Evening Crazies&#33;<br /><br />Long day today.  Dh won a &quot;Macgyver&quot; dvd gift set  from a local radio station so we drove in to town to get it.  &#036;400 later we are back home - some freebie&#33;  LOL<br /><br />First we went to lunch at our favourite sushi place.  Then wandered around the mall - into Home Outfitters and Dh got intrigued with a chocolate fountain - so we had to have it&#33;  He convinced me it would be great fun to take it to our Red Hat Christmas party for dessert.  Then we had to buy this humungous bag of chocolate pellets to go in it.  <br /><br />And we got a &#036;20 off gift certificate if we spend &#036;50 after Christmas so now he wants the drink fountain for our after Christmas party - egads&#33;  He&#39;s become Martha Stewart&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br />Then he spotted BOGO at Payless Shoes - got two pairs of work shoes.<br /><br />Then to the liquor store for Christmas stock up - wine, beer, rum.....well you get the idea&#33;  Then to the grocery store for some baking supplies .......<br /><br />Think he&#39;s going to have to start working more thaqn two days a week tee-hee&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br />Jackie - I hope all goes well with little Gucci - it must be very hard on you watching her go through this. And they can&#39;t even tell you where it hurts or what is happening to them.<br /><br /><br />Sue - great to hear your back is feeling better - but don&#39;t overdo for a while.  Doesn&#39;t take much to make it start aching again.<br /><br />Marylou - I didn&#39;t get my first car until I was 27 -  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":biggrin:" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":biggrin:" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":biggrin:" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> .  What a great present.  we will need to see some photos of the &quot;nascar driver in training&quot;.<br /><br />Tonia - the fig newtons weren&#39;t bad - but we got into the mint chocolate cookies tonight - hey we had a hard day shopping so we deserve and sushi isn&#39;t all that filling lol.<br /><br />My folks usually put us to bed on Christmas eve then went around the neighbourhood nipping at every stop.  I can still remember hearing them laughing as they tried to assemble our toys, bikes, doll houses etc. when they got home.   I think they must have stayed up all night.  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":laugh:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":laugh:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":laugh:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> <br /><br />Carmen  its&#39; great that you have a surgery date - not too long to wait.  Once it all over and done with you should feel absoultely wonderful.  You know we are all pulling for you  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":biggrin:" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> <br /><br />Cheryl - good for you - what&#39;s the point a having a grandchild if you can&#39;t spoil him.  I would be just the same way - if I ever get one lol.<br /><br />Our dogs love their kongs - peanut butter in them keeps them busy for hours.<br /><br /><br />Good for you Joey - when are you going on the next one?<br /><br />Well - off to bed soon - tired feet - need to rest up as it&#39;s tree day tomorrow - and we all know how hard that is lol.<br /><br />Take care - talk at you later.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />