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Skriven 2015-01-13 21:10:54 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
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Hi Ruth,

 RH> >  RH> To some extent.  A lot of it is personal stories,
 RH> which
 RH> >  RH> are history, but it's not Toynbee or something.

 RH> > I think I'd enjoy it; I'm pretty sure some of my
 RH> relatives passed thru
 RH> > Ellis Island. Don't know about Mom's as they came over
 RH> in 1848 but Dad's
 RH> > were about 50 years later.

 RH> Only my grandfather did - Mom's father.  The rest of the
 RH> family arrived too early.

You know for sure, I'd have to do some digging--or check with relatives
that have done some of the research.

 RH> >  RH> > We won't be surprised if we have to do this
 RH> again in
 RH> >  RH> the spring.

 RH> >  RH> Might be just as well.  Then again he might fool
 RH> you.

 RH> > The way things are going, I'm not holding my breath on
 RH> him holding on
 RH> > much longer.

 RH> Sorry.  At this point it may be just as well.

We're half thinking he was holding on just so he could say he took care
of Mom to the end & now that she's gone, he can let go and go, himself.

 RH> Louise
 RH> >  RH> wanted OUT,
 RH> >  RH> >  RH> until she got out.  Then she wanted IN.

 RH> > We've spoiled them too much. (G)

 RH> Well duh.(G)

Actually, I've not had an animal to spoil in about 14 years now.

 RH> > since last July. Dad's care giver gives her kitty
 RH> treats as bribes. Does
 RH> > the trick but the cat is fat now.

 RH> But a happy cat.  One of mine used to be rather round,
 RH> but the thyroid problem turned her into Skinny Kitty.

Special diet? That could have been one of Jenny-cat's issues but we'll
never know now. She was quite skinny when we adopted her out.

 RH> >  RH> > appetisers for his dog (a big lab mix) as an
 RH> >  RH> alternative to the Chinese
 RH> >  RH> > restaurant.

 RH> >  RH> The dog would probably play with her instead.

 RH> > Don't know, he's mostly black Lab. But my brother is
 RH> not keeping her
 RH> > whenever Dad's time comes.

 RH> Maybe the caregiver will.  It's been known to happen.

Slim chance there but, it's a possibility.

 RH> >  RH> > one eventually. But, most of my days I don't
 RH> spend more
 RH> >  RH> than 2-3 hours
 RH> >  RH> > on the computer.

 RH> >  RH> For me that's about the usual per sit-down.
 RH> That's how
 RH> >  RH> long I spend culling through email.

 RH> > I'm usually doing a lot of other things during the day.
 RH> I've unpacked
 RH> > several more boxes today, kitchen stuff. I'm still
 RH> missing a few things
 RH> > but most of it is there. Have to reorganise the pantry
 RH> now that
 RH> > everything for it has been found but that will wait a
 RH> few days until
 RH> > boxes are out of the way. Still looking for my "boat
 RH> motor", some
 RH> > casserole dishes and grain mill, among other things.

 RH> You can probably live without those for the time being.
 RH> I was digging through some piles of "repair, repurpose or
 RH> ditch" jewelry tonight and found some things I didn't
 RH> remember having.  Found a string of white coral beads
 RH> that were tossed aside as glass at first.  Oops.  The
 RH> string they're on is rotten so they'll have to either be
 RH> redone or sold as a project.

Always ssome buried treasure. I'm going thru some of the boxes we had in
the storage unit too, finding things I'd forgotten about but little in
the line of kitchen stuff. Most all of it was in use at the house.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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