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   Hi Dave,   
      
      
    RH> I'm not sure what the cause is and which system to blame. We may have   
    RH> to contact Marc Lewis and let him know of my problems but that will   
    RH> wait for another day, when I'm a bit more awake.   
      
    DD> His "Sursum Corda" BBS was one of my regular daily calls until it   
    DD> became, recently, verrrrrry unreliable. Like a hoo .... well, never   
    DD> mind. I added a different board to my "regulars" list.   
      
   Today is the first Monday in several weeks that I was able to get Fido.   
   Maybe Mark did some tweaking to get things straightened up.   
      
    DD> Got an e-mail from Mark yesterday to see if I was alraight since I had   
    DD> rot "rung his chimes" for some time. I thought it was a neat thing to   
    DD> do but I'm still not vadding his board back to my list.   
      
   We've been with him since some point (no pun intended) while we were in   
   Hawaii. Before that we'd been pointing off a friend in AZ for years.   
      
    RH> Not a big deal this week as we're working on pulling everything in   
    RH> place to celebrate our 50th anniversary on Saturday. All sorts of odds   
    RH> and ends to do like figuring amounts of food/drink and ordering/buying,   
    RH> number of tables to set up in the Legion building main room, buying   
    RH> decorations, and so on. Couldn't get a reservation for dinner afterward   
    RH> at the restaurant we wanted so will be trying another steakhouse in the   
    RH> Raleigh area.   
      
    DD> I can't get my mind wrapped around doing anything for 50 years. At the   
    DD> same time I just realised liast week that I've been at my current job   
    DD> for 20 years.   
      
   One day at a time adds up. We tried a new to us steakhouse in Raliegh   
   for dinner Saturday night. Food was good but they had so many tables   
   crowded into it, and a low ceiling, made hearing even the person beside   
   you a challenge. Also, parking in that part of Raleigh is a challenge,   
   especially when there's an event going on. But, we did well by the meal;   
   Steve ordered a NZ elk chop, something we'd never seen on a menu before.   
   The place is pricy--order your meat, then sides for the table plus   
   appetisers, some of them by the piece. Our son in law grabbed the check   
   before Steve could so we've no idea of the final total.   
      
    RH> faster than you realise. Steve's parents celebrated their 25th RH>   
    anniversary 6 months before we got married; my folks hit their 25 about   
    RH> 6 weeks before our wedding. My parents made it to 62 before Mom   
    passed; RH> my in laws celebrated 72 before we lost Dad.   
      
    DD> And my folks both fell off their twigs well short of that. I had no   
    DD> idea I would ever get this old.  Bv)=  I remarked on it to my brother   
    DD> who said, "I had doubts about seeing 21 when I was in Viet Nam".   
      
   He's probably not the only one as that conflict took a lot of young men.   
      
      
    DD> I don't suppose your chilren and their children) will make it for the   
    DD> feswtivities.   
      
    RH> Older daughter, her husband and their 2 teen age daughters flew in   
    RH> Friday night, leaving early Sunday morning to go back to Utah. So good   
    RH> to see them, found out our SIL's parent's 50th will be in about 6   
    RH> months so we'll see them then also.   
      
    DD>  Teenager grand daughters. You'll be a great granny before you can say   
    DD>  "Bob's your uncle!".   Bv)=   
      
   Their older brother is married but they've said that they want to wait a   
   while before having children. Rachel said that the cost of living is   
   extremely high out there so I guess they're trying to establish a secure   
   financial foundation first.   
      
      
    RH> We had a lot of food left over so made a good sized donation to the   
    RH> local fire department, sent a lot home with one family so mom didn't   
    RH> have to cook, more went with one of Steve's radio buddies and his wife   
    RH> who were a big help in setting up and tearing down. We still brought   
    RH> some home. (G)   
      
    DD> Does the fire department eat it or pass it out to the needy?   
      
   It was for them to eat, couldn't really pass it out the way it was set   
   up.   
      
      
    DD> I cleaned the 'fridge yesterday. Amazing how much space can be freed   
    DD> up. And how many bowls and containers can be put back into service.   
      
   I know the feeling. (G)   
      
      
    DD> Here's a pair that should go well together ....   
      
      
    DD>       Title: Great Grandma Rita's Meatballs   
    DD>  Categories: Beef, Pork, Meatballs, Herbs, Cheese   
    DD>       Yield: 8 servings   
      
   Close to what Steve's mom made and gave me the recipe but I use Romano   
   cheese and no pork.   
      
    DD>       Title: Great-Grandmother Genevieve's Spaghetti Sauce.   
    DD>  Categories: Sauces, Vegetables, Herbs   
    DD>       Yield: 1 Gallon   
      
   Not quite the one I make but interesting, might have to try it on a   
   smaller scale.   
      
      
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   Catch you later,   
   Ruth   
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