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Skriven 2007-04-30 14:10:34 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
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Hi Hap,

->  hn> health (even considering my heart attack). So I expect we'll have lots
->  hn> of trips ahead of us!

-> Enjoy them while you can.

 hn> Every blinkin one I get to go on is a plus at this point! This coming
 hn> weekend Anne has to attend a seminar for National Board Certified
 hn> Teachers in the little town of Leavenworth WA. The seminar is Sat and
 hn> Sun, but Anne's
 hn> principal "owes" her a day off so she's taking this friday and we will
 hn> (along with Scuppers the schnauzer) go to Leavenworth and enjoy a
 hn> friday night out and then Saturday I'll drop Anne off at the
 hn> seminar"retreat" and Scuppers and I will enjoy the town on our own
 hn> (grin) and pick Anne up on Sunday Afternoon and come back
 hn> home...Jonesy will be fine with extra food and water in her cage and
 hn> she'll only sulk for a day when we return (grin).

Sounds like fun for all except Jonesy.  Find any interesting little
eateries you want to go back to?

-> You've got a few more years on you than I do, plus your Navy time which
-> extends the list.  Most of my time in Europe, I was a mom to 2 girls so
-> I couldn't just take off and explore as you did.  Still managed to see
-> quite a bit tho; some of our friends never left the immediate area.

 hn> Oh I grant you I took as much advantage of being out and about in the
 hn> world as I was able to get away with! Could never understand many of
 hn> my friends who could/would only talk about "the states" and what they
 hn> did there and what they were going to to when they got back....what?
 hn> Did their life go on "hold" while they were in some of the most
 hn> interesting places on the planet? NOT ME...I explored every chance I
 hn> got! and met some wonderful
 hn> people along the way!

We did some travel, not as much as we would have liked to. Steve's unit
in Frankfurt gave him a lot of 3 & 4 day passes and then wouldn't let
him take them (work related isssues) so we stayed at home most week
ends.  Did get down to Rothenburg & environs one week when he was on
leave--very enjoyable day there--and a few other small trips (Koln &
Mettmann to see family, Tannus Mountains for Hessian Park, etc) besides
several trips to Switzerland.  Berlin kept us busy, especially Steve.
He was in the state for almost a year total tho so we didn't travel as
much as we would have liked there either.

->  hn> Now that we are back from the spring trip I've started to build up the
->  hn> freezer larder as well.

-> Mine is getting to the full point.  But, we've got rice and several
-> other grains stowed in there too, as well as meal stuff.

 hn> Ours is way too small for that!

You'ld be surprised at how much you can fit into it. (G) We replenished
the grains Friday; I've got one more mega cook planned (well, maybe a
batch of marinara sauce also) and then the rest of the freezer space
will go for blueberries and peaches.

->  hn> The Vibe has very flexible seating as well as a regular 110V plug in
->  hn> for laptops

-> Makes it nice but keep your eyes on the ruad.  A guy was killed recently
-> when a trooper glanced at his laptop.

 hn> It's for CHARGING them you ninny! (grin) not USING THEM! (although
 hn> Anne could use hers while I drove I suppose).BTW what was on the guys
 hn> laptop that made the trooper kill him when he glanced at it? (Grin)

No, the trooper glanced at the laptop in the patrol car and clipped
another vehicle, flipping it and killing one occupant, injuring the
other.  BTW, if you watched CNN or Fox last week, you probably saw a
story about a stand off with troopers in Margaretville, NY.  That's my
home town.  A trooper was killed, looks like when he was wounded by the
bad guy, the impact made him stagger into the path of friendly fire. It
started on Tuesday when a trooper pulled the guy over on the civilian
side of the centralschool playground for no front license plate and he
pulled a gun on the trooper. Trooper didn't fire back because the impact
(into his body armor) threw him for a loop and school was getting out
with buses and kids on foot everywhere.  It ended Wed. night when tear
gas was fired into the house where the guy was holed up, setting it on
fire and killing him.  Small town of about 800 people; my parents live
about half a mile from the school and at most, 5-6 miles from where it
all ended.

-> Don't we know it!  At least Steve's siblings are all within a few miles
-> of each other. ON my side, it's my parents we see; any others that come


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