[Fwd: Re: Re: july 4 with michele & mormons]

[noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelle>]

 Oooohhh, I see what happened. I just copied the 510 number down at the bottom 
 of your email and didn't compare it to the number I put down in the address 
 book. Why would they be different! The VM is something Robert set up? No 
 wonder he goes on and on - that is for his job search? I was just thinking he 
 had usurped your cell phone VM and it seemed really bizarre to me. It has 
 been too long since I have had a boyfriend - when you're not in a 
 relationship guys seem more and more ogre-like...As Jesse would say, "you 
 have issues!"

 Well, the days already are getting shorter but I can work easily until about 
 9:30 in the dusk, which is my favorite time for outdoor work due to my 
 delicate, fair complexion, ha ha! Of course, there are the mosquitoes to deal 
 with, but a little after their peak out come the fireflies, which are so cool 
 to watch. Then there is a bit of clean up to get the tools back in the 
 garage. I have bright lights on my garage and can actually edge the driveway 
 and do clean up work at night. I used to shovel snow around midnight, 
 especially in a full moon! I try not to do it too often as the neighbors 
 already think I am weird anyway. I wish I had huge floodlights so I could 
 garden at night!!

 Hi,

 I think I must have been outside cutting the grass/doing yard work when you 
 called yesterday - I didn't come inside and start dinner until about 10!!

 I have re-applied to Paychex, and Wells Fargo (!) my employer of olden days, 
 who surprisingly enough have a mortgage processing center here. Well, why not,
  tons of cheap labor available.

 Ran into David today - he got my sturm und drang tale of woe about the ills 
 of Rochester and its job market, although I guess it's not great many places. 
 But I am versatile and not that expensive to hire!!

 Hi Noelle,

 So where will you be living? Do you have an address yet? Go out and charge 
 that new bed you want so you at least have a place to sleep and Robert can 
 save $$ shipping the old decrepit one that can go to Goodwill then! Tell 
 Robert to get rid of all of the old "junk" - most of it is not worth paying 
 big $$ to ship. I had some hard decisions myself - did I really want to pay 
 to ship my ancient couch AGAIN? In the end, I paid a lot for the convenience 
 of having SOMETHING in the place, since I hate to shop so much. But for what 
 I paid, I could practically have bought brand new furniture. I was thinking 
 that since you are moving BOTH of your stuff, your share can't be worth more 
 than $2K. Just let Robert pay the extra amount. It will not be deductible for 
 you (the 2K worth, at least) since you are reimbursed. Just have your name on 
 the shipping order for your work's benefit dept.

 I have actually been to Michele's house - Ann (Nellis) and I went out there 
 shortly after the baby was born, so I guess she must be almost three now!! 
 The house was somewhat empty at the point I saw it - I don't think they had 
 been there too long. No living room furniture -  It reminded me of the house 
 my high school boyfriend's parents had in Fountain Valley. The one oddity I 
 remember is that the houses on the street seemed to be from very different - 
 some tract homes, some custom.

 I guess I have not been around Alan when he has had his pot!! He never said 
 much the couple of times I've seen him.

 Can I fill in a recommendation form for the Greece school district from you? 
 Save time mailing it out...how would you answer for these categories: 
 excellent, above average, average, below average:

 Character, Dependability, Intelligence, Initiative, Imagination, Cooperation, 
 Personality, Personal Appearance (try to recall the rare times you've seen me 
 in professional attire, not slob about the house attire!!), Courtesy and 
 Manners (ha ha ), Loyalty

 And do you know any reason I should not be working with children?

 Additional comments if any

 I can put your address when I know it and phone in case they check up. God, I 
 hate plodding along looking for work.

 No roommate yet - I have been working hard on getting the house into better 
 condition. It was fairly clean when you were there, but things had slid, ha 
 ha. Trying to get all the junk out of the spare bedroom.

 Other than that, no news. I guess you start your new job in a week. Do you 
 like the facility the people you will be working with?

 Talk to you later!

 Hi Noelle,

 Just one more day to endure in the East, ha ha ... is Robert jealous? Thought 
 you might like to see Andy's "kiss off" letter and my reply. BTW, Andy has "
 doubts" about 99% of his friendships - it waxes and wanes with his moods. 
 This is a recurrent theme that I get hit with from time to time, along with 
 hearing about how he is "done" with certain people and then later on they 
 crop back up again. Talk about being mercurial. I don't understand this "
 differing perspectives" crap. Like I have much in common with a lot of my 
 friends? Either you care about the person or you don't.

 >Andres E Houseman wrote:

 >Hi Tam,

 Thank you for the card. That was very thoughtful.

 I thought I should get in touch with you and tell you what was on my mind. 
 This is not a very easy thing to say, but I figure it's better to communicate 
 than leave things hanging.

 For some time I've had some doubts about our friendship. Even last November I 
 was unsure about whether I should visit you in Rochester; however, I thought 
 it might be a good test to see if the friendship still had any life. I found 
 the visit disappointing for a number of reasons.

 I don't know that it's worth it to get into specific problems or issues. I 
 think we both have our own perspectives, and I doubt we could come to much of 
 a mutual understanding. Suffice to say that we've grown apart.

 I hope things are working out for you in Rochester, and I wish you well.

 -- Andy