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Skriven 2013-02-11 15:25:15 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 33496 av HAP NEWSOM (1:123/140)
Ärende: just stuff                                               [1]
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Hi Hap,

->  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.

 HN> Even the saddest of occasions often have a
 HN> "good" side.

Very true, another good thing was that we missed the storm that hit this
past week end. NY is supposed to have some more miserable weather but
hopefully be sunny by the end of 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)

 HN> Sometimes it seemed like she was!!

Steve was doing a good bit of rinsing the past few days but I think he's
managed to knock out whatever was blocking up.

 HN> My dental issues go pretty deep and
 HN> were very severe. My dentist specializes
 HN> in pepole like me and he's VERY good...
 HN> but it's still (and always will be) a
 HN> big issue for me. They do what they
 HN> can, like having a chair ready for me
 HN> so I don't have to wait in the
 HN> waiting room, and having nitrous gas
 HN> ready immediately for me.

Nice to have a dentist that's so understanding. I saw in a post to Nancy
that he's a dental trauma specialist--sounds like just what you need.

->  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.

 HN> Sort of contradictory language skills there
 HN> (grin).

Both involve leadership but have differing objectives.

-> 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.

 HN>  The normal fasting blood sugar for women is said to be around 83
 HN> mg/dl or less, and the same for men is said to be around 90-130 mg/dl.
 HN> However,
 HN> normal fasting blood sugar for children is slightly on the higher side
 HN> and is said to be around 100 mg/dl. It is important to know the normal
 HN> levels of
 HN> fasting blood sugar in children, so as to keep an eye out for the
 HN> presence of juvenile diabetes. It is reported that many adults that
 HN> have normal
 HN> blood
 HN> sugar levels show reading of fasting blood sugar at around 70 mg/dl.
 HN> Most doctors claim that fasting blood sugar levels under 100 mg/dl is
 HN> said to be normal. Research is said to point the fact that fasting
 HN> blood glucose
 HN> levels
 HN> of anything around 90 mg/dl in an adult is a predictor of diabetes in
 HN> old age.

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

Interesting, sounds like I'm actually on the normal side of the numbers
then. I can't recall having any fasting blood work done as a child; I
guess it's not normal to do so unless diabetes is suspected.

->  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.

 HN> Even BETTER than a church rummage sale!!

Very much so; we're rounding up another load of things to bring in. The
school also has a Manna Ministry in the same building, same hours. Very
often there are several different types of breads, bagels, English
muffins, sandwich rounds, doughnuts, cake or cupcakes and doughnuts
available for taking as well. It was a big help for the time after I had
my wrist surgery and not able to do the bread making I usually do.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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