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Skriven 2006-11-14 19:02:58 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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->  RH> back several times a year, to visit grandparents.  My mother would
put
->  RH> pillows and blankets back there and we kids would at least attempt
->  RH> (sorta) to sleep and stay out of our parents' hair.
-> 
-> My parents never put pillows or blankets in for our trips.  Most of the
-> trips to New Jersey were only 3-4 hours, longer trips we could sleep
-> either sitting up or w/ our heads on another's lap (how "sweet"!).
-> 
It as about that for us too, but often it was at night and as little kids
it was easier to get us to conk out laying down.  Then the seatbelt police
got going, the station wagon died of old age, and that was that.

->  RH> We went camping precisely once - we weren't dumb enough to try that
->  RH> again afterward!
-> 
-> It was the only way we could afford vacations.  Dad had been in Boy
-> Scouts (and still is), Mom in Girl Scouts as kids and all of us were in
-> Scouting so we had an idea of what to do. The first 3 years our tents
-> had no floors--then we hit a gulley-washer of a rainstorm the last night
-> out the 3rd year.  Before we went out again, the tents were upgraded to
-> ones with floors.

I'd hope!  It's bad enough getting wet outside.  Getting wet inside is a
bit much.  OTOH, it reminds me of one time I was working retail and the
flat roof on the building decided it had had enough....  The dropped celing
, well..., dropped. (G)  
 
-> -> hole.  I might look into taking some classes with them while we're
here,
-> 
->  RH> I've thought about it; I'm not into cookie cutter jewelry.
-> 
-> No, mine would be different.

I've been sketching stuff for years, but never had a way to make any of it
come to life.
 
-> -> pantry.  Remembered to grab balsamic vinegar but forgot white and
-> -> cider--thought I had them already.  Got to drive a cart again. (G)
-> 
->  RH> No Peapod in your area either?  No fair!  With peapod, if you're
not
->  RH> using coupons, you order the groceries on line and they deliver
them
-> 
-> Not that I know of.  Besides, I used close to $10. in coupons on
-> Saturday--ones clipped since we got here.
-> 
Have you been able to play CVS Extra Bucks Bingo yet?  The CVS pharmacy
chain gives "extra bucks", coupons that can be used like cash on future
purchases, when you buy certain items.  Those items change from week to
week.  It's Bingo when they pay out more in Extra bucks than you spent in
cash for the products.  
 
->  RH> I figured you didn't have any little green men in there (just men
in
->  RH> green everywhere!) so it had to be something else.
-> 
-> And now Steve has my machines installed.........

Yeaaaah!   Hi ho!  Hi Ho!  I just looked up a pattern for a corn bag neck
wrap.  Now if I could just remember when it came from ....  One of those
nukerator heating pad things.

->  RH> I'm still usually the one doing the helping.  It's no so much that
I
->  RH> get unsteady as that things like hitting the gas pedal and climbing
->  RH> stairs can get interesting.  My balance isn't any worse than it
ever
->  RH> was....which
->  RH> isn't saying much.
-> 
-> Mine used to be pretty good but time has taken its toll.

Mine went south when I hit 5'2" and never came back.  I kept growing.:)
 
->  RH> Hmm - in a house bigger than this one?  Does it have a basement?
-> 
-> No basement & the kitchen is quite small. I suspect when I get one,
-> it'll go into either the dining or family room.  I've got to get rid of
-> a lot of boxes before that happens tho.

Hmmm, boxes.  Don't say boxes to someone cleaning the house out on Ebay.  A
good chunk of basement that used to be trains is now ... boxes. 
 
->  RH> Cats know the local suckers.  We can't have a church cat due to
->  RH> allergy problems, but given the size of the mouse population we
ought
->  RH> to get one anyway!
-> 
-> This is an outdoor cat--a nice fluffy one! She got more attention from
-> us last night. (G)

Sounds like my kind of kitty!  
 
-> -> Or "too poor to pay attention"  is one I've heard a lot.
-> 
->  RH> I haven't heard that one recently. It fits the area down there.
-> 
-> Remember, I lived in this general area before.

I never have.  I've been that far south, but not in eons.

->  RH> You didn't sneakernet any of them?  I'm surprised!
-> 
-> No, Steve bought me a little Janome machine tho while we were in guest
-> housing.  It's now boxed and ready to send to younger daughter.  Next
-> time we move, one is coming with me--probably the Brother since we got
-> it for "carry along" to classes, etc.

Too bad you don't have one of those old Singer Featherweights.
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