<!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro--><!--sizeo:6--><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><div align='center'><u><i>MONDAY - DECEMBER 29TH</i></u></div><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br />Good morning Crazies.   Today things start to go back to normal around here.  Jim goes back to work and I can finally get caught up on my housework, laundry, etc.  I&#39;m so bad -  I&#39;m actually looking forward to having the house to myself for a few hours.      I guess I will also start returning things today and most of all restock the pantry and fridge.    Lots and lots of leftovers but never did a really big shopping since we got home.    I also hope to begin to work on my review and get my pictures in some sort of order. <br /><br />Rose - have a terrific cruise after you have a nice evening with Cheryl &amp; Jason.    It&#39;s nice that you and Keith &amp; Rita will finally get to meet and what better way to meet than cruising.<br /><br />Jenn - glad you party was a success and everyone enjoyed themselves.    <br /><br />Debbie - I hope you are feeling better.   Earaches are so very painful.    With the crazy weather we have been having, it&#39;s amazing more Crazies aren&#39;t on the sick list.  (knock wood)    Yesterday it hit 65 here - up just a bit from the 2 on Tuesday.  <br /><br />Martha - have fun with your laptop.   I love mine and was able to change all our hotel reservations coming home thanks to the free internet in the hotels.       <br /><br />Falina - A March wedding will keep you very busy for awhile but it sounds like your daughter has things under control.<br /><br />Ed - great picture that little flip camcorder takes.   I&#39;m sure Roe will have a lot of fun with that.    What does it record onto - a memory stick?   <br /><br />Time to get Jim up and moving - can&#39;t have him being late his first day back.   Latest word from his partner is their jobs are safe til May.   I hope so.  He was hoping they would have bought a new van for them while he was away but no such luck - he&#39;ll just have to keep what he has and be happy he still has a job.    His bank is going thru some big changes in &#39;09 and even Deb is worried about losing her job.   I think they have finally figured out that when new programs come out they simply need to train the branch manager and leave it up to her/him to train their employees.   As it is now, Deb and her team have to train all the employees    Deb has 2 Assistants but together they make less &#036;&#036;&#036; then Deb does so she really thinks she will be the first to go.    I told her not to train her Assistants too well.    At the last officers meeting of the year they were all told there will be no raises or no bonuses in &#39;09 so that is not good news.   <br /><br />Make today special - be back later.