Text 19915, 81 rader
Skriven 2009-01-20 14:57:29 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 19870 av Carol Shenkenberger (26387.cooks)
Ärende: Chicken
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Hi Carol,

 > Yes, and that's why I do what I can.  He's good for heavy lifting or
 > scrubbing for kitchen clean up; he always does the bbq grill.  He now
 > cleans up afte himself when he does something like jerky; there was a
 > time (when the girls were small and I didn't have a dish washer) he's
 > make a mess but only clean it if I was really sick or over tired.  I do
 > appreciate the "self cleaning" feature now.

 CS> Yeah, Don and I both have our 'tasks'.  Like, I *hate* laundry so dont
 CS> remember what color the washing machine and dryer are, nor the iron.
 CS> Don *hates* clean bathrooms and probably hasnt had to scrub a toilet
 CS> in 15 years.

Since I'm at home, I do most of the house related stuff.  Steve will
take the trash & recycle cans to the road but I've done it when he's
been TDY or otherwise.  He does the yard work; decided that if we settle
out west we're going for xeroscaping so he can rake the rocks vs mowing
the grass.


 >  CS> Cooking and cleaning up the dishes are the 2 we mostly share.  Thats
 >  CS> because we both like to cook and normally will clean up after
 >  CS> ourselves.
 CS>  >
 > It's nice to have help in the clean up department. I've already let
 > Steve know that I'll be looking for a dishwasher in whatever housing we
 > will get with the next move.

 CS> Suggestion?  Many of the movable units on wheels that you hook to the
 CS> sink work really well.  You can take it with you later.  I'd prefer
 CS> that here but our counter got edited before I really understood that.

Steve's folks had one of those before they went with a built in. If we
can't find a place with a built in, then it's a consideration.  I'd
rather have a built in so I don't take up kitchen space "parking" the
thing. There'd be no room in this kitchen for one, for sure! (G)


 >  CS> Don says they both have dials.  He's laughing that i didnt know.
 CS>  >
 > My dryer has a dial; we got it in 1992 when we came back from Germany.
 > The washer is all electronic touch pad as we got it in 2003 in HI.
 > They're the same brand; first time we've ever managed to do that & we
 > didn't realise it until we got the washer installed.

 CS> I gather one is white but not sure on the other one.  Might be both
 CS> white. Too cold to go out there and peek ;-)

Ours are both white.  We had a copper dryer in TX when we were at Fort
Hood. We'd bought a washer but not a dryer, then got the dryer for $30.
from another preschool mom.  I'd hung clothes outside for several months
before we got it; it went to Good Will or Salvation Army before we went
to Germany.

 > Does he iron your uniforms or do you take them out?  Most of the time I
 > did Steve's until he became a first sergeant.  Then, to ensure the
 > "polish" needed for the position, we took them out.  Now the Army has
 > gone back to a no iron policy with the new uniforms; they had it with
 > the BDUs when Steve first joined.  I use the iron more for sewing and
 > quilting projects than I do for clothes--but splurged and got a Rowenta
 > at the Pearl Harbor NEX.  I'd had one before but it shorted out when
 > ants invaded it in HI.

 CS> He does my regular uniforms as they are easy to iron.  The fancier
 CS> ones that are hard to iron and get the right crease, get washed at
 CS> home then ironed at the cleaners.

And only a few more months of that. Time to start sorting; Steve has
uniforms from when we were in AZ. (G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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