(238380,2,1,18,238259,'2007-10-01 19:59:22',NULL,'','Hi, Rose. DD is now in a special program. Unfortunatly, there is no band or any extra curricular activites. Once she starts to improve her grades , she will go back to public school and will probably resume band or some other activities or clubs. But for now, she needs to get her priorities straight. I am mean, aren&#39;t I.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-10-01 19:59:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238395,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-01 20:17:28',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nThanks Rose <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  Wedding went well and the packings going ok&#33; Thanks for asking&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> Now my next youngest Daughters wedding is November the 10th <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> Take care My Friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-01 20:17:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238396,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-01 20:19:47',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Hey Sue you better get a going Girl on that packing or Ill beat you to it&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Just think when you get them Docs youll be a dancing&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Give Pappy a Pat for me My Friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-01 20:19:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238397,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-01 20:21:24',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Hiya Mary Lou, Boy them Soda cards are still coming in handy, did you put a gratuitie on it&#33; LOL&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-01 20:21:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238400,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-01 20:33:13',NULL,'','Cheryl, your not being mean.........your being a good mother. I&#39;m sure your DD doesn&#39;t think that but she will thank you for it someday. I know as I&#39;ve been there&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-01 20:33:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238401,2,1,18,238259,'2007-10-01 20:36:42',NULL,'','Actually, Rose, I had given her a warning last year and I just had to follow through when she didn&#39;t do what she was supposed to. She&#39;s not really angry about it either. She knows it &#39;s for the best . I just hopes she wakes up before it&#39;s too late to bring that GPA up for college. One day, when we meet, we&#39;ll have to trade stories. LOL<br />\n<br />\nRobert, HOpe the wedding was great.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-10-01 20:36:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238402,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-01 20:51:07',NULL,'','I am hoping we will meet one day soon. We&#39;ll be down in Ft. Lauderdale twice in the coming months. <br />\n<br />\nHang in there and hold the line, it&#39;s the best thing for DD.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-01 20:51:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238411,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-01 22:37:06',NULL,'','Still rainy - still cold - feeling a bit better.  Dh is home today so he can be my nurse.<br />\n<br />\nThe lovebirds are going to their rescue home on Friday :o(.  I will sure miss their happy noise around here. <br />\n<br />\nBut I start back with my in school &quot;little buddies&quot; next week so that gives me something to look forward to.<br />\n<br />\nBack off to bed with a cup of tea.<br />\n<br />\nStay well all - back at you soon.<br />\n<br />\nThanks for all the good wishes :o)','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-01 22:37:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238430,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-01 23:17:40',NULL,'','Good afternoon all.  Yesterday, my son and grandson plus my son&#39;s girlfriend and her 2 year old daughter were here all afternoon.  As much as I love my family, I do look forward to Mondays, when I have the house to myself again.   I have to take Ambien CR every night or I don&#39;t sleep and last night I decided to try, yet again, to not take it - thought I was tired enough to fall asleep on my own.  Obviously that was not the case as I have now been up 29 hrs.  Last time I tried it several months ago, I was up for 39 hrs before falling asleep.  That won&#39;t happen this time because I will take it tonight&#33;&#33;&#33;  Having a lazy day from being so tired though, so am still sitting here in my recliner in my nightgown.  Hubby is just so wonderful, he called a little bit ago and said for me to just rest and try to get some sleep and we would order dinner from our favorite chinese restaurant and have it delivered.  I am sure that I could cook dinner, but I will take him up on his offer.  God truly did bless me with him&#33;&#33;&#33;  Mary Lou, I got a chuckle out of the soda card story.  Still waiting on those pics of your wonderful weekend.  Hey Robert, we will be at sea when your daughter gets married.  Now that it is Oct., I can say that we cruise next month.  As I always start my Christmas decorating the day after Thanksgiving, that also means the tree goes up next month - not as excited about that one as I am about the cruise&#33;&#33;&#33;  Cheryl, it was nice to see you here on the Dock. I agree with Rose, you are not being mean, you are just doing what is best for your daughter&#39;s future.  Jackie, say hello to Paula Deen when you are in Savannah.   Jenn, hope you get rid of the crud soon.  Sue, surely your docs will arrive soon.  Enjoy your visit with your grandma and uncle.  Maria, don&#39;t you hate it when your vision is blurry?  Hope it clears up quickly, but I am happy that you got a good report from the eye dr.  What day is it again that you are having your surgery.  Rose, you are certainly busy today - no wonder you stay so skinny&#33;&#33;&#33;  Tonia, please let us know what the dr. says tomorrow.   Well, gonna&#39; scoot for now, have a great day everyone...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-01 23:17:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238468,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 01:13:48',NULL,'','We have had a day catching up on errands and business...all the not so fun stuff&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJenn.... hope you feel better soon.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl... I knw you&#39;re a fantastic Mom, you did right with DD... she&#39;ll thank you later.<br />\n<br />\nOther Cheryl.... so glad to see you on the board more frequently but sorry that you&#39;re not getting all your beauty sleep - take that Ambien girl&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose... it looks like we are traveling right into all those thunderstorms - it&#39;s not going to be possible to mis them as we really want to go to Savannah and then down to our duaghter in Melbourne, Florida.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great evening everyone.','zebra','zebra','2007-10-02 01:13:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238469,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 01:31:04',NULL,'','Surgery is on the 15th at 9:30....thanks for asking Cheryl.......I have a cure for your sleepless nights but I would have to pm you..........lol................or is that just for men? lmao. I am not making light of it just thought you might get a chuckle. If we go out to dinner and it is after six and  I have diet coke........watch out a sleepless night for me...............','teacp','teacp','2007-10-02 01:31:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238472,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 02:01:03',NULL,'','Got some good news regarding mom. Dr. says it was definately stage 1A and that no further treatment will be necessary&#33; YIPEE&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Of course they will be checking her at least every 6 months but happy to report my good news today&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie the rains seem to be coming earlier in the day at the moment. Usually around 1 or 2 in central Fl. Been a strange week for weather. Drive carefully. Sorry to say temps rising again by the end of the week.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-02 02:01:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238494,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 02:19:37',NULL,'','This is long but worth reading...........my daughter gave me this when she got married.<br />\n<br />\n                                 Meanest mother in the world<br />\n<br />\nI had the meanest Mother in the world. While other kids had candy for breakfast, I had to eat cereal, eggs and toast. While other kids had cake and candy for lunch, I had a sandwich. As you can guess, my dinner was different from other kids&#39; dinners,too.<br />\n<br />\nMy mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing.<br />\n<br />\nI am ashamed to admit it, but she actually had the nerve to break the child labor law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make the beds and learn how to cook. That woman must have stayed awake nights<br />\nthinking up things for us kids to do. And she insisted we tell the truth,the whole truth and nothing but the truth.<br />\n<br />\nBy the time we were teenagers she was much wiser and our lives became unbearable. None of this tooting the car horn for us to come running;she embarassed us to no end insisting our friends come to the door to get us.<br />\n <br />\nI forgot to mention that most of our friends were allowed to date at the mature age of 12 or 13 but our old fashioned Mother refused to let us date until we were 15. She really raised a bunch of squares. None of us were ever arrested for shoplifting or busted for dope. And who do we have to thank for this? You&#39;re right, our mean Mother.<br />\n<br />\nI will raise my children to stand a littler straighter and taller and I will be  secretly tickled to pieces  when my children call me mean. I thank God for the meanest Mother in the world. The world needs more mean Mothers like mine.<br />\n<br />\nThis came from my daughter who is now 41 and is raising her kids exactly as she was raised........<br />\n<br />\nSo Cheryl do I think you are mean???????????   NOT','teacp','teacp','2007-10-02 02:19:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238496,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 02:20:41',NULL,'','Oh Rose that is the most wonderful news. You guys must be ecstatic &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','teacp','teacp','2007-10-02 02:20:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238504,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 02:37:10',NULL,'','Thanks Maria we are thrilled.<br />\n<br />\nI was raised by one of those mean mothers........I was one of them too&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-02 02:37:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238518,2,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 03:29:13',NULL,'','Rose, let me know when you&#39;re in Ft. Lauderdale. <br />\n<br />\nJenn, so glad that you&#39;re feeling better today. I miss you making me laugh. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, take that Ambien. I hope you have a good night&#39;s sleep tonight and wake up feeling great tomorrow. <br />\n<br />\nJackie, glad to hear you are going to Savannah after all. I hear it&#39;s beautiful . I have a cousin there but we&#39;ve never been. Enjoy  Savannah and your daughter in Melbourne. <br />\n<br />\nMaria, the 15th will be here before you know it, you&#39;ll have the surgery, recuperate and you will feel great. About the caffeine, I know what you mean. Even that 1% that is in the diet pepsi will keep me up so I don&#39;t drink any soda at all, except Sprite , past 4:00 in the afternoon or else I&#39;m up all night. <br />\n<br />\nRose, that news is GREAT&#33;&#33;&#33; I&#39;m so happy for you all. Thanks for letting us know. <br />\n<br />\nMaria, and everyone, Thanks so much for posting &quot;Meanest Mother in the World&quot;. Deep down, I know I&#39;m doing right but it&#39;s so hard to be so tough and really saps your energy . It would be so much easier to relax, be easy and cause less conflict but I just can&#39;t do that . I have to be this tough and I just hope that one day, DD will understand why I am the way I am. Unfortunately, right now, she&#39;s looking at the kids whose parents can&#39;t be bothered and let them do whatever so it&#39;s extra hard. WE&#39;re just holding our breath and trying to get through this difficult time. <br />\n<br />\nThanks for your support, everyone.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-10-02 03:29:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238521,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 03:43:14',NULL,'','Rose.... I&#39;m so happy for you and the wonderful news your Mom received - you must both be sooooo relieved&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria.... I know exactly what you are saying.  I also drink Diet Coke but have to drink water with my dinner in the evenings otherwise I cannot get to sleep&#33;&#33;  At home I only drink caffeine free diet coke.<br />\n<br />\nNighty Night&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-02 03:43:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238559,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 06:13:10',NULL,'','[quote name=\'SCIROCCO\' post=\'238396\' date=\'Oct 1 2007, 01&#58;19 PM\']<br />\n[quote name=\'lovelypinky\' post=\'238317\' date=\'Oct 1 2007, 09&#58;35 AM\']<br />\nhi good morning crazies and happy october  <br />\ni am still in bloomington/normal IL just got there yesterday to visit my elderly grandmother and see my uncle<br />\nwill go home tomorrow probably about noon or so  then by the time i am home  i need to get more stuff for cruise and pack more of clothes and etc...<br />\ni can&#39;t believe it it will be few weeks until cruise  i hope my DOCS get here grr <br />\n<br />\ni hope all of you have good day  hugs<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Hey Sue you better get a going Girl on that packing or Ill beat you to it&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Just think when you get them Docs youll be a dancing&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Give Pappy a Pat for me My Friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nrobert- well i am fast packer  lol  i did pack half of my stuff last week <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> LOL <br />\nPappy gave ya a woof &quot;hello&quot;  <br />\nsmile my friend<br />\n<br />\nsure thing cheryl the admin that what i am planning to <br />\n<br />\nhave nice good night  smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-02 06:13:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238581,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 12:37:12',NULL,'','TUESDAY - October 2nd[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies - What a pleasant suprise to see the Dock so busy yesterday.  Let&#39;s try and keep it up for the whole month and see how many new posters we can get here.<br />\n<br />\nRose - So very very happy to hear the news on your Mom.  You must all be so relieved and glad.  Perhaps this news is just the medicine your Mom needs to help her get her strength and energy back.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl (GottaCruz)  Add me to the mean mothers club.  I discovered long ago that once you throw down an ultimatum you must stick with it no matter what.  I&#39;m glad you DD realizes it is for her own good.  Hope things go a little easier for  all of you now.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - hope you are feeling better today.  That nasty flu bug can really knock you for a loop.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl (gregswife)  I hope you got some sleep last night but I see you were posting quite early this morning.  That &quot;tossing and turning&quot; is awful and I hope you get some relief soon.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - hang in there girl - before long you will be cruising and having someone  else wait on you hand and foot.  Hope the pain is better today.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - your trip to Savannah sounds like a great way to end your trip.  <br />\n<br />\nCarmen - how are you feeling these days?  We don&#39;t hear too much from you and hope you are OK.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - what a wonderful letter from your daughter.  Makes you proud to realize all your &quot;meanness&quot; meant something to her didn&#39;t it?<br />\n<br />\nSue - hope you had a nice visit with your Grandma and uncle.  Better get packing now&#33;&#092;<br />\n<br />\nRobert - are you all packed yet?  You will just about get home from your cruise in time to be &quot;Father of the Bride&quot; again.  <br />\n<br />\nSkipper - Are you all packed and ready for your cruise?  These boards are going to be very empty in a couple of weeks with everyone cruising.  <br />\n<br />\nShari - hope you are doing better and things are getting a bit easier for you.<br />\n<br />\nNothing special planned for today - we may take a ride up around the Poconos to do some shopping and see the scenery.  (Jim would actually rather shop than wash windows lol)  but I have a large ham bone in the fridge from Ash&#39;s party and pea soup sounds might good right now so I may just stay home and do that instead.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-02 12:37:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238609,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 15:44:43',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nYou will just about get home from your cruise in time to be &quot;Father of the Bride&quot; again.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-02 15:44:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238611,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 16:00:33',NULL,'','[quote name=\'lovelypinky\' post=\'238559\' date=\'Oct 1 2007, 10&#58;13 PM\']<br />\n[quote name=\'SCIROCCO\' post=\'238396\' date=\'Oct 1 2007, 01&#58;19 PM\']<br />\n[quote name=\'lovelypinky\' post=\'238317\' date=\'Oct 1 2007, 09&#58;35 AM\']<br />\nhi good morning crazies and happy october  <br />\ni am still in bloomington/normal IL just got there yesterday to visit my elderly grandmother and see my uncle<br />\nwill go home tomorrow probably about noon or so  then by the time i am home  i need to get more stuff for cruise and pack more of clothes and etc...<br />\ni can&#39;t believe it it will be few weeks until cruise  i hope my DOCS get here grr <br />\n<br />\ni hope all of you have good day  hugs<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Hey Sue you better get a going Girl on that packing or Ill beat you to it&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Just think when you get them Docs youll be a dancing&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Give Pappy a Pat for me My Friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nrobert- well i am fast packer  lol  i did pack half of my stuff last week <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> LOL <br />\nPappy gave ya a woof &quot;hello&quot;  <br />\nsmile my friend<br />\n<br />\nsure thing cheryl the admin that what i am planning to <br />\n<br />\nhave nice good night  smile<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Pappy gave ya a woof &quot;hello&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\nThanks Pappy&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-02 16:00:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238630,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 16:26:24',NULL,'','Good Morning everyone &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nA nice day here in Ohio...........going up to 82 degrees. <br />\n<br />\nBusy week ahead.......We are going away this weekend to a NMRA race in Bowling Green, KY. It is the last race of the season and we are hoping that Modular Depot holds on to the first place, first qualifyer which would mean they would take the championship for 2007. I make a big lunch on Saturday for the guys and already they are telling my son they can&#39;t wait for Mom&#39;s macaroni salad. Every year it seems the lunch crowd get bigger and bigger. I put all the food out and when its gone, its gone...........If anyone out there is a mustang fan you should check it out.........mustangs as far as you can see and one more beautiful than the other.<br />\n<br />\nKen is working this week at least till Friday when I go for my pre-op physical so I am trying to do things around the house until the knee gives out. I am going to attempt ironing today. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou....Enjoy your ride to the Poconos if you go. We had about 6 couples that used to go every February for a couples weekend and we had a ball. We used to go to Stricklands and Mt. Airy Lodge........<br />\n<br />\nEveryone else I hope you are feeling well, getting ready for your cruises(I am jealous) <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave  a great day all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nciao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-10-02 16:26:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238633,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 16:32:14',NULL,'','good morning crazies <br />\n<br />\ni gotten my coffee  it is good coffee <br />\nready to leave bloomington/normal only i need to check the daily posting before i leave <br />\nby the time i get home i get things ready  now on LOL <br />\n<br />\nmary lou-oh yeah i better do it<br />\n<br />\nrobert- hehe you silly <br />\n<br />\nbetter get going  have good day you all  HUGS','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-02 16:32:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238665,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 18:38:32',NULL,'','Good Morning all from rainy, dreary Florida. Yuck, it&#39;s been raining off and on all night. Hopefully it will clear up tomorrow. Not much planned for the daytime except a trip to the gastroenterologist for my check up. Tonight we&#39;ll be babysitting our favorite 2 year old.......that should be fun but exhausting. LOL <br />\n<br />\nThanks everyone for all the good thoughts and prayers you&#39;ve passed along to mom and me. We are truly thrilled by the good news and I&#39;m hoping this is the boost mom needs to recover more quickly now. I really just want her and dad to relax and enjoy their lives from now on, starting with the New Year&#39;s cruise they have scheduled. If anyone deserves that time it&#39;s them. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, hang in there.......one day your DD will appreciate you. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou I agree it was nice to see the Dock full yesterday.<br />\n<br />\nJenn we miss you around here&#33; Get well soon.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl hope you slept well last night. I go through insomnia and it&#39;s really tough to keep moving on those extremely bad days. Hang in there.<br />\n<br />\nJackie be safe on your drive. We have had tornado watches and warning up, especially on the east coast. Hope that the weather clears up here for you.<br />\n<br />\nWelcome back Sue. Hope you had a great visit with your family. Wow your cruise is really sneaking up on you isn&#39;t it? That&#39;s wonderful&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert is this your youngest that&#39;s getting married next month???? I don&#39;t even want to think about my emotions when my DD gets married one day. (Not too soon I hope)<br />\n<br />\nMaria try to take it easy this week since you have such a busy weekend scheduled. Are you having a knee replacement???? Sorry if I missed that part. Sounds like a fun weekend&#33; OMG I haven&#39;t thought about Mt. Airy Lodge in years.......Howie and I went there when we were married just 2 years. <br />\n<br />\nWell all off to get ready for the Dr. and to play a few games. Hope you all have a great day.