<div align='center'><b><u><!--sizeo:6--><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->SUNDAY - AUGUST 17TH<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></u></b></div><br /><br />Good morning Crazies - How is everyone this morning.   I hope our Florida Crazies are keeping a close eye on Fay.  We will be keeping an eye on the Ft. Myers Area and hope our little house is OK.   <br /><br />Went to a local fair yesterday and bought 2 adorable stuffed teddy bear &quot;Christmas Soldiers&quot; for either side of our fire place.    We always have 2 little elves that go there but they have really seen better days.   The bears stand on a lit post - very cute.    I need more Christmas decorations like I need another hole in my head but even Jim thought they were cute.    I have no idea when we will decorate for Christmas this year as we plan on leaving Pa. for our trip to Miami and our Panama Canal cruise on December 4th and won&#39;t return til late on the 21st.  We do have a spare week in early October but I think even I would get tired of the decorations by Christmas.   lol   <br /><br />Joey - Wishing David a safe and productive trip.    You will be very busy when he is gone packing for your Alaska cruise.     The time will fly by.<br /><br /><br />Falina - sorry you were a bit disappointed in Chicago.   I find that usually happens as groups replace their original members one by one.    I know I was a HUGE Kingston trio fan and at first the new touring group was 2 original members and 1 new one and they were OK.   Then the scales tipped to 1 original and 2 new and it just wasn&#39;t the same.   Now they are 3 new members and they are awful.    It&#39;s hard to let go of a happy memory.<br /><br />Today I really have to get to work on this house.   We will be having a lot of company over the next month and Dave &amp; his family will be here for the weekend of the Heart Walk in Sept.   Things got put aside when I was sick and now I have a mess on my hands.   Time to begin a little at a time and get my house back in order.    Plus Deb is rearranging rooms in her house and needs us to take back out fouton and I have no idea where I&#39;m going to put that.  <br /><br />I&#39;ll be back later - make today special.