INSERT INTO `se_forum_posts` VALUES (156648,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-07 14:25:47',NULL,'','Wow MaryLou.. sounds like if it required a battery yesterday it was not a good day in Pennsylvania..Glad you found the humor.... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /><br />\n<br />\nNot a lot going on here today....taxes have been filed... waiting on refund (don&#39;t see why) money has been spent  months ago.. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' />  <br />\n<br />\nAnyway life is good here .. and we can smile.. Hope everyone stays warm, dry, and charged up today&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-07 14:25:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156653,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-07 15:51:26',NULL,'','Joey - I had to find the humor in everything that went on yesterday - if I had started to cry (which I really wanted to do) the tears would have frozen on my face.   LOL','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-07 15:51:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156654,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-07 15:54:17',NULL,'','LOL been there done that&#33; .. well todays new... have a great one&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-07 15:54:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156664,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-07 16:48:16',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWow, Marylou you had a heckva day yesterday. Well, you are getting the snow we got yesterday and we wound up with 8 inches....It took Ken 3 1/2 hours to get home which is ordinarilly a 30 minute drive. Thank God for cell phones at least I knew he was okay just stuck in traffic. Of course all the schools are closed today so the grandkids want to go sleigh riding (here they call it sled riding) if you think about it it makes more sense they are going on a sled not  sleigh........oh well what can I say I am from NY lol................I am not going with them this time it is just too cold out.............6............<br />\n<br />\nI think I will get some clothes ready for Florida today maybe that will warm me up......<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful day.......<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&#33;[/size]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-02-07 16:48:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156670,2549,1,18,155309,'2007-02-07 17:31:25',NULL,'','dang// so sorry ya had a bad day.....<br />\n<br />\ni am not sure how i would have acted if that had happened to me....<br />\n<br />\ntaxes were done last week... goverment liked my taxes i had to pay.. i really have to find a way to get not to pay... maybe more into my Ira or something....<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nhouse is paid off,,, car paid off i have nothing to take for deductions..... to healthy... <br />\n<br />\nI SURE WISH I COULD DEDUCT MY 5 DOGGIES and ONE CAT<br />\n<br />\noh well such is life...<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-02-07 17:31:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156678,139,1,18,155309,'2007-02-07 18:30:03',NULL,'','Good morning crazies&#33; Mary Lou, car batteries only go out at the most inopportune times, and a course the coldest weather. Unfortunately, we&#39;ve been there done that&#33;<br />\nWe got lucky yesterday as the snow was all around us, however our little corner of the state had 0 accumulation.<br />\n<br />\nRita and I are heading over to KY Saturday to spend the night at the Executive Inn and see Heartland &lt;strong&gt;(&quot;I Loved Her First&quot;)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] for our &lt;strong&gt;Valentine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] get away.<br />\n<br />\nTonia, we e-filed our taxes a couple days ago. We hope they except our fish as a valid deduction&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-02-07 18:30:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156700,274,1,18,155309,'2007-02-07 21:01:01',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s -3 below zero with a wind chill of around -17 below.  It&#39;s warming up&#33;  LOL   :lol:   We had a little snow yesterday, and the ground was so cold that the salt they put on the roads didn&#39;t help.  There were many icy patches underneath, and we had around 293 accidents around the state including a 40-car accident with a lot of people in the ditch.  There were around 263 accidents in the Twin Cities alone.  Not a good day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMy little granddaughter is coming tonight for grandma to watch her while mom and dad go to a basketball game.  I&#39;m looking forward to having my little princess for awhile.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...I&#39;m so sorry to hear about your bad day.  It seems when it rains, it pours.  Hope today is a much, much, better day for you&#33;  We belong to an auto club which has been a life saver for me when my battery went out or I locked my keys in the car or when the car just conked out on me and Marc wasn&#39;t around to help.  Of course we rely on our cell phones to work for us so we can make the emergency call.  That must have been very frustrating having your phone not working all day, too.<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita...have a great time on your Valentine getaway&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone&#39;s weather improves&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, everyone&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-02-07 21:01:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156826,2037,1,18,155309,'2007-02-08 06:02:47',NULL,'','hello from the frozen North...this is a picture of the ice castle from this yrs Winter Carnival<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b178/karen081959/scan0002.jpg&quot; /&gt;','1959kar','1959kar','2007-02-08 06:02:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156829,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-08 12:10:23',NULL,'','THURSDAY - February 7[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies......Another bitter cold day here in Pa. - temp is 0 right now with a wind chill of -14. It is only supposed to reach the low teens for a high of the day.    Hope you are all staying safe and warm.   Just waiting for the list of school delays to come on to see if Granddaughter will be helping me here today or if I will really get something done for a change.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nNeed to get a move on so I can get a few things done before the kids arrive but I will check back later on.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day and don&#39;t forget to S M I L E <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-08 12:10:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156845,2717,1,18,155309,'2007-02-08 13:50:09',NULL,'','Good morning,<br />\n<br />\nAll those dead batteries yesterday...sorry to hear...been there though, so I do feel your pain, MaryLou.<br />\n<br />\nThat picture from Saranac lake is awesome.  We have been to Lake Placid twice for hockey tournaments...but not in a few years...I really miss it...we would go to the ice festival in Saranac while we were there.  <br />\n<br />\nWow...taxes...I did well and started before my cruise...now I am falling behind...I think I will finish everything up today and send off to my accountant by tomorrow.  <br />\n<br />\nThe temps here look like they are getting higher...thank goodness...the winds seem to have died down a little.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful day...<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-02-08 13:50:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156875,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-08 17:27:43',NULL,'','Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone in the deep freeze is faring well...........Bright sunshiney day but only 6 degrees. All the roads have been cleared and the kids are back in school.<br />\n<br />\nGoing to venture out and get some fresh air. I am getting cabin fever..............<br />\n<br />\nKaren the ice pictures are awesome.................<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-02-08 17:27:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156915,1845,1,18,155309,'2007-02-09 01:54:22',NULL,'','The picture that Karen posted doesn&#39;t tell the complete story - each of the blocks of ice are 12&quot; deep and 4&#39; X 2&#39; and weigh almost 400lbs each. On a good year they use almost 1500 blocks of ice.','hamster92256','hamster92256','2007-02-09 01:54:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156937,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-09 12:18:00',NULL,'','FRIDAY - February 9th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.....Wow - it is already 10 degrees here in Pa - guess we are having a heat wave.  At least it will be a little better with all the running around I have to do today.  It seems I have about 6 different projects for the party half done and I am now out of time.   I always worked best under pressure so it will get all done (I hope)<br />\n<br />\nA red letter day in our hourse yesterday - Heather &amp; Caitlin (aka the twins) received their passports for our August cruise.  We applied for them when they were up here at Christmas.  I know they are not necessary for cruising this year but even though they feel like they are family we are not really related to them at all and Jim &amp; I just feel better about taking them out of the country with proper ID.  Neither one of them drive (yet) so having photo ID was becoming a bit of an issue.  I was receiving conflicting reports on whether their school photo ID was considered proper photo ID and didnot want to take the chance of a last minute snafu.<br />\n<br />\nWhat is on your agenda for today?  Whatever you do, stay safe and warm and don&#39;t forget to SMILE. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-09 12:18:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156940,2717,1,18,155309,'2007-02-09 13:40:22',NULL,'','Good morning...<br />\n<br />\nThe temps here are in the teens and may hit 20...<br />\n<br />\nI agree about the passports....we always take a photo copy with us when out and about on the islands...and keep the original in the safe in the room.<br />\n<br />\ntoday is Friday...woohoo&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nHave a great one everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-02-09 13:40:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156953,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-09 14:24:10',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies..<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou Sounds like you have it all under control.. I take it the twins are back to 100 % health?<br />\n<br />\nTopic Taxes .. Does anyone know how many years you need to keep federal tax returns? I have heard 3...5 and 7 years... The box is getting full...<br />\n<br />\nNot a lot happening here on the west coast...<br />\nDavid is preparing to meet with Railroad Retirement board next week... so we can take a look at where we are as far as slowing down.. Hopefully it will happen sooner than later... We shall see.<br />\n<br />\nSmile <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/happy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':happy:\' />  it can&#39;t really be that bad can it?<br />\n<br />\nJoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-09 14:24:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156957,2562,1,18,155309,'2007-02-09 15:40:19',NULL,'','GM,<br />\n<br />\nJoey, suggest you go to the IRS tax site -- www.irs.gov -- in the search box, type in &quot;How long should I keep records&quot; -- click on the appropriate listing that comes up (it should be the first one) -- After reading it, I&#39;m sure you will still be confused.<br />\n<br />\nThe short answer is probably 3 yrs. after you file and pay, or 3 yrs. after the date the tax is due -- whichever is later.  But, of course, there are exceptions.  However, I&#39;m not giving tax advice, so you should not rely on anything I say&#33;&#33;&#33;  (If you believe I am weaseling, you are correct.)','avie','avie','2007-02-09 15:40:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(156958,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-09 16:09:02',NULL,'','<br />\nAvie i was there yesterday and that  is how i read it also.. just verifying.. thanks so that means the shredder can have 97, 98 , 99, years at least...  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-09 16:09:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157042,274,1,18,155309,'2007-02-09 22:17:31',NULL,'','Good Afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThe temperature has just gone up to 4 degrees above zero.  At least the sun is out.  lol  I do have to say that this winter I have seen a lot more sunshine than in previous years.  It&#39;s usually way too gloomy for winter here.  Hoping for a warm-up soon.<br />\n<br />\nKaren and Chris...beautiful picture of the ice palace&#33;  We make an ice palace here, too, in St. Paul, for the winter carnival every year.  I don&#39;t usually go to the winter carnival since I&#39;m not a fan of cold weather, but one year I got brave and went.  It was a year that they built one like in your picture.  It was so beautiful&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...it&#39;s a great idea to have a passport for the twins&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nJoey...Marc has said around 3 years, too&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria and Tonia...thinking of you, and hope you are not in pain with your hands.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a wonderful day&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nStay warm&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-02-09 22:17:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157075,2542,1,18,155309,'2007-02-10 00:28:59',NULL,'','So sorry to hear that most of you are in the &quot;Deep Freeze&quot;.  I take my hat off to you all, I don&#39;t know how you do it, when the temps dip into the 40&#39;s I&#39;m a total ice block&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey, yes it&#39;s 3 years after filing - but I keep 5 years for safety safe - you know that better safe than sorry story&#33; Especially when dealing with the Feds.<br />\n<br />\nWe have been lounging at the pool - it 81 degrees here today&#33;  Eventually.<br />\n<br />\nShari - how&#39;s the leg doing?<br />\n<br />\nKeep warm everyone&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-02-10 00:28:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157109,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-10 02:12:55',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Joey Annie said some says 5 Years but she keeps ours for 7 Years just to be on the safe side,shes been doing them for 32 Years now&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-10 02:12:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157154,2037,1,18,155309,'2007-02-10 04:50:14',NULL,'','photos of the Ice Castle<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/1959kar/ic07day.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/1959kar/ic07night.jpg&quot; /&gt;','1959kar','1959kar','2007-02-10 04:50:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157182,274,1,18,155309,'2007-02-10 10:59:09',NULL,'','Karen...love the pictures...that is a beautiful ice castle&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie...glad it has warmed up for you.  The clot is still there.  I think some of the inflammation has gone down a bit.  It seems to be taking forever.  Don&#39;t know how you made it for 6 months.','Shari2','Shari2','2007-02-10 10:59:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157186,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-10 13:18:01',NULL,'','Good morning crazies...<br />\n<br />\nSounds like the same tax advice i get when i talk to the IRS... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nThanks I really appreciate you guys... bottom line is ...I can dispose of some but really need a bigger box.. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nSaturday already... Wednesday the 14th is Valentines day ... so if you are one that tends to forget these things .. you have been pre notified... good luck..<br />\n<br />\nAnnual check up happens next week... i like these check ups... so reassuring that the things that are moving are supposed to be and the things that arent don&#39;t..<br />\n<br />\nJoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-10 13:18:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157187,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-10 13:38:03',NULL,'','SATURDAY - February 10<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies and Happy Weekend....I have a very busy day ahead of me and still have some cooking to finish up.  Hopefully all will go well and the party will be fun.  I won&#39;t be able to sign in here til after Jim&#39;s brother leaves tomorrow.  I don&#39;t think they would appreciate me coming into the guest room to sign in at 5AM.  LOL&#39;  I&#39;ll let you know then how the suprise went.  I really don&#39;t think he has any idea.<br />\n<br />\nKaren - that Ice Castle is amazing.  How long will it last like that?  I know the weather is helping to preserve it.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - thanks for mentioning your check-up.  It suddenly dawned on me to check and sure enough I have a check up also this week.  My Dr. makes appointments 6 months in advance and then get mad (and charges you) when you miss the appointment.  I had not even thought of it til you mentioned it.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone - stay safe, stay warm, stay happy and  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-10 13:38:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157188,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-10 15:27:51',NULL,'','Glad we could be of service Mary.... I would be lost without my on line yahoo calender.. I keep track of all our appointments...  i also right it in a book... but i gotta tell you ... no matter what I do I still miss at least one appointment a year...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-10 15:27:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157199,2037,1,18,155309,'2007-02-10 17:47:44',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nall depends on Mother Nature, when the weather turns warm *hopefully soon* it wll be knocked down to finish melting.<br />\n<br />\nMorning Everybody&#33; today is parade day, I&#39;ll have pictures to share tonight','1959kar','1959kar','2007-02-10 17:47:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157212,2542,1,18,155309,'2007-02-10 23:12:40',NULL,'','Afternoon everyone,<br />\nCan you believe just when I was rejoicing about the sun we&#39;re having thunderstorms, rain and cold, cold weather today.  The wether here is crazy it flip flops - hot one day, cold the next.  It&#39;s supposed to be warm again tomorrow....we&#39;ll see.<br />\nMy daughter leaves on the Navigator of the Seas today out of Miami and she say&#39;s it&#39;s blazing hot. That sounds wonderful.<br />\nAll my friends in the frozen north - please be safe.','zebra','zebra','2007-02-10 23:12:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157241,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-11 03:41:47',NULL,'','Good evening fellow crazies.  We took a drive up to the &quot;high country&quot; today (mountains).  They had less snow up there than we do down here in the foothills.  We used to take drives almost every weekend, but the weather has kept us from it for the past few months, so it was nice to get out and view nature again.   Tomorrow, I am going to re-arrange the furniture in the family room, and as we have  a 57&quot; widescreen TV that is surrounded by an entertainment center that takes up the whole wall, I am enlisting Greg&#39;s help.  I have moved it by myself before but I would prefer for him to help because of all the electronics involved - numerous cords and wiring that I am afraid I will not remember where they came from.   Okay ladies, I have a &quot;beauty tip&quot; for you.  Kohl&#39;s sells a wrinkle and line cream that I have found to be very good.  I bought it on Tuesday when I went and did some shopping.  It is &#036;39.50 for a little 1 oz. tube - when I was checking out, the lady asked me if it worked.  I told her that I didn&#39;t know but as I had tried everything else on the market, thought I would give it a shot too.  I can already tell the difference.  It is called Tri-Aktiline.  I think when we find something that works, we should spread the word.  Well, that is about it from this end - hope you all have a wonderful evening and a good Sunday.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-11 03:41:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157248,2037,1,18,155309,'2007-02-11 04:28:18',NULL,'','photoshows of the Winter Carnival parade<br />\n<br />\nhttp://www.photoshow.net/watch/Nn8Eg9Nt<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n[url=\"http://www.photoshow.net/watch/re3wK5YE\"]http://www.photoshow.net/watch/re3wK5YE','1959kar','1959kar','2007-02-11 04:28:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157303,2542,1,18,155309,'2007-02-11 19:03:05',NULL,'','Cheryl, thanks for the tip on Tri-Aktiline.... now to find a Kohl&#39;s on our travels, that should be fun&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell it looks like we are in for a week of rain except for Tuesday - I need to think of things to do on rainy days - the problem is an abundance of rainy days.  It&#39;s easy to plan a few activities but so many, now that&#39;s another story.','zebra','zebra','2007-02-11 19:03:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157307,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-11 19:09:26',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;FEBRUARY 11, Sunday&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\nHow is everyone?... the Grammys tonight? is that right? .. i don&#39;t do award shows... David lives for them i could care less.. Oscars up after that? right<br />\n<br />\nOh well Los Angeles is thriving.. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nI have really been preoccupied here since we got back from the canal...sorry i haven&#39;t been posting like i normally do.. just thought i would focus elsewhere for a while.. <br />\nEspecially since we have all these great new members to do what I used to do&#33;&#33; <br />\nI have been given the gift of me time&#33;  To them and they know who they are&#33; THANK YOU&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNot a bunch going on here it is raining.. so the air is somewhat clearer.. thats got me smiling today.. what has you grinning? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-11 19:09:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157337,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-11 20:58:39',NULL,'','Happy Sunday afternoon Crazies.  Well my party was a huge success and to say Jim was surprised to see his brother would be a major understatement.  He was absolutely stunned and I finally closed the bar and sent them to bed at 4AM.  His brother &amp; sister-in-law just left and I am enjoying &quot;The sound of Silence.&quot;  This morning our son took us all out for brunch - it was really nice and the prefect ending to a great weekend.  <br />\n<br />\nTomorrow Jim &amp; I head up to Scranton, Pa. where Jim has to enter a sleep clinic for the night and be tested for sleep apnea - there is absolutely no question that he has it - he could write the text book on it - but we will see what they plan on doing about it.  Since it is quite far away I will stay near the clinic tomorrow night and hopefully we will get him out of there and get home on Tuesday before the snow arrives.   They are predicting lots of it but not saying how much.  That always worries me.  I will post tomorrow morning before we leave and then if you do not hear from me by Tuesday night you will know we are snowed in somewhere.  LOL.  <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day - time to heat up some leftovers - we will be eating them all week.  I made a really great chicken piccata - will post the recipe later on in the week.  Don&#39;t forget to smile  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-11 20:58:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157344,2717,1,18,155309,'2007-02-11 23:08:10',NULL,'','Good afternoon,<br />\n<br />\nJoey, nice to see you post...if you don&#39;t plan a cruise to start posting in a roll call soon...mine and Steph&#39;s might beat you out, lol...(our April 08 one)<br />\n<br />\nWhat has me smiling?  Hmmm, yesterday my son scored two goals at his hockey game (he is a defenseman, so it is a typical happening...)  He also is 5th in goals for his team...woohoo, lol..<br />\nThe sun is shining...another reason to grin...<br />\n<br />\nIt is a lovely Sunday....although, I miss getting ready for a football game.<br />\n<br />\ndinner...we will have pasta, with a homemade sauce...mmmm&#33;  Tomorrow I will be making a New England style corn chowder...I am just in the mood for it.<br />\n<br />\nhave a nice Sunday evening all....<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-02-11 23:08:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157348,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-12 03:21:21',NULL,'','Hi all.  Just taking a short break - have been going thru stuff. We re-arranged the family room and I moved piles of stuff from behind furniture and underneath furniture and now I am sorting thru it - mainly throwing it away.  We went out to lunch and then to Lowe&#39;s.  Are going to undertake some home renovations and it is time to start.  We went and looked at hardwood flooring and carpeting.  Greg wrote down the price of what we want and then gave me the job of calling or going to other places to see if they have it and if the price would be less thru them.  I decided I wanted ceramic tile for the floor in the kitchen - I have a lot of cabinetry and I told Greg I think it would be overwhelming to have hardwood floors also.  We are also going to get a halogen stove.  I picked it out but Greg said he wanted to wait until time for them to lay the kitchen flooring and when they pull out the old one to lay the floor, they can just move the new one in.  We are also going to do granite countertops in the kitchen and 3 of the bathrooms and in the master bath, going to put in those sinks that look like a large bowl sittting on top of the counter.   Mary Lou, I hope all goes well with Jim&#39;s visit to the sleep clinic.  My brother-in-law has aphnea and has to sleep hooked up to one of those machines.  Well, guess I had better finish up my cleaning.  Hope all of you have a great week.....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-12 03:21:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157349,2542,1,18,155309,'2007-02-12 03:32:54',NULL,'','Cheryl - just l-o-v-e those basin&#39;s in the bathrooms, they are awesome, and so is the granite&#33;&#33;&#33;  I tell you we&#39;ve had both tile and wood in the kitchen and we loved the wood far more - just a thought.... maybe rethink...it makes is so rich and gorgeous.  Our kitchen&#39;s have also been kinda open plan so that also makes a difference.. the wood just flows through the living areas.<br />\n<br />\nCrappie weather here again - when will it ever end&#33; <br />\n<br />\nHave a great evening everyone.','zebra','zebra','2007-02-12 03:32:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157417,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-12 13:45:22',NULL,'','MONDAY - February 12[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.....Another week has started and it looks like it will be a snowy one here in Pa.  I just hope we get back from Scranton before it starts tomorrow.  We have been very lucky so far but I think our luck has run out weather wise.However they have had more than 10 feet of snow in the last week in upstate NY so we should count our blessings.  We are right on the cut off line as to whether we will get 4-8 inches or more than 12.<br />\n<br />\nOnce we get back from Scranton I have to start getting ready for company.  Three couples who we met while cruising will be arriving on Saturday for a 3 day visit.   We cruised with them in May and got together in August but haven&#39;t seen them since.  One of the couples will be moving to Myrtle Beach this year so it could be our last get-together.  We are really looking forward to seeing them.<br />\n<br />\nWhat is happening in your little corner of the world.  As you go thru your day remember ...  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-12 13:45:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157422,2717,1,18,155309,'2007-02-12 14:08:13',NULL,'','Good morning,<br />\n<br />\nMaybe you all could head to Myrtle Beach for a get together...lol...that would be nice&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThe crappy weather is coming from West to East...and we are expecting snow Wednesday&#33;  I can&#39;t or at least shouldn&#39;t complain.  <br />\n<br />\nMondays are one of my busier days...lots of laundry...and work to do...<br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-02-12 14:08:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157429,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-12 14:54:10',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nLab work scheduled today for my annual physical on wednesday..so no morning beverage till after 8:30am<br />\n<br />\nI guess i will survive..<br />\n<br />\nFriday we meet with David&#39;s railroad retirement board to get the raw numbers... keep your fingers crossed&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMake it a good day and week .. Wednesday is Valentines day.. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/closedeyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':closedeyes:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-12 14:54:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157431,2549,1,18,155309,'2007-02-12 15:08:18',NULL,'','HEY JOEY... i tried to send ya a valentine from my jackie lawson website and it could deliver it ... i had you website right.. ypu have gotten them b4 ....<br />\n<br />\ncrossing fingers eyes toes for ya <br />\n<br />\ni am getting a tooth pulled valentines day boy did i blow my valentines dinner out uh LOL LOL <br />\n<br />\ni go for mri sometime soon... cyst is lieing next to a nerve and ligament in my wrist,... have to see if they have to remove it or not..just tried of numb thumb and next finger..... i hope it can be done easy and not alot of down time it they do have to do surgery<br />\n<br />\ncheryl check into SILESTONE for countertops its better then granite...my bf is a contractor and he is always telling people to check it out before deciding .. it holds up better <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-02-12 15:08:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157434,2613,1,18,155309,'2007-02-12 15:26:46',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nI hope everyone is well.  I am back from SC and we had a wonderful time.  Perfect weather, upper 50s, and it actually reached 70 on Wednesday, a great day to do yard work as you can see from the picture below, my DH had to take his jacket off, it got so hot.  I got up early one morning to take a picture of the sunrise, but as you can see it was very bright, I think I need a filter for my camera.  Anyhow it is good to be back and everyone have a great day.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSCN1661.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSCN1641.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSCN1643.jpg&quot; /&gt;','mercedes','mercedes','2007-02-12 15:26:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157479,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-12 17:21:31',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nBeautiful pictures Mercedes. Well, we are heading for some nasty nasty weather.........They say 3-6 inches of snow and ice and slush so that will be a nightmare tomorrow for commuters..........<br />\n<br />\nJoey good luck meeting with the retirement people....It is an exciting time.........I know it was for us and a little scary also..........<br />\n<br />\nHope your physical turns out okay.<br />\n<br />\nWell, I am waiting for the doctor to call back to get an appointment for today.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all and &lt;strong&gt;remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-02-12 17:21:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157563,334,1,18,155309,'2007-02-12 19:30:40',NULL,'','Hi all&#33; I&#39;m finally feeling better but things have been crazy since we got back last week. I spent 2 days in bed with a cold and then tax returns started crawling out of the woodwork&#33; Yikes. In addition we&#39;ve had some house problems too. Fortunately except for colds we are all doing well. <br />\n<br />\nWe did take some time on Saturday night to go to the Billy Joel concert. I still love him after all these years.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll have to try to catch up with everything. Hope you all are well. Belated Happy Birthdays, Happy Anniversaries, etc. to all I&#39;ve missed. I&#39;ll try to get here a little more now.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-02-12 19:30:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157566,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-12 19:36:28',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nYou are still scheduled for the procedure Friday right?','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-12 19:36:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157755,274,1,18,155309,'2007-02-13 11:04:59',NULL,'','Good Morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHaven&#39;t had much time on the computer lately.  Hope you are all well.  Have a great day&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-02-13 11:04:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157759,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-13 13:28:06',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nYes, Joey I am still scheduled for Friday..........I was having some problems with my head some shooting pains on the right side and the doctor thinks it is neuralgia but sent me for a CT scan last night to rule anything else out. He gave me some medications and I am feeling like 95% better so I guess that is what it is. He said we will have the results today and take it from there.<br />\n<br />\nWe are having awful weather here....snow, freezing rain, sleet and the schools are all closed so I am staying put today.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all and &lt;strong&gt;rememer to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-02-13 13:28:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157770,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-13 14:57:48',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGreat Maria&#33;&#33; Gad your doc seems to have a handle on it&#33;. Good luck friday and stay warm today...<br />\n<br />\nNot a lot going on today here.. Pay some bills.. clean some lettuce.. and smiling everytime I get a chance...<br />\n<br />\nHave a super day guys&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-13 14:57:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157772,2613,1,18,155309,'2007-02-13 15:14:37',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nMaria, I hope all goes well with the doctor on Friday.  Road conditions were not too bad this morning, just wet.  It is supposed to get icy tonight into tomorrow morning, so it is likely I will stay home tomorrow.  I can deal with the snow, but the ice, no way.<br />\n<br />\nTake care everyone and have a great day.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-02-13 15:14:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157798,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-13 17:19:18',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies.....We are back from our trip to take Jim to the sleep clinic in Scranton.....can you see the steam coming out of my ears?   After traveling up there, eating in a restaurant where the food was awful and the prices were extremely high I checked into a hotel and he went off to his sleep study.  He came back one hour later with news that the technician called in sick so they cancelled his test. ( They called a second tech but he refused to come in because it was his night off. )  So after listening to an overly noisy heating system cutting on and off all night we are back home.  Don&#39;t I sound happy?????  We walked in the door and had a message from the clinic that he could come back tonight - right in the midst of the blizzard we are expecting.   We are expecting 6 - 8 inches but Scranton is due to get more than a foot of the white stuff.   I am sure Scranton is a lovely city but I have no desire to get snowed in there.  It was already started to snow here so I will have to find something to amuse myself with.  <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day - if I can smile after the last 24 hours - you can too.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-13 17:19:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157808,334,1,18,155309,'2007-02-13 18:21:05',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; Wonderful day here in Central Florida before another blast of the chilly air comes in tomorrow. I&#39;m waiting for a window guy to get here and give me an estimate for new windows. Ours are just awful and they are over 20 years old. Time for new.<br />\n<br />\nMaria hope that all goes well Friday. I&#39;ll keep good thoughts.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou how frustrating&#33; I&#39;d be pretty unhappy too with the sleep clinic. I&#39;ve tried to get DH to do it for years but he won&#39;t go.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-02-13 18:21:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157815,2543,1,18,155309,'2007-02-13 19:05:42',NULL,'','Maria -- glad you are feeling better -- you will be in my prayers on Friday --Mary Lou next time try coming south to the Philadelphia Area there are several great sleep clinics here.<br />\n<br />\nI spent a few hours this morning in court - I was called to testify in the case against two guys that used my American Express Card numbers in November.  It took me an hour and a half to get there (Yukky weather &amp; lots of rush hour traffic). Spent about an hour all told in the court room - most of the time just sitting there.  At least I was on the non-defendent side of the room.  Only one of the guys showed up on time - the other called in that he had childcare problems.  But they were quite nice to me and called the case first and had me fill out an avadavit and testify even though only one defendent was there.  I was told that when they do actually try the case (this was a preliminary hearing) I need not be there since I already testified.  I think the assistant DA may have been surprised to see me  -- I don&#39;t know I was taught that if you receive a supoena you appear in court or face punishment - I guess not everyone takes the judicial system as seriously as I do.  I&#39;m just glad that it is over and the weather wasn&#39;t really awful so that I wasn&#39;t terrified driving there and back.  <br />\n<br />\nWell I&#39;m in for the rest of the day - hope the heavy weather waits until Bob and Dani get home.  Enjoy the rest of your day everyone.','momwig','momwig','2007-02-13 19:05:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(157836,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-13 20:45:14',NULL,'','Good morning everyone.  Like most of the others here, we are having yucky weather.  Last night, we had freezing drizzle, which laid down a  sheet of ice and now it is snowing on top of that - forecast to continue snowing another few days.  Doesn&#39;t it matter that the groundhog didn&#39;t see his shadow???  Mary Lou, I am sorry that you made the trip for nothing.  It amazes me how little concern or thought that businesses have for their clients or customers.  Rose, glad you are feeling better - enjoy that nice weather.  Can you send some to the rest of us?  Mercedes, good to see back with us - loved the pics.  It was nice to see some actual &quot;ground&quot;.  They said on the news a few minutes ago that we are on day 55 of measurable snow on the ground.  9 more days and we will set a new record.   Kareen, hope your family makes it home safely before the really bad weather moves in.  Maria, I will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.  When you are up to it, post-op, let us know how you are doing.  Joey, hope you got that lettuce clean - it cracked me up that you mentioned it as what you were doing today.  Nothing exciting planned - in fact I am not leaving the house for the next few days with the exception of dinner out tomorrow night for Valentine&#39;s Day.  Well, off to my household chores.....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-13 20:45:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158010,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 10:44:44',NULL,'','February 14 - Happy Valentine&#39;s Day<br />\n<br />\nGuess I will get the dock started as I am still up and it is officially Valentine&#39;s Day.  Mary Lou, I hope you don&#39;t mind.  May this day of affections find you with your loved one or loved ones.  Take the time to tell those special people just how dear they are to you today.  We are not promised tomorrow and so don&#39;t let the chance go by without telling them that you love them.  We can never hear it too many times.  Even if you aren&#39;t involved in a relationship, there are still people close to you who would love to hear how you feel, be they friends or family.   God has put them in your life for a reason and please make sure they know how happy you are about that.   If you are in a relationship, it is always fun to snuggle up and remember &quot;old times&quot; together.  We get out the pics of hubby in his polyester leisure suit and me in my shag haircut and platform shoes and have a good laugh.  Once Valentine&#39;s Day is over, I think I am going to start a thread where we can post our &quot;oldie pics&quot; - that would be fun.  Anyway - have a great day, no matter what you have planned - do it with love.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-14 10:44:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158012,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 13:06:30',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies.....Happy Valentines day to everyone.  Hope you have a special day with that special someone in your life.<br />\n<br />\nThe amount of snow we expected did not materialize however I have been listening to sleet hit the roof since about 3AM so it looks quite treacherous out.  Glad I can stay in and stay warm.  The bad weather is supposed to last most of the day and change back to snow before stopping.  We only have maybe 2 or 3 inches under this blanket of sleet.  I guess today would be a good day to start cooking for our weekend company, unfortunately our fridge is so full of leftovers from last weekend I would have no room to store them.  <br />\n<br />\nWhatever you have planned for the day do it with love and a smile.  Your smile just might be contagious.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-14 13:06:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158014,2613,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 13:48:43',NULL,'','Good Morning and Happy Valentine&#39;s Day to everyone.<br />\nLike Mary Lou, I was up at 3am listening to the sleet hitting the roof, it woke me up, it was so loud, and it is still coming down.  I just called work and told them I was not coming in today.  If you have to be out there, please be careful.  Cheryl, I like your idea of the &quot;oldie pics&quot; I have to dig some out, me and my afro <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\nTake care everyone and please be careful out there.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-02-14 13:48:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158054,2613,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 14:37:12',NULL,'','They have already plowed my street, twice.  They are ususally slow getting to the side streets, but they are doing great this time.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-02-14 14:37:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158070,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 14:45:25',NULL,'','Good Morning and Happy Valentines Day Crazies&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy and pass on the love&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSnow sleet hail.. freezing mixture. Yuck.. stay safe and warm, guys...<br />\n<br />\n74 and mostly sunny in my neighborhood today&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/closedeyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':closedeyes:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nDoes anyone here know New Mexico? Particularly Albuquerque ?<br />\n<br />\nSmile today&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-14 14:45:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158100,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 15:47:20',NULL,'','back again - just got off the phone with my 4 year old granddaughter who called to wish us a Happy Valentines day - I knew teaching her our phone number would be a big mistake.  At any rate, she informed me that Mommy &amp; Daddy gave her a box of chocolate covered raisins which were the  &quot;GROSSEST THINGS I EVER ATE&#39;&#33;&#33;&#33;  She told me they wasted their money - they should have saved it to add to her Disneyland vacation bank&#33;  Out of the mouths of babes.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-14 15:47:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158137,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 18:08:03',NULL,'','Good Morning All&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell, we had the ice storm yesterday which I am sure this is what you guys are getting now. (Marylou and Mercedes). All of our schools and local businesses are closed and there are thousands of people without power still this morning. My 13 year grandaughter called this morning and said Nan, what are you doing? I am so bored.......They got their electric back but not their cable so no TV for the kids today. Little guy said I am glad I charged my PSP before the electric went out. They are too funny. I said this is a good day to catch up on your reading or cook something for Mom and Dad for Valentines day. (she loves to cook)<br />\n<br />\nAnyway Ken took the day off (P&amp;G never closes) and we will venture out for a late lunch early dinner so we don&#39;t have to go out at night when you can&#39;t see what is on the road. (black ice)<br />\n<br />\nSo everyone have a great Valentines Day and if you are in the ice storm areas stay safe and dry.<br />\nWe had a nine year old girl killed yesterday when a tree limb loaded with ice when she was walking her dog in her own back yard. Very very sad.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\nCheryl great idea about the pics. Too bad there wasnt a way we could do it and have to guess who the people are. I love doing that.','teacp','teacp','2007-02-14 18:08:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158142,139,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 18:52:35',NULL,'','We got rain, sleet, snow, but no hail, &lt;strong&gt;HAPPY VALENTINE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] Crazies--when do we sail?','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-02-14 18:52:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158165,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 20:18:40',NULL,'','Maria, maybe everyone could email me thair pics and I could post them and then you could guess.  We got quite a bit of snow the past 24 hrs. but it is sunny today so hopefully some of it will start melting.  They just said on the weather that it will snow again this afternoon but I am acting like I didn&#39;t hear that.  Have I mentioned that I am ready for spring???   We have dinner reservations at 7:00, but I am sure we will be home in time to watch Lost, now that it has moved to 9:00, but the DVR is already set if we don&#39;t make it. Hope all of you have a wonderful day....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-14 20:18:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158169,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 20:21:31',NULL,'','that picture guessing thingy sound fun but dangerous','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-14 20:21:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158171,334,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 20:24:49',NULL,'','Happy Valentines day everyone. Last nice day in our part of Florida for this week and I&#39;ve been out enjoying it this AM. Pretty cold tomorrow for us in the 60&#39;s but compared to all the snow and sleet reports, I&#39;m happy to be here. I sure don&#39;t miss that snow.......<br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a special day planned. I decided since we have the house to ourselves I&#39;ll be making Chicken Marsala for dinner. I can&#39;t remember the last Valentines Day we had the house to our selves(at least until 8PM since DD works) <br />\n<br />\nShare the love of the day with others&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-02-14 20:24:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158178,1845,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 21:09:46',NULL,'','Happy Valentines Day All - They have been predicting a blizzard here since yesterday, temps hovering around 0 degrees calling for up to 3 ft of snow then the winds. We&#39;ve been lucky only about 6&quot; of snow and after looking at the radar we may miss the big dump of snow.','hamster92256','hamster92256','2007-02-14 21:09:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158179,2961,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 21:44:57',NULL,'','Hey get a chance an visit edited by GottaCruz-Please message Administrator of site for advertising rates. Thank you.  I had the opportunity to take a tour with them, definitely a marvelous experience.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your cruise&#33;','oma','oma','2007-02-14 21:44:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158180,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 21:49:37',NULL,'','<br />\nwow who ordered spam for lunch?','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-14 21:49:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158197,274,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 22:45:26',NULL,'','Happy Valentine&#39;s Day, everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThose in the blizzard areas, stay safe, and stay warm, and stay in if you can&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-02-14 22:45:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158218,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 23:42:18',NULL,'','[quote name=\'JoeyandDavid\' post=\'158180\' date=\'Feb 14 2007, 12&#58;49 PM\']<br />\n[quote name=\'oma\' post=\'158179\' date=\'Feb 14 2007, 11&#58;44 AM\']<br />\nHey get a chance an visit edited by GottaCruz<br />\nI had the opportunity to take a tour with them, definitely a marvelous experience.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your cruise&#33;<br />\n[/quote]<br />\nwow who ordered spam for lunch?<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nOh Joey, I love fried Spam&#33;&#33;&#33;  That is the same thing I thought when I saw it was the first post made...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-14 23:42:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158221,2,1,18,155309,'2007-02-14 23:53:06',NULL,'','Whoever reported the spam- I thank you. <br />\n<br />\nTo whoever provided the spam, <br />\n         You&#39;re more than welcome to join in and contribute to the forums.  But, advertising here is a no-no. Thank you. GottaCruz, Moderator','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-02-14 23:53:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158222,2,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 00:00:36',NULL,'','rogue, sorry about that, didn&#39;t look carefully enough. Thanks for reporting the spam.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-02-15 00:00:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158227,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 01:38:56',NULL,'','[quote name=\'JoeyandDavid\' post=\'158180\' date=\'Feb 14 2007, 02&#58;49 PM\']<br />\n[quote name=\'oma\' post=\'158179\' date=\'Feb 14 2007, 11&#58;44 AM\']<br />\nHey get a chance an visit edited by GottaCruz-please message Administrator for advertising rates-Thank you.  I had the opportunity to take a tour with them, definitely a marvelous experience.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your cruise&#33;<br />\n[/quote]<br />\nwow who ordered spam for lunch?<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWhere is it?','teacp','teacp','2007-02-15 01:38:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158228,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 01:41:58',NULL,'','That is a great idea Cheryl but an awful lot of work on your part &#33;&#33;&#33;','teacp','teacp','2007-02-15 01:41:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158230,2717,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 02:20:34',NULL,'','Can we not recommend tour operators for excursions and stuff?<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-02-15 02:20:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158236,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 02:29:52',NULL,'','yes but not as a first post out of the gate...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-15 02:29:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158320,1210,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 03:43:14',NULL,'','We all make recommendations, but not to make a profit. There are several travel agents on the board, but have you ever seen one try to solicit your business? <br />\n<br />\nIt had the appearance of spam. That&#39;s why I reported it.','rogue','rogue','2007-02-15 03:43:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158328,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 06:04:39',NULL,'','Thanks Howard for being on your toes.  I think it was defintely Spam as it was their first post and only post.  When I need a recommendation, I have no problem asking for it and I appreciate the responses but don&#39;t like it when someone comes here strictly to promote their business and not really be a contributing part of the Crazy family.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-15 06:04:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158367,2717,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 12:57:48',NULL,'','Ahhh, gotcha...I didn&#39;t see the original post, so I wasn&#39;t sure what was going on.<br />\n<br />\nThank goodness our snow has stopped.  The winds have picked up and are causing quite a bit of blowing and drifting.<br />\n<br />\nEverybody, stay safe...and have a great day...<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-02-15 12:57:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158370,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 13:12:59',NULL,'','THURSDAY - February 15[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies...The snow and sleet have stopped but temps are back down to 0 with strong winds.  I&#39;m watching the ever growing list of school and business closings.  We have an appointment at 9AM to have our taxes done but unless the main street is ice free we will be cancelling - just like I cancelled my Doctors appointment yesterday.  Out of boredom I started ripping closets apart yesterday than decided I was tired before I got everything put away again so I have a nice mess to keep me busy today.  Everything got thrown into the guest room but we have guests coming on Saturday so I have to get it straightened out.  I also should start cooking for the weekend but have so many leftovers from last weekend I have no room to store them.  Will have to clean the fridge and freezer out also.  <br />\n<br />\nWhat is happening in your corner of the world today?  Please stay safe and warm with all this bad weather and keep a smile on your face.  If you have snow to shovel - take it easy - this is a heavy, wet snow.  Jim is so thankful we have no sidewalks here and our neighbor plows out our driveway in return for pushing the snow from his driveway into our front yard.  Sounds like a fair trade to me.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl &amp; Rogue - thanks for taking care of the spam.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-15 13:12:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158373,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 14:38:39',NULL,'','wow Mary Lou... you are just the busy bee huh&#33; I get tired just reading ..hehehehehe<br />\n<br />\nHope your weather warms up ice aint fun unless it is used to make one of those frozen thingy&#39;s at sailaway..<br />\n<br />\n80 plus here as far as temps go..<br />\n<br />\ntry and be safe .. and smile..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-15 14:38:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158381,2613,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 14:47:59',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nA much better compute to VA this morning (I had called in yesterday and said I was not coming to work, but they opened the office 2 hours late, so I decided to go in).  The roads are dry and very clear, it seems like people are still off from work.<br />\nEveryone stay warm and safe.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-02-15 14:47:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158384,2717,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 14:51:20',NULL,'','Hi guys,<br />\n<br />\nOkay...well, son did the snowblowing 5th and last time....he was great throughout the storm, just did it without being asked.  I did the shoveling...which wasn&#39;t much in comparison.  The cars started right up...thank goodness.<br />\n<br />\nToday it is cold and windy...but the sun is shining...<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day...<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-02-15 14:51:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158386,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 14:53:19',NULL,'','Schools are still closed here in Pa.  and a lot of businesses are on a 2 hour delay.  Still no answer at the Accountants office so maybe we will flip a coin to decided if we should venture out.  We live on a tiny little street but are a direct link between the state police barracks and a major road in town - so we are an Emergency street and the plows have us down to pavement.  Nice perk&#33;&#33;  However I can&#39;t see the main street from here and have no idea what condition that is in.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - I love being busy - I get into trouble when I have spare time on my hands.....that&#39;s how the closets got ripped apart yesterday.   LOL','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-15 14:53:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158388,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 15:01:45',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe are getting back to normal today and the schools and businesses are open. There are still thousands of people without electric so I feel bad for them.<br />\n<br />\nThe couple that bought our old house called yesterday and wanted to know where the main water valve was as they have had no electric since Tuesday and were afraid the pipes would freeze. Ken said what are you worried about the hot water heater is gas...........she said &quot;it is&quot;.........wow that&#39;s great...duh..they are in the house 1 1/2 years and didn&#39;t know the hot water heater was gas and didn&#39;t know where the main water valve was...........bless their hearts..........lol<br />\n<br />\nKudos to our township for the job they did clearing the roads. Ken and I ventured out yesterday to P.F. Changs for Valentines very late lunch early dinner and the roads were dry and down to the pavement.<br />\n<br />\nEveryone have a great day.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for somene without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-02-15 15:01:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158397,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 15:16:47',NULL,'','Maria.. that was sweet... I take it this was a young couple first house.??..<br />\n<br />\nGood luck tomorrow.. We will be tinking of you ..<br />\nJoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-15 15:16:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158421,2,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 17:25:21',NULL,'','Everyone , please stay safe in that cold and snow. Don&#39;t exert yourself with too much shoveling. Please stay warm and safe, everyone. <br />\n<br />\nMaria, I will be thinking about you in surgery tomorrow and wishing you a very speedy recovery. <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m here, everyone, just a little slow on the posting . Got myself a nice cold, cough, the works but this will soon pass. <br />\n<br />\nJust going to the post office today to send letter to Home Depot- certified mail to the Chairman and CEO. Kitchen is still not complete after 8 months. Ugh&#33;&#33;&#33;','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-02-15 17:25:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158429,139,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 18:07:35',NULL,'','Maria, we will be thinking of you, as well. We wish you a very fast recovery.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, take care of that cold and give that CEO heck&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-02-15 18:07:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158432,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 18:20:48',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Maria Ill be wishing you the best as well My Friend <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  Dont worry everything will be OK&#33; Let us know how you are when you get through&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-15 18:20:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158447,1845,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 18:34:17',NULL,'','The temp here is -6 and there is about 3 feet of snow on the ground. Village crew are out front with the front end loader moving it around, but it is bright and sunny out&#33;? Can&#39;t imagine what the folks in the western part of the state are doing, they have gotten almost 12 feet of snow in the last two weeks&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\nMaria take care of yourself - I hope it isn&#39;t your drinking hand that is affected&#33;&#33;&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','hamster92256','hamster92256','2007-02-15 18:34:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158478,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 20:48:44',NULL,'','Morning all.  We went out to dinner last night.  When Greg got home, I told him we should probably call and cancel the reservations as the news was saying how bad the roads were.  He said they weren&#39;t that bad so off we went.  I was a nervous wreck all the way there.  We have different ideas of &quot;not bad out&quot; - to me, when people are sliding all over the place, there are numerous accidents and cars running off the road, it is bad out.  I will admit that Greg is very good at driving in adverse conditions but it is all the other idiots out there that I was concerned with - the ones who flew by us going 60 (Greg was going about 25).  We were in Steak &amp; Ale for 2 hrs (really slow service) and the roads were considerably worse when we left to come home.  I was surprised that more reservations weren&#39;t cancelled, but the restaurant was hopping.   Does anyone have any experience with DirectBuy?  I have seen their commercial for a few years - supposedly they have a huge warehouse where you can buy anything for the home- doors windows, furniture, they have contractors who can do installation on anything you buy.  They also have carpeting, flooring, countertops, etc.  As we are preparing to do new flooring in the whole house, other than the basement, and that is 3300 sq. ft. of carpeting or some other flooring, and we are doing granite in the kitchen and 3 bathrooms and also a new stove and center island extension, we thought it might be worth looking into.  I know you have to pay to join, but not sure how much.  