INSERT INTO `se_forum_posts` VALUES (134822,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-06 22:52:59',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;You may have been wondering about me being involved in a profession with weapons involved but all the great therapists told my Mother that would be the best medicine to be around weapons thats why she put me in the Army and I guess that evolved into the Profession I chose :wink: I have always sat down with my Daughters and taught them about guns and what they could do if not respected or used in the right way and gun safety&#33; I never hid my guns and I always took them out shooting to show them what they could do to a person by shooting a watermelon and them seeing it explode I told them thats what it could do to a Human&#33;  All my girls are proficient with Rifles,Shotguns and Handguns and have never had a accident&#33;  I have always tried to teach gun Safety to kids and everywhere I go when a kid comes up and asks about my Weapon and asks to see it I tell them its not a Toy and a tool of my trade to protect her and her family&#33; :wink: I teach this to kids ages 5 and up so they will know what to do if they ever come across a weapon laying around and to never pick up a gun just to play with it and to tell their parents about it and also I educate the Parents as well on their responsibility as well&#33; This has been a obsession with me since my childhood to make sure no fatal accidents happen at home or anywhere else&#33; :wink: Thanks for your understanding and reading this maybe it will help others who have Guns in their homes and kids&#33; Sit down with them and take the curiosity away from them about guns as you know if you put something away and dont touch the kids are going to do their best to find out whats so interesting  about it&#33; , Kids have the biggest curiousity about things parents say dont touch and hide it from them&#33; After I talked to my kids and took them out shooting and they saw what it could do they never asked again and I never had to put my guns away except when their friends came over&#33; So everyone has their way that was mine&#33; Always assume a Gun is Loaded do not take anyones word that it is unloaded&#33; Check it First Always&#33; :wink: Just had to get this out of my system&#33; I am not telling anyone to leave their guns laying around or telling you this is the way you teach your Kids only that this is the way I did it&#33; And Im not suggesting you do it this way but if you have kids you have to do it one way or the otherif you have guns in the house&#33; :wink:   &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-06 22:52:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(134865,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-07 00:35:11',NULL,'','Keith &amp; Rita...I love that one - have never seen that bumper sticker but do think it is a hoot.  I saw a bumper sticker the other day that said &quot;If guns alone kill people, then spoons alone made Michael Moore fat&quot;.  I wonder who sits around and thinks these things up????','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-07 00:35:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(134869,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-07 00:47:01',NULL,'','Good point Robert.  Greg loves guns, and we have quite a few in our home but none are in a place that my grandson could ever get to.  My son (his father) also has a gun in the house, but it is kept unloaded in a locked box, with a trigger lock on it.   We do each have a gun in our nightstand - we bought special ones that have a hidden compartment in them, but my grandson cannot get to them either.  Bet, we sound like &quot;raising heck&quot; kind of people, don&#39;t we, but we really aren&#39;t.  Yes, we are gunowners and believe in our right to do so, but we are responsible and even though I do have a permit to carry, in which I had to take a class, pass a shooting test and undergo a stringent background check, I never carry it.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-07 00:47:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(134907,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-07 02:06:46',NULL,'','MaryLou how awful for your grandson. Hope he mends well and isn&#39;t suffering too much. I&#39;m sure you will make sure he wants for nothing. :wink: <br />\n<br />\nHad to actually work today in the office. Just got home about 2 hours ago and was exhausted. I&#39;m out of practice&#33; LOL&#33; Only have a few more months of this luxury and then 4 solid months of working all hours. Oh well, someones got to earn cruise money. LOL<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ve never been a gun fan especially since my aunt shot herself(she&#39;s fine) while she was on the phone with my father. She was in a deep depression. Fortunately she wasn&#39;t a good shot and was unexperienced or the outcome could have been different. Robert it is a wonderful thing you do in teaching gun safety. Too many just have loaded guns laying around and their kids shoot themselves or others, especially here in Florida. Seems like a week rarely goes by without an accidental shooting. <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a peaceful and relaxing weekend whatever you do.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-07 02:06:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(134945,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-07 12:36:02',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>SATURDAY - October 7</span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.   We are due for some more heavy rain today so our trip to the mountains is off as is our trip to Ct. to see our grandson.  Our son needs us to come up for a few days in the next couple of weeks to help out so we will wait til then.  Grandson is still in a lot of pain and having a really big problem sleeping with the cast on.  Today I will be off to the toy store to find things to amuse him sitting on a couch.  In the meantime I will spend some time going to a couple of Crafts fairs in the area today.  I love this time of year and marvel at the talent displayed at the fairs.<br />\n<br />\n     What does everyone have planned for the weekend?  Hope all our friends to the north enjoy their Thanksgiving.  I will probably try and catch some Columbus Day sales and hopefully get some Christmas shopping done this weekend.  <br />\n<br />\n     Whatever you do, enjoy your weekend and try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-07 12:36:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(134949,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-07 13:27:33',NULL,'','Heading out in a few minutes for my sons hockey...just wanted to stop by and say good morning.<br />\n<br />\nCool and crisp...HUGE moon still outside and in the sky...no rain for me, for the weekend&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a nice day everyone&#33;','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-07 13:27:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(134954,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-07 14:24:08',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies.... :grin: <br />\n<br />\nGo Mountaineers&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-07 14:24:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135002,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-07 19:55:30',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Hope you all have a great day. Not much happening here in Central FL. Nice day however and I&#39;m headed outside to enjoy some of it.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-07 19:55:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135049,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-08 07:17:35',NULL,'','Hello all.  It was so beautiful out today - in the low 80&#39;s but a change is coming.  I was just watching the weather and they said tomorrow it will be 50 and rainy and on Wed, it is forecast to not get out of the 30&#39;s, with snow.  Definitely not ready for that one&#33;&#33;&#33;  I was hoping for a prettier day tomorrow - my son&#39;s girlfriend will be running in The Race For The Cure.  Speaking of which, we finally got to meet her last night.  He called yesterday afternoon and asked if could join them for dinner and finally, we co-ordinated our schedules.  We went to Red Lobster because the guys wanted all you can eat shrimp.  Not sure how my son feels about her, but Greg and I like her&#33;&#33;&#33;  My daughter in law is not a girly girl and I am, so it was wonderful to have someone to talk to about make-up and shoes.  My DIL thinks my pink Razr phone is ridiculous and Christine laughed when she saw it and pulled a matching one from her purse.  Hope you are all enjoying your weekend....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-08 07:17:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135055,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-08 12:49:06',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>SUNDAY - October 8</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good morning Crazies.   How is everyone this morning?  Jim and I plan on being on the road by 8 AM - going up to Connecticut to see our grandson and give son &amp; daughter-in-law a break.  I have no idea how long we will be there so everyone behave while I am away.  <br />\n<br />\n     Our living room remake came to a screeching halt yesterday when Jim found out that several of the sheets of paneling had been glued onto the wall as well as nailed.  Now we don&#39;t know what to do as this will be much more of  a job than we thought.  I guess it is time to call in the professionals but here in Pa. that is a major major job.  Too few pros and too much work for them so it is hard to get anyone to even return your call.  We will have to get working on it as soon as we get home from Ct.  <br />\n<br />\n     Enjoy the rest of your weekend and try and stay happy.  I&#39;ll let you know how the little guy is doing when we return.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-08 12:49:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135056,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-08 15:00:35',NULL,'','Good morning&#33;  Enjoy your trip to CT.<br />\n<br />\nI have been doing home improvements...I have a room with panelling...I might just paint over it, lol&#33;&#33;','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-08 15:00:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135057,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-08 15:55:06',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies....<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou have a great trip... we will try and hold down the fort until you get back&#33;<br />\n<br />\nPrincess you are so funny...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-08 15:55:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135060,2666,1,18,133136,'2006-10-08 16:16:31',NULL,'','Mary Lou, I just wanted to let you know that a simple and inexpensive solution to your decorating problem is that you CAN paint over panelling. Just use a good primer, then paint over it whatever colour you choose, as long as it is not damaged or scarred, it will look great, and the  panelling lines add a bit of texture to the room. I did this many years a go at my mom&#39;s house, peach coloured paint over very dark panelling and it looked wonderful&#33;  Good luck&#33;<br />\n<br />\ndonna','rollerdonna','rollerdonna','2006-10-08 16:16:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135073,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-08 19:48:03',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Mary Lou, I agree with Donna - I have seen them do this on Trading Spaces.  I would think that if you did not want the lines, you could fill them with spackle or joint compound and let them dry, then sand them down to a smooth surface and then primer and paint.  I wouldn&#39;t think you would even be able to tell it was paneling underneath if you did that.  Enjoy your visit with the little guy and your son and his wife.  I finally finished all wallpaper stripping, priming and painting in the dining room.  Now the crown molding and chair rail have to go up but looks like that won&#39;t happen this weekend so is on the agenda for next Saturday.  Greg really needs to go to the storage lot today and pick up the motorhome and work on getting it winterized, as it looks like winter will show itself this week.  We had a line to the ice maker burst last year because it didn&#39;t get winterized in time.  Well, my friends, make the most of this day....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-08 19:48:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135076,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-08 20:48:35',NULL,'','MaryLou enjoy your visit with your grandson. I&#39;m sure his parent&#39;s will appreciate the break&#33; <br />\n<br />\nPrincess I agree about the paneling, such a hassle to take down. I&#39;d paint it too like Donna did.<br />\n<br />\nSounds like your dining room is getting there Cheryl. Hope it continues to go smoothly next weekend. <br />\n<br />\nNo real plans today. I submitted my review from the Crown to Jason &amp; Cheryl yesterday and I still have some more paperwork on the horizon. I&#39;d love to get it all done today. <br />\n<br />\nNice day in Florida today, mid 80&#39;s with a slight breeze. Hope you all have a wonderful day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-08 20:48:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135081,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-08 21:59:12',NULL,'','Well we had perfect weather for Tall Stacks 2006 which takes place every three years here on the Ohio River. Paddlewheelers come from all over the US to participate and do breakfast lunch and dinner cruises. Also, there are tons of things to do on the banks of the river Tom Sawyertown, all kinds of musical acts and booths and booths of food. People dress in period costumes and then put up a facade ? on the river to duplicate the buildings that were along the river in the steamboating days. Just to hear the caliophes? playing gives me a chill. It was awesome. Here are a pics and I threw in two of the Great American Ballpark and the Cincinnati Reds Hall  of Fame.<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/teacp/misctallstackswolfieetc011.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/teacp/misctallstackswolfieetc015.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/teacp/misctallstackswolfieetc018.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/teacp/misctallstackswolfieetc019.jpg&quot; /&gt;','teacp','teacp','2006-10-08 21:59:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135083,139,1,18,133136,'2006-10-08 22:02:45',NULL,'','Great looking photos, Maria&#33; We had to much GK stuff going on here, or we would have been there. Did you see the LST from our city?','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-10-08 22:02:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135085,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-08 22:07:07',NULL,'','excellent maria.. it brings back memories','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-08 22:07:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135086,2597,1,18,133136,'2006-10-08 22:10:09',NULL,'','Thanks for the photos of Cincinnati. When I lived in Louisville I used to go to the Reds games. Great stadium and great experiences. <br />\n<br />\nBy the way, people accuse me of driving too fast. To support their belief they took this picture of our dog when he was riding in the back seat when I took off from a red light.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k47/howard1942/image001.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nWhat do you think?','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-10-08 22:10:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135088,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-08 22:12:52',NULL,'','zoom zoom zoom  :grin: <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nToo cute howard','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-08 22:12:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135100,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-08 23:22:45',NULL,'','They were expecting one million people but I think they far exceeded that number. I hope you can see it.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/teacp/misctallstackswolfieetc010.jpg&quot; /&gt;','teacp','teacp','2006-10-08 23:22:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135130,139,1,18,133136,'2006-10-09 03:51:49',NULL,'','Great looking photo of her&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-10-09 03:51:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135147,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-09 14:22:08',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Monday October 9&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies ..Its the start of another week... with MaryLou gone to CT I guess we have to step up and renew this thread everyday&#33; <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone stays safe and has a great day &#33; :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-09 14:22:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135149,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-09 14:25:39',NULL,'','Happy Columbus Day ........................I forgot if you have today off  enjoy&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-09 14:25:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135152,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-09 14:37:58',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nMy DH and I got back yesterday from a wonderful and relaxing trip to SC.  He is off today, but I have to work.  Everyone have a great day.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-09 14:37:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135166,2543,1,18,133136,'2006-10-09 14:59:24',NULL,'','Good Morning<br />\nWhen I was a PA State employee I used to love getting Columbus Day and Flag Day off -- well they eventually took away Flag Day but Columbus day remained.  Now that I am &quot;retired&quot; I have to work at my new job on Columbus Day.  Everyone have a great day whether at work or not.','momwig','momwig','2006-10-09 14:59:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135184,2544,1,18,133136,'2006-10-09 15:47:40',NULL,'','Hi Everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI am working today but it is Paul&#39;s (DH) first day of retirement. It sure was hard geting out of bed when I did not have to put the lights  on to wake him to get ready for work. I am so excited for him though.<br />\n<br />\nWe leave on our vacation Thursday morning. Getting real close now. It is so hard waiting. :smiley: <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day. Weather is beautiful here. Hope it is nice in your neck of the woods.  :smiley: <br />\n<br />\nGail','Love2Travel','Love2Travel','2006-10-09 15:47:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135224,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-09 16:58:36',NULL,'','Happy Monday and Columbus Day everyone...<br />\n<br />\nDH comes back from Annapolis this afternoon...yay&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nJust finishing up painting the diningroom trim...I had already done wainscoting and chair rail and wallpaper...but the door trim and crown moulding were still stained brown...I didn&#39;t like it...so now all the trim and even the window trim is white to match the chair rail and waiscoting...<br />\n<br />\nOkay...I am babbling...sorry.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day...','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-09 16:58:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135249,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-09 18:37:34',NULL,'','Morning Joey,Mercedes,princess1,Gail,Momwig,Keith&amp;Rita,Teacp,cruiseduo yep looks like you have the Lead Foot&#33;LOL&#33; Gail I know what you mean by having to wait for your Vacation our cruise is Next Sunday and Annie is real antsy about our cruise, she backs the car into the driveway so she can see when shes pulling out to make sure no cars are coming down the street <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  :grin: Hope everyones Day goes well and the week ahead&#33; Joey check out my Request on the Football Thread&#33; Congrats Princess1 on beating your husband on the picks as well I put in a response to you as well&#33; Good Columbus Day everyone and Hello to any I May of missed &#33; :wink:','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-09 18:37:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135261,139,1,18,133136,'2006-10-09 18:57:37',NULL,'','Happy Columbus Day to all. Since Rita is now a retired government worker we didn&#39;t realize that it is somewhat of a holiday. She always got them off while I worked&#33; Nothing has changed.<br />\nWe did a little celebration yesterday as it was eleven years ago that we met. I cut her a red rose from one our own bushes. We had one of our Grand Daughters all weekend so we had to stay in town. Do you celebrate the day you met your significant other? We always have. :wink:  :wink:','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-10-09 18:57:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135267,2,1,18,133136,'2006-10-09 19:06:28',NULL,'','Have a great day, Crazies. Thank goodness for all of you and CruisCrazies. It&#39;s helping to keep me sane with my kitchen redo going on. Lots of aggravation so just having you all here really helps . Just had the zone service manager here to show all the problems. Hopefully , work will be done tomorrow but then problems will have to be resolved sometime down the road. Ugh&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Wish they could get it right the first time. I guess that&#39;s expecting way too much. They only had 3 months to get themselves together for just a refacing. Ugh&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-10-09 19:06:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135274,2544,1,18,133136,'2006-10-09 19:49:19',NULL,'','keith<br />\nyou are so romantic. i think that is wonderful that you remember the special day you met Rita.<br />\n<br />\nkeep the loving going... it truely is a special gift.<br />\n<br />\nGail','Love2Travel','Love2Travel','2006-10-09 19:49:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135279,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-09 20:33:59',NULL,'','Keith, that is very romantic.  I am sure it means a lot to Rita.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-09 20:33:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135351,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-09 22:38:44',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Spent most of the morning running the usual errands including food shopping. The cupboards were pretty bare. LOL All stocked and ready to go again. <br />\n<br />\nNo work today for me but DH is working as usual. We take off a lot of days for cruises so I&#39;m not upset when he works. Since my daughter got out of public school I don&#39;t really keep track of holidays anymore. Where did all those months go.........we&#39;re in the last 1/4 of the year&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, hang in there, the kitchen will be done soon and you&#39;ll be back to normal pretty quick. I know your frustrated but it will be worth it in the end.<br />\n<br />\nKeith you are a romantic&#33; We don&#39;t celebrate the day we met, don&#39;t even really remember when it was except it was September since we met in a bowling league. <br />\n<br />\nHope you all have had a great day and have a wonderful evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-09 22:38:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135356,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-09 23:32:52',NULL,'','<br />\n &lt;strong&gt;Hiya Rose forgot to say hello to you Sorry&#33; so whats up you and DD going to do some things :wink:  tell Hubby helo for me will you sorry hes having to work on Columbus Day&#33; Have a good Week ahead Rose&#33; :wink: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-09 23:32:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135357,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-09 23:34:59',NULL,'','<br />\n&lt;strong&gt; :grin: Hiyya Miss C. :grin: <br />\nIve got a big Crescent wrench I can bring over&#33;LOL&#33; :grin: Hope you get everything straightened out  :wink: Have a nice week ahead&#33; :wink: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Well I was going to say what Id do with the crescent wrench and thought better of it&#33; :wink:  :grin: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-09 23:34:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135360,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 00:10:32',NULL,'','LOL Robert<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll tell DH you said Hi&#33; He just got home, at least he&#39;s early.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m so excited about your cruise.  Both you and Annie need this break. Hope everyday is perfect&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-10 00:10:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135362,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 00:15:54',NULL,'','[quote name=\'sailingrose\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 04:10 PM\'] LOL Robert[quote]Well I was going to say what Id do with the crescent wrench and thought better of it&#33; &nbsp; [/quote]<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll tell DH you said Hi&#33; He just got home, at least he&#39;s early.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m so excited about your cruise.  Both you and Annie need this break. Hope everyday is perfect&#33; [/quote]<br />\n &lt;strong&gt; :grin:  :grin:  :grin:  :cheesy:  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-10 00:15:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135417,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 04:36:20',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Evening all&#33; :wink: <br />\nAnnies finally getting off work they had a DWI Trial where a 19 year old ran head on and killed a family of 5 its been going on for two Days now&#33; And can you beleive what the 19   Year old got because it was his first Offense&#33;? He got 5 Years Probation :rolleyes: Whats wrong with the people  who are Jurors? Do they think of their kids and go by that? Do they even think of the 5 Lives that were Lost :huh: Sometimes Me and Annie just want to get out of Law Enforcement because our Judicial system lets the criminals go free and no punishment Im going to get out when I return and  Annies thinking that too&#33; Sorry to dump all our feelings on you all &#33; Have a good week :wink:  this will dwell with us for a long time&#33; We Love all you and please keep your kids Safe and teach them about Drinking and driving&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-10 04:36:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135418,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 05:07:46',NULL,'','Robert, I know this must be frustrating for you.  I am not in law enforcement and I find it very disturbing.  I am including an article from here in the Denver area.  This just happened this past weekend and I find it very upsetting that the young man even had a driver&#39;s license.  Maybe if it had been taken last year, he would not have been on the road yesterday.  I realize that is not neccessarily so, as some still drive even when they license have been revoked, but I guess we will never know what the outcome would had been if he had been given a sentence that was fitting of the crime in 2005 instead of a slap on the wrist....<br />\n_________________________________________________<br />\n<br />\n FT. COLLINS - An 18-year-old who pleaded guilty to the deaths of two teens in a 2005 car wreck was killed Sunday after the minivan he was driving rolled over. <br />\n<br />\nA 21-year-old passenger was also seriously injured in the crash and is in critical condition, Colorado State Patrol said.<br />\n<br />\nAlcohol is suspected to be a factor in the crash, according to investigators.<br />\n<br />\nAccording to troopers, 18-year-old Benjamin Moden of Berthoud was driving a 1998 Plymouth minivan southbound on I-25, about 2 miles north of Ft. Collins, when he lost control and rolled the vehicle.  The crash occurred at about 4 a.m., State Patrol said.<br />\n<br />\nBoth Moden and 21-year-old Joseph Darr of Loveland were not wearing seatbelts and were ejected in the crash, authorities said.  Troopers said both men were transported to Poudre Valley Hospital in Ft. Collins where Moden was pronounced dead.<br />\n<br />\nModen was the driver in a May 25, 2005 crash at Larimer County Road 4 and Weld County Road 1 that killed 18-year-old Kurtis Soeby and 15-year-old Shawntae Taylor.<br />\n<br />\nIn the 2005 crash, Moden ran a stop sign and struck a car being driven by a 68-year-old, troopers said.  The 68-year-old and another passenger in Moden&#39;s car were critically injured in the wreck, according to the Weld County district attorney&#39;s office.<br />\n<br />\nModen pleaded guilty to two counts of careless driving resulting in death, one count of careless driving resulting in bodily injury and one count of disregarding a stop sign on Sept. 21 2005, according to the Weld County DA.<br />\n<br />\nModen was sentenced to serve one year with electronic home monitoring with work, school and community service related releases, and a total of five years probation, requiring no violations of municipal, state or federal laws, as well as no traffic violations of four points or more.<br />\n<br />\nIn addition, Moden was required to complete a driving class, undergo a drug evaluation, perform 300 hours of useful public service - 40 of which were to include speaking at schools about the dangers and consequences of driving carelessly - and fines of &#036;1,100, plus court costs.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-10 05:07:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135432,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 13:46:05',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>TUESDAY - October 10</span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies..   Well we got back home last night - did not stay as long as we thought but right now grandson is doing just fine - in fact he is quite enjoying being the center of attention and loving the steady stream of visitors all bearing gifts.   The cast on his leg is a full leg cast and we had a great time cutting all his pants to accommodate his cast.  We used all grandmas craft scissors and he thought the designs were really NEAT.  DS &amp; DIL live in a wonderful neighborhood and by the time we left their neighbors had the next 2 weeks all planned out with car pools for our granddaughter and in-home play groups so daughter-in-law could continue being a Brownie leader, class mom and all the other things she is involved in. It&#39;s really nice to see them all band together to help.  We will go back in a couple of weeks when the novelty wears off and we can be of some help.<br />\n<br />\n     Thanks to all who advised about painting the paneling.  In fact the previous owner had painted paneling in our Dining Room and I really love the effect.  Jim just repainted over it again and it came out great.  Unfortunately our  Living Room paneling was damaged by a very large dog the previous owner had  who tried to break out one day by scratching a huge sections of the paneling and taking the outer surface of the paneling off.  It was beyond repair and was fine as long as I didn&#39;t move my couch but I need to move things around every once in a while - can&#39;t stand the sameness day after day - or in this case month after month.  <br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great day today - our fall weather is still here but only for another day and then after some rain the temps are supposed to start dropping.  Whatever you do today, make it a great day and try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-10 13:46:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135454,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 15:01:55',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies...<br />\n<br />\nWelcome home MaryLou..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-10 15:01:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135462,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 15:52:43',NULL,'','Good Morning.<br />\nHave a wonderful day.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-10 15:52:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135486,2,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 16:55:53',NULL,'','Wow, Mary Lou, your son&#39;s neighbors sound amazing. Glad to hear that your grandson is being cheered up  and getting to be the center of attention. Welcome home. <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m still in the middle of getting the cabinets refaced and dealing with all this nonsense. I had the big chief here and she agreed that parts of the job will have to be redone. It could be a month or two down the road. I&#39;m starting to regret doing this at all. Well , we&#39;ll see what happens. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, Crazies. Everyone stay well and enjoy the fall weather.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-10-10 16:55:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135491,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 17:11:49',NULL,'','<br />\nCheryl,<br />\n<br />\nI finally found some pictures of my kitchen, I know I had some more but I just can’t find the rest of them.  I thought I had them on my memory card for my camera, but after checking all 4 of them, I could not find any.  I must have erased them in order to put new pictures on.  I scanned the pictures to my computer, and then transferred them to my e-mail, so they are not of the best quality, but you can see some before, between and after shots.  The contractor built me shelves above my cabinets and down the sides, which I did not have before.  He also replaced my back door, I had an ugly solid wood door, and redid the floor.  I really need to take some now pictures, since I have done some redecorating since these were taken.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/kitchen6.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/kitchen.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/kitchen4.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/kitchen3.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/4693852.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/kitchen2.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSCN0603.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/beforeandbetween.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSCN0606.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSCN0602.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/floor.jpg&quot; /&gt;','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-10 17:11:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135496,1862,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 17:24:41',NULL,'','Morning everyone..<br />\n<br />\n   This morning was soo nice and cool...mid 40&#39;s warming up to 80&#39;s this afternoon..another beautiful day in Fl...I LOVE this time of year&#33;&#33;&#33; We are starting to pack for our cruise in18 DAYS...WOOHOO I cant wait...Hope everyone has a great day..','lilrosie','lilrosie','2006-10-10 17:24:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135529,2,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 18:55:48',NULL,'','mercedes , Thanks for posting your pics. That was some heck of a makeover. Came out great. I love your backsplash. You did the complete job- removal of cabinets and all. I&#39;m doing the  refacing cause my cabinets are in excellent condition and so is my floor. So, we are just refacing and got new quartz countertops. So far, I&#39;m very unhappy. Someone just called me from Detroit and is coming down here to Florida to see the problems next week. I just can&#39;t wait till the men are done here and out and then I guess the problems will be fixed down the road. I love your cooktop also and the shelves that were added. Beautiful. Enjoy using it.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-10-10 18:55:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135539,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 19:50:52',NULL,'','<br />\n LOL  :grin:  famous words of every person doing remodeling ..LOL  :grin: <br />\n<br />\nMercedes the make over looks terrific','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-10 19:50:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135566,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 22:08:58',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>Hello all&#33; :wink: <br />\nJust 5 Days till my cruise, not counting today&#33; Uh&#33;HUH&#33; :grin:  :wink: Joey check your PM and the Football Thread&#33; :wink: We had rain today and the weather is getting like it should be for Fall&#33; :wink: I checked the Gulf and so far the Western Caribbean looks a-ok for our cruise as long as nothing happens to the Ship :shocked:  Thursday will be the last day Ill be on the computer since we are leaving early Friday Morning to try and get through Houston before the Traffic gets bad&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> </span>','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-10 22:08:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135605,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 23:15:34',NULL,'','Cheryl, I am sorry that you are having the problems you are.  I think it would be nerve-wracking to have the workmen in your house day in and day out.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-10 23:15:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135611,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 23:41:02',NULL,'','Afternoon Crazies.<br />\n<br />\nWon&#39;t be long now Robert and Annie&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, sorry to hear you remodel isn&#39;t going the way you want. Guess I&#39;m doing the right thing not having it done since we&#39;ll probably move in the next few years. We just don&#39;t need a house this large when the last one leaves home next year. Hope it all gets straightened out soon.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes I love the backsplash&#33; Is it real tin???<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I love winter food too. Soup is my favorite but here in Florida I just don&#39;t get enough days to make it. So what are you putting in yours?????','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-10 23:41:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135613,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-10 23:57:47',NULL,'','<br />\nYes, it is.  I wasn&#39;t too thrilled when my DH suggested it, I wanted tiles, but I must admit that it turned out very well, I love it now.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-10 23:57:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135665,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-11 02:01:28',NULL,'','Rose, not a fancy soup - just a homemade veggie.  It is simmering now.  It has corn, potatoes, carrots, celery, onions, green beans and cabbage.  Will be served with grilled cheese sandwiches.  Winter is great for making soup, stews and chili&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-11 02:01:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135726,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-11 14:02:39',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>WEDNESDAY - October 11</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.   Hope everyone is doing well this AM.  Today is babysitting day around here so my hands will be full for the day.  <br />\n<br />\n     Mercedes - your kitchen make-over is beautiful.  What a difference&#33;  Cherly - your kitchen will be looking great before you know it.  I know it is hard right now but will be worth it in the end.  <br />\n<br />\n     We are still waiting to hear from the contractor about our living room and already I am getting anxious to have that project finished.  I&#39;m tired of looking at the sheet rock already and it has only been a couple of days.<br />\n<br />\n     Whatever you do today, enjoy your day and try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-11 14:02:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135728,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-11 14:40:28',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies.....<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your day .... 2 weeks from thursday ...Barcelona bound :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-11 14:40:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135729,2543,1,18,133136,'2006-10-11 14:59:20',NULL,'','Wow can&#39;t believe it&#39;s so soon - we leave on the 26th and get to Barcelona on the morning of the 27th - can&#39;t wait.  Leaving for work now - everyone have a great day.','momwig','momwig','2006-10-11 14:59:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135735,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-11 15:22:13',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nNothing much happening today, just another work day.  Joey and Kareen, I am getting excited for you guys.  I was in Barcelona in June and had a great time.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-11 15:22:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135778,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-11 17:10:17',NULL,'','<br />\n Cheryl I Just saw this .. do you do take out&#33; sounds great ...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-11 17:10:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135868,2,1,18,133136,'2006-10-11 19:53:43',NULL,'','Cheryl, you&#39;re cooking great dishes to chase the chill while I&#39;m here eating sherbert to keep cool. LOL. Still in the high 80&#39;s here . <br />\n<br />\nThanks, Mary Lou. I&#39;m sure that when it&#39;s completed, everything will work out here. Good luck with your makeover also.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-10-11 19:53:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(135882,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-11 20:21:53',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Joey, I think soup and chili are always better the next day, once all the ingredients have had a chance to &quot;mesh&quot; together but I think it would really lose something by the time it got to you.  Hard to believe it is just 2 weeks until your trip to Barcelona...seems like I have been reading about it for so long (and wishing I was &quot;on board&quot;.  I was supposed to have lunch with some friends today but cancelled on Monday because the weatherman said it would not get out of the 30&#39;s today and have around 3&quot; of snow.  I do not drive on ice and that usually occurs just about everytime it snows and then does not warm up.  Anyway, it is sunny and clear so guess he was wrong (big surprise&#33;&#33;&#33;).  Maria, have you talked to Jennifer at Carnival this week?  Was just wondering as I sent her an email last week and I normally hear from her within minutes and still no reply, so thought she might be on vacation again.  Well, guess I had better get dressed and get out there and run my errands.  have a wonderful day....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-11 20:21:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136053,274,1,18,133136,'2006-10-12 08:51:49',NULL,'','Good morning Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt was a chilly day here today in Minneapolis.  It&#39;s only 25 degrees right now.  Hope we didn&#39;t go from summer right into winter.  lol  I love the Fall...I&#39;m sure we&#39;ll have some more nice weather, but, it will be chilly for a few days.  We had some snow today but nothing that stayed with us.<br />\n<br />\nWe have been sooo busy.  We had the Estate sale at DH&#39;s parent&#39;s home last weekend, and it went pretty good.  We are finally getting the house cleared out.  Now we need to fix it up a bit and put it up for sale.<br />\n<br />\nWe are also working on replumbing our home.  The plumbers have been here for over a week, but finished today.  Yes&#33;  I have water and toilets&#33;  lol  Now we need to repair walls and ceilings that had to be opened to get at the pipes, and then clean up.<br />\n<br />\nIt sounds like a lot of you are remodeling.  Hope all goes well for everyone.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl...hope you can get your cabinets the way you want.  It&#39;s always frustrating when things go wrong and it takes longer than expected.  Hope we can see some pictures when it&#39;s finished.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...I loved your pictures&#33;  Your new kitchen is gorgeous&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...I am so glad your little grandson is doing better.  <br />\n<br />\nRobert...I&#39;m glad to hear that you are feeling better...hope you have a wonderful cruise&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria...that &quot;Tall Stacks Festival&quot; looked like fun&#33;  I would love to go on a paddleboat like the &quot;American Queen&quot; some day&#33;  Great photos&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHoward...loved your picture&#33;  lol  Did your &quot;Older than Dirt&quot; and, I am.  lol<br />\n<br />\nCheryl (Gregswife) your soup sounds yummy; I, too, love to make home made soups in the chilly weather.  I&#39;d love to see some pictures of your remodeling, too&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey, Kareen, Jackie, Gail,...and everyone going on my dream cruise...I can&#39;t believe it&#39;s only 2 weeks away.  I hope you all take lots of pictures and write a review because someday I am going to talk my DH into going on this one.  <br />\n<br />\nGail...congratulations to Paul on his retirement&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKareen...it must have been exciting meeting two former presidents&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose...will you send some of that warm Florida weather this way?  <br />\n<br />\nPrincess 1...I have considered lasik surgery, but, I always thought I wouldn&#39;t qualify...I should check it out one of these days.  All they can say is no.  Good luck with your remodeling.<br />\n<br />\nLil Rosie...that must have been embarrassing for your aunt besides not feeling too good.   lol  Don&#39;t feel bad about the &quot;Older than Dirt&quot;...I got them all.<br />\n<br />\nDonna...that peach colored paint over dark paneling sounds really different.  I bet it was beautiful.  I never realized that you could paint over paneling.  It sounds like a great idea&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita...that is so romantic&#33;  Marc always remembers the day we met and the date, and for some reason, I can never remember the date.  Maybe, because he fell for me first.  lol  I never forget our anniversary though, because I am so glad I said &quot;yes.&quot;<br />\n<br />\nI haven&#39;t been able to be here much, lately, so I&#39;m trying to catch up on things a bit.  Hope I didn&#39;t forget anyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGood luck with all the remodeling everyone&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-10-12 08:51:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136061,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-12 14:10:34',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>THURSDAY - October 12</span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies...I hope everyone is doing well this morning and has a great day planned out.  <br />\n<br />\n     We are back to the ripping paneling off task today.  Having the grandkids here a couple of days a week slows down the project some although I&#39;m sure the little guy would love to help.  We are still waiting for the contractor to &quot;come up with a price&quot;  I really can&#39;t understand what is so complicated about that but here we sit and wait.  <br />\n<br />\n     Whatever you have planned for today have a great day and try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-12 14:10:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136063,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-12 14:50:30',NULL,'','<br />\nGood Morning Crazies... <br />\n<br />\nNot a lot going on... just coasting these days.. which is fine with me...<br />\n<br />\nCheryl I agree EXCEPT when it comes to Chicken Soup... that to me will always be a same day soup...<br />\n<br />\nShari good luck with everything you have going on.... How big of house are you guys selling?? is it in Minneapolis proper?<br />\n<br />\nLasik ~~ wow ~~ I wish i could have that procedure.. but my eye doc says I dont quailify... and he is one that does them so... I guess he should know... I understand with out insurance it can run &#036;3500 an eye?? for me a small price to see clearly...<br />\n<br />\nHave a good day guys...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-12 14:50:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136073,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-12 15:21:36',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope all is well with everyone, nothing much happening today, very cloudy with temps in mid 70s.  Mary Lou, I wish you the best with your paneling job. Shari, good luck with selling the house and the plumbing work.<br />\nTake care and have a great day.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-12 15:21:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136103,2543,1,18,133136,'2006-10-12 15:43:31',NULL,'','So much to do - so little time --- besides thinking about getting ready for the cruise - we leave on the 26th - I need to finish materials for presentations at our District Sisterhood Biennial Convention Oct 20-22 as well as preparing for several events at the College the week we get back.  Oh yes then there are the 20 or so awards I need to prepare and frame.  I think I am fairly organized but sometimes it gets a bit hectic.  Oh well today is the day to get things done and cross things off the list.  So I better get started-- have a great day everyone.','momwig','momwig','2006-10-12 15:43:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136118,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-12 15:59:47',NULL,'','Good Morning Everyone &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGood Luck to all of you on your projects. We just moved into our brand new house last year so painting was all that was needed. We are just too old for that stuff anymore.<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t believe your cruises are coming up so fast you must be so excited.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl........matter of fact I talked t Jennifer yesterday to pay my balance on the cruise and make sure she had the insurance on my invoice. She emailed me my final paid in full invoice(whoo hoo) and the insurance policy. If I was you I would call her. When I call her she calls back within the hour. Don&#39;t forget she is there 11:00 to 8:00 eastern time.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone.','teacp','teacp','2006-10-12 15:59:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136172,274,1,18,133136,'2006-10-12 19:42:45',NULL,'','Good morning, everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s nice to be able to sit here in the morning again while I have my coffee.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...good luck with the paneling.  That doesn&#39;t sound like a very fun job.<br />\n<br />\nJoey...the house is very old, and it has five bedrooms and two and a half baths.  It needs a lot of work, but we want to just spruce it up a bit and sell as is.  We had the rugs pulled out, and it has good wood floors, so, we will have them done as we think that will be a plus in selling.  I&#39;m not sure of the square footage.  The rooms aren&#39;t that big, but it has a main floor, upstairs, and a large unfinished basement.  One big plus is that it is in a very favored neighborhood in St. Paul.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...thanks for the good wishes&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKareen...it sounds like you have a really busy day.  Good luck with everything.<br />\n<br />\nMaria...if we decide to move, I told hubby that it had better be a newer home.  We are getting too old for all this repair stuff, too.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-10-12 19:42:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136174,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-12 19:48:17',NULL,'','Shari sounds like a great home...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-12 19:48:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136216,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-12 21:11:00',NULL,'','Good afternoon all......nothing major going on today - just trying to get some things accomplished around the house.    Hope you all have a wonderful day...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-12 21:11:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136283,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-13 01:12:19',NULL,'','Wow sounds like everyone has been busy today.<br />\n<br />\nI spent most of the day cleaning including a top to bottom cleaning of my kitchen. Now I feel like I&#39;m getting ready for the holidays. <br />\n<br />\nWow can&#39;t believe your cruises are so close. This year is really flying. <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone had a good day and a wonderful evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-13 01:12:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136289,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-13 01:29:57',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Helo My Friends&#33; :wink: <br />\nJust wanted to say a last goodbye :wink: We are leaving early in the morning for Our drive down to Galveston,looks like we will need the jackets in the morning its going to be 47 Degrees&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> See you when we return :wink:  annie says &quot;ADIOS AMIGOS&quot;&#33; :wink:  :grin: Ill post when we return&#33; :wink: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-13 01:29:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136319,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-13 12:59:28',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>FRIDAY - October 13</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good morning Crazies.   The frost is on the pumpkins here in Pa. this morning.  It is a cool (or I should say cold) 28 right now - a very big drop from the beautiful weather we have been having so far.  The cold weather, paired with it being Friday the 13th makes me want to go back to bed and pull those covers back over my head.  <br />\n<br />\n     Our demolition is continuing - 2 walls down and 2 to go.  Our Living room looks twice as large as it did before already.  <br />\n<br />\n     Nothing special planned for this weekend so far.  Son has company in Ct. so we will wait til next weekend to go back to check on our little guy.  Hi Mom carried him into his pre-school yesterday to have his school pics taken and boy was he the hit of the class.  Now that the pain is mostly gone he is really beginning to love all this attention.  <br />\n<br />\n     What does everyone have planned for this weekend?  Whatever you do, enjoy and try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-13 12:59:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136341,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-13 14:15:52',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies...<br />\n<br />\nI am so excited for you guys MaryLou...and so sorry about the aggravation of remodeling.. I know the finished product will be well worth the effort..( just keep Telling yourself that)<br />\n<br />\nIt too is cool here on the west coast only  daytime highs in the mid to upper 60&#39;s low 70&#39;s  ...as i type this currently its..58 at 4:15am<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy the weekend... :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-13 14:15:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136350,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-13 16:09:43',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nI hope everyone is doing well today.  It is cool here too, high today will be 60.  My oldest daughter is getting married tomorrow (finally :smiley: ).  I was wondering if it would ever happen since two of my younger daughters are already married.  But she took her time and has found a really decent and sincere young man.  Her four sisters really pitched in and got everything organized, so I did not have much to do at all.  Rehearsals are today at 5pm, so I will be leaving work early.<br />\nMary Lou, hang in there, it will be over soon and you will love the results.<br />\nHave a great weekend everyone.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-13 16:09:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136361,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-13 16:48:39',NULL,'','Good Morning All..............a very fall day today in Ohio.....we live across the street from a lake and this is our sign of fall<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/teacp/10132006deer001.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/teacp/10132006deer002.jpg&quot; /&gt;','teacp','teacp','2006-10-13 16:48:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136367,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-13 17:00:26',NULL,'','Hi Maria you just made me smile...... I remembered my yesterday&#39;s<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nGreat pictures thanks for sharing&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-13 17:00:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136397,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-13 17:40:01',NULL,'','thanks for sharing those pictures.  I am in NH and see dear all the time...I saw the prettiest doe the other evening...<br />\n<br />\nI was up early to hit the gym with my oldest daughter...we got there by 5:30...YAWN&#33;<br />\n<br />\nToday is a pretty quiet day...lots of paperwork...and my littlest daughter wants to make cupcakes with Halloween sprinkles....sooooo, I will be doing that (although it will be very hard to not lick the bowl...I am determined to drop to a size 4/6 by January...I am currently an 8)<br />\n<br />\nI am forming a group for the Crown Princess for April 26, 2008...I won&#39;t book myself until I am on the Star in January for the extra perks of booking onboard...lol.<br />\n<br />\nHappy Friday....','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-13 17:40:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136401,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-13 17:55:37',NULL,'','princess whats the Itinerary?','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-13 17:55:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136408,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-13 18:11:52',NULL,'','Joey don&#39;t forget to keep summer of 2008 in mind for that Alaska cruise.','teacp','teacp','2006-10-13 18:11:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136409,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-13 18:20:50',NULL,'','Joey,<br />\n<br />\nIt is out of San Juan (so it will deter alot of people I am afraid) but it goes to St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Grenada, Bonaire, Aruba, Sea, San Juan.<br />\n<br />\nI like a port intensive cruise...lol.<br />\n<br />\nI was thinking of Alaska for the summer too...LOL...','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-13 18:20:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136411,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-13 18:21:56',NULL,'','don&#39;t fret Maria... we are a go&#33; My God willing','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-13 18:21:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136432,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-13 19:03:22',NULL,'','same here Joey','teacp','teacp','2006-10-13 19:03:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136557,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-14 13:43:31',NULL,'','SATURDAY - October 14<br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies - how is everyone doing this morning?  It&#39;s another cold morning here in Pa - guess we better get used to it.  It is 6:30 and only 27 out. Brrrr<br />\n<br />\n     I am very far behind in my decorating for Halloween so that is my project for the day today.  Halloween is a really big deal around here and is celebrated the Sunday before the holiday - this year on the 29th.  Each &quot;zone&quot; in our town is given a 2 hour time span and during that time the streets are closed to all but emergency traffic and the kids have a ball.  Police patrol the area in costume on bicycles - people hook up hay carts to the riding lawn mowers and the streets are full of kids.  People sit outside on lawn chairs and give out their goodies. Last year son-in-law lost count after 200 kids.  Then on Halloween all will be quiet here.<br />\n<br />\n     What does everyone have planned for the weekend?  Whatever you do try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-14 13:43:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136558,2720,1,18,133136,'2006-10-14 14:20:39',NULL,'','Good Morning from NH&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt looks like a killing frost came our way last night- it is getting light enough to see&#33;  The floors are so chilly I have to tuck my feet up on the chair legs so they stay off the hardwood lol&#33;  It is almost time to dig out my slippers&#33;  We are taking the kids to a UNH football game today- I think my son will be enthusiastic- not sure about my 13yo&#33;  She&#39;s been hit or miss lately&#33;  Hubby has a week off- and a whole weekend off&#33;  Of course, my school bag and laundry hampers are FULL&#33;<br />\n<br />\nEveryone have a terrific weekend&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSTephanie','cruisefreak','cruisefreak','2006-10-14 14:20:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136561,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-14 15:27:18',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies..<br />\n<br />\nHi, MaryLou sounds like a fun time.... I remember zone Halloween parties… back in WV we did them by townships though..<br />\n<br />\nHi, Stephanie…. Find those slippers&#33;&#33; Have fun at the game today… talking about hit and miss  teenage girls…. Miss C. (GottaCruz) and you will be able to compare notes.. she too is going thru growing pains with DD<br />\n<br />\nI will be in front of the TV today as WVU plays Syracuse… Pittsburg looked strong last night… David has a meeting of the HOA ..( I hope he doesn’t run for the board again),<br />\n<br />\nThat’s our world..<br />\n<br />\nMake it a good one&#33;<br />\n','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-14 15:27:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136564,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-14 16:15:37',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies..........<br />\n<br />\nWe are also all decorated for Halloween and ready to go. We do it by townships here also and it is on Halloween from 6 to 8......it is amazing as you don&#39;t see one person before six or one person after 8. We ran out of candy last year so I want to make sure I get more to keep on hand. Hundreds of kids in this area....I don&#39;t know where they come from as we live in the country but they come and keep coming and keep coming lol.....of course Ken always dresses up and scares all the little ones.....We live in a cul-de-sac and the house next to me has a bonfire in his backyard and we grill out on halloween night and have a ball.<br />\n<br />\nJoey I am on the board of our HOA and it is a bear sometimes..........a thankless job but I enjoy it. We are just going over the 2007 budget............ugh','teacp','teacp','2006-10-14 16:15:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136574,1862,1,18,133136,'2006-10-14 16:33:12',NULL,'','  Goodmorning everyone...<br />\n<br />\n  I hope everyone is doing good....Today is not As hectic as the last few Saturdays have been (thank the lord) we are just going to get the boys haircuts I have to do shopping and Start to pack for cruise...Tonight we are going to our friends for dinner (havent seen them in a year) so that will be a nice treat....Sunday we have a guest speaker at church and lunch on the grounds so maybe Sunday evening we can relax a little..<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n   I cant believe I only have 2 weeks til my cruise...I have been excited the whole time..but work has been Very busy this week so I havent even had time to think about my upcoming cruise... <br />\n<br />\n<br />\n   I really need some ideas for a costume...please suggestions are appreciated..I really do not want to have to pack alot of stuff..but I do want to dress up...Any ideas??/','lilrosie','lilrosie','2006-10-14 16:33:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136623,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-14 20:21:17',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Nothing big on the agenda for today.  Going out to lunch and run errands and then will come home and work on my dining room put back together.  I cannot stand it anymore.  All of the china, crystal and silver is spread out on the couches in the formal living room as the hutch had to be emptied to be moved.  Also, all the new stuff I bought for the dining room walls is stacked up in the living room.  Even though they will have to come down when Greg goes to hang the molding, I did hang the new curtain rod and curtains the other day.  I am also going to work on getting pics of one of my dogs because I want to enter her photo for consideration in the 2007 Maltese calendar.  I can never get her to sit still long enough to take a photo so they are usually blurry as she bolts as soon as I let go of her.  Well, hope you all have a wonderful day.....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-14 20:21:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136770,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-15 12:41:31',NULL,'','OCTOBER 15th<br />\n<br />\nGood morning crazies.  Everyone must have been busy yesterday.  I noticed I was the last one that posted and that was from yesterday morning.  I have 2 &quot;best friends&quot; - one lives in Texas (our cruising buddies) and the other lives in Buffalo.  I finally got to talk to my NY friend and they are &quot;weathering&quot; the storm.  She said they have had no power since Thursday and that, as the snow is melting, they are having problems with the basement flooding because the sump pump is not working.  Her husband is a police officer there, and she said this evening, another officer finally brought a generator by, which they are sharing with 3 of their neighbors.  They have to conserve the power, so they only run the generator to keep the sump pumps going, as for the past 2 days, they have been taking turns bailing every 30 minutes.  Also using it to keep their refrigerators running.  The only heat they have is from the fireplace.  She said she was driving home from work the night it hit and was having to drive in people&#39;s yards to avoid the falling trees and power lines.  I do not drive at all in snow or ice, so I would have totally freaked.  Well, think I am going to have to call it a night and go up to bed.  By the time I get up, your day will probably be well under way, so make it a good one&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-15 12:41:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136771,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-15 13:19:24',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>SUNDAY - October 15</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies...I hope everyone is doing well this AM and enjoying a great weekend.  <br />\n<br />\n      My holiday decorating is finished, as much as I can do.  