Good morning all.  Maria, that sounds like a lot of fun - I will have to do a google and see if I can get a &quot;set&quot; of cornholers.  We still drag out the old croquet set sometimes when the kids are around.  Tonia, sounds like a good excuse to not cook for the next few weeks&#33;&#33;&#33;  Howard, I would love to visit the wall sometime.  Even though I was just a kid then, I have always felt that the surviving veterans were treated so badly upon their return and they were so brave and sacrificed everything to serve their country and so, so many paid the ultimate price.  As the 4th of July approaches and we celebrate our independence and our freedoms, I just want to say a big thank you to you and all the other veteran&#39;s here.  In fact, I think I will start another thread for that&#33;   Kareen, good to see you back - sorry, we get caught up in the busyness of our lives and sometimes things fall thru the cracks.  Kimmy, great to see you posting here, and as Maria said, yes this is our daily check-in.  I too have 2 grown children also and we were empty nesters for a while, but our youngest just moved back home for a bit.  He is actually handy to have around, he mows the lawn, takes out the trash and runs errands for us all the time, but it is an adjustment as we were used to having the hosue to ourselves.  Maria, no garage sale for me - too much work.  We get calls on a weekly basis from charities who want to pick up your useable clothes and household items, so I have one coming on Tuesday to get what I have thusfar, and I will try to schedule another one for Thursday.   Joey, I just want to say how happy I am that we will be cruising together and am really looking forward to it.  Hoep you all have an awesome day...