(167421,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 18:09:36',NULL,'','Morning All,<br />\n<br />\nW had some very late and very loud thunderstorms last night - Gucci wasn&#39;t a very happy camper&#33;&#33;  Todays high is only supposed to be 65 and then it&#39;s back up to the 80&#39;s again.<br />\n<br />\nGottacruz - how are you doing? -  pray much better.<br />\n<br />\nShari and Tonia - hope today is a better day for both of you and than the pain diminishes.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - our prayers are with you for these next 3 days - you&#39;re going to sell this house, brother... get ready.<br />\n<br />\nKareen - you are always such a busy lady&#33;&#33;  Please say Hi to Suanne and Harvey from us, goodness it seems like light years have gone by since our cruise to Europe.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - isn&#39;t it fun putting Easter baskets together for the little ones?  Hopefully you&#39;re not too tired out today... being Nanny for so long.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-03-23 18:09:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167447,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 18:55:44',NULL,'','<br />\nJackie when u put it like that I sure as heck BELIEVE&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKareen I too must say You a a Volunteer Marvel .. how do you you find time??<br />\n<br />\nTonia you doing any better today?<br />\n<br />\nCharlie and Mebert thanks for the prayer&#39;s .. I had my talk with God a couple days ago.. and its all in his hands.. Thats why I feel like posting again.. I relinquished all powerover this matter.. He has blessed us before.... he will bless again.. I have no doubt&#33;<br />\nHave a great weekend guys<br />\n<br />\nJoey... (and David Too&#33;&#33;)','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-23 18:55:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167453,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 20:06:39',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Thanks My friends its under control and responding to the treatment but it makes me sick at times but I dont let it get me down like Joey said you turn things over to the Lord and let him help you things will work out in the end, I just wish I had Joeys problem&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Ill perservere and keep on doing what Ive always done and the doctors said just do what Ive been doing and rest if I get tired&#33; Thanks for all of your caring from my heart My Friends I love all you guys and Ladies and you are all have a special place in my heart for all of you&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' />  Thanks for taking me into your lives and for being such special friends, we all need this in our lives&#33; God bless all of you and your familys as they go through life &#33; Thanks again all My Friends and all of the other Cruise Crazies as well here your part of my family too&#33; Dont forget to Love each other and always have good thoughts for others, God forbid you or your loved ones would be in this shape so do some real soul searching before its too late&#33; Ill be off and on for awhile because of my Medicine for now but Ill still be the old chipper Robert <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-23 20:06:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167454,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 20:12:40',NULL,'','Hi Robert, great to see you posting, and I am happy that everything is going well <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-23 20:12:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167464,139,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 21:00:41',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Good afternoon crazies. Are you ready for the weekend? We sure are? We only have a moment or so we will just say &quot;HAVE A GREAT ONE&#33;&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n <br />\n<br />\n[color=\"#6633ff\"]&lt;strong&gt;We are building a modest all brick 1,600 sq ft ranch with an oversized garage. We will have a front porch and an open covered back porch for a hot tub and an oversized back patio. I also plan to build myself, a terraced masonry patio down at the lakefront and a fishing pier.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-03-23 21:00:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167471,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 21:23:22',NULL,'','Afternoon all from Sunny Florida&#33; After days of dreary the sunshine has returned and its a lovely day finally&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI hate contractors&#33; The one that was supposed to come didn&#39;t call or show up. Guess I&#39;m starting my search over again. I e-mailed one and I just found out that my neighbor does this type of stuff so I may ask him. At least I can trust him. Of course I will want to pay him like everyone else.<br />\n<br />\nCrazy the next few days clearing junk from in front of the windows as the new ones will be here Wednesday, YIPEE&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; <br />\n<br />\nTonia I hope they find something to help with the pain while your healing. My DH had to take the on-line course and it was a real pain in the neck&#33; <br />\n<br />\nKareen nice to hear from you and your busy schedule.<br />\n<br />\nJoey we&#39;ll keep good thoughts for your open houses this weekend.<br />\n<br />\nRobert so glad to hear that your oil and lube went so well. We missed you but get some rest&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith I can&#39;t wait to see the picutures as the new house progresses.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great weekend all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-23 21:23:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167480,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 22:31:05',NULL,'','Good afternoon all.  Robert, I was happy to see you posting, but you need to make sure and take care of yourself and get lots of rest.  We&#39;ll be here for you when you feel up to it.  Rose, I know exactly what you mean about contractors.  They act like they are doing you a favor by coming out, instead of that they are working for you.   Joey, I hope this weekend&#39;s open house nets you a good offer.   Keith, make sure and take pics.  I have photos of our empty lot, the hole being dug for the basement, and one taken every weekend thereafter until it was finished.  The good thing about that was that we caught something they were doing not according to our plans and were able to get the contractor to fix it before they went too far.  Shari and Tonia, hope you will both be feeling 100% very soon.   Mebert, glad you are starting to fell the twinges of spring.  Hubby went to NYC on business mid Jan. and it was unseasonably warm there, flowers budding in Central Park,etc. until the day after he arrived, when it turned cold as all get out.  Guess you really had a short winter this year, but I think it made up for it in those 2 months, didn&#39;t it??  Hope all of you have a great weekend.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-23 22:31:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167495,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-23 23:17:45',NULL,'','Good afternoon Cruise Crazies. <br />\n<br />\nI hope you all are having a great day. <br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s drying out now after a little annoying drizzle.<br />\n<br />\nSCIROCCO,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s good to see you posting. Your posts are like a mini sermon. I usually can&#39;t wait to read the next one. You have such a positive outlook towards your health and how we should relate to one another. I wish you continued health and strength. You know of course, I&#39;m adding you to my prayer list.<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita,<br />\n<br />\nThat house by the lake sounds like it&#39;s going to be spectacular. <br />\n<br />\nAre there fish in the lake? Can you get a boat in there?<br />\n<br />\nI look forward to hearing how you enjoy it.<br />\n<br />\nsailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nGlad your weather is getting back to normal.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorry to hear about the trouble you&#39;re having with the contractors. The absence without a phone call may be a sign of their poor buisness ethics. It&#39;s the epitome of arrogance to make an appointment and not show up and not call. The only thing they understand is when you hit them in their pocketbooks. Maybe you should steer clear.<br />\n<br />\nGood luck with the windows.<br />\n<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nWas your husband reponsible for bringing all that cold air to New York? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nIt sure was an unexpected surprise to have temperatures almost in the 80&#39;s and then that cold front brought all that ice into the city. We made it through though.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a good evening everybody.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-23 23:17:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167619,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-24 01:48:48',NULL,'','Keith and Rita, your home sounds like it is going to be super.  I love the oversized back patio - parties hmmm?  We have a home with a dock on a river in Tampa, it has a large wooden deck out back facing the river with a hottub on it - but unfortunately we can&#39;t use it in the summer because the bugs carry us away.  We could screen it in, but it would lose a lot of the character - so we put tiki torches out there and don&#39;t stay out too long - now in the cooler weather it&#39;s great, and the tub has a heater - so we can enjoy it.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-24 01:48:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167644,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-24 05:01:10',NULL,'','zebra,<br />\n<br />\nyour home sounds idyllic. Can you put a boat at the dock?','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-24 05:01:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167655,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-24 11:40:23',NULL,'','SATURDAY - March 24th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies.....Our busy busy weekend has arrived.  Hopefully next time I post here (probably late tomorrow) I will report 2 beautiful young girls are all set for their prom.  I also hope to get them to do some regular shopping for our cruise since they generally live in jeans and will need a few new things before vacation.  I hope my legs (and my credit cards) hold up.  <br />\n<br />\nThe big news here yesterday was granddaughter got accepted into Kindergarten in our Private school nearby.  Our public schools changed the cut off date for K next year and she missed the cut by 3 weeks.  We tried to have her &quot;tested in&quot; but they refused to do that.  She is so so ready for school and the thought of keeping her back for another whole year had us all very upset.  She was so happy when they called but not as happy as we were.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - So glad to hear things are going well.  Conserve your strength and check in when you can.  Remember you have many friends here praying for you and sending good thoughts and hugs your way.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - You certainly don&#39;t waste any time when you make your minds up do you?  Good luck on your new home - it sounds wonderful. <br />\n<br />\n This will be short this morning - have to get a turkey in the oven so it will only have to be heated tonight for dinner.  The girls mom said they will be here by 9AM we shall see.  I will be amazed if they are, but if I&#39;m not ready that will be the one time they get here on time.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great weekend - after some showers it should be beautiful here in eastern Pa.  Don&#39;t foget to SMILE - it makes the little bumps in life seem silly.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-24 11:40:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167664,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-24 14:19:24',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies.. <br />\n<br />\nMaryLou I just love to see you beam when you type about the grandkids.. thats so nice...<br />\n<br />\nRobert Good to see you checking in.. Hope your feeling better .. there are days and then there are DAYS&#33;&#33; trust me I know.. Hang in there guy&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita .. yes indeed your home by the lake sounds terriffic... can&#39;t wait till you are able to share some pictures.<br />\n<br />\nJackie sounds like the tiki tourches work some of the time... I guess that flordia humidity is just a magnet for them pesky things .. huh..<br />\n<br />\nGuys have a super Saturday&#33;<br />\nSmile if you can..<br />\n<br />\nJoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-24 14:19:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167691,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-24 17:50:03',NULL,'','Good morning everybody&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI hope all Cruise Crazies are soing well today and are healthy and pain free.<br />\n<br />\nToday is the first day that I can happily say that I did not see any of those nasty, dirty little ice mounds in the city. It&#39;s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. <br />\n<br />\nI had a good night&#39;s sleep because everyone in the house was gone. I wish I could have more days like that.<br />\n<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nYou sound absolutely giddy when you talk about the twins and your granddaughter. You sound like you&#39;re going to have a smashing weekend. All of those girls will grow up to appreciate your participation in their lives.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nHang in there. Good things will come.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-24 17:50:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167700,2692,1,18,161426,'2007-03-24 18:10:54',NULL,'','Good morning everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI just love hearing about people talk about their children, grandchildren, or younger ones. It&#39;s great to hear so much love in the world.<br />\n<br />\nWell up here in Canada it&#39;s fantastic weather right now, a little cloudy with a few peeks of sun coming out. The snow windrows are almost all melted, left alot of debris on our front lawn though, looks like a massive ant hill mind you. <br />\n<br />\nOur roads have enough potholes to be officially labeled as swiss cheese roads, everytime I get in the car it feels like my life is flashing before my eyes. <br />\n<br />\nCruisetarp, congrats on your little un getting into kindergarden at a private school&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita, congrats on you new house is it? I didn&#39;t read all the pages of posting yet, sounds like you have a new house&#33; Look forward to seeing some pics, do post some&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMebert, did you say painfree too haha. Yesterday&#39;s hip hop reheasal I went to called &quot;fired up&quot; was my most extreme class yet, since competitions are coming up(April 27). I&#39;m the only boy in the class, I have to do a L kick stall in the air with one hand on the ground and the legs open in an L shape in the air. That is insanely hard&#33; I have brushed arms, an aching kneecap, and my shoulder hurts from landing on it so much. In pain I tell you&#33; I&#39;m no small fry either&#33; 250 pounds trying to do a L kick stall, ooooooooo my aching back.... I don&#39;t feel young anymore.','Jimmykaboots','Jimmykaboots','2007-03-24 18:10:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167705,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-24 19:46:54',NULL,'','Hey Jimmykaboots,<br />\n<br />\nHow are you doing. I&#39;m curious about that hip-hop class. It sounds like you&#39;re having fun. It seems that we have all of the dancing bases covered here at Cruise Crazies with Keith &amp; Rita in ballroom dancing and you in hip-hop. <br />\n<br />\nYou mentioned something about a competition. Are you competing in Canada or the U.S.? Are the competions group or couples? <br />\n<br />\nYou must be a true artist to put that kind of punishment on yourself, an L kick stall? <br />\n<br />\nMy legs hurt thinking about it.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nEnjoy&#33;&#33;&#33;','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-24 19:46:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167713,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-24 23:20:16',NULL,'','hello everyone....<br />\n<br />\nhope all are having a peaceful weekend...as usual i work... but i do love it...<br />\n<br />\nits nice to enjoy your job and the people ya work with....<br />\n<br />\nthe wrist was only painfree for about 4 hours.. on thursday.. pain is back.. and movement in wrist is a little better foreward.. but movement backwards is the same.. still painful to bend it backwards .. from inside wrisyt to the elbow... so thinking this injection did nothing....next is nerve study to see how fast the nerve reacts .. and that should tell if surgery is needed ....( just as long as i am ready to go crusiing on OCT is all i care about...)<br />\n<br />\nCHARLIE I AM MAKING THE STEAK STIR FRY TONIGHT BUT WITH CHICKEN ...<br />\n<br />\nJoey sure glad to see ya posting...<br />\n<br />\nJackie... glad your enjoying our western states...to bad your not making t down our way...<br />\n<br />\nRita ... can&#39;t wait to see the house has it develops...i am starting to look for a draftman to draft some plans for my addition next year...ya know when you have something in your head you want but want to see it in plans...my main thing is a walk-in closet,, spa tub...for master bedroom.and bigger bath.so when the doggies come in i can move .. ( why is it when you go to the bathroom all the doggies have to follow..kinda need a bigger bath with five rotties in tow ) ) and fireplace for living room....<br />\nsimple pleasures uh <br />\n<br />\nHey does anyone know when the fall 2008 cruise will post .. looking for amsterdam,, glibratar, morocco but all i see is up to aug ......<br />\n<br />\nwell all take care ....off to sleep i work tonight <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-03-24 23:20:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167715,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-24 23:34:48',NULL,'','Good afternoon all.  Hope everyone is having a great weekend.  There has been so much in the news lately about Ambien CR, that I decided not to take mine last night.  Insomnia is just one of the many wonders of Fibromyalgia, so I normally take it, along with a muscle relaxer every night.  I have now been up since 9:00 yesterday morning, a little over 30 1/2 hrs.  I really did try to go to sleep but finally gave it up about 8:00 this morning.  Funny thing is, I am not really tired.  I will take my meds around 9:00 tonight and then hopefully, I will sleep like a baby.   Tomorrow, I have to do the last of the packing things up so the carpet layers can do their thing on Monday.  It has been raining steadily for the past 24 hrs. and our streets are flooded but the grass is already greening up very nicely.  My son lives about 50 mins. to an hr. from us, and he said it was snowing at his house, but thankfully, we didn&#39;t see any of the white stuff.  Jimmy, I know exactly what you mean about the potholes - when we finally thawed out from our back to back blizzards and snow on the ground for 2 solid months, the roads were horrible.  Some have had some minor repair work done, but the majority are still in bad condition.  The city says they spent all of their budget on snow and ice removal.  Well, gonna go fold some laundry - the fun is just never ending around here&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-24 23:34:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167732,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-25 05:01:29',NULL,'','Hi All,<br />\n<br />\nJust a laid back day today.  I was really grateful to find a good grocery store here in Arizona - Fry&#39;s Signature.  They had most of the groceries and bakery items that we are used to finding in Publix in Florida.  At last&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I haven&#39;t been following the Ambien CR controversy... what have they been aying about it.  Every once in a while I take an Ambien (not CR) to help me sleep.  It works well for me but only for about 5-6 hours.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is having a great weekend&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-03-25 05:01:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167735,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-25 05:25:08',NULL,'','Jackie, it was on the news about a week and a half ago about some people (a small percentage) who were taking the Ambien CR, would get up and drive during the night or make phone calls or cook and have no recollection of doing it in the morning.  I told my sons if I ever call them during the night or drive over to their house and cook, they have my permission to slap me awake.  When Patrick Kennedy crashed his car last year, he said he had been taking it and did not remember getting into his car.  One of the school board members here just went to court this past week because he broke into his ex-wife&#39;s house in the middle of the night and starting fighting with her and the man she was with and he claimed that the last thing he remembered was taking the pill and going to bed.   I am pretty sure that I have never done anything that I don&#39;t remember because everything is always the way it was when I went to bed.  I was thinking last night that I should go a few nights without taking it because I certainly don&#39;t want to become dependent on them, but as I have been up 35 1/2 hrs., guess I really do need them to sleep.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-25 05:25:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167745,2692,1,18,161426,'2007-03-25 09:32:15',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nHey Mebert, <br />\n<br />\nThanks for the interest&#33; I&#39;ve always loved dancing, especially musical theatre(broadway style) and hip hop(old schoolz pop and wave). The hip hop coming up is only a festival for the province, my bad its not a competition, just a festival. We&#39;re a festival team called Fired Up&#33; One guy(thats me) and ten girls dance together in group formation&#33; My musical theatre team called &quot;Bugsy Malone&quot; is competitive(I just started this year, I&#39;ve always had too low self esteem to take dance class, but now I&#39;ve got the guts&#33; I figure, heck I&#39;m getting old, better do this while I still can). We just had the ADA competition, America Dancers Agency or Association I can&#39;t remember, came in first place, recieved a trophy for highest overall mark, and recieved Ultimate Gold award medals&#33; Yay, my first performance ever too&#33; O and the best part? 5 guys and 54 girls on my team. My training is done at Dance Unlimited Ltd and I dance with my little sister(nine years old) in the Bugsy Malone. Well I hope now that officially covers all the dancing bases for all of us here at crusecrazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nOOOO the punishment&#33; I ach like you wouldn&#39;t believe&#33; I&#39;d quit hip hop but Broadway requirements says I must take one disipline under the belt, and wow is hip hop ever a disipline&#33; My mother just started hip hop herself in a different class and shes in her mid forties&#33; Shows you&#39;re never too late, never know till you try&#33; So everyone go out, learn some hip hop, and we&#39;ll have a showdown&#33; All under 30 vs all over 30&#33; <br />\n<br />\nOk I&#39;m done bragging. :D Thanks for listening. :D <br />\n<br />\nGregswife, Ambien CR? Is that some time of medicine? Are there symptoms you can tell someone is under the influence of it? I mean I could climb into my neighbor&#39;s window and into his house and empty out his fridge in the middle of the night and have him find me on the couch the next morning and I could just deny it&#33; <br />\n<br />\nJimmy','Jimmykaboots','Jimmykaboots','2007-03-25 09:32:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167755,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-25 15:44:43',NULL,'','cheryl sorry to hear about the no sleep i do that sometimes..<br />\n<br />\nbut the funny thing is that i talk to people and cook etc even without taking that stuff... i have been a sleepwalker for many years.....i have to this day put my keys etc away from my purse...so if i do pick it up and walk outside i have nothing to drive with... it happens when i am very tried.. <br />\n<br />\nwhen we went to barcelona last year i have to put my suitcase in front of the door of hotel room incase i tried to walk out the door because i was so tried and haadn&#39;t slept...<br />\n<br />\ni carry on a very good conversation with people too and not remember .. my BF just answers my questions if i ask them .. all my friends know if they wake me up and talk on the phone don&#39;t make plans because i will not remember ...<br />\n<br />\nJackie glad your finding more things to make ya not be homesick...<br />\n<br />\nCharlie where are ya girl... hope all is well hope your back is not acting up.....<br />\n<br />\nsorry guys .. but why are ya such babies when your sick... BF is sick.. hes whining... and asking  &quot; hunny can ya make me some soup .. Hunny can ya get me some tissues ... i need nyquil...&quot;  i need the remote .. ( ok it was sitting right next to him ......)...<br />\n<br />\noh i feel better i vented <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-03-25 15:44:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167759,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-25 16:18:18',NULL,'','Woo Hoo - I&#39;m back, but still in Stockton.  it&#39;s cloudy and they are promising rain, but I feel that we will be just the fifth wheel and ignored. <br />\n<br />\nJackie, send us your rain&#33;  No, wait, you&#39;re in a severe drought, so maybe that&#39;s not a good idea.  You need it more than we do.<br />\n<br />\nyesterday was the start of prep for the Scholarship dinner.  i lvoe the kids, but they have no sense of direction at times.  They haven&#39;t quite gotten a handle on channeling their energy and time into productive outcomes.  That being said, yesterday was quite the *ahem* adventure.  We did finished preparing all the silent austion items.  They are auctioning off an aphrodisiac cooking seminar (the mind boggles) and the high point is one of the Top Chef contestant&#39;s (Mia) will be doing a dinner for two for some lucky couple.  We ended up with five live auction items and 42 silent items.  Hopefully, we will do better than last year.<br />\n<br />\nToday we head over the the country club at 10 and should be back by midnight...one of the few times Monday is going to look good to me...<br />\n<br />\nJimmyKahoots - okay, you mentioned Bugsy Malone - the movie or something else?  We need to talk.  I&#39;m in the theater and currently have a son designing on Broadway.  I&#39;m an (small) award winning playwright and set designer (mostly specializing in muscials). You made me chuckle about feeling old.  I&#39;ve been doing this since 1974 and will <br />\ncontinue as long as the back holds up.  I should be old like you.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - how are you feeling, love?  Is the wrist/arm any better?  Did the stir fry turn out? I&#39;m hoping to get back to posting more recipes this coming week, but things were just getting a little wild around here.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - just remember that good things come to those who truly deserve them, like you two.  And I belive that we are never given any more than we can truly handle - how we choose to carry that burden is what makes us whom we are and what we will become.  Be strong.<br />\n<br />\nSame goes to you, Robert.  I&#39;m not sure of your medical condition, but it is extremely important that you take care of yourself to the exclusion of everything else.  True friends will wait and will be there in the end.  <br />\nKnow that you&#39;re being tested for some higher reason and draw strength from that.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I took Ambien for several months after my surgery and never had a peck of trouble with it.  It would have been great to have been sleeping cleaning or cooking, but alas, it was not to be.  I still keep a few on hand for long plane trips, but that&#39;s it.  I&#39;m thinking that if you have been taking them this long without incident, you are okay.  If not, well, my house could use a good cleaning...<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou - hope you&#39;re doing well and having a great weekend&#33;<br />\n<br />\nOkay, I&#39;m going in&#33;  Cover me&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-25 16:18:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167782,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-25 20:47:17',NULL,'','Hi everyone - it is finally quiet here...the girls just left.  I must say I was not disappointed when Cait told me she had to be at work at 3PM today.  Yesterday was LOOOOOONG&#33;.  They both had preconceived ideas of the color and style they wanted and for the first couple of hours refused to try on anything that didn&#39;t fall into those categories.  We opened the first store at 10AM and closed the last one at 9PM but eventually ended up with exactly the opposite of what they were looking for.  Different colors, different styles and although not what I would have chosen - beautiful gowns that they looked like a million dollars in.  They looked so grown up and gorgeous - I couldn&#39;t believe it was really them (of course Cait still had on her sneakers under her lemon yellow beaded gown but I&#39;m working on her LOL).  We still need to buy shoes, jewelry and underwear but the biggest challenge is over. I must admit I nearly needed the EMT&#39;s when they hit the total button on the register but I kept reminding myself they only have 1 Senior Prom.   After we got home they modeled their gowns for Jim who informed them he would be following them around all night on prom night with his shotgun in case their boyfriends got any ideas - they were not amused because I think they believed him.  Of course after their Mom went to bed we sat up until 4:30 AM catching up but I was still awake and up making a bagel run before 7AM so I am heading back to bed for awhile.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is having a great day and enjoying some beautiful spring weather.  A smile will help to brighten any day.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-25 20:47:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167796,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 02:52:18',NULL,'','Mary Lou, I am sure the gowns were expensive, but at least they can wear them on formal night on the ship, so they will get more use than that 1 prom night.  It is so wonderful of you to stay so involved in their lives.  I am sure you are an amazing role model and influence for them.  Jimmy, Ambien CR is a sleeping pill - CR stands for controlled release because the first &quot;layer&quot; is supposed to help you go to sleep and the second is supposed to help you stay asleep.  I slept like a baby - went upstairs around 10:30 and watched tv until 11:00 and I was out.  I never heard Greg come to bed, never heard him get up this morning and didn&#39;t even wake up to go potty during the night.  I slept for 10 straight hrs.  He had a conference call this morning and after he got off, he said he might have to go back to NYC for a couple of days, but really wanted me to go with him.  he said, if he goes, he will have to be there April 9th and 10th, which is a Monday and Tuesday, but if I will go, we will fly in on Friday so we can spend the weekend sightseeing in the Big Apple.  I have a friend who lives on Statton Island, so I may go visit her while he is conducting business.  Guess he will know tomorrow if he does have to go.  I cartainly am not looking forward to flying again so soon, but it would be nice to see the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and some of the other landmarks.   Absoluitely gorgeous day today here in Denver.  In the mid 70&#39;s and sunny.  Our son, Chris, came over and we went to lunch and then he and his dad went for a motorcycle ride and then we all sat out on the deck and enjoyed the weather and drank lemonade for a while.  Hope all of you have a great week.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-26 02:52:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167803,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 03:09:11',NULL,'','Cheryl, we love New York.  How super and convenient to have a good friend on Statton Island.  The two of you can do some serious sightseeing and maybe a bit of shopping? :)  New York shopping is the best&#33;   So glad you had a good nights&#39; sleep - it sure makes all the difference, gives you pep in your step&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - what a lot of fun shopping for prom dresses for the two girls.  I remember my daughter doing exactly the same thing..... eventually choosing just the opposite to what she had in mind.  Hope you&#39;re not too exhausted after all that&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie, did you eventually get some rain?  Boy it seems after all those wild fires that California could use a good soaking rain.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-26 03:09:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167805,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 03:14:09',NULL,'','Good Day Crazies... not a lot to report from here ..<br />\n<br />\nCharlie thanks for the encouragement.. I totally agree with you ..<br />\n<br />\nJackie the time for southern California&#39;s good soaking is dwindling down... we didn&#39;t get the normal amount this year.. <br />\n<br />\nHope all are well..<br />\n<br />\nUntil tomorrow..<br />\n<br />\nJoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-26 03:14:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167903,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 12:49:41',NULL,'','MONDAY - March 26th[/size]<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.   After a good nights sleep I think I could probably face a mall again but just to be safe I think I will take it slow today.   LOL  Actually we did go shopping for a while yesterday.  I am torn about buying a laptop.  I really want one but once I get in the store and see the prices I back down.  They are so expensive and even the cheapest models need so much upgrading they price gets crazy.  I keep thinking &quot;that&#39;s another cruise deposit&quot;, etc.  I think deep down I&#39;m waiting for Jim to just go buy one as a suprise but that doesn&#39;t seem to be happening.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl....Going to NY with Greg sounds like a terrific idea.   There is so much to see and do and having a friend on Staten Island will make the trip extra special.  Where does your friend live?  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is feeling well today and looking forward to a beautiful spring week.  I&#39;m going back now to see what I missed here over the weekend.  Keep smiling&#33;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-26 12:49:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167921,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 15:35:39',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies..<br />\n<br />\nThere are two towns in the united states I have no interest in seeing .. one is Chicago and the other is NY.. I don&#39;t know if its the size or the hype... its like i feel i would be swallowed up and never be heard from again.. with that being said .. Enjoy your trip Cheryl&#33; LOL<br />\n<br />\nA busy week ahead here my WV Mountaineers are in the final 4 of the NIT tourney they go up against Mississippi tomorrow.. we head back east early Thursday morning.. and will be back on the west coast Monday evening...<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou look on Overstocked dot com.. I found a great HP laptop with a lot of bells and whistles for a very good price... and after it arrives go up to Jim and say &quot; thanks hon .. how did you know thats what I have been wanting&#33;&quot; ... It sometimes works for me.. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a good day guys...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-26 15:35:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167935,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 16:20:17',NULL,'','Cheryl ---- so nice to have your hubby want you to go along... enjoy .NYC... have a yummy hotdog for me and OMG i want some good rye bread now....<br />\n<br />\nJoey NYC is so much fun...i just love the city....yes it is big and could swallow you.. but the theater...white pizza...the shopping .....so many museums....history   ... its the best....<br />\n<br />\nMarylou ---- glad you go such a good sleep.....oh to be young and the only thing to worry about was prom LOL .....oh how i remember looking for my prom dress.. and my mother shaking her head ... and my dad saying to my mom ... &quot; and your going to let her wear that &quot;.... LOL LOL ... i wore it yes and i thought i was the bell of the ball... ( i still have my prom dress )... can you say PACKRAT<br />\n<br />\nCharlie glad to see ya post ... wrist is the pits .. the injection worked for about 6 hours....did nothing for the swelling or the cyst... and i had 6 hours of dang this feels good.... IT WAS NUMB <br />\n<br />\nso we go on.....expecting rain again.... ( ok thats what we call wet the ground... mess up the windshield )<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-03-26 16:20:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167940,139,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 16:32:29',NULL,'',' <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Mebert, we certainly hope there is fish in the lake&#33;  Actually the developer stocked the lake a couple years ago. It has never been fished.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]&lt;strong&gt;No gasoline boats--only electric tolling motors. The only access will be from the property owners. I plan on having a paddle boat.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n <br />\n<br />\n <br />\n<br />\n <br />\n<br />\n[quote name=\'cruisetarp\' post=\'167655\' date=\'Mar 24 2007, 04&#58;40 AM\'] Keith &amp; Rita - You certainly don&#39;t waste any time when you make your minds up do you? Good luck on your new home - it sounds wonderful. [/quote] <br />\n<br />\n[color=\"#006600\"]&lt;strong&gt;At our ages times are a wastin&#39;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n <br />\n<br />\n[quote name=\'JoeyandDavid\' post=\'167664\' date=\'Mar 24 2007, 07&#58;19 AM\']Keith and Rita .. yes indeed your home by the lake sounds terriffic... can&#39;t wait till you are able to share some pictures.[/quote] <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;[color=\"#996633\"]We will post photos as the house progresses.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n <br />\n<br />\n[quote name=\'Jimmykaboots\' post=\'167700\' date=\'Mar 24 2007, 11&#58;10 AM\'] Keith and Rita, congrats on you new house is it? I didn&#39;t read all the pages of posting yet, sounds like you have a new house&#33; Look forward to seeing some pics, do post some&#33;[/quote] <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;[color=\"#000099\"]Thanks Jimmy--we will post some.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n <br />\n<br />\n[quote name=\'terumim\' post=\'167713\' date=\'Mar 24 2007, 04&#58;20 PM\'] Rita ... can&#39;t wait to see the house has it develops...i am starting to look for a draftman to draft some plans for my addition next year...ya know when you have something in your head you want but want to see it in plans...my main thing is a walk-in closet,, spa tub...for master bedroom.and bigger bath.so when the doggies come in i can move .. ( why is it when you go to the bathroom all the doggies have to follow..kinda need a bigger bath with five rotties in tow ) ) and fireplace for living room....<br />\nsimple pleasures uh [/quote] <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;[color=\"#660000\"]Tonia, we did designed this house just for us. The master bedroom will have two walk in closets and the master bath with have a corner whirlpool garden tub and separate shower. It will also have two linen closets.<br />\nThe open great room/living room with cathedral ceiling will have a gas fireplace with an in-cased area above to hold our 52&quot; TV, including a lower shelf for components, such as Tivo, DVD player, and VHS. It will be wired for surround sound.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-03-26 16:32:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167959,2763,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 16:53:49',NULL,'','Joey, you have crushed me. NYC in fantastic. Yes, it is big, but in many ways it is smaller than Atlanta (we just hit 5 million in the metro area). NYC is so big that it is forced to become small. Every part of NYC is divided into smaller communities or neighborhoods in which people really get to know each other. In ATL, we jump in the car and drive 20 miles to get a good falafel and all without running into anyone. In other words, NYC is a small town with all the perks of a megacity... and the museums&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou, I&#39;d find a way to slip your DH a note that your next annniversary is &quot;technolgy&quot; (modern for paper)... or should you say &quot;silicon&quot; instead of &quot;silver.&quot;<br />\n    There are many great laptops out there now under &#036;1000. In fact, I just helped my In-Law pick out a great laptop that suits all his needs for &#036;650 after rebate. I have to disagree with Joey (sorry man, twice in one day. Can I make up by saying &quot;Go Mountaineers&quot;) about laptops on the internet. Studies suggest buying technology off the net is risky, esp. for laptops. This is the one area I would stick with a brick-n-morter store. BUT ALWAYS DO YOUR RESEARCH AND GET THEM TO GIVE YOU A GOOD DEAL&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSorry guys, I space out when the &quot;Prom Dress&quot; stuff starts. All I can say is remember how special that time was when life was so innocent that the irrational cost of a dress could never be understood and your whole life would be determined by a note you were passed in class (or &quot;texted&quot; in the 21 century). If you can swing it, go for it. There is plenty of &quot;reality&quot; waiting for them in the future.<br />\n<br />\nK&amp;R, house sounds great. DW and I dream of building our own. Our top request is a fireplace in the bedroom and pocket doors EVERYWHERE.<br />\n<br />\nWe earned our name of Hotlanta yesterday with 87 degrees. Another bun burner today... did I blink and miss spring? And you guys with all the rain, QUIT HOGGING IT. We need some terribly.','SMB','SMB','2007-03-26 16:53:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167972,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 17:08:33',NULL,'','Morning from Stockton..not so much good...oh, my head...  <br />\n<br />\nSadly no rain to report, although signs are promising.  At lest we have clouds today and a winter storm watch posted for the Sierras.<br />\n<br />\nThe dinner went very well - one of the best ones we&#39;ve had.  We raised over &#036;10,000 in the silent/live auction.  Only had one person forget to take his item and one person take the wrong one. With nearly 60 lots, that&#39;s wasn&#39;t too bad.  i only came home with three of them - one including a zinfandel grape vine...hmm.  <br />\n<br />\nGotta say though, these dinners are a little like labor.  Lots of work and effort and exhastion, but a good result.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJoey - I&#39;m going out on a limb here and will agree with you about both Chicago and NYC.  Visited NYC a couple of years ago and just wasn&#39;t that impressed overall.  People were very nice, but it&#39;s a little too closed for my tastes.  On a clear day (I.e. when their not burning crops) here, you can see over 100 miles to the Sierras.  Kenichi adores the city and is happy there, although I&#39;ve noticed that all the job he&#39;s applying for are out here in CA.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is having a grand day.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-26 17:08:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167986,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 17:24:36',NULL,'','SMB didn&#39;t mean to &quot;crush&quot; you... but I just get claustrophobic if all i see is buildings... yes i know central park.... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  but still... David on the other hand can&#39;t wait till he can ride amtrak up to NY for the day/weekend..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-26 17:24:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167990,2763,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 17:27:43',NULL,'','Well, Joey, I guess we know who the &quot;better half&quot; is... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','SMB','SMB','2007-03-26 17:27:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(167993,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 17:36:39',NULL,'','Well, having never been to the state of NY, I think it will be interesting to see.  What I am really looking forward to is the shopping.  As for Chicago, the only thing I have ever seen there is the inside of O&quot;Hare airport.  I&#39;m really not much of a &quot;big city&quot; girl either, but I think I can suffer thru a few days. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />.   Mary Lou. my friend lives on Tanglewood Dr.  Can&#39;t tell you where that is as I haven&#39;t been there.  She and her hubby own a pizza restaurant named Mama Rosario&#39;s - they are very Italian.  I am just sitting here waiting on the carpet layers. He called at 7:15 this morning for directions and said he would be here in less than 30 minutes.  It is now 8:30 and no sign of anyone.  What is the deal with contractors and time???  Looks like a beautful week.  Now that I said that, here they are, so have a great day everyone....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-26 17:36:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168019,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 18:44:56',NULL,'','<br />\n <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> I thought everyone knew... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n[quote name=\'Gregswife Mar 26 2007\' date=\' 07:36 AM\']I am just sitting here waiting on the carpet layers. He called at 7:15 this morning for directions and said he would be here in less than 30 minutes. It is now 8:30 and no sign of anyone.[/quote]<br />\nSounds like they are on time to me&#33; ( at least your on the sheet for today&#33;)','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-26 18:44:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168027,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 19:19:40',NULL,'','Good morning Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone and theirs are well.<br />\n<br />\nThe weather in New York is beautiful today and I&#39;m debating taking the car in for a checkup or just relaxing. I do have a little time to take it in before my vacation. There are no serious problems, now. A few weeks ago when I would warm up the car while it was in park, the sound of the engine seemed to wan, the dash board lights would dim and then the sound would become stronger again. This caused some concern when it happened several times while the car was warming up. Despite the warm up episode, the car would run flawlessly. Presently, the car warms up normally so I think I have at least one more week before I have to take it into the shop. Wish me luck.<br />\n<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nYours is the example to follow when looking for a job. <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorry to hear about that wrist. I hope they find a more permanent and satisfactory solution.<br />\n<br />\nBe careful with that sleep walking.<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations on the extension of your home.<br />\n<br />\nHow was the stir fried chicken?<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nHas there been any positive news on the Ambien CR? <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m really sorry about your insomia. For someone who&#39;s been functioning after being up for 35 1/2 hours you sure sound up beat. You&#39;re a good sport to let your kids slap you awake. I&#39;m glad you got 10 straight hours sleep. <br />\n<br />\nMy roommate takes Ambien and I&#39;ve never heard him walking through the apartment. Occasionally, he does cook at 2:00 or 3:00 AM and there&#39;s a heavy smell of bacon that permeates my room. It&#39;s a little disconcerting since I&#39;m a vegetarian. I think he takes the Ambien immediately after he eats but he wakes up anyway and cooks. Hmmm. I&#39;d better check and see if he&#39;s awake on that the next time I smell bacon. When I questioned him about whether or not he&#39;s aware of his cooking so early in the morning, his response is he&#39;s very aware of when he&#39;s cooking and he&#39;s cooking because he&#39;s hungry. He claims that because he used to work at night (about 7 years ago), he&#39;s used to eating at 4:00 AM. None the less, I&#39;m going to be more vigilant because there&#39;s a four year old in the apartment. Nothing, noises or smells, wakes him up.<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s great that your husband can take you along with him on a business trip. I hope you enjoy your time with your friend in Staten Island but if you get to New York City I hope we can have coffe, lunch or something before you go back home.<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations on missing that nasty snow.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nThere&#39;s nothing like having a great grocery store or supermarket in the community. I live in New York and there are some nice supermarkets but I love the supermarkets in Florida so much better. It&#39;s great to smell the fresh baked goods coming out of the bakery of the Florida Superstore. The stores in Florida seem huge by New York&#39;s standards and the one stop idea works very nicely. There&#39;s just not enough real estate space in New York City for supermarkets to have all of those departments. They do the best they can with limited space.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJimmykaboots,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the information on the fesitval. Congratulations to you and your little sister on the first place gold medal for your group. I don&#39;t know about the hip-hop dance competition show down because I&#39;m way over 30 years old. There wouldn&#39;t be any competition there.<br />\n<br />\nKeep up the good work and good luck in future competitions.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nI knew there was something creative about you. Congratulations on your playwriting award.<br />\n<br />\nI hope the scholarship dinner and auction is a smashing success. The auction items seem really interesting. I also hope the rain comes in for you.<br />\n<br />\nI hope to show you the wonders of New York one day. I understand about the wide open spaces and that&#39;s why I go out to sea and vacation as much as I can. But, I love New York&#33;<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nIt sounds like it was a rough weekend with the twins yet very enjoyable. My hat is off to you because I can&#39;t shop like that for anybody. You are one dedicated and faithful person. All the best to you and your twins.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nLet me know when you get back to New York.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nHang in there. <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorry you don&#39;t want to come to New York but if you ever got here I&#39;d like to show you some parts you might like. We&#39;re not as bad as you might think.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita,<br />\n<br />\nI hope you enjoy hours and hours of relaxing time in your paddle boat. Just imagine, you can take mini-cruises in the lake every now and then. It would be great to take a picnic basket and have your own Lido deck.<br />\n<br />\nDoes the community allow fishing in the lake?<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSMB,<br />\n<br />\nI agree with you about NYC.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good day everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]   [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-26 19:19:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168031,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 19:22:47',NULL,'','Just for the record, I guess I&#39;m a big city boy. I love Chicago, New York, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.<br />\n<br />\nPray for New Orleans.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-26 19:22:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168032,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 19:23:15',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nwell I will count on it ... after all... at the end of the day... I will HAVE to come ONCE just to please hubby....','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-26 19:23:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168034,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 19:25:52',NULL,'','JoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nWay to go&#33; I look forward to keeping you at your word.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nHow did the move go?','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-26 19:25:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168042,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 19:38:41',NULL,'','<br />\nMebert if nothing else I do try and have integrity...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-26 19:38:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168057,139,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 20:30:46',NULL,'','Mebert, I will be fishing&#33; There is no public access to the lake--only from the owner&#39;s property. There will be a total of 15 property owners of the lake. The total size of the subdivision is 52 homes. It will have a greenway and park and pedestrian bridges going over the creek that feeds the lake.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-03-26 20:30:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168061,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 20:38:27',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nVery well.  My DH and I, along with 2 of our daughters, plus my DD and SIL, were able to unpack every box and get everything arranged, it looks great.  Thank you for asking.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-26 20:38:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168062,139,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 20:41:05',NULL,'','[quote name=\'mercedes\' post=\'168061\' date=\'Mar 26 2007, 12&#58;38 PM\'] [quote name=\'Mebert\' post=\'168034\' date=\'Mar 26 2007, 12&#58;25 PM\']<br />\n<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nHow did the move go?<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nVery well. My DH and I, along with 2 of our daughters, plus my DD and SIL, were able to unpack every box and get everything arranged, it looks great. Thank you for asking. [/quote] <br />\n<br />\n <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Mercedes, are you guys for hire? We could use some help around Sept 1&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-03-26 20:41:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168072,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 21:10:36',NULL,'','[quote name=\'mercedes\' post=\'168061\' date=\'Mar 26 2007, 01&#58;38 PM\']<br />\n[quote name=\'Mebert\' post=\'168034\' date=\'Mar 26 2007, 12&#58;25 PM\']<br />\n <br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nHow did the move go?<br />\n[/quote]<br />\nVery well.  My DH and I, along with 2 of our daughters, plus my DD and SIL, were able to unpack every box and get everything arranged, it looks great.  Thank you for asking.<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nIt pays to have a big, close and helpful family.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m with Keith &amp; Rita. When I get ready to move I&#39;m sending you and your family an e-mail or you can coach me. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-26 21:10:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168073,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 21:19:07',NULL,'','anytime guys <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-26 21:19:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168099,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 23:05:49',NULL,'','<br />\nThat sounds like a piece of heaven','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-26 23:05:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168106,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 23:32:08',NULL,'','Happy Monday all. Just thought I&#39;d say Hi before we head out the door for our arena football game. It is the one thing we break for during tax season. It&#39;s great for stress relief&#33; Lots of yelling and general fun. We&#39;ve been going for years.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is feeling well. <br />\n<br />\nJoey sorry no good news yet but it will come soon. I love shopping in NYC. I grew up on Long Island and took the LIRR into the city. Wouldn&#39;t have wanted to live there however. The island was much quieter.<br />\n<br />\nKeith the house sounds great&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t wait till normalcy returns. Only a few more weeks till tax season is over&#33; Yipee&#33; I&#39;m getting tired...<br />\n<br />\nHave a great evening all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-26 23:32:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168107,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 23:35:35',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nIt is an exciting game.. we used to be season holders for the Avengers..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-26 23:35:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168108,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-26 23:36:56',NULL,'','Mebert ........ hers my list when can you send LOL LOL <br />\n<br />\nsabretts 4 packs<br />\nknishes<br />\nrye bread 4 loafs <br />\npretzels<br />\npolish sausage<br />\nitalian cookies <br />\n<br />\ni better stop i am making myself hungry gezzzzzzz i miss my care packages from my ex mother in law....<br />\nshe lives on 180the street near the washington bridge.... i use to get my package every two months <br />\n<br />\nof i forgot the good mustard LOL <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-03-26 23:36:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168119,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 00:23:00',NULL,'','Just a fast note to drop in and say IT&#39;S RAINING&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-27 00:23:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168158,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 02:59:35',NULL,'','Happy Monday all&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTomorrow we&#39;re on the road again - depending upon how tiring of a ride it is we may be spending out last night in Arizona or maybe our first night in California.  This is the first time we&#39;ve been undecided as to which route we want to travel.  So I guess we&#39;ll flip a coin :)','zebra','zebra','2007-03-27 02:59:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168159,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 03:02:54',NULL,'','are you comming anywhere within 150 miles of us? cause one of these weekends we will drive to you','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-27 03:02:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168192,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 06:25:50',NULL,'','Robert, you are being awfully quiet - check in when you can so we know you are okay....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-27 06:25:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168213,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 13:05:17',NULL,'','TUESDAY - March 27th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies...How is everyone this morning?   I hope everyone is feeling well, doing OK and enjoying Spring.  I&#39;m still looking for that elusive first crocus but it should be popping up any time now.<br />\n<br />\nIt is go great to see so many friends posting here in the Daily Dock and reporting in on what is happening in their lives.   <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - How is the home project coming?  I know contractors can be so annoying when they don&#39;t keep appointments, but the end result will be beautiful and you will forget about all the aggravation they caused.  <br />\n<br />\nCharlie - So glad you are finally getting some much needed rain.  It sounds like all your hard work on the dinner and auction paid off.  Congratulations on the great amount of money you raised.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - hope that wrist is better today.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - even though you are not here every day we think of you everyday and hope you are doing OK.<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - Your plans for you home sound wonderful.  You must be so excited.<br />\n<br />\nRose - Hang in there - tax season is nearly over.<br />\n<br />\nShari - Where are you?  Hope you are doing OK with your meds and the clot is not traveling any further.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - I&#39;m sure you and David are so excited about your trip this week.  Hopefully when you return you will have good news to share from both the East &amp; West coasts.<br />\n<br />\nMebert- So happy that you are joining us here on the Dock.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - happy motoring as you make your way West.  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - Not only did you buy your DD a home but you got her all unpacked in one weekend - you are amazing.