With the Living Room torn apart it cuts down a lot on the decorating and I must say our large picture window looks awfully bare - but it will have to do.  Today I will concentrate on the outside of the house.  <br />\n<br />\n     Cheryl - I certainly am not looking forward to the weather you friend in Buffalo is having.  I also do not drive in the snow &amp; Ice so I will have to find lots of things to amuse myself with once winter really sets in here.  That usually involves a lot of extra work for Jim to do.  LOL  <br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great day - try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-15 13:19:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136813,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-15 15:50:49',NULL,'','Good morning everyone,<br />\n<br />\nI have to admit, that it is nice to see that I am not the only one who does lots of renovating around the house.  We moved into this house in August of 04...it was built in 1976, and the decor was that period...I refused to move in unless the scrambled egg and burnt orange carpets were torn up first, lol....the dining room had this wallpaper that was mustard yellow, avocado green and colonial blue all in a very very busy 1776-1976 colonial theme...needless to say...I pulled it off the second day we were here...lol...<br />\nWe have done alot of work...I put in parquet floors in the living room and painted it a forest green...this room is actually done.  The kitchen had carpet in it...that too was torn up and a thin layer of subfloor was put over the old linoleum...that was found under the carpet&#33;  I put in new vinyl flooring....for now...the cabinets were dark dark brown wood stain...I painted them white...did a chair rail...wall paper on the bottom paint on the top...which coordinates with the dining room that I just finished last week...lol...wainscotting, chair rail...white...wallpaper light yellow, blue and white a touch of green, and the trim in the room and windows is all white...very country.  The kids rooms had the carpet torn up and fresh paint on the walls....I still want to do more to their rooms...all the crown molding and trim and doors and closet doors were stained, which looks awful...so I am in the process of painting all this stuff white&#33;  The family room is next...paneling&#33;  I am priming it then deciding on a color...lol...white trim though....the fireplace is all granite and is HUGE...I am leaving that natural...I like that the way it is....<br />\nPHEW....<br />\n<br />\nI have alot of work today...marketing paperwork, etc.  Either work on the kids bathroom or the family room...or both...lol...I have laundry calling me as always....<br />\n<br />\nThe sad thing...there is no Patriots football on...darn&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave an awesome day everyone&#33;','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-15 15:50:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136818,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-15 16:05:28',NULL,'','Good Morning Guys....<br />\n<br />\nPrincess I have often thought about the trmodeling remodeling ....<br />\n I guess it is really funny ...<br />\n<br />\nJust like in the 70&#39;s  when the: <br />\n <br />\n<br />\nthat were fashionible .. and then in 2004 you say ..&quot;what were they thinking&quot;... <br />\n<br />\nImagine they will say the same thing about your great remodel... 30 years from now...<br />\n<br />\nI guess It is all about cycles... But I must admidt not a lot of good fashion / style came from the 70&quot;s ... platform shoes anyone? :grin: <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHope all has a great Day&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-15 16:05:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136909,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-16 02:52:54',NULL,'','Hi all.  Finally am sitting down to take a break, as the Broncos game comes on shortly.  Even though I wrote at around 3:40 this morning that I was finally going to bed, I ended up piddling around and didn&#39;t make it there until around 5:00.  I got up around 10:00 and we went out to lunch, then came home and spent the whole afternoon putting up the chair rail and the crown molding in the dining room.  Finally, that is all done, so Greg&#39;s part is finished.  I have to countersink the nails, spackle over them, then sand and paint the trim and then pull the room together.  You can tell which nails I put in...even though we were using a pnuematic nailer, mine don&#39;t go in quite flush.  I think it is because Greg has more strength to push the head of the nail gun up against the wood and hold it.  I got my china all packed up, as I am not using it in my newly remodeled dining room - did not go with the new tuscan theme so I bought all new dinnerware.  I was going to give my china to my d-i-l but decided to keep it in case we ever had a &quot;formal&quot; dinner.  Luckily, I had not asked her yet if she wanted it.   Joey, I am sure you are right - I look at my dining room and think how great it looks and how gorgeous it will be when it is completely finished, but I am sure that someday in the future, a new owner or potential owner will question my sanity&#33;&#33;&#33;  Well, It is almost time for the game to start, which means it is time for me to carry on the tradition of calling Pizza Hut and ordering dinner.  Hope you all have a wonderful evening...hopefully my team will win.  The Broncos have only lost 1 game this season and they are playing the Raiders who haven&#39;t won a single game - imagine how embarassing it will be for them if the worst team in the league kicks their butts.  However, they do have a tendency to get overly confident and then blow it&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-16 02:52:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136933,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-16 03:27:15',NULL,'','Maria .. whats up with our &lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/nfl/teams/1/80x60/cin_2.gif&quot; /&gt; ?????','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-16 03:27:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136990,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-16 13:18:48',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>MONDAY - October 16</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies....Another week has started and we are still in the demolition phase of our living room but getting there slowly but surely.  We still haven&#39;t heard back from our contractor so today we will hunt him down and see what the story is.  <br />\n<br />\n     We had a beautiful fall weekend here - I just love this time of year.  It is cold (28 right now) in the morning but warms up beautifully in the afternoon.<br />\n<br />\n     What does everyone have planned for this week?  Grandson goes to the Dr. on Wednesday and if the leg is healing on schedule they will take off the full leg cast and recast his leg below the knee which should make it much easier for him to get around.  As it is now I think the cast weighs more than he does.  <br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great day - try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-16 13:18:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(136991,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-16 13:53:48',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Mary Lou, looks like we are the early birds here - except you are probably up for the day and I haven&#39;t been to bed yet.  Think that when I go to the grocery store, I will get some Tylenol P.M and see if it helps.  I certainly don&#39;t want to get dependant on something like that but do need to get on a regular schedule.  My son takes it sometimes and says it really knocks him out.  I have a very hard time going to sleep and when I do finally drift off, I only sleep about 4 hrs.  Hubby can nod off in a matter of minutes - literally - we can be laying in bed and talking and he will say something, and within 30 seconds of him finishing a sentence, he is snoring.  I am envious of that&#33;&#33;&#33;  I do wish there was better TV on late at night (or early in the morning)...my favorite channels to watch are HGTV and FoodNetwork, and both go into &quot;Paid Programming&quot; during these hours.   Well, think I will go throw a load of clothes in the washer and then see if I can go to sleep for a while.  Hope you all have a great Monday....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-16 13:53:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137024,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-16 15:13:49',NULL,'','Cheryl.....you are so right.   I am up and ready to face a new day.  I hope you can get some sleep.  DD occasionally uses the Tylenol PM and they help her but they did not work for me.  Hope you have better luck.  <br />\n<br />\nI have absolutely no problem falling asleep - my problem is staying that way.  After 2 or 3 hours I play the &quot;Hour&quot; game where I wake up for part of every single hour all night til I finally give up and get up around 5AM.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-16 15:13:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137027,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-16 15:39:35',NULL,'','<br />\nI am that way too... ( but my wakeups every hour are due to bladder functions.....(too much inforation I know)..shame huh..<br />\n<br />\nAs far as Tylenol PM if I take that it knocks me out for too many hours i lose like a day and a half..<br />\n<br />\nHope you find a solution Cheryl..<br />\n<br />\nNot much going on here in CA .. Finishing touches for our cruise, we leave in ten days :grin:<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a terrific day….. smile if you can…','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-16 15:39:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137078,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-16 18:02:34',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies...lol, nice to call someone that and it is a good thing lol...<br />\n<br />\nI finished up some fundraiser paperwork and got it into the mail...yay for me.<br />\n<br />\nYesterday, I finished with the first coat of primer in the family room...took longer than expected...today I am going to put a second coat onto the trim areas at least.<br />\n<br />\nOur microwave died yesterday...these things don&#39;t last nearly what they did years ago...mine was only 2 years old&#33;  So hubby and I are off to get another...<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your day all.....','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-16 18:02:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137091,2720,1,18,133136,'2006-10-16 18:39:22',NULL,'','Another week of school.  I let the kids sleep in today (6:30)as we were up late last night&#33;  Unfortuanately, my sister&#39;s heat wasn&#39;t working this AM and she called my hubby to come and fix it (day 1 of vacation&#33;) so he was off to fix it at that wonderful hour&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nIt is beautiful fall weather here&#33;  Not many plans- volleyball games and practices for my daughter and baseball practice and last game Saturday for my son.<br />\n<br />\nStephanie','cruisefreak','cruisefreak','2006-10-16 18:39:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137093,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-16 18:53:06',NULL,'','<br />\n Very Nice Princess...<br />\n<br />\nAlaska 08 wanna join teacp and us?','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-16 18:53:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137129,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-16 21:22:02',NULL,'','Joey the Bengals should definitely be ashamed of themselves this week......Carson Palmer needs a butt kicking','teacp','teacp','2006-10-16 21:22:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137130,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-16 21:30:14',NULL,'','Good afternoon all.  I just got up - when Greg came downstairs at 8:00 to leave for the office, I was still sitting here in my chair, watching the news.  Finally around 9:00, I laid down on the couch and slept for 3 hrs.  I didn&#39;t go upstairs to bed because I was afraid if I got too comfortable I would sleep all day.  I am off as soon as I get myself moving to get some Tylenol PM...Joey, right now, a day and a half of sleep sounds wonderful&#33;&#33;&#33;  Princess, you are so right about the microwaves.  My husband installed an over the stove one 3 yrs. ago, and it lasted 2 yrs.  Last year, he bought a better one and installed it and it went out after about 9 months, but luckily was still under warranty so GE sent someone to the house to repair it.  We got our first microwave about 25 yrs. ago, It was a big old Litton, and it is in the basement now and still works&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-16 21:30:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137156,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-16 22:55:53',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nNo doubt exhaustetion is tiring<br />\n :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-16 22:55:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137161,2542,1,18,133136,'2006-10-17 00:19:25',NULL,'','Take that Tylenol PM girl, there&#39;s nothing worse than not being able to sleep.  I take it periodically, I also take Ambien once in a while, especially on a long flight.','zebra','zebra','2006-10-17 00:19:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137285,274,1,18,133136,'2006-10-17 09:57:46',NULL,'','Good Morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt has been pretty chilly here in MN.  I hope we get some &quot;Fall&quot; back before winter sets in.  It sounds like everyone is still busy with their remodeling.  Good luck to all.  We have our house replumbed...now we have to fix the walls and ceilings that were torn apart to get to the plumbing.  That will start tomorrow or Wednesday.  <br />\n<br />\nWe may have sold Marc&#39;s parent&#39;s home.  Yea&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  The offer is a bit less than what we wanted, but it will be &quot;as is&quot; and we won&#39;t have to &quot;fix it up&quot; so that is worth a lot to us after all the other work that we did just emptying out the house and the estate sale and some fix up.  Taking my mom to the doctor today.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-10-17 09:57:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137291,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-17 12:34:04',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>TUESDAY - October 17</span><br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies, how is everyone today?  We are having a very rainy day here in Pa.  so I will have to find &quot;in house&quot; jobs to amuse myself with.  <br />\n<br />\nStill no word from our contractor - I am getting so frustrated waiting.  I wish they would just say they don&#39;t want the job rather than stringing us along like this.  <br />\n<br />\nNothing else going on here.  Hope you all have a great day and try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-17 12:34:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137301,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-17 14:39:16',NULL,'','Good morning,<br />\n<br />\nContractors are a pain in the butt, lol...been there done that...good luck.<br />\n<br />\nJoey...hmmm, Alaska in 08...Summer?  Maybe...let me know what you are planning.  I can try to fit it into the schedule...lol.<br />\n<br />\nWe bought our new microwave...got one that has a grill feature (no more soggy pizza, lol)<br />\nAlso bought a sewing machine on closeout...Mine is almost 20 yrs old and still works but....it is rough, lol.  The one I bought yesterday does embroidery, so in my spare time I can learn to do that...ha ha ha :grin: <br />\nBut it is simple as far as the regular sewing machine function...<br />\n<br />\nI never did paint yesterday...so I will hopefully tackle that today...<br />\n<br />\nHave a great Tuesday....<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-17 14:39:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137307,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-17 15:15:21',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies.... 9 days and Counting till we leave .... 12 days before we sail... and a heck of a long time till i quit smiling :grin: <br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nI hate that...we were lucky our contractor always stayed in contact with us..<br />\n<br />\nGood luck  :kiss: <br />\n<br />\n[quote name=\'PrincessOne Posted on Oct 17 2006\' date=\' 04:39 AM \'] Joey...hmmm, Alaska in 08...Summer? Maybe...let me know what you are planning. I can try to fit it into the schedule...lol.[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nIt would be cool ..Maria (teacp) is really the head of this adventure.. and we will be  tagging along with her ... but it really should be exciting if we can all agree on a length and line to do this on.... :grin: <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your day&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-17 15:15:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137324,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-17 16:10:15',NULL,'','[quote name=\'JoeyandDavid\' date=\'Oct 17 2006, 07:15 AM\'] Good morning Crazies.... 9 days and Counting till we leave .... 12 days before we sail... and a heck of a long time till i quit smiling :grin: <br />\n<br />\n[quote name=\'cruisetarp Posted on Oct 17 2006\' date=\' 02:34 AM\'] Still no word from our contractor - I am getting so frustrated waiting.[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nI hate that...we were lucky our contractor always stayed in contact with us..<br />\n<br />\nGood luck  :kiss: <br />\n<br />\n[quote name=\'PrincessOne Posted on Oct 17 2006\' date=\' 04:39 AM \'] Joey...hmmm, Alaska in 08...Summer? Maybe...let me know what you are planning. I can try to fit it into the schedule...lol.[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nIt would be cool ..Maria (teacp) is really the head of this adventure.. and we will be  tagging along with her ... but it really should be exciting if we can all agree on a length and line to do this on.... :grin: <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your day&#33; [/quote]<br />\n I would prefer Princess....<br />\n<br />\nBut don&#39;t go by me....','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-17 16:10:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137328,2542,1,18,133136,'2006-10-17 16:33:48',NULL,'','Good Morning everyone.... another beautiful day here in Tampa.<br />\nNothing much happening other than getting things in order for our Med cruise, we have discovered that as long as all the details are done before hand (clothes to Cleaners, Bills Paid, organise ride to airport, etc etc) then we just pack our bags the day before we leave, this seems to work much better for us. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, please tell me that the Tylenol PM worked for you &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;    :grin:  I was thinking about you at 3 am this morning whilst I was lying in bed wide awake  :rolleyes:','zebra','zebra','2006-10-17 16:33:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137370,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-17 18:16:05',NULL,'','Joey and others interested in Alaska 2008............I am all for Princess. Maybe we should decide on a length and then start hunting around for prices and compare prices. Maybe we can meet in the chat room one evening to discuss the details.','teacp','teacp','2006-10-17 18:16:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137382,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-17 18:39:33',NULL,'','princess can work for us as well.<br />\n(the one Carnival Company we arent boycotting)<br />\n<br />\nMaria you name the day  and time and we will meet in chat.. what do you think about an extended voyage 10+ nights<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;edited to add&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] do you figure the (April May June) Itineraries should be out by January 07?','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-17 18:39:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137397,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-17 19:16:35',NULL,'','Late start this morning in Central Florida. I woke with one of my awful migranes but I&#39;m feeling much better after I took my meds. I really hate to start my day that way.<br />\n<br />\nI hate contractor&#39;s.......they seem to always lie and never show up or do what they say they will. Hang in there.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy the new sewing machine PrincessOne. I love to sew but don&#39;t do much of it anymore except for pillows and curtains. <br />\n<br />\nWhatever you all do have a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-17 19:16:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137401,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-17 19:22:00',NULL,'','Joey the 10+ for us depends on the price...............but sounds great........how about Wednesday night @10:00 which would make it 7 for you for the chat? I just think it is easier to go there then to post back and forth.........Do you have a TA that you deal with because we have only sailed Carnival and work with a VTP there.','teacp','teacp','2006-10-17 19:22:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137412,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-17 19:38:44',NULL,'','<br />\n we will talk... If all is agreed i would like to suggest JohnG  for one he is always here to help and advise.. i think we need to support a good crazie when we can  but thats just a suggestion...  we can talk further tommorrow evening','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-17 19:38:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137417,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-17 20:00:16',NULL,'','Good morning all.  I ended up never going to the store yesterday as I found some Sominex in the medicine cabinet and decided to try it instead.  I took it at 9:00 last night and then went and laid in the jacuzzi for about a half hour to relax myself.  Then I got into bed to watch my taped soaps.  I was asleep by 11:00 and got up at 10:30 this morning, so got a lot of sleep.  I woke up several times to go to the restroom and also a few times when Greg was up getting ready for work but fell back asleep right away, whereas it normally takes me quite some time to go back to sleep.  I am going to have to go to the store today as it is supposed to start snowing this evening so I won&#39;t be going out for a few days, so I will pick up some Tylenol PM while I am there.  Jackie, sounds like maybe you should have taken some last night.   Well, think I will get dressed and go brave the cold and rain.  Have a wonderful day, crazies.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-17 20:00:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137422,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-17 20:09:40',NULL,'','<br />\n glad you got some rest Cheryl&#33; :wink:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-17 20:09:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137499,2542,1,18,133136,'2006-10-18 01:30:27',NULL,'','So glad you got a good nights&#39; sleep.  Hopefully you&#39;ll have more nights of the same.   Ooooooh snow - can&#39;t imagine, we&#39;re still in the high 80&#39;s here.<br />\n<br />\nI forgot to mention to everyone - when we got onto our cruise all the dizzyness went - how strange is that?','zebra','zebra','2006-10-18 01:30:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137516,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-18 02:05:00',NULL,'','Okay Joey see you in the chat room at 10 Wednesday evening. Any one who is interested in a 2008 Alaska cruise is also welcome to join us.','teacp','teacp','2006-10-18 02:05:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137571,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-18 05:30:14',NULL,'','Zebra, maybe that is an indication that you should live on a cruise ship.  I did go to the store earlier today and bought some Tylenol PM but think I will take the Sominex again tonight as it worked so well last night.  Believe me, I would trade our snow for your 80 degree weather anyday.  It was snowing by the time I left for the store but as it is fairly close, I decided to brave it.  It wasn&#39;t sticking to the roads yet but everthing is white now.  Luckily, there is still enough traffic on the street that it isn&#39;t sticking to the roads, but they are getting quite slushy now and I am sure they will freeze over shortly.  I stepped outside to take this pic of our house and I like the way the snow falling seemed to glisten.  Aahhh yes Jackie, 80 degrees sounds quite wonderful.....<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/cherylfuller/houseinsnow10-17-06.jpg&quot; /&gt;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-18 05:30:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137573,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-18 05:32:10',NULL,'','<br />\n omgosh a nice snow storm and i sleep like i was 8 :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-18 05:32:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137601,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-18 13:16:23',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>WEDNESDAY - October 18</span><br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies - hope everyone has a great day today.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - how is the snow in your area?  Thanks for the photo - can&#39;t say I am looking forward to seeing that around here.  <br />\n<br />\nFinally heard from the contractor who gave us the most ridiculous price imaginable so the hunt is on again for another one.  We have an appointment with one at 5PM today - let us see if he even shows up.  <br />\n<br />\nGrandkids are on the way over so I need to run.  Will check back later on.  Try and stay happy today.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-18 13:16:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137609,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-18 14:45:55',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies.... <br />\n<br />\n8 days and Counting.... :grin: <br />\n<br />\nMarylou good luck finding that right contractor it is never easy....I am still amazed at where some of these guys come up with prices.....<br />\n<br />\nTry and smile....','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-18 14:45:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137637,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-18 15:29:37',NULL,'','Good Wednesday morning,<br />\n<br />\nHeading littlest dd to preschool and I go to the gym and tanning....<br />\n<br />\nNot much going on here...other than going crazy with DSL trouble&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day...be back later....<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-18 15:29:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137640,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-18 15:36:57',NULL,'','Good Morning and have a great day everyone.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-18 15:36:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137734,2542,1,18,133136,'2006-10-18 19:58:57',NULL,'','O Cheryl that picture of your home with all that snow - how beautiful&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  We are never satisfied are we - the grass is always greener on the other side - oh well - hopefully we&#39;ll get to see enough snow whilst we are RV&#39;ing that it&#39;ll satify my longing.  Just not too long though - I do prefer the warmer weather.<br />\n<br />\nHope you all enjoy your planned Alaska 2008 cruise - my absolute favorite destination..... we&#39;ll we there for the whole of the 2007 summer...can&#39;t wait&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2006-10-18 19:58:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137742,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-18 20:08:38',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Today will definitely be one of those &quot;stuck in the house&quot; days.  Since I do not drive in ice or snow, I said yes when my son called the other day and asked if he could borrow my Durango to help move some stuff for his girlfriend.  He came and got it last night and left his jeep here.  It looks so pretty out, the sun is shining and is reflecting off the snow.  Guess some of it is melting because I keep hearing chunks of ice fall off the house.  Well, guess I will run for now - hope you all have a great &quot;hump&quot; day....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-18 20:08:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137877,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-18 23:18:28',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Been running around a lot today. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, thanks for the snow picture. Glad to hear you got some sleep.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou good luck with the contractor&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Yuck, I hate having to deal with them.<br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone had a good day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-18 23:18:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137887,2720,1,18,133136,'2006-10-18 23:42:42',NULL,'','I&#39;m off to home after a busy and productive day at school&#33;  Hmmm...what&#39;s for dinner?&#33;<br />\n<br />\nStephanie :wink:','cruisefreak','cruisefreak','2006-10-18 23:42:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(137890,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-18 23:45:40',NULL,'','we are doing hambuglars','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-18 23:45:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138037,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-19 13:09:29',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>THURSDAY - October 19</span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.   It looks like another beautiful day here in Pa. <br />\n<br />\n    I THINK we have found a contractor for our living room.  He supposedly will be here on either Tuesday or Wednesday to rip everything apart.  All of the paneling is down but the sheetrock was in such bad shape (the paneling was glued as well as nailed) he said it would be better to rip it all out and start fresh than to start patching it.  So I will eventually have a brand new living room and he PROMISED he would be done well before the end of the month.  We shall see.    In the meantime I guess I will just have to get used to living with the mess.   <br />\n<br />\n     What does everyone have planned for today?  Whatever you are doing try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-19 13:09:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138041,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-19 14:06:41',NULL,'','Good morning,<br />\n<br />\nCongrats and good luck Mary Lou....I hope all goes more smoothly for you ...<br />\n<br />\nI have one sick child who insisted on going to school if only for a few hours...I sent a note with her, giving her permission to come home early...if need be...she drives...so hopefully all will be okay....as...<br />\n<br />\nI am going to Boston today for a seminar...onboard the Star Princess...lol...I am really looking forward to it, as I am sailing on her in January.<br />\n<br />\nI may just have to make a stop at the Christmas Tree shop too...LOL...<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone....<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-19 14:06:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138055,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-19 14:30:02',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies..<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou... Fingers are crossed for you&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nPrincess I hope it works out&#33;&#33; Enjoy your seminar...onboard the Star Princess <br />\n<br />\nIts nice when you get to look around before you sail... we were able to do it with the Summit that we will be sailing in January 08.. its so cool.. and it sure as heck beats lunch at Mickie D&#39;s Have fun D..<br />\n<br />\nMake it your day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-19 14:30:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138056,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-19 14:34:38',NULL,'','Good Luck Marylou...................Too bad you are still not on Staten Island my BIL is one of the best on the island .................many years in business and great reputation................<br />\n<br />\nNot much going on here today........just a trip to Curves and to the butcher..........my grandaughter asked for pot roast for Sunday dinner.<br />\nI always let the kids pick what they want me to cook.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone and maybe we can get together in the chat room tonight?<br />\n<br />\nI was thinking Joey if that doesn&#39;t work out maybe I could just give you my phone number(if you have unlimited long distance, I do) and we can talk on the phone to make it easier.','teacp','teacp','2006-10-19 14:34:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138058,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-19 14:40:41',NULL,'','you know I do...... Sprint Wireless gives us free LD every night after 7 until 7 the next morning  and all weekend long..<br />\nsend me a message with ...............when what and where ....','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-19 14:40:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138222,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-19 19:46:46',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Not much happening today here in FL. It&#39;s HOT again and I&#39;m ready for some fall&#33; Doing some of those odds and ends you always put off today, I&#39;m determined to get the small stuff done so I can enjoy the weekend.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou good luck with the contractor, remember the mess will be worth it when it&#39;s over.<br />\n<br />\nPrincess have a great time at the seminar on the Star. It&#39;s amazing your child wanted to go to school......they must be doing something right.<br />\n<br />\nOff to do a few things, hope you all have a marvelous day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-19 19:46:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138264,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-19 21:11:02',NULL,'','Good afternoon all.  Just going to the post office and to pick up my new glasses today.  I had to get the progressive bifocals this time so not sure if I will be able to adjust to them.  Greg has them and he has to take them off to read - said he was never able to get used to them.  I hardly ever wear glasses, I usually put my contacts in as soon as I am awake enough to do so.   We are warming up, it is now 52 degrees, but guess we shouldn&#39;t get too used to it as it is supposed to snow Saturday and Sunday.  I am meeting my friends in Boulder for lunch tomorrow.  We don&#39;t get together as much in the wintertime because I am a big wuss and won&#39;t drive in bad weather.  They all laugh at me and say that since I have 4 wheel drive in my Durango, I shouldn&#39;t have any trouble.  I tell them that 4 wheel drive might help me get going but it isn&#39;t going to do anything when it comes to stopping and that is the problem.  Well,  off to go get my new &quot;eyes&quot;.  Have a great day, friends....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-19 21:11:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138266,274,1,18,133136,'2006-10-19 21:14:54',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s only 34 degrees here in the suburbs of Minneapolis.  Sure hope it warms up a bit.  It looks like we may have to wait till Monday to have the ceilings sprayed.  Another weekend with the downstairs all torn up.  Yikes&#33;  I can&#39;t wait to get everything back in order.<br />\n<br />\nJust found out I&#39;m going to have another grandchild.  Our youngest daughter is going to have her second child in June.  That will make 10 grandchildren.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl...glad you finally got some rest.  I have trouble with sleeping some times, too.  Love your picture of your home with the snow.  It looks like you have a beautiful home.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...so glad you got a contracter.  We have been having our share of problems, too.  It always takes a lot longer than they tell you it will, too.<br />\n<br />\nPrincess...hope your daughter is OK.  That was brave of her to go to school not feeling well.  Enjoy your seminar on the Star Princess.  What a great place to have a seminar.  <br />\n<br />\nRose...I&#39;m glad you got rid of that migraine.  I get them once in awhile, too&#33;  No fun&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria and Joey...I would love to go on the Alaskan cruise, but, I haven&#39;t been able to talk my DH into going to Alaska, yet.  He always says he wants to go someplace warm since we have enough cold weather here in MN.  lol<br />\n<br />\nJackie...there must be something in the ocean air that makes us feel better.  I usually feel better on a cruise, too.  I have fibromyalgia and other problems, and, I wonder sometimes if I&#39;ll make the cruise, and then I usually feel pretty good when I get out to sea.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes and Princess...I&#39;m glad to be joining in in welcoming people with you.  When one of us can&#39;t be on or gets busy, the others can watch for newcomers.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey, hope you don&#39;t mind.  This will give you more time to enjoy talking, and also getting ready for your cruises.  You have been working so hard.<br />\n<br />\nStephanie...have a great day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, Cruise Crazies&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-10-19 21:14:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138272,274,1,18,133136,'2006-10-19 21:29:29',NULL,'','Cheryl...<br />\n<br />\nGood luck with the progressive lenses.  I have always worn them (ever since I couldn&#39;t wear my contacts anymore) and after age 40, lol, and they are wonderful.  If they are made right they should work out really good.  I, actually, tried the regular bifocals and couldn&#39;t get used to them.  I love the progressive lenses.  If they aren&#39;t right, be sure to take them back until they make them right.  Good luck&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-10-19 21:29:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138304,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-20 00:37:26',NULL,'','Shari, congrats to you on the new grandbaby.  I will admit that I am envious.  We only have the one grandchild and I want tons more.  My daughter in law has lost 2 babies, the last being last Mother&#39;s day, and she has decided that she cannot go thru that again and is trying to get my son to get a vasectomy.  My younger son is in a &quot;serious, commited relationship&quot; (think he is close to getting engaged) but says he doesn&#39;t know if he wants kids, but I know that she does so hopefully she will change his mind.  I can only imagine how much fun it is to have them all together at one time&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-20 00:37:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138307,1823,1,18,133136,'2006-10-20 00:52:20',NULL,'','I have the progressive bifocals too, and they are great when you&#39;re in a store and want to read a label, etc.  However, I also got a separate pair for reading only, because I just can&#39;t use my progressives when I&#39;m reading a book or on the computer.  Good luck with getting used to them...give them a chance, but keep in mind you may want a separate pair for reading only.','Suzila','Suzila','2006-10-20 00:52:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138308,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-20 00:55:03',NULL,'','Just got back from Target bout 4 TSA locks and Tony Bennets new CD &quot;Duets an American Classic&quot;    It is awesome :grin: &#33;&#33;&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-20 00:55:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138352,1862,1,18,133136,'2006-10-20 04:16:40',NULL,'','Hi everyone.....how are you all??? I am going crazy trying to get everything done for our school FTE Audit  ( we have a big one every 3 years and our school was lucky this year and got selected :rolleyes: ) I just keep counting down the days 8 now and telling myself I will very soon be on a Cruise...I will soon be on our cruise..lol...Tomorrow Friday is my sons 12th birthday..its amazing how fast it has gone...we are giving him a birthday party Sat night...and then I will finally start to pack ...I am soo ready to go...hope you all have a great day... :smiley:','lilrosie','lilrosie','2006-10-20 04:16:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138364,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-20 04:34:11',NULL,'','Good to see you Tonia glad you made it by today :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-20 04:34:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138420,274,1,18,133136,'2006-10-20 07:26:38',NULL,'','Thanks for the congratulations, Cheryl&#33;  Eight of the grandchildren are step-grandchildren, but, I love them all so much.  Yes, it is definitely quite a houseful when they&#39;re all here.  Kind of noisy, too&#33;  lol<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorry to hear that your daughter-in-law lost two babies.  I know how hard that must have been for her, but, maybe, if she could try one more time.  I&#39;m going to a shower Sunday for a neice who had two miscarriages and now she is having her baby in around 8 weeks.  There is hope.<br />\n<br />\nJoey...I am going to get that album, too. I saw Tony Bennett in concert, and I really enjoy his music.<br />\n<br />\nSue...I&#39;ve had really good luck with mine, except for a few times when the lenses weren&#39;t made right.  I use the same pair for everything.  I have worn progressives for years, though, so I&#39;m really used to them.<br />\n<br />\nTonia...good luck with your audit.  Hope you have a wonderful cruise&#33;  Happy Birthday to your son&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-10-20 07:26:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138431,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-20 14:11:35',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies... 5 days and counting....<br />\n<br />\nSo little to do so much time to waste ... what&#39;s a person to do...<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your weekend ..<br />\n<br />\n#4 WVU vs ConnU tonight at 5pt thats 8 eastern and only on  espn...... :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-20 14:11:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138432,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-20 14:48:52',NULL,'','<br />\n 3 wonderful cuts...<br />\n<br />\nCheck out the duets with the; dixie chicks, james taylor and stevie wonder just awesome...<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Plus&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] it comes with a bonus 20 minute dvd of the making of duets... <br />\nnot bad  when you consider you get all this for the price of two frozen thingys on a cruise... :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-20 14:48:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138440,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-20 15:13:42',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey, the CD sounds wonderful...enjoy&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThe seminar was a blast...we were treated to lunch in the Amalfi dining room...it was very good&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe were then set free, lol, to explore the ship...she is beautiful&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNot much going on today...cold and rainy...yucky in general...lol<br />\n<br />\nHave a great Friday...','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-20 15:13:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138444,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-20 15:22:32',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nTomorrow is my daughter&#39;s birthday so I am babysitting my grandkids, Kaylee 8, Wadie 8, Timmy 7 and Alyson 3.  I am glad that my DH will be around to help, I will need it.  I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful weekend.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-20 15:22:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138445,2543,1,18,133136,'2006-10-20 15:22:57',NULL,'','Good Morning All<br />\nIn an hour or so I will be off to Lancaster PA for the District Convention of my Woman&#39;s group -- I spent a lot of time in program preparation - now it is here and on Sunday it will be history -- it should be a great weekend and one more thing that needs to be completed before we leave for Barcelona next Thursday.  On Sunday evening I can start packing in earnest. Everyone take care and have a great weekend.','momwig','momwig','2006-10-20 15:22:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138468,2542,1,18,133136,'2006-10-20 15:49:31',NULL,'','Mornin&#39; All.<br />\nToday I actually feel like a retiree, I could get up when I wanted to - no work, I have the day off.  I&#39;ve been helping them out this past week and will go in for 3 hours on Monday morning to count and bank the money - woohoo, this will be the final time at the office.<br />\nI&#39;m using this day off to catch up on Doctors appointments - and get my medication needs squared away before our long, long RV adventure.  Also to have my ingrown toenail looked at by a Podiatrist.<br />\nI ordered Euro&#39;s for the upcoming cruise, and am expecting a call from the Bank today to say they are in.<br />\nWe don&#39;t have any exciting plans this weekend, other than Tony is going Bass fishing with his brother to Kissimmee - and I may go mooch around the stores for a little while.<br />\nHave a great day everyone, and for those in the snow - keep warm&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2006-10-20 15:49:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138780,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-21 12:58:41',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>SATURDAY - October 21</span><br />\n<br />\n    Good Morning Crazies.....I was not able to get onto this site at all yesterday - I&#39;m so glad I was able to this AM.  I need my daily &quot;Crazies&quot; fix.  LOL<br />\n<br />\n     It has turned cooler here and heavy rains yesterday have brought down a lot of leaves, making driving quite dangerous.  Nothing special planned for today - <br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great day - try and stay happy.  I have to go and catch up on everything that happened here yesterday.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-21 12:58:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138782,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-21 13:11:33',NULL,'','Good Morning MaryLou...<br />\n<br />\nMountaineers won&#33; 7-0 hmmmm <br />\n<br />\nWorld Series starts...... leaves are falling... must be time for holiday planning...<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day guys&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nlet&#39;s see sunday monday tuesday wednesday..thursday... we leave in 5 days :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-21 13:11:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138784,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-21 13:26:50',NULL,'','It turned really cold here last evening, heavy rains and realllly strong winds&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI am afraid to see what it looks like outside when the sun comes up&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWorld Series...I like these big games&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI am hoping to finish painting the family room this morning before we leave for my sons hockey game, which is unfortunately 2 hours away...YUCK&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great saturday everyone&#33;','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-21 13:26:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138800,1862,1,18,133136,'2006-10-21 15:33:22',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies,<br />\n<br />\n  How is everyone this morning?? I am just waking up 830 enjoying first cup of coffee of the day...it is sunny outside and looks like it is gonna be another hot day..I hope it is not as muggy as the last 3 days have been..We have had thunderstorm warnings for 2 of the days...really black scary looking skies..but No rain...I am hoping that my bathing suit comes in today..I bought it off ebay....the seller is from  Canada..she informed me that it could take 15 days I bought it 2 weeks ago...I emailed her she said they had to post it..I guess Canada does not have UPS??? anybody know that is from Canada?? I have been looking for 2 months trying to find a new bathing suit..but it is fall and couldnt find one...I bought it on ebay and paid  for it before I realized it came from Canada..  oh well I still have 6 days before I leave....everyone have a great day :smiley:','lilrosie','lilrosie','2006-10-21 15:33:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138834,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-21 16:19:08',NULL,'','Wow, 2 weeks&#33;  I have sent things to Canada...and depending upon where in Canada only took a week.<br />\n<br />\nI do believe they have UPS...but I am not 100% sure.<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-21 16:19:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138850,1862,1,18,133136,'2006-10-21 17:17:45',NULL,'','hmmm..well everyone please keep fingers crossed for me...I still have a few days left...','lilrosie','lilrosie','2006-10-21 17:17:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138937,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-22 00:28:19',NULL,'','Evening all. Really had no plans today as it&#39;s HOT HOT HOT here in FL. Decided to clean out the closet and got rid of lots of clothes that I just didn&#39;t like, didn&#39;t fit, etc. I&#39;ll be dropping off my donations next week. Not sure what motivated it but I&#39;m glad as the closet looked like I had tons of stuff and I really don&#39;t. <br />\n<br />\nI used UPS lilirose about 4 years ago in Canada. We had to ship home some purchases as we didn&#39;t want to haul them on our cruise with us. I guess they still have them. Hope you get your bathing suit in time.<br />\n<br />\nJoey I saw that your team won. Glad for you.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou glad you were able to get back in to our site. <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great night&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-22 00:28:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138938,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-22 00:44:26',NULL,'','Good afternoon all.  I am just now able to get online.  We had some computer problems - what they were, I could not tell you - Greg is the technical genius around here.  He was working on them this morning and then we had to leave to run errands.  I wanted to go to the sale at Kohl&#39;s and get a new outfit for my nephew&#39;s wedding in Lubbock, which we go to in Dec. and while we were there we ended up getting Greg a new suit.  He used to work at IBM, years ago, and they had to wear suits and ties everyday (he sure did look sexy).  He made a move to Storagetek, which is now Sun MicroSystems about 15 yrs. ago and hasn&#39;t had to wear suits too much since then, and I don&#39;t think he has bought a new one in that time.  He has a whole closet full of them from his IBM days and refused to buy another one, but I finally put my foot down.  I picked out a gorgeous Ralph Lauren black pin striped suit and also a diagonal striped tie which is shades of black and gray.  He will only wear white dress shirts, but that is okay, I think he will look dashing in it.   Then we went to Lowe&#39;s and I got some clear storage units with 3 drawers each for all of my material, patterns and other sewing needs.  Going to work on getting my sewing room all organized this next week.   <br />\n<br />\nTonia - UPS is worldwide, so hopefully you will get it in time....<br />\n<br />\nShari - I do wish Leah would try again, but I really don&#39;t think she will.  Only God knows why and he sees the bigger picture that we can&#39;t.  She says that logically she knows that, but emotionally she cannot do it again. <br />\n<br />\nWell, I hope you all have a marvelous Saturday evening...mine will be spent trying to finish everything up in my dining room - now doesn&#39;t that sound exciting?????','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-22 00:44:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(138982,274,1,18,133136,'2006-10-22 05:25:37',NULL,'','Good evening, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s a nice quiet Saturday evening here.  We went to church and out for pizza, and now since hubby and I can&#39;t watch DVD&#39;s (that&#39;s our big Saturday night together, lol) since our downstairs is still all a mess waiting for the ceilings to be sprayed, I have a little time to spend on the computer.  Yea&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s only 31 degrees right now.  It&#39;s getting too cold too fast for me.  Hope we do have that warm-up before winter sets in.<br />\n<br />\nlilrosie...hope you get your suit in time for the cruise&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...I&#39;m so sorry to hear that about your daughter-in-law&#39;s baby and about your miscarriages.  It is so very hard to go through.  I know...I, also, lost a little girl at birth.  You are right that only God knows why.  I almost died, too, I was on a respirator in intensive care given a 50/50 chance to live, so I am thankful that I lived to raise my one daughter.  I&#39;m so sorry for your and your daughter-in-law&#39;s loss.  I understand.<br />\n<br />\nJoey, and Kareen and Jackie and all going on the Mediterranean cruise on the &quot;Millie.&quot;  I&#39;m so excited for you.  That is a cruise that I plan on doing someday if my health holds out.  I can hardly believe it&#39;s almost time for you all to go.  I read a few posts in your roll call, following along when I could, just to see what all there is to think of and plan for in this cruise for when we go.  I didn&#39;t have time to keep up with it, but I can always go back to it when we get to plan ours.  I hope you all have a wonderful cruise and make lots of wonderful memories.  Take lots of pictures&#33;&#33;   :grin: <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a wonderful weekend&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-10-22 05:25:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139042,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-22 08:04:28',NULL,'','Well, my plan to work on the dining room this evening went out the window.  We decided to watch a movie together instead.  We don&#39;t do it nearly often enough - maybe once a month or so.  Hollywood Video here always has their 14.99 (previously viewed) DVD&#39;s at 3 for &#036;25.  So I go in about every 4-5 weeks and I usually get 6.  Then they kind of stockpile, as I said we don&#39;t watch them very often, and so we have probably 15 that we haven&#39;t watched yet.  We normally take the ones we haven&#39;t seen in the rv with us when we travel and try to catch up on them then.  When we went to Oklahoma last month, I put on my headphones and watched  movies on my laptop on the way there, as my son was sitting in the front seat with Greg (his legs are too long to set in the back), so I was stuck in the backseat, so decided that Chris could keep his dad company.  Anyway, one of the ones I bought last month was &quot;Failure to Launch&quot;.  To tell you the truth, even though comedies are my favorite kind of viewing, I don&#39;t find many that I consider truly funny, but that one is.  We laughed a lot while watching it.  I also bought &quot;RV&quot;.  We saw it at the movies the weekend it came out and have never laughed so hard at a movie.  I think that is because we are RV&#39;ers, and some of the things that happened in it, have actually happened to us.   I really was just planning to say that I recommend Failure to Launch if you want a good laugh, and somehow ended up rambling on......','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-22 08:04:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139053,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-22 14:14:07',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>SUNDAY - October 22</span><br />\n<br />\n  Good Morning Crazies....Well our contractor called last night to confirm he will be here Tuesday morning by 8AM so that is a good sign.  It also means that today we need to empty our living room and put all the &quot;stuff&quot; into the Dining Room which I just so beautifully cleaned for the holidays.  At least the end of this project is in sight.  Yesterday we began winterizing this place - pulled all the AC units out and stored them away and are more convinced than ever that we should look into central air.  However, the decision will have to wait - if it comes down to central air or another cruise we will be putting those window units in for years to come.   LOL<br />\n<br />\n   What does everyone have on their agenda for today?  Whatever you do, try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-22 14:14:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139054,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-22 14:24:25',NULL,'','Good Sunday october 22nd morning&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSorry about the miscarriages...etc...it is way too difficult to handle.  I had 3, but the doctor said they were more like mis -takes as the egg hadn&#39;t attached properly or something and I was not far along at all...then I told my dh, I could not do it again...he said he would get the snip snip...we made an appointment and spoke with the urologist...Had a date booked and everything....then one Sunday morning we went to one of our favorite diners for breakfast...and I kept saying how gross the coffee was...when it donned on me that the only time I think that is when I am pregnant, loll...<br />\nThis brought us Ally, my now 4 1/2 year old&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nAnyway....I didn&#39;t get to finish painting yesterday...my mom called and we decided to get together, go to the Christmas Tree Shop, then my sons hockey game then to dinner...<br />\nMaybe finish painting today...while watching the New England Patriots....<br />\n<br />\nEveryone...enjoy the day...this is a day of sunshine before the rains come&#33;&#33;','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-22 14:24:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139074,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-22 16:31:46',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies....<br />\n<br />\nPrincess I guess a bad cup of coffee is a good thing&#33;<br />\n<br />\nBengals play on MY tv today.. I hope they play like they can win...<br />\nFriends comming over to bid us a bon voyage.. so it should  be a nice day..<br />\n<br />\nHope yours is too&#33; :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-22 16:31:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139083,1862,1,18,133136,'2006-10-22 18:23:12',NULL,'','Good morning everyone...<br />\n<br />\n  Well today is the day..I cannot put it off any longer..I have to pack for cruise...( something I am reaaly looking forward to..I have not had the time to pack for) Sons bday party went great last night...ended up having 2 kids stay the night..we passed out at midnight they were still up going strong...thank god they are old enough to rob the refrigerator without burning down the house...lol....today son wants us to take him shopping he got money for burthday and it is already burning a hole in his pocket...he wants to get a MP3 player...so I will do food shopping and let him buy his goodies and home to pack.....<br />\n<br />\n  Hope everyone has a great day...','lilrosie','lilrosie','2006-10-22 18:23:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139091,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-22 20:03:32',NULL,'','Good Afternoon Crazies&#33; Sounds like everyone is pretty busy today. I have no plans again as I finished cleaning out my closets and drawers yesterday. I must say the closet does look wonderful&#33;<br />\n<br />\nDH is planted in front of the football games. I&#39;m just not into it today so I&#39;m going to do some computer stuff and play with my mp3 player a little. Maybe I&#39;ll catch up on one of the movies I have piled up around here. Cheryl, thanks for the idea.<br />\n<br />\nHope you all enjoy your day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-22 20:03:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139158,274,1,18,133136,'2006-10-23 04:27:34',NULL,'','Hope everyone had a good day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt was a long one for me.  I picked up my mom who lives North of me and then drove from the Northern suburbs to the Southern suburbs for a baby shower.  It was a nice day, but, it was kind of tiring.  lol  I can see I&#39;m not in shape for my dream cruise, yet.  I&#39;d better get to my diet and exercise.  lol<br />\n<br />\nPrincess...I&#39;m so sorry about your miscarriages, but so happy that you were blessed with your little girl.  She is truly a blessing&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou...I know how you feel about your house...I had done quite a bit of  cleaning when we had the leak and decided to replumb the whole house.  Tomorrow we have the ceilings sprayed and then we can clean and put things back...well, maybe not, we need to clean the carpets.  Good luck with your remodeling.  <br />\n<br />\nlilrosie...hope that suit gets there.  Have a great cruise&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great evening, everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-10-23 04:27:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139179,573,1,18,133136,'2006-10-23 04:43:32',NULL,'','We are having the most gorgeous weather - it was in the high 60&#39;s today and not a cloud in sight&#33;  We are used to rain this time of year - and lots of it.  Hopefully this trend will stick around for Hallowe&#39;en night so the kiddies (meaning Dh and I LOL) don&#39;t get wet.<br />\n<br />\nTook Mom out to lunch and shopping and I bought nothing - I mean it NOTHING&#33;  I hate that.  I feel I am letting the sisterhood down when I go to the mall and come back empty handed - sorry ladies - I will try to do better in the future&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTake care all - have a great week&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2006-10-23 04:43:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139238,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-23 12:40:59',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>MONDAY - October 23</span><br />\n<br />\n   Good Morning Crazies. Another weekend is over - we mostly did things around the house, getting ready for winter.  Today we will finish taking our living room apart before the contractor arrives tomorrow.  The one good thing is we got our Sun room cleaned out and all the outdoor furniture cushions put away.  We need to have room for all the sheetrock to be stored in there so that was quite an accomplishment.  The sunroom was one of the things I loved about this house when I saw it and it ended up being a drop off point for things going between the house and garage.<br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great day - try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-23 12:40:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139245,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-23 12:57:49',NULL,'','Good Monday morning to you all,<br />\n<br />\nI finished painting the family room and put up new curtains and valances...put the furniture back in place...I am done painting for a while...<br />\n<br />\nGood luck Mary Lou, with your re-do....keep us posted.<br />\n<br />\nIt is rainy and cold here in the Northeast...not a very nice day...but...Mondays are my BIG laundry day...so...that is okay&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI will be around posting in my roll call, Joey has set up a challenge...lol.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day...','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-23 12:57:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139262,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-23 13:50:32',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies....<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou.. I am wishing you the best with your Contractor...<br />\n<br />\nPrincess I see you guys are piling up the posts and posters... sounds like you may be a challenge after all (BIG EVIL LAUGH)<br />\n<br />\nMake it your day folks...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-23 13:50:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139342,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-23 16:41:27',NULL,'','<br />\nGood Morning:<br />\nI understand how you feel.  We had a new sunroom built onto the house 5 years ago, used it for 3 years, then we got a new SUV which my DH did not want to leave on the driveway, so everything that was in the garage is now in the sunroom, and we have not used it since. :sad: <br />\nHave a great day everyone.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-23 16:41:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139467,2543,1,18,133136,'2006-10-23 18:21:53',NULL,'','Hi All <br />\nHad a very busy and fruitful weekend at the Convention in Lancaster - have to be at work Monday-Tuesday and Wednesday -- and oh my heavens we leave on Thursday -- so much to do to get ready so little time.<br />\n<span style=\'font-size:21pt;line-height:100%\'>By the way Happy Mole Day and May the Mole be with You.</span>','momwig','momwig','2006-10-23 18:21:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139609,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-23 20:04:42',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Lots of little errands today. Weather here in Central Florida is finally cooling off. Looks like some cold air will be here tonight, low in the upper 40&#39;s coming. I just shut off the air conditioning and now I&#39;ll need heat.<br />\n<br />\nKareen, Happy Mole day to you 2???<br />\n<br />\nSo Joey are you all packed????? Wish I was going with all of you, sounds like it&#39;s going to be fun.<br />\n<br />\nPrincess how wonderful that you finished your room and Mary Lou keep us posted as the contractor turns.......LOL&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-23 20:04:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139747,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-24 01:06:54',NULL,'','Good afternoon all.  It was one of those &quot;running errands, buying groceries&quot; day.  Beautiful weather - 69 degrees and sunny.  Beats all the snow we had last week.  I went and bought me a new iPod while I was out.  My Shuffle only held 240 songs and I wanted one with more storage and also one that I could put playlists into.  I listen to it while going to sleep quite often (when hubby is on a real snore binge) and sometimes, when a really loud song comes on, it jars me awake, so I wanted to be able to make a sleep playlist of mellower songs.  I ended up getting the 30G iPod with color video screen - probably will never watch movies on it, but who knows.  It holds 7500 songs, so think I will be good for a while&#33;&#33;&#33;  I thought it would be just as simple as plugging it into my laptop and syncing it with my current iTunes setup but found that it requires iTunes 7.0, so had to reinstall things.  I am all setup now though.  