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-02 18:38:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238703,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 19:43:42',NULL,'','Good Morning All,<br />\n<br />\nLooks great outside today in sunny Las Vegas.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m off to the Dentist for a teeth cleaning adventure in about an hour.<br />\n<br />\nNext two days I&#39;m teaching an AARP Safe Driving course, so that will keep me busy.<br />\n<br />\nJust printed vouchers for our Shore Trips shore excursion in Cabo San Lucas on Oct. 16th.  Like their service so far.<br />\n<br />\nWill check back in later.<br />\n<br />\n <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/closedeyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':closedeyes:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-02 19:43:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238718,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 20:31:26',NULL,'','Rose,<br />\n<br />\nNot a knee replacement. I have a rather large tear in my miniscus so they are removing a third of the meniscus.','teacp','teacp','2007-10-02 20:31:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238730,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 21:46:05',NULL,'','Good afternoon all.  Yes, I did sleep last night - or as Mary Lou pointed out, early this morning.  I took my sleeping pill around 10:00, but it was around 2:30 or 3:00 a.m. before it totally kicked in.  By the time I crashed, I had been up about 41 hrs., so needless to say, I was out.  Never heard Greg&#39;s alarm or him taking his shower and getting ready for work.  He says he kissed me goodbye like he always does, but I didn&#39;t even stir.  I woke up at 8:30, went to the bathroom, and right back in bed where I slept until 11:30.  Still somewhat groggy but trying to shake the fog as I have to babysit my grandson this afternoon.  Rose, I was so happy when I read about your mother&#39;s report last night.  That is so exciting - the power of prayer triumphs again&#33;&#33;&#33;  Well, guess I will go jump in the shower and see if that wakes me up...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-02 21:46:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238741,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-02 22:28:03',NULL,'','Back again.<br />\n<br />\nTeeth are good to go for a few more months.<br />\n<br />\nStopped by the library and purchased a couple books in their book shop for our upcoming cruise.  Don&#39;t like to take library books when I travel.  Almost left one on a plane a couple of years ago.  Had to reboard to get it.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl:  Glad you got some sleep.  I use Ambien as well, but only about once a week or so.  I really use it when I travel to give seminars.  Knock myself out the night before I speak.  I&#39;ve always had difficulty sleeping on first night out.  So, this works great.  I get a good nights sleep and I think do a better job of delivering the first day of the Seminar.  Second night out I have no problem sleeping.<br />\n<br />\nWell, time to walk the dog, but first I have to wake him up.  He is laying next to me snoring as I type.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-02 22:28:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238749,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-03 00:29:45',NULL,'','Hey All,<br />\n<br />\nSkipper it&#39;s so great to have you on our daily dock&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl.... so glad you had a good night&#39;s sleep, hopefully you&#39;ll sleeo well tonight again. I&#39;m going to take Ambien on our 17 hour flight to South Africa.... it&#39;s the only way to survive and shorten the trip, because it feels like you&#39;ve been flying for a week&#33;&#33; I always have problems sleeping on the plane.... not Tony he snores away and keep everyone else awake :)<br />\n<br />\nWell we&#39;ve arrived in Forsyth Georgia.... and visited the set of Fried Green Tomatoes this afternoon - that was so neat&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTomorrow it&#39;s on to Savannah&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-03 00:29:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238753,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-03 00:36:43',NULL,'','Thanks for the update Maria. Sorry if I missed it somehow. Try to rest up a little in the next few days. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl good to hear you finally got a decent nights sleep. I sure do believe that the power of prayer works.<br />\n<br />\nSkipper glad to hear the dentist went well.<br />\n<br />\nOff to make dinner.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-03 00:36:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238787,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-03 02:16:41',NULL,'','Afternoon all.  Feeling better yet today - just a little pooped out but going out to get some &quot;grren&quot; groceries in a while - roughage lol.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nRose - brilliant news on your Mom.  That must be such a load off.<br />\n<br />\nMaria take care of yourself and take it easy for the next little while.  I know things will turn out just fine and we can catch you on &quot;Dancing with The Stars&quot; in no time ;o)<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - I have never had much luck with sleeping pills - they always leave me feeling tired the next day but I do used the generic nigthtime PM&#39;s from Wal-Mart.  Not sure why but the work for me. I will also take an Ativan if I have a real bad spell.  My doctor is very good if I need anything :o)  They say lack of sleep is the sign of an over active mind - great thinkers that we are :o)<br />\n<br />\nWell - off to games.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-03 02:16:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238788,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-03 02:24:54',NULL,'','Jenn.... great to see you back here and that you&#39;re feeling much better.<br />\n<br />\nMaria... we&#39;ll be praying that your knee operation goes well - lots of rest girl&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCarmen.... where are you??? I sure do miss you on the game board&#33;<br />\n<br />\nOff to make dinner.','zebra','zebra','2007-10-03 02:24:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238813,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-03 04:13:53',NULL,'','hiiii  good evening <br />\ni just got home almost a hour ago  after 6 hours on the road  ugh  but it was smooth no backups and no accidents  whew&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\ncheryl i am glad that you slept ok smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-03 04:13:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238885,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-03 13:17:46',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - October 3rd[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.  I hope everyone is well this morning and enjoying this beautiful fall weather.  Jim &amp; I took a ride up thru the Poconos yesterday but were quite suprised to see not much change in the leaves yet.  We will have to try again next week.   It was a gorgeous day for a drive though and we picked up some mums for the yard as well as some corn stalks and a bale of hay to decorate for Halloween.  Now I just have to decide where to put them.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - HAPPY BIRTHDAY - hope you have a wonderful day.  You really have a lot to celebrate this year so make the most of your day.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - So glad you are feeling better.  We sure have missed you around here.  Take care of yourself and don&#39;t do too much.<br />\n<br />\nSue - glad that you made it home from your Grandma&#39;s safe and sound.  It&#39;s always nice to go visiting but nice to get back home again also.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - enjoy your time in Savannah.   Hope all those bumps and bruises are better today.<br />\n<br />\nCarmen - we sure do miss you here.  Hope you are doing OK.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - how did it go with the Dr.?  Hope you got some good news from him.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - I hope you are doing better today and had a good nights sleep last night.  I find when it strikes me it lasts for a few days and then goes away.  <br />\n<br />\nRobert - you have been pretty quiet lately.  Hope all is OK.  <br />\n<br />\nEd - glad  all went well with the Dentist.  That is always a big relief.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - don&#39;t overdo it now before your surgery.  Sending lots of hugs and prayers your way for a speedy recovery.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl (gottacruz)   someday DD will thank you for being the &quot;mean&quot; mother and these little bumps in the road will be a distant memory.  When Deb was a teenager I could never imagine us now being such good friends but we are.<br />\n<br />\nTime to get my day moving.  Having company over the weekend so I have menus to prepare and then grocery shopping to do.  Make today specialand share a smile.  I&#39;ll be back later on.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-03 13:17:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238906,3230,1,18,238259,'2007-10-03 14:51:40',NULL,'','Hello &amp; Good Morning from Crisp New Hampshire&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHere is what we are starting to look like&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThis is from Ashland NH<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://www.ocregister.com/newsimages/travel/2006/09/060911fall-foliage-560.jpg&quot; /&gt;','Chucksta63','Chucksta63','2007-10-03 14:51:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238908,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-03 14:55:12',NULL,'','Beautiful pic Chuck - that is what we usually look like about this time of year but for some reason it is not happening yet.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-03 14:55:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238914,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-03 15:18:06',NULL,'','Good Morning All...............<br />\n<br />\nAnother warm day here in Ohio.......80..............It doesn&#39;t really start to drop in temperature until the end of October. Our colors of our trees usually look like that but this year they say because of the drought they are in distress and have already started to drop their leaves and go from green to brown with no inbetween.<br />\n<br />\nI am trying to get as much rest as possible but I can&#39;t just sit around. Today the dog goes to the vet and I want to stop at Wal-Mart because someone keeps eating our hangers.<br />\n<br />\nWell I better get going the dogs appt. is 8:30 and it is already 8:15<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-10-03 15:18:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238930,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-03 16:11:26',NULL,'','It&#39;s raining&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nChuck I just love that photo, how drop dead gorgeous.<br />\n<br />\nMaria, I thought the &quot;hanger eater&quot; lived in MY house - yes, it&#39;s frustrating&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, enjoy all your Halloween decorating- that&#39;s one thing I&#39;ve been released from in this lifestyle..... I must say I don&#39;t miss it&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone, we&#39;re on our way to Savannah&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-03 16:11:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238947,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-03 17:28:34',NULL,'','good morning crazies <br />\ntook Pappy for our daily morning walk that we haven&#39;t done that for few days because i was so busy with my family yikes LOL<br />\n <br />\nand now i am cleaning my room and packing the suitcase rechecked the other things that i have done before to make sure i don&#39;t forget anything while i was packing and check the rest of the list to make sure if i need anything  and make new list for things that i need to get ugh <br />\ni have to get things for my dog while he is staying with my parent while i am gone so he will have plenty <br />\n<br />\nmarylou- oh yeah  heh and thanks<br />\n<br />\njackie- i have been to savannah much a beautiful city one of my favorite resturant was pirate house resturant and i would LOVE to visit there again <br />\n<br />\nrobert my friend- i hope everything goes well  i bet ya are busy getting ready for your cruise <br />\n<br />\nchuck- those trees are so pretty i love fall beause of the color trees <br />\n<br />\nto rest of all the crazies  i hope your day goes well and busy  hugs  to you all','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-03 17:28:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238950,274,1,18,238259,'2007-10-03 17:38:16',NULL,'','Morning, everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI was up at 6:40 this morning.  It seems so strange since I usually go to bed at 4 AM.  lol  Only had a few hours of sleep, but I&#39;m sure after a week of this my body time clock will get used to sleeping at night and being a day person.  lol<br />\n<br />\nI have my little grandbaby with me now for Monday through Fridays until the end of December.  I still need to get a picture together to send.  Have to remember how to do it.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll try to come back later and chat&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a wonderful day&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-10-03 17:38:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238982,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-03 20:14:16',NULL,'','Good Morning All,<br />\n<br />\nJust wanted to check in quickly.  Teaching an AARP Safe Driving Class all afternoon today and tomorrow and I&#39;ve got to get my act together.<br />\n<br />\nWill check back this evening.','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-03 20:14:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(238995,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-03 21:36:45',NULL,'','Afternoon all from warm sunny Florida. Guess the cooler weather is gone again but at least it&#39;s a sign that &quot;our fall&quot; should be coming in a few weeks. Can&#39;t wait&#33; Took it easy this morning and then my DD took me for a bagel breakfast. We will all go out to dinner tonight for my birthday, a first in 4 years since DS was in school. Still have to figure out where though. <br />\n<br />\nJenn glad to see your feeling better. We&#39;ve missed you and Carmen on the games.<br />\n<br />\nSue glad you made it home safely and had a nice visit.<br />\n<br />\nChuck thanks for the lovely trees......I miss that about not being in NY anymore. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou, do you ever get tired??? You seem to have company a couple of times a month. <br />\n<br />\nMaria hope your errands went well. I know you can only rest so much but try to sit once in a while&#33; <br />\n<br />\nJackie have a great time in Savannah&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSue sounds like you have a handle on the packing. It won&#39;t be much longer now.<br />\n<br />\nShari so nice of you to check in. Enjoy your grandbaby&#33; Babies always make me feel better especially the kind I don&#39;t have to raise&#33; LOL I don&#39;t mind babysitting at all. <br />\n<br />\nEd enjoy your teaching today and tomorrow.<br />\n<br />\nWell off to check some more threads and to do some research on the Panama Canal.......I&#39;m way behind.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-03 21:36:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239054,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 00:36:54',NULL,'','Hiya Sue, yep Ive been running around like a madman doing my chores as well, I had to go back to the Dr. Twice so far <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> Its getting close, did you get your Docs yet&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/huh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':huh2:\' /> Ive had mine for awhile now~&#33; Hey Mary Lou sorry for the lapse but Ive been doing my chores for the cruise, Doctor Twice trying to get the right Medicine that will work for me <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> As the cruise gets closer all my chores are coming up before we leave for Galveston&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' /> Just 9 Days Till we leave for Galveston and This is more work than trying to pick berrys in a Briar Bush&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Hiya everyone hope your all well too and Hiya to you all My friends&#33; Sue you should have your Docs did you get them and I missed it&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> Hey Maybe Pappy got them and ate them&#33; LOL&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> Just Kidding&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Well Ill try and check in off and on&#33; see you later My Friends&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-04 00:36:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239060,2549,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 01:24:00',NULL,'','hey everyone...<br />\n<br />\ndr went ok.. but of course they neverbtell ya anything.. gezzz.. so just praying SMALLER CAST SMALLER CAST , next tuesday.....<br />\n<br />\ni got out of the house today the girls iam going on the cruise with took me to lunch.. it felt so good to get out....then the grocery store then home...it was just the best....this is their first cruise .. they are too excited..it will be fun  to see a cruise thur their eyes ... made airport pickup for hotel... wi&#092;ll check about hotel to ship when i get there. one of the girls parents live in fla and&#96; are driving down to see us offf...and spend a few days....<br />\n<br />\nanyone suggest a good place to have a nice dinner saturday night while in fort lauderdale....i can&#39;t remember the restaurant.. when joey went.. i heard it was very good..if anyone remembers let me know...<br />\n<br />\nnothing esle much going on<br />\n<br />\nrose yaaaaaaaaaa about mommy....she will heal faster now...i only have 8 days hehehehe..., PLEASE  lower the humidity for me ok...<br />\n<br />\ncheryl yaaaaaaaaaa ya got sleep, just keep in mind soon the ship will rock ya to sleep<br />\n<br />\njenn sorry you have been under the weather.....<br />\n<br />\nmaria... i know the surgery is not a good thing now.. but atleast when ya go on the cruise it won&#39;t bother you that much......<br />\n<br />\nrobert it almost time for you cruiseeeeeeeeeee<br />\n<br />\nmarylou.. dang i am coming to visit too  lol lol..whats on the menu this weekend lol lol...sorry no big color the other day...when we lived inrhole island i loved the color change <br />\n<br />\ni have to add key lime juice to my list while i am in fla...you can&#39;t find it out here.. i love key lime everything...<br />\n<br />\nskipper , nice to see y CHECK IN...<br />\n<br />\nsue ... hows the pappy hows the weather glad you enjoyed you little trip and visit with family...<br />\n<br />\njackie.. wave at paula for me lol lol <br />\n<br />\nif i missed anyone sorry... take care all...<br />\n<br />\ntonia','terumim','terumim','2007-10-04 01:24:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239063,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 01:54:28',NULL,'','Good afternoon all.  Have been out running errands all afternoon, so had to listen to the Rockies - Phillies game on the car radio - not quite the same as seeeing it.  I went to the DMV to get the plates for Greg&#39;s new truck, the bank, the post office, to Kohl&#39;s to get the munchkin some cold weather clothes - at his age (5) he can&#39;t wear anything he wore the previous year.  Then I went and bought groceries, which seemed to take the longest of all.  I am determined to get back to a healthier eating plan so I bought a lot of fresh fruits and veggies, plus lean meats.  It sure is expensive to eat healthy&#33;&#33;&#33;  Still waiting on those cruise docs - we sail a month from tomorrow, so a month from today we will arrive in Galveston.  I know I can go to Carnival&#39;s website and download them, but prefer to wait on that little blue package.   Chuck, the pic you posted was beautiful.  My in-laws flew into Boston last week and rented a car and are driving all over New England for a couple of weeks to see the changing of the leaves.   Well, better go get hubby&#39;s dinner started...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-04 01:54:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239068,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 02:35:43',NULL,'','OK, back from my teaching chores for today.<br />\n<br />\n11 more days until we depart for San Diego and the Dawn Princess  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/excl.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':excl:\' />   But who is counting? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />  ME, that&#39;s who.<br />\n<br />\nPicked up a couple good books for the cruise yesterday.  Friday, I plan to get all the electornics charged and ready.  Cameras, still and video, MP3 player, speakers for the MP3, walkie talkes, cell phones and who knows what else?  Not taking my laptop, since we have free internet usage on Princess.<br />\n<br />\nThink we heat up the spa tonight and sit out under the stars for a bit.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n&quot;See&quot; you all tomorrow.','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-04 02:35:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239098,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 04:08:59',NULL,'','Had to just check in and tell you that we had a WONDERFUL dinner at Paula Deen&#39;s &quot;Lady &amp; Sons&quot; tonight, here in Savannah.  We are stuffed&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\nMy goodness Savannah is gorgeous...... more exploring tomorrow.<br />\nTonia.... told Paula Hi from you  :)','zebra','zebra','2007-10-04 04:08:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239117,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 05:11:35',NULL,'','jackie- oh yeah i am glad that you like savannah i know that savannah is beautiful  smile <br />\ntonia-  oh yeah i really enjoyed visiting my family <br />\nrobert- my docs have not arrive  suppose to come this week this is getting slowwww  and it getting annoyed  if i get them i will start new thread to tell everybody ok <br />\nrose- yeah i am good at handling packing seems like i am expert on packing  i travel for so long since i was little  that why','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-04 05:11:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239135,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 11:34:35',NULL,'','THURSDAY, OCT. 4[/size]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCan&#39;t beleve I am beating Mary Lou to the first post of the day, but I am sure she will be along anytime.  As for me, I haven&#39;t gone to bed yet.  I took my pills and was laying here on the couch watching tv, thinking I was getting sleepy so ought to head upstairs.  About that time, which was around 1:15 a.m,  I heard the garage door go up, so I assumed my son was home - he normally does not come thru the garage but does have a remote in his car, so he does occassionally.  Anyway, he didn&#39;t come right in, so I was just getting ready to get up and go check on him when he came bursting thru the front door and asked if I had heard anything.  He said the garage door was up and Greg&#39;s new 4 wheeler was missing.  There couldn&#39;t have been more than 5 minutes pass between the time I heard the door and the time he came in.  He ran upstairs to get his gun and wake up his dad, and me, not even thinking, grabbed my gun, which I keep hidden downstairs and went outside in my nightgown.  