[il-talk] quick brag

[Gina Falvo]

That is great news. The fries sound so good. Keep up the good work. Gina

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On Jul 21, 2013, at 11:10 PM, "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi all.  I just wanted to let everyone know of some recent accomplishments
> of mine since convention. First as some of you heard on the At Large call, I
> got a new cello student.  So far, I have had two lessons with him and he's
> doing very well.  He's been playing violin for 3 years and has decided to
> switch to cello so I think having that kind of background is to his
> advantage.  For now, working him will be short-term but here's hoping it
> will turn into something long-term.  The second thing I wanted to let
> everyone know is that I made steak fries in the deep fryer for the first
> time.  They were the frozen kind so all I had to do was turn on the fryer,
> wait for it to heat up, open it up, dump the fries in, and close it again.
> What I like about our fryer is that when you touch the sides, they feel cool
> to the touch.  The basket can also be raised and lowered with a handle on
> the right side so you don't even have to touch the hot oil.  The fryer
> clicks when it's to the desired temperature.  The controls are pretty easy
> to work too.  I may have to add some markings down the road.  The fries
> turned out just how we wanted them, golden brown on the outside and nice and
> fluffy on the inside.  The third thing that happened today was that Andy,
> Michael, and I had a nice afternoon at one of the water parks near our
> house.  I find that even when I go to the pool or a water park, I'm more
> secure having my cane with me.  A perfect example happened when Andy and
> Michael went off to the other side of the water park and hadn't come back
> yet.  I asked one of the lifeguards where they might have gone. After she
> told me where they went, I was able to get there confidently and with good
> verbal directions, of course.  It had turned out that Andy was just
> finishing up putting more sunscreen on Michael so that was why they hadn't
> come back yet.  Had I not had my cane with me, I would have been stuck
> wondering and would have been unable to find them myself.  Just another
> reason why knowing how to use the cane is so important.  So that's it for
> now.  Take care and I hope everyone is staying cool from the heat.
> 
> Leslie
> 
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