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Because of my mom, I breezed through home ec. Well, the sewing part. The cooking part, um, I made sure I had a good partner. LOL I still hate to cook!

Cedar, my ebay sales are awful. I had some really rare vases listed. After 4 days, they only had one view. That was me, because I was wondering if the counter was working. ROFL Those things are valued at $1200 in the book, and I can't get $400 for them. Usually, I get someone that has a shop in NYC or an interior decorator that picks that kind of stuff up, and then gets the book value for them. Not happening. When we got my car I promised KISA I would make the payments. I try hard to sell stuff but he tells me not to sell the stuff, to buy when it's going so cheap. Maybe the summer slump isn't going to stop this year.

D2oris, when I was a kid, I would pretend I was a secretary. Put our phone on the desk, and pencils, etc. When I was a senior in high school, right before graduation, the local steel mill came in and tested the office staff. I was the only one who passed the 'stenographer's' test. There were two who passed the secretary's test. I did did their secretary tests for them after I got mine done. I just loved that type of work! Then I grew up and started with being a clerk in an office and ended up being the plant manager's administrative assistant. Don't you know...now I refuse to answer the phone. Drives my family crazy. I tell them it doesn't pay enough to answer the phone at home. LOL I never did have to use shorthand. The only thing I didn't like about that job was I would be so busy, and really, I know I made a difference. But at the end of the day, you couldn't see a thing for all the hard work I did! 🙂
I'm sure you heard on the news about the study where insulin nose spray was showing a lot of promise for memory loss patients. Maybe some hope there for DH?
I think our nearest JoAnn's (50 miles away), is still open. We had a little one here in the town where I live but it closed years ago. When I worked there (1971) they refused to sell craft supplies. Now, more than 50% of the store is craft supplies. They had such beautiful fabric back in those days. I don't think anyone sells really nice fabric now, it would cost too much.

One of my friends told me that they brought the fabric back because so many people complained. I don't think that's true, I think they brought it back for 'the bottom line'.

I started watching Dancing with the Stars last season when a Steelers wide receiver was on, and he was the winner!

Speaking of Steelers, where is Doreen?

There are a lot of our friends missing. I hope when winter rolls around they will be showing up to join us.

Max, my mom used to make calf liver with onions and green pepper. About thirty years ago, I started craving that so I decided I would make it. One look at that in the skillet, and the smell, I got dry heaves and had to throw it outside. Never, ever, craved it again. LOL
Your infection was very scary and I'm so glad you are finally fully recovered!

I'm starting to get the urge to put up Christmas trees. It'll be October before you know it, and away I'll go! I might break a record for the number of trees this year. 😉

Y'all have a great day!

Judy