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day today.  Nothing special planned here but I need to spend some time figuring how to get us back from Florida.  I  had the trip down there planned so quickly and then ran out of steam.  Maybe it&#39;s just because it&#39;s always much more fun to go somewhere than it is to come back home.  <br />\nDon&#39;t forget to SMILE as you go about your day','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-27 13:05:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168219,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 15:29:08',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is well today.  Not too bad today, temperature wise, upper 60s and sunny.  Nothing much planned for today, still recovering from doing all that unpacking this weekend <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\nTake care.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-27 15:29:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168236,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 15:51:03',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies..... <br />\n<br />\nNIT semi finals tonight  WV vs Mississippi ......Go eeeers&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope all are well .... this place has been jumping of late ... aint it nice &#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /><br />\n<br />\nnot much to report this AM will be back thruout the day... keep smiling&#33;..<br />\n<br />\nBTW when is Maria due home?','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-27 15:51:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168255,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 16:35:40',NULL,'','Well good morning all.. its windy .. what we call california rain... so i think of cooking.. so i put some new recipes on the list... maybe a few to think about for easter<br />\n<br />\nhope all are having a good day so far... <br />\n<br />\njust going to be a lazy day... and rest the wrist... <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nQUESTION:<br />\n<br />\ndoes anyone know when fall 2008 cruises come out ????<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-03-27 16:35:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168260,754,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 16:49:50',NULL,'','Here I am Joey.................<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWell, here we are home again........We got home on Sunday but it has been so hectic here I haven&#39;t had a chance to post.<br />\n<br />\nOur Florida trip down the gulf side and up the atlantic side was awesome. Our first stop was Valdosta, Ga for an overnight stay and then on to Bradenton to our son&#39;s NMRA. Yeah Modular Depot (my sons business) took home their first championship.<br />\n<br />\nAfter spending three days there and having a ball we left to go to Sarasota to take in a spring training game of our beloved Cincinnati Reds.<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita we visited Siesta Key and had breakfast in The Broken Egg in Siesta Village.<br />\n<br />\nAfter that we ventured down to Naples and stayed for a day.<br />\n<br />\nLeft Naples and started across Alligator Alley and decided to stop in the Everglades and take a ride on airboat which was awesome. We saw many gators and manatees. We arrived in Boca Raton and spent five great days there. Nothing but sun and fun.......On Friday night we drove to Ft. Lauderdale to meet Cheryl and Wayne. We had an awesome time and felt we knew them all our life.  Saturday night we went to Riverwalk in Ft. Lauderdale to I think the biggest St. Patricks day party I have ever seen.<br />\n<br />\nWe left on Sunday morning and drove to Daytona speedway and took a tour and then stayed on the beach Sunday night and then headed to Savannah to Tybee island (our favorite beach). We stayed the night in historic Savannah and tried to get into Paula Deen&#39;s restaurant but there was a four hour wait.<br />\n<br />\nWe left Savannah and stopped in Washington, DC and Philadelphia for some Philly cheese steaks and then headed to Jersey to pick up our dog and head home. Whew I am exhausted &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNow for the sad news. I think you guys remember me telling that our dog was diagnosed with diabetes recently well while we were gone she has gone blind. It is so sad and we are heartbroken. She is going to the vet tomorrow and spend the day and get updated on her blood work that she had done in Jersey when she was with our daughter. It is sad to see her bump into things and get acclimated to our house again.<br />\n<br />\nTo all who had events, Birthdays, Anniversary, Illnesses I am sorry I missed it all<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita........ congrats on the groundbreaking for your new home. Is it a summer home or are you moving permanently?<br />\n<br />\nJoey......have a great trip<br />\n<br />\nCheryl.....(gregswife) thanks for posting the birthday wishes for me while I was gone.<br />\n<br />\nWe saw a great place that we are looking at in Bradenton beach for the winter months. We are still thinking if we could swing two houses.<br />\n<br />\nAnyway I am glad I am back and will catch you all later.<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-03-27 16:49:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168262,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 16:54:33',NULL,'','Good morning from Stockton.  We are again clear and rainless...sigh, it did last about an hour, so that was nice.  We do have a small cold front moving through, so we will only be up into the low 60&#39;s today and tomorrow.  it&#39;s nice to have it a little cool for a change.<br />\n<br />\nGot caught up on all my housework and baking yesterday, so I feel like things are back on track.  Have a busy day of shopping (we&#39;re trying a new recipe for sweet and spicy lamb meatballs as an app tonight) and just general running around.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia -fall cruises - what line?  What itinerary in general?  some of Princesses catalogs are out, but alas, not the one for the summer cruises to Tahiti - those aren&#39;t out until the end of next month.<br />\n<br />\n Hope everyone has a grand day.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-27 16:54:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168267,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 17:07:49',NULL,'','Welcome Back Maria... sounds like you had a great time.... yeah i know what you mean about Cheryl and Wayne....','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-27 17:07:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168270,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 17:14:45',NULL,'','Charlie .... really any line.... just want mainy amsterdam morocco.. paris...end in barcelona area.. poss <br />\n<br />\ncelebrity had one this year for APRIL that went to those place but have found nothing for them for OCT OR SEPT of next year with those places on the schedule<br />\n<br />\nthinking they are changing that schedule which is a bummer it was all the places i wanted to see <br />\n<br />\nOH well the search is on<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nIf anyone sees a schedule with these cities please let me know ok... looking for probably 12 day cruise ... 7-8 is just not worth the fare to fly over and back... ya know<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-03-27 17:14:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168276,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 18:02:50',NULL,'','Joey, how great it would be to see you guys again... but the closest we&#39;ll get to you would be about 30 miles north of Bakersfield, and we&#39;ll probably arrive there during the week.  Although our timetable and route is always subject to change.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great trip - can&#39;t wait to hear all about Morgantown and the homes that you will visit.<br />\n<br />\nEveryone else, have a super day, we&#39;re &quot;on the road again&quot; so we&#39;ll speak to you all later.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-27 18:02:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168278,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 18:09:44',NULL,'','<br />\nKeep us posted....  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-27 18:09:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168301,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 19:40:20',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Thought I would pop in for a quick one and then have to get out and run errands.  Maria, I am so glad you made it home safely.  You were certainly missed here.  I am so sorry about your dog.  My best friend&#39;s dog went blind but after bumping into things for a week or so, she finally acclimated and did well for several more years.  She was about 13 when she lost her sight and I think it was 3 yrs. or so before she passed on.  Sounds like you need a rest after that vacation.  Still no definte word on NYC - hope Greg finds out today as if we go, it will be next week.  Mebert, I don&#39;t drink coffee, but would love to meet up with you if it works out - will keep you posted.  Jackie, we are now planning our RV trek to Oregon in August.  It was going to be the end of June but our cruising partner&#39;s are going to come spend a week with us while he is on vacation and he has to take his June 30-July15th (they live in TX).  Do you have any idea where you and Tony will be then?  Didn&#39;t know if we could cross paths then or not.  I know you are heading to (eventually) Canada and Alaska but didn&#39;t know how long you planned on being there.  All the new carpeting is in.  We did have a slight language barrier, as the crew they sent was all hispanic and I do not speak any spanish, but one spoke english fairly well - there were just a few times I did not understand what he was saying so I would just nod my head yes - that could have been dangerous, couldn&#39;t it???  Anyway, they did an excellent job and I have never in my life seen anyone work that hard.   They were here for almost 10 hrs., and in that time, they sat down for about 20 mins. around 2:00 and ate a sandwich and that was the only break they took all day.  I was given a questionnaire to fill out about the service and I am going to drop it by the carpet store today instead of mailing it to make sure it gets into the hands of the manager.  I think they really deserve some kudos.  The hardwood flooring guy came late, took 2 hr. lunches and a break every hr. or so, but not these guys.   Well, guess my plan to post a quick note, failed, didn&#39;t it?  Okay, gonna&#39; run - have the best day possible guys.  I just love coming here to catch up with all of my crazy friends...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-27 19:40:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168322,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 21:31:17',NULL,'','Good afternoon everybody. New York City is having some of its best weather in months. Today is absolutely beautiful and there are no complaints from me about the weather. It&#39;s the first day I&#39;ve been able to go out without a coat. I hope Spring is finally here.<br />\n<br />\nsailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad that your being able to take a break for arena football is uncompromised. I can&#39;t imagine doing hours and hours of tax work without one break. Do a lot of yelling and screaming and I hope your team wins.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nYou know New York products well. I used to enjoy those Sabrett hot dogs, but only from the street vendors. Those were the best tasting hot dogs. You know exactly what to order. Yellow mustard is the way to go.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you got some rain and sorry it was so little. Keep us posted.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nI hope you&#39;re having a great time on the road. Drive safely. I used to love to take road trips until I discovered cruising. I&#39;ll get back to it one day, sooner rather than later.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m with you on your thoughts for SCIROCCO.<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t wait until you hear about New York.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSCIROCCO,<br />\n<br />\nPlease let us hear from you, &quot;my friend.&quot;<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the welcome.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad to hear that you&#39;re having good weather and hope you&#39;re getting some rest after your weekend moving experience.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nIf WV and Mississippi are playing in Madison Square Garden this evening, I just gave my godson two tickets to the NIT event. Good luck to WV.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great trip to WV.<br />\n<br />\nI hope you have positive news to report sooon.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nteacp,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you got home safely and hope you had a great time. It sounds like it was a very exciting trip. Also, I&#39;m very sorry to hear about your dog. I can&#39;t imagine how you must be feeling. I hope your precious little one gets used to his or her condition and quickly becomes familiar with your house. I also hope that her diabetes is controled.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good rest of the day&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-27 21:31:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168328,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 21:57:09',NULL,'','yep mebert thats the ticket&#33;&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-27 21:57:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168338,274,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 22:14:19',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is well.  Yesterday we had a high of 81 degrees.  It was so nice to open the doors and windows.  Today we have a high of 55, so not quite as nice, but still good.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...thanks for thinking of me.  I am still trying to get my Coumadin at the right level.  I am having a few other problems with health, so just trying to stay afloat.  LOL  <br />\n<br />\nMaria...I&#39;m so sorry to hear about your dog.  I hope she will get used to being home and find her way around well.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m not going to be able to address everyone since I&#39;m so far behind, but I&#39;m always thinking of you all.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;  Life is Good&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-03-27 22:14:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168360,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 23:46:15',NULL,'','Shari ... sorry to hear your still not feeling welll....will keep sending the well wishing prayers your way<br />\n<br />\nMaria .....glad your home safe and sound....sounds like you had a wonderful time.. why is it after a nice trip or vacation... we all need to rest from the trip or vacation LOL<br />\n.. sorry about your baby ... i am sure with your love and huggies she will be ok around the house.......i know with my babies i would do anything for them... i lift my old man puppy up and down the stairs if he has problems... carry him to bed if i have too.... he knows mommy loves him .. and i am sure you will do the same for your baby.....<br />\n <br />\nJackie well the wind is whipping around hope  it doesn&#39;t slow you guys down....be careful out there ....','terumim','terumim','2007-03-27 23:46:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168363,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-27 23:50:35',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hiya My Friends, Sorry for the abscence but Ive been getting my legs back under me&#33; Yeesh  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> Im Okay just got some rest been working out with weights to getum some strength back&#33; I want to wish everyone the best, Welcome to all Members <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Happy Birthdays to all, Bon Voyages, Welcome Homes and Just &quot;HIYA&quot;&#33; My Friends&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  I hope all of you have been well I havent read through the Dock&#33; Duh, Like everyone else does huh&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> LOL&#33; Well Im guilty now&#33; So get out the Whip with ten talons on it&#33; OUCH&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> I want to wish all of My Friends here a great week ahead and for Any cruises booked way to go&#33; Hey&#33; I got &#036;40.00 more off my cabin on the conquest, Cheryl check it out you may have gotten a price drop dear Friend, Joey and David Good Luck in West Virginia My Friends&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />  All of you are Special Folks, seeya later&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-27 23:50:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168397,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 00:38:59',NULL,'','Shari2,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s good to see you back. I hope the meds are regulated now.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSCIROCCO,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s great to hear from you too. There&#39;s nothing like tiring excercise to help us get stronger. I hear that the same is true for arthritis. Hang in there.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good evening, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-28 00:38:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168440,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 05:00:26',NULL,'','WV 63 Mississippi 62','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-28 05:00:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168441,2543,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 05:14:07',NULL,'','Congratulations on the win Joey -- have a great trip east -- Bob and I leave at 7:00 am tomorrow for your side of the country - Portland Oregon -- I am going to attend the AFT Higher Education Conference and Bob is coming with to play -- we have after we arrive tomorrow, all day on Thursday and Sunday afternoon to look around and explore -- we rented a car.  We are taking the red eye home on Sunday at 10:45 pm and arrive home on Monday at 6:40 am if all goes according to schedule -- Bob hopes to go to work and I hope to go back to bed when we get back.  Everyone take care -- get well and stay happy.[/size]','momwig','momwig','2007-03-28 05:14:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168450,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 05:27:24',NULL,'','isnt that funny we are traveling almost the same schedule as you.. althoogh 12 hours different  we arrive back in LA @ 5:00pm on monday.<br />\n<br />\nYou and Bob have a safe trip now&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-28 05:27:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168483,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 12:52:18',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - March 28th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies - Another gorgeous day here in Eastern Pa. it ALMOST makes me want to pull down all the curtains, wash them and wash the windows as well.  However since today is babysitting day perhaps I should wait til tomorrow to begin that project.  On my way into town yesterday I saw several yards with daffodils in full bloom - such a welcome sight after the cold icy winter and our yard if full of beautiful birds looking for Jim to fill the birdfeeders.   During the winter he would fill them about once every 10 days - yesterday they emptied them in one day.  <br />\n<br />\nRobert - so glad to see you posting.  Take it easy and save your strength but know we are thinking of you and Annie and are always happy to hear from you when you can. <br />\n<br />\nKareen - have a great trip to the West Coast.  Hope you get to do some sightseeing and that it is not all work.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - Any word on Greg&#39;s trip yet? <br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone has a terrific day today - need to get a load of wash going before the kids arrive but I will be back later on to see how everyone is doing.  Remember to SMILE - it will make your day go smoother.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-28 12:52:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168491,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 15:57:00',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is feeling well today.  What a gorgeous day yesterday was - I had all windows open - with a repeat today, my kind of weather.  Robert, it is great to see you posting again and Kareen, Joey and David, have safe trips.<br />\nTake care <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-28 15:57:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168493,139,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 16:24:02',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Good morning Crazies&#33; It&#39;s raining here, however we can use it. At least it&#39;s not cold. We do have possibilities of thunderboomers which are a norn for this area in early spring.<br />\nFor all the travelers, have a great trip. For those having some health problem, get well soon. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-03-28 16:24:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168520,754,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 17:12:52',NULL,'','Good Morning All you crazies &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThunderboomers for us also today............<br />\n<br />\nMarylou.............I didn that on Monday.......got the spring cleaning fever and did all the windows took down the curtains and put new ones up that I got in Boscov&#39;s when I was in Jersey so the house is fresh and clean for the spring............<br />\n<br />\nRobert............Glad to see you posting again and hope everything is going your way.<br />\n<br />\nAllie is at the vet today for a daylong glucose curve test. After today the vet said we will have a better handle on her insulin and diet so we shall see. She is starting to get used to the house again and is not bumping into things too too much. We will pick her up at five and go to DD for dinner as we haven&#39;t seen the kids yet since we got back................<br />\n<br />\nMarylou.......it is great to see the birds chirping and singing......Ken uses the black oil sunflower seeds for them as we have mostly Cardinals and yellow finches..........You should hear them sing &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\nciao for now<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return. &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-03-28 17:12:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168521,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 17:14:54',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Good Morning Crazies,<br />\n<br />\nOur plane takes off for Pittsburgh tomorrow morning at 6:05 AM at lax  we arrive at DFW for a plane change and a quick lunch sandwich. we arrive in Pittsburgh at 4:00 PM and then its a ninety minute drive to Morgantown. It will be almost surreal for me as WV now takes on Clemson for the championship of the NIT(in NY) the same night we get there... so Thursday night might be fun.... Friday we have a whole business day lined up so thanks to my laptop i can check in in the morning and in the evening when we get done .. Saturday and Sunday is all about looking around the area on our own and deciding for sure if this is the place .. if so Monday before we leave we open a small nominal bank account  and we are in business.. if not we move on to plan 1a LOL<br />\n<br />\nKareen have fun in Oregon .. i hear it is an awesome state...<br />\n<br />\nRobert good to see u up and about... hanging in there with you dude...<br />\n<br />\nShari hope you&#39;re feeling better....<br />\n<br />\nHow you doing Tonia? I am loving your recipes<br />\n<br />\nMebert have you packed yet?... hows the weather for the Greek isles this time of year?<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou what kind of birds? Blue jays or what?<br />\n<br />\nMercedes... how are the blossoms this year?<br />\n<br />\nBe safe all<br />\n<br />\nJoey&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-28 17:14:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168524,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 17:20:22',NULL,'','Good morning from Stockton, where we are headed up to 70 after a cool evening.  I&#39;m listening to the soundtrack to &quot;Grand Hotel&quot;.  We have a meeting of the Artistic Committee this afternoon and we&#39;re supposed to be deciding on something or othere.  This thing is trying to sound like Sondheim, but isn&#39;t as clever.  plus it doesn&#39;t have the name recoginition we really need.<br />\n<br />\nLast night, we went over to our friends&#39; house to check out the partiall completed remodel on their kitchen.  They went from pine and pastels to granite and chrome.  It was quite a change&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nWe had a call that a friend of ours, who&#39;s a executive chef and culiarny educator, is now going to be a competitor for Iron Chef.  It takes place on May 8 and we&#39;ve been drafted for Team Britto.  He&#39;s asked us to design his display table for the public, so that&#39;ll be fun.  If nothing else, it&#39;ll be a fun way to spend a Tuesday night and you know the food is going to be interesting.  I&#39;m just hoping the secret ingredient won&#39;t be something I&#39;m allergic to.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, we have a large Hispanic population here in Stockton and I can say that they are some of the hardest workers we have.  Many are migrants and they work from dawn to dusk.  The whole stereotype of a lazy Mexican certainly didn&#39;t come from this spot.  <br />\n<br />\nKareen - I hope you have a safe trip West<br />\n<br />\nJoey, I hope you have a safe trip East.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, if you can&#39;t get that curtain/window washing out of your system, you are welcomed to my house with open arms.  I hate washing windows&#33;  Esepcially the ones on the second floor&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita - it looks like you hve some major weather coming your way.  Please be careful.<br />\n<br />\nRobert, exercise is a pain, but it will be like money in the bank in the days ahead.  Keep at it and know that you have all our support.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - I haven&#39;t gotten to know you yet, but my heart goes out to your dog.  Hopefully, she has gotten back on her feet and can fnd her way around now.  Just being with you I&#39;m sure is a comfort.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a grand day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-28 17:20:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168549,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 19:01:15',NULL,'','Good morning Cruise Crazies. I hope everyone is having a beautiful morning.<br />\n<br />\nNew York is really Springlike today, not as warm as yesterday, but pleasant.<br />\n<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations on the WV win. I wish I had gone to Madison Square Garden now. <br />\n<br />\nI hate to admit it, but I&#39;m a last minute packer. There are some basic things that are replenished and are always packed. I just have to put the clean clothing and suits in the luggage and make sure each piece is 50 lbs. or less.<br />\n<br />\nYou have a safe trip to West Virginia.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmomwig,<br />\n<br />\nI hope you have a very productive conference and a great time with your husband during free time.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nI hope you enjoy your babysitting. It could be a little more fun that laundry and windows for some people.<br />\n<br />\nHave a good day.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you&#39;re having good weather and hope you&#39;re still getting some rest before your next project, and I know you probably have one. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nGood luck on the selection of a musical with the Artistic Commitee. Please keep us posted.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-28 19:01:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168552,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 19:17:09',NULL,'','When I started this e-mail it was morning. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-28 19:17:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168555,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 19:26:02',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies.  The sun is shining and it looks like a beautiful day here in the Rocky Mountains.  We are forecast for thunderstorms this afternoon, but it is needed.  We are having our 2nd driest March on record even after the huge rainstorm we had last week.  I plan to not leave the house today as I ran errands all day yesterday and didn&#39;t get a lot accomplished on the homefront.  Still nothing definite on the NY trip.  Greg&#39;s meeting involves several companies and 2 of the people that need to be there said they have already arranged Easter trips with their families.  If he doesn&#39;t know for sure in the next day or so, I don&#39;t think I will go.  It really is easier for him to up and go at the drop of a hat, but I have to make arrangements for dog boarding, get an appt. to get my nails done,  talk to the dr. and see if I can get my B-12 shot a few days early if neccessary, get the Easter baskets to the kids houses early, arrange with a neighbor to pick up the mail and deliveries, and a whole myriad of other things.  Well, I am off to tackle my wifely duties...oh c&#39;mon, get your minds out of the gutter - I meant laundry, cleaning, etc....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-28 19:26:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168557,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 19:35:05',NULL,'','<br />\n <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  you always make me laugh thank you <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-28 19:35:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168558,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 19:37:14',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nMebert, how did you guess?  We had a sunroom built onto our home, construction started last year and it has been a long process.  It was finished a couple of weeks ago, and silly me, I forgot to take before pictures.  I think I had taken some pictures when we first bought the house, and I have looking for those to no avail.  I will look some more and if I can some, I will post before and after pictures.  I have a few pieces of furniture in the room, but need to get some more, maybe I will go shopping this weekend <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-28 19:37:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168567,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 20:02:07',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hiya My Friends <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nThanks Mebert, Keith&amp;Rita, Mercedes, Charlie My Friend, Yes Ouch and Ouch for the exercising&#33;LOL&#33;, Joey wanna do my exercises? HUH&#33; HUH&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  Hiya Maria how you doing Friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Cheryls hiya, Skipper, Mary Lou My Friend, Byron, Agent Joey, Howard AKA (ROGUE) <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> Jason, All of my other Cruise Crazies Family here Hiya as well and to those I forgot  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> Hiya My Friends as well&#33; Everyone Enjoy Life, Take each day as it comes deal with what you can deal with and dont worry what you cant control itll consume you&#33; Hugs to all Here in the Family&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-28 20:02:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168622,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 22:22:58',NULL,'','Gregswife,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m keeping my fingers crossed for your New York trip.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nI knew you wouldn&#39;t be sitting long. I hope you find those pictures.<br />\n<br />\nThere&#39;s always something to do isn&#39;t there.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSCIROCCO,<br />\n<br />\nThe exercise sounds like it&#39;s having positive effects already. keep up the good work.<br />\n<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n <br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-28 22:22:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168624,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 22:25:31',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nohhh Hell naw.....LOL <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-28 22:25:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168642,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 22:58:16',NULL,'','[quote name=\'JoeyandDavid\' post=\'168624\' date=\'Mar 28 2007, 01&#58;25 PM\']<br />\n[quote name=\'SCIROCCO\' post=\'168567\' date=\'Mar 28 2007, 10&#58;02 AM\']<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;&#33;, Joey wanna do my exercises? HUH&#33; HUH&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />   &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nohhh Hell naw.....LOL <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /><br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Well I thought Id try&#33; LOL&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-28 22:58:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168649,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-28 23:30:19',NULL,'','Dang...... I&#39;ve had no internet for the past 24 hours.  The joys of travelling.  Well here I am briefly...using the campgrounds WiFi to catch up on our travel journal.  I think this will be happening far more frequestly than I would like, but we&#39;ve caught up with all the mountains now.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, Augst we&#39;ll still be up in Alaska - we are planning to come back to the lower 48 in the beginning of September.  We are on our way to Oregon now, can&#39;t wait&#33;&#33;&#33;  Do you have any favorite places there?','zebra','zebra','2007-03-28 23:30:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168667,2626,1,18,161426,'2007-03-29 00:04:57',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Jackie Im so sorry I forgot you and Tony Golly Jeez&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' /> Wow How long is your Trip? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> Well gonna go eat some crow, probably Grackles since thats what we have a lot of&#33; LOL&#33; Takecare of yourselves My Friends, and stay safe&#33; Hugs to you both&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-03-29 00:04:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168677,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-29 00:38:13',NULL,'','zebra,<br />\n<br />\nGeez&#33;&#33;&#33; That&#39;s a long trip. How lucky you are to be able to see the country like that.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy, enjoy, enjoy&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-29 00:38:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168764,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-29 13:54:31',NULL,'','THURSDAY - March 29th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.....It is a brisk 27 here this morning - what happened to spring?  Hopefully it will warm up a bit as the day goes along as I have washed all the winter coats and have them ready to be stored away for next winter and really don&#39;t want to have to wash them all again.   LOL  (I talked myself out of doing the windows - too much Easter stuff on the sills to move so will wait til after Easter)<br />\n<br />\nBusy day today - Jim has a job interview this afternoon -have no idea where that came from&#33;.  Actually DD called that her bank needed a messenger to transport things between branches  - 8am to 4pm six days a week but only work every other week.  I&#39;m afraid that as soon as he goes in and tells him all the time he needs off in the next 4 months ( 2 week for WDW TRIP - my nieces&#39; opera in Norfolk - 4 days  in RI with our cruise friends<br />\nand finally our cruise in August) they will say &quot;Don&#39;t call us we&#39;ll call you&quot;  We will also have to see how this will affect his Social Security.<br />\n<br />\nToday I will be busy - have a couple of b&#39;day gifts to buy and 2 First Communion gifts as well as getting my haircut this afternoon.  I may just fit in a Manicure and make this a &quot;me&quot; day.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - great to see you posting again.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey &amp; David - GOOD LUCK&#33;   Hope your trip is productive and you find the perfect place.  (And come home to news your Ca. place is sold)<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is doing well and feeling OK.  Enjoy the sunshine while you can and SMILE.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-29 13:54:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168772,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-29 15:04:03',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is feeling well today.  A bit chilly this morning with a high around 62 today.  Nothing much planned for today, after doing some research for my attorneys, the rest of the day is mine.  I think I will do some vacation research for another cruise for next year.<br />\nTake care <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-29 15:04:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168794,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-29 16:38:26',NULL,'','Another grand morning from Stockton&#33;  We&#39;re heading up to 76 this afternoon, which means I should by all rights go out and garden.  We are still in rescue mode from the back.  <br />\n<br />\nHad a great day at the theater yesterday - we got all 4,831 subscription flyers out.  And we selected our musicals for the 2008-2009 season.  We open with &quot;The Big Bang&quot;, followed by &quot;R &amp; H&#39;s Cinderella&quot;, then &quot;I Love You, You&#39;re Perfect, Now Change&quot; and end with &quot;Fiddler on the Roof&quot;. Yea, that just leaves drama (Doubt, we hope) and comedy (I&#39;m hoping for a Ray Cooney (hopefully either &quot;out of Order&quot; or &quot;Run for Your Wife&quot;), but will settle for &quot;Lend Me a Tenor&quot;)  And it&#39;s only March&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert, I would kill to do your exercises&#33;  Since i can&#39;t bend, twist, jump or hop, my own options are pretty limited.  <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - you are right on about (some) guys and arrangmenets.  Chris grabs the keys and says, &quot;Are you ready? in preparation for a trip.  Love him to death, but he&#39;s not much of a details kinda guy when it comes to this.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie and Tony - continued wishes for a safe trip.  Are you coming up I-5?  That&#39;s going to put you through Stockton - a highlight of everyone&#39;s trip.  You should be getting incredible weather though.<br />\n<br />\nGuess I need to go hit some correspondence., so I wish everyone a grand day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-29 16:38:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168810,754,1,18,161426,'2007-03-29 17:17:23',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNothing much going on here just finishing up the ironing from our last trip.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMarylou............Ken also went back to work and he is enjoying it. He is on a four month contract which has extended to six and I figured with all the time off that they would say adios but they haven&#39;t and after this last trip with the three weeks off I thought for sure they would teminate his contract but they didn&#39;t.  I was waiting for him to come right back home on Tuesday. He also has to watch SS so his time is running out just about May.<br />\n<br />\nZebra....you have probably been there but our most favorite place in Oregon is Crater Lake. If you haven&#39;t been there it is a must see.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nciao for now<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;<br />\nRemember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-03-29 17:17:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168815,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-29 17:33:31',NULL,'','Good morning everybody&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s really nippy here in New York City. After hearing the weatherman talk about how beautiful the day was going to be, I stupidly went out without a coat and had to go back home and get one because it was so cold. It feels like it&#39;s about 40 degrees because of the wind.<br />\n<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nIt sounds like you&#39;re a little colder than we are. I&#39;m looking for Spring to come back too.<br />\n<br />\nI hope the job situation works out in Jim&#39;s favor and that you&#39;re able to take all of your trips. Afterall, the trips and cruises are the priority. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m a big opera fan. Please let us know how your niece&#39;s opera went. What is she doing? Does she have a role, is she an instrumentalist or a technician? Each aspect is very important to the opera. The tech people get to work much more than the singers even though the singers make more money when they perform. It all sort of balances out.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your First Communion gift shopping.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nWe&#39;ve got the same chilly weather in New York.<br />\n<br />\nWhen you finish your research for your next cruise, let me know what you come up with. We seen to have the same taste in travel destinations and shore excursions.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nI envy your 76 degrees..<br />\n<br />\nIt sounds like you&#39;re going to have a very exciting theater season. I wish I were out there so I could attend some of the shows. It also sounds like you have a pretty serious theater. Does it get expensive trying to get the rights to everything? Since you&#39;re in California, are you ever denied rights because a professional company is doing one of your plays?<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-29 17:33:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168820,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-29 18:31:32',NULL,'','Mebert - My niece has been performing with several different opera companies - her biggest roles were with the Berkshire Opera Co. a couple of year ago but since has performed with the Sante Fe Opera and recently was called in to sub for an ailing diva somewhere in Texas.  Her next opera will be for the Virginia Arts Festival in May (one performance in Norfolk and one in Williamsburg) where she will be singing the Lead in Pocahantas - an opera commissioned by the Arts Festival to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Jamestown. From what i understand  the part is being written for her so it is quite a major accomplishment in her career.  She is deep in rehearsals already and we can&#39;t wait to go to Norfolk to see her in person.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-29 18:31:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168823,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-29 18:50:23',NULL,'','Morning everyone&#33;<br />\nIt&#39;s going to be be 80 here today with a light breeze.  Our RV site here at the Islander is right on the waterfront - check it out on our website, it&#39;s real pretty.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - congrats on your niece, she sure sounds like a very talented lady.<br />\n<br />\nMebert, sorry your cold weather is still lingering... it won&#39;t be long and you&#39;ll be having gorgeous warm weather again.<br />\n<br />\nHave a super day everyone&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-03-29 18:50:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168848,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-29 19:21:27',NULL,'','I forgot to mention that I might go and see &quot;The Pirate Queen&quot; tonight. I&#39;ll let you all know how it is. I&#39;d better take a coat.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nYour niece&#39;s resume sounds very exciting. I heard about the Jamestown hoopla when I was in Williamsburg and Newport News in January. The 400th Anniversary is going to be a major event with the Queen of England and everything.<br />\n<br />\nI wish your niece much success in her career.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the encouragement. It warms me up.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-29 19:21:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168851,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-03-29 19:38:23',NULL,'','Good morning.  Like Mebert and Mary Lou, I am wondering what in the heck happened to spring.  Yesterday, the weatherman said that today and tomorrow, we would have rain, possibly some snow mixed in.  There is an octagon shaped window up above the bathtub in our master bath, but the only thing I can see out of it is the neighbors rooftop (sometimes when I am laying in the tub with the spa jets going and the lights off, I have a great view of the moon and stars though).  Anyway, when I rolled out of bed this morning and walked into the bathroom, all I could see was white.  I came downstairs and looked out front, and our yard has about 3 inches of snow and it is still coming down.  I was planning on going out and doing some shopping, but think it may be a good day to stay holed up in the house.  I have to go out tomorrow anyway, so will just do everything then.  To all of you fellow crazies experiencing the &quot;return of winter&quot;....take heart, it really be warm on a daily basis very soon.  Wishing a great day to you all....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-03-29 19:38:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168864,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-29 21:12:57',NULL,'','Gregswife,<br />\n<br />\nI thought we had it bad in New York. At least we don&#39;t have the snow, for now.<br />\n<br />\nBe careful as you go about in the snow.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-29 21:12:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168947,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-30 01:21:13',NULL,'','Hi guys we made it to morgantown safely.. tiem to freshen up and head for dinner.... I&#39;ll type more at you later tonight or 1st thing AM<br />\n<br />\njoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-30 01:21:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(168955,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-30 03:06:09',NULL,'','Joey, you&#39;re going to feel very jet lagged after not having much sleep last night - I suggest an early night so that you&#39;re fresh tomorrow - you may have some BIG decisions to make :)','zebra','zebra','2007-03-30 03:06:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169004,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-30 13:25:42',NULL,'','FRIDAY - March 30th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies...I hope everyone is well and had a great day yesterday.  It is still cold here - only 27 again this morning - I guess the springlike weather was just a tease earlier this week and like it or not I had to break out the winter coats again last night and turn the heat back on.  This weekend I definately have to get the boxes of summer clothes up from the basement and sort thru them for our Florida trip.  <br />\n<br />\nJim thought his interview went well yesterday - he was so nervous.  He applied for a job right after his discharge from the AF and that was it&#33;  After he retired he got a job as a consultant to a brokerage firm over lunch with a friend (no interview) and after that worked for 3 different golf courses part time and got those jobs thru golf buddies (again no interviews)  Now we wait and see if we hear from them again.  <br />\n<br />\nNothing else to report from here.  What is going on in your little corner of the world?<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day and make it  a special one by keeping a SMILE on your face.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-30 13:25:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169033,2613,1,18,161426,'2007-03-30 15:27:20',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is feeling well today.  Another chilly morning, I have to put on a winter coat, boy am I ready for some warm weather. I will be babysitting all four of my grandchildren this weekend, so no furniture shopping for me, it should be a lot of fun though.  Joey and David, I am glad to hear that you reached Morgantown safely and wishing you the best of luck finding a wonderful home there.<br />\nTake care everyone <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-03-30 15:27:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169054,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-30 16:59:50',NULL,'','Good morning everybody&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI have some projects to complete today so I&#39;ll let you know about the Broadway show I saw last night called &quot;The Pirate Queen&quot; later. The musical took place in the brand new huge Hilton Theater on 42nd St. It was a very enjoyable experience. I&#39;ll give more on it later.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-30 16:59:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169067,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-30 18:57:42',NULL,'','Good morning from Stockton&#33;  Another beautful day ahead - 78 today, but cooling a bit this weekend.  The extent of my gardening yesterday was driving around and looking at plants.  Couldn&#39;t find the type of tomate I wanted, but it&#39;s still early yet.  Think we&#39;ll do containers this year, just in case.<br />\n<br />\nGot a couple of watercolors worked on yesterday and did a mess of housework.  took a long walk in the morning and another in the afternoon with Chris and could barely move the leg this morning...sigh.  This getting old stuff sucks.<br />\n<br />\nMebert,  we have a very active theater community here.  one of our founding fathers has been honored at Kennedy Center and he doens&#39;t let us have any slack.  I&#39;m stage managing for him in November and am a little concerned, as he has a reputation as a screamer.  <br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t wait to hear your review on &quot;Pirate Queen&quot;  Keep your eyes open for &quot;Blues in the Night&quot; - Kenichi co-designed the set for that and it&#39;s Off-Broadway now.<br />\n<br />\nit&#39;s funny you should ask about rights - yes, we do have a challenge since we are so close to both SF and Sacramento.  WE&#39;ve lost the rights to &quot;Art&quot; twice, but are finally doing it this summer.  Same goes for &quot;I Love You, You&#39;re Perfect, Now Change&quot; and &quot;You&#39;re a Good Man, Charlie Brown&quot;.  Both of those have been yanked from us before.  our biggest success to date is that we have won the rights to be the first non-professional theater in California to produce &quot;The Fully Monty.&quot;  it has done our season a world of good.  Our general manager spent many years in various pits on Broadway and in fact, conducted &quot;Sweeney Todd&quot; with Angela Langsbury. That has certainly helped us along.<br />\n<br />\nLooking forward to a quiet weekend around here.  Hope everyone else has exactly the weekend they are hoping for.<br />\n<br />\nCheers&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-30 18:57:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169129,274,1,18,161426,'2007-03-30 21:50:07',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nYou all are so busy, I can&#39;t keep up with you.  lol<br />\n<br />\nYesterday, I took my mom to the doctor to have a cancer on her nose removed.  Hope they got it all.  I am still trying to get my Coumadin levels adjusted, and now I may have a bladder or kidney infection so that will be more adjusting to the meds.  It&#39;s always something.  lol<br />\n<br />\nOur oldest daughter and her youngest will be coming over tonight, and our youngest granddaughter will be staying with us while mom and dad go to a basketball game.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone stays well; have a great weekend everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-03-30 21:50:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169150,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-30 23:19:50',NULL,'','Hello everybody.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m finally able to get online for a little while. <br />\n<br />\nThe weather in New York is a little funny today. I wore a coat today so I&#39;m not freezing. It was about 39 degrees this morning. The sun was out and I was warmed by it but my hands were still cold for some reason. This weather is wierd.<br />\n<br />\nAnyway, last night I went to see &quot;The Pirate Queen&quot; at the newly renovated Hilton Theater.  The house was huge. The Pirate Queen is a very fascinating story about the early wars between the Irish and the English. The sets for TPQ were spectacular and often took place on an old pirate ship. When the scenes were on land the undulating sea was in the background and reminded me of cruising. The costumes were great, especially the costumes designed for Queen Elizabeth I. The orchestration was beautiful and many of the performers had legitimate voices. There were some show stopping moments, particularly when the protaganist, Grace O&#39;Malley (The Pirate Queen) played by Stephanie J. Block sang. Queen Elizabeth had a very hign piercing voice by contrast but made a major contribution to the musical. I&#39;m sorry that I can&#39;t organize my thoughts to let you know how great the musical was but if you want more information on The Pirate Queen go to this link: www.thepiratequeen.com.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you made it to WV safely. Congratulations on WV&#39;s NIT win. Get some rest, if you&#39;re not too giddy about the trip. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nIn New York we don&#39;t put the winter clothes away until the end of April. Our weather is so wierd.<br />\n<br />\nI hope Jim continues his employment streak. Good luck&#33;<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nHave fun babysitting, four at one time? Pheeeew&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nLucky you to be able to have a beautiful 78 degrees. Send some of the weather to New York.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad to hear that you have a very active theater season and sorry to hear about the trouble with the rights. There are so many quality plays and musicals out there that you&#39;re bound to find something the works for your company.<br />\n<br />\nDon&#39;t you hate when they keep you hanging, giving you a little hope, and when your season is about to open the pull the rug from under you. <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll keep an eye out for &quot;Blues in the Night.&quot;<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nShari2,<br />\n<br />\nHow is your mom doing and what about you? I&#39;m still mentioning you in my prayers.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy babysitting&#33;<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good evening, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-30 23:19:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169171,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-31 00:27:38',NULL,'','shari ... i sure hope ya get those meds under control... here you are not feeling well and you still find the get up and go to babysit and run around your mom.....<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMerbert gezzzzzz i would have enjoyed the theatre.. i do enjoy the city for that .. the last time in NYC we went to MISS SAIGON... just nothing like seeing it in the city....<br />\n<br />\nSpike... what kinda of tomatoes ya plant.... i got my seeds from burpee this year for the tomato .. this is my first time for tomatoes from  plants from seeds ....i usually plant early girls... and then this year trying the porterhouse.. about the size of the beefsteak ... then ofcourse the green beans ,squash, sugar snaps...onions brown and red ....radish....i saw something on Paula Deen .. about planting in a bale of hay... you dig a hole in the hay , clean it out and add soil and plant your tomato plant in it water etc like normal....said its good for patio planting... Ok i have to try it.. and see if it works...<br />\n<br />\nJoey i see you looked at some homes and maybe found one that may work... hope it turns out.. can&#39;t wait to hear more <br />\n<br />\nwell today its 78 nice breeze.... just a great day well off to sleep i work tonight<br />\n<br />\neveryone have safe weekend...<br />\n<br />\nTonia <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' />','terumim','terumim','2007-03-31 00:27:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169182,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-31 01:16:20',NULL,'','Hi All,<br />\n<br />\nWell we&#39;re stuck in Needles, CA....drat&#33;&#33;&#33;  You&#39;ll have to read our journal for the entire sad and sorry story.  That&#39;s what going on in our little corner of the world.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - oooh Ilove the idea of planting in the bale of hay - messy but I&#39;d love to know how it works for you.<br />\n<br />\nShari, sorry to hear that you have a dreaded UTI.  How long is it supposed to take to get the Coumadin levels sorted out?  Another question, once you start Coumadin, are you supposed to be on it for the rest of you life?  What about salads?','zebra','zebra','2007-03-31 01:16:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169241,488,1,18,161426,'2007-03-31 13:20:58',NULL,'','SATURDAY - March 31[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies. A busy weekend here in Eastern Pa.  I hope the weather holds out.  It has been really nice during the days and cold in the evening but tomorrow they are calling for some rain.  Our creeks are still overfilled from the snow melt up in the mountains so although it will help &quot;green up&quot; the yards we really have to be careful the creeks don&#39;t overflow.  <br />\n<br />\nWe have lovely neighbors across the street and the man still runs his family farm which is about 2 miles from here.  Every year they have a huge Easter Egg hunt at the farm on the Sunday before Easter so we are planning on going there but I don&#39;t know what will happen if it rains.  I do know when I spoke to her the other day she had already cooked and colored over 300 eggs so I hope the rain holds off til after the hunt.  This afternoon I guess Granddaughter and I will bake some cookies or cupcakes to take along.  Our neighbors supply hot dogs, chili, salads and soda and generally have a huge crowd.    <br />\n<br />\nToday we are heading to a home show to get some ideas for our kitchen - we decided to take the plunge and get it done.  Our project however will include a complete kitchen redesign since it just doesn&#39;t work well and I have to find a place to install my portable dishwasher and make it permanent.  It&#39;s an odd shaped room so it will be interesting to see what ideas others can come up with.  <br />\n<br />\nThe good news is that Jim has rejoined the work force.  He starts his new job on Monday.  They didn&#39;t seem to mind the long list he gave them with time off that he needed so we will see how that goes.  It is a 2 man job - they each work 1 week on and 1 week off so as long as he can work it out with the other driver there won&#39;t be a problem.  Keep your fingers crossed that the other guy agrees as I have already spent the money he will be making on the kitchen LOL<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone has a great weekend planned and that everyone is doing well.  Remember to SMILE as you go about your business today.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-03-31 13:20:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169245,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-03-31 14:48:10',NULL,'','Good Saturday Morning.. hope all is well with all...<br />\nMary Lou .....Congrats to Jim from us if you please...<br />\n<br />\nTonia I have never tasted or heard of early girls.....next year i will check them out<br />\n<br />\nMebert The Pirate Queen sounded like fun glad u enjoyed it.. stay warm.... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/closedeyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':closedeyes:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nJackie Needles??.. are u guys staying cool enough? if theres one thing i learned no use getting upset.. u could blow a gasket.... ouch.... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\nI must agree gas prices in CA are outrageous.. Tuesday will be here before you know it...<br />\n<br />\nThe house we found is a 1940 brick home with almost 2800 square ft ....and has one masonry fireplace in the living room and a buck stove in the family room....hardwood floors throughout built-in china cabinets in the formal dining room, and a wet bar in the basement we will go back and take another look on Sunday and may make an offer contingent on our place in LA selling..... more later....','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-03-31 14:48:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169256,3017,1,18,161426,'2007-03-31 16:16:12',NULL,'','Good morning from Stockton, which is by no means as warm as Needles, but still will be a comfortable 78 today.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie, you think gas prices are bad, you should see the utility bills.  We call PG&amp;E Pacific Graft and Extortion.  It is not cheap to live here.  our gas prices are at &#036;3.20 now and they say that they are heading up - just in time for summer.  How convenient&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe have very little on the schedule today.  We got plants as well as a curtain rod to hang in front of the utility closet. Chris doesn&#39;t like looking at the washer and dryer.  