Good morning Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />
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It was a chilly day here today in Minneapolis.  It&#39;s only 25 degrees right now.  Hope we didn&#39;t go from summer right into winter.  lol  I love the Fall...I&#39;m sure we&#39;ll have some more nice weather, but, it will be chilly for a few days.  We had some snow today but nothing that stayed with us.<br />
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We have been sooo busy.  We had the Estate sale at DH&#39;s parent&#39;s home last weekend, and it went pretty good.  We are finally getting the house cleared out.  Now we need to fix it up a bit and put it up for sale.<br />
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We are also working on replumbing our home.  The plumbers have been here for over a week, but finished today.  Yes&#33;  I have water and toilets&#33;  lol  Now we need to repair walls and ceilings that had to be opened to get at the pipes, and then clean up.<br />
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It sounds like a lot of you are remodeling.  Hope all goes well for everyone.  <br />
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Cheryl...hope you can get your cabinets the way you want.  It&#39;s always frustrating when things go wrong and it takes longer than expected.  Hope we can see some pictures when it&#39;s finished.<br />
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Mercedes...I loved your pictures&#33;  Your new kitchen is gorgeous&#33;<br />
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Mary Lou...I am so glad your little grandson is doing better.  <br />
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Robert...I&#39;m glad to hear that you are feeling better...hope you have a wonderful cruise&#33;<br />
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Maria...that &quot;Tall Stacks Festival&quot; looked like fun&#33;  I would love to go on a paddleboat like the &quot;American Queen&quot; some day&#33;  Great photos&#33;<br />
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Howard...loved your picture&#33;  lol  Did your &quot;Older than Dirt&quot; and, I am.  lol<br />
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Cheryl (Gregswife) your soup sounds yummy; I, too, love to make home made soups in the chilly weather.  I&#39;d love to see some pictures of your remodeling, too&#33;<br />
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Joey, Kareen, Jackie, Gail,...and everyone going on my dream cruise...I can&#39;t believe it&#39;s only 2 weeks away.  I hope you all take lots of pictures and write a review because someday I am going to talk my DH into going on this one.  <br />
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Gail...congratulations to Paul on his retirement&#33;<br />
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Kareen...it must have been exciting meeting two former presidents&#33;<br />
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Rose...will you send some of that warm Florida weather this way?  <br />
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Princess 1...I have considered lasik surgery, but, I always thought I wouldn&#39;t qualify...I should check it out one of these days.  All they can say is no.  Good luck with your remodeling.<br />
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Lil Rosie...that must have been embarrassing for your aunt besides not feeling too good.   lol  Don&#39;t feel bad about the &quot;Older than Dirt&quot;...I got them all.<br />
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Donna...that peach colored paint over dark paneling sounds really different.  I bet it was beautiful.  I never realized that you could paint over paneling.  It sounds like a great idea&#33;<br />
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Keith and Rita...that is so romantic&#33;  Marc always remembers the day we met and the date, and for some reason, I can never remember the date.  Maybe, because he fell for me first.  lol  I never forget our anniversary though, because I am so glad I said &quot;yes.&quot;<br />
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I haven&#39;t been able to be here much, lately, so I&#39;m trying to catch up on things a bit.  Hope I didn&#39;t forget anyone&#33;<br />
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Hope everyone has a great day&#33;<br />
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Good luck with all the remodeling everyone&#33;