I didn&#39;t go right into the garage, I went thru the front door so I could come up behind anyone if they were still there.  My son was back down by this time and was right behind me with his gun and within seconds, hubby was standing there armed also.  I came back in to call the police.  We found his ATV several houses down - it was stashed up against the fence in some bushes.  The officers said they were probably planning on coming back to get it and had a truck waiting nearby but Chris probably scared them when he came down the street.  They called out a canine unit and they went thru the neighbors yards to make sure they weren&#39;t hiding there.  Our house backs to a greenbelt/open space, so they probably went thru someone&#39;s yard and were long gone by the time the dogs arrived.   Luckily we got it back and they did not take anything else that is in there, but now they know the garage is full of power tools, a welder, 2 motorcycles and 2 other atv&#39;s.  We have a 3 car garage - one double door and one single and we normally keep the single one up about 5 inches or so so the cat can come and go, but that isn&#39;t going to happen anymore.  Greg put it all the way down and locked it and backed his pickup right up against the door so they would have no room to roll anything out.  Greg is so easy going, and I said to him &quot;bet you would have been pissed though if you came out in the morning and it was gone&quot;.  He looked at me and said &quot;I&#39;m pissed now&quot;.    I just went and looked and there is still a squad car sitting in front of our house, he said he was going to wait a bit and see if any trucks came down the road and if so he would stop them and see if they lived here and what they were doing in the neighborhood.   Too mch excitement - now I can&#39;t go to sleep.  I hope that hubby can as he has an early morning meeting.  Well, I will check in again later in the day....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-04 11:34:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239155,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 14:19:22',NULL,'','Cheryl - you certainly beat me to the computer this AM but what a night you had.  I&#39;m happy no one was hurt but I&#39;m sure you are all quite shaken up knowing someone invaded your home.   I&#39;m glad they didn&#39;t get away with Greg&#39;s 4 wheeler.  Thank goodness your son came home when he did or I&#39;m sure it would have been long gone by the time Greg got up this morning.   Guess you will need to keep that door not only closed but locked from now on because as you said, they now know how many of Greg&#39;s &quot;toys&quot; there are in there.   Please be careful&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose - Hope you had a wonderful family dinner last night and they spent the whole night spoiling you.  You certainly deserved some pampering after the last couple of months.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - How are you feeling today?  I hope you are doing better and will be back to your own happy self before long.<br />\n<br />\nSue - be sure to let us know when you get those docs so we can pull out our Dancing shoes and dance along.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - sounds like you are ending your adventure in a great way.  Have fun exploring Savannah<br />\n<br />\nEd - Heating up the spa and sitting under the stars sounds like a wonderful way to end a day.  Before you know it you will be doing that on the Dawn Princess.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - sounds like you had a great day with your friends yesterday.  I can tell you it is wonderful seeing a cruise through the eyes of a first time cruiser.  I know we completely enjoyed our cruise with the twins and loved seeing the excitement in their eyes.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - hope you get your meds worked out before you leave on your cruise.  <br />\n<br />\nShari - good to see you spending more time here on the boards.  <br />\n<br />\nCarmen - we sure do miss you and hope all is OK with you.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get my day started - lots and lots to do today.  Still not sure if our company is coming tomorrow or Saturday so I&#39;d better get ready today just in case.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.  I&#39;ll be back later.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-04 14:19:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239165,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 15:18:09',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWow, Cheryl what a night you had. Thank God no one was hurt &quot;things&quot; can be replaced. Greg and your son can not. <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJackie...........I knew you would love Savannah. It is one of our favorite places to stop if we drive to Florida.<br />\n<br />\nTonia...........We ate in a very nice restaurant with Cheryl(gottacruz) and Wayne but for the life of me the name escapes me. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-10-04 15:18:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239174,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 15:46:42',NULL,'','good morning  friends  <br />\n<br />\nwhat a cooler morning when i took Pappy out for our walk will have busy day will go in town for my therapy and etc...<br />\n<br />\ncheryl - whoaa what a night you had  wow <br />\nmarylou- oh yeah i will  tell  of course<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nto everyone  i hope you will have good busy day','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-04 15:46:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239226,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 17:56:10',NULL,'','Goodness Cheryl what an awful experience.  Thank God your son came come at the right time..... what a blessing&#33;&#33;  You see how blessings come in all kinds of disguises? I knwo how unnerving that is though, just the tought of being so violated - hope they catch the perpetrators&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSue... hope your docs arrived soon - give Pappy a hug from me&#33;<br />\n<br />\nEd.... are you counting the sleeps?<br />\n<br />\nMaria... we have LOVED everything we have seen of Savannah so far, but unfortunately it is absolutely pouring with rain, so we are sitting at home waiting for the rain to ease a bit - not what we had planned for this visit :)','zebra','zebra','2007-10-04 17:56:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239233,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 18:25:52',NULL,'','BIG NEWS (sort of  -I guess)  Cait just called  to tell me she was heading out to the mall with her brand new drivers license.  She said she was dying to tell me over the weekend that she was taking her test  today but didn&#39;t want anyone to know in case she failed again.  So now I get to worry about her driving around with Heather and all her friends in the car.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-04 18:25:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239235,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 18:33:32',NULL,'','Congrats on Cait getting her drivers license Marylou. I don&#39;t know how it is on S.I.now but here in Ohio and in New Jersey new drivers are only allowed one other person in the car for a certain time. It is either six months or one year. One gradaughter is 20 but when she got her license it was one year(NJ) Now the other just got her license (17) and it is the same for her. I think it is a great rule.................<br />\n<br />\np.s. you all know they are moving here next summer so then when I hear sirens I have four more to worry about. I am such a worry wort aren&#39;t I?','teacp','teacp','2007-10-04 18:33:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239243,2,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 19:24:17',NULL,'','Tonia and Maria , The restaurant is Quarterdeck. <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I&#39;m so sorry to read what happened . You sure are brave. When you ran outside, weren&#39;t you afraid that maybe they would have a gun??? I probably would have just locked myself in the bathroom and called the police. I&#39;m so glad that you are all OK. Unfortunately, these days , I think no matter where we live, we all have to keep our doors locked. Sad.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-10-04 19:24:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239249,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 19:40:07',NULL,'','WOW, Cheryl, what a wake to wake up&#33;&#33;  Kind of like &quot;Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?&quot;<br />\n<br />\nGlad it all turned out well and everyone is safe.<br />\n<br />\nZebra,  Not counting sleeps yet, but soon.  Next milestone is tomorrow when I become a Single Didget Midget.  Will start the sleep count at one week out.<br />\n<br />\nOne more afternoon to teach, then all my obligatory stuff is out of the way and it&#39;s a down hill slide into the cruise.<br />\n<br />\nBTW, the heater on the spa would not come one last night.  What a bummer.  I guess I should use it more often.  I have a Solar system on the pool, so the heater sits for months without any use.  I know it has probably been over a year now since I turned it on last.  Oh well.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone.','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-04 19:40:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239257,139,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 20:58:15',NULL,'','Hi Crazies&#33; Just a quick note to say we are starting to see a little light at the end to the tunnel. We are completely moved in, however we still have some unpacking to do. The place is being landscaped and it&#39;s really looking good. The sod for the front and one side is due Monday. After that they will seed the other side and rear yard down to the lake. Rita&#39;s brother is due to start on building the gazebo and boat dock in a couple weeks. I will try to find some time to post some photos on our house thread in a day or two.<br />\nA very funny story is going around the area on us old fogies breaking our new king size bed&#33; It is correct but we didn&#39;t break it the way everyone thinks. Our first night in it around 2 in the morning we woke up to a cracking sound and all of a sudden all the wood slats broke at once. We ended up in the middle of the bed. It was hilarious. We had to move to our guest bedroom. The furniture folks that installed the bed were very embarrassed and added a steel frame reinforcement. We were probably more embarrassed then them&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-10-04 20:58:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239261,2,1,18,238259,'2007-10-04 22:10:41',NULL,'','It&#39;s great to hear from you, Keith and Rita. You sure know how to make the news around Wisteria Lane.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> That&#39;s not such a bad reputation to start off with.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> That is tooo funny. Can&#39;t wait to see the photos. A gazebo and a dock??? Sounds so amazing. Do you think you&#39;ll still want to go cruising when you have all that in your own backyard? Couldn&#39;t happen to 2 nicer people.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> I&#39;m so happy for you.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-10-04 22:10:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239292,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 00:32:05',NULL,'','Good afternoon all.  I am taking a break from my canning AGAIN.  The tomatoes are the only thing still growing, but they are not showing any signs of relenting.  I had to go buy more jars.  Today, I am making and canning spaghetti sauce.  I told Greg that I was going to go spray weed killer on his plants, but there is a chance of snow on Sunday, so if that happens, it will take care of it for me.  The problem with keeping both garage doors locked is that we can&#39;t use our remote controls then.  We have an alarm system on our house but it does not include the big garage doors - only the service door that goes from there to the backyard and all the windows and doors in the house.  I think I will ask Greg to check and see if there is anyway they can wire it so that it is on the system or if a seperate alarm can be installed on those 2 big doors.   As for me worrying that the thieves might have a gun, it did cross my mind, but I knew they would have their hands full trying to move the ATV - it is heavy plus they did not have the key, so couldn&#39;t put it in gear.  That is why I went out the front door, so I could come up behind them and I did peek around the corner before I stepped in front of the garage door.  I imagine it looked strange if anyone was watching - here is this woman in her nightgown standing there with gun drawn.  Before anyone jumps on me, I would not have pulled the trigger if I saw someone, but I would have ordered them to stop and if they had run, so be it, I would have just let them go, as they couldn&#39;t take the atv with them.  I am not a vigilante but do believe in protecting my home, property and family.  I have taken a gun safety course, have a permit to carry a concealed weapon and am registered as a sharp shooter.  It makes me mad as heck when thugs think they can just go take what others have worked hard for.  Okay, I will get off my soap box for now.   We have a similar law regarding new drivers that Maria mentioned.  For the first 6 months, they cannot have any passengers under 21 unless it is a sibling.  From 6 months to a year, they may have one passenger under 21 who is not a sibling and after that the restriction is lifted.  Well, better get back to my canning - oh, joy&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-05 00:32:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239297,2549,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 00:50:57',NULL,'','keith , rita .. lol lol... OMG ..... ok not gouing to ask just what were you two doing lol....house looks great with your things now....<br />\n<br />\njackie sorry for the rain.....<br />\n<br />\nCAIT... congrats .....they have the same law here two... for the first..6 mths.. then after year no more the two...the new law regards to cell phines will help too...no cell phones&#96;while driving next july for new drivers..<br />\n<br />\nskipper san diego is looking good for ya... temps are great .. down by the bay temps are around 68-73. overcase in the morning.. but sun comes out great....today right now is 72 light breeze....i leave the 14th from fort lauderdale for panama canal.. back to san diego...only have to fly once which is nice....<br />\n<br />\nthanks for the name of the restaurant.. its less then a mile from our hotel thats great....saturday night dinner for sure...<br />\n<br />\nCHERYL .. OMG THANK GOD HE DIDN&#39;T GET IN THE HOUSE...things can be replaced,,,,, people can not...so  glad all turned out well...<br />\n<br />\n<br />\ncounting five more days till possible smaller cast....<br />\n<br />\ntonia','terumim','terumim','2007-10-05 00:50:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239299,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 01:04:05',NULL,'','Evening all&#33; Went to see mom and dad today. They are both looking so much better today. Took dad to get a new treadmill at Sears while mom napped. Dad is 81 and does 5 miles a day on it but his broke down around the time everything broke loose with mom so he&#39;s been without. He looked so happy to have another one and since I have an SUV it easily fit into my car. <br />\n<br />\nTonia, boy they are cutting it close for that short cast. Only a few days before your cruise. Enjoy the cruise with all those 1st timers........it&#39;s so much fun to watch their faces when they see the ship. I&#39;ll try to order less humidity for you....... If you run out of Key Lime Juice just ask and I&#39;ll send it to you........not a problem.<br />\n<br />\nYes Cheryl, it is expensive to eat healthy but look what you&#39;ll save on the Dr. bills and the wear and tear on yourself. Glad that you found the 4 wheeler but how awful that somone was in your home. Glad that none of you were hurt. <br />\n<br />\nJackie glad to hear you enjoying Savannah. <br />\n<br />\nEd doesn&#39;t it seem that we take more electronic junk every cruise????? The batteries alone add weight to the suitcases. LOL Sorry to hear your heater wouldn&#39;t work, your evening sounded wonderful&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes where are you??????? We miss you around here&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMarylou hope you get a little rest before your company comes. Congrats to Caitlyn on her license.  I wish Florida had the law that Maria&#39;s state has but I have my own law.....no passengers for 6 months except your sibling or a parent. (another mean mother, LOL) No Exceptions either&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria hope your resting you knee a little. <br />\n<br />\nSue hope those docs come soon.......should be any minute now.<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita good luck with the house. OMG too funny about the bed&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert get all that stuff done......you&#39;ll be busy after the cruise.<br />\n<br />\nWell all off to do a few things around here. Hope everyone has a great evening&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-05 01:04:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239341,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 04:17:37',NULL,'','K &amp; R.... that&#39;s your story - stick to it :)','zebra','zebra','2007-10-05 04:17:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239369,2549,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 09:49:07',NULL,'','jackie nice  new pic','terumim','terumim','2007-10-05 09:49:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239370,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 09:54:17',NULL,'','I agree wih Tonia, it is a great pic.  Seriously, it makes you look about 25 yrs. old.  Hey, can I borrow your camera <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> &#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-05 09:54:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239372,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 10:07:21',NULL,'','Hey Jenn, haven&#39;t heard from you in a few - are you still &quot;on the run&quot;???','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-05 10:07:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239391,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 13:43:24',NULL,'','FRIDAY - October 5th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies - this week certainly has flown by.  We will have having company this weekend so it should be a fun time.  I had completely forgotten that Monday is Columbus day and a holiday for a lot of us so Debi &amp; Kevin will probably stay til Monday before heading home.  Thanks for your congrats for Cait - from what I understand there are no restrictions on her drivers license because it is a regular license - not a junior one.  There would be restrictions if she was not 18.<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - glad to hear from you and see your beautiful pics.  Your home is looking great - even with the broken bed.  Before long you will be completely unpacked and settled in.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - hope things have quieted down after your horrible night and you were able to get some sleep. I hope you have enough storage space for all the canning you are doing.  You say there is a chance of SNOW this weekend - I don&#39;t think I am ready for that quite yet.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - we are missing you here.  How are you feeling?  <br />\n<br />\nRose - it sounds like you had a lovely birthday.  Glad your Dad got his new treadmill - that is remarkable that he does 5 miles a day at 81 years old.  I&#39;m not sure I could do it at my age.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - hope the rain stops so you can enjoy Savannah.  I agree with the others, your new pic makes you look very young.  (Or is that the adventure you have been on doing that)<br />\n<br />\nEd - glad your teaching is over and you can concentrate on packing and getting all those electronics charged up.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - how are you managing your packing?  It must be very hard.  Just don&#39;t forget to pack Crazie - she will be very sad if she misses the Panama Canal.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - it&#39;s great seeing you here on the dock.  Happy birthday to Wayne.  I hope he had a terrific day.  <br />\n<br />\nSue - you better get that packing done.  Time is running out. <br />\n<br />\n Robert - hope you get the meds straightened out.  We miss you here on the Dock Robert - hope all is OK<br />\n<br />\nCarmen - please let us know that you are OK.  We are really worried about you.<br />\n<br />\nShari - hope you have a happy day.<br />\n<br />\nTime to get my day started.  I guess these split peas are not going to turn into yummy soup for dinner by themselves.   I want to do most of my weekend cooking today so I can sit back and enjoy our company.  Make today special and don&#39;t forget to SMILE.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-05 13:43:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239431,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 16:37:50',NULL,'','good morning friends <br />\nit was really warm morning when i took Pappy out for our daily walk <br />\n<br />\nmarylou oh yeah i am still packing <br />\nrobert- i hope everything goes well with you  getting close for your cruise me too heh <br />\n<br />\nto everyone  i hope you all have good busy day  keeping your everday things in order','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-05 16:37:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239432,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 16:40:38',NULL,'','We leave Savannah this morning but we&#39;re only going &quot;down the road&quot;.  We off to Townsend which is only 40 miles south of Savannah, we&#39;re just going to hang out there for 3 days.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-05 16:40:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239452,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 19:02:08',NULL,'','Good Morning All..............<br />\n<br />\nHad my pre-op physical this morning and I got the go ahead form my doc. Now just have to get thru the chest-xray, blood work and ekg on Tuesday.............<br />\n<br />\nBusy getting all our things done for the big race weekend. We are leaving tomorrow morning about six and I am getting ready making my macaroni salad and bean dip and getting everything else together.<br />\nWe have all sorts of cold cuts, salads and chips for Saturday afternoon and about 88 Sabrett hot dogs for Sundays lunch.<br />\n<br />\nBetter get going.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-10-05 19:02:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239458,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 19:25:44',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Robert - hope you get the meds straightened out. We miss you here on the Dock Robert - hope all is OK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;][/size]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Thanks Mary Lou for caring and being a steadfast Dear Friend and for all my other dear Friends you know who you are as well&#33; Ive been busy Young Lady&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Rose, Jenn, Tonia, Shari, Sue, Keith&amp;Rita hiya My friends&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Yep Sue My friend Im a packing Gal as fast as I can&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Boy is summer hanging in here still in the 90&#39;s yeesh, it probably will be in the 50&#39;s when I get home&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  Hey Sue Ive got my Luggage tags on my bags&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> 7 Days till I leave and counting&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> Mary Lou Ill not be on the Daily Dock as much as I used to do Its time I look after My family and Myself Ill drop in and say Hiya at Times <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> God Bless You Mary Lou from the Bottom of my Heart for caring no matter what and just being there for me&#33; Seeya My dear friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-05 19:25:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239462,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 20:37:40',NULL,'','Jenn....where oh where are you?  