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Skriven 2008-12-09 09:56:18 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: thanksgiving
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Hola Senora Ruth!
-> 
-> -> Yes, and I'm looking forward to a quiet Christmas. This is probably the
-> -> last year for Thanksgiving in Florida; we'll probably be in NC next
-> -> year.  It's a bit too far to drive for the length of the break.
-> 
->  hn> So true, but you could look at catching a hop
->  hn> from Pope down to Florida...I'll bet they still
->  hn> have that milkrun that I used to catch!
-> 
-> We'll see; remember, we will be in the "low man on the totem pole"
-> category then.  For the time and effort, it'll probably be better to re
-> establish our Thanksgiving traditions.
-> 
More than likely that will be
what works best for you, but it's always
worth seeing what's happening, even the
low man on the totem pole is ON the totem
pole..If you never ask you'll never know!
I saved a lot of money when I could
afford the time, by catching hops!

-> ->  hn> Had my colonoscopy this morning, GREAT
-> ->  hn> needle girl, she was fast efficient, and
-> ->  hn> very very skilled! The place I ended up
-> 
-> -> That is not a fun procedure. I had one in spring, all was well.  But the
-> -> prep isn't fun, especially not eating hardly anything.
-> 
->  hn> The prep is way worse than the procedure
->  hn> now that they knock you out for it! The first
->  hn> one I had done .....all I got was the warning
->  hn> "try and relax, this is going to be uncomfortable"
->  hn> boy o boy was THAT an understatement! The
->  hn> next two were much nicer but the prep still
->  hn> was awful!
-> 
-> I know; sometimes they give you 2 little bottles of Fleet but more often
-> than not, it's the gallon jug. Knocking out for the proceedure is
-> probably better for all concerned; that way they know you are relaxed.
->
My first time I had the fleets
about 6 bottles though! 
-> 
-> ->  hn> great seating in it!) and a nice large
-> ->  hn> lounge area for people to wait. When
-> ->  hn> I went in Anne was enjoying Gene
-> ->  hn> Kelly in "An American in Paris"...once
-> 
-> -> Do they do movies on demand or you watch whatever's on?  Popcorn,
->  hn> nachos
-> -> and big boxes of candy available at the concession as well? (G)
-> 
->  hn> No food (grin) they don't want the "customers"
->  hn> pigging out just before the procedure! They had
-> 
-> No, but those that come with the patient might enjoy a snack.  I've got
-> an appointment scheduled for 8am, no breakfast, at Fort Stewart in a few
-> weeks; I'll probably hit up the DFac afterward.
-> 
-> 
->  hn> a selection of movies to choose from, but
->  hn> basically unless you were sitting there when
->  hn> one movie ended you didn't get a choice as to
->  hn> what was on. All around the place they had
->  hn> big photos of old stars, Gable and Lombard,
->  hn> Gene Kelly, John Wayne and such, and
->  hn> even a few items on display as well.
->  hn> a derby from "All that Jazz" and
->  hn> a few other things...my memory is
->  hn> a bit fuzzy (grin)
-> 
-> Sounds a lot nicer than any doctor's office or clinic I've been in
-> lately.  Then, too, most of my appointments are still within the
-> military medical system, not known for great decor except in the
-> pediatric clinic.
->
Heck, it was a lot nicer than
any dr's office that I've ever seen!

-> ->  hn> nothing for the next two hours!
-> 
-> -> Time flies when you're having fun. (G)
-> 
->  hn> It's all behind me now! (grin)
-> 
-> (he said in hind sight)
->
Someone had a sight on my hind end that's 
for sure!
Had dental work done yesterday, 4 hours
in the chair; root canal and crown...I went
home and spent the rest of the day in shock
in bed with the thermostat up to 80 in the 
house...and I was still cold!
-> 
-> -> ->  hn> and yams layered, it was given a rousing
->  hn> ->
-> -> -> It does sound like she's taking after her dad in the cooking arena.
->  hn> ->
-> ->  hn> She's always been good at learning
-> ->  hn> and was a good kitchen helper even
-> ->  hn> when she was little. It's nice to know that
-> ->  hn> those lessons were well learned and still
-> ->  hn> useful!
-> 
-> -> I know, I've seen it in both of my girls--more so Rachel as we've
-> -> visited her more often.  A lot of the brand names she grew up with are
->  h
-> n> The "dorm" that Amanda lives in (tis almost
->  hn> empty during winter) has a HUGE kitchen
->  hn> with LOTS of space and storage and it's
->  hn> fully equpped with most of the needed
->  hn> equipment.
-> 
-> Nice! It'll be hard for some of the students to move into their own
-> apartments with dinky kitchens after using that one.
->
Most of em don't do much more than use the 
coffee maker, tea pot, and microwave. Last summer
there were a couple of girls who actually knew how
to cook, but most of the students (girls and guys alike)
know very little!
 
-> ->  hn> We stayed in as much as we could for the whole weekend.
-> ->  hn> We enjoyed that tremendously!
-> 
-> -> We will do that for Christmas; the madness starts up again a few days
-> -> later. Our calendar is filling up with appointments, out proccessing
-> -> details, etc.
-> 
->  hn> We do the same for Christmas, it's a family day
->  hn> and unless I'm planning a photoshoot on
->  hn> new years eve we stay in on that night
->  hn> just for safety's sake!
-> 
-> We will probably stay in for New Year's as well.  I think we went out
-> one year in HI (our last) but were home before 11.  Last year we got
-> home on the 31st from Las Vegas but went to a friend's gathering to pray
-> in the new year.
-> 
I keep an eye out for the weather, and if it's
clear I may plan a photo outing to get some
shots of fireworks being shot off the Space
Needle for New Years. If we do that we usually
take along a "picnic" and make a whole evening
out of it. If the weather is anything less than
ideal I don't bother. I'd much rather stay in 
on "amateur night" if I have a choice!
chat with you soon!
hap 
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