Got to see both of my kids and my grandson yesterday, so it was a really good day.  Not too often do I get them all together.  Well, better go start dinner - hope you all have a wonderful evening.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-24 01:06:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139749,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-24 01:10:22',NULL,'','wow cheryl i cant seem to make that jump into ipod land...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-24 01:10:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139754,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-24 01:16:57',NULL,'','Joey, I thought exactly the same thing when my kids asked for them last year for Christmas.  I thought it was a waste of money but of course, we bought them.  Now I cannot imagine being without one.  I told hubby he could have my old one now, and he said he would take it but doubts if he would ever use it - I replied &quot;yeah, I used to think that too&quot;.  I think he will be hooked too once he gets the hang of it.  He works out everyday, so it will come in handy for that, and even just for mowing the grass or other yardwork....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-24 01:16:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139866,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-24 12:25:53',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nQuiet day around here...lots of education to do though.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-24 12:25:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139867,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-24 12:59:45',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>TUESDAY - October  24</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.  Well today is the day - the contractor SAID he would be here by 8AM to begin demolition.  Last night I took down all the ccurtains/drapes since they will be taping and plastering sheetrock.  Now the house looks like we are moving out but the end is in sight and all will be back in shape soon I HOPE.<br />\n<br />\n     Nothing special planned for today other than making coffee for the workers and staying out of their  way.  <br />\n <br />\n     Whatever you have planned, try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-24 12:59:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139888,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-24 15:20:41',NULL,'','MaryLou.... Hang in there ... you have ot it more than halfway done... :grin: <br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies... Make it your day&#33; :wink:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-24 15:20:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139896,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-24 15:27:54',NULL,'','YEAH - My contractor actually showed up&#33;&#33;&#33;  You have no idea how surprised I was when his truck pulled in the driveway 10 minutes early.  It looks like the end of this project is in sight.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-24 15:27:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139901,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-24 15:37:10',NULL,'','well now that he has shown up I move you to 75% done.... :grin: <br />\n<br />\nBoy I know that feeling .... :wink:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-24 15:37:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(139938,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-24 16:49:24',NULL,'','Mary Lou, the end is definitely in sight, just hang in there :smiley:','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-24 16:49:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140056,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-24 21:09:59',NULL,'','Afternoon all. The cold front has moved in and today&#39;s only about 70. Kind of nice for a change. <br />\n<br />\nFound out last week I&#39;m going to be a Great Aunt (a boy) for the first time so I&#39;ve started crocheting a baby afghan this morning. First row is always the hardest. I only have about 4 months to finish it so I&#39;ll be working on it as much as my carpel tunnel will allow.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou your on your way to a finished house just in time for the holidays. Hang in there. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl enjoy that new Ipod. Don&#39;t think I could fill one of those up. My DD has one and she&#39;ll try her best to fill it. <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-24 21:09:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140083,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-24 21:27:22',NULL,'','<br />\n &lt;strong&gt;CONGRATULATIONS&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-24 21:27:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140098,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-24 21:50:57',NULL,'','<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/22143458.jpg&quot; /&gt;','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-24 21:50:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140101,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-24 21:53:09',NULL,'','<br />\nCheryl, you will enjoy it.  I have about 2,000 songs on mine and much more to add :smiley:','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-24 21:53:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140107,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-24 21:56:24',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hiya Gang&#33; :grin: <br />\nI hope you all have been behaving yourselves very badly&#33; :grin: Im back now to get you all in line&#33; :grin:  :wink: I posted a review if you can call it that&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> I sure missed you all and theres no place like home, Cruise Crazies Home that is&#33;UH&#33;HUH&#33; :grin:  :wink: The review is of the Rhapsody&#33; :wink: 10/15/2006 Sailing so look for it there for the Rhapsody :wink: Im still trying to get everything in order thats the only problem of coming home or leaving for a cruise&#33; It went very very fast&#33; :wink: What a shock to come back to Texas cool Rainy Weather after being in 87 Degree weather with 88 Percent Humidity&#33;Yeeessshh&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Ill jump in later&#33; Best Regards all My Friends :wink:  :grin: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-24 21:56:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140112,1862,1,18,133136,'2006-10-24 22:00:47',NULL,'','Sailing rose,<br />\n<br />\n   Congratulations on becoming a great aunt..what exciting news...I love babies..<br />\n<br />\n   SCIROCCO...welcome back..I llok forward to reading your review/<br />\n<br />\n  Chryl enjoy the Ipod..my son just got a MP3 player he is hogging the computer now...having a hard time getting to computer to be able to make a post..<br />\nMarylou..you will have everything done really soon now..hang in there... :smiley: <br />\n<br />\n Everyone else Have a great day.....','lilrosie','lilrosie','2006-10-24 22:00:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140279,274,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 09:47:54',NULL,'','Good Morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell...tomorrow we should have our ceilings spraypainted in the downstairs great room and bathroom and when they dry we should be able to move things back and have some kind of order in the house again.  Yea&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nThings have been moved around, and a mess, for two weeks now with the replumbing of the house and the repair and all.  I will be so happy to be able to have the big screen TV back in place, and everything else, and be able to shower downstairs and get into the laundy room.  LOL  Of course, then we have to have the carpets cleaned, so maybe some of the furniture will still have to be out of the way.  Hopefully, we can get someone out right away to clean carpets.  I will be sooo happy when all is back in order. <br />\n<br />\nRose...congratulations on being a great aunt&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert...welcome back...I will have to check out your review&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...glad your contracter showed up.  I hope you can get your place back in order soon, too.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a fantastic day&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-10-25 09:47:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140282,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 12:07:06',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>WEDNESDAY - October 25th</span><br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....It sounds like everyone here is as busy as I am.  Our project is moving along but is naturally more of a mess than I originally thought.  I do have the contractors promise that it will be 100% done by next Tuesday though so I guess I can live with the mess for one more week.<br />\n<br />\nI hope you all have a great day - I am babysitting today so keeping grandson out of the workers way will be a full time job.  I&#39;m sure he would love to pick up a hammer and &quot;help&quot;.  Whatever you have on your agenda - try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-25 12:07:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140300,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 13:37:07',NULL,'','Good morning,<br />\n<br />\nNothing too exciting going on here.  Just a Wednesday...normal day.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone.<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-25 13:37:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140301,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 14:35:04',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies...<br />\n<br />\nOne more full day and we are out of here.... got the Euros yesterday.. Today is voting (Los Angeles lets us vote early) Tommorrow we are off to Spain via London 3:30 pm PT 6:30 eastern.... :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-25 14:35:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140306,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 14:48:47',NULL,'','Joey I bet the anticipation is overwhelming. It is finally here for you guys.<br />\n<br />\nRobert welcome back and can&#39;t wait to read your review<br />\n<br />\nMarylou you nightmare should be over soon sounds like this contractor has all his ducks in a row.<br />\n<br />\nShari sounds like your remodeling is coming to a close also.<br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful day everyone.','teacp','teacp','2006-10-25 14:48:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140307,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 14:52:16',NULL,'','<br />\n its almost like making the best sauce ever and it has to simmer another hour.... :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-25 14:52:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140316,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 15:18:02',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nAnother cool day in MD, temps mid 50s.  Joey, I can feel your excitement.  Mary Lou and Shari, I hope all goes well with your remodeling projects.<br />\nHave a great day.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-25 15:18:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140318,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 15:19:49',NULL,'','you know.... I always wanted to move back east .. but every fall and winter I change my mind....','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-25 15:19:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140345,2542,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 16:05:42',NULL,'','OMG...... we woke up to 56 degrees this morning, I nearly froze last night.  Us poor Floridians, we can&#39;t handle anything under 65.<br />\n<br />\nKicking it up a few notches today.  We haven&#39;t even taken our bags out yet.... BUT.... today&#39;s the day&#33;&#33;&#33; We&#39;re packing&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Also having the hair and nails thingee done and a having a lesson on how to use my new camera.  So pretty busy day for us.','zebra','zebra','2006-10-25 16:05:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140371,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 17:37:29',NULL,'','<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Jackie and Tony&#33;<br />\nYou will be back in your element in the warm tropics&#33; :grin: I got a cold shock when me and Annie returned to Galveston in 50 some odd degrees after being in 87 degree weather for a week&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> I hope you both have a great cruise, theres nothing like packing the bags and worser part is the unpacking when you return home but we arent going to think of that are we :grin:  :wink: Have a great cruise and dont forget to spend some personal quiet time together,remember your there for each other too besides a cruise, me and Annie nearly got caught up by doing only cruise things&#33; :rolleyes: Talk at you later My Friends&#33; :wink&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]:','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-25 17:37:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140373,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 17:48:43',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Morning All&#33;<br />\nJoey you got another Signature HUH&#33; Neat&#33; :wink: Its cloudy and Rainy here some today still catching up on my chores&#33; Annies Back at work, she had to go back the Next Day after we returned home&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Agentjoey dont relax too much or miss out on work I know you will be very dissappointed that you will miss work and have to handle all the frustrations&#33; :grin: Thanks again cruise crazies Family for your welcoming back&#33; :wink: Its really good to be home, now Im planning the next one&#33;LOL&#33; :grin: Next Year&#33; :wink: I was told that in two Years Galveston will be getting two more cruise lines and La Porte,Texas will be building some Piers as well&#33; Texas is really growing as a departure port, I dont know which cruise lines will be coming in but I bet Jason or Miss C can find out&#33; :wink: Best Regards to you all My Friends&#33; :wink: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-25 17:48:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140378,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 17:55:01',NULL,'','<br />\n Sir Robert I try and mix it up on occasion :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-25 17:55:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140386,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 17:59:48',NULL,'','[quote name=\'JoeyandDavid\' date=\'Oct 25 2006, 09:55 AM\'] [quote name=\'SCIROCCO\' date=\'Oct 25 2006, 07:48 AM\'] &lt;strong&gt;<br />\nJoey you got another Signature HUH&#33; Neat&#33; :wink:&nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/quote]<br />\nSir Robert I try and mix it up on occasion :grin: [/quote]<br />\n &lt;strong&gt; :grin:  :grin:  :grin:  :grin:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-25 17:59:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140449,2543,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 18:39:51',NULL,'','Hi all<br />\nWill be at work all day in fact there is a Program Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for 2:30 - hope it is short and sweet - then it&#39;s home to do serious backing.  Our friend who is taking us to the airport tomorrow thinks we should leave at 2:30 for a 6:00pm flight and Bob decides he needs to go to work in the AM -- I&#39;m sure all will work out just fine.  We meet Suanne and Harvey at the airport and then let the adventure begin.  Everyone have a great day.','momwig','momwig','2006-10-25 18:39:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140466,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 18:48:54',NULL,'','<br />\n kareen we ordered the car for 3:30pm tommorrow for a 8:30 flight.. I dont like the &quot;405&quot; atin the late afternoon.. it can get very backed up.... ..<br />\n<br />\nBottom line we maybe at tyhe airport early ... at least we won&#39;t be late...<br />\n<br />\nHave a great flight ...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-25 18:48:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140501,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 19:34:26',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Warmer today in Florida, so glad that burst of cold air is gone. The heat actually turned on last night and it&#39;s set to 68&#33; Yikes&#33; Much nicer now and all the doors are open so the house can air. Glad we&#39;re finally into the nicer weather for us.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ve already run my errands so it&#39;ll be a quiet day here.<br />\n<br />\nBoy am I envious of all of you on the Millenium cruise. Wish I was going but maybe next time. Guess we&#39;ll all have to hold down the fort while your gone. I&#39;ll try my best  :grin: <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day and happy packing all you lucky cruisers&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-25 19:34:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140556,2692,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 22:24:33',NULL,'','Good afternoon everyone&#33; Nice sunny day today, had some cold and chilly days for a while back there. Had a curling game yesterday against another school, lost 3-6. O well, curling competition on Saturday, wish me luck. It&#39;s my third block class, forensics, we&#39;re on the computer studying up on tear gas and mace. I have a math test next block, yeesh. I don&#39;t like math. Yesterday night I went to the Fresh O Matic Corp. trade show, was thinking of either investing in the Fresh O matic vending machines or perhaps the Alpha Media Kiosk communication machines. <br />\n<br />\nSo envious of all you on the millenium cruise, wish I was going too&#33; Don&#39;t worry, I&#39;ll cover up your portion of the posts with my spam&#33;','Jimmykaboots','Jimmykaboots','2006-10-25 22:24:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140562,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 23:19:23',NULL,'','<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Hiya Sir Jimmy&#33; :wink: <br />\nAre you in Criminal Justice? The way you talked about mace and forensics it seems like it since me and Annie are both in Law Enforcement just wondering not trying to pry or get personal&#33; :wink: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-25 23:19:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140572,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 23:55:40',NULL,'','Just got back from voting..... I was so disappointed in our House of Represenitive..and didn’t want the other guy .. so I got one vote …','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-25 23:55:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140573,1862,1,18,133136,'2006-10-25 23:59:17',NULL,'','   Hi everyone....<br />\n<br />\n  Well today is my packing day...for sure this time...I leave Saturday ..today is the only time I have to pack...I have tried 3 times now to pack this week and something has come up..I have to do it today..THursday I have meetings (so cant skip work) friday is sons FINAL football game so we wont get home till 11 or 1130 PM..and we &lt;strong&gt;leave SATURDAY FOR OUR &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]&lt;strong&gt;CRUISE..WOOHOO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]..Has anyone (from FL) heard about a storm out to sea??  I heard about it but have not seen the weather yet..I am not gonna worry about it unless Carnival calls me..(I did buy drammamine and Bonine thank god) I did get worried these last 2 days when it was 37 here in Gainesville...that was crazy..but we always have  at least 1 cold day before Halloween and then it is in the 90&#39;s Halloween day...gotta love Fl..lol','lilrosie','lilrosie','2006-10-25 23:59:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140580,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-26 00:36:52',NULL,'','<br />\n Tonia....According to http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/<br />\n<br />\nNOAAAtlantic - Caribbean Sea - Gulf of Mexico 	<br />\nTropical Weather Outlook (en Español*)<br />\nTAFB Tropical Weather Discussion - Forecasts and Analyses<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;There are no tropical cyclones at this time.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-26 00:36:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140613,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-26 02:09:08',NULL,'','<br />\n &lt;strong&gt;Its just tropical and moving onto the mexican land so it wont effect you&#33; Hopefully unless it turns around&#33; :shocked: Happy cruising enjoy and leave the driving to the Captain&#33; :grin: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-26 02:09:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140665,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-26 13:16:53',NULL,'','Good morning everyone...<br />\n<br />\nSailing in a few days...wish it were me...<br />\n<br />\nBusy day today...<br />\n<br />\nEveryone enjoy your Thursday...','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-26 13:16:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140666,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-26 13:47:29',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>THURSDAY - October 26</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.   I&#39;m getting a late start this AM - our project is moving along - the ceiling is up and the 2 long walls are up, taped and the first coat of &quot;gunk&quot; is on so it is looking pretty great.  Last night after dinner DH said to me &quot;What do you think about pulling all the paneling out of the kitchen&quot;  It&#39;s a good thing I didn&#39;t have a heavy pot in my hand.  LOL<br />\nTruthfully that is on my list of things down the road but I need to recover from this project first and I think when I have the kitchen done I will plan it out and then leave on a cruise - coming home to a completed job.  Let&#39;s see - should a 2 week cruise cover that or should I go for a longer one.<br />\n<br />\n     Nothing special planned for today other than making coffee for the workers and cleaning up after then.  <br />\n<br />\n     Whatever you have planned for today - try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-26 13:47:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140731,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-26 16:04:57',NULL,'','Nothing much planned for today, just the usual stuff at work.  To all the cruisers this week have a wonderful and safe time.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-26 16:04:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140743,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-26 16:10:27',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies..&#33;&#33; Yeah&#33;&#33; the wait is over.... we leave today&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI will be around most of the day today..... in and out as we do the little things left to do.. We will definitely miss you guys...  But I am too cheap to &quot;pay &quot; for internet access on board .... :grin:  If I dont talk to you before we leave  be safe and enjoy every day .. you know we will be&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMake it a good day guys &#33; :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-26 16:10:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140750,2542,1,18,133136,'2006-10-26 16:18:51',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\nWell this is our final day at home, we leave early tomorrow morning.  We also have all kinds of last minute running around to do.  Sorry this time I won&#39;t be posting from the ship (no free internet on Celebrity for us), also the fact that this cruise is very port intensive.  We are so excited that we are eventually going to meet all our &quot;Crazie&quot; friends - yeay&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\nFor everyone staying behind  :cry:  be safe  -  See ya in a little over two weeks&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2006-10-26 16:18:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140762,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-26 17:11:35',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Morning everyone&#33; :wink: <br />\nJoey and David this is your Day and time now so rub it in&#33;LOL&#33; :grin: And Im like you Im too cheap too to pay for Internet Service as well&#33; You and David will be greatly missed here and I wish you and David a Very Safe and Happy Journey&#33; See you later my friends&#33; :wink: Tony and Jackie my best regards and wishes as well :wink:  will miss you both as well as everyone else who is sailing away&#33; Ill try and help out the Veterans here to keep up the chatter&#33; :grin: All the rest of you have a good week and weekend&#33; Bon Voyage Everyone&#33; :grin: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-26 17:11:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140770,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-26 17:47:15',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies.  Well, we are in the midst of almost blizzard like conditions.  When I got up and turned the tv on, I discovered that the satellite service is out.  I called Dish and got a recording to gently brush the snow buildup off the dish.  It is on the roof - so I got an extension pole and wrapped a towel around the end and secured it, then tried doing that but it didn&#39;t help.  I just talked to a service rep and she said that she has spoken to a lot of customers in Colorado this morning and they have all said it didn&#39;t work, she said we would probably have to wait until this storm system passes before service comes back on.  Makes me think about switching back to cable&#33;&#33;&#33;  I know that won&#39;t happen because the reason we switched to satellite in the first place was so we could also have satellite in the motorhome.  I can&#39;t imagine being stuck in the house all day with no TV&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  Joey and Jackie, I will certainly miss you guys, but hope you have the most amazing cruise ever.  Can&#39;t wait to hear all about it and see the pics - hint hint.  Take lots of pics&#33;&#33;&#33;  Well, guess I may as well go do something productive since I can&#39;t watch the news....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-26 17:47:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140773,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-26 17:53:27',NULL,'','<br />\n Cheryl I know what you mean.... it is only as good if you can use it&#33; :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-26 17:53:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140920,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-26 21:57:34',NULL,'','Ok.. we are about to sign off the computer.. we are out of here shortly..We will miss you guys but should return around the 11th of November.. Keep a light on for us...<br />\n<br />\nMany Hugs..<br />\n<br />\nJoey...(and David too&#33;)','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-26 21:57:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140934,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-26 22:18:05',NULL,'','We will try and keep things running smoothly here without you - Have a great trip.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-26 22:18:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(140938,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-26 22:20:53',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Bon Voyage the light will be big and Bright to bring you both back home safely my friends&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-26 22:20:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141036,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-27 13:31:49',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>FRIDAY - October  27</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.  Another week is over - we have a busy weekend ahead of us.  Our work is progressing nicely and we should be ready for painting by Tuesday.  Today is babysitting day so I won&#39;t get too much done, plus my car is in the shop so I am stuck here.  My little turning light not working turned into a short in the electric system and will cost a small fortune to fix.  I knew I should have just used my hand signals.<br />\n<br />\n     What is going on with everyone else.  I hope you all have a great day and stay happy.<br />\n<br />\n     Cheryl (Gregswife)  How are you doing?  Just saw some photos of Colo. on the news - sure looks pretty but very dangerous.  I&#39;m not looking forward to that type of weather hitting here in Pa.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-27 13:31:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141058,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-27 15:04:33',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nI should have a quiet weekend, no babysitting until next weekend.  Mary Lou, I am glad to hear about the progress being made on your house, I went through that 4 years ago, so I can understand.<br />\nI miss Joey already.  :sad:','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-27 15:04:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141067,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-27 15:22:31',NULL,'','Glad to hear that your house is coming along nicely Marylou.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...I am jealous of your snow........I can&#39;t wait..I love it..........<br />\n<br />\nNothing much going on here just going to Curves for our Halloween party this morning and then home to clean house. Nasty rainy day here.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone.','teacp','teacp','2006-10-27 15:22:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141112,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-27 18:16:53',NULL,'','Morning all. Not much doing today. Had to work yesterday so I missed all of you. After hours on the computer at work fixing issues, I just couldn&#39;t get online at home. Hope everyone had a great day.<br />\n<br />\nWe are going to the airport to pick up my parents from their cruise on the Constellation. Curious to see what they thought of Celebrity since it was their first trip. Today my parents are married 55 years&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou glad to hear the reno is coming along. Just think, it will be over soon. Hope your car bill isn&#39;t as bad as you expected.<br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-27 18:16:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141119,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-27 19:20:04',NULL,'','Good afternoon everyone,<br />\n<br />\nAwww, I miss Joey too....lol.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou...Great news on your house&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThe rains are on their way here for tomorrow.  <br />\n<br />\nNothing too exciting going on here...just getting ready to iron&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day...<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-27 19:20:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141122,2720,1,18,133136,'2006-10-27 19:34:14',NULL,'','I&#39;ve finally gotten to be able to breathe&#33;  The students are on their way home (all but two) and my daughter is taking down bulletin boards- I have grades to finish lol&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m glad your house is coming along&#33;  We&#39;ve been doing work ourselves for two years and have hit a &quot;I just can&#39;t do it anymore&quot; snag&#33;  Hopefully we will get out of it soon&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sure Joey and David will have a great time on their cruise and I wish I was cruising&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe have a volleyball tourney Saturday, a party for Sara Saturday night, a baseball game (rain out?&#33;) Saturday and a pickup (of Seth) at a friend&#39;s house an hour away...  Hmm...I will spend much time driving and not much time working on grades&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt should prove an interesting Saturday especially if we have 60 MPH winds and rain&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t wait until it snows here&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great one, everyone&#33;<br />\nSTephanie','cruisefreak','cruisefreak','2006-10-27 19:34:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141125,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-27 19:55:17',NULL,'','Good morning all.  We are starting our meltdown today.  Sun is bright so hopefully we will thaw out.  Mary Lou, we are fine, I was stuck at home yesterday but it looks like the roads are drying out today so I am going to make a run to Hobby Lobby.  Maria, I would gladly send you our weather if I was able (I certainly don&#39;t want it&#33;&#33;&#33;), but I am sure you will be receiving it shortly anyway.  I FINALLY finished the dining room yesterday.  All I have to do today is vacuum and shampoo the carpet and then I will take pics.  Guess being stuck at home was good for that reason.  I started refinishing my piano probably a year ago, and I also made some progress on that yesterday.  I too miss Joey&#39;s wit here but I am sure he is having a wonderful time.  With so mnay of our regulars off on this adventure, we will have to keep this board running, so everyone jump in there and post&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  Well, gonna go put my contacts in, get ready and go brave the cold.  Have a great day......','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-27 19:55:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141140,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-27 21:26:14',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hello all&#33; :wink: <br />\nIm not as witty as Joey but you all can whup up on me and get your frustrations out that way&#33; Cheryly hows the dish for your TV? Also Ive got a extra shovel be right over&#33; :grin: Yeah Right&#33;LOL&#33; Boy a year on the Piano&#33; Bet itll look faboulus when you finish&#33; Winds here are over 35 miles an hour and the 60&#39;s I bet you would take this than yours huh Cheryl&#33; :wink: Steph good luck with the Volleyball tournament,the Birthday and Baseball, boy you must be Super Mom :grin: LOL&#33; Princess hope you dont get flooded out :wink: Rose wow your parents have been maried 55 years&#33; Thats Great and theres hope for me and Annie we have been married 32 Years&#33; So hopefully well be cruising then&#33; :wink: teacp have a good day and hope your weather clears up hope you had a good time at the Curves Party&#33; :grin:  mercedes you can whup up on me if you want :grin: Woh cruisetarp using hand signals brings back fond memories&#33;LOL&#33; All others Ill be around  Geeez I feel so unwanted and neglected&#33;LOL&#33; :grin: Best regards to all my friends&#33; :grin: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-27 21:26:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141143,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-27 21:58:19',NULL,'','Robert, don&#39;t feel unwanted.  I can assure you that you were greatly missed when you were away too&#33;&#33;&#33;  You have become one of the family and it just wasn&#39;t the same without you.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-27 21:58:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141146,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-27 22:24:45',NULL,'','<br />\n &lt;strong&gt;I was just going on not serious had to give you a hard time&#33; :grin: Just some good ole friendly bantering&#33; :grin:  Trying to keep up all your spirits because I miss the Guy too and his wit and friendliness, some people have it and some dont&#33; I hope Joey and David have a real great time&#33; On another note we have been looking at the Grand Princess of Princess cruise lines have you any experience with them or that ship or anyone else&#33; :wink: Thanks much hope you all have a great Weekend and A Happy Halloween&#33; :wink: Ill jump in once in awhile to cheer you all up&#33; :grin: Best regards to all&#33; :wink: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-27 22:24:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141167,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-28 00:54:32',NULL,'','Hi guys just checking in at the hotel .. we made it  the airline has ¨misplaced ¨ on bag the ione with the tuxes and suits,,, we managed to get threee of teh four.. we will check in tommorrow with Iberia to see if they found it.. ç<br />\nMet Diane and lou.. hope to see teh rest of the crazies tommorrow evening...ç<br />\n<br />\nMis you guys.. And Rbert others are correct we MISSED you too when you was gone... :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-28 00:54:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141168,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-28 01:08:38',NULL,'','Joey, was very surprised to hear from you.  Glad you made it to Barcelona safely, hopefully they will find your bag before you board the ship.  Have a wonderful time and know that you are very missed here...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-28 01:08:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141176,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-28 02:13:04',NULL,'','Thanks for checking in Joey. Hope they find that bag&#33; So glad you made it safe and sound in time for your cruise. Have a wonderful time and wish David a Happy Birthday for us&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-28 02:13:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141178,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-28 02:15:37',NULL,'','Joey - thanks for checking in and letting us know you arrived safely.  Hopefully your bag will catch up with you before you leave.  Have a wonderful time.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-28 02:15:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141217,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-28 14:04:36',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>SATURDAY - October  28</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.   It&#39;s a rainy, windy day here in Pa today with lots more due before it ends.  It looks like this will be the end of our beautiful fall folliage for this year.   I hope it clears up for the kids tomorrow for the trick or treating.  <br />\n<br />\n     Tonight we have tickets to see the Producer in our state theater and will go to our favorite sea food house for some great crab legs before the show.  We are really looking forward to that.  <br />\n<br />\n     What does everyone have planned for this weekend?  Whatever is on your agenda - try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-28 14:04:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141234,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-28 20:09:03',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Joey Hope you get your Tuxes and Bags or youll be going to formal night au natural&#33;LOL&#33; :shocked: Hope the rest of your trip goes better&#33; :wink: Hows Barcelona&#33; :huh: Check in again if you get time&#33; Hello Everyone its a nice Saturday here finally just watching Football and went to get my Bass Boat from the Shop Got it ready to go fishing this Fall and Spring&#33; Hope all of you have a great Weekend My Daughters coming over for Chicken and Dumplings and look at picyures tonight&#33; See you later My Friends&#33; :wink: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-28 20:09:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141235,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-28 20:13:04',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Supposed to be in the 60&#39;s today.  Very welcome after our mini blizzard 2 days ago&#33;&#33;&#33;  Byron, I heard that our last storm system came to us from Utah - did you send it this way????  Thursday was our oldest son&#39;s 26th birthday so we are celebrating it tomorrow as everyone is off work then.  We always let them pick the restaurant but my son always picks a home cooked meal, so tomorrow all the family will be here.  can&#39;t think of a better way to break in my new dining room.  He has requested a mexican fiesta so I will spend the whole day cooking.  Going to shampoo all the carpets this evening.  Saturday afternoons are always reserved for going out to lunch and running errands.   Well, gotta&#39; go put in my contacts and pull myself together.  Hope you all have a wonderful Saturday&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-28 20:13:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141312,2066,1,18,133136,'2006-10-29 09:55:20',NULL,'','Hi guys just a quick update before we head to the ship.. I pulled the ultimate ¨Joey¨.. I filed a report for the missing bag using the wrong Baggage Check tag&#33;&#33; I guess thats why they couldnt find it.. I discovered my mistake last night and called the airline and low and behold they have had the bag since Friday night,... Just goes to show ¨dont be a joey...learn to read&#33;¨<br />\n<br />\nLast nights meet and great was great .. we got to say hi to most we had been posting with over the past year...<br />\n<br />\nHave a great couple of weeks and we will post at you then...<br />\n<br />\nMiss you guys... but I must tell you Barcelona is awesome... :kiss: <br />\n<br />\nHugs','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-10-29 09:55:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141313,2542,1,18,133136,'2006-10-29 12:04:02',NULL,'','Hi Guys,<br />\nI couldn´t resist it, just had to check in&#33;<br />\nWe are having a ball in Barcelona.  The weather is superb&#33; We spent our day yesterday in the Barri Gottic, which is the Old town.  Last night we got to meet about 20 of our group here at our hotel, it was so super having a friendly face to match the name&#33;  After our meet and greet 8 of us went out to eat and got to know one another better.<br />\nWell it´s off to the ship now, so we´ll speak to you in a couple of weeks time.  Miss you all&#33;','zebra','zebra','2006-10-29 12:04:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141314,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-29 13:02:20',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>SUNDAY - October  29</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies......OK where is that extra hour of sleep I was supposed to get last night?  Instead of waking up around 5AM I have been &quot;up and running&quot; since 4:07AM.  It is so windy here - I spent most of the night wondering if our wishing well and gazebo are still standing or now belong to someone 2 towns over but it looks like all is OK.  <br />\n<br />\n     We had a great night last night - terrific dinner at our favorite seafood house and a really great production of The Producer in our state theatre.  <br />\n<br />\n     Today is our Trick or Treat day - sure hope my little Tinkerbell doesn&#39;t get blown away.  Fortunately Tinkerbell is still young enough that (I think) she will be happy just going to a couple of houses and then heading home.  Her little brother (Peter Pan)  really doesn&#39;t understand what all the fuss is about - just wait til next year.<br />\n<br />\n     Joey - glad they found your missing luggage and hope you all have a wonderful cruise.<br />\n<br />\n     Cheryl - enjoy your family celebration in your new dining room.  <br />\n<br />\n     Whatever you have planned for the day - try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-29 13:02:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141333,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-29 14:16:30',NULL,'','Good morning...<br />\n<br />\nLovely day here in New England...cold and windy...but SUNNY&#33;  The rains were terrible last night, but now it is nice&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNot much going here, just hockey  and maybe a Southern Home Living party.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-29 14:16:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141335,2720,1,18,133136,'2006-10-29 14:49:58',NULL,'','Hey, everyone&#33;  Volleyball is done for the season- but &quot;wait, mom, there is a program to play all winter too&#33;&quot;....I think we go to tryouts in a couple of weeks.  Baseball was cancelled yesterday- rescheduled for next week...grades...not so good&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day&#33;  WE are supposed to be going on a hay ride later- we&#39;ll see&#33;<br />\n<br />\nStephanie<br />\n<br />\nPS- Joey, sounds like something I&#39;d do with my tags&#33;  glad you found your mistake and have your luggage&#33;  Have a blast&#33;<br />\n :cool:','cruisefreak','cruisefreak','2006-10-29 14:49:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141358,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-29 19:09:17',NULL,'','Good morning all.  As most of you know, I have been battling insomnia staying up for 28-30 hrs. at a time and then sleeping for 2 or 3 hrs. at the most.   I have tried just about every kind of sleep aid avalable over  the counter.  The Sominex worked the first night, although it did take about 3 hrs. to take effect, and I did still wake up about every half hr. or so, but the next time I tried it, did nothing at all.  Tylenol PM did not work, nor did Unisom.  Yesterday, we were out running around and stoped by Kmart for catfood.  I picked up a box of ComPoz and tried it last night.  It started working fairly quickly and I was asleep within an hr.  I slept for 7 hrs before I even woke up to go to the bathroom, which I usually do 2 or 3 times during the night, and was in the same postion I fell asleep in, so I don&#39;t think I moved at all.  After I got up and did my business, I went right back to sleep and slept 3 more hrs.  I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will have the same effect tonight&#33;&#33;&#33;  I have a severe B-12 defiecency and have to take injections.  I asked the dr. if they could be causing my sleeping problem and she said she had never heard of that but I am thinking about consulting a specialist because I don&#39;t think it is just a coincidence...my face started breaking out shortly after I started taking the shots also, and I have never had that problem, even as a teenager.  I am always getting compliments on my &quot;peaches and cream&quot; complexion, but not lately.  Again, the dr. said she really did not think that was tied to the weekly B-12 injections, but as all of this started occuring after the injections started last summer.  She did offer to give me a prescription for Lunesta but I really do not wnt to have to take a prescription (although there probably isn&#39;t any difference between that and the OTC I am taking).  Well, this evening is our family get together, so I have to go to the store and buy all the ingredients.  My Bronos play this afternoon but won&#39;t get to sit down and watch as I will be in the kitchen.  My son has requested this menu...steak tacos, regular tacos, guacamole and chips, enchiladas, chicken poblano, refried beans (which we call refried refried beans, because I used the canned ones, but fry them again), spanish rice, taquito&#39;s, tostados, queso, sopapillas and for dessert - Frenck Silk Pie.  I cheat on the pie - I call Perkins and order it.  Well, guess I will get my butt up off this couch and get dressed and get to the store, as I should have already been hard at work with my cooking.  Joey and Jackie, thanks for checking in.  I imagine, with the time difference, you are already ot to sea.  Have a wonderful time (how could you not&#33;&#33;&#33;).  Hope all of my crazy friends here have a great day....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-29 19:09:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141360,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-29 20:29:41',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt; :wink: Hey Joey your on Vacation,In Barcelona and fixing to Board so who wouldnt have their Head on straight :wink:  Jackie and Tony good to hear from you Both too,Have fun and well miss you all too Best Regards and Hugs to you all &quot;ENJOY&quot; :wink:  Hello everyone else hope all of you are having a great weekend getting ready for Halloween and Then good ole Turkey Day YUM&#33; :wink:  :grin: Im getting all my chores still caught up on from our cruise Ive scoped out a Great Deal for next Year On Carnival&#33; For Two People a Extended Balcony all taxes and port charges and Gratuitys included for &#036;1,735.00 is that a good Deal? :huh: Its going to Montego Bay, Caymans, Cozumel 7 Days&#33; :wink: Best Regards My Friends&#33; :grin: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-29 20:29:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141364,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-29 22:15:38',NULL,'','Robert that is our itin. for our cruise in Nov. 2007 onboard the Conquest.  It is a good deal.  I paid &#036;1812 for the same thing but tips are not included...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-29 22:15:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141382,274,1,18,133136,'2006-10-30 10:31:00',NULL,'','Hi everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t believe how busy I have been.  I keep thinking things are going to slow down but something else keeps coming up.  I would love to have a whole day to just sit and post on the computer.  lol  We still have a few spots that need work downstairs and then hopefully we can get back to normal.  We have been cleaning along the way but will have much to do after all the repair work.  A lot of ceiling dust has settled, and I will have floors to scrub and carpets to clean, and we still have a lot of things to put back in their place, but, we are seeing an end to all this.  At least I can use the laundry room now.  lol  Today I went to a baby shower.  Had a nice day with family and friends.<br />\n<br />\nMaria and Mercedes...thanks for the good wishes&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou...hope your home will be finished soon&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...glad you survived the blizzard&#33; Glad you found something that works for you to help with your sleep.  Happy Birthday to your son&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey and Jackie...thanks for checking in&#33;  Joey...I&#39;m so glad you got your bag.  Formal night wouldn&#39;t be any fun with no tux or suit.   :grin:   Hope everyone has a great cruise&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose..Happy Anniversary to your parents&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope the winds and the rain and all the bad weather calms down for everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a wonderful day&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-10-30 10:31:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141387,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-30 12:58:44',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>MONDAY - October 30</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.....It is clean up day here in Pa. We had winds yesterday like I have never seen before.  The trees are bare, lots of tree limbs down and our beautiful gazebo did not survive.  It pulled right out of the ground, blew clear across the yard and went 1/2 way over the 4&#39; chain link fence to the dogs area.  The cover was ripped to shreds and the entire frame is bent.  It is now hung up on the fence - 1/2 in and 1/2 out of the kennel area.  I guess it could have been worse - if it flew in the other direction it could have gone thru our sun room or through our sliding doors into the kitchen.  <br />\n<br />\n     The kids had fun trick or treating but they didn&#39;t get very far.   Very few<br />\nkids were  out so we have tons of candy left.  <br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone had a good weekend.  Try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-30 12:58:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141390,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-30 13:23:11',NULL,'','Good morning,<br />\n<br />\nOur kids trick or treat tonight...we live in a very rural area, so my hubby takes the littles daughter to our old neighborhood...as we have friends there.  I always hated that people would drive there and park ... now we do it...but, we bring candy for our friends to pass out...this way I don&#39;t feel guilty...LOL...<br />\n<br />\nThe winds were bad here too...luckily, we have no damage...the damage is scattered throughout the state.<br />\n<br />\nWent to a Southern Living at Home Party yesterday...I hate these things, lol...especially when I have final payment for a cruise in a week...lol....but the stuff is really nice...so I signed up to have a party... :grin: <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-30 13:23:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141415,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-30 16:06:26',NULL,'','Good Morning everyone.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou so sorry to hear about your gazebo. We had one in our previous home and just loved it. But you know what they say. It can be replaced and thank God no one was hurt during those winds. We had those winds on Friday night and Saturday.<br />\n<br />\nWe trick or treat here right on Halloween from 6 to 8.<br />\nAll the little goblins come at a precisely 6 and you don&#39;t see one straggler after 8. It is eerie.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nBaby showers are such fun aren&#39;t they. <br />\nWell everyone have a great day. Off to Curves and some laundry.<br />\nI get my new stove tonight. Switching from electric to gas ...yeah &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\nThe stove is only a year old but I just do not like the electric..........<br />\nHad to use my charms but won in the end..........','teacp','teacp','2006-10-30 16:06:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141463,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-30 18:26:05',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Morning Everyone&#33; :wink: <br />\nCheryl hope you can get straightened out on your sleeping and feel better sooner&#33; What times supper&#33; :grin: Your Deal sounds about right for the Conquest&#33; :wink: Byron I looked at the Grand Princess and was impressed with what she had to Offer Anytime Dining,Self Serve Washaterias :wink: But the Dates not good for us so we are Looking at Carnival For October Next Year&#33; Montego Bay, Caymans, Cozumel this time we are doing Tours&#33; :wink: Weve been to Belize and werent Impressed but we didnt do any Tours there so the Water Tubing sounds Interesting but you have to go in  Between the Rainy Season they cancelled the Tubing the Year we went due to high waters and also they have a Season of Low Waters so you have to hit it in Midstride&#33; :grin:  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> You can do some research online for the Month your Going to see how the water levels are&#33; :wink: Well Im keeping my fingers crossed that The Cowboys have finally found a Quarterback&#33; Good game last night&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Hope everyones week ahead is Good,Got to Go Mow my Daughters Yard&#33; :wink:  Best Regards all&#33; :wink: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-30 18:26:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141465,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-30 18:29:45',NULL,'','Good luck with your cruise plans...planning is so much fun.<br />\n<br />\nI am on the Freedom of the Seas November 4th next year...not crazy about the itinerary, just mainly going for the group and the ship...LOL&#33;','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-30 18:29:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141468,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-30 18:54:59',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; I missed you all this weekend but had plenty to keep me busy. My house is starting to take shape for the holidays. I&#39;m mid heavy cleaning ceilings to floors. Only 2 rooms left but the biggest 2, the family room and the kitchen. What is done looks terrific.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, glad to hear you finally got some sleep. Hope it continues to work for you.<br />\n<br />\nJoey, we&#39;re glad you found your suitcase. Just think of it as a moment of fog......LOL Good to hear from you too Jackie. Hope you all have a wonderful time.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou, sorry about the gazebo. It&#39;s a shame that these things happen but I sure understand dealing with the mess afterwards. <br />\n<br />\nPrincess how nice that you bring candy to the neighborhood. We trick or treat on Halloween but the neighborhood had a block party on Saturday night for the kids too. Too bad they didn&#39;t do this when my kids were little. <br />\n<br />\nShari so nice to hear from you. Glad things are moving along and I hope you can come back more often when order is restored. <br />\n<br />\nLooks like your plans are being made for a new cruise Robert. Good luck and enjoy the planning&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a great Monday, I&#39;m off to start working on the family room.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-30 18:54:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141504,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-30 23:35:30',NULL,'','<br />\n &lt;strong&gt;Thanks Rose&#33;<br />\nHope your family room turns out great Ive got to do that with my Back Den area its not being used for anything now let me know how you are planning yours I might need some good tips :wink: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-30 23:35:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141505,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-30 23:38:38',NULL,'','<br />\n &lt;strong&gt;Hiya Princess&#33; :grin: <br />\nHave you been on the Freedom yet? Let me know what you think of Her&#33; :wink: Hey a cruise is a cruise the itinerarys second&#33;LOL&#33; :grin: Hope its good for you anyway at least Ive heard the Freedom is a Great Ship&#33; Dont get lost&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  :cheesy: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-30 23:38:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141548,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-31 06:55:33',NULL,'','Don&#39;t ya&#39; just hate it when I make you guys look at pics all the time.  Had to post this one of Sadie - she was rooting her team on yesterday (to no avail).  Okay, she does look a little rough around the edges, but is going to the goomers this week....<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/cherylfuller/BroncoSadie2.jpg&quot; /&gt;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-31 06:55:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141552,274,1,18,133136,'2006-10-31 10:39:30',NULL,'','Good Morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe had a beautiful day today with a high of around 63 degrees with sun.  This evening the winds started picking up, and it&#39;s getting much colder.  Right now it&#39;s only 30 degrees.  Our poor trick or treaters are going to need some warm coats tonight.  I usually pass out the treats, but I have to sweet talk my DH into helping tonight so I can see &quot;Dancing With the Stars.&quot;  LOL<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...I&#39;m so sorry to hear about your gazebo.  It&#39;s also so sad to lose trees.  We lost quite a few in this area last year, and it doesn&#39;t look like the same neighborhood.<br />\n<br />\nPrincess and Maria...glad you didn&#39;t have any damage.<br />\n<br />\nMaria...enjoy your new stove&#33;  I&#39;ve been using electric for quite a few years now but am also thinking of changing to gas.  We have a new ceramic top range right now so I don&#39;t think hubby wants to buy another one, yet.  It&#39;s great for cleanup, but not for when you&#39;re doing a lot of cooking.<br />\n<br />\nRobert...hope you find that perfect cruise&#33; As Princess said, cruise planning is so much fun&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose...thanks for the good wishes...good luck with all your holiday cleaning.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...Sadie is so adorable&#33;  She looks so cute and cuddly&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-10-31 10:39:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141565,488,1,18,133136,'2006-10-31 12:59:05',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>TUESDAY - October 31</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.   Another cool morning here but it has been warming up in the afternoon and we have been having some beautiful days before winter sets in.  I&#39;m not looking forward to that.  <br />\n<br />\n     Our project is entering the home stretch - today all the new trim goes on and DH already has the first primer coat done but it will need a second coat.  Now the hard part -- what color to paint - something I am not very decisive at.    I&#39;ve already changed my mind about 6 times.<br />\n<br />\n     Today my car goes back into the shop - I&#39;m getting really annoyed.  They fixed my turn signals just fine but now I can&#39;t get my wipers to work unless I have my high beams on and then when I turn on the turn signals, the wipers go off.  They THINK they may have crossed a wire someplace.  DUH&#33;&#33;&#33;  For the money I paid for the original job they better fix them.  DH says is time to start car shopping but I can&#39;t believe the prices they are asking.  I look at the sticker and figure it out in how many cruises I could take with that much money.<br />\n<br />\n      What&#39;s on your agenda today?  Whatever you have planned, try and stay happy and have a great day','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-10-31 12:59:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141575,2613,1,18,133136,'2006-10-31 15:01:52',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nAnother beautiful day in MD, highs in the mid 70s.  Hopefully it wouldn&#39;t be too cold for the trick or treaters tonight.  Mary Lou, I hope the mechanics can figure what is wrong with your car and fix it, that can be so frustrating.<br />\nHave a great day everyone.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-10-31 15:01:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141602,754,1,18,133136,'2006-10-31 15:40:59',NULL,'','Good Morning all.........<br />\n<br />\nA little rainy here after all that beautiful sunshine yesterday.<br />\nWell off to Curves and then to get my haircut. Coming home to make my famous macaroni salad for our cul-de-sac&#39;s annual halloween cookout before the kids trick or treat.<br />\n<br />\nMy neighbors are all originally from here in the midwest so they really enjoy my tomato,mozzarella and basil salad.<br />\n<br />\nShari my electric stove that I just gave up was only a year old and also a smoothtop. This house is only a year old and sorry I didn&#39;t order the gas when we had the house built. The way I rationed that was &quot;well it was included in the price so we really didn&#39;t pay for it&quot; Of course Ken looked at me sideways as always and just said &quot;if that will help keep you in the kitchen&quot; so be it. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou your problems seem to never end. Hopefully your car problem is just a little mixup in wires.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all','teacp','teacp','2006-10-31 15:40:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141625,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-31 17:42:01',NULL,'','Morning  My Friends&#33; :wink: <br />\nKinda Cloudy here Today and looks to be cool for the Little Goblins tonight got them some good treats though&#33; :wink: Mary Lou make them fix it right but the way it looks theyll fix it when you step on the Brake it will go and when you press on the Gas Pedal it will Stop&#33; :grin:  :shocked: Hope you get it fixed soon your right about the price of New Cars Nowdays and thats why I keep fixing mine&#33; :wink: Id rather have the Cruise if things get too bad Ill get a Bicycle but those are High too&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  :wink: Everyone else Have a Great Day and a week ahead&#33; :wink:','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-31 17:42:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141659,334,1,18,133136,'2006-10-31 20:26:01',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Did a crazy but fun thing today, I got a haircut and chopped off 4 inches&#33; DH will be in shock since this is the shortest my hair has been since I was a kid. I love it&#33; Must be my rebel stage.......LOL, I just needed something different and it will grow back. Can&#39;t wait to see the reactions.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou it may be time to give the mechanic a Halloween Trick if he doesn&#39;t fix your car this time&#33; Yikes&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert I&#39;m in a slow down mode at the moment. Trying to decide if I want to paint the family room now or wait till after the holidays. Most of the cleaning is done. <br />\n<br />\nMaria enjoy your new stove. I loved my gas range and miss it sometimes but I&#39;ve gotten used to the electric after all these years. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl Sadie sure is a cutie&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-10-31 20:26:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141669,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-31 20:53:32',NULL,'','<br />\n &lt;strong&gt;Hey post a PIc of the new hair cut :grin: Hey let me know how the Electric Range works me and Annie were thinking of changing to Electric&#33; Would you reccommend it or just stay with the Gas Stove? :huh: Wait until after the Holidays because the Paint may still be fresh or have the paint smell plus do you have any small Grandkids that could maybe run into the walls or find a crayon&#33; :grin: Just a suggestion if you have a bunch in the dining room and banging around&#33; :wink: Sometimes us big ones are worser than the Little ones&#33;LOL  :grin:  :grin: Good luck anyway you choose to do it&#33; Best Regards Rose :grin: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-31 20:53:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141698,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-31 22:05:39',NULL,'','Robert - I think gas is definitely much better to cook on.  I have electric and really would rather have gas. If you have gas, I would definitely stick with it....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-31 22:05:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141701,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-10-31 22:19:26',NULL,'','<br />\n &lt;strong&gt;Thanks Cheryl&#33; :wink: <br />\nTheres nothing like the country and thats what me and Annie are going to do too Gregs right :wink:  dont throw money away if your going away&#33; Yea I made a Rhyme&#33; :grin: Well Im looking at either Grand Princess or Conquest for our next cruise just have to decide I really dont like Carnival but if I can get a good deal why not&#33; Do you know anything about the Grand Princess? :huh: What would you suggest? :huh: Thanks much tell Greg hello for me&#33; :grin: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-10-31 22:19:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141706,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-10-31 22:52:52',NULL,'','Robert, guess I am not going to be much help on that one - all of our past cruise and our next one on the Conquest, have been Carnival.  I have never gone on Princess, although I do believe they are owned by Carnival now.  We started with carnival because the kids were teenagers and traveled with us back then and we always liked the way we were treated onboard Carnival so never switched.  Plus, our travel agent always told us that the best deals to be had were aboard their ships.  I know Zebra is a frequent Princess guest so when she comes back, she may be able to give you some insight....