I&#39;m going to order some fabric from our favorite fabric store in Hilo and sew up some curtains for it.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - you asked about tomatoes. We usually grow cherry tomatoes, partially due to limited space and also because Chris eats them every day for lunch.  I&#39;ve gotten Sweet 100&#39;s this year, but the ones I&#39;m really looking for is something called Sun Sugar.  They are orange and taste like candy, they are that sweet.  OSH usually carries them but they sell out very fast, so you have to hit them just right.<br />\n<br />\nYesterday, we picked up some pepper plants, basil, tomatoes. spinach and, for the cat, catnip.  We&#39;ve already gotten the peas and beans in the ground, along with all the other herbs.  Picked up some Sweet Peas seeds and was amused to see that they are listed as a weed - one person&#39;s weed, another person&#39;s flower, I guess.<br />\n<br />\nInteresting about the hay bale, you&#39;ll have to report back as to your success with it.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - give David my congrats&#33;  It&#39;s a great feeling to nail something that you&#39;re really excited about.<br />\n<br />\nMebert - thanks for the review of TPQ.  Soudns interesting - wonder when we&#39;ll get it out here.  WE have a season preveiw party to go to in a couple of weeks up in Sacramento Music Circus (we belong to their Broadway Series).  We&#39;ve been scratching our heads for months now trying to figure out what will be coming next year.  I&#39;m just hoping it&#39;s not too many &#39;musical revues&#39;.  This past season we had &quot;Movin&#39; Out&quot; and &quot;Don&#39;t Be Cruel&quot;, along with &quot;Mama Mia&quot;  as a swing.  Three is too many.  <br />\n<br />\nThe big buzz around here is that Andrew Lloyd Weber is doing a sequel to &quot;Phantom of the Opera&quot; - the mind boggles...hopefully it&#39;ll be better than some of his more recent stuff.<br />\n<br />\nJoey, congrats on finding something&#33;  With any luck, everything will come together for you.<br />\n<br />\nHere&#39;s wishing everyone a safe and grand day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-03-31 16:16:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169258,2549,1,18,161426,'2007-03-31 16:34:03',NULL,'','hey everyone.....<br />\n<br />\nJoey the place sounds nice....what about the land around it??<br />\n<br />\nCharlie will let ya know how the hay goes LOL ... i have to make sure the doggies don&#39;t eat my crop this year... they ate so many tomatoes they made themselves sick...and peaches too... i need to can peaches this year,,, and praying for my apricot tree to have more then a dozen.. ( stinker tree )....i usally stew tomatoes and can them... then in sept i head up to julian and get my apples for applesauce and apple butter<br />\ni am thinking about making some jalapeno jelly ya have a good recipe for that.... <br />\n<br />\nJim glad about he new job....(  now you can spend more on the kitchen )... wow and they didn&#39;;t say anything about the time off....<br />\n<br />\nJackie i was wondering if ya felt the earthquake we had LOL <br />\n<br />\nwell everyone have a great day... off to sleep <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nnight night  Tonia','terumim','terumim','2007-03-31 16:34:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169260,334,1,18,161426,'2007-03-31 17:06:24',NULL,'','Happy Saturday everyone&#33; Oh my, today is the last day of the month already, YIKES&#33; at least the end of tax season is right around the corner for us. Looking forward to getting back to normal, if that exists&#33; LOL<br />\n<br />\nIts been a long few weeks around here. The windows are in and now I have to paint around them. I did 1/2 yesterday and then it started to drizzle so we&#39;re on hold till later this afternoon or tomorrow. I did hang bamboo blinds in all the windows on the front of our home so now everything matches. I finally found someone to replace the rotting posts on my screen porch which will happen next week. Can&#39;t wait to get that off my list. I must have been nuts trying to do construction and taxes all at once but this is the time of year we can afford to do it and if it doesn&#39;t get done now, the money will probably end up elsewhere. <br />\n<br />\nMy niece is coming for a visit today so we&#39;ll break for some time with her and then back to work.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll try to keep up next month. I feel like I&#39;m out of the loop again here. <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is feeling better since I last checked in. Congrats on all the new postings, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy the weekend all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-03-31 17:06:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169261,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-03-31 17:54:48',NULL,'','Morning from Needles&#33;<br />\nWell it&#39;s supposed to be in the 90&#39;s today and the whole of next week.. I guess the pool here is going to get a lot of use.<br />\nWe&#39;re just going to hang at home today - tomorrow we may go to Laughlin, NV for the day.<br />\nCharlie, I love listening to you and Tonia talk about all your plantings.... girls close to my own heart&#33;&#33;  I have a question for you, if we wanted to cross from Stockton on the I-5 to the 101 (don&#39;t forget we drive a very large rig, so we don&#39;t want narrow, twisty roads not huge mountain passes) - which road would you suggest we take?<br />\n<br />\nSpeak to you all later.','zebra','zebra','2007-03-31 17:54:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169270,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-31 20:50:37',NULL,'','Good afternoon everybody.<br />\n<br />\nI stayed in today because I wasn&#39;t feeling very well. I think I have a case of asphyxiation pneumonia as a result of liquids going down the wrong tube. My doctor was not in yesterday because he was at a conference. His office contacted him and he called me to see what the problem was. He hates to do a telephone diagnosis but I was wheezing and coughing so badly he had his office call my pharmacist to order antibiotics. I&#39;m feeling a little better today but I&#39;m drained of energy. I should be good to go in about a week. I should be completely recovered in time for my cruise.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nIt is a great advantage to have a theater season that&#39;s year round. The theater in New York runs no matter what. The phrase &quot;the show must go on&quot; is really true. One of the best times to go for the theater here in New York is during a snow storm or blizzard. One can get some pretty good theater bargains.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you&#39;re having good weather.<br />\n<br />\nGood luck with your planting. For some reason when I read your posts I get hungry.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t wait to read your travel journal and hope you haven&#39;t been too inconvenienced by being stuck in Needles. I once was lost around Needles on my way from L.A. to Las Vegas.<br />\n<br />\nWhatever happens, have a safe trip and have a good time.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nIt sounds like you do have a busy weekend in store. I hope that your plans for the area children are not dashed by the weather.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nIt sounds like you picked out a winner of a house. How many rooms is it?<br />\n<br />\nI hope that the timetable works out with your other house. Good luck&#33;<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nhaving a temperature 78 degrees sounds balmy around New York right now. We&#39;re in the low 60&#39;s but it feels much cooler for some reason.<br />\n<br />\nI hope you have a satisfying theater season. I know what you mean about having too many musicals. I could stand for a good drama or comedy with singing and dancing, but it seems the money makers and the shows that last the longest or the musicals.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nsailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nDon&#39;t work too hard. Enjoy the day with you niece.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nHow are you doing today? Are you off on one of your projects?<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a afternoon, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-31 20:50:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169277,274,1,18,161426,'2007-03-31 21:21:02',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 43 degrees here in the Mpls. area, and kind of a gloomy looking day.  We have been having rain on and off for a while now, and it may continue into next week.  Had a nice dinner with some of my family last night.  <br />\n<br />\nMebert...so sorry to hear about your pnuemonia.  Please take care of yourself.  I will keep you in my prayers.  Mom is doing well so far, she is also facing hip surgery in May, so it is a tough time for her.  Thank you for the prayers; I really appreciate them.<br />\n<br />\nJoey and David...the house you found sounds really nice.  Lots of space.  Hope everything works out for you.<br />\n<br />\nTonia...thanks for the good thoughts.  Hope your wrist is doing better.  Sounds like you have a lot of plans for planting.  Take it easy on the wrist.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie...you sure have an interesting job.  I love music and the theater.  Minneapolis is a city that&#39;s very into the arts.  We have lots to do and see here.  People often call it the Minniapple...next to New York.  That&#39;s interesting that Andrew Lloyd Weber may do a sequel to &quot;Phantom of the Opera.&quot;  I loved that musical. <br />\n<br />\nRose...you sound like a very busy gal with tax season and your work on the house.  Glad that things may settle down for you in a bit.  Enjoy your time with your niece.<br />\n<br />\nJackie...have to get over and read your journal about Needles, yet.  Hope all is well...you have a great site, and I have enjoyed reading some of your adventures.  Not sure how long it will take to get the Coumadin levels adjusted for me.  They have a list of things we&#39;re not supposed to eat...lots of green veggies like, broccoli, asparagus, cabbage, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, lettuce, etc. and also salmon and other things.  I usually do eat a lot of those veggies and fish, so they did say if I eat the same amount consistently each week then I can eat them in small amounts, so, I have to work on that; plus, whenever you have to take any other meds, either prescription or over the counter, it can change your blood levels.  Were they aware of all that back when you had to take Coumadin?  The doctor says I will probably be on it for around 6 months.  I will miss the salads since I like to make big salads for the main dinner dish in the warm weather months, and since I want to lose weight.  <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...hope all works out with Jim&#39;s new job.  Congratulations to him.  Good luck with the kitchen remodeling.  That&#39;s something that I dream of doing to ours.  I&#39;d love to tear down a wall and make it bigger, too, but we have to see if we are going to stay or move since we are concerned about our neighborhood changing.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...I&#39;d love to see your pictures of your sunroom, too.  <br />\n<br />\nRobert...hope you are doing well.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl (gottacruz)  hope your back is healing well.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...hope your home remodeling is going well.  It would be a nice break if you do go to New York.<br />\n<br />\nKareen...hope you have a good trip.  It&#39;s such wonderful news that your friend is doing well.<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita...good luck with the building of your new home.  It&#39;s a big project, I know, but will be so worth it.  It sounds wonderful&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria...hope Allie will be doing much better when her insulin and diet is worked out.<br />\n<br />\nStephen...sounds like it&#39;s been pretty hot there in Atlanta.   Wish I could send you some of our rain.<br />\n<br />\nJimmy...you are an amazing young man...good luck with your dancing...it sounds so fun...you are pretty smart, too...one guy with 10 girls...great way to meet girls.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nHope all Cruise Crazies have a wonderful weekend&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-03-31 21:21:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169281,172,1,18,161426,'2007-03-31 22:26:17',NULL,'','cruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nI forgot to congratulate Jim on getting the job and being able to work out his vacation schedule around it.<br />\n<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nShari2<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorry to hear that your temperatures are so cold but glad to hear that your mother is doing better. I&#39;ll keep her in my prayers and pray that she has an easier time.<br />\n<br />\nHow are you doing?<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nI really, really enjoyed reading your travel journal. It as like a book that I couldn&#39;t put down. <br />\n<br />\nYou are one very good writer. <br />\n<br />\nI particularly was intrigued by your overnight stays in the repair shop. I can&#39;t wait to read the nest entry.<br />\n<br />\nDoes one have to have any special training to drive one of those huge RV&#39;s with a car attached?','Mebert','Mebert','2007-03-31 22:26:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169284,2611,1,18,161426,'2007-04-01 00:21:29',NULL,'','Mebert, you do not have to have any special training to drive a motorhome nor do you need a special license.  We have an RV and when we are pulling the toad (towed vehicle), with the Blue Ox tow bar, it is over 50 ft. long, probably closer to 55&#39;.  Greg had never even driven a motohome, bus, or anything of that nature until we found the one we wanted at the dealer and he took it out for a test drive.  The dealership was right by the highway, so he got on the highway and went up a few miles and came back.  He said he had absolutely no trouble with it at all.  I have never driven it, nor will I probably ever do so.  He has tried to get me to move it forward a few feet, and I wouldn&#39;t even do that.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-01 00:21:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169293,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-04-01 01:32:59',NULL,'','thanks guys .. its an 8 room home... and the property is considered a corner lot that sits on a hill theres a small woodsy area in the back that sits on a hill that falls down to the road below... <br />\n<br />\nShari good to see ur mom is feeling better we will keep her in out prayers..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-01 01:32:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169296,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-04-01 02:25:10',NULL,'','Yeah....we&#39;re leaving Needles tomorrow&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou, congrats to Jim on getting the job - I&#39;m sure that&#39;s a huge relief for you both.<br />\n<br />\nMebert, as Cheryl said... no training needed at all.  The rig is very easy to drive, you just have to learn to take wide right hand turns.  The 65 foot length in total with the hitch and toad doesn&#39;t make a bit of difference when you&#39;re on the road, you don&#39;t even know it&#39;s there.  We have a backup TV on the dashboard that shows us the toad as we travel down the road.  Come on, be a sport and join us RV&#39;ers it&#39;s loads of fun and wonderfully comfortable having your &quot;home&quot; with you everywhere you go.  I have driven the rig just so that I know how to do it, but Tony does 99% of the RV driving (I think he likes being King of the Castle) and then I do about 75% of the car driving when we go exploring, to give him a break.<br />\n<br />\nShari.... wonderful to see your Mom is getting better.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl.... it seems like we&#39;re not going to be able to meet one another in Oregon as our timetables don&#39;t correspond - but let&#39;s see what happens after we get back from Alaska in September.','zebra','zebra','2007-04-01 02:25:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169300,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-04-01 04:04:27',NULL,'','Joey, I meant to ask you - how does &quot;Big City&quot; David like Morgantown?','zebra','zebra','2007-04-01 04:04:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169304,2066,1,18,161426,'2007-04-01 04:26:35',NULL,'','Jackie .. he said it&#39;s &quot;quiet&quot;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-01 04:26:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169334,2542,1,18,161426,'2007-04-01 06:05:03',NULL,'','Joey.... he&#39;s not a man of many words hmmm?  I can just imagine him saying that&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-04-01 06:05:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169361,488,1,18,161426,'2007-04-01 13:35:16',NULL,'','Time to close down the March dock - It was great seeing so many posters every day.  Hope it continues on to April and we grow day by day.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-01 13:35:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169362,488,1,18,NULL,'2007-04-01 13:50:18',NULL,'Daily Dock - APRIL','SUNDAY - April 1st[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.....April has arrived&#33; (Where in the world did Jan, Feb and March disappear to so quickly?)   Hopefully the weather will straighten out and Spring will stay around for a while.    They are calling for rain today so our Egg Hunt at the farm looks like it may be in jeopardy.  It is scheduled for 2PM - I hope the rain holds off til after then but it doesn&#39;t sound too promising right now.  After the hunt we have a birthday party for my Son-in-laws nephew so it will be a busy day and I hope to be able to give away some hard boiled eggs to the Birthday boy (he&#39;s 8 - don&#39;t think that will impress him at all.   LOL)<br />\n<br />\nWe went to the home show yesterday and now are even more confused about the kitchen than ever before. This will take some long hard thoughts before we commit to anything but the good news is we did find someone to come and give us a price for a motorized awning over our deck and did find a new Gazebo to replace the one we had that was lost during a wind storm last year.  The Gazebo goes on sale next week so we will wait and do that then.  <br />\n<br />\nThanks for all your good wishes on Jim&#39;s new job.  This just kind of appeared out of nowhere - he really wasn&#39;t looking.  As long as they don&#39;t mind him taking off for our trips all will be fine.  He starts already tomorrow - just for a couple of days to learn his route then starts for good on the 9th.  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - hope you are having a ball with the grandkids.  <br />\n<br />\nRobert - We haven&#39;t heard from you in a couple of days.  Hope you are doing OK.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is feeling well (or at least better) and enjoying the weekend.  We really had a lot of posters to our March Dock - let&#39;s see if we can do even better this month.  <br />\n<br />\nSmile as you go about your daily business.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-05-01 06:56:16',175945,2542,'zebra','zebra',NULL,469,-1,5897,0,0,0,0,0),(169369,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-01 15:54:47',NULL,'','Morning everyone from the west coast.. just got home from work....i am trying to decide what to chop up for prep for dinner tonight....we cooked a turkey so i think i will make a turkey cassorole....i will post the recipe...<br />\n<br />\nMary lou .. isn&#39;t it the thing when you go look at the new things at a home show your ideas change..My BF won&#39;t let me go to them anymore because i come home.. and say lets do this and that.. and his hunny do list gets longer LOL <br />\n<br />\nits suppose to be great day today around 78 ... i got all the seeds planted for the garden to get them started ...OMG i have tons of apricots on my tree ... it only took three years for the dang tree to produce..thinking some peach and apricot -pineapple jam is in order this year.....<br />\n<br />\nboy am i going to be busy canning this year....pray my new tomatoes i am trying to grow  will be good i just love beefsteak tomatoes....some bacon tomatoe mayo OMG YUMO////<br />\n<br />\nwell off the read e mail and then off to sleepy....put the ice pack on the wrist for a bit<br />\n<br />\neveryone have a great day<br />\n<br />\nTonia <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />','terumim','terumim','2007-04-01 15:54:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169386,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-01 16:09:07',NULL,'','Good morning Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI hope everbody is doing well.<br />\n<br />\nI am doing much better today. The antibiotics seem to be doing the trick. I&#39;m breathing a lot easier and getting some of my energy back. I think I&#39;ll make it to church today since I can&#39;t hear the wheezing. <br />\n<br />\nThank you all for your good wishes.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nI hope you have a good day today for the sake of the kids and the young at heart. Can they postpone the hunt for another day or is it a wash? (No pun intended) Let&#39;s pray that it works out. You are certainly good at multitasking because if I have an event on a particular day that lasts only two hours, I usually feel I&#39;m busy for the whole day. I usually tell people I&#39;m busy. I guess I&#39;ll have to follow your example.<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s great that you found a gazebo that you like and even better that it&#39;s going on sale. Congratulations&#33;<br />\n<br />\nLet us know how Jim enjoys his new job.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nHow are you doing. The kids must have had you really busy since we haven&#39;t heard from you. We hope to hear from you soon.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSCIROCCO,<br />\n<br />\nCome in, SCIROCCO, come in. Is everything O.K.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nDid David feel it was a good quiet or a boring quiet?<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t wait to read your next journal entry.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n<br />\nHave a good rest of the day, everybody.[/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-01 16:09:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169387,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-01 16:12:22',NULL,'','Mebert - so glad that you are feelin better.  I am not really great at multitasking but after the egg hunt  by going to the birthday party I won&#39;t have to cook dinner today (there is a method to my madness.  LOL)','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-01 16:12:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169388,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-01 16:14:35',NULL,'','terumim,<br />\n<br />\nDo you see why I get hungry when I read your posts?<br />\n<br />\nWill the peach, apricot, pineapple jam be on sale? I sure would love to buy a jar.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you&#39;re having a great day and hope the ice works for the wrist.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-01 16:14:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169389,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-01 16:17:58',NULL,'','cruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nThank you.<br />\n<br />\nYou are so funny. That&#39;s what multitasking is all about, getting as many chores done by any means necessary.<br />\n<br />\nHave a good day and let us know if the hunt takes place.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-01 16:17:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169392,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-01 16:30:12',NULL,'','Good (but dark) morning from Stockton.  I got up thinking it was Monday and am still not entirely sure it isn&#39;t despite evidence to the contrary.<br />\n<br />\nyesterday, we hit all the nurseries in the area and still had no luck with finding the Sun Sugars - only to discover our friends, with whom we were having dinner, had purchased five of them from OSH.  So, guess I&#39;ll head back there on Wednesday and see if anything new has come in<br />\n<br />\nWe picked up more basil, two more tomato plants (Mamma Mia and Mortgage Saver).  Usually we have tons of plants coming up from last year, but the hard frost we received in January killed all of them, I guess.  There is nary a sign.  Also picked up two new hibicus plants to add a little more foliage out front.<br />\n<br />\nAnyhow, I sunk three dozen marigolds for a litle walk color and got the peppers repotted, along with everything else.  Now to sow to seeds...<br />\n<br />\nTonia - I will check my books to see if I can find the jalepano recipe I used a few years ago (bought the wrong type of peppers)  I&#39;ve found that when I want to fruit trees to reproduce heavily, they laugh at me.  We have grapefruit, Meyer lemon and avocado trees.   you worry about your tomatoes and I&#39;m trying to hide te catnip from the local mob until it has a chance to get a little bigger.  We are very popular with all the local cats - much to Growltiger&#39;s displeasure.<br />\n<br />\nRose, enjoy your neice and try to forget about construction for the day.  just keep foucsed upon how beautiful everything will be after its finished.  This is what I do when I look at our box stuffed study.  it will be gone...one day...<br />\n<br />\nMebert - not good.  Take care of yourself, lots of rest.  You seriously don&#39;t want to be sick now.  Sadly, you are right on about musicals. They make all the money, but they also cost the most to produce, so I&#39;m not sure that it all works out for the best.  <br />\n<br />\nShari - you made me chuckle.  I&#39;m retired.  You should have seen what it was like when I was working&#33;  Yes, theater is very interesting and I love being involved with it.  We get some pills (they seem atracted to the bright lights like moths to a flame), but for the most part, they are a wonderful and loving group of people to be around.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - your comment about the motorhome was great.  Chris&#39;s mom has a motorhome that she wouldn&#39;t drive either.  She was constantly badgering people to get them to drive it for her.  Thankfully, her boyfriend/ex-husband drove a semi, so he was pretty willing and they had some great trips.  She did love that motorhome.<br />\n<br />\nGuess on that note, I will wish everyone a grand day&#33;  Be safe, be sane&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-01 16:30:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169445,334,1,18,169362,'2007-04-01 19:45:55',NULL,'','Afternoon all. We had a lovely day yesterday with my niece. We don&#39;t get to see enough of her even though we live in the same state. Another crazy day around here with work and painting around the windows. Why do the projects never end??????<br />\n<br />\nMebert, glad to hear your feeling better. Get plenty of rest.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou hope you got to have the egg hunt.<br />\n<br />\nTonia wish I had the energy to do all that planting. I miss fresh veggies. Here is Florida it gets so hot that some things just won&#39;t grow, like tomatos(at least for me).<br />\n<br />\nShari, hope your feeling better.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie, more planting. Glad you can enjoy it. Still wish I had a green thumb.<br />\n<br />\nJoey, glad to hear you found a nice place. I&#39;m sure David will get used to the quiet eventually.<br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-04-01 19:45:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169446,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-01 20:13:30',NULL,'','So, has anyone had any April Fool&#39;s Day jokes pulled on them yet?  My grandparents, who are now both deceased, were married on April&#39;s Fool&#39;s day, 1930.  My grammy said that when they came home and told her parents they were married, they would not let her go home with him because they thought it was an April Fool&#39;s trick.  My great grandfather actually called the justice of the peace who had performed the ceremony to verify.  Greg has decided that he is going to do the kitchen island extension himself - I have no idea when he thinks he will have time.  The painter is scheduled to come on the 13th and it has to be done by then.  I have left a couple of messages for him to try and move it out a week but have not been able to establish contact, which is worrying me as I already paid him the &#036;400 deposit he required and have sent 2 emails and left 2 voicemails over the past 6 days and have heard nothing from him.  Anyway, Greg went to Lowe&#39;s and bought all the materials yesterday.  Well, need to put my contacts in, put on my make-up and get dressed and see about getting this day started - hope it&#39;s a good one for all of you.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-01 20:13:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169456,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-01 21:23:24',NULL,'','Well folks, things are getting better and better. Thank you for the good wishes. I seemed to have been slightly revived by the Palm Sunday Mass. It was a special mass because the music was composed by a now deceased jazz musician by the name of Mary Lou Williams. Today it was done with the choir and organ. Next week, Easter Sunday, they&#39;re going to have brass, percussion and strings. That should make for a pretty exciting mass.<br />\n<br />\nThe little four year old is coming back home today. I can&#39;t believe I actually missed him. He&#39;s been staying with his grandmother because everyone at our house was under the weather and we didn&#39;t want to pass any bugs on to him. I&#39;ll be glad to hear his little cherubic voice and I guess we&#39;ll be reading and practicing our writing for his headstart class.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nI hope you find all of the seeds or bulbs you&#39;re looking for. It&#39;s great that you have the patience to grow fruits and vegetables and know exactly what you want. I have to rely on the green grocer for my cherry and grape tomatoes.<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s funny. You don&#39;t sound retired. You sound like you&#39;re working harder than ever to get your season going.<br />\n<br />\nWhen is the official start of your theater season?<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nsailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you had a great time with your niece. Isn&#39;t it great to be able to spoil kids and then send them back to their parents to deal with the whining. <br />\n<br />\nOne of the greatest rewards for me is when the child cries because they don&#39;t want to leave. I have to pretend that I don&#39;t want them to leave.  But as usual, it&#39;s good to have them for a few days and it&#39;s a lot of fun, but I&#39;m always glad to see them go back with their parents.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nDo you realize how funny your stories are?<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s a good sign that Greg went and actually acquired materials for the island. I hope the scheduling of the painter works out. <br />\n<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nHave a good afternoon, everybody&#33;[/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-01 21:23:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169476,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-01 22:46:25',NULL,'','Mebert... sounds like you have a rocking church....wish they had something like that out here .. i would probably go...<br />\n<br />\nGregswife.... so you hubby hunny do list is a little longer uh LoL<br />\n<br />\nTonia <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','terumim','terumim','2007-04-01 22:46:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169481,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-01 23:02:50',NULL,'','hi guys..<br />\n<br />\nMebert i think it is a good 50-50 mix of just plain quiet and boring quiet..<br />\n<br />\ni know that when the Realtor said that the traffic was brutal we noticed 8 cars .. turned to each other and just grinned.. so whats one mans mess is another&#39;s relief....<br />\n<br />\ntomatoes.. did someone say tomatoes....cant wait to grow my own either tonia...<br />\n<br />\njust got back to the hotel saw another house that could be a possibility.. oh my now we have a dilemma.. i am sure we will figure it out..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-01 23:02:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169489,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-02 00:24:13',NULL,'','I am sure you will make the right decision. David will get used to the quiet and boring quiet..........we did when we moved to the country.....It takes a while but when he gets used to it he will love it........And don&#39;t forget he will be retired so you can bore each other.............lol<br />\n<br />\nI haven&#39;t been on a lot but Mebert I am glad you are feeling better.<br />\n<br />\nTonia...........our church is like that also and it is more interactive. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl...you just reminded me that today is April Fools day.......hmmm have to think of something for Ken when we go to dinner.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMost of our plants fared well through the winter although we did lose one butterfly bush..........The daffodils are outrageous this year and seem brighter than ever.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy the rest of the day.<br />\nCiao for now<br />\n<br />\n[b]Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-04-02 00:24:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169492,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-02 00:36:20',NULL,'','<br />\n <br />\nso true.......... oh so true <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-02 00:36:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169509,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-02 03:33:12',NULL,'','Ok...OK....will you guys quit talking about all the planting already&#33;&#33;  I am so envious, I just love to garden and also to plant herb gardens and vegies.  That&#39;s why I carry around a little herb garden of parsley, tomato and rosemary - I also have an Aloe Vera plant.  I&#39;m so sad, we&#39;ll have to pitch it all before we get to the Canadian border.<br />\n<br />\nJoey...another possible..ooooh, tell us about it.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, you spoke about contacts.  I&#39;m farsighted, so I have to wear glasses for reading, but it&#39;s such a pain in the butt, I was wondering if I&#39;d be able to handle contacts (bifocals).  I&#39;m such a &quot;weenie&quot; when it comes to getting my finger close to my eyes&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMebert, I&#39;m so glad you&#39;re enjoying our daily journal.  Enjoy it daily now, but when we get to Canada and Alaska we&#39;ll only be able to post when we can get to a WiFi connection&#33;&#33;&#33;  I&#39;m not looking forward to that - I love chatting here on Crazies&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-04-02 03:33:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169568,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-02 08:02:10',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJackie, contacts don&#39;t bother me at all, but I am one of those weird people who can put their fingertip on their eyeball and move it all around and never flinch. I almost have to get out power tools to pry Greg&#39;s eyes open if I ever have to put drops in them.   Although last evening, I had something in my eye (contacts weren&#39;t in) and I tried washing it out with water and flushing it out with contact solution and could not get it out and it hurt so bad, I couldn&#39;t open my eye.  Greg looked in it but couldn&#39;t see anything so I was afraid I had somehow scratched it, but this morning, whatever it was, was gone.  But I did rub it so much last night trying to dislodge the interloper, that today it is sore all around the eye.  If I am not going anywhere, I leave my contacts out and just wear my glasses.  I must say I am quite proud of hubby -  he worked on the center island extension today and it is almost finished.  He needs me to go to Lowe&#39;s tomorrow and get a 2 x 2 and then he will finish up.  He did a really good job.  I told him he could have a change of career and become a carpenter, but he said he&#39;d pass on that one.  He has had an office job since he was 18, which is almost 30 yrs, so thinks he will stick with that.   Greg is the gardener in our household.  There is a general rule of thumb here that you don&#39;t plant before Mother&#39;s Day because we can still get snow up until then.  He normally plants tomatoes, peppers, green beans, cucumbers, radishes, lettuce, onions, okra and carrots.  Last year he did potatoes also.  The first year after we built this house, he planted canteloupe and watermelon.  They looked beautiful but had virtually no taste at all.  The same was true the next year when he tried corn.  He has also planted cauliflower in the past but found it very difficult to keep it white.  Even though I do not garden, all this talk of planting makes me hopeful that soon spring really will be here to stay&#33;&#33;&#33;  Mebert, I am curious - you mentioned the 4 yr. old was home again...just who is this little fellow?  My grandson is 4 - it is such a cute and inquisitive age.  I so love the sound of children&#39;s laughter.  Joey, I will be anxious to see what you and David decide.  Well, think I will go watch tv for a while before I turn in...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-02 08:02:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169585,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-02 14:00:38',NULL,'','MONDAY - April 2nd[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies..This is going to take some getting used to&#33;  I usually have the house to myself for about 2 hours in the morning while I have my tea and sit on the computer and watch the news.  Now Jim has to be up at 5:30 and I don&#39;t think I like this.  I tried to stay in bed and stay out of his way this morning but it is very frustrating staring at the ceiling and listening to him bang things around.  Even when he worked in the golf course he had the afternoon shift so he didn&#39;t have to be up before me.  He really did try to be quiet but it is just not him.  <br />\n<br />\nYesterdays Egg Hunt was a wash-out.  We went down for a while without the kids.  There were some kids there but the fields were all muddy and it was raining on and off.  We did get some eggs to take back to the birthday party and give out so they didn&#39;t go to waste.  Our neighbors will take the rest of them to their jobs today and distribute them around.<br />\n<br />\nI don&#39;t know what I will do today - no hubby - no kids.  Perhaps I will just enjoy the sound of silence and start going thru the summer clothes.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - 2 possibilities in one trip - that is wonderful&#33;  When we first moved to Pa. Jim had the same reaction as David did - it is QUIET - He did adjust very quickly though and now you couldn&#39;t get him to leave here no matter what.  Hope you return home to some good news on your California home.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone had a great weekend - I will check back here after I get Jim off to work.   Don&#39;t forget to smile as you go thru the day.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-02 14:00:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169613,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-02 16:00:29',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nJoey and David, the house sounds wonderful, and another possibility in the mix, that’s great.  Mebert, I am very happy that you are feeling better.  Mary Lou, congratulations to Jim on getting the job and being able to work his vacation schedule around it. Shari, I will continue to keep your Mom in my prayers.  I had a very hectic, but enjoyable weekend with the grandkids – Kaylee 8, Wadie 8, Timmy 7 and Alyson Rose 4 - where do they get all that energy from.  We took them to Chuck E. Cheese’s and they had a great time, although Grandma and Grandpa were worn out by Sunday evening. I have an ENT doctor’s appointment this afternoon at 1:30.  I have a history of nasal polyps and my allergist, when I saw him a couple of weeks ago, said that they were back and to see my ENT doctor.  I already had two surgeries over the past several years to have them removed, pesky devils that they are, and it was not fun.  Each surgery lasted about 4 hours and was very painful.  I am hoping that I would not have to go through that again, but I guess I had to wait and see.<br />\nTake care everyone <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-02 16:00:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169627,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-02 16:25:26',NULL,'','well good morning....<br />\n<br />\nok BF updated my puter... and what did he do to it... gezzzzzzzzzz .. going to tell him... MY LAPTOP stay off it .....he go in there moved this moved that...i was so mad.....and he waits till i go to work ... <br />\n<br />\nOK i feel better now i vented ...<br />\n<br />\nJackie ok I will try to not talk about planting.....glad ya made it to wonderful scenic Bakersfield LOL LOL , boy you guys went the long boring route uh LOL ... i know the desert is very boring...<br />\n<br />\nI remember i asked a member where he was so i could send a tow truck out.. he said .. &quot; well lets see i am <br />\nhalf mile pass the last tumbleweed &quot; ....i laughed so hard....... poor guy...some how we found somewhat of an area he may be ...<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou wow the whole house to yourself.....make a cup of tea find a nice chair up you feet up and give yourself a moment ... IT MAY NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN lol lol <br />\n<br />\nJoey .... thinking David will enjoy the quiet.... i couldn&#39;t i can only take it for so long then i have to have to find noise and the city... i am kinda of a city girl... i have to have a mall somewhere nearby LOL atleast a COSTCO or SAMS CLUB... maybe even a WALMART ....<br />\n<br />\nI talked to my aunt in MINNESOTA ,, she lives in a town called Fairmont... and she said wow our town is getting big we are getting a SUPER WALMART.. and they are putting in a light too LOL LOL LOL ... i just died laughing ....<br />\n<br />\n<br />\neveryone have a great day off to nite nite <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-02 16:25:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169660,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-02 17:20:25',NULL,'','Different day, same weather - greetings from Stockton&#33;  Yesterday, the cleaning fairy took hold of Chris and he decided it was time to spring clean.  he vacuumed about every nook and crannie of the house, shifted rugs, swept, helped wash windows, etc.  When the mood strikes, it&#39;s great.  Apparently though, this is the cleaning for Wendy&#39;s arrival in July, according to him...hmmm.  I&#39;m wondering how that will work out for him...<br />\n<br />\nHe even got the curtain rod hung in front of the washer and dryer as well as rewiring and re-routing our friends&#39; phone line.  They had their kitchen remodelled and the wallpaper hanger ripped the phone out, breaking all the wires...he was not happy about the phone abuse.  he&#39;s funny that way.  They worst part was that he had to deal with two very affectionate dogs as he was trying to check wires.  He is NOT a dog person - don&#39;t tell Rascal and Brutus that, though.<br />\n<br />\nMebert - our theater season really never opens or closes.  We &#39;officially&#39; start our new season in Sept and end in June, but we have two shows during July and August.   The theater never stays dark for long.<br />\n<br />\nJackie, stop on by and I&#39;ll load you up with herbs.  We&#39;re right off of I-5<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - remind your husband that no man is an island...sorry I couldn&#39;t resist.  <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - sorry to hear that the egg hunt was a wash.  I love seeing all the little ones in their Easter (I&#39;m sorry, we are now officially calling Easter the Spring Celebration in California) finery.  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - Ahem to grand kids and their energy.  We were watching the grandkids of our neighbor and they never stop - they&#39;re like gas molecules.<br />\n<br />\nRose, My green thumb is strictly tied to California.  They said that everything grows here and they are right.  I grew both the avocado tree (now three stories high) and the grapefruit tree from seeds. Just stuck them in the ground and that was it.  Helps off set the higher taxes.<br />\n<br />\nJoey, your comment about busy vs. quiet was funny.  I came from rural Vermont and thought that Barre, population 350, was a city...until I moved to Reno.  Rural is good.<br />\n<br />\nTime to head out and see what trouble needs to be gotten into.  Have a grand day everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-02 17:20:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169678,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-02 19:13:46',NULL,'','Good morning everybody&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m feeling much better physically but still have that nasty cough even though it&#39;s not as bad as it was on Friday. The meds seem to be doing their job.<br />\n<br />\nI drove up to Westchester yesterday and took care of some things around the house and picked up the mail. On my return I picked up the 4 year old who is the ward of my roommates mother. You&#39;ll hear more about this 4 year old in my response to Gregswife. It was really good to see him because I hadn&#39;t seen him in a week. When he saw me he came running and almost choked me to death from his strong embrace. I&#39;m so used to having him around the house now.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nThis particular church does rock now but it took a while to find the musicians who could play inspiringly, yet do pieces that were true to the liturgy.<br />\n<br />\nHow are those preserves coming along?<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nThis house sounds much bigger than your house in LA. That&#39;s a plus isn&#39;t it?<br />\n<br />\nGood luck on finding something that&#39;s satisfactory to both of you. It may take some compromise. Congratulations on a second find.<br />\n<br />\nWe would love to have traffic problems with only 8 cars.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nteacp,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the good wishes. It&#39;s good to hear that you enjoy the music ministry and the livliness of the spirit in your church.<br />\n<br />\nI was glad to hear that your plants survived the winter. I would love to plant fruits and vegetables but there are so many squirrels, skunks, rabbits, and other critters that roam around that there wouldn&#39;t be anything to harvest.<br />\n<br />\nHow do you all protect your produce from wild creatures.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nIs there something you can do to salvage your herb garden before you cross over into Canada? Can you jar them in olive oil or something?<br />\n<br />\nI wish I could tell you to follow a route that always had WiFi, but that would be selfish of me. I really enjoy reading your updates and will miss them when you&#39;re out of range.<br />\n<br />\nAre you able to find may free WiFi services as you travel?<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you got that whatever it was out of your eye. It can be very annoying.<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations on that island project almost being completed.<br />\n<br />\nThe 4 year old is a much longer story than I think members would want to read but to make a long story short, he is a ward of my roommate&#39;s mother. She had serious female surgery at one time and came to stay at our house so my roommate could take care of her. Of course the 4 year old had to come along with her. <br />\n<br />\nI thought I could mind my business and stay in my room and not get involved in providing care or interacting with the child and at first we hated each other. I felt he was invading my space by all of his whining and he thought I was standoffish. One day when he was giving my roommate and his grandmother a hard time I went and took control of the situation by giving him a 3 minute timeout because he was 3 years old at the time. After that event, for some unexplainable reason, he wanted to hang around me all the time. My resistance broke down and we became extremely close. Now we&#39;re inseparable.<br />\n<br />\nOne day my roommates mother said she was ready to go to her own home but she couldn&#39;t take care of the everyday things needed to provide care for the child. My roommate decided that he would take over the care of the child and I had mixed feelings about having a child around. My roommate registered him into a headstart program and makes sure that he gets there every day. I help out with homework and reading and writing assignments.<br />\n<br />\nStrangely, the four year old likes to spend a lot of time in my room and carries many of his toys and stockpiles them in there. Of course, we have to do a nightly cleanup before bed to get the toys back in the toychest. He hates to go to bed and he hates to wake up in the morning.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll tell you more about him in some future posts.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorry to hear about the Easter egg hunt. At least you&#39;ll have hardboiled eggs for a bit.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your leisurely day.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you&#39;re back in one piece. Are there some twins in there are are they cousins? I don&#39;t know why I&#39;m always telling you to get some rest. You don&#39;t listen anyway.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nI hope you get your puter runnin like you want it to.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s great that you have theater year round. Break a leg&#33;<br />\n<br />\nPlease send some of those avocados east.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n<br />\nHave a good afternoon, everybody&#33;[/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-02 19:13:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169688,139,1,18,169362,'2007-04-02 19:37:56',NULL,'','Good morning all&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-04-02 19:37:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169710,2543,1,18,169362,'2007-04-02 21:58:03',NULL,'','Hi All<br />\nGot back to Philadelphia on the &quot;red eye&quot; from Portland Oregon about 7 this morning - the conference was great but what we saw outside the conference in Oregon and Washington was even better -- Bob and I fully explored the Columbia River Gorge - went out to Mount Hood and watched the skiers ski with the temperatutres in the 60&#39;s (it snowed Monday and Tuesday last week and we were there on Thursday)-- visited the Mount Saint Helen&#39;s Monument -- and then attempted to get a glimpse of Mount Rainier -oh such magnificence.  The city of Portland was also delightful -- had some of the best Thai food and a great meal at Jakes Crawfish.  All in all Bob and I had a lot of fun in the few days we got away.  I have been getting ready for Passover since I arrived home and now think I need a nap or I won&#39;t make it through the Seder and dinner tonight.  So everyone have a great afternoon and evening I&#39;m off for my nap.[/size]','momwig','momwig','2007-04-02 21:58:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169711,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-02 22:16:37',NULL,'','momwig,<br />\n<br />\nWelcome back. It&#39;s great to have you back. I&#39;m glad your conference was successful and that you spent some time checking out the sites of Oregon. <br />\n<br />\nEnjoy you nap and see you when you get back.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-02 22:16:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169718,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-02 22:55:32',NULL,'','Merbert LOL .... see children have a fuuny way of moving into your heart don&#39;t they.....glad your feeling better<br />\n<br />\nGregswife.. i know what ya mean about those things in the eye.. i did that once or twice.. but i did get that laser surgery down and it was the best thing i ever did.. The next day i went back to get them checked i was 20/20 after wearing contacts for five years and glasses b4 that since 18 yrs old... My eyes are a little senstive to very bright lights but that all.. i still have 20/20 after three years <br />\n<br />\ni couldn&#39;t have children... so i have my puppies .... ( ya ok one of my babies weights in at 175 )i have five...<br />\n<br />\nwhen my gf had her daughter ( she was always told she couldn&#39;t have children and at 40 she got pregant)<br />\ni have always been shakely with kids.. but when she got around 2years and she moved around and i spent time with her ... i just melted ...i never thought i would sit on the patio and have a tea party and play blocks etc...now she calls me on the phone ok now shes 3.. and found out how to push the right number for me.. and leaves messages.. what she means i have no idea... i just go ok really ya ok.. wow .......<br />\n<br />\nI have looked around for a church like yours and teacup... but not yet found one that keeps me awake... <br />\n<br />\nand to keep creatures away from the veggies etc,, i use marigolds or garlic in between .. they don&#39;t like them...... i keep looking at my apricots and peaches... and thinking yummy jams.. not for a little Merbert <br />\n<br />\nKAREEN .... NAP omg you sleep LOL LOL ....have a peaceful passover...<br />\n<br />\nCharlie now can you send Chris down my way LOL LOL i have a few crannies that need cleaning.. LOL <br />\n<br />\nOK told the BF ... &quot; STEP AWAY FROM MY LAPTOP &quot;&quot;   gezzzzzz<br />\n<br />\n Tonia <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','terumim','terumim','2007-04-02 22:55:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169774,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 05:29:30',NULL,'','terumim,<br />\n<br />\nI see you&#39;ve been smitten by the charms of a young un too. <br />\n<br />\nNow I&#39;m practicing not spoiling the 4 year old.<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the gardening tip.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-03 05:29:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169782,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 05:51:28',NULL,'','Just wanted to let you all know that we&#39;re heading for the mountains again - so I&#39;m not sure when I&#39;ll be able to check in again...... this unfortunately we only discover once we get to our new destination.','zebra','zebra','2007-04-03 05:51:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169788,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 05:56:23',NULL,'','Charlie, hopefully you saw me waving as we drove through Stockton today  :)','zebra','zebra','2007-04-03 05:56:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169799,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 06:18:45',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nMebert, If you figure out that no spoiling thing, let me know&#33;&#33;&#33;  Had a great day - my youngest son, Chris, had taken the afternoon off and he surprised me with a visit.  Not an hr., after he left, my other son and my grandson showed up.  They just left after a 5 hr. visit.  Scotty and I spent an hr. this evening, on the deck with the patio lights on, blowing bubbles and chasing them.  It warmed the &quot;cockles of my hearrt&quot; when he couldn&#39;t stop laughing, and threw his arms around my legs and said &quot;I love you so much Grandma - you make me laugh&quot;.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-03 06:18:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169822,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 07:18:53',NULL,'','Just wanted to pop in and say we are back in California safely.. will try and catch up with the dock tommorrow..<br />\n<br />\nHugs','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-03 07:18:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169839,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 14:28:04',NULL,'','TUESDAY - April 3rd[/size]<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.....A really foggy day here - can&#39;t see the backyard fence right now.  Hope it burns off quickly - I have a lot of errands to run today.  <br />\n<br />\nI had a WONDERFUL day yesterday doing absolutely nothing.  I cleaned out my junk drawer and the desk - Jim is a pack rat and I made a dent in that pile of junk.  I stolled around the mall for awhile and had a nice dinner ready when &quot;hubby&quot; came home from a hard days work.  OK - enough of domesticity for me.  It was fun for a day now what do I do today?  LOL<br />\n<br />\nMebert - add me to the list of people to notify when you figure out how NOT to spoil a 4 YO (or a 2 YO or 6 YO )  The little ones sure know how to work their way into your heart, don&#39;t they.  That is exactly how the twins became such an important part of our lives.  They can drive you almost to the breaking point and then curl up on your lap or hug you and all is forgiven.   I admit I  am bad with our little ones but big bad mean Jim (&quot;when I yell, kids listen&quot;) is worse and has definately met his match, especially in our littlest grandchild.<br />\n<br />\nJoey &amp; David - Welcome home,  Can&#39;t wait to hear all about your trip.  Hope it was profitable and enjoyable.  Tell David that when we moved to Pa. we nearly went mad with the peace and quiet.  We adjusted to it so quickly and now when we go into the big city - or even back to Staten Island - the traffic and everyday hustle and bustle drive us crazy and we can&#39;t wait to get &quot;home&quot;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - glad you had a good day with your sons and Scotty yesterday - it&#39;s fun when they just drop in.  How is Scotty doing?  OK i hope. <br />\n<br />\nTonia &amp; Charlie - good luck with all the plantings.  I definately donot have a green thumb and envy folks that do.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - how did it go at the Dr?  Hope all is OK and they can offer you some relief other than surgery.<br />\n<br />\nJackie &amp; Tony - travel safe - will look for your next installment in your Journal.<br />\n<br />\nRose - only 2 more weeks til tax day - the end is in sight.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - missing you here - let us know you are OK<br />\n<br />\nShari - same for you - hope all is well<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day today - please share a smile with someone.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-03 14:28:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169860,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 15:25:33',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nAnother beautiful day here, with temperatures in the 80s.  I hope that everyone who is not well, is feeling much better today.  Mary Lou, thanks for asking.  No surgery in the near future, that was a relief, but I have to use a nasal flush every day and see my doctor every 8 weeks.<br />\n<br />\nI took a bunch of pictures driving home yesterday on my way to the doctor, here are a few.  The cherry blossoms are absolutely beautiful and my pictures do not do them justice. (It’s hard to drive and take pictures at the same time lol).<br />\n<br />\nWelcome back Joey and David.<br />\n<br />\nTake care.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/0402071146.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/0402071144a-1.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/0402071146a.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/0402071145c.jpg&quot; /&gt;','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-03 15:25:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169882,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 16:18:53',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies....<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou thats what i am counting on .. it took nearly two hours last night to get home from LAX.... i was so frustrated...<br />\n<br />\nMercedes wow those pictures are so  great i feel like i am there ..  my sinuses are acting up <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /><br />\n<br />\nTonia and Charlie my time to garden is approaching...... then we can start a gardening thread&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe made an offer on the smaller of the two homes  contingent on selling our home...<br />\nThe offer was accepted&#33;&#33;..<br />\n<br />\nand now the push to sell this unit is on&#33; oh the STRESS..LOL<br />\n<br />\nThis smaller property is a one floor ranch 1600 sq ft (our current unit is 902 sq ft 2br and 2.5 baths)with basement, wood burning masonry fireplace ...3 bed room 2.5 baths.. 2 car garage and private back yard...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-03 16:18:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169887,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 16:30:27',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations Joey and David.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-03 16:30:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169895,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 16:52:52',NULL,'','thanks Mercedes...... we are saving the champagne for when we get an offer on this place....','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-03 16:52:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169897,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 17:11:34',NULL,'','Good morning from where the aspargus is sprouting and the frogs are hoppin&#39; (well, at least Calaveras way).  Yesterday, I continued the cleaning spree, although not as industriously as Chris did.  