Afternoon all - sw this really strange ball up in the sky today - it was big and yellow and it gave off a great deal of warmth - hevn&#39;t seen anything like that in ages lol.<br /><br />I even puttered around the yard for a bit - wearing my wellies of course - lots of dog poop out there  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sick.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":sick:" border="0" alt="sick.gif" /> <br /><br /><b>ED</b> - good to hear kitty is doing well.  Give her a &quot;sweet spot&quot; rub for me.  About that tree - you could always leave it up until next year - just tell everyone you are a little early :o)<br /><br />Will keep mum about Roe&#39;s health - of course&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  Sorry to hear she has those problems though.  Know what you mean about wanting to do it all now.  When Hugh had his heart attack last year (at 53 years old) that was a big wakeup call.  Goes to show you never know and no use saving for a rainy day - when it&#39;s pouring out right now  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumbup:" border="0" alt="thumbup.gif" /> <br /><br /><b>MARY LOU</b> - know what you mean about the house looking bare.  I went out and &quot;trimmed&quot; my curly willow and stuck a bunch in a big vase - looks fuller now.  Good to hear Ash made it through ok.  I had to wear a 24 hour monitor for my acid reflux.  It went up my nose and down my throat - yuk&#33;  I had to write down every time I felt the reflux - that was a long day.<br /><br />Decorating - I love it.  Unfortunately DH thinks beige is a primary colour and dark beige is an accent wall  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wink2:" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />   we now have a red dining room and I love it&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br /><br /><b>CARMEN</b> - great news on your car payout  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumbup:" border="0" alt="thumbup.gif" />  Have you ever thought of working as a nurse on a cruise ship - that way you could have it all lol.  Though it sounds like you might be over qualified for that job the perks would be great&#33;<br /><br /><b>ROBIN</b> - welcome to the daily dock.  I am looking forward to getting to know you.  We sailed out of Galveston last year and enjoyed it very much.  Are all Texans so friendly or did we just meet the right ones?<br /><br /><b>JACKIE</b>  -  when we sailed on the Conquest we stayed one night in Houston then took the cruise line shuttle to the dock in Galveston. Then on the return leg - we again took the cruiselines shuttle back to Houston airport -picked up a rental car and drove back down to Galveston for a few days.  It was a bit convoluted but it worked out cheaper becase we booked our flights through Carnival and the shuttle was included.  We found the car rentals was almost double the cost in Galveston.  We checked out the limo service as well but the times are somewhat limited.  If you go to Galveston.com (I Think LOL) you can get lots of great info.<br /><br />Anyway - off to play games - talk to you all tomorrow.