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-10-31 22:52:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141716,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-10-31 23:36:52',NULL,'','I had my haircut yesterday afternoon...back to short again...and I love it...lol<br />\n<br />\nI have cruised on Carnival, and the prices are usually very good.  I got to inspect the Star Princess (which is the ship we are on in January)...and she is unbelievabley gorgeous&#33;  I am also a Princess Specialist and will be sticking with loyalty to Princess (after my Freedom of the Seas, RCI cruise next November&#33;LOL)  They have a wonderful repeat cruiser policy...and they do have great prices too.  Their ships have the highest number of balcony staterooms by ratio than the other lines...The cruise in January the balcony rooms are only &#036;757 and change pp...their minisuites only &#036;1057 pp....not a bad deal.  <br />\n<br />\nMy kids like Royal Caribbean over Carnival...although the kids room is better, they say, on Carnival...they have always enjoyed cruising.  Although the 17 year old and 13 year old aren&#39;t coming in January, as neither of them want to miss school or hockey.  Go figure, lol....<br />\n<br />\nMy littlest dd, age 4 is all excited for the Princess cruise...LOL...<br />\n<br />\nHave a great evening everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-10-31 23:36:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141718,2626,1,18,133136,'2006-11-01 00:01:00',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hey whats up with all the Ladies cutting their hair off? :huh:  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Well guess Ill have to make some decisions :rolleyes:  I really dont like Carnival either but everyone has their favorites, mine is RCCL but they dont have anything for October 2007&#33; Im locked into the Western for now and either Sept,Oct or November, Balderdash&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Well Gang thats the fun of it isnt it? Trying to figure out your cruise&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]&#33; :wink: &lt;strong&gt;Have a Good rest of the Evening later my Friends&#33; :wink:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-11-01 00:01:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141720,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-11-01 01:22:21',NULL,'','Well Robert, our friends that we are cruising with next year have only been on one cruise and that was RCCL and they wanted to try something different.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-01 01:22:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141741,2611,1,18,133136,'2006-11-01 05:07:58',NULL,'','Hi all...well I ran out of candy, so I turned the porch light off.  I hope my house doesn&#39;t get egged or something.  I bought 10 bags and gave it all away plus all the candy that was in Greg&#39;s stash.  Greg called this afternoon and said he wasn&#39;t feeling well but had a meeting late afternoon so couldn&#39;t come home.  When he did come home, I heard the garage door go up and waited and waited, and finally went out to the garage and he was just sitting in his car.  Now he has a fever of 104 but can&#39;t get warm.  I am quite sure that he has the flu as he is aching all over.  I will not be sleeping in my bed the next few nights as I do not want to get it.  I need to have the energy to take care of him.  He has to travel to NYC on business in a week and a half so I have to get him well again&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\nHope all of you avoid the flu this season....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-01 05:07:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141760,274,1,18,133136,'2006-11-01 10:26:04',NULL,'','Hope everyone had a fun Halloween&#33;  We didn&#39;t have many kids here this year.  It was the slowest year that I can remember.  Some of our neighbors weren&#39;t home, and had no lights on, so that could have been a factor.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou...hope they get your car fixed&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...hope Greg is feeling better, soon&#33;  The flu is no fun&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria...glad you could talk Ken into the new stove.  Your other one was really new.  Hope you were able to sell it or trade it in.  Ken is very wise to keep the cook happy, especially since you sound like you&#39;re a great cook.   Your salad sounds yummy&#33;  Don&#39;t think I can talk Marc into a gas range since we are thinking of a possible move.  Maybe I can talk him into a new set of pots and pans that don&#39;t slide all over on the cooktop.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nSounds like a lot of you are getting short haircuts.  I was tempted to cut mine shorter than usual, but I think I&#39;ll wait until Spring.  We need some hair in the winter to keep our heads warm here in cold country.  lol  I did just buy some cute new winter hats and scarfs and gloves, though&#33;   :grin:   Don&#39;t tell my hubby&#33;  lol<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-01 10:26:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141768,2717,1,18,133136,'2006-11-01 12:44:41',NULL,'','Oh boy flu season...I hope Greg feels better soon....lots of fluids&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMy hair isn&#39;t too short, lol...I just can&#39;t put it into a pony tail for the gym&#33;<br />\n<br />\nmy dh likes my hair short...or long...lol...<br />\n<br />\nI love picking out a cruise, lol...the Freedom for next November 4th is only for the ship and the group of people, lol...<br />\nthe Grand Princess IS a beautiful ship, lol.<br />\nWe are also looking at the Crown for April of 2008, out of San Juan...just love the itinerary.<br />\n<br />\nCarnival has always been good for us, esp. when going with the 3 kids...we usually get the 2 older kids their own cabin across the hall...But just being on the Star...gotta say...she is a classy ship...<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-11-01 12:44:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141770,488,1,18,133136,'2006-11-01 13:51:48',NULL,'','Hi Crazies - time to close down the  October dock and head on into November.  This year is going way too fast for me.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-01 13:51:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141769,488,1,18,NULL,'2006-11-01 13:31:36',NULL,'Daily Dock - November','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>Wednesday - November 1st</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies - Wow - November already.  Where has this year gone?  I can&#39;t believe that is is almost over.  <br />\n<br />\n     We had a very quiet nite, as expected, for Halloween.  No little ghosts or goblins around.  They were all home enjoying the candy they got on Sunday.  <br />\n<br />\n     All seems to be quiet here - Car is working fine after they untangled the mess they made with the wiring and the Living room is nearing completion.  Today he will finish the rest of the new trim and the primer coat of paint is on so I guess I need to decided NOW.  It is down to 2 from the original 6 colors so I am making some progress.  LOL<br />\n<br />\n     Cheryl - hope Greg is feeling better today.  Stay healthy.<br />\n<br />\n     Maria - how is that new stove?  I also have electric flat top and absolutely hate it.  When I first got it Jim had a choice for dinner each night.  Did he want it under or overcooked?  I have gotten used to it but would trade back in a minute.  <br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great day - try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-12-01 13:03:20',145608,488,'cruisetarp','cruisetarp',NULL,343,-1,3738,0,0,0,0,0),(141788,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-01 15:09:29',NULL,'','Good Morning All<br />\n<br />\nWe had a great Halloween. We start with a cul-de-sac grillout and bonfire at five and then the kids trick or treat from 6 to 8. It was a little chilly but it turned out great and we had so many kids this year I swear they were busing them in.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou......I am loving my new stove. I have had electric since we moved here and kinda got used to it. But every time we went to Jersey to my daughters I would just love cooking there (so would my sil)<br />\nI didn&#39;t realize just how much I had missed it till now. It is wonderful. Dinner has been perfect and Ken is thrilled that like you say his eggs aren&#39;t overcooked or undercooked. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl Hope Greg is feeling better soon<br />\n<br />\nHave a great all','teacp','teacp','2006-11-01 15:09:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141791,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-01 15:19:56',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nOnce again we had no trick or treaters.  Not many children in the neighborhood, and those that are there, their parents take them to the mall<br />\nCheryl, I hope Greg feels better soon<br />\nHave a great day everyone','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-01 15:19:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141816,502,1,18,141769,'2006-11-01 17:19:11',NULL,'','Went out for dinner, last night, with my regular Tuesday night group of 8, which goes out together every week, the R.O.M.E.O.&#39;s (Rotten Old Men Eating Out).  <br />\nGot a &#39;hot date&#39; for dinner tonight, with a fella I&#39;ve benn seeing for about two months.  Sid&#39;s become a good friend.<br />\nThe weather cooled down, for a few days, but it&#39;s back to hot &amp; humid.  We&#39;re supposed to have great weather for the week-end&#33;  Maybe go to the Everglades...<br />\nHappy November, everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','DaCruzNut','DaCruzNut','2006-11-01 17:19:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141837,2717,1,18,141769,'2006-11-01 20:32:58',NULL,'','Ooops, I posted in the October thread...I can&#39;t believe it is November already.<br />\n<br />\nROMEO&#39;s that is hilarious&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI had a gas stove many moons ago...I have electric now&#33;  But I do love it, it has the flat top...and two ovens...<br />\n<br />\nhave a good one...<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-11-01 20:32:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141838,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-01 20:34:07',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Been busy here still cleaning. Maybe another day and 1/2. I only do this twice a year (AMEN) but it has to be done. <br />\n<br />\nDH didn&#39;t say a word about my hair. Guess that was a no comment. My DD&#39;s boyfriend noticed and said he liked it which of course got my DH in trouble. LOL&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl hope Greg is feeling better. Get out the Lysol and spray down the handle, light switches, etc. Always the worst germ spreaders. I know from my DH&#39;s bout with Norwalk.....YUCK&#33; We did it every morning and no one else got it. Also aired out the house as much as possible weather permitting.<br />\n<br />\nI agree about the electric stove, gas is so much better but I&#39;m OK with it now. Hope you are enjoying yours Maria(as much as one can enjoy a stove LOL)<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou glad to hear the car is better now and that your coming near the end of your reno. The holidays will be here before we know it&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJeff maybe you can bring Sid on one of those inexpensive cruises your looking at?&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope eveyone has a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-01 20:34:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141848,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-01 21:02:20',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies...<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s only 29 degrees right now.  Hope we have a warm up coming soon.  I&#39;m definitely not ready for the cold weather.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a wonderful day&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-01 21:02:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141851,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-01 21:39:12',NULL,'','<br />\nI actually have both.  When I redid my kitchen about 4 years, I got the cooktop, but the remodeling took longer than we thought, I got tired of eating out, so my husband installed a gas stove in the utility room.  I used and like them both, for frying and other messier cooking, I use the one in the utility room and for not so messy cooking the one in the kitchen.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-01 21:39:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141861,502,1,18,141769,'2006-11-02 00:20:46',NULL,'','Rose, you&#39;re a mind reader.  I was going to ask him tonight....<br />\nAs far as gas vs. electric stoves...I&#39;ve lived in Florida since 1978.  For some reason, there are very few areas with gas, so most people have electric stoves.  I had gas, in NY, until I moved here.<br />\nLet me tell you, after 28 years I still miss the gas stove&#33;&#33;&#33;  I like to cook Chinese food and the Wok just doesn&#39;t get hot enough with electric.  Also, even with general cooking, it&#39;s hard to adjust the heat to be just right.  Despite what the Alka-Seltzer commercials say, I&#39;d love to have gas, again.<br />\nShari-Don&#39;t want to rub it in, but&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://www.willrich.supanet.com/plants/5.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://banners.wunderground.com/banner/gizmotimetemp/US/FL/Miami.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://www.willrich.supanet.com/plants/5.gif&quot; /&gt;<br />\n...and that&#39;s with a cool spell&#33;','DaCruzNut','DaCruzNut','2006-11-02 00:20:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141862,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-02 00:37:27',NULL,'','Good afternoon all.  Greg is up out of bed and laying in his recliner, which means he is hogging the tv with stupid macho movies&#33;&#33;&#33;  He is feeling better than yesterday but is still pretty weak.  I imagine he will be home at least one more day.  I hated to leave him here alone but had to go to Kohl&#39;s 1/2 price sale.  Got some really good bargains.  I needed a new carpet shampooer, and they had one that was normally &#036;200 on sale for &#036;99.  On top of that, I had a coupon for an additional 10% off everything and then had a gift certificate for &#036;40, so ended up only paying &#036;50 for it.  My son borrowed my old one last week so I called him and told him to just keep it.  I was going to do some Christmas shopping, but as it turns out, everything I bought was for me.  Well, guess I had better go - can&#39;t spend all day on the computer with Greg home, because he might think that is what I do every day&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJeff, I love the ROMEO thing - that is just hilarious&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-02 00:37:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141881,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-02 10:11:02',NULL,'','Jeff...don&#39;t rub it in&#33; lol   :grin:   That&#39;s (78) my favorite temperature.  Not too hot, and not too cold.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...glad Greg is feeling a little better.','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-02 10:11:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141884,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-02 13:20:01',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>THURSDAY - November 2</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good morning Crazies....We are in for some rain and then a big drop in our temps today.  I will be in most of the day cleaning up since the contractor finished in the Living Room yesterday.  YEAH&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; <br />\n<br />\n    Our grandkids from Ct. are coming to spend the weekend with us - Son &amp; daughter-in-law are going to a wedding in NJ so rather than us going to Ct. they are bringing the kids here.  It will be their first sleep-over with us in our house - not quite sure how it will work out but DS &amp; DDIL will be staying in a hotel about 40 minutes from us if things get too hairy.  LOL   I&#39;m sure we will make out fine - just glad DH will be here to carry around the little guy with the broken leg.  <br />\n<br />\n      What is going on in your little corner of the world?  Hope you all have a good day and try and smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-02 13:20:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141900,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-02 19:47:27',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Greg is still home sick, but is feeling better as long as he stays in his recliner.  Gets weak if he is up and walking around but is officially working from home today.  Has his laptop fired up and his employees can reach him via email.  I need to run out to the post office and the grocery store but he hasn&#39;t told me what he wants for dinner yet.  Yesterday he ate soup and this morning he asked for oatmeal.  It is supposed to be in the 50&#39;s today and is cloudy out.  Yesterday we didn&#39;t get out of the 30&#39;s, so I will take cloudy and 50.  Well, guess I had better get a move on.....<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, have a wonderful time with those grandchildren.  If they are anything like our grandson, you will be plenty worn out&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-02 19:47:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141902,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-02 21:17:07',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Yipee finally finished the heavy cleaning. Kitchen looks great.<br />\nI&#39;m tired so rest is in order before making dinner.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou enjoy the grandkids. They are always fun at least that&#39;s what I&#39;ve been told. I&#39;m not ready for any yet&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, glad to hear Greg is feeling better. <br />\n<br />\nJeff, book it already will ya.......LOL&#33; <br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-02 21:17:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141930,2717,1,18,141769,'2006-11-03 03:03:22',NULL,'','Good evening...<br />\n<br />\nSounds like a fun filled weekend with the grandkids....things will be fine&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope Greg is feeling better...poor guy...being sick stinks.<br />\n<br />\nToday ended up being busier than I had planned...<br />\n<br />\nUp at 5 this morning...brought kids to school, etc...gym, tanning etc...<br />\n<br />\nTomorrow...is going to be a nice day...lol..cleaning...as, I am having friends over on Saturday....woohoo...lol....<br />\n<br />\nHave a nice rest of the night...','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-11-03 03:03:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141931,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-03 05:06:36',NULL,'','Good evening friends.  Thanks for all the well wishes for Greg.  I certainly hope he is feeling better soon.  I am attempting to attach a new pic of the grandson.  I am working on making a sweatshirt transfer with this pic and the words &quot;Grandma&#39;s Pride and Joy&quot;.  My sister-in-law just became a first time grandma so am going to make her one too (with a pic of her grandson, of course).  I am not sure of the size of the photo becase my son emailed it to me and I opened it in PhotoSmart and it doesn&#39;t give me measurements so if there is no pic, I had to delete it because it was too big...<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/cherylfuller/scotty1.jpg&quot; /&gt;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-03 05:06:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141957,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-03 12:58:58',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>FRIDAY - November 3rd</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good morning Crazies - The cold weather has returned to us here in Pa. It is only 23 our right now so you know I won&#39;t be going out for a while.  <br />\n<br />\n     Cheryl - your grandson is one handsome looking little guy.  Aren&#39;t they so much fun?  I know we have such a good time with ours.  Hope Greg is feeling better.  I know it is hard having them under-foot when you are used to having the house to yourself.  When Jim first retired, I seriously thought I would kill him one of those first few mornings.  You do get used to it though.<br />\n<br />\n     Our son&#39;s kids will be spending the weekend with us.  They have a wedding in NJ and it is closer for them to drop them with us than for us to travel to Ct.  It will be the first time they have stayed at our house without Mom &amp; Dad so we should have a good week.  I&#39;m sure the 6 YO will be fine - she will by busy &quot;helping&quot;.  I&#39;m not sure about the 4 YO though.  He has become very attached to his folks since he broke his leg.  The good news though is they shortened his cast on Wednesday and he now has a walking cast on.  <br />\n<br />\n     Today we are taking our other 2 grandkids to the state theatre to see &quot;Dorothy&#39;s Dance Party&quot;  For those of you with little ones it is all the characters from &quot;The Wiggles&quot; minus the Wiggles themselves.  Should be an interesting afternoon - a theatre full of screaming kids.  LOL  I&#39;m not sure how the little guy will react to seeing his TV friends up close and personal - we have seats in the 3rd row so I hope he enjoys the show.  I know the 4 year old will be dancing in the aisles.  <br />\n<br />\n     That&#39;s all from here.  What&#39;s planned by you for this weekend?  Whatever you do try and smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-03 12:58:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141958,2717,1,18,141769,'2006-11-03 13:36:34',NULL,'','What a cutie&#33;  Dorothy&#39;s dance party...sounds like a plan, lol.  We took my daughter last year to see the Wiggles live...half way through she said...&quot;we can leve now&quot;  LOL...I think the show was too long.  My daughter was 3 at the time.  BUT she loved Dora live.  And the Disney on Ice, which we all enjoy.<br />\n<br />\nIt is Friday...and very very cold here in New England.  Today is a cleaning day...and I have some course work to do...the cleaning will come this morning...I also want to reorganize my office.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone&#33;','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-11-03 13:36:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141964,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-03 14:56:01',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nNothing much planned this weekend, except cleaning, no babysitting until next weekend.  Cheryl, you have a very cute grandson.  My granddaughter took some pictures last week and I will post when I get them.<br />\nEveryone have a great weekend.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-03 14:56:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141982,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-03 17:06:36',NULL,'','Good Morning All.<br />\n<br />\nA very cold day here in Ohio..........23 this morning....brrrrrrrrr<br />\nCheryl your grandson is a cutie.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou I remember the first time we took our grandaughter to see Sesame Street live. I guess she was three (she is 19 now)....when all the characters came down in the audience she screamed her head off.<br />\nShe loved big bird as long as he was on TV. Ken said &quot;how would you react if this giant yellow bird came at you when you were three&quot; lol','teacp','teacp','2006-11-03 17:06:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(141994,2626,1,18,141769,'2006-11-03 18:33:22',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Morning all my Friends&#33; :wink: <br />\nNow Im glad we here in Texas have mild Falls and the weather hasnt turned that cold it was in the 40&#39;s this morning and the highs are supposed to get in the high 60&#39;s and 70&#39;s this weekend real nice fall weather&#33; Good luck everyone with all your projects and turn up the heat&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  :wink: Nothing much this weekend for me just relaxing and watch some football&#33; :grin: Have a Great Weekend All&#33; :wink: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-11-03 18:33:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142007,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-03 19:58:17',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Our power was off for about an hr. this morning, but we are now up and running.  Nothing much planned for the weekend.  Will probably be better for Greg to just rest anyway.  he did go back to the ofice today, which I was grateful for.  Mary Lou, I want to hear all about your weekend with your grandchildren.  As much as I love mine, usually one night with him here causes me to go into exhaustion mode&#33;&#33;&#33;  Hope everyone has a great weekend....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-03 19:58:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142020,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-03 20:27:45',NULL,'','Enjoy them when they are little........my youngest grandson is nine.........the oldest is nineteen.............she would rather spend weekends with boyfriend and friends than with grandma...the nine year old still sleeps over a lot in fact have him this weekend but all too soon that will end also.............','teacp','teacp','2006-11-03 20:27:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142062,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-04 02:21:22',NULL,'','This is for all of you grandmas...I was trying to make a iron on transfer with Scotty&#39;s pic on it but couldn&#39;t quite get it the way I wanted.  I ended up going to PersonalizationMall.Com and ordering one that says &quot;grandchildren are portraits of love&quot; and you can put up to 5 pics on it.  It was only 27.99.  You download the pics right there and it says it will ship in 2 days.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-04 02:21:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142100,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-04 07:07:06',NULL,'','Good evening, Cruise Crazies&#33;  Not too much planned for this weekend.  We had our oldest daughter and her youngest over for dinner tonight, and tomorrow I will babysit our youngest daughter&#39;s little one (she&#39;s 3).  Our youngest daughter came to dinner on Thursday.  She is really having some nausea and feeling yucky with this pregnancy.  Hope she feels better, soon.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...that is so nice that your living room is finished.  Hope you have a nice weekend with the grandkids.<br />\n<br />\nRose...that must be a nice feeling to have the heavy cleaning done.  I have yet to get to it.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nPrincess...enjoy your weekend with your friends.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...your grandson is just adorable&#33; The sweatshirt is a great idea&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...all this talk of cleaning is making me feel guilty.  LOL  I had better get to mine.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nMaria...sounds like you are having the same temperatures as we are.  Hope it warms up for you and everyone who is having cold weather.  It seems too early for this kind of weather.<br />\n<br />\nRobert...those 60s and 70s sound so wonderful.  We may make it up to 50 on Sunday.  I&#39;ll be happy to see that.<br />\n<br />\nHope all Cruise Crazies have a wonderful weekend&#33;  Stay warm&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-04 07:07:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142104,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-04 12:52:19',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>SATURDAY - November 4th</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.....Another cold day here - only 23 right now - much to cold for this time of year although it warms up nicely during the day.<br />\n<br />\n     We had a grand time at the show yesterday but boy the price of the tickets is small change compared to what they are selling inside.  Thought I just might have to sell DH to buy things for the kids.   LOL.  The little guy was absolutely mesmarized.  He sat on his Mom&#39;s lap and did not move - just sat there with his mouth hanging open.  Finally at the next to last song he got up and started dancing.  His sister, on the other hand, did not sit at all.  She was dancing in the aisle all afternoon.  She thought that was &quot;the funnest day she ever had&quot; which made it worth every penny we spent.  <br />\n<br />\n     The other grandkids will be arriving before noon so I&#39;d better get a move on.  Need to hit Kohls for their early bird specials and then drop in on a crafts fair and the grocery store before they arrive.  Should be a fun weekend here - although I&#39;m sure I will be exhausted by tomorrow.  Wouldn&#39;t trade them for the world though.<br />\n<br />\n      Cheryl - thanks for that web site - lots of nice things.  <br />\n<br />\n     Have a good day Crazies and try and stay happy','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-04 12:52:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142106,2717,1,18,141769,'2006-11-04 14:59:31',NULL,'','Good Morning,<br />\n<br />\nBRRR. cold here in New England...I am just not ready for the cold like this&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell, I wound up being really busy yesterday and spent the day at my desk (although it is in my livingroom, lol) and never got to the cleaning...soooo a quick surf of the net...and full steam ahead this morning, lol.<br />\n<br />\nAll these grandkids visiting, lol...my daughter asked me the other day if I could go somewhere so she could go to her nanny and grampy&#39;s house...LOL&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone...<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-11-04 14:59:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142126,2626,1,18,141769,'2006-11-04 20:10:29',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Afternoon all&#33; :wink: <br />\nCloudy here today with chances of rain Sunday and Monday high 70&#39;s :grin: Anyone doing any Christmas shopping and getting that big Turkey ready for Thanksgiving :wink: Nothing like a warm house with the smell of Turkey Cooking and pies in the Oven&#33; :grin: Shari,Cheryl and all other in the Northeastern States stay safe and warm, Just watching some Football&#33; :wink: Can someone tell me something about the Carnival Conquest? What floor would be good for a Balcony on her We are looking at a cruise for Oct.14th. 2007 :grin: Weve never cruised on her&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Best Regards to all&#33; Have a Great rest of the weekend&#33; Hope Joey and Davids Cruise went well and they make it home Safely&#33; :wink:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-11-04 20:10:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142127,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-04 20:16:45',NULL,'','Robert, we will be sailing on the Conquest 3 weeks after you, Nov. 4, 2007 -get her all warmed up for me, okay???  I am a little concerned about our balcony cabin.  After looking at floor plans, I have ascertained that our cabin is directly under the Lido deck pool and party area.  I called Jennifer at Carnival with the intent of changing cabins, but she says she was just on the Conquest and had a cabin in the same position and she can assure me that I will hear no noise from the Lido deck.  We&#39;ll see if that is true at 2:00 in the morning when the partying is in full swing&#33;&#33;&#33;  Not much planned for the weekend...our son and grandson usually come over on Sunday evenings so I am sure I will be seeing them tomorrow and our younger son always shows up on either Saturday or Sunday usually about the time we are getting ready to go out to lunch, he&#39;s no fool, know&#39;s he will get a free lunch out of the deal&#33;&#33;&#33;  Hope you all have a wonderful weekend....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-04 20:16:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142149,2626,1,18,141769,'2006-11-05 01:18:44',NULL,'','<br />\n &lt;strong&gt;Cheryl&#33;<br />\nHave you sailed on the Conquest :huh: If not both of us will have a new experience&#33; :grin: Its bigger than the Rhapsody but well learn how to navigate&#33; :grin: And Ill keep all the Gears Greased for you&#33;LOL&#33; :grin:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-11-05 01:18:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142151,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-05 02:07:55',NULL,'','Cheryl,<br />\n<br />\nJennifer was probably up there partying thats why she didn&#39;t think it was noisy.........just kidding.....You know by now she is great she would tell you the truth.','teacp','teacp','2006-11-05 02:07:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142152,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-05 02:18:32',NULL,'','Robert, this will be our first on the Conquest.  As you are getting to her first, I will be looking forward to your impressions.  Maria, you are right - I think Jennifer is just great and I am so happy you recommended her.  Anytime I have a question, she is right there with an answer&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-05 02:18:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142194,2666,1,18,141769,'2006-11-05 08:21:49',NULL,'','Hi Crazies, haven&#39;t been around in ahile, lots going on ...<br />\nHalloween was insanely crazy at work (daycare) too much excitement&#33;<br />\nBut it was quiet on the homefront, not many trick or treaters due to the cold and wet weather. It&#39;s been hovering around 0C lately (32F), and raining alot.<br />\nWe even had a bit of snow this evening. Oh Joy&#33;  :rolleyes: <br />\n<br />\nGot started on my Christmas shopping today...unintentionally&#33; Went out to get a 50th birthday present for a friend and ended up with 4 Christmas presents too&#33; Lucky finds&#33; Hope the rest of it is that easy&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHappy November everyone, I&#39;m on a less than 60 day countdown to our next cruise&#33;<br />\n<br />\ndonna','rollerdonna','rollerdonna','2006-11-05 08:21:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142196,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-05 14:21:29',NULL,'','SUNDAY - November 5<br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.....Boy do I need sleep&#33;&#33;&#33;  We had a good night with the kids though.  Our 4 YO granddaughter who lives nearby couldn&#39;t bear the thought of going home so she stayed over too.  The three of them laughed and giggled for hours and then were back up before dawn.  Our grandson with the broken leg is going terrific.  They put a shorter (below the knee) cast on last week.  He is supposed to be walking on it but is &quot;afraid&quot; but he crawls around so fast.   It does make a big difference being able to bend his knee and the dr. says to leave him alone about not walking at first.  <br />\n<br />\n      We will leave around 11AM to take the kids to Jersey to meet their Mom &amp; Dad and then head for home.  That way we will save our son a 45 minute drive each way before they start the long trip home. <br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great day - try and stay happy.  Grandma has orders for eggs and cheese and the kids are getting rambunctious.  Might as well call first and have grandkid #4 join us for breakfast.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-05 14:21:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142207,2717,1,18,141769,'2006-11-05 15:45:29',NULL,'','Good morning everyone....seems like everyone is having a good weekend so far&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI am usually leary of being under the Lido deck myself, but I have been finding with the newer ships...the noise really is not noticeable.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great Sunday everyone.<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-11-05 15:45:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142211,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-05 16:01:02',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMarylou I am glad you are having fun with your grandkids. We had our 9 year old grandson for the weekend. Last night we played hotel and it is amazing what this kid knows about finance. We had a ball. Eggs and cheese seem to be the menu item today as that is what he asked for as well.<br />\n<br />\nWell the rest of the kids will be here for dinner later so I have to get moving and get my roast pork in the oven as we are eating early because they all have tickets to cyber Sunday this evening (wrestling yuck) <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all','teacp','teacp','2006-11-05 16:01:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142282,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-06 13:05:59',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>MONDAY - November 6</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.....Another week has started and this week I may finally get my living room back into shape.  MAYBE&#33;&#33;  Actually was have it 1/2 painted but it is going to need a second coat but is coming out terrific.  With Thanksgiving right around the corner we have to step it up and get finished since I will be cooking for the big day.  I have no idea yet if we will have 2 or 20 so I have to get busy organizing the day.  <br />\n<br />\n     I&#39;m all caught up on my sleep (if there is such a thing) but I sure slept well last night.  There is really nothing like have 4 little ones - the oldest is 6 - for a day to make you realize YOU ARE OLD&#33;&#33;&#33; LOL<br />\n<br />\n      Hope everyone has a great day - try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-06 13:05:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142354,2717,1,18,141769,'2006-11-06 18:06:13',NULL,'','Good morning,<br />\n<br />\nGreat news for you MaryLou...only one coat&#33;  That is awesome.  I had to put 3 + coats in my family room, as we went to white over a darker color and the stained wood trimmed needed 4 coats....we used a primer too...go figure.<br />\n<br />\nCold here in the NorthEast...<br />\n<br />\nAs much as I love going to my moms for Thanksgiving...I just wish everyone would come here...so I don&#39;t have to leave the house...LOL...<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone...<br />\n<br />\nDolores','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-11-06 18:06:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142363,139,1,18,141769,'2006-11-06 18:59:14',NULL,'','Good morning all. We&#39;ve been extremely busy lately and missed checking in here.<br />\nSpeaking of grand kids, our oldest grand daughter just gave us this photo. We do like to brag on all our gk&#39;s&#33;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/KeithnRita/ShelbiCheerleader.jpg&quot; /&gt;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-11-06 18:59:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142367,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-06 19:14:15',NULL,'','Keith and Rita, Your granddaughter is one gorgeous young lady. How old is she?','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-06 19:14:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142372,139,1,18,141769,'2006-11-06 19:24:51',NULL,'','<br />\n She will be sweet 16 in January.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-11-06 19:24:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142374,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-06 19:27:59',NULL,'','Just beautiful. Happy Sweet Sixteen to her.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-06 19:27:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142377,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-06 19:32:19',NULL,'','Keith &amp; Rita - Your granddaughter is gorgeous -  You should be proud of her.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-06 19:32:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142379,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-06 19:58:02',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Nothing exciting planned today - have to run errands and buy groceries.  Keith and Rita, your granddaughter is a beautiful girl.  I just told Greg yesterday, I wish we&#39;d had a lot more kids so we would have more grandchildren...they are sucha  blessing, aren&#39;t they???  We are supposed to have temps in the 60&#39;s and 70&#39;s until Friday so should be a lovely week.   Well, guess I had better get moving - that errands list won&#39;t get done if I don&#39;t get moving....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-06 19:58:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142381,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-06 20:37:23',NULL,'','Greg&#39;s wife, I&#39;m so far behind with reading the daily dock so I just saw your pic of your grandson. Wow, is he handsome&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; He looks like a child model in that pic. Beautiful.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-06 20:37:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142398,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-06 21:47:09',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Woke up this morning and realized I&#39;ve now lived in Florida for 15 years. Boy do I not miss the rat race in NY. Today is breezy and quick comfy in Central Florida so I did lots of running around. <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita your granddaughter is beautiful.<br />\n<br />\nSounds like fun having grandkids. My turn will come soon, just hope not too soon&#33; LOL Glad all had a good time with them.<br />\n<br />\nNot much else happening today except some work on our Corporate lists so I can send out holiday greeting cards. Guess I better get started.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great rest of the day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-06 21:47:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142399,139,1,18,141769,'2006-11-06 22:28:17',NULL,'','Thanks all for the complements on our granddaughter. I also went back and fond the photo of Gregswife grandson--he is definitely a cutey. We don&#39;t have any small ones any more as our youngest is now 6.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-11-06 22:28:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142402,2626,1,18,141769,'2006-11-06 23:01:32',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hiya Keith and Rita&#33; :wink: <br />\nNice looking young lady and Grand Daughter I know you both are proud of her and you should be&#33; :wink: Oh BTW you dont happen to spoil her do you&#33;LOL&#33; :grin: Thats what Grandkids are for HuH&#33; :wink: Hi miss C and Cheryl,sailingrose,cruisetarp,Howard and all&#33; :wink: Dreary cloudy day here we got a lot of Thunderstorms last night and rain need to fill them lakes up&#33; :wink: Everyone have a great week ahead&#33; :wink: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-11-06 23:01:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142418,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 00:00:20',NULL,'','Robert, I know you have 4 daughters...do you have any grandchildren yet?  Scotty was here yesterday, and we had gotten the Target &quot;toy catalog&quot; and also the one from Toys  R Us.  He sat down with both and told me he was going to circle what he wanted for Christmas in both.  When I looked at them later, I discovered he had circled everything that wasn&#39;t &quot;girlie&quot;.  Guess we can&#39;t go wrong, no matter what boyish toys we get him&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-07 00:00:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142419,2626,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 00:35:13',NULL,'','<br />\n &lt;strong&gt;No Grandkids Cheryl my oldest Daughter and Son In Law dont want any kids so Unless the other three get married and start having some soon it will be too late to enjoy them&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> But thats ok more time for cruising for me and Annie only the Dog to worry about&#33;LOL&#33; :grin: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-11-07 00:35:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142431,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 01:04:33',NULL,'','Well Robert, my friend, I can attest to the fact that they are just the greatest joy you can imagine.  Hey, with so many daughters, you will surely have at least a few.  Just looking at the little guy makes me happy.  And for all of you who have seen his picture here, I have no idea what that furrow in his brow is.  I have never seen that before - it looks almost like a scar in the pic, but there really isn&#39;t anything there.  I kept watching him yesterday to see if it would appear while he was concentrating on his coloring book, but never saw it.  Will everyone else be as happy as I am to have the elections over????  I am just tired of the negatives commercials, on both sides.  None of them I have seen have told you what they will do for you if elected - they just tell you what the other candidate has already done.  Another 27 hrs. or so and those will all be over - hallelujah&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-07 01:04:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142440,2626,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 01:10:40',NULL,'','<br />\n &lt;strong&gt;I agree cheryl all of them are terrible and have forgotten the people and the United States and the States that the senators are supposed to represent&#33; Im so happy for you Cheryl, Keith and Rita and the ones who have Grandkids you are blessed as your grandkids are to have such nice Grandparents&#33; Kudos to you all&#33; :wink:  :grin: Talk at you later Myfriend and all my other Friends as well&#33; :wink: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-11-07 01:10:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142443,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 01:26:38',NULL,'','<br />\n Thank you Cheryl,  We certainly think he is a cutie - looks just like his daddy and I see so much of Greg in him too.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-07 01:26:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142445,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 02:31:01',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nI couldn&#39;t agree with you more, Robert. Lots of lucky grandchildren.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-07 02:31:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142449,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 02:43:17',NULL,'','Back from the Mariner, unpacking and repacking for the Lirica on 12/7. Here&#39;s a laugh for you all.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nThose of us who spend much time in a doctor&#39;s office should appreciate this&#33; <br />\n<br />\nDoesn&#39;t it seem that more and more that physicians are running their practices like an assembly line? <br />\n<br />\nHere&#39;s what happened to Bubba:<br />\n<br />\nBubba walked into a doctor&#39;s office and the receptionist asked him what he had. Bubba said, “Shingles.&quot; So she wrote down his name, address, medical insurance number and told him to have a seat.<br />\nFifteen minutes later a nurse&#39;s aide came out and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said, &quot;Shingles&quot;. So she wrote down his height, weight, a complete medical history and told Bubba to wait in the examining room.  A half hour later a nurse came in and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said, “Shingles&quot;. So the nurse gave Bubba a blood test, a<br />\nblood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, and told Bubba to take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor.<br />\nAn hour later the doctor came in and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said,  &quot;Shingles.&quot;<br />\nThe doctor asked,  &quot;Where?&quot;<br />\n<br />\nBubba said, &quot;Outside on the truck. Where do you want them??&quot;','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-07 02:43:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142450,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 02:48:12',NULL,'','Here&#39;s another funny for all of us Walmart Shoppers<br />\n<br />\nSubject: WALMART SHOPPERS<br />\n<br />\n Mr. and Mrs. Fenton are retired, and Mrs. Fenton insists her husband go with her to Walmart. He gets so bored with all the shopping trips. He prefers to get in and get out, but Mrs. Fenton loves to browse. One day<br />\n<br />\nMrs. Fenton gets this letter from Walmart:<br />\n<br />\nDear Mrs. Fenton,<br />\n<br />\nOver the past six months, your husband has been causing quite a<br />\ncommotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and may ban<br />\nboth of you from our stores. We have documented all incidents on our<br />\nvideo surveillance equipment. All complaints against Mr. Fenton are<br />\n listed below.<br />\n<br />\n Things Mr. Bill Fenton has done while his spouse was shopping in<br />\n<br />\nWalmart:<br />\n<br />\n1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people&#39;s<br />\n carts when they weren&#39;t looking.<br />\n<br />\n 2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute<br />\n intervals.<br />\n<br />\n3. July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the<br />\nrestrooms.<br />\n<br />\n 4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official tone,<br />\n &#39;Code 3&#39; in housewares..... and watched what happened.<br />\n<br />\n 5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and asked to put a bag of M&amp;M&#39;s on<br />\n layaway.<br />\n<br />\n 6. September 14: Moved a &#39;CAUTION - WET FLOOR&#39; sign to a carpeted area.<br />\n<br />\n 7. September 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told other<br />\nshoppers he&#39;d invite them in if they&#39;ll bring pillows from the bedding department.<br />\n<br />\n 8. September 23: When a clerk asks if they can help him, he begins to<br />\ncry and asks, &#39;Why can&#39;t you people just leave me alone?&#39;<br />\n<br />\n 9. October 4: Looked right into the security camera; used it as a<br />\n mirror, and picked his nose.<br />\n<br />\n10. November 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, asked<br />\n the clerk if he knows where the antidepressants are.<br />\n<br />\n 11. December 3: Darted around the store suspiciously loudly humming the<br />\n&quot;Mission Impossible&quot; theme.<br />\n<br />\n 12. December 6: In the auto department, practiced his &quot;Madonna look&quot;<br />\n using different size funnels.<br />\n<br />\n13. December 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browse through,<br />\n yelled &quot;PICK ME&#33;&quot; &quot;PICK ME&#33;&quot;<br />\n<br />\n14. December 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he<br />\n assumes the fetal position and screams &quot;NO&#33; NO&#33; It&#39;s those voices again&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&quot;<br />\n<br />\nAnd last, but not least ..<br />\n<br />\n15. December 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited<br />\n awhile, then yelled very loudly, &quot;There is no toilet paper in<br />\nhere&#33;&quot;','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-07 02:48:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142452,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 02:56:34',NULL,'','cruiseduo, Welcome back. We missed you and your great jokes. Those two are hysterical. Can&#39;t wait for hubby to see them.  :grin:  :grin:  :grin:','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-07 02:56:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142457,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 03:55:00',NULL,'','Pat and Howard, glad to see you back with us, at least for a little while&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-07 03:55:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142461,2037,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 04:10:17',NULL,'','Hiya Everybody&#33;<br />\n<br />\n2 new pictures of Killian<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b178/karen081959/babykillian19-1.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b178/karen081959/babykillian20-1.jpg&quot; /&gt;','1959kar','1959kar','2006-11-07 04:10:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142462,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 04:12:20',NULL,'','Karen, he is such a little cutie patootie.  As I was saying earlier, don&#39;t you think that grandkids are just the best thing ever invented????','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-07 04:12:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142464,2037,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 04:42:06',NULL,'','<br />\nthey are, I can&#39;t wait til March, we&#39;ll have 2 grandbabies then, Krystie has an ultrasound on Thursday, with any luck we&#39;ll know if next grandbaby is a girl *crosses fingers, toes and eyes*','1959kar','1959kar','2006-11-07 04:42:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142467,139,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 04:52:04',NULL,'','Another real cutie&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-11-07 04:52:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142468,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 05:11:11',NULL,'','Karen, I&#39;ll cross my fingers for you too.  I want a granddaughter so badly and no one is listening.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-07 05:11:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142469,139,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 05:35:32',NULL,'','This is our three youngest granddaughters--sisters from the left, 9 (today is her birthday), 6, and their cousin 8 1/2.<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/KeithnRita/080306MadiAutAve400.jpg&quot; /&gt;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-11-07 05:35:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142470,2037,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 05:46:30',NULL,'','<br />\n great picture, adorable girls','1959kar','1959kar','2006-11-07 05:46:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142471,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 05:49:50',NULL,'','Boy Keith, you have a whole parcel of pretty granddaughters, don&#39;t ya?  I have only boys and my son has a son.   If we ever do get a girl, she will be spoiled rotten...oh wait, they all are anyway&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-07 05:49:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142473,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 05:57:25',NULL,'','Karen, Killian is adorable. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl and Karen, I&#39;ll keep my fingers crossed that you both get those granddaughters to go shopping with and for. <br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita, Beautiful girls you have there. Happy Birthday to your 9 year old.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-07 05:57:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142493,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 13:31:27',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>TUESDAY - November 7</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies......To all our friends in the US - DON&#39;T FORGET TO GET OUT AND VOTE TODAY.  Like everyone else I will be delighted when all the ads are gone from the TV - this has been a vicious, nasty campaign here in Pa. and it almost makes you want to vote for no one.  <br />\n<br />\n      All of these photos of grandkids are beautiful....but of course I have the 4 most beautiful ones around.   LOL  Perhaps when we get back from voting I will fool around here and learn how to post their photos.  I never did succeed in getting our photo up.  <br />\n<br />\n     Pat &amp; Howard - Welcome back even if it for just a short time.  I hope you had a great cruise.<br />\n<br />\n     Cheryl - that is funny about all the boys in the family.  When I was born I was the first girl in 4 generations in my Dad&#39; s family but my relatives did not spoil me.....NOT.   I remember not being able to do anything wrong.  LOL<br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great day - try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-07 13:31:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142495,2717,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 13:48:32',NULL,'','Good morning everyone....what beautiful pictures&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou...I am with you...I hate these political ads...all the crap being slung around...I counted 6 in a row...one candidate, the other, back to the first then the other...OMG...I changed the channel.  Enough already&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNothing exciting going on around here...lol...same old same old.  Ironing and laundry is on the to do list today...sounds fun...hunh?<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone....<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-11-07 13:48:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142498,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 14:50:22',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nAll those beautiful grandchildren, wow.  I have 4 and will post pictures of them soon, my scanner is acting up.  Nothing much happening here, cloudy with rain this afternoon.<br />\nTake care everyone and have a great day.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-07 14:50:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142525,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 16:45:01',NULL,'','All the kids are beautiful and we are so lucky to have them. They are a gift. Here is the biggest baby of all. Of course it is Grandpa.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/teacp/Christmas2005025.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nthis is our eleven year old grandson Bobby<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/teacp/Christmas2005024-1.jpg&quot; /&gt;','teacp','teacp','2006-11-07 16:45:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142558,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 18:47:08',NULL,'','Morning all, I think. Spent over 4 hours in the emergency room last night with my DD. She&#39;s OK now but gave us a scare. She&#39;s been having cramps and shooting pains in her legs for several days but didn&#39;t tell me till Sunday night. Last night I&#39;d had enough of her wincing and made her go. It&#39;s hard to do that with a 19 year old but mother still knows best. No blood clots thank G-d. Adjustment to meds and she should be great in a few days. Very long night.....till 2am&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNot doing much today, just some wash. I&#39;m exhausted but she&#39;s off to college anyway and DH is at work. <br />\n<br />\nSo glad that the election will be over tonight. I&#39;m so sick of those ads too. It&#39;s been ugly here in Florida as well.<br />\n<br />\nWelcome back Pat and Howard. Hope your going to review the Mariner. I&#39;m going on her for New Years but it&#39;s been several years since we&#39;ve been on board her so I&#39;m pretty curious.<br />\n<br />\nLook at all those wonderful grandkids&#33; They are all marvelous&#33; Of course the perks are they go home.......LOL<br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a great day&#33; I&#39;m off to do more laundry','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-07 18:47:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142560,139,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 19:02:10',NULL,'','Rose, so glad your daughter is okay. <br />\nSo many great looking grand kids and grand dads&#33;<br />\nRita just dropped me back at work as we went to vote. It was very-very slow with the new touch screens. I think it intimidates a lot of folks. At least after today no more campaign commercials&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-11-07 19:02:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142565,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-07 20:10:35',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Rose, glad to hear that DD is okay.  Even though they are grown, I still think of mine as babies and it just hurts me so much when they are sick or in pain.  Maria, love the pic of &quot;grandpa&quot;, he looks like he is havign as much fun as the grandson.  Greg is the same way with Scotty, I think he has gone into his second childhood.  Princess, when you are done with all that ironing, if you are still in the mood, I have a pile that is just calling your name&#33;&#33;&#33;  Hope all of my crazy friends have a wonderful day...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-07 20:10:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142604,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-08 12:25:47',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>WEDNESDAY - November 8</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies......Looks like we are in for some very heavy rain with threats of flooding here today but much milder weather.  Temps should be back into the 70&#39;s by tomorrow.  No wonder I can&#39;t shake this cold I have.  <br />\n<br />\n     Nothing much going on here - babysitting today and heading to Ct. for a couple of days tomorrow.  Granddaughter&#39;s school is having an assembly for Veterans day and she called and wanted to know if she could take Grandpa to school for &quot;show and tell.&quot; The students will be allowed to bring their favorite &quot;Veteran&quot; to the assembly.  Of course Grandpa jumped at the invite.  <br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great day - try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-08 12:25:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142625,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-08 15:08:02',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nRain all day today, nothing major to do, just the usual stuff at work.<br />\nHere is a picture of my two granddaughters Kaylee and Alyson at my daughter&#39;s wedding last month.<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/003_3.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nand a picture of all 4 of my grandchildren together, a rare feat indeed.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/All4together.jpg&quot; /&gt;','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-08 15:08:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142627,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-08 15:55:57',NULL,'','Good Morning Everyone &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNothing much going on here today. Just some sewing to catch up on. I hate being short..........<br />\n<br />\nMercedes your grandchildren are beautiful..........<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone.........<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;YEAH OHIO BECAME SMOKE FREE YESTERDAY &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','teacp','teacp','2006-11-08 15:55:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142629,139,1,18,141769,'2006-11-08 15:59:37',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>mercedes,<br />\n<br />\nWow, they are all adorable&#33; You should be really proud.</span>&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] :smiley:  :smiley:','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-11-08 15:59:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142668,2626,1,18,141769,'2006-11-08 19:07:08',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Mercedes Great Looking Grandkids Mercedes I know your very proud as everyone else is thanks for sharing :wink: Everyone else, Hi My friends,  :wink: Cheryl V-cop and Miss C., Jason and Ill be glad when Joey and David return too &#33;Nice week ahead and planning our next cruise Ill know what Ive decided by Friday&#33; Cheryl thanks for your Encouragement AKA Gregswife :wink:  im also thinking of retiring from the Police Dept. as well&#33; I have enough time vested for my second retirement, I went into the military when i was real young, my mother signed for me <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  so thats why I retired at a young age as well&#33; Everyone the best to all you and your families I may be leaving the crazies familiy as well, goodbye for now &quot;My Friends&quot; :wink: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-11-08 19:07:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142671,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-08 19:32:04',NULL,'','Dear Robert, I absolutely will not accept that - you cannot leave us here.  We all value your friendship.  If there is so conflict that is causing you to feel this way, please rethink it.  If that is the case, and you can&#39;t work it out, just ignore it.  I for one, would miss you terribly and I know others feel the same way.  If Joey and Jackie were here, they would be giving you the same spiel.  It isn&#39;t even an option, so forget about it, and that is an order&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;   Mercedes, your grandchildren are beautiful - look at those smiles&#33;&#33;&#33;  Well, thank God that those nasty election ads are over and done with&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  I just bought our plane tickets to Lubbock for my nephew&#39;s wedding.  We were planning on driving but I just hate the thought of driving ALL day Friday, the wedding is Sat., and then driving again ALL day Sunday.  Got a really good deal on American Airlines - got 4 roundtrip tickets for &#036;1100.  My main concern is that we will be flying in a 50 passenger jet from Dallas to Lubbock and I have never been in a small plane.  It is only an hr. long flight, but I am already nervous&#33;&#33;&#33;  Even though I used to travel quite a bit on business, I HATE flying.  Actually, I have to take a prescription sedative about an hr. before or I wouldn&#39;t even be able to board the plane.  Anyone have any experience in a smaller jet - such as, can you tell me if it is bumpier than a large jet?  Rose, how is your daughter doing?  Maria, we became smoke free last year and it is wonderful&#33;&#33;&#33;  Well, gotta&#39; scoot - forgot to get Greg coffee the other day when I went to CostCo so have to go back.  He is a snob - will only drink StarBucks and you can get a 2 bag of beans at CostCo for around &#036;10.  They have a huge grinder there also, so I just dump it in and it takes less than 5 minutes to grind the whole bag.  Have a wonderful day, and Robert - don&#39;t even think about it&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-08 19:32:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142687,139,1,18,141769,'2006-11-08 22:18:29',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Robert, we second what Cheryl posted&#33; We want you and Annie to stay with us. We would miss you&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\nCheryl,<br />\n<br />\nWe fly the 50 passenger jets all the time. That&#39;s all they have flying into our local airport. Frankly, they are more comfortable than the big jets, and they are very safe&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-11-08 22:18:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142689,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-08 22:29:19',NULL,'','Afternoon all. My DD is feeling better today. Thanks for asking. I went to JCPenney for the 75% off sale to get some gifts for my son. <br />\n<br />\nRobert, why on earth would you leave us????? You add so much to this community. Please don&#39;t do that&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; We may have disagreements like any other family but together we can all work it out.