I did get both coffee tables restained, a rail and all the sills painted, rugs washed, some spot spackling and painting done and cleaned the study..  Then I seriously ran out of steam.  <br />\n<br />\nToday, I&#39;m going to try to restain the bed, dresser and matching chair.  Or at least that&#39;s the plan.  Right now I&#39;m folding frogs(origami) for our annual Easter Ribbit cards.  Tons of little folds - thank goodness I&#39;m practicing first...<br />\n<br />\nHave a favor to ask everyone here.  Yesterday, our friend, Julie, called to say that she has to go in (in May) for screening for cervical cancer.  This is really hard as I&#39;ve had three friends die within the last two years from cancer and I&#39;m feeling a little bit like a walking plague.  If everyone could remember her in their prayers this week that would be great.  As of late, I feel like mine have fallen on deaf ears.  Thanks&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie - was that you honking and a&#39;wavin?  I kinda wondered.  i&#39;m hoping the route we suggested has worked out for you.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - congrats on the offer - hopefully your place will be swept off the market quickly.  One hint, just before your next open house, bake chocolate chip cookies - or so &quot;Sell This House&quot; suggests.  and, hey, gardening thread - sounds great to me&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - thank you for those lovely photos.  Wow, those trees are so <br />\nlovely.<br />\n<br />\nTonia, we&#39;ve done the herbed vinegar route - it works great&#33;  Looked everywhere and never did find the jelly recipe.  Must have been in one of the cookbooks I got rid of.  Sorry...<br />\n<br />\nMebert - how&#39;s the cough coming?  Just about time now to start up those fancy embarkation dance steps..<br />\n<br />\nRobert - where are you?  I hope you&#39;re just really busy and nothing else.<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s time to stop loking at the little pink frog and make some green ones now.  Hope everyone has a grand day.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-03 17:11:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169899,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 17:30:28',NULL,'','<br />\nCharlie ... thanks for the tip I had heard Oatmeal... but i guess the real idea is to have a familiar sweet aroma waffling thru...<br />\n<br />\nI have it how about Oatmeal Chocolate Chip&#33;&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nJoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-03 17:30:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169902,1845,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 17:42:56',NULL,'','Just thought that I would drop in and say HI&#33;&#33;&#33; We&#39;ve been real busy with the new grandson, spring break is here now, and I just got back from the airport. Sending the youngest son off to visit with his older brother. This will be his first grand adventure by himself&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; His mother and I were more nervous than he was. Long day so far left for the airport at 3 AM and just got back about an hour ago, time for a nap&#33;&#33;&#33;','hamster92256','hamster92256','2007-04-03 17:42:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169905,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 19:10:08',NULL,'','Joey ok oatmeal chocolate chip and add a glass of milk LOL LOL ... did ya take pic&#39;s of thr house ??<br />\n<br />\nglad ya found one to your liking....<br />\n<br />\nCharlie thanks for looking i have been looking in my county fair cookbooks i think i found a few recipes...<br />\ndang girlie.. slow down... some things can wait till tomorrow<br />\n<br />\nOK i am looking for a new sofa tomorrow ... going to lane showroom. tomorrow .. been looking at my sad sofa for a while now.. and thinking my god you can afford a better sofa .. ( sofa is 11 years old)<br />\n<br />\nHamster awwwwwwwww thats a dad for ya...<br />\n<br />\nMercedes.. WOW great pic&#39;s ... hey do they smell sweet ? everythime i have ever been back east they are always bare....makes me want to have a picnic<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou .. so glad you took the time for you.. you always seem to be doing for everyone esle...<br />\n<br />\nShari how you and you mom are on the mend.....<br />\n<br />\neveryone take care<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-03 19:10:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169922,334,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 20:54:48',NULL,'','Hi all&#33; Quick stop in today just to let you all know I&#39;m still breathing......long weekend but yes the end is nearing&#33; Yipee&#33;&#33; Boy do I need a cruise&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThe windows look great and hopefully the contractor will be here to fix the porch tomorrow. I finally found one that wasn&#39;t outrageously priced. Almost anything will be better than rotten wood.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is feeling better. <br />\n<br />\nJoey congrats on the house offer. <br />\n<br />\nOff to cook for Passover and to get some more returns done.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-04-03 20:54:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169924,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 21:37:58',NULL,'','Joey - congratulations on finding the perfect place for you and David.  I hope you have a buyer real soon on your California place.  You will love having a ranch - everything is so handy.  I just love ours and don&#39;t miss the steps one bit.   Do you have any photos to share?<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - Your photos are breathtaking.  Thanks so much for sharing them.  One of these years we will get to DC in time for Cherry Blossom season.<br />\n<br />\nBe back later on - heading for the mall again.  (This is FUN FUN FUN - but already getting very expensive.  lOl)','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-03 21:37:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169925,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 21:43:04',NULL,'','DOUBLE POST.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-03 21:43:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169926,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 22:02:49',NULL,'','Good afternoon, everybody&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMy health today is better than yesterday and hopefully it will be even better tomorrow. The cough is almost completely gone.<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s cold again in New York and it&#39;s going to get even colder and wet over the next couple of days. <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m staying in today because I don&#39;t want that cold air to mess with my lungs. Everything&#39;s good.<br />\n<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nDrive safely over the mountains and I anxiously await your next adventurous entry. Your husband sounds like quite a mechanic.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nWhen I had the 4 year old for brief periods of time I could spoil him, but now that he&#39;s living in the same household as me I find that I have to place boundaries as far as how he speaks (may I, please and thank you), limited television time, practicing the alphabet and numbers and writing his name, developing good hygiene habits (constantly washing hands), and fighting at bedtime. It really hurts to say no and see his little disappointed face, but his ire only lasts for about 5 minutes max. In other words, because he is living with me there has to be more structure or the whole household will suffer the consequences. There are no parents to send him home to. We are it. <br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you got back safely and hope the timing of the sales and purchase works out perfectly.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nI don&#39;t know what your idea is of doing absolutely nothing <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s difficult not spoiling a four year old because of the guilt it causes. You just have to take a deep breath and don&#39;t give in. I truly know what is meant by the phrase &quot;This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.&quot; However, I try to be in a position of saying yes by giving two choices to most things, such as, &quot;Do you want to turn off your TV or shall I do it.&quot; For some reason when he&#39;s given a choice it works better.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the beautiful pics. Are the cherry blossoms fragrant yet? How are you managing to have such great weather.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nhamster92256,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s good to hear from you. It sounds like you&#39;ve been having a great time with your family. <br />\n<br />\nI hope your boys have a great time while on vacation. It&#39;s great that they&#39;re close enough to want to be around each other during a break. Does this mean you get some sort of break?<br />\n<br />\nThat airport must be really far from you.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nsailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nGood luck with the contractors. I hope you get a good price.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n<br />\nHave a good afternoon, everybody&#33;[/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-03 22:02:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169935,139,1,18,169362,'2007-04-03 23:13:17',NULL,'','Good afternoon Crazies. Mercedes, those photos are great&#33; <br />\nUnfortunately we have a large thunderstorm cell heading our way. We have tornado warnings until early evening. It was 80 degrees at noon and the temperature is supposed to be in the 30s by midnight, after this strong cold front passes. Cold the rest of the week. brrrrrrrrrrrrrr','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-04-03 23:13:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169966,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 04:52:01',NULL,'','Do you know?  you guys are the best..... I&#39;m addicted to being able to talk with you each day&#33;  What the heck am I going to do when I&#39;m travelling through Canada from May through August and will only be able to check in once in a while? I&#39;ll go crazy.<br />\n<br />\nJoey, congrats on the offer being accepted. Hey, explain the house a little better, you just gave us the bare bones details.  What was it the yo both loved so much?  Did you take pics?<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - wow wthe Mall visits can get very expensive, hmmm?<br />\n<br />\nCheryl,  OMG those special moments that one spends with the grandkinds are unbelievable - and many years from now those small moments are the ones you&#39;ll remember and so will he&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes, those Cherry blossoms - what wonderful pics&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie, we&#39;re loving Northern California - it&#39;s so beautiful.<br />\n<br />\nWell everyone we&#39;re in Redding, CA and have had a great day.  Tomorrow we want to explore the area a bit more.  Just love seeing the mountain top all covered in snow.  I know some of you are sick and  tired of snow....but on maountain tops it&#39;s just gorgeous&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-04-04 04:52:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169985,2,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 05:36:00',NULL,'','Hi, everyone. I&#39;m sorry I haven&#39;t been posting here in the doc lately but I have been reading it every day. Jason keeps me very busy doing all kinds of maintenance stuff around here. Anyway, Congratulations JOey and David . Your house sounds great. Can&#39;t wait to see photos. It was great to read the dock today and see Mercedes&#39; beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing them, mercedes. I hope that everyone who is under the weather is feeling much better. I&#39;ve got so much to do before we leave on Thursday- like laundry , packing, etc. so I just wanted to stop in really fast and let you all know that each and every one of you contribute so greatly by posting here. I&#39;ll catch up when we get back. Hugs to all of you,','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-04-04 05:36:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169986,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 05:56:15',NULL,'','Jackie, I was going to say that if you find yourself in Canada without internet service, you have my cell phone number, so feel free to text me and I will post for you, but I guess that would only work if you have an international cell phone plan or one covering all of North America.  I had to have international when I worked, and have kept it these past few years, since retirement, so I can be reachable and in touch with the family when we are in ports.  We traveled to Canada in the rv last year, and went in thru Montana.  The manager at the rv park where we spent the night prior to our crossing, told us that we would not be able to take beef into Canada, and I was bummed about that because we had a roast, steaks and ground beef in the freezer.  When we got to the border, they had us pull into a large garage type building and a border guard went thru the motorhome.  He did not say a word about the beef, nor did he take it.  He was a young guy, early 20&#39;s but he had a Barney Fife type attitude.  When we pulled up to the gates, they had asked if we were carrying any firearms, alcohol or tobacco.  Normally we would have a handgun in the motorhome, but because we knew it was illegal to carry them into the country, we did not have one.  We told them that we had a partial bottle of rum and a package of cigars.  When the guard was going thru the rv, he called us back into the motorhome (they had us wait outside) and the bottle of rum and the cigars were laying on the kitchen table.  He commented that as the bottle was more than half full, he did not consider it a partial bottle, but a full one, and he had found it hidden in a drawer behind some underwear.  I told him that actually it was in a drawer with some bed linens and that was to keep it from rolling around.  There was 1 unopened package of cigars plus one loose one.  He said as we had lied about what we were carrying, he wondered what else we had lied about.  He said he could take all day and tear the rv apart, and just as I opened my mouth, hubby shot me that &quot;keep quiet&quot; look.  I was fixing to tell him we had all day, so feel free.  Funny thing was, that he didn&#39;t put out the slide, which you have to do to access the hutch and he did not even look in our towed vehicle.  Canada is such beautiful country and I know you will have a great time exploring it.  We went to Banff National Park when we were there - I hope you get a chance to visit it.  Included some pics taken at Banff to either coax you to include it or give you a preview of what is to come if it is on your itinerary.<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/cherylfuller/banffnationalpark52005-09-15.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/cherylfuller/banffnationalpark32005-09-15.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/cherylfuller/banffnationalpark12005-09-15.jpg&quot; /&gt;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-04 05:56:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(169987,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 06:29:53',NULL,'','Oh Banff is definitely on our itinerary - probably on our way back from Alaska.  Your pics are amazing&#33;&#33;&#33;  Thanks so much for sharing about the fun and games at the border....we&#39;re half expecting this kind of scrutinization.  We should take 2 weeks or a little less to get to Alaska and then spend 3 months in Alaska and a couple of weeks back through Canada again.<br />\nGee I wish I had an International phone - but I don&#39;t, so as I say... the only way will be to try and find places with wifi, which I&#39;ve already heard are few and far between.','zebra','zebra','2007-04-04 06:29:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170007,274,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 11:21:00',NULL,'','Hi everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe actually had some snow today.  The Twin Cities didn&#39;t have much, but parts of Central and Northern Minnesota had quite a bit.  Right now it has dropped down to 15 degrees.  Yikes&#33;  What happened to Spring?<br />\n<br />\nIt will warm up to the 50s by Monday, though,  so that&#39;s a good thing.  I can&#39;t be on the computer too much tonight, (leg is kind of painful) so I&#39;ll stop by soon to chat more.<br />\n<br />\nTake care, and have a great day, everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-04-04 11:21:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170010,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 12:44:01',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY  - April 4th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.  We are expecting rain today followed by very cold temps again.  It seems winter just won&#39;t  go away.  It is only supposed to be in the 40&#39;s by Sunday for all the kids in the &quot;Easter finery&quot; although that seems to be a dying trend - at least around here.   There are very few frilly dresses for the little girls and finding a suit for the little guy was just not possible.  Oh weel, the time are changing.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - those photos of Banff are gorgeous.  Sounds like you had an interesting time crossing the border.  <br />\n<br />\nPlanning a quiet day here today - what is on the schedule for everyone else?  Hope you remember to go about your day with a smile -','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-04 12:44:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170016,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 14:50:11',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTerrible storms last night and some tornadic activity...........bigh change in temp today from 80 to 40<br />\n<br />\nCheryl.....the pics are beautiful<br />\n<br />\nJoey.......Congrats on finding a house so quickly...I will keep my fingers crossed that your condo sellls right away &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nZebra..........did you get to go to Crater Lake while you where in Oregon?','teacp','teacp','2007-04-04 14:50:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170028,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 16:02:39',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies..<br />\n<br />\nShari good to see you posting... hope your feeling/getting a little better...<br />\n<br />\nCheryl your pictures are breath taking... I sneak up on them and just go &quot;wow&quot; thanks for sharing your part of the world&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nDid you guys notice Dr Evil is from Australia.. looks like we Crazies are everywhere&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMebert feel better .. your trip is coming up.. one tip if the cruise line asks how u feel ....&quot;you feel Marvelous&quot;<br />\n<br />\nMiss C.. so Captain Jason has you working maintenance huh&#33;&#33; doesn&#39;t he know you have a cruise to go on? I hope you guys have the bestest time ever.... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nThe home we chose is a simple one I robbed the MLS listing of pictures they didnt have many but it least it will give you some idea...so here is my little presentation... hopefully it wont get sold from underneath us ....all the changes we want to do are hardwood floors on the main floor and tile in the basement  take out the back door and windows and install French doors... the kitchen remodel will have to wait... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n it is currently owned by one of Americas finest being redeployed in July.. the 22 yr old young man is also about to get married.. so with out further delay here is how the home looks now..<br />\n<br />\nhttp://www.joeyanddavid.us/wv/1052C.wmv','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-04 16:02:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170038,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 16:10:22',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nLots of rain fell last night and this morning.  A normal 40 minute commute turned into 1 hour and 24 minutes, what a nightmare, but I finally made it to work.  I hope everyone is feeling great today.  Shari, I hope your leg feels better.  Charlie, I will keep your friend, Julie, in my prayers.  Mebert, I am glad to hear that you are feeling better.  Wadie (born in August) and Kaylee (born in September) are cousins, but you would think that Kaylee is the oldest, she likes to boss Wadie around <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  .  I think it is admirable what you and your room mate are doing with the 4 year old (I don’t remember you mentioning his name), raising a child is a huge responsibility.  And yes the cherry blossoms smell heavenly. <br />\n<br />\nJoey, I love your home, it looks warm and cozy, and just the right size for you and David.<br />\n<br />\nTake care <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-04 16:10:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170080,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 16:51:04',NULL,'','Good morning from Stockton.   Hope everyone is drying off, out and warming up today.  We are a little cloudy, which is making for a very pretty sunrise.<br />\n<br />\nNot too much scheduled for today.  Got a call from the theater and they don&#39;t need me, so I&#39;ve got an unexpected day to play. Since I have both Pumpkin and Tiki patrol (i.e. cat sitting duties), I will use the time to spend with them...and doing all the running around that I&#39;ve put off.  this is great because I&#39;m being reminded of how wonderful it is to be a woman today.  Am I the only woman in the world looking forward to menopause?<br />\n<br />\nTonia, you made me chuckle.  You should have seen what I used to do in a day before I became disabled.  The only thing I didn&#39;t get accomplished yesterday was paint a picture frame.  it was black and Chris asked if I could make it &#39;wood&#39;.  Found out there was no brown acryllic paint in the place...isn&#39;t that always the way?<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - thanks&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nJoey, the house looks great&#33;  Wish I was closer to help.  I love laying floors...and setting tile isn&#39;t too bad either.  Ah, the skills you pick up in theater...<br />\n<br />\nHere&#39;s wishing everyone a grand day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-04 16:51:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170092,334,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 17:08:06',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; Early check in today for me. So far the contractor hasn&#39;t showed and I&#39;m just frustrated as can be since I need to head to the office for some more files and to drop some off. Guess DD will be holding down the fort for me when she gets home from school. <br />\n<br />\nMercedes and Cheryl the pics are lovely.<br />\n<br />\nJoey, looks like the house has some good bones. Crossing my fingers that it all works out.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl start packing&#33; <br />\n<br />\nJason give mom a break, she has to pack&#33; LOL<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou do people really dress these days????? I miss seeing all the kids dressed in their Sunday best on Easter. Finding a suit for my 22 year old is difficult too so don&#39;t feel bad.<br />\n<br />\nMebert take it easy until your sure your better.<br />\n<br />\nShari, hope the leg is better today.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie of course you don&#39;t have that paint. Never fails for me either. Glad to hear your drying out could you send some rain to Florida, we&#39;re bone dry here.<br />\n<br />\nWell off to run some laundry and get organized for the day. Hope you all have a great one&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-04-04 17:08:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170095,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 17:45:33',NULL,'','Joey...........the house looks great and looks like a fit for you and David..........I am sure with the changes you want to make that you will make it your own.','teacp','teacp','2007-04-04 17:45:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170105,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 18:01:26',NULL,'','Good morning, everybody&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNew York is experiencing some cold, damp weather today. It&#39;s only in the 40&#39;s and raining. <br />\n<br />\nYes, I&#39;m strong enough to be out today although I wish it were warmer. I&#39;m really bundled up though.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;SCIROCCO where are you&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]  [/size] <br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita,<br />\n<br />\nYou watch out for those tornadoes.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nI hope you do find WiFi service because reading about your stories are like reading an epic frontier story with all the drama fit for PBS. Please try to schedule your route around a WiFi trail.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGottaCruz,<br />\n<br />\nHearing from you a little is better than not hearing from you at all. We understand you have to get ready for your cruise. We hope you really enjoy it because you must have been working really hard on the board and need a break.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the great pics.<br />\n<br />\nThat was quite an adventure you had at the Canadian border. <br />\n<br />\nI had something similar happen while going through security at the airport in Rome. The security person claimed he saw a knife in the x-ray scan of my carry-on luggage.  I told him that I didn&#39;t have a knife and asked him to let me see what he was talking about. He said &quot;I see a knife. Take the knife out the bag.&quot; I said &quot;I can&#39;t take out a knife because there is no knife in the bag.&quot; We went back and forth and he finally let me through &lt;strong&gt;[color=\"#FF6666\"]without&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] examining the bag. Was he bluffing?<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nShari2,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad to see you posting today. Are things regulated yet? How&#39;s your mom?<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorry to hear about your leg.<br />\n<br />\nI don&#39;t know if I should see sorry about the snow because you may like it. I&#39;m just glad we don&#39;t have it yet.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorry about the bad weather. Many of us are experiencing the same across the country.<br />\n<br />\nGood luck on finding those clothing items.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nteacp,<br />\n<br />\nYou be careful with the tornadic activity. Please keep us posted.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nThe house looks great.<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the good wishes and the tip. <br />\n<br />\nCondolences are in order for the women of the Rutgers basketball team.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nJoin the bad weather club. <br />\n<br />\nThe 4 year old&#39;s name in Jermaine and he really is angelic.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nWe&#39;re still wet and will probably be wet until tomorrow. I&#39;m glad you have some time off.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nsailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the good wishes.<br />\n<br />\nI hope the contractor issue works out O.K. <br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n[size=5]&lt;strong&gt;[color=\"#00CCCC\"]Have a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-04 18:01:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170120,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 18:48:09',NULL,'','<br />\nYou have got that right &lt;strong&gt;good solid foundation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;].. &lt;strong&gt;new roof &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] and &lt;strong&gt;new heat pump&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;].. <br />\nthe rest preference <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-04 18:48:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170126,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 19:37:00',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nThe same thing happened to me in Rome, but they made me empty my bag and of course found nothing.  The guard then looks at me and ask me if I knew Britney Spears, go figure <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/huh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':huh2:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-04 19:37:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170127,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 19:46:07',NULL,'','Morning All,<br />\n<br />\nJoey, I PM&#39;d Madzulu - he&#39;s also from South Africa and now lives in England.... so Crazies really are from all over the world.<br />\n<br />\nMerbert, I sure will try and keep in contact as often as possible....you know the further North we travel the more difficult it is becoming to find WiFi.  We are really spoiled in the South.... all kinds of cell towers.. good reception - but I guess it has something to do with all the mountain ranges here.<br />\n<br />\nMaria, We haven&#39;t arrived in Oregon yet - maybe tomorrow... we&#39;re not too sure. Oooh I just love being able to be so flexible.','zebra','zebra','2007-04-04 19:46:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170131,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 20:27:05',NULL,'','Morning all....<br />\n<br />\nJoey looks good.. room for a garden.....<br />\n<br />\nMebert.. keep getting better ....your be up and at it soon...<br />\n<br />\nShari likewise everyone esle.. just good to see ya post....you still getting snow YUCKY<br />\n<br />\nweather today is cloudy... so i think i will just hang out at home and relax , work has been busy due to spring break.. and all the people traveling lots of tow trucks to send out .....<br />\n<br />\nto all with the scary weather please take care .. stay safe<br />\n<br />\nCharlie ... your friend is in my prayers...<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nwe off to make a snack.. then sleep i haven&#39;t been to sleep yet since i got off work.. did the grocery shopping...the wash..... making a prime rib for dinner tonight ,.. so not to much to prepare ....<br />\n<br />\ntake care <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-04 20:27:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170135,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-04 21:16:36',NULL,'','JoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nYou&#39;re from California. Of course you know Brittany Spears. Don&#39;t you? Did you give him her cell phone number? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorta glad it&#39;s going to take you a little while to get to Canada. It will help you keep in touch for a little while longer.<br />\n<br />\nHow did that leg of lamb turn out?<br />\n<br />\nBe safe.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nI hope all is well with you. I am much better today. Thank you.<br />\n<br />\nDo you have any recipes with tomatoes as the main ingredient?<br />\n_____________________________________________________<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good afternoon, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-04 21:16:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170248,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 01:27:40',NULL,'','Merbert as far as what....like salads... main dishes......w/ tomatoes....<br />\n<br />\ni have alot of recipes .... when the tomatoes start get going really good i have to do things with them fast or i lose them... i dry some and pack in olive oil./garlic..make stewed tomatoes... make gravy with them and freeze it,  stuff them and bake......lots of salads....and my fav pick it off the vine.. clean if off and bring the salt shaker with me and eat right off the vine...this year i am trying one different kind its called a porterhouse tomatoe....suppose to be bigger the a beefsteak so we will see how it goes...<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMaybe if your real good i will ask for your address and send ya some peach  and apricot preserves...LOL <br />\n<br />\nMy BF had dubes on the first batch LOL .. i think he goes thur a whole loaf of bread the first jar....that and peanut butter ... <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-05 01:27:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170252,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 02:05:45',NULL,'','Afternoon everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s been a glorious day here in Redding and we have been extremely busy today.  We&#39;ve decided to change our route AGAIN&#33;&#33;&#33;  Tomorrow were going to head over the mountains to the coast....to see the Redwoods&#33;  So we&#39;ll probably speak to you again from Crescent City, CA area.<br />\n<br />\nMebert, the Roast Lamb was delicious, thank you - now I have left overs to make sandwiches for the trip tomorrow.','zebra','zebra','2007-04-05 02:05:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170277,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 05:00:28',NULL,'','terumim,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the response.<br />\n<br />\nI think I was looking for something with cooked tomatoes because the only tomatoes I really like are cherry and grape tomatoes. I&#39;d like to develop a more mature palate and move up to the larger variety, cooked. The reason for the recipe idea is if it&#39;s delicious enough I can get them down.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll have to be real good so I can get a jar of jam.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nI hope you get some great pictures of the Redwoods. <br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nHave a good evening, everybody&#33;[/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-05 05:00:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170297,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 07:28:24',NULL,'','Hey guys I need your prayers - I know this is small to some of you... but it&#39;s a biggie for me.  All my life I&#39;ve been afraid of heights, and tomorrow morning we&#39;ll be going from Redding CA to Crescent City on the 101 - California coast.  The problem is that the road apparently has some white knuckle moments, and steep and twisty grades.  You know when you sit up so hign in an RV and you&#39;re on the edge of a cliff... it&#39;s more than scary - especially on the passenger side&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSpeak to you again tomorrow from Crescent City.','zebra','zebra','2007-04-05 07:28:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170327,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 12:47:23',NULL,'','THURSDAY - April 5th<br />\n<br />\n[/size]<br />\nGood morning Crazies..Much to my annoyance winter has returned to Eastern Pa.  All the poor little daffodils that are in bloom will freeze at this rate.  It looks like it might be  a cool day for the kids on Sunday and I may just move our little egg hunt indoors after all.  <br />\n<br />\nJim continues to enjoy his job but will be off this afternoon to go back to Wilkes-Barre this afternoon for yet another sleep apnea test.  Lets hope all goes better this time and they can finally get to the root of his problem and offer him (and me) some relief.    I won&#39;t be able to go with him this time as I need to be  here for the grandkids at 7AM tomorrow.  <br />\n<br />\nWhat is on the schedule for all of you today?  I will finally finish the Easter Baskets and get them wrapped and do some glutten-free baking so my one grandson won&#39;t be left out while the others are eating goodies over the weekend.  I can&#39;t wait to have all 4 of them together on Saturday.  We will have a nice family dinner on Sat. then on Sunday we will go with our son and his family to his wife&#39;s brothers home for dinner and DD will be cooking for her husbands family.  We won&#39;t be together for dinner but will have a big breakfast together on Sunday morning after we all go to Church.<br />\n<br />\nTime to throw in a load of laundry and get my day started - need to get DH off to work (I just love saying that)<br />\nRemember to keep a smile on your face...It makes others wonder what you are up to.  LOL','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-05 12:47:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170335,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 13:56:05',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies....<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou.... I know what you mean pushing the spouse out the door to work... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nJackie I too am scared of heights... good luck I am sure you will be fine.. remember the objects in the mirrors often seem larger and closer than they really are&#33;&#33; <br />\n<br />\nIs any one else having problems with IE this am... says IE wont load Crazies.. now thats Crazy..<br />\n<br />\nIn an effort to help sell our unit I am hosting daily open houses...11-2 in hopes of gaining traffic.. this is in addition to the weekend ones the brokers hold... I am beginning to feel like 7-11 we are always open...<br />\n<br />\nHave a good day .. almost time to start staging again&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHugs','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-05 13:56:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170345,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 14:37:06',NULL,'','Joey - glad that it is not me....I couldn&#39;t get IE to load this morning.  Only having trouble with this site.  Would this be a problem for Jason or IE - don&#39;t want to bother Jason if I don&#39;t have to.  He is so busy right now with school ending. etc.<br />\n<br />\nGood luck with the open house.  I&#39;m sure you are extra anxious to sell now that you found what you wanted.<br />\nWe must really be the exception to the rule.  We bought our house on a Thursday (it went on the market Wednesday) - put our house on the market that Saturday and had it sold on Sunday. Everything was over and done within 4 days.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-05 14:37:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170346,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 14:56:04',NULL,'','Me again Joey - just heard on our local news that the problem is with IE - so we just need to wait for them to get it worked out.  Hopefully all will be fine soon.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-05 14:56:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170347,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 15:24:53',NULL,'','cool marylou... wow thats excoting 4 days huh.... i bet that was AMAZING','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-05 15:24:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170350,139,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 16:27:48',NULL,'','Good morning from the lower Ohio River Valley--brrrrrrrrr it&#39;s cold this morning&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, we just read back a few pages about your hubby giving up some of his retirement to take a part time job. It sounds like it&#39;s working out for him.<br />\nRita may look for something part time after we get thru with this house. She has a lot to do picking out stuff. So far she&#39;s picked out the brick, paint, carpet, tile, laminate, and some of the light fixtures. Next is the kitchen cabinets and counter tops.<br />\n<br />\nJoey, we finally was able to look at you and David&#39;s pending home--it looks nice.<br />\n<br />\nAll Crazies, have a great day and a great Easter weekend.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-04-05 16:27:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170361,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 17:21:25',NULL,'','Hola from Stockton.  We were incredibly warm this morning - 62 at 4:30 a.m.  This is not a good sign of things to come.  We are still in need of rain - got a whole .03 of an inch in March and nothing so far this month.  and last month was the &#39;rainy&#39; period.  <br />\n<br />\ntoday is another sort of quiet day of cat sitting, although one set of friends came back early from Vegas, so no more Tiki Tambo sitting.  I promised Chris a picnic in the park today, so that will be fun.  Since the park is right across from the library, it&#39;ll be a good excuse to hang out there for awhile.  Their travel books are dated, but varied.<br />\n<br />\nJackie, I don&#39;t like 101 for the same reason you don&#39;t.  What I&#39;ve found works is to drive.  That way I feel in control.  Good luck - being afraid of heights is really scary.  You&#39;re in my thoughts today.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - break a leg and sell that house&#33;  And, hey, oatmeal cookies work too&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - guess I must have just hit things right beacuse I didn&#39;t have any problems getting into the site.  <br />\n<br />\nMebert - have you ever heard George Carlin&#39;s fussy eater skit?  He says that the reason he doesn&#39;t like tomoates is because theylook like bicycle tires when you slice them.  He doesn&#39;t eat bicycle tires, so why would he eat tomotoes?  It works for him - and don&#39;t even get him started on eggs.  It&#39;s off of his &quot;A Place for My Stuff&quot; album.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a grand day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-05 17:21:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170364,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 18:06:53',NULL,'','mebert .. well i can post a stuffed tomatoe recipe ...its made with bigger tomatoes..and stuffed with parmasan cheese ...italian sausage ... bread crumbs.. .. topped with mozzerella cheese .. omg yummy...<br />\n<br />\nroast your tomatoes in the oven with olive oil,... rosemary.( or any spice you like )..parmasan cheese serve with any meat as a side dish..... thism works with grape cherry or quartered tomatoes...... i sometimes do this b4 i make my gravy ( to those who don&#39;t know what gravy is its spaghetti sauce )... just to give it a more fire roasted taste...<br />\n<br />\nJackie poor thing... your be fine hubby is right there at the steering wheel...i will pray for ya to make it thur...look at the water and how beatuiful the trees are....<br />\n<br />\nCharlie well lets see bring Chris down to clean house.. and you can sit with my five puppies and kitties ( your like puppies too right LOL ) my 175 lb baby will just lick ya to death LOL .....then they will all take turns trying to sit on your lap ... LOL they really do give me my corner on the sectional couch ....( i know they are eyeing that corner too )<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nI had problems too this morning early but it seems to be ok now....OK SHARI what did ya do LOL ( jason had her doing stuff remember )<br />\n<br />\nRita how exciting to pick out all that stuff....<br />\n<br />\nMary lou sorry to hear ya still have winter <br />\n<br />\nJoey ya poor thing all this stress when all ya want it peace and quiet<br />\n<br />\nwell all have a good day<br />\n<br />\n<br />\ntalk at ya laters ...Tonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-05 18:06:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170372,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 18:25:06',NULL,'','yeah well tonia i gotta tell you ... my piece&amp;peace will come....<br />\n<br />\nYou ready for the Canal?','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-05 18:25:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170374,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 18:26:11',NULL,'','Good morning all.  My goodness, you guys get up early&#33;&#33;&#33;  I have a ton of erands to run today but can&#39;t seem to get motivated to get ready and get out there.  Jackie, you will certainly be in my thoughts and prayers today.  That is the way I feel about flying, it is such a feeling of terror for me.  A few years ago, we went up the 101, and I lucked out because it was foggy so you couldn&#39;t really see down.  Greg kept saying he wished it would clear up so we had a view and I was thinking &quot;no, this is fine with me&quot;.  I&#39;ll be checking this evening for your post that says you made it thru just fine.  It bothers me when we get on pretty steep inclines, and I usually go back to the bedroom then, with the shades down.  I have found if I can&#39;t see it, it isn&#39;t so bad.  Joey, wishing you luck with the open houses - somewhere out there are the perfect people for your home, I will be praying they find their way to you.  I had no problem with IE when I got on, but then again, I was still in bed when you guys were experiencing difficulty.  Well, guess I had better get off of here and start getting myself put togther - hope all of you have a productive day....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-05 18:26:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170396,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 18:56:16',NULL,'','Joey canal plans are coming along...<br />\n<br />\nCosta Rica okey dokey tours <br />\n<br />\nAcapulco ... Rosie tours<br />\n<br />\nboth are reasonable...<br />\nCabo, Hurtalco, Cayman are all going to be just wing it.. we have things we want to see just not by a tour..<br />\n<br />\nColumbia i am still not sure...<br />\nthe Canal just going to try to make it first up to the front to take pic &#39;s and then just make it around the ship to see it all <br />\n<br />\nAND JUST MARKING OFF THE DAYS','terumim','terumim','2007-04-05 18:56:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170397,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 19:10:55',NULL,'','Good morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is having a beautiful day.<br />\n<br />\nNew York City had some snow flurries and it&#39;s a cold windy 40 something degrees right now. There&#39;s not a hint of spring. The snow flurries were not bad and at least it wasn&#39;t an annoying drizzle that you can&#39;t use your umbrella for.<br />\n<br />\nI am at 99%. I almost feel like my old self. I&#39;m getting about very comfortably right now.<br />\n<br />\nBecause this is Holy Week I went to morning prayer at church today and will be returning this evening for the Mass. The cantors and the priests sang beautifully this morning and it was a good commencment to the anticipation of Good Friday and finally the joyous celebration of Easter. At  11:00 PM this evening the men in the parish will stand watch and pray before the Blessed Sacrament for one hour. I&#39;ll more than likely be there.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll keep you in my prayers and pray that the scene looks a lot more comfortable to you. Get to Crescent City safely. Your husband sounds like a great driver and mechanic and I&#39;m sure he&#39;ll take good care of you.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nI&#39;m sorry you&#39;re not having much luck witht he outdoor egg hunt. It will be fun for the kids not matter where it is.<br />\n<br />\nI hope Jim&#39;s tests turn out O.K. and enjoy your babysitting.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nI hope the additional open house does the trick in selling the house. You&#39;ll be off to WV before you know it.<br />\n<br />\nI haven&#39;t had a problem today, but I have had problems on maybe two other days. I could not log on to Cruise Crazies for some reason. I didn&#39;t mention it because when I finally got on no one else seemed to have experienced a problem. I&#39;m glad you&#39;re back on now.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita,<br />\n<br />\nI hope Rita gets a great parttime job when you all are finished with the house project.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your good weather and your picnic. That sounds like fun. <br />\n<br />\nAs I&#39;m typing now the sun is shining brightly, but it&#39;s still cold here. No chance for a picnic here.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll have to look up that George Carlin album. He&#39;s one of my favorite comedians. Thanks for the lead.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the recipes. I&#39;m going to try the stuffed tomato one without the sausage. (I&#39;m a vegetarian) Can you imagine a vegetarian who doesn&#39;t like tomatoes. I force myself to eat them like medicine because they&#39;re good for me. I think your recipes will make them really delicious.<br />\n<br />\nThe roasted tomatoes and pamasan cheese sounds really good. Hmmm, I&#39;m getting hungry now.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nHave you ever slept in the bedroom of the RV while the it was in motion? Is it allowed? I would love to travel with three people with at least one other driver. I&#39;d like to lay back and observe the scenery while I was in bed. The other person could keep the driver company.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-05 19:10:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170400,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 19:31:45',NULL,'','mercedes and SCIROCCO,<br />\n<br />\nHow are you both doing today?<br />\n<br />\nI missed your posting.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-05 19:31:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170444,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 22:45:26',NULL,'','Mebert... try brown rice.......in place of sausage <br />\n<br />\nif you like tofu ... cut it into the size of mozzarella stick roll it in cajun spices and parmasan cheese and fry it .. OMG ( this is the only way i like tofu...).. grill some eggplant great dinner<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-05 22:45:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170477,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-05 23:56:00',NULL,'','Tonia - If you like eggplant, I have a great recipe for eggplant timbales of Lasagna.  Also found a great vegetarian lasagna, which is a good place to use up some of those zucchinis that always seem to plague the garden in July...  Both are sort of entailed, so I own&#39;t post them unless you want to see them.  Youare one of the few people I know that call tomato sauce gravy - obvioulsy from good Italian stock&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGotta say, I love dogs and would have one if space (and the complex) allowed.  That&#39;s why I like pet sitting.  All the fun, not so much of the bad stuff.  The only bad part of Chris&#39;s housecleaning is that he often starts little projects in the middle of it...like he was vacuuming and decided it was time to take it apart and clean it out, which then lead to him taking apart the closet, which meant finding boxes to stoe stuff in from the other closet and &quot;Are you still weaing these jackets?  Shouldn&#39;t we clean out the closets and take stuff to Good Will?&quot;  At the end of the day, I have about five little projects to finish, so you might want to think twice about his housecleaning...but what he does, he does very thoroughly.<br />\n<br />\nMebert, had a great picnic.  Had spaghetti and meatballs, with a side of raw veggies, Uniq sections, and scratch brownies.  Chris was s pretty happy camper when I left him eating the rest of the brownie crumbs...  Thermometer is currently reading 85...opps, 86, my bad.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-05 23:56:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170495,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 00:46:48',NULL,'','The weather has cleared up beautifully. Somehow, it&#39;s warming up just a little.<br />\n<br />\nI need some prayers for my godmother. I&#39;ve been trying to reach her for about three days to let her know that I&#39;ve been under the weather. I know she sometimes has difficulty hearing the phone so she doesn&#39;t answer. However, three days without talking to her is too long. I finally went to her apartment today and knocked on the door very loudly and got no answer. I rang her neighbor&#39;s bell and he told me that the superintendent of the building told him that she had been taken by ambulance to the hospital on Saturday. I tracked down the super and he said the ambulance would not give him information. I called a few hospitals to no avail. I finally got information from her church. She is in one of the local hospitals and I&#39;ll be going to see her this evening. <br />\n<br />\nSaturday was when my illness peaked and I did not want to bother her with it. Unfortunately, she got sick on the same day. I believe it&#39;s heart related. I&#39;ll find out this evening and keep you posted.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m really sorry for all of this drama in such a short period of time, but please keep my godmother in your prayers. She&#39;s about 79 years old. Thank you all.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the additional cooking hints. They sound delicious.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;d like to see that vegetarian lasagna recipe. I like my lasagna with &quot;gravy&quot; too. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nIt sounded like you had a great picnic, with dessert even.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-06 00:46:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170500,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 01:34:07',NULL,'','Charlie .. yes post the eggplant and veggie ..... i always am looking for good eggplant recipes....<br />\n<br />\ni grew it one year but i had so much i couldn&#39;t use it all .. i gave alot away....<br />\n<br />\nsame with brussel sprouts i love them i had to many....you really have to watch them .. they get to big and they get tough....<br />\n<br />\nMebert thinking you need to have your number on her refrig of people to contact.. poor thing.. i am sorry it worried you for three days.. thats scary.....hope all is well with her <br />\n<br />\nok i went wild today and BOUGHT A new SECTIONAL SOFA.. omg it beautiful.. and comfy..a sit and melt into it kinda couch.... it has two recliners on either end... now i need new tables .. lamps OMG it going to cost me more money....i couldn&#39;t past up the no interest or payment for 6 months.....so picked the fabric.. and ordered it it will be atleast 3 weeks .......<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-06 01:34:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170506,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 01:49:38',NULL,'','Mebert, your godmother will be in my prayers.  I can only imagine how anxious you must have been not being able to reach her.  Please keep us posted.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-06 01:49:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170530,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 02:38:04',NULL,'','Mebert your godmother is on our prayer list...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-06 02:38:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170531,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 02:45:59',NULL,'','Prayers going out to your godmother Mebert.  Hope you get some good news when you see her.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-06 02:45:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170534,1,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 04:05:46',NULL,'','Mebert,<br />\n<br />\nYour godmother will be in my thoughts and prayers','Jason','Jason','2007-04-06 04:05:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170537,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 04:15:35',NULL,'','Your godmother will be in our prayers also.........<br />\n<br />\nIn our neck of the town we call it sauce...........I think gravy is Sicilian. I am Neopolitan and I have only heard it referred to as sauce but my brother in law is Sicilian and he calls it gravy. To us gravy is brown. lol','teacp','teacp','2007-04-06 04:15:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170579,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 05:32:59',NULL,'','Mebert both you and your godmother are in our prayers - please kep us informed once you&#39;ve visited with her.','zebra','zebra','2007-04-06 05:32:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170582,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 13:00:58',NULL,'','FRIDAY - April 6th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies...Still cold here and we had quite a few snow squalls yesterday.  Today is supposed to still be cold and they now say it will only be in the 40&#39;s for Easter so our Egg hunt is definately going to be indoors.  I&#39;m sure the kids will have a great time no matter where it is.    I finally finished all the baskets so just have some baking to do today and go to the grocery store tomorrow morning.  <br />\n<br />\nMebert - I hope your godmother is doing OK.  I will continue to remember her in my prayers.<br />\n<br />\nNothing too special planned for the day but I need to go to DD&#39;s and watch the kids for a while this morning.  This is getting so hard not being able to have granddaughter here because of the dog.  I really don&#39;t know what we are going to do with him (the dog - not the granddaughter)  She is fine here for about an hour but after that she starts getting really bad and since school is closed for Spring break I have no choice but to watch her at her house.  <br />\n<br />\nWhat do you all have planned for today?  I hope it is a great day - share a smile with someone.  I&#39;ll be back later on to check in and see what is going on.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-06 13:00:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170587,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 15:01:47',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nToday should be a relatively quiet day at work; most of the attorneys took the day off. There is a freeze watch tonight, and possible snow flurries, temperature today in the upper 40s, where did the warm weather go?  Mebert, both you and your godmother are in my prayers.  For my friends having health issues, please get well soon. Sunday is my youngest daughter’s 23rd birthday, it is so hard to believe that she is all grown up.  All she wants for her birthday is a 30G Ipod, but I bought her an 80G, she has a lot of music, videos and pictures, so she will need the extra space.  Her sisters will take her out for breakfast, and my DH and I will take her out to dinner.  Hey, Robert, how are you?  Shari and Mebert, here are some pictures of my sunroom.  Hopefully, I will be able to go furniture shopping this weekend.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/backyard6.jpg&quot; /&gt; <br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/backyard1.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/backyard2.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/backyard3.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/backyard5.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/backyard4.jpg&quot; /&gt;','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-06 15:01:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170589,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 15:08:35',NULL,'','wow Great sun room.... will this be your first year with it?<br />\n<br />\nRobert hope you doing well.. check in when u are able..<br />\n<br />\nMebert how is your godmother?<br />\n<br />\nShari how are you doing?<br />\n<br />\nTonia.... where do you get all those recipes.. I still think we need to publish a crazies cook book.. with profits go to charity maybe Cancer .. just a thought....<br />\n<br />\neverything is well here.... Hope you are smiling as well.... Make it a great weekend..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-06 15:08:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170590,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 15:12:32',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nYes, this will be our first year and I really looking foward to sitting back there with my DH, just relaxing.  We are backed up to some woods, so at least I will not be looking into someone&#39;s back yard <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-06 15:12:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170591,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 15:12:55',NULL,'','Mercedes... wow how nice that looks that going to be wonderful.. when you winter is finally over....have fun looking for new goodies for the room....and you had the prefect place for the room....<br />\n<br />\nTeacp......... heheheheheh.. brown ya i know... my ex and his family always called it that so i just use to calling it that....... The first time i met ex&#39;s family we went to NYC and went to his mothers place ( ok rent control 6 rooms 250 dollars a month ) LOL LOL .. she showed us our room .. and on the bed was all this pasta drying...I had never seen that ....she had a special sheets for the pasta.. told my ex god for bid we should by accident put the wrong sheets on the bed LOLO LOL LOL <br />\n<br />\nMarylou  hiding eggs in the house uh wow... now thats a grandma for ya <br />\n<br />\nwell i will be working for easter ...i start my week tonight ...easter bunny already came .. i bought my new Sectional SOFA.. just have to wait 3 -4 weeks i ordered it <br />\n <br />\neveryone have a peaceful day<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-06 15:12:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170621,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 16:20:47',NULL,'','Morning from Stockton - bet everyone back east is getting really ready for Spring now.  jsut heard from my NH friend that got nearly a foot a snow.  She is so ready to move South or West.<br />\n<br />\nToday should be pretty laid back.  Just cat sitting and maybe finally carcking open the plastic on my new &quot;Rosemary and Thyme&quot; DVD.<br />\n<br />\nThe picnic was too successful - Chris is already planning the menu for next week&#39;s...<br />\n<br />\nMebert - I was so sorry to hear that your godmother is ill.  Have you managed a visit with her yet?  You are both in my thoughts.<br />\n<br />\nTonia, we have an Italian friend who grew up in Philly and still calls it gravy.  Different strokes and all that.  I will post that egg plant recipe.  