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Skriven 2014-12-21 21:17:25 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 22026 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  NB>> I was mostly kidding about sending rolls of tape for
 NB> Christmas...  NB>> but we've been known to do that sort of practical
 NB> gifting..  ;)

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

 NB> Don't underestimate the power of kids to enjoy odd things...  (G)

Sarah is 6, and according to her dad, quite the drama queen (princess?).
I don't think that goes well with rolls of tape. Audrey and Logan are
both 3, not a good age for tape. Jaxon is 15 months, definately not a
good age for tape. Deborah's other 2 have aged out of it but all of them
would enjoy something odd, just not sure what.

 NB>  NB>> You certainly have enough to do on the unpacking etc to not
 NB> really  NB>> have time to make your normal specialties... :)  A gift
 NB> card for the  NB>> family does have a good sound to it, this year...
 NB> ;)

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

 NB> Your Christmas gift to the house...  (G)

For sure! Steve is putting up room darkening blinds as I write. A friend
(one of those who helped with the move 2 weeks ago) was over today; she
was impressed with progress made. Another load (including a lot of
kitchen stuff and a sewing machine) came home today from the storage
unit.


 NB>  RH>> Basically, yes. Fridge and dishwasher are relatively new but
 NB> they  RH>> will be replaced in time with our choices of each.
 NB>  NB>> Will you wait for them to die (hopefully reasonably gracefully),
 NB>  NB>> or replace sooner than that...?

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

 NB> It all adds up to some major expenditures, doesn't it..  ;)

A smoking credit card! (G) That's why I'm going to hold off for some
time on the curtains, etc.


 NB>  RH>> Yes, and I got some more unpacking done today. Still haven't
 NB> found  RH>> the box of bread crumbs, rice, other grains.
 NB>  NB>> Gotta be there somewhere...  (G)
 RH> And, it's not as perishable as some things so even if it takes another
 RH> month or so to find, it won't be a disaster when we do find it.

 NB> Just have to go out and buy some of the items in smaller quantities as
 NB> needed in the meantime, I guess... ;)

Maybe some, but the bread crumbs are from my home made bread. But, I've
got the blender and more crusts in the freezer so I can make more--when
I get the time.

 NB> teaching  RH>> as well as sewing and learning from others.
 NB>  NB>> And also gives you some of your usual structure to balance the
 NB>  NB>> craziness of the move...  :)

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

 NB> How many QoV groups are there...?   Do they ever get together as one

Wake Forest has 2 groups but it's a nation wide organisation.

 NB> big group for anything...?  Or is this just another quilting group...

There are national conventions/conferences but I've not gone to any.

 NB> Not surprising that you'd fit right in, but also no surprise that you
 NB> might find your life too busy to fit another group in...  :)

I do need a bit of down time every so often. (G)


 NB>  RH>> Yes, eventually. I found the rack for, and most of my cutting
 NB> boards  RH>> so they're up in at least a temporary location.
 NB>  NB>> Until you figure out the best permanent location..  :)

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

 NB> Eventually...  :)

Steve is thinking elsewhere but I need to see how thing settle otherwise
in the kitchen. He brought over more today, including the KA, the George
Foreman and a number of other small appliances.

 NB> took  RH>> time out today for final Christmas choir rehersal. Went up
 NB> to the (old)  RH>> house afterward, also visited with a couple of
 NB> former neighbors.
 NB>  NB>> Is everything moved now...?

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

 NB> Another hurdle jumped.  ;)   And one less thing left on the list to be
 NB> done... :)

Giving us more time to work on this place.


 NB>  NB>> One of the nice things about moving locally is that you don't
 NB> have  NB>> to lose contact with your former neighbors...  :)

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

 NB> The joys of packing... :)   At least it won't be too much hassle (and
 NB> a good excuse for another visit besides) to get it to her once it
 NB> resurfaces...  ;)

Once we get schedules co-ordinated--she works down in Raleigh.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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