Stopping in for a visit

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Stopping in for a visit
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Fri, 08-22-2003 - 11:47am
Well, it's been awhile since I've been here...we have been QUITE busy...even though I am on summer vacation from school....we have made 3 trips out of state: NH,CT,SC.

NH was a relaxing week in the NH lake region, it even included a 2mi hike UP a mountatian, grueling but great views..we stayed right on the water...lovely, met a nice couple who took us out on their boat...

we were back one day when we had to leave for CT..dd had a job interview at a submarine comp., she was the only female interviewed that day!..the interview lasted from 8:30 am until after 2 pm!1..no word yet...but she still needs one more course anyway which she will take this Fall..

Bob's folks live in that same town and it was his dad's 81st birthday by chance, so we took him out to dinner...

that was July...we also had 2 weddings....one of those was an "overnight".Both weddings were daughters of friends and former students, grooms were also former students...

at one I met the sil of the brides father...she lives on Long Island, in Sayville...I said I dated a guy in college from Sayville...turned out to be her cousin! small world..

in Aug we went to SC, Fort Jackson, Bob's son graduated from Army Basic training..his ds is a "new man"...what a positive change in him!! and we got to spend some "quality time" with Bob's ex!!

in between trips and packing and unpacking..I am trying to clean house and get some order here..it's a losing battle...just before we left for SC, the 2 upstairs sinks decided to self-destruct...so dd and I went to Home Depot for new sinks and faucets and Bob installed them...but all the bathroom stuff was out in the hall...so all week I have been working on that...

on our trip home from SC a rock hit the windshield of my new car, cracking it..I am waiting right now for the repairman..The car is only a month old! (2003 Toyota Highlander SUV, 4WD,V6) I call it my "retirement-mobile"...ONE more year, ladies!!..actually 10 mos..June 2004!!

I have been teaching since 1971!

also our adorable new kittens have ruined the living carpet, so I had to order new...oh, well, the old one was 20 yrs old!!


I was able to get a lot of reading done this summer..I especially enjoyed "the DaVinci Code", "TO the Nines, Sue Grafton's P and Q and the new Sister fidelma and new Owen Archer mysteries!!


now that the bathroom is back in place, I must empty the livingroom!!

well, the guy is here now to fix my windshield...adios, see you later!!

hugs, Dutch the Stranger

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Fri, 08-22-2003 - 11:59am
HI Dutch

You could never be a stranger here. Sounds like you had a very busy time traveling. I am sorry about your car but bet the repair man will have it fixed in no time. We had to have a rock chip fixed in out windshield two months ago and you can hardly tell were it was now.

Have a great day

Hugs and Love

Mary

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Fri, 08-22-2003 - 1:18pm
Thanks,Mary..yep, the windshield is fixed...Bob is off to play golf, dd is off to work..and I plan to take it easy in the heat and humidity!!

Love,

Dutch
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Fri, 08-22-2003 - 1:43pm
Dutch,

You will never be a stranger here. Life does seem to run away with us sometimes. Nice to hear from you.

Hugs,

Rain

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Fri, 08-22-2003 - 1:53pm
Dutch, wonderful to see you again. Now don't

stay away any longer! hugs, cindy

~*~ Aloha to all .... ~*~

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Fri, 08-22-2003 - 3:25pm
Hi Dutch...Gabby here waving at you! I'm sure the kittens didn't mean to hurt the carpet and I'm sure if they could speak they would say "sorry for the mess"...hee-hee. Did dd interview at Electric Boat? Gabby

       


 


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Fri, 08-22-2003 - 3:35pm
I am SURE the kittnes didn't do it on purpose..LOL..hopefully now they have caught on to the program!

yes, dd interviewed at Electric Boat.

I forgot to mention that all of the literature from Electric Boat mentions prominently the name of the builder of the first submarine: John P Holland !!..that happens to be the name of my grandfather, (and an uncle and a cousin...)but not the same guy!!

Dutch

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Fri, 08-22-2003 - 3:35pm
thanks, I'll try!

Dutch
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Fri, 08-22-2003 - 3:37pm
yes, life some days is like a runaway train! I need to "chill" some more brfore heading back to school

Hugs,

Dutch
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Sat, 08-23-2003 - 12:13am
Dutch, it is so good to "see" you! Wow sounds like a major busy but fun summer you have had, hope you get a few days rest before back to the old grind stone.

Funny how it goes when we meet people related or close friends to people you have known years ago... small world!

Hope to see you around when you are able to get a few spare moments!

Hugs, Lor

     

 

          

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Sat, 08-23-2003 - 9:05am
Dutch. Great to see you and I loved reading about your summer activites. You have had a busy one. Sorry you have to have the carpet replaced, and about that windshield...thank goodness for glass coverage, huh? Seems we have to have a windshields repaired or fixed once a year...too many big trucks out on the road. Wow, retiring in a year! Kind of nie to see the end of the tunnel, huh? It'll be years for me...have to get ds through HS and college, ugh! lol. Charlie

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