Miss you&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-05 20:37:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239466,3230,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 20:56:08',NULL,'','To My Daily Dock Friends&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a Great Weekend&#33;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://www.800florals.com/img/rosecol.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the nudge Jackie...;-)','Chucksta63','Chucksta63','2007-10-05 20:56:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239467,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 20:56:33',NULL,'','Hi all.  Happy Friday.  I am not going to do much of anything today - no baseball game to watch as the Rockies and Phillies are traveling here for game 3 tomorrow night.  It is dreary looking out and I have dinner in the crockpot (pot roast) I vacuumed and dusted yesterday, also cleaned the bathrooms so after I fold a load of laundry, my chores are done and I plan to spend the afternoon with my book.  I do have a few errands I need to run but Greg is going on a motorcycle ride with about 10 guys from work tomorrow, so I will tackle those then. We were thinking about going to the Titanic exhibit on Sunday but changed our minds - it is downtown and Sunday is the Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure, Avalanche game, Broncos game and if the Rockies - Phillies go into game 4, it will be on Sunday.  All of these events occur in or on the edge of downtown.  All roads and the highway will be at a standstill and the news said parking would be going up to around &#036;50, so think we will wait for another day - the exhibit will be here until January.  Well, I am off to fold that laundry so the rest of the day is my own.  Wishing you all a wonderful weekend...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-05 20:56:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239478,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 21:23:21',NULL,'','Afternoon all from rainy Florida. Been a strange day, sunny then rain, sunny then rain. Now just rain......yuck&#33; Ran errands this morning. Finally got the blinds for Howie&#39;s new office and I&#39;ll install them over the weekend. Not much else happening today.<br />\n<br />\nNice picture Jackie&#33; Hang out up in Georgia because our weather is crummy&#33; Enjoy Townsend.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou enjoy your company. Marylou I can&#39;t do that 5 miles that my Dad does..........<br />\n<br />\nSue your weather sure fluctuates from day to day doesn&#39;t it? <br />\n<br />\nMaria enjoy race weekend but don&#39;t overdo it&#33; I&#39;m sure you&#39;ll have a great weekend. Yummy Sabretts<br />\n<br />\nRobert these next 7 days will fly by. <br />\n<br />\nThe flowers are lovely as always Chuck. Thanks<br />\n<br />\nCheryl sounds like a lovely day reading a book. Hope you enjoy it&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell off to do a few household things even though this weather really makes me drag......Have a great evening all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-05 21:23:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239596,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 23:13:31',NULL,'','Hi All.<br />\n<br />\nKind of late checking in today.  Had to run out because Roe was having some blood work done, so she was fasting.  Afterwards we had a fantastic breakfast at the &quot;Cracked Egg&quot;.  No lunch today after that meal.  Spent the whole time at breakfast talking about our upcoming cruise, which will probably be the next time we have a really big breakfast.<br />\n<br />\nCool and windy today in LV, high around 78 degrees, which is chilly for us.<br />\n<br />\nJust cleaned all the filters on the swimming pool and the sun felt good, but the wind is bringing in a chill.<br />\n<br />\nHope all is going well with everyone.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-05 23:13:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239624,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 23:46:34',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nRobert these next 7 days will fly by.[/size]<br />\n<br />\nBoy thats the truth now Im rushed trying to get everything done and BTW Rose&amp;Howie your Month or so will go fast as well, Mine sure did and the cruise will go faster unfortunately <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Seeya friends&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-05 23:46:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239625,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-05 23:48:19',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n                  Cool and windy today in LV, high around 78 degrees,[/size]<br />\n<br />\nHey Skipper Ill trade you some high 90&#39;s <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-05 23:48:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239639,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-06 01:12:11',NULL,'','Gee Robert I thought I was your friend too &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl ..........when you go you will love the Titanic exhibit........We went when it was in Cincinnati.........I know what you mean about downtown it seems everything is in town at the same time...........','teacp','teacp','2007-10-06 01:12:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239681,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-06 03:59:05',NULL,'','Hi all - just popped in for a quick visit lol.<br />\n<br />\nHope all are well.  Enjoy the long weekend&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-06 03:59:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239689,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-06 04:09:28',NULL,'','Well we are taking off early in the morning for the race so everyone have a nice weekend. I am bringing my laptop but if I can&#39;t get online will someone post the birthdays if they don&#39;t see me. Thanks','teacp','teacp','2007-10-06 04:09:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239810,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-06 07:28:25',NULL,'','Have a great weekend at the race, Maria.<br />\n<br />\nWe are heading up to Mt. Charleston on Sunday afternoon to see the autumn leaves and to enjoy the Oktoberfest at the lodge for lunch.  Got a group of about 25 going so we should have a blast.<br />\n<br />\nRobert:  Thanks for the offer, but I&#39;ll pass on the upper 90&#39;s.  During the summer that&#39;s a &quot;cold snap&quot; for us.  But of course ours is a &quot;dry heat.:  So is a microwave.<br />\n<br />\nLooks like we will have all the Ports covered on the 14th.  San Diego, Galveston and Lauderdale.  Way to go Crazies  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-06 07:28:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239824,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-06 14:03:29',NULL,'','SATURDAY - October 6th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and Happy Weekend.  Looks like a gorgeous weekend here in Pa.  We just may get to eat out on the deck with our company.   Hardly October weather, but I guess we&#39;d better enjoy it while we can.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria &amp; Ken - have a great race weekend.<br />\n<br />\nSkipper - Octoberfest sounds like a great way to spend the day.  Enjoy&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJenn - we sure miss you here on the Dock.  Hope you are doing OK and feeling better.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - hope Greg has a good ride with his friends and you enjoy some quiet alone time.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - hang in there girl - next week you will be cruising.<br />\n<br />\nSue - Pappy sure does get you up and out early in the morning.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - glad you finally got the blinds for Howies office.  Is that the end of the work for you once you get them hung?  <br />\n<br />\nRobert - drop by whenever you can - of course taking care of yourself and your family should come first.  by next week you will be cruising.   <br />\n<br />\nChuck - thanks for the lovely flowers.  You certainly know how to brighten someones day.<br />\n<br />\nOur company won&#39;t be here til at least noon today and since they have a 4 hour drive to get here I doubt they will want to go anywhere today so I will go out and do some errands this morning and be home before they arrive.  Then we will just pull up a chair and relax and get caught up.  Really looking forward to it.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-06 14:03:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239827,3230,1,18,238259,'2007-10-06 14:25:56',NULL,'','Good Morning My Friends&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nYou are all welcome for the flowers but now I have a special treat for you&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThis is the longest covered bridge &amp; it is here in NH&#33; It is the bridge that leads from VT to NH. As you can see we are in Full Swing with our foliage&#33;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x151/Chucksta63/bridge-after-dark-28_4.jpg&quot; /&gt;','Chucksta63','Chucksta63','2007-10-06 14:25:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239862,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-06 16:05:42',NULL,'','We had rain most of the night, but the sun is attempting to peek through this morning, at least while it rains it is keeping the temperatures down some, but of course it&#39;s elevatiing the humidity&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nChuck - we have just got to visit up your way next Fall&#33;<br />\n<br />\nEd - an Oktoberfest sounds great.... we haven&#39;t seen one advertised in this area yet... we always keep our eyes open for one though, they&#39;re a lot of fun.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - company again&#33;  You need to open a B &amp; B  :)  You&#39;re always busy with something. <br />\n<br />\nWell all, we have one more day here, then on Monday we&#39;re moving down to our home state&#33;  Gosh we&#39;ve come full circle of the United States&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-06 16:05:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239871,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-06 16:37:09',NULL,'','good morning friends <br />\n<br />\ntook Pappy for our daily morning walk  i got my interenet back been offline since last night  i got it back on  YAY&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nmary lou- oh yes he does wake me up early  i am not a morning person before i got him i always sleep until noon LOL  now since i had him i am kinda of half  heh<br />\n<br />\nchuck wow  what a beautiful sights of the trees with covered bridge<br />\n<br />\nrest of you have good busy day  hugs','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-06 16:37:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239873,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-06 16:41:48',NULL,'','Amazing picture Chuck - thanks for posting it here.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-06 16:41:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239876,2549,1,18,238259,'2007-10-06 17:09:50',NULL,'','hey everyone....<br />\n<br />\nthis time next week i will be in fort lauderdale....waking up...<br />\n<br />\ncan&#39;t wait....<br />\n<br />\nChuck what a beautiful pic... wow....thanks...<br />\n<br />\nJackie almost home... <br />\n<br />\nMarylou... so happy your have fun weekend its always fun to sit relax and chat with friends.... <br />\n<br />\ncarmen are you ok....<br />\n<br />\nrobert.. boy you skipper, and sue and i will all be cruising... soon....its a tough thing for all us but someone has to do it uh ... lol lol <br />\n<br />\nyes our local octoberfest is going on this weekend, i may go...not sure maybe tomorrow morning when there will be less early...<br />\n<br />\nmaria you be careful walking around the out there not everyone is nice at those things....bumming , pushing...<br />\n<br />\neveryone have a good day....<br />\n<br />\n3 days till possible smaller cast hopefully...<br />\n<br />\ntonia','terumim','terumim','2007-10-06 17:09:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239879,3230,1,18,238259,'2007-10-06 18:07:17',NULL,'',' Oh Please do&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> This weekend every year (Columbus weekend) there is a Fall Foliage Festival just the next town over&#33; I am on my way over there now. Got to check out the oxen pulling &amp; tomorrow is the woodsman contest&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; That is great&#33; We have alot of woodsman around here as lots of folks heat with wood stoves&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe have lots of Awesome B&amp; B&#39;s if you like. I don&#39;t have much room in the house or I would offer it up in a heart beat&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />','Chucksta63','Chucksta63','2007-10-06 18:07:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239890,274,1,18,238259,'2007-10-06 22:31:31',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s a beautiful day here in the Upper Midwest.  It&#39;s 83 degrees and sunny.  It will cool off later on this week and bring us some rain.  We had a good first three days watching our youngest grandbaby.  She is doing really well adjusting to us and her new schedule.  I will try and send a picture as soon as I get a chance, and remember how..lol  We are going out to dinner with our cruising buddies...hmmmm maybe we can talk them into a cruise this winter.  We sure do need to get away for awhile.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...Oh my gosh, girl...you are sooo brave.  I would have been so scared&#33;  I&#39;m sooo glad you and family are all ok, and that you got your vehicle back.<br />\n<br />\nRose...I&#39;m sooo happy that your mom is doing well and the cancer hasn&#39;t spread.  It will be so nice for your folks to have that New Year&#39;s cruise to look forward to.  Hope you had a Happy Birthday and a nice dinner out&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria...thinking of you and your upcoming surgery.<br />\n<br />\nJen...hope you are feeling better.<br />\n<br />\nTonia...hope you get your cast shortened before your cruise.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou...congrats to Cait on the drivers license&#33;  Enjoy your company this weekend.  Split Pea soup.  Yummm.  Think I will make some, too.<br />\n<br />\nChuck...beautiful pictures&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita...ok tell us the real story about the bed&#33;  Just kidding&#33;  lol<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...hope your back is better.<br />\n<br />\nRobert, Sue and Ed, and Tonia...you&#39;ll be cruising soon.  How great is that?  <br />\n<br />\nEd...hope Roe&#39;s blood work comes out ok.  Have a nice time in the mountains.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl (Gotta Cruise)...Happy Birthday to Wayne&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie...I love your picture, too...you look great&#33;  That dinner at Paula Dean&#39;s sounded sooo nice.  I would love to see Savannah sometime&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTo all Cruise Crazies...have a great weekend&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-10-06 22:31:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239894,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-06 22:41:39',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Maria what can I say&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Hey thats what you said when I said Im Back, well Robert what can I say&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/huh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':huh2:\' /> Uh how about welcome back My Friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Hey your my Friend, I just dont hear that much from you on the Dock, I figured you were mad at me by your statement I didnt know what to think of it&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/huh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':huh2:\' /> Anyways I guess I respond more to those who respond to me more frequently&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> And we tend to go to the last page instead of our last post where we left off and reading all the posts through completely&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Im Guilty too, I missed Miss c&#39;s well wishes to my Daughters wedding so I replied to it when I went back over the postings&#33; Hey were all Friends here I hope and I hope personal attitudes or opinions and ego&#39;s dont get in the way, Like  &quot;ME&quot; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Hey Who loves you besides Ken <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> Seeya My Friend <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-06 22:41:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239904,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-06 22:58:08',NULL,'','We&#39;ve just had a pretty boring but relaxing day here in Georgia, nothing much for me to report other than becoming a silver concierge member this morning.... probably the only highlight of my day&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope you&#39;re all having a great weekend - do you all get the three days off?  When I used to work I never got Columbus Day off, nor did Tony - so this was just a regular weekend for us.<br />\n<br />\nEveryone stay happy, healthy and safe&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-06 22:58:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239914,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-07 00:05:11',NULL,'','Rainy and cold again today.  But I am on a mission to clean out the bird room.  It was so quiet around here this morning it woke me up.<br />\n<br />\nI guess I have live with the sound of birds for so long that it will take me some time to get used to the quiet.<br />\n<br />\nThe intake for them went well yesterday - lots of tears - but I know it is something that had to be done and nothing that I can control - so onward and upward.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m going to make the whole room into my craft /library - a gal room.  Maybe I will even hang all my glorious red hts on the wall - great decorations.<br />\n<br />\nOur group is heading across the line to a Casino on Wenesday - so that iwll be a fun day out.  Then on the 28th we have our Hallowe&#39;en party.<br />\n<br />\nI am going as an &quot;Out Of This World&quot; Red Hatter.  I made a long purple robe with hood - opened it up about chest level - and painted a little skeleton(with a fat head) green - and it will be my second head.  I also painted a mask purple - and will top it with a red ring, decorated with &quot;space junk&quot;......I&#39;m beginning to think I have too much time on my hands lol.<br />\n<br />\nAnyway - off to games while I finish my salad,<br />\n<br />\nTalk at you all soon.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-07 00:05:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(239969,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-07 03:26:03',NULL,'','Jenn, I&#39;m so glad you&#39;ve got sewing to take your mind off your little birdies&#33;&#33;  By the way, when I was in Savannah I saw a store full of all kinds of &quot;Red Hat&quot; goodies.... of course you came to mind immediately&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-07 03:26:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240046,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-07 07:49:37',NULL,'','Jenn,<br />\n<br />\nI aways thougt the &quot;Red Hat&quot; thing was for &quot;older&quot; ladies  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nI remember when I gave away my Scarlet Macaw years ago.  Wow, what a pain he was, loud, messy and of course huge.  Smartest thing I ever did.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/happy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':happy:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-07 07:49:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240070,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-07 13:42:27',NULL,'','SUNDAY -  October 7th<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and Happy Sunday.  We had a great day with our company yesterday.  We were sitting out on our deck til 10PM last night - it was so beautiful out.  I have no idea what we will do today as everyone is still asleep but I&#39;m sure we will have a great day.  It is so great to catch up with old friends and play the &quot;remember the night&quot; game. <br />\n<br />\nJen - sounds like you have big plans for your bird room.  I think your red hats will add a great touch to the decor.<br />\n<br />\nA lot of our Crazies will be sailing away within the next week.  I sure wish I was one of them - I think it is definately time to plan that Panama Canal cruise for next year.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to make a run for the bagel shop before everyone gets moving and starts looking for breakfast.  Make today special and share a smile with someone.  I&#39;ll be back when things quiet down a bit here','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-07 13:42:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240075,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-07 15:14:14',NULL,'','good morning my friends <br />\nit was warm morning when i took Pappy out for our daily morning walk and soon i need to get things done this week <br />\nnot much happening today but beautiful day smile <br />\n<br />\ni hope you all will have good day and keepy yourselves busy  smile  hugs friends','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-07 15:14:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240123,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-07 17:38:19',NULL,'','Sue, have you received your docs yet?  Enjoy your walks in the warm with Pappy, in no time at all you&#39;ll probably be getting snow.<br />\n<br />\nSpeak to you all later, we&#39;re on our way out.','zebra','zebra','2007-10-07 17:38:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240140,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-07 19:49:25',NULL,'','Morning all,<br />\n<br />\nA frosty 55 degrees outside at the moment and we are heading up to Mt. Charleston at noon to cool off&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope the leaves are turning.<br />\n<br />\nWell my Diamondbacks are in the NLCS and my Steelers are playing today.  Life is good.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nWill stop back in when we return to the real world late this afternoon.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-07 19:49:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240160,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-07 23:06:00',NULL,'','Good Afternoo All &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHere we are at the NMRA championship in Bowling Green,KY.........It is a great weekend but way too hot...93 yesterday and 92 today............Three cars of Kenny Jr&#39;s team took first place in their class, so they are still in it for the championship which takes place later today..........One cars engine blew when they took off from the line and they were up to 3 in the morning replacing the engine. <br />\n<br />\nWe are having a great time seeing everyone in this race circuit and our friends from Florida bring their motorhome so you know where I spend my time.