Good morning Crazies.  I am headed way down south today for my 1 yr. post lasik check up.  Going to leave early so I can spend some time at Park Meadows Mall.  Scotty&#39;s birthday is next Wed. and I found out last night that Gregory and Darcey have an appt. at 5:30 that day, so we will get to keep him and Annabelle and then we will all go out to dinner when they get back, which should be around 6:30, so I am excited about getting to see him on his birthday but that means I have to shop for more presents.  His party is the following Sunday and I was going to give them to him then but as I will see him both days, he will need things to open on each.  I can&#39;t believe my wonderful grandson is going to be 7 - it seems like just a few weeks ago, we were at the hospital waiting for him to enter the world.<br />I thought that today was his last day of school, but apparently is was yesterday.  I talked to him on the phone last night and I said &quot;so now you are in 2nd grade&quot;  and he replied &quot;not yet Noni, my birthday hasn&#39;t come yet&quot;.  I don&#39;t know what one has to do with the other, but I wasn&#39;t going to argue&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br /><br /><b>Gibber</b>, welcome to the Dock.  It is great to see you posting and I look forward to getting to know you here.  We cruised with our kids when they were teens, but as they are now 26 (will be 27 in 3 days) and 28, they don&#39;t go with us.  However, our youngest is thinking about taking his girlfriend on our upcoming Oct. cruise.  We have always sailed on Carnival....you cannot beat their prices for a balcony stateroom and a balcony is a must for us.<br /><br /><b>Andrea</b>, safe travels to LR.  I spent some time there in &#39;95.  My mom had Parkinson&#39;s and she went to a hospital there - I am thinking it was a University hospital, and had a Palidotomy which was supposed to greatly help with the symptoms.  Insurance wouldn&#39;t pay for it so my brother and I chipped in to help - I think the total was around &#036;30,000 - I am sure it would be much more now.  Anyway, it really did not make all that much difference in her condition and she died the following year.  She had about 2 or 3 days after the surgery, in which she did not have the terrible tremors but that was about the extent of it.  Greg and I went to see the &quot;Designing Women&quot; house and the locks down on the water - watched some boats go thru them - but that is about all I remember of Little Rock...spent most of our time at the hospital.<br /><b><br />Shaunna,</b> God bless you, girl.  You have been truly missed - I hope that things turn around for you and I will be praying that you get that job&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br />Hello to all you other Crazies...better go pull myself together if I want to have some &quot;retail therapy&quot; time before my appt....