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Skriven 2011-09-24 18:34:43 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 15973 av HAP NEWSOM (1:123/140)
Ärende: Life, and other fantasies                                [1]
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Hi Hap,

-> Yes, pack in with a small self contained stove and make sure it's set up
-> in a cleared out area. Then let it cool good before repacking it.

 HN> I used a little backpackers Primus stove.
 HN> very small, very light and very useful!

Steve had one of those for a while. Trying to find fuel for it on HI was
a challenge.

->  HN> a small amount of rain...good for the forest
->  HN> fires! Or at least good for those who are
->  HN> fighting them!

-> For sure! We've had enough rain to put us over the average total to date
-> on the yearly amount. Don't know if it will hold up thru the end of the
-> year but more rain is expected later this week.

 HN> We're still behind...Generally
 HN> speaking July- Sept are our driest
 HN> months..and this year has been a bit
 HN> drier than usual.

Thought we were going to clear up but weatherman says not until middle
of next week.

->  HN> I'd like to convert the stove to gas
->  HN> but it'd be expensive getting it piped
->  HN> from the other side of the house where the
->  HN> gas valves are. Still I keep thinking about
->  HN> getting it done.

-> Are you on a slab or is there space underneath? The latter would make it
-> do-able, the former, just about impossible.

 HN> we have a crawl space...but the wall
 HN> that has the stove in the kitchen
 HN> abuts the slab that the garage used
 HN> to sit on...which extends the length
 HN> of that wall. Which makes it
 HN> difficult for the piping..it would
 HN> have to come up through the floor,
 HN> which I am not so sure I want at
 HN> this point...the kitchen is tight
 HN> enough already!

Sigh! Expand the kitchen into the garage & build a new garage?

-> -> Are you surprised? (G)

->  HN> Nope! (grin)

-> Thought as much.

 HN> Never trust a skinny cook!

I'm not skinny but I'm not huge either.

-> -> 2013. Steve is going to talk with his advisor to find out how on
 HN> track
-> -> for graduation he is; we think it's probably the earlier date but
 HN> want

->  HN> Then you can head out to be closer
->  HN> to the grandbabies...how's the
->  HN> newest two doing ??

-> Going to try to head out west. We'll start the job search in earnest
-> about the time I finish. New grandbabies are doing well, packing on the
-> pounds tho. Audrey is about 20 pounds (5 months old), Logan is around 15
-> (2 months old). I'll be seeing them the 2nd week end of next month,
-> along with Sarah, Robert and their mommies & daddies. Hopefully I'll be
-> able to get some pictures of the 4 together.

 HN> Glad to hear they are thriving!

Big time! Rachel thinnks part of Audrey's weight is from the alternative
formula she's using as the kid has troubles with cow's milk based ones.
BTW, Steve's meeting with the advisor showed he can take only 9 credits
in the spring semester & nest fall to have enough for graduation. It'll
ease the stress on him somewhat.

->  HN> still others can be taken whenever
->  HN> she starts feeling queasy. She has
->  HN> a BOX load of medications now!

-> But if the box helps, then it's OK to have so many. If she were a
-> transplant patient, she'd have an even bigger box for the rest of her
-> life. Hopefully the size of this box can be reduced after all treatments
-> are finished.

 HN> We have some friends who are liver
 HN> transplant patients and yes, they
 HN> have a TON of meds...also a friend

A friend of ours in HI got a new liver just about 3 years ago. After a
whole slew of problems, he was able to return to HI (from AZ) about 5
months after he got the new liver. He retired from the church this past
spring.


 HN> with an artificial hip, he needs to
 HN> take several courses of strong
 HN> antibiotics before even going
 HN> to the dentist!

Dad has never mentioned it, wonder if his dentist is aware of that or
not.


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Ruth
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