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou..............glad you are enjoying your company and I hope they have better bagels in PA (I am sure they do) then they do in OH.............Nothing like a  NY bagel though.<br />\n<br />\nSkipper........I sure wish it were 55 degrees here right now..........Enough of summer already........IT&#39;S OCTOBER &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe are relaxing in our hotel room with the A/C before the finals so I thought I would drop a line.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy the rest of the weekend<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-10-07 23:06:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240161,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-07 23:13:36',NULL,'','Good afternoon all.  Just sitting here waiting for the Broncos game to come on.  Very cool day today - had to resort to long pants and sweatshirt, but at least it didn&#39;t snow, as was forecast.  It is sunny and &quot;crisp&quot;.  I am not going to put the tee&#39;s and capri&#39;s away yet though because we leave 3 weeks from Friday for Galveston and I am only 28 days from sailing off to the caribbean, so I will need them again.  I have sent our vacation planner at Carnival an email and left a voice message asking them to make sure that a king sized mattress is placed atop the beds pushed together in both our cabin and our friends&#39;s room.  I also wanted to know if they can unlock the wall between our balconies so we can watch the &quot;sail away&quot; together.  I posed the question as to why we have had to pay a &#036;100 fee to choose our cabin the past few times when others have aid they do not have to do this.  Haven&#39;t eard back from her yet though.  Well, it is time for kick-off, so gonna&#39; go watch the Bronco&#39;s get beat AGAIN&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-07 23:13:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240162,274,1,18,238259,'2007-10-07 23:14:24',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s another warm October day here.  It&#39;s 81 degrees, and kind of humid.  We should have some thunderstorms and a cold frot coming through, soon.  It&#39;s a half-relaxing day here for me, and a half-catch up on housework day today since we will be having little Isabelle again tomorrow and all week.<br />\n<br />\nJenn...I feel so sad for you having to give up your precious birdies.  I used to have a little Budgie bird (parakeet) he was blue and white and sooo beautiful.  I taught him to talk, and one day he said to me,  &quot;Hello Sharon, I love you.&quot;  I&#39;ll never forget that.  He died after having him for seven years.  I cried for a long time.  He was a special little birdie.  It&#39;s great that you are keeping busy with your Red Hat group.  It&#39;s good to keep busy.  Hugs&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a safe and a good trip, Ed and Roe&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful Sunday, EVERYONE&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-10-07 23:14:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240181,2549,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 00:34:44',NULL,'','HEY EVERYONE...<br />\n<br />\njust a note to say hello....<br />\n<br />\ncheryl congrats.. for your rockies.. ( gary was hoping they would win  too, hes from denver too )<br />\n<br />\nit is just the most beautiful day today light breeze 80 sun sun...just the best....<br />\n<br />\ngary washed my hair today so that felt good... <br />\n<br />\npacked some things...washed some shorts capris to pack...made sure i confirmed , airportl pickup for fla , confirmed tours today...and gave final total for tours...for costa rica, acapulco....<br />\n<br />\n2 more days with this cast... lol lol ...<br />\n<br />\nmaria sounds like the team had a rough one.....<br />\n<br />\nskipper hope it was worth the trip to see the colors...<br />\n<br />\nwell thats about it.. just going to throw some steaks on for dinner ....<br />\n<br />\ntonia','terumim','terumim','2007-10-08 00:34:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240191,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 01:27:13',NULL,'','Hi all Hope you had a nice weekend. I&#39;ve been working on lots of little chores that have been long ignored. Still have more of course but I&#39;m too tired to tackle anything else today. <br />\n<br />\nRobert your in the final few days&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria hope you enjoyed the race. I agree nothing like a NY bagel......we brought back 3 dozen last time we visited.<br />\n<br />\nJenn hope you are feeling better. That Red Hat room sounds great&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMarylou hope you enjoy your company.<br />\n<br />\nNice picture of the leaves Chuck.<br />\n<br />\nJackie enjoy your last day in Georgia. Sounds like you are getting the same kind of weather there that we&#39;ve been having here. Hope your drive to Florida is a smooth one.<br />\n<br />\nTonia your days are going quicker too&#33; <br />\n<br />\nShari I sure hope you decide to book that cruise. You and Marc deserve the time to unwind and relax a little. Enjoy your Grandbaby&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSue any word on your docs yet???<br />\n<br />\nEd hope you got to see the leaves turning.<br />\n<br />\nWell off to have some dinner. I made Chicken Cutlet Pamesan something I haven&#39;t done in years&#33; Don&#39;t do much frying anymore but the cutlet were on sale. Hope you all have a great evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-08 01:27:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240229,139,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 05:47:51',NULL,'','Good evening Crazies&#33; We are watching a pretty good football game between the Bears and the Packers. GO BEARS&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMy vacation is now over and back to work tomorrow to rest&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-10-08 05:47:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240281,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 13:58:28',NULL,'','MONDAY - October 8th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and Happy Columbus Day - time to hit the malls for all those bargains they are offering for the holidays.  Our company left late last night so I am free to shop all day if I like.  We had a great visit with our friends and spent most of the day yesterday sitting out on the deck again.  Is this really October?????  Managed to have both breakfast and dinner outside.  Guess I should have save myself some work and just planned a BBQ.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - glad you had a good weekend at the races.  Like OH, we have awful bagels (and pizza) here in Pa. You are right - there is nothing like a NY bagel and a Deninos Pizza.  Jim swears it must be the water they use here to bake and he could be right.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - glad you could finally relax and enjoy a ball game.  I&#39;m sure you are anxious to go back to work to rest Keith.  <br />\n<br />\nShari - have fun with little Isabelle - they grow so fast - enjoy every minute with her.<br />\n<br />\nEd - how was your trip up to the mountains?  Hope you saw the color change you were looking for.<br />\n<br />\nRose - Chicken parm sounds yummy.  I haven&#39;t made that is ages but for most of this week it will be leftovers for us.  Cooked far too much for the company this weekend.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - how is that craft room coming along?  I&#39;d love to have a whole room for all my 1/2 finished projects.  Once I put them in the bureau or on the closet shelf I forget about them. <br />\n<br />\nJackie - safe travels back to Florida.  I&#39;m sure those grandkids are getting very anxious to see you again.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - Robert - Sue - Ed &amp; Roe - time to finish up that packing.  It&#39;s too bad none of you are sailing on the same ship so you could all meet but I hope you all have wonderful cruises and can&#39;t wait to hear all about them.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get my day started before I hit the malls.  Make today special and share a smile with someone as you go about your day.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-08 13:58:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240289,2613,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 14:31:46',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nIt’s been a while since I have checked in, but I have been having medical issues (just learned that I have diabetics and a herniated disc, among other things), so I was busy setting up appointments for tests, seeing specialists and getting new medications.  Things have calmed down a bit, so I should be able to post more often. Thanks to everyone who expressed concern, I really appreciate the care and love shown here.  MaryLou, Rose and Cheryl (GottaCruz), thank you very much for your personal IMs, it really made me feel better.   I have a lot of catching up to do, but I do hope that all is well with everyone.<br />\nTake care and have a great day <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .<br />\nI missed you guys.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-10-08 14:31:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240312,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 14:57:10',NULL,'','Carmen - it&#39;s really great to see you back on board here.  We missed you.  Sorry about your medical problems and hope you get them all straightened out quickly and are feeling better ASAP.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-08 14:57:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240314,2613,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 15:00:05',NULL,'','Mary Lou, thank you very much.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-10-08 15:00:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240325,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 15:16:09',NULL,'','good morning my friends <br />\ntook Pappy for our daily morning walk it was warm morning <br />\ntoday is the beginning of busy week for me later today had to pick up Pappy&#39;s heartworm medications <br />\n<br />\ni am glad you are doing better carmen  smile <br />\n<br />\ni hope you all have good busy day','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-08 15:16:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240329,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 15:20:34',NULL,'','Sue - just noticed that you do not have your Cruise on the list.  Please click on the link on the side here<br />\n(upcoming cruises under the Members heading) and go to the bottom of the page and click on add a cruise.  We don&#39;t want to forget to wish you a Bon Voyage at the right time.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-08 15:20:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240345,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 15:48:52',NULL,'','Carmen, it&#39;s so good to see you back on the dock.  Sorry to hear about your health issues and hope you get to feeling better real soon&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-08 15:48:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240419,274,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 16:53:47',NULL,'','Good Morning, everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe had some rain and a cold front come through, so our warm weather is no longer with us.  We&#39;ve really had a nice Fall so far.  We have little Isabelle with us again for the work week.  She&#39;s a little fussy, so grandma doesn&#39;t have much time on the computer this morning.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCarmen...it&#39;s so nice to have you back...I&#39;m sorry to hear about the diabetes and disk problems.  Marc has diabetes, too.  It can be managed well once you get used to it.  I hope your herniated disk can be managed without having to have surgery.  Hugs&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-10-08 16:53:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240432,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 16:59:28',NULL,'','This morning we are off to Florida - can you believe we have come full circle in a year&#33;&#33; Our first stop is going to be a State Park.... I&#39;m hoping that my Verizon Express Card will work there&#33;<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy Columbus Day everyone - speak to you later&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-08 16:59:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240499,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 18:48:42',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; Trying to finish up my cleaning on this very hot morning. <br />\n<br />\nMercedes glad your back. We really missed you around here&#33; Sorry to hear that you seem to be having so many health problems. Hope that they get straightened out and you feel better soon&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMarylou, Jim is right about the water.......my friend works for a bakery (cakes and pies) and they only use bottled water. Our water is terrible&#33; The water makes the dough rise just right. Good luck bargain hunting today. <br />\n<br />\nMorning Sue. Sounds like your still enjoying that warm weather.<br />\n<br />\nShari so glad your enjoying your time with Isabelle. <br />\n<br />\nJackie and Tony drive safely and watch out for the showers that are popping up frequently.<br />\n<br />\nWell back to cleaning and laundry. I&#39;m determined to get some more stuff off my long term list this week so I better get a move on. <br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a wonderful day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-08 18:48:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240503,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 19:05:57',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nmary lou  done add and ready  heh','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-08 19:05:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240578,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 21:38:56',NULL,'','great Sue - couldn&#39;t let you go without a proper send off.   A reminder to all other Crazies - please be sure your cruise is listed on the &lt;strong&gt;upcoming cruises&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]  thread and NOT the calendar.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-08 21:38:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240583,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-08 23:07:45',NULL,'','ok mary lou will do smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-08 23:07:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240592,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 00:51:01',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Thanks Rose, Your a special Friend&#33; I have a few here&#33; and you know who you are&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Yep got just about everything done except for the day before we leave, Im doing all my chores at home and other odds and ends, theres a Tropical rain storms in the Caymans, Cozumel and Jamaica right now I hope it goes away&#33; well after today Three days till we leave, Annies chomping at the bits, im not going to let her drive any to Galveston&#33;LOL&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Take care and Ill try to drop in and say bye before I leave&#33; :wink2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]:','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-09 00:51:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240594,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 00:54:07',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Carmen glad your ok I was just going to send out the Posse <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Take care friend and take care of yourself&#33; Get well soon&#33; Glad your back&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-09 00:54:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240596,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 00:56:30',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Hiya Sue you ready to go? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/happy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':happy:\' /> Have a great cruise and take care My friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-09 00:56:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240613,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 01:47:38',NULL,'','Well Crazies were back in the Sunshine State,    <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':cool2:\' />  after being gone for a year&#33;&#33;  We have definitely not missed the heat, humidity and the bugs&#33;  And just as I thought, my wireless is working as slow as molasses (you see Cheryl, I&#39;m a fast learner  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> )... we&#39;ll be here on pretty Amelia Island for 3 days before moving on to Daytona Beach.<br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a wonderful evening&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-09 01:47:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240635,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 02:01:50',NULL,'','Glad you made it OK Jackie. Yes, it&#39;s hot and the love bugs are still hanging in there. Hopefully not much longer. Enjoy Amelia Island&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-09 02:01:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240650,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 02:11:34',NULL,'','Carmen.<br />\n<br />\nI am diabetic and have been for ten years. I keep tight control on my disease so if there is anything you want to talk about feel free tom PM me..................As long as you take your meds and watch your carbs you will be fine. Glad to see you back','teacp','teacp','2007-10-09 02:11:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240731,2549,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 04:31:59',NULL,'','i knew there was a reason i love the west coast.......<br />\n<br />\nhey rose i asked for less humidity and less bugs gezzzzzzzz<br />\n<br />\ni have lived in pennicola, jacksonville, port richey....does it still rain around 3-4 every day<br />\n<br />\nwell i assume i will be running from AC- TO AC  or the water <br />\n<br />\nrobert... awwww let annie drive lolol ... you get there faster loll  is it just the two of going on the cruise,, or <br />\nis it a family cruise...<br />\n<br />\nits a good thing i am flying i have no control.... this year flight won&#39;t be that bad just 6 hrs... last year it was 14 hrs of flying....next year i will be doing that again....but i love my cruises...<br />\n<br />\ni am so lucky to be able to enjoy ....<br />\n<br />\ncarmen... glad see ya but sorry to hear your having problems.... but you will be successful with you getting it under  control...you seem to me to not accept anything less...<br />\n<br />\njackie bummer you won&#39;t be near fort lauderdale, we could have met for dinner saturday...<br />\n<br />\nwell tomorrow is possible smaller cast .....pray please<br />\n<br />\n<br />\ntonia','terumim','terumim','2007-10-09 04:31:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240738,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 05:19:18',NULL,'','[quote name=\'SCIROCCO\' post=\'240596\' date=\'Oct 8 2007, 05&#58;56 PM\']<br />\n[quote name=\'lovelypinky\' post=\'240583\' date=\'Oct 8 2007, 03&#58;07 PM\']<br />\nok mary lou will do smile<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Hiya Sue you ready to go? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/happy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':happy:\' /> Have a great cruise and take care My friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nyes robert,  i am ready  hehe  and you too  have a great cruise also  hugs my friend smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-09 05:19:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240743,2037,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 05:54:12',NULL,'','Hola Gang, Chris and I are alive and well, we have great news, Cory and Cassy will be giving us another lil bundle of grandbaby joy, due June 1, 2008  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nlil Nathaniel who will be turning 7 months in 5 days <br />\n  &lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b178/karen081959/naterbug101071.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n &lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b178/karen081959/nbs6months2.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b178/karen081959/naterbug101072.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nunfortunately I have no new pictures of Killian, their computer bit the dust but Dell is coming to the rescue, lol','1959kar','1959kar','2007-10-09 05:54:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240754,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 06:13:56',NULL,'','Hello all - quiet Thanksgiving today.<br />\n<br />\nBeen working on the &quot;recently spare&quot; room some more.  Got the new border up and Hugh has been busy patching the walls - who knew lovebirds were interior decorators lol.  I never noticed al the little chew holes in the walls before.<br />\n<br />\nWe picked up our &quot;coffins&quot; this morning.  Our friend made a great job of them.  They are the old fashioned &quot;toe kicker&quot; shape.  Not sure if we are going to paint them black or just stain them a dark oak.  I&#39;m toying witht he ide of making one into a bar/wine rack for the family room - after the &quot;Big Night&quot; lol. <br />\n<br />\nNow I have to pad and line them and then get to work on DH&#39;s Dracula cape.  So much to do so little time - only three weeks away LOL. <br />\n<br />\nAnyway off to get a snack.  Take care all and talk to you tomorrow.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-09 06:13:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240755,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 06:42:19',NULL,'','Good Evening Crazies.  Karen, congratulations to you and Chris.  It&#39;s just raining grandbabies in your neck of the woods, isn&#39;t it?  I know you will be happy with a boy or a girl, but I hope you get to buy those little frillies this time.  Robert, did you get your docs thru the mail or did you download them?  If by mail, when did you receive them.  Just wondering as we leave for Galveston 3 weeks from Friday and have not received ours yet and I was thinking we usually had them by this time.  Greg never lets me drive when traveling either - I will say &quot;if you get tired, I&#39;ll drive&quot; and he always says &quot;I&#39;ll never be that tired&quot;&#33;&#33;&#33;  Jackie, enjoy your time in your home state - won&#39;t be long until you&#39;ll be jetting off to your &quot;home country&quot;.  After all this time away, I am sure you are looking forward to seeing your children and grandchildren.  Carmen, it was good to see you back with us - you were really missed.  Maria, will continue to keep you in my prayers for your suregry next week.  I hope you have a complete and speedy recovery.  Tonia, let us know after you get home from the dr. tomorrow - keeping my fingers crossed for a smaller cast for you - and yes, one in hot pink&#33;&#33;&#33;  Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Jenn - do you all do the same traditional meal we do here in the states?  Mary Lou, how was your shopping trip?  I was going to go to the mall, but when I was out and about, I decided to go the other direction - I have a drs. appt. tomorrow and it is right by the mall so will go then.  I went to Penney&#39;s, Bed Bath &amp; Beyond and Sears today.  Hello to you Rose and Sue.  Well, gues I will go watch my soaps that I recorded today...