Good morning all.  We do not have any traditional meal for New Year&#39;s Eve or Day, so Greg will just get whtever I feel like making.  Jeannette, I always find finger foods easy. For Christmas Eve, I made Broccoli Bites, Fried Ravioli, deviled eggs, 2 long sub sandwiches (one ham and one turkey) and cut them in about 2 inch slices, shrimp cocktail, tortilla roll-ups and Lil&#39; Smokies in BBQ sauce (best not to eat those with your fingers).  Also made some queso and served with tortilla chips.  Clean up is easy and people can mill around chatting, while eating.  Right now the sun is shining and the best thing is that it isn&#39;t snowing.  I need to get out and run a few errands today as I have been housebound for a few days so once Greg is thru playing in the snow on his ATV, I will ask him to take me out into the real world.  Maria, my best advice would be to take more luggage - I have never figured out how to consolidate.  Joey, your suggestion of onboard laundry wouldn&#39;t work for me because for a 7 day cruise, I have to take about 30 outfits because a girl just never knows what she will be in the mood to wear and I don&#39;t wear the same thing twice on a cruise anyway.  We do have free laundry service on our upcoming cruise I think - I seem to remember that was a perk of the Platinum club on Carvnival.  I did get all the decorations down and the only sign of Christmas still visible, is the tree box sitting at the top of the basement stairs.  It is very big and heavy so Greg will need one of the boys to help him carry it down - the first one who shows up here, is the winner&#33;  It will undoubtedly be Chris as he usually comes by every weekend.  He knows his dad and I always go out to lunch on Saturday and Sunday, so he usually times his visits so he can get a free meal.  I always enjoy him going out to eat with us - he has one of the most wonderful personalities and keeps us laughing with his tales.  Jackie, hope the storms have passed you by and you and Tony are safe and sound.   Whatever you are doing today, I hope you have a good time doing it....