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Skriven 2009-07-12 20:28:02 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: dad
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Hey Ruth!
-> 
-> -> She probably had to do a lot of "single" parenting with your dad in the
-> -> military.  Having done that number, I know it's not an easy job.
-> 
->  hn> Mom always had a job as well as being
->  hn> a Mom. Military pay has gotten a lot better
->  hn> since those days but it still isn't the best
->  hn> paying job around. Mom had her hands full
->  hn> with 4 kids, and a job, plus Pop being on
->  hn> flying status was never able to predict
->  hn> his schedule.
-> 
-> She sounds like the type of person that doesn't like to sit around.
-> Steve's pay was such that I didn't have to work but had I done so, we
-> could have given the girls more "fun" things like piano or gymnastic
-> lessons--but they survived.
-> 
Military pay back in the '50's was horrible.
We would have qualified for foodstamps if 
there had been such a thing back then...as it
was Mom worked and we "made do" and "got
by" every month. 

-> -> gets to make her own arraingements so they fit her schedule better.
-> -> Rachel is mom to Robert and Sarah, a very important job. She's not sure
-> -> if she will be teachng ths next school year or not.
-> 
->  hn> It's good to be able to have those options. Is Deborah
->  hn> thinking about College and a commission? Lots of
->  hn> leadership training there (grin).
-> 
-> She's taken on line courses, don't know how close she is to a degree.
-> I'm not sure if she would want to go for a commission or not.
->
Better pay, better retirement...and better
job choices (grin)
 
-> ->  hn> To be honest, I don't even know if he has
-> ->  hn> a computer!
-> 
-> -> Does he have a telephone?
-> 
->  hn> I'm pretty sure he does, but I don't
->  hn> have it at present (grin). At dinner one
->  hn> of the nights he and another cousin of
->  hn> mine were discussing making jelly and
->  hn> juice drinks out of sumac berries. Now
->  hn> there are several different varieties of
->  hn> sumac (I'm told) and only one is poisonous.
->  hn> the berries of the other varieties evidently
->  hn> have more anti-oxidents and super goodness
->  hn> and electrolyte balances of amino acids and
->  hn> such that make them (supposedly) super
->  hn> good for people....and my cousins were
->  hn> discussing different recipes for getting
->  hn> the juice and jelly making.
-> 
-> Sounds interesting; I've read (years ago) abut sumac.  IIRC,  the red
-> sumac berries can be used for a lemonade type  drink.  Jelly does sound
-> like an interesting idea, just be sure it's not the poisonous sumac. (G)
->
That's one of the things they were discussing.
 
-> -> -> If that's her ay of handling things, then let her do it now.  She will
-> -> -> be fine, just keep half an ear bent that way.
-> 
-> ->  hn> Yep, that's what I do!
-> 
-> -> I'm sure you do, as we do in several directions.  With some of my
-> -> siblings, we ordered some Corelle ware for my parents. Dad knew about 
it
-> -> but it was a surprise for my mom.  We're working on getting some of the
-> -> extra pieces for it.   They boxed up the old stuff but still haven't
-> 
->  hn> I'm pretty happy with having my nephew
->  hn> close by, they are over at Mom's every day,
->  hn> and my Niece-in-law drives mom everywhere
->  hn> she wants to go whenever Mom wants to go.
-> 
-> Good deal there.  My dad still drives locally but if it's over an hour
-> away, he gets my brother or someone else to chauffer.
-> 
My mom has cataracts in one eye and impaired 
vision in the other...I'm MUCH happier that someone
else is driving her around!
chat with you soon!
hap 
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