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-09 06:42:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240770,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 13:14:01',NULL,'','TUESDAY - October 9th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies.   According to the weather station today our heat wave is due to break and we are in for some rainy days followed by cooler weather.  It will be nice to turn these AC&#39;s off for a while - that&#39;s for sure.  Deb, Ash &amp; I are going away for a &quot;girls&quot; weekend so I hope the rain leaves before Saturday.  <br />\n<br />\nCarmen - it&#39;s great seeing you back on the boards.  I hope your medical issues are handled quickly and you are feeling better ASAP.  <br />\n<br />\nKaren &amp; Chris - little Nathaniel is adorable and I&#39;m sure he keeps you busy along with Killian.  Grandkids are soooo much fun.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - good luck at the Dr. today - hoping for a nice short cast for you in time for your cruise.  Just be sure it is a nice bright color so you can still use it to direct your tours.  hehe<br />\n<br />\nJenn - good luck painting the coffins.   (gosh that sounds awful).   Tell us about your Thanksgiving day.  Is it a big eating day with lots of family and food?  I am already making menus for our Thanksgiving day in November.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - back in Florida&#33;&#33;&#33; now you can begin unpacking the RV and packing for your vacation.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nRobert - hope you are all ready for your cruise.  It won&#39;t be long now til you are on the high seas.  On our last cruise we left NY during Hurricane Dean and it was our smoothest cruise yet - so I wouldn&#39;t worry too much about the weather right now.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - really did not have a good &quot;shopping day&quot; yesterday - I love sales but don&#39;t deal well with crowds.  I&#39;m hoping for better luck this weekend with Deb.  I really want to begin my Christmas shopping since all the stores have been done up for weeks now.  Generally once I get that first gift bought I&#39;m OK but since I have no ideas for anyone this year it could be a problem.  Good luck to you today with your shoppping.<br />\n<br />\nEveryone - make today special and share a smile with someone.   I have the carpet people coming today. My bedroom carpeting is buckling AGAIN and it needs to be fixed AGAIN.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-09 13:14:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240781,2613,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 15:02:21',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nAnother warm day, temps in the upper 80s.  Karen and Chris, Nathaniel is sooo cute and I am know you are looking forward to your next bundle of grandbaby joy.  Tonia, good luck at the doctor’s today.  Robert and Sue, are you guys excited yet ..lol.   Shari, Rose, Jenn, and Jackie, how are you doing?  Cheryl, I wish I had your enthusiasm for shopping, I do most of mine on line, I just can’t deal with crowds and long lines. Marie, I will take you up of that offer, thanks.  Mary Lou, have fun with your “girlsâ€ this weekend.<br />\nTake care everyone and have a great day <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-10-09 15:02:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240806,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 16:06:44',NULL,'','Hey Cheryl I got them through the Mail, The Luggage tags are sturdier than the Downloadable ones <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Thanks Mary lou your right about the not worrying just leave the Driving to the Capt&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> Hey Tonia I might let her Drive once were there&#33;LOL&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Hey Cheryl you should have your documents did you use a TA&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/huh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':huh2:\' /> Id call them, your supposed to have them 30 days prior to sailing, Hey Sue give Pappy a bug hug for me when you give him one before you leave&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />  Hey Mercedes how are you doing Lady&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> Yep were excited but Annies more excited than me she wont let me mark the days off the Calendar anymore&#33;LOL&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Everyone have a great day&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-09 16:06:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240820,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 16:29:50',NULL,'','good morning my friends <br />\ntook Pappy out for our daily walk it was cooler than it was before  brr i hate cooler weather UGH LOL <br />\ni was sick yesterday due to time of month ( woman thing)<br />\n<br />\nheh robert  will do  and ALWAYS give Pappy big bye-bye hugs heh<br />\n<br />\nhehe carmen i am  smile <br />\n<br />\ni hope everyone is good and busy of their everyday lives','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-09 16:29:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240852,139,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 17:29:31',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies from the Lower Ohio River Valley. Still no rain and it&#39;s August hot. A cold front is supposed to come thru this evening reducing the temp to a more seasonable number.<br />\nThe girl&#39;s varsity high school sectional soccer tournament is this week and that&#39;s where we will be Thursday evening. If North wins then the next game will be Saturday. We have a freshman granddaughter on the team. She scored 2 goals in her last game from her midfield position&#33;<br />\nWe hope all is well with you all.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-10-09 17:29:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240880,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 18:44:02',NULL,'','Good Morning All,<br />\n<br />\nIt is 8:30 AM PDT here in the Entertainment Capital of the World.  Looks like our cool weather is gone for awhile, back into the mid to upper 80&#39;s for the next few days.<br />\n<br />\nWe are down to five sleeps and a wakeup call before our Dawn Princess cruise, I should be more ready than I am, got to get busy with the packing.  Keep talking about it, but never seem to get to it.  Roe will wait until Saturday night as she always does.<br />\n<br />\nWe&#39;ve got a 9 AM flight so will have to be on our way to the airport before 7 AM, what a bummer.  Wanted a later flight, but on a cruise sailing day they were all booked many months ago.  We will be in San Diego by 10:30 AM which is a couple hours earlier than I want to be there.  OH well, just take our time with baggage claim and go join all the early boarders in line at the terminal.  Only about a ten minute cab drive to the port.<br />\n<br />\nTaking the dog to the Vet today for allergies.  He&#39;s been on Benedyrl and it&#39;s helped some but still a lot of scratching.  So, now it&#39;s time for a shot.  Got to get this taken care of before the cruise because he is staying at a neighbors house and don&#39;t want to bother them with giving him meds.<br />\n<br />\nWell, time to wake up my bride and hustle up some breakfast.<br />\n<br />\nHave a fantastic day everytone.','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-09 18:44:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240895,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 19:06:08',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Have to delay my trip to the mall today - Greg was sick most of the night and still is, so he didn&#39;t go to the office today, so I had to move my drs. appt. to next week because I don&#39;t want to leave him here alone.  He is sleeping now, so I am just going to &quot;let sleeping dogs lie&quot; because I don&#39;t have to be waiting on him hand and foot that way.  I ended up sleeping on the couch because I didn&#39;t want him breathing on me and when I went up to check on him this morning, I noticed that the bedroom had a &quot;yucky&quot; smell to it as soon as I opened the door.  I don&#39;t know why it always does that when he is running a high fever - I have never noticed it with myself or the kids.  Must be something going around - our grandson missed school yesterday because he had a fever and was throwing up.  Robert, we booked directly thru Carnival - I will give them a call today.   Well, I am going to go get started on my household chores.   Hope everyone has a great day....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-09 19:06:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240907,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 19:43:56',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHey Skipper my dogs got allergies as well must be everywhere Huh&#33; The Vet gave us Temaril-P, It seems to be working so far <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Hey skipper maybe youll get ahead of everyone else coming in late&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> Enjoy your cruise seeya when we all return&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-09 19:43:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240908,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 19:47:28',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Robert, we booked directly thru Carnival - I will give them a call today.  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;You should have them Cheryl, you didnt click on the Electronic Documents did you&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/huh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':huh2:\' /> Ive had mine for Three weeks now&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-09 19:47:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240947,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-09 21:06:30',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Had my usual chores this morning, food shopping and returns. Bought lots of goodies to cook for Mom &amp; Dad. Mom&#39;s hanging in but has a sort of relapse after a coughing incident. Dr. says it&#39;s normal. <br />\n<br />\nTonia, the rain patterns have been changing lately. It&#39;s been raining earlier in the day as well as at night. Been kind of strange lately. A cold front is coming and they are predicting less humidity so hopefully we&#39;ll cool off at least a little. Hope you have a smalller cast today&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKaren Congrats on the New Grandchild.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou your girls weekend sounds like fun. Do  you have plans yet? Sorry to hear your shopping day was a bust.<br />\n<br />\nCarmen I&#39;m really happy your feeling well enough to post again. We really missed you on the games board&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert, Ed, and  Tonia  those countdown clocks are starting to fly&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, sorry to hear Greg is sick. Be careful not to catch it&#33;&#33;&#33; <br />\n<br />\nWell off to start my marathon cooking again. Pot Roast, Pork Tenderloin, fresh veggies, potatos, etc. Nice thing about cooking for mom is she like seafood. I love it but rarely cook anything but salmon since no one else will eat it. Have a great evening&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-09 21:06:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(240998,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-10 00:35:18',NULL,'','Afternoon all - dreary day again today -  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbdown.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbdown:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbdown.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbdown:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbdown.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbdown:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - Thanksgiving here is pretty much to same here as there lol.  Turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie.  BUt, seeing as we did the whole Turkey Dinner thing for Mom&#39;s birthday in September, we passed this year - and if I don&#39;t do it - no one does it - spoiled brats or what lol.<br />\n<br />\nHugh was feeling a little under the weather - think a cold is coming on - so I just opened a can of ham and pea soup.  Elegant or what lol.<br />\n<br />\nHeading down to Home Depot for &quot;coffin decor&quot;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  Need some &quot;handles&quot; and oak stain - we decided on the traditional look so I can build my bar and wine rack after Hallowe&#39;en.  I don&#39;t find the coffins ghoulish because any time  we&#39;ve lost someone we have always opted for cremation - so a coffin is just another box for storage  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nAnyway - got to check on tonights spaghetti sauce - great for those chilly fall evenings.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all - talk at you later.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-10 00:35:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241019,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-10 00:56:43',NULL,'','Just wanted to let you guys know that our docs arrived this afternoon.  It feels so good to have them &quot;in hand&quot;....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-10 00:56:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241066,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-10 02:29:16',NULL,'','Yeah - grab a drink and your reading glasses and enjoy&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-10 02:29:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241093,2549,1,18,238259,'2007-10-10 03:13:04',NULL,'','HEY EVERYONE.....<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTHANKS FOR PRAYERS IT WORKED... SMALL CAST ELBOW IS FREE... SORE BUT FREE..<br />\n<br />\nstill pink....waterproof ... yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa<br />\n<br />\ntrying to exercise it a little to loose it up....got the hair done also today , yaaaaa i am mobile now<br />\n<br />\nnow just have to wait til friday, my friends are so excited about the cruise they can hardly wait...<br />\n<br />\nrose thanks for the update to weather...cheryl yaaaaaaaaaa on doc&#39;s <br />\n<br />\nskipper trying to keep our weather good for ya....<br />\n<br />\nmarylou glad you have a girl weekend coming up.....<br />\n<br />\nJenn dang turkey sounds yummy.....glad your feeling better<br />\n<br />\nwell off to rest my hands busy day....<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-10-10 03:13:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241095,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-10 03:19:21',NULL,'','Tonia.... so glad you in the small cast now, boy you must be relieved.  Only a few more sleeps :)<br />\n<br />\nEd.... have you cruised the Dawn (or her sister ships before)?  We&#39;ve sailed on the Sun, Sea and Ocean (before it was sold to Oceana) and absolutely love those small ships&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl... I&#39;m thrilled that you have eventually received the docs - now you can start packing  :)<br />\n<br />\nJenn.... chilly Fall evenings?  What are those?','zebra','zebra','2007-10-10 03:19:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241104,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-10 03:39:15',NULL,'','Tonia - that is good news - now that you can &quot;bend your elbow&quot; you can start bar hopping lol.  Congratulations on you liberation lol.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - we usually get a really nice Indian Summer.  When we got married in September 12 years ago - it was in the 70&#39;s.  This year it was in the 50&#39;s.  Quite a change.  So where, exactly, is that global warming everyone is so concerned about - I want some  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-10 03:39:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241133,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-10 06:21:30',NULL,'','Jackie,<br />\n<br />\nWe have not sailed on the Dawn before, but we have done the Sun and loved her.  You&#39;re right after the big megaliners it is a real treat to scale down a bit.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nI was reading about the RCI Ship today which when full can hold 4800 folks.  That&#39;s a bit much IMHO.<br />\n<br />\nShoot if you boarded her in San Diego you could walk to Esenada before she ever left the pier.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-10 06:21:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241163,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-10 13:55:30',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - October 10th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies....the much needed rain has arrived and we had a night of very violent T-storms and more rain forecast for today.    When the rains came yesterday afternoon the temps dropped from 90 down to 66 in 30 minutes so it looks like our heat wave may finally be over.  Today the carpet people are coming back to restretch our bedroom carpeting - they claim it buckled because of the humidity - we will see.  Considering that it is wall to wall down the hall and through both bedrooms and only the master bedroom buckled I have my doubts but hopefully they know what they are talking about and can remedy the mess without ripping up everything.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - Deb and I have our weekend all planned.  There is a lovely dinner theater in Lancaster, Pa - about   1 1/2 hrs. from us and it is surrounded by outlet centers.  so we will be SHOPPING.   We will leave early on Saturday and shop for part of the day, check into a hotel by the theater and that evening will go to see Cabaret.  Then Sunday we will hit some of the other outlets on the way home.   Ash is going with us but she is  a great little shopper and won&#39;t slow us down a bit.   lol  Fortunately, Deb has a neighbor (who Ash adores) whose fiance just moved up to Lancaster about 10 minutes from the theater so Amanda and Joe will come to the &quot;show and tell&quot; and stay with Ash while Deb &amp; I go to the theater.  Hope we can convince Ash that the place is called a &quot;Motel&quot; not a &quot;show and Tell&quot; before she goes back to school on Monday and the teacher asks what the kids did over the weekend.   hahaha<br />\n<br />\nEd - 4800 passengers is way too much for my taste also.  We saw the Liberty in St. Maarten this year and it towered over the Explorer.  That was way too bit for me.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - I agree with you about all the cooking - If I don&#39;t do it no one does.  I always threaten to book a cruise over Thanksgiving or Christmas just to see what my family would do but of course I never do.  Secretly I love all the cooking (but I will deny it if my family asks)  Hope Hugh is feeling better today.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - YEAH&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; so glad you got the shorter cast in time for your trip.  I&#39;m sure you are a bit stiff but hopefully you will have that all worked out before you leave.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - hope Greg is feeling better today - don&#39;t catch any of his germs.  Enjoy reading those precious Docs and do all that last minute planning.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - glad you are back home after your weekend.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get moving - I have to clean all the little stuff out of the bedroom before the carpet men come.  I&#39;m not quite sure what they mean by little stuff but the bedroom furniture is definately their problem - not mine.  Make today special and share a smile with someone.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-10 13:55:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241223,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-10 17:31:44',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe also got a break in the weather from 97 to 65 but still no rain in sight.............It feels great to turn off the A/C and open the windows and air out the house.<br />\n<br />\nTonia..........so glad to hear about your shorter cast..........It will be much easier on your cruise.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl........Hope Greg is feeling better...........<br />\n<br />\nJenn..........Hope Hugh is feeling better also<br />\n<br />\nMarylou.......Sounds like a fun girls weekend out. Lancaster is a fun place to see so many different venues.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWell, better get going..............lots to do Have a great day all<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-10-10 17:31:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241224,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-10 17:35:35',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n     <br />\n                                             &lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k84/robdog82_2006/CactusDocDancing.gif&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHeres to you getting your docs Cheryl&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-10 17:35:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241225,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-10 17:43:23',NULL,'','&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k84/robdog82_2006/CactusDocDancing.gif&quot; /&gt;<br />\n <br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Hey Tonia heres to you getting your cast Off <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Morning Mary Lou, Mercedes,Shari, Jenn, Rose,Cheryl,Troublemakers&#33;,Keith&amp;Rita,Howard,Jackie&amp;Tony,Maria, Miss-C&#33;,Jason,Lisa,Skipper,and all the rest of My friends here&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />,Well Mary Lou Im packed and ready to go, gotta change the oil and filter in the truck today and Mow the Lawn and water it, real nice weather now for a change, Ill say Ados for now Time for that booking the next cruise Mary Lou&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Seeya My friends, <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-10 17:43:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241235,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-10 18:07:39',NULL,'','good morning my friends<br />\n<br />\nwoke up with bad allergy i am allergic to radweeds  the street cross from me is full of radweeds  Ugh took medication and it is working but still my eyes still itching grr <br />\nthe temputures had dropped so fast yesterday starting yesterday morning still in 50s today when i took Pappy out for our walk he hate it lol but he had the jacket but he seems embarrassed of wearing the jacket  lol <br />\n<br />\nrobert-i hope you will have fun on the cruise <br />\nmary lou- i hope you will have fun this weekend smile<br />\n<br />\nall of you i hope you all have good week','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-10 18:07:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241252,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-10 19:09:11',NULL,'','Good morning all.  I did catch Greg&#39;s bug yesterday and felt like death would be a welcome change by the evening, but am better today.  I think I threw up everything I have eaten for the past month, but lost 4 lbs. in doing so.  Greg is still home, he hasn&#39;t gotten out of bed since Monday night except to go into the bathroom.  I was grateful again yesterday that our son has moved back home for now.  He took good care of mom and dad and tended to the things that needed to be done around here.  My cookie dough comes in tomorrow afternoon so I have to go pick it up then.   We are taking the munchkin to the circus on Saturday evening and he is spending the night, so he and grandma will probably have to bake cookies on Sunday.  Well, gonna&#39; go lay down for a bit.  Hope you are all having a great hump day...