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Skriven 2011-03-24 20:36:37 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 8690 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
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Hi Hap,

->  hn> Don't know what I'll figure out, I'm down
->  hn> with a whompus of a cold right now and

-> Hopefully feeling a bit better now.

 hn> Nope, Dr's appt today.

Don't you know a cold will last 7 days if you treat it, a week if you
don't? Hopefully it hasn't morphed into bronchitis or worse.


->  hn> Anne is stressed out from a combination
->  hn> of factors at school and her grief process.
->  hn> I've suggested she try grief counseling.

-> Sounds like an excellent idea to me. Sometimes just that little bit of
-> help is all that's needed.

 hn> She's starting a grief group this week.

That should help; the mutual support/comfort factor can't be measured
but is measureable in a group like that.

->  hn> Today is the 2 month anniversary of her
->  hn> mother's funeral so she's having a very
->  hn> tough day after a long tough week.

-> As close as they were, it will be hard for some time to come. Time will
-> ease, but not eliminate the hurt.

 hn> It is indeed hard, they were very
 hn> close, and Anne is having a very
 hn> tough time of it right now.

And that's why, if you can, you need to take her out of the immediate
routine for a day or more.  If not that long, maybe out to dinner at a
place you've never been to before. Give her a mental break.

-> on Thursday and upper 50s on Friday. Even with that, the night time
-> temps are to be (just) above freezing the latter part of the week. Very
-> little chance of rain tho.

 hn> We're getting a bit of a break right now,
 hn> it was gorgeous yesterday...I could see
 hn> through the windows...I'm staying IN.

At least it's not the snow the north east is getting. My parents &
brother have no working snow blower between them and they were due for a
big pile of the white stuff. Dad shouldn't be shoveling, Mom can't and
my brother has to be careful not to over do it on his part.


->  hn> It's good to see your food appreciated!

-> Definatly! Steve dished up the chicken dish in order to make sure there
-> was enough for all present. Otherwise, the kids (who go first) would
-> have eaten it all.

 hn> Kids'll do that!

Yes, they will. It wasn't that many people but my co-cook had misfigured
on the amount of food needed, I guess partly stressing over the family
situation. I had enough salad, rolls and dessert to stretch the meal;
nobody went hungry.

->  hn> LOL Jones has been around about 20 years now!

-> Still as ornery as ever?

 hn> yep!

OK, I'll watch out for my fingers if we ever get out that way.

->  hn> one game during the season as a fan...and
->  hn> I get garlic fries THAT day!!

-> And we had to cancel our trip out to that area, so we won't get any
-> garlic fries with you this year.

 hn> Someday!

Lord willing, yes.


-> BTW, we just ran over to Lowe's (foods) for gas & a couple of things. On
-> the pickle aisle, they had the Gundelsheim pickles so you don't have to
-> go to a German foods specialty store to find them. Check your local
-> supermarkets.

 hn> Have not seen them yet...but I have not
 hn> been looking real hard lately.

Can't blame you if you're not feeling well. We tried the eggs we'd put
into the pickle juice and the unanimous decision was that we like red
beet eggs better.  The other day at Lowe's, when we checked out, we got
surprise coupons--good for 15% off total meat purchase & 20% off total
produce purchase, good thru April 4 (after pay day). Stock up and save.
(G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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... ... Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans-J.
Lennon

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