Good morning all (almost afternoon here)&#33;<br /><br />Like <b>Sue</b> said we&#39;re bracing ourselves for a winter storm here. We hope to get some outdoor lights put up before that happens.<br /><br />DH&#39;s back is much better today. It still takes a bit for him to straighten up after sitting for awhile but the pain has subsided quite a bit.<br /><br /><b>Falina</b> - how exciting&#33;&#33; Does your DD have any inkling of this? How cool is it to get a son-in-law and a grandchild in one fell swoop <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":biggrin:" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /><br /><br /><b>Mary Lou </b>- counting down the days now, huh?&#33; How exciting. Hope FL warms up before you get there&#33; <br /><br /><b>Shaunna</b> - at least DH more than made up for your loss&#33; <br /><br /><b>Jackie</b> - In our local newspaper - in the Travel section - they had a full page article on South Africa (with photos) about Route 62. It looks and sounds gorgeous. I will look it up online and see if they have it there. If so I will post the link.<br /><br />Hi <b>Jenn</b> - I love to paint&#33; Just can&#39;t do it now with the house all closed up.<br /><br /><b>Rose</b> - your little Christmas village sounds cute. My mother used to have one that she put under the tree every year but I think it accidentally got tossed out after my father died. I can&#39;t find it anywhere.<br /><br />Well, it is just after noon here now. So good afternoon to my fellow EST CRAZIES&#33;&#33;<br /><br />Should we send a search party out for <b>Joey</b>?&#33;<br /><br />Have a great day all&#33;&#33;