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Skriven 2010-03-17 15:29:28 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: around the house
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Hiya Ruth!
-> 
-> -> I've been busy with a doctor's appointment, shopping, usual Sunday 
stuff
-> -> and school.  Working on a paper due Thursday for the last one, a bit
-> 
->  hn> We're up to the eyebrows with Dr's appts
->  hn> as well. Everytime Anne gets a new prescription
->  hn> or appointment we have to get it cleared through
->  hn> the workman's comp caseworker. Now we are
->  hn> scheduled to see "their" neurosurgeon this weekend
->  hn> so he can "determine" if it's an on the job injury.
-> 
-> And being poked & prodded at every visit.  No fun, I'm sure but you've
-> got to satisfy the bean counters.
-> 
Yep, she was sore for three days after the
"evaluation", she did more than was wise
for her condition.
-> 
->  hn> They say it's merely a "formality" but I'm sure that
->  hn> his job is to do his best to get the workman's comp
->  hn> company off the hook if he can. In a perverse sort
->  hn> of logic I'd almost hope he does, as it is now we've
->  hn> had to wait and wait till things get approved before
->  hn> we can take any action. Anne's injury happened in
->  hn> November and we still have not done anything that
->  hn> has really helped her yet. if it were not an on the
->  hn> job injury we would not have to wait, we could
->  hn> DO things as soon as they were recommended.
-> 
-> Do you have a punching bag at home? Sounds like like you can use one to
-> get rid of some of the frustration over the situation. It's hard to wait
-> but will probably be better in the long run.  Does her retirement plan
-> give extra for job related injuries?
->
I doubt this will rise to that level. And I'm
hopeful that she'll be back to 100% after
we finally get a plan of actual treatment
established.
 
-> ->  hn> Oh I know, Anne's mom still lives on Long Island.
-> 
-> -> Makes you wonder why people still chose to live there. (G)
-> 
->  hn> Anne's mom has lots of relatives still there
->  hn> although a bunch of them have moved to
->  hn> Florida. My Brother in law lives with Mom,
->  hn> and she still has two jobs that she loves.
->  hn> I don't think she'll ever move away, as long
->  hn> as she can afford to stay there.
-> 
-> We've got a good amount of family up there too--all of Steve's siblings;
-> my parents, a brother and a sister on my side. I've no desire to move
-> back.  How was Anne's mom affected by the latest storm; it looked like
-> Long Island got hit hard.
-> 
No problems for her, other than she had
to have an appointment with the surgeon
posponed by a week. We're still waiting on
a date for her surgery.
-> 
-> ->  hn> Ah but you're still a young lass!
-> 
-> -> We will celebrate our 35th anniversary in September; Rachel & David 
have
-> -> their 13th this year.
-> 
->  hn> We have our 37th coming up this month.
-> 
-> See, we're not too far behind you.
->
I'll be 61 next week!
 
-> ->  hn> they found canned goods that had been
-> ->  hn> there for over 30 years. My grandfather
-> ->  hn> did not even know how to open a can!
-> 
-> -> I wouldn't be surprised if my folks might have some that old in the
-> -> cellar that were put up on a shelf & forgotten about.  I've heard
-> -> stories, too, about years old stuff being found in a freezer.  The
-> -> advantage of moving every so often. (G)
-> 
->  hn> Yep!
-> 
-> We brought a couple of cans of coconut milk with us with our last move,
-> used it this week end to make haupia.  Our church has small groups that
-> meet each week, most of them on Sunday afternoon or evening in various
-> member's houses.  We have a meal, discuss the message and have
-> accountability time.  Steve and I cooked Hawaiian for our group
-> yesterday; it started from a discussion on pork bbq the one week.  We
-> also had mochi, kalua pig (done in the crock pot), Portugese (Hawaiian)
-> sweet bread, rice and spinach salad.  I know, the last isn't authentic
-> but we couldn't get any poi so made a subsitution for that & mac salad.
-> It was a big hit with everybody.  I made a couple of loaves (only
-> brought one) of the bread, whole wheat version, and we bought another
-> (white) one.  Kids liked the white, adults, the whole wheat.
-> 
Ahhh haupia! Did you serve it over cake? I
use coconut milk quite a bit in stir frys and 
such, add a bit of lime juice to it and it really
perks up a simple dish! I'll often add some
curry to it as well.

-> ->  hn> have dropped the price from nothing to
-> ->  hn> free!
-> 
-> -> Sounds like the way my SS Director "salary" worked, but in reverse, 
when
-> -> we were in AZ.  Benefits, tho, are out of this world.
-> 
->  hn> Smiles and thank you's are priceless!
-> 
-> Also hugs and invitations to join the older men's class. (G)
->
Cute girls always get an invite to 
the older men's class!
 
-> ->  hn> Yes, all in one meal, and there was even more!
-> ->  hn> Gjetost cheese (yum!!), oatmeal, cheeses,
-> ->  hn> and more, we usually made a big sandwich
-> ->  hn> for later in the day! She was a terrific lady
-> 
-> -> Stuffed, before the day even got going good.  But, it was energy for 
the
-> -> skiing.  I'd have done good to eat a small portion of it.
-> 
-> ->  hn> and also owned the ski shop where we
-> ->  hn> bought our cross country ski gear.
-> ->  hn> She has since passed away and I often
-> ->  hn> wonder what is happening to that big
-> ->  hn> log cabin home she had.
-> 
-> Try contacting a relative or doing some internet exploration.
->
Probably next time we are over there
I'll ask around, last time we were there
was when we found out she'd passed away
only about 8 months earlier. She was one of
those folks who had boundless energy.
 
chat with you soon
hap 
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