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I hate small planes too. I nearly freaked out when we had to take a puddle jumper from Seattle to Vancouver. I hate to fly to start with but those small planes make me extra nervous.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes your grandchildren are precious.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great afternoon.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-08 22:29:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142695,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-08 23:11:14',NULL,'','Thanks Keith.  I know logically, that planes are safe, but I have trouble convincing myself.  Luckily the small plane is from Dallas to Lubbock, and as it is only an hr. flight, I would think that by the time we got up in the air, it would be close to time to start coming back down.  As I said, I travelled all over the world on business, but always had to take Xanax before take-off.  If Greg or my assistant were with me, I would also have a drink or 2 just to insure the Xanax worked.  One time, while flying to Paris, I decided that I was an adult and this was ridiculous so I was going to not take the pills.  Shortly into the flight, I started hyper-ventilating.  Once I am that nervous, the pills will not work, even if I had taken them then.  The flight attendants were begging me to have a drink and offering me free alcohol.  Luckily, Greg was with me on that trip.  I don&#39;t chance it now and always take my pill.  I know this is silly, but as soon as I hit that &quot;buy tickets&quot; button on the American Airlines website, I felt that nervousness come over me and my heart was beating fast.  Oh by the way ladies, that website I posted about where I ordered the sweatshirt with my grandson&#39;s picture on it...I ordered it either Friday or Saturday, and it arrived today.  Very fast service and it looks great&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-08 23:11:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142705,2626,1,18,141769,'2006-11-08 23:55:03',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Im sorry for not saying whats the matter but its not with any of you here or the Board&#33; I got some real Devastating news and now Im in the fight for my life, I didnt want to say anything but I feel I owe you all an explanation for my posting&#33; I have cherished all of your friendships and hold them Dear to my Heart and you all will always be in my thoughts&#33; I now have to sit down with Annie because I havent told her anything so I will be off the Board for awhile until I can get things worked out&#33; May God keep us all safe and our Families Cherish Life and Each other and never take for granted that you will always be on this earth&#33; LOve each other like theres no tomorrow&#33; Goodbye for now all of my Dear and caring friends&#33; I couldnt have been so lucky as to find you all and this great Board&#33; Miss C and Jason Thanks for everything&#33; I cherish you both as well Adios for now&#33; :wink: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-11-08 23:55:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142711,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-09 00:41:50',NULL,'','Robert, I will be keeping you and Annie in my prayers.  When you feel up to it, please try to come here and let us know how you are.  You are very special to us and I feel like a member of my family is going away.....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-09 00:41:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142712,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-09 00:56:44',NULL,'','Robert - Your Crazies family will always be here for you.  We will keep both you and Annie in our prayers and are sending good thoughts your way.  Please check in with us and let us know how you both are doing.  We all hurt when one of our family is hurting.  May God Bless you','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-09 00:56:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142749,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-09 06:15:27',NULL,'','Rose, so glad to hear your daughter is OK. <br />\n<br />\nMercedes, those grandbabies of yours are just gorgeous. Beautiful photo of the 4 of them. <br />\n<br />\nRobert, I hope you know that you are very important to us here. We really value you as a member of our Crazies family. Please know that you and Annie will be in my prayers. Please do whatever you have to do . You said above that you are in for the fight of your life so You have got to fight with everything you&#39;ve got. We are all here for you every step of the way. Almost 3 years ago , I was fighting breast cancer and going through chemo and radiation and I can&#39;t tell you how much it meant to me to have these wonderful people here for me with their support , love and encouragement. We are here to do the same for you and Annie. Please check in and let us know how you&#39;re doing. Hugs, Cheryl','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-09 06:15:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142758,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-09 10:07:58',NULL,'','Good morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt was a nice day today.  It made it up to 72.  Very warm for November, but tomorrow it will crash.  We may even have some snow by tomorrow night.  The rest of the weekend will be pretty chilly.  <br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s so great to see everyone&#39;s pictures of their grandchildren.  They are all so beautiful. <br />\n<br />\nRose...I&#39;m so glad your daughter is OK&#33;<br />\n<br />\nPat and Howard...Welcome back&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert...please know that you and Annie are in my thoughts and prayers.  As Cheryl says, we are all here for you with love, encouragement, support and prayers.  Hugs&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-09 10:07:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142772,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-09 13:21:31',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>THURSDAY - November 9</span><br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....Things are really beginning to look good here - the only thing left in our living room is the woodwork to be done.  We got the TV and sofa put back last night and when we get back from Ct. tomorrow we will begin to hang photos, etc.  I can&#39;t wait to hang our family photo up as that is what caused this re-do in the first place.   We will leave for Ct. by 9:30 today and be back after the rush hour tomorrow.  <br />\n<br />\n     Mercedes.   Your grandchildren are beautiful. I&#39;m sure they bring much joy into your life. I know it is quite a task to get 4 to stand together for a group pic - I have been trying to do it with our 4 for nearly 2 years now.  LOL<br />\n<br />\n     Pat &amp; Howard - welcome back - you were missed.<br />\n<br />\n      Robert - we keep you and Annie in our prayers<br />\n<br />\n     Have a great day Crazies and try and stay happy.   Someone please start the daily dock tomorrow as I won&#39;t have computer access.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-09 13:21:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142774,2717,1,18,141769,'2006-11-09 14:08:12',NULL,'','Good morning,<br />\n<br />\nPrayers for you Robert....and your family. <br />\n<br />\nNot too much going on in NH today...Looks like the sun is coming out...and the temps are going to be pretty good.<br />\n<br />\nGetting our family room back in order after the painting, new curtains and valances....well, it just doesn&#39;t seem finished.  I have a signed lithograph from Don &quot;Ducky&quot; Williams that I need to get a frame for and I keep forgetting...lol...All the pictures in that room are Disney ones.  Being a DVC member we got some nice ones for being a member...and we have purchased some nice lithographs too....the family room is our fun room, lol.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day...<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-11-09 14:08:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142781,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-09 14:46:35',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nMy prayers are with Robert and his family today.<br />\n<br />\nNothing much happening today, got a dental appointment today at 2pm, hopefully nothing major would be found.<br />\n<br />\nTake care everyone and have a great day.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-09 14:46:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142796,2666,1,18,141769,'2006-11-09 16:13:38',NULL,'','Hi Crazies, it&#39;s been awhile&#33; Just checking in to see how everyone&#39;s doing.<br />\nIt&#39;s been a miserable November weather-wise so far here in Montreal. Dull, gray, wet, but at least no snow...<br />\n<br />\nHubby (Elfed55) is preparing for a week&#39;s vacation to visit his brothers in Texas and in Spain. The Spain brother actually lives in London, but spends the bad-weather months in Spain, much like Montreal&#39;s &quot;Snow Birds&quot; spend the winter in Florida&#33;  Hubby is looking forward to some nicer weather next week.<br />\nSure wish I could get the time off to go with him, but at least we have our cruise to look forward to together for New Years&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is well, and I&#39;m sure, looking forward to your Thanksgiving in a few weeks&#33;<br />\n<br />\ndonna','rollerdonna','rollerdonna','2006-11-09 16:13:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142808,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-09 17:45:23',NULL,'','Good Morning Everyone.....<br />\n<br />\nNot much going on here. Just going to try to get to the ironing I was supposed to do yesterday.<br />\n<br />\nRollerdonna.....good to hear from you again....lucky husband on his vacation<br />\n<br />\nMarylou glad to hear your living room is coming back together........<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nbtw..i have been cooking every night since i got my new stove........lol<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone..nice and sunny here and 70....yeah','teacp','teacp','2006-11-09 17:45:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142818,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-09 19:04:25',NULL,'','Good morning all.  It is cold and dreary here today...could someone please send the weather we had yestereday back this way???  Yesterday was the first time in history that Denver has been in the 80&#39;s in Nov.  Meeting friends in Boulder for lunch today.  Jenn and Robert, you and your families continue to be in my prayers.  Mary Lou, sounds like the end is in sight with the living room - isn&#39;t that a good feeling.  Mary Lou, I think my dinner invite must have gotten lost in the mail&#33;&#33;&#33;  I am asking everyone to please remember my son and grandson in your prayers...I talked to my son yesterday and he and his wife were going out on a  &quot;date&quot; and he was really looking forward to it.  He called me around 9:00 last night and said he had taken her to her favorite restaurant and during dinner, she told him that she was leaving him and Scotty and was leaving that night.  When he called, she had gone to pick up Scotty at the sitter&#39;s and she was going to bring him back home and then get some of her stuff.  He was absolutely in shock - totally blind-sided.  He said he truly didn&#39;t even know there was a problem.  I am trying to convinve him to come and stay with us, at least for a wlittle while so we can help out with Scotty, getting hm back and forth to school, etc.  That little boy&#39;s world, as he knows it, is going to be totally destroyed.  Well, gotta scoot - have a great day.....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-09 19:04:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142825,139,1,18,141769,'2006-11-09 19:26:22',NULL,'','Cheryl,<br />\n<br />\nSo sad to hear your news. Your son and grandson will be in our thoughts and prayers.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-11-09 19:26:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142827,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-09 19:37:53',NULL,'','Cheryl, I am really sorry to hear about the situation involving your son and grandson.  I will keep them in my prayers.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-09 19:37:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142829,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-09 20:54:23',NULL,'','Morning, everyone&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...I&#39;m so sorry to hear the news.  I will keep your family in my prayers.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou and Princess...glad to hear that you are getting your homes back in order.  We are slowly getting ours back in order, too.  We still have a walk-in closet to repair and be able to put things back in there.  Still need to clean the carpets.<br />\n<br />\nDonna...hope your weather improves.  Hope Ed has a great visit with his brothers.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...good luck with your dental appt.<br />\n<br />\nMaria...glad you&#39;re enjoying your new stove.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita...have a good day&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-09 20:54:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142840,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-09 22:49:17',NULL,'','Checking in late again. I&#39;ve been off doing some more holiday shopping. I like to finish as much as possible before the craziness really begins. Nice day in Central Florida today 75 and sunny. <br />\n<br />\nRobert and Annie we will keep you in our prayers. Strength comes in numbers and we will all be here to offer up support anytime to either of you.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, how sad for you son and your grandson. I&#39;m so sorry for the shock you all experienced.<br />\n<br />\nMaria glad your liking that stove, now can you bring it here and cook????LOL&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGlad everyone&#39;s projects are winding down in time for the holidays.<br />\n<br />\nDonna its nice to see you again. Visit a little more if you can.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a good evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-09 22:49:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142843,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-10 00:43:38',NULL,'','My post of earlier today should have read &quot;Maria&quot;, I think my dinner invitation got lost in the mail, not Mary Lou.  Since Maria is cooking up a storm, I assume that we will all be getting invites&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-10 00:43:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142857,2717,1,18,141769,'2006-11-10 14:33:24',NULL,'','Good Morning,<br />\n<br />\nEveryone must be sleeping in today, lol.  The sun is really bright here, but the temps are cold&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt is Friday....I wish dh had today off...but unfortunately...NOPE&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNot much going on in these parts.  Got to get my son moving...no school, but can&#39;t be lazy and lay in bed all day.  He has to write a paper on why he wants to go to a particular school for high school next year.<br />\n<br />\nI just realized that I am having a Southern Living at Home party on Sunday December 3rd (I think) I am really going to have to decorate extra special for Christmas this year...all these extra guests, lol.  I am not one to do things like this...lol...now to figure out who I am going to invite...hahahaha&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-11-10 14:33:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142861,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-10 14:54:32',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nBeautiful day here in MD, temps mid 70s and sunny.  DH is off today so I left him in bed sleeping, a rare thing indeed, he is always up and dressed before I am.  I am babysitting my 7 year old granddaughter this weekend, that&#39;s always fun.<br />\n<br />\nTake care everyone and have a great and safe weekend.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-10 14:54:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142891,1862,1,18,141769,'2006-11-10 18:21:52',NULL,'','Good morning everyone..<br />\n<br />\n  I have spent the past hour just trying to catch up on the welcomes and looking at everyones beautiful grandkids...some real beauties...Robert I wish you and your family all the best...Keep your faith in the Lord and he will hold your hand through your trying times..<br />\n Erveryone else seems to be doing fairly well..glad that everyones remodeling projects are about done for the Holidays..<br />\n<br />\n It just hit me yesterday that the holidays are here..I know I have been in a fog...taking a cruise the end of October just messed me up..lol<br />\n I have to get busy shopping..We are going to Gatlinburg Tennesee for Christmas..so I really need to get busy..things are going fine for me just playing catch up at work...amazing how things can pile up so fast when you are gone even if for just a week..anyways nothing planeed this weekend just relaxing and maybe a little shopping...Have a good one :smiley:','lilrosie','lilrosie','2006-11-10 18:21:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142902,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-10 19:36:28',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Nice day today in Fl. with lots of sun and temps about 80. This is the reason I moved to Florida&#33; Love our fall&#33; Nothing planned today but maybe dinner out with DH. I pinched a nerve in my neck and I&#39;m pretty sore today so not much planned.<br />\n<br />\nLilirose the holidays are really sneaking up on all of us this year. I&#39;ve started my shopping but still have tons to go. <br />\n<br />\nMercedes enjoy your granddaughter this weekend.<br />\n<br />\nPrincess what exactly is a Southern Living party???? Somthing like Tupperware or Pampered Chef? <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-10 19:36:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142910,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-10 20:50:59',NULL,'','Hi everyone - just got back from Ct. and had a nice time with son and his family.  Granddaughters school had a special Assembly for Veterans day and the students were asked to bring a Veteran.  There was 16 who showed up and when the assembly started the Veterans marched in (after all the students were seated) and they were escorted up on the stage by the child/grandchild who brought them to school.  It was definately &quot;Pass the tissues&quot; time and I had a lump in my throat that I thought would choke me.  After son got home from work we continued the celebration at a restaurant for dinner.  Our little guy still refuses to walk on his leg in the cast despite the Drs. telling him he needs to walk on it.  I think he is afraid of falling again.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl....I&#39;m so sorry to hear what you son and grandson are going through.  We will keep all of you in our prayers that all will work out and especially that Scotty will be able to adjust to this major change in his life.  <br />\n<br />\nRobert - keeping you in our prayers - hope you are doing OK<br />\n<br />\nGuess I&#39;d better go unpack the car.....DH just informed me he is going out to hang the Christmas lights up.  It is in the 70&#39;s right now and I guess he remembers last year trying to hang them in 5 degree weather.  This was all my neighbors bright idea....he wanted to do his but DW said he was crazy....guess he figured there is safety in numbers.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nHave a good day all and try and stay happy.  I have to go see what has been going on in the 24 hours I have been gone.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-10 20:50:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142917,2037,1,18,141769,'2006-11-10 21:09:37',NULL,'','Cheryl, we can uncross our fingers, toes and eyes, *tears* it didn&#39;t work, Krystie will be having a lil boy in March.','1959kar','1959kar','2006-11-10 21:09:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142921,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-10 22:07:31',NULL,'','That&#39;s okay Karen you will be thrilled............Is Krystie the daughter that cruised with us to Bermuda and if so will she still be  coming to St. Thomas with us?','teacp','teacp','2006-11-10 22:07:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142930,2037,1,18,141769,'2006-11-10 23:49:15',NULL,'','<br />\n yes, that was Krystie, she won&#39;t be sailing the 7 seas this time, Keenan will be on the boat and a good friend Peg, not Deb this time....only 64 more days&#33; I can&#39;t wait&#33;&#33;&#33;','1959kar','1959kar','2006-11-10 23:49:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142932,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-11 00:02:26',NULL,'','That&#39;s great Karen.......I can&#39;t believe it is almost here..............are you staying at the same hotel we are in Miami?','teacp','teacp','2006-11-11 00:02:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142933,2037,1,18,141769,'2006-11-11 00:16:24',NULL,'','<br />\n yes we will be, we&#39;re flying into Ft Lauderdale and taking a cab or shuttle to the hotel, got cheap flights on AirTrans','1959kar','1959kar','2006-11-11 00:16:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(142974,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-11 12:36:44',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:21pt;line-height:100%\'>SATURDAY - November 11th</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies......Another weekend is here and I don&#39;t have too much planned.  Jim will be staining the woodwork in the LR today and then the room is DONE&#33;&#33;&#33;  Next week I will have the carpet cleaners in and then it will be time to get ready for the holidays.  Wow - where did this year go?<br />\n<br />\n     This weekend I really have to venture down into the basement (EEK) and sort out the Christmas gifts I have been hiding down there for months.  I really have no idea what I have and what I still need to buy but on Friday I bought youngest grandson a little racing car set and when I put it downstairs I found something very similar I had already bought him and completely forgotten about.  So I will be doing inventory this weekend.  <br />\n<br />\n     What does everyone have on their agenda?  Whatever you are doing try and stay happy.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-11 12:36:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143033,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-11 19:02:00',NULL,'','Good morning all.   Greg is taking a welding class this morning, so I am just relaxing.  He has a jeep that he loves to work on, and a years or so ago, he bought a welder and decided to make a roll cage for his jeep.  he did a really great job.  A 4-wheel drive group he is a member of decided to offer this welding class to teach them all kinds of things they could do for their vehicles, so he is taking that today.  I think it lasts until noon and then he will come home and we will go out to lunch and run errands.  I need to sit down and work out my lists for Thanksgiving, so will probably work on that this weekend.  Anyday now, Joey and Jackie will be back with us.  I can&#39;t wait to start seeing their posts in the Daily Dock again....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-11 19:02:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143034,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-11 19:03:07',NULL,'','<br />\n Karen, maybe next time&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  I keep telling myself that, but &quot;next time&quot; just hasn&#39;t come&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-11 19:03:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143083,2666,1,18,141769,'2006-11-12 00:42:14',NULL,'','Rememberance Day here in Montreal. Typical gray, cold and raining. I happened to be at a local Church Christmas Bazaar at 11 a.m. this morning and everything stood still for a full minute&#39;s silence, then 2 veterans read &quot;In Flander&#39;s Fields&quot; in English and French. Very touching.<br />\n<br />\nJames (not Ed&#33;) just phoned to say he&#39;s arrived safely in San Antonio. He, his brother and brother&#39;s wife are sitting out in the conservatory having pre-dinner drinks, and then are hitting the hot tub after dinner. I&#39;m sitting here looking at freezing rain in the dark. I wish I could have gotten time off to go with him.<br />\nBut we are going back to San Antonio in Feb. for his nephew&#39;s wedding and a rodeo the next day&#33; Looking forward to that&#33;<br />\n<br />\ndonna','rollerdonna','rollerdonna','2006-11-12 00:42:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143095,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-12 02:30:03',NULL,'','Donna, I love San Antonio.  We took our RV to Corpus Christi last spring and spent some time in San Antonio on the way.  Loved the Riverwalk boat tour.  If you haven&#39;t done that, it is a must.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-12 02:30:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143098,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-12 03:43:41',NULL,'','Tomorrow is my birthday (#64) and every year at this time I think about how my life has been. I don&#39;t want to bore all of you but would like to tell you some of my thoughts at this time. <br />\n<br />\nPat and I have been married for over 42 years and in reviewing those great years I have written down the reasons I think our marriage has worked. Here they are:<br />\n<br />\n1. Two times a week, we go to a nice<br />\n Restaurant, have a little beverage, good<br />\n food and companionship. She goes on<br />\n Tuesdays, I go on Fridays.<br />\n<br />\n 2. We also sleep in separate beds. Hers is<br />\n in California and mine is in Texas <br />\n<br />\n 3. I take my wife everywhere.....but she<br />\n keeps finding her way back.<br />\n<br />\n 4. I asked my wife where she wanted to go<br />\n for our anniversary. &quot;Somewhere I haven&#39;t<br />\n been in a long time,&quot; she said.<br />\n So I suggested the kitchen.<br />\n<br />\n 5. We always hold hands.<br />\n If I let go, she shops.<br />\n<br />\n 6. She has an electric blender, electric toaster<br />\n and electric bread maker. She said &quot;There<br />\n are too many gadgets and no place to sit<br />\n down&#33;&quot; .. So I bought her an electric chair.<br />\n<br />\n 7. My wife told me the car wasn&#39;t running<br />\n well because there was water in the carburetor.<br />\n I asked where the car was; she told me &quot;In<br />\n the lake.&quot;<br />\n<br />\n 8. She got a mud pack and looked great for<br />\n two days. Then the mud fell off.<br />\n<br />\n 9. She ran after the garbage truck, yelling<br />\n &quot;Am I too late for the garbage?&quot;<br />\n ... The driver said &quot;No, jump in&#33;&quot;<br />\n<br />\n 10. Remember: Marriage is the number one<br />\n cause of divorce.<br />\n<br />\n 11. I married Miss Right. I just didn&#39;t know<br />\n her first name was Always.<br />\n<br />\n 12. I haven&#39;t spoken to my wife in 18 months.<br />\n I don&#39;t like to interrupt her.<br />\n<br />\n 13. The last fight was my fault though. My<br />\n wife asked &quot;What&#39;s on the TV?&quot;<br />\n I said &quot;Dust&#33;&quot;','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-12 03:43:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143100,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-12 05:19:04',NULL,'','Howard, I thought I was going to read something wonderfully sweet, when you said you were going to share your thoughts.  Just for that one, I hope you singe your nose hairs when you bend over to blow out your bithday candles tomorrow&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; :grin:','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-12 05:19:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143106,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-12 07:46:41',NULL,'','Hey Everyone..<br />\n<br />\nRobert Personal Note .. do what you need to do.. Just know that you and Annie will be in our thoughts and prayers.. If there is anything we (David or myself) can do all you have to do is holler.. <br />\n<br />\nGuys Its good to be back.. it will take some time to write the review so much to say and lots of pictures to go thru.. plus video..<br />\n<br />\nBear with me as we try and get caught up...<br />\n<br />\nThis place is the bestest&#33;&#33; :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-12 07:46:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143145,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-12 13:21:38',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>SUNDAY - November 12</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies....Looks like a rainy day here in Pa. so I will find things to keep me busy indoors today.  I still haven&#39;t made it down into the basement yet to sort out Christmas gifts so perhaps today will be the day.  <br />\n<br />\n      Yesterday I visited  a couple of craft fairs - didn&#39;t find anything I couldn&#39;t live without but love to go just to get ideas.    Jim actually did finish hanging the Christmas decorations outdoors.  He said it was so much easier than doing it with numb fingers when it is bitter cold.  So out of the 7 houses on our block - 3 are already decorated for the holidays. <br />\n<br />\n     Cheryl - How is your son doing?  Hope Scotty is OK.  Our prayers are with all of them.<br />\n<br />\n     Joey - it sure was good to see you back and posting again.  We missed you but love your new Avatar.  <br />\n<br />\n     I hope everyone is having a good weekend.  Whatever you plan on doing - do it with a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-12 13:21:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143153,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-12 15:31:57',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnother cloudy day in OH...............<br />\n<br />\nWe have nothing to do today so might just head over to the casino........cha ching<br />\n<br />\nJoey and David welcome back.............we missed you and also love your new avatar.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone.','teacp','teacp','2006-11-12 15:31:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143157,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-12 16:07:09',NULL,'','Good Morning and Good Sunday all...<br />\n<br />\nGetting everything caught up  ..looking forward to football today.. <br />\n<br />\nNot alot other going on.. more reserch for the Canal trip in January...<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou thanks we got it on the Millie<br />\n<br />\nMaria... how are you .. any ideas towards 08 yet?','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-12 16:07:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143192,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-12 17:44:18',NULL,'','cruiseduo, Now I&#39;d like to see Pat&#39;s response to your post, Howard. That would be very interesting.  :grin: Naughty, naughty. Happy Birthday tomorrow. <br />\n<br />\nJoey, just take your time and relax a bit. Next cruise will be here before you know it. It&#39;s so great to have you back here with us. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I hope Scotty and Greg are doing OK. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great Sunday, Crazies','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-12 17:44:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143202,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-12 19:49:55',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Getting a late start this morning.  Haven&#39;t slept much in the past few days so decided to take sleeping pills last night and they tend to make me groggy the next day so I am still trying to shake the fog.  Greg had to go into the office today.  He never goes in on weekends, as he has emplyees on call if there are systems problems but they have several problems running right now so he decided to go in for a while.  <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou and Cheryl - thank you for remembering them.  I haven&#39;t seen either Gregory or Scotty since all of this happened but do talk to Gregory a couple of times a day.  At first he was in shock and devastated but has moved into the angry stage, which in my opinion is good because he seems better able to process and deal with it now.  He did ask her if she would talk to a counselor, so he set up an appt. for them on Tuesday but he told me last night he thinks he only did that for Scotty and he is not even sure if he wants her back after she did this.  She did keep the munchkin on Friday night but he is now back with his dad as of yesterday afternoon and will be until Tuesday when she will take him for 1 night again.  They usually come over on Sundays so I imagine we will see them sometime today.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - it is so great to see you posting again.  I cannot wait to hear ALL about your trip.  As much as I know you enjoyed it, I have decided that you can&#39;t take any more cruises that are that long though  We need you here.<br />\n<br />\nMaria and Ken - if you go to the casino, I hope you have a wonderful time and wins lots of money.  I usually win, but as I only play nickel slots, the pay-out isn&#39;t that much.<br />\n<br />\nHappy Birthday Howard&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a wonderful day.  The Broncos play the Raiders at 2:00, so I plan to just sit here and watch the game until Greg grets home and then we will go eat.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-12 19:49:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143215,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-12 22:06:12',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 37 degrees and kind of a gloomy looking day today here in the Upper Midwest.  We had a good weekend.  Friday we went to the opening of a new restaurant that our son-in-law is working at.  They had all sorts of arcade type games there, too.  We had a great time.  Last night we had our little granddaughter over for a few hours while mom and dad celebrated dad&#39;s birthday with dinner and a movie.  My daughter is still feeling pretty queasy with this pregnancy.  Hope she feels better, soon.<br />\n<br />\nJoey...it&#39;s great to have you back.  I&#39;m excitedly waiting for the review and pictures.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...I hope things can be worked out for Gregory and his wife.  Sometimes counseling can really help. <br />\n<br />\nHoward...you are too funny&#33;  :grin:   Hope you had a great birthday&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI love reading what everyone is doing in their daily lives.  I don&#39;t always have time to comment on everything, but, really enjoy reading about it.<br />\n<br />\nTake care everyone, and have a great day&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-12 22:06:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143243,139,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 00:20:29',NULL,'','This was a soccer tournament weekend. 250 teams were in town. We froze our petunias off yesterday, however today at least the sun was out. Our 8 and 9 year old granddaughters team won first place in their age group.<br />\nThe one with the red gloves on scored 3 goals over the weekend. She has definitely recovered from her broken leg.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/KeithnRita/soccer111206small.jpg&quot; /&gt;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-11-13 00:20:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143260,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 02:59:27',NULL,'','Keith and Rita, Congrats to your beautiful granddaughters.  I know you must be so proud of them, and rightfully so....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-13 02:59:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143264,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 03:48:00',NULL,'','Keith and Rita..........congrats on the win....the girls are sooo cute<br />\n<br />\nCheryl........guess what I won 200.00..............then guess what................somehow I misplaced it................<br />\n<br />\nJoey............I am waiting for you to help me out. On Good Morning America this morning they had a segment on whale watching in Alaska and it looked so  so beautiful. Maybe John can help us out on where to start this process.........','teacp','teacp','2006-11-13 03:48:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143267,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 04:02:18',NULL,'','OK, forgive my for my marriage pun.  Our 42 year marriage is nothing like that.  It has been the best years of my life, in fact add five more because we dated five years before we got married  . . . . I was 16 and Pat was 14&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTo keep a smile on your faces here is a riddle for today.<br />\n<br />\nHoward<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nArnold Schwarzenegger has a big one.<br />\n<br />\nMichael J. Fox has a small one.<br />\n<br />\nMadonna doesn&#39;t have one.<br />\n<br />\nThe Pope has one but doesn&#39;t use it.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nClinton uses his all the time.<br />\n<br />\nBush is one<br />\n<br />\nMickey Mouse has an unusual one.<br />\n<br />\nLiberace never used his on women.<br />\n<br />\nJerry Seinfeld is very, very proud of his.<br />\n<br />\nCher claims that she took on 3.<br />\n<br />\nWe never saw Lucy use Desi&#39;s.<br />\n<br />\nWhat is it? Answer below&#33; (this is pretty good )<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n <br />\nThe answer is: &quot;A Last Name.&quot;<br />\n<br />\nYou didn&#39;t think I&#39;d send you a dirty joke, did you?','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-13 04:02:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143273,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 04:25:41',NULL,'','Cheryl,<br />\n<br />\nMany thanks for the warning. As you can see, I made sure that my nose hairs were no where near the candle. <br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k47/howard1942/Birthdayblowout2.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHad a great birthday . . . . . thanks for all of the good thoughts.<br />\n<br />\nHoward','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-13 04:25:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143277,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 04:55:09',NULL,'','Howard, loved the riddle and the birthday pic.  We have been together since we were teenagers too, but not as long as you and Pat.  We will celebrate our 30th anniversary next August and we dated 2 ys. before that.  Congrats on the &quot;long run&quot;.  Very impressive in this day and age&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-13 04:55:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143289,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 13:30:17',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>MONDAY - November 13</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies and welcome to another week.  Today will be a happy day around here - we hang the curtains back up.   We still need to have the carpets cleaned but everything else is done.  We can hang pictures and put all my little do-dads back where they belong and not only finish the living room but reclaim the dining room which had become our storage area.  The room really came out great and I&#39;m very happy with the results.  <br />\n<br />\n     Keith &amp; Rita - Congratulations to your granddaughters on their victory.  They are real cuties and look so happy.  <br />\n<br />\n     Howard - your riddles and jokes are always a high point of my morning.  Glad you had a nice b&#39;day.<br />\n<br />\n     Maria - glad you had some luck at the casino but sorry you lost it back.  At least it was &quot;their&quot; money you gave back and not yours.<br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great day - keep a smile on your face.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-13 13:30:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143290,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 13:41:04',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies..<br />\n<br />\n MaryLou.. Hang those curtains &#33;&#33;&#33;  :grin: <br />\n<br />\nHoward great riddle&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria ok I understand... I will get on it as soon as I can.. did you email John yet? does he even know we are talking about him? :grin: But they way I understand it the first place to start is pick a time&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-13 13:41:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143295,2543,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 14:44:32',NULL,'','Good Morning All<br />\n<br />\nOh today it&#39;s really back to reality - the first day at work after the cruise&#33;&#33;<br />\nWorked on the cruise slide show until the wee hours - but I think it is at least presentable now.  Can&#39;t wait until Celebrity releases their cruise schedule for the summer and fall of 2008 - we are seriously considering a Northern Europe Cruise.  I suppose it is true one great cruise leads to the desire for another.  Enjoy your day everyone.','momwig','momwig','2006-11-13 14:44:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143296,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 14:49:40',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nIt will be a cool day here in MD, lower 50s.  Leaving work early today, my DH and I are leaving tonight to spend sometime at our home in SC; we will be back on Sunday, aah, fresh air and open spaces.  Everyone enjoy the rest of the week and weekend.<br />\nWelcome back Joey and Kareen, you were missed. :smiley:','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-13 14:49:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143329,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 17:44:41',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey from what I am reading it seems July or August are the best times to go? I have not emailed John but I could do so today if you want me to so we can get some ideas. Once we get a general idea of time, cost, etc we can put it out to the crazies for input. What do you think is it a good place to start?','teacp','teacp','2006-11-13 17:44:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143334,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 18:01:09',NULL,'','<br />\n excellent place to start I think...I would also include September just to compare pricing..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-13 18:01:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143336,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 18:45:41',NULL,'','Okay sounds good to me.......I will let you know when I get in touch with JohnG and maybe set up a chat room or something like that','teacp','teacp','2006-11-13 18:45:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143345,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 19:12:22',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Just wanted to check in and check on all the Millie cruisers. Glad to see everyone is back, we missed you all.<br />\n<br />\nLovely in FL today mid 70&#39;s and sunny. <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll be scarce for a while as I&#39;m still having trouble with my back. Hope that everyone has a great week.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-13 19:12:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143348,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 19:14:38',NULL,'','Rose, take care and feel better quickly. Cheryl <br />\n<br />\nHave a great Monday, Crazies. Hugs to all. Cheryl','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-13 19:14:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143376,2626,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 21:56:05',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Gods Gift To US is no better than the ability to Love Another and to give that is a Gift&#33; As I go through my Life that God has Given me I give that to all my Dear Friends here&#33; God Go with me to Houston at MD Anderson Hospital and may you give too&#33; I will take you all with me in the times ahead in hold it Dear to my Heart&#33; You all have blessed me with a void that has been in my heart for a Long time&#33; Goodbye for now my friends JOey will keep you all posted on my Condition,Because hes very special to me and has Totally taken me in here Its a Guy thing&#33; All of you too have taken me in too and loved me and Annie&#33; God Bless you All and for your very Dear Friendship say some Prayers for me as I go through these trying times&#33; I owe all you this&#33; Fornow &quot;GOODBYE MY FRIENDS&quot; :cry:  Ill hopefully return in Two weeks depending on the situation&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-11-13 21:56:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143377,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 22:00:44',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Robert The best of wishes coming your way .. just remember knowledge is the POWER...Take charge..&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-13 22:00:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143379,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 22:15:26',NULL,'','Robert - take our love and our prayers with you on your journey.  We will be anxious for any reports you can give us and will keep you and Annie in our prayers.  God Bless You','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-13 22:15:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143394,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 22:35:38',NULL,'','Robert, I will keep you and Annie in my thoughts and prayers. I hope everything works out well for you.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-13 22:35:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143395,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-13 22:38:54',NULL,'','Dear Robert, <br />\n     Just know that you and Annie and your family will be in our prayers. We will miss you and already do but I&#39;m glad that you are dealing with this so you can fight it. We all have faith in you . You and Annie, take good care of each other . Love and hugs, Cheryl','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-13 22:38:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143421,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-14 01:52:16',NULL,'','Good Luck Robert with your trip to MD Anderson. We&#39;ll keep our prayers going for both you and Annie. May you be blessed.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-14 01:52:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143428,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-14 02:54:04',NULL,'','Trying to make amends for my last post about a happy marriage. Here are some rules for a man to have a happy life.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nFive Rules For A Man To Have A Happy Life<br />\n<br />\n1.  it&#39;s important to have a woman who helps at home, who cooks from time to time, cleans up and has a job.<br />\n<br />\n2.  it&#39;s important to have a woman who can make you laugh.<br />\n<br />\n3.  it&#39;s important to have a woman who you can trust and who doesn&#39;t lie to you.<br />\n<br />\n4.  it&#39;s important to have a woman who is good in bed and who likes to be with you.<br />\n<br />\n5.  it&#39;s very, very important that these four women don&#39;t know each other.','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-14 02:54:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143429,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-14 03:23:42',NULL,'','cruiseduo, no matter how lousy my day might be, your posts always make me chuckle. Too funny &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-14 03:23:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143431,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-14 03:37:44',NULL,'','Howard, I don&#39;t think that makes up for it&#33;&#33;&#33;  On my son&#39;s wedding day, my husband took him aside and told him he had one piece of advice for him.  He said the key to having it all is:  Happy wife, Happy life.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-14 03:37:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143438,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-14 05:32:43',NULL,'','funny howard&#33; :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-14 05:32:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143458,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-14 10:42:26',NULL,'','Good Morning Cruise Crazies&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nLast night was a crazy night...had another esophageal spasm, but doing well tonight.  Our repair work on the house is done...it&#39;s just up to me to finish getting things put away and get the floors cleaned and the carpets cleaned and all.  It&#39;s probably a good thing that we aren&#39;t having Thanksgiving dinner this year.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita...congratulations to your granddaughters.  Great picture&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHoward...loved your picture and your riddles&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria...at least it&#39;s fun when we&#39;re winning even if we do give it back.   :grin: <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...that is so great that your room came out so nice and you&#39;re getting everything back together.  Hmmm...sounds familiar to my situation.   :grin: <br />\n<br />\nMercedes...have a great trip&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nRobert...hope all goes well in Texas&#33;  You and Annie are in my thoughts and prayers&#33;  God be with you&#33;  Love and Hugs&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nKareen...sounds like you are hooked on cruising like the rest of us.  That&#39;s a good thing, though&#33;   :grin: <br />\n<br />\nRose...hope your back is better soon&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, Joey, Cheryl, and all Cruise Crazies...Have a wonderful day&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-14 10:42:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143464,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-14 14:15:43',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>TUESDAY - November 14th</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies....This last blast of rain ended our beautiful fall colors here in Pa. and now it is time for the final clean up of leaves.  I finally got an appointment with the carpet cleaners who will be coming on Thursday so by this weekend my house should be back in shape and ready for the holidays.  DH asked me last night if I wanted the guest room done before the holidays - seems he is on a roll and I don&#39;t know when that will happen again - but enough is enough for now.  <br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great day - keep a smile on your face.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-14 14:15:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143468,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-14 14:50:17',NULL,'','our Air conditioning system needs service... a pan became disconnected and leaks condensation.. I have a feeling its going to cost me about the same as a 7 nighter with veranda :undecided:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-14 14:50:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143491,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-14 16:04:41',NULL,'','Cheryl . . . . the phrase I always use is  . . . . . &quot; If momma not happy, ain&#39;t nobody happy.&quot;<br />\n<br />\nLet&#39;s switch not to a lawyer story:<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nA Charlotte, NC lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars,<br />\nthen insured them against fire, among other things. <br />\n <br />\nWithin a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without<br />\nyet having made even his first premium payment on the policy,<br />\n <br />\nThe lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company.<br />\nIn his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost &quot;in a series of small fires.&quot;<br />\nThe insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason that the man had<br />\nconsumed the cigars in the normal fashion.<br />\n <br />\nThe lawyer sued.. and WON&#33; <br />\n<br />\n <br />\nIn delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim<br />\nwas frivolous.  The judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer &quot;held a policy from the<br />\ncompany in which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed<br />\nthat it would insure them against fire, without defining what is considered to be<br />\nunacceptable fire&quot;, and was obligated to pay the claim.<br />\nRather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted<br />\nthe ruling and paid &#036;15,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the rare cigars lost in the &quot;fires&quot;. <br />\n <br />\n   NOW FOR THE BEST PART...<br />\n <br />\nAfter the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested on 24 counts<br />\nof ARSON&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\nWith his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used against him,<br />\nthe lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and was sentenced<br />\nto 24 months in jail and a &#036;24,000 fine.<br />\n <br />\nThis is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-14 16:04:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143498,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-14 16:35:31',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; <br />\n<br />\nRain coming here in OH so it is a dreary day. I think I will just get some ironing done and watch some TV and finish a book I have trying to get through.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all','teacp','teacp','2006-11-14 16:35:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143512,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-14 18:19:45',NULL,'','Great story, Howard. Smarty pants go his, huh&#33;<br />\n<br />\nShari, I hope you continue to feel better. <br />\n<br />\nHave a super day, Crazies.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-14 18:19:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143520,2542,1,18,141769,'2006-11-14 18:49:46',NULL,'','Hi everyone back from our great cruise... very jet lagged..... but we had a great time&#33;&#33;&#33; (Other than the end - read our Air France experience&#33;&#33;)<br />\n<br />\nJust wanted to say that we will not have constant connectivity - so I will check in whenever I am able to.','zebra','zebra','2006-11-14 18:49:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143529,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-14 19:43:59',NULL,'','MAXINE AND HER 5 NEW BOYFRIENDS&#33;  <br />\n   <br />\n<br />\nI am seeing five gentlemen every day . <br />\n <br />\nAs soon as I wake up, Will Power helps me get out of bed. <br />\n<br />\nThen I go to see John.   <br />\n<br />\nThen Charlie Horse comes along, and when he is here he takes a lot of my time and attention.    <br />\n<br />\nWhen he leaves, Art Ritis shows up <br />\nand stays the rest of the day. He doesn&#39;t like to stay in one place very long, so he takes me from joint to joint. <br />\n<br />\nAfter such a busy day, I&#39;m really tired and glad to go to bed with Ben Gay.   <br />\n<br />\nWhat a life&#33;   <br />\n<br />\nOh yes, I&#39;m also flirting with Al Zymer. <br />\n<br />\nP. S.   <br />\nThe preacher came to call the other day. <br />\nHe said at my age I should be thinking of the hereafter. I told him: &quot;Oh, I do it all the time. No matter where I am in the parlor, upstairs, in the kitchen, or down in the basement, I ask myself: &quot;Now, what am I here after?&quot;','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-14 19:43:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143530,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-14 19:46:43',NULL,'','LOVE that one, Howard. You come up with the greatest stuff. :grin:','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-14 19:46:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143532,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-14 20:04:47',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Welcome home Jackie.  I missed you.  I am not going to read your Air France thread yet.  I hate flying and get so nervous about it and I have to fly in 3 weeks, so will go back and read it after we get home from my nephews wedding.  We are supposed to have a winter storm system come thru today so think I will stay holed up in the house, like Maria.  Joey, I can&#39;t even imagine thinking about the air conditioning right now.  I went out yesterday and the weatherman had said the night before it was supposed to be 52 yesterday.  I did wear a long sleeve t-shirt type top but no jacket.  Of course, when I leave, I go out to the garage and get in my car and raise the door.  As I was going down the highway, I kept thinking it sure did not feel that warm (I even had my electric butt warmer on).  I looked up at the display panel and it said it was 28 degrees out - the weatherman had been a little off.  I have to call the phone company - our phones are not ringing and the downstairs phone is not even registering anything on the caller ID.  I have to check the upstairs phone to see if anyone has called.  For several years now, we have been replacing the cordless phones every few months because they keep going out.  I imagine in the past 3 yrs. we have gone thu 15-20 phones.  Greg kept saying that they sure weren&#39;t made to last but I really think something is wrong with the wiring or the line for them to keep blowing out that way.  Well, hope you all have a wonderful day.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-14 20:04:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143598,2542,1,18,141769,'2006-11-15 02:53:06',NULL,'','Cheryl great to be back - just wanted to say.. read the Air France post, it doesn&#39;t have anything about the flight in it.  The flight was actually perfect. You know I used to be very nervous of flying as well - but I just keep myself busy, reading, doing Suduko puzzles etc and then the time seems to fly.  I think, like everything else in life, if you do something many many times over.. you become accustomed to it&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2006-11-15 02:53:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143601,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-15 03:22:35',NULL,'','I want you to understand that I certainly DO NOT do this. But for those of you whose husband&#39;s have this problem read on . . . . . and laugh&#33;<br />\n<br />\nDON&#39;T FART IN BED&quot; <br />\n  <br />\nIf this story doesn&#39;t make you cry for laughing so hard, let me know and I&#39;ll pray for you. <br />\n  <br />\nThis is a story about a couple who had been happily married for years. <br />\n  <br />\nThe only friction in there marriage was the husband&#39;s habit of farting loudly every morning when he awoke. The noise would wake his wife and the smell would make her eyes water and make her gasp for air. Every morning she would plead with him to stop ripping them off because it was making her sick. He told her he couldn&#39;t stop it and that it was perfectly natural. She told him to see a doctor; she was concerned that one day he would blow his guts out. <br />\n  <br />\nThe years went by and he continued to rip them out&#33; <br />\n  <br />\nThen one Thanksgiving morning as she was preparing the turkey for dinner and he was upstairs sound asleep, she looked at the bowl where she had put the turkey innards and neck, gizzard, liver and all the spare parts and a malicious thought came to her. She took the bowl andwent upstairs where her husband was sound asleep and, gently pulling back the bed covers, she pulled back the elastic waistband of his underpants and emptied the bowl of turkey guts into his shorts. Some time later she heard her husband waken with his usual trumpeting which was followed by a blood curdling scream and the sound of frantic footsteps as he ran into the bathroom. <br />\n  <br />\nThe wife could hardly control herself as she rolled on the floor laughing, tears in her eyes&#33; After years of torture she reckoned she had got him back pretty good. <br />\nAbout twenty minutes later, her husband came downstairs in his blood stained underpants with a look of horror on his face. She bit her lip as she asked him what was the matter. <br />\n  <br />\nHe said, &quot;Honey, you were right. All these years you have warned me and I didn&#39;t listen to you.&quot; <br />\n  <br />\n&quot;What do you mean?&quot; asked his wife. <br />\n  <br />\n&quot;Well, you always told me that one day I would end up farting my guts out, and today it finally happened. But by the grace of God, some Vaseline, and two fingers, I think I got most of them back in.&quot;','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-15 03:22:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143602,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-15 03:35:08',NULL,'','If you have children please read this. A friend of mine sent it to me and it is priceless. I enjoy sharing it with all of you.<br />\n<br />\n        The Price of Children<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n        	The government recently calculated the cost of raising a <br />\n	child from birth to 18 and came up with &#036;160,140 for a middle <br />\n	income family. Talk about sticker shock&#33; That doesn&#39;t even touch<br />\n	college tuition.<br />\n<br />\n        	But &#036;160,140 isn&#39;t so bad if you break it down. It <br />\n	translates into:<br />\n<br />\n        * &#036;8,896.66 a year,<br />\n<br />\n        * &#036;741.38 a month, or<br />\n<br />\n        * &#036;171.08 a week.<br />\n<br />\n        * That&#39;s a mere &#036;24.24 a day&#33;<br />\n<br />\n        * Just over a dollar an hour.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n        	Still, you might think the best financial advice is don&#39;t <br />\n	have children if you want to be &quot;rich.&quot;  Actually, it is just the<br />\n        	opposite. What do you get for your &#036;160,140?<br />\n<br />\n        * Naming rights. First, middle, and last&#33;<br />\n<br />\n        * Glimpses of God every day.<br />\n<br />\n        * Giggles under the covers every night.<br />\n<br />\n        * More love than your heart can hold.<br />\n<br />\n        * Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.<br />\n<br />\n        * Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.<br />\n<br />\n        * A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.<br />\n<br />\n        * A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites<br />\n<br />\n        * Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the <br />\n	 boss said or how your stocks performed that day.<br />\n<br />\n        For &#036;160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to:<br />\n<br />\n        * finger-paint,<br />\n<br />\n        * carve pumpkins,<br />\n<br />\n        * play hide-and-seek,<br />\n<br />\n        * catch lightning bugs, and<br />\n<br />\n        * never stop believing in Santa Claus.<br />\n<br />\n        You have an excuse to:<br />\n<br />\n        * keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,<br />\n<br />\n        * watching Saturday morning cartoons,<br />\n<br />\n        * going to Disney movies, and<br />\n<br />\n        * wishing on stars.<br />\n<br />\n        * You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under<br />\n        refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle <br />\n        wreath  for Christmas, hand prints set in clay on Mother&#39;s Day, and<br />\n        cards with backward letters for Father&#39;s Day<br />\n<br />\n        For &#036;160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck. You <br />\n        get to be a hero just for:<br />\n<br />\n        * retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,<br />\n<br />\n        * taking the training wheels off a bike,<br />\n<br />\n        * removing a splinter,<br />\n<br />\n        * filling a wading pool,<br />\n<br />\n        * coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball<br />\n         team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.<br />\n                                             <br />\nYou get a front row <br />\nseat to history to witness the:<br />\n<br />\n        * first step,<br />\n<br />\n        * first word,<br />\n<br />\n        * first bra,<br />\n<br />\n        * first date, and<br />\n<br />\n        * first time behind the wheel.<br />\n<br />\n	You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your<br />\n        	family tree, and if you&#39;re lucky, a long list of limbs in your<br />\n        	obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You <br />\n	get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice,<br />\n        	communications, and human sexuality that no college can <br />\n	match.<br />\n<br />\n        	In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. <br />\n	You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the <br />\n	monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party,<br />\n        	ground them forever, and love them without limits.  So, one <br />\n	day  they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That is<br />\n        	quite a deal for the price&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n        	Love &amp; enjoy your children &amp; grandchildren&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-15 03:35:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143603,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-15 04:34:01',NULL,'','Howard, now that one I found amusing&#33;&#33;&#33;  Have to forward this one on to Greg.  For years I have been trying to get him to try Beano before going to bed, to no avail.  He will kill me if he ever sees this, but he is one of those men who likes to &quot;rip a good one&quot; as Howard says, in bed and then pull the sheet up over my head&#33;&#33;&#33;  I swear, I do know what it is like to have your eyes water from it.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-15 04:34:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143604,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-15 04:37:26',NULL,'','I really love the one about children, and it is so true and just continues when you have grandchildren&#33;&#33;&#33;  Thanks Howard','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-15 04:37:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143619,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-15 13:49:28',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>WEDNESDAY - November 15</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.... Another hump day is here.  Today is babysitting day and tomorrow the capet cleaners come so I have to get all the extras off the tables, etc and find a place to put them.  After that even if my drapes don&#39;t come for the LR we will put an end to the project.  At least we have sheers over the windows so that will do til after Thanksgiving.  <br />\n<br />\n     Howard - you always put a smile on my face - thanks for sharing your jokes.<br />\n<br />\n      Hope everyone has a great day - keep smiling.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-15 13:49:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143623,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-15 14:23:25',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies... Hope everyone is doing well.. Not a lot going on on this end... Trying to decoide about thanksgiving to order in or to dine out.