Sorry that I missed your request last time around.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - I assembled and published a cookbook a few years back and they are a pain in the fanny to put together, especially the proofing.  It was based on my Mom&#39;s old family recipes.  She had more recipes for rabbit than anyone I know of, but she never served it.  Go figure.  I&#39;m game if Tonia is.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, my fingers are crossed for a successful egg hunt.  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - what a great sunroom.  It looks fabulous.  What a great way to spend a lazy summer afternoon..<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a grand day.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-06 16:20:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170653,139,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 18:16:02',NULL,'','Good &lt;strong&gt;Good Friday&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] to all&#33; <br />\nMebert, we hope your Godmother is okay. Please let us know as soon as possible.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-04-06 18:16:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170674,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 19:26:24',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nYesterday evening I had a chance to go and see my godmother. I had to miss the evening Mass but I guess the Lord will understand I had to visit my godmother in the hospital since I had not seen her in over one week. When I arrived at her room she was sitting up comfortably in a chair. She seemed to be in good spirits and is really fiesty. I tried to get a telephone and television set installed in her room and she told me in no uncertain terms that she did not need anyone coming to visit her and telling her what to do. Of course I backed down because I did not want to contribute to the elevation of her blood pressure. I&#39;ll wait for her to make a request for one, the other or both. Her problem seems to be heart related. I won&#39;t go on with the specifics because some Cruise Crazies who are ill may identify too closely with the symtoms and the meds. I&#39;ll be going back to visit her some time today. Please keep those prayers going for her.<br />\n<br />\nI would like everybody to know that your many prayers have worked for me. I am at 100% now and there is no more wheezing. Thank you all for your prayful intervention. It really works.<br />\n<br />\nThe weather in New York is nippy but pleasant. There&#39;s no rain or snow flurries. I&#39;ll be able to go to an afternoon Good Friday service today.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim, Gregswife, JoeyandDavid, cruisetarp, Jason, teacp, zebra, mercedes, Spikesgirl, and Keith &amp; Rita, and lurking Cruise Crazies,<br />\n<br />\nThank you for your prayers and good wishes for my godmother. If your prayers work for her like they worked for me, she&#39;ll  be in good shape. God bless you all.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nThat&#39;s a good idea you have to add my telephone number to the fridge.<br />\n<br />\nThanks for all of your recipes and enjoy your new sofa.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nteacp,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll be visiting Naples in a about two weeks. I&#39;ll make sure to take some pictures especially for you.<br />\n<br />\nSauce or gravy, it all tastes so gooooood with parmasan&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nI hope the egg hunt is an astounding success. The kids will have fun no matter what. Enjoy your babysitting. I also hope things work out with the dog and your granddaughter.<br />\n<br />\nYou always seem to have so much to do after you say you have nothing special planned.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nStay warm.<br />\n<br />\nThe sunroom is beautiful. You are quite the decorator, a woman of many talents. <br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s great you got your daughter a birthday present that is much more than she expected. She&#39;ll have music forever with all those gigs. Enjoy your birthday dinner with her.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nHow are the open houses going?<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your leisure and your video.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nHave a good afternoon, everybody&#33;[/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-06 19:26:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170676,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 19:43:30',NULL,'','Charlie not sure how i can handle you having a day of leisure... ... we can&#39;t have  that....Chris this is for you.... YOUR SPOILED... heheheh .. is it really that hard forthe cookbook...<br />\n<br />\nJoey what would it take to make a cookbook ...as to the recipes ... i am always looking...i have over 350 cookbooks.. which i am sure most women have.. plus they have their favs....plus I JUST LOVE TO COOK, its the best for me when i am stressed .. to find a recipe and dive in.. it makes me relax and then i get to enjoy it after <br />\n<br />\nMebert i think god will give ya a break... well ya know shes feeling better the they get fiesty.....OK i am jealous your going to naples ... the city i was not crazy about but i did enjoy POMPEII so much histroy .. if you go there be sure to get the headphone thingie .. i wish i had .. i would have enjoyed it more...<br />\n<br />\nwell laters <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-06 19:43:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170683,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-06 20:14:45',NULL,'','i love to cook too .. but i cook by instinct...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-06 20:14:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170700,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-07 01:35:55',NULL,'','Tonia,<br />\n<br />\nOMG you brought back so many memories. My Mom would come in my room on Sunday morning and say &quot;Get up and go to mass, I need your bed to dry the pasta for dinner........oh those good old days.<br />\nI have tons of recipes also. I wonder how we would go about publishing a cruisecrazies cookbook. Of course if it was okay with Jason..........','teacp','teacp','2007-04-07 01:35:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170712,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-07 07:14:59',NULL,'','Hope you all had a great Good Friday... <br />\n<br />\nMebert, so glad you got to visit with your Godmother - we pray for her total recovery.<br />\n<br />\nMaria &amp; Tonia... what&#39;s up with the beds and pasta... I don&#39;t get the correlation.<br />\n<br />\nCookbooks - oh I don&#39;t have room anymore, thank heavens for computers... I just pull them up when I&#39;m looking for something special, otherwise I seldom use a recipe.  I like to try out all sorts of things, I&#39;m a very adventurous cook and have 100&#39;s of &quot;recipes&quot; in my head.  BUT, I do need a recipe if I am baking&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe&#39;re in Crescent City, CA for 3 days and are going to explore the Redwood National Park.  It&#39;s tooooooo beautiful here... we love it.','zebra','zebra','2007-04-07 07:14:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170713,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-07 12:43:30',NULL,'','SATURDAY - April 7th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies.  Still cold here in Eastern Pa. and since we did not have a &quot;White Christmas&quot; they are now predicting we will have a &quot;White Easter&quot; with measurable snow (whatever that means&#33;&#33;)  I hope our son and his family get here before the bad weather starts although they originally didn&#39;t plan on leaving their house about 2 1/2 hrs away until late this afternoon.  I am really beginning to get excited about going to Florida in a couple of weeks if only to enjoy some warmer weather.   <br />\n<br />\nGregswife - do we need to send out the Posse to find you?  Hope all is OK and you are just very busy.  Just drop us an &quot;I&#39;m OK&quot; so we won&#39;t worry about you.<br />\n<br />\nMebert - So glad you found your godmother doing OK.  The fact that she was arguing with you is most likely a good sign.   LOL   I will continue to pray for her complete recovery.  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - your sun room is just beautiful.  I&#39;m sure you will really enjoy it this year.  My project for this year is to get our sun room organized and usable.  The previous owners had a hot tub in there and drilled drain holes through the foundation so everytime it rains the room floods - thereby making it impossible to add carpets and furniture.  Right now it is a drop off point for junk between the house and the garage and that drives me nuts.   Hopefully buy the summer we will have it up and running.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie &amp; Tony - glad to hear you arrived safely at your destination.  Enjoy the Redwoods.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - good luck with the house this weekend.<br />\n<br />\nTonia &amp; Charlie - a cookbook sounds like a terrific idea - but like Joey I cook by instinct.  A little of this and a little of that.  I kind of make it up as I go along and so far have been very lucky.  I will have to &quot;dig up&quot; a couple of my Mom&#39;s old standbys.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get baking - never did get the glutten-free cupcakes made for my grandson yesterday - they are awful to make - the batter ends up having the consistency of glue or cement.  Very unappetizing looking but he likes them so I will bake them for him.   Everything else is all ready - now just have to wait for the kids to come and dye the eggs before Poppy eats them all.  I know I hard boiled 18 of them yesterday but there sure aren&#39;t 18 of them in the bowl this morning.  I really wish I was cooking tomorrow.  I would have plenty  to do today - I&#39;m kind of at loose ends when I don&#39;t cook for the holidays.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day and if I don&#39;t get back here in the morning have a great Easter, hopefully filled with good food and visits from loved  ones.  Don&#39;t overdo it with the chocolate  and don&#39;t forget to SMILE.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-07 12:43:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170717,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-07 15:28:50',NULL,'','Good Saturday Guys<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou as long as he likes them you will make them, that is so nice makes him feel special too.. <br />\n<br />\nJackie and Tony.. The redwoods are so awesome.. enjoy...<br />\n<br />\nI think a cookbook would be a great idea.. I wonder how we could get Oprah to suggest it...  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMebert Outstanding news .. glad to hear Godmother is feisty thats a good thing huh&#33; <br />\nAlso glad your feeling better .. its almost time for you to wave Bon Voyage&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIf you are hiding eggs inside this sunday.. you may want to make a list of where they are hidden just to ensure you don&#39;t find it later ..via the nostrals... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nHave a safe weekend..<br />\n<br />\njoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-07 15:28:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170719,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-07 16:04:56',NULL,'','JOEY OMG TO FUNNY... a map where ya hide them in the house.. i got to thinking LOL LOL .. you kill me...could you check into making a cookbook Joey i think it would be wonderful .. i have seen places not sure where of how to make a cookbook for a fundraiser....i think if we donate the money it would be great <br />\n<br />\nJackie see told ya CAPTAIN TONY would get ya thur it... yes the redwood are beautiful<br />\nand old italian people would make homemade pasta and dry it on clean sheets on a bed because it has alot of room.. and alot of air to circulate around pasta to dry....... <br />\n<br />\nMaria so glad i bought back a good memory for ya....nothing like homemake pasta uh.. i try when i have the time...my fav is red pepper pasta , gnocchi... it took me many years to master gnocchi.. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou... all you do for your family is so wonderful to hear... its makes me miss my grammy&#39;s and my mom...holidays are the worst for me i sure miss my mommy....not that i don&#39;t miss my daddy too but my mom use to call me twenty times b4 a holiday.. what time you going to be here,,, what are you making.... could ya  stop and get this ....or just to tell me how much she has to do .. ( she would say next year ... yada yada ).... hehehhehe i would always laugh at her.... GOOD MEMORIES<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n Hey the best recipes come from a little of this and a little of that ...i would try to write down recipes from my mom,, and there are alot of them a half palm full , pinch of this ...hey as long as itcomes out and taste good who cares if you have a recipe....<br />\n<br />\nwell off the sleepy talk at ya laters <br />\n<br />\nTonia <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' />','terumim','terumim','2007-04-07 16:04:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170734,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-07 17:40:51',NULL,'','Greetings all from a possibly rainy Stockton today.  My quiet day got turned upside down when our friend, who&#39;s competing as an Iron Chef, decided to bring us into the fold and tell us what the secret ingredient for the cook off is.  apparently, the only ones who won&#39;t know what it is will be the judges and the audience.  He wanted me to craft two display units for him, so I spent my quiet day in the craft and Home Depot, checking things out.<br />\n<br />\nAnybody here have experience with clay polymers?  I&#39;m looing for a shrinkage rate.<br />\n<br />\nTonia, the hassle with a cookbook is making sure that all your ingredients and instruction add up.  I was working from handwritten notes.  There are even a couple of &#39;mystery&#39; recipes in which we cna&#39;t figure out what they are supposed to be.  Ground beef and strawberries - just not working for me as an entree or a dessert.  Like you, I have a ton of cookbooks.  My favorite thing to do is close my eyes and pull something off one of the shelves and us it for every dinner that week.  Do you have a copy of &quot;Spies, Black Ties and Mango Pies&quot;?  It&#39;s a colelction of CIA recipes.  Very funny stories.<br />\n<br />\nMebert - so glad to hear that your godmother has her spirit and  I&#39;m sure your visit gave her strength...with or without the TV or telephone.  Gotta say, last time I was in the hospital, I could have done without either.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a grand (and safe) day.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-07 17:40:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170742,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-07 19:36:48',NULL,'','Charlie, no way&#33;&#33;  Why all the hoopla about the secret ingredient then?  They make it sound like the chef&#39;s have to make up dishes impromptu - once they&#39;ve seen the secret ingredient...... Isn&#39;t that devious?  Makes one wonder about all the other reality shows hmmmmm?','zebra','zebra','2007-04-07 19:36:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170743,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-07 19:38:08',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThank you all for your good wishes.<br />\n<br />\nOn this Holy Saturday I have basically good news to report. I am fine and my godmother is resting somewhat comfortably. I took her a nice potted plant and brought her a new robe. She seemed very pleased with that. The only problem for her right now is a catheter that&#39;s causes occasional discomfort but it doesn&#39;t seem to be too serious. Her phone is set up to receive incoming calls. I&#39;m still working on the television set. A nurse friend of hers thinks it would act as a diversion to get her to think about something else rather than her illness. All in all we had a good visit. Keep the prayers coming.<br />\n<br />\nGod is good because I made it in time for the Stations of the Cross was was done in Spanish and English. Driving through the city from the hospital to the church could be challenging because of traffic. The highway was clear and I got to the church with 5 minutes to spare.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good [color=\"#33CC00\"]Easter, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for all of those great vegetarian recipes. The cookbood idea sounds like a good one.<br />\n<br />\nI have done the Pompeii tour. This time I think I&#39;m going to take the hydrofoil to Capri.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nteacp,<br />\n<br />\nWhat you all do for the sake of the pasta. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for your good wishes. I&#39;m glad you made it through the mountains. Enjoy your visit in Crescent City.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for your good wishes.<br />\n<br />\nI hope you all thaw out soon. I&#39;m sorry about the &quot;White Easter.&quot; I don&#39;t wish that on anybody, especially the kids. I remember we used to want to show off our nice clothing and when the weather was bad it ruined everything.<br />\n<br />\nI also hope your son gets to you safely and that you all have a great time.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for your good wishes.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nHow are you today?<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSCIROCCO,<br />\n<br />\nPlease check in before I call out the posse.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n[color=\"#339999\"]Have a good afternoon, everybody&#33;[/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-07 19:38:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170747,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-07 19:47:55',NULL,'','Spikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nYou&#39;re one of the few people that I&#39;m hoping to have rain. You all really need it.<br />\n<br />\nThanks for your good wishes regarding my godmother.<br />\n<br />\nI thought the Iron Chefs and challengers all worked from surprise secret ingredients. They always act either delighted or disgusted.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nHave a good afternoon, everybody&#33;[/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-07 19:47:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170769,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-08 00:39:47',NULL,'','Okay that&#39;s it. Now I am not watching it anymore. If they know the secret ingredient then where is the challenge as they have all the things they need. They can plan ahead...........burst my bubble','teacp','teacp','2007-04-08 00:39:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170831,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-08 13:15:09',NULL,'','SUNDAY - April 8th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nHAPPY EASTER crazies.   We managed to escape the &quot;measurable snow&quot; they were predicting for today and are now only expecting flurries but it is a bitter cold Easter Morning here in Pa.  I&#39;m just waiting for a call that the kids are up and raring to go and we will head up the road to our daughters house.  We had a great night last night after our son got down here.  Maybe because the kids don&#39;t get to see each other all the time they really do get along very well (knock wood) and we had a great night.  We will have our egg hunt at daughters house, have some breakfast, go to church and then come to Nannie &amp; Poppys and have an egg hunt here.  Since our son &amp; daughter-in-law brought their own eggs with them I will be anxious for any receipes anyone has for over 4 dozen hard boiled eggs since it seems Jim &amp; I are the only ones who like them.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - haven&#39;t heard from you in a couple of days.  Please let us know that you are OK&#33;<br />\nRobert - Same for you&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTime to run - they actually slept later than I thought they would.   I&#39;ll be back later today to see how everyone is doing.  Have a great day and SMILE&#33;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-08 13:15:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170833,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-08 15:43:29',NULL,'','Maria burst your bubble uh LOL <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou ... i posted one recipe i use hard boiled eggs in....sorry i really don&#39;thave thqt many recipe using hard boiled eggs... thinking you will have alot of pototoe salad and egg salad..macaroni salad...<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great HOPPY EASTER<br />\n<br />\noff to sleepy .....going to bake a ham and sweet taters , and fruit salad later...<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-08 15:43:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170835,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-08 16:40:15',NULL,'','Good morning from a cool, but sadly dry Stockton.  At least no one will be rained on this morning for the sunrise service and all the egg hunts will go without a hitch.  <br />\n<br />\nWe had a very interesting day of working on &quot;Iron Chef - although now they are calling it the Ultimate Chef - aha, liscensing problems.  I suspected as much, but they needed to work that for themselves.  <br />\n<br />\nSorry that I burst so many people&#39;s bubbles with the news - I was amazed as I always thought it was a surprise myself  John looked at me like I&#39;d grown another head when I said that.  Anyhow, he is deep into the planning phase right now.  Yesterday, I scoped out PVC pipe and wooden capitals.  Chris concentrated upon lighting and optical effects.<br />\n<br />\nWent to see &quot;Blythe Spirit&quot; last ngiht and enjoyed it considerably.  Also found out that I am going to stage manage &quot;Art&quot; this summer.  There goes June and July...<br />\n<br />\nNot much planned for today aside from some more poking about at various hardware stores.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - you always make me laugh&#33;  You are such a hoot&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMebert - so glad to hear that your god mother is doing okay.  You are a good godson and I know that she is very proud of you.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - Apologies again.  I had always admired the way the chefs thought on their feet.  Now I&#39;m not so impressed.  Heck, I can come up with five dishes based on a single ingredient given time.  I always wondered how they managed to have exactly what they needed on hand though.  This is always something that nails my impulse cooking.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a grand day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-08 16:40:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170841,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-08 19:43:55',NULL,'','Happy Easter all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie I was only kidding. I will still watch it and you know what it makes much more sense now..<br />\n<br />\nWell, just sitting here wasting time till I get in the shower. The roast is cooking the asparagus are ready to be roasted, the spinach has been wilted with garlic and red onion and then the normal veggies for the kids.<br />\n<br />\nBeing diabetic we made a lot of sugar free desserts again. I made strawberry meringue smoochies.they are so delish they melt in your mouth. My daughter made a sugar free cheesecake and my grandaughter made me a sugar free layer cake..........I also made a dessert with angel food cake that is scrumptious.You mix sugar free vanilla instant pudding with a can of crushed pineapple and 1 cup of cool whip. Then you cut the angel food cake in three layers and layer each layer with the mixture ending with it on top. Then you put fresh strawberries and blueberries all around the top. Yummy. I am going to put this one and the merinques in the recipe forum.<br />\n<br />\nWhere are you Joey? Happy Easter to all............Marylou, Jason, Cheryl and Wayne, Robert?, Mercedes Charlie ,  cruiseduo, Mebert, Keith and Rita, Tonia, Zebra and all the others that I missed. Have a great day &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nciao for now<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-04-08 19:43:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170848,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-08 21:11:45',NULL,'','Maria ..... smoochies ???? <br />\n<br />\nsugar free layer cake...??<br />\n<br />\nok when you mix the pudding do you mix the pudding( with milk) first then mix with pineapple and cool whip<br />\n<br />\nCharlie ok...next CHEF CHARLIE from Stockton LOL...you could think of recipes that we would eat no just look at... most of those recipes i wouldn&#39;t think about making .. <br />\n<br />\nOK i made some eggs with bacon.. went to the potty .. and guess what i came back and plate was empty...i looked at the doggies and they looked innocent..... but three of them had egg on the face and other two smelled of bacon.. they enjoyed the toast .. and strawberry jam...,, gezzzzzzzzz... ok so no easter bunny bones for them now....<br />\n<br />\ni can&#39;t sleep .. so going to try to again...<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-08 21:11:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170893,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-09 12:39:49',NULL,'','MONDAY - April 9th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies -  How is everyone this morning?  I hope you all had a great weekend.  I know Jim &amp; I did.  We had snow flurries for a lot of the day yesterday but we didn&#39;t let them stop us from having a great day with family &amp; friends.   Today will be an easy day - we will have some hard boiled eggs for breakfast, some egg salad for lunch, Tonia&#39;s  egg and crab casserole for dinner and end the day with Jelly beans.  If I&#39;m a good girl after dinner I can have a piece of several chocolate bunnies.  LOL<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMaria - those recipes sound yummy.  The one with the angel food cake reminds me of something Jim&#39;s grandmother used to make for us when we visited.  I hadn&#39;t thought of it in years.  I will have to suprive Jim with it one night.  <br />\n<br />\nCharlie -  congratulations on the stage manager job.  I am sure you will have a grand time since you seem to love being  involved with the theater.  <br />\n<br />\nMebert - hope your godmother continues to improve and will be home before long.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get DH up and moving - today is his first day working ALONE - hope he remembers his route.  If he gets lost I will be no help since I am being sent out by DD to pick up all the day after Easter sales (new baskets for the kids, grass, and little odds and ends for their baskets) as well as all the Easter paper goods she will need for next year.   <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a terrific day - don&#39;t forget to S M I L E.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-09 12:39:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170913,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-09 15:09:16',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyones Easter was great. We had a wonderful time and of course we had way too much food as usual. The angel food cake was a huge hit. Tonia you mix the dry pudding with the pineapple and then mix in the cool whip. Slice the cake in thirds and layer the mixture on each layer and finish with fresh berries. It was excellent. The layer cake mix was made with splenda. It was very good also.....The strawberry smoochies are to die for especially if you are on a diet...........You just beat egg whites and cream of tarter till foamy and slowly add a cup of splenda and some strawberry extract. (I didn&#39;t have the extract so I pushed strawberries through a colander and got the juice) and then you pipe them onto a cookie sheet and bake at 200 for 3 hours.....they are to die for and the fresh strawberry flavor made them awesome. You can eat them to your heats content and not feel guilty. The kids love them as they melt in your mouth and they are a healthy snack<br />\n<br />\nMarylou like you we will be eating hard boiled eggs for a while. I slipped one in Kens lunch this morning.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie kudos to you on the stage manager job.<br />\n<br />\nWell thats it folks.........have a great day<br />\n<br />\nciao for now<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] &#33;&#33;','teacp','teacp','2007-04-09 15:09:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170923,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-09 17:50:33',NULL,'','Good Morning, Cruise Crazies,<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone had a great Easter.<br />\n<br />\nI went to a vigil on Saturday and spent Sunday with friends. I spent a few minutes on Cruise Crazies but didn&#39;t have enough time to stick around long.<br />\n<br />\nIt was one of the coldest Easters the I&#39;ve ever experienced in New York. We even had some slight flurries.<br />\n<br />\nMy godmother is doing fine. I got a little information as to what happened but she has no direct recollection of what occurred. It turns out a friend of my godmother who speaks to her everyday did not get a response after calling for hours. The friend went to the apartment to check on her and found the door open and my godmother somehow under the bed. Why her door was unlocked and why she was under the bed remains a mystery to this day. I&#39;m just thankful that her friend found her in time since I was dealing with my own health issues. The friend immediately called 911 and got my godmother to the hospital. Hopefully this week we can get some answers from the doctor as to any conditions that may have caused my godmother to blackout.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ve been seeing my godmother everyday since I found out she was in the hospital and it seems that short term and long term memory are intact. She just does not remember what happened to cause her to black out. Hopefully we&#39;ll get some answers soon.<br />\n<br />\nThank you all for prayers and positive thoughts.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nteacp,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you&#39;re teasing about not watching the Iron Chef. It&#39;s a really good show even though I&#39;m slightly disillusioned.<br />\n<br />\nIt seems that you aren&#39;t missing much with your arsenal of sugar free recipes. I&#39;m glad the angel food cake was a success.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad that you escaped the snow. That is no fun on Easter Day. I&#39;m glad that you enjoyed your day with your family. How were the gluten free cupcakes?<br />\n<br />\nIt looks like you&#39;re going to have eggs for a while.<br />\n<br />\nI threw out an egg that I thought was sitting out of the refrigerator too long. I didn&#39;t want to take a chance on some strange bacteria.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nThat sounded like a great Easter dinner.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nYou have the strangest retirement. It seems you&#39;re working more than some of the working people. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes, SCIROCCO, zebra, and JoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nI hope all is well.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n<br />\nHave a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;[/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-09 17:50:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170933,334,1,18,169362,'2007-04-09 18:41:59',NULL,'','Good Morning all&#33; Only 1 week left to the tax season and things are looking up work wise. If we don&#39;t have the info by now, it&#39;s time for an extension&#33; LOL&#33; We can finally see the light again and we even had time to have Easter dinner. My DD invited some friends and 1 of my friends joined us for a simple buffet style meal. It really worked out well. DH didn&#39;t even work last night&#33; It will be nice to get back to normal.<br />\n<br />\nI thought I had a contractor to fix the porch but he didn&#39;t show up this morning. Guess I&#39;ll be back looking again. No one seems to want this job unless it&#39;s for a huge amount of money. I may even think about tackling it myself at this rate with some research of course. I&#39;m just so frustrated&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll try to catch up with everyone this week if time allows. <br />\n<br />\nMebert, I&#39;m happy to hear your godmother is doing better and I hope they figure out what caused the blackout. Pretty scary.<br />\n<br />\nSounds like everyone had a wonderful Easter. <br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-04-09 18:41:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170935,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-09 18:49:14',NULL,'','Good Morning Everyone,<br />\n<br />\nCongrats Charlie... on the new job&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou... you are always running and shopping... but the sales are hard to stay away from aren&#39;t they?<br />\n<br />\nMebert, so glad your goddmother is doing much better.<br />\n<br />\nRose..... the end is in sight, now you can spend the money  :)<br />\n<br />\nWell we&#39;re off this morning to Oregon.  We are just loving this area - it is soooo beautiful here in N. California... it reminds me of Cape Town, South Africa&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a sooper dooper day&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-04-09 18:49:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170940,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-09 18:54:30',NULL,'','Jackie, Are you going to my favorite place Crater Lake? I love Sisters, Oregon for quaintness and old time charm','teacp','teacp','2007-04-09 18:54:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170944,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-09 19:05:38',NULL,'','Hi all.  I have not been able to get online the past few days.  Mebert, glad your godmother is doing better - wil continue to pray for a full and complete recovery.  Jackie, is you do go to Crater Lake, as Maria suggests, I want to hear all about it.  We are planning to include it in our August RV trip.  Hope everyone is doing well and not getting too sick of eggs yet.  I have a feeling some of us will be eating egg salad all week&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-09 19:05:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170951,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-09 19:28:59',NULL,'','Morning everyone...<br />\n<br />\nwe had a chilly just enough to make the ground wet day........ work was busy .....<br />\n<br />\nno egg salad here .. we didn&#39;t dye any eggs ......<br />\n<br />\nmebert...... they will find out what happened i am sure... just glad she had a friend like she had...maybe take her some flowers to say thanks...for finding your godmother....<br />\n<br />\n<br />\njackie ... heres waving at ya ... that little princess of your is such a funny girl....i just love the pic of her .....<br />\n<br />\nMaria .. when ya can post those recipes thanks.....<br />\n<br />\nRose .. sorry to hear your having such trouble with contracters.....<br />\n<br />\nwell going to try to relax  and maybe take a nap.....<br />\n<br />\neveryone have a good day<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-09 19:28:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170958,274,1,18,169362,'2007-04-09 20:52:05',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone had a nice Easter&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m going to try to come back later and chat with you all.  Have a great day&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-04-09 20:52:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(170963,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-09 21:38:42',NULL,'','Nearly afternoon all from Stockton.   The morning somehow got away from me today.  Add that to a night of not sleeping well and there you have it.  however, this was my last day of Pumpkin sitting, so i needed to make sure Julie&#39;s house was in order, everything was neat and shipshape for her return tomorrow morining.  <br />\n<br />\nWe dropped two more of our giant Birds of Paradise plants yesterday.  Took a 12 foot ladder to get up high enough to cut off the leaves of one.  However, they are down and the place looks better for it.  Also clean a mess of paperwork off the desk.  so much for a quiet Sunday.<br />\n<br />\nNow it&#39;s onto messing with the clay to see what can be accomplished with it.  Found so some really intersting scents, so we will see if they work with the clay or not.  Fingers are firmly crossed&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTeacup - Glad to hear that I haven&#39;t put you off &quot;Iron Chef&quot;.  The strawberry candies sound yummy.  We don&#39;t do desserts as a rule since diabetes runs in my family and I&#39;m trying to put the nevitible off as long as possible.  Those I might have to try.<br />\n<br />\nMebert - sometimes it&#39;s better not to know things, like why your godmother&#39;s door was unlocked.  the answer is always more odd than anything you could come up with.  And if you think I work hard now...blame it all on a New England Work Ethic.  My dad bulit our house when he was 72.  All of us kids have a tremendous drive to work.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - sounds  like you&#39;re going to have an eggie day.  Ever have Scotch eggs?  Those aren&#39;t too bad, but I&#39;m not sure if you can use hard boiled eggs for them...<br />\n<br />\nThanks everyone for the good wishes on the stage manager&#39;s job.  it will at least give me a chance to get my feet wet before the really big show in November.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is having a grand day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-09 21:38:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171041,274,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 12:32:03',NULL,'','Good Morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThank you all for your concern on my DVT.  I am doing well.  It just seems to be lasting forever.  Better in the leg than the lung though.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\nI had some good news today...the mole that was removed from my mom was not cancer, she still needs her hip surgery, but, she is so relieved that her cancer is not back.  So am I.<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s only 27 degrees and we have a Winter storm watch in effect for today into Wednesday.  Winter...I thought it was supposed to be Spring&#33;  LOL<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...loved your photos&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...what a lovely sun room&#33; I&#39;m sure you will spend some wonderful days out there.  Thank you for posting the pictures.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl(GottaCruz)  Welcome back from your cruise&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nJoey and David...congratulations on your new house.  I loved your video.  Your new home looks wonderful.  Hope all goes well with the sale of your home in CA.<br />\n<br />\nMebert...I&#39;m so glad you are feeling much better.  I&#39;m so glad that your Godmother is doing well.  That must have been so scary for her and for you.  <br />\n<br />\nCharlie...I&#39;m really surprised, too, about the Iron Chef and the special ingredients.  I thought that that was what made the show so interesting.  Not knowing.  Congratulations on your stage manager job.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria...got a kick out of your story about your mom and the pasta on the bed.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />   The angel food cake and the strawberry smoochies sound yummy&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia...it sounds like we have a lot of really good cooks on Cruise Crazies...including you.  Marc usually puts in our tomatoes, and I love to cook up things with them.  I&#39;m kind of like a lot of you all and have a lot of recipes in my head.  My daughters are always trying to get me to write down some of their favorites, so I have just started to try to do that.<br />\n<br />\nJackie...glad you made it on 101.  I remember years back when my DH and I were driving from San Fransciso down to Long Beach and we thought we would get off the freeway and take a shortcut for around 60 miles on Hi. 1 .  That was more scary than most of our times in the mountains.  We were along the high cliffs by the ocean, and the roads were narrow and always curving, and no guardrails, and two cars could hardly pass one another.  My DH who was a very experienced driver was sweating it.  LOL  Our shortcut turned out to take quite a few hours more than we thought.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...Glad you didn&#39;t get all that snow.  Sounds like you will be having egg dishes for awhile.  I always love to make deviled eggs, but you can only eat so many of them.<br />\n<br />\nRose...glad your busy season is almost over.  Hope you can find a contracter for your porch.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita...It sounds like you will be pretty busy for quite a while with the house.  Picking out all the tiles, carpeting, etc. is fun but kind of hard, too, if you know what I mean.<br />\n<br />\nRobert...hope you are doing well&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJason...hope all is going well with school&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell...I haven&#39;t been to bed, yet...there goes my resolution to get to bed earlier.  lol<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, everyone&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-04-10 12:32:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171043,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 13:00:10',NULL,'','TUESDAY - April 10th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies...It is still cold here in Pa. - I wish we were leaving for Florida today as I am tired of this weather.  Yesterday I took down all the Easter decorations - why is it always so much fun to put them up and such a chore to take them down and put them away?  Today I have to seriously begin taking out the summer things and get ready for our trip...another job I hate to do.  There is so much confusion when you have both summer and winter things out - not enough room for both seasons of clothes.  Unfortunately it definately isn&#39;t time to put away the winter things yet&#33;&#33;  I also have a lot of odds and ends we never use here but could use at our Florida place so they all have to be packed up.<br />\n<br />\nShari - glad you leg is coming along and very happy that your Mom got some good news about the mole they removed.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - where are you?  We would love to know that you are OK.  Please drop us a quick note.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - how is your construction coming?<br />\n<br />\nWell time to get DH up and moving - I&#39;m finally used to having him out of the house all day again and now next week he will be home all week.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day and share a smile with someone.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-10 13:00:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171058,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 14:49:34',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnother cold day here in the Ohio valley.....Supposed to warm up Friday..........Well, the kids and DD are on spring break (she is in the school system) so we will be spending a lot ot time this week together....Today we will go shopping (what else with a 14 year old) and have some lunch. Tomorrow night they want to go to Weiner Haus for dinner (all kinds of hot dogs lol)............<br />\n<br />\nThat&#39;s about it for now.<br />\n<br />\nTonia......I will post those recipes today.<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return. &#33;&#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-04-10 14:49:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171065,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 15:10:34',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is feeling much better today.  Another cold day here, but DH and I are headed to our second home in SC this afternoon returning on Sunday.  I just check the temps and they are much better there than here, so that is something to look forward to.  Mebert, I am happy to hear that your godmother is doing better. Shari, good news about your Mom and your leg.  Robert, hope everything&#39;s well with you.<br />\n<br />\nTake care everyone <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-10 15:10:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171105,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 16:42:32',NULL,'','New Day, Same Weather.  Hope everyone had a good night and is wamring up a little.  The East Coast really seems to be getting blasted.  My sister lives in SC and she reports frost two mornings in a row.  Said that the peach farmers really got nailed.  We&#39;re almost to the point of not wanting it to rain now because it&#39;ll take out our cherry orchids.  Guess it&#39;s out of our hands though.<br />\n<br />\nHad another meeting with our &quot;Iron Chef&quot; last night to get some clarification on a piece that he wants me to build.  he&#39;s a whiz at food, but pretty green when t comes to construction.  He wanted to take a 4x4x5, carve out the center, taper the top and angle it at 10 degrees, then drill holes in it for dry ice.  Not going to happen - I am doing a proto-type today.  Getting a piece of PVC pipe and will paper mache it to look like a tree trunk.  The top will be angled slightly and the roots will provide stabliity for it on the service plate.  Should be easy-squeezy.  <br />\n<br />\nAlso hope to get into the theater today and start loading some info into the fundraising software that I maintain.  Our subscriptions are starting to come in and I&#39;d rather enter them a little at a time than all at once.  <br />\n<br />\nOther than that, a quiet day<br />\n<br />\nShari - glad to hear about your mom&#39;s leg.  Please give her my best and let her know that the hip operation is probably the easiest to recover from and one of the most beneficial she&#39;ll ever have.  Mike, our god daughter&#39;s dad, had his hip replaced - during Hurricane Charley actually -  and he&#39;s back to work at Southern Bell, climbing ladders and doing his thing.  And it is so wonderful to see our friend, Sarah, who had hers replaced in August, walk without a limp or a cane any longer.<br />\n<br />\nRose - just remember, if you kill your contractors, you&#39;ll just have to get new ones.  Hope that they will come through for you in the end.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - here&#39;s wishing you some sunny (and warm) weather, along with anyone else who needs it.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - hope that you both are doing well and enjoying the sights and sounds of the west coast.<br />\n<br />\nmebert - just minutes now before you leave.  Hope you have a fabulous time.<br />\n<br />\nHere&#39;s wishing everyone else a grand day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-10 16:42:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171116,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 17:02:17',NULL,'','Good morning, Cruise Crazies.<br />\n<br />\nI Hope everyone is doing well.<br />\n<br />\nNew York is cold, not even cool, it&#39;s cold.<br />\n<br />\nThere&#39;s not much to report today. My godmother is about the same. I don&#39;t think she&#39;s gone through a regiment of tests yet. I think it&#39;s so strange that the hospital is taking so long to find out her problem. Usually they can&#39;t wait to do what it is they have to do and get you out. I&#39;ll keep you posted.<br />\n<br />\nThank you all again for remembering her.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nsailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t wait until you are finished with tax season and start having some fun again. I&#39;m sorry about the contractor. They can be a real pain sometimes. If you all could do it yourself with all the free time you have coming up, that would be great.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for your reply. I&#39;m still very excited about reading your journal. Have a great trip on your way to Oregon.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you were finally able to get back on the site. That happens to me every once in a while and it is really frustrating because I don&#39;t know the cause.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your egg salads.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nSorry about he chilly weather. We have it bad in New York too.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nShari2,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s great to hear the good news about your mom. I know several people who have had hip replacement and knee replacement surgery. They all are doing so much better now. I&#39;m sure it will be the same for your mother. <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad to hear you&#39;re doing better too. I&#39;m also sorry about that cold weather. Join the club.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nI hear you when it comes to the work ethic. There&#39;s nothing like it and it&#39;s great to pass it on to our kids. They say if you want to get something done, give it to a very busy person. It looks like your it.<br />\n<br />\nYou have a great day and enjoy all of your different projects. It must be great to have a friend like you.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nJoin the cold weather club. Almost everyone is experiencing the extension of winter.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nteacp,<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t wait for Spring or Summer either. Enjoy your visit and shopping with your DD.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your trip to SC. I hope you find an escape from the cold weather. Believe it or not I&#39;ll be headed toward SC in July.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid and SCIROCCO,<br />\n<br />\nI hope all is well with you all.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-10 17:02:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171123,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 17:54:42',NULL,'','MORNING ALL<br />\n<br />\nwell the sun is shining... my seeds are sprouting... yaaaaaaa my peach tree is full and apricots too...the whole garden is finally planted ... just have to get some radishs for the BF....he loves them...( YUCK)<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTeacp thanks looking forward to the recipes....have a good time shopping.<br />\n<br />\nMebert....still praying for your godmother to get home soon...<br />\n<br />\nShari glad about your mom and the cancer scare... ... i sure hope ya state feeling better soon... and weather you have been having isn&#39;t helping much....<br />\n<br />\nCharlie.... ok i am going to take a nap just listening to all the projects your involved in.. gezzzzzzzz woman.....don&#39;t make me come up there and tie ya down LOL LOL ... ( ya like would do any good )<br />\n<br />\nJoey where the heck are ya dude.....<br />\n<br />\nMercedes .... now was the sunroom at 1st or 2nd house ???  how far apart are the houses?? ok maybe i am lost, thats not unual for me .. LOL <br />\n<br />\ni sure wish they would do my knee replacements but they say i am still to young gezzzzzz... <br />\n<br />\nwhy is it when you younger you can&#39;t wait to get to older and now that i am older still am not old enough for some stuff ... LIKE SENIOR discount i still have to wait 5 more years for 55 discount... atleast i can use my AARP card bf is  54 so i get that... oh well wish my life away<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nwell everyone have a good day take care...<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-10 17:54:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171128,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 18:01:45',NULL,'','Hi guys... not much is new from here.. both are healthy ..lol<br />\n<br />\nanyway <br />\n<br />\nMercedes please have a safe trip to SC.. enjoy<br />\n<br />\nMebert hope your godmother gets out of the hospital before you leave..... you both remain in our prayers..<br />\n<br />\nMarylou It is beginning to warm up yes?? Motown was 51 today....<br />\n<br />\nTonia i am around.. juts because i ain&#39;t making noise doesn&#39;t mean i am not observing.... i was just being quiet.. its rare but it does happen...<br />\n<br />\nMiss C.. how are you feeling been awhile ...<br />\n<br />\nShari.... you also are in our prayers ...hope ur feeling better each day..<br />\n<br />\nRobert... prayers to u my firend...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-10 18:01:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171131,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 18:15:45',NULL,'','Good morning all.  My goodness, it seems to be cold everywhere.  It is not unusal for Denver to be cold and yucky this time of year, but do you others normally get so cold and snowy this late in the season?  I for one am ready for 80 degree days to come and stick around for a while.  Mary Lou,, can I stow away in one of your bags headed to Florida?  Nothing special on the agenda oday - I am going to go out and do some shopping - feels like a lazy day to me&#33;   Hang in there Rose - only one more week and tax season will be over.  Well, guess I had better get dressed and get my day started or it will be gone and I will still be sitting here in my nightie....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-10 18:15:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171132,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 18:19:38',NULL,'','<br />\nhow funny i was just telling david the other day how I longed for the day where i could stay in my boxers all morning.... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-10 18:19:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171133,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 18:45:28',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTonia, the sun room in on the home where my DH and I live, and my daughter&#39;s home is about 20 minutes away <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-10 18:45:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171135,3032,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 18:55:49',NULL,'','Oooooh..... this looks like fun&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s C*O*L*D here in DC too.  Am starting to think Spring will never get here to stay.  Personally, I&#39;m a warm weather person.  The hubby prefers colder weather.  Boy, is he going to roast when we&#39;re in the Bahamas this summer <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nSo, I guess the idea is to post daily goings on?  Correct me if I&#39;m wrong.  <br />\n<br />\nHave a Super Day everyone&#33;','MelBelle','MelBelle','2007-04-10 18:55:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171136,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 18:58:48',NULL,'','Mel Belle You are correct &#33;&#33; DC huh my second home town&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-10 18:58:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171137,334,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 18:59:37',NULL,'','Morning all. Another damp nasty day here in Florida but it&#39;s looking better for the rest of the week MaryLou, or at least that&#39;s what they say. Well the contractor didn&#39;t show up or call so I guess it&#39;s back to the drawing board. Told DH about doing it ourselves and I got &quot;the face&quot;. He doesn&#39;t do home improvements and doesn&#39;t want to. I&#39;m going to call another guy later and cross my fingers. I&#39;ve wasted way too much time trying to get someone to do this porch but it&#39;s structural and I&#39;m pretty chicken to take it on. Well at least our window man came and changed out the ripped screens on the new windows so something had gone right.<br />\n<br />\nWork not too bad today. Have to drop off some stuff and do a few returns but we&#39;re really winding down finally. Extensions are next........<br />\n<br />\nJoey glad your OK. We miss you around here.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie I won&#39;t kill the contractor, just wish they would tell me if they don&#39;t want to do the work and not waste my time&#33; Boy you are always running off somewhere. Where do you find all the time and energy?<br />\n<br />\nShari glad your mom got good news. Hang in there, you&#39;ll be better soon.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes drive carefully and enjoy your long weekend.<br />\n<br />\nMaria enjoy the time with the family. <br />\n<br />\nMebert thanks for wishing tax season away for me. I can see the light now but have lots of projects to do after our mini-vacation in May. <br />\n<br />\nTonia fresh peaches yummy&#33; I agree about the radishes......yuck&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I would love to sit in my nightie today&#33; Guess not huh?<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ve sent e-mail to Robert but haven&#39;t heard from him. I&#39;ll keep you all posted.<br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful day everyone&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-04-10 18:59:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171138,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 18:59:39',NULL,'','Welcome aboard Mel Belle <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-10 18:59:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171140,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 19:28:09',NULL,'','It&#39;s a wonderful sunny day here in Coos Bay - although a little on the chilly side&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWelcome MelBelle - please tell us about yourself.  Is your name Mel?<br />\n<br />\nShari, hope you&#39;re feeling much better than a month ago.  Glad to hear the good news about your Mom.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie - what are you making for your &quot;Iron Chef&quot;, it sounds interesting.<br />\n<br />\nHappy Tuesday to all.....','zebra','zebra','2007-04-10 19:28:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171141,3032,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 19:31:34',NULL,'','Mercedes - Wow&#33;  Key West, Paris then Greece.  What fun&#33;  My 25th is May 2009.  Since our cruise in July is our first, we&#39;ll see how things go, but if all works out I&#39;d like to take hubby on an Alaska cruise for the 25th, since he likes the cold and he wants to see the Northern lights.  Now I just have to figure out how I work Hawaii into that.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ninja.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ninja:\' />   <br />\n<br />\nWhat do I mean by &quot;if all works out&quot;.  I suffer from bouts of Vertigo.  My inner ear was damaged from untreated ear infections when I went through my &quot;I&#39;m untouchable&quot; phase in my 20&#39;s.  Sheesh&#33;  Now I pay the price tag.  Can&#39;t go up open stair cases, use escalators that aren&#39;t up against a wall with someone standing directly behind me, all kinds of fun stuff.  Have alrerady made plans to visit Doc just before we leave to get meds to take.  I&#39;ve also heard about wrist bands for sea sickness.  Any comments anyone?  Do they work?  <br />\n<br />\nWell,  the construction crews just started up across the street.  Can&#39;t hear myself think.  Time to go to the bank and get away from this&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCatch ya&#39;all later.','MelBelle','MelBelle','2007-04-10 19:31:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171142,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 19:33:43',NULL,'','<br />\nI am around Rose.. with all these great new members keeping the posting active.. i have time to just sit and smile as others carry the conversation for a while.. trust me i jump in when the feeling strikes...LOL <br />\n<br />\nIts almost over&#33;&#33; what 6 days? <br />\n<br />\nJoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-10 19:33:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171146,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 19:54:04',NULL,'','MelBelle - Welcome to the Daily Dock - so happy that you have decided to join us and hope you will stop by on a regular basis.  You are correct that this is just general talk about our daily lives, our families and what is happening in our little corner of the world.  We are very informal and generally address each other by our first names so if you like, please tell us yours.   <br />\n<br />\nAs far as the wrist bands go I have used them and they did not really work for me.  However I gave mine to my sister-in-law and she noticed immediate relief.  Since you are getting ready for your first cruise, please ask any questions you may have - we have a lot of cruising experience here on this board but were all first time cruisers with lots of questions at one time.  Please be sure to post your cruise on our calendar here as well as your birthday, anniversary, etc.  so we can celebrate with you.  Just be forewarned - once you have sailed on your first cruise you will be hooked like all of us.  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - have a great trip and enjoy some SC sunshine.  Travel safely and we look forward to hearing all about your trip when you return.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to run some errands - I never realized how many little odds and ends Jim did during the day - not sure I am liking him working anymore.   LOL','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-10 19:54:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171155,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 20:57:14',NULL,'','I forgot to mention that thanks to you Cruise Crazies I am back to my old self and raring to go. As a matter of fact I feel way better than I did before. There&#39;s nothing like a little antibiotics to clear up some of those nasty bacterium that effects our breathing. I haven&#39;t breathed this well in months and the coughing is completely gone.