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Skriven 2009-07-01 21:47:39 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 25514 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
Ärende: dad
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Hi Hap,

 hn> Aloha Ruth!

Saw some Blue Hawaii Fabric at the Wal-Mart here in Florence, KY today.

->  hn> bought the first fire truck himself)
->  hn> did a "Last Call" honerary and gave
->  hn> Mom a Firefighter's flag as well. I missed

-> Nice tear jerker, the Last Call one.  Sounds like your dad did a lot in
-> the community.  You may have hard times with him while growing up but it
-> sounds like you're right proud of him now.

 hn> He was good at a lot of things...just not
 hn> so good a parenting. It was not something
 hn> he was equipped to do well.

However, you seem to have done well with the job.

->  hn> time hearing taps in a graveyard.

-> After 26 years with the military it's hard to hear it anywhere.

 hn> And I've heard it too many times played
 hn> for friends and relatives.

We've not heard it too many times yet.  Thankfully.

->  hn> remember to NOT type Aunt
->  hn> in front of it!(grin)

-> Well, I had an Aunt Ruth (my dad's only sister).  I heard plenty of
-> "Aunt Ruth" the past few days from nieces and nephews & great nieces

 hn> My Aunt Ruth is my Dad's only sister too.

And you got to see her last week?

->  hn> For me it was meeting some of
->  hn> my cousin's wives for the first
->  hn> time.

-> I don't think I've met all of Steve's cousins yet and we've been married
-> almost 34 years.

 hn> Only a smattering of family was able to make
 hn> it to the funeral, but enough to make it a good
 hn> sized gathering in any case.

Are there any others that might enjoy the echo here?  Or do they all
cook typical Southern fried or boiled everything?


-> It may take her some time but she may eventually decide to join a group
-> like that.  If not, then she feels comfortable as is.  But, as you say,
-> after 60 years of marriage, it will be a rough time for a while.

 hn> Mom and Pop were married over 61 years and
 hn> I'm sure most of her habits run very deep and
 hn> will be tough to deal with for a good while. I did
 hn> get a chance to sit and talk with her alone for
 hn> a bit and reinforced that she does not need to
 hn> do everything right away. I hope she takes time
 hn> to relax and recover.

Hopefully all will settle out smoothly.  She may not feel like cooking
for one but she will need to eat to keep up her strength.  If she has
freezer space, it might be good for her to cook for two and freeze the
extra meal--or give it away.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


... If you focus only on the thorns you will miss the beauty of the rose.

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