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Skriven 2011-02-09 18:35:42 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: Prep work                                                [1]
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Howdy Ruth!
-> 
-> ->  hn> It was a pretty tough thing for
-> ->  hn> the girls to do; lots of memories
-> ->  hn> and tears as well. They brought a
-> 
-> -> I think the initial going thru is probably the hardest, as the memories
-> -> are the freshest. It sounds like a lot was accomplished tho.
-> 
->  hn> I agree on it being the hardest emotionally.
->  hn> There is still the furniture and household
->  hn> goods to go through as well...and I imagine
->  hn> that may create some difficulties as to who
->  hn> gets what and how they'll get it where "they"
->  hn> live. I know there are several large pieces of
->  hn> furniture that more than one of the kids want.
-> 
-> That's going to be "interesting" to say the least. After she had her
-> first stroke, my grandmother sat down one night with her 3 daughters and
-> they worked out who would get what big things. My unmarried aunt bought
-> out the other 2 sister's shares of the house and some of the
-> furnishings. Mom got the granfather clock, the mahogany monster (a big!
-> desk), the dining room table & chairs and some other pieces. I don't
-> recall what my other aunt got; she passed away a bit over a year later.
-> 
Smart Grandmom! Anne's mom had 
quite a lot spelled out...and hopefully
nothing else will pop up to upset
the cart as we proceed. I don't think
Anne has any interest in any of the 
big pieces of furniture (at least I
hope not!) and if she did it would
be really quite expensive to get it
from NY to here. 

-> ->  hn> Amanda got some special memories
-> ->  hn> from Mom's jewelry.
-> 
-> -> How many other grandchildren did your MIL have? I've already inherited 
a
-> -> piece my great (great?) grandfather made when he worked for Tiffany's 
of
-> -> request for some of Mom's Revere Ware pots/pans. I know 2 siblings 
own
-> -> their own sets of RW, not sure what the other 2 have. AFAIK, one may
-> -> just have a microwave; he's not a cook.
-> 
->  hn> She had seven total and one great
->  hn> grand.  My guess is that the kids
->  hn> who live furthest away will want to
->  hn> auction off most of the Household
->  hn> and split the money, but Brother
->  hn> in law may want to keep a bunch of
->  hn> the furniture as he has none of his
->  hn> own. Negotiations will ensue I'm sure.
-> 
-> To be sure! One of my brothers in law (married to Steve's younger
-> sister) is executor of his dad's estate (mom had died some years before)
-> and is still dealing with it. With several siblings involved, it is not
-> an easy job. Steve's brother left everything to his wife but Steve and
-> his other brother have made a couple of specific requests which she is
-> honoring.
->
That is good of her. I'm sure it's not
easy for her to deal with all the issues
that are coming up. 
 
-> ->  hn> put it on in the evening if I
-> ->  hn> was not G-chatting with
-> ->  hn> either Anne or Amanda...
-> ->  hn> love that video chatting now!
-> 
-> -> We do Skype with Rachel and the kids--Sarah is a little ham! She 
stands
-> -> on Rachel's legs and leans over into the screen. We have to tell her to
-> -> back off so we can see more than the top of her head. (G) But, she 
knows
-> -> who Gamma and Gampa are.
-> 
->  hn> We have Gmail accounts (great for when
->  hn> you're on the road or want an email account
->  hn> that does not take much room on the HD) and
->  hn> it offers free video chatting as well...so we
->  hn> use that, nothing to sign up for or anything.
->  hn> I have to admit it's fun and nice to see Amanda
->  hn> and talk to her as well!
-> 
-> We have Skype on all of our travel computers too. Made it nice in
-> November; we connected with Rachel while in NY so her Haffly side
-> grandparents, aunts and cousins could talk to her.
->
My guess is that skype and Gmail
video chatting are probably
quite similar.
 
-> ->  hn> often, but usually have them out
-> ->  hn> on the counter.
-> 
-> -> I don't have the room to. Besides, we're still seeing ants on the
-> -> counter tops--not many but enough that I don't want to keep food out.
-> 
->  hn> If we had ants I'd do the same!!
->  hn> Happily we are not ant or roach
->  hn> infected!
-> 
-> We don't have the roaches (thankfully) but the ants are a persistant
-> issue. They're even out in the cold weather!  Sigh!
->
You have cold weather??? (grin)
-> 
-> -> Not sure what we'll do for the next Thanksgiving; we were going to go 
to
-> -> Florida last year but ended up going to New York instead.
-> 
->  hn> Yes, I remember. Not trips we want to
->  hn> make, but ones we'd certainly not miss.
-> 
-> If at all possible, no. I know Anne is glad she made the trip, I suspect
-> even work-a-holic Amanda is too.
->
She is very glad that she made it
there in time for the funeral, and 
to be a support for her Mom.  It was
also good that she came here on 
her way back, so she could 
"decompress" for a couple of days 
before she went back to Cali and 
teaching and writing.
 
-> ->  hn> Let me guess, AZ and Las Vegas??
-> 
-> -> Yes, going to hit several places in AZ. I'd like to get back to Sierra
-> -> Vista/Fort Huachuca to visit folks, see how the area has changed since
-> -> we were there in 2006. It would be nice to re-establish connections in
-> -> the area.
-> 
->  hn> Looking for places to settle when you're
->  hn> done with NC??
-> 
-> Possibly; steve will be abit over a year from finishing when we go out
-> in the fall.
->
Good timing to put out feelers and look
at various options.
 
-> ->  hn> sides. I'm looking forward to some
-> ->  hn> comfort food tonight.
-> 
-> -> Enjoy the time with Anne and Amanda. Are you gearing up for spring
-> -> training? How's the knee?
-> 
->  hn> Knee is not good. Doc's can't seem to
->  hn> find what the problem is..but admit that
->  hn> it's there and significant. So I just deal
->  hn> with it...makes sleeping difficult at times,
->  hn> and walking is tougher most of the time.
->  hn> and Stairs are tough All of the time.
-> 
-> No fun; my sympathies. I had to go to the podiatist for another issue on
-> Monday and asked about my left foot. He ran some X-rays, which didn't
-> show anything, but gave me a sample of a topical cream to try.
->
Basically it's gonna be what
it's gonna be. I'm not going to
let it keep me from going and 
enjoying my job at the ballpark.
  
-> 
->  hn> Still, baseball is coming and I'm excited!
-> 
-> And hopefully our respective teams will do better this year. (G)
-> 
The M's would have to make a 
concerted effort to do worse than
last year!! But the new manager
is talking optimistically about the 
future, even though we all know 
this is going to be a "rebuilding" 
year...no one will actually use 
that word. (grin)
chat with you soon!
hap 
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