Text 38651, 83 rader
Skriven 2010-06-04 14:03:47 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 38506 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
Ärende: Secondhand Books
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Hi Nancy,

 RH> But we don't have that much room in the house. Under the bed is
 RH> occupied, our suitcases go into the rented storage unit when we're not
 RH> traveling (and I don't want to put books there), etc, etc.

 NB> Daddy got very creative.  Put up shelf boards over the tops of the
 NB> windows, blocked windows by putting bookcases in front of them (I

We're in a rental house so don't want to put a lot of heavy duty hanger
holes in the walls.  Steve is talking about blocking the window in the
computer room; he genreally keeps the blinds closed and the light on so
it wouldn't make too much of a difference in lighting.

 NB> don't generally recommend that one unless one doesn't mind if their
 NB> house gets rather dark... [g]), lined the walls of the hall...  He

We have shelves in the hall already.

 NB> also took over
 NB> the bedrooms as the kids moved out... (G)

We don't have that option; it's a 3 bedroom house.  The master bedroom
was kept as our bedroom; one of the other bedrooms became the computer
room/library/office.  The other is my sewing room; Steve plans to move
the book shelves out of it this summer to give me more work room.  Both
of the latter rooms are about 10'x10'.

 NB> took 3rd (out of  NB>> Good for him.  :)  And if she still has the
 NB> cookbook, he'll probably  NB>> enjoy doing things from it.  Didn't you
 NB> say that he enjoyed helping  NB>> you cook while you were out there?

 RH> He sure did!  I bought a copy of the LLLI cookbook for kids recently
 RH> to give to him.  Got his mom Dr. Dobson's "Bringing Up Girls" to go
 RH> with the "Bringing Up Boys" I gave her several years ago.

 NB> He should enjoy that...  And Mom should find the books helpful, too.
 NB> :)

Figured she would have some reading time once school gets out for the
year in about a week. (G)  She's talking about keeping up with Robert's
karate and piano lessons and getting him into swimming lessons again
this summer.

 NB> got  RH>> enough to keep me busy far longer than our time left in Wake
 NB>  NB>> That's pretty much the rationale that got me out of the
clubs... NB> :)

 RH> That and having to return the reply card by such & such a date.  On
 RH> line wa still a new idea, 1-800 was a PITN.

 NB> For some clubs, I talked them into making me a Preferred Customer,
 NB> where I didn't have to return a reply card, but could just order
 NB> whenever I
 NB> decided to.  It usually was on the heels of having repeatedly been
 NB> returning unwished-for merchandise for a few months running, and/or
 NB> having difficulties with my postal carrier actually delivering the
 NB> club bulletins on time FOR me to get them back in good time.  1-800
 NB> worked
 NB> for me... ;)

I'd just rather buy what I want, when I want, from wherever I want.
Last night we went down to Carrabba's in Raleigh for supper.  Afterward,
Steve went to Staples and I went to A.C.Moore (like Michael's or Hobby
Lobby).  Looks like they're expanding their cake decorating department;
I may pick up some things in that area.  I like the disposable
decorating bags for other filling things, like manicotti.  Anyway,
besdes that, in the quilting department, they had a couple of books I
was interested in but didn't buy.  I did buy an LED book light for the
sewing area & got a 50% off any item coupon.  So, next week, I'll get
one with that and Steve will get the other one with the 40% off coupon
from the Sunday ad. (G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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