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad your weather is good enough to yield peaches and apricots. I&#39;m jealous.<br />\n<br />\nThanks for your continued prayers.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nI guess no news is good news. Do you hear anything from SCIROCCO?<br />\n<br />\nI hope my godmother gets out of the hospital soon too but they have to find out what&#39;s wrong first. It&#39;s still a mystery.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nIn New York it can be a little cool in April. As a matter of fact, I&#39;ve known it to snow in April, but these lingering cold temperatures are unusual. Give me some 70&#39;s and 80&#39;s.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nAre you still going to be able to come online while you&#39;re in SC?<br />\n<br />\nAre you driving, flying or taking the train?<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nMelBelle,<br />\n<br />\nWelcome to the Daily Dock. You just come right in where you feel like it and talk about anything you want. You&#39;re in the DC area? That puts you not too far from mercedes.<br />\n<br />\nAlaska should be a great trip for your husband because temperatures in June are kind of cool and sometimes wet and snowy, that is at least in Juno which is the only place I&#39;ve been in Alaska.<br />\n<br />\nI hope the vertigo doesn&#39;t present too much of a problem during your travels.<br />\n<br />\nI hear that the seasickness wrist bands really work. I&#39;ve found that the ship is usually so steady that I&#39;ve never really experienced seasickness. As a matter of fact I don&#39;t even think about it and I&#39;m the type that suffers from motion sickness.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nsailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nCount your blessings. At least you don&#39;t have the cold weather that we&#39;re suffering up here. I hope you enjoy the rest of the week and send some of that weather up here.<br />\n<br />\nYour comments about the contractors reminds me of one of the wife/husband jokes that was up recently and the wife says that she won&#39;t pray for strength because if she had any more strength she&#39;d kill him. I hope that contractor situation works out to your satisfaction.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s good to hear that you have a sunny day. <br />\n<br />\nHow&#39;s the roof repair holding up. <br />\n<br />\nYour adventurers sound perfect for the makings of a travel adventure for the Travel Channel.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nAt least you&#39;ll be able to miss Jim every other week.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good afternoon, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-10 20:57:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171156,3032,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 20:58:48',NULL,'','First name is Melanie, my hubby is Michael <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> .  We have 2 children. Parker 14, (who will turn 15 while we are on the cruise) and Renee&#39; 12.  I&#39;ll probably ask more questions as we get closer to cruise date, (July 29).  Trying not to think about it too much though.  Time will fly by fast enough.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey...Your second home?  We actually live in a suburb in Maryland.  Went down to see the cherry blossoms with the kids last week when weather was still o.k.  They didn&#39;t seem as vibrant this year but still pretty.  We must have missed &quot;peak&quot;.  Every time the wind blew...it snowed pink&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nFirst cruise.  This is one of those &quot;You&#39;ll never get me to do THAT&quot; things.  Big boat....Big Water....Big Fear.    Buuuut....you never know what you do or do not like if you don&#39;t try them.  So....I&#39;m going on a cruise.  We&#39;re traveling with Michaels&#39; family.  There will be 13 of us total.  Seven adults and 6 kids.  We&#39;re planning to do the beach excursion together in Freeport and then our own thing in Nassau.   I&#39;m looking forward to snorkeling.  Can&#39;t wait to see a reef.  Really wish we were going to be in Nassau longer though.  Have read some of the reviews here and would really like to spend a few days seeing things there.<br />\n<br />\nI guess I really should get back to work.......but that&#39;s really no fun <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />.','MelBelle','MelBelle','2007-04-10 20:58:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171157,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 21:05:44',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nMebert, we usually drive and it takes us about 6 hours.  I will have my daughter&#39;s lap top so I should be able to log in from time to time, although not as early as I usually do <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-10 21:05:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171158,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 21:08:52',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWhat part of Maryland?  I live in Temple Hills and I posted earlier this month, some pictures of the cherry blossoms when they were in full bloom. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-10 21:08:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171159,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 21:21:27',NULL,'','i lived along embassey row in Nothwest DC for 10 years','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-10 21:21:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171161,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 21:25:09',NULL,'','MelBelle,<br />\n<br />\nSince Parker is going to have a birthday while on the cruise, you&#39;ll have to inform the maitre d&#39; so they can have a special birthday cake and sing happy birthday to him. The best thing to do is not inform him that it&#39;s going to happen so he can be completely surprised. Of course &quot;Happy Birthday&quot; will sound like: &quot;Hoppy birdsday two shoes&quot; because of the international staff, but they sing their hearts out and it&#39;s a lot of fun. <br />\n<br />\nI really believe you&#39;ll get hooked like the rest of us.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nDrive safely and we look forward to hearing from you when you arrive in SC.<br />\n<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good afternoon, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-10 21:25:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171162,3032,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 21:42:53',NULL,'','Quiet little place called Damascus.  Farms and Friday night Football.  Not too many farms any more though.  Still BIG Football.  Parker plays for the local High School JV.  Their already running in the evenings for next season  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />   Renee&#39; is a cheerleader for the local sports association.  I coached her squad for three years.  When they started getting into the tween years I bowed out.  Nothing like 25 little hormonal she devils.  Now I understand why some species eat their young <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nTo say the least, our Falls are pretty busy.  When we&#39;re not at Football games, we&#39;re at our other passion....the MD Ren Faire in Crownsville.  That&#39;s where the &quot;Mel Belle&quot; comes from.  It&#39;s my official Privateer name.  Over the next few months not only will I be getting ready for the cruise, I&#39;ll be sewing like a mad woman for Faire.  The entire family &quot;garbs&quot;, (dresses up).  Need to make a few things this year  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  I may be on the cruise putting on the finishing hand work&#33;','MelBelle','MelBelle','2007-04-10 21:42:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171165,3032,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 21:54:59',NULL,'','Mebert,<br />\n<br />\n      Had started looking into what I could do on board the ship for PK, ( or rather &quot;to&quot; himevil grin) We&#39;re sailing on Carnival and from I&#39;ve read they seem to have a lot for teens to do including a dance on board every night.  I may see if there is something I can do there, (again, evil grin).','MelBelle','MelBelle','2007-04-10 21:54:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171186,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 22:31:50',NULL,'','MelBelle, I too experienced some fear before the first cruise, although I was terribly excited that I was finally getting hubby onboard a ship.  The instant I laid eyes on the ship, all trepidation was gone and a total sense of exhilaration took over.  I have no doubt you will feel the same way, and like all the rest of us here, you will be hooked.  Welcome to the forum.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-10 22:31:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171193,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 23:03:04',NULL,'','well my goodness....board is going CRAZY.. how wonderful<br />\n<br />\nJoey yaaaaaaaaaa i miss when ya don&#39;t pop in hehehehehhe<br />\n hang out in your boxers uh LOL ....<br />\n<br />\nMelanie.. well welcome .. my Friend lives in Greenbelt...she went on the med trip with me...<br />\nwow vertigo.. that must be terrible feeling....hope the doc can help ya get thur to make your trip a good one.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes... ohhhhhhhhhhhh i forgot the daughter house LOL .. see i told ya i get lost <br />\n<br />\nMebert... hey isn&#39;t your trip coming up soon ??... glad your feeling better ..see the faith of the board did it again...WE HAVE THE POWER heheheheeh<br />\n<br />\nOKOK Larry Birkhead is the father .....<br />\n just in case ya wanted to know LOL <br />\n<br />\nJackie .. glad you found a good spot to hang out a time...<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-10 23:03:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171199,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-10 23:27:25',NULL,'','MelBelle,<br />\n<br />\nYou sound like a sadistic parent after my own heart. It&#39;s no fun unless you can really surprise them. I think they appreciate surprises more than the expected. I hope that evil grin pays off and you really get him. <br />\n<br />\nCarnival is great for surprises. There are many birthdays in the diningroom, so make sure you say something like &quot;I wish I thought of that&quot; just to throw him completely off. Please let me know what you thought up. This sounds exciting.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for owning up to being impressed with the size of the ship. I thought I was the only one whose mouth was wide open with amazement when I saw the enormity of the Carnival Destiny. I had no idea the ship was so huge. Even Carnival&#39;s small ships are tremendous.<br />\n<br />\nI loved all of my cruises, but that first one must be my favorite because of the feeling I felt when I first saw the ship. I&#39;m still impressed but not like that first time.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nYou are so right about the power of prayer. I really do believe that you Cruise Crazies helped me when I put it out there. Now I&#39;m 100% and ready to go on that cruise. Maybe I can participate in the talent contest now.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good evening, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-10 23:27:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171247,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 06:03:10',NULL,'','Melanie, even though you have worries about your first cruise, trust me I agree with Cheryl....as soon as you see how huge that ship is.. all your fears disappear.  If you do suffer from sea sickness, see your Dr. beforehand and get that patch that goes behind your ear.  Our friends say that it works miracles.  You are going to love this cruise... I still remember our first cruise, I was so excited when I boarded the ship - I just couldn&#39;t belive the size and opulence.  You&#39;re going to have a blast...trust me&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-04-11 06:03:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171295,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 13:19:36',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - April 11th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies - It was a busy day here on the Dock yesterday - again, welcome to our new member Melanie.   I can only repeat what others have told you about your first cruise.  I had cruised once before I was married and when I finally convinced Jim to take me on a cruise he thought that cruising was just about the dumbest idea I had ever had and was not happy about it at all.  His mood lasted a couple of hours into the trip and now he is the first one to make sure we have another cruise booked before we leave the ship&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nToday is babysitting day so I will be busy and tonight we are going to our favorite seafood restaurant for dinner so that should be fun (and I will definately not be ordering anything that even resembles a hard boiled egg)  I still haven&#39;t gotten to the summer clothes and since we leave in two weeks I suppose I should move that up to the top of the &quot;to-do&quot; list.  <br />\n<br />\nRobert - we are still missing you.  Hope all is OK <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is feeling well and doing good.  Remember your smile today.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-11 13:19:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171299,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 14:52:44',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies...<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou enjoy your seafood dinner tonight&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI still havent heard from Robert I guess i could PM him.. just didnt want to invade his space.... what do you guys think?<br />\n<br />\nMelanie~ we love new posters on the dock.... tell us all about it&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMebert Glad your feleling better .. no clue as to what Godmother had? wow thats got to be a puzzle..<br />\n<br />\nanother day and another open house here ... have a great one will be checking in as time allows today..<br />\n<br />\nMiss C good to see you back&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-11 14:52:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171328,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 16:10:52',NULL,'','Joey ... maybe the boxers aren&#39;t such a bad idea LOL LOL&lt; for the next open house... it such a homey place ya just can&#39;t get out of the boxers LOL&lt;.......or maybe do the sign twisting thing outside the house ... &quot; come on in sit a bit &quot; <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMarylou.. enjoy the kids.... i love seafood... i could eat it all the time...maybe it has something to do with that i worked as a waitress for 23 yrs at a seafood place.. before i had to change to a sit down job.... Thats so great you hubby likes cruises.... I couldn&#39;t get my BF on a plane , ship if my life depended on it.. so i try to find friends to go with me... thats not always easy...i am looking for my next victim for next year cruise LOL LOL .<br />\n<br />\nMelanie ... nice to see a new face hope to see ya post often....<br />\n<br />\nWell guys off to nap i am off today .. lettting the dough rise for cinnamon rolls for breakfast right now surprising the BF ... hes been a great guy this week helping plant the garden.....goin to try a recipe that calls for coffee crystals inside with cinnamon, butter and brown sugar.... then mix coffee crystals in with icing too  so kinda mocha cinnamon rolls<br />\n <br />\nwill let ya know how they taste <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-11 16:10:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171335,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 16:31:03',NULL,'','Good morning, Cruise Crazies,<br />\n<br />\nI hope all of you are well.<br />\n<br />\nThe latest on the saga of my godmother is she seems to be doing fine. I finally got a chance to see a doctor or it&#39;s more a doctor wanted to see me. Basically, he asked more questions than he was giving answers. I think He was trying to assess whether or not my godmother had dementia. I answered some basic questions about her daily routine and that she was not in the habit of burning her food while she cooks and her long term and short term memory seem to be intact. I told him I didn&#39;t think she was losing it mentally yet but I may be a little too close to her. He did tell me she was being treated for a urinary tract infection. The reasons for it are unknown at this time. He did say her memory of the events of what happened on the day she blacked out are unlikely to come to the surface. Meanwhile, I&#39;m going to be vigilant of her neighbors when she returns home. I don&#39;t know when that will be.<br />\n<br />\nIn my last visit with my godmother, she seemed to have lost the mechanism for tactfulness. She even hurled some insulting remarks towards me. I whispered a little prayer so that I wouldn&#39;t respond in a disrespectful way. So there may be signs that something is amiss. <br />\n<br />\nI have to ask for your continued prayers to help her relatives, friends and me deal with this situation.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nI agree with you completely about the excitement of a first cruise.<br />\n<br />\nHow are you doing on the road?<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nIsn&#39;t it amazing how the ship converts landlubbers into experienced seaman? <br />\n<br />\nI have to admit that I was one of those people who was afraid I might be hemmed in on a ship. Little did I know that I would be floating on a miniature city.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your babysitting and get those summer clothes together<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nI don&#39;t think a PM to SCIROCCO would hurt. I think we should show him we&#39;re concerned about him. After all, it was a sudden disappearance.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nAre you on the road yet?<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-11 16:31:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171336,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 16:38:21',NULL,'','terumim,<br />\n<br />\nHow lucky your BF is to have you back fresh cinnamon rolls.<br />\n<br />\nI hope you enjoyed your nap. You must be worn out from all that cooking.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-11 16:38:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171355,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 17:49:52',NULL,'','It is a great morning here in Stockton - yes, folks, it&#39;s actually raining&#33;  Front&#39;s about through though...sigh...no more rain forecast until Saturday, so here&#39;s hoping&#33;<br />\n<br />\nUm, someone asked what I was doing for our Iron Chef - I&#39;m constructing a small tree trunk base, which he will use to display on of his dishes on.  I&#39;m also working on table decoration (we&#39;re going with a spring blossom theme, mostly reds, whites, and clears) and display platforms.  there&#39;s another displays aspect that we are still discussing and there&#39;s some mention of dry ice, but we shall see.<br />\n<br />\nMelbelle, allow me to offer my belated welcome to you.  usually ic ehck in a little more than I have been, but things have been super crazy here.<br />\n<br />\nI suffer from tremendous seasickness and wasn&#39;t too pleased when Chris sugested we start cruising, but Mecclazine twice a day does me right with no side effects.  Motion sickness really varies with folks and the bands work really well for some - they just made my wrist hurt,  Others swear by ginger, but it just gave me a rather unpleasant taste in the bathroom later on.  The patch had all sorts of bizarre side effect, so Mecclazine is my answer.  If you decide on the bands, take along another remedy just in case.  <br />\n<br />\nMebert - umm, it sounds like your godmother might have had a stroke.  A lack of tact (altering of personality) is one of the signs.  My mom had that happen, although it took us awhile to recognize that the nasty mood swings as a side effect.  She started losing time, then the black outs started.  You might suggest this to your godmother&#39;s doctor.  Unforutanely, there isn&#39;t a remedy or a way to prevent them, but knowing that there&#39;s a medical reason behind the nastiness made it a little easier for us to bear.  My thoughts and prayers are with you.<br />\n<br />\nJoey, please let us know if you hear from Robert.  He&#39;s been gone a long time.<br />\n<br />\nTonia, how did the cinnamon rolls turn out?  I messed around with some Mongolian lamb last night.  It was the first time I&#39;d cook with Chinese with Worchestershire sauce.    Tonight is a quick and easy lemon shrimp over pasta, since it&#39;s my theater day.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is having a grand day.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-11 17:49:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171358,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 18:15:20',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies....Tonia, can you send some of those freshly baked cinammon rolls this way.  I used to bake them from scratch but haven&#39;t done that in years - maybe I will surprise Greg and bake some this weekend.  I just heard on Fox News that this may go down as the coldest April on record - we sure have had bizarre weather this past season.  Mebert, I will continue to pray for your godmother.  I think Mercedes said she was leaving on Tues, so she should be in SC now.  Joey, I am sure that Robert would appreciate a pm from you - he seems to have been MIA a little longer than usual this time - hope all is well with him.  I love the Daily Dock being so busy - enjoy reading all the posts.  Well, I am off to start my day - hope all of you have a great one&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-11 18:15:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171359,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 18:21:28',NULL,'','I dropped Robert a note...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-11 18:21:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171363,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 18:46:00',NULL,'','Spikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations on the rain. I hope it does your reservoirs and wells some good.<br />\n<br />\nIt sounds like the Iron Chef project is off to a roaring start.<br />\n<br />\nThank you for that insight into my godmother&#39;s mood swings and thanks for your continued prayers.<br />\n<br />\nYou have time to cook fancy dishes?<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nIf terumim sends you some cinammon rolls, please make sure to share.<br />\n<br />\nThank you for your continued prayers for my godmother.<br />\n<br />\nThank you for the reminder about mercedes. I hope she got to SC safely. <br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good afternoon, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-11 18:46:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171386,334,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 20:38:42',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Crazy morning but settling down this afternoon. Only a few more days and then I can think about Graduation. MY DS will graduate on the 28th from Florida State University with a degree in Music and a degree in History. Still not sure if he&#39;ll ever use either of them....... Lovely sunny day today in Central Florida.<br />\n<br />\nI sent a message to Robert yesterday and no word from him yet. I&#39;ll keep trying.<br />\n<br />\nWelcome aboard Melanie (MelBelle). Sorry I missed your first posting here, my DH is a CPA and we are both very busy this time of year.  Congrats on your upcoming 1st cruise. <br />\n<br />\nJoey, glad your still around.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou hope babysitting went well. Dinner out sounds great&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia I&#39;d like some of those too&#33; Sounds wonderful, guess I should have lunch.....LOL<br />\n<br />\nCharlie glad it&#39;s raining for you.<br />\n<br />\nMebert we&#39;ll keep your godmother in our thoughts and prayers. So glad to hear that you are feeling 100% again.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, no PJ&#39;s today???? LOL<br />\n<br />\nHave a great afternoon&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-04-11 20:38:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171392,3032,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 20:50:34',NULL,'','Good Afternoon All&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nThank you for all the warm welcomes from everyone.  Helps me to forget that I&#39;m still wearing thick sweaters.  <br />\n<br />\nSo Tonia...home made cinnamon rolls eh?  Mmmmmm.  Wish I had gotten my grandmothers recipe for hers.  They were so famous back home, they got a mention in her eulogy.  She gaurded that recipe along with her Hungarian Goulosh like a Tigress&#33; <br />\n<br />\nJoey..do you ever miss living in the DC area?  I&#39;m a transplant from Nebraksa, but this is home now.   I can&#39;t imagine not being near the inner harbor or so close to history.   <br />\n<br />\nMebert....Oh yay.  I&#39;m merciless.  I&#39;ll try to keep it fun though.  I&#39;ll keep your Godmother in my prayers.  <br />\n<br />\nCharlie....Mecclazin is my friend&#33;  I keep it in my purse.  Had to take some today.  There is a pressure front moving in that is affecting me.  Am feeling a little lop sided.<br />\n<br />\nGeneral news:  Well, as if none of you had figured it out yet....I suffer from a &quot;gift of the gab&quot;.  I&#39;ll tell you what, this whole thing is funny.  One day I&#39;m apprehensive and the next I&#39;m emailing my classmates and suggesting we do a cruise for our 30th reunion&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nLets see.  A little more about us.  I work for a Fire and Water damage restoration company.  We clean up behind fires and water damages, mold remediation, clean and store contents blah blah blah.  Michael is an HVAC mechanic.  The last couple of years we&#39;ve planted a vegtable garden, will again this year.  Usually plant a couple of tomatoe plants, green beans, cantalope, cucumber and all kinds of peppers.  Michael makes his own hot sauce.  What he made two years ago out of the first garden is still fermenting (somewhere <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/huh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':huh2:\' /> ).<br />\n<br />\nNeed to get back to work.  Oh...by and by.....I&#39;m technology chalanged, (there...I said it), so I only go near the net during the day light hours and when I have people around me who can save the world when I blow up the server, (this is no joke&#33; I&#39;ve done it.  Really&#33;).','MelBelle','MelBelle','2007-04-11 20:50:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171396,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 21:08:59',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nBoy do I ever&#33;&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-11 21:08:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171402,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 21:59:03',NULL,'','Good Afternoon all you crazies &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRainy day here in Ohio with more coming over the weekend.<br />\n<br />\nNothing to report here just that I have an appointment with the doctor on Tuesday for my shoulder which has been killing me since I fell over the dog in the hallway. (back in December). I also have an appointment with the knee doctor for the injury I sustained from the same fall. Don&#39;t they have ortho doctors that take care of the whole body instead of seeing a different doctor for a different body part.Well, I am laughing but I just know they are probably both going to require surgery. Which one should I do first. I think it will be easier to get over a torn rotator cuff than torn miniscus.........Ken had rotator cuff surgery last year and it wasn&#39;t too too bad. Just prolonged therapy as he wanted to get back his golf swing pretty fast. But, I don&#39;t have to worry about that I suck at golf.<br />\n<br />\nWelcome Melbelle..........if you don&#39;t mind what is your first name.<br />\n<br />\nTonia.........I didn&#39;t forget about those recipes......I will do the smoochies right now<br />\n<br />\nWell, going to jump in the shower Ken and I are taking the grandkids out to dinner.<br />\n<br />\nRose....I also PM&#39;s Robert and have not heard back<br />\n<br />\nMebert.........It must be wonderful to have a godson like you. I am praying for your godmother.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie...........When is the Iron Chef episode going to air?<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-04-11 21:59:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171404,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 22:06:18',NULL,'','Well Rose, I actually was in my jammies when I posted earlier but didn&#39;t mention it because I didn&#39;t want you guys to get the impression that I am lazy.  Mel, I got my cinnamon roll recipe from Greg&#39;s grandmother before she died and they are so good but I do &quot;shortcuts&quot; now.  I buy the Rhodes frozen bread loaves and roll them out then slather them in butter and add cinnamon, sugar and raisins, roll them up and cut them, put them in a buttered pan and let them rise before baking.  No one in Greg&#39;s family has ever noticed the difference.  Mebert - I would love to say I would share, I know that you would share if you had them, but to be honest, if I got my hands on a couple of Tonia&#39;s rolls, they probably wouldn&#39;t make it to your side of the country&#33;&#33;&#33;  Oh and Mel, we love people with the &quot;gift of gab&quot; so keep right on posting&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria - sounds like the trip over the dog was a dangerous one.  Which surgery are you going to do first?  I think I would get the least painful one out of the way first - just because I am a big baby and if the first one was too bad, I probably wouldn&#39;t do the second one&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-11 22:06:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171410,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 23:16:38',NULL,'','sailingrose and JoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for sending a message to SCIROCCO. I hope he responds.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nsailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for keeping my godmother in your prayers.<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations on your son&#39;s graduation. He hope he makes good use of either or both degrees.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nMelBelle,<br />\n<br />\nYou are absolutely laconic compared to some of the chatter boxes here. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t wait to see what you have planned for your son&#39;s birthday.<br />\n<br />\nYour garden sounds great. How do the cantaloupes come out? Are they big or small and are they sweet?<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nteacp,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorry to hear that you had a horrible fall. I hope everything works out to your satisfaction with the doctor. I also hope that you&#39;re back on the golf couse soon, at least for your husband&#39;s sake. It is surprising that doctors aren&#39;t more general but I guess it&#39;s better to have a specialist who can concentrate and do the right thing toward a particular area.<br />\n<br />\nMy godmother has been great to me over the years. It&#39;s my turn to be great to her.<br />\n<br />\nMelBelle&#39;s first name is Melanie, BTW.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nYou are so funny to care about what we think about you in your jammies. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nI see I&#39;m going to have to come over there and get my cinnamon buns the terumim sends over. Your cinnamon bun recipe sounds convenient. My recipe is to go to one of those CinnaBun shops and get one of those big gooey buns and make a meal out of it.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good evening, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-11 23:16:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171417,334,1,18,169362,'2007-04-11 23:39:23',NULL,'','I do the same thing as you Mebert&#33; Love a Cinnabon for lunch. DD and I spoil ourselves now and then when we go to the mall shopping.<br />\n<br />\nMaria, ouch a double whammy&#33; Yikes. Hope that both Drs. come up with non-surgical ways to help you out.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, somehow I just had that feeling you were in your jammies. I may do that tomorrow, sounds wonderful.<br />\n<br />\nMelanie, yak away, believe me we can all keep up. <br />\n<br />\nMust be slowing down with work as I got here a few times today........','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-04-11 23:39:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171425,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 00:49:06',NULL,'','Maria .. wow shoulder and knees... ouch....i know what ya mean.. like i had said before i will have to have knee replacement s .. one of this days when i am old enough LOL .. that just kills me ...thanks for the recipe<br />\n<br />\nCharlie how did the lamb turn out... ounds yummy i wish BF liked lamb more.. i just love it.. on my last cruise .. i think i ate them out of lamb as much as i could.....pasta sounds good...and gezzzzzzzz rub it in you got rain........i have sprouts of squash, onions, tomatoes...yaaaaaaaa<br />\n<br />\nGregswife.. i have never used rhodes bread dough how is it... do ya let it thaw then roll out and stuff and left rise then bake ??<br />\n<br />\nMelanie ... great another gardener.....ummmm goulash i haven&#39;t made that in a while that an idea....would hubby give away his recipe for homemade hot sauce ???<br />\n<br />\ntonight for dinner is stuffed thin sliced top sirlion with spinach and sliced mozzrella... rolled up rolled in parm cheese and bread crumbs... browned and simmered in a beef broth with mushrooms shallots..... and serv ed with rice <br />\n<br />\nMebert i will send ya some preserves when  they are done ok.. that will make up for the cinnamon rolls...<br />\n<br />\nRose you can make them and put a little cappiccino mix in the brown sugar inside and then i add cappiccino mix to the icing mix for the top of them<br />\n<br />\ntalk at ya laters everyone<br />\n<br />\nTonia<br />\n<br />\nRobert hello we miss ya .. Joey great ya sent him  a pm','terumim','terumim','2007-04-12 00:49:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171431,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 01:33:45',NULL,'','Hey everyone,<br />\n<br />\nBoy it&#39;s getting busy here.....sweeeeet&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThe weather here today is very rainy, but it comes in waves, inbetween the sun shines...go figure&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAll that talk about Cinnamon buns has really made me feel like baking - would you guys stop this food talk, I&#39;m trying to be good - but must say it&#39;s very very hard when there is temptation around every corner.<br />\n<br />\nTonia... I think we&#39;ll pop over for dinner - your menu sounds wonderful.<br />\n<br />\nHey Robert, Robert - where art thou?????  We are missing you big time.<br />\n<br />\nMel, Cantaloupes oooh... your garden sounds great.  I looks like we have a lot of gardeners on this board.<br />\n<br />\nChat later again&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-04-12 01:33:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171458,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 05:51:31',NULL,'','Tonia, I do let the Rhodes bread dough thaw, and then roll it out, slather (yes, I really do slather) with butter and cover it with cinnamon and sugar and raisins.  Then I roll it up, cut it into 12 equal slices and lay them down in a buttered baking dish.  I cover them with a dish towel and let them rise for several hours, then pop them in the oven.  I make an icing from powdered sugar, vanilla and a tad bit of milk or cream and once they start to cool down, I pour it over.  I know what you mean Jackie, this talk is really making me want one.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-12 05:51:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171503,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 13:33:13',NULL,'','THURSDAY - April 12th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies...It is pouring rain here in Pa. and it is supposed to continue through the day so I guess I will finally get the summer clothes out today.  I did start yesterday but did not get very far.  Had a great dinner at our favorite seafood restaurant and even have some dungeness crab legs left for lunch today - yummy&#33;&#33;&#33;  Tonight I finally have an appointment with a specialist to see what is wrong with my foot.  I have been having burning pain in it and bad swelling on and off since last August and my Dr. is baffled but I have waited for months for an appointment with  a specialist.  Naturally the swelling is gone but I hope the x-rays will shed some light on the problem.  Wish me luck.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - hope you get some good news from your Dr. appointment.<br />\n<br />\nJoey &amp; David - I seem to remember that today is a special day for you both.  (I remember you mentioning April 12th since today would have been my dear parents 65th wedding anniversary)<br />\nHope you have a great day and do something special.  Congrats on the new cruise booking.  Once you move East you will have to look at some cruises from NJ, Pa. and Va.  <br />\n<br />\nMebert - will continue to pray for your godmother.  Hope you have some answers before you leave for vacation so you can relax and not worry the whole time.  <br />\n<br />\nMelanie - you have come to the right place - we love to gab here and get to know each other.  Keep posting&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day.  If you are having bad weather stay safe.  They tell us that after this storm front passes we may actually get some spring weather.  That will definately make me smile - what makes you smile?','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-12 13:33:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171508,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 14:38:16',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies...<br />\n<br />\nMarylou..  wow...how nice of you to remember.. yes it&#39;s an anniversary but not our domestic partnership/wedding anniversary it is our engagement anniversay... <br />\n<br />\nand rumor has it we are getting a wonderful present... guys keep your fingers crossed this could be an exciting day here....  (and it could not.. I hear these things alot...)lol I don&#39;t want to jinx it .. so i wont say anything else at this time .. just cross what can be crossed with to much uncomfort...<br />\n<br />\nGood luck on the Dr&#39;s. Appointments Maria and Mary Lou..<br />\n<br />\nHope all is well with everyone<br />\n<br />\nRobert ...................... we are thunkin about you&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSmile .. it  really is simple to do...<br />\n<br />\njoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-12 14:38:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171512,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 15:25:04',NULL,'','Joey - Well then, congratulations to you and David on the Anniversary of your Engagement. (I remember you mentioning the date and did a search but came up empty-handed - that&#39;s why I issued just a general congrats.) Hope you have a wonderful day and get that special present you are hoping for.  Keeping everything crossed for you - just let us know before my feet start falling asleep.  LOL','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-12 15:25:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171520,3032,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 16:36:53',NULL,'','Good Morning All&#33;  It&#39;s raining here too.  Weather man says this is one of the coldest Aprils on record.  We have rain in the forecast for a good portion of the next few days with the chance of it all ending in s***, (I don&#39;t like the &quot;s&quot; word), showers on Monday.  Had really hoped we could get out in the yard this weekend.  There so much to do.  We&#39;re pretty busy around here right now.  Have two major construction jobs that are at the same phase of completion and both are making us nuts, (one more so than the other).  We&#39;ve already agreed that as soon as their done we&#39;re hitting a happy hour to celebrate.  The one good thing came out of them though. The boss decided he doesn&#39;t want to do major construction any more.  We deal primarily with Insurance companies and their idea and the insureds&#39; idea of what is to be done are two very different things. <br />\n<br />\nYou know, if I think hard enough about it, I want to say my grandmothers roll recipe had lard in it.   My mother used to do the frozen dough also.  It was a Christmas morning tradition.  Any other time the dough was made from scratch.  O.K. kids....all this food talk is dangerous.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia.....I&#39;ll have to ask Michael for the recipe for the hot sauce.  Warning&#33;  He doesn&#39;t use measures.  It&#39;s going to be a dash of this, a touch of that and so on.<br />\n<br />\nThe garden:  The first year we did cantaloupes we had one all season and the ants got to it.  Last year we got 8 I think.  They were small but not too small.  Not as sweet as the ones that come up from the Eastern shore.  Oh yummy&#33;  The sweetest peaches and &#39;lopes come from the Eastern shore, (so Joey...you ready to come home yet?).  <br />\n<br />\nWell,  need to get this day started.<br />\n<br />\nBe safe everyone.','MelBelle','MelBelle','2007-04-12 16:36:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171521,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 16:42:16',NULL,'','Well, our little front has come and gone, but it left behind .03 of an inch of rain, which is practically a gullywasher for us.    We are once again clear and cool, heading up to the mid 70&#39;s.<br />\n<br />\nMebert - the more complicated the dish, the better I like it (I think this is a throw back to my chem lab days).  I got one for a baked sqaush filled Morrocan stew that was a challenge, but it turned out pretty good - at least enough for me to serve it to guests and them not to complain.<br />\n<br />\nI am not sure when or if the &quot;Iron Chef&quot; will air since it&#39;s a charity event.  I&#39;m thinkin that the charity pays a liscensing fee and we get to use the name.  I couldn&#39;t imagine anyone actually wanting to see this on national TV.  I&#39;d love to be able to mee t Alton though..well, when he not signing books.  I&#39;ve already met him like that.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJoey - congrats on the anniversary&#33;  Let us know what you got&#33;  <br />\n<br />\ntonia - the lamb came out great.  We tend to eat a lot of it since Chris&#39;s mom was married to a sheep rancher for a while and he got used to it.  I&#39;m more of a chicken girl myself - being raised on a farm and having beef six days a week growing up tends to lead to a lack of appreciation.  Chicken for me is a real treat.<br />\n<br />\nHere&#39;s wishing everyone a grand day - I need to go mess with more papier mache...who&#39;d thunk you&#39;d need those skills after kindergarden?<br />\n<br />\nCheers&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-12 16:42:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171523,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 16:48:27',NULL,'','Mel just about......READY&#33;&#33; oh my I just thought we could do a capital 4th this year.. David would love that....<br />\n<br />\nCharlie i can tell you know what i got...  a loving spouse... now i will tell you what else we got later.... I hope its more than a meal....LOL<br />\n<br />\nMake it a super day ladies','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-12 16:48:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171524,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 17:09:11',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThanks for all your kind wishes........<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I think if I do need surgery I will do the shoulder first.........at least I will get back in the swing of things faster I think. With the knee and my age I think that might take longer? I don&#39;t know...........<br />\n<br />\nIt is great to see everybody posting in the daily dock. Marylou we had all that rain yesterday and last night. We had pea size hail............<br />\n<br />\nCheryl.......I think I will go buy the Rhodes today and try the rolls with Splenda and see how they come out. I can turn mostly anything into sugar free........some come out good some not so good.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJoey congrats on the anniversary.........many more<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t wait to plant my garden but with this weather it could be July.......lol<br />\nBetter get going have to go out and get a gift in the mail for my grandnephew who just turned one.<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-04-12 17:09:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171525,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 17:10:22',NULL,'','Good morning, Cruise Crazies,<br />\n<br />\nIt sounds like most of you are well today. It&#39;s a raining cats and dogs in New York City and it&#39;s still cold.<br />\n<br />\nI had a nice visit with my godmother yesterday and she didn&#39;t seem as cranky. I guess she figured I would say something if she insulted me again so she didn&#39;t. I&#39;m making sure that a support team of family and friends are in place before I leave for vacation and will try to keep in touch with them by e-mail.<br />\n<br />\nThank you all for your continued prayers on her behalf.<br />\n<br />\nA neighbor of mine from Yeman gave me some Middle Eastern spices yesterday. A few months ago I asked him about it because I love fava beans with Moroccan or Yeman spices. I can&#39;t wait to try it.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nsailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nI knew we were kindred spirits. Cinnabons are one of the best things in life after cruising.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nYou certainly know how to mediate a dispute. Thanks for sending me my own stash. I&#39;ll settle for the preserves. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> Thank you.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s amazing how it&#39;s raining across the country and Spikesgirl is getting so little rain. I love driving in the rain, but I imagine it must be fun to hear the rain fall on top of the roof of the RV. It must be very relaxing. Drive safely.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife, <br />\n<br />\nThat sounds lile a great shortcut recipe for cinnamon rolls.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nIt looks like we&#39;re sharing the same weather on the east coast.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorry about the pain in your foot. I hope your doctors can give you something or do something to alleviate the pain.<br />\n<br />\nThanks for your continued prayers for my godmother.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nHappy Engagement Anniversary. I hope your surprise is a good one.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nMelBelle,<br />\n<br />\nGood luck with those two major jobs.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nIt seems to be raining everywhere else but where you are.<br />\n<br />\nThat baked squash with Morrocan stew sounds delish.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nLet us know that you got to SC o.k.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSCIROCCO,<br />\n<br />\nWe&#39;re still waiting to hear from you.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-12 17:10:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171532,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 17:22:12',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Okay, I will be blunt - this weather just totally sucks&#33;&#33;&#33;   Thia afternoon, Denver is suppose to get a rain/snow mix changing by around 5:00 to all snow.  They are calling for up to 12&quot; of snow.<br />\nI think Mother Nature forgot to flip her calendar over to the current month.  Mary Lou, good luck with the specialist - please keep up posted.  Same for your dr&#39;s. visit, Maria.  Happy Anniversary Joey - my guess would be that you will be receiving an offer on your house today, but I have been wrong before.  Mebert, did I read correctly - you love driving in the rain???  I loath it, but I think some of that is because you have those people on the road who think that just because there is standing water on the road and cars hydr-planing all over the place, doesn&#39;t mean they should slow down at all.  No word from Robert yet, huh?&#33;  Well, guess I had better scoot - and yes Rose, I am still in my nightie <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> ......','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-12 17:22:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171536,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 17:29:34',NULL,'','teacp,<br />\n<br />\nWhatever you decide I hope it&#39;s a successful procedure and that you become pain free.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorry about that nasty weather. I hope ther&#39;re wrong about the 12&quot; of snow. Is that normal in April in Denver?<br />\n<br />\nYes, I love driving in the rain. It relaxes me. Sometimes I like to stop near a river and watch the rain there.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-12 17:29:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171543,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 17:33:19',NULL,'','Mebert, it is not unusual to get snow in April, but normally it comes and goes and doesn&#39;t really amount to much - they are actually calling this a blizzard watch - when they use those words - it ain&#39;t good&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-12 17:33:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171551,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 17:50:07',NULL,'','Cheryl no... no news yet.... and stop your guessing.. (don&#39;t want to jinx it) lol','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-12 17:50:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171552,3032,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 17:55:53',NULL,'','O.K. Mother Nature just didn&#39;t forget to flip her calender....she forgot to turn on her alarm clock and is sleeping through Spring.  The words &quot;blizzard&quot;, &quot;tornado&quot;, &quot;watch&quot; and &quot;warning&quot; are without a doubt my most un-favorite words in the English dictionary.  I can deal with a thunder storm as long as I am at home to ride it out.','MelBelle','MelBelle','2007-04-12 17:55:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171568,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 20:13:09',NULL,'','Gregswife,<br />\n<br />\nWhatever you get, you be safe. I&#39;m hoping whatever comes doesn&#39;t stick.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nMelBelle,<br />\n<br />\nI feel fortunate just having rain compared to what&#39;s happening elsewhere.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nYour last entries were really very intriguing.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nWe&#39;re still looking for you.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good afternoon, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-12 20:13:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171573,334,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 20:36:47',NULL,'','Busy here again as usual lately. Good afternoon Crazies&#33; I decided to take some time for myself this morning to do all those things us ladies need to do. I even gave myself a pedicure&#33; <br />\n<br />\nDH had a crazy day yesterday and in turn lots of tax returns to put together last night but we managed. We have less than 10 returns to get out still, pretty good shape for us. <br />\n<br />\nHappy Anniversary Joey &amp; David. I sure hope you get the gift you truly want&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nCheryl with your weather I&#39;d stay in my PJ&#39;s too&#33; LOL Hope the weatherman is wrong.<br />\n<br />\nMebert you must be happy to be getting away. I know I&#39;m looking forward to it in a few weeks. BTW I am a former NYer......born on and raised on LI.<br />\n<br />\nMelanie, I agree about all those words but in our case the word Hurricane is included in that list.<br />\n<br />\nGood luck with the Dr. MaryLou. Hope they figure it out.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie, I loved alll those projects with my kids. It&#39;s like reliving your childhood, enjoy it&#33;<br />\n<br />\nShari, where are you?????? Your missed around here.<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t take another minute of cinammon rolls, I might have to get some......trying to stay on the new diet this week. <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a safe and wonderful afternoon.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-04-12 20:36:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171580,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 22:05:06',NULL,'','Good Afternoon:<br />\n<br />\nJust checking in from SC.  My DH and I arrived safely yesterday morning, and have now settled in.  Today is a beautiful day, sunny with highs in the mid 70s, it is supposed to reach 80 tomorrow.  We have nothing planned today, just hanging out.  I hope everyone is doing well today.<br />\nHappy Anniversary Joey and David.<br />\nSomeone was burning the underbrush across the street this morning, not sure why, I have to ask my neighbor.<br />\nTake care everyone <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSCN1663.jpg&quot; /&gt;','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-12 22:05:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171629,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-12 23:54:40',NULL,'','Well afternoon everyone...its windy and looks like rain... but ya right rain LOL ....went to home depot got some Hydrangeas to fill in where we moved roses to more room  to grow .....got my herbs.........<br />\n<br />\nhave chicken marinading in housin, soy sauce, honey garlic for kebobs tonight....<br />\n<br />\nMebert send the rain out here .. glad godmother is not as cranky as you put it heheheheh<br />\n<br />\nCheryl ...where in denver do you live we have family in denver proper...some in loveland, brighton, <br />\nwe just found put BF oldest brother has bone cancer... thinking its not such a good thing to fix... its pretty bad.. so we may be making a trip up that way soon....i am not very good for funerals.. so i think we will make a trip b4 he gets bad....and hes only 64<br />\n<br />\nWhen things like this happen it just makes me stop worring about little stuff and make the most of my life as i can.. thats why i plan my cruises while i can and i am somewhat healthy except the knees, and wrist...It makes me enjoy friends .. if it is here on the board or my close friends i know...<br />\n<br />\nSo just  little something to you all <br />\n<br />\nYOU ALL ARE TRUELY GREAT PEOPLE AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP.. AND THE LAUGHS AND FAITH WE HAVE HERE .. okok enough mushy stuff<br />\n<br />\nJoey its so wonderful you have someone in your life as David he is a super guy ....<br />\n<br />\nMercedes... sorry i had to start the cinnamon rolls thinge heheheheheh....i will try to think of something with less calories next time....but i am waiting for the sweet strawberries to come soon.. so i can eat them till i make myself sick....we have a field that allows us to pick them ... not to far from me so i think i will be heading there soon.. and freeze some...<br />\n<br />\nMelanie i look forward to the recipe.... thanks for asking hubby<br />\n<br />\nCharlie heheheh have fun.. ( i know deep in your heart you just wanted to get your hands into it )<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-12 23:54:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171641,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 00:29:27',NULL,'','sailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nSoon you&#39;ll be free, free, free. This is the last weekend, right. I hope you don&#39;t have any extensions to prolong the agony.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you had a chance to pamper yourself. You&#39;ll be ready for April 16.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you got to SC safely. I saw the picture before I read your post and wondered what all the smoke was about. The first and last time I saw someone burning weeds, right from their roots, was in Silver, SC, near Manning, SC.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your visit.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nI wish we could have a weather exchange program. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> Some of us have too much of something and some of us don&#39;t have any at all.<br />\n<br />\nI hope your knees and wrist are doing o.k.<br />\n<br />\nKeep the gushy stuff comiing. I like that. You and many other Cruise Crazies help to enrich my day.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good evening, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-13 00:29:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171653,334,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 03:09:43',NULL,'','Thanks Mebert, Free sounds wonderful&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  Extensions are easy it&#39;s calling everyone and getting them to hand over money for the IRS that is hard....<br />\n<br />\nMercedes glad you made the drive safely. Enjoy the wonderful weather&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia I will keep your BF&#39;s brother in our prayers also. I&#39;m like you and would prefer to see them still alive, if only we always knew when to see those we love.<br />\n<br />\nOff to work for me.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-04-13 03:09:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171654,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 03:18:33',NULL,'','Afternoon Everyone,<br />\n<br />\nRose - you&#39;re almost done, time seems to have just swept by.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - Chicken Kebobs,  yummy - do you do them on the grill?<br />\n<br />\nMercedes, hope that didn&#39;t turn into a serious fire.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, hope the weather there in Denver isn&#39;t as severe as they predicted&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMelanie - where do you live?  You haven&#39;t posted it on your profile :(<br />\n<br />\nMebert - thanks for being such a faithful reader of our daily journal.<br />\n<br />\nThe weather here in Coos Bay is gorgeous here today, but it&#39;s extremely fickle and we have a deep sea charter fishing trip planned for tomorrow, so hopefully we&#39;ll have good weather, otherwise we won&#39;t get to go :(','zebra','zebra','2007-04-13 03:18:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171655,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 03:55:20',NULL,'','we had an offer .. we accepted... looks like we are 50% done&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-13 03:55:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171666,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 04:43:53',NULL,'','JOEY yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... so glad your on your way<br />\n<br />\nJackie yes... i marinade the chicken in soy sauce, garlic, hosin sauce, honey , then grill them i put the veg on kebob,, and grill the chicken on the other....it was yummy tonight','terumim','terumim','2007-04-13 04:43:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171668,2543,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 04:57:19',NULL,'','Mazel Tov Joey and David on both your anniversary and the accepted offer[/size]','momwig','momwig','2007-04-13 04:57:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171669,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 04:59:39',NULL,'','thank you thank you thank you ... appeartenly the new owner is personal assistant to Carol Burnett.. I am trying to figure how we can include meeting her in the deal..lol','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-13 04:59:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171675,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 07:03:18',NULL,'','Joey.......you see - I TOLD YOU SO&#33;&#33;&#33;   Congratulations, what a burden off your shoulders&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia it sure sounds yummy.','zebra','zebra','2007-04-13 07:03:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171694,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 13:25:31',NULL,'','FRIDAY - April 13th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....OK time to fess up - who is going to go back to bed today, pull the covers over their head and stay there until Friday the 13th is over??  Today is babysitting day for me so I will just have to tough it out.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nJoey - CONGRATULATIONS on selling your home.  The hardest part is over now.  That was a great way to spend your anniversary....one less thing to worry about.  Do you have a time frame now for moving?  You will be very busy but it will be wonderful once you are in and settled.  (If you get to meet Carol Burnett send her over here to Cruise Crazies to say Hi to us)<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nLast night was strange to say the least.  I went to the specialist who took one look at my foot, confirmed my Doctors suspicions and told me he couldn&#39;t help me.  (He also told me he told my original doctor, several weeks ago, that he did not know enough about this problem to treat me so perhaps my original doctor will be repaying me my &#036;30 Co-pay fee. Should I ask her.  