Hi Everyone&#33;<br /><br />We made it up to a balmy 41 today.  It&#39;s the first day it got that high since November 25th.  It may stay in the upper 30s tomorrow (chance of rain and snow) and then head back down.  Hope it isn&#39;t too bad tomorrow since I am dying to get out and shop.  I&#39;ve been cooped up all week and wanted to get out to the sales on Christmas things and all.  My bronchitis and sinuses are getting better, and I don&#39;t think I&#39;m contagious anymore, so I&#39;m hoping to go shopping tomorrow if the roads don&#39;t turn from rain to ice.  I got all the decorations off the tree today and carefully packed away.  Marc took the outside decorations down and will take the tree down tomorrow.  We&#39;re gettin&#39; there.   Slow, but sure.  LOL<br /><br />Mary Lou...congrats on your Panama Canal booking&#33;  That will be a great cruise.  Hope I didn&#39;t tell you about the wrong nuclear stress test...I just looked up the one I had and it was the Dobutomine Stress test.  Whichever one you have, I&#39;m sure it will be much easier than you think it will be.  Happy Birthday to Michael&#33;  <br /><br />Sue...glad all is well with your computer now...hope the weather warms up for you&#33;<br /><br />Carmen ® hope your weather improves, and hope your weekend worked out OK for you&#33;<br /><br />Steve...that is great news about your boxer.  My kitty is doing much better, too.  Too funny about what your doctor friend said.  LOL<br /><br />Cheryl...hope your new doctor works out well...it&#39;s always hard changing doctors.   Hope you don&#39;t get that nasty weather that is predicted.  Your bearded doctor reminded me of what happened to Marc on Christmas Eve.  Marc has been wearing a beard for awhile now.  We were at church, and after the service a little boy (around 3 or 4 years old) pointed to Marc and said...&quot;Santa&quot;  His mom said,&quot; no, that&#39;s not Santa.&quot;  He said, again, &quot;Santa.&quot;  LOL  Too funny&#33; <br /><br />Tonia...Congratulations on your air reservations to Paris.  I can feel your excitement&#33;  Sounds like a great price, too.  That&#39;s so great&#33;  Hope all goes well with your first week back to work.<br /><br />Carmen (M)...hope your sinus infection is getting better.  I have never heard of using prednisone for a sinus infection.  Most antibiotics don&#39;t work for me anymore.  I&#39;ll have to ask my doctor about that.  Hope things slow down a bit for you at work.<br /><br />Joey...hope the rain and winds don&#39;t do any real damage there.  Hope you have a wonderful time on your cruise.  Bon Voyage&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br />Ed and Mary Lou...I have saved something from every cruise, too.  It&#39;s fun to look back at the daily program and the Captain&#39;s invitations and all.  I didn&#39;t save the tickets, though, and I could have used that when talking to Carnival to get credit for a cruise taken in 1979.  I do have pictures and other things to send, though, so they may accept them.  Ed...how exciting to be getting ready for a group cruise.  Hope it&#39;s a wonderful cruise&#33;<br /><br />Jim...it&#39;s so nice to see you on the Daily Dock&#33;  Hope it&#39;s a great year for you and your loved ones.  Happy New Year&#33;<br /><br />Rat...I&#39;m so sorry that you lost power.  We have been talking about getting a generator.  We don&#39;t lose power here very often, but if we did in the winter we would freeze.  Hope you get over that nasty flu real soon&#33;<br /><br />Jen...so glad you didn&#39;t lose power.  That would be extra tough in your cold weather.  Hope you are feeling better.  Sounds like you got some great after Christmas deals at 75% off.  I&#39;m just getting out tomorrow...hope they still have a few things left.<br /><br />Gail...you really explained the test well.  The gals who worked with me were sooo nice and made me really comfortable.  It&#39;s so great to have dedicated and experienced people like them and you in the health field.   Happy Birthday to little Jacob&#33;<br /><br />Jackie...glad all went well for your first week back to work.  Sounds like a cruise might be in order after working all those weekends coming up.   <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 />Maria...thanks for the advice on the neti pot.  Hope you have a wonderful cruise&#33;  Bon Voyage&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br />Rose...Welcome back&#33;  Hope you had a great cruise&#33;<br /><br />Hope everyone having bad weather will stay safe, and warm, and dry...and everyone having warm and sunny weather will send some our way&#33;   <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 />To all my Cruise Crazy friends...have a great day&#33;&#33;