<br />\n<br />\nAnyone had any luck with ordring in on thanksgiving?','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-15 14:23:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143628,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-15 15:01:23',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNot too much doing here today. Go for screening for another research study.............then off to Curves and that is about it.<br />\n<br />\nJoey I have never ordered in but for a small fee I will bring my staff and cook for you and David.........<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nOf course we will start off with a great antipasto<br />\nthen some homemade manicotti<br />\nthen the turkey with all the trimmings<br />\nwine or beverage of your choice<br />\nhomemade desserts, fruit and nuts<br />\ngreat company.............','teacp','teacp','2006-11-15 15:01:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143632,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-15 15:34:26',NULL,'','<br />\n Bring the staff on .. we will be there Maria&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-15 15:34:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143661,2543,1,18,141769,'2006-11-15 17:50:42',NULL,'','This working every day is interferring with my other life, but I want to make up the days I was not in during the cruise.  Of course next week is Thanksgiving and then after that I will be back to three days aweek until winter break and the end of the semester.  The real problem wit hworking everyday this week is that there is not time to prepare for the 20 or so people coming for Thanksgiving dinner.  Oh well I guess it will get done one way or another.  Well as long a I am at work I better get back to the tasks at hand.  Enjoy your day everyone.','momwig','momwig','2006-11-15 17:50:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143697,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-15 20:02:59',NULL,'','Hi all.  It looks like a beautiful day.  The sun is shining brightly and it is supposed to be in the 50&#39;s today.  I need to get my butt moving and get dressed and get out there.  I have to go to The Vitamin Shoppe and I also want to go to Kohl&#39;s one day sale.   Poor Greg is exhausted...they have been having a lot of system problems at work - he had to go in Sunday and then worked 12 hrs. Monday and 12 hrs. yesterday.  Went in early this morning too.  He has almost already put in 40 hrs. this week and it is only Wed.  Too bad he doesn&#39;t get paid overtime&#33;&#33;&#33;  Hopefully they get it straightened out soon and he can get some rest.   I appreciate how hard he works so that we have a good life and be able to afford to do the things we enjoy doing.  It is so hard on men - when I tired of the corporate world, I was able to walk away from it, but for men, they don&#39;t really have that option.  So ladies, give your hubby lots of attention and love and let them know how much you appreciate all that they do.  Okay, I really am going to go put my contacts in and start getting ready.  I see that it is actually only 40 degrees out, so guess I had better dress warmly.  Have a great day.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-15 20:02:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143758,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-16 04:33:54',NULL,'','<br />\nOK travel from Amelia, OH to Florida . . . . . dinner for four ( me, Pat, our daughter and grandaughter), hotel expenses while you&#39;re here, and travel back. What&#39;s the tab?  I&#39;ve got a Lotto ticket I am sure will win (if I didn&#39;t think it was a winner I wouldn&#39;t buy it)  so let me know.<br />\n<br />\nHoward','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-16 04:33:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143782,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-16 13:08:53',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>THURSDAY - November 16</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.... Just a quick note this AM - the carpet cleaners will be here in 3 hours and I have no idea where I am going to put all this &quot;stuff&quot;.  The only room not being cleaned is the kitchen and that is already jam packed.  Our plans to put a lot of stuff on the deck got rained out.    On a happier note. Jim decided after they leave we should go spend the afternoon at the mall and then have dinner out since we can&#39;t move in the kitchen til we get all the stuff put back where it belongs.<br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great day - keep a smile on your face.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-16 13:08:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143793,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-16 14:25:35',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies...<br />\n<br />\nHoward.... Hmm i used to have that ticket but i misplaced it... glad you found it... :grin: <br />\n<br />\nLast night tried a new rib place in burbank/north hollywood... not good ok but not a good receipe  :cry: <br />\n<br />\nNot much going on here today<br />\nHope all have a great day :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-16 14:25:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143795,2717,1,18,141769,'2006-11-16 14:44:27',NULL,'','Good morning,<br />\n<br />\nThat childrens story is awesome&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt has been warm here, very unseasonable&#33;  Today is foggy and drizzly though...at least yesterday there were glimpses of sun.<br />\n<br />\nBeen a little busy around here...dropping off college applications for my daughter...hockey, preschool etc.  Not sure why, but this week is more busy than usual...<br />\n<br />\nIn the process of planning our trek to visit the Mouse in April...my son had his choice...Sovereign of the Seas or Disney...he chose Disney, and he is 13, go figure.  LOL...so I did hold our usual 2 bedroom Villa at the Boardwalk.  <br />\n<br />\nI have to go to my parents tomorrow night, as my aunt and uncle are here from California...should actually be kinda fun&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell....have a great day everyone...','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-11-16 14:44:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143818,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-16 17:02:39',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnother rainy day here in Ohio.......All of you east of us it is probably coming your way.......<br />\n<br />\nWow Howard that is something to think about.........let&#39;s see.......<br />\n<br />\ntravel.....We could just hop on my broom............lol<br />\nHotel expsenses....we have so many relatives in different parts of Florida we could probably intrude on someone.<br />\n<br />\nSo see all you would have to do is go shopping..............','teacp','teacp','2006-11-16 17:02:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143835,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-16 19:05:20',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Lots to do around here today.  Friday is trash pickup day here, so today I am going to clean out both fridges to make room for all the Thanksgiving stuff.  Then have to do some heavy duty scrubbing.  Do any of you ever watch &quot;Hogan Knows Best&quot; on VH1?  Not a big fan of VH1 - Hogan and &quot;Gene Simmons Family Jewels&quot; are the only thing I watch on that channel.  Anyway, I am sitting here watching Hogan and Hulk&#39;s family is surprising him with a cruise on the Imagination.  Apparently, Hulk has a &quot;Titantic Complex&quot;.  They usually air several times, so catch it if you get a chance.  Hope you all have a great day....<br />\n<br />\nBy the way, I got all of my Christmas cards written and addressed, and stamped and my annual holiday letter written out last night.  I am ahead of the game this year&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-16 19:05:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143850,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-16 21:39:57',NULL,'','Good afternoon Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m on my way out the door to go grocery shopping but just wanted to wish you all a good day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHoward...love your stories.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, everyone&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-16 21:39:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143872,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-17 01:08:34',NULL,'','A  gas station owner in Arkansas was trying to increase his sales,<br />\nso he put up a sign that read, <br />\n    &quot;Free Sex with Fill-Up&quot;.<br />\n<br />\nSoon a local redneck pulled in, filled his tank, and asked for his free sex. <br />\n<br />\nThe owner told him to pick a number from 1 to 10. <br />\nIf he guessed correctly, he  would get his free sex.  <br />\n<br />\nThe redneck guessed 8 and the proprietor said,  <br />\n    &quot;You were close.  The number was 7.  Sorry.  No sex this time&quot;. <br />\n<br />\nA week later, the same redneck, along with a buddy, Bubba, pulled in <br />\nfor another fill-up. <br />\n<br />\nAgain he asked for his free sex. <br />\n<br />\nThe  proprietor gave him the same story and asked him to guess <br />\nthe correct Number. <br />\n<br />\nThe redneck guessed 2 this time.  <br />\n<br />\nThe proprietor  said, <br />\n    &quot;Sorry, it was 3.  You were close, but no free sex this time&quot;.  <br />\n<br />\nAs they were driving away, the redneck said to his buddy, <br />\n    &quot;I think that game is rigged, and he doesn&#39;t really give away free  sex.&quot;  <br />\n<br />\nBubba replied, very defensively,<br />\n    &quot;No it ain&#39;t, Billy Ray.  It ain&#39;t rigged.  My wife won twice last  week.&quot;','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-17 01:08:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143875,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-17 01:10:27',NULL,'','The key to a successful marriage<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWith a couple celebrating their 50th anniversary at the churches marriage marathon, the minister asked Brother Ralph to take a few minutes and share some insight into how he managed to live with the same woman all these years. The husband replied to the audience, &quot;Well, I treated her with respect, spent money on her, but mostly I took her traveling on special occasions.&quot; <br />\n<br />\nThe minister inquired trips to where? <br />\n<br />\n&quot;For our 25th anniversary, I took her to Beijing, China. &quot;The minister then said, &quot;What a terrific example you are to all husbands Ralph, please tell the audience what you&#39;re going to do for your wife on your 50th anniversary?&quot; <br />\n<br />\nBrother Ralph: &quot;I&#39;m going to go get her&#33;&#33;&quot;','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-17 01:10:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143894,2037,1,18,141769,'2006-11-17 05:02:15',NULL,'','new Killian pics <br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b178/karen081959/killian2.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nI just washed my hair and I can&#39;t do a thing with it&#33;  :grin: <br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b178/karen081959/killian1.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m finally getting my new Dell up and running.','1959kar','1959kar','2006-11-17 05:02:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143895,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-17 05:10:12',NULL,'','<br />\n Okay Karen, I am a little slow.  I read the caption under the first pic and thought &quot;that is so cute&quot;, then I read the caption under the second about getting the Dell up and running, and I was sitting here trying to figure out what that had to do with the second pic.  Then it hit me that obviously that was a quote from you and had nothing to do with the pic.  I told you, I can be a little slow sometimes.  I contribute it to &quot;over 40 brain freeze&quot;&#33;&#33;&#33;  He is a cutie&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-17 05:10:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143901,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-17 05:41:41',NULL,'','cool pictures Karen thanks for sharing :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-17 05:41:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143904,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-17 13:16:30',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>FRIDAY - November 17</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good morning Crazies.....Another week is over and we will be cruising 9 months from today.  Will it ever get here?<br />\n<br />\n      My carpets came out beautifully yesterday and look brand new but took a long time to dry due to the dampness and heavy rains we had so today we will try and put our house back in order.  We slept with the windows open and the fans going all night so I will probably end up with pneumonia but at least my carpets are clean.   LOL<br />\n<br />\n     Going back to Staten Island tomorrow to see the twins (our former neighbors) and take them everything they will need to get their passports for their cruise-mainly money.  We have had a hard time getting the process started since their Mom works all week but she is off the day after Thanksgiving so will get things moving then.  I&#39;m looking forward to seeing them - I miss them so much.  They will be coming up during their Christmas break for a couple of days and one of them is looking at a college about 40 minutes from here.<br />\n<br />\n     Well, have a great day Crazies and keep smiling.  I&#39;m babysitting this morning but as soon as the kiddies go home around noon I need to hit the grocery store and start getting Thanksgiving together.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-17 13:16:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143915,2717,1,18,141769,'2006-11-17 14:34:57',NULL,'','Good morning,<br />\n<br />\nGreat MaryLou...I used to love shampooing my carpets when we had wall to wall&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t believe Turkery day is less than one week away.<br />\n<br />\nIt is still raining here in NH...OMG...will it ever stop???<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone...<br />\n<br />\nD','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-11-17 14:34:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143919,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-17 15:17:20',NULL,'','GoodMorning MaryLou  Glad your carpets are...... oh so fresh&#33;&#33; :grin: <br />\n<br />\nDeloris I think when it stops raining it turns to snow? now tell us which is worse?<br />\n<br />\nWest Virgini a Beat Pitt last night &#33; :grin: <br />\nSouthern Florida is next then come RUTGERS&#33;&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-17 15:17:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143928,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-17 16:35:41',NULL,'','<br />\n PrincessOne<br />\n<br />\nDidn&#39;t know you were in NH.  It one of the best places we&#39;ve lived . . . .  Nashua from 1990-1995.  Still miss it&#33;','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-17 16:35:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143938,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-17 20:19:16',NULL,'','Good morning friends.  Hope this day finds you all well.   I did something really stupid a few days ago....our house backs to an open space/greenbelt and there is a biking path and walking path back there.  At night and when we are not home, we confine the dogs to the kitchen as there is no carpeting in there and one of them still has some &quot;potty issues&quot;.  Anyway, they can see the people outside from the patio doors, which lead out onto the deck and they go beresk barking and jumping.  As the high school kids usually start walking the path around 6:00 a.m. (school starts at 7:00), we are awakened every morning by their constant barking.  A few weeks ago, I covered the lower half of the doors with black plastic, thinking if they couldn&#39;t see anyone, they would be quiet.  Worked in stopping the barking, but they bit and bit at the plastic until they ripped it off.  Then I tried putting cardbboard up, but they just shredded that.  As men think duct tape is the answer to everything, I decided to cover the glass on the bottom with duct tape.  Greg about had a cow when he came home from the office and saw it.  Now I know it doesn&#39;t look too pretty but I was pretty proud of myself for thinking of it, until he told me that as soon as the sun shone onto the glass and heated up, it would be an absolute mess.  At this point, it is too late to say &quot;now to make a long story short&quot;, so I will just finish what I have to say.  Our 2 dogs are maltese - they have very long coats, reaching to the floor - you can&#39;t see their legs, looks like a skirt of hair all the way around.  Anyway, Sadie was able to pull a piece of duct tape off the door that was about 3 ft. long and somehow proceeded to get it wrapped around her and stuck in her hair.  I tried to get it out but discovered it was going to be a 2 person job.  From about 9:00 yesterday morning to around 8:00 last night when Greg finally got home from the office, she spent the day wrapped in duct tape.  She had a small piece sticking out, so Bucky, our male dog, kept grabbing it with his teeth and dragging her around, which she did not find amusing.  Luckily, after much work, she is &quot;unwrapped&quot; now, and only missing a small amount of hair, which isn&#39;t at all noticeable.  It is my job today to go buy some contact paper and take all the duct tape off the doors and clean the glass of any residue before putting up the contact paper.  Ladies, when men say that you can fix anything with duct tape - do NOT believe them&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-17 20:19:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143940,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-17 20:26:04',NULL,'','Hey Cheryl . . . You had a great idea, and it still is. Sorry it didn&#39;t work out the way you wanted. <br />\n<br />\nMaybe this will cheer you up.<br />\n<br />\nAn Australian is having breakfast, in Paris, one morning<br />\n(coffee,croissants, bread, butter and jam) when a Frenchman, chewing bubble-gum,sits down next to him.<br />\n <br />\nThe Australian ignores the Frenchman who, nevertheless, starts a conversation.<br />\n <br />\nFrenchman: &quot;You  Australian  folk eat the whole bread??&quot;<br />\nAustralian   (in a bad mood): &quot;Of course.&quot;<br />\nFrenchman: (after blowing a huge bubble) &quot;We don&#39;t.  In France, we only<br />\neat what&#39;s inside.  The crusts we collect in a container, recycle it,<br />\ntransform them into croissants and sell them to  Australia.&quot;<br />\n <br />\nThe Frenchman has a smirk on his face.<br />\n <br />\nThe Australian listens in silence.<br />\n <br />\nThe Frenchman persists: &quot;Do you eat jam  with the bread??&quot;<br />\nAustralian    &quot;Of Course.&quot;<br />\nFrenchman: (cracking his bubble-gum between his teeth and chuckling).<br />\n&quot;We don&#39;t.  In France we eat fresh fruit for breakfast, then we put all<br />\nThe peels, seeds, and leftovers in containers, recycle them, transform them<br />\ninto jam, and sell the jam to Australia .&quot;<br />\n <br />\nAfter a moment of silence, The Australian then asks: &quot;Do you have sex in<br />\nFrance?&quot;<br />\nFrenchman: &quot;Why of course we do&quot;, he says with a big smirk.<br />\nAustralian &quot;And what do you do with the condoms once you&#39;ve used them?&quot;<br />\nFrenchman: &quot;We throw them away, of course.&quot;<br />\nAustralian: &quot;We don&#39;t.  In Australia, we put them in a container,<br />\nRecycle them, melt them down into bubble-gum, and sell them to France.&quot;','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-17 20:26:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143967,2542,1,18,141769,'2006-11-17 23:47:10',NULL,'','Oh Cheryl I know your story wasn&#39;t funny at the time for you but you painted such a funny picture of her wrapped in Duct Tape.  Glad you were able to resolve the door issue and also free the poochie of the uncomfortable duct tape.<br />\n<br />\nHoward - how funny&#33;&#33;&#33;  After being in Paris 2 days ago, I must say I don&#39;t think that final response went down well - we didn&#39;t meet a single friendly frenchman during our adventure there.<br />\n<br />\nToday we picked up our Shih Tzu puppy.  She is adorable, we&#39;ve called her Gucci.','zebra','zebra','2006-11-17 23:47:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(143984,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-18 01:16:03',NULL,'','<br />\nJackie, it has been a couple of years since we were in France, but I do remember vividly that they were in general, not friendly people.  we were even called &quot;Stupid Americans&quot; by a waiter because he was insistent that I was going to have wine with my pizza and I was equally as insistent that I was going to have a Coke&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-18 01:16:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144028,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-18 13:40:11',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>SATURDAY - November 18</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good morning Crazies and Happy Weekend - Going to be heading back to Staten Island shortly.  I never want to go back but once I have a trip planned I get anxious to see everyone so DD and I should have a great day.  We will do some shopping, some visiting and some eating - make that lots of eating.  Tomorrow we will relax and recuperate and then get ready for the holidays.<br />\n<br />\n     I went shopping yesterday and got everything for next Thursday and not have a 24 1/2 pound turkey defrosting in the fridge.  Hope it defrosts by Wednesday night.  I really can&#39;t wait for those aromas to fill the house.  <br />\n<br />\n     What does everyone have planned for the weekend?  Whatever you do have a great day and keep a smile on your face.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-18 13:40:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144029,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-18 13:51:42',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies....<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou.. 24 and half pound bird WOW...... Holy Seasame Steet Big Bird..Enjoy Staten Island&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI guess I will go shopping after DP gets home today ... I love the smells and aromas of a feast also...<br />\nI will try and make it a small dinner but for years I used to be &quot;the cook&quot; for the gang now it&#39;s hard to only cook for two....... The one thinng I did like about these meals were the leftovers.... :grin: <br />\n<br />\nFootball on TV today so thats my game plan after shopping ...<br />\n<br />\nMake it a great Saturday&#33;&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-18 13:51:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144032,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-18 16:57:15',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHad some minor surgery yesterday for my trigger finger so it is hard to type.<br />\n<br />\nStrict orders from my doctor (Ken) to just relax today so that&#39;s what I am going to do.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<span style=\'font-size:21pt;line-height:100%\'>&lt;strong&gt;GO OHIO STATE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]</span>','teacp','teacp','2006-11-18 16:57:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144035,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-18 17:16:25',NULL,'','<br />\n going to be quite a game huh..... :grin: <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;<span style=\'font-size:21pt;line-height:100%\'>GO&#33;&#33; TEAM&#33;&#33;&#33;</span>&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-18 17:16:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144041,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-18 18:03:05',NULL,'','It will be a great game but I wouldn&#39;t want to be there Ohio State fans....... let me rephrase that all Ohio fans in any sport are nuts...........','teacp','teacp','2006-11-18 18:03:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144042,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-18 18:09:56',NULL,'','<br />\n Part of one Football season back in the 70&#39;s i believe I worked in food service at Drake Student Union I experienced some of SOU football Saturday.<br />\n<br />\nI agree Ohio fans are some of the most enthusiastic&#33;&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-18 18:09:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144094,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-19 13:15:20',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>SUNDAY - November  19</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.......Had a great day yesterday visiting with our former neighbors but am exhausted today and still have a car full of shopping to unload.  I took tons of info about the ports we will visit with the twins on our cruise and they were going crazy planning our trip.  They have never been anywhere before so they plan on making the most of this trip.<br />\n<br />\n     Maria - if I ever had any doubts that Jim &amp; I did the right thing moving from SI all it took was a trip back there on a Saturday to convince me we did the right thing&#33;  We were on the Island a total of 10 minutes when someone passed us (on the right of course) and ran 2 stop signs - and that was only the beginning of our day.   By the time we got on the bridge last night I was a wreck.  <br />\n<br />\n     Today I will put the finishing touches on my house - the guest room is all that is left to be freshened up.   Nothing else planned for today - maybe some dinner out - haven&#39;t thought that far ahead yet.<br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great day and keep smiling.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-19 13:15:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144119,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-19 18:51:35',NULL,'','Good Morning...<br />\n<br />\nHope everyones Sunday is peaceful..<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou I had no idea SI was so... whats the word?<br />\n<br />\nHas anyone else noticed how quiet the forums have gotten ... how long has this lull been going on? ( I noticed it on another couple boards also)','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-19 18:51:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144123,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-19 19:37:32',NULL,'','Good morning all.  A quiet day here.  Yesterday we went to Olive Garden for lunch then hung out in the afternoon.  In the evening, we went to church, and were back hom by 7:30.  It is supposed to be in the 60&#39;s all the way thru Thaksgiving.  This weather is so bizarre, but I will take it&#33;&#33;&#33;  I can&#39;t believe how warm it is, considering we have already had several snow storms this season.   I wouldn&#39;t mind if it stayed warm for the major part of the winter but know that is hoping for too much.  Yes Joey, it has been quiet here every since you went away on your cruise.  I was hoping that it would go back to normal once you returned, but it hasn&#39;t.  I know that Jackie is busy getting ready for her RV adventure, Jenn is busy taking care of Hugh, haven&#39;t seen anything from lilrosie in a while and I guess some of us are busy getting ready for the holidays.  Hope you all enjoy what is left of your weekend....<br />\n<br />\nBy the way Mary Lou, have you ever eaten at Mama Rosario&#39;s on Staten Island?  Just wondering...a friend of mine and her husband own it.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-19 19:37:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144126,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-19 19:49:04',NULL,'','Hi all&#33; I&#39;ve missed being around here so much but sitting at the computer was near impossible with my back and shoulders. I&#39;m better and can finally drive again and now I&#39;ve got lots of catching up to do. I can only sit at the computer for a short periods of time so I&#39;ll still be in and out but I had to check on everyone. <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is getting ready for Thanksgiving and enjoys their time with their family. We&#39;re driving over to my parents for the day. I only have to bake so that&#39;s not bad at all. Mrs. Smiths to the rescue&#33; LOL I do Christmas eve and Christmas day so I&#39;m glad to have a holiday off from the heavy cooking.<br />\n<br />\nI was really glad to see Hugh is home and that Annie checked in with us about Robert. I continue to think of Robert each day and pray he&#39;s doing as well as he can. <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone had a great weekend.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-19 19:49:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144127,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-19 20:05:43',NULL,'','Good afternoon all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nYeah for Ohio State and the UC Bearcats........two great wins yesterday<br />\n<br />\nMarylou....Ken and I feel the same way. It doesn&#39;t take long to appreciate where we live now. It is a shame though as like you we grew up there.<br />\n<br />\nKen&#39;s brother is still there in Sunnyside but I know they would love to get out also but his business is there and my sil&#39;s parents are elderly and ill so they are kinda tied down.<br />\n<br />\nCheyl.......I have never heard of Mama Rosario&#39;s........Some of the best Italian restaurants on SI are still Johnny Macks&#39;, Joe &amp;Pat&#39;s, it could be fairly new so if you could find out where exactly it is we might just try it.<br />\nLike MaryLou we are from the North Shore so it could be on the South Shore of the island.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI am working at my sons laptop at this business and I have no idea how to go back and fix the spelling of your name Cheryl so I apologize.','teacp','teacp','2006-11-19 20:05:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144132,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-19 21:08:39',NULL,'','sailingRose, glad to hear you&#39;re feeling better. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, Crazies.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-19 21:08:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144138,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-19 23:29:39',NULL,'','Maria, I have never been to NY, so don&#39;t know anything about sections of Staten Island, but this is the address Of Mama Rosario&#39;s.  I think it is mainly pizza: <br />\nMama Rosaria<br />\n2146 Forest Avenue<br />\nStaten Island, N.Y. <br />\n<br />\nI do hope to get there sometime soon.  Greg goes to Long Island often on business and sometime I am going to go with him so I can visit my friends there.   Rose, I have a lot of back problems, so I know how painful it can be.  Hope you are 100% soon.  I love my laptop - I sit here in my recliner with my feet up when I am on the computer&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-19 23:29:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144147,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-20 03:56:53',NULL,'','I know exactly where that is Cheryl. That is in a section called Mariners Harbor.............Yes it is a pizza parlor','teacp','teacp','2006-11-20 03:56:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144158,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-20 05:16:46',NULL,'','<br />\nCruisetarp:<br />\n<br />\nI know just what you&#39;re feeling.  We left the NY area in 1978 and everytime we go back the drivers are crazier and crazier. Of course now many of them have moved to Florida so it&#39;s a little crazy here too.<br />\n<br />\nThat&#39;s a great thing about being retired . . . . no commute to anywhere.  When I was working, my biggest client was Disney World and it was a fifty mile drive one way. Don&#39;t miss it a bit&#33;<br />\n<br />\nDrive safe, all of you, wherever you are&#33;<br />\n<br />\nP.S.    We do miss the GREAT New York pizza.  Can you imagine moving from NY to Louisville and then eating a &quot;Kentucky&quot; pizza?  <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Fugettaboutit&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-20 05:16:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144176,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-20 13:05:55',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>MONDAY - November 20</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good morning Crazies ... Another week has begun and this one will be a busy one for me.  All the grocery shopping is done and all that is left is the prep work and then all the cooking.  My Sister-in-law offered to bring all the desserts so that is a huge weight off my shoulders, especially since baking is my least favorite thing to do.<br />\n<br />\n     Cheryl....Like Maria we are very familiar with the area where your friend has their business but have never been there.  If you ever do get to the east coast you must call us and perhaps we could meet for some pizza.  <br />\n<br />\n     Sailingrose....take care of your back.   As one who suffered from back problems I can sympathize with you.     <br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great day.  Try and keep smiling.  To all those traveling for Thanksgiving, travel safely.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-20 13:05:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144189,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-20 14:28:35',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies....<br />\n<br />\nShortened work week for some... Can you beleive this year is almost over 41 days left in 2006 ...WHERE did it go.....................<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day guys&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-20 14:28:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144250,2543,1,18,141769,'2006-11-20 17:45:34',NULL,'','Good Morning All<br />\nGlad that the new week is beginning - really busy weekend - spent it at the Lowes Hotel in Philadelphia - it&#39;s amazing how they transformed a bank and an office building into such a wonderful space.  It was for a gathering of the Pennsylvania Council of the Union for Reform Judaism.  Wonderful religious services with lots of &quot;cool&quot; music - inspiring speakers one of which was heard at the National Constitution Center.  We are truly blessed to live in a country so ably governed with such a timeless document.  After returning home on Sunday I went shoping for Thanksgiving - expect about 20 at this point and to add to the enjoyment of the weekend we ended it by attending the most beautiiful wedding of the son of a lifelong friend.  Can&#39;t ask for a more joyous weekend.  Now a little calm would be nice - as my dear husband said to me as we sat at the wedding dinner - after all the travel and excitement staying home sounds mighty good.  Well need to get back to work - have a great day&#33;&#33;','momwig','momwig','2006-11-20 17:45:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144251,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-20 17:45:52',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNot too much going on here today. We got about an inch of snow last night so it is just enough to look pretty but almost all melted already.<br />\n<br />\nHoward......Same thing here moving from NY and eating &quot;Ohio pizza&quot;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone &#33;&#33;&#33;','teacp','teacp','2006-11-20 17:45:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144253,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-20 17:53:07',NULL,'','&#39;Morning, Crazies. This was a very unusual weekend for us. DD was away for the weekend at state competition for band and Wayne and I had the whole weekend alone , the first in 22 years. Sounds crazy, doesn&#39;t it? Anyway, needless to say , it was wonderfully relaxing . Hopefully DD will be in band next year again and we&#39;ll get another weekend like this one. <br />\n<br />\nGetting very excited - Jason will be coming home tomorrow. We haven&#39;t seen him since August and that&#39;s been the longest stretch yet for us. Got to get all my craft stuff out of his room , clean sheets on bed and all. Can&#39;t wait&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy the day, Crazies. Stay well and stay safe. Hugs,Cheryl  :kiss:','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-20 17:53:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144260,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-20 18:25:47',NULL,'','Miss C enjoy your homecoming thanksgiving........(waltons reference)<br />\n<br />\nGoodnight Jason-boy :grin:  :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-20 18:25:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144262,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-20 18:31:03',NULL,'','That John Boy was something else&#33;Jason is too. Thanks, Joey.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-20 18:31:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144290,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-20 21:12:40',NULL,'','Cheryl, I know how thrilled you are...no matter how old they get, they are still our babies, aren&#39;t they???  Mary Lou, I would love to meet up with you someday over a pizza, or any meal for that matter.  Hubby grew up in NY and keeps saying he is going to take me there someday and show me his childhood home.  Would love to take the RV up to Niagara Falls someday.  Have to go to the Post Office today.  Some of my Christmas cards have to go overseas so I need to get them sent.  I refuse to go to the P.O after Thanksiving because the lines will be too long then so gonna get a jump on it.  Also need to go get my glasses at the eye drs.  I got new ones last month and they put me in those progressive bifocals and I just cannot wear them, so took them back last week and told them to give me regular glasses and now they are ready.   Maria, thanks again for recommending Jennifer - we just got another &#036;180 knocked off of our already low price.  She is just the greatest.  Well, hope all of you have a great day - like everyone else here (mainly the women) this will be a very busy week with Thanksgiving prep, so make sure to take some time to put your feet up and relax...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-20 21:12:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144298,2543,1,18,141769,'2006-11-20 21:41:00',NULL,'','Cheryl<br />\nIt&#39;s exciting when the &quot;Young&quot; return home - my daughter has been home since Saturday and I have been enjoying every minute of it.  She actually completes her undergraduate work at the end of this semester and then she wants to return home for a little while at least - so enjoy the return of Jason and have a great Thanksgiving.','momwig','momwig','2006-11-20 21:41:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144305,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-20 22:20:00',NULL,'','Good Afternoon, everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 43 degrees here in the suburbs of Minneapolis.  The sun keeps trying to peek out but isn&#39;t really staying.  We may make it up to 55 tomorrow.   A dear friend just had heart surgery today, and I was really worried, but  she&#39;s doing well, so I&#39;m really happy.<br />\n<br />\nKaren...love your pictures of little Killian&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHoward...thanks for the laughs&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...so glad little Sadie didn&#39;t lose too much hair&#33;  That must have been quite a sight seeing her all wrapped up in duct tape&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie...congratulations on your new puppy&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria...hope your finger heals fast&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose...glad your back is doing better.  I have some of the same problems with back, neck, shoulders, and hands, so there are times that I have to stay away from the computer, too&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...glad you had a nice quiet weekend.  It&#39;ll be so great for you to have Jason home again.  Enjoy your time together&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKareen...enjoy your visit with your daughter&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey, Princess, MaryLou...and everyone...have a great day&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-20 22:20:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144327,2542,1,18,141769,'2006-11-21 03:51:49',NULL,'','Hi everyone, well D-DAY has come&#33;&#33;&#33;  We leave Tampa tomorrow morning on the first leg of our RV adventure.  As soon as we are settled at our destination I&#39;ll give you an update.  It seems like we&#39;ve been waiting for this for sooooo long, now the time has finally come&#33;','zebra','zebra','2006-11-21 03:51:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144333,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-21 06:35:10',NULL,'','Jackie...<br />\n<br />\nI used to love driving across country, or should I say riding across country with DH.. lol  He used to do most of the driving.  <br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful trip&#33;  It will be great to have some updates on where you are and what you&#39;ve been doing and seeing.  Looking forward to that&#33;  Have fun and make some wonderful memories&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-21 06:35:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144336,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-21 06:56:19',NULL,'','Jackie, I am sooooo envious.  Our motorhome has been winterized and won&#39;t be coming out until Spring.  You did say you joined Good Sam, didn&#39;t you?  it is really good for discounts at RV parks, but the directory they recommend &quot;Trailer Life Directory&quot; Is really nothing more than a lot of advertising.  I am going to email you a link to an RV forum I am on - they have a section that is nothing but Rv park reviews and they are very dependable.  In the directories, the parks pay to be listed in it but on the forum, rv&#39;ers tell it like it really is. Reviews have a link to the park&#39;s website, plus gives you really useful info that the directories don&#39;t.  You have probably found that in a 40 ft. rv, a clear path for egress and ingress is really important.   Hopefully soon, Greg can retire and we can do like you and Tony and head out across the country.  For now, we will have to be content with our two 14 day trips per year and the occassional small jaunt.  Have a great trip, my friend&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-21 06:56:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144346,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-21 09:42:51',NULL,'','Jackie,    Pat and I were &quot;Good Sam Club&quot; member from 1978 to 1982 when we owned a 19 ft. trailer and traveled with our children. We lived in Rochester, NY at the time and traveled all over the south (of course, if you live in Rochester).  It was a great experience and a great organization. From what Cheryl says, it&#39;s even better now.  Enjoy your travels.<br />\n<br />\nNow, &quot;camping&quot; to Pat and I is a Ritz Carlton with only two towels in the bathroom . . . . or a cruise ship with just average shampoo.','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-21 09:42:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144349,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-21 12:56:23',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>TUESDAY - November  21</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies....It&#39;s a cold day here in Pa. this morning - only 27 right now and not expected to get higher than the low 40&#39;s today.I guess I really have to dig out the winter coats - a job I have been putting off for weeks now.  <br />\n<br />\n      Jackie - I hope you and Tonly have a wonderful adventure and safe travels.  Jim &amp; I have always taked about driving cross-country but we never get further than the talking stage.  I&#39;m so happy you are getting to do it.  <br />\n<br />\n     Is everyone  all set for the holidays?  Our turkey is still quite frozen but we will take it out of the fridge for a few hours today to help it along.  Today we need to go get beer and wine and then we are DONE DONE DONE.<br />\n<br />\n     I hope everyone has a great day and ... keep smiling.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-21 12:56:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144362,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-21 14:49:24',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nAnother cold day here in MD, temps mid 40&#39;s.  Nothing much planned for the day, the ususal stuff at work. <br />\nHave a great day everyone.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-21 14:49:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144379,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-21 15:09:16',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n22 degrees here this morning and going only up to 40. They say Thanksgiving day will be 60 with sunshine so that is something to look forward to.<br />\n<br />\nFor all you RV&#39;s out there (self-contained only) the best rv club is Family Motor Coach Association. Great club, Great conventions.......I am prejudice as I was conventions associate for many years there and that is where I retired from. www.fmca.com<br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful day everyone &#33;&#33;&#33;','teacp','teacp','2006-11-21 15:09:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144384,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-21 15:21:14',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies.... <br />\n<br />\nJackie and Tony be careful on the road as I know you will be..<br />\n<br />\nAs much as I miss the east coast your weather reports of temperture make me glad I am still west side connected..<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMake it a great day&#33;<br />\n','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-21 15:21:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144391,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-21 15:41:24',NULL,'','Freezing here in So. Florida for a change. In the 50&#39;s today. I&#39;ve got my layers on with socks and a jacket. Brrr. For many of you, this wouldn&#39;t be cold, but when you&#39;re used to that sweltering heat , this is BRRRRRR. <br />\n<br />\nGoing in to school this morning to help out in daughter&#39;s Pathways class. We&#39;re doing mock interviews for jobs. Should be interesting, especially since the kids have to dress up for these. Can&#39;t wait to see how some of them think they should be &quot;dressed&quot; for an interview. I tried to tell daughter not to wear her checkered sneakers today, but NOOOOOOO, she knows better. We&#39;ll see-----------they will be graded on this. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, Crazies. Keep warm, everyone. Hugs, me','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-21 15:41:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144392,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-21 15:45:12',NULL,'','Can&#39;t wait- Jason should be arriving late this afternoon. Gonna give him the best hug ever. Gotta go get his room ready now and clear out some of my hobby stuff and take the flowered quilt off his bed and put his regular one back on. Can&#39;t wait to see him.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-21 15:45:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144408,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-21 17:13:09',NULL,'','Hello all.  Staying inside most of the day. Going to see the Bond movie this afternoon. Last night we drove to Jacksonville to see the Jaguars beat the Giants. Was COLD&#33;  We got home about 2am. <br />\n<br />\nThe Giants loss helps the Dallas Cowboys but the season isn&#39;t over yet and anything can happen. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day.<br />\n<br />\nHoward','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-21 17:13:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144411,1823,1,18,141769,'2006-11-21 18:33:20',NULL,'','Hi all,<br />\n<br />\n   Today I&#39;m doing my Thanksgiving shopping...the last minute food items, and tomorrow I&#39;ll start cooking the side dishes.  <br />\n<br />\n   Cheryl, enjoy your visit with Jason...It was the always the best when the kids came home from college.  <br />\n<br />\n   We&#39;re cooling off here too...just going to hit 80 degrees today.  Time to get my jacket out.','Suzila','Suzila','2006-11-21 18:33:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144436,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-21 21:03:16',NULL,'','Hi all.  Cloudy and dreary out today but I am not going to spend too much time out of the house, so that is okay.  I have to run out in a bit, to the dr. to get  my B-12 shot and that is it.  Howard&#39;s wonderful chili is on the menu for tonight so I will be getting started on that as soon as I get home.  I will be working on Thanksgiving prep today once the chili is simmering.  Just have to make some cornbread so I can put the stuffing together tomorrow and chop all the onions and celery that will be used in the stuffing and the green rice casserole.  Tomorrow, I will peel and dice all the potatoes for the mashed potates (will keep them in the fridge in water overnight), put together the stuffing and the casseroles, bake the pies and bake the ham.  I don&#39;t have double ovens so can&#39;t bake the ham and turkey at the same time.  When we had our house built, the builder wanted an exhorbant amount for what they termed a gourmet kitchen, which included double wall ovens.  Greg said that we could have that done after we moved in for a lot less...here it is 9 years later and I still don&#39;t have them.  I got an email from Jackie this morning at 7:00 our time, which would be 5:00 Florida time, so I guess she and Tony were up early to begin their adventure...safe travels to them.    Hope all of you have a wonderful day, week and holiday.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-21 21:03:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144446,2542,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 00:59:24',NULL,'','Made it to our first stop&#33;&#33;&#33; Lake Rousseau near Dunellon in freezing Florida. It real pretty, so we decided to stay for a full week, hoping the weather will warm up so that we can go out in the boat and do some fishing&#33;<br />\nWe are freezing our butts off at the moment, 33 tonight - can&#39;t believe it&#39;s this cold in Florida.  They are having a Thanksgiving Dinner at the Clubhouse, they supply the turkey and ham and everyone has to bring a covered dish - no charge - that&#39;s a pretty good deal&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\nCheryl, can you give me your green rice casserole please - I&#39;m looking for something new to take along, I&#39;d really appreciate it.<br />\n<br />\nMiss C... enjoy your time with Jason - it&#39;s always great when the kid&#39;s are home, no matter what their ages.<br />\n<br />\nKeep warm everyone&#33;','zebra','zebra','2006-11-22 00:59:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144456,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 01:38:50',NULL,'','Jackie, I will email it to you right now...I didn&#39;t think it got cold in Florida&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-22 01:38:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144469,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 02:46:43',NULL,'','I stopped by Kohl&#39;s on the way home from the Dr.  Among the many things I bought, was a Vidalia Chop Wizard.  I am always buying gadgets for the kitchen and most of them end up in the basement, but this one is great.  Do any of you have it?  I had to chop all the onions and celery for the stuffing and the green rice casserole for Thanksgiving plus the onions and peppers for Howard&#39;s chili, so thought I would give it a whirl.  I love it.  I hardly ever use my food processor - I don&#39;t like the way it chops and I hate cleaning it (it too is in the basement), but this little gizmo is easy to use and easy to clean.  I used the small grid blade and the onions, celery and peppers are the ideal size.  I did 4 large onions, a whole bundle of celery and a green pepper in less than 10 minutes.  I am not selling this product nor getting any kind of commission - just wanted to pass this on because we can always use something to make our time in the kitchen more efficient.  Greg is always looking for stocking stuffers for me so I am going to tell him I want another one for the RV.  Kohl&#39;s had it on sale for 19.95 but when I look online, that is about the going rate anyway..<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/cherylfuller/chop_wizard.jpg&quot; /&gt;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-22 02:46:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144470,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 03:12:08',NULL,'','Reminds me of the original.. Veg O matic and Chop O Matic By Ronco..<br />\n<br />\nAnyone else remember?<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://www.smithsonianlegacies.si.edu/photos/224.jpg&quot; /&gt;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-22 03:12:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144471,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 03:38:32',NULL,'','Joey, I am showing my age now - I have one of those and always use it when making french fries.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-22 03:38:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144472,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 03:54:41',NULL,'','I loved that and the chop o matic.. I even think there was a slice o matic too.... &quot;it Juliennes in seconds....&quot;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-22 03:54:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144488,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 13:19:31',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>WEDNESDAY - November 22</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies....Well today is the day - in a few hours the aromas of the holidays should fill this house.  I can&#39;t wait to get started.   <br />\n<br />\n      Cheryl... I actually had one of those chop wizards in my hands in Kohls yesterday and talked myself out of buying it.  &quot;Why clutter my cabinets with something that probably won&#39;t work anyway&quot;  Now I guess I will have to run back to Kohl&#39;s and buy one.   LOL.  <br />\n<br />\n     Mrs. C ...  How is Jason doing?  I&#39;m sure  it was a great evening in your home last night with him there.  Hope you all have a great holiday. <br />\n<br />\n     Joey &amp; David - I just read your review of your cruise and really enjoyed it.  <br />\n<br />\n     I will try and get back tomorrow morning but if I don&#39;t I hope everyone has a safe and  [color=purple]<span style=\'font-size:21pt;line-height:100%\'>HAPPY THANKSGIVING</span>, filled with good food, good friends and love.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-22 13:19:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144490,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 14:24:16',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies... what was supposed to be a day of leisure has now turned into a day of love... We will be entertaining another couple for dinner tomorrow.. so We get to cook&#33;&#33; Yeah&#33;&#33; :undecided: <br />\n<br />\nNothing as elaborate as previous years just a nice meal... :grin: <br />\n<br />\nTo all those cooks out there that will be in the kitchen all day today and tommorrow .. THANK YOU&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnd to the others ..GO TEAM&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-22 14:24:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144491,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 14:34:24',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nI will be leaving work early today to begin preparation for Thanksgiving dinner.  Joey, enjoy the company. :smiley: <br />\nEveryone have a great Thanksgiving with family and friends.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-22 14:34:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144561,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 19:37:29',NULL,'','Hope you all have a wonderful holiday.  I will be cooking all day today and tomorrow.  Made the cornbread last night for the stuffing, so need to assemble that, bake the ham and pies, put al the casseroles together and peel and dice the potatoes today.  Somestimes, I think it seems kind of silly to spend days preparing a meal that everyone will inhale in less than an hr., but guess I wouldn&#39;t have it any other way.  There were a couple of years that we went out to eat on thanksgiving but Greg always said he missed the leftovers.  Don&#39;t know if I will have a chance to log on tomorrow, so if not - wishing everyone the best of holidays.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-22 19:37:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144569,2542,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 20:58:48',NULL,'','Happy Thanksgiving&#33;  To all the industrious cooks out there, enjoy the cooking time and even more so the reward tomorrow.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - have a great time with your company - tell us what you cooked.<br />\n<br />\nThis will be the first Thanksgiving that I will not have cooked a major meal, it feels a little strange, but I&#39;m sure we&#39;ll enjoy the dinner with our fellow campers.  I&#39;ll be taking the Green Rice Casserole of Cheryl&#39;s as my contribution.','zebra','zebra','2006-11-22 20:58:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144583,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 21:52:36',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Happy Thanksgiving&#33; Hope everyone is settling in for the holiday. I spent the morning running errands and then I baked Pumpkin muffins and Cranberry Bread. Pies are next. My parents are making dinner so I only have the baking on my plate this year. <br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, enjoy your time with Jason. My son isn&#39;t coming home until Christmas and I miss him but he has to work this weekend to get off Christmas. Guess it&#39;s a fair swap. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great holiday all and please drive safely if your visiting others.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-22 21:52:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144588,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 22:21:59',NULL,'','<br />\nJackie it is so funny you should ask.. I just decided to have some fun so when our friends sit down at the table they will be presented with a menu..<br />\n<br />\nOf course I will have dressed it up and put it in a book....(just like on board our cruise) but here is the menu and the &quot;catch&quot; Phrases .....<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;<br />\nOur 2006 Thanksgiving menu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] <br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Appetizer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\nA chilled Serving of freshly prepared Shrimp, which are nestled in a tangy pool of Cocktail Sauce<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Soup&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\nOur Award winning Butternut Alcorn Squash served hot and has a bit of a BAM.<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Salad&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\nA bed of Mixed Greens  with Sliced Cucumber, Tomatoes, Mozzarella Cheese Mushrooms, Greek Olives and dusted with  Blue Cheese, drizzled in a olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing <br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Entrée&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\nOur well seasoned Oven Roasted Turkey is served with Tooties&#39; Famous  Cornbread Stuffing, Cranberries, a combination of candied yams and Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Broccoli and Cauliflower steamed in a Lemon Butter sauce, Melt in Your Mouth Macaroni and Cheese, Rich Creamy Cole Slaw and Dinner Rolls, Butter, Assorted Complements from the mild to the wild <br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Dessert and Coffee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\nA slice of Hot Baked Apple Pie with a generous piece of California Sharp Cheddar Cheese and a generous  Scoop of Premium All Natural Vanilla Ice Cream. <br />\n[color=green]All desserts served with choice of Coffee, Specialty Tea, or Hot Cocoa','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-22 22:21:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144590,2543,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 22:28:31',NULL,'','May I make a reservation at Che Joey and David - menu sounds wonderful','momwig','momwig','2006-11-22 22:28:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144591,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 22:28:41',NULL,'','Ahem, Ahem................Joey, you kidder. You&#39;ve been keeping this a secret all this time. With a menu like that , I now know that since you&#39;re cooking for an army, that could only mean one thing....................that all Crazies are invited.  :wink:  :wink:  :wink:','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-22 22:28:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144598,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 22:41:49',NULL,'','<br />\nWe NEVER turn anyone away hungry :grin:<br />\n<br />\nBut seriously a 12 pound bird and 4 people.... small thanksgiving... just had to add some water to the soup... was all  :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-22 22:41:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144600,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 22:48:57',NULL,'','Leave it to you Joey...are you going to wear your tux to seat them and present them with a menu?   I had never heard of putting cheese on apple pie until my son got married and his wife did that.  You said you would be serving Tootie&#39;s stuffing - who is Tootie?','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-22 22:48:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144603,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 22:51:42',NULL,'','<br />\n tootie = David&#39;s Childhood nickname','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-22 22:51:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144610,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 23:39:13',NULL,'','Gotcha&#39; Joey - I thought maybe there was premade stuffing that was worth serving, so was going to look into where I could get it&#33;&#33;&#33;  Too late now anyway, as I have already made the stuffing.  Got the ham in the oven now, the green rice casserole has been assembled and the pies will go in as soon as the ham comes out.  Do any of you think the family really realizes how many hours we put into that meal that they are going to suck down in a few minutes????','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-22 23:39:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144611,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-22 23:42:08',NULL,'','<br />\n see actually that is a joke David can&#39;t cook.. so I call Box stuffing Tooties famous stuffing....It is all in how you market it :grin:.<br />\n<br />\nI used to do everything from scratch .. but not anymore...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-22 23:42:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144623,2542,1,18,141769,'2006-11-23 03:26:26',NULL,'','Joey as usual....too funny&#33;  OK we&#39;d like to make reservations please, 1 pm will be fine.  :grin:','zebra','zebra','2006-11-23 03:26:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144642,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-23 13:15:10',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:21pt;line-height:100%\'>THURSDAY - November 23 - THANKSGIVING DAY</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.....I hope everyone has a super day today filled with good food, good friends, family and love.  Take one moment to say a prayer for those in need and be thankful for everything you have.  <br />\n<br />\n     As for here in Pa. it is a rainy nasty day but that won&#39;t put a damper on the festivities.  Turkey will go into the over by 7:30 and everything is going according to schedule.  Yesterday went so smoothly I&#39;m afraid I forgot something but I have checked and rechecked my list.  (Kind of like Santa - making a list and checking it twice&#33;&#33;)','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-23 13:15:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144643,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-23 14:12:12',NULL,'','Happy Thanksgiving All.<br />\n<br />\nI too say a prayer that all can be made right in the world.... And for the understanding when it doesn&#39;t....<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou it could be ...you have gotten so good .. it all is working out this year&#33;&#33; Don&#39;t sell your self short...<br />\n<br />\nSmall dinner ...so My bird doesnt have to be in till 10 ( It gets to sleep late...) <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-23 14:12:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144672,2692,1,18,141769,'2006-11-23 21:48:59',NULL,'','Happy thanksgiving to all you American people, our thanksgiving was a month ago&#33; Mmm, I love turkey.','Jimmykaboots','Jimmykaboots','2006-11-23 21:48:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144675,2542,1,18,141769,'2006-11-23 22:31:29',NULL,'','Joey....what happened to you?  Sleep late... hmmmmm, I don&#39;t believe it&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe&#39;ve just got back from our Thanksgiving Dinner at the Club house here.  I must say for our first experience, it was very good.  The food was delicious, the company was excellent and now we are stuffed&#33; Hopefully I&#39;ll stay awake to watch the Bucs vs Cowboys.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl thanks for the recipe it was a hit... and Tony loved it.<br />\n<br />\nWe are also thrilled that our puppy now sleeps through the night, so we&#39;ve had 2 very restful nights. she&#39;s a good girl.<br />\n<br />\nMary Ann.... what better to do on nasty weather,  but to be indoors with yummy food&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2006-11-23 22:31:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144690,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-24 04:38:03',NULL,'','Hello all.  Well, the enormous dishes of food have been devoured and all the clean up done, so now I am sitting here with my feet up, watching the Broncos play the Chiefs.  I know the Broncos are my team, but I am kinda&#39; hoping that they lose.  Our quarterback, Jake Plummer, throws a large amount of interceptions (plus he is just a nasty person) and the buzz is that if they lose today, on Sunday, the coach will be starting Jay Cutler, who is the back-up quarterback.  We haven&#39;t had a decent QB since Elway retired, but in the preseason, Cutler looked quite promising.  The boys brought my Christmas tree and light up from the basement.  Once I get them up tomorrow, Greg will go down and get all the decorations.  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with your loved ones...and now the Christmas season begins&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-24 04:38:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144691,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-24 05:12:25',NULL,'','It sounds like many of you were cooking up a storm.  I usually do all the entertaining and cooking, but I had a break this year and went to our oldest daughter&#39;s home.  It seemed really different to not be having it here, but our daughter did a wonderful job.  We had a really nice time (except when I fell on my arthritic knee, lol).  