I called them yesterday and they are sending me info and a one day pass to look around - we will take all our measurements with us so we will be able to tell exactly how much we can save if we join.  Supposedly, it is supposed to be about 50%, but we&#39;ll see.  Just wondered if any of you are now or have been members and what was your experience with them.  Well, guess I had better get to my housework - I shampooed carpets yesterday and still have one hallway to do.  Yeah, I know it is silly to steam clean carpeting that is going to be ripped out but I am a little compulsive about my house.  Hope you all have a a good end to the week.  I just found out that Greg has Monday off - turkey&#33;&#33;&#33;   A month ago, I suggested we should fly to Vegas or somewhere warm for President&#39;s Day weekend and he said he wasn&#39;t getting it off this year.  Then last night he said he found out that they were.  But it is a little too late to make reservations now.  We had gotten an email a month or so ago from Camp Bow Wow, which is where the dogs go when we travel, and it said that this weeked is one of their busiest as it is such a big ski weekend, so reservations had to be made well in advance.  Oh well, I don&#39;t think I would want to fly as snowy and icy as it is anyway.  At this point, it appears I am writing a novel, so I will close.....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-15 20:48:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158479,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 21:07:12',NULL,'','wow cheryl... sounds like some nights when i had to creep home  in my youth.. I agree it&#39;s not Greg its those other idiots that don&#39;t respect the snow and ice you have to worry about..<br />\n<br />\nCan&#39;t help you with Direct Buy.. sorry','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-15 21:07:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158495,2,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 22:21:07',NULL,'','Living in N.Y. , I was always a wreck having to drive in snowy and icey conditions. Please be careful, all of you affected by that nasty weather. <br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita, Thanks, I sure did give them lots more than heck. What percent discount do you think we&#39;re entitled to??? Any ideas??? We didn&#39;t suggest anything specific in our letter. We&#39;re waiting till they come up with a proposal. What would you ask for???','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-02-15 22:21:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158509,139,1,18,155309,'2007-02-15 23:08:19',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nWhen it comes to cloths Rita always says she couldn&#39;t pass it up because it was 30% off. So we would say don&#39;t except anything less than 30%&#33;<br />\n <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-02-15 23:08:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158526,2,1,18,155309,'2007-02-16 02:40:27',NULL,'','30 % is a good deal with clothing, I agree. But  lately, I&#39;ve been shopping at Dillards and just can&#39;t pass up their 75% off bargains. So, I guess somewhere between 30 and 75 would be good. We shall see . Wish us luck.  :biggrin:It would probably be a while before we hear anything.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-02-16 02:40:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158582,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-16 13:12:59',NULL,'','FRIDAY - February 16[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.....How is everyone this morning?  Still bitter cold here and schools are on a 2 hour delay but they will reopen this morning.  Our biggest problem right now is that any snow that melts during the day freezes during the night.  Hopefully it will all straighten out before our company arrives tomorrow morning.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl (GottacCruz)  I would get everything I could from Home Depot after what they have put you through. (Right now stores in our area are discounting winter merchandise between 80 - 90%)  When we had our problem with Sears over kitchen appliances a couple of years ago  they made us an offer and we promptly told them where they could put it.  They came back with a counter offer but one of our demands was that a high official from the company come to our home to oversee the installation and inspect every inch of the final product.  It took a while but things were finally settled to our satisfaction although we will never deal with them again.  Hold your ground - these big companies seem to feel we will simply go away if they wait long enough.  Good luck.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - our thoughts and prayers are with you today -<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day - remember to smile - it will put sunshine into someones day.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-16 13:12:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158594,2613,1,18,155309,'2007-02-16 14:47:12',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nStill very cold here, but the streets are cleared, and there seemed to be more traffic out this morning, than the past few days.  Nothing much planned this weekend, just babysitting Kaylee.<br />\nWishing you all the best with your hand surgery today Maria.<br />\nTake care everyone and have a safe weekend, stay warm.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-02-16 14:47:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158596,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-16 14:55:02',NULL,'','Good Friday morning Crazies..<br />\n<br />\nGood luck today Maria..<br />\n<br />\ntoday is the day we go to the railroad retirement board to see where we stand with DP&#39;s retirement.... we can only hope... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' /> <br />\nWarm weather is still with us although it is supposed to get cooler by beginning of the week..<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a safe and enjoyable weekend...<br />\n<br />\nand in regards to discounted sales... did you think that the reason they are 30% to 70 % off is because they for what ever reason couldn&#39;t get anyone to buy them at full price.... things that make me go HMMMM.<br />\n<br />\nAnd don&#39;t get me started on Kitchen remodeling..... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> LOL have a great Friday weekend. and smile.. someone IS watching&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-16 14:55:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158624,2,1,18,155309,'2007-02-16 16:48:40',NULL,'','Hmmmm 80-90%, anyone say 100%?. I like your discount even better, Mary Lou, Thanks for the ideas. We will not go away - they will have to come to a deal that will satisfy us. I have plenty of time to attend court if it should come to that. <br />\n<br />\nMaria, thinking of you today and wishing you a very speedy recovery. <br />\n<br />\nJOey, hope all goes the way you want it to at your meeting today. <br />\n<br />\nmercedes, Mary Lou and everyone else stuck in that cold yukky weather, hang in there . Spring isnt too far away. I hope you at least get a sunny weekend to melt some of that snow and warm things up a bit. <br />\n<br />\nHave a fabulous Friday, Crazies. Hugs to all.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-02-16 16:48:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158631,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-16 16:54:38',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Wishing everyone a great weekend ahead Maria Wishing you the best Today, Joey Good Luck with the railroad meeting hope everythings way above what your expecting to hear all My Other Good Friends &quot;HIYA&quot; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> Ive got to go to the Ford Dealership and finish the Paperwork and Pay Them UGHH&#33; Id rather be paying on a cruise but the Truck is Important Too&#33; Miss C Pictures to follow&#33; Maybe&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-16 16:54:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158653,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-16 20:13:30',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies.  The temps are up in the 40&#39;s so I am going to venture out today.  The main problem is that it is very windy (blowing up to 70 mph in the foothills where I live and up to 100 mph in the high country)  The snow is blowing back on the road but I really need to get to Kohl&#39;s sale and to the grocery store and post office.  The mountains are under extreme avalanche warnings because of the high winds - hope it calms down as this is the biggest ski weekend of the season.  Greg has a 3 day weekend.  I mentioned DirectBuy in my post yesterday - Greg and I have an appt. a week from tomorrow to go to a seminar and tour the warehouse.  The lady that called said you buy directly from the manufacturers and should save about 50%, so we will see if it pans out.  Greg has been adamant about not painting all the wood white but I really want it painted - if it were white, I would love to go with a dark cherrywood floor.  I have been surfing the net trying to find a kitchen the way I want mine done - I think if he sees it, he will agree.  I can see the vision in my head, but he can&#39;t.  Maria, was so happy to read that the surgery is over - we will be looking forward to your return - hope you know we all love you here.  Cheryl, I certainly hope that Home Depot does right by you and Wayne after all the aggrevation you had to go thru - keep us posted.<br />\nJoey, good luck with the retirement board.  I wish Greg was ready to retire (well, I say that but after he was home for a week sick a few weeks back, I was more than ready for him to go back to work).   Robert, I too would like to see pics of your new wheels.  Enjoy them.  Mary Lou, Keith and Rita, Mercedes, Howard, Kareen and anyone else I missed - hope you have a wonderful weekend.  TGIF','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-16 20:13:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158668,274,1,18,155309,'2007-02-16 21:40:18',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 15 degrees with a heavy wind.  Don&#39;t have much time on the computer today, but want to wish everyone a great day.  Still have my clot, but it seems that the inflammation and clot is coming down some.<br />\n<br />\nMaria...thinking of you and hope you have a fast recovery&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...it sounds like you will have a brand new home when you get done with all the renovations.  Sounds wonderful&#33;<br />\n<br />\nChery...(gottacruise)  hope you can get some reimbursement for all you have gone through&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey and David...good luck with the retirement board&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert...congrats on the new truck&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI know I have missed some of you; I haven&#39;t been able to catch up on past posts but I&#39;m thinking of you all&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTo all who are in the snow and ice and cold...stay safe and, stay warm&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-02-16 21:40:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158791,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-17 13:01:44',NULL,'','SATURDAY - February 17th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....This is probably the last time I will be posting til late Monday - I really need to find a new place for my computer other than the guest room.   At any rate I think we will be very  busy with our company the nexy few days,  Couple # 1 is due to arrive by 10AM followed by couple 2 at noon and couple 3 not until about 4PM.  We are really looking forward to seeing them again and hopefully by the time they leave we will have another cruise planned.    Today marks the 6 month mark til we cruise with the twins.  I don&#39;t think they would appreciate a call at 6AM to tell them that though.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nMaria - hope you are doing OK today and not in too much discomfort.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - Hope all went well with the Retirement board yesterday.  Retirement is wonderful - we heartily recommend it.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl (gottaCruz)  Where did you find all those Bon Voyages I missed?  Is there another calendar somewhere that I am missing? <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a terrific weekend. i<br />\n<br />\nIf you can - stay in, stay warm and stay happy.    <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-17 13:01:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158794,2717,1,18,155309,'2007-02-17 14:01:27',NULL,'','Good morning,<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou...have a great time with your company&#33;  It sounds fun...<br />\n<br />\nSun is shining today...yeah&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great Saturday everyone...<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-02-17 14:01:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158803,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-17 15:51:10',NULL,'','Good Saturday Morning Crazies...<br />\n<br />\nMeeting yesterday was informative, as with everything .. it will need to be analyzed and then discussed... bottom line is I don&#39;t think a decision will be made anytime in the next 90 days.. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' /> <br />\nIn the mean time... back to the dreaming... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/happy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':happy:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nNot a lot going on here on the west coast this up coming week .. Tuesday is west Hollywood&#39;s annual Mardi Gras party... and like clock work it is scheduled to rain... so once again we will pass (unless the rain holds off) it is really a fun silly event..<br />\n<br />\nGlad maria the surgery went well yesterday .. hope to see you pecking today&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou enjoy the company.. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMiss C.. a threaten to write a letter to the BBB always seems to carry some-sort of weight when talking to &quot;upper&quot; managemnet... if all else fails in a calm voice say something like.. &quot;I understand..fine... thank you ....the BBB will be interested of your position.&quot;<br />\nand then take them to Judge Judy&#33;... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> <br />\nGood luck &#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a safe Saturday guys&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-17 15:51:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158828,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-17 19:17:43',NULL,'','Good morning.  Looks like we may have a nice sunny weekend and as Greg has Monday off for President&#39;s Day, may have to do something fun.  I am excited about my kitchen - Greg has always been adamant about not painting the natural wood in the kitchen and I showed him some pics last night of white cabinets with granite countertops and then showed him the brazilian cherry wood floor I had picked out and he said he would think about it.  I know that isn&#39;t a yes, but it is the first time I haven&#39;t gotten an automatic no.  Maria, I hope you are feeling better today and will be able to check in soon.  Mary Lou, sounds like a fun weekend - hope you will be able to take some time from playing hostess and relax.  Shari, glad your leg is slowly getting better - too bad it has to take so darn long.  Hope everyone has something fun planned for the weekend....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-17 19:17:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158855,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-17 23:29:02',NULL,'','Hi Everybody,<br />\n<br />\nWell I am coherent today.........slept most of yesterday and last night but today I am feeling much better except for a darn cold I got. Probably picked it up in the hospital. Ken has been an absolute dear and has take care of everything around the house.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou...enjoy your company........we don&#39;t get much out here......they say it is too far but that doesn&#39;t hold true when we have to go in.............weddings, grads birthdays, etc.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl (gregswife) if Greg said maybe if he is anything like Ken it will probably be a yes.......<br />\n<br />\nJoey...glad your retirement meeting went okay...........nothing like it<br />\n<br />\nCheryl (gottacruz) three weeks till we leave for Florida but I understand it isn&#39;t too warm there right now?<br />\n<br />\nShari....glad the inflammation is going away and hopefully the clot will go to. I know you are taking care of it by keep it elevated so keep up the good work.<br />\n<br />\nRobert congrats on the truck Ken has a F-150 and he loves it....so do I it is so luxurious........<br />\n<br />\nThe doctor said my thumb was frozen..ain&#39;t that a riot......when they wheeled me in the OR the OR nurses said hey our favorite patient with the NY accent....lol they remembered me from November when I had my finger done......I just have to baby it for awhile and he said he will decide if I need therapy when I get the stitches out on the 28th. Well I am going back to my pity party.............Oh Kennnnnnnnnn<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do someting nice for someone without expecting anything in return  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\np.s. thanks again everyone for your thoughts and prayers','teacp','teacp','2007-02-17 23:29:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158858,2542,1,18,155309,'2007-02-18 00:13:43',NULL,'','Hi Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria - glad to see you&#39;re up and at it.... keep that hand rested though.<br />\n<br />\nShari - glad the inflammation is going down - don&#39;t forget the elevation is sooooo important&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - oh where&#39;s that Greg... let me whisper in his ear  :)  I can just visualise this beautiful kitchen.<br />\n<br />\nSun and fun here in the Rio Grande Valley - it seems like we&#39;ll have at least a week of sun yeah&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-02-18 00:13:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158889,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-18 03:43:19',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Maria gald to hear your through the Surgery and wishing you a speedy recovery  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-18 03:43:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158901,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-18 04:49:52',NULL,'','Hi all.  We will probably cancel our appt. at DirectBuy for next weekend.  Our neighbors said they looked into it several years ago and it was &#036;2000 to join then and have heard it has gone up.  They said they really didn&#39;t think it was worth it.  We went to Carpet Exchange today and picked out our carpeting and also our hardwood flooring.  Greg told the guy we were having the kitchen cabinets painted white so I wanted a dark cherry flooring to go with it, so guess it is a go on the white cabinetry.  So now I have to find a painter.  Greg asked the salesman if he knew anyone who did granite countertops and he said that they did (that really surprised me).  Anyway, we looked at their samples but think they were really high - theirs was &#036;50 a linear ft.  Then we went to Lowes and talked to them about countertops, but frankly, I was completely confused when we left there.  He kept adding in surcharges, fabrication charges, premium charges and lots of other stuff and basically I wanted him to tell me exactly how much it was going to cost per linear foot to have the existing countertops removed and the new ones installed - everything done - just give me a cost per ft.  He kept hemming and hawing about how it all depends.  I am waiting on a quote back from Boulder Granite - they are supposed to be one of the most inexpensive places around.  Carpet Exchange is sending 2 different people to take the measurements -one for the wood and one for the carpeting, so I will probably have to wait around on them next week.  We have discovered that cash carries no influence nowadays - couldn&#39;t get a discount for the fact that we are paying for it up front.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - it was great to see you posting.  Good for Ken for taking such good care of you - milk it for as long as you can&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-18 04:49:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(158968,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-18 18:29:19',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI am feeling great this morning except for this rotten cold.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl.......cash carries no clout they get paid either way............<br />\nSounds like a fun project coming up for you. I knew Greg would give in with the cabinets.<br />\nI just called Direct TV to get a price on the new HD box. The new one is the HR20.....It is 299.00 with installation because of course you need a new antenna even though you have a HD antenna....I will think about it.......my satillite bill is so high now with all the additives.<br />\n<br />\nWell Ken is snowblowing the last of the snow and then we are going to get ready for the Daytonna 500....<br />\nKen is a nascar nut so we have been watching anything and everything on the speed channel about Daytonna memories. Maybe I will just finish my book<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all and &lt;strong&gt;remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-02-18 18:29:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159041,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-19 07:19:39',NULL,'','Boy, the dock was quiet today.  Everyone must have been busy.  I have a big walk-in pantry, and got industrious today and cleaned it out.  Went to Big Lots and bought some clear plastic storage bins and organized everything - all drink mixes are in one bin, sauce mixes in another, food storage bags, saran wrap and aluminum foil in another, plastic cutlery, pasta, etc. and everything is labeled (had to use my new labeler&#33;).  I threw out all the cake mixes and boxes of jello that were past date, and of course had to chuck all the jars of Peter Pan peanut butter.  I had a deep fryer, a George Foreman Next Generation Grill (the big one), and a food processor that were just taking up space in there, so I drug all of them out and when my son came buy to return the truck (he had borrowed it on over the weekend because he was moving), he took all of it with him.  Actually, the food processor was for his girlfriend - he had no idea what it was used for&#33;&#33;&#33;  So, did anyone do anything exciting today?  Greg is off tomorrow for President&#39;s day - not much planned, we need to go out and check on the RV and I have some things I need to put in it.  I keep a box in the laundry room and everytime I buy something for the motorhome, I stick it in the box and then when we go, I take it with me.  Well, hope all of you have a productive week.....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-19 07:19:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159058,274,1,18,155309,'2007-02-19 12:04:00',NULL,'','Good Morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone had a nice weekend&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 20 degrees.  We&#39;re having a heat wave.  It might reach 35 today&#33;  We&#39;ll all be wearing shorts and tank tops.  LOL  Think I&#39;ll venture out to the store.  I feel like I&#39;ve been shut in all winter.  Can&#39;t wait for Spring and to be able to do some walking.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...hope you had a nice weekend with your cruising friends&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey...retiring is definitely something to take time and think about.  It&#39;s a big decision.<br />\n<br />\nRobert...I&#39;d love to see a picture of your new truck, too.<br />\n<br />\nPrincess...when the sun is shining it always seems to be much warmer.  Hope you had a good weekend&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria...I&#39;m so glad the surgery went well.  Hope your cold clears up fast.   Thanks for the well wishes&#33; <br />\n<br />\nJackie...thanks for the good advice...it&#39;s hard to keep elevating when you have the housework and all to do, but I&#39;m trying.  I don&#39;t know how you did this for 6 months.  It&#39;s been 6 or 7 weeks for me...and it&#39;s really starting to get to me.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...Thanks for the well wishes.  That&#39;s great that Greg is OK with painting the cabinets white.  That should look great with a cherrywood floor.  Hope you will post pictures when you are all done renovating.  My favorite channel on TV is HGTV...Home and Garden Television.  I love to watch the decorating, and I especially love the home make-over shows.  <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-02-19 12:04:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159081,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-19 17:53:50',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGlad to see someone was ambitous Cheryl.........I need to get into my pantry but keep putting it off. I am sure like you there are many outdated packages. You are lucky that just your son didn&#39;t know what a food processor is.............my DIL wouldn&#39;t know what to do with it............I dont&#39; know what will happen if they have children someone would need to cook for them.........maybe I should keep them here for the first few years.........lol<br />\n<br />\nAnyway still got this nasty cold. As long as I get rid of it before we leave for Florida(hope it warms up down there for us)<br />\n<br />\nWell DD and kids off today from school so heading out to the mall for some browsing and lunch. You know what browsing means when you go with a 14 year old. Get out the checkbook ....lol<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all. Stay well and &lt;strong&gt;remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-02-19 17:53:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159102,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-19 21:19:17',NULL,'','Hi Crazies.....the last of our company just left and I will catch up with the last few days posts by tomorrow.  Right now I don&#39;t think I have a clean sheet, towel or dish in my house so it&#39;s time to switch into high gear and get this place cleaned up.  We had a great time with our cruise friends....did lots of talking, drinking , eating and very very little sleeping.  We did not decide on anything definate for our cruise in 2008 but will look into a few options.  The fact that one couple is moving to South Carolina later this year will complicate things a bit but I&#39;m sure we will find something.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - it&#39;s great seeing you back posting.  Hope the hand is OK.  <br />\n<br />\nTil tomorrow morning - S M I L E <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-19 21:19:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159116,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-19 22:14:04',NULL,'','Hi guys i have been wrestling with this retirement issue for the pst few days and weeks and have finally come to a decision.<br />\n<br />\nIf things work out  as I have them planned i will be back in small town usa.<br />\nStay tuned more to come...<br />\n<br />\nPS... I am beginning to feel a lot better... that stress was shew..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-19 22:14:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159131,2543,1,18,155309,'2007-02-19 23:03:51',NULL,'','Just spent the last 3 days with 1200 or so High School kids at the NFTY Convention in Philadelphia - that&#39;s the North American Federation of Temple Youth.  I was in charge of gathering together adult voluntees to compliment the fantastic professional staff.  Quite an experience - we were able to welcome and register each of these kids in record time - they are as well behaved and cooperative as you can every expect - it was a pleasure to learn, sing, pray and eat with the future leadership of Reform Judaism.  Scott Wolf, of Party of Five, Everwood and The Nine fame was honored last night for his work with the Cheir Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping refuges from Darfur and Southern Sudan. Social action and social resopnsibility are very important aspects of NFTY.  Oh well enough I can talk about these young people forever.  Got involved when my own children were active and I guess I became addicted - am now a member of the Regional Youth committee.  <br />\n<br />\nGlad everyone is on the mend and let&#39;s hope the weather gets better each day - after all spring gets closer and closer each day.<br />\n<br />\nJoey will the plan involve moving east???  I remember our conversation in Barcelona.  Change is always stressful even the good change - so don&#39;t worry whatever you two decide will be right and if not you can do something else.<br />\n<br />\nI guess I made up for not being around much the last few weeks.  Everyone enjoy the rest of the day.','momwig','momwig','2007-02-19 23:03:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159166,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-20 02:16:50',NULL,'','<br />\n <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-20 02:16:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159170,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-20 02:20:05',NULL,'','<br />\n <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-20 02:20:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159175,2,1,18,155309,'2007-02-20 03:08:13',NULL,'','Hi, everyone. <br />\n     So glad to hear that everyone is either doing well or on the mend. <br />\n     <br />\n    teacp, So glad to hear you&#39;re coming along . Just chug that chicken noodle soup and you&#39;ll be better in no time. The weather here has been very chilly the last few days but a warming trend is on the way and by Wednesday , it should be back in the 80&#39;s. I&#39;m sure that by the time you head south, the weather will be beautiful. We are so looking forward to seeing you and Ken. <br />\n     Mary Lou, do you take special vitamins? Where do you get all that energy to do all that you do? Glad you had such a great time with your company. <br />\n     Shari, so glad that your leg is better. Keep up the good job &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n     Kareen, it&#39;s great to see you posting again. Sounds like a very interesting 3 days for you and a great bunch of kids. It&#39;s nice to hear about good teenagers nowadays. I love Scott Wolf . He was great on Party . <br />\n     Cheryl, your plans for your kitchen sound amazing. It&#39;s going to be gorgeous and I can&#39;t wait to see the befores and afters. <br />\n     Joey, I&#39;m so glad to hear that you&#39;re less stressed now. Whatever decision you and David make, I wish you all the best . <br />\n<br />\n Last week I had a miserable cold and now have a cough that is exhausting me. Trying to get some extra rest and trying to drink lots of fluids. My coughs always linger for quite a while . I will let you all know when we hear back from H.D about our kitchen. We picked up two nice pictures today - cute chef pictures for the wall behind our kitchen table.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-02-20 03:08:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159177,2,1,18,155309,'2007-02-20 03:18:18',NULL,'','By the way, Mary Lou, you asked earlier how you missed some Bon Voyages. You didn&#39;t miss anything. Now that everyone posts their cruises themselves, sometimes some members don&#39;t fill out the form correctly and the event doesn&#39;t appear on the calendar. I&#39;m always checking on that and sometimes I am just able to correct it but those few were posted by the members after I had checked that week so they didn&#39;t appear till after I caught the errors. Sounds confusing but I just want you to know that you did not miss anything at all. <br />\n<br />\nAll of you that are posting birthdays, Bon Voyages, Congratulations, welcomes, etc. , are doing such an amazing job . Jason and I appreciate it so very much. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Hugs, Cheryl','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-02-20 03:18:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159233,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-20 12:47:37',NULL,'','TUESDAY - February 20th  [/size] (boy I hope that is right&#33;  LOL)<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies......We just love our friends and love to have company but it was wonderful to wake up this morning to an empty house and move around as I please without fear of waking anyone up.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl (GottaCruz) - as far as energy goes - last night Jim decided he would give the kitchen floor a quick mop around 8PM so I went to the bedroom and turned on the TV while I &quot;Straightened up&quot;  .  He said he came back in the room about 10 minutes later and I was sound asleep.  When I woke about around 2AM I couldn&#39;t figure out what I was doing under the covers fully dressed.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl (Gregswife)  Your kitchen plans sound amazing.   Can&#39;t wait to see the before and after pics.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - Hope your hand is healing well and you are doing OK.<br />\n<br />\nShari - Keep taking care of that leg.   <br />\n<br />\nJoey &amp; David - I&#39;m sure this is a hard time with lots of decisions to be made but it will be worth it in the end.  <br />\n<br />\nKareen - Sounds like you had a very interesting few days.  Its wonderful to see such nice productive teens - you only hear about the bad ones.<br />\n<br />\nEveryone else - If I&#39;ve missed anything important in the last few days I apologize.   Been very busy but will catch up as soon as I can.<br />\n<br />\nDon&#39;t forget to SMILE.  It makes people wonder what they are missing&#33;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-20 12:47:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159259,2613,1,18,155309,'2007-02-20 15:03:59',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nI hope everyone is feeling much better today.  Nothing much planned today, just the usual stuff at work.  My DH gave me the new enV phone for Valentine&#39;s day and it is really something else, lots of bells and whistles and a thick manual to read.lol.  Take care everyone and have a great day <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-02-20 15:03:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159306,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-20 17:18:35',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHappy Fat Tuesday &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMarylou glad you had a great time with your company..........The hand is healing well...Thanks<br />\n<br />\nMercedes enjoy your new phone.........I love all the bells and whistles<br />\n<br />\nJoey..moving is always stressful.When we left Staten Island after being raised and born there and all the family was there it was awful for me...........All I kept saying the first two years was &quot;I wanna go home&quot;<br />\nBut that passed and now I just love the midwest and probably would never go back............Whatevery you and David decide I am sure will be good for both of you. ...We are always here for a shoulder.........<br />\n<br />\nKareen..........do you think you could bold up your color a little.....I have a hard time reading your posts.........<br />\n<br />\nCheryl....I hope the weather warms up for us when we head your way in a few weeks.<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now&lt;strong&gt;.............remember do someting nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-02-20 17:18:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159315,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-20 17:47:08',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Morning All My Friends, Maria hope your feeling better <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> Joey Good Luck with whatever way you go or place youll always be here with us&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Shari , Miss C and all others My Cameras in the Shop&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/unsure.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':unsure:\' /> Ive been Busy This weekend and yesterday with the Truck, Ive got to get with the Hotel about our reservations for October 12th. We plan ahead that way we will have a room by then&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  Happy Fat Tuesday My Friends&#33; All other New Members hello to you as well your My friends too&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> Have a great week ahead everyone, talk to you all later&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-20 17:47:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159321,2549,1,18,155309,'2007-02-20 19:06:52',NULL,'','hey Joey ya mean i can rub in how warm and wearing shorts to you too when ya move LOL LOL LOL ....<br />\n<br />\nsorry i know california is very expensive but just can&#39;t see myself living anywhere esle... but i think all whereever they live says the same.. there is always something great about where ya live or you wouldn&#39;t be there...<br />\n<br />\ni am sure wherever you two settle its because its where you two want to live your life and enjoy retirement....i know i can&#39;t wait till i am at that point Gary and i want to do what jackie and tony are doing enjoy the GOOD OLD USA and what it has to offer...<br />\n<br />\nMarylou glad you healing i had my MRI yesterday so i will find out next week whats up with my wrist...<br />\n<br />\nKareen..... dang your a busy woman ya make me tried just reading LOL LOL ...Its a good thing to hear that our youth are amounting to something ... we hear so much bad things lately...but it is a great thing your excitment about them..its people like you that help our youth see the right way to make something of themselves.... instead of just spending time....Thank You<br />\n<br />\nShari hope the leg feels better soon...<br />\n<br />\nCheryl .... can&#39;t wait to see the photos of the kitchen ... next year is for me for the big remodel kinda getting scared ... but at the same time excited <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-02-20 19:06:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159322,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-20 19:11:48',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Happy Fat Tuesday - I feel fat every Tuesday, does that count???   I have the guy who is going to lay my wood flooring coming today to measure.  He is supposed to be here between 12:00 - 1:00.  Tomorrow the carpeting guy is coming - his guesstimate is between 10:00 - 12:00.  I asked him to call first because I usually get up around 10:00 and don&#39;t want him to see me before I pull myself together - would probably cause emotional trauma for him&#33;&#33;&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - I hope all of your plans work out and that you and David find the perfect place in which to spend the rest of your lives.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - Glad you are back to your feisty self and hope you heal perfectly.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - it sure is good to see you back with us on a daily basis.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - as always, it is wonderful to see you posting.  Better get on those reservations, closer to sailing, the hotels will start filling up.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - enjoy the peace and quiet.  Greg always says that houseguests are like fish - they start to stink after 3 days.<br />\n<br />\nShari - continue to take cae of that leg, hope it will be 100% soon<br />\n<br />\nZebra - I love reading your travel log but miss you here in the dock.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - hope you are starting to &quot;warm up&quot; in Florida<br />\n<br />\nRose - where are you???  Oh, just remembered it is tax eason - guess that is probably were you are.<br />\n<br />\nWell, hope you all have a great day&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-20 19:11:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159323,2,1,18,155309,'2007-02-20 19:14:05',NULL,'','&#39;Morning, Crazies. I should say Good afternoon.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> HOpe everyone is feeling great today. <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have  a beautiful day, everyone.   &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]   [/size] ','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-02-20 19:14:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159325,334,1,18,155309,'2007-02-20 19:23:42',NULL,'','Hi all&#33; Sorry been really busy with taxes and window estimates. Went to get on yesterday morning and the computer modem died. RR service call this morning and we&#39;re up and running.<br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone is feeling better. <br />\n<br />\nJoey, big decision........good luck and go with your gut&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMy is it Fat Tuesday already? Where is the time going&#33; <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll be in and out for the next couple of months due to tax season. We are all fine and hope that you and yours are too.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-02-20 19:23:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159331,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-20 20:07:24',NULL,'','Cheryl, wish I had thought of that ..............fat tuesday is every tuesday.....I will add to it.....Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday..........','teacp','teacp','2007-02-20 20:07:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159351,274,1,18,155309,'2007-02-20 22:27:21',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 39 degrees here in the Upper Midwest, and tomorrow may reach 45.  Yea&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  Spring is just around the corner.  Happy Fat Tuesday&#33;&#33;&#33;  I think I&#39;ll have to have some sweets today since tomorrow is Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent) and I&#39;ll have to be good for awhile.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m getting ready to go to the doctor, so I&#39;ll talk to you all later&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-02-20 22:27:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159380,2542,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 00:22:22',NULL,'','Happy Mardi Gras to you all&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSorry I don&#39;t always have time to stop by - but here I am.<br />\nWe went to Mexico today and had a blast&#33;&#33;&#33;  I can&#39;t believe the availability of medications and their prices - over there&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey - you know we&#39;d love to have you in Florida - 60+ million others can&#39;t be wrong&#33;&#33;&#33; Don&#39;t worry about the Hurricanes you get plenty of warning and can lock up house and leave for a few days - better than the &quot;no warning&quot; earthquakes.<br />\nTell us about your plans - we&#39;re your family you know, we want to know all the details :)  Of course, there&#39;s always the RV lifestyle - what a life, nothing else like it&#33; David can drive and you can be the organizer/navigator&#33;&#33;  :)<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - how are the kitchen plans coming along - my goodness you&#39;re one busy lady&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nShari - what does the doctor say?<br />\n<br />\nTonia - have you got your wrist results yet?<br />\n<br />\nRose - enjoy taxes, I must say I&#39;m missing doing them this year - I&#39;ve done that for 10 years&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a super evening everyone.','zebra','zebra','2007-02-21 00:22:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159426,1418,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 05:18:38',NULL,'','I think I posted in the wrong place so now I know, this is where to come for the  &quot;daily chat&quot;<br />\n<br />\nI checked out some of the recipes, yum.     Once a week I bake cookies for the staff at one of the greenhouses I go to.   I put them in zip lock bags, then wrap in foil, then wrap with packing tape and put in the freezer.   All that USUALLY keeps me out of them&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMimi','mimi','mimi','2007-02-21 05:18:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159427,2,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 05:23:48',NULL,'','mimi, great to see you posting here. Got any special cookie recipes??? Feel free to add them to our recipe section. I like the way you go about keeping yourself out of those bags.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-02-21 05:23:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159428,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 06:08:19',NULL,'','Mimi, since I am trying to eat healthier and lose weight, my trick is to always bake things for hubby that have nuts in them, as I don&#39;t eat any kinds of nuts.   Glad you found the Daily Dock - look forward to seeing you post here...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-21 06:08:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159445,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 13:12:19',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - February 21[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.....A warm spell has hit Pa. and it is already 36 degrees at 6AM.  We have not seen temps that high for some time.  It is a welcome relief and perhaps will help in clearing up the snow.  <br />\n<br />\nNothing too special planned for today other than babysitting this afternoon.  Grandson TJ went for a hearing test yesterday and passed with flying colors.  He is not speaking as well as he should be at 2 YO so they wanted to rule out a hearing problem which they did.  Personally I think with a sister like Ashleigh he just doesn&#39;t get a chance to say anything as she never shuts up.  LOL  That child even talks in her sleep.  At any rate the speech therapist he sees now can help him knowing hearing is not the problem.  She is teaching him sign language so he can at least tell us he is tired, hungry, thirsty, etc. and already his frustration level is decreasing and he is forming words.  (He must say the word when he signs it)  This is also becoming quite an educational experience for Sister,  Mom, Dad as well as Nannie &amp; Poppy since we must be able to understand what he is asking for.   <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day - remember to smile as you go about your daily business.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/happy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':happy:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-21 13:12:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159475,1418,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 15:30:16',NULL,'','Good morning everyone,<br />\n<br />\nWhat a beautiful day.  It&#39;s so nice to see the sun shining and all the snow melting.  <br />\n<br />\nLots of plants are starting to bloom in the greenhouse.   I have so many new colors of petunias this year ~  really beautiful.  At this time of the year, I cut all the plants back to make them nice and full.   Soooo, I don&#39;t get to see the colors again till they&#39;re ready for sale.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou,  I&#39;m glad your grandson is doing better.  What&#39;s his name?   Our neighbor has a son with Autism and they also use  sign language.<br />\n<br />\nI have some great cookie recipes and as soon as I have a few extra minutes, I&#39;ll share them.    I don&#39;t like peanut butter, so I usually bake them, but I DO love nuts and raisons .   This time the cookies had nuts, raisons, oatmeal and chocolate chips.   A sure sign of disaster having them around me.<br />\n<br />\nTime to get back to work.<br />\n<br />\nMimi','mimi','mimi','2007-02-21 15:30:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159483,2717,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 15:51:20',NULL,'','Good morning everyone,<br />\n<br />\nHaven&#39;t been around to awful mucht he past few days.<br />\n<br />\nJoey...moving?  I can&#39;t wait til you spill the news.<br />\n<br />\nI was looking at ordering some summer flower bulbs...it felt warm for a few minutes at least. <br />\n<br />\nThe sun IS shining, and it is not quite as bitter as it has been.<br />\n<br />\nWhen my son was little, his speech was not good either...no hearing problems, he just had his own little language.  He is almost 14 now...and speaks just fine.<br />\n<br />\nMy soon to be 5 year old talks non stop...diarrhea of the mouth...anyone seen the volvo commercial shere the dad puts the 5 ish year old in the car, she is talking, he shuts the door, she is still talking, and then he gets into the drivers seat and she is still talking??  YUP we know what that is like.  It gets to the point that I don&#39;t even hear her...I tune her out...lol.  If she isn&#39;t telling stories, she is singing...reading stories to the dogs etc...it just doesn&#39;t stop.<br />\n<br />\nWe are heading out shopping today..a little later...we are getting a new Great Dane puppy...she was born in October, so she has at least begun the potty training.  I need to buy some things for her...<br />\nI too know what it is like to go shopping with a 14 year old...my son actually loves to shop, lol...my oldest daughter 17 called me from the mall yesterday...she was so excited...she saw soooo much stuff to buy, but needed my money...lol...I told her to call her dad.<br />\n<br />\nhave a wonderful Wednesday...<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-02-21 15:51:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159488,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 16:35:39',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe went from Snow and ice storms to thunderstorms and terrible fog this morning.....Oh well I guess spring is coming.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou....my grandaughter was not talking at 2 either (which I never thought was a problem as everyone else talked for her) Well, she was almost three and wow when she started she came out in complete sentences and hasn&#39;t shut up since. She is 17...........So don&#39;t worry he will be fine..........my neighbor has speech therapist come to the house once a week for her 2 YO. I really don&#39;t know many two year olds that speak that well. But that is just me.<br />\n<br />\nMimi......I also love to bake cookies and try my hand at a lot of sugar free cookies as I am diabetic. Some come good with the Splenda and some not so good.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl......too bad you don&#39;t like nuts they are so good for you..........I eat a handful of almonds every day...<br />\n<br />\nOkay that&#39;s my 2 cents for today<br />\nCiao for now <br />\n<br />\nRemember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;','teacp','teacp','2007-02-21 16:35:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159489,2613,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 16:36:28',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nI hope everyone is well this morning.  In October of last year, my oldest DD (finally)lol got married, and just give me a disc with her wedding pictures.  I would like to share a few with my CruiseCrazies family.  Everyone have a great day.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMy DD and DH<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/ceremony020.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nMy DD and new SIL<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/ceremony078.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nMy DD, SIL and her step-children - Megan and Josh<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/preceremony025.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nMy DD&#39;s new family<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/preceremony065.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nMy DD and SIL<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/postceremony083.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nAll of my girls with a step-sister (2nd from the left)<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/preceremony039.jpg&quot; /&gt;','mercedes','mercedes','2007-02-21 16:36:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159490,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 16:40:59',NULL,'','Beautiful family Mercedes although DH didn&#39;t look too happy in the first picture...........Maybe he was thinking about the wedding bill............lol','teacp','teacp','2007-02-21 16:40:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159496,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 17:22:34',NULL,'','LOL Did you noticed that too Maria .. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMercedes Terrific Pictures, and family&#33; Thank you for sharing <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies..<br />\n<br />\nWell this is the story I know some have been wondering whats been up..<br />\nSo let me try and lay it out for you.<br />\n<br />\nDavid has decided to retire towards the end of this year.. with that being decided the question then becomes where to move..<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://www.joeyanddavid.us/enterWV.JPG&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nMy God, for what ever reason has blessed us with the desire and teh means to move back to WV.<br />\nWe will be buying a small home with a lot in Morgantown, WV <br />\nhttp://www.morgantown.com/<br />\n<br />\nSo it&#39;s Back to small, safe, and slow paced way of life, with four seasons and a very diverse community.<br />\n A place where one can smell the air, sense the fall, have a tomato garden and maybe an apple tree or two.. Just enjoy life.<br />\nMorgantown with all it&#39;s small town charm is home to WVU  and the fine medical school, it is an hour away from Pittsburgh and a day trip to DC and beyond. <br />\nDavid can ski with slopes as close as 35 minutes away..<br />\n<br />\nWith the cost of living in rural America and the lower crime rate and in addition  of the proximity to the major metropolitan communities. This just seemed to be the correct answer for us..<br />\n<br />\nWe have meetings next week to hire a listing agent we have 5 to meet with.<br />\nWe are in the beginning stages of working with an agent in Morgantown. <br />\nOur goal is summer in the mountains and winter at the beach or on cruises..<br />\nHopefully we will be done by David&#39;s Birthday Halloween&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGuys Keep us in your prayers .<br />\nYou guys are more to us than you will ever know&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey and David','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-21 17:22:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159503,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 18:06:13',NULL,'','Joey - Thanks for sharing your plans with your Cruise Crazies family.  We wish you only the best of everything in your move.  Is David originally from that area also?  I know you were from there.  Making a move like that is a huge undertaking - don&#39;t let all the little details get you down.  Before you know it you will be in and be settled and loving life in W. Va.  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes.....you have a lovely family.  Thanks for posting the pics of your daughters wedding.  <br />\n<br />\nAs far as TJ&#39;s talking goes - thanks for the kind words.  I know before long we won&#39;t be able to shut him up.  I think we tend to overact to any health issues with him because of his heart problems at birth and everything he has been through.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-21 18:06:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159505,2613,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 18:13:48',NULL,'','Actually <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> Maria and Joey, my DH had some dental work done 2 days before the wedding (I told him to wait) and was still in some pain.<br />\nJoey and David, nothing but best wishes on your planned move to WVa (You wouldn&#39;t be that far from me) <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-02-21 18:13:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159506,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 18:16:22',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Well, will make this quick as I need to get dressed and get moving.  The carpeting guy is coming today (between 10:00 and 2:00).  I asked him to call first because i normally get up at 10:00 but my son called at 8:30 and woke me up.  He just moved over the weekend and came out of the condo this morning to find his new Mustang (had it about 3 weeks) sitting on the ground - obviously someone thought they needed his wheels and tires more than he did.  He wanted to know if he could borrow a vehicle to run around and get things taken care of.  I can&#39;t go get him as I have to wait on the carpet guy and then have a dr&#39;s. appt, so think his girlfriend is going to being him down later.  Joey, how wonderful that you are going to be able to get out of the hustle and bustle of the big city and live a quieter lifestyle.  I wish you and David all the best.  Mercedes, your daughters are all so beautiful.  Mary Lou, my youngest son wasn&#39;t talking well at 2 either.  The Dentist discovered that his frenulum (the thingy that is attached to your holds tongue on the underside) was holding his tongue down and so he had to go to an oral surgeon and have it clipped.  He immediately became a real chatterbox and hasn&#39;t stopped since.  Well, better get my contacts in, my make-up on and get dressed...have a great day everyone.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-21 18:16:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159514,2717,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 19:08:29',NULL,'','Joey...awesome for you and David&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...my sons frenulum was &quot;tight&quot; too...they clipped it while he was having the tubes into his ears for chronic ear infections...the poor kid had trouble licking an ice cream cone...but even before that, he was able to articulate sounds...so we weren&#39;t 100% convinced that it was really a problem.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nGreat photos...beautiful family&#33;<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-02-21 19:08:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159515,1418,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 19:36:13',NULL,'','Small world Joey and David.   My brother lives in Morgantown and is head of something or other at the hospital.  What a beautiful area.    I wish you both well.   Let me know when you get settled and maybe I can get you in touch  with my brother and his wife.  <br />\n<br />\nBeautiful pictures, Mercedes.      Sure wish I could get one of my boys married&#33;&#33;  Getting late, Rob is 43 and Andrew turns 40 next month.<br />\n<br />\nMimi','mimi','mimi','2007-02-21 19:36:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159517,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 19:45:26',NULL,'','thanks mimi thats very nice....<br />\n<br />\nMercedes yah very close...<br />\nCheryl.. it will be nice ....<br />\n<br />\nMiss D isn&#39;t this something&#33; so i guess my new closest embarkation port would be Baltimore?','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-21 19:45:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159524,2,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 20:44:44',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Crazies. <br />\n<br />\n      HOw nice to come online and see the photos of your beautiful family, mercedes. What a blessing to have such a large family&#33; Thanks for sharing your photos, mercedes . You certainly have had experience raising daughters. I only have one daughter and I don&#39;t know how I&quot;m going to get through these terrible teen years. HOw did you do that and still keep your sanity???  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />  :wacko:By the way, I don&#39;t think I&quot;ve ever seen such happy stepchildren. Beautiful&#33;Please wish DD and family my very best for a wonderful life of joy and happiness together.  <br />\n<br />\nMy daughter&#39;s frenulum was also clipped - a couple of years ago. It didn&#39;t affect her speech- she hasn&#39;t shut up  since she was born, but these teen years have turned her adorable non stop chattering into growling.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' /> And to top it off, she does have a hearing impairment and it never affected her speech. Go figure. <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, please don&#39;t worry about your grandson. I know that you know that some kids speak earlier on, some get potty trained earlier than others, etc., By the time they go off to college or careers, they&#39;re more or less caught up . He&#39;ll probably talk more when he really wants to. I know when it&#39;s your own, it&#39;s easier to get caught up in the worrying. He&#39;ll be fine.I do think it&#39;s great that all of you have learned the sign language. What a great way of encouraging the communication. <br />\n<br />\nJoey,  I&#39;m so very happy for you and David . It sounds wonderful to be able to enjoy a more calm and slow paced way of life. Enjoy this very exciting time and don&#39;t let it cause you any stress. You know that your CruiseCrazies family is always here for you .','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-02-21 20:44:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159528,2613,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 21:08:08',NULL,'','Thank you all for the very kind words about my family.  Raising five girls was very challenging.  They were all so different.  I had three serious one who studied very hard, got straight As and got full scholarships to college, and two that were more interested in boys than studying and they went into the military, but they never got into any trouble and I thank God for that.  I have to say they all turned out very well - 3 are happily married, my second youngest just came back from living in Bulgaria for three years, she was a Junior English Fellow at the University of Plovdiv and the youngest graduates from the University of Maryland next year.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-02-21 21:08:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159530,2,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 21:34:51',NULL,'','merceds, wow. To raise five daughers and have them all turn out well, that definitely says what kind of job you did. You should be patting yourself on the back every single day. Congratulattions, mercedes. I am so impressed , you have no idea. Got some advice for me??? My one is more interested in boys than studying.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-02-21 21:34:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159532,2549,1,18,155309,'2007-02-21 21:52:04',NULL,'','hey Joey well when i go back to visist Becky then i can get in contact with you.... becky is on greenbelt maryland.. and i fly into baltimore.... so that would be nice... chachabell lives not to far from becky<br />\n<br />\nsounds like agreat retirement....hey tomatoes... i am gettingm yplants starting now ... i am trying heirlooom tomatoes this time...and i love my veggie garden .. its so great to walk out and pick your own...<br />\n<br />\nMimi bring on the recipes.....YUMMY<br />\n<br />\nMercedes wonderful pic&#39;s its always so nice to have family pic&#39;s, now that my parents have passed away i cherish all i have now....','terumim','terumim','2007-02-21 21:52:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159565,334,1,18,155309,'2007-02-22 01:41:01',NULL,'','Hi all&#33; Much nicer now in FL. Mid 70&#39;s today in Central Florida and more on the way. I&#39;m just happy to shut off the heat&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes 5 daughters, yikes&#33; DH would never have survived it&#33; Some days our 1 daughter is more than enough for him. LOL  You have a lovely family and I hope the Bride and Groom spend many happy years together.