Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies...<br /><br />It&#39;s only 62 degrees right now after a Sunday of severe weather here in MN. It was our warmest day yesterday...around 80, and very humid. We had a couple of tornado touchdowns close by. One was only around 10 miles from us and the second (around 30 miles) destroyed around 50 homes or so, and a little child of 2-years-old lost his life. Many injuries, too. So very sad. <br /><br />It was kind of surreal since we were having our BBQ and it was sunny here at our home and the skies all around us were dark and threatening. They sounded our siren twice but we never had to go to the basement since we were keeping track by the skies and the TV of where the threat was. It was very close, but it stayed sunny in just our little area. Very surreal. My heart goes out to the people who lost their child, and the injured, and who lost pets and their property. We definitley do need to be thankful for what we have, and live our lives to the fullest.  Love one another, and help out when we can.<br /><br />Ed...my prayers are with Roe and you, and I hope they can get this cancer into remission.  My mother had a skin cancer up inside her nose, and even had it spread to a lymph node, and they got it all and she lived a long life.<br /><br />Mary Lou...congratulations to your niece on her wedding&#33;  It would be so wonderful for you to be there in Hawaii, but it sounds like you will have a wonderful celebration this weekend.  That is so sad about your friend.  He was so young.  My first husband died when he was only 34-years-old.  We definitely need to live life to the fullest.  Enjoy your BBQ and nice weather.<br /><br />Sue...it sound like Pappy really enjoyed his walk with his friends.  Hope you don&#39;t get that stormy weather.<br /><br />Joey...have a great day&#33;  Hope it isn&#39;t too hot there in CA.  I used to live and work in Long Beach many years ago, (for only 3 months) and loved the weather.  If it got hot during the day it would always cool off at night, and it wasn&#39;t humid like it is here.<br /><br />Thank you to all our military, past and present&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br />Have a wonderful day, everyone&#33;