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-10 19:09:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241290,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-10 23:13:38',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Boy have I had one of those days. I finished up all the cooking last night for mom and dad and decided to head over there this morning as Howie has a cold and I&#39;ll probably end up with it next week so I don&#39;t want to give my mom any germs. Woke up slowly this morning but finally got out of the house and the car wouldn&#39;t turn over. I got it started and it seemed OK so I drove to the gas station, filled up and drive the hr. to my parents. Dad said it was probably the battery and I should have it fixed right away. I drove home and went straight to the shop and yes, it was the battery. The guy told me I had no business driving and hour on that battery as it could have conked out on me on the road. I had no idea&#33;&#33;&#33; YIKES Well at least it&#39;s all fixed now. I&#39;m definately not a mechanic.<br />\n<br />\nTonia so glad to hear you got on the shorter cast. Congrats&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie hopefully that cold front will come in tomorrow.........hang in there. I loved the Ocean Princess&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; What a wonderful ship and the perfect size.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou glad you got the rain you so needed. Guess you could have skipped those thunderstorms. I&#39;m sure Ash&#39;s teacher would wonder about the &quot;show and tell&quot;&#33; LOL  It&#39;s pretty hard to convince a 5 year old to change their mind. Sounds like you and Deb will get to spend a little time together and get to enjoy a show&#33;  Wow I&#39;m impressed that Ash is such an experienced shopper......I didn&#39;t teach my DD those skills till she was 10. She likes those outlets too but she like the Coach outlet now&#33; Hope your carpet guys fixed the rug.<br />\n<br />\nEd I agree with Marylou and Jackie, those new ships are way too big&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; I&#39;m not in love with Voyager class either and they hold 3200 but one of them is ported close to home. I can&#39;t imagine myself on a ship with 5400 passengers.<br />\n<br />\nMaria I long to be able to open the windows...... Could you send some of that to us in Florida??<br />\n<br />\nRobert get those chores done so you can get out of town&#33;&#33;&#33; Have a great time.<br />\n<br />\nSue sorry your not feeling well. Hopefully with the cold weather will come the end of the allergies.<br />\n<br />\nJenn hope Hugh is feeling better. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl hope both you and Greg feel better. <br />\n<br />\nWell off to find dinner and to just rest up some after my long drive. Hope everyone has a great evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-10 23:13:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241293,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-10 23:45:14',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Hey Sue I thought youd already left for Oct. 7th. cruise, sorry about not recognizing you on my greetings My Friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blush.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blush:\' /> Your a very special person and Friend and I would never miss you on purpose&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> I use Allegra and its non Drowsy, what are you taking&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/huh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':huh2:\' /> Have  a Great Cruise My friend and have a great time <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-10 23:45:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241301,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-11 00:35:53',NULL,'','robert  really i am flying down on the 27th which is end of month for 28th cruise on the freedom  it is ok if you are mistaken  <br />\nbut have fun  on your own cruise anyway  smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-11 00:35:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241308,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-11 01:49:52',NULL,'','Hi All,<br />\nI must say this was not our most favorite State Park, even though we have enjoyed our daily walks on the beach.  The Park itself is a little too remote, I have had to drive 5-6 miles to pick up a signal on my aircard.  I guess I&#39;m just too spoiled at the RV parks that have WiFi.  What in the world did we all do before the advent of the Internet.<br />\n<br />\nWe&#39;ll be in Daytona beach tomorrow - so I&#39;ll chat from there&#33;<br />\nHave a great evening.','zebra','zebra','2007-10-11 01:49:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241356,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-11 12:48:11',NULL,'','THURSDAY - October 11th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies....How is everyone this morning?  It looks like a rainy day here in Pa but I have lots of indoors things to do today to get my bedroom put back together.   The carpet men were here most of the day yesterday but did a beautiful job on our carpeting.   I was amazed at the amount of excess carpeting they cut away.   By the time they left it was time for me to go watch the kiddies and then after dinner we started putting things back but were both too tired to finish.  (I had to even remove everything from the lower rods in the closet)  So I have a project for the day today.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - sorry for your car troubles but I&#39;m glad you didn&#39;t break down on the way to see your Mom &amp; Dad.  I hope Howie is feeling better today and try not to catch his cold.   <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - Hope you are doing better today.   Losing 4 pounds in 1 day is really drastic.  I&#39;m sure you are feeling very shaky and washed out.   Get better by Saturday - sounds like a fun weekend with Scotty is planned.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - how is that craft room coming along?  I really need to do something like that with our guest room.  <br />\n<br />\nTo all our Crazies that are traveling to cruise ports today- travel safely and have a great cruise.  <br />\n<br />\nOops - lost track of time - need to get Jim up and moving and send him off to work.   I&#39;ll be back later on to see what everyone is up to.   Make today special  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-11 12:48:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241388,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-11 15:47:59',NULL,'','good morning my friends <br />\nit was raining today when i took Pappy out but i short it and still not feeling well i still having allergy attack but i am still taking medicine <br />\nand had to help mom with stuff she had to do for her bridge club and i have to go in town before head for mom&#39;s to help out <br />\n<br />\ni hope you all have good day if some of you have rainy day today  keep yourself busy with indoor stuff  i am going to do that also like packing and clean my room and etc....','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-11 15:47:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241392,2613,1,18,238259,'2007-10-11 15:54:48',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nIt was a bit chilly this morning; highs will be around 65 and cloudy.  Rose, Jenn and Cheryl, I do hope that your DHs are feeling much better today, you too Cheryl.  Mary Lou, I am glad that you are happy with your carpet, I have been meaning to replace mine for a while, but just the thought of moving everything has me hesitating. For everyone who is about to go cruising, have a great time. I have been kind of dragging this week, so I have to get moving and do some work, but not before I visit the games board.<br />\nTake care everyone and have a wonderful day <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-10-11 15:54:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241408,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-11 16:10:34',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hey My Friends&#33; Troublemakers Included of course&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Just wanted to pop in a say Goodbye for now, Im not leaving till in the Morning around 9 AM <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> I hope chucks got my Breakfast ready and coffee hot&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/happy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':happy:\' /> I hope all of you keep well and Sue I hope your Allergies get better and all who arent feeling well get better, Well wishes to all those Familys who are sick as well&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> Best wishes to all our New Members as well and also just the ones who want to look and read and who dont post thats Ok too, your welcome to just join in whenever&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />  Mary Lou keep everyone in line here, Joey if you read this Ill say Goodbye to you Old friend as well,Maria&amp;Ken, Lisa ,Jenn, Shari, Mickey,Jackie&amp;Tony,Rose&amp;Howie,Keith&amp;Rita,Miss-C,Jason,Tonia,Mercedes,Cheryl,Chuck,Vicky,Linda,Ole Capt,Skipper,Jacketwatch,Longboysfan,Howard and If I forgot anyone please forgive me because My mind just had a meltdown, yall know what that is dont you&#33;? &quot;SENILITY&quot;LOL <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> To all My Friends seeya when I return&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-11 16:10:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241410,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-11 16:14:26',NULL,'','Morning All from sunny Florida&#33;<br />\n<br />\nEd..... you&#39;re not kissing that&#39;s a huge ship - if I wanted to be at such close quarters to so many people I might as well stay in Tampa.  I agree the smaller ships are great, although we have had some wonderful cruises on the bigger ships too&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSue.... I hope your allergies are dying down - ragweed can sure give one a horrible time&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl... OMG... 4 lbs in a day - that reminds me of the last time I had that dreaded colon cleanse the day before the colonoscopy.  Hope you are feeling much better today, you&#39;ve gotta get that strength up to deal with all that cookie dough&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose.... yes the Ocean Princess was superb&#33;  What I love about the Sea, Sun, Ocean and Dawn is the dedicated Italian Pizza Restaurant.  Princess have always been renowned for their pizza.... excellent&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria... open windows&#33;&#33;&#33;  Wow when oh when will we be able to do that here in Florida???<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou... isn&#39;t it always exciting to put down new carpets, everything looks new again - enjoy them&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert.... we always used to mow the lawn the evening before we left on a cruise, so that our picky neighbors wouldn&#39;t complain about the long grass.  You know in Florida you can HEAR the grass growing&#33;&#33;&#33;  Enjoy this cruise, I know you guys as sooooo excited&#33;<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your day everone, speak to you later from Daytona Beach&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-11 16:14:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241425,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-11 16:23:12',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Our Code enforcement here will put a tag on your door if the Grass gets 5&quot; high&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> Thanks My friends&#33;And Ill holler at you when we return,take care of each other&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-11 16:23:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241435,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-11 16:53:41',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; Need to run some errands today. Hopefully the car will start this morning. I need to just take a few minutes for me today so later I&#39;ll do my TaeBo and maybe watch a little TV. I think all that running is starting to get to me. At least with all the cooking I did all I have to do is defrost things. Howie looked terrible yesterday, hoping he looks better tonight when he gets home. Usually 2 days of meds work so we&#39;ll see. <br />\n<br />\nJackie hope you get to Daytona safely. I used to love going to the beach there when my kids were little. Now they go with their friends and SO&#39;s. Hang in there.....they promise cooler tomorrow&#33; We can only hope&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMarylou glad to hear your carpeting came out well. Hope it stays that way&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSue hope your allergies are better soon.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes sorry this hasn&#39;t been your most energetic week. You&#39;ll have some days like that now and then but hang in there.<br />\n<br />\nRobert have a great time and get some rest before the next wedding.<br />\n<br />\nJenn where have you been hiding????? Hope your craft room is coming along as well as your halloween decorations.<br />\n<br />\nMaria hope you have recovered from your racing weekend. <br />\n<br />\nBon Voyage to all you lucky cruisers&#33; Have a wonderful time with calm skie and blue seas&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is feeling better today. <br />\n<br />\nWell off to run my errands.....Have a great day all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-11 16:53:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241470,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-11 19:52:54',NULL,'','Good morning all.  I am feeling so much better.  I thought I was feeling fine yesterday and then made the mistake of eating something.  I decided to eat just a small amount of something bland, so went for a bit of mashed potatoes - that was a mistake.  I am afraid to eat anything now because I feel okay and don&#39;t want that queaziness to come back - maybe this is what I needed to jumpstart my diet.  Greg is still home sick - he too is feeling better and may go into the office tomorrow just in tme to be off for the weekend.  Sounds like all of you are so busy - I envy Robert&#39;s weekend plans most of all though&#33;&#33;&#33;  Guess I will have to be content with having those same plans 3 weeks from tomorrow.  The Rockies - Diamondbacks series starts this evening - you going to be watching Ed?  Well, I am going to go jump in the shower and get my day started.  Have a great day fellow Crazies....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-11 19:52:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241471,3219,1,18,238259,'2007-10-11 19:55:59',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nhave Fun Robert....','Canadian Cruiser','Canadian Cruiser','2007-10-11 19:55:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241580,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-11 23:41:13',NULL,'','Hi all - sorry I didn&#39;t get on yesterday - but we had a Red Hat outing to a Casino - so was gone loosing money most of the day  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nOff for the border run in a few minutes.  Need some fabric for the &quot;craft room&quot; curtains.  Dh got the carpet really clean so I&#39;m good to load everything back in.<br />\n<br />\nNot bad weather wise today - coll but sunny.  Nice day for a drive&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTalk at you later - have a great day&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-11 23:41:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241613,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-12 00:50:42',NULL,'','Cheryl,<br />\n<br />\nYou better believe I&#39;ll be watching the Rockies and Diamondbacks tonight&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHeadline in Sports Section today was: &quot;The Rockies are young, but the Diamondbacks are younger.&quot;  Then they went on to explain how they had two of the lowest payrolls in all of baseball. <br />\n<br />\nWell, we&#39;ve got the two &quot;big guns&quot; on the mound tonight, so it should be interesting.<br />\n<br />\nOne of us will be happy in the morning.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-12 00:50:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241669,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-12 05:02:32',NULL,'','We are in Daytona at the moment and spent the afternoon in the swimming pool - it was awesome&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTake care Robert and Annie - have a blast&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl... I&#39;ve also been feeling so queasy - it&#39;s not good&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThe weekend is almost upon us... and we get to see our daughter, SIL and grand daughters again.... can&#39;t wait&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-12 05:02:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241693,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-12 05:35:29',NULL,'','Jackie, enjoy your time with your loved ones - I know you must be so excited.  I get antsy when I don&#39;t see the munchkin for 2 weeks.  Well, I have 80 lbs. of various flavors of cookie dough in my freezer.  When I bought it all, it was my plan to give most of it away, but as we bought another refrigerator for the basement and I have room for it all in the 2 freezers down there, I imagine I will just keep it and bake it up as needed.   I am back in the house now - I had to sit in my car for an hr.  We have 4 tv&#39;s hooked up to Dish Network and those are hooked up to 2 DVR&#39;s.  You can record 2 different channels on each DVR at the same time but you can&#39;t change the channel if it is recording on that television.  Greg was here in the family room watching Survivor and also taping it, plus was taping Smallville.  I went upstairs to watch the game only to discover that the DVR up there was also taping on both sets - my son was taping My Name Is Earl and a movie, so I couldn&#39;t change the channel to the game on either.  I came downstairs and decided to listen to it on the stereo, but the headphones wouldn&#39;t fit in it.  We have had our stereo for probably 12-13 yrs. and we have never used headphones with it.  The hole to fit them in was much bigger than any of the headphones we have around here.  So I ended up sitting in my car in the garage for the first hr. of the game, listening to it on the radio.  Robert, if you check the Dock before you leave in the morning, I hope you and ANnie have a wonderful trip.  Well, back to the game....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-12 05:35:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241731,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-12 07:59:34',NULL,'','Congrats Cheryl,<br />\n<br />\nYour guys looked good tonight.  That&#39;s a heck of a way to have to follow the game, sitting in the car&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nWell, I guess I have to wait till tomorrow night.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-12 07:59:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241732,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-12 08:38:09',NULL,'','Thanks Ed - they did look good - I just hope they can keep it up for a few more games. As you probably know, the Rockies have won 18 of their last 19 games and it was your Diamondbacks who dealt them that loss, so it will be interesting.  Hopefully you will be able to see some of the coverage while you are on board the ship as I know they are playing Sunday, Monday and Tuesday here in Denver.  Hope you and Roe have a great time at sea...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-12 08:38:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241762,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-12 09:35:09',NULL,'','Cheryl - you should have booted someone else out - sitting in the car is just plain - well - dare I say it - Motherly LOL.<br />\n<br />\nYou are such  Sweetheart - I certainly hope your family appreciates you darlin&#39;.... and I could use some cookies lol.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-12 09:35:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241764,2549,1,18,238259,'2007-10-12 09:39:38',NULL,'','hey everyone....just a note to say see ya all in a few weeks... i may check in during the time ..crazie is ready to rock and roll.....<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nlater gators.. Tonia','terumim','terumim','2007-10-12 09:39:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241768,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-12 13:03:34',NULL,'','FRIDAY - October 12th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood MorningCrazies from a cool Pa where it is 49 out this morning - a really major drop from the 90 degree days we have been having.   Hopefully, we will begin seeing some fall color this weekend.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - I could use some of those 80 lbs of cookies for our trip tomorrow.  I always have some sort of snack in my car and Ash is already asking Deb why we can&#39;t take Nannie&#39;s car instead of Deb&#39;s.  Guess I will have to pack a little goodie bag for her.  How is Greg feeling today?  I hope he is doing better.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia, Ed  and Robert - if you check in here this AM please travel safely and have a wonderful trip.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - have a wonderful reunion with your family this weekend.   I&#39;m sure you will have so much to tell them and your granddaughters won&#39;t want to leave your side for a moment.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - sorry you didn&#39;t hit the jackpot at the Casino but I&#39;m sure you had a fun day.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - glad you took some time for yourself and had a &quot;Me&quot; day.  Everyone needs one of those once in awhile.<br />\n<br />\nSue - bet it sure was chilly when you took Pappy out this morning.   Fortunately you have some warm Caribbean sun waiting for you at the end of the month.<br />\n<br />\nTime to get Jim up and moving.  I have many errands to do today as Deb says we will be on the road by 7AM tomorrow and I have to watch the kids this afternoon plus take Ash to gymnastics so I need to get everything done this morning.  I wish the stores opened up at 7AM - I&#39;d be their best customer every day.  lol.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-12 13:03:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241803,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-12 15:19:13',NULL,'','good morning my friend<br />\nit was cool morning when i took Pappy out but i even short it cuz he woke me up at 5am to go out  aaahh LOL.<br />\nam going into town for my weekly therapy then home and get things ready  my sister and her DH and the kids are coming for the weekend  <br />\nlast night i signed up on royal caribbean for the cruise and printed the seapass i am all set  i hope to get the doc today because my friend got hers last night <br />\n<br />\nmary lou- oh yeah cool weather and can&#39;t wait to go SOUTH  heh <br />\n<br />\ni hope you all have good day  keep yourself busy smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-12 15:19:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241836,139,1,18,238259,'2007-10-12 16:22:59',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies&#33; Sad news, our granddaughter&#39;s team lost in the sectional playoffs last night 2-0. McKenna played very well on defense and played the entire game. There was a nice action photo of her in the newspaper this morning and I may try to locate and post it later. She did earn her varsity letter as a freshman, so we will buy her a school jacket as promised.<br />\nWe hope you all have a great weekend.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-10-12 16:22:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241839,2613,1,18,238259,'2007-10-12 16:41:14',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nA bit chilly this morning, what a change from this time last week.   