<br />\n<br />\nJoey, sounds like your getting it together. Congrats to David on his planned retirement. You will be closer to all the ports too. You could leave from NY, NJ, Baltimore, Florida, etc. At least the flights would be shorter.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou my daughters friend son didn&#39;t talk at all until a month or so ago when suddenly DADA came out. He&#39;s saying more each day. He&#39;s 1 and 8 months. Guess when they really have something to say they will. I wouldn&#39;t stress too much about it since they ruled out his heariing.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone had a great day and has a wonderful evening&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-02-22 01:41:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159569,2546,1,18,155309,'2007-02-22 02:59:50',NULL,'','  Yes, Joey -- this is something&#33;  Yes, Baltimore is your closest port and it is very convenient to be able to just park your car and cruise.  We have used it twice and Philadelphia once.  Unfortunately, not a lot of choice of itineraries now.  Royal Caribbean (Grandeur of the Seas) to Bermuda and W. Caribbean.  Also I think they do a NE/Canada fall cruise.  Probably your best East Coast choices would be out of Bayonne, NJ.  Maybe a transatlantic.  But think of it this way -- You&#39;re 5 hours closer to Europe.  Good luck with all your planning.','chachabell','chachabell','2007-02-22 02:59:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159577,2542,1,18,155309,'2007-02-22 05:18:23',NULL,'','Good evening Crazies&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nToday was our 35th wedding anniversary so we had a super day visiting the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge - you know us &quot;bush babies&quot; from Africa - we love wildlife and had a super special day together.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - what a beautiful family you have (where&#39;s the picture of you...hmmm?) I too congratulate youon bringing up your 5 daughters - we had 6 daughters, so trust me I know exactly how challenging it can be... but we thank the Lord that our daughters too resisted all the peer pressure and became wonderful young women.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - Oh I&#39;m so thrilled for you and David&#33;&#33;&#33;  I know just how much you love W. Virginia - as you shared with us.  For you guys it&#39;s going to be awesome to get out of the &quot;rat race&quot;.  I can identify with the love of small town America - nothing like it... it&#39;s wonderful.  Our only problem is that we&#39;ve experienced so many great little towns it would be very hard to choose one - another reason why we love our new lifestyle, we don&#39;t hve to choose&#33;&#33;  :)  Morgantown is going to gain 2 super great inhabitants.','zebra','zebra','2007-02-22 05:18:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159603,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-22 13:25:24',NULL,'','THURSDAY - February 21[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.....What a beautiful day we had yesterday.  The temps rose into the high 40&#39;s and melted a lot of the snow and it actually felt like winter had left us.  We shall see how long it lasts but it sure was nice.  We finally managed to get the doors to the deck open - they had been frozen closed by ice for more than a week and we were able to get into the yard to fill the bird feeders.<br />\n<br />\nThanks for all your kind words about TJ.  I&#39;m sure before long we won&#39;t be able to keep him quiet.  His therapist checked his frenulum and since his ears are OK we will have to be patient and just wait it out. <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - 5 girls - WOW - I can&#39;t imagine having more than 1 of our Debbie - You did a wonderful job -  <br />\n<br />\nJackie &amp; Tony - A very happy Anniversary to you.  I have enjoyed reading all about your adventures.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day - don&#39;t forget to smile as you go about your daily chores.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-22 13:25:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159626,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-22 14:51:07',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nHey thats a plus right there&#33; Thanks Diane .. our best to Lou&#33;<br />\n<br />\n[quote name=\'zebra Posted Feb 21 2007\' date=\' 07:18 PM\']<br />\nMorgantown is going to gain 2 super great inhabitants.[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nThanks Jackie if you see them tell them we are coming ..maybe we can do lunch&#33; hehehehe<br />\n<br />\nHappy Anniversary guys&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies...<br />\n<br />\nHope all is well .. Trying to get back into the swing of posting again... but not a lot going on.. this way guess that could be a good thing..<br />\n<br />\nAnyway we are due for some more cool weather and rain.. but it won&#39;t last but a few days.. then back to southern California normal weather... <br />\n<br />\nSmile if you can.... if you can&#39;t just laugh out loud .. you know life if funny&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-22 14:51:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159664,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-22 17:25:40',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey what a wonderful adventure for you and David. When we came home from NJ this last time we came that way as a diversion and it very scenic and Morgantown is a great area.........Actually you are not that far from us believe it or not.............You will be so caught up with all of this that the time will fly by. Of course you know I wish you and David the best of everything and if you drive to your new home you can stop in Ohio on the way...............<br />\n<br />\nMercedes you must be so proud of that family. What an accomplishment..........They all seem so happy and it is wonderful to have such a tight knit family..........','teacp','teacp','2007-02-22 17:25:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159669,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-22 17:34:44',NULL,'','<br />\nI know Maria... that is just some more of that tasty icing on the cake <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-22 17:34:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159675,2543,1,18,155309,'2007-02-22 17:43:12',NULL,'','Morning All<br />\nMercedes - five daughters and everyone sounds like a winner -- what gorgeous wedding pictures -- you and your DH are doing a fine job&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie - what could be better than spending your anniverary on the road together<br />\n<br />\nJoey - if you can&#39;t find something wonderful in West Virginia there is lots of rural America over the border in Pennsylvania -- it&#39;s really exciting that you will be moving east - remember that even good stuff creates stress so go with the flow -- Flexible People Don&#39;t Get Bent Out of Shape.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sure that TJ will be talking up a storm shortly -- he probably sees no reason to use words if everyone knows what he wants without.<br />\n<br />\nWell I have more projects going than I have time to do them but I suppose they will get done.  Better get going - enjoy your day everyone[/size]','momwig','momwig','2007-02-22 17:43:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159677,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-22 17:47:26',NULL,'','<br />\nKareen I/we actually first looked at Pittsburgh itself... so southern Pennsylvania is not out of the realm of possibilities at the end of the day.. Thanks for you great suggestion..on stress .. you know how i get&#33;&#33; LOL<br />\n<br />\nHey to Bob&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-22 17:47:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159700,2613,1,18,155309,'2007-02-22 18:26:17',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nWell, almost afternoon, where did the morning go?  I know, having fun on CruizeCrazies <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .  Everyone have a great day, be safe out there.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-02-22 18:26:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159719,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-22 19:15:25',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Morning everyone <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nJoey I see you and David have settled on West Virginia <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> Good Choice andGood Luck to you Both&#33; I had to take my Mower to the shop to get the front end aligned&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> OOPS You cant align a mower It musta been the Truck&#33; LOL&#33; Mercedes Ill try and get in the Top Twenty but thats Okay if I dont&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/unsure.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':unsure:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> Hows everyones weather? Ours has finally gotten into the High 70&#39;s here in Texas, about time all the rest who are still cold Ill try and send you some sunshine&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/unsure.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':unsure:\' /> Im doing real good now getting all my energy and strength back so I guess I dodged a Bullet&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  My Friends have a Great rest of the week ahead and a great weekend&#33;  Annie said she sends her best regards to all of you fine Friends as well&#33; God Bless you and your Families and keep you all safe and well&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-22 19:15:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159729,2037,1,18,155309,'2007-02-22 19:48:43',NULL,'','Good Afternoon Everybody&#33; I hope all is well&#33;?&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nnew pictures of Killian<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/1959kar/kjh221074.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/1959kar/kjh221072.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/1959kar/kjh221071.jpg&quot; /&gt;','1959kar','1959kar','2007-02-22 19:48:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159730,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-22 19:59:26',NULL,'','Good morning everyone.  It is a gorgeous day here in the Rocky Mountains.  We are supposed to get up to around 62 today.  Is forecast to snow over the weekend, but I am pushing that out of my mind for now&#33;&#33;&#33;  Am meeting friends in Boulder for lunch today.  So far this week, the hardwood guy and the carpeting guy have been here.  I found the painters I want to use to have the kitchen cabinetry painted - just need to call them, but they can&#39;t paint until the center island is extended, which can&#39;t be done untitl the flooring is done.  The painters are all female and it is called Women in Paint.  A friend used them and highly recommended them.  I told Greg, after having workmen in the house all the time, I will be looking forward to having a woman around.  An insurance adjuster is supposed to come look at Chris&#39;s car today (I told you yesterday that he came out in the morning to find his new car with no wheels or tires).   Even though the cruise is still a long ways off, I came across some of the cutest sandals yesterday that would be perfect for it.  Of course, I had to buy them - ended up buying 3 different pair.  It is my plan to put them away and not wear them until Nov., when we sail, but I have a feeling they may get pulled out of the closet ths summer, which means I will have to go buy new ones.   When I went to the dr. yesterday, she said my blood pressure was really high, which isn&#39;t normal for me, so I have to go back in 2 weeks and have it checked again.  It&#39;s never been high before - Greg says it must be the thought of the kitchen remodel and maybe &quot;for my health&quot; we should forget about it.  Nice try, but won&#39;t work&#33;&#33;&#33;   Well, guess I had better get myself moving or I&#39;ll have to show up in Boulder in my nightie, with my hair unbrushed and no make-up...on second thought, I would fit right in there...strange little town&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-22 19:59:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159752,274,1,18,155309,'2007-02-22 21:09:02',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 24 degrees today with some heavy wind.  I&#39;m behind in my posting again.  Seems that I can&#39;t catch up lately.  Sounds like everyone is really busy.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...you have a beautiful family&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKaren...little Kilian is such a doll&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey and David...your plans sound wonderful.  I wish all the best for you both.  My hubby will be jealous.  He has always wanted to move to a smaller town.  It was just never the right time for us with the kids and grandkids and money wise.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...hope your blood pressure comes down, and it&#39;s just one of those days.  You do have a lot going on right now, so maybe it&#39;s just the excitment.<br />\n<br />\nJackie and all...thanks for all the good wishes...the doctor visit went great...the inflammation is coming down, and the clot is dissolving...I&#39;m so happy&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie and Tony...Happy Anniversary&#33;&#33;&#33;  Have a great day&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...hope all will be ok with little TJ.  I wouldn&#39;t worry...all children go at their own pace.<br />\n<br />\nRobert...thank God that you are doing so well and feeling better&#33;  I&#39;m so happy for you and Annie&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria...hope your hand is healing well&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia...hope you can find out what&#39;s going on with your wrist&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMimi...so happy to have you with us&#33;  I&#39;d love to see your cookie recipes, hope you post them.<br />\n<br />\nKareen...hope your husband&#39;s leg is doing better&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose...don&#39;t work too hard&#33;<br />\n<br />\nPrincess...my youngest granddaughter sounds just like your little 5-year-old...she is always talking, singing, telling stories...lol...they would get along just great&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...(gottacruise)  hope you are settling into your beautiful new kitchen.  Love your cabinets&#33;  We need to do something to ours.<br />\n<br />\nChachabell...have a great day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a wonderful day&#33;&#33;&#33;  God is Good&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-02-22 21:09:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159779,334,1,18,155309,'2007-02-22 22:35:03',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Great day in Florida today. Too bad I&#39;m working.......LOL&#33; At least the doors are open and I&#39;m getting the fresh air.<br />\n<br />\nRobert, I&#39;m so glad you are feeling better. <br />\n<br />\nKillian is such a cutie Karen.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl take it easy. Blood pressure is nothing to play with&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a great afternoon and evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-02-22 22:35:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159813,2717,1,18,155309,'2007-02-23 01:28:55',NULL,'','Good evening everyone,<br />\n<br />\nShari, you amaze me with how you can single out everyone and say something...it must take you forever, lol.  The worst part with my daughter, is we live in such a rural area...there are no neighbors and kids around to play with...(Hey Joey....weren&#39;t you looking for rural???)  We abutt a horse farm...and woods on the other sides...there are two houses across the road...but no kids there...dirt road...I love it for the quiet, peacefullness...we have 5 acres...the worst part...no pizza delivery, lol&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThe weather here was sunny and some of the snow is starting to melt...but it is too cold to melt too much&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a nice evening everyone...<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...take it wasy...remodels are so stressful...esp. a kitchen.  Watch that blood pressure.<br />\n<br />\nGlad to hear the blood clot is shrinking...that can be a nasty problem.<br />\n<br />\nEveryone with aches and pains...please take care&#33;<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-02-23 01:28:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159815,2,1,18,155309,'2007-02-23 02:22:04',NULL,'','I agree. Shari is amazing the way she addresses every member here. <br />\n<br />\nShari, so glad to hear that clot is going to be a thing of the past soon. <br />\nCheryl, please be careful with that BP. Don&#39;t take any chances. <br />\n<br />\nTo all Crazies, have a wonderful night. Stay warm everyone.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-02-23 02:22:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159833,2597,1,18,155309,'2007-02-23 03:57:35',NULL,'','Back after two trips. One was a week in Kansas City to visit my son and his family . . . . 4 degrees with a wind chill of ten below.  Next was a weekend in New Jersey to visit my 96 year old mom . . . . . 11 degrees with a wind chill toooooo cold to think about. <br />\n<br />\nNow I&#39;m back in Florida, played golf today at the LPGA course in Daytona Beach and it was sunny and 80 degrees. <br />\n<br />\nNext trip is our April cruise on Costa Magica to Bermuda and Nassau.<br />\n<br />\nHope you all are well.<br />\n<br />\nHoward','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2007-02-23 03:57:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159848,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-23 04:28:14',NULL,'','Welcome back Howard<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://www.joeyanddavid.us/wb.jpg&quot; /&gt;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-23 04:28:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159892,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-23 13:46:54',NULL,'','FRIDAY - February 23[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.....another week is drawing to a close and we have a gloriously empty weekend ahead of us.  Lately our weekends have been very busy so it will be a welcome change.  Jim received quite a few restaurant gift cards for his birthday so we plan on using a couple of them and just relaxing.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl....take care of that blood pressure - it is nothing to fool around with. <br />\n<br />\nRose - glad you can stop by every once in a while.  I know you are very busy.  We got our taxes back from our accountant yesterday and we FINALLY broke even  so we are very happy.  Sent them in right away (they would have waited til April 15th if we owed again)<br />\n<br />\nHoward &amp; Pat - welcome back - we were getting ready to send out a search party for you.<br />\n<br />\nKaren - Killian is so adorable and he is growing so fast.  <br />\n<br />\nShari2 - so glad to hear the clot  is dissolving.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day - any big plans for anyone?  Don&#39;t forget to SMILE','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-23 13:46:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159898,2549,1,18,155309,'2007-02-23 14:30:50',NULL,'','Morning all<br />\n<br />\ncan&#39;t sleep so i thought i would post <br />\n<br />\nShari glad all is going well...  had MRI will find out next tuesday if they will just let it sit or do surgery...i just hate the waiting for doc&#39;s.<br />\n<br />\n i have forgotten about normal hours with you guys....i work graveyard so my normal is 10 pm til 0645 am<br />\n<br />\ni just had my weekend .. so i start my week tonight ....i jam everything into two days  dentist,, oil change groceries... washing drying... cleaning.....cook. then i sleep werid hours...i picked my days off so things are open during the week...for appts etc...<br />\n<br />\nwe are getting rain again in san diego...the last one was terrible...this one is a weak one just enough to make it a pain..temps are down to the 50&#39;s but here i am complaining about rain  and most of you have snow .. and way cold..... i am such a baby to cold... my dad was in the navy and for most of his years we lived on the east coast.. RI,VA NJ&lt; FLA... then we got the chance to move to the west coast... my mom and i couldn&#39;t pack fast enough.....been on the west coast ever since.. except for a short time my ex and i  we based back in FLA for a short time...... but i always ened up back here ....<br />\n<br />\ni do hope when i retire i can do what jackie and tony are doing.. travel and enjoy life a little more...if  i could i would love to retire in Greece i just loved it there, but thats a way off so iCRUISE.... this year panama next year thinking of Morocco, Amsterdam back to europe......<br />\n<br />\n<br />\njust love the pic&#39;s of the babies lately they are all so precious...and they grow so fast  thank god for photo&#39;s<br />\n<br />\nwell wherever everyone is today be safe ... stay warm ... smile your weekend is almost here LOL LOLL&lt;<br />\n<br />\ntonia','terumim','terumim','2007-02-23 14:30:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159910,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-23 15:45:40',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Morning Shari, Mary Lou , Keith&amp;Rita, Mercedes Miss C, Joey&amp;David, Mercedes, Howard&amp;Pat, Cheryl Dear Lady&#33; Princess One, Tonia, Maria, Sherry, and everyone else&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> Got to get My Mower out of the shop Annies put me back in charge of the Yard again&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  Supposed to be 80 today and severe thunderstorms tonight&#33; Nothing much planned for the weekend&#33; Just taking it easy&#33; We are going Camping and fishing for a week in April with our Trailer and Boat, we are going to a State Park with a nice Lake enclosed in the Park <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />  we catch a lot of Fish there&#33; I cant wait <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> , I havent been outdoors this much in over 6 months now, Annies been looking after me like a Mother Hen&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> But I love it&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> All My Friends have a nice Weekend talk to you all later On&#33; Bye for now&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-23 15:45:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159917,1418,1,18,155309,'2007-02-23 16:02:08',NULL,'','Good morning everyone.<br />\n<br />\nWe&#39;re back to the cold and wind again but at least the sun is out and it makes it seem warmer.<br />\n<br />\nOne of my cats, Isabelle, (Issy) just loves to torment me when I&#39;m on the computer.   I&#39;m not a wiz at this computer stuff and more than once she&#39;s deleted something I was working on.    Issy is almost 3yrs. old, long black hair and she&#39;s just a sweet as can be.    I rescued her from a drainage ditch when she was only 3 weeks old so she&#39;s really special.  I have two others, Smarty and Schuster, the same age   My other cats are all older. I get such joy from my animals.<br />\n<br />\nFriday is the day a local greenhouse offers 1/2 price plug flats, my favorite day&#33;&#33;     So, I&#39;m off to see what I can find.   I get to try many new things because most of the flats have a little of this and a little of that.   I love making combo planters so this is a good way of adding new things. <br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s a beautiful day, so I hope everyone has a stress free day.     Deep breaths .......<br />\n<br />\nMimi<br />\nl','mimi','mimi','2007-02-23 16:02:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159924,2542,1,18,155309,'2007-02-23 16:40:38',NULL,'','Good Morning all.<br />\nIt&#39;s bright and sunny here in South Texas and we&#39;re planning a fishing trip with friends this afternoon, hopefully we&#39;ll catch something.<br />\n<br />\nmimi - we too are crazy about animals.... your cat sounds too smart&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert - which State Park is it?  I can&#39;t remember where you live either... forgive me, it&#39;s the age you know :)  Hope you and Annie have a wonderful time, nothing like the great outdoors to perk one up, it&#39;s great medication.','zebra','zebra','2007-02-23 16:40:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159932,2613,1,18,155309,'2007-02-23 16:49:46',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is feeling great/better today.  It was rather cold this morning and windy, but hey, it is not snowing, so it&#39;s good.  <br />\nKillian is simply adorable; he has such bright beautiful eyes.<br />\nWelcome back Howard.<br />\nHave a wonderful weekend everyone, be safe.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-02-23 16:49:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159943,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-23 17:34:05',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Its Mineral Wells State Park In Mineral Wells,Texas  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> We also go to Ray Roberts State Park in Sanger,Texas its a real big Park and Lake Lake Ray Roberts&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> We Live in Fort Worth, Texas&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> We love the State Parks here they have hiking Trails, Cliffs for repelling but thats too much for me right now&#33; Ill just drown some worms&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-23 17:34:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159950,2542,1,18,155309,'2007-02-23 18:50:50',NULL,'','Thanks Robert..... I need to put those into my little &quot;Black Book&quot;.','zebra','zebra','2007-02-23 18:50:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159975,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-23 20:44:30',NULL,'','Good Afternoon everyone &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nBusy morning here so I wasn&#39;t able to get on and say hi to all you wonderful people.<br />\nRobert I am so thrilled that you are going to be able to get out and get some fishing done. I know you are thankful that Annie is a mother hen and takes very good care of you........You love it...............<br />\n<br />\nWell I hope everyone else is feeling well and enjoying this day................<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWhatever is left of the day make it count&lt;strong&gt;...............remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return..................&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\nI wonder where Joey is today?<br />\n<br />\nI just had a fleeting thought. Wouldnt it be nice if we could meet each other. It doesn&#39;t have to be a cruise it could be a land get together somewhere neutral. I know this is hard for people especially people with kids but it could be in summer...................maybe next year? Or..............we could break it up by region and we could have a few groups that would meet in their region?','teacp','teacp','2007-02-23 20:44:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159984,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-23 21:20:26',NULL,'','Maria - what a terrific idea - it would be great to all get together.  We should really begin to work on something.  Just a thought - if Joey &amp; David are driving East when they move, perhaps we could arrange something then and get as many of us East-coasters together as possible.  Anyone else interested? - I know we have quite a few Pennsylvanians here.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-23 21:20:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(159991,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-23 21:28:05',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Maria I like it that would be Great Id like to give all of you a Big Bear Hug&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-23 21:28:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160145,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-24 13:53:53',NULL,'','SATURDAY - February 23[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies and Happy Weekend.  I can&#39;t believe this is the last weekend in Feb. and March is right around the corner.  Hopefully it will bring Spring with it but in the meantime more snow and sleet is heading our way for tomorrow.  We have to go back to Scranton on Monday for Jim&#39;s sleep test so we will have to wait and see how bad the weather gets.  <br />\n<br />\nWe have a beautifully quiet weekend ahead of us - tonight Jim will play cards and I will do absolutely nothing - boy that sounds great&#33;&#33;  Usually when the guys play cards the wives get together at a different house but even that fell thru for tonight.  <br />\n<br />\nWhat is on everyones agenda for the weekend.  Whatever you have planned stay warm, stay safe and stay happy','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-24 13:53:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160178,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-24 16:51:31',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies...<br />\n<br />\nSorry to have missed yesterday just wasn&#39;t 100% .. doing better today...<br />\nThanks to Miss C and Robert for your notes..<br />\n<br />\n13,000+ posts you know .. well i want to give you guys a chance to catch up&#33; especially now that we have a top 20 monitor....<br />\n<br />\nNot a heck of a lot going on.. need to get to the hardware store for misc stuffs .. for the house so we can &quot;stage it&quot; properly..<br />\n<br />\nBut i will be around .. MaryLou isn&#39;t it nice when you HAVE NOTHING to do&#33; not enough of those days..<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nI love the idea of regional Crazie get together and now when we get back east .. i guess that puts Tonia or Suzila in charge of the west coast&#33;<br />\n<br />\nwe should consider that especially in the summer great idea...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-24 16:51:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160221,1823,1,18,155309,'2007-02-24 20:22:36',NULL,'','&quot; i guess that puts Tonia or Suzila in charge of the west coast&#33;&quot;<br />\n<br />\nSo, what EXACTLY does that mean?  Do I have to have ALL of you stay HERE in MY HOUSE before we leave on a west coast cruise that &#39;I&#39; have to organize?  <br />\n<br />\nWell, I&#39;m not promising any bedrooms...just floor space.  Bring your sleeping bags, and I&#39;ll see what I can do about food.  Maybe tacos and California rolls.','Suzila','Suzila','2007-02-24 20:22:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160231,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-24 21:53:31',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Whats California Rolls??&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> And I always keep My Sleeping bag Handy&#33;LOL&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-24 21:53:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160236,1823,1,18,155309,'2007-02-24 22:53:07',NULL,'','Here&#39;s a recipe for California rolls, Robert.  It&#39;s (from the outside, in:) rice, seaweed, crab and avacado, all rolled up and pretty much bite-sized. I could eat them every day, all day long.  <br />\n<br />\nhttp://japanesefood.about.com/od/sushiroll...iforniaroll.htm<br />\n<br />\n(on a side note....I&#39;m assuming that your nickname is for the warm Texas wind, not the awful Volkswagen Scirocco that my hubby bought me in 1976 when they first came out that the engine fell out of on the freeway in the middle of the night, that was towed backwards, when it was a front wheel drive and caused us plenty of loot to get it fixed before we got rid of it? LOL&#33;) Just tell me your nickname is the warm Texas wind.  I&#39;ll be happy&#33;','Suzila','Suzila','2007-02-24 22:53:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160238,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-25 00:02:56',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Really Its what I found when I was reading Guns and Ammo Magazine its the name of a Box of Ammunition&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> I thought it sounded different and so I used that for my sign on name and thanks much for the recipe itll be yummy and hey I used to have a VW Bug myself the only thing is that people on foot were passing me&#33; LOL&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> Thanks Sue for the recipe and thats the truth about my sign on name the way I found it&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-25 00:02:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160243,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-25 00:58:52',NULL,'','Good afternoon friends.  We went to Carpet Exchange today and made the definite selections on the hardwood and carpeting now that all the measurements are in, and wrote the check - OUCH&#33;&#33;&#33;  Then went to look at stoves even though I thought I had decided so didn&#39;t really want to do that, but glad Greg forced me because I ended up getting a different one.  The hardwood floor installer can&#39;t get to us until Mar. 12, and he has to be the first workman here.  He will be putting the new stove in after he installs the flooring under the spot where it goes.  He said he needs 4-5 days so the carpeting guys are coming the following week.  It is my plan to have the carpenter here to extend the island at the same time that the carpet guys are here, then the cabinet painter and finally the countertops.  I am hoping that everyone will be able to finish their work within a 4-5 week timeframe, but as Cheryl (GottaCruz) can testify to, kitchen remodels (or any home improvement work, for that matter) don&#39;t always go as planned.  I took my &quot;before pics&quot; and will post them along with the &quot;afters&quot; when it is all finished.  What does everyone else have going this weekend?','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-25 00:58:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160260,2066,1,18,155309,'2007-02-25 01:24:25',NULL,'','good luck cheryl...sounds like good game plan','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-02-25 01:24:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160262,2549,1,18,155309,'2007-02-25 01:33:36',NULL,'','YUMMY i love california rolls.....<br />\n<br />\ni really enjoy the sushi bar on the ships for a snack... <br />\n<br />\ni can&#39;t wait till my next cruise ....<br />\n<br />\ntonia','terumim','terumim','2007-02-25 01:33:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160333,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-25 12:30:30',NULL,'','SUNDAY - February 25th[/size] (got the date right today)<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies.   Looks like we have some more nasty weather heading our way - a mixture of rain, sleet and snow is expected this afternoon continuing thru the night into tomorrow.  Our trip to Scranton to the sleep clinic may have to be cancelled once again.  If we do go I will post the Daily Dock in the morning but then won&#39;t be back til sometime late Tuesday.  <br />\n<br />\nTo all Floridian Crazies.....We are now planning a trip to Disneyworld during April with our 2 youngest grandkids   (and their parents - we are crazy but not THAT crazy)  Any tips and money saving ideas you can pass on to us?  We are looking at the end of April - not during Easter.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day planned.....remember to SMILE as you go about your daily chores.  If you are expecting the same bad weather we are - please be careful.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-25 12:30:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160341,44,1,18,155309,'2007-02-25 16:10:03',NULL,'','Good Morning everyone. It is breezy and nice outside. Not sure it will last but I am hopeful. Today we relax.<br />\nI hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday&#33; I know I will <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','Carole B','Carole B','2007-02-25 16:10:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160350,2597,1,18,155309,'2007-02-25 16:47:21',NULL,'','To all Floridian Crazies.....We are now planning a trip to Disneyworld during April with our 2 youngest grandkids   (and their parents - we are crazy but not THAT crazy)  Any tips and money saving ideas you can pass on to us?  We are looking at the end of April - not during Easter.  <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCruisetarp,<br />\nOur son and his familiy (live in K.C.) contacted Marriott Vacations (timeshare) and made a reservation for four days at their Orlando resort. Was pretty inexpensive and they also got free Disney World admissions. All they had to do was say no to the high-pressure time-share sales pitch.','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2007-02-25 16:47:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160351,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-25 16:52:54',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe are also having that nasty weather here............Today the family comes for dinner. The menu today is homemade pizzas, salad, chicken wings, broiled and roasted potatoes and zucchini. Homemade pizza is a staple in our house. Every Sunday night when I was growing up on Staten Island that is what we did.....sometimes there were five family members there sometimes there were 20. What a memory and what fun. So I want to pass that on to my grandchildren and hope they keep up the tradition. They all get their own dough and get to put whatever they like on it. Well, I better get going, time to make the pizza sauce and Grandpa will get the dough ready.....................Kids are bringing dessert so I don&#39;t have to worry about that but we always have the makings for ice cream sundaes which the kids love..............<br />\n<br />\nHave a great Sunday all &#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-02-25 16:52:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160352,1418,1,18,155309,'2007-02-25 16:52:56',NULL,'','Good morning,<br />\n<br />\nCarole,  tell me about your military son/daughter.       You should be very proud that they&#39;re serving their country.  Walt was in Viet Nam so any time I hear of someone in the military, it also makes me proud.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, you can come to Pa. and give me ideas for my kitchen.   It&#39;s needs to be done so badly and it seems like &quot;well maybe next year&quot;.   Walt ususally does all repairs, even siding. He hates having someone else do the work but he just doesn&#39;t have the time to get all the honey do&#39;s done.<br />\n<br />\nBad weather coming our way too.   <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;d better sign off before Issy deletes everything again.   <br />\n<br />\nMimi','mimi','mimi','2007-02-25 16:52:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160356,1823,1,18,155309,'2007-02-25 17:14:35',NULL,'','Good morning all&#33;  We&#39;re off to the NASCAR race in Fontana this morning, so I&#39;m looking forward to an exciting day.<br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a good day too&#33;','Suzila','Suzila','2007-02-25 17:14:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160364,44,1,18,155309,'2007-02-25 18:43:53',NULL,'','My kids:<br />\n<br />\nMichael - Army (SPC) - Signal Support Systems Specialist, living in Germany, served one year in Iraq and came home in November.<br />\n<br />\nAshley - Air Force (A1C) - Imagery Analysis Military Intelligence, living in California and having a fun time.<br />\n<br />\nDana - Navy (PO2) - Operations Specialist, spent 7 years on a destroyer out of Norfolk, Va, now serving as a Navy recruiter here in town.<br />\n<br />\nMy husband John - Army (Sgt) - served 21 1/2 months in Vietnam in 1st Cav Airmoble from 1968 - 1970 (Infantry Grunt).<br />\n<br />\nMy dad served 20 years in the Air Force - Last four were with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. He retired in 1977 and is enjoying retired life with mom. They travel, relax, travel, relax and everything in between.<br />\n<br />\n','Carole B','Carole B','2007-02-25 18:43:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160369,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-25 18:57:25',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hiya My Friends, Hope your Sunday is going ok <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />  Carole I spent 18 Months in Vietnam And retired a staff Sgt.E-6 after 20 Years&#33; I also spent a Year in Korea. So I salute your Family as I know what youve been through as well&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Hey Joey whats on your agenda today? We had the biggest dust storm go through Yesterday,the wind was blowing 30 miles per Hr. and gusting to 50 to 60 miles per hour&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> Thats the worse Ive seen it here ever, west Texas has it but its not natural here in Fort Worth, Tx&#33; Ive got to go outside now and wash off 12 Inches of sand and Dirt now&#33; Seeya all later&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-25 18:57:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160382,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-25 20:11:28',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Not sure what is on the agenda for today.  Greg had to go into the office and I don&#39;t know how long he will be gone.  When he went to NYC last month, it was to meet with some people who were supposed to fix an issue that his company is having with a software program that is causing problems.  They said they had it fixed, but didn&#39;t so he has them here now.  They were supposed to leave on Friday but he said if they left before they totally resolved this issue, his company was thru doing business with them  They stayed and worked on it all day yesterday, and are still there, so he went in, I think mainly to stand over them.   I did some painting in my kitchen last night.  I talked to the painter yesterday that is going to do my cabinetry and she said that after she has done with the cabinets, for &#036;35 an hr. she will do all of my edging out.  I don&#39;t mind painting the main part but hate doing around the trim work and ceilings, so am more than happy to pay someone to do it.  I am painting it a tuscany yellowish gold - staying with the whole tuscan theme I did the dining room in.  Mimi, I wish that I could have gotten Greg to do some of the work, as you said your hubby prefers to do.  Every workman that has come out to look at what needs to be done, asks a similar question - &quot;who is going to move the piano?  WHo is going to remove the appliances and reinstall them, who is going to do this or that&quot;....Greg&#39;s answer is always &quot;the only thing he intends to do is write the checks, so they need to take care of all that&quot;.   When they get to the dining room to lay the carpeting, I will unload my china and crystal from the hutch, as I really don&#39;t trust them to do that.  My oldest son is supposed to bring my grandson by today, so hope Greg is home in time to get to see the little Monkey Butt (yeah that s what we call him).  Mary Lou, we have always told Scotty that when he turns 6 we will take hm to Disney World (he will be 5 in June).  He is always asking me how many tomorrows or how many more sleeps until he is 6.  I am sure your grandkids will love it and it will be a wonderful memory for them for many years to come.   Sue, have a great time at NASCAR - I have never gotten into that but did hear on our local news that they are considering building a Nascar track here in Denver...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-25 20:11:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160439,334,1,18,155309,'2007-02-25 22:48:38',NULL,'','Afternoon all. As usual we are pretty busy. I&#39;m trying to keep up as best as I can with tax returns and here too. I miss you all when I&#39;m gone more than a day or 2. We are having great weather in FL this weekend but rain is coming. My DD is not too pleased about it either as tomorrow she will be 20&#33; My baby isn&#39;t a teenager anymore&#33; <br />\n<br />\nAAA has discounts for Florida attractions MaryLou. We use them all the time. AARP also has discounts. I know Universal discounts for AAA for sure so I&#39;m sure they do Disney as well.<br />\n<br />\nCarole, I&#39;m sure your proud of your entire family. Military service is wonderful and what a true gift they are giving to our country.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone had a great weekend and didn&#39;t work too hard.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-02-25 22:48:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160543,274,1,18,155309,'2007-02-26 12:18:20',NULL,'','Good Morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 28 degrees with lots of fresh snow on the ground.  We had quite a storm this weekend.  It started out with heavy winds throwing ice and snow mix at us and then turned to all snow.  Some areas have had over 2 and 1/2 feet.   The winds were really nasty.  Pretty much blizzard like for driving on the open roads.  Marc has us all plowed out and even helped some of the neighbors today.  What a guy&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose...glad you had some weather nice enough to open windows.  That sounds so wonderful.  Hope it doesn&#39;t rain so DD can have a fun birthday.  Happy Birthday to your daughter&#33;<br />\n<br />\nPrincess and Cheryl...I love to chat with everyone...but I don&#39;t always have the time...when I have some time...I always try to catch up.  Princess...when my daughter was little there weren&#39;t any young girls in the neighborhood either.  Finally, after a few years a young gal her age moved into the area.  She was sooo happy.<br />\n<br />\nHoward...welcome back&#33;  Bet you were glad to get back to some of that warm Florida weather<br />\n<br />\nJoey...glad you&#39;re feeling better.  Good luck with getting the house ready to sell.  That will be a big project.  We have been thinking of moving for awhile now, but haven&#39;t found the right place.<br />\n<br />\nTonia...I used to work the graveyard shift years ago.  Maybe that&#39;s why I&#39;m always staying up so late.  lol  Hope you get good news about your wrist.<br />\n<br />\nRobert...it sounds strange to hear you talk about cutting the grass when we have so much snow on the ground.  lol  That dust storm didn&#39;t sound very nice, though.  Hope you got the car and everything all cleaned up.<br />\n<br />\nMimi...my kitty-cats love to lay on the desk right next to my computer, too.  Issy is a lucky kitty that you rescued her and gave her a nice home.<br />\n<br />\nJackie...hope you had a nice fish fry over the weekend&#33;   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMercedes...hope it warms up a bit for you.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria...that homemade pizza sounds sooo good.  yumm&#33;  It&#39;s great to be passing on traditions to your children.  I try to do that with my girls, too.  They are pretty independent gals, but I think they will pick up a few of our traditions and then have their own.<br />\n<br />\nSue...those California rolls sound great.  Hope you had a nice time at the Nascar races. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl...hope all goes well with your remodeling.  You sure have your hands full.  I would love to see the before and after pictures when all is done.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...hope you and Jim can make it to Scranton this time for the sleep clinic.  Hope the weather doesn&#39;t get nasty.<br />\nThe last time we went to Disneyworld and took our youngest daughter we stayed at the Disneyworld campground.  I think it was cheaper than the hotels, and we loved it.  We stayed in a trailer house with a mini kitchen and all. (not that I wanted to cook on vacation, lol)  It was brand new then and was much nicer than staying in a hotel.  They had pickups to take people into Disneyworld on a tram if I remember right.  It was quite a few years back.  <br />\n<br />\nCarole...you should be very proud of your family.   Glad everyone is doing so well.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day...and hope the weather doesn&#39;t get too bad for everyone in the East Coast areas.  Stay safe and stay warm&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-02-26 12:18:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160545,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-26 13:18:16',NULL,'','MONDAY - February 26th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.   We have a fresh blanket of snow on the ground and I spent the night listening the huge plows clearing our little street abount once an hour.  We usually have it cleared by a pick up truck with plow attached.  I don&#39;t know if you heard about it but during the last storm some people were stuck on a major highway here for more than 24 hours when several trucks failed to make it up a hill, skidded and closed down the highway. The created a 50 mile backup. Of course no one would claim the blame for it and as they say the &quot;s*%# hit the fan so they called out the big rigs as soon as the first flake hit the ground.<br />\n<br />\nI don&#39;t know what we will do about the sleep clinic - it is right on a highway so we will call before we go and make sure the highway is clear and the technician will be coming into work tonight.  I can&#39;t even imagine going there and having her not show up again.  That would not be pretty&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThanks for your advise on Disney - looks like the trip is set.  Jim and I will leave on Friday night April 20 to drive down - Deb &amp; family will fly down on the 23rd and we will be there til the 28th.  We want to drive as we have several friends/family we would love to see along the way especially coming back and we may even go down to Ft. Myers beach to check on a place we have down there.  Not too sure about that since I don&#39;t think our tenant would let us stay there and it is quite a trip.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nSailingrose - thanks for the suggestions - I did go to AAA on Saturday and was very suprised that their package was &#036;400 more than if we booked right thru disney.  I spent 2 days exploring the possibilities and finally booked it last night.<br />\n<br />\nShari - Did you stay in the log cabins at the campground?  That is what we booked - mainly because it would hold 6 of us and we would not have to rent 2 rooms - most others (other than the suites) would only hold 4 or 5.  We really liked the idea of a kitchen - not that I plan on cooking - but at least we can have breakfast before we head to the park and keep snacks and things for noshing in the evening.  Of course I would have preferred a  suite with spa, etc. but money is a definate consideration for DD and family.<br />\n<br />\nDid anyone see the Oscars last night?  I did not see any of it since I haven&#39;t been to a movie in I don&#39;t know how long - so I guess I will turn on the news and see who won.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day - please be careful in this snow and ice.  If I don&#39;t start the Doc tomorrow you will know we went to Scranton and I will check in late on Tuesday.  <br />\n<br />\nRemember to SMILE <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-26 13:18:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160563,2613,1,18,155309,'2007-02-26 15:39:24',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nI hope everyone is well today.  Had about 3 inches of snow yesterday, not too bad today, temperature wise, upper 40s. <br />\nI took these pictures around 3pm yesterday.<br />\nHave a great day everyone.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSCN1669.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSCN1670.jpg&quot; /&gt;','mercedes','mercedes','2007-02-26 15:39:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160597,2717,1,18,155309,'2007-02-26 17:27:27',NULL,'','Good morning everyone,<br />\n<br />\nI have been busy with hockey and the puppy and we decided to rearrange the living room.  I think we are converting our family room to an office for me and dh.  I need more room and so does he and we realistically don&#39;t need a family room and a living room.  But, my idea of an office is ummmm, matching Cherry desks etc...not the computer style that we have now...lol...I want matching file cabinets (cherry) and nice comfy chairs etc.  I have outgrown my office and so has dh....this way we can put the fooseball and bubble hockey upstairs where our current office space is...which means that hopefully they will get more use, lol.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone...say dry, warm and safe&#33;<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-02-26 17:27:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160611,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-26 18:19:40',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hiya Shari got the mower out <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  BRRR Mercedes, Id rather be mowing the grass instead of Shoveling Snow&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> Princess sounds like you have things handled and a great Idea too about making the Livingroom into your Computer and Office area&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Cheryl sounds like you have things under control &quot;You Go Girl&quot;&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> I didnt watch the Oscars and we watched The Amazing Race &#33; We like that show plus Survivor, NCIS, The UNit, &quot;24&quot; , American Idol, Deal or No Deal and  1 Versus 100 Game Show&#33; Well I guess Ill go Start the mower and be glad I only have to do the front this time Everyone have a good week ahead <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Its supposed to be in the high 70&#39;s today and rest of the week&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-26 18:19:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160664,334,1,18,155309,'2007-02-26 20:51:49',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Busy today with my DD&#39;s Birthday. I can&#39;t believe she is 20 years old, seems like yesterday (sometimes LOL) Up and out early and ran to get her a Carvel cake. It just wouldn&#39;t be her birthday without one. She had school this morning but when she got up the house had Happy Birthday signs everywhere&#33; This elf stayed up to do it just as I have just about every year since she was born. Dinner out tonight, somewhere Italian and then on to the gifts. <br />\n<br />\nShari, Mercedes, Maria and all the others dealing with snow be careful shoveling and driving in the mess. <br />\n<br />\nPrincess, your idea sounds great. I love Cherry wood and if I redo my computer station that&#39;s what I&#39;ll have this time. DH would love a bigger office space in our house but one of the kids would have to permanently move out and that&#39;s not happening yet.<br />\n<br />\nRobert, good luck with the lawn mowing. Is your property big???? <br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a great day and be kind to someone........it&#39;s contagious&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-02-26 20:51:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160862,2613,1,18,155309,'2007-02-27 15:36:13',NULL,'','A very good morning to everyone.  Another nice day today, high in the mid 50s, with no snow in sight.  Nothing much planned today here at work.  I started to clean out my DH&#39;s study last night, to say it is a mess, is putting it mildly.  I emptied 7 boxes of papers last night and put them in piles to be sorted and filed over the next several days, bless him, but he is a pack rat, he does not throw anything out.  I tossed a lot of stuff out last night, which he says he has to go through in case I threw out anything important <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\nsailingrose, I hope your DD had a wonderful 20th birthday.<br />\nHave a great day everyone.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-02-27 15:36:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160907,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-27 18:02:16',NULL,'','Good Morning All.....<br />\n<br />\nWhere is everyone today? It is a beautiful day here in the Ohio valley but they say rain is coming.........<br />\n<br />\nHaving dinner with the girls I used to work with before retirement so that is always fun to hear all the office gossip. I kinda miss that. lol<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all and <br />\n&lt;strong&gt;<br />\nRemember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-02-27 18:02:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160954,2542,1,18,155309,'2007-02-27 19:40:41',NULL,'','Hi all,<br />\n<br />\nAnother very hot day here in the Rio Grande Valley.<br />\n<br />\nWe are scheduled to leave tomorrow morning - but are waiting on a UPS package from my daughter - can&#39;t leave without it.  Please pray with me that it arrives today....we really have &quot;Hitch Itch&quot; and want to get going.<br />\n<br />\nGlad to see some of the temps rising, up North - I know you guys are sick and tired of all that snow&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-02-27 19:40:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160958,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-27 20:23:30',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Yes Rose Ive got a big Back Yard and a front yard Id say its long ways and lengthways about 2 Acres&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  I paid &#036;24,ooo in 81 for it and now its worth 70 to 80 thousand now&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-27 20:23:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160965,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-27 20:54:07',NULL,'','Hi Crazies.....We are back after a trip to Scranton.  They were unable to do one part of the test due to Jim having a bad head cold and sinus infection so it looks like this is not over yet.  Jim had a rough night - in addition to them waking him every couple of hours this sleep lab is right next to Railroad tracks - can you believe that?  He said everytime he fell back to sleep another train came roaring by.  <br />\n<br />\nNothing special planned for the rest of the day but I&#39;m sure it will be lights out very early around here.  <br />\n<br />\nMake this a great day and don&#39;t forget to smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-27 20:54:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(160997,3017,1,18,155309,'2007-02-27 22:09:53',NULL,'','I am new to the board, but was wisely advised that this is where the cool people hang out.   I&#39;m just gonna jump right in and say hey to everyone.  The weather has cleared up in the San Joaquin Valley of California, but they are promising thundershowers this afternoon.  Hope so, it&#39;s been nearly two years since we&#39;ve had a good one&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAll of the trees are blooming - this is my favorite time of the year, just early spring when everything is so new and fresh. The cat wasn&#39;t happy with the rain, but somehow he&#39;s managing to survive.  It&#39;s nice to have an early spring, but that usually means that we&#39;re in store for a brutal summer...perhaps that&#39;s what my mum meant by nothing for nothing.<br />\n<br />\nWe are still months away from our next cruise and I have to admit to a little cabin fever.  After having been super physical for many years, I wound up with a degenerative spinal disease and there are some days, like today, that my options is sitting at the computer with a heating pad and pain meds.  Forums like this keep me from going crazy.  I&#39;ll try not to be maudlin though.<br />\n<br />\nam looking forward to chatting with people who not only love crusing, but hoping there will be some like minded folks when it comes to theater, art and &quot;Buffy the Vampire Slayer&quot; - we all have our Achilles heel.<br />\n<br />\nThanks for &#39;listening&#39;.  Wishing everyone a Grand Day Out.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-02-27 22:09:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161003,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-27 22:51:01',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Well My Friend you just jump in anytime you wish and we are glad to see you posting and before you know it you will be in a Suite with a Balcony&#33; And Charlie we here are a family and care about each others Health and I wish you the best with with getting better I know what you mean about this time of Year Its my best time as well and we are going in October on a cruise as well and cant wait I keep checking to make sure My Bags are ready and going over my cruise packing list you can find that here as well plus door hangs and Jason Our Adninistrator has some cool Lapel pins you might check out Cheryl Gotta Cruz is our Moderator, Joey is our Social host and a great one plus all of the Cruise Crazies Family here will take you in with Open arms, Again welcome Charlie&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-27 22:51:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161007,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-27 23:04:14',NULL,'','WELCOME Charlie - The more the merrier here at Cruise Crazies so we look forward to hearing from you and having you post often.<br />\n<br />\nHere in Pa. we are still covered with snow so the thoughts of spring and flowers is very welcome.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-27 23:04:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161012,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-27 23:14:58',NULL,'','Charlie, glad to see you jumping right in.  I have Fibromyalgia, so I know what you mean about days spent just sitting with a heating pad.  This is a great place to pass the time on those days.  I sometimes have them when I push myself beyond what I think I can do, which is most days.  Sorry, but I have never seen an episode of Buffy, so can&#39;t converse with you on that subject but I am sure we will find lots to chat about.  Our next cruise is 249 days away, so I have lots of time to &quot;anticipate&quot;.  I live in Colorado - wish we were having the same weather as you, but spring is still quite a ways off for us.   I am happy that you found your way to us here at CC - I really am looking foward to getting to know you...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-27 23:14:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161016,2763,1,18,155309,'2007-02-27 23:52:28',NULL,'','Well, I just found out about this quasi-chatroom. There is no way I&#39;m going to be able to catch up with the Feb. discussions, but I&#39;ll jump right on board for March. Right now, I&#39;m sitting in the office avoiding grading these TERRIBLE midterm essays and I&#39;m doing everything I can to avoid them... including watching the cruisecrazies board. Meanwhile, it is the first spring day in a couple months and I want to be outside.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' />','SMB','SMB','2007-02-27 23:52:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161020,139,1,18,155309,'2007-02-28 00:17:07',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;For those of us posting from the office or some other work related place:<br />\n<br />\nFIVE BEST THINGS TO SAY IF YOU GET CAUGHT SLEEPING AT YOUR DESK: <br />\n[color=\"#33FF33\"]5. &quot;They told me at the Blood Bank this might happen.&quot;<br />\n<br />\n[color=\"#CC33CC\"]4. &quot;This is just a 15 minute power nap they raved about in the time management course you sent me to.&quot;<br />\n<br />\n[color=\"#FF0000\"]3. &quot;Whew&#33; Guess I left the top off the Whiteout. You probably got here just in time.&quot;  <br />\n<br />\n[color=\"#663333\"]2. &quot;Did you ever notice sound coming out of these keyboards when you put your ear down real close?&quot;<br />\n<br />\n[color=\"#FF99FF\"]AND THE NUMBER ONE BEST THING TO SAY IF YOU GET CAUGHT SLEEPING AT YOUR DESK...<br />\n<br />\n[color=\"#FFCC33\"]1. Raise your head slowly and say, &quot;...in Jesus&#39; name, Amen.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-02-28 00:17:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161027,3017,1,18,155309,'2007-02-28 00:41:54',NULL,'','SMB  - what midterms are you grading?  We used to get some corkers in theater.  The ones I especially enjoy were the ones that seemed written by a very learned person from someone who couldn&#39;t put two sentences together just prior.  