Subj : Towing the Line was: Chic
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sun Jul 14 2024 19:41:13

Hi Dave,


 RH> Wedon't have that much but doing well on Social Security and Steve's
 RH> retirement/disability. We have several CDs, TSP and IRAs tucked away
 RH> for the future.

 DD> My brother is sitting pretty on that front. He has his union pension,
 DD> school board pension and Social Security. His wife has the school
 DD> board pension and Social Security. They are making (he says) more than
 DD> when

They are doing well then. I didn't work long enough to get full Social
Security but, some's better than none.


 DD> they worked. I, OTOH, have just Social security and my part-time job
 DD> at AutoZone to pad that out. Cashed out my investment plan to pay off
 DD> my little house - so, it's "doable".

Steve has mentioned cashing out an IRA to pay off the house but we've
not done so yet. Soon getting to the point when we have to draw from it
so we'll probably use that for extra house payments. We're paying extra
on the principle every month so already have the mortgage about half
paid.



 RH> Today is a cool (mid 70s) and very wet day so we're going to do a
 RH> lasagne for supper. Bought a couple of *Rao's brand lasagnes a few
 RH> months ago (BOGO sale) and tucked one in the freezer. They're not
 bad, RH> not as good as my home made but a lot better than Mrs.
 Stouffer's. (G)

*Not Rao's but don't recall the brand right now.


 DD> The only Stouffer's I get is their Spaghetti w/meat saue. It's a nice
 DD> supper for one - nuke it for the stated 6 1/2 minutes, stir to mix and
 DD> sprinkle some sawdust (shaker can Parm) over it and dig in. I've been
 DD> going through the various offerings of "Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers"
 DD> as they are put on special offer. Plus the bowl of the steamer is nice
 DD> when washed and saved as a serving bowl for picnics, oe cereal, or any
 DD> use where a shallow, non-breakable vessel would come in handy. One of
 DD> my favourites there is Chicken-broccili fettucine Alfredo. It's as
 DD> good as what I've had at many restaurants and (usually)
 DD> U$3.49/serving.

One time when we were at my parent's house, my brothers were talking
about how good Mrs. Stouffer's lasagne is. Steve and I looked at each
other with a "do they ever have lousy taste in food!" look. I guess it
cmes naturally; my mom used to make lasagne with cottage cheese. I got
my lasagne recipe from my Italian MIL. (G)


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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