I told her she'd
-> ->  hn> be a great teacher, but when the principal of Amanda's
-> ->  hn> school told Anne she should be a teacher, she finally
-> ->  hn> decided to give classes a try again...and as they say
-> ->  hn> "the rest is history"!!
-> 
-> -> Sometimes it takes someone other than the spouse suggesting for an 
idea
-> -> like that to sink in and take root.  Sounds like it worked that way with
-> -> Anne.
-> 
->  hn> Like most spouses, she figured I had a bias towards
->  hn> her abilities (well ok, I do, but I can still be objective)
->  hn> so my words carried a bit less weight than a "proffessional"
->  hn> opinion.
-> 
-> Like Steve keeps pushing me on writing (others have too) and sewing.
-> Starting this week, I'll be teaching a 7 year old girl some hand sewing
-> basics.  In time, she may do some on the machine; I'll determine that as
-> she progresses.
->
7 year olds and machines are a dangerous
combination!! (grin)
 
-> -> soda machines
-> ->  hn> I don't even know if there is a soda machine in Anne's
-> ->  hn> school...I imagine there is, but don't know for sure.
-> 
-> -> A lot of schools are now either outlawing them or not allowing them to
-> -> be used during school hours (some sort of lock out system).  Others are
-> -> converting them to healthy drink (water, fruit juice) machines and 
candy
-> -> machines into ones that sell granola bars and other healthy snacks.
-> 
->  hn> I know we have one in the break room at Safeco Field,
->  hn> but I only (occasionally) get bottled water from it.
->  hn> Back when I was in high school there were candy
->  hn> machines, no soda machines, and there was a machine
->  hn> down by the gym that gave out apples for 5 cents! I used
->  hn> to get an apple after gym class every day!
-> 
-> We didn't have any food/drink machines when I was in school.  It was a
-> big thing to get a black & white tv in the cafeteria and a pay phone
-> outside (in the hall, across from the main office) the combination
-> gymnasium/auditorium.  If I needed my parents to pick me up (they knew
-> about what time frame to expect), I'd call but not put any money in.
-> That let them know to come get me & saved dimes. (G)
-> 
We had no TV's, in any of my schools...heck
we didn't even have TV at home in France, it
was "pre Armed forces TV" ..we did have 
armed forces radio though!
chat with you soon!
hap 
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