Maybe the kicker was that they didn&#39;t think we&#39;d notice the change in writing style.<br />\n<br />\nOur sky has grown very black, so many the rain is actually coming  It&#39;s 2:30 and I&#39;ve had to turn a light on. Should make laundry interesting tonight (we live in an apartment complex and use the laundry room.  however, after 38 years of marriage, Chris has consented to buy a washer/dryer.  To be honest, I&#39;d never asked for one, but I can&#39;t carry lanudry baskets (or vacuum, mop, mop floors - there is an upside to this back business).  <br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita - very funny.  Will have to remember those excuses for the next board meeting at the theater.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl  - Fibromyalgia  sounds awful.  What is it exactly?  Mine is degenerative spondyliothesis (my spine is slowly disintegrating).  Underwent surgery last year and now the surgoen wants to do more to stabilize the vertebra above the surgery site.  Why he didn&#39;t do that while he was in for the other is beyond me.  Must be time to pay for his own cruise.<br />\n<br />\nNary Lou - I&#39;m originally from Vermont and hve seen as much as I ever want to see again.  Not the snow bunny type and in fact, every time we move, it&#39;s further south and west.  Figure that when we get to Hawaii, we&#39;ll stop.  Our adopted son lives in New York and he keeps asking when we are coming to visit.  Summer, my dear, summer...but now he&#39;s applied for a job just about 30 minutes from here, so I&#39;m hoping...<br />\n<br />\nOpps, it&#39;s raining now...that&#39;s my exit cue.<br />\n<br />\nThanks again for such a warm welcome everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheers&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie<br />\n<br />\nP.S.  Cheryl - not to worry about &quot;Buffy&quot; - just thought I&#39;d throw it out.','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-02-28 00:41:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161032,2542,1,18,155309,'2007-02-28 00:49:01',NULL,'','Charlie - we&#39;re so thrilled that you have just jumped right in - welcome - welcome&#33;&#33;&#33;  Also not a Buffy fan but trust me we&#39;ll find lots in common as we all chat.  We are fulltime RVers and are currently in Texas.  We&#39;re making our way over to California and then up the coast to Alaska in May.  If you&#39;re interested, all the details are in our website - see our signature.<br />\n<br />\nHey guys - our mail arrived with UPS - so we&#39;re off tomorrow.','zebra','zebra','2007-02-28 00:49:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161037,2763,1,18,155309,'2007-02-28 00:52:58',NULL,'','Charlie, I&#39;m suppose to be grading World Civilization midterms. Apparently my students did not get the message.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' /><br />\n<br />\nBTW, I like Buffy&#39;s love interest Vampire friend MUCH better on BONES... good show&#33; And, of course, her witch friend (AKA &quot;and one day at band camp&quot;) is on How I Met Your Mother... also a good show. As you can tell, it has been so long since I watched Buffy, I do not remember any names except XANDER... who can forget that name?&#33;','SMB','SMB','2007-02-28 00:52:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161071,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-02-28 02:31:23',NULL,'','I remember, back in the early to mid &#39;90&#39;s,  when Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) played Kendall, Erica&#39;s child who was a product of rape, on All My Children.  The character of Kendall is still on the show, but hasn&#39;t been played by her since 1995.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-02-28 02:31:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161152,274,1,18,155309,'2007-02-28 10:43:57',NULL,'','Good morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 25 degrees and we are due for another round of heavy snow starting tomorrow.  We may get between 12 and 22 inches.  Guess we&#39;re catching up with some of you now.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> Having trouble typing tonight (Raynaud&#39;s) so forgive any mistakes.  I may not proof read.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...Idon&#39;t remember log cabins back when we stayed there, (Wilderness Village) but maybe they were on the other side of the campground.  We stayed in a trailer, or modular type home, that measured around 16 by 40.  It was brand new and very clean with a tiny kitchenette.  We stayed there after we got back from our Norway cruise in 1986, so it was a long time ago.  I&#39;m suire that things have changed since then.  The log cabin sounds like a great idea for your family.  Sorry about Jim&#39;s test...that&#39;s crazy to put a sleep clinic next to a railroad track.  Hope he gets over his cold and sinus infection real soon.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...beautiful pictures&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nPrincess...converting the family room to a nice office sounds like a great idea for you and DH.  I love the idea of cherry wood desks.  My hubby and I share a small bedroom that we have our computers in, and we could sure use a bigger space.<br />\n<br />\nRobert...enjoy that nice weather&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose...Glad your daughter had a nice birthday.  It sounds like you made it very special for her.  They do grow up fast, don&#39;t they?<br />\n<br />\nMaria...that&#39;s really nice that you keep up with the girls from work.  It&#39;s a great idea to have a dinner gettogether once in awhile.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie...glad your package made it&#33;  Happy driving&#33;  Be safe&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSpikesgirl...Welcome aboard&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...I&#39;m an &quot;All My Children&quot; fan, too&#33;   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nSMB...Good luck with the grading of the tests&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nKeith...LOL<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-02-28 10:43:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161162,488,1,18,155309,'2007-02-28 12:41:18',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - February 28th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and once again, Welcome to our new members who checked in here yesterday.  I hope you will make the Daily Dock part of your daily visit to Crazies.  As you can see, it is just a place to report in on the important ( and not so important) things that go on in our daily lives.<br />\n<br />\nAlthough it was great to be back home in our own bed last night after they told Jim he stops breathing &quot;very often&quot; during the night can you imagine how much sleep I got last night?????  I sure hope they come up with a solution to his sleep apnea.  <br />\n<br />\nWe stopped at the Outlet center on the way home yesterday and the stores are getting all their summer things in.  Ladies - some beautiful shades of color for this summer and it seems longer (knee length or slightly below) shorts will be in style this year.  I could have gone crazy there but should really check on what I still have from last year first.  Then watch out - outlets here I come&#33;<br />\n<br />\nToday Ashleigh goes to the new allergist for the first time - I hope they can do something to help her.  I know he will only confirm what the blood tests showed and that will be that on top of a lot of other things the main thing she is allergic to is our dog.   We have been trying for 2 months to find him a new home but he is 12 years old and no one wants an older dog - they only want puppies.  The rescue centers tell us that they will never be able to find a home for him because of his age.  Quite a problem here- we love the dog but Ashleigh&#39;s health is much more important than the dog.  She doesn&#39;t understand why she cannot sleep over at our house anymore.  Oh well, enough of my problems - we will somehow find a solution.  <br />\n<br />\nNothing special planned for the day other than watching TJ this morning so perhaps it is time to tackle that last closet I never got to before my company arrived a couple of weeks ago.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day - remember to SMILE - someone else just might follow your lead and before you know it you will be surrounded by smiles  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-02-28 12:41:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161228,3017,1,18,155309,'2007-02-28 16:32:13',NULL,'','A Happy Wednesday to everyone - and the last day of February to boot - can anyone else remember when February was at lesat two months long - and every day was a Monday?  Now the days just fly by.  Must be something to do with the gravatational pull or relativity - it certainly can&#39;t be me getting older&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe did get a bunch of rain last night and it&#39;s still petty cloudy, but this is it for awhile.  We are supposed to be in the 70&#39;s by this weekend.  Such wish I could box this and share it with those of you still in the lower temps.  If it&#39;s any consolation - last year we had nearly a month of 100+ temps.<br />\n<br />\nWell, if anyone noticed my site name - Spikesgirl, it reveals my favorite character on Buffy.  Never had much love for Angel, but Spike, yup, he&#39;s a different case.  Then there&#39;s also the fact that he lives just up the road in Modesto that gives him the home boy appeal.  We tried to get him in to talk to our drama students about their careers, but couldn&#39;t get his schedule and ours to jive - he was available in the summer and our kids were all either in classes (those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it in summer school) or working three jobs to pay for classes during the rst of the year.  The show really helped me understand the students and it gave me a more level playing field at times (except when I had to explain that, no Frank Sinatra isn&#39;t a new singer and Glenn Miller isn&#39;t related to the Steve Miller Band.).<br />\n<br />\nMy MIL was a great RVer, but Chris has always hated it.  She wanted him to take it, but he refused.  He&#39;s very uncomfortable in any sort of trailer.  Much of it has to do with his stature - he&#39;s 6&#39;5&quot; - and everything is just too small for him to get comfortable.  I, however, am 5&#39;2&quot;, so I fit anywhere and would love to have the chance to RV, but that&#39;s life.  We&#39;ll just have to cruise instead.<br />\n<br />\nPoor Ashleigh and your poor dog - that is just a no win situation.  Does she also have food allergies or is it more organic, i.e. molds, pollen?  We have a friend allergic to onions and garlic - imagine that&#33;  It would make me crazy if we had to get rid of our cat - not that anyone would take him.  he ha the personality of Ghengis Khan, but not quite as nice.  however, he can also be the sweetest, most loving cat I&#39;ve ever seen.    Guess until my book is finished, I&#39;m stuck with him.  At least he lends himself well to watercolors.<br />\n<br />\nToday is my day to volunteer at the community theater that is part of our apartment complex (yes, we picked it because of the theater - I&#39;ve been involved with theataer since *ahem* 1974).  It&#39;s hard to stay in the front office, when my heart is back in the Scene Shop.  We just finished with &quot;The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wilde&quot; and are starting to mount &quot;Blithe Spirit.&quot;  I&#39;m also on the Artistic Committee there, responsible for choosing the plays/musicals for the next season.  Does anyone have a favorite play and/or musical they would like to suggest? We are sort of running low for next season and I really don&#39;t want to do &quot;Annie&quot; (again) or &quot;Fiddler&quot; (again, again and again).  Any suggestions would be welcomed - please... help...<br />\n<br />\nAlso forgot to mention that we are big foodies (and we have the waistlines to prove it).  I haven&#39;t been over to check out the forum here, but plan to soon.  Does anyone have a favorite cruise dish?  We are planning a cruise dinner prior to leaving and are entertaining ideas at present.  We love to do theme parties and have to confess that our best one to date was the Titanic dinner (we recreated the last meal - this is when having a friend whose a executive chef pays off).  Anyhow, if anyone has suggestions, again I&#39;d love to hear them.  It doesn&#39;t have to be indicative of one line or the other.<br />\n<br />\nMan, I&#39;m long today - sorry.  I&#39;ll try to be shorter next time.  <br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-02-28 16:32:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161239,754,1,18,155309,'2007-02-28 16:52:48',NULL,'','Good Morning Everyone &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nVery nice day here in Ohio but they say that will change tomorrow so enjoying the mild temps today. <br />\n<br />\nSpikesgirl glad to see you in the daily dock and posting. I thought maybe your husbands or boyfriends name was spike and that is where you picked the name...........lol. My grandaughter is in community theater and also her college theater group and she adores it...she has been in many productions and has just finished up with 42nd. Street.............A favorite of mine that she was in is &quot;Once upon a mattress&quot;. Needless to say she is a theater major and has just taken a interest in the tech side and was stage manager of the last play.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMarylou...............hopefully the allerigist can help her..my friend has been allergic to dogs for years and they just got a new puppy and the doctor either gave him a shot or pills (can&#39;t remember) and he is fine with the dog so maybe you can check that out. That&#39;s is too bad about Jim. Did they suggest a CPAP?sp<br />\nmachine for him. My SIL&quot;S uncle wears one to bed and he does well with it. I am sure the doctors will be able to help him. If you are anything like me you are probably staring at him half the night and not getting any sleep yourself.<br />\n<br />\nWell, gotta get going on a roll here washing and pressing (you guys know how I love to iron) to get our clothes ready for our Florida trip next week.<br />\nHave a wonderful day all and those that are in warm climates enjoy and those that are not stay warm.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-02-28 16:52:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161256,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-02-28 17:35:59',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Morning Charlie,Cheryl, Shari, Joey&amp;David,Maria, Mimi, Miss C, Keith&amp;Rita, Byron, Mercedes, Princess, Mary Lou, SMB, Jackie&amp;Tony, Jason, and everyone else&#33; Sorry Charlie and excuse the pun but Musicals arent my Forte but Ill take the RV anytime&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> Glad to see you and SMB here with us <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  My weather here In Texas is fixing to change again, a cool fronts coming through, Charlie we usually have a Good Precruise Morning Breakfast before we go down to Galveston, of course we Drive down since its only 5 Hours&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> So we have Chik fil-a Sandwiches, Good Strong cup of Coffee and some waffle fries&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> When we get to Galveston we eat Seafood at Landrys&#33; My suggestion is save your eating for either onboard or when you are in the city of your Port your sailing from&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> We go down a Day early so we can eat good Seafood&#33; at Landrys or Willie G&#39;s&#33; Or one of their good Restaurants&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Well talk at you all later Have a Great Midweek Hump Day and all of My Friends that are having bad weather just look at your cruise pictures from the Tropics, Well maybe not that would depress you more&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  Sorry&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-02-28 17:35:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161276,139,1,18,155309,'2007-02-28 19:25:22',NULL,'','Good late morning crazies. It&#39;s kind of a nice day today--the sun is out and the temp is going to be around 60.<br />\nRita is at her hairdresser as we have a formal dance Saturday night. We will also celebrate our oldest daughter&#39;s birthday Sunday. It&#39;s a milestone, her 40th.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;THIS IS A WARNING:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] Another 16 year old is on the road&#33; Our grand daughter got her license Friday&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-02-28 19:25:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161280,1418,1,18,155309,'2007-02-28 19:46:12',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHi Charlie,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you stopped by to chat.   I am also fairly new to the boards and I sure do enjoy hearing about new people and the things they do.  I&#39;m sorry to hear of your back problems.  Hang in there~&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThe weather in PA. is almost 50 today.   This month has been sooooo cold that this is a welcome change.  I&#39;ve GOT to get back into walking everyday.   My greenhouse business keeps me very active but it&#39;s just not the same as hitting the road.  Plus, the dogs love to go too.<br />\n<br />\nMimi','mimi','mimi','2007-02-28 19:46:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161281,2763,1,18,155309,'2007-02-28 19:55:01',NULL,'','Hi ya&#39;ll,<br />\n   <br />\n   Well, I stayed in my office grading exams until 4:00 this morning. I went home, slept for about an hour, and came back to teach two classes. I&#39;m getting too old for this stuff. I&#39;m done teaching for the week and Spring Break is next week. I wish I were heading out to sea, but DW&#39;s spring break is in April. My students turned in movie reviews for me to grade anyway. So, I&#39;ll take the afternoon off and get back to grading tomorrow. <br />\n<br />\nAnd for you weather nuts, the last time I checked it was 70&#39;s and sunny here. Great day to have lunch outside&#33;','SMB','SMB','2007-02-28 19:55:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161294,334,1,18,155309,'2007-02-28 20:54:52',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Taking a few minutes to do some catching up here and to check out some replacement windows online. Wow you all have been pretty busy. Just working here and checking out window companies. I&#39;ve finally gotten it narrowed down to 2, just have to weigh the price and the quality issue and then talk to DH about it. DD had a nice birthday, thanks for the birthday wishes everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is doing well. <br />\n<br />\nRobert, yes I&#39;d say that is big property. I have about 1/4 acre.......more than enough for me&#33; LOL I don&#39;t mow anymore however the summer heat just kills me.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou glad you got at least part of the sleep study done for Jim. Sorry to hear he has a cold. Hope he&#39;s better soon.<br />\n<br />\nWelcome Spikesgirl&#33; Don&#39;t worry about length of your post, somedays we all post more than others.<br />\n<br />\nSMB just jump in. I miss some since I work a lot this time of the year but this thread is a great way to keep up with everyone. <br />\n<br />\nShari and all the other cold Crazies, hope you warm up soon&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI love All My Children&#33; It&#39;s the only soap I still watch via tape of course. Can&#39;t wait till this serial killer story line is done......they are killing off half the characters&#33; <br />\n<br />\nKeith congrats to your Granddaughter on her license......sorry for her Mom &amp; Dad......LOL&#33; It&#39;s hard when they start to drive alone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSorry If I missed anyone, its just hard to keep up sometimes. Hope everyone has a terrific day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-02-28 20:54:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161340,2549,1,18,155309,'2007-03-01 00:04:59',NULL,'','Hello everyone...boy you guys are busy people... <br />\n<br />\ni feel like the lazest person on this dock today<br />\ni worked all night and came home and slept..<br />\n<br />\nnow i am awake and it chilly cloudy and rainy ( i keep telling mself its not suppose to rain in SOUTHERN CAL)<br />\n<br />\nand put a ham in for dinner...<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nboy we have been having the rain... and it always starts when i either leave for work or come home from work.. gezzzzzzzzzz i work at Auto Club in dispatching the tow trucks ... boy have we been busy snow in the mountains rain everywhere<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nok the MRI showed a cyst in the wrist ( like i didn&#39;t know that ).. they want to try threapyto see if it goes down... and the sprain has aggravated the begining of carpel tunnel gezzzzz.... if the threapy doesn&#39;t help the its probably surgery... i told my DOC again it has to be fixed b4 my Panama cruise in October....<br />\n<br />\nWell everyone have a warm and relaxed evening<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-03-01 00:04:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161351,3017,1,18,155309,'2007-03-01 00:45:56',NULL,'','Tonia - if it&#39;s any encouragment to you - I did SE Asia four months after having extensive back surgery.  There was no way in Hades that I was missing out on that cruise&#33;  Granted, some things had to be adjusted and acoomodated for, but I still did it all, inculding a seven mile hike through the Forbidden City and climbing the Great Well.  Where there&#39;s a will, there&#39;s a way&#33;<br />\n<br />\nYou must be getting the rain we we supposed to becasue we are sunny and bright.  The snow dropped really low last night, down to the 1500&#39; level and it&#39;s still snowing up in the Sierras.  <br />\n<br />\nOkay, SMB, you have my sympathies - grading wrodl history essays until 4 a.m. has to be some sort of punishment that I&#39;m sure you don&#39;t deserve.  What grade/level do you teach that you&#39;re breaking now?  our break doesn&#39;t hit until april, like your wife&#39;s.  Not that it matters, but I like to think that I&#39;m still &#39;there&#39;, if you know what I mean.<br />\n<br />\nTeacup, if your grand daughter needs any help or has questions with tech theater, let me know.  i&#39;d be glad to try and help out.  I also an a set designer (our adopted son just received his MFA in set designer and is working on Broadway at the moment) as well as a playwright.  If she wants to really have an &#39;in&#39; with technical theater, have her check out &quot;The Backstage Handbook&quot; by Paul Carter   You can order it through Broadway Press, 3001 Springcrest Dr., Louisville, KY 40241.  Last time I got a copy, it was running about &#036;19, but it&#39;s been a few years.  It is worth every penny invested in it.<br />\n<br />\nHave seen both &quot;42nd Street&quot; (great tapping) and &quot;Once Upon...&quot;  Both are great shows, thanks for the advice.  I&#39;d completely forgotten about them and we are always looking for a Christmas musical.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nRobert - opps, should have made it more clear - we are talking about doing a dinner a few days before we leave as a celebration/bon voyage party.   Sorry, my bad.  We have yet to sail out of Galveston.  We have primarly done the South Pacific as it&#39;s a little closer to home for us.  <br />\n<br />\nThanks for the heads up, Keith&#33;  Ah, to be 16 and just hitting the road again...sigh...to be 40 again.  ehck, I&#39;d settle for 45 again&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMimi - hope to hear more from you soon.  This is a really friendly place to nip in for a bit.<br />\n<br />\nCheers&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-01 00:45:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161353,2626,1,18,155309,'2007-03-01 00:50:58',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Okay Charlie Good Luck and best regards to all of you I like Musicals I just cant help with them I enjoy listening and watching the Great Performers&#33; Happy Sailings My Friend&#33; And again we are glad to have your input and insights as well&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-01 00:50:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161376,2611,1,18,155309,'2007-03-01 02:43:51',NULL,'','Good afternoon fellow Crazies.  I, like Maria, assumed that Charlie&#39;s hubby was named Spike.  Speaking of Spike, &lt;strong&gt;Rose and Shari&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] , what do you think of the Satin Slayer storyline on AMC.  For those of you who don&#39;t know - Kendall&#39;s son&#39;s name is Spike.  I was really unhappy when they killed Dixie off - I was so hoping that she and Tad would discover that Katherine is really their little Kate and they would live happily ever after.  I would have been happier if it was Dixie who was secretly alive instead of Babe.  If you have been watching, I guess you both know by now who the killer is, but I am not going to say just in case you haven&#39;t caught up on your recorded shows.  <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Joey&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]  - where are you?<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Tonia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]  - good luck with the therapy - hope surgery isn&#39;t needed<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Mary Lou&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]  - hope your granddaughter&#39;s allergies get better.  I am allergic to our dogs and the allergies are aggrevating the Fibromyalgia right now, so on top of the 3 day long (thusfar) sinus heachache, my body is hurting a lot today.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Keith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]  - I remember how nervous I was when each of my &quot;babies&quot; took to the road.  After I got over the initial shock, it sure was nice not to have to take them everywhere.  Congrats to your granddaughter.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Charlie&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]  - I am happy to see you posting and that you obviously feel at home here.  Yeah, I would settle for 45 again - the big 5-0 is coming soon...<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Stephen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]  - glad to see you here too.  Today would not be a good day for lunch outside here.  It has been snowing steadily for the past 15 hrs. or so and the temp is in the teens - not my idea of picnic weather&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Maria&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]  - hope you guys have a wonderful trip next week - how wonderful to be going somewhere sunny and warm.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Mimi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]  - glad to see that you too are enjoying our Daily Dock - hope you drop by on a regular basis<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, Robert, Howard and anyone else I have missed - hello, and hope you are having a wonderful day.  I saw on the evening news that the Fla. court has upheld Judge Larry Sheidlin&#39;s decision and that Anna Nicole&#39;s body will be returned to the Bahamas for burial.  I was against her mother trying to bury her in Texas all along because I think she should have wanted her daughter to be buried next to her son Daniel.  The fact that Anna had bought burial plots there, in my opinion, should have inferred &quot;intent&quot; all along.  My son said he wished it would all go away and he certainly doesn&#39;t think it is newsworthy but I will admit that I am watching it.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-01 02:43:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161379,754,1,18,155309,'2007-03-01 02:59:11',NULL,'','Charlie.....thanks so very much for the info.I have forwarded the information to my grandaughter so she can order the book...........','teacp','teacp','2007-03-01 02:59:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161424,274,1,18,155309,'2007-03-01 11:40:36',NULL,'','Morning everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 29 degrees and snowing.  It&#39;s supposed to keep up till Friday and give us another possible 12 to 20 inches like the other day.  May be some blizzard areas in the state. So glad that spring is just around the corner&#33;   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  Cheryl...I&#39;m sure you&#39;re hoping for spring&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...Sorry to hear that Jim has sleep apnea.  I hope they can help him.  The only treatment I&#39;ve heard of is the CPAP machine.  It really helps people, I&#39;ve heard, but is a little hard to get used to.  Hope you can find a way to help Ashleigh with her allergies and still keep your dog.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie...your involvement with theater must be so interesting and fun for you.  I love musicals.  I&#39;m in seventh heaven when I&#39;m watching a good musical.  Have you done South Pacific before?  That&#39;s a good one.  Or West Side Story?<br />\n<br />\nMaria...hope your hand is healing well&#33;  Glad you had some nice weather today&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert...I&#39;ll have to write down the names of those restaurants.  I&#39;d like to sail out of Galveston one of these days&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita...That 60 degrees sounds so wonderful&#33;  Happy Birthday to your daughter and congrats to your granddaughter on getting her license&#33;  I remember how excited I was when I got mine.<br />\n<br />\nMimi...Glad you had some nice weather today&#33;  I need to get out and do some walking, too&#33;<br />\n<br />\nStephen...hope you got to enjoy that nice weather on your afternoon off.  You needed a break after all that correcting of papers.<br />\n<br />\nRose...Glad your daughter had a nice birthday&#33;  Good luck with picking out your new windows.  We may have to be doing that soon, too&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia...everyone says it never rains in San Diego, but the last time we were there before our Hawaii cruise it rained all day the day we toured the city.  LOL  I thought it was just us&#33;   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />   Hope the therapy will help your wrist.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...The Satin Slayer has been an interesting story, but, like you, I wasn&#39;t happy to see Dixie go.  I really like her character and wanted her and Tad to get back together and find out about their Katy.  I was glad that Babe wasn&#39;t killed off, though.  I think she&#39;s a great character, too.  Wish she&#39;d wise up, though, and dump J.R.  If a guy had tried to kill me...I think I&#39;d get as far away from him as possible.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-03-01 11:40:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161425,488,1,18,155309,'2007-03-01 13:08:51',NULL,'','Time to close out the February Dock and move on.  See you all over on the March Dock.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-01 13:08:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161426,488,1,18,NULL,'2007-03-01 13:23:58',NULL,'Daily Dock - March','THURSDAY - March 1st[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies... March 1st already -  time sure flies when you are having fun.  LOL  So glad to see some new members joining in here.  <br />\n<br />\nThe results on Ashleigh are in and I&#39;m afraid the dog has got to go.  She is highly allergic to him - we knew she had a problem with him but didn&#39;t realize the extent.  If she plans on spending more than an hour or so in our house she will have to get allergy shots first - that would really make Nannie &amp; Poppy popular with a 4 year old.  We received no encouragement from the rescue centers because of his age and the kennel where we board him when we cruise won&#39;t take him so today I will hang signs in some shops around town and hope for the best.  The fact that our dog does not like other animals doesn&#39;t help things.  <br />\n<br />\nCharlie - your involvement with local theater sounds like a wonderful way to spend time.  We lived close to NYC and Broadway and went to many many Broadway plays but also saw some wonderful productions in local regional theatre and in fact just recently took our 4 YO granddaughter to see her first dinner theatre production (Annie of course) which she loved.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - where have you been  hiding?  We miss you.  I&#39;m sure you are very busy with the majoy changes that will be occurring in your life this year but your Crazies family need to hear that you are OK.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get a move on and start my day - lots of chores for the day and lots of research to do on our DisneyWorld trip.  I have been told you really need to budget your time there if you have things you really want to do and we will have 5 days but I am sure the time will fly by.  I will be back later on.<br />\n<br />\nMake today a very special day and remember to SMILE as you go about your daily business.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-01 13:35:16',169361,488,'cruisetarp','cruisetarp',NULL,375,-1,4879,0,0,0,0,0),(161458,1418,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 15:55:58',NULL,'','Mary Lou,   Please make sure you check references of anyone trying to adopt your dog.   Being in rescue,  I learned quite a bit about research labs.   People would answer your ad and, with the assurance of giving it a good home,  would then sell it to a lab.   No animal should wind up like that.  Best bet, check vet references.   Good luck','mimi','mimi','2007-03-01 15:55:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161465,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 16:16:04',NULL,'','A happy, healthy March to everyone&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe&#39;re having breakfast overlooking the lake at Choke Canyon in Texas and will be making our way to Bandera Texas within the hour.<br />\n<br />\nKeep safe everyone and have a great day&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-03-01 16:16:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161473,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 16:23:44',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies .. I apologize for being mini AWOL but things are beginning to cook here .... please bear with me as we enter this transition period.. I may not post on every thread but know that you are in our minds and in our hearts whether or not you see our frail attempt at humor or not..<br />\nWe have decided on a listing agent and will sign a 60 day contract to see what they can do .. they want to put a virtual; tour on line for prospective buyers so i will share that link when it becomes available..<br />\n<br />\nI have no idea how long i will playing hit and miss with our CC family ... just know if you ever need us .. a PM will always get to us ... <br />\n<br />\nWelcome to all the new memebers&#33;&#33; and to you newbies.. that PM thingy goes for you too.. if I can be of sevice .. just let us know... hope to get to know each of you as time progresses...<br />\nHugs.. and thanks for understanding...<br />\n<br />\nJoey and David..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-01 16:23:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161482,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 16:45:58',NULL,'','It&#39;s nice to know that there are some musical lovers out there.  yes, I have done &quot;South Pacific&quot; - in fact, it was my great priviledge to build my son&#39;s design.  It was also the show that signalled my end in set construction as my back snapped when I was flipping a platfom for strike.  His first, my last, it seemed somehow appropriate.<br />\n<br />\nYesterday while working at the theater (sticking labels on flyers - yea), the GM hit me up to start stage managing.  Used to do that long (long) ago, but haven&#39;t done much in recent years - Chris was excited because it would again give him a theater to hang around in.  He has a standing invite now, but feels funny about it.  If I was there, he&#39;d be right behind me.  <br />\n<br />\ngot a call from the workers comp people yesterday and they scheduled my MRI for tomorrow morning.  While I&#39;m not looking forward to the actual process, it will be good to have some answers regarding the increasing pain in the leg.  Hopefully, within a week, we shall have an answer.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, I was so sorry to hear about Ashleigh.  it would break my heart if I had to choose between because there really is only one answer.  Do be sure to check out any references, as Mimi suggested.  We used to run a rescue from the school and had to be careful about the people who wanted our cats.  it was always my nightmare that one would end up in the Anatomy class lab.  Thankfully none did, but then the shcool shut us down.<br />\n<br />\nThere&#39;s a brilliant magenta sky outside and we are headed to the upper 50&#39;s today.  It&#39;s a little cool for us, but that&#39;s okay.    The weather is the weather.  When I first starting flying hot air balloons, I would agonize about it, but our instructor would just shrug his shoulders.  All the worrying doesn&#39;t make a difference - once I figured that out ,my life got a lot easier.    And like he always says, &quot;It&#39;s better to be on the ground wishing you were flying than flying and wishing you were on the ground.&quot;  He is wise beyond his years....<br />\n<br />\nFinished a watercolor last night and started on a second.  Gee...only 30 more after this.  <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - that&#39;s what I like to hear.  Start them early on theater and they will grow up with it in their blood.  It&#39;s harder and harder to get young people into the theaters these days.  Our average age at Stockton Civic is 62.  If you want to check us out, our website is: stocktoncivictheater.com  I think they still have the &quot;South Pacific&quot; pictures up...somewhere.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is on their way to a fabulous day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-01 16:45:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161504,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 17:46:27',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Morning Gang&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nJoey Glad to hear you and david are fine and good Luck with your transition period, as you know we are here for you as well&#33; Take care and tell David hello for me, Charlie I hopoe your MRI turns out Good for you Im keping my fingers crossed&#33; Tony and Jackie Texas is great isnt it? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  Mimi where you been? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/unsure.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':unsure:\' /> Mary Lou a good day to you and Cheryl and all others who drop in after my posting here <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> Everyone have a Great weekend ahead and Joey keep us posted My Friend see you all down the road&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-01 17:46:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161509,754,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 17:51:49',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell, March is coming in like a lion here in the Ohio valley. We are having damaging thunderstorms and some hail.........We had a real scary set of thunderbumpers roll through here about 5:30 this morning. Hopefully March will go out like a lamb.........<br />\n<br />\nOne week from today we leave for Florida....can&#39;t wait............Ken is excited that he is going to spring training of his beloved Reds when we get to Sarasota...<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMarylou.... what a heartbreak for you as I am an animal lover and my dog was just diagnosed with diabetes and she gets two shots a day for it. I know how hard this is for you but you have to put Asleigh first of course. If adopting her out doesn&#39;t work how about a no-kill shelter? We have a few of them here but I don&#39;t know about PA.<br />\n<br />\nJoey...........We miss you around here so I hope your life settles down a bit and you will be back to posting.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie..........I passed that info on to my grandaughter and she was very excited about getting the book...<br />\n<br />\nWell, before the next round of storms come through I think I will take a ride to Macy&#39;s and see what they have on sale.<br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful day all &#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-03-01 17:51:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161512,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 18:03:13',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; Yes, I&#39;ve made it here in the morning&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Waiting on DD to come back from school as my parents are due here any minute to have lunch with us. Can&#39;t believe it&#39;s March already&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI decided on who to hire now for windows. Energy efficient, tinlt in for easy cleaning, and should hold up in winds up to 120 MPH. That doesn&#39;t mean I wouldn&#39;t board the house in hurricane season, just that I should be OK in a smaller storm. Now to call them and have the windows ordered, probably after Mom &amp; Dad leave.<br />\n<br />\nMaria hope that you and Ken enjoy our weather......It&#39;s really warm again but a cold front is coming in over the weekend, but don&#39;t worry, it&#39;ll warm up again.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie good luck with the MRI.<br />\n<br />\nJoey, try not to stress too much. Moving and selling is such a hassle but look at the end result......It&#39;ll keep you going.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou I&#39;m so sorry about the dog. I understand how hard this is as my son is allergic to cats as well as dogs. Cats are the worst, he just can&#39;t breath around them. I hope you find someone to love him soon.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl and Shari, I hope they get this story line over soon and no more people die. I can&#39;t believe how many women the killer took. Guess it was budget cutting time......LOL&#33; Anyway I too wish Dixie was still alive but would they do that again????? Babe is just stupid, and she&#39;ll take JR back. There&#39;s something about Josh that annoys me but not sure what. How about her poor Mother who thought she was dead. <br />\n<br />\nHi to all the other Crazies. Hope you all have a great day&#33; Make the most of it&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-01 18:03:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161516,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 18:11:52',NULL,'','A Good Morning to my CruiseCrazies family:<br />\n<br />\nA good start to March with temps at 51 and sunny.  Joey, we will miss your daily posts but understand that this is a hectic time for you, keep us posted and Charlie, I really enjoy reading your posts and good luck with the MRI.  Marylou, I hope that you find your dog a good home. <br />\nTake care everyone and have a great day <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-01 18:11:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161529,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 18:31:55',NULL,'','Charlie I am so sorry... i didnt realize I was so caught up in me ... Good luck on the MRI&#33;<br />\n<br />\nhugs','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-01 18:31:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161541,3004,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 19:07:50',NULL,'','Well...new to this site and trying to work my way around. Realized that most of you catch up on the daily dock. I am just going to jump right in.<br />\n<br />\nI am from the mid-west and we experienced horrendous weather last night--hail up to golf ball size, rain torrents, high winds and tornadoes. DH out of town so I was up most of the night to make sure we didn&#39;t all have to camp out in the basement  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMy family is cruising on Carnival Inspiration on 3/17 and we are very excited. It sets sail on my 40th birthday--bonus&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nThis is the first cruise my DH and I have taken with our children and they are really looking forward to the experience.','KC Cruzr','KC Cruzr','2007-03-01 19:07:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161544,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 19:18:24',NULL,'','Welcome KC Cruzr, great to see you posting.  Don&#39;t forget to put your cruise date on the calendar so we can all wish you Bon Voyage and also let us know when you receive your cruise docs so we can celebrate with you <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-01 19:18:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161547,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 19:43:47',NULL,'','KC Cruzr, Hi there good to see you jumping in... Happy pre birthday Celebration.... Glad you guys weathered the storm last night.<br />\n<br />\njoey<br />\n<br />\nGee this daily dock idea was a good one if i do say so myself... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-01 19:43:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161586,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 21:10:56',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;By all means KCcruzr jump in anytime and Happy precruise and Birthday all in one the best way to celebrate your Birthday, Glad to have you here My Friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  And Yes Joey I wonder who Started The Daily Dock&#33; Ill give you a Hint his names &quot;JOEY&quot; Our Special Social Host&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-01 21:10:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161591,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 21:15:41',NULL,'','Welcome aboard KC Cruizr.  This is a very neat site, lots of riendly folks and people who love to talk cruising.  Saw that weather coming through your region on the Weather Channel.  Glad to hear you that you didn&#39;t end up in the basment.  Is it just me or is the weather especially crazy this year?<br />\n<br />\nJoey  - not to worry&#33;  Did you ever decide on the Dawn?<br />\n<br />\nDid anyone else watch the special Travelchannel did on the World today?  Talk about the life of Riley.  Guess it&#39;s time to go out and buy that Lotto ticket&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-01 21:15:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161597,3004,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 21:28:21',NULL,'','This does seem to be a very nice site. Very friendly folks. I will try to work through some of the posts so I can get to know you all better and respond better to each of you. <br />\n<br />\nThanks for the birthday wishes. I was a little bummed about the big day so this was my DH&#39;s idea of cheering me up&#33;  It&#39;s working&#33;   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','KC Cruzr','KC Cruzr','2007-03-01 21:28:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161598,754,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 21:36:10',NULL,'','Where are you located KC and do you mind if we call you by your first name? We had that same weather here in Ohio very early this morning.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nPlease make sure you post your birthday and cruise date on the calendar so we can all wish you well when the time comes. Welcome aboard to the friendliest cruise site on the internet.','teacp','teacp','2007-03-01 21:36:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161599,2763,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 21:37:12',NULL,'','What a terrible day in the old ATL. KC Cruzr, your storms have made it here. The worst are suppose to be tonight. Thank goodness I did make it out yesterday to enjoy our sunny 75 degree weather. <br />\n<br />\nJoey and David, glad to hear it was just the busy life keeping you away from the CC forum. I had wondered where you were since we did not hear much from you after your review of the last cruise. A tough time in the housing market, but don&#39;t worry too much.... Que sera, sera.<br />\n<br />\nI realized today that I have been posting for a few months now, but not shared much personal info.  I&#39;m a month away from being 35, living in a northwest suburb of Atlanta called Marietta. My wife, Jennifer, teaches kindergarten and I teach history (world, medieval, Ren &amp; Ref, English, etc.) at Kennesaw State University. No kids, but two large demanding cats, Ramses and Bastet. Aside from our great love - travel, we are huge movie, TV, and food fans. Most of my time is spent on my classes, but I&#39;m also plugging away at my dissertation (6 Chapters and counting on the Renaissance papacy of Julius II), which is what I should be doing right now.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m enjoying the Crusecrazies Ship, especially now that I have my oceanview cabin <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nKeep posting guys&#33;','SMB','SMB','2007-03-01 21:37:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161600,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 21:39:36',NULL,'','Welcome KC Cruzr.... it&#39;s great to have you join us on this board - yes we are a bunch of very, very friendly people.  Tell us about yourself so that we can get to know you.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-01 21:39:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161621,3004,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 22:37:08',NULL,'','My DH and three children and I live in Overland Park, Kansas. I am currently a stay at home mom and never ending taxi service for children.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> We love to travel but do not currently have much time for it due to kids sports, school etc.  I know many of you have been there and remember it. <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nThe storms really were very frightening last night. It is still terribly windy today but the worst is over. If it is headed your way beware&#33; My kids had never seen hail so large. Parts of I-35 south of KC were flooded with 3 feet of water--what a storm&#33; During the day yesterday it was also 70 degrees and very sunny.  What is going on with the weather around the country. I agree with Charlie that it had gone crazy.<br />\n<br />\nKim<br />\n<br />\n <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> This Daily Dock is a great idea&#33;  I guess the thanks goes to Joey&#33;','KC Cruzr','KC Cruzr','2007-03-01 22:37:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161626,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 22:51:34',NULL,'','Welcome KC Cruzr - glad to have you joining in.  Sounds like you had a rough night weather wise. Stay safe.  It&#39;s beautiful here in Pa. today but heavy rains are due tonight. <br />\n<br />\nTo all who expressed concern for our dog - thank you - I will be extremely careful who he goes to.  I went to our Vet first but he was of absolutely no help - basically told me to send my granddaughter for the shots everytime she wants to visit.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - great hearing from you.  We are your friends and understand that things will be a bit crazy til you are all settled in your new place or at least have all the arrangements made.  If you are driving thru Pa. along the way we expect you to stop by <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m so happy to see so many people posting here.  Keep up the good work.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-01 22:51:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161627,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-01 22:51:35',NULL,'','<br />\nActually Charlie we decided to relocate first then cruise  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-01 22:51:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161663,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-02 00:22:17',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Sorry Mary Lou I guess I missed your problems with your Dog, Best wishes to you my friend I apologize for not telling you&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-02 00:22:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161668,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-02 00:49:21',NULL,'','Your DH can cheer me up anytime&#33;  Hey, being 40 isn&#39;t too bad.  I&#39;ll trade you&#33;  Serously, many happy returns, Kim.  My dad used to say, the only thing worse than having birthdays is not having them.  Being a stay at home mom is hard work - you deserve a metal or at least a nice cushy pillow for the driver&#39;s side.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - so are you going Princess or with another line?  Just got off another site where all the discussion was about the type of toilet paper on board...eff.  people worry about such bizarre things.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-02 00:49:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161671,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-02 01:05:31',NULL,'','Welcome aboard KC Cruzr. Glad you jumped right in. Catching up isn&#39;t always possible because of time but we&#39;re always on this thread, it was a great idea Joey&#33; LOL DH gave me a cruise this past year for my birthday but it was my idea <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  Happy Birthday early&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHired the window guy today. Contracts next week. Glad that decision is over.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-02 01:05:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161696,2717,1,18,161426,'2007-03-02 01:37:01',NULL,'','Wow, you guys were chatty today...<br />\n<br />\nAll your bad weather is heading to me in NH...hoping there is no school tomorrow for the kids, lol.<br />\n<br />\nWe have a hockey tournament this weekend, fun fun fun<br />\n<br />\nAllergy shots...they told us the oldest daughter would need them...we opted against it...but she has pretty bad asthma, now she is 17, I wish we had them when she was smaller/younger.<br />\n<br />\nI got nowhere with setting up the new office, lol...too many things that I wanted to do first...<br />\n<br />\nJoey, it seems things are moving right along for you and David...good luck...remember to relax...lol.<br />\n<br />\nWe were supposed to go to Disney in April...we usually go once or twice a year...but my son doesn&#39;t want to go if his older sister isn&#39;t going, as she has a school trip that week...sooo, no Boardwalk or Grand Floridian for us this April...boohoo.  I love the planning for Disney trips...dining reservations etc.  I usually have a nice calendar made up on the computer with all the confirmation numbers on it too.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great evening....<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-03-02 01:37:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161741,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-02 12:33:40',NULL,'','FRIDAY -  March 2[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies and welcome to the end of another week.  TGIF - this has been one long emotional one for us.  For the second weekend in a row we have nothing special planned this weekend.  We had planned on going to Staten Island for their St, Patrick&#39;s day parade on Sunday but the twins decided not to march with their school clubs so we decided not to go.  I figured they would want to March since this is their last year in High School but they felt differently.  Too many crowds and too much trouble getting out of there afterwards (I think we are getting OLD and showing our ages.)    So instead I will start shopping for the grandkids for Easter.  Tonight our oldest granddaughter (6 1/2) will attend her first &quot;Princess ball&quot; in her community in Ct.  From what I hear it is the social event of the year and she is so excited.  Her escort (her Dad/ my son) needed a Tux and she has her gown and tiara all ready.  Daddy is suprising her with a limo pick-up so they will arrive in style.  I told my son I can&#39;t imagine what her wedding will be like if they are doing these things at 6 and he said he won&#39;t have to worry about her wedding - he will be in the poor house by then.  LOL <br />\n<br />\nWe  got off to a grand start with the Daily Dock for March - let&#39;s see if we can keep it up for the whole month.  Hope everyone has a great day - very heavy rains here in Pa. with lots of local flooding - not quite sure I will be able to get Ashleigh to school this morning but we will try.  In the meantime, if you are having this rainy weather, be careful, don&#39;t take any chances and let a  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> be your umbrella.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-02 12:33:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161743,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-02 14:06:28',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies..<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou thanks for all you do with this Daily Dock thingy you do an outstanding job getting this thing started each day everyday and then starting it  a fresh each month ... Bravo to you.<br />\n<br />\nsix and half and already limo riding .. i am scared of her&#33;&#33; I really hope she and daddy (your son) has a great time what a nice treat and i am sure the pictures will be adorable..<br />\n<br />\nCrazies.. Not a lot happening this weekend.. a few small fix the door type projects this weekend .. but this should be out last peaceful weekend for a while after this it&#39;s open house mania..  let&#39;s hope it don&#39;t take forever to sell..<br />\n<br />\nHave a great weekend and be safe no matter what your choice of relaxation will be.. hard to believe this is the last month of the first quarter... time is just moving too fast.','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-02 14:06:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161791,754,1,18,161426,'2007-03-02 18:33:14',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNot a whole bunch happening here today. After all that rain and thunderstorms yesterday it is a beautiful sunny day.<br />\n<br />\nGoing to start getting our clothes ready for our trip. We are leaving next Thursday so I figured I would finish up the ironing and lay everything on the guest room bed as I usually do. I don&#39;t like to pack till the last minute because no matter how careful we seem to be some things are always wrinkled. Most hotels have irons and iron boards now so I am not worried and I always bring my travel iron.<br />\n<br />\nI will not be on the computer from 3/8 to 3/24 so don&#39;t send out the posse for me. I might be able to check in when we get to Bradenton as we are meeting up with our son at the NMRA big event and he will have his laptop.........<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all and........Ciao for now<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-03-02 18:33:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161800,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-02 19:14:44',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Maria you stay safe and well miss you jump in when you can and let us know how the NMRA is going BTW what is that&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  Joey glad to hear your getting the house ready to be shown and hang in there and keep your patience on the Open House part you know how some people can be&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Rose and Howard how are you Both doing? Kim i think el nino is kicking up his heels again and letting us know he is still around&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> Mary Lou take care and thanks for kickstarting the dock every day and month Mis C where you been? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Cheryl My Friend Hiya and how are you?&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> Charlie how did your MRI GO? Or have you taken it? Let us know how it went Princess One I havent heard from you? Keith&amp;Rita how are you all, Skipper have a great wekend Byron where you been as well comon My friends Give me a little Hiya back&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> frostyboy texas is Gonna whup up on Ohio state&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> LOL&#33; Everyone else have a great weekend and Hiya to those I forgot to mention Ill get there eventually learning everyones names&#33; But you know I think of all you here even If I dont mention you personally <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Have a Great weekend all My Friends here&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-02 19:14:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161830,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-02 20:21:55',NULL,'','Good morning all.  I have been posting here and there but have been having a bout with the fibromyalgia this week so haven&#39;t been on as much as usual.  As I told Jackie last night, yesterday was the first time this week I have gotten dressed and that was just because I imagine Greg was getting tired of looking at me in my pajamas.  He has been very good about it and has stopped and picked up dinner every evening on his way home from the office.  I am actually going to try and venture out to CostCo this afternoon to get prescriptions filled.  The RV show is this weekend, so I imagine we will have to check that out, probably Sunday to give me another day to rest up for it.   Well, was just checking in....hope all of you have a wonderful weekend','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-02 20:21:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161842,754,1,18,161426,'2007-03-02 21:34:22',NULL,'','Robert.....the NMRA is the National Mustang Racing Association..........My sons has his own high performance Mustang shop here in Cincinnati and tunes Mustangs from all over the US. Bradenton is the first race of the season and a very important one for him as far as sponsors. He is the crew chief for three racing teams so he is pretty busy. We will be there for two days so Ken and I will help out with retail on the Midway. It is very exciting and fun to watch (it is drag racing). My son who is also named Ken has his own car but has sat out this year as he is so busy with the business and being the crew chief for others.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...........my heart goes out to you with the Fibro my friend Pat has it and it just stops her cold for days at a time. Rest and relaxation seem to help her the most so take care of yourself we miss you when you are not around.','teacp','teacp','2007-03-02 21:34:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161872,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-03 00:26:56',NULL,'','Happy Friday all.  WE had a little bit of happiness with the MRi this morning - they said it would take 15 minutes, it took 45 and they injected dye into the surgery site - yea&#33;  Now my back is wonky, but if it provides some answers, it&#39;s all good.<br />\n<br />\nTonight we having some friends over for dinner.  Sarah had her knee replaced about six weeks ago, and this is her first venture out.  Then tomorrow night, we head over to the Brittos, our traveling companions, to talk more about the cruise and decide on the last copule of excursions - yea&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - I was so sorry to hear that your Fibro has been giving you so much pain.  You have every ounce of my empathy.  Hopefully, the worse is behind you for the moment.  At least you have a hunny bunny to take care of you - don&#39;t know what I&#39;d do without mine.  We&#39;re lucky in that.<br />\n<br />\nMarie - have a great and safe trip.  I hope the journey is smooth and fun filled.  When you said mustang, I thought you meant horses - opps.  My FIL has a 64 Mustang that was pretty sweet and he offred it to me, but I couldn&#39;t get down into it and Chris didn&#39;t fit into it.  it just didn&#39;t seem right to take it.  <br />\n<br />\nSMB - foodies and cat lovers - too cool.  