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Skriven 2014-12-18 15:23:28 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 21846 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
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Hi Nancy,

 NB> it  RH>> at Staples and used about a dozen rolls out of the, IIRC, 36.
 NB>  NB>> Hmmm.... that sounds like Christmas presents to the girls,
 NB> too... ;)

 RH> I doubt we'll do much for them this year; I think they'll understand.
 RH> Maybe send a gift card and ask they each buy something the whole
 RH> family can enjoy.

 NB> I was mostly kidding about sending rolls of tape for Christmas... but

Robert would enjoy it but probably not Sarah and Audrey. Deborah's boys
are too young to appreciate it, probably would in another couple of
years or so.


 NB> we've been known to do that sort of practical gifting..  ;)  You
 NB> certainly have enough to do on the unpacking etc to not really have
 NB> time to make your normal specialties... :)  A gift card for the family
 NB> does have a good sound to it, this year...  ;)

Just have to get on the stick and order them. We're beginning to get
some organisation to the chaos of moving in here but will probably spend
Christmas day unpacking instead of feasting.

 NB> job.  RH>> Meanwhile, it has been used a couple of times already.
 NB>  NB>> So, not too dirty to use, just not what you wanted to have in
 NB> your  NB>> kitchen...  ;)

 RH> Basically, yes. Fridge and dishwasher are relatively new but they will
 RH> be replaced in time with our choices of each.

 NB> Will you wait for them to die (hopefully reasonably gracefully), or
 NB> replace sooner than that...?

At this point, I'd say we'll wait and let them age some. We just ordered
an over the stove microwave, partly to free up some room in the kitchen.
Other than that, I'm going to look for some nice free standing cabinets
I can use for linens and other storage, do curtains, etc and continue
doing things to make this our home.


 NB>  RH>> Hopefully not too long a down hill slope. Steve just found the
 NB>  RH>> corelle so once he digs it out, we can eat off of it, instead of
 NB>  RH>> paper or foam.
 NB>  NB>> Progress... :)

 RH> Yes, and I got some more unpacking done today. Still haven't found
 RH> the box of bread crumbs, rice, other grains.

 NB> Gotta be there somewhere...  (G)

And, it's not as perishable as some things so even if it takes another
month or so to find, it won't be a disaster when we do find it.


 NB>  RH>> Steve is kicking me out the door every Tuesday for my QoV group.
 NB> (G)  NB>> Good for him.  :)

 RH> It's a much needed sanity break. I usually end up doing some teaching
 RH> as well as sewing and learning from others.

 NB> And also gives you some of your usual structure to balance the
 NB> craziness of the move...  :)

Very much so! We had a semi organised pot luck for our Christmas "party"
the other day--lots of good food! (G) Yesterday I went with our
co-odinator to pick up some batting, got home and realised my keys
weren't in my purse and Steve was out at Home Depot. So, I went with her
to the Wednesday group, got invited to join, saw some pretty quilts and
showed off pictures of some of mine. (G) I doubt I'll join that one as
I've enough to keep me busy during the week otherwise.

 NB>  RH>> Very needful in this case. Delivering a couple of fruit baskets
 NB>  RH>> on behalf of the American Legion post.
 NB>  NB>> Nice.  :)

 RH> One went to a family that had a death, other went to a member who had
 RH> surgery.

 NB> And I'm sure they were much appreciated.  :)

Yes, I'm sure they were. Steve will be delivering another one this
afternoon.


 NB>  RH>> Yes, and sometimes with a shovel it all into the box, deal with
 NB>  RH>> it on the other end sort.
 NB>  NB>> Sometimes that makes sense to do it that way... you might rue it
 NB>  NB>> later, but you'll have a better idea on the other end where
 NB> things  NB>> need to go, anyway... ;)

 RH> Yes, eventually. I found the rack for, and most of my cutting boards
 RH> so they're up in at least a temporary location.

 NB> Until you figure out the best permanent location..  :)

I'm thinking of one but it's cluttered up with tools right now. (G)

 RH> Just have a bit more to do before the cleaning team and carpet
 RH> cleaners come over next week. But, a lot to do on this end and took
 RH> time out today for final Christmas choir rehersal. Went up to the (old)
 RH> house afterward, also visited with a couple of former neighbors.

 NB> Is everything moved now...?  One of the nice things about moving

All is out of the house, we've turned the keys over and they have a "for
rent" sign out front.


 NB> locally is that you don't have to lose contact with your former
 NB> neighbors...  :)

That is a good thing. I have a cook book I need to get to the one
neighbor but it got packed before I was able to get it over to her.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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... One of these days, I'll quit procrastinating.

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