Slippery floor and new slippery socks.  lol<br />\n<br />\nHappy Thanksgiving, everyone&#33;  Hope you all had a great day&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-24 05:12:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144695,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-24 05:46:05',NULL,'','Hope all had a great Thanksgiving. Pat and I went to our daughter&#39;s for the first Thanksgiving in her new home.   (She was divorced in May . . . needed a place to live, so Pat and I bought her a new townhouse in an area called Victoria Park, here in DeLand for her and our granddaughter). <br />\n<br />\nJoey,<br />\nI am going to steal your idea about the menu .  I cook often and never think to do a menu. Now I will when we have people over. However, no tux.','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-24 05:46:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144700,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-24 12:45:02',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>FRIDAY - November 24</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies.....Well Thanksgiving is behind us and now the big rush begins.  We had a wonderful day yesterday and we still have tons and tons of leftovers after making sure both my brother and my daughter left with a large pan of goodies.  So at least I will have a break from cooking for a couple of days or until we can not look at turkey anymore and I bring  the soup pot up from downstairs. <br />\n<br />\n     This weekend I really have to try and make some order out of our basement &quot;gift&quot; room and take inventory.  I keep saying that but just keep adding more and more things each day.<br />\n<br />\n     Hopefully we will begin bringing up the Christmas decorations today or tomorrow - not an easy task as I tend to go a bit overboard for Christmas.  Our Christmas village alone will take a couple of days to set up so we will get the entire house decorated before we go looking for the perfect tree.<br />\n<br />\n     I hope everyone had a great day yesterday and has a good weekend.<br />\nWhatever you do - keep smiling&#33;&#33;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-24 12:45:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144702,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-24 15:36:49',NULL,'','Good Morning MaryLou and all the CruiseCrazies.....<br />\n<br />\nExcellent dinner and company yesterday... Howard please do use the menu idea our friends actually thought it was cute.. I was going to toss them after the initial impact but they wanted to &quot;take them home&quot; Go figure made me smile though :grin: <br />\n<br />\nLeftovers and Football is the order of the day.. Hope everyone will stay safe and if you HAVE to travel to the &quot;malls&quot; be careful...<br />\n<br />\n31 days till jolly old nick jingles the cash register for the last time...(before Christmas)..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-24 15:36:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144704,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-24 16:14:02',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies...........<br />\n<br />\nSounds like everyone had a great Thanksgiving as we did.<br />\n<br />\nNow the Christmas season offically begins for us.<br />\n<br />\nNot going overboard this year with decorating. Trying to keep it to a minimum as we are leaving the first week of January to start our vacation before our cruise.<br />\n<br />\nLooks like the 135 snowman will have to stay in the basement till next year.  lol<br />\n<br />\nKen said the lights outside will also be at a minimum as he wants to get them down before we leave as we won&#39;t be back till the end of January.<br />\nThe neighborhood kids will be disappointed as they always wait for Mr. Kens display.<br />\n<br />\nI don&#39;t know if any of you remember the guy here last year who did that elaborate display that was all over the interent and in a beer commercial . He shut it down because of the traffic at his house and he had few fender benders. Well, what they are doing this year is they built a facade of the front of his house and it is in a park and that is where he will show his display. I can&#39;t wait. It is outrageous. The music is the siberian orchestra and the display gained national attention.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all. It is 60 degrees here so going out to take down the Thanksgiving display.<br />\n<br />\nWe don&#39;t put our tree up until the second week of December. We always a real tree so we like to go to the farm and cut one down ourselves.............Ahhhh.........the smell..............Enjoy','teacp','teacp','2006-11-24 16:14:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144726,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-24 20:19:06',NULL,'','Good morning friends.   Greg is off today, so we will go out to lunch and then come home and I will start on the tree.  I have been up for an hr. and a half and I haven&#39;t even seen him yet this morning, but did hear his air compressor going out in the garage so I have not doubt he is immersed in some project involving his jeep - his favorite project.  We will certainly be steering clear of the malls.  I was craving a Steak N Ale salad for lunch, but as they are located in the mall parking lot, guess I will have to forgo that craving.  I hope you all had a wonderful day yesterday.  Like Mary Lou, I need to get started on sorting out the presents and delve into the wrapping process - I hate that part.   Has anyone heard from Lilrosie lately?  She seems to have disappeared.  Well, guess I had better get mself up off this couch and get moving.  Hope all of you have a fantastic weekend...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-24 20:19:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144729,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-24 21:28:10',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s a nice quiet afternoon here in the suburbs of Minneapolis&#33;  The weather is great.  It&#39;s 52 degrees with some sunshine.  Nice day for this time of the year.  I&#39;m not brave enough to fight the crowds at the stores today, so it&#39;s a good day to catch up on other things.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, Cruise Crazies&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-24 21:28:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144734,2597,1,18,141769,'2006-11-24 22:43:51',NULL,'','Happy Day After Thanksgiving . . . . . .<br />\n<br />\nBack from my good deed for today. Got up at four a.m. and took Pat and our daughter shopping for today&#39;s special deals. <br />\n<br />\nI was the in-line cart man who stayed in line while they ran around the store, came back and put stuff in the cart. This saved time because when I got to the checkout they were done in that store . . . so we moved on to another.  Made two trips home to unload car. It takes a lot to fill an SUV&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI even paid for the stuff. Now it&#39;s time for a nap.','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-11-24 22:43:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144735,2626,1,18,141769,'2006-11-24 22:44:15',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hi Gang&#33; IMMM BAAACCCKKK&#33; :grin: <br />\nSure missed you all my Dear Friends and Thanks so much for your Prayers and thoughts :wink: I think I left half of me down in Houston&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> We go through life and worry about making a living, our kids material things but the best thing I have in Life is My Friends here who have been there for me from the beginning Ill take these dear friendships over any money or material things in life because this you get through friendship and respect and love for us all thats better than anything in the World&#33; :wink: <br />\n<br />\nThe Doctors said that the Cancer hasnt spread and was caught in time and with treatments and Medications they are looking at a complete cure within 6 months to a year and I was told to just go on with my life and I have to go down for treatments every month for 6 months as in and out patient ,thank God&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Im kinda sick with the medicines Im taking but Ill take that anytime&#33; Weve booked a get well cruise for me next October the 14th. 2007&#33; On the Carnival Conquest going to Montego Bay, Caymans and Cozumel&#33; I cant really put into words what this site and all of your friendship and caring has done to help me through these trying times&#33; God Bless you all My Dear Friends and Big ole Bear Hugs and Hoping for Good Holidays ahead&#33; God Bless you all and goodbye for now&#33; :wink: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-11-24 22:44:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144736,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-24 22:48:24',NULL,'','Welcome Back Robert......  :grin: <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWhat happened to Texas today&#33;&#33; :grin:  :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-24 22:48:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144737,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-25 00:15:02',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Crazies, <br />\n     Robert, I can&#39;t even tell you how relieved and how glad we are to have such great news. We missed you and are so happy to have you and Annie back with us. You just follow the Dr&#39;s orders and with his medicine and your great spirit, you wil just do great. I&#39;m so happy to see you posting here again. <br />\n      cruiseduo, now that&#39;s what I call a really good deed. You  deserve a medal in addition to that nap just for getting up at 4. Do they call you cart man now???<br />\n      Cheryl, I will e-mail lilrosie and see if she is OK. <br />\n      JOey, glad you enjoyed your company and dinner. <br />\n      Shari, take care of that knee. Hope you&#39;re feeling better. <br />\n      cruisetarp, enjoy your cooking break for as long as you can. <br />\n      teacp, 135 snowmen??? That must be one heck of a display, Maria. Do you have any pictures of it from previous years? People must come from far and wide to see that. What a gift for your neighborhood kids. <br />\n<br />\nHave a restful evening, Crazies. <br />\nNothing much here, just enjoying Jason&#39;s company and relaxing. My mom made her yearly drive over here for Thanksgiving. We visit her every other Sunday but she just drives here once a year. My sister in law, brother in law and nephew also come every Thanksgiving. It was just the 9 of us but it was very enjoyable. Now I have to work off the excess food I ate for the next few days. That shouldn&#39;t be hard since the installers will be back on Monday to redo my kitchen. Let&#39;s hope they get it right this time. Keep your fingers crossed for me.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-25 00:15:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144742,2542,1,18,141769,'2006-11-25 00:44:40',NULL,'','Robert, I was so excited to see you posting.  We&#39;ll pray for the 6 months during your treatment that you&#39;ll have the strength and energy to endure.  Yes we&#39;re always here for you.  What a wonderful prize at the end to go on that cruise.  We are so happy to hear your great prognosis&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  Keep chatting - otherwise we go into withdrawals  :grin:  :grin:','zebra','zebra','2006-11-25 00:44:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144753,2626,1,18,141769,'2006-11-25 02:10:39',NULL,'','<br />\n &lt;strong&gt;OOOHHH Im in terrible withdrawal&#33;LOL&#33; I guess the Team forgot to Play and Maybe a coaching change is in the works Geez Joey who knows whats going to happen <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> At Least The cowboys are playing good for now&#33; I really just watch a little bit of Football and I get tired real easy,the Doctors said that would be off and on due to my meds&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Thanks Joey for all your help and taking care of my postings and keeping everyone informed Im proud of you my Dear Friend, Make sure you tell David hello for me Ill be kinda slow Posting at times but Ill try and catch up, see my post today&#33; Thank you Sir Joey for everything, Take care my Friend&#33; :wink:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2006-11-25 02:10:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144754,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-25 02:41:58',NULL,'','Robert, glad to see you back online - and your sense of humor is still intact.  We will be holding you in our hearts and prayers while you undergo your treatments.  Well, the tree is up and the lights are on it and that is as far as I am going today. Tomorrow I will do the beading and the ribbons and maybe by Sunday I will be ready to start putting ornaments on.  We usually go to church on Sat. night so I will only be working on it in the morning and early afternoon tomorrow.  I think all the stores were busy today - we didn&#39;t do any Christmas shopping but did have to run to Radio Shack and also Home Depot and both were very crowded.  My m-i-l called me last night and said some stores in NYC was opening yesterday afternoon and weren&#39;t going to close at all throughout the weekend and she was thinking us girls could grab a flight today and take off for a few days of shopping.  I told her that was the last thing I wanted to do but her and my sister in laws should go and have a good time.  I don&#39;t think she got any takers as one of my S-i-l&#39;s son is getting married in 2 weeks and everyone is busy with the holidays also.   Well, think I am going to go and watch a movie with Greg.  I bought &quot;Click&quot; the other day so gonna&#39; go pop some popcorn and pop in the DVD...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-25 02:41:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144766,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-25 11:09:26',NULL,'','Robert...I&#39;m so glad that you are doing so well.  I will continue to keep you in my prayers.<br />\n<br />\nHoward...you are a great husband and father.  That was very nice of you to buy your daughter a home and to get up at 4 AM to help Pat and your daughter shop.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...Thank you...I iced it as soon as I got home and just have some stiffness and slight bruising.   Glad you had a nice visit with Jason and your mom and family.  Hope all goes well with your kitchen&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone had a great day..You are all making me think that I had better get busy on my Christmas shopping and putting up the tree and decorations. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great Saturday, everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-25 11:09:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144769,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-25 12:16:48',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>SATURDAY - November 25 </span><br />\n<br />\n     Good morning Crazies.   Despite saying I would never venture out on Black Friday I did go out yesterday morning and join in the hysteria.  My first stop was Staples - had to drive around for more than 5 minutes at 6AM to get a parking spot where I found out the Palm Pilot my DD wants was just about the only thing in the store NOT ON SALE.  (Ordered it on-line when I got home - no lines, etc).  Next was Kohls where you literally could not get in the front door - forget that&#33;&#33;.  Next stop CVS to pick up a DVD player for my daughter to give my granddaughter - missed signal - we both got them. Naturally I get to return mine.   My final stop (and it was still not even 8AM) was to pick up a travel wine case for my brother &amp; Sister-in-Law.  YEAH&#33;&#33;&#33; - had it in stock and it was on sale.   It almost made this madness worth it.  Brought it home - took off the cardboard wrapper so I could wrap it and there was  a large slash in the leather under where the wrapper was.  I then sat down - had a good laugh and made myself a turkey sandwich.   NEVER NEVER NEVER again.   <br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great weekend.  We have nothing special planned other than to begin bringing the buckets and buckets and buckets of Christmas up from the basement.   We don&#39;t plan to start decorating til next week but I need to sort through all the stuff.  I love this time of year.<br />\nThe outside of the house is all done - but not lit yet so now it is time to move indoors.  I&#39;m still trying to convince Jim that the 5 large (about 12 ft.)fir trees lining our drive need light and stars on them but so far no luck. I guess he does have his limits.  LOL<br />\n<br />\n     Robert - we are so happy to have you back posting with us again.  We will continue to keep you in our prayers that your treatments will not be too hard on you.<br />\n <br />\n<br />\n     Have a great day and keep smiling&#33;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-25 12:16:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144779,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-25 14:37:52',NULL,'','<br />\nMary Lou I had to smile.... What a funny morning....Sorry you had one of those mornings but you broke your own rule... :grin: My first venture out will be Monday.... I find that Monday after thanksgiving is very relaxing for shopping.... More than enough staff to help and no one in the stores to buy...<br />\n<br />\nSo what are you going to do with the wine case .. return it of keep it for yourself?<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies... Big College Football Day today... Good luck to all the teams...&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://www.joeyanddavid.us/WVuLOGO.gif&quot; /&gt;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-25 14:37:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144783,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-25 17:35:17',NULL,'','Joey - that will teach me what happens when you break the rules (even if you are the one who made the rule.)<br />\n<br />\nThe wine case has already been exchanged for one without a razor slash on it.  I would have kept it for myself but I already have one.   In fact that is where my brother got the idea that it was a great thing to have.  I&#39;m sure the stores will get busy later on but bright and early this AM they were empty.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-25 17:35:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144784,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-25 17:38:23',NULL,'','Good Morning everyone.........<br />\n<br />\nBeautiful weather here in Ohio............70 today<br />\nGood day to finish the Christmas decorations outside.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl you wouldn&#39;t have to ask me twice to jump a plane to NYC. In fact I always have an overnight bag packed just in case..........lol','teacp','teacp','2006-11-25 17:38:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144801,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-25 20:19:13',NULL,'','Afternoon Crazies. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Ours was very nice. Lovely again here in Central Florida finally. It was a little too cold for me here in the last week. <br />\n<br />\nMaryLou you won&#39;t make that mistake again&#33; My DD decided to go shopping also and got many great buys especially on DVD&#39;s. They weren&#39;t gifts however, they were for her. LOL&#33; I still think she was nuts&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert I&#39;m so glad that they caught the cancer in time and that you&#39;ll be able to stay home for most of the time and receive treatments. I pray that you&#39;ll be healthy soon. So glad to see you still have your sense of humor, that will help you along this tough road. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great rest of the weekend everyone&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-25 20:19:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144839,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-26 13:18:03',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>SUNDAY - November  26</span><br />\n<br />\n     Good Morning Crazies....Hope everyone is enjoying the last day of the long holiday weekend.  Now things will get really busy for the next month.  I cannot believe December starts this week.  Going thru all the boxes and boxes of Christmas decorations it seems I was just packing everything away.  The outside of our home is done except for the 2 blow up decorations - everything else is in place.  We were very lucky to have some mild weather and Jim took advantage of it to get the outside work done.  Last night Jim had his card gang here at our house and I went to one of the other players home about 1 mile away for the evening and was amazed at all the decorations already lit along the way.  Ours are up but won&#39;t be lit for at least another week or so.  <br />\n<br />\n      I promised DH a nice roast beef dinner today - we need a change from Turkey - with a little luck tomorrow the turkey may be ready for the soup pot.  Yum&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n     Hope everyone has a great day and keep smiling&#33;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-26 13:18:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144842,2717,1,18,141769,'2006-11-26 14:11:35',NULL,'','Good morning everyone,<br />\n<br />\nI have only been on briefly...and didn&#39;t take the time to post here...I should have.<br />\n<br />\nThanksgiving night my kids really wanted to do the midnight shopping at the Wrentham...Premium Outlets...so like dopes...we agreed.  We waited on I 95 for almost 2 hours just to turn into the mall&#33;  LOL...It was raining and cold...yuck.  some of the stores were so crowded they were only letting a certain number of people inside at a time...so the lines outside the doors was insane.  The line to checkout at the Gap outlet was 1 1/2 hours wait&#33;  We didn&#39;t go there...lol...Overall it was neat...but I have to admit, I would prefer going shopping at 5 am, after I had some sleep.<br />\nWe didn&#39;t get home til 7 am&#33;  Never never again...<br />\n<br />\nFriday....after we got home, slept for a few hours...til 11:30 am.  The worst part...I am sick...lol..coughing fever etc.  The weather was so nice...we started the outside decorations...then had to hit Walmart for some more fake pine garland and managed to pick up other stuff too, as is the usual for that store&#33;  It was not crowded at all...we were there at supper time.<br />\n<br />\nSaturday....we finished the outside decorations...nothing over the top at all...simple...8 wreathes, some garland...lights candy canes, red candles in the windows...I did my snow scene in the bow window...put up two of the fake trees...no longer have real...this is the first year for our new prelit trees...one of which was an amazing bargain last year at Amazon.com...paid 25 bucks for a &#036;200 + tree...awesome&#33;  One is white...ya ya I know how tacky...but it is going to be our Disney tree....since painting the family room white...all the Disney pictures, cells, prints, paintings, etc...are in there...it really is a pretty tree, lol.<br />\n<br />\nToday is cleaning...as we are having company for the Pat&#39;s game, as our tickets were cancelled...not a happy camper, mind you...but life goes on.<br />\n<br />\nLooks like everyone has been busy busy...Glad to see your prognosis is much better than previously thought...prayers are being said for you for a speedy recovery...it is truly amazing what medicine can do.<br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful rest of the weekend&#33;<br />\n<br />\nDolores','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-11-26 14:11:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144843,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-26 16:49:11',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nFinishing up the outside decorations today. Like Marylou we do not light them till the first week of December.<br />\n<br />\nLater on going tree hunting. You know of course Ken has to find the perfect tree then we bring it home and put it in its stand on the deck for a week or so so it opens up and then we bring it in. Been doing this for 42 years...........The kids and now the grandkids love walking through the trees and then watch Grandpa cut it down.<br />\n<br />\nDoesn&#39;t take much to excite us. lol<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone and enjoy the last day of the long weekend.','teacp','teacp','2006-11-26 16:49:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144844,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-26 16:59:23',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies...... we will start our Holiday gift buying tommorrow... mostly juts little token gifts for friends and associates..<br />\nWe are also holding down decorating  to a minimum this year... (we need to save our pennies Cruises await&#33;&#33;)<br />\n<br />\nwant to start getting the tax stuff ready for year end tax review so I will sort medical bills and watch NFL.. that&#39;s our day..<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy&#33;&#33; ','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-26 16:59:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144845,2542,1,18,141769,'2006-11-26 17:16:05',NULL,'','Oh Joey, don&#39;t spoil the day talking about taxes&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;    :shocked: <br />\n<br />\nWas this a long weekend.... just kidding, we&#39;re still enjoying the fact that we&#39;re newly retired and every day seems the same - they&#39;re all enjoyable.  We don&#39;t have any plans for today, just chillin&#39; and maybe a little fishing at the lake.<br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful Sunday Crazies - r-e-l-a-x.','zebra','zebra','2006-11-26 17:16:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144864,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-26 19:43:12',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Am looking forward to a quiet day.  The Broncos don&#39;t play again until next Sunday as they played Thanksgiving day, so won&#39;t be watching football.  We are anxiously awaiting game day to see if we have a new QB.  Coach is being very mum about t.  I did get the beading, ribbons and probably 500 ornaments put on the tree.  Still have alot more to hang on it, but our grandson came over yesterday and he loves to help so he hung a lot of them, all down low.  I hope to get everything done, including my bansiters, my nutcracker display and the nativity scene, all set up in the next few days.  For the past few mornings, it has been a shock when I came out of the bedroom in the morning and start down the stairs and I see all those boxes and piles sitting everywhere.  I hate clutter&#33;&#33;&#33;   Hope all of you have a great week.  As much as I love Greg, I am looking forward to having my house to myself again tomorrow....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-26 19:43:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144865,2544,1,18,141769,'2006-11-26 20:20:39',NULL,'','Hi everyone... haven&#39;t posted here for awhile although I do check in a few times a week.  No cruise for us for awhile but still like being part of the family.<br />\n<br />\nWeekend was a full one...visiting with family for our 2nd thanksgiving on friday. Yesterday, we did a little shopping for birthday gifts. Yes, we are one of those families that have a ton of b-days in december  :smiley: <br />\n<br />\nLast night met with friends for dinner an a movie and of course a review of our recent trip to Israel and the Med. That was not too hard to take.<br />\n<br />\nToday, i will work on trip pictures and do some cleaning. Paul is fixed in front of the TV ready to watch football. .. something he missed dearly while away on our trip.<br />\n<br />\nCan&#39;t quite get into the upcoming holidays yet. Being away for one month makes me feel like it is still October and I have plenty of time left. but this year we are simplifiying- less gifts except for the two grandbabies. <br />\n<br />\nEnjoy the day everyone. it is going to be in the mid 60s here in western NY. Wonderful&#33; The dog may even get a walk at the park.<br />\n<br />\nTake care.... Gail','Love2Travel','Love2Travel','2006-11-26 20:20:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144866,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-26 21:22:12',NULL,'','<br />\n Gail nice to see that you and Paul have embraced the philosophy of crazies :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-26 21:22:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144871,2542,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 01:07:20',NULL,'','Gail, great to see you posting here - keep it up&#33;  What movie did you guys go and see.  By the way, did you see the Locanda pic on our website?  Good one of you and Paul.','zebra','zebra','2006-11-27 01:07:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144873,2544,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 02:19:39',NULL,'','We went to see Deja Vu w Denzel washington. We really enjoyed the movie- interesting plot. would recommend this one.<br />\n<br />\nYes Jackie= it was a nice picture of all of us. Great timem wasn;t it.<br />\n<br />\nWell. i worked much of the afternoon on pictures and have just managed to get through the pictures from our 2 wks in Israel. it takes so long. Now tha the pictures are sorted, i plan to create a slideshow w narration and music.  Hope to work wit the med pictures next weekend. <br />\n<br />\nI took tomorrow iff to work at home on the staff perf evals. not my favorite thing to do but it will feel good to get them done. Hopefullly, I will drag myself out of bed early to do them- it will be harder since paul will be sleeping in- geez retirement must be great.  :smiley: <br />\n<br />\nGail','Love2Travel','Love2Travel','2006-11-27 02:19:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144897,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 12:52:00',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>MONDAY - November 27</span><br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.....Another week has begun and we have the outside of our house all finished thanks to some amazingly mild weather over the weekend.  <br />\n<br />\n      Today is soup day around here.  I will bring the big stock pot up stairs and begin making soup later on.  It just doesn&#39;t seem like soup weather but I will have to pretend.   LOL<br />\n<br />\n     All of our schools are closed today for the beginning of buck season so I will have to figure out something to do to keep the grandkids amused.  I bought a gingerbread house kit to make but am not quite sure I am strong enough for that project  (LOL)and it would probably be best to do it with just my 4 year old granddaughter and leave the 2 year old out of that project.  <br />\n<br />\n      In addition to getting ready for Christmas we have a very busy birthday month coming up starting with our special birthday on Dec. 7th when our grandson turns 2.  He is our true Christmas miracle having survived open heart surgery when he was only 9 days old and is now an active, busy 2 year old.  We also have a sister-in-law , brother-in-law, 2 nieces and a best friend also having birthdays in Dec. - 2 of them on Christmas day.  <br />\n<br />\n     What is happening in your world today?  Whatever you do, do it with a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-27 12:52:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144908,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 14:34:26',NULL,'','Good Morning All<br />\n<br />\nMy poor DD and SIL and three grandchildren went to Albuquerque for Thanksgiving to visit SIL brother and last night they packed the car up with all the luggage at 9:10 to leave for airport at 9:30 (red eye) when they came out to leave the truck was gone with all their luggage in it. Thank God my daughter had all the important papers on her person.<br />\n<br />\nOf course all their clothes are gone, their camera, etc. My SIL has a nerve stimulator implanted in his back and thank God the remote and the other stuff that goes with it was in the house. My grandaughters are devastated that their clothes are gone. My daughter said &quot;Mom we looked like five gypsies getting on the plane with no luggage&quot;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWell have a great day all. Whatever is worrying you remember &quot;This too shall pass&quot; That is what I told my daughter. No one is hurt or ill...material things can be replaced.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMarylou you indeed have a Christmas miracle with your grandson. You are so lucky. Our niece also had open heart surgery when she was just a week old but didn&#39;t survive. Treasure him as I know you do.<br />\n<br />\nNothing important going on around here today. Just going to get some housecleaning done, go to curves and make a nice dinner for Ken.<br />\n<br />\nBuck season here also of course and we live in the country and one thing I don&#39;t like about it is we are constantly hearing gunshots and I hate that. I don&#39;t think I could ever kill a deer or any animal for that matter. Ken says I would if I was hungry but that would be different.<br />\n<br />\nWhen I see them strolling I yell &quot;run bambi run&quot;','teacp','teacp','2006-11-27 14:34:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144922,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 15:22:33',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nMaria, I am so sorry to hear about your daughter and her family&#39;s theft of their belongings, people can be so evil, but I was glad to hear that she had her important belongings with her, and that everyone was alright.   <br />\n<br />\nNothing much happening at my end, I had a 4 day weekend, but now I have several projects to complete at work, so I better get on them.<br />\n<br />\nEveryone have a great day.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-27 15:22:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144942,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 16:23:03',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies.....<br />\n<br />\nMaria .. ain&#39;t that some crap..... vehicle and belongings&#33;&#33;.. tis the season to be a thief..... :undecided: <br />\n<br />\nI can see you screaming at Bambi too&#33; :grin: <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou Birthdays and Christmas thats what December has always meant to me too&#33; (mom the 11th and mine the 27th)<br />\n<br />\nIt is sprinkling here in my part of LA be safe today.. May Venture out to the malls they should be slower today..<br />\n<br />\nNo Matter what Enjoy','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-27 16:23:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144973,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 18:38:14',NULL,'','Maria - I&#39;m so sorry you DD and family had an encounter with the lower levels of society (to put it nicely) but thankfully they were not hurt. Also, sorry your niece did not survive her surgery.  Believe me we thank God every day that our little guy  is a happy &amp; healthy two year old.  We continue to be amazed that Drs. were able to operate on such a tiny little person - his heart at the time was 1/2 the size of a walnut. <br />\n<br />\nWe also have been hearing rifle shots since early this morning and I jump everytime I hear one.  It is hard to even get into town or to the grocery store without going on country roads with hunting on either side of the street.  Makes me very nervous to be driving so I will now stay put for the rest of the day.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-27 18:38:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144979,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 19:10:17',NULL,'','teacp,  I&#39;m so sorry to hear what your family has been through. Thank God , they are OK. <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, Crazies. I&#39;ve got the men here redoing my kitchen for the second time- they didn&#39;t get it right the first.  :huh: Hopefully, by the end of the week, I&#39;ll be able to post some befores and afters. <br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s great to see all of you posting here. It means so much to us to see you here especially if you&#39;re not cruising. I think it&#39;s the friendships here that are most  important even though the cruising is what we all have in common. <br />\n<br />\ncruisetarp, Wayne and I would be wearing ear plugs24/7 with those rifles being fired. Staying put sounds like an excellent idea. <br />\n<br />\nStay safe and well and warm and happy, Crazies. Hugs to all. Cheryl','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-27 19:10:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(144980,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 19:15:54',NULL,'','Good morning all.  It is supposed to snow tomorrow and Tuesday so I am going to get out and take care of errands today.  Tonigh, I will be putting the leftover ham to use - beans and ham is on the agenda, along with fried potatoes and cornbread.    Have to go get groceries today and go to Penney&#39;s.  I need new jeans and there and Sheplers (the western wear store) are about the only places close that I can find the &quot;longs&quot; and they are more expensive at Shepler&#39;s, so Penney&#39;s it is.  I also have to run to Hobby Lobby and get some netting for the banisters.   Maria, I am so sorry that your daughter and her family were the victims of scumbags.  Thank God they are physically okay.  Mary Lou, hug that little miracle extra hard (as a grandma, I know you are already doing that).  I thank God each and every day that our little doodle bug is healthy and I pray that he stays that way.  We have been Partners in Hope with St. Jude&#39;s for years now because I always want there to be somewhere that sick children can go for help and hope and their families do not have to worry about how to pay for it.  Well, better get on it, have a wonderful start to your week today......','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-27 19:15:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145011,2543,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 21:53:23',NULL,'','Maria - I too am very sorry that your family experienced such a horrible event -- at least it was on  the return trip and could thoroughly enjoy the holiday -- things can be replaced.','momwig','momwig','2006-11-27 21:53:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145015,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 22:04:11',NULL,'','Hi everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 37 degrees here in Minneapolis.  Kind of a dreary looking day.  Kind of how I feel.  LOL  Having a little trouble with my wrist, (it just needs to rest a bit) so I&#39;m going to make this short today.<br />\n<br />\nMaria...I&#39;m so sorry to hear about your daughter and family.  What a horrible thing to happen.  I don&#39;t understand how anyone can do something like that.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou...your little grandson is surely one of God&#39;s miracles.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...hope they get your kitchen right this time.  Would love to see the pictures when it&#39;s finished.<br />\n<br />\nTo all Cruise Crazies...Have a great day&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-27 22:04:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145017,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 22:08:36',NULL,'','Shari, get that wrist resting. Feel better soon. Hugs, Cheryl','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-27 22:08:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145021,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 22:12:33',NULL,'','Thank you, Cheryl&#33;  Have some stabbing pains in my knee after my fall, too, but I&#39;m sooo greatful that I didn&#39;t break anything.  Just need a little rest.  Good luck with your kitchen&#33;  I know how frustrating that has been for you.  Hugs&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-27 22:12:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145022,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 22:14:00',NULL,'','Wow gone a few days and I&#39;ve missed so much&#33; Afternoon Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nShari hope your wrist is better soon.<br />\n<br />\nMaria how awful for your family. I&#39;m sure the thieves will get whats comng to them.........you know what they say about payback&#33; LOL<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou give that little one some extra loving for us as he is surely a miracle.<br />\n<br />\nHope you had luck with your shopping Cheryl.<br />\n<br />\nMiss C crossing my fingers for your kitchen.<br />\n<br />\nKind of overcast today in Fl with some drizzle. I went shopping this morning to finish up a few birthday gifts and pick up some holiday gifts. Guess I have to start hauling out the decorations in the next few days. Hope everyone has a great evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-27 22:14:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145024,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 22:17:21',NULL,'','Thank you, Rose&#33;  It&#39;s just a little Carpel Tunnel.  It just needs a little rest, so I&#39;m signing off till later.  Have a good day&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-27 22:17:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145026,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-27 22:36:06',NULL,'','<br />\n Oh Shari ...........please do rest your wrist CT is no fun&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-27 22:36:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145044,2542,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 00:40:23',NULL,'','Maria  sorry to hear about the misfortune your DD and SIL had.  Thank the Lord that they are both safe though.  I hope they were insured....clothing these days can cost a fortune.<br />\n<br />\nShari - rest that hand... we&#39;ll still be here when you&#39;re better.<br />\n<br />\nWell tomorrow is a moving day for us, we&#39;ll be travelling North to another camground in Florida.  Hopefully our puppy won&#39;t be as terrified as she was one our first leg.<br />\n<br />\nJoey.... great pic of you and David&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMiss C...can&#39;t wait to see the before and after pics - this process seems like it takes forever doesn&#39;t it.  The last time we remodelled our kitchen we both said.... this is the last time&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl....isn&#39;t it amazing how long Thanksgiving leftovers can stretch - we normally get to the stage where we say, enough is enough and sit down to a good steak.','zebra','zebra','2006-11-28 00:40:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145047,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 00:55:22',NULL,'','zebra, it really means a lot to see you posting from your travels. <br />\n<br />\nYour RVing sounds great. It must be nice to do all that traveling and yet have most of your comforts of home. Enjoy your next campground and I hope puppy does a lot better.One day, when you have a chance, I&#39;d be very interested to know what motivated you to do the RV thing. It might be something Wayne and I would be interested in for the future.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-28 00:55:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145048,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 00:56:04',NULL,'','Wow, Joey, very elegant and handsome you two are&#33;&#33;&#33;','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-28 00:56:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145054,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 01:46:42',NULL,'','<br />\n we had porterhouse today &#33;&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-28 01:46:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145081,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 02:27:12',NULL,'','Joey - your new picture is terrific.  Looks like you were both having a really fun  time and looking great  all dressed up.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-28 02:27:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145087,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 02:44:27',NULL,'','<br />\n Cheryl, I can&#39;t speak for Jackie, but for us, it was the freedom.  We had talked about buying a vacation home somewhere.  Greg has wanted an RV for years and always dragged me to the annual RV show.  I kept saying no, because I did not want to be on vacation and still be cooking, cleaning, making the bed, etc.  Well, I realized that if we bought a vacation home, I would be doing those things and with an RV, we were in &quot;our own home&quot; but could take in whatever scenery we wanted.  We were in the mountains, renting a condo about 2 years ago, and I made the comment that it might not be a bad idea to look into it.  We got home on Monday, and Wed. we went to visit several dealers and bought ours.  My only regret is that I put it off for so many years.  We have done quite a bit of travelling in our motorhome in the past 2 years, but my favorite trip was Corpus Christi and Padre Island.  Because of our extreme cold in the winter, ours has to be winterized so won&#39;t came out of storage until Spring, but then we plan to go up to Oregon and drive all the way along the coast, visiting beaches and lighthouses along the way.  Anywhere you want to go in the continuous United States can be your &quot;vacation home&quot;.  I cannot wait until Greg retires and we can do what Jackie and Tony are doing.  There is just something wonderful about rolling down the highway, exploring the countryside, sitting beside the love of my life.  For me the great thing is, when all that water I drink, hits me, Greg doesn&#39;t have to look for a restroom for me - I just get up and go to the back&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-28 02:44:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145094,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 02:53:43',NULL,'','Thanks, Cheryl. That sounds great, very relaxing as long as Wayne is the one doing the driving. It kind of sounds perfect for me, to tell you the truth, because I&#39;m really a homebody. Wherever we&#39;ve gone, I just can&#39;t wait to get home to my own &quot;stuff&quot; and this way my &quot;stuff &quot; would always be with me. Cheryl, you and Greg certainly don&#39;t let the grass grow under your feet. Monday in a condo and Wednesday buying an RV. Wow&#33;&#33;&#33; Traveling with my own bathroom- what could be more perfect than that? Definitely something for Wayne and I to consider. Thanks , Cheryl','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-28 02:53:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145144,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 13:47:17',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>TUESDAY - November 28</span><br />\n     Good Morning Crazies....Another mild day here in Pa.  We will all be spoiled and be so shocked when winter finally decides to  arrive.  Believe me, I am not complaining right now.  I could take this type of weather year round.  <br />\n<br />\n     Today I definately need to bring up the soup pot - got busy yesterday and got distracted so the soup did not get made but the cards did get started and a few (very few) gifts got wrapped.  We tested all the outside lights last night and the front of the house looks great but our poor trees along the driveway still are bare and Jim says they will stay that way - he is not climbing up that high.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nShari - rest up that arm.  CT can be very painful.<br />\n<br />\nJacke - great new photo of you and Tony<br />\n<br />\nCheryl (Miss C) - How is that kitchen project coming along.  Can&#39;t wait to see the photos and hear if you think it was worth it to resurface - kitchen will be our next project here.<br />\n<br />\nJoey and David - your new photo is great.  You both look dashing and seem to be having a great time.<br />\n<br />\nWhatever you have planned for today - remember to smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-28 13:47:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145146,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 14:51:46',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nAnother great weather day here in MD, mid 60&#39;s.  I love everyone&#39;s new pictures, very nice.<br />\nHave a great day everyone.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-28 14:51:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145171,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 15:48:51',NULL,'','Nothing planned today Mary Lou and Crazies .. But we are  Smiling&#33;&#33; :grin: Make it a great one&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-28 15:48:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145180,139,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 18:10:02',NULL,'','Last year, about this time of the year I got the flu that developed into pneumonia, which I never had before. This year I got a flu shot and while we were out of town for our long weekend trip, I started filling ill so we came home a day early. I have not been at work as I was afraid of infecting my coworkers. I have an appointment with my doctor in about an hour. Hopefully, it&#39;s just a bad cold. I do have a great nurse taking care of me&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-11-28 18:10:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145198,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 19:44:01',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Keith, I have never had a flu shot.  Greg used to get them and got sick within a short time of getting them every time, so the past 3 years, he has forgone the shot too.  The sun is shining, and it looks warm, but I am sure that is decieivng as the forecast high today is 27.  By this afternoon we are supposed to have a winter storm move in with up to 12&quot; of snow - supposed to stop snowing on Thursday.  I have to run out today before it hits.  Forgot milk and eggs yesterday at the store.  Jackie, we are at the point that Thanksgiving leftovers are no longer appealing.  I cleaned out the fridge yesterday and threw away the stuffing, casseroles, pies, mashed potatoes and anything else resembling holiday fare.  The dogs had a feast on the turkey.  On Christmas Day, we have Lasagna, Fettucini Alfredo, salad and garlic bread but Christmas Eve is a simple meal.  I do finger foods then.  This is where I need your help...do any of you have any great appetizer or finger foods recipes?  So far, my menu consists of hot wings, a 3 ft. long sub, Lil&#39; Smokies, shrimp cocktail and deviled eggs.  Christmas Eve is when we read the Christmas Story from the Bible and open the presents and then there is always a birthday cake for Jesus, so I always do easy things because there is too much going on to spend time in the kitchen.  Most everything I make can be done ahead of time.  Please let me know if you have something scrumptuous and easy&#33;&#33;&#33;  Well, better get dressed and get to Safeway before the snow hits and I am stuck here at home.  Hope you all have a great day...and Joey, I too, love the new pic - what a dashing couple&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-28 19:44:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145201,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 19:55:10',NULL,'','Mary Lou, <br />\n     The kitchen is coming along slowly but between you and me and everyone else reading this, they might be back a third time. I &#39;m keeping my mouth shut until they&#39;re finished at the end of the week but it still looks like there will be some fixing after. <br />\n      Every day, when you say to keep smiling, that kind of calms me at least for a while. The trick is for me to   to keep saying that all day. <br />\n<br />\nmercedes, I like your new avatar. <br />\nJoey, isn&#39;t it great when you have nothing planned. I love those days the <br />\n     best. <br />\nKeith, I hope all you have is a mild cold. With the nursing care you have, <br />\n     I&#39;m sure you&#39;ll feel better in no time at all. Take good care. <br />\nCheryl, stay safe and warm in that winter storm.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-28 19:55:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145202,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 20:03:56',NULL,'','<br />\n I am trying my best to incorporate more and more of them into my daily life :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-28 20:03:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145211,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 20:24:58',NULL,'','[quote name=\'JoeyandDavid\' date=\'Nov 28 2006, 01:03 PM\'] [quote name=\'GottaCruz\' date=\'Nov 28 2006, 09:55 AM\'] Joey, isn&#39;t it great when you have nothing planned. I love those days the <br />\n&nbsp; &nbsp;  best. <br />\n [/quote]<br />\nI am trying my best to incorporate more and more of them into my daily life :grin: [/quote]<br />\n [quote]I am trying my best to incorporate more and more of them into my daily life&nbsp; <br />\n<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nJoey, as long as we&#39;re still part of your daily life, that sounds like a step in the right direction.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-28 20:24:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145219,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 20:51:34',NULL,'','<br />\nI thought it was really cute, the entire face and head is made up of different fruits, I think it was called &quot;Fruit Face&quot;','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-28 20:51:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145232,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 23:30:06',NULL,'','I meant to include a bigger picture of &quot;Fruit Face&quot; in my previous post.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/Fruitface-1.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nThere were actually 4 different pictures in the series, but for some strange reason, I can only find 1 on my camera.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-28 23:30:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145235,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 23:44:42',NULL,'','Interesting photo Mercedes&#33;<br />\n<br />\nEvening all&#33; Busy today again running errands. I&#39;ve been working on a calendar for DH which requires 12 pictures. I&#39;ve scoured through many and have come up with a mixed bag some old some new. I&#39;m having trouble with the resolution on some of them so it&#39;s back and forth to Walgreens until I get them right. It&#39;s driving me nuts. More pictures to try tomorrow.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, that kitchen project of yours convinces me that if I do it, I&#39;ll start from scratch with the cabinets. Sorry yours seems to be such a mess.<br />\n<br />\nKeith hope your feeling better. I&#39;ve had pnemonia twice and it&#39;s the worst&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey I love the new picture of you and David. You both look very handsome in a tux.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I understand about the leftovers, I froze some of the turkey and stuffing to use while I&#39;m shopping for gifts but the rest got pitched yesterday morning. I just don&#39;t want to see Cranberry sauce of Veggies with cheese for a while. DH loved the stuffing so I&#39;m hanging on to that but won&#39;t make it again for a few weeks.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great evening.<br />\n<br />\nEdited because I forgot to say............I got the docs for our New Year&#39;s Cruise&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Yipee&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-28 23:44:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145237,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-28 23:49:53',NULL,'','mercedes, where did you take the picture of &quot;Fruit Face&quot;? It&#39;s very unusual, at least for me. <br />\n<br />\nrose, remember to post on Cruise Discussion so we can doc dance with you. Congrats&#33;&#33;&#33;','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-28 23:49:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145244,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 00:30:21',NULL,'','Rose, congrats on the cruise docs.  I could use a trip somewhere sunny and warm.  I just looked outside and it is snowing really hard.  I ran to the store this morning because this was forecast, and at least an afternoon stuck in the house netted something.  I finished the majority of the holiday decorations and got the boxes carted back down to the basement.  I still have to put up the tree in the family room, but that won&#39;t take long.  It is only a 4 ft. tree that I set on a table, and as our family room is all western, so is the tree.  I use rope instead of garland and all the ornaments are western except for a few red balls.  I use red bandanas for tree skirting.  I can have it set up in a couple of hrs...just need hubby to bring it up from the basement.  Got my nutcracker display finished, the nativity scene set up and the coffee table decorations done today.  Cheryl, what was it you said you used on your countertops?  Our house is 9 years old now and I think a kitchen remodel may be in the near future.  Greg listened to me complain enough on Thanksgiving about not having double ovens, that I saw him looking at them online the other day.  My cabinets are fine, but I do want new countertops and I want my center island extended another 2 ft.  Went to Penney&#39;s sale yesterday.  I got me some high heeled, knee length brown boots that lace up there about 2 weeks ago and my d-i-l has made several comments about stealing them, so I went and got a pair in her size.  She will be really surprised because I usually don&#39;t really deviate from their wish lists.  I also bought a George Foreman toaster oven.  It has 2 racks and also a warming tray and a bun warmer.  It was regularly something like &#036;120 and was on sale for &#036;89 and then I had a coupon for 15% off everything.  This isn&#39;t a gift - it&#39;s for me, who loves kitchen gadgets and buys them all but rarely uses them.  I did use it last night at dinner and will again tonight.  It is a nice size so I can get a small casserole dish in it and don&#39;t have to warm up the big oven.  Also bought one of those new Stay or Go crockpots that has a lid that locks down. This too is for me.  Also got me 2 new sweaters and some new jeans.  Bought 2 new towel trees for the master bath, some houseslippers, 2 necklaces and earring sets and some towels.  Feel kinda&#39; bad that I was supposed to be holiday shopping and out of the &#036;350 I spent, I only bought one present for anyone other than myself&#33;&#33;&#33;  Well, guess I had better get back to my housework.....the fun just never stops&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-29 00:30:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145254,139,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 01:44:04',NULL,'','They good news is I don&#39;t have pneumonia, just a bad sinus infection and chest cold. I went 57 years with never getting sick and now it&#39;s two years in a row.<br />\nLisa, congrats on the docs. It&#39;s time for a little doc dance. &lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://ourworld.cs.com/KsmithCCI/docdance.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://ourworld.cs.com/KsmithCCI/docdance.gif&quot; /&gt; We are still waiting for ours.<br />\nWe hope everybody has a nice evening.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-11-29 01:44:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145284,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 06:08:53',NULL,'','Well, I was wanted to take a pic from outside, as you can see the Christmas tree thru the glass door, but I don&#39;t think you can really see it.  We don&#39;t put lights on the outside because the roof has such a pitch on it and would be very hard for Greg to get to the second floor, so all of my decorations are on the inside, which I will post pics of soon.  This is what it looks like here now....<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/cherylfuller/houseinsnow.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nThey have updated our forecast to read a high of 15 degrees tomorrow and a low of -2.   Where are those dog days of summer?????','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-29 06:08:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145286,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 06:17:29',NULL,'','Keith, so glad to hear it&#39;s not pneumonia. I&#39;m sure Nurse Rita will having you feeling better in no time. Take care of yourself. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, great picture. Our countertops are quartz , it is called Silestone. I love them. No maintenance ever, no sealing or anything. It is made with some kind of antibacterial something or other. It&#39;s pretty new on the market but lately I&#39;ve seen a few commercials on tv for it. We had it done through Home Depot.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-29 06:17:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145288,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 07:01:42',NULL,'','Another pic......part of my nutcracker collection.  I have them all over the house, but put a few of them together.  I collect them (obviously).  When we travel, if they are available, I will find one.  I have them from all over the world and always write on the bottom where it came from.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/cherylfuller/Nutcrackers.jpg&quot; /&gt;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-29 07:01:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145295,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 12:54:26',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>WEDNESDAY - November 29</span><br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....Another mild day to get out and try and finish up the odds and ends that have to be done outside.  Tomorrow and Friday there will be rain and after that the &quot;chill&quot; is coming in so I will try and enjoy this weather while I can.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl (Gregswife)....you home looks lovely and actually the snow looks very pretty with the tree shining thru but of course when it hits here I won&#39;t feel the same way.  I love your nutcracker collection.  You have a real knack for displaying them.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl (GottaCruz)  How is the kitchen coming along?  I hope things are going better.<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - I&#39;m so glad to Dr. report was good.  Pneumonia is nothing to fool with as I very well know from experience.  Hope the sinus infection clears up quickly.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a terrific day - remember to    :smiley:','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-29 12:54:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145302,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 14:54:16',NULL,'','<br />\nCheryl, I took it last June at the Louvre in Paris.<br />\n<br />\nRose congrats on your cruise docs.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, that is a beautiful nutcracker collection.<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - I hope the sinus infection clears up soon, I get those ever so often and they are no fun.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone. :smiley:','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-29 14:54:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145318,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 15:31:34',NULL,'','Cheryl love the Snow shot....... :grin: <br />\n<br />\nThe Nutcrackers made me want to hum :grin: Great collection,  Thanks for sharing.<br />\n<br />\nKeith hope you feel better soon...... :wink: <br />\n<br />\nRose Big Congrats on the docs&#33;&#33; it wont be long now&#33;&#33; :grin: <br />\n<br />\nMiss C, I know you will be so happy to get your kitchen back... It tough when you have strangers in your home..<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou Good Morning ....hope all is well<br />\n<br />\nMake it your day guys&#33; and Smile :grin: <br />\n','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-29 15:31:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145329,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 16:16:09',NULL,'','Thanks for the reminders to smile, Mary Lou and Joey. <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nToday is Day 3  of my kitchen refacing job,  the second time around. They told me this would be the last day but I know that&#39;s impossible. Lots of boo-boos that need to be fixed .It probably would have been easier to just move.  :wink:  We&#39;ll see. This should be the worst, right??? Much more important things in life than this. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, your collection is amazing. I love seeing photos of what other people collect. We had, a long while back, a thread about what members collect. I think I&#39;ll start that again. I find it very interesting.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-29 16:16:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145330,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 16:18:08',NULL,'','<br />\n You would think so Miss C wouldn&#39;t you&#33;&#33;&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-29 16:18:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145338,2613,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 16:31:27',NULL,'','Cheryl, I hope everything works out well this time. :smiley:','mercedes','mercedes','2006-11-29 16:31:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145342,2,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 16:41:17',NULL,'','Thanks, mercedes, I&#39;m not really worried - just glad we did this job through Home Depot. They subcontract the work but HOme Deport stands behind it and assured us that the job won&#39;t be done until we&#39;re satisfied. In fact, a service manager from HOme Depot stays in contact with me and has been out here Monday and yesterday. The worst part is the inconvenience but that&#39;s only temporary.  :grin:','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2006-11-29 16:41:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145354,2543,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 17:33:08',NULL,'','Cheryl - the kitchen will be perfect - just be patient and insist that things be done right.<br />\n<br />\nKeith - feel better <br />\n<br />\nCheryl the nutcracker collection is awesome<br />\n<br />\nAnd everyone else have a great day','momwig','momwig','2006-11-29 17:33:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145362,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 18:54:29',NULL,'','Morning MaryLou and all the Crazies. Rainy today in Central Florida but at least it&#39;s nice temps. Still working on the pictures for DH&#39;s calendar but only have 2 more months to go. Cleaning and laundry on tap today. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl hope the kitchen goes well today. Your lucky that you have someone that really cares at Home Depot. I tried to use them for a roof and had way too many problems. Since the months of issues with them I&#39;ve stopped shopping there all together and now use Lowes. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl I love the pictures especially of the snow. I miss the snow only at the holidays but you can keep those temperatures&#33; LOL<br />\n<br />\nKeith hope you feel better soon.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-29 18:54:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145372,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 21:02:43',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Well, I have a whole list of things I want to get accomplished here at home today, but do not think I will get thru most of them.  I am having a struggle with the insomnia again.  