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Skriven 2014-12-19 22:46:27 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 21941 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
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Hi Nancy,

 RH> Could be part of it. She did have other opportunities to play in snow,
 RH> especially when we were in Germany. But that trip to NY was memorable
 RH> in that Steve's mom gave Rachel a Strawberry Shortcake doll for
 RH> Christmas. We had to travel back to NC in a small, closed up car with
 RH> the aroma of artificial strawberries permeating the car. (G)

 NB> That would certainly make it memorable for you... (G)  It was a nicely
 NB> intended present, I'm sure... I'd forgotten they'd been scented... :)

Quite intenstly. We got Deborah the Cherry Cuddler for her 4th birthday;
I don't think the cherry was quite as intense as the strawberry. Then
too, hers is a summer birthday so more fresh air circulating in and
around probably dissappated the smell somewhat.

 NB>  NB>> reasons... as those became less important, the disadvantages
 NB> were  NB>> more apparent...  And also, he decided that it was time to
 NB> spend
 NB>  NB>> some time nearer to family for a while.  :)

 RH> Sounds like a good reason to come back. My sister moved out to the
 RH> Phoenix area 20 years ago for her husband's (then) job; she doesn't
 RH> want to come back. We prefer the southeast corner, with visits to
 RH> just south of Phoenix.

 NB> Just as in food, people have different tastes in where to live, and
 NB> where they feel comfortable..  :)  Now the kid's in Florida, looking
 NB> for (or having just obtained) a boat job for the winter/spring... ;)

Going over to the Med or staying stateside this winter?

 NB> with what the grown  RH>> ups wanted. I've served dessert some time
 NB> after the main meal when I  RH>> cooked dinner, disrupting the family
 NB> "tradition".
 NB>  NB>> I don't really remember what my family did... I'm guessing that
 NB> we  NB>> either had the desserts later, or only had something like ice
 NB> cream,

 RH> My mom always did pumpkin pie and for years, my brothers played Tic
 RH> Tac Toe on their pieces.

 NB> And they got away with it...?   (G)

It didn't hurt anybody/thing, after the first year or so, we just took
it for granted. I missed most games, having gotten married and not being
"home" for holidays. The games ended when Bill moved to FL in 2007.

 NB>  NB>> if it was just us...  I wasn't going to Richard's family's
 NB>  NB>> Thanksgivings back then, of course... that started when we were
 NB>  NB>> in college, starting to get serious..  ;)

 RH> The first Thanksgiving I spent with Steve's family was after we'd been
 RH> married for several years. Spent the first one with him the year
 RH> before we got married; he officially proposed the night before.

 NB> Thanksgiving was always THE important holiday to Richard's
 NB> grandparents. When Richard brought me to the first one, the family all
 NB> figured I was
 NB> the one, even though we hadn't made any permanent commitments to each
 NB> other yet...  ;)

But by that time it was pretty obvious there was going to be one?


 NB>  RH>> We usually don't do doughnuts but got these in anticipation of
 NB> the  RH>> moving crew coming in. The crew was smaller than expected so
 NB> we had  RH>> left overs, which are now gone. I probably won't have
 NB> another one  RH>> for years.
 NB>  NB>> Ah.  As you aren't likely to have the occasion....   ;)

 RH> Actually our choir director brought some in for practice on Saturday
 RH> but we declined.

 NB> Easier to decline when someone else is providing...  :)

Yes, and we didn't need the calories or carbs.

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Ruth
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