We have one giant (25 pounds) ginger tom called Growltiger.  We just lost our brown tabby (Skimbleshanks) of 17 years and it&#39;s been hard to get used to having only one cat around.  i&#39;d love another, but Growl won&#39;t permit it.  Oh well, he&#39;s big enough for two&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSo what&#39;s everyone&#39;s favorite dish?  I&#39;d love to hear them.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a Grand weekend&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-03 00:26:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161873,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-03 00:43:43',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Maria thanks for your reply to me and I appreciate it, Boy that sounds Great I love car Racing myself1 Have a great time&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-03 00:43:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161911,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-03 05:10:35',NULL,'','Hi all,<br />\n<br />\nAfter our sightseeing today - we went to the local Vet here in Bandera, TX and booked our little Gucci (Shih Tzu) in for Tuesday to be spayed and have her dew claws removed.  She trusts us so implicitly.... hope she still does after she has her ugly surgeries :)<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I hope you&#39;re feeling a little better today.  Get lots of rest, to get your strength up to schlep around that RV Show on Sunday.... don&#39;t overdo it - it&#39;s not worth it&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie, I hope you get your results soon.<br />\n<br />\nMaria, going away again&#33;&#33;&#33;  just joking... I&#39;m jealous&#33;  Packing is half the fun.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great weekend everyone.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-03 05:10:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161920,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-03 06:06:05',NULL,'','Jackie, when Sadie was spayed, I dropped her off at 8:00 a.m. and picked her up at 4:00 p.m.  From the very minute that she got home she never acted like she&#39;d had anything done to her.  If it weren&#39;t for the incision and stitches, I would have questioned if she&#39;d had the procedure at all.  The hardest part was keeping her quiet - she wanted to run and jump right off the bat.  We had to keep her in an X-pen for 10 days to keep her and Bucky from rough-housing and to protect her stitches, but she never seemed to be bothered at all by the surgery.  I will be thinking of you guys on Tuesday....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-03 06:06:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161930,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-03 12:58:47',NULL,'','SATURDAY - March 3[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.  The rains have finally stopped and hopefully today we will dry out and the creeks will begin receding  I had to use three different routes in order to get granddaughter home from school yesterday due to flodding along the way.  <br />\n<br />\nWith Easter coming as well as our Disney trip today I have some serious shopping to do so I will hit the mall bright and early and work my way from the mall to the outlets.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - so sorry you are feeling under the weather.  Hope you get some relief soon.  Take it easy and don&#39;t try and overdo it til you are feeling better.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie - hope you get the answers you need from your MRI.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - I am really enjoying your web site about your travels.  I would love to do something like that someday.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - Glad you are all set for your trip - sounds like fun.  We will miss you. ( I am trying to convince Jim to invest in a laptop before we make our trip to Florida - so far - not having any luck.   LOL)<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone has a great day today - stay safe and stay happy and don&#39;t forget to SMILE.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-03 12:58:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(161992,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-03 17:07:52',NULL,'','Good Morning my Crazie friends.<br />\n<br />\nWhat would I do without the wonderful people on this site?  When I think of our few months in Canada and Alaska and the fact that connectivity is going to be very difficult during that time - I get an &quot;anxiety attack&quot; thinking about not being able to speak to you each day.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou - thank you so much for reading our journal everyday - we truly appreciate all our readers&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - oh that is good news.  I&#39;ve been beating myself up about being such a terrible &quot;Momma&quot; in having all these procedures done to her.  I sure hope she acts just like Sadie did.<br />\n<br />\nHave a super Saturday everyone.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-03 17:07:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162028,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-03 18:05:13',NULL,'','<br />\nI&#39;m sure there are internet cafés.. I know thats not what you want to hear ... but at least there will be an option&#33; Stress aint good... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nHow is everyone good morning Crazies...<br />\n<br />\ndoes it flood a lot marylou? Please be careful.. have fun shopping  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/happy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':happy:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nCheryl ..are u feeling any better?<br />\n<br />\nCharlie still wishing good thoughts..<br />\n<br />\nMaria you guys are just so full of suprises... enjoy the midway whoda thought...<br />\n<br />\nmake it your day guys.. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-03 18:05:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162054,274,1,18,161426,'2007-03-03 22:04:24',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI woke up this morning with pain in my eye, and it was all red and weepy.  Thought it was a stye, but doctor Marc (my DH) found an eyelash that probably had been in there all night and irritating it.  I will keep this post short today since I need time for the eye to see better.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />   <br />\n<br />\nToday it is 17 degrees, and it has stopped snowing.  Yea&#33;  We have had two major storms in the last week and around five feet of snow (with both storms) in many areas.  Thursday, we had around 16 county highways closed, and Interstate 35 from Albert Lea going into Iowa was closed for awhile, and also a part of I-90, with blizzard conditions across a lot of the state.  Total white-outs...lots of travelers were stranded and the National Guard was called on to help look for stranded people in ditches, etc.  <br />\n<br />\nMy heart goes out to all who lost loved ones in the tornadoes.  This was the same storm that affected us..only in a different way.<br />\n<br />\nGlad everyone made it through all the nasty storms and weather&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWelcome...KC Cruzr&#33;  It&#39;s so nice to have you with us&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...hope you are feeling better, soon&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie...hope you get good news from your MRI&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...so sorry that you have to let your dog go.  Hope you can find a good home for him&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose...I agree about AMC...it must have been budget cutting time&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m not able to address everyone today, but I&#39;m always thinking of you all&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a wonderful weekend&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-03-03 22:04:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162056,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-03 23:21:21',NULL,'','Checking in today to see how everyone is. Quiet day here after a trip to Tampa last night to watch our Orlando Predators whoop the Storm (arena football). We had a lot of fun. Great stress reliever during tax season. Of course now we have some catching up to do.<br />\n<br />\nMaria have a great trip.<br />\n<br />\nJoey did you get the fix ups done? <br />\n<br />\nCheryl hope you are feeling better.<br />\n<br />\nRobert we are both fine, just busy as usual. <br />\n<br />\nShari, I hope your eye is feeling better. You probably scratched it. Yikes that really hurts&#33; <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great weekend.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-03 23:21:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162087,2730,1,18,161426,'2007-03-04 01:41:47',NULL,'','hi everyone.  i have not been around too much lately as i have been going thru a rough spot here.  but things are going to get better.  1st off i filed for a divorce this past week.  so that means for now i need to cancel cruise i had booked for 08 because i have also decided to move to florida(where i can be closer to more ports lol).  i am thinking of pensacola and will drive up there the week of march 12-16 to look at housing market.  i hope to move during the summer while my son is out of school.  <br />\n<br />\nthou i am making these changes in my life i know it will be for the better for both me and my son.  yes i know it will be hard but anything worth having is not handed out but worked for.  so in the mean time i have started packing up things we do not use on a daily basis.','elva','elva','2007-03-04 01:41:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162126,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-04 03:18:02',NULL,'','Elva, I&#39;m so sorry to hear your news.... it&#39;s a hard place to be in, but just remember that there&#39;s light at the end of the tunnel - and in no time you will be on your way to your &quot;new life&quot; as you have a great attitude.<br />\n<br />\nBy the way - thanks again for all the help you gave me about King Ranch and Kingsville.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-04 03:18:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162127,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-04 03:18:36',NULL,'','Good evening everyone.  Thanks all, I am feeling better, a little tired right now because we went to the RV show today and then I came home and did some work in my kitchen, getting ready for the remodel which starts a week from Monday.  then I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond and bought all new kitchen towels, pot holders, etc. to go with the new tuscan decor.  Was planning to go to Home Depot and look at lighting but I pooped out.  Now I am sitting here on my heating pad, with my feet up.  Elva, I am sorry to hear about the divorce - I have never been thru one but have friends who have and even if it is time to &quot;move on&quot;, it is still a hard thing to do.  You will be in my prayers.  Shari, I hope your eye gets to feeling better - did you use an eye wash on it?   Joey, when you are done with your &quot;fix-ups&quot;, why don&#39;t you come for a visit - I have plenty to keep you busy.  Rose and Shari - did you see yesterday&#39;s AMC -I was glad that Josh was finally going to tell Crystal about Babe, but I just hate it when they leave you hanging like that over the weekend but guess that is what ratings are all about.   Well Maria, Mary Lou, Jackie, Robert, Cheryl, Charlie and anyone else I missed - hope all of you have a great remainder of the weekend....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-04 03:18:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162128,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-04 03:46:10',NULL,'','LOL ur too funny Cheryl... <br />\n<br />\nYes we finished the prep..we are ready...<br />\n<br />\nacutally we are off to WV on the 21st for 5 days','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-04 03:46:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162185,274,1,18,161426,'2007-03-04 11:49:19',NULL,'','Morning everyone...<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s only 4 degrees right now.  It seems like if it isn&#39;t snowing, it&#39;s cold.  LOL  I still love Minnesota, though&#33;   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />   Still waiting for Spring.  LOL  It is supposed to reach 35 today, which will be nice since I&#39;m hoping to go to our granddaughter&#39;s Irish dance recital.  I&#39;m kind of nervous about sitting that long with legs in a tight area, but I really want to see her dance.  She&#39;s such a sweetie&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose...thanks for you kind words about the eye...it&#39;s doing very well...still a wee bit blurry but it looks like it&#39;s not infected or anything. <br />\n<br />\nElva...I&#39;m sooo sorry to hear about your divorce.  This must be a very stressful time for you and your son.  I will keep you in my prayers.  Hugs&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...glad you&#39;re feeling better&#33;  Try not to overdue with the remodeling if you can.  Thanks for your kind words about my eye.  I thought at first it was my dry eye problem or a stye, but Marc found that eyelash and it got better within a couple of hours.  I didn&#39;t get to see today&#39;s AMC.  I have to watch it on tape later on tomorrow.  Or I should say today; I haven&#39;t gone to bed yet.  LOL  I&#39;m kind of mad at our cable company.  They changed hands to Comcast and then took off SoapNet off the regular cable lineup and now they want to charge us 6.95 extra for it.  I usually watch it when I&#39;m doing dishes after supper or late at night when I&#39;m on the computer.  Bummer&#33;   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMaria...hope you have a nice trip&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey...hope all is going well with your plans&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie...I loved traveling across the country.  Wish I could talk hubby into doing it again, but he&#39;s not into doing that much driving anymore.  He likes airplanes&#33;  They&#39;re great for getting somewhere in a hurry, but not for seeing the country.  Stay safe in your travels&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTo all Cruise Crazies...have a great Sunday&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-03-04 11:49:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162187,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-04 13:10:59',NULL,'','SUNDAY - March 4th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies...The rains have left us and yesterday turned out to be quite nice.  We actually sat out on the deck last night to view the eclipse for a short while.<br />\n<br />\n  Joey - our area is full of beautiful serene little creeks.  It takes an awful lot of prolonged rain to rile them up but when they do overflow they are very dangerous and destructive.  They are slowly going back to normal again though and quieting down.  We live on very high ground so have no problem but can&#39;t go too far when they flood the lower areas.  <br />\n<br />\nElva - so sorry for what you are going through right now but hopefully there are brighter days ahead for you and your son.  You have many many friends here if you need a shoulder to lean on.<br />\n<br />\nShari - Take care of that eye and enjoy your granddaughters Irish dance recital today.  They are so cute when they do that.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - it sounds like you might be overdoing it a bit.  Take care of yourself.<br />\n<br />\nRose - glad you manage to find the time to check in with us.  I&#39;m sure you will be very happy when April 15th arrives.  <br />\n<br />\nToday I am going to try and plan out the stops on our trip to Florida and get reservations along the way.  Because of my back I can&#39;t sit too long  in the car and we plan on taking 3 or even 4 days to get there.  After that I think it is time we begin to use some of the restaurant gift cards that Jim got for his birthday so I just may close the kitchen for the day&#33;&#33;&#33;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-04 13:10:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162192,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-04 15:32:04',NULL,'','joey have a safe trip to west va...<br />\n<br />\nelva ... divorce is a stressful time but take time to spend w your son and do something nice for yourself <br />\nwhile your going thur it....<br />\n<br />\ncheryl can&#39;t wait to see photos of after remodel thinking of doing mine next year .. and second story and refinish all the hardwork floors... new cabinets for kitchen we redid bathroom not long ago... good thing i have a contracter BF to help me ... LOL <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-03-04 15:32:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162213,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-04 18:20:10',NULL,'','Good morning, my wonderful crazy friends.  It looks like a gorgeous day here in the Rocky Mountains.  I actually didn&#39;t get to bed until around 4:00 a.m. (forgot to take my sleeping pill until after midnight).  Greg had to go into the office today, so I woke up around 8:00 when he was getting ready and was wide awake, which is very unusual becuase all the meds I take at night, including a muscle relaxer, normally make me very groggy until around 11 - 12:00.  I decided to take advantage of it and get moving.  I am going to Sears this morning.  That is where we bought my new stove, it had to be ordered and supposed to be in at the end of the week, but I decided I don&#39;t want it.  I went to Sear&#39;s website last night and was looking at it and noticed it has 2 reviews - both were awful.  One said that 14 months after getting it - the glass blew out of the front door and was told that isn&#39;t covered under warranrty and the other said, that within a year, the clock/timer stopped working.  Greg said he would prefer to not take a chance.  It was a Kenmore brand and he wants to go with another major name.  My current one is a GE and I have never had any trouble with it.  It is the one the builder put in 9 yrs. ago, so I am sure it is probably a very cheap model.  I found another one at Sears online - can&#39;t remember if it is GE or Maytag - and it is more but also has the convection oven cooking system plus the standard baking system.  It is &#036;150 more but am really thinking about looking at it.  I have never cooked in a convection oven, but it would be nice to cook things faster - especially when we have those big family dinners and there are lots of foods to prepare.   I stripped the bed and threw the sheets in the washer and am going to get ready now, because I assume Sears opens at 10:00.  Enjoy this first full week of March - Spring really is just around the corner....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-04 18:20:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162252,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-04 22:00:32',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Nice day here in Central Florida around 70. Chilly tonight in the 40&#39;s. My DS is on spring break and is home to work with his Dad so that should give me a few days to do some catching up with this board and at home. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, glad you are feeling better today. Just don&#39;t do too much. I just watched AMC this morning and I still can&#39;t wait till this story is over.........hopefully this time Alex Sr. will be dead and gone. <br />\n<br />\nMaryLou I&#39;m always happy when tax season ends but we miss the extra &#036;&#036;&#036;&#036;&#036;. LOL<br />\n<br />\nElva, so sorry to hear about your divorce. Sometimes it is for the better but that doesn&#39;t make it easier. Make sure you check out the school district well here in FL, some are better than others.<br />\n<br />\nSound like your all set Joey. Glad your fix ups are over. <br />\n<br />\nShari hope it warms up soon. Enjoy the recital, I loved when my DD danced, they are so cute when they are that little. Glad to hear your hanging in there with the eye. Sorry about soapnet....I&#39;d hate that.<br />\n<br />\nEveryone have a great day and sorry if I&#39;ve missed anyone.......','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-04 22:00:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162308,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-05 01:00:16',NULL,'','Aloha from sunny California. It&#39;s 77 out and it&#39;s a treat to open up the windows to air the house out.  What is it about sunny weather that makes you get all ambitious and start projects?  yesterday, Chris cleaned out the utility closet and we became proud parents of a washer and dryer .  Won&#39;t get it until Thursday and I&#39;m sure the reality of laundry will soon settle in again, but for now I am aglow with domesticity.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl- your SEARS story made me laugh.  We went to buy our appliances there and the sale guy worked very very hard to not sell us anything.  &quot;Oh this isn&#39;t right.&quot;  &quot;You don&#39;t want that.&quot;  &quot;You haven&#39;t done your research.&quot;  Huh?  Walked into Home Depot and 15 minutes later it was all over but the shouting.<br />\n<br />\nWe had a great cruise meeting last night with our friends - they are first time cruisers and it&#39;s fun to see the upcoming cruise through their eyes.  The questions seems so simple now, but they weren&#39;t the first time we went.  It&#39;s guaranteed to make it a more enjoyable time.<br />\n<br />\nGot several flats of flowers and will hopefully get them planted this week.  I can only dig for about 15 minutes before the back flares up, but that&#39;s okay.  At least it&#39;s something.<br />\n<br />\nElva,  I haven&#39;t had the chance to get to know you, but you do have my sympathies - divorce is hard, but staying together when it&#39;s wrong is worse.  You were very brave.  Keep up your chin and hang in there.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nEveryone else, hope you&#39;re having a wonderful day and staying warm/cool/busy/relaxed.  Safe travels to all whose lives take them onto the roads this week.  <br />\n<br />\nTTFN,<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-05 01:00:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162447,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-05 13:12:48',NULL,'','MONDAY - March 5th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.....The first full week of March has begun and like the saying goes March is coming in like a lion - hope the rest of it happens and it goes out like a lamb.  Very cold weather forecast for today with extremely high winds are due.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie - sure wish we could think of planting flowers now but our day will come.  It will be wonderful to see them popping up thru the ground rather than the snow &amp; ice we have had - and we have not had a bad winter snow wise.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - how long have you and David been in your current home?  When Jim &amp; I moved from Staten Island we had been in the same house for 35 years and boy was that a job cleaning that out.  You will be amazed by the things you will find when you start packing.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nWe had a great weekend and I got the reservations made for our trip down to Florida.  Now I have to concentrate on getting home.LOL  - Why is it  that  that part is never as important as getting there?  We are still toying with the idea of going to Fort Myers after we leave Orlando so until we decide I can&#39;t work out a plan on getting home.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone had a great weekend.  Any big plans for the week?  Nothing special planned here so we will take each day as it comes.  Whatever is on your schedule - do it with a SMILE.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-05 13:12:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162509,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-05 16:37:55',NULL,'','Mary Lou - I agree with you about seeing those first few flowers in the spring.  i can remeber wandering the woods back in Vermont, vainly searching the snow drifts for any sign of life because it meant winter was over.  Even as a child, I didn&#39;t like the snow and spent the winter months reading about warm places.  When our teacher asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up, I said &quot;Warm.&quot; (true story).<br />\n<br />\nAnyhow, I&#39;m looking at a drop dead gorgeous sun rise out on the west coast.  The sky is magenta and lilac of such hues that if you painted it, people would accuse you of fudging the colors.<br />\n<br />\nWe are headed to 76 today - yesterday, we hit 79 (yea&#33;&#33;&#33;).  <br />\n<br />\nSpent last night watching &quot;Grace and Favor&quot; or &quot;Are You Being Served Again&quot; as it was released here.  It&#39;s amazing how some shows, no matter how much you watch them just improve with age.  <br />\n<br />\nChris went to see &quot;The Constant Wife&quot; - it was a W. Somerset Maugham play and very wordy.  he said it was okay, but the set was non existant and the costumes were all over the place.  Sort of glad I missed it&#33;<br />\n<br />\nOn the agenda today is getting the closet ready for its new residents and planting the rest of the flowers Chris insisted upon.  Hopefully it won&#39;t get too cold again.<br />\n<br />\nWhen you&#39;re in Orlando, yell really loudly to our god daughter for us.  We keep talking about popping down there for a visit, but life always seems to get in the way.  Hope you have an incredible time and please travel safely back to us.  <br />\n<br />\nCheers&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-05 16:37:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162520,754,1,18,161426,'2007-03-05 17:13:03',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nA beautiful day here in Ohio............nice and sunny and not too cold.<br />\n<br />\nToday is the day I have to seriously get things together as we are leaving on Thursday. Thank goodness I didn&#39;t put summer clothers away after our cruise. Just washed them put them in the guest room so it is easier to work from the guest room than lugging bins up from the basement.<br />\n<br />\nI have mostly everything pressed and ready to pack which I don&#39;t like to do to last day. That&#39;s about it for me today so I will say<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-03-05 17:13:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162545,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-05 20:16:49',NULL,'','Good morning all.  I think I will make today a lazy day.  I normally strip the bed and wash the sheets on Monday but did it yesterday, also vacuumed yesterday.  I bought groceries yesterday too, so my day is pretty much clear and I think I am just going to relax.  I wanted to go to Hobby Lobby and look at scrapbooking stuff which is on sale for 50% this week, but may move that to tomorrow.  Ever have one of those days when you just wanna&#39; sit around with your feet up and do nothing but read or watch tv????  I bought the new light to hang over the kitchen table, but figured it would not go up until all the other aspects of the remodel were done.  Greg was going to hang the light, even though he has been complaining about taking the old one done because he just hung it 2 yrs. ago and thought we should just leave it up but I felt it didn&#39;t go with the Tuscan theme my kitchen is headed towards.  My son, Chris was here when I got home from Home Depot with the light, and I asked him to carry it in and next thing I knew, he was in the kitchen installing it.  I really love it and am looking forward to when all the pieces come together and it is all done.  I took before and after pics - I think you will see that I am right....which one do you like best?  Well, gonna go watch the news.  Have a great Monday all....<br />\n<br />\nLight hanging over the kitchen table - before  <br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/cherylfuller/kitchenhanginglightbefore1.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nNew light hanging over kitchen table - now<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/cherylfuller/Newkitchenlight2.jpg&quot; /&gt;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-05 20:16:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162573,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-05 22:28:37',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Nice and quiet around here today. Everyone off at work or school. Too bad I had a ton of errands this morning. All done now but 2 and they are moved to tomorrow since I&#39;m cooking tonight. When DS is home I try to give him real meals not the college stuff he eats now. Howie is OK with leftovers. I usually cook for the whole week on Sunday and then just have to supplement with sides all week. Much easier in tax season since I never know when we&#39;ll get home. <br />\n<br />\nChilly today but warming up this week in time for the cruisers this weekend. The sun is out so that helps a lot.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I like the new light. How nice that your son hung it for you. I know what you mean about a lazy day and hope to have one of them soon. <br />\n<br />\nCharlie sounds like your having a busy day.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou glad you got the Florida trip pretty well settled. Guess we all hate going home after vacation.<br />\n<br />\nOff to do a few things and start dinner. Have a great evening all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-05 22:28:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162579,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-05 23:30:06',NULL,'','Good afternoon Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s a wonderful warm day here in Texas Hill Country - no wind, just perfect.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I Love the new light fitting.  Have you looked at Lowe&#39;s for stoves?  When we redid our kitchen we changed our appliances to Stainless Steel, and the best one&#39;s we found were at Lowe&#39;s, they also gave us discounts for cash because we bought 4 appliances.  Stove, Refrigerator, Over stove Microwave and Wine Cooler.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - only 2 days to go, how wonderful.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie, you sound like you&#39;re going to have a busy day.<br />\n<br />\nRose, who do you prepare taxes for?<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou, hope spring arrives for you soon - it&#39;s my favorite season - just love all the buds on the trees and everything turning green.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - how about an update on the sale of your home.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-05 23:30:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162606,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 00:28:11',NULL,'','Good day Crazies been suffering with Sinus headache for the past 36 hours or so.. and when i take that Over the counter medicine i sleep and sleep and sleep...  Headaches gone..  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nThe house officially goes on the MLS listing tomorrow.. our first open house i sunday...we have only lived here 5 years Marylou but then again we have only been together 10 years .. so by that measuring rod &quot;half our life together&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nWe will be off to check out Morgantown on the 21st for 5 days,,, That should be interesting..<br />\n<br />\nZebra you and tony must sure like Texas you have been there awhile now huh<br />\n<br />\nMaria with all going on if i dont type at you before you go .. have a safe trip<br />\n<br />\njoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-06 00:28:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162612,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 00:47:23',NULL,'','Cheryl - definitely the new light&#33;  it&#39;s a keeper.  isn&#39;t it great how something like that can just lift your spirits.  i once kept the kitchen celan for a whole week in honor of a new toaster.  don&#39;t know what will happen when the new wahser and dryer arrive.  Aren&#39;t Chrises handy?<br />\n<br />\nJoey and David - what&#39;s your secret.  Ten years is great.  The longest Kenichi (our adopted son) has been in a relationship has been two months.  He is high maintenance, but he just has this urge to pick everything about his new partner apart and analyze it.  The real problem is that he asks me for advice and I have none to give.  I&#39;d give anything for him to be as happy as the two of you look in your photo.  So, what&#39;s your secret?<br />\n<br />\nHave to confess that the busy balloon popped pretty early today.  Did get stuff planted (even did some seeds)) and cut a shelf for Chris to install tonight.  He&#39;s handy, but not so good with power tools.  Aside from some painting - that has been it.<br />\n<br />\nOh, hey, one of our graduates and former students was on &quot;Guiding Light&quot;  for a week run today.  It is so weird to see someone you know on tv.  She played a hooker and she has another part coming up on &quot;As the World Turns&quot; - I think she said it airs next month.  Maybe this will be the break she&#39;s been working so hard for.<br />\n<br />\nhave a good night everyone and pleasent dreams.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-06 00:47:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162619,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 01:45:37',NULL,'','<br />\nCharlie for us it may be because we were older when we met, I was early forty&#39;s ..David was older  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\nThe fact we realize how lucky we are to have found each other...may also play some part also i think it&#39;s honesty at all costs ... and trust. Without trust nothing will work.<br />\nOf course I could be wrong  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' /> ..<br />\nHow old is Kenichi? I usually tell younger people don&#39;t worry about it sometimes it takes longer to find your soul mate.. Its great if you can do it early in your life .. but thats not always guaranteed. after all I was past 40 when i found mine..<br />\nHave faith Charlie .. we all proceed at different speeds&#33; But I love your motherly remarks...LOL','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-06 01:45:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162630,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 02:48:36',NULL,'','Joey... what type of residence are you looking for in Morgantown - a condo, townhouse, single home, farm, ranch or ........ what?  Is this a very small town or is it a city?   Sorry for all the questions, but you know me, I love to know the details.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-06 02:48:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162638,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 03:00:46',NULL,'','<br />\nWe are definitely looking for a &lt;strong&gt;single family with an acre or so&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;].. some room just a small place maybe a bungalow or ranch something on a one floor plus basement scheme...<br />\n<br />\nMorgantown is a college town home to West Virgina University..Check it out  In the summer when school is out is a quiet sleepy town and when schools in session there is a little buzz going on I hear..<br />\nMorgantown is one of the fastest growing areas in the state, its an hour Pittsburgh and 3 hours from DC I believe. The cost of living will afford us the opportunity to continue in the traveling lifestyle and be able to spend more time in our favorite places when the weather gets tooo COLD&#33;<br />\nSo come the 21st we will be flying back and giving it our first major location review...and will start the paperwork on the new place .. I hope by then I should have some idea how our current home is being viewed.','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-06 03:00:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162686,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 06:34:45',NULL,'','Sounds lovely Joey&#33; Best of both worlds. <br />\n<br />\nzebra, my DH owns his own businesses. We do personal as well as corporate taxes. I only work on the personals however. Just never got into the others.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-06 06:34:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162687,2935,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 06:34:46',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nGeez&#33; I always wondered what this thread was all about and now I see it&#39;s about EVERYTHING&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGW- I noticed this in paticular and thought I&#39;d throw this out at you. I am a licensed massage tharapist (among other things) and one of my peeps has fibromyalgia so I started studing it. In one of the articles I read it spoke of reflexology. Bsically working on the hands and feet. So here&#39;s a self treatment and everyone it feels great so feel free to tryi it. Get a box big enough to put your foot in and fill it with marbles. As many marbles as it takes to cover the bottom of the box. Then just put your foot in and press down allowing the marbles to press into your foot. Now the trick to it for you GW, is that you need to &quot;treat&quot; yourself for at least 30 minutes, total not per foot. Now of course there&#39;s no proof that this works but in the study some peeps found relief. Worst case, you give your little footsies a nice massage&#33; ood luck with the FM.<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t remember who was coming to Florida but here I sit in downtown Orlando/ Mickymania USA and the days are great&#33; The nights are cool so bring a jacket&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnd if I could get some good thougth going towards a job I am up for. Right now I work 5 different jobs, sometimes 3 in a day and if I get this full time job it will be life changing. And it&#39;s not that I have had to have 5 jobs, I just have chossen to but as the new year came i have really been thinking it&#39;s time to get serious and get the full time/ bennifits kind of thing going. And now I am up for one that I think I can enjoy as well as bennit from. So please cross some fingers or whatever you do&#33; <br />\nAnd I am going to try to keep up on this thread&#33;','Denna Beana','Denna Beana','2007-03-06 06:34:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162707,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 07:03:07',NULL,'','Denna, thanks for the treatment advice - I will check out marbles next time I am in Big Lots, which will be in the next couple of days.  There is a certain kind of mesh slip-on shoe that is the most comfortable thing I have ever worn.  My MIL got me a pair 2 yrs. ago and I literally wore them out.  She got them at Penney&#39;s and paid around &#036;12 for them then.  Last year I found them at Big Lots and bought them in white, black and pink and wore them all summer long.  Within a week of buying them, I went back and they were all gone.  I ended up ordering 4 pr. online, another pr. of white, hot pink, neon green and orange -  but had to pay more than I did at Big Lots - which was &#036;1.50 each.  I think I paid around &#036;6 a pr. online.  Anyway, I saw in their sale ad last week that they had them again and they were &#036;1 a pr.  I went and bought 15 prs. in a mix of white, black, pink, red, blue and gold.  I went back yesterday to get more - yeah, I know, you would think I had enough already but they are hard to find.  I was going to get more so I could keep a supply in the RV too.  Anyway, I went to a different Big Lots yesterday and they didn&#39;t have them at all so went back to my &quot;regular&quot; one today and bought 5 more pr. but now am thinking I will go back and get my DIL and my nieces some because they all love them too.  Have any of you ladies tried these shoes...<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/cherylfuller/meshslippers.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\nThey are mesh with sequin flowers on them and I can wear them shopping when I am walking for hrs. and my feet never hurt.  They aren&#39;t on sale now, but at 1.50 a pr., it still is a bargain.  Okay, I sound like a commercial again but I believe it passing it on when you find a great deal....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-06 07:03:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162755,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 12:54:08',NULL,'','TUESDAY - March 6[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies.....Brrrr - winter has returned to Pa.   Right now it is 6 degrees out but with a wind chill of -15 so I will find things to do to amuse myself indoors today.  The wind is howling outside and tomorrow more snow is on the way but they are not sure how much.   That always worries me.  <br />\n<br />\nPerhaps it is time to start going thru the summer clothes and see what we will need for our Florida trip.  I think we have the kids fairly well set with clothes.  They still have  no idea we are going so it is so hard not to say something around them but a 4 YO has absolutely no time perception so we don&#39;t want to hear &quot;can we go today&quot; for the next 7 weeks.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - Morgantown looks like a wonderful place to retire.  It will be an enormous change for you and David and if you enjoy retirement and relocating half as much as Jim &amp; I do you will be fine.  An acre of land sounds like a lot of mowing - get a good riding mower.  Jim loves his.  <br />\n<br />\nDenna - I&#39;m the one heading to Florida but not til the end of April.  Can&#39;t wait for some warm weather&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - love the new light - really looks great.  Also those shoes look super comfy.  I&#39;ll have to check out Odd Lots when I get down that way.  <br />\n<br />\nWell time to get a move on and start the day.  Everyone stay warm, stay safe and stay happy.  Don&#39;t forget to   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-06 12:54:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162772,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 15:04:20',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies...<br />\n<br />\nIt simply amazes me the support system that has developed here at Crazies.. Deana great advicce...<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou is there any other way than a riding mower? What Brand does Jim recommend.<br />\n<br />\nNot alot at this point to talk about .. except to say have a great day smile if you can .....laugh if you can&#39;t smile... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /><br />\n<br />\nHugs','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-06 15:04:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162788,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 15:29:36',NULL,'','Morning Crazies,<br />\n<br />\nIn about 30 minutes we are taking our little Shih Tzu in to be spayed and have some other things fixed.  We want her dew claws removed, as they hook on things - why do they have they anyway??<br />\n<br />\nJoey - thanks for that link - looks like a super place... I hope you find just the house that the two of you will call home.<br />\n<br />\nDenna, I don&#39;t think crossing fingers does much but I know that prayer works.... so I will be praying for you and the perfect job for you&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose, oh how nice to be able to work with hubby.  Yes I&#39;ve missed that extra money this year, I think I might do taxes again next tax season... I just love number crunching&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, those shoes looks so comfy.  That&#39;s exactly what I do, if I find shoes that really work for me, I go back and buy them in other colors.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all and stay warm.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-06 15:29:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162808,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 16:52:44',NULL,'','Charlie for us it may be because we were older when we met, I was early forty&#39;s ..David was older  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\nThe fact we realize how lucky we are to have found each other...may also play some part also i think it&#39;s honesty at all costs ... and trust. Without trust nothing will work.<br />\nOf course I could be wrong  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' /> ..<br />\nHow old is Kenichi? I usually tell younger people don&#39;t worry about it sometimes it takes longer to find your soul mate.. Its great if you can do it early in your life .. but thats not always guaranteed. after all I was past 40 when i found mine..<br />\nHave faith Charlie .. we all proceed at different speeds&#33; But I love your motherly remarks...LOL<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nJoey, thank you for our comments.  Kenichi is 37 now (sigh, where has the time gone) and for a long time, his schooling prevented him for having any sort of relationship.  When he does something, it&#39;s whole heartedly and completely, so we talked and I convinced him that it wouldn&#39;t be fair to have a relationship until he was willing to dedicate time to building it and not treating it as a weekend thing after he got through playing theater.  Maybe I was wrong, but I&#39;ve always put my mate first above everything as he has me.  We&#39;ve been together 30 years now (Kenichi was &#39;adopted&#39; by us when he came to live in the U.S full time in the U.S. ten years ago).  I just want him to find someone I cherish as much as I do Chris.  I will try to be patient and not match make...sigh...<br />\n<br />\nWe have another beautiful day dawning here.  Chris went to work in shorts (the glories of be a Sys. Admin. manager) and I&#39;m thinking about packing away the sweaters.  it actually does get down into the 20&#39;s here in the winter, but usually only for a few days.  Hopefully that time is now behind us&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m taking a dear friend and mentor to lunch for her birthday today.  She was the costume designer and teaches Theater History and Drama Appreciation at Delta, my old school.  Before she retired. she also taught costuming history and children&#39;s theater.  That was when work was really fun.  <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;d like to put forth something I saw on the local news last night.  it was talking about happiness.  it said that happy people live longer (laughter is the best medicine - Patch Adams was right.).  Anyhow, it asked the question, &quot;when was the last time you were truly happy?&quot;   They sugested breaking it down by work and home.  Interesting question and I thought I&#39;d bring it forward here.   For me, at work was between 1996 and 2000.  After that, not so happy, then things got really bad in 2005, but I won&#39;t dwell.  At home, it was last night when Growltiger crawled up into my arms and purred me a song about crazy hummingbirds.  He&#39;s Chris&#39;s cat and rarely does this to me.  The fact that I was sitting in his chair and it was nearly time for his dinner I&#39;m sure had nothing to do with it.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nZebra - I think the dew claws may be the distant reminents of a thumb - biology was a lo-o-ng time ago.   Thank you for being a responsible pet owner and getting your puppy fixed&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - those shoes are too fun&#33;<br />\n<br />\nDenna - I hope you find the job you&#39;re hoping for.  It can be a wonderful thing - word of advice though?  never think that money will make up for being unhappy in a position. Found that one out the hard way.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - again, thanks and hope you love your new home.  College towns can be a hoot, but the quiet when everyone goes home is nice too.    <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - Are we there yet?  Are we there yet?  Are we there yet?  You are wise beyond your years to keep the news to yourself for the time being.  Will you be checking out next door (Universal) as well?  Loved the Jurassic water ride and especially enjoyed the part that offered lockers for you to stash dry clothes in for after the ride.  We went three times in a row during a rain storm, so dry wasn&#39;t an option until we got off.  Those dry clothes sure felt good&#33;  If you visit Pleasure Island, make sure you check into tha Adventurer&#39;s Club.  it&#39;s our favorite place to hang out - Chris loves the Mask Room.<br />\n<br />\nTake care everyone and I hope you have a lovely day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-06 16:52:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162827,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 17:30:44',NULL,'','Charlie if you got it going on for 30 doing the same thing then i must be on the right track.... and your advice to your son was right on the money ...of course it was.. but you knew that <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-06 17:30:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162838,754,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 18:37:42',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nVery cold here in Ohio.......two days before we leave for Florida.....yea..........Deana we are heading further down in Florida so we don&#39;t have to worry about being chilly. Where we are going it is in the 80&#39;s during the day and 70&#39;s in the evening................Our first stop in Valdosta I am sure we will still have sweaters and long pants but after that the shorts come out.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou.............I learned my lesson years ago about telling kids things too early..they can drive you nuts.<br />\n<br />\nJoey............When are you leaving for your trip to WV? Have a great time and I hope you find the house of your dreams right away..........<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nDenna.................good luck on your job hunting.............<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-03-06 18:37:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162840,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 18:43:50',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; After a chilly start we&#39;re warming up in Central Florida. Looking forward to the window man coming this afternoon to sign the contracts. One less thing on my plate.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, those shoes look wonderful. I&#39;ll check out Big Lots tomorrow since I have to go to the office and ones on the way home. I just watched AMC this morning and I&#39;m glad the end is here finally, too bad Alex isn&#39;t dead.......<br />\n<br />\nDeanna good luck with the job prospects.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou enjoy the planning and traveling with the kids, time flies by way too fast these days.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie I know what you mean about packing up the winter stuff. Glad I didn&#39;t do it yet as we needed it again. Enough already&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; I&#39;ll be the one complaining in July....LOL&#33;<br />\n<br />\nZebra, working for DH isn&#39;t always perfect. I really started this to help him out. I was never trained in accounting but really wanted to see him now and then........so that&#39;s how it got started.<br />\n<br />\nHope all is well with the Crazies this morning. Have a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-06 18:43:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162854,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 19:41:35',NULL,'','Good morning all.  It is sunny and gorgeous out and we are supposed to hit 60 degrees.  I am thinking I will get out this afternoon and make another Big Lots run - Greg says as I already have 20 new prs. of those shoes, I should stop, but I am compulsive and want to get a couple of pr. in every color to store away in the RV.  Mary Lou, I so know what you mean about children - Scotty is always asking us how many sleeps it is until we take him to Disney World - we told him we would take him when he is 6 and he will be 5 in June.  Zebra, keeping you and Gucci in my thoughts today...please let us know how she is doing.  Will she come home this afternoon or will the vet keep her overnight.  I have found that most do not keep them over any longer.  I am sure she will do fine and it will bother you much more than it does her&#33;&#33;&#33;  Rose, I did hate that Tad and Ryan didn&#39;t let Zach put an end to Alex Sr.- I imagine sometime in the future he will rear his ugly head again. What I don&#39;t understand is that, even though Kendall&#39;s hands were tied together, why did she not reach up and pull that dart away from her neck - Alex had his back to her the whole time he was tormenting Zach.  She obviously could move her arms becasue she threw the gardenia.   Now that the satin slayer is behind bars I am anxious to see what will happen with Babe and JR.  Well, guess I had better get dressed and get this day started.....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-06 19:41:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162859,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-06 20:04:14',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nThanks Maria we will be there March 21-26','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-06 20:04:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(162885,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-07 00:15:23',NULL,'','Hey there all.  Boy, I am way ahead of the game - Greg&#39;s birthday is a little over 2 months away and I got his present today.  On the RV forum, there was talk about a certain gps system so I did a search on it and ended up going to Circuit City and getting it.  it is one of those that talk to you.  It will be good when traveling in the rv but one of the guys, who is an avid ATV rider, said he uses to mark his trail when he is atv&#39;ing so he can always find his way back.  I thought it would make a good gift as he can use it for several different things.  I also went to Big Lots - I am now the owner of 9 additional prs. of the mesh shoes, so I have 29 new pair on top of all the ones I had from last year.  Think I will stop now - those should last me many years.  Joey, I hope you and David find the perfect home to relocate to and that your present sells quickly at the price you want...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-07 00:15:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163000,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-07 12:48:33',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY  - March 7[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies - it is still bitter cold (10 right now) and there is a fresh blanket of snow outside with more to come.  Enough already&#33;&#33;  I, for one are more than ready for Spring.  Considering that Easter is one month from tomorrow it is time&#33;  I would start decorating my windows for Easter but the basement is too cold to go pull them out.  LOL  I get cabin fever very easily and I don&#39;t know how much more cleaning I can do.  <br />\n<br />\nZebra - hope Gucci is doing fine and on the mend.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - So glad you were able to get more of those shoes.  They are adorable and  I think 29 pairs should hold you for a while.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - good luck with the new windows.  That is the first thing we did when we moved in here and boy, what a difference they made.  <br />\n<br />\nCharlie - we would love to go to Universal while in Fla - a lot will depend on how the kids do and if we can manage to drag our granddaughter away from Cindarella&#39;s Castle.    We naturally want to see everything but suspect we will be spending most of our time in the Magic Kingdom.  Time will tell.  Also, I&#39;m not sure how long my legs will hold up with all the walking.  Today&#39;s project for me is looking into renting some type of scooter to get around.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - Jim would be lost without his Kenmore riding mower.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - hope you and Ken have a terrific, safe, trip.  We will miss you but will keep things running while you are away.  <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTime to get a move on - today is babysitting day and I HOPE there is not a school delay due to the snow.  Time to check the local web site and read the list of delays.  Have a great day and don&#39;t forget to SMILE.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-07 12:48:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163012,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-07 14:48:39',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nI hope everyone is well today.  Rather hectic at work this week, not much time to check in.  Temps are 33 degrees with 2-3 inches of snow expected.  <br />\nTake care and have a great day.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-07 14:48:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163088,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-07 16:37:00',NULL,'','Good morning all and Happy Hump Day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHey, Mary Lou, what about taking Jim&#39;s riding mower with you?  You could use it for a scooter and maybe pick up a little cash by trimming things in the park.  No?  I&#39;ve seen many scooters in the park, so you shouldn&#39;t have any trouble getting one.  It&#39;s a big place and it will certainly make your time so much easier there.  <br />\n<br />\nHad a fun lunch with Barb yesterday and even got caught up on all the gossip from work.  Found out one of the faculty got canned for having an affair with a fellow teacher (both are otherwise married), another one for apparently deciding to take on the Board of Trustees and tell them what she thought of everyone in an open meeting (she&#39;s got a long history with the school) and another professor for apparently offering to take photos of a student for underwear ads.  Whew, it&#39;s all go there&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nWe ended up with a lovely day yesterayd and today&#39;s rain apparently won&#39;t be materializing until tonight.  That means that work on the canal will continue (until recently, we had a canal that stretches through our complex.  New Management came in and decided it would be easier to pull it out and repalce it with grass than to repair it...I&#39;m kinda wondering about the name now - Venetian Bridges - no bridges and no water... We are going to miss the water feature, but I&#39;m not going to miss the mosquitoes and the smell when the fountains break down.    Because the guys should be pulling out the foundation today, I have to stay home and make sure that they don&#39;t rip out any of our plants (papyrus and white ginger).  No theater for Charlie today...<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m going to make use of the time and clean off the salt and pepper shaker collection.  It was my mom&#39;s and she had over 500 sets when she passed away.  I try to clean them twice a year (more and I might damage them).  <br />\n<br />\nLooks like the Modesto job fell through for Kenichi...he wrote asking if I&#39;d help him do a cover letter.  He&#39;s so, so depressed.  It&#39;s the first time he&#39;s actually been  turned down for something and rejection is never easy.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - 29 pairs of shoes?  I think you have all the color options covered now&#33;<br />\n<br />\nZebra - how is your puppy this morning?  Give her a cuddle for me.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a grand day out&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-07 16:37:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163094,1845,1,18,161426,'2007-03-07 17:05:45',NULL,'','I think that we hit the coldest spot in the US again, -32 at 5 AM this morning. Can anyone say BRRRRRRRRR? Cold front expected to stay with us till Friday. Is this March?','hamster92256','hamster92256','2007-03-07 17:05:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163168,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-07 20:06:23',NULL,'','Good morning, all my crazy friends.  Seems like it wasn&#39;t all that long ago, we were having record cold temps and were measuring our snowfall in feet instead of inches, sorry you guys are having it but happy it is gone from here.  At  11:00 a.m., it is already 57 degrees and we are supposed to get into the low 60&#39;s.  Our lows at night this week have been around 32 - this has really been wonderful.  We do realize that winter is not gone and we will have several more snowfalls, but for now, we are just enjoying this gorgeous weather.  In our neighborhood, the houses that face north still have much snow in the yards as the sun does not hit them, but ours is snow-free.   I need to clean out closets today - next week, the hardwood flooring will go in the kitchen and the foyer and the following week, the carpet guys will be here and one of the guestrooms carpets has become a catch-all and you can&#39;t even see the floor in there, so have to take care of that so they can carpet in there.  Going to Boulder tomorrow to meet friends for lunch, but today I plan to stay home all day.  Hope you all have a productive and blessed day....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-07 20:06:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163179,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-07 20:48:56',NULL,'','Wow pretty quiet around here. Guess everyone is really busy. Ran my errands this morning and now have to get to work this afternoon. Lots of work coming in this week. DS is leaving tomorrow to go back to school so one more dinner to cook for him. <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m taking most of tomorrow off to go shopping with my friend Pat. Even though I can&#39;t go to her son&#39;s wedding I can help her pick a dress. Still can&#39;t believe she doesn&#39;t have one yet and the wedding is only 7 weeks away&#33; I&#39;d be in panic mode but I guess she had a lot of time before she was diagnosed with the cancer. Now we have to get in high gear.  Glad we have been friends long enough for her to trust my opinion. I don&#39;t see enough of her so it will be great to spend a whole day together. <br />\n<br />\nNice and warm her for all you coming down for cruises. We&#39;re nearing 80 today which is perfect for me&#33;<br />\n<br />\nZebra how is your puppy? Hope all went well.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl sounds like a busy day......not my favorite chore cleaning closets.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou thanks for the encouragement with the windows. I never realized how many differences there were, I thought a window was a window. <br />\n<br />\nCharlie did you have to put all those recipes on today......I was thinking of a diet........LOL&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSorry some of you are still have cold and snow. Spring is just around the corner, I promise&#33; <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-07 20:48:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163206,2717,1,18,161426,'2007-03-07 23:00:09',NULL,'','OMG...all the catching up I had to do&#33;  I was away at a hockey torunament from last Friday...and the office moving this week...busy busy.<br />\n<br />\nI am not good at everyone&#39;s name and info...so I will respond as best I can, lol...<br />\n<br />\nJoey (yes I know you)...have a great time in WV...and best of luck searching for a home.  Take your time and take notes on each place you visit.  I know when I was looking for our house, we saw 4 or 5 in one day and was confused with which home had what...we have a Sears, Craftsman ride on mower...we love it.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl ( I think) great gift for your dh&#39;s birthday...men love those kinda gadgets.  My dh always recommends Garmin products...not sure the brand you got...but great gift nonetheless.<br />\n<br />\nDisney&#33;  We go to Disney at least yearly...any questions...feel free to ask.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl?  Great light fixture...reminds me of the one I got for my last house...I wanted to take the lighting fixtures with me when we moved...but we didn&#39;t&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTemps here are frigid...<br />\n<br />\nI am being called by the kids...time for homework help.