Text 9946, 91 rader
Skriven 2007-01-04 11:31:28 av hap newsom
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: Flat Stanley
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Hey Jawjah Ruth!
-> 
-> ->  hn> I'll have to remember to ask Anne if they are or not!
-> 
-> -> Does she share his adventures with you?
-> 
->  hn> I get regaled daily about events in the classroom...and I asked...no
->  hn> Flat Stanley this year.
-> 
-> I hear about Rachel's class with 'most every phone call. (G) Each class
-> has been quite different in some respects, same in others.  Last week
-> she visited where she taught for 2 years in AZ; even the kid she had the
-> most problems with was glad to see her.  She never did Flat Stanley in
-> her classes--4th & 5th graders just weren't into such things.  She's
-> teaching 3rd grade now but the curriculum is so intense that they don't
-> have much time for "extras" like Stanley.
-> 
That was the same reason Anne had for not doing Stanley this year...just too 
much stuff to get done and this year the whole group of kids is "slower" and 
doesn't get things as quickly so it takes more instructional time for them to 
grasp concepts and apply them.

-> ->  hn> It IS wonderful to have her in the same time zone! And only a 
day's
-> ->  hn> drive away in case of emergencies!
-> 
-> -> That is good!  We had to hop a red eye from Honolulu on 05 to get to 
AZ.
-> -> But, David got tickets for the 3 of them to come east for spring break;
-> -> we'll meet them in Nashville.
-> 
->  hn> It's very good! And a source of peace of mind that we are really only
->  hn> and hour and a half away by air!
-> 
-> Not that you've ever had to go down for an emergency, but still nice to
-> know.
-> 
It really is! We've talked on the phone several times daily since she went 
back (grin) Both of us spent Wednesday doing tons of errands...and going to 
the post office!

-> ->  hn> I have my black eyed peas and ham hocks ready for new years
->  hn> morning.
-> ->  hn> Caviar and Champagne for new year's eve!
-> 
-> -> Cheese & crackers, plus plenty of liquids and antibiotics for me for New
-> -> Year' eve.  Hasn't been much solid food today either.
-> 
->  hn> Not feeling well again? You've had a rough year...let's hope this new
->  hn> year will be much more healthy for you!
-> 
-> The usual problem of asthmatics--bronchitis.  Fluctuating weather, more
-> so than we're used to, hit both of us hard.  Steve had a head cold that
-> almost went into a sinus infection; he's still coughing a bit every now
-> & then.  But, we both felt decent enough to get our sinuses cleared out
-> at an Indian restaurant last night. (G)I had an onion rava masala with a
-> mango lassie and Steve had the special rava masala (with several chili
-> peppers) and mango lassie.  VERY good and very filling!  This place is a
-> vegetarian one, specialising in southern Indian food.  While we were
-> there, several Indian families came in for meals also. There's a non
-> vegetarian Indian place not that far away so it's good to see the city
-> can support 2 places.  We'd set out to go to the Korean place but they
-> were closed so................
-> 
I love Indian food, we used to have a REALLY good one here...but the owner 
closed up shop and bought a SUBWAY franchise....what a tragedy!!!

-> -> -> Enjoy her while you can, giggles & all.
-> 
->  hn> I did! We just got back from driving her down to Portland Oregon to
->  hn> catch a flight back to Sacramento, so we are "just the two of us
->  hn> again" and while I love my little girl, it's nice to have the house to
->  hn> ourselves again (grin)
-> 
-> I know; Steve went back to work on the regular schedule today.  He'd
-> been off since last Friday.
-> 
->  hn> Anne goes back tomorrow....and I go back to my chores and errands
-> 
-> I'm sort of back to my regular stuff.  Not quite as much as usual,
-> trying not to tire myself out so a lot of rest in between short spurts
-> of work.
-> 
I have tons of stuff to catch up on ...and I have some painting ideas that I 
need to get on paper before they jump out of my head! And I need to make 
some beaded lanyards for Anne's co-teachers....so much to do so MUCH to 
do! 
chat with you soon
hap 
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