Morning all&#33; Today is the day we lug the tree from the attic and start the decorating process. Early for me but have to get it done this weekend as I&#39;ll be busy packing during the week. We had a lovely Thanksgiving. My mom and dad worked too hard..........Mom is still not breathing that well and I&#39;m kind of disappointed with her progress but maybe the sea air will do her good as they are headed out on Monday for a 4 day cruise. Hope she comes back feeling better. My DD and I went through all the ads and the men watched football of course. All in all a nice quiet day. Hope everyone had a great day&#33;<br /><br />Ed, I&#39;m really looking forward to the canal and all the history.<br /><br />Jenn sorry for the cold blast......brrrr&#33;  What a nice gift from the littles. I&#39;m sure you&#39;ll treasure the coasters. <br /><br />Sheryl, the sweet potato casserole sounds great. We make out with butter and sugar and then broil it till it turns hard like candy. Yummy&#33;  Hope you get all your shopping done. <br /><br />Steve we live in the middle of Florida. We can drive to Pt. Canaveral in and hour. The furthest port is Miami and that takes about 4-5 hours depending on traffic. We&#39;ve done the pre-cooked dinner from the store and it&#39;s great. We usually just add the sides that we must have like the sweet potatos. Really is easy and not that much more money when you think about the time involved. Glad to hear your boxer is doing well&#33;<br /><br />Shari hope you had a great Thanksgiving. So happy Marc helped you with the cleaning. Why do we clean for it to get messy???? <br /><br />Tonia, glad to hear your seeing your lawyer next week&#33; Hope it all works out well. Tonia sounds like your neighbors and mine are related. They wait for those cookies every year. The kids seem to know when I&#39;m baking...........I don&#39;t think I&#39;m allowed to move until they do someday as they would miss the cookies&#33; LOL<br /><br />Jackie so glad you checked in. We have all been thinking about you and Tony. <br /><br />Marylou, glad your Thanksgiving went well. Enjoy your company this weekend. I agree with you about the shopping......nuts would be right. My DD got off work (she went in at 4 am) and had been to target already and probably on to the mall next. She is NUTS&#33;<br /><br />Sue enjoy your last day with your brother and family. Hope you made lots of wonderful memories.<br /><br />Maria and Carmen, hope you didn&#39;t overdo yesterday. Both of you need to get some rest&#33;<br /><br />Well off to get the Christmas stuff out of the attic. This is going to be a selective Christmas year, only the really really must family must haves are coming out as we&#39;ve go a really busy December. Hope everyone has a great day and a wonderful weekend&#33;<br /><br />