<br />\n<br />\nd','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-03-07 23:00:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163211,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-07 23:20:11',NULL,'','Princess One, yes, I did get a Garmin 330 - that was what was recommended - glad to know that your hubby thinks highly of the brand as I know nothing about that stuff.  That&#39;s funny about the light fixture, becase I just told Greg last night if we ever sell this house, I am going to have to take that light with me.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-07 23:20:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163221,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-07 23:28:51',NULL,'','Sailingrose, yes, that was me. Finally got around to start adding some.  Have a bunch more, but typing recipes - not my favorite thing to do.  How is your friend holding up?  My mom was a mess before our wedding and she had a dress&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nStill waiting for them to pull up the concrete out back - I know they are just waiting for me to leave the house for a minute&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheers&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-07 23:28:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163331,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-08 05:09:53',NULL,'','Sorry I have been so quiet today.  Our puppy was pretty sore last night but she&#39;s getting better as the day goes on.  I sat and did our taxes today as well - YUCK&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-03-08 05:09:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163332,2935,1,18,161426,'2007-03-08 05:12:49',NULL,'','<br />\nthank goodness&#33; (for the puppy...not for taxes&#33;)','Denna Beana','Denna Beana','2007-03-08 05:12:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163381,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-08 05:57:36',NULL,'','Jackie, glad to hear Gucci is getting better.  I was hoping she was going to have as easy a time of it as Sadie did, but she didn&#39;t have her dew claws removed.  Did the vet send pain meds home with her?  Glad you are enjoying Texas - I really do miss it.   I am going to meet friends for lunch tomorrow - once the work on the kitchen commences on Monday, I may be housebound during the day for quite some time.  I don&#39;t think I would be comfortable going off and leaving people in my house.  Don&#39;t forget to turn your clocks back on Saturday night - yes, you will lose an hr. of sleep then but think of that extra hour of light when you get home from work.......','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-08 05:57:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163421,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-08 12:45:33',NULL,'','THURSDAY - March 8th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies from frigid Pa. where it is 5 degrees with below 0 wind chills.  I really am getting a bad case of Cabin Fever but we are venturing out for dinner tonight so that will be a pleasant change. I have cleaned and recleaned closets and drawers and am still bored&#33; They ended up closing all the schools yesterday but we only ended up with less than 2&quot; of snow.  Hopefully things will warm up by Sunday.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - of course Jim&#39;s lawn mower is a Craftsman - not a Kenmore.  I shouldn&#39;t answer questions at 5AM til I have at least 2 cups of coffee.  <br />\n<br />\nCharlie - your recipes look wonderful - thanks for sharing them with us.  There are a few I will definately try although right now from being housebound my kitchen is sparkling and I don&#39;t want to mess it up.  (That&#39;s my story and I&#39;m sticking to it.)<br />\n<br />\nPrincessOne- Glad to have you back with us.  We have missed you.  We booked this Disney trip so last minute we are having trouble getting reservations for the Character meals - any hints other than calling constantly?   We are really looking forward to this trip.....last time we were in Disney was 1974 - daughter was not quite 4 and was such a PIA as she was too young that we never went back.  Now she is taking her own little kids so it should be fun.  (They are not PIA&#39;s  they are our Grandkids and are prefect..LOL)<br />\n<br />\nWell time to go find something else to clean - boy if the basement weren&#39;t so cold I could really do some damage down there.  Have a great day and don&#39;t forget to SMILE.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-08 12:45:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163422,2717,1,18,161426,'2007-03-08 13:57:05',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies,<br />\n<br />\nHope the puppy feels better soon.  We got a new puppy too...a few weeks ago, although she is a little older...born October 7, 2006...a Great Dane...her dew claws were removed early on.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou...ahhh the trick to getting character meals.  I am pretty good at getting them.  What I do is write down which ones I want...and which parks they are in...to start, as that will plan which day we are in which park (is this making sense?)<br />\nThen I call Disney Dining at 7 am EST.  I can make a few recommendations for you...<br />\n<br />\nCrystal Palace (Pooh characters) Magic Kingdom...8:05 am...and not on an early park opening day...this gets you into the park one hour before the park opens and your breakfast will be done before 9 am...you will have a head start into the park&#33;  This is our favorite.<br />\n<br />\nBreakfastasaurus...Animal Kingdom...same thing...early reservation...gets you into the park an hour early and ahead of the crowds...make sure it isn&#39;t an early opening day.  This place is a little on the loud side....but the food is good.  I don&#39;t remember how old your grandkids are...but if they are old enough for the ride Dinosaur...right after breakfast, take a right (you are already in dinoland) and go to the Dinosaur ride to the right set pretty far back...try to be the first at the rope...there is usually a surprise if you are.<br />\n<br />\nIf you have grand daughters....Princess meals are a must, and Disney has added lunch and dinner as well as breakfasts at the popular places.  The castle of course, is great...but...very difficult to get into...A great option and probably a better choice for seeing Princesses...is Aukershus in Norway at Epcot...again...make the ressie early...then when you are done you head to Test Track, Mission Space etc...well ahead of the crowds at the gate just getting in, lol...World showcase doesn&#39;t open til 11 am, but this place opens for breakfast...there will be Mulan, Ariel (she gets her legs, lol), Mary Poppins, Aurora, Belle, Jasmine, Alice, there could be more...I don&#39;t remember exactly...<br />\nRemember in Epcot, there really are things for kids to do...each Country has a station for kids to make a mask...keeps kids occupied...and parents can enjoy the World Showcase as well.<br />\n<br />\nChef Mickey&#39;s is also very good...we did supper here twice...this is the restaurant in the Contemporary Resort, near Magic Kingdom...the one that the monorail goes right into the middle of the resort.  <br />\n<br />\nIf you want help...let me know...pop me a pm....<br />\n<br />\nFlexibility is important...lol...I hope this helps a bit.<br />\n<br />\nI have a busy day today...I am getting behind a bit...thank goodness I already did our taxes...phew&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day...<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-03-08 13:57:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163488,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-08 16:51:06',NULL,'','Good morning from the Land of Fruits, Flakes and Nuts&#33;  We are currently 55 on our way to 72 today.  Just had another beautiful sunrise and now all the birds are singing and making our cat crazy - if only pussycats had wings...<br />\n<br />\nGot everything moved out of the way for the arrival of the washer and dryer this afternoon. Can&#39;t say I envy them the haul upstairs, but at lest they don&#39;t have to take any old appliances out beforehand.  <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, I know what you mean about a clean kitchen.  There&#39;s only so much I can clean, but those spots are very clean&#33;  I am posting a recipe (Big Island Tri-tip) today that is incredibly easy, won&#39;t mess up your kitchen and works really really well hot or cold.  We love it for picnics in the summer.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - glad to hear that Gucci is home and here&#39;s hoping she&#39;s back to her old puppy self before another day dawns.  The only good thing about taxes is having them out of the way for another year.  This was the first time we&#39;ve had to pay state taxes (they weren&#39;t taking enough out of my disability checks, so we got nailed. plus all the interest that the CDs generated.  We&#39;ll have to be more careful this year).  And to think there was a time when we could actually travel and what we got back...sigh...<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m hoping to spend the day following up on Silent Auction items for the upcoming Culinary Arts Scholarship Dinner.   There are some advantages to being home...this isn&#39;t one of them.  <br />\n<br />\nAside from that and the usual cat agenda, let the cat out, let the cat in, repeat as necessary, it&#39;s going to be quiet around here.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is having a grand day out&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-08 16:51:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163599,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-09 00:19:47',NULL,'','Charlie <br />\n<br />\nThanks for all the nre recipes... i have my whole week with new recipes for dinner... BF thinks i got a new cookbook... i said ya cruise crazie cookbook LOL LOL .....<br />\n<br />\nso keep them coming i need some for next week LOL LOL <br />\n<br />\njust enjoying the warm day today 80 today with a nice breeze.. got the nails done and hair done so it was a good day.. <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-03-09 00:19:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163613,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-09 02:20:44',NULL,'','Hi all.  Having the day from Heck so thought I would come here - this place always cheers me up.  This morning I came downstairs to discover quite a mess - the dogs are confined to a couple of rooms because they tear everything up - well, they had escaped - turned over every wastebasket downstairs and drug everything out of them, shredded the toilet paper in the guest bath and pottied on the white rugs in there, shredded the newspaper, chewed a hole in one of my new sneakers,  pulled all the pillows off the sofa and loveseat in the formal living room and left me a &quot;gift&quot; in there also and wreaked lots of other havoc.  I put them in the laundry room so I could clean up the mess without their &quot;help&quot;  Then I went to Boulder to meet friends for lunch.  After I left the restaurant, I decided to stop by Hobby Lobby as I needed a very large frame and mat.  When I was almost to the turn in to the store, my nose started spurting blood - not a drip mind you...I get nosebleeds when my allergies are really acting up (don&#39;t know if this is normal, but my dr. doesn&#39;t seem concerned as this is the only time it happens).  Anyway, I cannot find any kleenex (they are somewhere in my car) so I am grabbing paper and anything else I can find.  I finally rememeber the wet wipes in the glove box, so I got one of them stuffed up my nose (and no, they do not smell good).  I missed my turn during all of this so had to go up several blocks and turn around and come back.  I pulled into a parking spot at Hobby Lobby and sat in the car for a few minutes trying to get the bleeding stopped.  I used the wet wipes to clean up the blood off my face, hands and shirt - good thing I was wearing a navy blue shirt - you couldn&#39;t really tell what was on it.  The instant I shut the car door, I realized that my keys were still in the ignition.  I immediately called AAA and they said someone would be there within 90 minutes.  I asked if the locksmith could call me when he was there so I didn&#39;t have to wait with the vehicle - she said she woud request it but as they use contractors, she could not guarantee it.  So I ran in the store, grabbed my stuff and got in line (total time, about 10 minutes).  While I was waiting to check out, AAA called me back and said that someone from Boulder Security would be there shortly and as I was only a couple of miles away, it would be well before the 90 minute alloted time.  She said to please keep my phone line open in case they needed to contact me.  There are no benches or anywhere to sit so I just went and stood out by my car.  Then of course, it starts to rain, so I grabbed my stuff off the hood of the car and ran back to the store.  Now, I could see my car all this time, so would have been able to run out if the locksmith showed up.  Anyway, the rain passes after about 5 minutes and I head back out.   I have an SUV that sits up too high for me to sit on so I stand and wait some more.  91 minutes after my initial call, he pulls up.  I was on the phone calling AAA again when he got there.  As you may know, I have Fibromyalgia, which brings on a lot of body pain and it wasn&#39;t helping any to be standing on concrete for an hr. and a half.  By this point, I just wanted to go home even though I had planned on running a few errands.  I came home, folded laundry and went to put the towels in the linen closet.  When I opened the door, a big bottle of shampoo fell off the top shelf and hit me right on the left cheekbone, under my eye...now I think I am going to have a black eye.  Maybe I should just go to bed and call it a day.......','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-09 02:20:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163615,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-09 02:33:12',NULL,'','Oh Cheryl - you poor thing.  What a day you have had.  Hopefully, all your &quot;adventures&quot; are over and you can sit back, put up your feet and relax.    With everything that happened to you today I suppose you could say &quot;It never rains, but it pours.&quot;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-09 02:33:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163657,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-09 05:00:13',NULL,'','Oh Cheryl, what a day&#33;&#33;&#33;  You poor thing.  I must say though ... it read like a comedy so I did chuckle a few times.  Don&#39;t you just love those days when nothing but nothing goes right&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI have a sick hubby at the moment - the &quot;quack&#39;s&quot; not sure if it&#39;s colitis or IBS - but he&#39;s an awful patient that&#39;s all I can say.  He moans and groans constantly and has the patience of an earthworm.... so PLEASE pray that he is better tomorrow - for both of our sakes :)','zebra','zebra','2007-03-09 05:00:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163658,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-09 05:03:33',NULL,'','Jackie, Tony (and you) will definitely be in my prayers.  I know how hard it is when men are sick.  IBS is one of the things that sometimes comes along with Fibro, so I know it is no fun.  I hope they get hm fixed up quickly, for your sake as well as his.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-09 05:03:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163705,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-09 12:48:17',NULL,'','FRIDAY - March 9th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies - TGIF - this has been one long week and I am not sorry to see it come to an end.  Hopefully next week will see a warm up since Easter is now less than one month away.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - Hope Tony is doing better this morning.  It is very hard to be ill when you are not at home and near your regular Doctor.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - I hope today is a better day than yesterday.  I&#39;m sorry, but just like Jackie said, your reports of your day did see like an episode on a Comedy show.  I&#39;m sure it was not funny at the time.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie - How is that washer &amp; dryer.  You will be amazed at the difference it will make.  <br />\n<br />\nWhat does everyone have planned for the weekend?  We have nothing special - the girls were supposed to come up so we could begin to look for their Prom gowns but they have a party on Saturday night and I don&#39;t think we will be able to get 2 gowns in about 3 hours so I postponed for 2 weeks til we can spend the whole weekend shopping.  I have a feeling this is not going to be easy.  Heather sent a photo of the gown she is looking for and there is NO WAY&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nPrincessOne - thanks for the information.  I have my lists in front of me and will be on the phone at 7AM with WDW.  I will be in touch.<br />\n<br />\nMake today a great day folks and SMILE','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-09 12:48:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163814,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-09 16:32:10',NULL,'','Good morning from Stockton&#33;  Still a little early for sunrise, but it&#39;s coming...<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, have to say, the new washer and dryer are WONDERFUL.  What is amazing to me is that they are so, so quiet&#33;  I can even talk on my phone sitting in front of them (yes, I did watch the entire Wash cycle  yesterday - what can I say?   It was a slow day.)  The best part was having everything right outside the bedroom and not having to wait for Chris to help schlep stuff back and forth.  Yea&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, you poor thing&#33;  Hopefully you got rid of all your bad luck for the entire month and will have nothing but shining days ahead of you.  I sometimes think the Powers That Be likes to throw days at you like that to make sure you know whose really in charge of things.  How is your eye this morning?  My back ached in sympathy for yours, it&#39;s hard for me to stand more than 15 minutes, so I can only imagine how yours must have ached when you got home.  I&#39;ll say a special prayer for you this morning.  Don&#39;t know if it will help, but it can&#39;t hurt&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTonia - you are more than welcomed for the recipes&#33;  Glad someone else is enjoying them.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - how is your hubby this morning?  Mom said she always knew when Dad was faking becuse he made a lot of noise.  When he was really sick, he&#39;d get very quiet and she would know to call the doctor in.  More importantly, how are you holding up?<br />\n<br />\nToday we are off to Sacramento.  Chris has some errands to run at Frye&#39;s, then we are going to visit the dad of some friends of ours, then head out to dinner and the theater (&quot;12 Angry Men&quot; with Richard Thomas and the guy who played Norm from &quot;Cheers&quot;)with our theater friends.  Should make for a full afternoon and evening.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is having a grand day out&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-09 16:32:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163819,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-09 16:38:34',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hiya gang, Jeez Im worn out from reading about Cheryl, Princess One and Charlies activities Ive got to get some rest now&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> Its Cloudy with chances of Showers here in Fort Worth, texas This weekend,we need the rain though, hows everyone been Doing, Hope you all are well  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Not much planned for the weekend Everyone have a Great weekend&#33; Take care of yourselves and Never go to Bed Mad at your Partner <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Thanks for all of your thoughts and for The Special People who encouraged me to return, with Friends like you I can get through anything&#33; Thanks My Friends&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-09 16:38:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163851,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-09 17:48:44',NULL,'','OMG today was a very funny story day<br />\n<br />\nPoor Cheryl..... sometimes its all happens in one day.... i think your be safe for a while now...<br />\n<br />\nthe best was when i left my keys on the igition.. called AAA to come help me and when he arrived .. he looked at all the doors .. ( i have an suv) and then he lifts the rear door and said oh this door is open.. LOL LOL ... OMG i laughted so hard at myself..i had waited and sat there and my rear door was open and i could have go my keys .... Thank god they didn&#39;t charge it against my calls .. because the Driver called the dispatcher ( as he and i were laughing) and told her he didn&#39;t have to do anything... LOL to this day i check the back door of the suv....<br />\n<br />\nJackie poor thing ... Sorry guys ( men on the board) but when your sick you are the worse patients ... i feel for ya girl... boy the puppy and hubbie down so to speak gezzzzzzzz<br />\n<br />\nCharile you watched a whole cycel LOL LOL ... thats like when i first moved into my first home from an apartment and the washer . dryer was right out down in hallway.. not down stairs across the pool area , i called my mom and told her i was doing the wash and it was raining..and i wasn&#39;t getting wet LOL LOL&lt;Lol<br />\n<br />\nNow i know why i enjoy this board<br />\n<br />\nthis weekend is suppose to be HOT maybe in the 90 ... ok checking out the air conditioner right now<br />\n<br />\neveryone have a great day <br />\n<br />\ntonia','terumim','terumim','2007-03-09 17:48:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(163996,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-10 01:55:49',NULL,'','Thanks everyone - the pooch and Tony are getting better.  Tony spent most of the day today reading in his recliner under the big tree next to our RV - Gucci on his lap&#33;  Hopefully tomorrow he&#39;ll feel a whole lot better&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-03-10 01:55:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164033,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-10 13:00:28',NULL,'','SATURDAY - March 10th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies..Boy we had some night around here last night.  At about 11:30 DD called, she was sorry to wake us but was coming over with the kids and didn&#39;t want us to wake up to the sounds of someone coming in the door.  The heat in her house was off and they were freezing.  Her DH works nights and she was nervous about calling a stranger in during the night to see what the problem was.  DH was on the way home but it would take him 1 1/2 hours to get there so she would just stay with us overnight and he would look into it in the morning.  Since we had stopped by after dinner and all was fine Jim thought perhaps a fuse blew or something - all other electric was on - so he headed up to DD&#39;s house passing her along the way.  He called us about 20 minutes later laughing his head off and said he found the problem.  <br />\nOur grandson (2) has become enamoured with light switches and pushes his kitchen stool over to the doorway and &quot;plays&quot; with the switches and also turns off the lights when he wants to go to bed.  Guess he got bored doing that and that nice looking thermostat with those nice shiny buttons was just within reach - right above the light switch...Yes - TJ pushed the down button til he managed to turn the whole unit off.  Isn&#39;t he just the cutest little guy.  LOL  (His Mom &amp; Dad were not amused - but Nannie &amp; Poppy thought it was hysterical)  They knew he did it because when they got home they told him to turn off the lights and he climbed up on his stool and immediately went for the thermostat again - so today Son-in-law will go and purchase a &quot;TJ proof&quot; one.  Who said that life in the Country is boring???<br />\n<br />\n Taking the kids to have pics taken in the Mall - DD does it every year for St. Patrick&#39;s Day with their Irish sweaters and Irish caps.  It will give me a chance to look at some new summer clothes .  Other than that nothing special planned for the weekend.  Son called last night to report he had Lasick surgery on his eyes on Thursday night and is amazed with the results.  I just can&#39;t imagine him without his glasses - he has worn them for so many years.  He had mentioned it to us a while ago but I get very upset with anything to do with fooling with your eyes so he rightfully decided to drop the subject and not bring it up til after the surgery - (and here I thought he actually was listening to his mother)<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;DON&#39;T FOGET TO SET YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] before you retire tonight - It will be nice having more daylight. Whatever you do today - do it with a SMILE.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-10 13:00:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164069,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-10 16:57:00',NULL,'','Good morning to everyone from sunny California.  Not a cloud in the sky, which makes for a very blah sunrise, but a pretty day.  We are headed up to 78 today - the perfect day for putting in a new sprinkler line out back.  At least this is according to my husband.  I can so think of other things to do.<br />\n<br />\nWe saw a fabulous show last night - &quot;Twelve Angry Men&quot;  Richard Thomas played Juror 8 and delivered a strong performance, but I was disappointed that George Wendt(Juror 1, Foreman) just sort of sat there like a lump..much like he did on &quot;Cheers&quot; and delivered his line with the enthusiam of having his teeth drilled.  All of other cast members really delivered - Wow&#33;  It had been awhile since I&#39;ve seen such solid drama and it was wonderful&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nAlso had a nice meal at Celestine&#39;s, which is our favorite Caribbean restaurants in Sacramento.  it had been awhile since we&#39;d been there and the food was as good as ever.  Had jerk beef empenadas for apps, chicken curry for an entree and some great homemade coconut ice cream.  It was also nice to get out of Stockton, if only for a few hours.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - too funny about your grandson.  They do make life interesting, don&#39;t they?  At least it was just something simple and not expensive to repair.  <br />\n<br />\nNot much in store for today besides grocery shopping and the sprinkler line.  Mabye something excting will happen to liven the day up.  I know - I&#39;ll go do more laundry&#33;&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nCheers&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-10 16:57:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164070,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-10 17:00:11',NULL,'','Mary Lou - thanks so much for reminding us about the clocks... I had forgotten again&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe went to see Wild Hogs last night.  It was very funny but also a bit silly.  Anyhow it was good entertainment and we really enjoyed it.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great weekend everyone&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-03-10 17:00:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164178,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-11 03:14:55',NULL,'','Hi all.  It is raining here - we haven&#39;t seen rain in quite some time.  For months, snow has been our only precipitation.  We picked up the new stove today.  The cabinet painter was coming to look at them and give us a quote and an hr. before she was due to arrive, Greg decided he was going to install it today, so pulled out the old one.  That stove hasn&#39;t been moved since the house was built 9 yrs. ago, so you can only imagine how dirty it was underneath it.  I had to hurriedly clean up the mess and then decided to paint behind it while it was out.  Then our youngest son showed up so he helped his dad carry in the new one.  I don&#39;t think the paint was quite dry before they did that but I guess it doesn&#39;t really matter.  By the time the painter got here, everything was cleaned up and looking good.  We will get her quote in about 3 days or so, via email but I told Greg. no mater what it is, I really want to use her because I would like having a woman in the house after all the other workmen.  She said she could not get to it until mid to late April but the flooring has to go in and the island extension done before she paints.  Greg doesn&#39;t think like me, he said he will wait until her bid comes in before he decides whether she gets the job or not.  Our family room is western themed and I have painted the walls in a faux finish that look like leather - the painter commented on how good the walls looked and wanted to know who I had do them - that made me feel good.  Well, as others have said, don&#39;t forget to turn your clocks back tonight....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-11 03:14:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164190,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-11 03:55:25',NULL,'','Cheryl..... I sure hope you meant FORWARD&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\nIsn&#39;t it great getting a &quot;new&quot; kitchen?  We&#39;ve done it 3 times and each time I say &quot;never again&quot; - but then we purchase another property and have to have an updated kitchen....what can I say&#33;  I don&#39;t have that problem in the RV.. ha ha.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-11 03:55:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164214,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-11 07:17:35',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nHa Ha Jackie, I could say I was just trying to see if you guys were paying attention, but we all know better.  This is the first time we have remodeled anything where we paid someone else to come in and do all the work.  I have said since we had this built, that is one thing I would never do again.  I would find one that had most of the things I liked and change what I didn&#39;t like, but wouldn&#39;t want to start from scratch again.  I know what you mean about the rv - you know when you go to the dealer or the rv show and they have the coach all decorated up with flowers amd greenery, knick knacks and artwork...ours has a hutch in it, and I have a clock and 3 family pics in it and that is it, don&#39;t do any decorating at all in there - don&#39;t want anything extra to have to dust.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-11 07:17:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164219,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-11 11:47:43',NULL,'','SUNDAY - March 10th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....I hope everyone remembered to set their clocks ahead last night - I want my hours sleep back&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI had a quiet day yesterday - did some shopping for shorts, etc. but today I think I will definately tackle either bringing up the Easter decorations or bringing up the summer clothes to see what we have from last year.  I know I gave away a lot of things at the end of the summer last year.  Am I the only one who buys all these &quot;wonderful chic&quot; new outfits in the latest colors and after wearing them once or twice say &quot;what in the world was I thinking when I bought this?&quot;  That is what happened last year so I know our local thrift shop got a lot of my things.  <br />\n<br />\nThe Daily Dock has quieted down quite a bit since the first of the month.  Please stop by and say hello each morning.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - how is the Open house going?  It is this weekend isn&#39;t it?  We miss you but realize you must be very busy.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is well - remember face today with a Smile - it will make everything you choose to do easier.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-11 11:47:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164220,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-11 11:57:29',NULL,'','Mary Lou, looks like we may be the only night owls.  I have been watching my laptop to make sure it changed the time itself as the news said some computers would have problems and you could get a patch on microsoft&#39;s website.  Personally, I would have just gone in and changed the time, but it did it on it&#39;s own.<br />\nJoey, do you have a color brochure for your house?  If so, why don&#39;t you post the pics here so we can share in your open house.  Well, all, think I go lay down and watch tv for a while and hopefully will doze off...have a great SUnay...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-11 11:57:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164221,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-11 12:35:07',NULL,'','Cheryl - the only difference between us  is you are just heading to bed and I am up and moving for the day (well at least I am up - the moving will come later I hope&#33;)','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-11 12:35:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164239,2717,1,18,161426,'2007-03-11 15:39:42',NULL,'','Good morning,<br />\n<br />\nGreat weather here in the Northeast...I am determined to finish the office today...<br />\n<br />\nOther than that...nothing, lol.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day...and take care of yourselves...<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2007-03-11 15:39:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164240,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-11 16:02:03',NULL,'','Happy Sunday and good morning from Stockton. <br />\n<br />\nWon&#39;t blather on about the sun rise since it hasn&#39;t yet.  Still as dark as anything out.  Seemed very odd that it was 4:15 in the bedroom, but 5:15 when I got downstairs.  Not being a proponent of time switching, it was more palatable to entertain a time warp (it&#39;s just a step to the right).  <br />\n<br />\nThe day started out well with the usual grocery shopping and errands, but the afternoon sort of deteriorated when I stumbled upon a two-hour &quot;Star Wars&quot; special.  it&#39;s amazing how fascniating something like that can be as opposed to laying in a sprinkler system...heh, heh, heh...<br />\n<br />\nWent on a rescue mission yesterday to retrieve some plants past tenents left.  Seems like we are always picking up stray something or other, be it four legged or just hanging in a pot.  I can&#39;t abide watching something die to do inattention.  Surely that wasn&#39;t why we were put here...sorry, off my soap box now.<br />\n<br />\nToday we have to decide whether or not to re-hang the closet doors.  They had to come off for thewasher and dryer.  I&#39;m happy with them off, but Chris wants to put them back up.  It will mean drilling new holes through the concrete flooring - always a high point when you can get power tools involved.  however, the baseboard is severely cracked and will have to be replaced.  I don&#39;t have any miter tools at home (man, I miss my shop at work&#33;) and will have to cut the angle by hand.  <br />\n<br />\nAlso have friends coming over tonight for dinner.  They are having their kitchen redone as well, Cheryl, and have decided that we just have to have their old French onion soup bowls (among other things).  Rod then asked if we could have French onion soup to put in them.  Since he&#39;s a bit of a fussy eater at 84, I immediately acquiesced.  so, we&#39;re having that, a Cosmo salad, with cheese and smoed salmon for apps and homemade strawberry short cake for dessert.   Have a nice Pacific Rim wine to serve with it and a nice Karley dessert wine to finish with.  Have to say, I love living in a wine region.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - have to confess to not being a clothes person.  I still have a sweater that was given to me in high school and that was over 30 years ago (and I still wear it).  The only time I shop for new clothes is when they have worn out to the point of embarassment to my friends and family or when I&#39;ve (cough) out-grown them.  Being in theater, nearly everything I own is black or dark blue and of the blue jeans and tee shirt variety.  I don&#39;t dress up often, although I do like mu&#39;u mu&#39;us in the summer...if that could be called dressing up.  thankfully, Stockton has a large South Pacific community, so i aren&#39;t as many odd looks as one would expect.<br />\n<br />\nStill I hope your shopping went well and you&#39;ve got lots of fun new things to wear.<br />\n<br />\nAh, the sun is breaking.  Think that means it&#39;s time for me to head down to the kitchen and start baking.  My family has always baked on Sunday, so who am I to argue with tradition?<br />\n<br />\nHave a Grand day out, everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie<br />\n<br />\nP.S.  Mary Lou - I love your &#39;smile&#39; encouragement at the end of your post.  Everyone can do with a few more smiles&#33;','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-11 16:02:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164256,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-11 16:46:52',NULL,'','Sun?  What sun?  We woke up this morning to dense fog&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie, just add two more to dinner please :)  I love your menu&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, we didn&#39;t want knick knacks to dust either - nor did we want to take up unnecessary space.  We have one of those tables that fit&#39;s over the steering wheel of the rig - on it I have photo&#39;s of the kids &amp; grandkids, an engraved Ostrich Egg which has been converted into a light and a small plant.  That&#39;s it&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nWell we&#39;re off to Kerrville with about 10 others here at our RV park - to go to the Schreiner University.  They apparently put on a wonderful Sunday brunch in their cafeteria.... so, we&#39;ll see.  &#036;7.00 a head sounds good to me.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a super Sunday everyone.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-11 16:46:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164260,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-11 16:50:28',NULL,'','No worries - Jackie.  Apps and cocktails are at 6:30&#33;<br />\n<br />\nYou must have gotten all our fog - this has been the first winter that we haven&#39;t really gotten any.<br />\n<br />\nCheers&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-11 16:50:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164298,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-11 20:43:48',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; It&#39;s been a busy few days. Lots of work this weekend but most of it is out and done&#33; DH is still working as I type. This has been a big weekend for us. I booked the Panama Canal trip and became a Great Aunt&#33; Can&#39;t wait to get more pics of the baby who has no name as of yet. Still waiting on the parents to decide. Maybe later today. <br />\n<br />\nThe weather is great here in Central Florida and the doors and windows are open. I love this time of the year and I just come alive. Wish I was outside but too many things to do inside today. Oh well, tomorrow I&#39;ll go out. <br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone is feeling better and that you are all well. Have a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-11 20:43:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164305,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-11 21:14:39',NULL,'','Rose, I miss Florida around about now - just to get into the yard and plants all the new plants.  I could spend hours at the nurseries checking out all the plants ..... I always had to rein myself in, otherwise I would load them all up :)  I must say I do miss my yard in springtime&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-03-11 21:14:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164353,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-11 23:44:07',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hi my Friends and all of you have Good Hearts and feelings Nowdays in this world when we are all down we need all of us to kick in and help each other out, God knows forbidding that one of you would need a Friend or one of us to be there for you, remember as you reach the Golden years things happen and thats what this Family is all about, Im here for any one of you and thats why I call all of you &quot;MY Friends&#33;&quot; I hope you dont mind&#33; God Bless us all and Our Families and Jason and Cheryl here who makes up this forum so we can be a Family, Just once in my life Id like to see you all in person and give you all the biggest ole Hug in the &quot;WORLD&quot;&#33; Sorry about being such a mushy person,but Im that type of Guy&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-11 23:44:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164473,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-12 12:41:00',NULL,'','MONDAY - March 12[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies...I hope everyone had a good weekend.  The temps went up to the low 50&#39;s here yesterday and it was wonderful.  It was funny to see all our neighbors outside, walking around their property, trying to decide what and when to plant.  I guess I wasn&#39;t the only one with Cabin Fever.  I never did get the Easter decorations up from the basement so that will be my project for this week.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - hope you had a good turnout for your open house over the weekend.  I&#39;m sure you and David are anxious to get things settled now that you have made the decision to move.  When exactly will David retire?<br />\n<br />\nCheryl (gottaCruz) - Hope your back is doing better today.  Take care of yourself - we need you here.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl (Gregswife) - Good luck with your kitchen redo.  I don&#39;t envy you the mess but it will be wonderful when it is done.  <br />\n<br />\nShari - good luck at the Drs. today.  <br />\n<br />\nI will be keeping all my friends who are ailing in my prayers.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day - remember to smile as you go about your daily business (it makes everyone wonder what you are up to)','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-12 12:41:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164476,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-12 13:43:55',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is feeling well today.  Had a great weekend with Kaylee, she is so much fun.  Nothing much planned for today, just the usual stuff here at work.<br />\nTake care and have a great and safe day everyone.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-12 13:43:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164541,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-12 16:30:28',NULL,'','Good morning from Stockton&#33;  We are headed into another beautiful dau, but Dad always said that if he checked the Obituary page and he wasn&#39;t on it, it was a good day.  Used to thik he was morbid, but I sort of get it now.<br />\n<br />\nHad a great meal last night with friends  - it&#39;s always a relief when things turn out well.  Rod is a bit of a fussy eater and he cleaned up everything last night.  His wife was amazed.  They have a standing invite now that their kitchen is &#39;going under the knife&#39; now.  Their new counters, sinks and appliciances start to go in this week.  Must just be the time of the year for kitchen makeovers.<br />\n<br />\nPut the doors back on the utility closet yesterday and they open fine, but we can&#39;t get the drawers out, so we have to take them off again...oh, well, it was a nice thought...<br />\n<br />\nHad a great chat with Wendy about the upcoming cruise.  She is shy and we are having a time trying to get her out of her shell with other people. She announced that she wasn&#39;t meeting the Captain or having her picture ever taken on the ship (her father&#39;s genes, no doubt - we have all of three pictures of him - two from our wedding).   We shall see how it turns out.  <br />\n<br />\nToday is a big do-nothing day.  Let&#39;s face it, we all need one of those once in awhile.  <br />\n<br />\nRobert - it sounds like you really need a big hug.  When we&#39;re young, you think you don&#39;t need anyone else to be happy.  And then when you get older, you find out just how important friends are.  it took us awhile after we moved to Stockton, but we have a really great group of friends now and you&#39;re absolutely right on, Robert.  So, consider yourself hugged and appreciated&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - how are those Easter decorations coming?  You can always use St. Patrick&#39;s Day as an excuse to not decorate until after Saturday.  Does anyone have big plans for that day?<br />\n<br />\nShari - I hope the news is good today.  You&#39;re in my thoughts&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHope whatever everyone is doing today, that it is successful.  Have a grand day out&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-12 16:30:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164560,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-12 17:00:26',NULL,'','Good morning.  Well, I was up at 7:00 because the workmen were supposed to be here at 8:00 - it is now  9:00 with no sign of them.  I could have slept a little longer.  Today, I am going to tell the &quot;head guy&quot; that I want an exact time for tomorrow.  Mercedes, I know what you mean - grandchildren are soooo much fun.  I missed seeing mine this weekend but hopefully will see him this week.  Charlie, my grandpa always said that he read the obits first thing in the morning because if his name was in there, he wasn&#39;t going to bother getting dressed.  Robert, mushy can be good.  You are a part of this crazy family and very special to all of us.  How did the open house go, Joey?  Shari, udate us after your dr&#39;s. visit.  Mary Lou, I am not looking forward to the mess either - I think that for a few days, &quot;they will be &quot;destructing&quot; things and I imagine I will have debris everywhere.  It is a gorgeous day today - supposed to be in the 60&#39;s and 70&#39;s all week...with people here working, I won&#39;t be able to get out and enjoy it, but I can certainly relish looking out the window.  Hope all of you have a wonderful start to your week...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-12 17:00:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164570,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-12 17:33:48',NULL,'','Morning from Ingram, Texas.  After being under a tornado warning and then watch last night, we are happy to say that the bad weather has passed although it is supposed to rain again today.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I&#39;ll be thinking of you and your kitchen redo today - contractor&#39;s can be so unreliable... and that drives me nuts&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey... please give us an update on your open house this weekend - this is the part of the move that isn&#39;t so great.... but it too shall pass&#33;<br />\n<br />\nShari.... good news from the doctor today..hmmm?  Let us know what he says.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie.. enjoy your laid back day - I love those.<br />\n<br />\nRobert.... mushy&#39;s OK - it&#39;s wonderful having this Crazies support group isn&#39;t it?<br />\n<br />\nHave an excellent day everyone.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-12 17:33:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164652,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-12 21:56:40',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;You Betchum&#33;Jackie&amp;Tony hows the Texas Tour going so far except fpr the weather&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Charlie thanks much for the nice words as well, Joey sold the House yet? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> Shari how are you and Mom Doing? Fine I hope, Cheryl hiya, Miss C Hiya, Maria, Keith&amp;Rita Hiya, Both Howards hiya, Byron hiya, Rose Hiya, Mercedes Hiya, HIYA everyone else, Wishing all you a great week ahead Im Fighting a cold right now I think Im down two rounds now&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> I hope everyone stays safe and well Take care of yourselves My friends&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-12 21:56:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164675,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-12 22:46:27',NULL,'','Well, they arrived a little after 9:00, worked until around 11:30, then the one who is the installer said that he and his helper were going to take an early lunch and haul off all the flooring material they had pulled up (my entrway is down to the sub-flooring now) and pick up the wood and would be back shortly.  Then he called about an hr. later and said when he got to the Carpet Exchange close to us to pick it up, they had never ordered it sent to that location and he had to go all the way over to the other side of Denver and pick it up.  Now they has been gone 3 hrs. and no sign of them yet.  I hate it because they put some type of substance down and turned on a huge fan to help dry it, but he left the front door standing open to aid in the process and I feel uncomfortable with my house standing wide open and the fan is so noisy that I couldn&#39;t hear if someone actually came into the house, so here I sit with my eyes on the front door.  Since it is almost 3:00 at this point, I doubt if they are going to do much too much work when they do get back.  Gee, I am only on day 1 - I will be a basket case before this remodel is over.  Guess you are wondering what the deal with the front door is when I am having a kitchen remodel....we are also getting hardwood put in foyer and new carpeting in the house.  I thought he would do the kitchen first, but he started in the entryway.  I thought he might at least get the wood laid in there before they knock off for the day but doubt that will happen.  You may see me go a little crazy in the next few months.   He said he needed a week to remove the old flooring, do the prep and lay the new, so the carpeting guys are coming next week.  Okay, I have vented enough...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-12 22:46:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164681,139,1,18,161426,'2007-03-12 22:50:35',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hi ya back Robert and good afternoon to all the crazies. We don&#39;t get on this thread much, but it&#39;s nice to read to catch up, or is it [color=\"#ff0000\"]ketchup, with everybody&#39;s life.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;I had a bad cold and even missed a day of work last week. I am pretty much over it, but now Rita has it. I told her she will have to miss at least one day of her retirement&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;We are so much looking forward to spending two weeks at the beach at Siesta Key this year. We are so glad we were able to purchase another week. Oh well, we still have almost two months until we head south.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a great evening everybody&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-03-12 22:50:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164804,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-13 12:31:15',NULL,'','TUESDAY - March 13[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.....The beautiful weather continues here in Pa.  and already this morning it is 40 at only 6AM with temps expected to hit the mid 60&#39;s today.  It will be a wonderful day to open all these windows and freshen up this house but this is not expected to continue for more than a couple of more days and it will be cooler again by the weekend.   We actually cleaned off the grill and grilled outside last night - a bit premature perhaps but yummy.   After a long hard winter we forgot how great anything taste when it is cooked outside.  They are warning on the TV not to run out and do any planting yet, but it sure is tempting&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNothing too special planned for today.  Cheryl - hope you have better luck with your contractors today.  They can be so frustrating - just keep thinking of the outcome and the gorgeous new kitchen you will have.  <br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is feeling better today....I&#39;m keeping you all in my prayers.  Make today special and as always, do it with a SMILE.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-13 12:31:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164868,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-13 15:47:39',NULL,'','Greetings from what will be sunny California...eventually.  Our nice weather is starting to wane and we are headed back down into more traditional temps for this time of year, although we did break two records this week...  There&#39;s even rain in the forecast again (yea&#33;).<br />\n<br />\nShould never say that I&#39;m having a do nothing day, because they never turn out that way.  Did a mess of laundry after a visit to the local craft store.  I needed to pick up a bunch of pillow inserts to replace the old ones.  I do Hawaiian quilting and we have about 100 pillows arond the house...okay, maybe not 100, it just seems that way.  I like to do pillow sqaures on cruises because they are easier to handle than bedspreads on airplanes.  Anyhow, all the insert seemed to go flat about the same time.  Also picked up a frame for a poster (Tutu Quilting) and some raffeta.<br />\n<br />\nPull a mess of weeds, got maintenance to haul away the closet doors, got the shades out of the storage shed, all to the muscial cacophony of the backhoe digging up our canal out back...this is when I miss Vermont.  it never seemed quite so noisy there.<br />\n<br />\nToday, I think I&#39;ll hit the bathrooms, clean out the rest of the winter clothes from the closet and get the menu together for next week.  A chef friend called last night and asked if we&#39;d help cook for a birthday party at a local winery  (always a fun time, especially if it&#39;s for less that 35 people&#33;).  We also got our tickets for the scholarship dinner (next weekend) as well as the Polyneisian show this weekend (thankfully, we&#39;re not cooking for that).  Oh, and we need to fix the sprinker head the backhoe broke...yes, life&#39;s a contant party at the Kirby household.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl,  I hope the contractors show up on time and actually make more progress than a mess today.  <br />\n<br />\nOther Cheryl, I hope your back is continuing to improve.  You might want to pick up something called &#39;Bio Freeze&#39;  at your local pharmacy.  It&#39;s a topical, but one that really works well as a muscle rub as well as a treatment for sunburn (albeit an expensive one).  <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nRobert, I hope that you are doing well and know that there are people here for you whenever you need us.  I haven&#39;t been here for very long, but I can tell that every poster is the cream (that&#39;s to go with your Ketchup, Keith) of the crop .  it&#39;s just refreshing to be able to come some place and not have to worry about being criticised or flamed.  Ths is the friendliest site I&#39;ve found and I&#39;m spreading the word&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith, I hope you are well now and will give Rita my wishes for a speedy recovery.  Colds are never fun, but at least you have your two weeks in Florida to look forward to.  It will be great because you seem the type that have fun no matter what.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - as always my inspiration to smile.  We. as adults, don&#39;t do enough of that or laugh.  A recent report said that people who laugh tend to be healthier and live long than somber folks.  Or maybe they just enjoy their time here more&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTake care, everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-13 15:47:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164878,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-13 17:33:17',NULL,'','Morning My Friends, Mary Lou Thanks as usual for starting the Day off Yes Charlie I agree with you dear friend that this is a Great Site and a whole Bunch Of Great People here and everyones opinion is welcomed and no one gets mad about someones posting unless its just so flagrant then we sic Miss C on them Our Super dooper Moderator but shes just a Pussycat&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> LOL&#33; Jason our main man is around too and thinking of Great New ways to improve this great Site so we all can enjoy it and each other&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> thanks Jason My Friend&#33;  Keith Looks like you and Rita have a Great time coming up in two months now I hope you have the best time together, Charlie can you pass some of that Energy Drink your having&#33; LOL&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> I need to do some things myself&#33; Hey Joey Hows things going? Well Cheryl I hope you get the workmen in today and get everything done so you can enjoy the weather but at least your getting it done now&#33; Shari Good Luck with the Doctor and also I hope your Moms ok too&#33; Everyone else have a Great week ahead&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-13 17:33:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164886,1845,1,18,161426,'2007-03-13 19:03:52',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33;&#33;&#33; Karen is at the hospital with our daughter - doctor said that today was the day and we will be grandparents again <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> Right now I am running the store and Karen is with daughter and father of the baby, I&#39;m just waiting for the phone call. Will update later&#33;','hamster92256','hamster92256','2007-03-13 19:03:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164965,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-13 20:55:46',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Wishing you and your daughter the best Howard&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Congrats on the New grandson&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-13 20:55:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(164995,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-14 00:31:26',NULL,'','Chris, I didn&#39;t realize that it was time already....seems like just a few weeks ago that Karen told us there were 2 new grandbabies on the way.  Will be saying a prayer for a quick delivery and a healthy baby.  I wonder how I ever managed to get up early when I worked?  I told the contractor yesterday that I wanted a definite time for this morning and he said 8:00, so again, I got up at 7:00 and got myself moving.  At 8:10, he called and said that he forgot that he does his billing on Tuesday mornings and would be here a little after 9:00.  I think I just have to accept that this isn&#39;t going to run on my time schedule and just go with the flow.  Charlie, I think the other Cheryl is a quilter too.  It is something I always wished I could do but just can&#39;t seem to master it.  Tried a few times and then gave up.  While the workmen were at lunch, I ran to the grocery store and bought all the fixings for sandwiches - figured we would be getting enough take-out over the next 2 months or so.  The flooring is done in the foyer, except for the trim pieces.  Also, the banister is loose and it wasn&#39;t before, so he said he may have accidentally sawed off a screw and will take care of that.  They started ripping up the kitchen floor this afternoon.  Well, guess I had better scoot - Chris, let us know when that baby gets here - and we wanna&#39; see pics&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-14 00:31:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165000,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-14 01:01:37',NULL,'','Evening all&#33; What a strange few days I&#39;ve had. I&#39;ve been very absent minded lately, went to the bank yesterday to make a deposit and forgot to sign the checks........ Guess tax season is starting to take it&#39;s toll along with all the house stuff happening here. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I understand about contractors, not my favorite people to deal with. Hope you get your work done soon. <br />\n<br />\nRita feel better&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie those recipes are killing me&#33; LOL I don&#39;t cook much this time of the year except on Sundays when I make a weeks worth of food. We just microwave all week. <br />\n<br />\nHi Robert. Glad to see your hanging around here more. We really missed you my friend. Don&#39;t forget I&#39;m always around somewhere.......LOL.<br />\n<br />\nhamster92256 hope your daughter is doing OK. Keep us posted.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou there is nothing like the first barbeque of the season, always tastes wonderful no matter what you cook.<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s kind of hard to keep up so I&#39;m sorry if I missed anyone. Have a great evening all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-14 01:01:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165011,2037,1,18,161426,'2007-03-14 05:17:54',NULL,'','our new baby is here<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/1959kar/nb2.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nMommy and me<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/1959kar/me.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nDaddy and me<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/1959kar/dadandme.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nGrandpa and me<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/1959kar/grandpaandme.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nGrandma and me<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/1959kar/grandmaandme.jpg&quot; /&gt;','1959kar','1959kar','2007-03-14 05:17:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165012,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-14 06:14:43',NULL,'','Congratulations Karen - he looks like a keeper&#33;&#33;&#33;  Now, when is you next grandbaby due and isn&#39;t that one a girl?  You are getting a crash course in &quot;grandmotherhood 101&quot; aren&#39;t you?  Congrats again to you, Chris and the entire family.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-14 06:14:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165022,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-14 12:08:39',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - March 14th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies.....Our gorgeous weather continues here in Pa with temps expected to hit the 70&#39;s today.  It sure was grand to open all the windows and air the house out yesterday - I was almost tempted to start on the spring curtain/ drape window cleaning but managed to control myself.  LOL  Today is babysitting day and I also have a Dr. appointment so it will be a full day for me and I need a couple of free days to finish all the windows, etc.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - it sure isn&#39;t the same here without you.   How are things going with you &amp; David?  I&#39;m sure you are very busy but we sure miss you.  Please let us know you are OK.<br />\n<br />\nKaren &amp; Chris - CONGRATULATIONS - Nathaniel is a beautiful little boy - best wishes to the new parents and grandparents.  Now don&#39;t go spoiling him OK?<br />\n<br />\nRobert - it&#39;s terrific seeing you spending more time here.  <br />\n<br />\nI need to get a few things done before the kiddies arrive so I will check back later on and see how everyone is doing.  Don&#39;t forget to SMILE as you go about your daily business.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-14 12:08:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165043,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-14 14:39:37',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nAnother beautiful day, light rain with a high of 77.  Karen &amp; Chris, congratulations on your new grandson, he is so precious. Missing you Joey, I hope everything is ok.<br />\nHave a great and safe day everyone.