Text 16831, 150 rader
Skriven 2008-11-24 13:53:02 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Kommentar till text 16733 av Nancy Backus (1:3634/12.0)
Ärende: socks & books
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Hi Nancy,
NB> and NB>> before that, we used olive-green knee socks... dunno where
NB> they came NB>> from, could have been army surplus...? :) They were
RH> Sounds like military surplus. Steve started his military career in
RH> green socks, then they went to black. A while ago, they went back to
RH> green. He will have a bunch of them as surplus in a few months. (G)
NB> Could be. Just had another thought, they could have been left from
NB> Daddy's years as a Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts... :) And that's
Very true; my dad and one brother have been in scouting for years. Dad
served on the commissary staff at the 1964 Jamboree; my brother was just
accepted to do the same for the next one. He did that at the last one as
well but has had other staff positions as well. We visited my dad at
the Jamboree one day; the knee socks and shorts left him with sun burned
knees.
NB> right, Steve's getting short. (G)
He's not a "double digit midget" (under 100 days) yet but getting close
to it.
NB> unwieldy... (G) At NB>> one point I was stuffing 30+ stockings...
RH> That's quite a few boxes of raisins, tangerines, etc and even more
RH> nuts. Ever get tempted to do one sock with all raisins, another all
RH> tangerines and a third of just nuts? (G)
NB> Nah... I'd make somewhat of an assembly line of it... put one thing in
NB> all the stockings, then the next... like doing a set of individual
That has to be the best way if you're doing it by yourself. Less chance
of leaving something out.
NB> parfaits, perhaps... (G) Some years, there would be 2-3 of us doing
That's the most fun. IN HI, the officer and first sergeant wives did a
single soldier stocking stuffer project each year. We all assembled in
a conference room, had the stuff laid out on tables and then passed the
stockings around.
NB> the stuffing together. Alternatively, sometimes I'd make a (bunch of)
NB> pile(s) of what was going into each stocking, and then stuff each
NB> one... That could make it easier for others to be doing the stuffing
NB> at the
NB> same time, if they didn't want to work assembly line fashion. :)
Yes but it requires a lot more work on your part. At the Project Linus
get together on Saturday, quilts were grouped according to the needs.
Some needed complete assembly staring with making a top (with the top
pieces pre placed together), some needed to be layered (a sandwich of
top, batting and backing) and others "just" needed a turn over binding
done. I worked on that, grabbing bits and pieces of cheese, meat,
crackers and raw veggies in between quilts for supper.
NB> RH>> Sounds like a good idea. I'll have to ask Rachel or David what
NB> RH>> Challenger Schools do. (It's a private charter school with
NB> campuses in RH>> NV, OR, WA, CA & UT.) Rachel has taught in the
NB> elementary level; RH>> David is a Headmaster but has been a
RH> academically oriented. Robert is doing things in pre school that most
RH> public school don't teach until kindergarten or first grade.
NB> Then they might teach about foods in a lesson plan segment... and/or
NB> do hands-on learning in class, if they don't go out into the
NB> community. I know that (30 years ago) the academically oriented
Could be; that sounds the most logical for the school. But you miss all
the fun of field trips. We were in CA when Rachel started (public)
kindergarten. The class made a field trip to a pumpkin farm; they all
got to pick their own pumpkin. About a week later, they made another
field trip. Deborah (3 at the time) and I saw the school bus bringing
the kids back as we started the walk to pick up Rachel. I told Deborah
that the bus had her sister's class on it, returning from a field trip.
Deborah wanted to know if Rachel was bringing home another pumpkin. No,
the trip was to the Monterey Customs House. But, getting back to the
pumpkin farm trip: we saw all these little kids getting off the bus
with pumpkins about as big as they were. Then Rachel got off, carrying a
little one, a bit bigger than a softball. I think she was the only one
with a small pumpkin. We bought a bigger one (Jack O Lantern size) at
the school's Pumkpin Patch Carnival about a week later.
NB> school that my son
NB> was in (full day kindergarten, and learning first grade stuff already)
NB> also did things during the school day besides just book study. I came
NB> in one day, and spent the day having the kids help me bake bread. We
NB> started with measuring the ingredients, and they each had a chance to
NB> punch down the dough at the appropriate time, and to help knead it.
NB> And of course, once it was baked, to help eat it. :)
I did that with Rachel's half day kindergarten class but had to take it
home to bake it. Because of time constraints, I had to have some things
pre measured (yeast, salt, dry milk, etc.) tho.
RH> Rachel hasn't mentioned field trips so I sort of think that the school
RH> doesn't do them. It's too bad, in a way, if they don't as kids enjoy
RH> going to the bakery, fire department, sap house, etc.
NB> Hopefully she hasn't mentioned them because she just thinks they're a
NB> normal part of school life... :) I agree that it would be a shame if
NB> the kids didn't get out... there's lots to be learned by going on site
NB> to interesting places. And it brings the book and classroom learning
NB> into a better focus, often as not... :)
I don't think they're a normal part of a Challenger curriculum, more's
the shame. Hopefully parents take the time to do enrichment things like
that with the kids; I know David and Rachel took Robert and Sarah to a
pumpkin patch (not sure if it was a farm or not) this year. Sarah had
on a pumpkin colored "onesie" with a hat that had a green "stem";
someone had given it as a baby gift.
NB> to be when in NB>> the midst of a project. For some, probably the
NB> only spills or
NB> NB>> splashes remembered would be the really memorable ones...
RH> I try to make sure the book is up and out of the way but that isn't a
RH> "given" all the time.
NB> So do I, and likewise... ;)
RH> I've seen these acrylic stands that you can put your cook book behind
RH> to keep it clean. My problem with those is that it holds the cook book
RH> in a vertical position; I'd have to put it high up to read. I usually
RH> put my cookbooks horizontal on the counter, flour cannister or
where RH> ever I can find a suitable spot.
NB> Finding the suitable spot... that's the usual dilemma... (G)
NB> Especially if or when space is at a premium.... :) I suppose that if
NB> one got used to using it, those acrylic stands could be useful,
NB> though... as long as one didn't need to turn a page... :)
Yes, or if you wanted to "display" a recipe with the made up dish beside
it. But can you imagine doing a messy, multi page recipe with the cook
book under one of those stands? Sure wouldn't fly in my kitchen. (G)
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Ruth
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