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Skriven 2010-10-30 20:14:48 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 3223 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: Yo-play?
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Hi Ruth,

-> We're not having any problems with them any more this year but are
-> still, with the tiny ants.  They've been a problem in the kitchen ever
-> since we moved in here; we think part of it is the flower bed in front

 RH> I had to deal with a bat tonight.  One got into the house somehow.  I
 RH> don't think it was in the house long, fortunately.  It made a thunk on

A bit too early for trick or treating. (G)

 RH> kitchen floor, stunning itself.  My cat stalked it but as far as I
 RH> know didn't touch.  The thing took off after a while and flew around
 RH> the living room for a minute before eventually finding the door I'd

Nothing to eat?

 RH> opened.  Now I'm scaring myself by reading about rabies transmission.

Cat's shots up to date? If so, and neither you nor your mom touched it,
you should be OK.  Don't let the cats get too up close to you and keep
an eye on them for a bit. You might want to call the appropriate agency
tho, just as a reassurance.

-> the best for bare floors so I'll take it off and just suck stuff off
-> without the tool.

 RH> The bare hose works well for that.

Yep!

-> He's more into Legos now; they're going to Lego Land for his birthday
-> next month.

 RH> Cool.  It sounds like a fun place.

From what I've read of them, yes they are.  Sarah has inherited the set
we gave Robert when he turned one but she doesn't have the interest yet.


-> It's more of an every time it's needed occurance with her; she just has
-> an infinitesimal amount of sewing ability.

 RH> We can't all be good at everything.

Yes but to continue to wear it in such a condition.....  I don't think
she's really aware of things like that tho.

->  RH> I'd have used a needle and thread, but I'm weird.

-> The best thing to do in this instance was a complete redo of the lining
-> and elastic.

 RH> Or just buying a new skirt...?

Why? It's in perfectly good condition (in her mind).  Seriously, I think
it's one of the things she wears over and over again, despite 2 closets
full of clothes.


->  RH> People in that generation didn't get the chance to be too creative.

-> And when they marry people like my dad, there's even less chance to be
-> creative.  Uncreative eating--one of those things that make me wonder
-> how I survived my childhood.

 RH> Creatively?

Not in their eyes.  The sister below me was always considered "the
artistic one." I was a place holder, good for keeping things going but
not considered creative.  They now see that art takes more forms than
drawing; in my case, it's working with fabric, needle & thread.  Or
cooking a "normal" meal but with touches that make it taste so much
better than what they're used to eating.  The use of multiple herbs and
spices in spaghetti sauce made mine taste better than my dad's who just
used onion, a bit of garlic & oregano and s&p in his.

-> I've been buying small pieces of different ones to try whenever we go
-> there.  Doesn't break the bank and we have fun trying new to us cheeses.

 RH> I do something similar in asian groceries.  I have to buy at least one
 RH> thing I don't recognize when I go in.

We should, we've done it some but not shopped at an asian grocery with
any regularity since moving up here. WFM and Fresh Market have enough
new things to try.........................

->  RH> Never existed - Dad paid cash.

-> Even better then.  My parents did a 20 year mortgage; it was history
-> about the time I got married.

 RH> My dad had been working, going to school, and working since high
 RH> school. He worked his way through. He wasn't paying rent, so a lot of
 RH> it went into a bank account.  You can't do that now.

No, the cost of living is too high--for an education especially.  Most
jobs available to students don't pay enough to save much of anything.

->  RH> Bingo.  Not as tired during the day either.

-> Might be worth not taking it any more except on an as needed basis if
-> that's the case.

 RH> That's what I thought too.  It's definitely improvement, at least
 RH> relatively.  I'll never really feel "good" again, but there's degrees
 RH> of that too.

I know what you mean. I don't have anything like MS but have other
issues that affect my quality of life. Some days are decent; others,
it's a drag to get thru without incurring more aches and pains than are
already ganging up on me.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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