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-14 14:39:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165076,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-14 16:01:38',NULL,'','Good morning from Stockton.  Another beautiful day in store for us.  yesterday we broke an old record of 79 by five degrees.  Thank the Powers That Be that we are getting rain next week.  it&#39;s starting to get dry again around here.<br />\n<br />\nHad a call yesterday afternoon to work both today and tomorrow in the theater office - yea&#33;  AFter not having any work for two weeks, I&#39;m ready to push that pencil (figuratively speaking).<br />\n<br />\nCongrats on the new grandson, Karen.  According to my sister, you are entering the best owrld possible.  She&#39;s loves being a grandmother.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, thanks for the heads up about Cheryl.  I will try to connect with her on quilting at some point.  We have family in Hawai&#39;i and were visiting went Auntie T decided I needed to carry on the family tradition of quilting.  It&#39;s great, but after awhile, people start running when they see you...sort of like they do during zucchini season.  You might want to try Hawaiian qulting as opposed to the other methods.  It&#39;s the most user friendly one I&#39;ve tried  Japanese is the toughest...  <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, hope you&#39;re having a great time with your babies today&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes, don&#39;t know if you realize this, but I love playing on the games forum  with you&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nSailingrose, glad you&#39;re enjoying the recipes.  I used to do a lot more cooking on the weekends when I worked full time, but now there&#39;s the time to mess with stuff during the week.  Gotta say, I don&#39;t hate that.<br />\n<br />\nNeed to head out now, so here&#39;s wishing everyone a grand day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-14 16:01:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165077,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-14 16:11:11',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nI had a great time yesterday <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-14 16:11:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165080,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-14 16:19:11',NULL,'','Good morning guys.  Another gorgeous day in the 70&#39;s forecast.  The next 2 days are only supposed to be in the 50&#39;s with rain before it gets warm again, but I&#39;ll take it - anything as long as it is above freezing and no white stuff on the ground.  Joey, as others have said, the Daily Dock just isn&#39;t the same without your smilin&#39; face.  Charlie, enjoy your 2 days working.  I personally was thrilled when &quot;retirement day&quot; came, but I know some poeple really enjoy it.  Mary Lou, hope you have a great day with the grandkids - my grandson keeps me young and makes me feel old all at the same time.  The old part comes from not being able to keep up with him.  Hope all of you have a great &quot;hump day&quot;.....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-14 16:19:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165132,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-14 20:22:30',NULL,'','Congrats Karen&amp;Kris, Mary Lou and Rose thanks for the well wishes and thoughts&#33; I thought I would Paste this from my Mothers Papers Ive been going through for those who wish to read it&#33;&#33; I hope I dont offend anyone elses beleiefs in posting this but its a real nice saying, I dont know where she got it but here it is for anyone that wishes to read it&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n                     <br />\n                        &lt;strong&gt;    Quilt of Holes &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] <br />\n<br />\n <br />\nAs I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along <br />\nwith all the other souls.<br />\n<br />\nBefore each of us laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in many <br />\npiles; an angel sat before each of us sewing our quilt squares together <br />\ninto a tapestry that is our life.<br />\n<br />\nBut as my angel took each piece of cloth off the pile, I noticed how <br />\nragged and empty each of my squares was. They were filled with giant <br />\nholes. Each square was labeled with a part of my life that had been <br />\ndifficult, the challenges and temptations I was faced with in every day life. <br />\nI saw hardships that I endured, which were the largest holes of all.<br />\n<br />\nI glanced around me. Nobody else had such squares. Other than a tiny <br />\nhole here and there, the other tapestries were filled with rich color and <br />\nthe bright hues of worldly fortune. I gazed upon my own life and was <br />\ndisheartened.<br />\n<br />\nMy angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together, threadbare and <br />\nempty, like binding air.<br />\n<br />\nFinally the time came when each life was to be displayed, held up to <br />\nthe light, the scrutiny of truth. The others rose; each in turn, holding <br />\nup their tapestries. So filled their lives had been. My angel looked <br />\nupon me, and nodded for me to rise.<br />\n<br />\nMy gaze dropped to the ground in shame. I hadn&#39;t had all the earthly <br />\nfortunes. I had love in my life, and laughter. But there had also been <br />\ntrials of illness, and wealth, and false accusations that took from me my <br />\nworld, as I knew it. I had to start over many times. I often struggled <br />\nwith the temptation to quit, only to somehow muster the strength to <br />\npick up and begin again. I spent many nights on my knees in prayer, asking <br />\nfor help and guidance in my life. I had often been held up to ridicule, <br />\nwhich I endured painfully, each time offering it up to the Father in <br />\nhopes that I would not melt within my skin beneath the judgmental gaze of <br />\nthose who unfairly judged me.<br />\n<br />\nAnd now, I had to face the truth. My life was what it was, and I had to <br />\naccept it for what it was.<br />\n<br />\nI rose and slowly lifted the combined squares of my life to the light.<br />\n<br />\nAn awe-filled gasp filled the air. I gazed around at the others who <br />\nstared at me with wide eyes.<br />\n<br />\nThen, I looked upon the tapestry before me. Light flooded the many <br />\nholes, creating an image, the face of Christ. Then our Lord stood before <br />\nme, with warmth and love in His eyes. He said, &quot;Every time you gave over <br />\nyour life to Me, it became My life, My hardships, and My struggles.<br />\n<br />\nEach point of light in your life is when you stepped aside and let Me <br />\nshine through, until there was more of Me than there was of you.&quot;<br />\n<br />\nMay all our quilts be threadbare and worn, allowing Christ to shine <br />\nthrough&#33;<br />\n<br />\nPlease share this with someone you love, care about or even someone who <br />\nneeds Jesus in their heart. They may scoff , but at least the seed has <br />\nbeen planted, and God will do the rest. May God bless you today and <br />\nForever&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnd so ye are blessed&#33; RECIPROCATE PLEASE&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGod determines who walks into your life....it&#39;s up to you to decide who <br />\nyou let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go.&quot;<br />\nSubject: FW: Quilt of Holes<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n <br />\n Awesome&#33; <br />\n<br />\n________________________________','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-14 20:22:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165133,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-14 20:51:02',NULL,'','Robert, thanks for posting that. It was beautiful, and I did copy it so I could send it on to my loved ones.  Certainly gives one something to think about, doesn&#39;t it?','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-14 20:51:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165138,274,1,18,161426,'2007-03-14 21:34:29',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI won&#39;t be able to catch up on all the posts, but just want to say good morning to all and hope you are all doing and feeling well.  Karen and Chris, congratulations on the new grandbaby&#33;  I have a new one coming in May&#33;  They are so precious&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, everyone&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-03-14 21:34:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165141,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-14 22:07:05',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Yes It Does My dear Friend&#33; Thanks&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-14 22:07:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165143,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-14 22:10:22',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Wow all these Grandbabies maybe it will wash off On My Oldest Daughter and  Scirocco JR&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Im so proud for all of you My friends for the New Loves that is brought into your Lives May God Bless and Keep them all safe throughout their growing Years and they will Have some great grandparents to help Guide them&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-14 22:10:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165163,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-14 22:49:43',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Nice day today here in Central FL. Not too warm, just right. Ran lots of errands this morning and finished up a few things I didn&#39;t complete yesterday. DH is working late so I&#39;ll do more catching up hopefully if I don&#39;t run out of steam.<br />\n<br />\nCongrats on the new grandson Karen and Chris&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-14 22:49:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165241,274,1,18,161426,'2007-03-15 07:23:26',NULL,'','Hi Everyone...<br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a great day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert...just read your &quot;Quilt of Holes.&quot;  That was beautiful&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-03-15 07:23:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165253,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-15 11:35:21',NULL,'','THURSDAY - March 15th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....Another gorgeous day here yesterday with temps hitting 78 in the afternoon.  Tonight  they are calling for heavy rains and the possibility of SNOW&#33;&#33;  That was one word I did not want to hear again til next year.  <br />\n<br />\nTonight we head down to Easton to the State Theatre to see Bobby Vinton.  We haven&#39;t been down there for a couple of months but always see a great show when we do go so we are looking forward to it.   I also just ordered tickets to go to Norfolk, Va. in May where my niece will be singing the lead in the Va. Arts festival Opera production on Pocahantas.  She seems to be working more and more often - I&#39;m so happy for her.  She is so talented and we don&#39;t get to see her perform often enough.  Should be a great weekend.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - thanks for sharing the &quot;Quilt of Holes&quot;.  It was beautiful.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day today - as always face your day with a  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-15 11:35:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165298,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-15 15:34:36',NULL,'','Greetings from Stockton, where it will be *gasp* sunny today.  Mary Lou, I would gladly take your rain&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nI was too efficent yesteday and finished off all the work that the secretary had for me.  It didn&#39;t take very long to imput a bnch of names and addresses.  So, I&#39;m going out to lunch with a former co-worker.  he&#39;s since retirend and I think just missed seeing folks.  He&#39;s decided that it&#39;s time for him to repay the favor and take care of his folks, so that&#39;s what he does now.  And they love it.  keep telling him that he&#39;s a gift to them and he insists that he&#39;s just being a good son.  <br />\n<br />\nActually, I don&#39;t mind being home, although I miss the daily contact with the students and that&#39;s why I enjoy going to the theater.  It gives me the contact that I otherwise don&#39;t have.  It would be nice if I could do more than shuffle paper, but we all have loads to bear.  Mine is no more than someone else&#39;s.<br />\n<br />\nOther than the usual assortment of daily chores and the like, not much is happening here.  maybe I&#39;ll finally get that quiet day i&#39;ve been talking about...<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, can&#39;t wait to hear how Bobby Vinton was.  More importantly, let us know how your niece&#39;s show was.  I didn&#39;t even know that they&#39;d written an opera about Pocahantas.<br />\n<br />\nKenichi called to say that he was headed for the West Coast, alas not home and not to Modesto for a job interview (sigh), but to work on a show down in LA.  Sadly, he won&#39;t have time to stop in here, but he needs to go back to paint a set for something...can&#39;t keep up with him any longer.  <br />\n<br />\nHave a grand day everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-15 15:34:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165372,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-15 16:55:21',NULL,'','Morning All,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s going to be 87 here in New Mexico today.  We&#39;re on our way to see the Gila Cliff Dwellings - should be nice and toasty amongst all those rocks&#33;<br />\nSee Ya later.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-15 16:55:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165388,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-15 17:19:02',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Thanks to those who liked the Quilt of Holes It makes you to be thankful for your loved ones, for what you have and for your friends&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Jackie you and Tony be careful of those Gila Monsters Bring one home and well cook up some fried  A La Mode Lizard&#33; Yum&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> Be careful you two in your Jorney, Charlie hiya&#33; Oh where oh where is Joey&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/unsure.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':unsure:\' /> Mary Lou, Shari, Mercedes, Cheryl, Miss C, Skipper, Jason, Joey&amp;David, Rose, Keith&amp;Rita, Byron, SMB, Both Howards, Agent Joey, Frostyboy, All The rest Of  My Friends here, all of you have a Great Weekend <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  and who did I forget? Let me know please&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Howard I hope the New Grandsons doing well, Shari hows the Meds working? I hope your running around like a Spring Chicken soon&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Bye for now My Friends gotta go see if I need to Greet some Newbies&#33; :wink2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]:','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-15 17:19:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165512,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-15 22:32:55',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Time for my afternoon coffee and to check in here. I did some gardening this morning and worked this afternoon. Pretty much standard these days but I try to come here with my coffee to catch up. I&#39;m going back to the dungeon(our home office) when I&#39;m done here.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is having a great day. Warm here in Central Florida and showers coming (I hope as I fertilized the flowers) <br />\n<br />\nHi Robert, hope your doing OK. Drop me an e-mail if you&#39;d like.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy whatever you do today.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-15 22:32:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165581,274,1,18,161426,'2007-03-16 09:09:38',NULL,'','Morning everyone&#33;<br />\nHope you are all well&#33; <br />\n<br />\nLast night was quite a night.  I was sitting on the computer at 2 AM and my upper lip started to swell and within an hour it was so swollen I looked like a pig.  No kidding&#33;  It was so bad it moved up my nose.  lol  I woke up Marc and he took me to the ER.  I had some kind of allergic reaction, but don&#39;t know what it was from.   The gave me some benadryl in an IV and cimetidine, and sent me home with prednisone and cimetidine so it doesn&#39;t give me an ulcer.  This morning when I get up I will take my first coumadin.  He is starting me out on a low dose.  I will go in on Monday to check my blood.  Hope all these meds work together.  They say they will.  I hate taking meds.  I kind of wonder if the Vitamin E I was taking was what I had the reaction to.  I&#39;ve taken it before in the past though and it didn&#39;t bother me.  They think it could have been food, but I didn&#39;t eat anything that I haven&#39;t had before.  Strange...anyway, I&#39;m doing fine<br />\n<br />\nTake care, and have a great day&#33;  Hugs&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-03-16 09:09:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165583,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-16 11:42:06',NULL,'','FRIDAY - March 16th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies.....What a night we had last night&#33;  We went to Easton (about 20 minutes away) to see Bobby Vinton and I had no idea how great he would be.  Of course I remember all his hits from when I was a teenager (OOPS - just dated myself I fear) but in addition to singing all his songs he did his ever popular Meloday of Love in Polish as well as other numbers - one in Italian and one in German.  He also played keyboard - trumpet - sax and clarinet.  I was amazed.  He really put on a wonderful show - 1 hour and 45 minutes with no break.  Before the show we had a completely forgettable dinner at a  restaurant in town - cross that one off our list.  The restaurant itself was beautiful but food was not only awful but it was a buffet and not one thing was even warm.....all the sauces were congealing.   UGH&#33;&#33;  Oh well we tried - we always wondered about the lines when we went down to the theatre.  <br />\n<br />\nToday is a special day - our Son Dave turns the big 39 today.  Where has the time gone?  It doesn&#39;t seem possible my little guy is that old.  I will miss seeing him today (he lives in Ct.) but already sent a message to his office  and will call him when he is on the road in abut 45 minutes.  I wouldn&#39;t dare call his house this early but I suspect his kids already have him up.  Granddaughter makes quite a big deal out of birthdays with decorating, etc.  so I am sure they are all up.<br />\n<br />\nTwo days ago we had 78 degree temps and today we are expecting 6 - 10 inches of snow.  Now isn&#39;t that nice.  NOT&#33;&#33;  They have already closed all the schools but our neighbor has already taken the plow off his truck so our driveway may be snow covered til spring - wait a minute - I thought spring was here already.  I have no idea why our weather is so screwy.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie - from what I understand this will be the Premier performance of Pocahontas which is described as a Family opera commissioned to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the Jamestown settlement.  I know very little about it but know my niece is deep in rehearsal and is enjoying the experience immensely.  We can&#39;t wait to see her perform<br />\n<br />\nWell time to get a move on - babysitting again today and Ashleigh won&#39;t have school so I will have to find something for her to do.  Hope you all have a great day - if you are having bad weather - stay safe and be careful driving.  Right now it is raining out so &quot;Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella. &quot;  <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nShari - I hope you are better this morning.  That is so strange that you have no idea what could have triggered that reaction.  Take care.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-16 11:42:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165585,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-16 14:23:15',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nNot such a nice day, weather wise, 40 degrees and raining, compared to 70 yesterday.  Oh well, it was great while it lasted.  Nothing much planned for the weekend.  We are taking very old and dear friends of ours to dinner tomorrow night to celebrate her 79th birthday.  They are such a nice and loving couple and we have a lot of fun with them.<br />\nShari, I hope you are feeling better today.<br />\nRobert thanks for sharing the &quot;Quilt of Holes&quot;.<br />\nI hope everyone has a great and safe weekend.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-16 14:23:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165614,139,1,18,161426,'2007-03-16 16:41:17',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies&#33; I have a few moments this a.m. so I just read a few pages of this thread.<br />\n<br />\nShari--get well soon&#33; Rita once had a reaction from a flu shot. They gave her a shot of adrenaline and rush her to the hospital. She has to be extremely careful on what meds she takes as she is extremely allergic to some.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou--We went to the Polish Prince&#39;s (Booby Vinton) show at his Blue Velvet theater in Branson a few years ago. It was one of the best shows we&#39;ve seen. Rita even got a kiss on the cheek from him&#33; He has since sold his theater in Branson.<br />\nHappy birthday to your son. This is a month of birthdays for us--my oldest daughter turned 40 on the 5th, my mother&#39;s birthday is today (we sent her a Pajamagram), Rita&#39;s is next week, and one of our granddaughters turns 14 on the 30th.<br />\n<br />\nWe hope everyone has a great &lt;strong&gt;Irish green&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] weekend&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-03-16 16:41:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165648,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-16 18:58:17',NULL,'','Good morning from Stockton&#33;  Whew, never thought I&#39;d get here today&#33;  Some days no matter how you plan them, they are just destined to be crazy.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - sounds like you had a fabulous show last night.  This is something that I miss in Stockton.  We lived in Reno before and were always having &#39;headliners&#39; in town.  Last one we had in Stockton was Neil Diamond and he socked the city for &#036;1 mill.  City Council lost about half of it in ticket sales.  The ytend to overlook that we are primarily an Asian/Back /Hispanic community and they would do well to bring those performers in.  Oh well, they never ask me...<br />\n<br />\nToday we hopefully have a walk through of the country club where we will be staging the scholarship dinner next weekend.  Chef is supposed to call, but I&#39;m not holding my breath.   The woman heading the silent/live auction would love to see the place, but I am guessing that we won&#39;t get much of a heads up before we have to set up. <br />\n<br />\nAm hoping to get to the florist today to pick up enough flowers to string togther soms leis for tomorrow night.  It would be great if Trader Joe&#39;s had its orchid bouquets in now, but they never do.  Tomorrow night is Ho&#39;ike Na HokuMai Kanoelani, a big hula festival/celebration.  Thankfully it&#39;s going to be warm tomorrow, so the little ones won&#39;t freeze like they do some years.<br />\n<br />\nShari, I was sorry to hear about your allergic reaction.  Hopefully things are calmed down a little this morning.  Did maybe something sting you?  Kenichi swells up like a balloon when he get an insect bite.  once we had to cut a ring off his finger because he got a mosquito bite and the doctor was after he&#39;d lose his finger if they did relieve the swelling.  With any luck you will have smooth sailing from here on out.<br />\n<br />\nMeredith, your sunny weather will be back - think of this as a last hurrah before spring arrives.  Be careful going out this weekend.<br />\n<br />\nHere&#39;s hoping everyone has a grand day out&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-16 18:58:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165725,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-16 20:08:32',NULL,'','Afternoon all. I joined you all for lunch today instead of coffee. Not much work going on here, just lots of cleaning. Nice today but tomorrow is getting chilly again in the 60&#39;s. I thought we were done with the chilly weather&#33; YUCK&#33; Glad I got the gardening started yesterday. At least I have an Arena Football game to look forward to tonight. Nice to be able to have some fun and get away from the work.<br />\n<br />\nShari, how awful&#33; Did you change Vitamin E brands? Sometimes when we switch brands one of us will have a reaction to certain things. Hope you are feeling better this afternoon.<br />\n<br />\nWow lots of birthdays coming up. Hope that everyone has a wonderful birthday with their family and friends.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou glad you enjoyed Bobby Vinton.<br />\n<br />\nKeith, glad you dropped in today. What is a pajamagram?<br />\n<br />\nCharlie that Hula festival sounds like fun&#33; <br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a great weekend.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-16 20:08:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165773,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-17 00:54:04',NULL,'','Afternoon All,<br />\n<br />\nWe just had lunch over in Palomas, Mexico.  A cute little town... very Old Mexico&#33;<br />\n<br />\nShari...... get better soon&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie.... oh we love Hawaiian festivals - is this one like a Luau?<br />\n<br />\nMercedes... enjoy the dinner with your friends.<br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a wonderful weekend.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-17 00:54:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165774,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-17 01:00:29',NULL,'','Shari, bless your sweet heart, you sure have been thru it lately.  Thank God for medical insurance&#33;&#33;&#33;  Sorry that some of you are having bad weather again.  At 5:00, it is still close to 70 degrees here and absolutely gorgeous outside.  I was blessed to have a day to myself.  The wood flooring crew finished up yesterday evening and the carpeting was supposed to be started next Monday but I called and asked if they could schedule it later, so now it wil be a week from Monday.  I have a couple of drs. appts. I need to make and can&#39;t do it when I have to be here.  Today, I slept in until 9:45, which was wonderful after getting up at 7:00 all week.  Then I went to the bank, the DMV, met friends for lunch and then went to 3 different Kohl&#39;s.  The wood guy said I should not put rubber backed mats on the floor (I did that on the linoleum floor which was white and it discolored it).  I found one I really liked that wasn&#39;t rubber backed but that Kohl&#39;s only had 1, in fact each of the 3 Kohl&#39;s I went to only had 1, but I finally got enough.  Of course, I had to buy lots of other stuff and ended up spending way too much.  Ladies, they have some of the cutest capri&#39;s and sandals on sale.  I also kept seeing things I thought that my grandson would like so picked up to put in his easter basket but I got so much that he will probably need a wheelbarrow instead of a basket.  Yes, I do spoil him, but that is my job&#33;&#33;&#33;  Well, I just got home and it is now time to start dinner, so I had better run.  Hope you all have a fabulous weekend.......','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-17 01:00:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165863,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-17 11:50:40',NULL,'','SATURDAY - March 17th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nTOP OF THE MORNIN TO YOU ALL  - Here in Eastern Pa. we will not be wearing the green today but wearing the white thanks to Mother Nature who apparently has a wicked sense of humor.  After several 60/70 degree days last week we now have more than 6&quot; of snow covered by a thick layer of ice.  I have been watching down to the main street around here and there have been no headlights at all so apparently the hills are too icy to navigate.  Guess today will be another &quot;cleaning&quot; day.  I am running out of things to clean here other than the basement - and so far I am not that desperate&#33;  Besides, it is freezing down there.  Fortunately I got to the grocery store before the storm hit so will soon begin to cook the Corned Beef and cabbage for dinner.  Then tonight is Jim&#39;s poker group and DD and I will finalize all the Disney plans  we have made after we have dinner and the grandkids are put to bed.  I can&#39;t believe Ashleigh still has no idea she will finally see Cinderella.  She has been getting 25 cents a day for keeping her bedroom and play room clean and every quarter goes into her Cinderella bank.  We told her she couldn&#39;t go to Disney World til the bank was full so now she wants a smaller bank.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nCharlie - your hula festival sounds wonderful -( in fact just the thought of Hawaii and sun sounds marvelous right now) Hope you have a great time.  You certainly do keep busy.<br />\n<br />\nKeith - Happy birthday to your Mom - what exactly is a pajamagram?  Sounds like a novel idea.  I hope Rita has a great birthday this week.<br />\n<br />\nMrs. C - how is your back doing?  I hope you are feeling better.  I keep meaning to ask you - have you gotten any response from Home Depot yet?  I&#39;m sure they hope you will just go away but keep after them.  <br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone has a terrific weekend - enjoy your corned beef and cabbage if it is on your menu.  As for us I will stay in, turn on the Parade from NY and stay nice and warm and safe.  remember &quot;When Irish Eyes are Smiling sure they&#39;ll steal your hearts away.&quot;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-17 11:50:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165894,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-17 16:44:07',NULL,'','Happy St. Patrick&#39;s Day to you all&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe&#39;re off in a few minutes to the Faywood Hot Springs.  I&#39;m looking forward to that as I seem to have hurt my back - actually I have arthritis in the spine, and it flares up once in a while.... so the hot springs should soothe away some of the pain.<br />\n<br />\nToday is our last day in New Mexico - tomorrow we&#39;ll be in Arizona&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a sooper dooper weekend.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-17 16:44:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165910,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-17 16:55:51',NULL,'','Top o the morning from Stockton.  Have to confess that even though the weather is beautiful, I am feeling a little blue today.  First our complex got rid of the canals (we live in a huge 500+ apartment complex that has apartment, villas, townhouses and regular houses, along with a theater and a shopping center).  Yesterday, we were told that they are &#39;trenching&#39; everything out back, which means they will be destroying about ten year worth of work on our part. Yesterday, we watched them rip beautiful bushes out because the new owners wanted to plant their own.  Last year, they cut down over 100 of our trees.   Sadly, I think it might be time to comtemplate a move...only been here 20 years...sigh.<br />\n<br />\nJackie and Tony, - the hula show is just a  performance. Each of the age groups (usually five) will perform three times and twice as a whole school.  There&#39;s  no food, unless you&#39;re in good with the hala&#39;u.  Instead,  I promised Chris some poki and Kalua pig (oven method) for tonight.  Even plan to make some haupia to have as dessert when we get back.  He loves the show, but always gets really homesick afterwards.  <br />\n<br />\nLast night, I gave a packet of excursions for John and Irene and told them to pick out the excursions for Belfast and Dublin. They&#39;re Irish and so I figured that there might be things important for them to see, as opposed to what we might pick.  Mostly just trying to get them involved in the process...like pulling hen&#39;s teeth.<br />\n<br />\nWe thinking of driving out to the country club today to see if we can get a fast tour of the dining room for the dinner next weekend.  I&#39;d at least like to make a quick ground plan for set up.  People in the food industry approach thing in a total different way  than do theater folk.<br />\n<br />\nYour comment me being really busy made me chuckle, Mary Lou.  I am so laid back from even a year ago that it&#39;s like day and night.  It&#39;s that New England work ethic - if you&#39;re not busy, you&#39;re lazy or sleeping.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day today.  <br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-17 16:55:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165924,1823,1,18,161426,'2007-03-17 18:21:13',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt; HAPPY ST. PATTY&#39;S EVERYONE&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\nYears ago, when I was still working in an office in NY a friend of mine told me a Leprechaun was coming upstairs to the office at lunchtime (my friend was Irish).  So, yeah, right, I believed her (NOT&#33;) <br />\n<br />\nSure enough at lunchtime, Patrick the Leprechaun arrived...a little man, wearing Leprechaun&#39;s clothing, and he jumped from desktop to desktop, and left gold dust wherever he moved around.  <br />\n<br />\nI do believe, I do believe, I do believe.  I will never again doubt that there are real Leprechauns.  <br />\n---<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m wearing my green, the weather is crummy right now...extremely foggy, but maybe we&#39;ll have some sunshine later today.  Temps will hit about 70 something today.  We&#39;re headed up to the fairgrounds to a Home Show.  That always seems to get us in trouble...last time we went we got someone to come and install air-conditioning (after 28 years of living without it, and really not needing it because we live on a breezy hill). <br />\n<br />\nHave a good day everyone&#33;','Suzila','Suzila','2007-03-17 18:21:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165929,274,1,18,161426,'2007-03-17 20:16:38',NULL,'','Happy St. Paddy&#39;s Day, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 36 degrees here in the Mpls. area.  I&#39;m not going to any of the parades today but will be making my corned beef and cabbage and potatoes tonight.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou and Keith...I saw Bobby Vinton at Marc&#39;s 15th anniversary at his company party.  He came in for everyone and put on a fabulous show.  I always liked his music, too, but never realized how talented he was.  It was a great show.  For Marc&#39;s 25th anniversary at his company they brought in Paul Anka..he was fabulous, too&#33;  Great show&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith...that must have been so scary for Rita&#33;    <br />\n<br />\nRose...yes I did change brands.  I wondered about that...but , I don&#39;t think it was that.<br />\n<br />\nJackie and Cheryl...hope you both have some relief from the back pain...that can be so painful.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone in the East stays safe from all the snow and ice&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie...enjoyyour festival...that sounds like a lot of fun&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSue...enjoy your Home Show&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...hope you can find some time to relax from all the decorating&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...have a nice time with your friends&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, everyone&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-03-17 20:16:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165933,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-17 21:11:24',NULL,'','Hello everyone...<br />\n<br />\nsorry for the ones still getting snow...it must be getting a little old...by now...i am so spoiled here on the west coast...<br />\n<br />\nCharlie what is the dessert you talked about.. and Poki... that sounds interesting<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nSue ... i know what ya mean when you go to a home show ... next year is my remodel of the house, i am thinking...<br />\n<br />\nJackie and Cheryl...... i understand the back pain i am so sorry for ya .. thats why i finally got a spa for the backyard <br />\n<br />\nBut ya know somehow we all find a way to enjoy our cruises...with our bad knees and bad backs etc... it just shows cruise help us thur heheheheheh... ( thats my way of saying ok i need a cruise )<br />\n<br />\nwhen i went on my med cruise last year.w/my bad knees ( three surgeries) soaking in hot pool.. and prayering .. just get me to the top LOL ( especially athens )... walking the streets of Rome...and dodging all them scooter drivers <br />\n<br />\neveryone have a wonderful day<br />\n<br />\nTonia<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-03-17 21:11:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165936,139,1,18,161426,'2007-03-17 21:56:56',NULL,'',' <br />\n<br />\n[quote name=\'cruisetarp\' post=\'165863\' date=\'Mar 17 2007, 04&#58;50 AM\']Keith - Happy birthday to your Mom - what exactly is a pajamagram?[/quote] <br />\n<br />\n <br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://ourworld.cs.com/KsmithCCI/shamline2.gif&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://ourworld.cs.com/KsmithCCI/stpatsday2.gif&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;When you are at a loss for an idea for a gift for someone special, sending a Pajamagram works out pretty good. <br />\nI hope Jason doesn&#39;t mind me posting a link. We will understand if he has to delete it.<br />\n&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]http://pajamagram.com/','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-03-17 21:56:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(165953,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-17 23:34:50',NULL,'','Keith &amp; Rita - what a super idea, I love it&#33;&#33;&#33;  Have fun with your pajamagram...wink, wink&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-03-17 23:34:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166076,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-18 13:00:40',NULL,'','SUNDAY - March 18th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.....St. Paddy&#39;s day is over and now it is time to concentrate on Easter.  I will finally finish decorating today, get the boxes put away and try to get a start on the Baskets.   Our son told us last week they will be coming for Easter this year but only for breakfast as they will be having dinner with his wifes family who live about 20 mins. from us.  As long as we get to see the kids that will be fine with us.   They usually stay home for Easter.  <br />\n<br />\nDidn&#39;t do too much yesterday but cooked - corned beef and cabbage was delicious and we have enough left over for dinner today.  Today I will venture out to the malls and try and finish shopping for our Disney trip next month.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is having a good weekend. - I will be back later on - Don&#39;t forget to   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-18 13:00:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166119,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-18 16:55:53',NULL,'','Good morning from Stockton&#33;  Another pretty day in store, although we are starting to cool down a bit as a weather system is supposedly moving our way.  We shall see.  If you hear a loud thumping tomorrow morning, you&#39;ll know that it&#39;s the people of Stockton jumping for joy at the fact that it&#39;s raining.<br />\n<br />\nThe hula show was great last night - for the first time, they incorporated Tahitian, Samoan and Maori dances into the line up.  Of course, the keikis stole the show.  The youngest was 4 and she was shaking it with the best of them.  The prettiest moment came when a solo dancer was performing a hula (to a cd) to thank the original kamuhunas(teachers) of the school.  Suddenly, the cd cut out and the two teachers stood up and sang the song so the woman could finish her dance.  it was very beautiful and touching...not a dry eye in the house.<br />\n<br />\nStarted transplanting the backyard lot to the front.  We&#39;ll see how many we lose.<br />\n<br />\nToday looks to be a bit of the all right,mostly just hanging out and catching up with whatever didn&#39;t get done this past week.  Light baking today, just biscuit for biscuits and gravy and Abondigas for dinner tonight.   <br />\n<br />\nTonia - you asked about the haupia - I posted the recipe for you.  It&#39;s a bit like coconut gelatin.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith - a pajamagram sounds linteresting.  I will have to remember it when the time is ripe...<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is having a grand day.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-18 16:55:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166160,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-18 19:59:13',NULL,'','morning all...<br />\n<br />\na litle cloudy to start this morning in san diego<br />\n<br />\nthey call it overcase LOL LOL ...<br />\n<br />\ngoing to be great today probably around 80 today<br />\n<br />\ni made some reservations for some tours for my panama cruise for Acapulco and Costa Rica...<br />\n<br />\ni am still doing some research on what to do in the other ports ..i have been to Cayman b4 o its just a matter of taxi it around .. we won&#39;t a rent a car because i did last time and forgot they drive on the other side then us and almost got into a accident...its funny now but at the time i saw my life flash LOL <br />\n<br />\nnot sure about Columbia....<br />\n<br />\nCharlie yes thanks ... I asked about the recipes and ... but if i had looked i would have seen the recipes.. <br />\nthe dessert sounds yummy...i was thinking about some macaroons on top.. YUMO...<br />\n<br />\nis your husband hawaiian or are both... i was looking for a spam recipe i had from a friend it was kinda like a cassarole...do you have one ???<br />\n<br />\nDid i see your going to Dublin.... be sure to do thr Guininess brewery.. and Jameson .. and we did the Hop on hop off  bus around  town best way to see what ya want...public transportation are wonderful and always on time... we took the train up to waterford and did the tour of the factory... prices are not that cheap...<br />\n<br />\nOMG  still dream of the scones... we stayed at B &amp; B &#39;s very cheap and great breakfasts i couldn&#39;t handle the blood sausages ....... the best time is June it gets in the 60 &#39;s .. other then that is kinda chilly<br />\nbeautiful country .. <br />\n<br />\ntonia<br />\n<br />\nok sink is plugged gezzzzzzzzz ....','terumim','terumim','2007-03-18 19:59:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166164,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-18 20:15:03',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday. Not much happening today as I&#39;m sore from cleaning and gardening. I&#39;m out of gardening shape and those hedge cutters have caused my arms and back to ache. That&#39;s OK, I can use a down day for sure.<br />\n<br />\nKeith thanks for the info on the Pajamagram. I have someone in mind for that gift&#33; <br />\n<br />\nCharlie glad you enjoyed the hula show. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou I loved making Easter baskets for our kids. As they got older it got pretty expensive but those days are over. I usually visit with my neighbor and do the egg hunt with her and her 4 year old son. He&#39;s wonderful&#33;<br />\n<br />\nShari, Cheryl and everyone he&#39;s not feeling well, I hope you are doing better today.<br />\n<br />\nRobert hope your around somewhere........I&#39;m thinking about you&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey, I miss you around here.<br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a great afternoon&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-18 20:15:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166182,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-18 22:59:56',NULL,'','Good afternoon all - and a lovely afternoon it is.  We just got home from doing some running around and had to change into shorts.  I am very envious of Jackie&#39;s lifestyle right now.  We went out to the RV storage lot - haven&#39;t been able to get into the motorhome since mid Dec. when we had our first big snowfall because of all the mud but such nice weather the past week or so has dried it out.  Anyway, Greg normally starts the engine on it at least one a month but as it hasn&#39;t been started in so long, he decided he needed to drive it for a bit, so we went about 10 miles up the highway, turned around and came back.  I was really wishing we had the rig loaded and were actually heading somewhere.  Mary Lou, I now what you mean about Easter baskets, I have been buying things for them the past week or so.  Even though the kids are grown, they still get their baskets, except this year I bought gift bags with bunnies, eggs, chicks, etc. on them and they are getting those instead.  I have an extra one to fill this year as our youngest son is living with his girlfriend now so I guess we had better have one ready for her too.  Rose, if you would like, you can come do our gardening also, but we can&#39;t plant until after Mother&#39;s Day because we still get frost up until about then, so you will have a little time to rest up.  We decided to go to Okla. for a few days towards the end of April to see Greg&#39;s parents.  My niece is having a baby girl by caeserean on my birthday in June so her baby shower will be taking place while we are there, so I have been buying all kinds of little frilly&#39;s.  I am enjoying that as I have only boys and also a grandson.  Well, I am going to go sit on the deck in the swing, with a book, and enjoy the weather........','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-18 22:59:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166192,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-18 23:10:52',NULL,'','Greetings from Benson, Arizona&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWhat a gorgeous day - it&#39;s 88 degrees with a slight breeze.  We had an interesting trip today...read our journal for the details.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I know what you mean about going for a short drive in the RV - all it does is make one really want to hit the road&#33;&#33;  So glad you can now get out and about after all that snow you had.<br />\n<br />\nRose, I know what you mean about those hedgecutters kicking butt - that sure is good exercise for the arms&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie, so glad you had a great hula show, please tell me... what is Abondigas??<br />\n<br />\nTonia - how long is your cruise?  We loved the Panama Canal so much that we did the cruise twice&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSpeak to you soon.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-18 23:10:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166244,2,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 04:29:51',NULL,'','I hope everyone is feeling great and had a great weekend. Happy St. Patrick&#39;s Day to everyone who celebrated. All is calm here. My back is a lot better. I&#39;m still using the ice and heating pad but I&#39;m making real progress now. OUr kitchen is 100 % complete now. We love it. It was a pain to get through all the nonsense but now that it is done, we&#39;re thrilled. We settled for a 30% off on the price of the refacing due to all the aggravation we had.  Now that it&#39;s done, I must say, I&quot;m glad that we did it through H. D. because they stood behind the job and sent the company back as many times as necessary till we were satisfied. I absolutely love the Silestone (Quartz) countertops. <br />\n    I recently joined a volunteer group called Hearts and Crafts. We make hats for newborns , hats for the soldiers to wear in Iraq under their helmets, hats for chemo patients. We also crochet and knit rectangles and squares that are put together someplace in Texas and made into afghans for the Warm Up America program. They&#39;re distributed to people in need. These women , who range in age mostly from their 60&#39;s to their 90&#39;s are so inspiring. With all their aches and pains, they accomplish so much. I&#39;m hoping their attitudes and their skills will rub off on me a bit. All the supplies that we use , such as yarn and fabric, are donated by stores and various individuals. <br />\n     It&#39;s so great to see all the members now participating in this thread. You&#39;re all such a great group. Whenever we get new members , they always fit in here so beautifully , it&#39;s like they&#39;ve been here for a long time. All of you always are so welcoming and make everyone feel at home. That is a real skill and you all have it. YOu Crazies are amazing.  Even though I don&#39;t always post here, I do try to keep up on the reading because I really feel like I know all of you. Have a good night, Crazies. Hugs to all.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-03-19 04:29:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166245,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 06:17:28',NULL,'','Hurray - I finished Greg&#39;s shirt at long last.  I posted pics here about 2 months ago of a wrap skirt I had made and was working on a matching shirt for hubby.  It was my first (and quite possibly my last) attempt at a man&#39;s shirt.  My first challenge was the collar and then when I was finally down to nothing left but the buttonholes and buttons, I kept chickening out.  I have never done buttonholes and I know that if you mess them up the shirt is ruined.   I told a friend yesterday that I was thinking of finding a seamstress and having her do the buttonholes, but I kept thinking that if I did that, it wouldn&#39;t be like I made it all myself.  Today I decided to bite the bullet and &quot;just do it&quot;.  They weren&#39;t as hard as I had imagined and I got the buttons sewed on and it is all done.   Here are some pics.  Cheryl, I used to crochet blankets for children in the hospital through a ladies group at the church we were attending.  I haven&#39;t done it in some time but would be interested in the project you are involved with now.  I can&#39;t quilt, so doing the squares is out, but I can crochet hats.  <br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/cherylfuller/wrapskirt1.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/cherylfuller/Gregsshirt.jpg&quot; /&gt;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-19 06:17:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166279,274,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 10:00:56',NULL,'','Morning, everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope those of you on the East Coast survived all the snow and ice.  We should be having a warm up here this week.  I think it will be around 50 by Wednesday but will come with rain which is well worth it just for the warm up.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is feeling well. <br />\n<br />\nThanks, Rose...I hope you used the ice and heating pad for those gardening aches and pains.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...(GottaCruz)glad your back is better and glad that you got a  fair amount back for all the trouble with the kitchen.  The volunteer group you are in sounds like a wonderful group to be with.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl...great job on the skirt and shirt.  I love the ships&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a wonderful day&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-03-19 10:00:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166282,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 13:48:16',NULL,'','MONDAY - March 19th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....Another week has started and hopefully we will get rid of some of this snow and spring will finally arrive.  We had a nice weekend - nothing special but quiet and uneventful which is always nice.  <br />\n<br />\nGottaCruz - Cheryl - Glad you are feeling better.  Thanks for letting us know H D stands behind their contractors.  We are just beginning to talk about redoing the kitchen (having a debate on whether the kitchen or sunroom is next on the list) and I told Jim I wouldn&#39;t even consider H D because of the problems you had but knowing they stand behind their contractors is great news.   Your new volunteer group sounds very rewarding.  Glad you are enjoying it.  Stop by the Daily Dock anytime - we need more posters here.<br />\n<br />\nGregswife - Cheryl - your shirt and skirt came out great.   I love the pattern.  You will look terrific on your cruise.  You are definately a lady of many talents.  Glad you got to take the RV out even for a short spin. With the nicer weather arriving perhaps you will get out more. <br />\n<br />\nRose - Take it easy with that gardening - you are so busy yet you have time to worry about the garden - makes me ashamed but then again our garden is under 6 inches of white junk&#33;&#33; <br />\n<br />\nShari - how are you feeling today.  Hope the meds are doing their job and you will be back to yourself in no time.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - Sounds like you had an interesting trip to your last camp.  Stay safe and enjoy.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie - Hope the transplanting of your garden goes OK.  Keep your delicious recipes coming.  I am enjoying all of them.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - Hope you got that sink unplugged<br />\n<br />\nJoey - Hope you got a nice big offer on your house this past weekend<br />\n<br />\nRobert - Where are you - we miss you.  Please let us know you are OK.<br />\n<br />\nWell enough from me - what is everyone else up to today.  Hope you all have a great day and remember    [color=\"#FFFF00\"]S M I L E','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-19 13:48:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166306,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 15:06:43',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hiya Rose Im Okay, Cheryl which ones Greggs&#33; LOL&#33;  Hiya Mary Lou here I am&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> Been Busy this weekend getting the trailer and Boat ready to go camping and Fishing, Cloudy here today chance of rain Middle of the week we need it&#33; Hows everyone else doing? Jackie and Tony you never replied to me about your trip through Texas, was it that bad  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  Miss C good to see you around Dear Lady&#33; Well I gotta go get a roast to put in the crock pot and also try some of Charlies Desert Recipe&#33;  Everyone have a good week ahead&#33; Seeya <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-19 15:06:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166335,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 15:50:23',NULL,'','Happy Monday from Stockton.  We have some pretty dense clouds moving into the area, so here&#39;s hoping  some rain finds us today.  <br />\n<br />\nYesteday, we headed out to the local garden supply store for wooden planters.  Ended up paying way too much for them at Lowe&#39;s - no one else carries much in the way of planters any longer.  However, we have four, so that&#39;s a start.  Also picked up a bunch of cilantro and parsley.  My parsely made it through the winter, though it looks a little wimpy.  Figure the herb garden could use an infusion of new plants.<br />\n<br />\nWe also packed up more stuff for the storage shed, include the beanbag in the bedroom (finally).  We still have one in the living room though,but I figure it&#39;s jsut a matter of time before Chris won&#39;t want to get down there any longer.  He spends more time in a chair than he used to&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nAlso spoke with Wendy (god daughter) and got her personalizer all set with Princess for the England cruise this summer.  She just does not know how to take us and I can only imagine the storeis that she&#39;s going to be going home with after her time with us...heh, heh, heh...<br />\n<br />\nTonia - actually Chris was born in Sacramento, but he grew up in Honolulu.  We have family and firends there still, so we are pretty connected with the islands.  What sort of Spam recipe are you looking for?  I have an entire cookbook on the subject.  Do you want app, soup, entree (Pele forbid) dessert?<br />\n<br />\nZebra - abondigas is meatball soup and is pretty traditional in our Mexican restaurants here. The recipe I post has much more juicy metaballs than the restaurant versions though.  I hate dry meatballs.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, that is a beautiful shirt and skirt combo.  You did a lovely job.  Know what you mean about button holes though.  Last time I had to do them, I chickened out and asked Larry (he ran the costume shop for 23 years).  <br />\n<br />\nOther Cheryl - we have something similar here for knitting hats for newborns.   I&#39;ve been donating quilts to them for awhile.  It just takes a bit longer to quilt something than knit, but they are always appreciative.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, thanks for the kind wishes on the transplanting.  Can only do a bit at a time, but slow and steady and all that stuff.  Glad that you&#39;ve enjoyed the recipes.  The ones I&#39;ve posted have been some of our favorites.<br />\n<br />\nHere&#39;s wishing everyone a grand day out&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-19 15:50:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166337,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 16:26:37',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is feeling much better today.  Another cool day here in MD, high 52.  Had a wonderful dinner Saturday with our dear friends to celebrate her 72nd birthday, she is such a character. <br />\nCheryl, I love the skirt and shirt, you are so talented.<br />\nTake care <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-19 16:26:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166342,139,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 16:56:52',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Good morning all&#33; It&#39;s a great day in the neighborhood.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Cheryl, (GottaCruz) what a great thing your group is doing. You all should be commended&#33; We are glad you were able to 30% off on you kitchen project and you now have it behind you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Now for the other Cheryl--Wow, what a great looking design on your skirt and shirt. Are you in the market for special orders?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;We are trying to decide if we to old to build another new house? I just turned 60 and Rita will be 58 Wednesday. We have been looking all over the area for a nice lake house, and recently we found a lake lot on 12 acre spring fed lake. The location is great as it&#39;s only a couple miles out in the county. The problem is we are undecided if we want to go thru the house construction ordeal again. Our present home we had built 11 years ago before we were married and it was very stressful. After we survived that we decided we must be meant for each other. We found house plans close to what we want and I just marked them up with our design changes and sent them to a builder.<br />\nIf the price comes back what we think it should, we will make the decision by May 1 so we can move in by mid-September. We would have to cancel our Sept cruise if we decide to go for it. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-03-19 16:56:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166349,2,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 17:50:18',NULL,'','Good morning, everyone. <br />\n   What a talented bunch- from sewer&#39;s to gardeners  to great cooks. We really run the gamut, don&#39;t we? By the way, Cheryl, the squares and rectangles are knitted or crocheted. As long as the rectangles are 7 X 9, it doesn&#39;t matter. We do them for Warm Up America. There&#39;s probably a group in your area. They even have a WArm Up America website, if anyone is interested. <br />\n   Cheryl, The shirt and skirt are amazing. You must feel great that you did it completely on your own. I wouldn&#39;t even attempt something like that. All I can do on the sewing machine is a straight line. <br />\n    Spikesgirl, I do crazy quilting. It doesn&#39;t require any talent whatwsoever, just time and effort. I did one for my living room wall. In fact, I posted it here under a topic about hobbies . I &#39;ll try and bump it up so you can see. <br />\n    Keith and Rita, Wow, building a new home by a lake. Certainly sounds romantic to me. <br />\nEveyone&#39;s recipes sound super. I&#39;m really looking forward to trying some of them. But first, I must take off a few pounds to start. Everything is tight on me . Well, today is MOnday, new start. Gotta be extra good so I&quot;ll fit into my clothes for upcoming cruise in 3 weeks. <br />\n     Crazies, have a wonderful day. To eveyone who is under the weather, please feel better. I&#39;m just getting back into crocheting after 21 years and I must say, it does take your mind off yourself. It really helped to have that to do when I hurt my back last week. Be good to yourself, eveyone and do something today that really makes you happy. I think I&#39;m going to combine some walking with some ipod music and enjoy a beautiful sunny day here in So. Florida. I&#39;m going to leave my cleaning, laundry and everything. It will still be here when I get back, right??? Talk later.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n     P.S. Please don&#39;t be upset with me for not mentioning each member individually . I know if I tried to do that, I&#39;d leave someone out accidentally and I don&#39;t want to take a chance with that. So, please understand. Hugs to eveyone. Cheryl','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-03-19 17:50:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166352,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 17:56:16',NULL,'','Good morning all - what a beautiful day.  Another one forecast to be in the 70&#39;s.  There is rain forecast for Thurs. and Fri., possibly mixed with snow, but I am not going to worry about that right now.  Keith, sorry buddy, no special orders - LOL&#33;&#33;&#33;  I actually ordered 2 different prints when I got the material, the other is blue and has a beach scene with cruise ships in the water.  The plan was for us to have 2 sets of matching shirt and skirt, but it may be that I get a skirt (which are easy to make and only take a couple of hrs.) and Greg gets no blue shirt.  I will have to wait awhile and see how I feel about tackling that task again.  But if any of you sewers out there are interested in doing it yourself, I can give you the website where I ordered the material and also the pattern numbers.  Shari - know you are going to the dr. today to get your blood checked, please let us know how it goes.  Cheryl, Jackie, Rose, Charlie, Robert, Joey, Mary Lou, Mercedes. Tonia, and any others I missed in this post, hope ALL of you have a lovely day.<br />\n<br />\nKeith, as to the new house...our best friends moved from Dallas about 5 yrs. ago and built a house on Lake Whitney, and they love it.  It is so peaceful when we go to visit to just sit on the deck and look at the water.  When we had this house built 9 yrs. ago, I swore I would never do it again, but for a lake house, hmmmmm - maybe&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-19 17:56:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166353,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 17:59:26',NULL,'','Good Morning everyone,<br />\n<br />\nAnother beautiful day here in Arizona,<br />\n<br />\nCheryl... oh my goodness talented lady... what an amazing job you did and the fabric is gorgeous - do you take orders?