Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br /><br />It&#39;s a cool and rainy day here today in the Upper Midwest.  A great day to catch up on housework and posts.  Not much to report...just trying to get my shoulder, neck and arm feeling better before Isabelle comes next Monday.  She&#39;s getting bigger and heavier.  LOL  Such a sweetie pie&#33;&#33;  I&#39;m sticking to my diet pretty well, but it&#39;s going sooo slow.  Only a 1 pound loss per week...so ony 3 pounds lost so far.  I know that exercise will help, so I&#39;m hoping to be able to do that soon.<br /><br />Mary Lou...so funny about the lampost...glad it all went well.<br /><br />Joey...the gas prices are getting scary, for sure...hope you can find the right car for you and David.  I am following the CC cruise.  I am very interested...would love to meet everyone, just not sure yet if we will be able to do two cruises within a few months that year.  Will have to wait and see, I guess.  I know that the good cabins will probably be taken if I wait, but, I have to do it that way right now.<br /><br />Debbie...what great news that your DH&#39;s eyes are well&#33;&#33;  Glad you got a date set for your surgery.  I will say a prayer for you that it all goes well&#33;<br /><br />Sue...I am allergic to Ibuprofin, so I&#39;m not sure yet how the aspirin will go...so far, so good.  I hope you do well on the coumadin.  Be sure to watch for bruising, and be careful not to cut yourself.<br /><br />Rose...good luck with the kitchen.  I sure agree with you that a kitchen remodel is great for resale;  my neighborhood has been going downhill a bit, and we have already spent quite a bit with our downstairs greatroom, so don&#39;t know if we could get our money back.  Of course, if we stay a while we would always enjoy the kitchen.  We never regretted spending for turning the basement into a wonderful great room.  With our large families we have had wonderful gatherings there.<br /><br />Karla...good luck to DS and DIL with the house.  Hope all goes well and they get it.<br /><br />Cheryl...hope your idea works out.  Cheryl and AMC fans...I was wondering, too, why Kendall doesn&#39;t tell Aiden that Zach knows.  Zach is definitely acting too cool about all of this.  All heck is going to blow one of these days.  And where is the Ritchie storyline...maybe today.<br /><br />Steve...hope it slows down a bit for you at work and the stress eases.  Yes...it is so hard to see our dear pets get so stressed over the thunder and lightning.<br /><br />Jen...LOL...&quot;scared poopless&quot;  too funny&#33;  LOL  Yes..your doggie is a smart Collie.  He/she knows how to get to the comfy bed.  LOL<br /><br />Keith and Rita...congrats to your granddaughter on her great win&#33;<br /><br />Rat...glad you are having a great cruise&#33;<br /><br />Tonia...my thoughts and prayers are with Samantha, and you and family.  Hope your stress eases at work.<br /><br />Debbie and Jerry...hope you get some of that rain that you need&#33;<br /><br />Gail...have a great trip to Massachusets&#33;<br /><br />Have a great day, everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br />