Text 8831, 110 rader
Skriven 2011-03-26 20:40:20 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 8750 av Sean Dennis (1:18/200)
Ärende: Prep work
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Hi Sean,

 RH> We can't have any pets in this place so I've no cats to herd. I've got
 RH> other ways of going crazy tho. (G)

 SD> There's so many ways to choose from...

Just a matter of choosing what's right for that particular moment.


 RH> Sounds like you're going to need a bigger kitchen than the one you
 RH> currently have. We would have the floor space--if we took out the
 RH> table and chairs, the freezer, etc.

 SD> We'd probably only do that if we were building our own home.

Same here. At this stage of our lives, it's looking less and less likely
that we ever will tho. Don't even know if we'll ever buy or just keep
renting. I'll never get the kitchen I've put together (in my
imagination) over the years.


 RH> We'd like to host one as well but don't have the room, especially if
 RH> the weather is disagreeable. Have to hang them from the blades of the
 RH> ceiling fan then. (G)

 SD> As you've seen first hand, while this house has multiple rooms,
 SD> they're all too tiny to really be of any real use.

And you can't knowck down any walls to make them bigger. We could have a
bit more room if we had smaller furniture, less sewing and computer
stuff, fewer kitchen things, etc but right now, that's the way things
are.


 RH> Good that you can do that. The Post 9/11 GI Bill is paying for Steve's
 RH> schooling; we pay for mine. I could take classes at half tuition at

 SD> I lost my GI Bill in 2008 after the 10-year limit and am unable to get
 SD> it back. $20K down the drain.

Sigh! I just finished (except for some written work) a week end class.
It's a Pass/Fail, probably the only one I'll take with that kind of
grading. Now only 3 classes to go for my Diploma in Women's Studies. I
think Steve is going to use all but a few months of his GI Bill
benefits.

 RH> OK, when will you study or sleep? Does that mean I have to smuggle my
 RH> Diet Coke into your house in a paper bag if we come to visit?

 SD> I'll study in the afternoon and sleep in the morning.  I probably
 SD> won't take a full load first semester to get used to being in school
 SD> again.

More power to you. How many classes is a full load? Steve has 4
academic plus Chapel Choir for 13 hours but is probably going to drop
the choir next year. He needs 90 hours to graduate and will have 55 at
the end of this semester.


 SD> As for the Diet Coke, nah, doesn't bother me. :)

Good, because I like it better than pepsi. (G)

 RH> I can see that point, hope all goes well. You should get this before
 RH> your interview time.

 SD> I did but I've been busy.  The interview went very, very well and hope
 SD> to hear something within a week or so.

I'm sure we will all hear the good news quickly.

 RH> Dreaming of the fresh grass and all kinds of outdoor fun.

 SD> Yes.  Felix will be getting a harness and leash soon then he and Daddy
 SD> will go walking together.  He's already shown a good enough
 SD> temperament to do this. :)

Rare cat that will consent to a leash and harness. I tried one with
Jenny-cat; it was not one of her favorite things.


 RH> A pleasingly plump pussy cat. (G)

 SD> Until he tries to fit his 15 pounds into a 5 pound space. <G>

Hopefully no breakables in the area.


 RH> Armed Forces Network, Germany, didn't show commercials but they had
 RH> all kinds of PSAs. One for the commissary had a jungle that started
 RH> "Don't shop when you're hungry, no, no, no...................." I
 RH> guess the same principle applies to typing in a recipe.

 SD> That is very true!

It's just as bad reading when you're hungry--and don't have the
ingredients on hand to make whatever you're reading about. (G)


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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