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Skriven 2009-07-14 10:08:44 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: dad
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Aloha Ruth!
-> 
-> -> 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.
-> 
->  hn> Military pay back in the '50's was horrible.
->  hn> We would have qualified for foodstamps if
->  hn> there had been such a thing back then...as it
-> 
-> Living on post, we could have qualified-until they privatised the
-> housing while we were in HI & charged "rent"--our full BHA--which they
-> did give.  Now they charge for power too, over a baseline amount.  We
-> never exceeded the baseline so always got a refund. (G)
-> 
We almost always ended up living
"on the economy". 

->  hn> was Mom worked and we "made do" and "got
->  hn> by" every month.
-> 
-> Been there, done that, even before Steve went in.  Rice & beans and
-> beans & rice.
->
Yup!  Soups and stews and stews and soups.
Lot of hunting and a lot of fishing.
 
-> ->  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.
-> 
->  hn> Better pay, better retirement...and better
->  hn> job choices (grin)
-> 
-> Yes, but if she's over all happy where she is now, doing what she is,
-> then it's a moot point.
->
Yes, but you mentioned she was looking
for more leadership opportunities...LOTS
of those in the officer corps.
 
-> ->  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
-> 
-> -> 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)
-> 
->  hn> That's one of the things they were discussing.
-> 
-> It would be nice if they could share recipies but we understand if they
-> can't.
->
Not that they can't...just that computers don't 
figure very high in their day to day lives. ...hard
to believe (grin)!
 
-> ->  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.
-> 
->  hn> My mom has cataracts in one eye and impaired
->  hn> vision in the other...I'm MUCH happier that someone
->  hn> else is driving her around!
-> 
-> For sure!
-> 
Amen to that!
chat with you soon!
hap 
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