<br />\n<br />\nRobert... I&#39;m so sorry I didn&#39;t reply about Texas.... bad me&#33;  I presumed you had read it all in our journal and that&#39;s what you get for presumption hey.  Sorry.  Yes we totally loved Texas - every little bit of it and will definitely be going back next year - our favorite of favorites was the Hill Country.  Next year we&#39;ll probably not go down to the Valley so we&#39;ll be able to see more of Texas.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-19 17:59:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166360,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 20:29:23',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Busy morning but decided to stop in and say hi before I go back to work. Had to go to the office this morning and run errands. I thought it would be nicer today than it is, kind of damp and dreary here in Central Florida.<br />\n<br />\nWoke up with another pain in my back, guess I&#39;ve been overdoing it but I now have a very clean garage to show for it as well as trimmed bushes, LOL. This is a light week for me house wise. Sorry I don&#39;t garden for others since I really hate doing it. At least I don&#39;t mow the lawn anymore......<br />\n<br />\nCheryl glad your feeling better and your kitchen is done and your pleased with it. Also glad H. D. was good to you, they were not so great to us with our roof and carpeting. We used to have a volunteer group like that to make hats, wonder what happened to them, maybe I&#39;ll check on it after tax season.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl the shirt is a masterpiece&#33; I&#39;m not much for doing work like that, guess it&#39;s lack of time and patience.<br />\n<br />\nGood to hear that your OK Robert. Hang in there&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith the new home sounds like it would be lovely. Probably very worth the work and time needed.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes glad you enjoyed your time with friends.<br />\n<br />\nShari what did the Dr. say????<br />\n<br />\nJackie and Tony Arizona is a wonderful place in the spring. Glad your enjoying it.<br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a great afternoon&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-19 20:29:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166371,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 21:15:27',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Hey I didnt know about the daily Journal&#33; Sorry I missed it I just wondered how you both like your whole Trip, I wasnt being rude about me telling you I hadnt heard from you I just guess I missed most of your Journal was it in the Daily Dock, I guess Im bad as everyone else just go to the last page and catch up there instead of where I left off and not reading Peoples whole post through several times, is anyone else guilty of that&#33; LOL&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-19 21:15:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166375,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 22:09:55',NULL,'','Robert - I happened to find the link to Jackie &amp; Tony&#39;s journal only after another Cruise Crazies member mentioned it in the daily dock.  Go to one of Jackie&#39;s posts here and underneath her signature at the bottom of her post there is a link to &quot;our RV Journal&quot;. The actual journal entries are not in her Daily Dock posts - just the link. Click on that and it will take you to their journal and you can follow along with them on their trip.  I have been enjoying Jackies entries every day.  Makes me feel like they are taking me along on their trip.  LOL','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-19 22:09:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166379,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 22:30:01',NULL,'','Thanks Mary Lou - it&#39;s so great to know that my cruise buddies are also interested in our trip around America..... we appreciate our daily readers so much - trust me a lot of effort goes into posting in the journal each day, especially due to the fact that I don&#39;t have a DSL connection so everything is much slower.  Most people leave messages wanting to see lots of pictures and we try hard to oblige, but the uploading process is sooooooo slow that it normally lands up by being under 5 pics, because of the time factor.<br />\nRobert, hope you were able to visit our journal, there&#39;s almost every little detail of our daily lives posted in there :)','zebra','zebra','2007-03-19 22:30:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166390,2597,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 22:53:33',NULL,'','Jackie &amp; Tony,<br />\nThanks for sharing your travel journal. I feel like I was right there with you. <br />\n<br />\nTake care, I&#39;m on my way to Publix','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2007-03-19 22:53:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166407,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-19 23:18:30',NULL,'','Howard, love the pic in your siggy.  We really miss your posts here and all the jokes.  Hope things slow down soon so you can be here more often....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-19 23:18:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166436,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-20 00:16:10',NULL,'','Howard.....don&#39;t talk about Publix, you make me jealous&#33;&#33;  <br />\nOne of the things I miss most in my new lifestyle is my favorite grocery store and their homemade breads&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-03-20 00:16:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166441,2,1,18,161426,'2007-03-20 01:20:15',NULL,'','Robert, when you go to Jackie&#39;s RV website, check out the photo of the zebra&#39;s head practically in their laps. I love that photo. Great to see you posting here. <br />\n<br />\nPat and Howard, that gif in your signature is something else. It really brought a smile to my face and after the afternoon I&#39;ve had with DD , that was no easy feat. So, thanks. I love that.<br />\n<br />\nHow in the world did you all get through those teen years ? Boy, do we have our hands full. Just when you think everything is nice and calm, something comes up and hits you in the you know what.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-03-20 01:20:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166567,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-20 11:56:56',NULL,'','TUESDAY - March 20th[/size]<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.....It sure was great seeing so many people post in the Daily Dock yesterday.  Hope you all had a good day and an even better one today&#33;  It is supposed to hit the low 50&#39;s here in eastern Pa. today so hopefully some of this slop will melt before Spring arrives tomorrow.  <br />\n<br />\nI have 3 Easter baskets done - 1 more to go with all the goodies except the little bit of candy I put in each.  I can&#39;t buy the candy yet because Jim &amp; I have no will- power when it come to Easter candy...we bought one bag of black jelly beans when we were out yesterday and ate all of them on the ride home.  I only buy them a small toy and a few pieces of candy and then buy them a savings bond.  They are not too impressed with the bonds right now but hopefully they will be when they are teenagers and want their first car.   LOL So my errand for today is to go to the bank and order the bonds.  <br />\n<br />\nGottaCruz - Hang in there Cheryl - I&#39;m sure DD is testing you (and doing a darn good job of it).  Stay strong and stick to your words - don&#39;t back down or she wins.  I know it doesn&#39;t seem it now but this too shall pass.<br />\n<br />\nWhat is happening in your little corner of the world.   Whatever you have planned, face your day with a SMILE - it makes everyone wonder what  you are up to.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-20 11:56:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166619,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-20 16:06:40',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;I found it and read through it and It felt like I was right there with you Both, Id like to do a land travel through different States and just stop off and stay when you want&#33; I may do that, That small trailer and the Minor Truck was neat just a 1 or 2 person unit Huh&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Thanks for sharing&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-20 16:06:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166630,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-20 16:34:02',NULL,'','Good morning from Stockton.  We are overcast and the threat is in the air, but hasn&#39;t made it to the ground yet.<br />\n<br />\nToday started out on the right note as our shore excursions opened and I was able to get all the ones I wanted.  I was really sweating the Edinburgh Tattoo.  Those tickets have been gone since January and I didn&#39;t wnat to miss out via the ship&#39;s tour.  Booking the excursions makes the cruise seem real now...well, that and the credit card bill.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m off to the theater today to suff envelopes for the kid&#39;s program this summer.  And the party never stops at the Kirby household.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nAs so many other posters here, I&#39;ve been enjoying the journal very much.  There&#39;s still so much of the US we haven&#39;t seen, but cruising so gets in the way.<br />\n<br />\nWe were out late last night and the morning came way too quickly.  I&#39;m about three tasks behind myself now, so I&#39;d best wish everyone a grand day out&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheers&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-20 16:34:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166632,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-20 17:11:14',NULL,'','Happy First Day of Spring everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\nWell the evidence that spring has sprung is all over here in Aroizona, buds on the trees, some of which have their new leaves already.  The peach trees are particularly gorgeous.<br />\n<br />\nWe only have a short trip today - we&#39;ll be in Tucson for a couple of days - looking forward to a city after so much small town America.<br />\n<br />\nHave a super day all&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-03-20 17:11:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166685,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-20 18:39:53',NULL,'','Good morning all.  If you haven&#39;t heard, the missing boy scout in NC has been found, alive and well.  Fox News said he is a little weak as he has been out in the elements for 3 days with no food or water but appears he will be fine.  They are taking a vehicle up to bring him down and to be reunited with his parents.  I have been praying for that boy and the news this morning made me very happy.  It is another beautiful day here.  I have a Drs. appt this afternoon and need to go to CostCo to get coffee, but ther than that I will be home packing stuff up.  I have to unload the hutch and entertainment center so the carpeting guys can move them.  Mary Lou, great minds think alike - we get our grandson a savings bond every Christmas and hang it on the tree.  My in-laws did that with their grandkids from birth to 18 yrs. old.  We don&#39;t actually give them to him but my son and DIL know they are in our safety deposit box and when he turns 18, he will get them all.  We also never spend our change.  It goes in a jar and when it is full, I take it to the bank and it goes into a savings acct. that we opened about a year and a half go in Scotty&#39;s name.  Charlie, glad you got your excursions booked - I am sure that makes the cruise seem like more than a fantasy now.  Jackie, so happy you are enjoying your trip.  I don&#39;t think you will find Publix again though until you go back to Florida.  I have never seen them anywhere other than there.  I went in one once and they are nice stores.  Robert, if you have the time, you should just hook up that trailer and take a little bit of time and travel.  We have a motorhome and would love to do what Jackie and Tony are doing, but as Greg is not retired yet, we can only do it for small spurts at a time.  We will going on a 2 week trek this summer along the Oregon coast.  Cheryl, I hope you have a better day today, will be keeping a good thought for you.  Well, guess I had better get my contacts in and start getting myself ready to go out and face the world...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-20 18:39:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166692,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-20 19:52:14',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Busy morning here for me running more errands. Doesn&#39;t it seem like that&#39;s all we do these days. Thought it would be sunny today but no such luck kind of overcast and dreary but at least it&#39;s warmer&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nGottacruz hang in there. I have one of those DD&#39;s too that try your patience and sit on every nerve in your body, you just have to outlast them. LOL&#33; I am truly thankful for her but some days I&#39;d like to trade her in, so I understand. Try to stay calm.<br />\n<br />\nHoward I loved that picture in your signature too.<br />\n<br />\nShari, how was the Dr.?<br />\n<br />\nGood luck with the Dr. Cheryl.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou you sound like my mother with the Black Jelly Beans......she just loves them.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-20 19:52:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166703,274,1,18,161426,'2007-03-20 20:34:27',NULL,'','Good Afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is well.  It&#39;s 31 degrees here in the Mpls. area.  I think it&#39;s supposed to get up to around 40, which will be nice.  It may reach 50 or so tomorrow or Thursday.  I have been to the Coumadin clinic and I&#39;m working on getting my blood levels good.  There&#39;s a lot to think of because some things that you eat affect your levels, and so do any other meds, and even antacids, so, I&#39;m trying to get used to all this.  All is going well...thanks for all your good thoughts and prayers, everyone.  I sure appreciate them.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a wonderful day&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-03-20 20:34:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166708,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-20 21:57:17',NULL,'','Hi guys wanted to pop in and give you an update... we have had one offer since the listing but after sleeping on it they decided to keep looking..(we were told they would like a larger home) thus resending the offer.. <br />\nI try and keep in mind Our home has only been listed for a little over 3 weeks and right now in this market we are experiencing homes being listed an average of 85+ days. <br />\nThis weekend we will be having 2 open houses in addition to a brokers open on Friday.. We firmly believe that once we increase traffic into the home it will sell itself. I was struggling with the idea of sharing the Virtual Tour with everyone because it showed the physical address, and then realized it is already published on the net anyway thru MLS <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> <br />\nAnyway, next week on the 29th we travel back to west Virginia to spend a few days in Morgantown and to look at some listings there .. Although it would be great to be able to actually put an offer together I wanted to wait until our home at least had an offer on it before proceeding with the actual purchase of the next home..<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, Rose, Cheryl, Miss C, Jackie, Robert, Shari and all my friends I can&#39;t wait until I can spend more time in the Daily dock and on Crazies site like days gone by.. hopefully it will be sooner than later.. in the mean time just know I think of you guys often.. and no news is not necessarily bad..<br />\n<br />\nSmile folks .. It only appears difficult&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHugs <br />\n  [/size]','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-20 21:57:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166716,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-20 22:35:53',NULL,'','Joey and David, you have a very beautiful home, you will get it sold in no time <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-20 22:35:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166717,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-20 22:41:14',NULL,'','Thanks Mercedes we can only hope... <br />\nBTW I wanted to personally thank you for the way you jumped in on the Welcomes... <br />\n<br />\nHugs','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-20 22:41:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166727,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-20 23:35:37',NULL,'','Joey - What a pleasant suprise to see you posting on the Dock - just like the old days LOL.  You &amp; David have a beautiful home - I&#39;m sure you will have an offer in no time.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-20 23:35:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166845,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 11:34:30',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - March 21st[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies.....How is everyone this morning?  Spring has officially arrived but I still see a lot of snow outside my window this morning.  Hopefully some of it will melt today .  <br />\n<br />\nOther than the usual Wednesday babysitting nothing special  planned for today.  I finally got all the reservations made and confirmed for meals with the characters for our DisneyWorld trip.  This trip is getting VERY expensive and I fear this is only the beginning.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day - don&#39;t really have anything else to add this morning.  As you go about your daily chores remember to smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-21 11:34:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166857,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 13:53:58',NULL,'','JOEY glad to see ya... ( i knew you guys were out there somewhere )<br />\n<br />\nall will, go well just keep the faith.. <br />\n<br />\nthe right offer will make it known .. every house has someone to make it a home...<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-03-21 13:53:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166860,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 14:03:18',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nJoey, you are very welcome.<br />\nI hope everyone is well today and enjoying what life has to offer.  I have several projects to complete this week, so I better get started.<br />\nTake care <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-21 14:03:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166865,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 14:20:10',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hiya Sir Joey <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nGood to see you pop in and BTW, Your house will go before you know it and then youll have to be worrying about finding another one real fast or you might be left out in the Rain&#33; LOL&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> Good Luck My friend keep us informed when you can&#33; Hiya everyone Ill be gone all week for my annual lube and oil change <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> Talk at you all when I return Saturday&#33; Have a great Hump Day My Friends&#33; Seeya&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-21 14:20:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166868,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 14:38:47',NULL,'','Good Luck Robert <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-21 14:38:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166879,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 14:57:40',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies..<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou i can only imagine how much it costs to have goofy break bread.. (like they need(knead) the dough)<br />\n<br />\nSir Robert .. make sure they use 30 weight&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /><br />\n<br />\nTonia you are so right I just hope ours comes sooner than later.. have i ever told you guys I tend to be impatient? <br />\nIts sprinkling here in southern california todays high only mid 60&#39;s..<br />\n<br />\nSmile .. you know Maria is&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-21 14:57:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166903,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 15:52:39',NULL,'','Good morning from Stockton, where we actually got rain yesterday and last night.  It actually led the news on all the local stations.  Yes, we lead an exciting life here in the Central Valley.  <br />\n<br />\nFinally, after nearly a month, I will find out what the MRI has to say.  of course, the back doesn&#39;t hurt at all today and I&#39;ve had no meds in two days.  Go figure - ti&#39;s like that tooth that stops hurting in the dentist&#39;s waiting room.  <br />\n<br />\nWe had our walk-through for the scholarship dinner and the place is huge.  It&#39;s going to be hard to &#39;fill&#39; it with 125 people.  They are talking about adding more tickets, but only 71 have sold.  More tickets doesn&#39;t seem the problem here.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - I wouldn&#39;t be discouraged after three weeks.  The guy across the street had his house on the market for three years and finnaly just took it off the market.  Two houses down, the home was sold within four days of putting it up.  With a home as lovely as yours&#39;, I think you&#39;ll have a buyer soon.  <br />\n<br />\nhave another day slotted for SCT and then there&#39;s always Student Chef.  One of the students works night at a local Japanese restaurant, so he&#39;s whipping up sushi and sashimi today-mmmm<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a grand day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-21 15:52:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166920,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 16:14:56',NULL,'','Good Morning, Cruise Crazies,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s another cold morining in New York City. The ice is melting ever so slowly because the temperature is still too cold for it to really melt. In the city left over ice can be really messy looking because of the soot that coats it.<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t wait until Spring really gets here. I hope we&#39;re finished with snow and ice.<br />\n<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad to hear that you are pain free today. I hope the results of the MRI are positive.<br />\n<br />\nMeanwhile, I hope all of you Cruise Crazies are well and making plans for fabulous cruises or travel.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-21 16:14:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166935,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 16:31:21',NULL,'','Hi JoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nI took the virtual tour of your house. It was realy very nice. I wish I were in the market for a house on the west coast.<br />\n<br />\nThe way it&#39;s presented on the web, I think that the right match will spot that house on the web and you&#39;ll be out before you know it.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-21 16:31:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166937,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 16:32:36',NULL,'','<br />\nWhat the heck was wrong with his house.. wow 3 years...<br />\n<br />\n[quote name=\'Mebert Posted Mar 21 2007\' date=\' 07:14 AM\'] I can&#39;t wait until Spring really gets here. I hope we&#39;re finished with snow and ice.<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nWelcome to the first day of spring... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-21 16:32:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166968,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 17:48:55',NULL,'','Morning All,<br />\n<br />\nAnoher great day here in Tucson, although they&#39;re calling for Thunderstorms.<br />\n<br />\nJoey, it&#39;s wonderful to see you posting again.  Don&#39;t panic about the sale of the house, as you say as soon as it has more exposure it&#39;ll be gone.  As soon as we had our Open house with the other realtors we had an offer on the table the next day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie, hope you get good results today.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - how&#39;s the flooring project coming along?  Are you liking the new wood floors?<br />\n<br />\nSpeak to you all later&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-03-21 17:48:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166969,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 17:56:36',NULL,'','Thanks for the encouragement guys...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-21 17:56:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166970,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 18:24:31',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Joey, I think your home is just beautiful and I can&#39;t imagine that you will have any trouble at all selling it.  How in the world do you keep it so clean while still living there???  Jackie, I love the cherry wood floors, but I find that I am sweeping them several times a day, as everything shows on them.  Hopefully that compulsion will fade when the newness wears off.  Charlie, keeping my fingers crossed for good results on the MRI.  Mary Lou, enjoy the kiddies today.  Hope it feels &quot;springy&quot; there for you very soon.  Same for you Mebert.  Robert, hope all goes well for you, will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.  Mercedes, good luck with all your projects.   I am still working on packing up everything that has to be moved out of the way for the carpeting to go in.  Another gorgeous day in the 70&#39;s here...I don&#39;t think I will ever get tired of saying that&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-21 18:24:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166971,139,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 18:44:19',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Good late morning Crazies&#33; This is a great first day of spring here in the lower Ohio River Valley--69 degrees with sunshine&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-03-21 18:44:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166975,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 18:54:46',NULL,'','mercedes,<br />\n<br />\nI hope you get through your projects in a speedy fashion and I hope they&#39;re fun.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nWhere are you that it&#39;s 70 degrees?<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita,<br />\n<br />\nHow is it that you have 69 degrees where you are and New York is still on the chilly side? You shuold be colder than we are.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-21 18:54:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166977,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 19:02:40',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nCheryl ... we don&#39;t have kids and no visiting relatives  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-21 19:02:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(166978,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-21 19:42:39',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMebert, here in Denver, we have been in the 70&#39;s and sunny for the past week now.  They are calling for a rain/snow mix for Thursday and Friday, but I have sure been enjoying the springlike weather we are having now.  Have the windows open and have been wearing capri&#39;s and sandals for days.  Remind me, in June and July, when I am moaning about the 100 degree weather that I was anxiously awaiting the warmth&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-21 19:42:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167072,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 03:57:19',NULL,'','Gregswife,<br />\n<br />\nI thought Denver was ski country. I just don&#39;t understand Colorado weather. <br />\n<br />\nHowever, I&#39;m happy and envious that you are enjoying almost summerlike weather.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-22 03:57:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167092,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 06:15:38',NULL,'','Isn&#39;t that the truth... we love the warm weather but in no time at all it get&#39;s as hot as ****&#33;  And then we moan and groan and want to move to cooler climates, that&#39;s especially true of a lot of Floridians.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-22 06:15:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167105,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 11:57:32',NULL,'','THURSDAY - March 22nd[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies -I hope everyone is doing well this morning.  Temps are supposed to warm up a bit here today( low 60&#39;s) so hopefully some of this snow will melt and our yards will once again become a sloppy mess.  I am so anxious to see that first little crocus pop up thru the ground.<br />\n<br />\nLast night the girls (AKA the twins) called and they will be coming up for the weekend.  I can&#39;t wait to see them - it has been about 6 weeks since they were last here.  We really have to get serious about buying their Prom gowns.  They don&#39;t understand that they can&#39;t go into a store the night before and find something.  Also have to hit the grocery stores today and stock up on &quot;teenage&quot; snacks which I never keep in the house anymore.  It will be a fun weekend and Jim &amp; I can&#39;t wait to see them again.  Now that they both have jobs after school it is getting harder and harder to get together.  <br />\n<br />\nEverything else is quiet in our little corner of the world - what is happening in yours?  Remember if you face<br />\n each day with a smile someone may just smile back at you and before long everyone will be smiling.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-22 11:57:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167116,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 13:58:30',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies...<br />\nToday in our section of Los angeles we whould be partly cloudy and a high of 77 (morgantown clody and a high of 69)<br />\n<br />\nAnother day here and another reason to smile .. I woke up&#33; LOL<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, I know you and Jim will enjoy the twins.. and give them a big hug from the Crazies&#33;&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-22 13:58:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167121,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 14:15:12',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nI hope everyone is feeling well today.  We are expected to get a high of 74 today, not bad at all.  Well I finished my projects yesterday so that means more time to spend here lol.<br />\nMy DH and I are going to settle on a house this afternoon that we bought for our DD (a belated wedding gift).  She and her DH work for Naval Intelligence and have about a 2 ½ hour commute.  We found a darling little house, sitting on an acre (it looks small from the outside, but is surprising spacious on the inside, with a finished basement and fireplace) for them, which will reduce their commute to 45 minutes.  Here are some pictures.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSCN1374.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSCN1411.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSCN1409.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSCN1400.jpg&quot; /&gt;','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-22 14:15:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167124,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 14:22:05',NULL,'','looks great Mercedes.... What a lovely present..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-22 14:22:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167146,139,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 15:44:32',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Good morning our crazies friends. We signed the papers last night and site preparation for our home construction will begin next week. Sadly, we are officially canceling our Sept cruise today. Our next one will now be for New Years.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Mercedes, that house makes a great wedding gift and it looks very nice. We are helping our middle daughter buy a house, as she is going thru a divorce. It&#39;s a good thing because I would probably end up in jail for punching the not so dear son-in-law&#39;s lights out. He knows better than to come around me&#33; I may be old, but I have a least one good punch in me&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/angry.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':angry:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;We are heading down to Nashville this weekend to watch two of our granddaughters play in a soccer tournament. The weather is supposed to be in the 70s all weekend. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-03-22 15:44:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167148,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 15:50:04',NULL,'','<br />\nI bet you have more than one left in you ...lol enjoy Nashville','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-22 15:50:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167151,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 16:38:56',NULL,'','Good Morning Cruise Crazies,<br />\n<br />\nNew York is generally cloudy. We&#39;re supposed to have a few sprinkles today and the temperature is supposed to go up to 60 degrees. It&#39;s much better than it&#39;s been. I&#39;m happier and not so cold.<br />\n<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nI could stand to be in Florida right now. Denver was sounding o.k. until I heard about the rain/snow mix. <br />\n<br />\ncruisetarp, <br />\n<br />\nEnjoy &quot;your&quot; twin girls. I feel like I know them so well. It&#39;s great that they have you to guide them around this very important time in their lives.<br />\n<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nkeep smiling. We&#39;re hoping good things and good prospects come your way soon. BTW, don&#39;t egg Keith &amp; Rita on. He doesn&#39;t sound like he needs much encouragement to deal with his DSIL. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you cheerily got through your projects. I need to hire you to teach me how get through mine.<br />\n<br />\nHow lucky your daughter and son-in-law are to have parents like you. The house and the property are beautiful. It looks like lots of room to have outdoor parties and cookouts. They must be jumping for joy with the reduction in commuting time.<br />\n<br />\nAre they closer to or further away from you?<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita,<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations on the groundbreaking. That&#39;s really good news, but I&#39;m sorry to hear about your September cruise. You made a very mature decision. I don&#39;t know if I could do it. I would probably lose my house to take a cruise. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorry to hear about your daughter. That son-in-law better watch out because he has not only you to think about a bunch of crazy Cruise Crazies to deal with if he messes with our family. At least we know JoeyandDavid&#39;s got your back. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMy great niece plays soccer too. I didn&#39;t know she was so tough. She had to be a substitute goalie once. <br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your  granddaughters&#39; soccer game.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-22 16:38:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167152,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 16:43:17',NULL,'','Mebert sometimes your just too funny&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-22 16:43:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167165,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 17:29:26',NULL,'','LOL .. i do now know why i just love this board...<br />\n<br />\nRita ya sound just like my mom when i got my divorce.. i can&#39;t repeat the choice words my dad had for him<br />\n<br />\nAll will be well with the daughter if she has a MOM and Dad like you behind her...( oh and JOey too ) LOL <br />\n<br />\nenjoy nashville.. thats someplace i want to visit ... i have heard its beautiful area ... .. <br />\n<br />\nwhen the BF and I retire we plan to do a jackie and tony thing and see the states and relax and enjoy it.....<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMercedes..... large front yard ... thinking a power mower is in the picture for xmas LOL LOL ... gosh thats a long drive to go to work.. and with gas prices too...<br />\n<br />\ni only drive 10 miles and i complain about that LOL <br />\n<br />\nToday in San Diego its a very Sunny day expecting 75 or so.... the rain is gone... if you want to call it that just enough for the dogs to go &quot; nah i think i will hold it till it stops &quot;&quot;... i have one dog that sticks her rear end out in the rain and makes sure her head is dry gezzzzz ... have to dry her off everytime ...  <br />\n<br />\nwell i am off to the DOC.. doc was not happy with the swelling in the wrist and swelling going up my arm...<br />\nmoving into my elbow now.. so they are going to try some kinda of injection to relieve the swelling and pain... i have tried cortizone that doesn&#39;t help so try are going to try something esle...<br />\n<br />\nso not sure what to expect ... <br />\n<br />\nI am thinking we need a board doctor LOL .. <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-03-22 17:29:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167166,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 17:48:08',NULL,'','Congratulations Keith and Rita on signing the papers for your new home construction.<br />\n<br />\nMebert, they are much closer, about ½ hour away, they have to pass my home to get to work.  Lots of yard space, especially in the back, I know where the family cook outs are going to be from now on. lol<br />\n<br />\nTonia, I hope the doctor can give you some relief from the swelling.<br />\n<br />\nTake care everyone.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-22 17:48:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167167,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 17:49:02',NULL,'','Morning Girls and Boys :)<br />\n<br />\nToday is supposed to be about 75 again today still peppered with isolated thundershowers.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - what diagnosis did the Dr. give you?  Hope you&#39;re feeling better today.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - they going to love all that space, what a huge yard&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - congrats on your groundbreaking, sorry you had to cancel the one cruise.  What type and size home are you building?<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - enjoy your twins.....what a blessing&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-03-22 17:49:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167200,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 18:16:20',NULL,'','Good morning from Stockton.  Another beautiful day ahead of us.  We are forecast for the high 70&#39;s.  They say that this has been the warmest March ever for this area.  I can believe it.<br />\n<br />\nGot good news from the doctor.  He said that the MRI is clean, my bakc looks fine and all the pain I&#39;d been expereincing was from tendonitis due to too much walking - go figure.  He&#39;s the one who told me the more walking I did, the better it would be for the back.<br />\n<br />\nChris has totally subcumb to the cleaning bug and actually pack away his reel-to-reel tapes, and a  lot of his electronics.  Sure frees up a lot of room in the entertainment center.  There&#39;s actually room for the DVDs now.<br />\n<br />\nAfter a full day at the theater yesterday, I&#39;m heading back again today, so I&#39;ll keep this short.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou - have a great weekend your girls. Maye you can have a crocus hunt.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nmercedes, what a great gift for your daughter&#33;  Does she have a clue or will it be a total surprise?<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita - congrats on the ground breaking,but I&#39;m sorry to hear that the Spet. cruise is off.  Sometime you ahve to do what you have to do.  if you need a hand, BTW, our god daughter is a third degree black belt.  i&#39;m sure she&#39;d be good in a pinch&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia - have you seen the doc about your wrist/elbow yet?  Please keep us updated.  Funny visual about the dog keeping her head dry.  Our cat will run from the front door to the back to see if it&#39;s raining at both ends of the house.  Animals are the crazy people.<br />\n<br />\nHave a grand day all&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-22 18:16:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167201,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 18:19:35',NULL,'','Great news Charlie .... do you think they call it &quot;practicing medicine&quot;  for a reason?','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-22 18:19:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167209,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 18:49:57',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Still working on getting everything packed up from the hutch, desks, shelves, etc, that the carpet layers will have to move.  Also have to get everything off the floors of the closet.  The problem is, where to put everything that I am boxing up as I have no idea in what order they will lay the carpeting. Keith, I know exactly how you feel about your soon to be ex SIL.  In Nov., my DIL left my son and grandson, completely out of the blue.  2 weeks later, she was home, and they decided to go to marriage counseling and my son was following all of the advice that was given to them and doing everything that Leah wanted and he really thought things were good.  Monday, she started talking again about not knowing what she wanted.  My son said he just looked at her and told her that if she was planning on leaving again, to just go ahead and do it, but he wanted her to know that if she did, it would be the last time.  He wasn&#39;t going to continue putting himself and their son thru this.  So, she did leave.  I think she is at her mom&#39;s, who actually is staying at her brother&#39;s because none of them are responsible enough to be able to live on their own.  My son and grandson came over yesterday afternoon and stayed about 4 hrs.  I was talking to the munchkin and I asked him about mommy.  He said &quot;she moved&quot; and I asked him if that made him sad and he said no.  He was supposed to go spend the night with her last night but he kept telling his dad that he didn&#39;t want to go see mommy.  I actually hope he didn&#39;t go, because he goes to preschool and they were going on a field trip today that he has really been looking forward to.  He normally has to be at school at 11:40 but had to be there by 8:15 this morning to go, and I just don&#39;t think she will get her lazy butt up and take him.  The reason I said I understood Keith&#39;s comment is that when I told my 75 yr. old MIL, she said that it sounded like someone needed a butt kicking.  She said &quot;I might get knocked down, but I&#39;ll get back up again&quot;.  My son said it is sad to think of all the things they will never do together but I think he is handling it better than  last time.  Even though he was totally taken by surprise, he is now of a mind, that it is better to end it than to keep doing this over and over and let him and Scotty move on to some normalcy in their lives.  I was just watching the press conference where John and Elizabeth Edwards were announcing that her cancer has returned and the drs. said her stage 4 cancer is treatable but not curable.  I am not a supporter, but I do wish them the best in their fight and will be praying for her healing.  Well, guess I had better get back to my work.  Hope you all have a wonderful day...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-22 18:49:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167211,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 19:03:20',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWe thought about surprising her, but wanted to make sure that she would like it - they both did - so we were pretty happy about that.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-22 19:03:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167214,274,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 19:10:17',NULL,'','Good morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 39 degrees, and may reach 50 today. By Saturday we may see 60 degrees. That is soooo wonderful&#33; It&#39;s always so wonderful to have our first warm days after a long, cold, winter. <br />\n<br />\nMy daughter and youngest granddaughter came over Tuesday and had dinner with us. It was so nice to spend time with them. She has been sick her whole pregnancy, plus, just getting over a flu, so she needed a good hug from mom. My little granddaughter is probably going to be on American Idol, LOL; she is always singing her little songs.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey and David...loved your tour of your home...I&#39;m sure you&#39;ll have a buyer real soon&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...what a great mom you are to buy a home for your DD and SIL.  Love the big yard and the nice trees&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie...so glad your MRI came out good and your back is healing&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert...good luck with the oil and lube change&#33;  Hugs&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...so sorry to hear about your DIL leaving.  It must be a very tough time for your son and grandson. <br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita...I think you made the right decision.  For a home on the lake...I would definitely go for it&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl(GottaCruz) hope your back is better&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose...hope tax season is going well for you&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...enjoy your time with the twins&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHoward and Pat...love your gif in your signature&#33;   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nJackie...my brother has a second home in Tucson...haven&#39;t been out there yet to see it but hope to, soon&#33; <br />\n<br />\nTonia...hope you can get some relief from the swelling&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMebert...glad your weather is finally warming up&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSorry if I am missing some welcomes and Bon Voyages these days.  I can&#39;t be on the computer as much as I would like.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHope all Cruise Crazies have a wonderful day&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-03-22 19:10:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167221,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 21:33:30',NULL,'','It&#39;s been a crazy couple of days here in in Central Florida. Our temps are finally back at normal for this time of year mid to upper 70&#39;s. <br />\n<br />\nThis week was great until today for us.......just found out that my screen porch has to be pretty much torn down (except for the roof) and replaced. &#036;1500 just to do that and replace the posts holding up the roof&#33; I have another estimate coming tomorrow but I&#39;m not holding out hope.  I thought we&#39;d be able to do more work in the house but I guess the windows and the porch are it for this year. I am not cancelling my Panama Canal cruise for a new front door&#33; I&#39;d just like to scream today........AAAAHHHH&#33; That&#39;s better. <br />\n<br />\nThe good news of the day was our cruise docs came in&#33; Yipee&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; <br />\n<br />\nWow I have a lot of catching up to do around here.<br />\n<br />\nJoey your house is lovely and I bet you&#39;ll get an offer soon. I love the kitchen countertops&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes you are great parents to help out your daughter that way. I hope she really appreciates you.<br />\n<br />\nRobert, I miss ya and hope all is well.<br />\n<br />\nShari, hope today is a good day for you.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie glad the MRI worked out well for you. Make sure you rest up that back a little more often.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou good luck with the twins this weekend. Your not kidding about the prom dresses, I remember going for you daughters. It&#39;s amazing what they cost and the cost of going to prom these days.<br />\n<br />\nKeith I don&#39;t blame you one bit.....LOL<br />\n<br />\nTonia hope you feel better.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, it&#39;s too bad about your DIL. I&#39;m sure that you, Greg and your son will make up for her short comings. Hang in there and just be as supportive as you can.<br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a great afternoon.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-22 21:33:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167230,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-22 21:58:55',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nYou have one funny and very smart dog.<br />\n<br />\nI hope the doctors can do something to fix that wrist and arm. <br />\n<br />\nThank care of yourself.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n[quote name=\'mercedes\' post=\'167166\' date=\'Mar 22 2007, 11&#58;48 AM\']<br />\nCongratulations Keith and Rita on signing the papers for your new home construction.<br />\n<br />\nMebert, they are much closer, about ½ hour away, they have to pass my home to get to work.  Lots of yard space, especially in the back, I know where the family cook outs are going to be from now on. lol<br />\n<br />\nTonia, I hope the doctor can give you some relief from the swelling.<br />\n<br />\nTake care everyone.<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nThat is doubly good news. Everybody wins. No more long commutes for anybody. Tell them to call before they make any unexpected visits. It&#39;s so easy now. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\n[quote name=\'zebra\' post=\'167167\' date=\'Mar 22 2007, 11&#58;49 AM\']<br />\nMorning Girls and Boys :)<br />\n<br />\nToday is supposed to be about 75 again today still peppered with isolated thundershowers.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - what diagnosis did the Dr. give you?  Hope you&#39;re feeling better today.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - they going to love all that space, what a huge yard&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - congrats on your groundbreaking, sorry you had to cancel the one cruise.  What type and size home are you building?<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - enjoy your twins.....what a blessing&#33;&#33;<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nYou all have an early summer. Enjoy it&#33;','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-22 21:58:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167260,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 01:17:37',NULL,'','hello guys.... <br />\n<br />\nwent to doc .. they put that needle into the nerve.. ok the doc almost lost his head...<br />\n<br />\nhand and wrist is numb so no pain.. not sure this is the way i want to live...not sure if this was a good idea<br />\n<br />\nCharlie ... yes have been to doc they did MRI.. i have a cyst between the nerve and ligament on the wrist..the more i do the more it swells.) the cyst devoloped after the fall...and then pain has moved to the elbow ... i fell on it right after christmas and it has been in a splint since.. <br />\nthumb is numb all the time and the next finger is like when your foot goes to sleep ... constant tingle..<br />\nDoc says the cyst may need surgery...... and then the fall  made may carpel tunnel act up worst.....so its the pits... Just told him it better be ok to go on cruise in OCT .. thats all i care about.. LOL ...<br />\n<br />\nBut i am glad your MRI came back clean .... nothing worst then a bad back.. i have had three surgeries on the knee&#39;s.. and then a bad back also...and now a bad wrist... OKOK i want a body transplant...i want a new one..<br />\n<br />\nokok not sure i could do it cancel my cruise .... front door.. cruise..... front door.... cruise....You did better then i would<br />\n<br />\nthanks for the well wishes all <br />\n<br />\nI will survive<br />\n<br />\nTonia <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />','terumim','terumim','2007-03-23 01:17:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167267,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 01:36:11',NULL,'','yes you will tonia ... yes you will....<br />\nBut to be honest that bites&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-23 01:36:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167340,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 11:39:22',NULL,'','FRIDAY - March 23rd[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.....another week has ended and it looks like we may have a wet but mild weekend ahead of us.  An amazing amount of snow disappeared overnight and we can actually see the lawn. I finished shopping for all the snacks and goodies for the weekend - today I suppose I should go buy some real food for my company.   LOL  I also have to put together 2 Easter Baskets for the twins but that will be easy.  I have been buying them all the little odds and ends they will need for their cruise so that will all be put in their baskets.  I&#39;m sure I won&#39;t see them again til after Easter.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia &amp; Shari - hope you are both doing better today.  <br />\n<br />\nCharlie - so glad the news on your MRI was good.  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - what a wonderful gift for your DD &amp; SIL.  The home looks beautiful and they should be able to throw some great cook-outs in that beautiful yard.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - I&#39;m so sorry to hear things did not work out for your son and Scotty.   I know how you feel about &quot;kicking butt&quot;  - you can hurt me all you want but don&#39;t hurt my child no matter how old they are&#33; Scotty is very lucky to have such a loving Dad that he realizes that this is for the best.  Having loving grandparents there  will help him alot.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl (gottaCruz) - hope things are going better for you.  Your friends here are sending all our love to you.  Hang in there&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey &amp; David - Open house again this weekend?  If so, good luck.  I&#39;m sure you are very excited about <br />\nyour trip next week.<br />\n<br />\nTime to get my day started - have to babysit all day today so I will be quite busy.  I usually get a 3 hour break during the day when SIL takes the kids home for lunch, naps, etc. but he has to be in Staten Island for a funeral all day today so - no break for Nannie&#33;.  <br />\n<br />\nLet a smile brighten up your day today.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - hope things are going well.  We miss you here.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-23 11:39:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167346,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 12:07:57',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies...<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is doing well today...Tonia and Shari hang in there&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou yes open houses the next three days... so hopefully ... Enjoy the twins..I know you will&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-23 12:07:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167368,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 14:18:33',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope that everyone who was not feeling well yesterday is feeling much better today.  Our settlement went smoothly yesterday and we will be helping my DD and SIL move this weekend.  Hopefully the weather will cooperate.<br />\n<br />\nTo all my friends here, have a great weekend <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-23 14:18:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167387,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 15:51:56',NULL,'','And a good Friday morning to everyone from Stockon&#33;  Noticed yesterday that all the rose bushes have budded and that the beans are up about three inches.  Remind me of this in June when it&#39;s 110+ out.<br />\n<br />\nWe have a pretty quiet day ahead of us except for picking up a LDC projector and manual credit card machine from the school and getting my hair cut.  This is good because my knee is killing me today.  Guess what we walked yesterday was too far still...sigh...I want to be 20 again...heck, I&#39;ll settle for 40...<br />\n<br />\nTonia - ye gads, girl, you need serious healing thoughts.  I pinched a nerve once in my wrist and that was a pain, i can&#39;t even imagine what you&#39;re going through.  What form of treatment is the doctor suggesting, short of surgery?   Please, please keep us updated on your health.  When one of us suffers, we all feel it.<br />\n<br />\nShari and Cheryl(gottacruz) - that goes for you as well<br />\n<br />\nJoey - good luck on the open houses this weekend.  I&#39;ll keep my fingers crossed for a fabulous offer&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes- I hope your daughter realizes what a great mom she has&#33;  At least you won&#39;t have to worry about them in that long commute anymore.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - how did the *ahem* oil and lube go?  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a grand day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-23 15:51:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167404,2543,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 16:44:04',NULL,'','Hi All<br />\nThought I would check in today since I finally have a couple of hours free.  For everyone in need of healing - you are in my prayers for a speedy and complete recovery.  Everyone preparing for new journeys whether cruises, land trips or new homes I pray that they will be fun and stress free (well one can dream).  And to everyone else I wish you a great and uncomplicated weekend filled with fun and that you accomplish all that you desire.  <br />\n<br />\nI just heard some wonderful news - my friend in Pittsburgh has just gone through a successful operation to remove a malignant tumor from her sciatic nerve.  After months of chemo and radiation to reduce the size of the tumor they were able to completely remove it - they needed to also remove six inches of the nerve.  The greatest fear was that she would be wheelchair bound -- now even though her foot and calf are numb -- they have determined that with sufficient support she will be able to walk.  That news really makes me feel good and I like to think that my prayers and the positive energy I tried to convey to her has had some small part in the successful outcome.  I&#39;m sure that her positive and upbeat attitude were the key.<br />\n<br />\nBetween my job and all my volunteer &quot;jobs&quot; I have been a bit overwhelmed for the entire month of March and April will be almost as busy.  Heading for a AFT Higher Education Meeting in Portland Oregon on Wednesday - DH will be going with me since we haven&#39;t been to Portland before - so we have a few days before the conference to explore.  We return on the Red Eye on Sunday evening - get to Philadelphia about 6:30 AM on Monday-- The first Passover Seder is Monday evening - Suanne of Suanne and Harvey will be hosting us that night - most other years we are the host family.  I will try to put some thing together for the 2nd Seder on Tuesday evening.  See I told you it was unending activity and Thank God it is all good.<br />\n<br />\nI will leave for a Union Luncheon and Executive Board meeting at the College&#39;s smaller campus in Pottstown, PA in a few minutes and my quiet time will be over.  But then again  guess I wouldn&#39;t want it any other way.<br />\n<br />\nOnce again everyone have a great day and an even better weekend.[/size]','momwig','momwig','2007-03-23 16:44:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167406,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 17:04:52',NULL,'','Good morning Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNew York is cloudy but the temperature is the best it&#39;s been in a long time. Spring is finally trying to bust through. The snowy ice that covers the streets and sidewalks is almost completely gone.  Spring is truely in the air. <br />\n<br />\nThe real good news is that my cruise docs came in yesterday&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nWhen you work on a project you don&#39;t fool around. You are a woman of action. It&#39;s great that everything is falling into place. I&#39;m glad they like the house and that the commute is shorter. But most of all I&#39;m happy they&#39;ll pass your house on the way to work. Do you do wedding planning?<br />\n<br />\nGood luck with the moving. I wish I could help.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nShari2,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad your daughter is doing better and she&#39;ll feel a whole lot better after that hug. give a hug to your singing granddaughter for me too.<br />\n<br />\nsailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you&#39;re having good weather, but sorry to hear about that porch. I hope it looks like new when it&#39;s finished.<br />\n<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nI hope the doctor finds an amenable solution to your wrist problem. chronic pain is hard to deal with but there are so many things out there I&#39;m sure your doctor will come up with something that works for you.<br />\n<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m going to add that house sale to my prayer list.<br />\n<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad to hear that you&#39;re having good weather.<br />\n<br />\nYou really have some great ideas for those twins. I wish I could thing so connected like that.<br />\n<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nGood luck with that knee. It still looks like you&#39;re getting a lot accomplished though.<br />\n<br />\nmomwig,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the prayers. We&#39;ll send some your way to help you get through that busy work and volunteer schedule.<br />\n<br />\nThat&#39;s great news about your friend in Pittsburg. I wish her a full and speedy recovery.<br />\n<br />\nHave a good day everybody.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-23 17:04:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167418,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 17:45:10',NULL,'','KAREEN ... YOU ALWAYS MAKE ME TRIED JUST READING ALL YOUR INVOLVED IN...<br />\n<br />\nbut more power to ya girl to make it thur...glad to hear about your friend <br />\n<br />\nthanks to all with your thoughts...ya know i can&#39;t now get better with all the healing thoughts here ...<br />\n<br />\nCHARLIE ... your slowing down no recipes for a few days LOL LOL <br />\n<br />\n( oh i made the coconut thingie and i added macaroons to it OMG )<br />\n<br />\nOK we have some thunder yesterday .. scared the dogs .. they were barking at the thunder LOL .. ( ok they are california doggies )  not use to thunder<br />\n<br />\nI finished the on line course ..( i got a ticket turning left when i shouldn;t have .. okok it was more to make a left turn when i shouldn&#39;t have then to drive without a drivers license ... and they pay the fee and drive away .. ok where is the juctice )<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTonia <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />','terumim','terumim','2007-03-23 17:45:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),