LOL)  At any rate he confirmed that I have RSD (reflex sympathetic dystrophy) and told me to go home - google it and read all about it on the computer.  He went to Medical school for this?????  My only relief would be to go to a pain specialist and have needles into my spine to numb the area hoping the nerves will react differently after the numbness wears off.   No guarantee it will work and it would probably have to be done several time.   I DON&#39;T THINK SO&#33;&#33;&#33;  I think right now we will leave it alone since it isn&#39;t bothering me too much or restricting my movement.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - I will add your BF&#39;s brother to my prayers.  I agree with you that now is the time to visit and see him.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - Where are you?  We miss hearing from you.   How is the construction coming along?<br />\n<br />\nBetter get dressed before the kids arrive.  I will be back later on to see what is happening.  Before you start your day [color=\"#CC66CC\"]S M I L E[/size]','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-13 13:25:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171695,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 13:51:43',NULL,'','What a great anniversary gift Joey and David..........congrats<br />\n<br />\nMarylou.............if the pain comes back have you ever considered acupuncture? When my gf was going thru chemo she got sick after every treatment and was so fatigued someone told her to try acupuncture well she went right after her chemo treatment and didnt suffer much at all. Not that your foot is in comparison to it but pain is pain..............<br />\n<br />\nGotta run dog goes to the vet for the day for her glucose curve to see if the new insulin is working properly. <br />\ncatch you all later','teacp','teacp','2007-04-13 13:51:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171702,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 14:17:18',NULL,'','good Friday the 13th morning all...<br />\n<br />\ngood luck of the co pay refund...lol 30 dollar co pay wow.. is that  a lot or normal??.. <br />\n<br />\nDavid has 15... hey crazies what is your  co pay if i can be nosey...<br />\n<br />\nA day of phone calls await.. <br />\n<br />\nStill waiting to hear from Robert ..<br />\n<br />\nMiss C could you do an official search for Robert.....??<br />\n<br />\nI will smile at you guys later..<br />\n<br />\noh yeah Tonia... glad your joining us for the 2008 adventure..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-13 14:17:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171727,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 17:03:28',NULL,'','Good morning from Stockton - sunny and clear, but rain is predicted for tomorrow - lst night we got the call we&#39;d been dreaded.  They are pulling out our landscaping on Monday, which means we have this afternoon to try and resuce anything before the rain hits and makes the area too messy to work in.   Plus we have a dinner party and a wine tasting this weekend...and I found out that the auditions for &quot;Art&quot; are this coming weekend and the director has asked me to be present for them (it&#39;s the first show I&#39;m stage managing.  Thankfully, Douggie and I get along extremely well *whew*).  <br />\n<br />\nOh and Hooray and Halleluljah, John&#39;s oldest son is home safely from Iraq.  Now we just have to get his daughter and son-in-law home safely.  John called us to ask if we&#39;d please keep the 28th open to celebrate Darrin&#39;s safe return.  They are flying in from Hawai&#39;i for the weekend.  Like I would ever miss a party&#33;<br />\n<br />\nBases for John&#39;s displays are finished and I just have to start drilling holes of rthe dry ice.  Let&#39;s hope one of these proto-types work.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - you&#39;re right, a wonderful spouse is the best gift of all.  So is being with your best friend - i could never understand why anyone would want to be with someone who wasn&#39;t.  Even after 30 years, there&#39;s no one I&#39;d rather hang with.  And you asked about co-pay, for us, it&#39;s &#036;5, although that may change now that I&#39;m on Chris&#39;s policy.  <br />\nAnd congrats on the house&#33;&#33;&#33;  See?  All&#39;s well that ends well&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, my heart cries for you.  I know what that kind of pain can be like.  I found some relief with lumbar injections, but I don&#39;t know if that would work for you.  Kenichi urged me to do acupuncture, but I wussed out.  <br />\n<br />\nNeed to scoot, so I will wish everyone a grand weekend.  don&#39;t give me <br />\nup for lost at sea if you don&#39;t hear from me for a couple of days&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-13 17:03:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171740,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 17:30:19',NULL,'','well hey everyone... Ok I BOOKED the next cruise .. transatlantic... yaaaaaaaaa<br />\n<br />\nmy GF from long beach is going with me yaaaaaaaaa.....i have never had an aft cabin ,,, but we got middle aft so hopefully not to bad....I am so lokking forward to this one.... then the next one will be northern europe .. so i am taking care of the spain again, morocco, gilbraltar, and canary islands this cruise...<br />\n<br />\nwow another to plan and check out....<br />\n<br />\nnothing more really just hanging out,,, i haven&#39;t slept much... i was to excited ....<br />\n<br />\nMarylou     I tried acupuncture.. it helped a little bit for me .... gezzzzzzzzzzz<br />\n<br />\nCharlie...ok glad you have some things done.. but gezz all your landcaping that hurts...so glad someone came home..safe .. will pray for the remaining guys and gals over there.. ok i won&#39;t send out he search and rescue for ya <br />\n<br />\nJoey my co pay is 20.... my dental is better LOL no copay LOL .. glad your sold the house but will miss ya on the west coast i will be the only one with major jet lag LOL LOL <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nwell going to try to relax i had to much excitement for the early morning<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-13 17:30:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171743,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 17:55:58',NULL,'','Good morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell, I picked up my godmother from the hospital yesterday evening and took her home. It&#39;s a good thing I showed up because she was dressed and ready to go. She even striped the linen from the hospital bed. I told her she didn&#39;t have to do that and she told me she knew what she was doing. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> My roommate will be checking on her today and getting her prescriptions filled. She told me not to have him call her before 11:00 AM because that&#39;s probably the only time she&#39;ll get to sleep. Ladies and gentlemen, she&#39;s baaaaaack&#33; <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m going to make sure that a network of family and friends check on her while I&#39;m away. I&#39;m going to beg her not to be too hard on them. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nThanks for your continued prayers. I&#39;m convinced that you all helped the both of us out.<br />\n<br />\nI know some of you are worried about my packing for my trip. The truth of the matter is I&#39;m always basically packed. I just have to throw in a few basic items, but the toiletries, suit, underwear, socks, and other clothing items are done. I just have to check my documents. I&#39;ve been pretty successful at pre-packing for years. I just have to make sure the luggage is a light 50 lbs.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nsailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad to hear that extensions are easy. That means that April 16 will be a big celebratory day for you.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nI wouldn&#39;t miss a day of that exciting journal and the photographs. It&#39;s like doing a virtual RV vacation.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your charter boat fishing. I hope you catch some that you can eat.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations on the sale of the house. Soon you&#39;ll be on your way to the east coast.<br />\n<br />\nI hope you get a chance to meet Carol Burnett.<br />\n<br />\nMy co-pay is &#036;25.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m adding your BF&#39;s brother to my prayer list. I know he would enjoy some of your home cooking.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorry to hear about the pain in your foot. I&#39;ll pray that someone finds something to control that pain.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nteacp,<br />\n<br />\nI hope all works out for you pup.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nHow are you busy lady? I hope that rain comes through for you. Is the lack of rain effecting your water supply or does it rain at the source of your water supply? Are you having some landscaping done on top of all your other activities?<br />\n<br />\nI hope you discover some good talent during the auditions.<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s great to hear that John&#39;s eldest son got back from Iraq safely. I remember him on the prayer list. Enjoy the welcome back party.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nDid that burning turn out o.k.?<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-13 17:55:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171744,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 17:57:55',NULL,'','terumim,<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations on your transatlantic booking&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNow we have to try to keep you away from the galley.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-13 17:57:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171755,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 18:16:59',NULL,'','Mebert...thats one thing i enjoy the most.... someone cooking for me EVERYDAY LOL LOL ....<br />\n<br />\nJoey i forgot to tell ya ... KEEP THE FRUITFLYS to yourself LOL LOL','terumim','terumim','2007-04-13 18:16:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171761,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 19:26:49',NULL,'','Good morning fellow crazies.  Well, it did snow last night, but nothing stuck - they are now saying the &quot;blizzard&quot; will hit Sun. and Mon. but am keeping my fingers crossed that they are wrong again.  I am going to get dressed and go to the grocery store here in a few minutes.  I had a dream about baked ham (now how weird is that, I really need to get a life&#33;&#33;&#33;)  Anyway, when I woke up, I had a craving for it, so am going to go buy one and get it in the oven for dinner.  Mebert, what wonderful news about your godmother - she sounds like a feisty one&#33;&#33;&#33;  Tonia, congrats to you on your booking - is it the same trans-atlantic crossing that Joey and David are taking?  Speaking of Joey - a big congraulations to you on the house contract.  I know it must be a tremendous load off of your mind.  I love Carol Burnett.  I remember as a kid, my parents made me go to bed at 9:00, but I discovered on the nights she was on tv, I could turn around and lay at the foot of my bed and look down the hallway into the living room and watch her, as my parents always tuned in when she was on.  Couldn&#39;t hear it very well, but she funny even without sound.   Mary Lou, I would keep doing internet research on the condition with your foot - you just might discover something that can really help you other than that mentioned by the specialist.  Joey- we pay &#036;15 co-pay at our reg, dr. and &#036;25 if it is a specialist.  Well, guess I had better get moving so I can get home and get that ham baking - think I will buy Rhodes bread dough and surprise Greg with homemade cinnamon rolls this weekend also.  Take care, all of my dear Crazy friends...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-13 19:26:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171763,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 20:08:01',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nIs that another gay joke...... oh no I am sorry that just came out...LOL boy when the pressure is off my jokes can be really bad... I will never live down the fruitfly incident of that Millie trip LOL..<br />\n<br />\nCheryl u are so right i am going to see if i can at least get an autograph.. LOL she has always fascinated me.. what a classy lady','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-13 20:08:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171765,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 20:26:04',NULL,'','OK Joey - I just spit my Iced Tea all over my monitor after your last remark.    It&#39;s great to have the old Joey back and I&#39;m sure you are very relieved to have the pressure off. <br />\n<br />\nThank you everyone for your suggestions about my foot.  Right now it is not bothering me although when I had a flare up last August is lasted nearly two months and when it reappeared in February it lasted about 6 weeks.  The Dr. did admit that it may never happen again so until it does I plan on leaving well enough alone.  As long as I don&#39;t have a problem in DisneyWorld I will be happy.  <br />\n<br />\nAs for co-pays mine is &#036;20 for my regular MD and &#036;30 for a specialist.  (I guess the extra &#036;10 was for him to tell me I could google RSD and have all my questions answered. )   <br />\n<br />\nMebert - so glad to hear that your Godmother is home.  I will continue to pray for her complete recovery.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-13 20:26:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171766,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 20:45:57',NULL,'','<br />\nTo be honest with you I don&#39;t see how the ones with real problems deal with it....','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-13 20:45:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171771,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 21:17:18',NULL,'','OMG JOEY.... LOL LOL i can&#39;t believe i said that LOL you just kill me.....<br />\n<br />\nLOL i laughed so hard when i just read that ......bringing Joey a can of spray for the flys lol  <br />\n<br />\n( no you will never live it down )<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-13 21:17:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171772,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 21:33:03',NULL,'','terumim,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m relieved to hear you say that you enjoy someone cooking for you. I always imagined you going to the galley and making the chief chef your assistant. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s good news to that the snow did not stick. Let&#39;s hope they&#39;re wrong about the blizzard.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nThat&#39;s great news about the foot not bothering you presently. I hope it stays that way.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s great seeing you be your old self again. You do sound lighter on your feet since you got the offer.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good afternoon, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-13 21:33:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171777,334,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 21:46:23',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; <br />\n<br />\nI heard from Robert and everything is OK. He mentioned going away for 10 days or so but I forgot to ask him when he was leaving. I&#39;m sure we will hear from him soon.<br />\n<br />\nWell the glass for the oven came in yesterday. It wasn&#39;t too bad to put in, just lots of screws. Made a meatloaf this morning and all seems well. <br />\n<br />\nMy long lost contractor called this morning. He still wants the job. Apparently he had a car accident last week and forgot all about me. I told him to rest a few days and then call me back to confirm that he&#39;ll still do the job. I would prefer not to do it but if he doesn&#39;t, I&#39;ll figure it out.<br />\n<br />\nCongrats Joey and David on selling your house. Hope everything goes nice and smoothly. Glad I wasn&#39;t eating when I read the thread today.....I&#39;d of choked. LOL<br />\n<br />\nTonia, congrats on the booking. Wish I could go with you&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, glad the snow held off. Crossing my fingers that the weatherman is wrong again.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou you really must have felt you wasted your time and your money. Where did he get his degree?? Must have been Cracker Jacks.....LOL<br />\n<br />\nMaria, hope the dog is OK.<br />\n<br />\nMebert, glad your godmother is home again. Please try to relax on your cruise and not worry about her too much. I&#39;m sure the people you leave in charge will be capable of handling it. Happy to hear you have packing mastered.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie, we pray daily for the safety of our troops. So glad John&#39;s son is home safely.<br />\n<br />\nZebra, funny only time tax season flies by is the last week. Never seems to be enough hours. <br />\n<br />\nWell, off to finish the wash and do a few more things. Hope you all have a great weekend&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-04-13 21:46:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171780,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 22:12:16',NULL,'','sailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the update on SCIROCCO. I look forward to hearing from him when he gets back.<br />\n<br />\nI hope the contractor thing works out.<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the advice regarding my godmother.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-13 22:12:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171781,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 22:29:00',NULL,'','We pay same as Cheryl...15.00 for our primary and 25.00 for specialists','teacp','teacp','2007-04-13 22:29:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171782,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 23:02:11',NULL,'','wow sailingrose thanks for the Robert report....','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-13 23:02:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171787,334,1,18,169362,'2007-04-13 23:44:23',NULL,'','I forgot to mention that our co-pay is &#036;20 for every Doctor.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-04-13 23:44:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171883,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 13:00:38',NULL,'','SATURDAY - April 14th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....We are expecting a nasty noreaster to blow thru here today into tomorrow so it looks like I will be getting a lot of packing done and my house will be sparkling by tomorrow. I may even get to the rest of windows/curtains that I didn&#39;t finish before the bitter cold weather came back recently.    Jim will have to secure the deck furniture before he goes to work.  It was during a noreaster last year that we lost our gazebo so we will not be taking any chances this time.  <br />\n<br />\nToday is opening day for granddaughters soccer season so I will go watch if the weather holds off long enough.  Right now it is still dark but the birds are chirping so we may have a few hours before the storm hits.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - thanks for letting us know Robert is OK.  We were really worried about him.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - Do you have a time frame yet for moving?  Exactly when does David retire?  Time to start packing - a job I do not envy anyone.  I&#39;m so glad some of the pressure is off and now you can enjoy the planning of your new home.  <br />\n<br />\nWhat is on the agenda for the weekend?  Anyone have anything special planned?  I know Rose will be celebrating the end of Tax season.  Now I wish I had waited until 4/15 to mail in  my return.  I would have my refund to look forward to - as it is I have already spent it all.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nTo all those in the path of this noreaster - be careful - don&#39;t take any chances and &quot;Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella&quot;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-14 13:00:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171884,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 14:30:31',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies ,,<br />\n<br />\nOur first Saturday in a while where we can breath .....<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nRose it wont be long before you can utter those words again....I bet you glad another season is over...<br />\n<br />\nI sure hope Joe and Joan are relaxing... they seem to work so hard&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou the way it is working out.. we will close the house in LA at the end of May she has until the end of April to back out at no penalty.<br />\n<br />\nWe OPEN escrow the middle of May I wanted to make sure this house is sold and as they say have the money &quot;in my hand&quot; before we  started the escrow in Morgantown..we should close WV the end of June..<br />\n<br />\nso for 30 days we have to &quot;store stuffs&quot; while we do temporary housing  for a minimum of 30 days... at the end of June we rent a Penske Truck with storage stuffs and drive it from LA to Morgantown.. once there we put all the stuff in the garage and i stay in WV  to start the remodeling basically just flooring and painting while David flies back to LA ...<br />\nafter David finishes his work commitment (and at this point it&#39;s his call when he wants to stop.....) when he decides the date...  I will then fly back to LA and drive what is left of personal effects and David back to Morgantown in our car...<br />\n<br />\n(programs are available in the lobby for only &#036;2.50)<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nThat is it form here for a early Saturday .. <br />\n<br />\nThe reds won last night &#33; Yeah Maria..<br />\n<br />\nSmile when you can ... it is the best alternative&#33;<br />\nStay safe guys..........<br />\nJoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-14 14:30:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171892,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 15:38:39',NULL,'','Joey thats kinda expensive for a program LOL ....going to have to get you a my trip journal too LOL ... i forgot to tell ya when carol called me back this morning i was sitting in the spa at 6am and she just died laughing ....joey there is a couple that posted on the other site .. and i posted to contact me to see if we can slide them in...they have a something summer or sunrise gezzz not sure  veranda cabin...can&#39;t think what it is right now .. so has soon as i hear from them i will let ya know they are from ohio <br />\n<br />\nSnow gezzzzzzzzzzzz you guys are just killing me....i can;t believe there is still snow coming down and its mid april......all my veggies at sprouting...and they wonder why i could not handle the east coast,, i am a west coast girl... i have to have a mall, within 10 minutes, beach not to far away.....and snow OVER 2 HOURS~AWAY LOL .... and temp has to be above 65-70 LOL .. and more traffic then 8 cars LOL <br />\n<br />\nwell guys nothing much happening this weekend other then work....have to do something to pay for my trips LOL<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-14 15:38:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171893,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 15:41:49',NULL,'','<br />\ncool <br />\n<img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/unsure.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':unsure:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/mellow.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':mellow:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/huh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':huh2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/happy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':happy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/closedeyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':closedeyes:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-14 15:41:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171901,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 17:15:35',NULL,'','Just a fast dip and dash from me today.  Hope everyone is doing well or getting better.  You know, they should give us bloody medals for getting older instead of all these aches and pains.  <br />\n<br />\nJohn loved the base I hated, so that just goes to show you - have to make another five by next week - easy squeezy&#33; <br />\n<br />\nAlso got a call from the theater and they want me to start training to run the box office.  At least the will get the disability people off my back for awhile.<br />\n<br />\nWish I could visit longer, but there&#39;s garlic to be roasting and napkings that need folding&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTake care, all over you&#33;  My thoughts are with you as always&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-14 17:15:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171902,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 17:20:33',NULL,'','Good morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAll is good here in New York. It seems we have some calm weather before the storm. It&#39;s mild today and not very cold. It&#39;s supposed to get nasty tomorrow so I&#39;m going to try to enjoy today. <br />\n<br />\nTomorrow I&#39;m going to a church concert in Brooklyn and I think I might have to drive in the rain I love so much. The only thing is I love the rain but I don&#39;t appreciate the forceful winds that come with a noreaster. I can&#39;t back out of this commitment because I have to support my friends.<br />\n<br />\nGodmother is doing fine. She got out yesterday, yes she got out, to take care of her personal business. She dragged another old lady with her for support. The hospital sent a home health aid/attendant to the apartment but my godmother told her that she wasn&#39;t needed and sent her away. As you can see, my godmother is back in rare form. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  I call her about three times during the day and keep in touch with a network of family and friends to make sure she has some supervision.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nI hope that that nasty noreaster does not cause any damage to your property.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your granddaughters&#39; soccer match. Don&#39;t yell too much and be a good soccer grandmom. I know sometimes the parents and grandparents can be more competitive than the kids.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nIt seems you have everything so well planned. I wish you a safe and uneventful journey when the time comes for the major move.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nOur weather is getting better despite this nasty noreaster coming up. I think this will be the last bit of bad weather we have. If not, I&#39;ll be headed south or around your way. I can&#39;t take too much more of bad weather.<br />\n<br />\nAre you cooking this weekend?<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes, zebra, Gregswife, sailingrose, SCIROCCO, and Spikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nHow are things going?<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-14 17:20:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171904,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 17:22:53',NULL,'','Spikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t believe you&#39;re doing the box office and stage managing. Good luck&#33;','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-14 17:22:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171905,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 17:28:55',NULL,'','mebert i posted my dinner for tonight... you can sub zucchini or other veggie for the sausage for you<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-14 17:28:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171915,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 18:02:56',NULL,'','great to hear about god mother Mebert....','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-14 18:02:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171919,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 18:14:28',NULL,'','terumim,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the veggie tip.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the good wishes regarding my godmother.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nFrom reading your journal. That was quite a fishing adventure you had. Congratulations on your catches.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a good rest of the day, everybody&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-14 18:14:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171924,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 18:37:18',NULL,'','Our realtor just called ... the deal fell through..<br />\n<br />\nRound 3','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-14 18:37:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171928,2543,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 19:56:07',NULL,'','Oh No -- just keep the faith another offer will come along[/size]','momwig','momwig','2007-04-14 19:56:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171929,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 19:59:01',NULL,'','Joey - I&#39;m so sorry the deal fell through.  Hopefully you will have another even better offer very soon.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-14 19:59:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171930,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 20:02:29',NULL,'','Kareen and Marylou....thanks guys.. <br />\n<br />\nWe are trying to understand that this is just par for the experience,,,, that these things happen.... ..<br />\n<br />\njoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-14 20:02:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171958,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 20:47:19',NULL,'','Oh no Joey..... sorry to hear that.   BUT... it is going to sell - so get ready for the next buyer&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-04-14 20:47:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171959,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 20:51:13',NULL,'','JoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m so sorry that the deal fell through. I guess we&#39;ll all have to pray a little harder.<br />\n<br />\nAt least we know there&#39;s some interest and the word about the house is out there.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-14 20:51:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171960,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 21:33:21',NULL,'','Jackie.. Mebert thanks..<br />\n<br />\nMebert are u packed yet??','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-14 21:33:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171967,2626,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 22:54:51',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Sorry My Friend but things will work out dont despair&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-04-14 22:54:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171968,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 23:03:10',NULL,'','YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.. Robert...boy were going to send out search and rescue here pretty soon,, if you didn&#39;t make an post....<br />\n<br />\nGlad to see ya around.....<br />\n<br />\nTo all in the path of this big storm.... be careful stay safe.... will be praying all comes thur in good shape...<br />\n<br />\ncan we put a pipeline for all the water to pipe out here  in California<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-14 23:03:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171972,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 23:22:23',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nI am basically packed. I just have to go over a checklist.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-14 23:22:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(171973,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-14 23:24:13',NULL,'','sounds great .. have a safe flight and a great cruise&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-14 23:24:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172002,573,1,18,169362,'2007-04-15 01:08:42',NULL,'','Joey - maybe it&#39;s for the best.  With any luck you will have a bidding war soon lol.<br />\n<br />\nMebert - how long is the check list and do you need us to help you with it - tee hee?','hazelson','hazelson','2007-04-15 01:08:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172006,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-15 01:54:51',NULL,'','Joey, I am so sorry.  I know that having that contract offered you a sense of security, but obvioulsy she wasn&#39;t the right person for your home.  I have no doubt that the perfect match is out there and I will continue to pray that they come your way, with a great offer, quickly.  Mebert, I saw the governor of NY on Fox News saying they are expecting quite a storm and the National Guard is already standing by - stay safe and warm, my friend.  Both of the boys and my grandson were over for dinner last night.  My 4 yr. old grandson just cracks me up with the things he says.  We were all sitting around the table and out of the blue, he turns to my youngest son and says &quot;Uncle Chris, you took my Ninja toy away from me&quot;.  Chris looked at him and said &quot;lil&#39; buddy, I have no idea what you are talking about, when did I do that?&quot;  Scotty said &quot;well, it was 15 yrs. ago, but I still remember it like yesterday.&quot;  After we all had a laugh, because 15 yrs. ago his father was only 11 and probably had no thoughts of children, Uncle Chris promised to take him shopping and buy him a Ninja toy.  Then Scotty said &quot;I&#39;m sorry, that really wasn&#39;t me - it was my thoughts talking&quot;.  Where do they come up with this stuff??  It is an absolutely gorgeous, sunny day here.  We finished up the center island extension and I am just waiting on the wood filler to dry so I can sand it and the painter will be here next Friday.  After that, the countertops are the only thing that is left and hopefully they will go in sometime in early May.  We will be going to Oklahoma on April 26th, so hope they can be set in place shortly after our return.  Robert, so good to see you back on the Dock.  Hope all of you enjoy the rest of the weekend, and Mebert, Mary Lou and any others in the path of the storm, please be careful.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-15 01:54:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172066,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-15 07:10:58',NULL,'','Cheryl, Scotty sounds like such a little sweetheart&#33;  I love it when they come up with such stuff....too cute.  How are you liking your kitchen so far?  When those gorgeous kitchen counter tops are put on, you are going to beam&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  That for me was worth waiting for... they are really the most important element.','zebra','zebra','2007-04-15 07:10:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172075,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-15 12:20:16',NULL,'','SUNDAY - April 15th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies from a very wet, windy Pa.  We are in the middle of a noreaster which is predicted to last well into tomorrow so we will be staying put and doing things around the house.  We will be fine as long as we keep our power on.  If not, we will head up to our Son-in-laws sisters house about a mile up the road where they have a generator for power.  We are on very high ground here so flooding should  not be too much of an issue and all flashlights have fresh batteries and are ready to go.  At least I will definately be all ready to leave for Florida on the 26th after this weekend.  After I finish that packing I think I will concentrate on booking excursions for our August cruise with the girls.  <br />\n<br />\nWhat is happening in your little corner of the world.   If you are in the path of this storm, please stay safe and don&#39;t take any chances.  Perhaps a smile will help to brighten your day.  I will be checking back on and off all day as long as the power holds.  Have a good day all.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-15 12:20:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172119,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-15 16:32:35',NULL,'','Marylou... glad you have someplace to go if it gets scary and no power,.....they said rain here today.. but i am looking out the front window ,,, and its blue skys... maybe later it will move in LOL .. i wish....<br />\n<br />\ni have the chicken in buttermilk , hot sauce, cayanne pepper to marinade  to fry for dinner... going to make a potatoe salad, and some biscuits....and making chocolate cake .. that should do it for tonight...( then cold chicken later oh ya )<br />\n<br />\nmebert ya leave for your trip today i think... safe trip....can&#39;t wait to hear all about it....<br />\n<br />\nCheryl... don&#39;t they come up with the funniest things... my friend Kim as a 3 yr old and she is the mini recorder right now... having to be very careful what we say around.. she repeats everything..... then she goes to pre school and tells everyone ... HER NEW WORD... LOL LOL <br />\n<br />\nJackie hope all is ok at home in tampa area i heard some bad rain and a tornado touched down...glad you had a good fishing tripm .. i love to fish, as long as i don&#39;t have to bait my line....my pride and joy was my 4 1/2 trout.. dang was he good on the BBQ....<br />\n<br />\nOH just a note Gail and Paul ......love2travel became grandparents for the 3 time...a Grandson...just a note <br />\n<br />\neveryone having bad weather stay safe .....<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-15 16:32:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172143,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-15 19:12:33',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies,<br />\n<br />\nYesterday was the best day weatherwise that we have had in months. It was mild and sunny.<br />\n<br />\nToday is extremely wet with heavy rains. If you&#39;re in the city there&#39;s innot much to worry about except some neighborhood flooding. Most of that happens in the outer boroughs. New Rochelle on the other hand can face some problems with downed power lines and flooding. I&#39;m keeping my fingers crossed for New Rochelle.<br />\n<br />\nAlso today, I have a good angel and a bad angel on my shoulders. I&#39;m debating going to Brooklyn for that church concert. I don&#39;t mind driving in the rain but I dread the traffic delays when I have a deadline. I may just send a check to support them.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nThank you for your good wishes. I may need your positive thoughts if this bad weather continues and effects the airport&#39;s flights on Wednesday.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nhazelson,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s a short checklist. What I need is for some of you to let me pack some things in your luggage so that I can maintain the 50 lbs. limit. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nGregswife,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m in the city today so I shouldn&#39;t have too much of a problem. My problem is with the house in New Rochelle. I do have to go there this evening to pickup my tax return from my accountant. I have no choice.<br />\n<br />\nThat was such a great story about your 4 yr old grandson. They come up with the best stories. My little 4 year old ward told me that he heard me say a bad word. I am very conscience of him and don&#39;t use bad words in front of him and try not to use bad words in general. He said he heard me say &quot;stupid&quot; to something I heard on TV. I realized that I had told him that it&#39;s not nice to call his classmates or other people stupid and that it was a &quot;bad&quot; word. He always says &quot;I can&#39;t use no bad words?&quot; I usually respond &quot;No&#33;&quot;<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m still imagining you struggling with those waves on your fishing trip. I&#39;m glad you had fun but there were some scary moments. That fish that tastes like lobster must be a welcome relief for your husband since he can&#39;t eat seafood. He&#39;s found his own lobster.<br />\n<br />\nWhen you get a chance, please tell us something about the &quot;hookup&quot; and how&#39;s the shower? When you pay for a hookup, can you pretty much use all of your electronic equipment? Do you use propane in the kitchen or an electric source? Is emptying &quot;the waste tank&quot; easy and does a sewage hookup take care of the dumping too?<br />\n<br />\nInquiring minds want to know.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nIt sounds like you&#39;re getting it pretty heavily in eastern PA. You be safe out there. Please keep us posted.<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nI leave on Wednesday, if there are no flight delays as a result of this noreaster weather we&#39;re having. There were 300 flights canceled in the New York area. I hope they get all of those folks out before Wednesday.<br />\n<br />\nYour dinner sounds good tonight, as usual.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nHave a good afternoon, everybody&#33;[/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-15 19:12:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172150,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-15 19:49:50',NULL,'','Good morning Guys...<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nNot a lot from the west coast yet today,,<br />\n<br />\nMebert keeping my fingers crossed for no delays..<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou hope the electric holds out at least until you get packed ..book those excursions.. and ...  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> well just saying I hope the electric holds out&#33;&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nGail and Paul ..Congratulations&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia.. is now the Rona Barrett of Crazies?? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-15 19:49:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172153,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-15 20:16:45',NULL,'','Mebert - Our RV has 110v and propane AND 12v appliances.  All our lights inside the coach, the 3 extractor ceiling fans, the radio, dash fans, and rear camera on the dashboard all run on 12v.  We have an Inverter onboard that  converts 110 to 12v and charges the coach batteries.  (We have 4 huge batteries).<br />\n<br />\nDifferent parks offer different power supply; some 50amp, some 30 amp, some of the old one&#39;s only have 15 or 20 amp.  the big newer rigs are wired for 50 amp ... like ours. So our preference is 50 amp which means we can run every appliance in our coach similtaneously and not kick out the breaker.  Sometimes parks (especially State Parks) only have 30 amp.  W have a &quot;pigtail&quot; plug that goes from their 30 amp supply to our 50 amp coach...but that means ALL we have is 30 amp power.  So we cannot run the washer/dryer and the microwave at the same time, for example. We can only draw 30 amps at a time.  This is a list of how our appliances are powered.<br />\nRange/Stove - Propane<br />\nWasher/Dryer - Electric<br />\nMicrowave - Electric<br />\nRefrigerator - Electric, Propane or 12v<br />\nTV - Electric<br />\nWater Heater - Electric, Propane and it get heated up whilst the engine is running through a hot water coil that goes around the heater (complex).<br />\nAir Conditioner - Electric<br />\nFurnace is both Electric and Propane.<br />\nThen we have a huge generator which runs off the gas from our coach&#39;s gas tank.<br />\nAll plugs - Electric, so we can run all ELectronic devices.<br />\n<br />\nAt each site you park next to your hookups.  Which generally are your power source,  a water supply, a cable supply (we just plug it into our cable receptacle), a sewer and sometimes a phone supply for a landline phone.<br />\n<br />\nThe coach has 2 basement compartments that have all the &quot;controls&quot; for these hookups.  We hookup our sewer hose to our &quot;black tank&quot; and the other end goes into a donut fitting in the ground... when it comes time to dump the sewer you just pull a lever and down it all goes from your holding tank into the sewer.  The &quot;grey tank&quot; which is waste water get&#39;s emptied the same way - very easy&#33;<br />\nOur shower is great.... plenty of room to move around and works fantastic... I never use a bathhouse unless we&#39;re at a State Park with no sewer hookup then I use the bathhouse so that we can go longer without having to dump our grey water tank.  All parks that don&#39;t have sewer on your site have a seperate dump station that you can use on your way out of the park.<br />\nWe also have a 70 gallon water holding tank, which we keep half full in case we want to use the potty on the road, wash hands etc - we also have a 12v pump onboard... just flip a switch and it pumps water when you need it.  So that&#39;s helpful when you dry camp.  (Dry camp means no hookups at all).  Like our trip to Alaska we&#39;ll keep our water tank 3/4th&#39;s full, because we&#39;ll do some parking alongside rivers and lakes with no hookups, and we&#39;ll run our generator... so we&#39;re completely self contained.  Oh yes we also have a water purification system.  But we always fill our water tank when we are at a park that is on &quot;city water&quot;.<br />\n<br />\nWhen you pay for your site - let&#39;s say &#036;20 a day, most of the time that includes all the power, water and sewer.  Every once in a while we&#39;ve run into a park that reads your meter when you leave and add that to your stay... these places are generally cheaper i.e. &#036;16 a night plus electric of about &#036;2.50 which still comes out to the same, most of the time.  Some very plush resorts charge upward of &#036;40 per night&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHopefully I&#39;ve answered most of your questions.<br />\nThe weather is gorgeous here today - so we&#39;re on our way out.<br />\nStay safe Mary Lou, Mebert and all others up in the nasty weather&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-04-15 20:16:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172164,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-15 20:25:45',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Hope this day finds you well - not to rub it in for those having crummy weather but we are supposed to hit 72 today - the downside is a rain/snow mix forecast for the next 2 days, but sunny and in the 70&#39;s on a weekend is a great thing.  Mebert, I know you addressed your question to Jackie, and I cannot say how their RV functions, but I imagine they are all pretty much the same.  When looking for an RV park, we aways look for one that has &quot;full hook-ups&quot;.  This means they will have elec, water, and sewer at your site.  In our motorhome, the stove, refrigerator, water heater and heat run off of propane.  The fridge converts to elec. when plugged in, but runs on propane while we are traveling.  You do have to be hooked up to electricity for the blowers on the heater to work but in a pinch, you can run it off the generator.  The microwave, air conditioners, tv&#39;s, DVD players, etc. run off of elec.  Hooking up to elec. at your site involves nothing more than plugging in.  Greg hooks the sewer hose to the dump hole while setting up the rig, but keeps the valve shut (you wouldn&#39;t want those odors backing up into the coach if you kept it open all the time).  There is a meter inside the coach that lets you know how full your tanks are.  Greg does dump them on a daily basis though.  You should always dump black water first, which is the toilet, and then dump the gray water after, which is your sinks, shower, washing machine if applicable and in our case, bathtub (it is just a small one - no laying down and relaxing in it).  Dumping the gray water last aids in rinsing out the hose after the &quot;waste&quot; has gone thru it.  Unfortuneately, we do not get to use our motorhome like Jackie and Tony do and I am living vicariously thru her travel journals.  Especially right now, because in Aug, Greg and I are taking our coach along the Oregon coast and Jackie is helping to map our route right now, even though she doesn&#39;t know it.  I make notes of the parks she says to avoid, the ones that are &quot;must stay ats&quot;, the restaurants they enjoy and the sights that are worth seeing.  It really is like being at home when in the rv - Greg likes to kick back in his recliner at the end of the day and watch tv, just like at home.  We try to find parks that have cable, but if they don&#39;t - we do have Dish TV satellite onboard - it is just a matter of getting the dish set at the right co-ordinates.  We also look for a park that can give us a pull-thru site as opposed to a back-in, because you cannot back up with the towed vehicle hooked to the rig.  If we are only doing an overnight stop, we normally do not unhook the car.  I am sure Jackie can give you much more info, as she is an old hand at this.  We bought our rig in the summer of 2004 and that first year, we took weekend getaways every other weekend, the next 2 year, we did 2 two week cross road trips, and I think that this summer, we will only be doing 1 two week trip.   When Greg retires and we don&#39;t have the time constraints we do now, we would love to do what Jackie and Tony are, and certainly hope to meet them on the road someday&#33;&#33;&#33;  Sorry to have rambled on - I just love talking about it and basically everything about rv&#39;ing.  I will be praying that the weather clears for you and you have no problem getting out on your flight Wed.   Jackie, I would love to try the deep sea fishing while we are there, but don&#39;t think my stomache could take those swells in a smaller craft.  Enjoy eating those fish.  Tonia, your dinner for tonight sounds wonderful.  I love fried chicken, but I just can&#39;t seem to get it right.  I think I am always afraid of it being underdone, so I cook it to death&#33;&#33;&#33;  Mary Lou and Mebert, stay dry, warm and safe.  Well, need to go get dressed (yep Rose, I am still in my jammies - gosh, I love being retired&#33;&#33;&#33;) so we can get out and enjoy this beautiful day that God has given us.  Bye for now...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-15 20:25:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172165,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-15 20:27:35',NULL,'','Think Jackie and I were typing our answers at the same time - I took much longer because we are watching an rv show on tv and I kept dawdling over my typing.  See Mebert, I know that Jackie could answer all your questions&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-15 20:27:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172168,2626,1,18,169362,'2007-04-15 20:50:21',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Good Sunday Afternoon My Friends, All of you special people in the east Im wishing you the best for the weather,also anyone else thats in harms way batten down the hatches and keep your ears to the weather radio&#33; Good luck&#33; Joey things will work out remember Rome wasnt built in a night but was torn down in a night&#33;~ <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> Boy now Im looking forward to my cruise coming up in October, cant wait&#33; Maybe Ill run into Sanjaya&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> Anyone that can help with the Conquest and neat places to hang out just e-mail me at robdog82@sbcglobal.net and anyones welcome to just e-mail too&#33; Shoot the Spammers all do&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> Have a safe week ahead My Friends and stay safe in the Bad weather&#33; Hugs to all&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-04-15 20:50:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172171,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-15 21:09:36',NULL,'','zebra and Gregswife,<br />\n<br />\nThank you so much&#33;<br />\n<br />\nYou both are really special. You have given me more information than I have been able to find on any web site. You&#39;ve managed to answer all of my questions. <br />\n<br />\nThank you for taking all of the time to answer those questions in such a timely way. <br />\n<br />\nPlease talk about RVing as much as you can so that I can experience it vicariously until I go RVing.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSCIROCCO,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s good to have you back. I took your e-mail address and if you go off again I&#39;m going to e-mail you a piece of my mind. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nTake care buddy&#33;<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nHave a good afternoon, everybody&#33;[/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-15 21:09:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172207,334,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 01:10:58',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Yes, I&#39;m happy today is April 15th and I am finished&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; YIPEE&#33;&#33;&#33; DH has a few pickups left but the extensions and all the returns are out. I celebrated by tearing up my Harvest gold floor. Good bye 1979&#33; I have always wanted to do it but was afraid after removing tile in our bath about 5 years ago. It took days to get up a 5X5 section, but this was easy. Took about 3 hours and saved &#036;300, enough to buy the new tile. <br />\n<br />\nJoey so sorry to hear about the sale falling through. Hang in there......you&#39;ll find the right one.<br />\n<br />\nRobert nice to see you posting. <br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a great afternoon. Off to do some clean up from the tile.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-04-16 01:10:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172228,573,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 03:51:16',NULL,'','Sunny today - yeah&#33;  Hopefully it will be gardening weather tomorrow.  <br />\n<br />\nSpent another wonderful (yeah right) afternoon with my mother.  Turns out I&#39;m the rotten kid lol - of course I&#39;m the only one that actually spends any time with her so go figure.  We went to visit dd at her new house - a real fixer upper - built in 1936 and all of 700 square feet.  She&#39;s working hard so she can flip it in a few months.  Takes after her Mother (proudly patting self on back)  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nDD has dogs and my two are sniffing me like jealous husbands - better go get them a treat - food always makes up for my indiscressions of actually petting another dog lol.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-04-16 03:51:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172230,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 03:59:29',NULL,'','Jenn sounds like you had a &quot;fun&quot; day&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-16 03:59:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172290,274,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 05:37:30',NULL,'','Good evening, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 57 degrees here in the Upper Midwest.  We had some snow and lousy weather here last week, but it promises to warm up this week.  That will be so great&#33;  Yesterday was my and Marc&#39;s 23rd anniversary, and we went out to dinner at a nice restaurant.  It was sooo great to get out.  Thanks for all the well wishes, everyone.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...sorry to hear about your foot.  I hope you can find a way to treat it.  Hope you stay safe and warm in that Noreaster&#33;  Prayers being said for your foot.<br />\n<br />\nMaria...sorry to hear about your shoulder and knee...no fun to be facing two possible surgeries.  Hope your doggie is doing well on the insulin.   Prayers being said for your shoulder and knee, and your doggie.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...hope you are enjoying your stay in SC.  Hope that fire didn&#39;t develop into anything serious.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie...I will tell my mom about your friends&#39; hip surgeries.  She will be happy to hear positive news. That is so wonderful that John&#39;s son is home safe.<br />\n<br />\nRobert...welcome back&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMebert...I&#39;m so glad that you are back to 100%.  So glad that your Godmother is back home and doing well.  I will continue to keep her and you in my prayers. Hope you have a wonderful cruise&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia...your description of your wonderful cooking is making me hungry... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\nSo sorry to hear about your BF&#39;s brother&#39;s cancer.  I will keep him in my prayers.<br />\n<br />\nJoey...thank you for the prayers.  They are very much appreciated.  I&#39;m so sorry to hear that your sale of your home fell through.  I will say a prayer that you will sell real soon.  Congats on the new cruise booking&#33;  It sounds like it will be a wonderful cruise&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...hope you don&#39;t get that nasty weather.  At least you had some nice weather this weekend.  Scotty sounds like such a sweetheart.  I just love the little ones&#33;  I have a new grandbaby due next month&#33;  I&#39;m very excited about that&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMelanie...welcome to Cruise Crazies&#33;  Sorry to hear about your vertigo.  I have that problem once in awhile myself, and the meclizine does help me, too.  I have been on 8 cruises, and I only had some seasickness on one, and it was pretty rough seas at the time.  The meclizine helped me with that, too.  You should do just fine&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose... I&#39;m so glad that your busy season is over with.  Hope all goes well with your contractor.  Congratulations on your son&#39;s upcoming graduation&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie...so glad your fishing trip went well.  That sounds like so much fun&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJen...when our moms get older and more critical...we just have to love them all the more... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />   It sounds like your daughter has really taken on a project.  Hope all goes well.  My daughter and her DH bought an older home and fixed it up really nice.  It was more than they expected, though.  Things that they hadn&#39;t counted on just kept popping up. <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTake care, everyone, and have a wonderful day&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  Hope everyone who is hurting will be feeling better, and hope all in the path of storms will stay safe and warm and dry&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-04-16 05:37:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172302,573,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 05:48:53',NULL,'','Shari2 - DD manages to get boyfriends that are talented in home renos lol.  Lucky gal&#33;  She is also fortune that her step-brother is an electrician - saves a lot of money.  I was thinking of getting her a copy of &quot;The Money Pit&quot; or the original &quot;Mr. Blandings Builds His Dreamhouse&quot; lol.  <br />\n<br />\nAs far as Mom is concerned - the critical part is pretty hard to bear sometimes - I guess it&#39;s part of the aging process.  I only hope I learn how not to behave from my experiences but - in all likelihood I will be just as  miserable lol.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-04-16 05:48:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172346,274,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 09:30:07',NULL,'','Jen...your daughter is one smart gal.  Our daughters call on dad to help.  LOL  Very smart, also&#33;  LOL  Those would be great movies to get.   Hope things go better with your mom.','Shari2','Shari2','2007-04-16 09:30:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172363,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 12:41:48',NULL,'','MONDAY - April 16th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies....And the rains continue.  I don&#39;t know how much more the ground can absorb but our power is still on so we are very thankful for that.  Still expecting rain (mixed with snow) for most of the day today.  I really can&#39;t find anything else to clean LOL  There is major flooding all over the lower areas but all is OK up by us.  I spent most of the night listening to the wind howling.    Right now we have 50 - 60 MPH winds passing through and it looks like the rain is falling sideways.  <br />\n<br />\nNothing special planned for today.  I did manage to get all of the summer clothes out, washed and ready for vacation yesterday but since I can&#39;t put the winter things away yet, they are all piled on the bed in the guest room which is driving me NUTS&#33;  They are supposed to bring Jim&#39;s CPAP machine for his sleep apnea today but I&#39;m not sure where they are coming from so they may have to reschedule.    We have lots of little odds and ends to finish up before we go away and since Jim is off this week it will be our last chance to get a lot of them done.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is staying safe if you are in the path of this mean nasty Noreaster.  I will continue to remember all who are suffering in my prayers and I&#39;m sending a smile your way.  Be back later as long as the power stays on.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-16 12:41:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172383,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 16:37:58',NULL,'','And a good morning from Stockton. Sorry I missed everyone yesterday, but things just got sort of crazy around here.  We started the day by visiting the Farmers market, then ripped out the back garden.. well, rippping the water and lighting systems out, removed all the personal stuff as the back hoe is supposed to be here today.  