Good morning everybody&#33;&#33;<br /><br />Now I know why my father was such a penny pincher - living through the Depression and all. <b>Joey</b> - we have also put ourselves on a tighter budget. I just got back from grocery shopping.....with my fistful of coupons, buying more generic brands and really studying the price comparisons. As others have said (and I frequently remind myself) there are many people much worse off and my heart goes out to them. I thank God every day for what we do have....not just monetary things either - a roof over our heads, health, family, friends and happiness&#33;<br /><br /><b>Falina</b> - I get my smilies from Photobucket. I type &quot;smilies&quot; into the Search.....then I save the ones I want into my account. They have alot of them&#33;<br /><br /><b>Sue</b> - So glad you got your &quot;gov&#39;t&quot; stuff settled. A dreary day today, huh?&#33; We do need the rain, though&#33;<br /><br /><b>Mary Lou </b>- Yeah, I would love to get an &quot;all girl&quot; cruise together - it would be a blast&#33;&#33;&#33; <br /><br /><b>Shaunna</b> - Sorry to hear you&#39;re still so tired. As Mary Lou said, vitamins do help. Also....have you ever had your thyroid checked. I found out that it&#39;s common to have a low thyroid in peri-menopause and menopause. I do....and I&#39;m on Synthroid and it&#39;s made a huge difference in my energy level.<br /><br />I hope everybody has a good day&#33; Keep your chin up.....it could be worse <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wacko:" border="0" alt="wacko.gif" />