Afternoon all&#33; Boy have I had one of those days. I finished up all the cooking last night for mom and dad and decided to head over there this morning as Howie has a cold and I&#39;ll probably end up with it next week so I don&#39;t want to give my mom any germs. Woke up slowly this morning but finally got out of the house and the car wouldn&#39;t turn over. I got it started and it seemed OK so I drove to the gas station, filled up and drive the hr. to my parents. Dad said it was probably the battery and I should have it fixed right away. I drove home and went straight to the shop and yes, it was the battery. The guy told me I had no business driving and hour on that battery as it could have conked out on me on the road. I had no idea&#33;&#33;&#33; YIKES Well at least it&#39;s all fixed now. I&#39;m definately not a mechanic.<br />
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Tonia so glad to hear you got on the shorter cast. Congrats&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />
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Jackie hopefully that cold front will come in tomorrow.........hang in there. I loved the Ocean Princess&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; What a wonderful ship and the perfect size.<br />
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Marylou glad you got the rain you so needed. Guess you could have skipped those thunderstorms. I&#39;m sure Ash&#39;s teacher would wonder about the &quot;show and tell&quot;&#33; LOL  It&#39;s pretty hard to convince a 5 year old to change their mind. Sounds like you and Deb will get to spend a little time together and get to enjoy a show&#33;  Wow I&#39;m impressed that Ash is such an experienced shopper......I didn&#39;t teach my DD those skills till she was 10. She likes those outlets too but she like the Coach outlet now&#33; Hope your carpet guys fixed the rug.<br />
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Ed I agree with Marylou and Jackie, those new ships are way too big&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; I&#39;m not in love with Voyager class either and they hold 3200 but one of them is ported close to home. I can&#39;t imagine myself on a ship with 5400 passengers.<br />
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Maria I long to be able to open the windows...... Could you send some of that to us in Florida??<br />
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Robert get those chores done so you can get out of town&#33;&#33;&#33; Have a great time.<br />
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Sue sorry your not feeling well. Hopefully with the cold weather will come the end of the allergies.<br />
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Jenn hope Hugh is feeling better. <br />
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Cheryl hope both you and Greg feel better. <br />
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Well off to find dinner and to just rest up some after my long drive. Hope everyone has a great evening.