Since we actually had a whole day of rain on Saturday, you can well imagine the mess that job created.<br />\n<br />\nThen we got a call from John, our Iron Chef, saying that he was ready for a testing session, but his kitchen help had bailed, would we like to cmoe and bang pots and pans together - so, we arrived there at 2:30 and got back home at 9:30 - don&#39;t think we set any speed records, but it was fun.  We picked up some great pointers and got to play in the kitchen.<br />\n<br />\nThe dinner party the night before went okay, but I seriously need to make some changes to the eggplant dish -I don&#39;t make it often enough to remember that the eggplant on top burns before the rest of the dish is finished.  Think next time I&#39;ll bake it in loaf pans and see how that works.  <br />\n<br />\nWhew - busy weekend&#33;  Today I plan to do nothing&#33;  yeah, we&#39;ll see how this story plays out...<br />\n<br />\nMebert - hope that you have a fabulous trip&#33;  Can&#39;t wait to hear all the details - I&#39;m so ready for a cruise, it isn&#39;t funny.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - i know everyone else has said it, but chin up.  These things happen for a reason, even if we don&#39;t see it immediately.  Keep the faith.<br />\n<br />\nShari - good to hear from you&#33;  Hope everything goes well for both you and your mom.  Is your medication settling down?<br />\n<br />\nRobert - so good to have you back.  We were worried, but were glad to hear that all was well.  Missed you&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a Grand day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-16 16:37:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172403,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 18:32:01',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nJust got back from SC.  My DH and I had a wonderful time, great weather except for yesterday.  I have a lot of catching up to do.  I hope everyone is well.  Robert, it is great to see you posting again.  Joey, hang in there, the right person will show up.<br />\nTake care everyone <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-16 18:32:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172404,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 18:33:13',NULL,'','Well the rains have stopped (for now) and I can&#39;t begin to tell you how hard it is SNOWING right now.  I can hardly see the fence at the end of our property.   GRRRRRR&#33;  I have had enough winter.  My poor Daffodils and tulips are frozen and beaten down.  <br />\n<br />\nThanks - I feel better after my little rant.  LOL','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-16 18:33:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172409,3032,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 18:49:30',NULL,'','Late Good Morning to All&#33;&#33;   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />   Way too perky today.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey..So sorry to hear about the contract falling through.  Was this your first offer?  <br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t remember who asked for hubbys&#39; hot sauce but here goes.... just remember...this is experimental&#33;&#33; His first batch has been fermenting since late summer of 2005.<br />\n<br />\nYou&#39;ll need mason jars with lids, vinager, salt and garlic.  A Vac-u-seal system would come in handy if you have one.<br />\n<br />\nChoose any of the following:  Cayenne, jalapeno and/or habanera peppers.  Remember to handle habanera carefully.  In fact, I suggest wearing gloves and always wash your hands after touching them&#33;  Wash and cut the peppers.  Do not discard the seeds.  Cut them any way you want.  Pack a mason jar with peppers and seeds. You can mix them up depending on how hot you want things to be.  Habanera are really hot&#33;  Fill the jar with vinager.  Michael uses Red Wine Vinager.  Sprinkle just enough salt and garlic on top to form a transparent layer (very thin).  Put the lid on, shake gently to mix and put away somewhere dark.  If you do not use a vac system, put in the way back of the frig.  If you do use a vac system, I suggest the back of the pantry.  The difference is air in the jar of course.  Check every couple of weeks by opening it up and tasting to see if &quot;hotness&quot; has been achieved.  Once it is as hot as you can stand it you have a couple of choices.  You can put it in the blender and mush it up to make a sauce to be stored in the frig or you can pull the peppers out to put into or onto what ever you want.  Again store in the frig from here on.  Vineger and salt are the 2 musts.  Garlic can be ommited.   Michael has a VERY high tolerance level to hot.  To him....the hotter.....the better.  There&#39;s your warning.<br />\n<br />\nGoing to break for lunch and to make a trip to the post office.  Need to mail those tax returns I&#39;ve had done since February.','MelBelle','MelBelle','2007-04-16 18:49:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172410,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 18:49:56',NULL,'','Morning All,<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou sorry to hear about your poor flowers - when will your snow GO AWAY&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell here I am typing this (with Gucci on my lap) from Gib RV in Coos Bay.  We have brought our RV in for a slideout adjustment and in their waiting room they have a computer station.... how cool.<br />\n<br />\nGucci is a real little &quot;home body&quot; and hasn&#39;t a clue where she is - she&#39;s very usettled.<br />\n<br />\nHopefully this won&#39;t be an all day ordeal&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-04-16 18:49:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172414,2626,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 18:53:50',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Morning Charlie, Mary Lou, Rose, Jennifer, Mercedes, Joey&amp;David, Cheryls, Jackie&amp;Tony,Mebert, Maria,Byron, And all of my Other Friends here as well&#33; Mary Lou looks like you are getting the front that went through here last friday, I hope you dont flood out get you a Row Boat&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> Charlie thanks for the welcome back and My Other friends here too, Charlie looks like youve had some good prjects going on&#33; You need a cruise&#33; LOL&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Joey hows the House selling going? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/huh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':huh2:\' /> I hope it sells soon&#33; well Ive got to go Mow my next door neighbors yard shes in her 80&#39;s and her own kids wont keep her yard up so I do it, since my Mother is gone Ive adopted her now&#33; She fixes me some Rice Crispy treats&#33; Now Charlie thats what youve gotta try&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Well all My dear friends who are having the bad weather and who have problems facing them I send you my Best wishes and Regards&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> Take care Gang and Ill talk at you all later MY Friends&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-04-16 18:53:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172415,334,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 19:07:34',NULL,'','Good Afternoon Crazies. There is one happy woman sitting at the computer today. It is a day of leisure for me&#33; Can&#39;t remember the last one of those around here. I am truly thrilled that tax season is over. Of course now I can spend some money on more things around here. I did go to Lowes this morning and bought new tile for the hall and the computer room. Guess I&#39;ll start putting it down on Wednesday. It&#39;s going to be a long process but at least I don&#39;t have harvest gold anymore&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> How I hated that tile for the last 15 years&#33;<br />\n<br />\nVery windy again here today. It&#39;s only in the low 70&#39;s but the sun has returned once more. This is very unusual weather for Florida this time of year, I had the AC on just a few days ago. I was on my porch talking to a friend and the guy behind me&#39;s flat shingle roof blew up in the air and folded over. I couldn&#39;t believe my eyes. I did go tell them about it as they weren&#39;t home at the time. <br />\n<br />\nWhat a crazy mess the weather has been this year for the whole country.  Hang in there all you northerners, hope the weather clears soon. <br />\n<br />\nRobert you are sweet to mow the lady next door&#39;s grass. Doesn&#39;t it make you feel good that your helping someone out and they really appreciate it.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes glad your home safely and had a good time.<br />\n<br />\nShari happy that you posted, I was wondering where you had been. Sure hope that things settle down for you very soon.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie I couldn&#39;t keep up with you.......<br />\n<br />\nJackie and Tony hope the RV is fixed soon.<br />\n<br />\nI hope that everyone has a marvelous day. I&#39;m off to get some rest and watch some TV.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-04-16 19:07:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172437,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 19:38:31',NULL,'','Good Morning Guys<br />\n<br />\nWow the east is really getting beat up ... stay safe...MaryLou<br />\n<br />\nMebert no doubt you will get out....i have faith.. you may want to get to the airport a bit sooner than you may have anticipated in case there are delays in route..<br />\n<br />\nMelBelle no this was the second offer that was recended... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nmercedes... no doubt thats what keeps us going ... how was SC?<br />\n<br />\nRobert we are trying to stay positive... as you know it ain&#39;t always easy.. but you have faith and carry on.. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nZebra.. how has tony been feeling?.. better i hope..<br />\n<br />\nWe are having a slight dilemma .. the young man whose house we want to buy is being redeployed for a second tour in Iraq in July along with getting married before he leaves.. since the sale of our house has fallen thru twice we wondered if we don&#39;t get another offer by months end (May 1)the right thing to do is withdrawal our offer so others may bid unopposed and help this brave man get his affairs in order .. all the while making his Broker know as soon as our house does sale if his home is still on the market we would love to make the same offer as before this time with out the contingency..<br />\n<br />\nSo my question guys for discussion is .. is that the right thing to do .. or am I just being a overly Joey?<br />\n<br />\nMake it a good day&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-16 19:38:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172479,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 20:37:30',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nJoey, SC was simply wonderful.  A peaceful and quiet time was had by my DH and I.  Thank you for asking.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-16 20:37:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172489,2543,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 20:59:26',NULL,'','Joey<br />\nDoesn&#39;t the agreement of sale have a date written somewhere as to the deadline for you to sell your house?  I would abide by that date or if there is no deadline - discuss it with the seller&#39;s realtor as to what would be an agreeable time to end the agreement if you fail to find a buyer in a timely fashion.  I wouldn&#39;t give up the house that you love if the seller is ammenable to waiting.  I would suggest trying to &quot;buy&quot; as much time as possible before giving up.[/size]','momwig','momwig','2007-04-16 20:59:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172492,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 21:01:11',NULL,'','Hey everyone....<br />\n<br />\nits cloudy here today... <br />\n<br />\nCharlie glad you got some rain.... ( my sidewalk got wet )<br />\nNo day off for you.. gezzzzzzzzz what are you thinking....i think you need a few more things to do... <br />\n<br />\nMercedes ..... glad you made it home b4 the wild weather..<br />\n<br />\nRose ... its overrrrrrrrrr yaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... have a cup of hot chocolate, sit on the couch .. relax...<br />\n<br />\nMelanie ... thank you for the recipe.... will be making it next weekend.....<br />\n<br />\nMarly lou sorry about the flowers ... dang i just can&#39;t believe its still snowing <br />\n<br />\nJoey sounds like a good idea to me... its only fair...poor guy and i think i have a lot to take care of... dang has to sell his home and get married <br />\n <br />\nWell did the bank thing.... and then sams club... now its read relax and get some sleep havn&#39;t slept yet since i got off work<br />\n<br />\nglad thet most have checked in after the storm all faired well i think and are safe <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-16 21:01:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172495,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 21:03:59',NULL,'','<br />\nit does it gives 90 days..with option for renewel. so you think im just being a joey??..you know  it&#39;s hard for me not to think of the other guy.. .. thanks Kareen ok this i could be true.. good sound advice.. <br />\n<br />\nany others?','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-16 21:03:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172565,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-16 22:59:31',NULL,'','<br />\nthe way you put it ......i don&#39;t know which one is worse... getting married or selling the home....LOL..<br />\n <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  get some rest&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-16 22:59:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172569,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 00:21:15',NULL,'','for me it would be the getting married LOL LOL .... i know alot have been together many many years and thats such a wonderful thing.. and i always love to hear that it does work....<br />\n<br />\nMy Bf and i have been together 10 years....and i know everyone will say you already have that so called already married. and common law .. but my answer to that is ... MY house is still mine and paid off free and clear, my money is still mine , i am not responsible for his taxes or credit card debt.. as he is not responsible for mine....i went thur a terrible divorce and so has he..... so as long as we are happy together... thats what is most important....I know you would think after so many years you would be over it.... but i still have nightmares of being left with 100 dollars to my name and losing my first house , my car everything i felt was forever...being homeless almost..and having a nerovous breakdown.at the same time losing my mother to cancer ....it does leave something in the back of your mine.. ummmmmm not going there again.....not that i don&#39;t love my BF and not that he doesn&#39;t love me... we just chose to not marry....... the best thing hes a great guy.. and who esle would say GO TRAVEL enjoy yourself.... and i will take care of the home front....i was lucky and found a second chance at happiness.. see god does find a way to help ya make it thur... and think without him i would have never made it .. he did pull me up and say .. HEY straighten up and lets make it thur the is light at the end of despair......<br />\n<br />\nok enough of the sob story of my divorce.....<br />\n<br />\nLOL Tonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-17 00:21:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172589,2544,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 01:50:35',NULL,'','Joey,<br />\nGenerally if you put in a contingent offer- the seller has the option to keep showing the house and is free to accept any other non contingent offers. If they have another offer come in that they want to accept- you would have the option to remove your contigency.<br />\n<br />\nSo... I think you do not need to do anything.  You are not being unfair to the seller.  Sorry that the deal on your house fell through. Hang in there....it will happen. It is a stressful thing to go through but their is a reward on the other end.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nGail<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nps thanks for the congrats on the birth of our newest grandson, Tyler. It is amazing holding a little one, looking at his little feet and hands. His older brother, Zach (grandson #1, 4 yrs old) says to me &quot;I love my baby brother. But you know what, he is so tiny&quot;  Yesterday, he tells his mom...&quot; he is too loud and noisy for me. Tell him to be quiet.&quot; Out of the mouth of babes.  I think he has a little bit of transition to go through.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','Love2Travel','Love2Travel','2007-04-17 01:50:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172592,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 02:37:09',NULL,'','Oh Gail - you are going to have such a wonderful time with another precious grandbaby.  Aren&#39;t those little hands and feet too amazing...so perfect - every time a see a newborn I just have to marvel at God&#39;s awesome creation.<br />\n<br />\nMiss you guys&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-04-17 02:37:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172604,2543,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 02:54:30',NULL,'','Congratulations Gail - may you watch this beautiful young man grow into adulthood  [/size]','momwig','momwig','2007-04-17 02:54:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172608,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 03:17:20',NULL,'','Gail, congrats to you and Paul.  Being a grandmother myself, I know how much joy you must feel everytime you look at that little one.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-17 03:17:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172616,2544,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 04:36:57',NULL,'','Thanks guys.... we are so fortunate to live close to the kids and grandkids.  It is so much fun to watch them grow and experience new things.<br />\n<br />\nBeen extremely busy lately. Have been down two staff for 6 weeks and then down one more last week. I have been dragging myself home to fall asleep almost immediately.  Today, everyone is back. Yipeeeee&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\nIt feels so good to feel more like myself and not be so tired with all of my muscles aching.  <br />\n<br />\nPaul is glad that tax season is finally finished.  Neither one of us will know what to do with ourselves when we have more energy.  Now if only the weather would improve. pretty tired of rain, snow or cloudy days.  The ground is so saturated it will probably be July before we can cut the grass without sinking in the mud with the tractor.  Springtime .....please arrive&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nBeen reading the boards and keeping up with what is going on with everyone- just not posting.<br />\n<br />\nGail','Love2Travel','Love2Travel','2007-04-17 04:36:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172693,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 09:58:43',NULL,'','Good morning, Cruise Crazies,<br />\n<br />\nI guess I&#39;m the last to check in. I thought we were going to be washed away yesterday in New York. The city was relatively fine, however, New Rochelle had several areas that flooded. Thank goodness I didn&#39;t have a problem in the city or in New Rochelle. New Rochelle had some scary moments though. The front of the house was fine but the street behind the house was a virtual gushing river. I&#39;d never seen anything like it. I called 911 because I was concerned about someone driving on the road and having their car get washed away, but I was told that the road was closed off. The only problem we had was a little high water in the garage area, but nothing in the house, thank God.<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone else fared well with the torrential rains.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nsailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nNow you can officially celebrate your freedom.<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations on the new floor.<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nhazelson,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you had a great time with your mother. It&#39;s always the children that are around that get the rough treatment.<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations on having such an industrious daughter. I wish her much success.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nShari2,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s nice to have you back. I&#39;m sorry about the snow, but congratulations on your 23rd anniversary. <br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nThose winds sound kind of strong. I hope everything stays alright.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorry for the snow and sorry about your flowers.<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations on getting the summer clothes done.<br />\n<br />\nStay safe&#33;<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations on getting some rain.<br />\n<br />\nDid I hear right? You plan on doing nothing? Yea right&#33;<br />\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you got back home safely and was not effected by the noreaster.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m also glad you had a great time is SC.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nMelBelle,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s good to have you back and donating recipes.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nzebra,<br />\n<br />\nI hope the slide repair goes o.k.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSCIROCCO,<br />\n<br />\nEverything is fine with me but several neighbors are having trouble with flooding. <br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nI think that conversation with the realtor to discuss your options would be fair. I would be nice to let the seller know what&#39;s taking so long.<br />\n<br />\nThanks for sending good thoughts regarding my departure on Wednesday.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmomwig,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s nice to see you posting again.<br />\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad that you&#39;re happy now. I can tell you&#39;re happy by the smile that&#39;s always in your messages.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nLove2Travel,<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations on the new grandson&#33; <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad you&#39;re getting some relief from the taxes.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nHave a good evening, everybody&#33;[/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-17 09:58:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172696,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 12:45:06',NULL,'','TUESDAY - April 17[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies.  The rains (and snow) seem to have stopped for now and they say the worst is over but we can expect &quot;showers&quot; on and off until tomorrow.  We have very heavy deck furniture and 2 of our chairs were blown off the deck by the force of the wind but were not damaged.  Our other yard set which was tied to the fence was tossed around like doll house furniture but all seems to be OK this morning.  Lots and lots of clean up in the yard but that is nothing compared to the way some people have suffered.   It is amazing that there could be so much damage just a few miles from here with homes completely flooded out.  <br />\n<br />\nJim&#39;s CPAP machine never made it here yesterday - the person bringing it called and said she had to turn around due to flooding but will be here today.   I hope it works and brings him some relief.  <br />\n(I also hope the thing is not so noisy it keeps me awake all night.)<br />\n<br />\nLots of little things to do today starting with returning some shorts I bought for the kids and looking for a bathing suit for me.  Somehow mine  shrunk while they were in storage over the winter.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nEveryone, please stay safe - if you are in the flood areas, don&#39;t take any chances.  I&#39;m sending A SMILE out to all of you and will be back later on.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-17 12:45:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172713,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 15:17:50',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nAnother cool morning, but thank goodness no rain.  I hope everyone is feeling well today.  Gail, congratulations on the new grandson and Shari congratulations on your 23rd anniversary. Mebert, have a wonderful cruise.  I am having DSL installed on my computer tomorrow (sometime between 8 and 5, that means I have to take the whole day off from work).  I can’t wait, my computer is sooo slow.  VZ assured me that I will see instant improvement.<br />\nTake care everyone, I have a lot of catching up to do here at work <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-17 15:17:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172733,3032,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 16:05:41',NULL,'','Good Morning Everyone&#33;  Happy tax day&#33;  Well,the sun is trying to peek out this a.m.  Was very windy all night long.  Kept wondering if my house was going to have a roof and siding today.  It survived.  We&#39;re located in the foot hills of the Appellations and would love to say we don&#39;t have to worry about flooding but there are a lot of natural springs in the area that have a tendancy of rearing their heads when it rains significantly.<br />\n<br />\n****************************************************************************************  <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou -- Isn&#39;t it funny how bathing suits do that&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />  Personally, I found one of my &quot;lost&quot; bins of summer clothes over the weekend.  Really need to organize that stuff better  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> .  <br />\n<br />\n****************************************************************************************<br />\n<br />\nNot too much going on today.  The &quot;kids&quot;, (my coworkers) are getting ready to leave for a Pack Back and will be out most of the day.  I should be able to get something done.<br />\n<br />\nHave a good day  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','MelBelle','MelBelle','2007-04-17 16:05:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172742,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 16:14:44',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies....<br />\n<br />\nOur Taxes have been filed and the return spent invested how ever you wish to look at it... LOL ....to all the tax preparers...&quot;whew&#33;&#33;&quot;<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou do you happen to know a Patrica Michaels in Nazareth, PA?<br />\n<br />\nnot much happening around here ... gotta get cleaned up the house keeper is arriving shortly..<br />\n<br />\nBe back later today... smile  (after considering the other alternatives)','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-17 16:14:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172749,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 16:24:03',NULL,'','Mroning from a breezy and cool Stockton.  The weatherman says more rain is headed our way on Thursday/Friday.  This is just the ramp up to it.  <br />\n<br />\nHad a relatviely quiet day yesterday.  Got the bases started for John and worked a little bit around the house - not much.  My back kept me up last night, which is odd,  it hasn&#39;t done that for a long time.  Maybe it was payback for too much time in the kitchen this weekend.<br />\n<br />\nToday is another semi quiet day.  Will go into the theater for a couple of hours this A.m. since there won&#39;t be time to do any inputting tomorrow.  We are still waiting for them to pull up the garden in the back and the asphalt in the front.  It always amazes me how insistent the complex is that we adhere to their deadlines, but they flagrantly disregard them. <br />\n<br />\nGail - allow me to add my congratulations to your new bambimo.  Tehre is some very life assuring about having a little one around.  Like no matter what, good things will still continue to happen.<br />\n<br />\nSharie - also my congrats on 23 years&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nMebert - I did too&#33;  Well, I sort of rested...  it was good to hear that no one has suffered a lot of damage from the storm.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is having a grand (and dry) day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-17 16:24:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172766,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 17:00:59',NULL,'','well morning all....<br />\n<br />\nMy friend in maryland checked in Becky ( she went with me to the med ceruise ), the winds were pretty bad but she didn&#39;t lose anything...,,, has she put it nothing fell away....that was great to hear ....<br />\n<br />\ni also had to tell her i was going TA in 2008 heheheheheh... now she has a BF so trying to get her away from him would not happen ,,, atleast right now LOL ...but shes happy for the first time in a long time .. and if anyone deserves it more ,,, SHE DOES... shes such a great person,, and good friend<br />\n<br />\ngoing for the pedicure today... i really need the feet done.....its sandal weather ... ( oppss i forgot some you still have snow.. its not sandal yet for you sorry )<br />\n<br />\nCharlie glad your getting some relaxing time.. you have been going like a bat out of ****,  sorry your back is hurting.. get some rest .....ok.....<br />\n<br />\nOK me and neighbor are going to go a few rounds if that dang tree of theirs is not cut soon.. i have been nice, i have been nicer,, now i am just dang mad....the roots of the tree are coming up under my fence and the branchs over the fence and into my yard... i have cut them and asked please cut it back.. but NOOOOOOOOOOOO....<br />\n<br />\nok i vented <br />\n <br />\n<br />\neveryone have a good day <br />\n<br />\nlater gators <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-17 17:00:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172777,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 17:59:05',NULL,'','Good Morning Everyone.<br />\n<br />\nJust got back from the shoulder doctor and he is sending me for an MRI this afternoon. I go back to him next Tuesday so I will know where I stand with surgery.<br />\n<br />\nMarlyou........I know those machines are noisy until you get used to them. They are also cumbersome so tell Jim he really needs to get used to it. My DD Uncle inlaw lol...........has one and didn&#39;t give it a chance so he still suffers nightly. Hang in there...........<br />\n<br />\nKen is in the process today (he took the day off) of putting our plasma TV on the wall. I didn&#39;t think it was such a big project but it is.<br />\n<br />\nWell I better go get something done here before I go for my MRI.<br />\n<br />\nJoey I hope you are hanging in there with all the stress of the house......<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-04-17 17:59:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172786,334,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 18:46:59',NULL,'','Morning all. Finally back to normal here in Central Florida, sunny and warmer in the 80&#39;s. It is still very windy but no more 40-50 MPH gusts which were pretty dangerous for roofs, trees, etc. Kind of felt like a tropical storm. Guess that reminds me about Hurricane season and to check my supplies. I really didn&#39;t do much yesterday like I said, I just didn&#39;t have any strength. I did hear from the contractor again and hopefully Thursday he&#39;ll start work on the porch posts. I&#39;ve had enough waiting around and just want this done already&#33; <br />\n<br />\nMaria hope the MRI goes well.<br />\n<br />\nJoey, hang in there&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie glad your promised some rain. <br />\n<br />\nMebert glad the house is OK. Hope that the flooding recedes quickly for everyone.<br />\n<br />\nHave got some errands to do this afternoon. Hope you all have a wonderful safe day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-04-17 18:46:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172793,2626,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 19:09:01',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Morning My friends, Raining here today in Cowtown&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> Staying in and cooking some Beef Stroganoff in the Good Ole Crockum Pot&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  Joey Hope everythings going Okay with the Old Homestead, Maria Good Luck with your Shoulder, I hope you dont have to have Surgery Ill have My fingers crossed for you&#33; Everyone else have A Great week ahead&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-04-17 19:09:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172800,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 19:26:28',NULL,'','Hey Maria .. best of luck on the MRI.... BTW did ken get out the tool belt for this &quot;little&quot; project?<br />\n<br />\nTonia.. hey to Becky<br />\n<br />\nRose thanks for the positive waves.....<br />\n<br />\nRobert.... Stroganoff  sounds good about now.. we are overcast as well','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-17 19:26:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172844,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 20:11:45',NULL,'','Good morning all - as others have reported, it is overcast here.  Maria, hoping for good results for your MRI.  Rose, now it is time to have a good stiff drink and toast an end to tax season.  I have to go out to CostCo to pick up prescriptions, but can&#39;t seem to get the umption to get moving.  Tonia, hard to think about sandal weather when you have to keep your snow boots handy&#33;&#33;&#33;  Need to go to the grocery store when I am out and about but cannot decide wat to cook for dinner.  Ever have those days when absolutely nothing sounds good?  Greg ate the last of the strawberry shortcake last night so have to come up with dessert too - he thinks it isn&#39;t really dinner unless he gets dessert&#33;&#33;&#33;  I am just sitting here watching the news - there are certainly a lot of nutjobs out there.  They are talking now about a woman here in the Denver area, who set her house on fire with her family asleep inside, and then left.  Thank God, they woke up and got out safely. Well, better pull myself together and get on about errands.  Have a good day all....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-17 20:11:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172856,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 20:26:14',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies,<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is doing well.<br />\n<br />\nWell, I&#39;m in the city today getting ready for my big day. It&#39;s much easier to get to the airport from the city rather than New Rochelle. It&#39;s a little cloudy today, but I have to make one last push to pick up a few odds and ends. I have to get one of those powersquids recommended by SCIROCCO. I checked online and saw that Radio Shack has one for about &#036;15. I hope they have it in stock. Than I&#39;m headed for the currency exchage at Macy&#39;s. <br />\n<br />\nKeep you fingers crossed that there are no airline delays tomorrow.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\ncruisetarp,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad everything was o.k. with your property and hope the CPAP machine gets in today. I am a witness to flooded roads. I had to go from one end of New Rochelle to another end and because the road was closed I had to go about 5 miles out of the way, to another town to get to the other end of New Rochelle. I kept encountering a number of closed streets because of flooding. Hopefully things are better at your end for the machine to get to you.<br />\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nmercedes,<br />\n<br />\nDSL is way better than dialup. It&#39;s much faster and you can watch online movies with no problem. It used to take me forever to post messages while on dialup. If your using Verizon, you should also get a high speed modem with the capabiltiy of WiFi whicn means that you can use your desktop and your laptop to go online. That also means that more than one person can use the internet at the same time. It&#39;s great because folks don&#39;t have to fight over computer time.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy&#33;<br />\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nMelBelle,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad everything worked out for your house and hope it stays that way.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sending positive thougths your way.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSpikesgirl,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m marking your not doing anything on my calendar and declaring a holiday. We&#39;ll celebrate next year. I&#39;m also sorry to hear about your back. Can you take Aleeve? That helps me sometime.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nterumim,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad your friend, Becky, was o.k. I hope you get her to do your TA.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nteacp,<br />\n<br />\nI hope the MRI helps to find a solution for your shoulder.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nsailingrose,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad to hear everything is back to normal. Stay safe.<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nSCIROCCO,<br />\n<br />\nBeef Stroganoff sounds good. Enjoy&#33;<br />\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nHave a good afternoon, everybody&#33;[/size]','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-17 20:26:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172859,2613,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 20:31:54',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMebert, thanks for the suggestion and Maria, all the best with your MRI.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-04-17 20:31:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172861,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 20:32:51',NULL,'','hey Mebert what time will you be heading to the airport?<br />\nHave a safe journey..Enjoy','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-17 20:32:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172870,172,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 20:43:06',NULL,'','mercedes,<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t wait to hear how you like DSL.<br />\n------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />\nJoeyandDavid,<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m leaving at about 3:00 PM for a 6:10 PM flight if there are no changes.','Mebert','Mebert','2007-04-17 20:43:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172916,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-17 21:42:02',NULL,'','Robert you must be starting to think like me i am making beef stroganoff tonight too....<br />\n<br />\nmaking a peach cobbler for dessert not with my fresh peaches yet but that time is coming<br />\n<br />\nmercedes you will love dsl... i have a wireless in the3 house so i can use my laptop anywhere <br />\n<br />\nmebert ... i know i have said it but safe journey and can&#39;t wait to hear about your trip<br />\n<br />\nMaria .. will be thinking about ya with the MRI... i go friday to see if they are going to do nerve study on my wrist<br />\n, to see how much damage <br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-17 21:42:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172948,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-18 01:34:22',NULL,'','Hi All.... from rainy Coos Bay.<br />\n<br />\nMaria......hope the MRI went well.<br />\n<br />\nTonia...is that wrist still bothering you -  it&#39;s been a long time hmmm?<br />\n<br />\nMebert...woohoo the time has come for you, I can&#39;t wait to hear all about your cruise.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I just had to turn the TV off... so much drama and misery, it&#39;s too disturbing - I do pray for the bereaved loved one&#39;s though... the shock must have been awful. Yes, it seems every time yo turn the news on there another nutcase that set fire to their home, murdered or raped someone.  Was life in the States always like this or is there an excalation of violence?<br />\n<br />\nRose...... are you recuperating..... a good glass of wine will do it?<br />\n<br />\nMercedes... you&#39;ll love DSL, that&#39;s the way to go girl, you won&#39;t be sorry.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou.... hope you weather is changing for the better - did the CPAP machine arrive?<br />\n<br />\nEveryone stay safe......','zebra','zebra','2007-04-18 01:34:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(172990,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-18 02:39:35',NULL,'','mercedes i recently jumped into dsl best move i made all of 2006','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-18 02:39:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173041,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-18 12:56:57',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - April 18th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies..A busy day here today with lots and lots of errands to run.  I was amazed when I ventured out yesterday at the flooding and damage done by the storm so close by.  I did not get more than a mile from our home when I encountered road closures and heavy flooding.  I can&#39;t believe how our beautiful, serene little creeks could become such angry rushing flood water so quickly.  Hopefully by today the roads should be open and things drying out.  Today is babysitting day and tomorrow my car goes into the garage to get a tune up so I am slowly running out of days to get everything done.    Jim finally got his CPAP machine yesterday and boy was last night a LONG night.  I finally gave up at 4AM and got up and cleaned house.  The machine is very quiet but he was very restless all night.  Hopefully it will get better once he is used to it.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - Who is Patricia Michaels?  The name does not ring a bell but we see so many familiar faces around our small town I may pass by her. <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - enjoy your DSL - it made a major difference in my computer use.  I don&#39;t know how I dealt with dial-up for so long.<br />\n<br />\nMebert - Bon Voyage - travel safe and have a wonderful cruise.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - Hope all went well with your MRI yesterday.  <br />\n<br />\nFriday is &quot;Grandparents Day&quot; at Ashleigh&#39;s pre-school so we will need to get busy and do some baking this afternoon - not my favorite things - <br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a terrific day - please share a smile with someone.  In the terrible times we are going through right now it just might make a difference is someones day.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-18 12:56:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173055,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-18 15:01:34',NULL,'','<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou she is the mother of the young man whose house we are trying to buy in Morgantown... I kinda figured it was a long shot.. but hey you never know...  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nThe lady that rescinded her offer to buy our home is strongly reconsidering restating the offer.. has anyone ever heard of such a thing?<br />\n<br />\nNot much going on here... I must agree Keith and Rita have been quiet must be busy.. hope all is well..<br />\n<br />\nMaria how was the MRI?<br />\n<br />\nSo thats it for now.. be back later..  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nHave a super Wednesday folks and Smile..<br />\n<br />\njoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-18 15:01:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173062,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-18 15:48:45',NULL,'','morning everyone....<br />\n<br />\ni have a dentist appt this morning so i can&#39;t sleep<br />\n<br />\ngezzzzz.... nothing exciting here ,,, <br />\n<br />\nJoey ummmmm sounds interesting regards to offer again hey if it works then yeehaw<br />\n<br />\nMary lou isn&#39;t that werid that just down the road its that different....<br />\n<br />\nMaria MRI how did it go did the guy tell ya anything.. where i go they usually let  me see and tell me a little bit<br />\n<br />\nMerceds hows the DSL??<br />\n<br />\nJackie wrist is there LOL ... they are going to do a nerve study to see if nerve needs to be repaired ,,,so i wait gezzzzzzz i have appt friday to talk to doc so we will see ....<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nok off to surf the web....<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-04-18 15:48:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173078,3017,1,18,169362,'2007-04-18 16:59:06',NULL,'','Greeting from Stockton&#33;  have just been on the line with Chris.  he pulled up in front of the AT&amp;T buliding and afive guys in van  pulled up across from him and parked with its lights out.  Then they came and parked behind him.  Chris called to ask what he should do and I told him to get out of there.  Can&#39;t take the chance down town.  he went around the block and parked up the streeet behind the van and watched it for a few minutes until the City of Stockton parking meter van came by with its big searchlight.  Then he got inside the building.  Once inside, he&#39;s secured, but things like Virginia Tech put you on edge.  There were a few anxious moments between phone calls.<br />\n<br />\nYesterday, Chris went down to the Stockton Auditorium to check out the light source for the &quot;Iron Chef&quot; event.  I needed to know what sort of gels to use on our lights for the display table.  Different lights throw different waves lengths and what looks great under one looks horrible on another.  That&#39;s why I have both incandescent and florescent on my work table<br />\n<br />\nThe secretary was out yesterday at Stockton Civic, so I got to babysit the office for a half day - that was different.  Today, I get to learn the box office, do a mailer and attanded the artistic committee meeting.  Sure glad I retired&#33;  Spent the afternoon reading plays...sigh, I so hope we can do another Ray Cooney - he is so funny.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes, are you loving DSL?  I know we do.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - how is the wrist doing?  Are they considering surgery if the nerves cooperate?  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - any news from the MRI?  It does take a few days, but I hope that it will reveal everything to your doctor.<br />\n<br />\nmebert - you&#39;re gone now, so safe journey and can&#39;t wait to hear all<br />\nabout it when you get back.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, I hope that your husband has a better night tonight.  Those machine work wonders.  <br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s time to head to the showers and get ready for a busy day.  hope everyone&#39;s day is Grand.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-04-18 16:59:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173122,334,1,18,169362,'2007-04-18 20:38:38',NULL,'','Quiet here today on the board. Gave me a chance to do some catching up. Hope everyone has good weather today. It is nice here in Central FL. around 80 more normal for us.<br />\n<br />\nThe window inspection is done and they passed. Contractor for my porch promises to start tomorrow, I won&#39;t hold my breath LOL&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMy DD&#39;s friend called to ask if I could babysit her 1 1/2 year old for her tonight so she could go to school. This is the first time I&#39;m getting him alone as DD is working. Should be interesting but he&#39;s such a cutie&#33; Hopefully I&#39;ll be able to keep him busy until relief comes at 7:30 when DD gets home from work. Howie would help out but he&#39;s still intimidated by him, probably the beard and moustache. I&#39;m printing out coloring pages for him of Elmo since he&#39;s his favorite character. Everyone cross your fingers for me.<br />\n<br />\nJoey that&#39;s interesting about the buyer, if it works out great if not you&#39;ll find someone soon I know it.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou sorry about the lack of sleep. Hopefully Jim will be OK with it in a day or so.<br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a great day, I&#39;m off to do the wash and rest up before the little one pops up around 5 PM.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-04-18 20:38:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173124,2066,1,18,169362,'2007-04-18 20:43:54',NULL,'','<br />\nI thought so too... what do you think Rose.... have you heard of this before...??','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-04-18 20:43:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173127,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-18 20:49:19',NULL,'','Good morning all my Crazie friends.  Today is going to be a veg day - think I will work on my grandson&#39;s scrapbook.  Yes, I just planned to go to CostCo and the grocery store yesterday, but my son called me in the afternoon and asked if I could pick my grandson up at preschool and keep him until he got off work.  His soon to be ex-wife was supposed to do it but she bailed, which is not unusual.  I love that little boy dearly, but I was really glad to see his dad show up at 8:00.  I was absolutely exhausted by then.  I really felt my age, trying to keep up with him, plus get dinner on the table and clean up afterwards.  The cabinet painter is supposed to come Friday, but we have had communication difficulties.  As it isn&#39;t the first time I have had issues getting him to return my calls, if he isn&#39;t here Friday morning, I am going to call Service Magic and tell them I want my &#036;400 deposit back and I will look elsewhere for a painter.  Mary Lou, hopefully Jim will adjust to the machine and will soon be sleeping soundly - my BIL uses one and it took him a couple of weeks - I hope Jim settles into it much quicker.  Joey, well I have been praying that God would send a buyer to you, but I didn&#39;t specify it to be the same one again - he always works things out for best though, keep us posted.  Did they tell you why she rescinded it in the first place?  Tonia and Maria - praying for good outcomes for you on wrist, knee and shoulder issues.  Charlie, I agree, I think in this day and time, we need to be very vigilant of our surroundings and what is going on around us.  Sounds like Chris was doing just that.   Well, think I will at least get dressed, in case someone comes to the door - but that is going to be as far as I go today - no contacts or makeup&#33;&#33;&#33;  Hope all have the best day possible...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-18 20:49:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173144,2626,1,18,169362,'2007-04-18 21:31:30',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Maria--- Hope everythings Fine My Friend  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou---- Good Luck with the Tooth Man <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nRose--- Ill  bring over some extra wash&#33; LOL&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nKeith&amp;Rita--- Where you at My Friends <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/unsure.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':unsure:\' /> Hope your both ok&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJoey---- Keep after them, things will work out dear Friend&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCharlie-- Chris did the right thing and always be aware of your sourroundings and stay safe, and good luck with the Iron Chefs My Friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCheryl---  You mad at me? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> I havent heard from you on the Boards&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/unsure.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':unsure:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMercedes--- Hiya Friend, Hope you and the Familys ok&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMebert--- Whats on the Burner&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTonia--- Dont fall off while surfing&#33; LOL&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMiss C--- Hiya My Friend hope your keeping up with the Family&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nJason--- Hiya Super Nerdo&#33; LOL&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nByron--- Whats up My Man, Any Cruises coming up? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJeff--- Hey you around My Friend&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/unsure.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':unsure:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nJackie&amp;Tony--- Hiya My Friends&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nSkipper, you around? Hiya My Friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nAgent Joey what you up to Sir&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nFrostyboy---- hows it going My Friend, You and Joey ready for &quot;SOME FOOTBALL&quot; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nSMB---- Hiya Friend, hope your doing ok&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell its still cloudy today its supposed to warm up this weekend in the 80&#39;s, everyone else stay warm and dry, My Best regards to you all My Friends&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-04-18 21:31:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173157,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-18 21:58:40',NULL,'','Robert, my friend, of course I am not mad at you.  I am sorry that I have been neglecting you.  While I am writing my post, I normally scroll down where it shows the past 10 or so posts and those are the ones I address - my feeble brain cannot retain more info than that.  I am happy to see you back on the board - you had us worried.  Did you take your travel trailer out?  How are you feeling?  Okay, gonna&#39; run - just had to poat and let you know I apologize for being negligent <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> .','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-18 21:58:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173174,2626,1,18,169362,'2007-04-18 23:12:30',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Okly Dokly just wondering, Thanks My friend&#33; Yes we took the trailer and it Snowed, 30&#39;s and 40&#39;s and the lake was real high, muddy, no fish but hey I had a good time&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> But never in April again I should know better with this weather the way it changes here in texas&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />  Im feeling real good Ive been getting better and stronger as the weeks go by, Im eating My Veggies&#33; Yuck&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> So Im trying to be in good shape when my cruise comes up in October, Cheryl let me know about the Conquest <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> your going before me arent you?  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/unsure.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':unsure:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-04-18 23:12:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173182,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-19 00:06:05',NULL,'','Robert, actually you are going a few weeks before we do.  We are sailing on Nov. 4th.  We are going with our friends who live up around Crawford, so will be meeting them in Houston on the day before and then we will head to the port the next afternoon.  So glad to hear you are feeling better - you have been in my prayers.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-19 00:06:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173222,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-19 00:51:49',NULL,'','Hi All,<br />\n<br />\nJust a quiet day around the RV today.... so I&#39;ve have a lot of time to post on the boards....it&#39;s always great chatting to you all.','zebra','zebra','2007-04-19 00:51:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173225,2626,1,18,169362,'2007-04-19 01:11:37',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;And us chatting with you as well My friends&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> Nows the time to get the RV ready for the next Big trip, but what do you like the Most Jackie&#33; Cruising or Traveling in the RV&#33;? Both I bet&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> Me and Annie like the choices of Taking a Camping and Fishing trip in Our Travel trailer as well it breaks up the same ole same ole&#33; Huh&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-04-19 01:11:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173227,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-19 01:33:08',NULL,'','I love cruising, but I think I would have to pick Rv&#39;ing if only given one choice.  There is something about being on vacation and going to different places, yet still sleeping in your own bed and being surrounded by your own things.  I love the Caribbean and we certainly can&#39;t get there in our motorhome, so I think I will change my mind and pick both of them&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-19 01:33:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173240,2542,1,18,169362,'2007-04-19 02:03:42',NULL,'','Hear, Hear&#33;  I totally agree with Cheryl.  I love cruising - but would have to say that RV&#39;ing can be more fun.  Cruising is great for once or twice a year - but RV&#39;ing is wonderful to do on a fulltime basis.','zebra','zebra','2007-04-19 02:03:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173351,2611,1,18,169362,'2007-04-19 07:46:40',NULL,'','Jackie, could you please post the recipe here for the Peri Peri Chicken that you had a pic of on your travel log?','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-04-19 07:46:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173364,2549,1,18,169362,'2007-04-19 12:19:21',NULL,'','OK Jackie your holding out on us with recipes... not fair to show a pic and no recipes gezzzzzzzzzz<br />\n<br />\nSee how ya are ... so now you have to post the recipe<br />\n<br />\nTonia <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' />','terumim','terumim','2007-04-19 12:19:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173365,488,1,18,169362,'2007-04-19 13:35:35',NULL,'','THURSDAY - April 19th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....How is everyone this morning?  It is raining here - just what we do not need - but is supposed to clear up shortly and give Spring a chance to sneak back in.  Hopefully the sun will begin to dry out the ground a bit.  We did find one problem caused by the storm.  Son-in-laws sister had a huge pool installed just a year ago and it collapsed under the force of the wind and naturally flooded their property pretty badly ruining their landscaping and their neighbors yard as well.  They feel that it must have been installed incorrectly to collapse like that so are waiting for an adjuster from the Insurance Co. to examine it before they remove it.  I could not believe the way it crumbled.  <br />\n<br />\nToday my car has to be in the shop by 8AM so I will be &quot;stuck&quot; at home for the morning - not a bad thing I guess.  Hopefully they won&#39;t find anything major but I fear I may need brakes before we leave on our trip.  At least being home I will get all our packing done.<br />\n<br />\nAshleigh and I made all the cupcakes for our Grandparents day at school last night and it is a toss up over whether there were more sprinkles put on the cupcakes or into Ash.  It was fun though and she sang me a song they made up for us over and over and over and then broke out crying because she forgot it was supposed to be a suprise.  LOL   She thinks I should take her out to buy her a new dress today to wear but if I don&#39;t she will wear her favorite pink dress and her Valentines Day bow (bright red) in her hair.  We will see how that goes and when I get my car back.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is feeling well and doing OK.  I&#39;d better get a move on or I&#39;ll never get the car in on time.  I&#39;ll be back later on - Have a terrific day and SMILE.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-04-19 13:35:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(173375,754,1,18,169362,'2007-04-19 14:39:17',NULL,'','Good Morning All<br />\n<br />\nWell it is raining here in Ohio so Marylou you might just be getting a little more rain before the sun breaks out. They are predicting the rest of the week and weekend to be in the 70&#39;s...........Yeah  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nNot too much going on here. Today is my volunteer day at House of Peace A shelter for battered women.<br />\nA very sad situation going on in our country.....The worst at the kids that have been subjected to this.<br />\n<br />\nGrandson&#39;s first game on Saturday......He has moved up a notch age wise so now he is the youngest of the group.....I have confidence in him though as he is a good ballplayer and eats and sleeps baseball.<br />\n<br />\nSunday we are going to the Titantic exhibit down at the Mueseum Center as he is also a Titanic expert. We have not been able to stump him yet so if you guys have any trivia about the Titantic let me know as I am always trying to stump him.<br />\n<br />\nWell better get going here..........This event today is outdoors I hope I don&#39;t get rained on.<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Remember to do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return &#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2007-04-19 14:39:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0);