I take sleeping pills about once or twice a week, but do not want to become dependant on them so really limit it.  I didn&#39;t take them last night and for the life of me, could not sleep.  I just watched tv all night.  Greg came down around 8:00 to leave for work, and I was still up.  I finally laid down around 9:00 and slept until 10:45, so don&#39;t know if I will have the pep to tackle all of my projects.   I am stranded at home - I don&#39;t drive in the snow and so I told Greg to take my Durango today.  It stays in the garage and if he took his jeep, which sits outside, he would have had to scrape...plus my car has the electric heated seats and it is frigid out there.   Anyone want a winter storm sent their way???  I wish I could send it somewhere......','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-29 21:02:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145373,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 21:20:28',NULL,'','Good afternoon everyone.<br />\n<br />\nWent to lunch with the lunch bunch from Curves today. We had a lot of laughs as ususal.<br />\n<br />\nThe weather is still very warm here (68) and you can all send the snow this way. I love it. I collect snowman......This is only part of my collection you can&#39;t see the rest of my family room..........<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/teacp/HPIM0127.jpg&quot; /&gt;','teacp','teacp','2006-11-29 21:20:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145375,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 21:49:24',NULL,'','Maria, I love it...great job with the decorating.  Do you leave it up until the first of the year.  That is always my plan, but by the day after Christmas, I am so sick of looking at it all, and just want my house back to normal, so I start taking it all down...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-29 21:49:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145379,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 22:24:24',NULL,'','Maria....... I love it&#33; What a great log holder...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-29 22:24:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145384,2717,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 23:01:38',NULL,'','Good afternoon,<br />\n<br />\nIt took me all day to be able to get in here... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/angry.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':angry:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nGreat pictures&#33;  Thanks for sharing...<br />\n<br />\nA friend of ours was going to do the cabinet refacing and decided to just get new ones....I don&#39;t think their process was much easier...good luck...it will turn out great&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAll our precruise documents are here (Princess) and I can print out the documents when I am ready....<br />\n<br />\nMost of the decorating is done...but there will be a little bit more here and there....<br />\n<br />\nNo snow here in NH yet...but it is coming, I am sure of that, lol.<br />\n<br />\nhave a good evening everyone...','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-11-29 23:01:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145386,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-29 23:08:51',NULL,'','I usually get it all down before New Years because like you I get tired of looking at it. Especially this year as we will be leaving for New Jersey and then our cruise on January 5th. So I need to have a clear head and have everything put away and the lights down as we won&#39;t be back till after our cruise which January 20th. But then we are staying in NJ for our grandaughtes 17th birthday on the 22nd. so we probably won&#39;t arrive back home till the 24 or so.','teacp','teacp','2006-11-29 23:08:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145431,274,1,18,141769,'2006-11-30 10:23:25',NULL,'','Good Morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s only 5 degrees right now with a wind chill of -2 below zero.  It&#39;s too early for this cold weather.  I didn&#39;t even get my warm coat to the dry cleaners, yet.  LOL  We went to dinner Saturday evening with some friends, and they showed us their son&#39;s home.  It is decorated for Christmas, and it&#39;s just amazing.  Beautiful decorations everywhere...on the roof, in the yard, on the house, music and all.  Fantastic&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThanks for all the well wishes for my wrist everyone.  I really appreciate it.  It&#39;s doing much better.  We had someone out to clean our carpets today, so I couldn&#39;t get on the computer till late tonight.  I&#39;m so happy to get the carpets done.  Now we can get the tree up soon and start on putting out the decorations.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...I don&#39;t think our outside is going to be decorated this year either.  Marc isn&#39;t into climbing much anymore either.<br />\n<br />\nJoey...love your new picture&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nKeith...I hope you are feeling better real soon&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKareen...have a great day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie...I love your new photo&#33;  It&#39;s so neat that you can check in with us while you&#39;re touring the country.  I love RVing&#33;  We used to have one, too.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl (Gotta Cruz)  I sure hope they get the kitchen right this time.  It can&#39;t be any fun having them come out again and again and having to take everything out and all.  Hang in there&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...I love your collection of nutcrackers.  You have them arranged really nice.  I only have one.  I&#39;ve always been tempted to get more, though.  Love your picture of your home and tree and the snow.  No thanks on sending the bad weather our way.  We have enough bad weather in Minnesota&#33;  LOL   :grin: <br />\n<br />\nMercedes...I love that picture of &quot;Fruit Face&#33;&quot;  That is amazing&#33;  Never been to the &quot;Louvre.&quot;  I&#39;d love to go someday.<br />\n<br />\nRose...good luck with your calendar&#33;  Congratulations on the docs&#33;  It&#39;s so fun to have a cruise to look forward to.  Hope you have a great cruise&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria...I love your collection of snowmen&#33;  You have them arranged really nice, too&#33;  Great picture&#33;<br />\n<br />\nPrincess...congratulations on your documents&#33;  Hope you have a great cruise&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day&#33;  Stay healthy, and stay warm&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-11-30 10:23:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145435,488,1,18,141769,'2006-11-30 13:13:28',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>THURSDAY - November 30</span><br />\n<br />\n Good morning Crazies...Very foggy morning here in Pa with rain expected for most of the day so it looks like today we might just begin the inside decorating.  I bought so many new decorations this year I don&#39;t know where I will put everything.   <br />\n<br />\nOur good news yesterday is that our 4 year old grandson  finally had his cast removed from his leg.  According to our son he has quite a limp but the Dr. thinks that will disappear within 2 to 4 weeks.  They changed his cast 4 times during this time and now the little guy wants Daddy to repaint his room and hang his casts on the wall.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - how much snow did you finally end up with?  <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a good day - try and smile.....it makes everyone wonder what you are up to&#33;&#33;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-11-30 13:13:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145451,2717,1,18,141769,'2006-11-30 14:01:25',NULL,'','Good morning everyone,<br />\n<br />\nMore mild weather here in NH for today...I have to admit, that I don&#39;t like it.<br />\n<br />\nI am afraid we are going to be hit hard and furiously with snow, when it finally does come&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI will be taking down the Christmas decorations starting the days after Christmas...we usually keep them up til the first and then start...but, our weekends are really busy with hockey and the kids...and we leave for our cruise on the 19th, so I really want to get the house in order, as I will have to start the packing as well.<br />\n<br />\nI am going to start our year end &quot;updates&quot; that we send out to family that is far away...with information about what has been going on this past year and what is coming up...we have had quite alot of changes.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone&#33;','PrincessOne','PrincessOne','2006-11-30 14:01:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145483,2066,1,18,141769,'2006-11-30 16:09:50',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies.....<br />\n<br />\nLast Day of November WHERE DID this year go???...................<br />\n<br />\nNot a lot going on here today kinda chilly ( for California).<br />\n<br />\n50 days before we cruise..... time to do a packing list  :grin: <br />\nWatch out Fort Lauderdale.......... :grin: <br />\n<br />\nSmile guys it could be worse..... we could be posting on the &quot;other site&quot; :wink: ','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-11-30 16:09:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145500,754,1,18,141769,'2006-11-30 18:22:14',NULL,'','Good Morning all<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is doing fine......Crazy days coming up so not hanging around the computer too much. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou...glad your granson got his cast off....before you know it he will forget about favoring it and start walking normally again.<br />\n<br />\nKeith.... sorry to hear about your sinus infection(had a few) they are miserable but thank god it was not pneumonia.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJoey 44 days till our cruise..........gettng antsy here.<br />\nSo much packing to do in seperate suitcases as we will be at our daughters in NJ for a week before and a week after so double the suitcases.<br />\n<br />\nWell off to find some bargains.......Have a great day everyone........perform and act of kindness today.','teacp','teacp','2006-11-30 18:22:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145512,2611,1,18,141769,'2006-11-30 19:50:43',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Another day stuck in the house due to the ice and snow.<br />\nMary Lou, wasn&#39;t a huge snow, I think we ended up with about 6 inches - it is just too cold to melt any and it is supposed to snow again on Saturday.  I bought all the stuff for holiday baking and candy making the other day so may start tackling that today.  I always make a big tray of candy for Greg to take to work with him, fudge, peanut brittle, divinity, etc.  I did take sleeping pills last night - went to bed at 10:00 and got up this morning at 10:30...I needed that&#33;&#33;&#33;  Well, guess I had better get to my chores: scrubbing toilets, taking out the trash, and cleaning out under the kitchen sink...who says the life of a housewife isn&#39;t glamorous????','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-11-30 19:50:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145524,334,1,18,141769,'2006-11-30 21:08:19',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Still running around here like usual. The weatherman finally got it right today and we&#39;ve had not rain. We had a 20% chance yesterday and it rained all day&#33; <br />\n<br />\nFinally going to start some decorating today. Cheryl I know what you mean about the life of a housewife, I did all that cleaning in the last few days. <br />\n<br />\nMaryLou glad to hear you grandson&#39;s cast is off. I&#39;m sure he&#39;s thrilled too&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWow lots of cruises coming up soon for so many. Mine&#39;s in a month and I haven&#39;t even had time to think of it. I&#39;m trying to decide how much decorating I want to do as we leave on New Years Eve and don&#39;t return until the 6th and then we&#39;ll be starting tax season. <br />\n<br />\nCalendar almost complete, only 2 more months to go. Hopefully tomorrow or the beginning of next week.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-11-30 21:08:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145608,488,1,18,141769,'2006-12-01 13:03:20',NULL,'','Time to close out the November Daily Dock.   Come on over to the December dock and say hi and let us know what is going on in your life.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-12-01 13:03:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145609,488,1,18,NULL,'2006-12-01 13:12:20',NULL,'Daily Dock  - December','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>FRIDAY - December 1st</span><br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies -It&#39;s time to start a new dock - this one is the last one for 2006.  WOW - I used to laugh when my Dad said the older he got the faster the time went -  as usual Dad knew what he was talking about.  <br />\n<br />\nI stayed in pretty much all day yesterday and made a large pot of pea soup with the remains of the turkey.  It was really good but DD said it lost something when we were eating it in 70 degree weather.  I&#39;ll have to save the rest for the weekend since the cold weather is expected to set in by Saturday.  We also started the inside decorating and our grandson did not know what to grab next.  By the end of the night he was wagging his little finger at Poppy and telling him &quot;No touch&quot;  - the poor little guy had heard it so often.  He calls Santa &quot;Ho-Ho&quot; a vast improvement over when his big sister was 2 and she called him simply &quot;HO&quot;<br />\n<br />\nOver the weekend Jim will begin to work on our Department 56 village - it has now taken over our large bay window and our fireplace and is still growing.  <br />\n<br />\nThat&#39;s about all that is happening here.  What is on the agenda for everyone else.  Whatever you do - remember to SMILE.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-01-01 13:20:30',149606,488,'cruisetarp','cruisetarp',NULL,311,-1,4421,0,0,0,0,0),(145615,2066,1,18,145609,'2006-12-01 14:02:11',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:21pt;line-height:100%\'>Happy December Crazies&#33;&#33;&#33;</span>','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-12-01 14:02:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145624,2613,1,18,145609,'2006-12-01 15:07:25',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nA wet dreary day here in MD, but it&#39;s Friday so that&#39;s good.  I will be babysitting my granddaughter this weekend and trying to get in some Christmas shopping at the same time, we will see how that works out.<br />\nEveryone have a great and safe weekend.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-12-01 15:07:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145642,754,1,18,145609,'2006-12-01 16:34:02',NULL,'','Good Morning all and Happy December.........<br />\n<br />\nA very very windy day here in the Ohio valley and very cold temperatures coming. We missed the big storm as it was just north of us. Darn..........<br />\n<br />\nWe will go tree hunting this weekend and see if we can find that &quot;perfect tree&quot; as grandpa calls it. After a while they all look the same to me. lol<br />\n<br />\nWell have a great day everyone and do something nice for someone today.','teacp','teacp','2006-12-01 16:34:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145647,2066,1,18,145609,'2006-12-01 16:50:35',NULL,'','BTW <br />\n<br />\nBengals won last night  :grin: ','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-12-01 16:50:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145648,2543,1,18,145609,'2006-12-01 17:36:34',NULL,'','Finally gave in to my rotten cold and stayed home - hope a little extra sleep and inactivity will make it go away.  I have a fairly busy weekend planned and hope it will go off as scheduled.  Everyone have a great day - think I will go lie down','momwig','momwig','2006-12-01 17:36:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145652,2066,1,18,145609,'2006-12-01 17:47:16',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Feel Better Kareen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://www.softwaresamurai.com/WhatsForDinner/DSCN2736-25-Nov-2005.JPG&quot; /&gt;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-12-01 17:47:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145663,2543,1,18,145609,'2006-12-01 19:31:46',NULL,'','Just woke up to the smell of matza ball soup -- Joey you are so thoughtful and the soup was perfect --- thanks','momwig','momwig','2006-12-01 19:31:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145664,2066,1,18,145609,'2006-12-01 19:51:04',NULL,'','&quot; soup is good food&#33;&quot;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-12-01 19:51:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145667,2611,1,18,145609,'2006-12-01 20:10:44',NULL,'','Shows how much I know, I was going to tell Joey that the Chicken and Dumpling soup looked wonderful&#33;&#33;&#33;  Another day stuck in the house - the roads are still icy as it isn&#39;t getting warm enough to really melt anything.  Greg says once I get out of the neighborhood, it is much better, but it is the getting out of the neighborhood part I am worried about.  I took my big bundle of Christmas cards out to the mail box earlier, so that is done for this year.  I am not planning on doing much today - didn&#39;t take a sleeping pill again last night as I had taken them the night before, so fell asleep about 8:30 this mornng and slept for an hr.  Might have slept longer but in that short time, I had horrible dreams and didn&#39;t want to chance going back to sleep&#33;   I might get around to wrapping some of the presents today.  I have been sitting here this morning doing some online shopping - hope it all arrives in time.  Well, hope you all have a great wonderful weeekend and that you acccomplish everything you want to.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-12-01 20:10:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145675,2066,1,18,145609,'2006-12-01 20:25:34',NULL,'','<br />\n Cheryl if thats what it represents to you .. so be it ......<br />\nchicken and dumplings on a cold day.... :wink:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-12-01 20:25:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145716,2544,1,18,145609,'2006-12-02 03:53:36',NULL,'','Happy december.... how can that be. :smiley: <br />\n<br />\nWow, Matza ball soup....hmmmm. Paul&#39;s favorite to make and to eat. It is his comfort food. Whenever he is stressed- he buys chicken soup ingredients.<br />\n<br />\nWell, we recieved another 3 inches of rain today.  We have had soooo much wet weather this year. The ground is saturated and the standing water in the lawns etc are ready to flood across the road. AND... our roof is leaking. Yuck. Roofer won&#39;t come out till Tuesday.  So we have a bucket in the upstairs hallway. It isn&#39;t bad and the rain is going to turn to snow- so hopefully it won&#39;t get worse.  I have a feeling many people are calling roofers because we called a number of people and recieved no call backs.<br />\n<br />\nAll else is fine. TGIF&#33; hectic week at work and look forward to the weekend. I get to see the two grandkiddies. Yipeee.<br />\n<br />\nKareen, feel better and rest up. <br />\n<br />\neveryone have a good weekend whatever your plans are. :smiley: <br />\n<br />\ngail','Love2Travel','Love2Travel','2006-12-02 03:53:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145718,2543,1,18,145609,'2006-12-02 04:11:19',NULL,'','Gail - sorry about your roof - we replaced our roof last year -- it wasn&#39;t leaking yet but it was 25 years old - first thing we replaced when we moved in.  Joey sure knows what someone needs when they have a cold - in fact I had real chicken soup tonight in addition to the virtual bowl.  Thanks for the get well wishes.','momwig','momwig','2006-12-02 04:11:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145759,2597,1,18,145609,'2006-12-02 06:15:34',NULL,'','OK, I need help from all of the Matzo Ball soup mavens&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI used to travel to Kutcher&#39;s in the catskills every year for about twelve year. Loved matzo ball soup. <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ve got the chicken soup part down . . . . who&#39;s got the best recipe for Matzo balls? <br />\n<br />\nI can buy the box but they never taste as good as I remember.<br />\n<br />\nHelp, please.','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-12-02 06:15:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145761,2611,1,18,145609,'2006-12-02 06:48:08',NULL,'','Shoot Howard, I thought they were dumplings, so I&#39;m not much help.  I can tell you how to make a dumpling but have never made, nor eaten a matzo ball.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-12-02 06:48:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145765,488,1,18,145609,'2006-12-02 12:52:38',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>SATURDAY - December 2nd</span><br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....I have spent the entire night listening to the howling winds - they forcast winds up to 60 MPH  and it sure sounded like we got them.  I&#39;m just waiting for the sun to rise to go out and survey all our decorations - hopefully our huge wreath is still attached to the house and not decorating Rt. 191 nearby.  I see a few candy canes down but as they are all linked together  they are just lying on the ground - hopefully they can be stood back up.<br />\n<br />\nToday we will begin to tackle our snow village and start arranging it in the DR window but we have to babysit for grandkids for DD&#39;s office Christmas party tonight so it most likely will take us all weekend to finish the job.  Somehow I don&#39;t think Poppy will appreciate a 4 and 2 year old helping him. LOL<br />\n<br />\nWhat is planned by everyone for today.? Whatever you do remember to SMILE while you are doing it&#33;&#33;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-12-02 12:52:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145784,2066,1,18,145609,'2006-12-02 15:27:26',NULL,'','Good Saturday Morning Crazies&#33;&#33;&#33; Hope all is well<br />\n<br />\nGail Bummer on the roof.. hopefully it wont be extensive..<br />\n<br />\n     <br />\nI have only known the box mix.... are you boiling them in water or in the soup itself....I always boil them in the broth... for extra flavor...<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou Hope the wind storm left most of your decorations is fine shape.....<br />\nIt&#39;s another football Saturday for me......<br />\nWVU vs Rutgers  and  USC vs UCLA<br />\n<br />\nSmile guys ','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-12-02 15:27:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145802,2611,1,18,145609,'2006-12-02 19:31:27',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Not sure what we have on the agenda today.  It is snowing pretty hard, so whatever it, it will be an indoor activity.  I am already sick of winter and it is not even officially here yet&#33;&#33;&#33;  I haven&#39;t been out of the house since Tuesday because of the weather, but luckily, it doesn&#39;t bother Greg at all to drive on ice or snow, so at least I will get out today.  Hope you all have a wonderful weekend...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-12-02 19:31:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145811,2544,1,18,145609,'2006-12-02 21:36:27',NULL,'','Hi everyone....<br />\n<br />\nwell to continue my saga of yesterday- while i was driving home from work last night in the horrendous winds- something flung up accross the road and hit my car.  It was raining and I was not far from home and thought, I can&#39;t beleive this after all hte rest of the day had not gone well - it was a fitting end. But when I got hom,e and looked at the front of the car , i did not see any damage to the front of the car and thought- good.<br />\n<br />\nSo this morning we go outside and sure enough in the light of the day- the fender above the front wheel is dented in.  :sad:  Oh well, could have been worse and it is very drivable. Will call insurance company and get an estimate.<br />\n<br />\nThe rest of the day has been uneventful... full of cleaning etc. Getting ready to go to Zachary&#39;s b-day party. that will be a highlight. He is 4 and sure makes me smile.<br />\n<br />\nPat and Howard- will have to ask Paul about your matza ball question. I will let you know if he has any secrets. his are usually pretty good.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your football games and whatever else you have planned for the day. hope the holiday decorations stay put. It is still pretty  windy here- but thank goodness no more rain.<br />\n<br />\ntake care....<br />\nGail','Love2Travel','Love2Travel','2006-12-02 21:36:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145812,2597,1,18,145609,'2006-12-02 23:01:22',NULL,'','Joey,<br />\nGood suggestion to cook matzo balls in chicken broth. I will try it.<br />\n<br />\nBig day tomorrow watching the Cowboy/Giant game. Our daughter is coming over and I&#39;m preparing crab cakes to eat while we cheer for the &#39;boys. Just finished making creme brulee for tomorrow&#39;s dessert.<br />\n<br />\nHere&#39;s the recipe I will use and a picture of what I hope it will look like.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k47/howard1942/Crabcakes.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nFleming&#39;s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar&#39;s Crab Cakes With Roasted Red Pepper Puree<br />\n<br />\nYield: 10 crab cakes.<br />\n<br />\n3/4 cup mayonnaise<br />\n<br />\n2 eggs<br />\n<br />\n1 tablespoon Creole mustard<br />\n<br />\n2 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning<br />\n<br />\nPinch each salt and black pepper<br />\n<br />\n1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley<br />\n<br />\n2 teaspoons lemon juice<br />\n<br />\n4 tablespoons cracker meal<br />\n<br />\n1 pound jumbo fresh or pasteurized crab meat<br />\n<br />\n2 teaspoons olive oil<br />\n<br />\nRoasted red pepper sauce:<br />\n<br />\n3/4 cup each: roasted red pepper puree and white wine<br />\n<br />\n1 ounce olive oil<br />\n<br />\n3 tablespoons each, minced: shallots and garlic<br />\n<br />\n2 bay leaves<br />\n<br />\n1/4 cup fresh lime juice<br />\n<br />\n11/2 cups heavy cream<br />\n<br />\n1 pound lightly salted butter, cut into pieces<br />\n<br />\n1/4 teaspoon white pepper<br />\n<br />\nChopped red bell pepper for garnish<br />\n<br />\n1. For sauce, in pan over medium-high heat, warm olive oil. When hot, add shallots, garlic and bay leaves; saute 3-4 minutes. Add half of the pepper puree; cook 2-3 minutes. Deglaze pan with wine and lime juice. Cook 2 minutes more. Add cream and let cook until reduced in volume by half. Add butter pieces one at a time until all is incorporated. Add white pepper and strain sauce. Add remaining pepper puree. Keep warm until crab cakes are ready to be served.<br />\n<br />\n2. For the crab cakes, heat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix the mayonnaise, eggs, mustard, Old Bay, salt, pepper, parsley, lemon juice and cracker meal. Add crab meat, gently folding ingredients with your hands. Be careful not to break up the larger pieces of crab. Portion into 10 cakes. Spread olive oil on rimmed baking pan. Place in hot oven for 2 minutes to heat the pan. Place crab cakes on hot pan. Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown.<br />\n<br />\n3. Spoon sauce onto warm plates. Top with crab cakes. Garnish with chopped bell pepper.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n I have to follow Joey&#39;s lead and prepare a tantalizing menu. <br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a great day.<br />\n<br />\nHoward','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-12-02 23:01:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145841,573,1,18,145609,'2006-12-03 03:58:24',NULL,'','Got started on the outdoor decorations today.  A little bit at the time but nothing will get set up on the roof this year.  We are still in a winter wonderland but no new snow.  For some reason everyone is slow to get their lights up this year.  Guess we are just not used to snow this early.<br />\n<br />\nThe foster kittens are doing great - we have six.  Each one has it&#39;s own very distinct personality.  I will really miss them when they go up for adoption but then I suppose I will get a new batch soon afterwards.  They are a little &quot;stinky&quot; though when it&#39;s too cold to have the window open  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />   I only hope they find really good homes.  They are used to the dogs and birds now so there are no barriers  :grin:','hazelson','hazelson','2006-12-03 03:58:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145862,488,1,18,145609,'2006-12-03 13:22:46',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>SUNDAY - December 3</span><br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....It&#39;s cold here in Pa. - only 24 right now - a drastic change from the 70 degree weather we had in the beginning of the week. Although they are expecting no accumulation they just mentioned the dreaded S*** word for today and later in the week.  Like Cheryl I won&#39;t drive in the snow and ice so I will have to plan my week accordingly.<br />\n<br />\nWe cleaned up the front yard yesterday - no damage done and the wreath was still on the house but you could definately tell which direction the wind was blowing fom by the angle of the candy canes lining our driveway.  The Christmas Village is a work in progress but should be finished by tonight.  Other than that we expect a quiet day here.  I have tons and tons of wrapping to do so that will be the order of the day.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day - remember S M I L E&#33;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-12-03 13:22:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145867,754,1,18,145609,'2006-12-03 16:11:50',NULL,'','Good Morning all........<br />\n<br />\nA very cold morning here in Ohio and colder yet to come. They say it will go down to 15 tonight so watch out Marylou you get our weather usually the next day. I always tell DD what she is to expect in NJ.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl ......you do not work outside the home... am I correct.? You seriously need to look into a sleep study. With the way you sleep or don&#39;t sleep is going to seriously effect your health.<br />\n<br />\nMy SIL is Jewish and my DD makes a great Matzo Ball soup so I will post her recipe shortly.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great everyone and do something nice for someone.','teacp','teacp','2006-12-03 16:11:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145868,2066,1,18,145609,'2006-12-03 16:12:23',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies...&lt;strong&gt;Both our teams WON&#33;&#33;&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\nHoward are you available to cook for parties?? Your recipes sound yummy.... and like i could be WAY overweight in weeks ...<br />\n<br />\nNo major plans today.. just relaxing and eating... we do seem to type about food here... :grin: <br />\n<br />\nTry and make it a great day&#33;&#33; and Smile&#33;&#33;&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-12-03 16:12:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145895,2611,1,18,145609,'2006-12-03 19:27:05',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Maria, I think you may be right.  I told Greg just yesterday that I cannot keep going on this way, it is taking a great physical and emotional toll on me.  How do you even begin to go about checking into a sleep study?  I got Greg&#39;s Christmas present yesterday - no surprise for him as he picked it out.  About a year ago, he bought a welder.  He loves to tinker with his jeep - he has a sign that says &quot;real jeeps are built, not bought&quot;.  He was &quot;self taught&quot; with the welding thing, and does a good job - has built a roll cage and a new bumper for his jeep.  His 4 wheel drive group had a welding class about a month ago, and he came home saying he needed an oxiacetylene cutting torch.  I did a search and at least found out what they were, but there were different sizes so I decided that I was going to let him pick it out, which we did yesterday.  He asked me what I wanted and I told him that I would be very happy on Christmas morning if there were a new white or black Mercedes with a big red bow sitting in the garage.  I&#39;m not saying that it is impossible but I haven&#39;t seen any pigs circling overhead&#33;&#33;&#33;  I think we will go shopping today...we are going to get our grandson a &quot;big boy bed&quot; for Christmas (on top of the gillions of toys I have already bought).  It is past time for him to be out of that toddler bed.  I already bought him bedding from the movie Cars, now just have to buy the bed to put them on, so a trip to Bedroom Expression is in order.  Well, my younger son just came in, so gonna&#39; go visit with him.  Have a great day.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-12-03 19:27:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145902,754,1,18,145609,'2006-12-03 20:22:50',NULL,'','Just go to goggle and type in sleep studies and the name of your town or biggest city. I have been doing studies since I retired and it is fun you get to meet different people and you get paid a handsome check. If nothing shows up under sleep studies also type in research studies and your area.','teacp','teacp','2006-12-03 20:22:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145909,2542,1,18,145609,'2006-12-03 21:44:04',NULL,'','Hi all, I haven&#39;t dropped off the edge of the earth, but seem pretty close.  We&#39;re in Hicksville and have no connectivity at the campground.  So we have to travel into a town to be able to get online.  What a bummer. We move on Tuesday and I&#39;ll be back chatting again then.<br />\n<br />\nMaria, what studies have you done?','zebra','zebra','2006-12-03 21:44:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145911,754,1,18,145609,'2006-12-03 22:15:54',NULL,'','Well I have done three diabetic studies for different nutrional bars and drinks. I have done studies for creams for dry skin...........I try to stay away from medication studies because of my diabetes but yet my friend did one for cholestrol and she was taking meds and of course in the study you have to change meds and her cholestrol went down 25 points so needless to say she is now taking the study meds. Once I did one for shampoo and conditoner. They pay well...the one I am doing now pays 550.00 for three visits.......not hard to take and I meet a lot of interesting people and gives me some extra cha ching money........lol...once I did one for hair remover for you legs.......lol','teacp','teacp','2006-12-03 22:15:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145958,2611,1,18,145609,'2006-12-04 11:34:26',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>Monday, December 4</span><br />\n<br />\nGood morning all.  Mary Lou, I hope you don&#39;t mind my starting the dock off this morning.  What does everyone have planned for today?  Nothing exciting for me - a trip to Penney&#39;s to pick up a few gifts and then to buy groceries.  I am going to call the dr. later when they open and see if she can fit me in some time in the next few days, before we head off to Lubbock.  Will be kind of a busy two days starting on Wed. getting ready to go - have to get my nails done, go to the tanning salon, packing, taking the dogs to Camp Bow Wow and a list of thing Greg needs done.  Had a nice day today - well really yesterday (Sunday) but as I haven&#39;t been to bed yet, seems like the same day.  Our younger son came up and went to lunch with us and then to Bedroom Expressions to look at &quot;big boy&quot; beds for our 4 yr. old grandson.  Greg and Chris were like kids when they both honed in on the bed he just had to have.  It is all steel and kind of like a bunk bed but not that high.  The bed part sits about 4 ft. off the ground (of course, it has safety rails) and he can play underneath it - will be a good place for his toy boxes.  What clinched it for those 2 was that the way you get down off it is that it has a slide coming down off the end.  We bought it and a mattress and they are going to hold it for us until the 23rd.  He will find it here if we tried to store it.  A little later in the afternoon, my older son, Gregory and our grandson came over and we all watched &quot;Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer&quot; together.  Well, I have some things I want to get done around the house, so I hope all of you Crazies have the best Monday ever&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-12-04 11:34:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145960,488,1,18,145609,'2006-12-04 14:00:43',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies....Cheryl, I&#39;m so sorry you are having such a problem with sleeping.  I also have problems but not to the extent that you do.  Our son had very severe sleep apnea but was helped trememdously by the sleep center.   They found his problem was physical in nature and since it was corrected he is like a new man.  I love your new avatar - Scotty is sure a cutie.  How is he doing with all the turmoil going on?  I&#39;m sure he will love his new bed - it sounds great.<br />\n<br />\nI finally began wrapping gifts yesterday - spent 3 hours in the basement and still have tons more to do.  Every other year I always wrapped a gift as soon as I bought it  - will definately be going back to that plan for next year.  LOL  I have lots to do to get ready for grandsons 2nd birthday on Thursday - we will have a family dinner here to celebrate the actual day - then Saturday is his party and our son and his family will arrive and stay over til sunday when Jim&#39;s American Legion post has their annual Childrens Christmas party.  I can&#39;t wait to see how our grandson is doing without his cast on.  I&#39;ll have to be sure everything for the holidays is stashed away as our son reports oldes granddaughter is having &quot;doubts&quot; about Santa and is busy snooping around the house.  Seems 1st graders are anxious to tell all their friends what they have found out.  I thought we were able to keep thing going for much longer with out kids.  I kind of hate to see the magic of Santa ruined for those so young.  Oh well&#33;&#092;&#092;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day Crazies and remember S M I LE  :smiley:  :smiley:','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-12-04 14:00:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145996,2613,1,18,145609,'2006-12-04 16:05:30',NULL,'','A cold day here in MD, high 40 degrees.  Not such a great weekend, some idiot threw a brick through my daughter&#39;s car window, so DH and I had to go to Baltimore to take care of it.  She called the police and they were so reluctant to write a report because nothing was stolen, they said to call the insurance company and they will take care of it, but at this point all it would be is “pushing paperâ€Â for them (police).  We insisted on one, and he stayed in his car 30 minutes to fill out a form with 9 slots.  Anyhow, we got the window replaced and she will now put her car in the garage.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nI hope you get your wish.  About 12 years ago, my husband surprised me on Christmas Day with a gold Mercedes Benz with a red bow, I know I took a picture, but it was 12 years ago and I just can&#39;t seem to find it.<br />\n<br />\nEveryone have a great day.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-12-04 16:05:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(145999,2066,1,18,145609,'2006-12-04 16:36:51',NULL,'','All those great cars for Christmas and all i seem to get is OxyClean...( but it is the 3 pound tub&#33;)<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies..<br />\n<br />\nLove the new avitar Cheryl.... what a cutie patutie....<br />\n<br />\nHave to get the car smog tested this week.. other than that its an easy week....<br />\n<br />\nSmile.... :grin: ','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-12-04 16:36:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146000,2066,1,18,145609,'2006-12-04 16:38:16',NULL,'','Oh BTW Maria your cruise docs should be in this week ..huh&#33; Getting my shoes on now&#33;&#33; :wink:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-12-04 16:38:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146002,754,1,18,145609,'2006-12-04 16:53:47',NULL,'','Allll right Joey I can&#39;t wait to be dancing this week.........I called Carnival as we will leaving here on the 5th of January and to make sure our docs aren&#39;t delayed and she said first or second week of December they should be dancing their way in here..................<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning all.......17 degrees here in Ohio.........brrrr but crisp and sunny if only we could have some snow it would make my day.........','teacp','teacp','2006-12-04 16:53:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146020,2611,1,18,145609,'2006-12-04 19:36:40',NULL,'','Mary Lou, I guess I didn&#39;t mention it here in the dock - my DIL is back home and they have decided to go to marriage counseling, so my grandson is very happy.  Can&#39;t remember if I posted this or not, but about a yr. and a half ago, when she was about 6 months pregnant, the baby died in utero, and she had to deliver him knowing he was dead.  My son said that she really changed then and really has never been the same.  I have gone thru the exact same thing and I know what a traumatic impact it can have on her and I have talked to her before about getting counseling and dealing with that instead of just pushing it aside.  Hopefully the marriage counselor will suggest the same thing.  Joey, if you really do use OxiClean, you can get the 14 lb. tub at CostCo for 13.79.  I love the stuff.  Mercedes, as much as I would love to see that new car appear at Christmas, it won&#39;t happen.  Greg will never have a car payment and while we do have the resources that would enable him to pay cash for it, it would take a considerable chunk out of savings and I don&#39;t think, when he is trying to save so he can retire at 50, that he will want to take 60 grand or so out to spend on a car that we really don&#39;t need, as we have 4 vehicles as it is, so mine is really just a pipe dream.   Well, I am off to Penney&#39;s and Target, hopefully everyone else is town doesn&#39;t have the same thought....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-12-04 19:36:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146021,2613,1,18,145609,'2006-12-04 20:05:41',NULL,'','<br />\nI understand, my DH doesn&#39;t like car payments either, so we pay cash for our cars.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-12-04 20:05:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146053,334,1,18,145609,'2006-12-04 22:32:10',NULL,'','Hi all&#33; Sorry I&#39;ve been AWOL but Christmas is coming&#33; LOL Finally finished all the decorating this weekend including our new 7 1/2 ft. tree. It looks great but it was a real bear to do. It is the largest tree we have ever had and I&#39;ve always wanted a big one as we have vaulted ceilings. My village is now under it and I&#39;ll get some pictures up soon. <br />\n<br />\nLots of running to do this week as I really need to finish my shopping. Today was catch up with the house day since I spent so much time decorating. I did manage to finish the calendar for my DH this morning, finally all 12 months have pictures. <br />\n<br />\nOh almost forgot my DH bought me tickets to Billy Joel for February for Christmas. He had to tell me as I had to help him order them online, LOL he&#39;s internet illiterate.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl(gregswife) the sleep study sounds like a great idea. I took sleeping pills for a while but don&#39;t want to be addicted to them so I stopped. <br />\n<br />\nMercedes sorry about your DD&#39;s car. What an annoyance but at least it&#39;s covered.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a productive day.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-12-04 22:32:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146101,488,1,18,145609,'2006-12-05 13:10:59',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>TUESDAY - December 5</span><br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies from cold Pa.  Winter has arrived here and we even had snow flurries on and off all day yesterday.  It didnot amount to anything but put me in the Christmas mood and made me realize I should get the rest of my shopping done before we get snowed in and I am housebound.  <br />\n<br />\nNothing  too exciting on the calendar for today other than I   Will be taking granddaughter to a childrens Christmas fair later on so she can do her Christmas shopping for mommy, daddy and brother.  Gifts cost from 10 cents to 5 dollars - I&#39;m sure we will come home with some wonderful treasures.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day - remember to SMILE :smiley:  :smiley:','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-12-05 13:10:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146165,2542,1,18,145609,'2006-12-05 17:47:24',NULL,'','Morning Crazies&#33;  Well we&#39;re on the road again.... it sure is great being able to get back onto my computer here in the RV.<br />\n<br />\nMAry Lou - gosh you people up North really are brave driving around in all that snow, I would be terrified. Enjoy the fair.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, Scotty is a treasure&#33;&#33;  I&#39;ve been thinking of a sleep study as well as I know I have sleep apnea (so does Tony) but ours isn&#39;t all the time, really weird&#33;&#33;  Get some sleep girl, you sure can&#39;t carry on like that.<br />\n<br />\nJoey, I&#39;ve been out of the loop - have you received your cruise docs yet?  Getting excited I bet&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria, who do you contact or where do you find out about these studies?<br />\n<br />\nSpeak to you all later.','zebra','zebra','2006-12-05 17:47:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146222,754,1,18,145609,'2006-12-05 20:24:46',NULL,'','What you need to do Jackie.....is go to google and type in research studies in (whatever city you are in)...............look in the daily newspaper they are almost always in there............also you can go to the drug companies themselves  in google like type in Pzier or Ross Labs..........and any others you can think of. Also friends of mine call local hospitals and see if there are any studies going on..............Good Luck','teacp','teacp','2006-12-05 20:24:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146229,2066,1,18,145609,'2006-12-05 20:42:57',NULL,'','<br />\n No not yet Jackie Maria should get hers and Kens this week as should Chris (Hamster)<br />\n<br />\nOurs our due at the end of NEXT week..<br />\n<br />\nHow is the RV life all you thought it would be .... do you have a willie nelson CD?','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-12-05 20:42:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146236,274,1,18,145609,'2006-12-05 22:31:51',NULL,'','Good afternoon Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 21 degrees here in Mpls.  Pretty chilly, but much better than the single digits we&#39;ve been having.  It may reach 30 by the end of the week.  I hope so since we are planning a funeral.   We have spent the whole weekend by Marc&#39;s mom&#39;s side at the nursing home.  She passed away around 2 A.M. this morning.  We are sad and happy.  We are happy that she is now at peace.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...glad you didn&#39;t have any damage from the winds&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...sorry to hear about your daughter&#39;s car.  Someone threw a rock at mine once and cracked my windshield.  Don&#39;t know why some people are so destructive&#33;  (I&#39;m trying to put it nicely)   :grin: <br />\n<br />\nKareen...hope your cold is better&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...hope you can find a way to sleep better&#33; <br />\n<br />\nGail...sorry about your car&#33;  Glad you are OK.<br />\n<br />\nHoward...those crab cakes sound wonderful&#33;  Yummmm&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey, Maria, Jen, Jackie, Rose, and all Cruise Crazies..have a great day&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2006-12-05 22:31:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146237,2066,1,18,145609,'2006-12-05 22:36:41',NULL,'','Shari you are so right &#33;&#33; So sad to hear the news but truly understand the peace that she must be experiencing.<br />\n<br />\nHuge hugs and prayers for you and Marc','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-12-05 22:36:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146258,2611,1,18,145609,'2006-12-06 00:50:59',NULL,'','Good afternoon all.  Shari, I am so sorry for your loss, but now she is with Marc&#39;s father again.  You guys have been thru so much lately - I pray God&#39;s peace be about you.  Well, I went to the dr. today about my sleeping (or lack thereof)  problem.  She has diagnosed me with Fibromyalgia.  I have had all the symptoms for years, but once she stepped back and looked at the whole picture, it was clear.  I have had body pain, fatigue, dizziness, headaches, sleeping disorders, occassional trouble concentrating and a whole list of other things but as I never complained of more than one or two at any given time, the symptoms were just treated and never truly diagnosed.  I also have GERD (acid reflux) which I take a prescription for and TMJ.  70% of people who have Fibromyalgia also suffer from those - the reason is unknown.  There is no cure for it nor any medication...each symptom is just treated seperately.  She gave me a prescription for a  muscle relaxer which she says if I take at night, will help some of the morning stiffness and pain.  She also gave me samples for 3 different kinds of sleeping pills, which she wants me to try and then call her and let her know which one works best and she will prescribe it.  She also said I could get prescription pain medication, but I said I really don&#39;t want to take anything more than I have to, so I will just keep using my heating pad and Tylenol.   There are days every now and then, when I just cannot function, and she said that Greg should read up on it so he is aware what is happening with me at those times.  It can be aggrevated by cold weather and allergies, both of which I am experiencing so that is probably why the symptoms have been worse lately.  Anyway, sorry to ramble on and on.  I went and did some Christmas shopping after I left the dr.  My DIL is always borrrowing my carpet steamer and is not so good at returning it so I usually have to go get it when I want to use it, so I bought her one of her own.  Also, even though I said I wasn&#39;t going to buy the grandson anything else, I just happened to be at Toys R Us and things just kept calling my name.  I went there becasue my older son asked for an HD DVD for XBox 360 - I have no idea what it is, but was going to buy it anyway, but they didn&#39;t have it, so I just happened to wander over to the Cars toy aisle.   Well, guess I had better go start Greg&#39;s dinner - hope you alll are having a good day....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-12-06 00:50:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146313,274,1,18,145609,'2006-12-06 10:40:33',NULL,'','Thank you for the prayers and good wishes, Joey and Cheryl&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...I, also, have Fibromyalgia.  I totally understand what you&#39;re going through.  I have every one of the symptoms that you described plus more.  If you ever want to chat about it with someone who understands just send me a PM and I can also give you my e-mail address.  Feel better&#33;  Hugs&#33;<br />\n<br />\nP.S.  I can also give you the web address of a great Fibromyalgia Forum.  A lot of people talk about their symptoms and some of the things that help them.','Shari2','Shari2','2006-12-06 10:40:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146322,488,1,18,145609,'2006-12-06 13:07:04',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>WEDNESDAY - December 6</span><br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies........Brrrrrr - only 16 here right now I just remembered I really don&#39;t like Winter.  Lol<br />\n<br />\nCheryl....I&#39;m glad they finallly found what is causing you such problems.  I know when I was having trouble with my foot it was much easier to handle  once I got a correct diagnosis and knew what I was dealing with.  Hopefully the meds will give you the relief you need and you will be able to get some sleep.  I know what you mean about shopping for Scotty - I have the same problem times 4.  I keep insisting I am DONE then I go out and buy one of them one more thing which results in having to buy the other three one more thing.  I think the only way I will stop is when they close the doors on Christmas Eve.  <br />\n<br />\nShari - I know you are in for a hard week but know our thoughts and prayers are with you.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day - remember to SMILE&#33;&#33;   :wink:  :wink:','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-12-06 13:07:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146367,2597,1,18,145609,'2006-12-06 16:23:40',NULL,'','According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning ofwinter, usually late November to mid-December.   Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring.<br />\n<br />\nTherefore, according to EVERY historical rendition depicting Santa&#39;s<br />\nreindeer, EVERY single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be<br />\na girl. <br />\n<br />\nWe should&#39;ve known... ONLY women would be able to drag a<br />\nfat man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and<br />\nnot get lost.','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-12-06 16:23:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146369,2597,1,18,145609,'2006-12-06 16:30:28',NULL,'','<br />\n A wife told her husband that she expected a special gift this Christmas. She said, &quot;When I wake up on Christmas morning I expect to see something in the driveway and it better go from 0 to 200 in ten seconds.&quot;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nOn Christmas morning she went out and found her present . . . . <br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n. . . . . a bathroom scale&#33;','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2006-12-06 16:30:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146370,2066,1,18,145609,'2006-12-06 16:30:52',NULL,'','Howard you are a funny man.... :grin: <br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....<br />\n<br />\nCheryl I am so glad your able to put a name to your discomfort... hope you feeling better real soon&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJust enjoying life today no plans &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSmile  :grin:','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-12-06 16:30:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146373,2613,1,18,145609,'2006-12-06 16:37:23',NULL,'','Good Morning All:<br />\nNothing much planned for the day, just some projects to finish. Howard, that was funny. <br />\nCheryl, I hope you feel better soon and Shari, my sympathy to you and your family, I will keep you in my prayers.<br />\nTake care everyone and have a great day.','mercedes','mercedes','2006-12-06 16:37:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146399,139,1,18,145609,'2006-12-06 18:36:40',NULL,'','Cheryl (Gregswife)<br />\nI used to have terrible problems sleeping, and after laying in bed all night I had all kinds of aches and pains. About 4 years ago we went out of town and spent the night at a new Marriott hotel. We had a king size bed and it was one of the most comfortable beds I&#39;ve every slept on. Rita loved it, as well. I looked under the sheets for the name of the mattress. It was a seven inch Jamison with plush quilting. After returning home I did some research and found Marriott had done some extensive testing on these mattresses. To make a long story short, we moved our queen bed to the guest bedroom and bought a Jamison King Mattress and a king bed frame. The mattress cost &#036;2,500 and it was the best investment we&#39;ve ever made&#33; I generally sleep all night and no longer wake up with all the aches and pains. The only draw back is when we stay at another hotel that doesn&#39;t have the same mattress.<br />\n<br />\nShari, you and Marc are in our thoughts. Here&#39;s wishing all crazies a great hump day&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2006-12-06 18:36:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146405,2549,1,18,145609,'2006-12-06 20:00:08',NULL,'','shari...... my thoughts are with you and your family keep memories in your heart they are never to be forgotten<br />\n<br />\nGail sorry to hear you little accident so glad you didn&#39;t get hurt.. cars can be replaced people can&#39;t....Hope the roof isn&#39;t going to expensive<br />\n<br />\nMatzo ball soup yumooooooooo.. i haven&#39;t made that in a while..... making Cioppino tonight i wanted some seafood soup w crispy bread to dip......<br />\n<br />\nOKOK its cold here in California its been down to 40 at night .....still 75 during the day.. but omg i have had to wear my leather coat from the trip and use my scarfs tooo. gezzzzzzzzzzzzz.<br />\n<br />\nKareen sorry to hear you have been sicky.. seems like everyone has been sick alot at work.. I think i will be taking Lysol to work to spray everyone down LOL LOL ..trying to wipe all the puters down before i use them.. and trying to rest so i don&#39;t get yuckies...<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2006-12-06 20:00:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146436,334,1,18,145609,'2006-12-06 21:37:21',NULL,'','Afternoon all. I did a marathon shopping yesterday and never got here except to post a few Bon Voyages. I was really beat last night after the 6 hours + and 10 stores. I finally think I&#39;m done with both the kids and I&#39;ve started DH finally. After that the rest is just gift cards so I should have smooth sailing for now. I&#39;m finding this year so hard because generally we don&#39;t buy gifts since we sailed the last 5 Christmases. I&#39;m out of shopping practice  :grin: <br />\n<br />\nCheryl glad to hear you have a diagnosis. Hope the new meds give you some relief.<br />\n<br />\nHoward I loved both of the jokes&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith if it works go with it&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia what exactly is Cioppino? It sounds interesting.<br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a pleasant afternoon.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-12-06 21:37:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146490,2611,1,18,145609,'2006-12-07 03:00:30',NULL,'','Good evening all.  Spent the day Christmas shopping - yes I know I said I was done, but had to check out Penney&#39;s sale today and ended up buying a bunch more, then I spent the afternoon finally wrapping everything.   Everything except my DIL&#39;s carpet shampooer because it is still in the back of my car as Greg didn&#39;t bring it in last night, so will get that wrapped after he gets home.  Shari, I would like the info (website, forum, etc) that you have on Fibromyalgia but please, there is no hurry.  I know you are in for a rough week and we are leaving early Friday morning to fly to Texas for the weekend, so please take your time and know you are in my thoughts and prayers.  Keith, we just bought a new bed a few years ago, but I have really been thinking about one of those sleep number beds, where you can set each side to the sleeper&#39;s preference.  Greg and I never agree on the comfort of a bed - he likes them hard and I like them much softer.  Radisson has them in their hotels so I may have to whisk him away for a night in a hotel soon.  We will be staying in a hotel this weekend but it is in a little farming town somewhere in Texas and Best Western was the best we could do.  Busy day tomorrow, getting my nails done, taking the dogs to camp Bow Wow (where I board them) packing and a list of other errands, so if I don&#39;t get a chance to check in before we leave, I hope all of you have a wonderful remainder of the week and an even better weekend...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2006-12-07 03:00:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146492,2066,1,18,145609,'2006-12-07 03:33:07',NULL,'','This weekend on TVLand there will be a That Girl Marathon&#33;&#33;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004Y6BZ.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg&quot; /&gt;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-12-07 03:33:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146509,488,1,18,145609,'2006-12-07 12:18:12',NULL,'','<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>THURSDAY - December 7</span><br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies  Today our TJ turns 2 years old and we have a very busy day ahead of us.   Since Mommy works days and Daddy works nights it will be an all day celebration so no one gets left out of the festivities - and his official party isn&#39;t until Saturday.  By then he will be tired of blowing out candles although right now that is his favorite thing to do.  I think we went overboard teaching him how to do that.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nNothing else planned for the day - finally getting my wrapping done - slowly but surely.  Time to concentrate on menus and other things for entertaining over the holidays.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone and remember to SMILE  :cheesy:','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2006-12-07 12:18:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146525,2549,1,18,145609,'2006-12-07 14:04:07',NULL,'','my ex hubby was italian and always had the traditional 7 fishes ... for the holidays so here is a recipe to take care of five of the fishes.. heres a yummy CIOPPINO recipe <br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil <br />\n1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes <br />\n2 to 3 flat fillets of anchovies, drained  ( this is optional ) but it does add flavor<br />\n6 cloves garlic, crushed <br />\n1 bay leaf, fresh or dried <br />\n2 celery ribs, chopped <br />\n1 medium onion, chopped <br />\n1 cup good quality dry white wine <br />\n1 (14-ounce) container chicken stock <br />\n1 (32-ounce) can chunky style crushed tomatoes <br />\n4 sprigs fresh or dried thyme, leaves removed <br />\n1 handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped <br />\n1 1/2 pounds cod or hailbut or any firm fish, cut into 2-inch chunks <br />\nSalt and pepper <br />\n8 large shrimp,  peeled and deveined <br />\n8 sea scallops <br />\n16 to 20 raw mussels or clams ( i use clams)<br />\nA loaf of fresh, crusty bread<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nIn a large pot over moderate heat combine oil, crushed pepper, anchovies, garlic, and bay. Let anchovies melt into oil. The anchovies are salty so watch when you add salt <br />\nChop celery and onion  add to the pot . Saute vegetables for a few minutes to begin to soften and add wine to the pot. Reduce wine a minute, then add chicken stock, tomatoes, thyme, and parsley. Bring sauce to a bubble and reduce heat to medium low. <br />\n<br />\nSeason fish chunks with salt and pepper. Add fish and simmer 5 minutes, giving the pot a shake now and then. Do not stir your soup with a spoon after the addition of fish or you will break it up. Add shrimp, scallops, and mussels or clams and cover pot. Cook 10 minutes, giving the pot a good shake now and again. <br />\n<br />\nRemove the lid and discard any mussels or clams  that do not open. Carefully ladle stew into shallow bowls and pass bread at the table.<br />\n  <br />\n<br />\nENJOY Tonia','terumim','terumim','2006-12-07 14:04:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146541,2613,1,18,145609,'2006-12-07 15:23:41',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nI hope everyone is doing well today.  Tonia that sounds like a great receipe my DH would love it.  Cheryl, have a safe and enjoyable trip.<br />\nHave a great day everyone :smiley:','mercedes','mercedes','2006-12-07 15:23:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146544,2066,1,18,145609,'2006-12-07 15:26:58',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies.....<br />\n<br />\nTonia the CIOPPINO recipe  sounds exciting especailly if you are a fish person....Thanks for sharing.....<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou I bet you enjoy TJ&#39;s birthday more than TJ&#33; :wink:  and thats how it should be .... :grin: <br />\n<br />\nCheryl let me guess your favorite word...&quot;sale&quot;? LOL enjoy your time in TEXAS&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMake it a great day ........ :grin: ','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2006-12-07 15:26:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146590,754,1,18,145609,'2006-12-07 16:42:02',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSnowing here in the Ohio valley.....yeah......it is so beautiful...........<br />\n<br />\nTonia I am Italian and my Mom served this &quot;fish stew&quot; aka Cioppino every Christmas Eve because no meat on Christmas Eve.<br />\n<br />\nHave fun in Lubbock Cheryl and check out those sales ( I hope they have stores in that little town) and enjoy the wedding.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nGlad to hear you have a name for your aches and pains. I know plenty of people with Fibro and it is a tough nut to crack before you are diagnosed. Now that you are you can deal with it...........<br />\n<br />\nWell, I am going to get my DIL a gift card for the ski slopes as she is so hard to buy for. She is not very home oriented so buying something like that would not be good. She is an avid snowboarder and instructor so I thought a gift card to one of the ski slopes would be fun..........<br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful day all......enjoy and do something nice for someone','teacp','teacp','2006-12-07 16:42:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146666,334,1,18,145609,'2006-12-07 20:53:09',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Not much doing today but finishing my Holiday cards to get them in the mail and a stop at the supermarket so we can eat again&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia thanks for the recipe, it sounds yummy minus the anchovies, not my fav.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl enjoy the wedding.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou enjoy your grandson&#39;s special day. <br />\n<br />\nWhatever you do have a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2006-12-07 20:53:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146676,2542,1,18,145609,'2006-12-07 22:29:47',NULL,'','Cheryl have a super duper time in Texas and at the wedding - keep in touch.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - l-o-v-e the Cioppino recipe&#33;&#33;&#33;  Whilst we were in Seattle I had Cioppino in a large Sourdough Bread Bowl -  ooooh was is yummy or what&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria, enjoy the snow.  They are predicting that it will be 29 degrees here in Destin Florida tonight.  Yes 29 degrees in Florida... brrrrrrr&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2006-12-07 22:29:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(146719,2037,1,18,145609,'2006-12-08 04:45:30',NULL,'','look what  Chris *I mean Santa* has been up to....  :grin: <br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/1959kar/santachris06.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/1959kar/santachris062.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nLake Placid, NY- Dec 2, 2006','1959kar','1959kar','2006-12-08 04:45:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),