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     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
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Aloha Ruth!
-> 
-> ->  HN> so much for granted and are so happy
-> ->  HN> to see after a long absence than our
-> ->  HN> own bed!
-> 
-> -> Even a short absence makes us realise how much we miss ouw own bed. 
Just
-> -> got back last night from an unexpected 5 day trip up to NY--the wife 
of
-> -> Steve's oldest brother passed away unexpectedly last Monday. Services
-> -> were Friday so we drove up Thursday, returned over Sunday & Monday.
-> 
->  HN> So sad to hear that. Never a good
->  HN> trip to have to make.
-> 
-> No, never. Best part about it is that we saw all of Steve's siblings and
-> his parents plus some family friends. I got to meet the other brother
-> (of a pair) that Steve & his brothers, especially the older two, played
-> with (and got into mischief with) when they were younger. I'd met the
-> one a few years ago, he's now a first grade teacher.
->
Even the saddest of occasions often have a 
"good" side. 
 
-> ->  HN> make a chicken soup...but she was not very
-> ->  HN> hungry for most of the week. She also had a
-> ->  HN> severe sinus infection as well as the flu
-> 
-> -> Misery loves company. I saw that she's now beginning to perk up
again,
-> -> and hopefully able to eat & enjoy some of the soup.
-> 
->  HN> She stayed home for the week
->  HN> and we went through 6 gallons
->  HN> of distilled water for nasal
->  HN> rinses!
-> 
-> That's just short of a gallon a day--sounds like you were rinsing with a
-> hose. (G)
-> 
Sometimes it seemed like she was!!
-> 
-> ->  HN> There is no such thing as an
-> ->  HN> easy dental anything.
-> 
-> -> Compared to drilling & filling it was easy.
-> 
->  HN> Not for me...walking into the
->  HN> dentist's office is the hardest thing
->  HN> I have to make my self do. Everything
->  HN> that happens there is horrible. I come
->  HN> home from the dentist's office in shock
->  HN> and usually go to bed for the rest of the
->  HN> day.
-> 
-> I'm not that bad. Sometimes I have to go with meals that don't take a
-> lot of chewing afterward but usually by the next day I'm doing better.
-> Some of the meds I use for the arthritis help with the achy mouth as
-> well.
->
My dental issues go pretty deep and
were very severe. My dentist specializes
in pepole like me and he's VERY good...
but it's still (and always will be) a
big issue for me. They do what they
can, like having a chair ready for me
so I don't have to wait in the 
waiting room, and having nitrous gas
ready immediately for me. 

-> ->  HN> Amanda is having a meeting with her Phd advisor
-> ->  HN> on publication work.
-> 
-> -> So she's busy, but not found a new job yet.
-> 
->  HN> Still busy...still no job..she's
->  HN> putting out a lot of resumes, and
->  HN> making some phone and video interviews
->  HN> but nothing back yet (that I've heard
->  HN> of at least).
-> 
-> Steve is working on his resume and looking at job listings. A lot of
-> them want so many years of pastoral exerience that he doesn't have. I'd
-> think some places might take military leadership time in lieu of
-> pastoral leadership tho.
->
Sort of contradictory language skills there
(grin).

-> ->  HN> We use the Sandwich thins as well..and
-> ->  HN> look for higher fiber ones as well.
-> 
-> -> So do we, and those without white flour. BTW, my last A1C was 5.6 and
-> -> I'm now down to 8 units of insulin.
-> 
->  HN> Congrats!! Good work!!
-> 
-> Thanks, the "fun" part now is trying to get the morning reading to be
-> around 100 (per doctor's suggestion). It's usually in the mid 70s to mid
-> 80s.
->
 The normal fasting blood sugar for women is said to be around 83 mg/dl or 
less, and the same for men is said to be around 90-130 mg/dl. However, 
normal fasting blood sugar for children is slightly on the higher side and 
is said to be around 100 mg/dl. It is important to know the normal levels
of 
fasting blood sugar in children, so as to keep an eye out for the presence 
of juvenile diabetes. It is reported that many adults that have normal
blood 
sugar levels show reading of fasting blood sugar at around 70 mg/dl. Most 
doctors claim that fasting blood sugar levels under 100 mg/dl is said to be 
normal. Research is said to point the fact that fasting blood glucose
levels 
of anything around 90 mg/dl in an adult is a predictor of diabetes in old 
age.

Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/normal-fasting-blood-
sugar-levels.html

-> ->  HN> You're doing very well indeed...buy
-> ->  HN> some suspenders!!
-> 
-> -> Actually, I'm going to give those slacks away as taking them in would
-> -> take more time than what I've got right now. The project is a lot
more
-> -> involved than I originally thought, once I looked at the construction
-> -> better.
-> 
->  HN> Church rummage sale !!
-> 
-> Sharing Shop at the seminary. Bring stuff in, take stuff home for free.
-> Steve also works on the donated computers, wiping drives, adding memory,
-> cleaning innards, etc. He brought home the salad crafter attachment to
-> the KA mixer the other day--and found out who donated it (a friend from
-> church). Haven't tried it yet but maybe will when we get back from the
-> next trip.
->
Even BETTER than a church rummage sale!!
chat with you soon!
ha
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