Text 8047, 91 rader
Skriven 2008-05-30 15:21:46 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
   Kommentar till text 8024 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
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Hi Ruth!

> I know the feeling. I can get wiped out in a few hours.

Yep..It was nice getting to visit though.

>> the grass-fed hamburger that we'd been eating now and how incredibly
>> good it was compared to that garbage. What a lesson that was :) :)

> Why do you think I usually get chicken at fast food places? (G) I don't
> think I've had a fast food hamburger in probably 15 years or more.

Normally, we don't eat at fast food places, we do go to Chinese restaurants
pretty often around here though (g).

>> medication and doesn't need injections. She was a nurse, but I still
>> find that amazing.  I know not everyone can do that though. She's also
>> now at the mercy of the place where she's living sadly enough.. the
>> 'assisted living' retirement home.. but she lets them know when she's
>> not happy with their menu (g).

> That doesn't help but at least she lets them know she's not happy. I'm
> half surprised a place like that doesn't have a dietitcian who
> supervises meals better.

No, these places, as far as I've seen at least, don't seem to care about things
like that.  And the place she is at isn't an inexpensive one.. it costs a
fortune.. I think she's paying something like 3,500-4,000 a month to live
there? Something like that..  Anyway, the cook they've recently hired told her
that he was trained in a cooking school, and was looking forward to creating
meals for people that were interesting, etc. but Mom said so far it's been
quite a disappointment.. i.e., "out of a can". :(

> course being young, he bounced back fast. I think we're all somewhat
> antsy to get back into our normal routine when something like that
> happens so we do try to push things a bit.

Sure.. the worst is over after all (grin)

>> > My dad's least favorite time was in mid December 1944 to early
>> January, > 1945.  They had 3 weeks of meals alternating between spam
>> and canned
>> > corned beef. Even Christmas dinner was one or the other.

>> Well Dad did mention that great spam, how could not talk about how
>> they creamed it so well haha :) and served it on toast (grin) but they
>> didn't call it toast IIRC (bg).

> I know, my dad never talked about it.

Lol :)

>> That is so neat :)  I really can't wait to hear that CD.. it's been so
>> long since I've heard dad's voice..

> Like me, reading the book--you'll want to laugh and cry at the same time
> over parts of it.

Oh I'm sure that's true.

>> Well, it's not really humid here like in Houston that's for sure :)
>> it's up in the mountains 'almost' though these aren't really
>> mountains, and we aren't quite "in" them anyway (g). We're "around

> I know, I lived in the mountains the first 22 years of my life.
> Techincally, they aren't but I think most folks would rather call them
> that than a dissected plateau. (G)

Lol, that's the truth.. and when you see them on the horizon they sure look
"mountainous"  :)

>> Going over to Grahamsville on Sunday (about an hour and 3/4 away to
>> Ron's Aunt's house) the elevation was incredible.. beautiful to see..
>> but we've seen higher actually in places in Binghamton at a Christmas
>> tree farm  :) Just neat views really :)

> Yes, I agree--for the most part. (G)  Some views aren't so neat.

Yep.. true. And certainly in Binghamton.. and in sullivan cty.

But for neat.. Ron's dad used to love pointing out the places in the Roundout
resevoir where you could see top of the bridge under the  water.. his family
had a farm there long ago before his grandfather died. The farm was in Eureka
before they flooded it for the resevoir (that story always amazed me. Whole
towns, just gone)

Take care,
Janis

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