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Skriven 2014-03-30 22:31:16 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 11502 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
Ärende: Italian etc 10
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Hi Nancy,


 RH> My dad still signs the checks but I think my brother can also, using
 RH> his POA.

 NB> Ah.  So far, as far as I know, Mommy hasn't set up a POA yet,
 NB> either... that probably should be done soon, while it still can be
 NB> done..  at
 NB> least so far her declines have all been physical pretty much...  :)

Yes, but don't put it off too long once you see the start of the mental
decline. She may resist/resent it but it will save problems in the long
run. Steve's younger sister does the same for their folks--goes down to
FL every so often to take care of things like that.


 NB>  NB>> On the other hand, the bank where the Pond association has its
 NB>  NB>> account is just about as good as our credit union here in
 NB> town... at  NB>> least as long as I'm doing business in the Hermon
 NB> branch, where the  NB>> account was actually started...  :)

 RH> We had help from a branch bank once--but Steve had known the teller
 RH> that helped him so that might have been why we had the extra help.

 NB> Quite possibly... :)

Yes, and that's another person we've lost track of over the years and
moves.


 RH> And yummy! Steve walked out to Lowe's today but forgot to get one
 RH> thing on the list. He did get one thing not on it tho.

 NB> Not bad... both on the only one omission, and on the only one
 NB> addition... especially if the addition might have been something that
 NB> should have been on the list to begin with... ;)

It was an optional. I could have made my own mayo but he got a ride the
next day out to Lowe's and picked it up. Ended up not needing it for the
potato salad I made for Life Group (just enough in the old jar) but now
I have it for the next time I need it. Potato salad was red potatoes
cooked, then a cup of (home made) Italian dressing poured on them after
draining but while they were still hot, hard boiled egg and dressing of
mayo mixed with about a tablespoon or two each of cider vinegar and
spicy brown mustard. Got lots of compliments at Life Group today. Small
turn out so I brought some home.

 NB>  RH>> Yes, it beat having nothing. Helped to have friends with young
 NB> kids  RH>> who loaned us toys and a bouncer for Jaxon.
 NB>  NB>> I'm sure that did help!  :)

 RH> Very much! Logan tore up the cardboard box the blocks were in so N
 RH> said "any bag" would do to put them in. I made a bag out of denim, with
 RH> blocks appliqued on, for a replacement.

 NB> No doubt more than your friend was expecting... :)

Quite so! But, it will help her kids keep their blocks organised and
have a remembrence of their time in WF.

 NB>  NB>> The soda bread was one of the tasting items at Wegmans the
 NB> Friday  NB>> before... I usually look for the Irish potato bread at
 NB> the season, we

 RH> OK, I've made soda bread before.

 NB> That's one I haven't tried before... easy enough to get it at the
 NB> store.

And just as easy for me to make--a whole wheat version.


 NB>  NB>> got this instead...  :)   No leftover cabbage except for what
 NB> was  NB>> cooked up in the dinner, so it all got eaten with...  I got
 NB> just half  NB>> a relatively small head of cabbage, just enough for
 NB> the pot..  :)

 RH> I tried to get a small head but couldn't so made some of the extra
 RH> into cole slaw today. The rest might go into hot slaw.

 NB> I had a produce worker cut one in half for me...  some years I've
 NB> taken both halves, especially when I was buying for someone else as
 NB> well (took one for me, and the other went into her groceries)... But
 NB> this year I
 NB> just took the one half...  :)

No produce worker around when I grabbed this head. I only used about 2/3
of the red cabbage the other night so the small parts left from both
will go into either hot or cold slaw.

 NB>  NB>> Some things can cook themselves practically, others need to be
 NB> better  NB>> monitored... ;)

 RH> Yes, and the ones that need to be monitored, really need the watching.
 RH> It's easy to take your eye off them for a split second and ruin
 RH> whatever is being made (speaking from experience).

 NB> Learn the hard way... ;)  I tend to not do any of that sort of
 NB> thing... too easy to get distracted by something...  ;)

I should have known better--and will remember next time that I need to
make the sauce first, then do everything else.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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