Well, what are everyone’s plans for the weekend?  Whatever you are doing, have fun and be safe.  For everyone cruising next week, have a wonderful time.  Jackie and Mary Lou, have fun with your family this weekend.  My DH and I are headed to SC, leaving tomorrow and returning next Sunday.  We will be spending a few days at our home in Kingstree and a few days at Myrtle Beach.  My last vacation before I go under the knife .. lol.  <br />\nTake care everyone and have a great weekend <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-10-12 16:41:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241853,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-12 17:05:17',NULL,'','Just popped in to say GOODBYE to Tonia and Ed...... have the most wonderful cruises you guys.  Tonia take lots of pics of Crazie.... can&#39;t wait to follow her new adventure&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-12 17:05:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241906,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-12 19:58:13',NULL,'','Afternoon all from less humid and sunny Florida&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Yipee finally a break in the heat. I have the fans going and the doors open for the first time in 6 months&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Only problem is I can&#39;t open the front of the house as they are ripping up the road and replacing it. I now have a dirt road, hopefully they will put it back soon. Glad I didn&#39;t bother cleaning as the dust will get in one way or the other. Decided to skip the construction zone and do a few things for me today. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou your girls weekend&#33; Hope you all have a great time and enjoy your shopping&#33; <br />\n<br />\nJenn sorry you didn&#39;t win at the casino. Must have been a sight all you red hats&#33; LOL<br />\n<br />\nCheryl glad to hear your feeling better. Hope Greg is too.<br />\n<br />\nSue enjoy your company this weekend.<br />\n<br />\nJackie have a safe drive to Melbourne. At least the humidity has died down for you this weekend. I&#39;m sure those grandkids will hug you extra tight.<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita what nice grandparents to buy McKenna a jacket. Sorry her team lost but someone has to.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes have a great time in South Carolina. You deserve the rest with all the tests, etc. you&#39;ve been through lately. <br />\n<br />\nEd and Roe have a great cruise.<br />\n<br />\nTonia if you read this, you got the cooler weather you wanted for Florida.<br />\n<br />\nWell all off to work on my Panama Canal trip. I can&#39;t believe this time is flying by so quickly and I haven&#39;t done a thing yet. Have a great day all&#33;&#33;&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-12 19:58:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(241927,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-12 21:16:47',NULL,'','Afternoon eveyone.  Another &quot;not bad&quot; day here.  <br />\n<br />\nOnce I get DH off to work I can start getting my craft room all set up - I imagine I will find all sorts of things I forgot I had. <br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s now a whole week without the birds and I am getting used to the peace and quiet - though I often find myself heading up stairs to turn their light or radio on - and saving little tidbits for them.  I guess tthis is truly the &quot;empty nest&quot; syndrome -  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nHope you are all getting back to good health.  It looks like so many of you have things planned for this weekend.  Nothing much around here - but if the weather keeps up I will get out into the garden tomorrow and get some of the leaves raked up.<br />\n<br />\nTalk at you all later.  Take Care.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-12 21:16:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242262,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-13 12:48:28',NULL,'','SATURDAY - October 13th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and Happy Weekend.  It is a chilly 33 outside right now - guess I will have to dig out a jacket before we head up to Lancaster for the weekend.   Someone, please start the Dock tomorrow as I am not going to take my laptop with me so will be out of touch til Sunday night.  I&#39;m hoping to put a serious dent in holiday shopping over the next two days.  <br />\n<br />\nWho else has big weekend plans?  I know a lot of our friends will be cruising this weekend so we will all have to work extra hard to keep the Dock going til they return. <br />\n<br />\nCarmen - have a great trip to SC and rest up.  When is your surgery planned?<br />\n<br />\nMaria - don&#39;t over-do it this weekend.  Will be thinking about you on Monday  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - have a wonderful reunion with your family this weekend.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - it&#39;s aways great when we can open the windows and doors to some fresh air.  Hope they finish the road project soon.<br />\n<br />\nSue - have a great visit with your sister and her family this weekend.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - have a great weekend raking leaves.  We are a bit behind in that area here due to the milder weather but I imagine by next week-end we will be doing the same.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - Have fun at the circus with Scotty and bake up a batch of those cookies for him on Sunday.<br />\n<br />\nI really need to get a move on and get a few things packed....have a great weekend Crazies, stay safe and I&#39;ll be back tomorrow evening.  Ashleigh has her first &quot;Daisy GS&quot; meeting at 4PM tomorrow and we hope to be home in time for that.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-13 12:48:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242336,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-13 16:24:46',NULL,'','good morning my friends <br />\n<br />\nwhat a crazy morning  Pappy played with my nephew actually he played with his stuffed monkey (he is not distorying the toy) after our daily walk.  will have busy day  will spend the day shopping with my sister and my niece even my mom heh and later they leave to see my brother in law&#39;s parents and i leave with a friend to a social in next town to mine this evening. i  live in a town that are in middle of 2 towns <br />\n<br />\nhave great day keep yourselves busy smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-13 16:24:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242367,2549,1,18,238259,'2007-10-13 17:31:38',NULL,'','hey everyone.... from cloudy HUMID.... DID I SAY HUMID... FLORIDA......<br />\n<br />\nWE GOT IN LAST NIGHT AND THE TEMP WAS 85... OMG...<br />\n<br />\ngreat flight....<br />\n<br />\nlooking forward to boarding...tomorrow...<br />\n<br />\njust wanted to pop in....<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-10-13 17:31:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242385,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-13 20:18:09',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Tonia, I am so excited for you, Robert and Ed.  Hope you all have wonderful sailings - how could you not???  How much fun it is going to be for you to watch your friends experience cruising for the first time.  Yes, today is &quot;fun circus day&quot; as Scotty calls it.  I put my camera in my purse - not sure if they will let me take flash pics inside the arena, but have it just in case.  I really don&#39;t care that much about pics of the elephants, clowns and all the other stuff - I want photos of him experiencing it for the first time.  We will be picking him up at 5:00 and taking him to dinner before we head over to the Coliseum.  The circus starts at 7:30 and I don&#39;t want to get there too early because I don&#39;t want him to be ready to leave before it even starts.  It is cold and rainy here today - really looks like a fall day.  Hope the winter weather holds off a bit longer as we are driving to Galveston in 20 days and do have to go over some mountain passes to get there.  Greg is out now getting motion lights to put around the house.  I have both Brinks and ADT coming out before we leave for vacation.  ADT monitors our system now, but I want to see what Brinks has to offer also.  Mary Lou, I hope you have a wonderful &quot;girl&#39;s only&quot; weekend - it sounds like a lot of fun and I am sure Ashleigh will love the special time with mom and grandma.  Maria, if possible, maybe Ken can check in and let us know how you are doing after your surgery - you will be in the hearts and prayers of many of us here on Monday.  or maybe he can call or text someone and they can post here.  I know you guys have met Cheryl and Wayne before so maybe he would feel comforatable touching base with her.  I would be happy to send you my cell phone number if she is going to be out of the loop and he can text me.  So Rose, what did you do for your &quot;me day&quot; yesterday?  Well, guess I will go get some things done before it is time to get ready to spend my evening with Ringling Brothers....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-13 20:18:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242404,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-13 21:31:32',NULL,'','Morning all - another beautiful day today.  Warm and sunny - and the leaves are absolutely brilliant&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTo those of you that are &quot;sailing away&quot; - I envy you but wish you all the absilute best cruise yet&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGot the room squared away yesterday - and you know what that means&#33;&#33;&#33; I&#39;ll have to rearrange it all today  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nTake care all - talk to you later ....','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-13 21:31:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242432,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-13 22:05:49',NULL,'','Afternoon all. A lazy beautiful day here in Florida, slightly warmer than yesterday but still lovely&#33;  My house smells heavenly from all the fresh air, kind of like line dried clothes. So glad we are getting a break for a few days. No plans at all except to catch up on some TV and sewing. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou have a great time and happy shopping&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria, good thoughts and prayers are coming at you for your upcoming surgery. <br />\n<br />\nSue it must of been nice for Pappy to get in some extra exercise with your nephew. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, enjoy the circus&#33; Hope that Scotty loves it and you bring back marvelous memories. I really didn&#39;t do much yesterday with my me day. I did sit and read a magazine from cover to cover, a definate luxury. I also did some of the hemming, etc. needed for my next cruise and looked over the shore excursions. <br />\n<br />\nJenn hope your craft room comes out perfect. I rearranged my computer room 3 times so I understand you perfectly. LOL<br />\n<br />\nWell all off to work on some photos and to do some more sewing. Hope you all have a great evening&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-13 22:05:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242447,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-13 22:41:26',NULL,'','Hi Gang,<br />\n<br />\nJust closed my suitcase and it weighed in at 41.6 lbs.  Max is 50 on Southwest, so it looks like I&#39;m good to go.  Our pickup is a 6:45 AM in the morning and of course Roe has not packed a thing yet.  She did try on a dozen of so formals last night, so I guess that&#39;s a step in the right direction.<br />\n<br />\nWe will arrive in San Diego at 10:05 AM, way too early, but it was the only thing I could get at a decent fare.  With a little luck the surprise Limo I&#39;ve ordered will be waiting to wisk us to the cruise terminal.  Good way to start a special cruise.','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-13 22:41:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242448,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-13 22:53:07',NULL,'','Ed, that was a really sweet thing for you to do for Roe.  I hope she is very surprised.  You had better watch your shopping in ports - don&#39;t have much leeway to pack momentos for the return trip home.  I am happy that we are driving to the port this cruise for the first time in a lot of years - I don&#39;t have to worry about those weight restrictions.  With the 2 suitcases of mine, plus Greg&#39;s suitcase and the garment bag, plus our bag for the snorkel gear, we would be over the limit allowed to check.  I have one suitcase that has nothing but shoes in it and I already have 20 prs. in it - just &quot;generic&quot; ones now, so I am sure that amount will increase as I decided what clothes to take.  Yes, I know that I will never wear all of them but I want to have the opportunity if the mood hits.  I am looking forward to hearing about your trip upon your return.....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-13 22:53:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242458,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-13 23:23:01',NULL,'','Skipper - you are quite the romantic  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> .... now go help Roe pack LOL<br />\n- and have a wonderful cruise&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - do they have a &quot;12-step&quot; program for shoes  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-13 23:23:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242469,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-13 23:44:58',NULL,'','Good Afternoon All &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNot much doing here for the weekend. Having the kids for dinner tomorrow before my surgery on Monday. My smart-ass son said what is this the last supper? He thinks he makes me feel better when he jokes around. I guess he does.<br />\n<br />\nThanks everyone for the wishes.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl.........Have a great time at the circus. The look on the little ones faces is the best. You can take pics in the arena (at least here you can) but it usually too dark but what I used to do is take pics of their faces. These pics are priceless. After the first season of Americal Idol I took the three teenage grandaughters to see them and taking pics of their faces watching the concert was priceless. By the way Cheryl thanks for posting the birthdays when I am not around. I will definitely have Ken call Cheryl and let her know how I am doing and I am sure she will post it. <br />\n<br />\nRose.....thanks for the well wishes. I can&#39;t wait till it is over.<br />\n<br />\nEveryone getting ready for their cruises have a great time.........<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-10-13 23:44:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242470,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 00:10:25',NULL,'','Jenn, I have my own 12 step program - I go to DSW (a shoe lover&#39;s paradise) and every 12 steps, I pick up a pair&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-14 00:10:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242471,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 00:20:34',NULL,'','Ed I hope you and Roe have a marvelous time. How sweet of you to order a limo.<br />\n<br />\nWow Cheryl that&#39;s a lot of shoes&#33; Most I&#39;ve ever brought was 8 pairs but that was for 10 days.  I have a DSW and am never that lucky.<br />\n<br />\nMaria hang in there, it will be over before you know it&#33; I think we all have one of those smart alec kids.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-14 00:20:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242487,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 02:33:15',NULL,'','<img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> @ Cheryl&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGuess DH is lucky - I don&#39;t like furs, jewelery or shoes.... cheap date or what?  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blush.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blush:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blush.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blush:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blush.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blush:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMaria - that was actually a really good one tee-hee.  We will all be thinking of you on Monday - and remember, it may take months to recuperate - that should be your story anyway  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> .  It&#39;s time they all looked after you for a change, girlfriend&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-14 02:33:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242491,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 02:56:17',NULL,'','Jenn,<br />\n<br />\nYou sure sound like you&#39;d be a cheap date, but I&#39;m sure there are things you like to shop for.<br />\n<br />\nUnlike most guys, I love to shop.  Especially in the islands.  Love highend jewelry which reminds me I need two get in the safe and switch out my Concord for my Omega (James Bond model, of course) for the cruise.<br />\n<br />\nAs an ex CIA spook, gotta tell you anyone undercover who wore a watch like this James Bond model would get his A.. blown off in a heartbeat.  I can almost read a book by the light it throws.<br />\n<br />\nAlso have to get out my formalwear jewelry, studs, cufflinks, etc.  Glad you brought up Jewelry.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl,  We have a DSW here as well.  I check it out about once a month for european walking type shoes. Mephisto, Ecco, etc.  Good thing you are driving will all that stuff.  We take one 29&quot; suitcase each.  Roe takes a wheel aboard with her makeup and girl type stuff and I carry a small day pack with all my electronic and camera gear.  That&#39;s it.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-14 02:56:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242494,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 04:08:39',NULL,'','Ed... isn&#39;t that great a surprise Limo - enjoy the ride.... you should get there in time for them to start boarding&#33;  Can&#39;t wait to see your pics&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl.... I also never seem to have any luck at DSW - I pop in often but like Ed, I&#39;ve only ever found a good pair of Ecco&#39;s, nothing else.<br />\n<br />\nJenn.... cheap date?  You&#39;re not kidding - don&#39;t like jewelry, furs or shoes AND you don&#39;t drink..... me oh my - what are your weaknesses?<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone os having a very relaxing weekend - Maria praying that everything goes great for you on Monday&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-14 04:08:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242504,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 05:55:05',NULL,'','well i have DSW and i love shoes  <br />\nactually i brought one from DSW for cruise  hehe','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-14 05:55:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242510,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 06:38:07',NULL,'','Ok - I do buy stuff - Red Hats and purple clothing lol.  And lots of craft stuff.  That&#39;s what keeps my &quot;littles&quot; amused.  But I get most of the crafty stuff at dollar stores, and I have to admit to shopping at thrift stores for my red hat ensembles  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blush.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blush:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nBeing married to a Scotsman has taught me a lot tee-hee.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-14 06:38:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242530,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 08:22:51',NULL,'','Well it should have taught you what&#39;s under the kilt  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-14 08:22:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242531,274,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 10:55:23',NULL,'','SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14[/size]<br />\nGood morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI have been very busy taking care of little Isabelle and catching up on doctor&#39;s appointments (Marc has to watch her when I go) he is great with her...he&#39;s a good grandpa.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />   Later on today we are going to take a drive up to a casino (one hour North of us) to see the &quot;Lettermen.&quot;  We have free tickets and I have wanted to see them, so it will be nice to get away for the day.  We aren&#39;t staying overnight since we need to be up tomorrow at 6:50 to watch little Isabelle.<br />\n<br />\nTonia...so glad you have the shorter cast.  Bon Voyage&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose...hope your mom is feeling better.  So glad your car didn&#39;t leave you stranded.  Hope Howie is feeling better&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita...sorry that Mckenna&#39;s team didn&#39;t win. It&#39;s so nice that she will get a varsity letter jacket.  My daughter got one for dance line.  We used to love to go to watch her dance&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...glad all went well with the new carpet.  Have a great trip to Lancaster&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie...how is it feeling being back to Florida and so close to home?<br />\n<br />\nSue...Bon Voyage and have a great cruise&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert...have a wonderful cruise&#33;  Bon Voyage&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria...thinking about you and your surgery on Monday&#33;  I will say a prayer for a successful surgery and fast healing&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKaren...love the pictures...I need to remember how to post them.  Little Nathaniel is such a cutie&#33;&#33;  Congratulations on the new grandbaby&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJen...good luck with the craft room and the Halloween project&#33;  Hope Hugh is feeling better&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...hope you have a wonderful mini-vacation&#33;<br />\n<br />\nEd and Roe...Bon Voyage and Happy Anniversary&#33;  Have a fabulous cruise&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...glad you and Greg are feeling better...have a great time at the circus with little Scotty&#33;<br />\n<br />\nLisa...have a great day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTo all Cruise Crazies...hope you have a great day&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-10-14 10:55:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242539,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 15:40:42',NULL,'','Hi Gang,<br />\n<br />\nUp and ready to head to the Dawn Princess.<br />\n<br />\nShari2:<br />\nYou will love the Lettermen.  I&#39;ve seen them a dozen or so times.  Donovan Tea used to be married to one of my Salespeople.  So, we have been to a number of social events with him.  He&#39;s the tall blonde with the pony tail from Texas.<br />\n<br />\nWell I&#39;m out of here.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-14 15:40:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242541,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 15:44:48',NULL,'','good morning  friends <br />\n<br />\nit was cold morning 34 degrees eekk ha when Pappy and i went out for our morning walk <br />\ni had fun last night at friend social night it was great <br />\ntoday will be great and quiet day but i have things to do anyway to keep me busy anyway <br />\n<br />\nhave great day you all smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-14 15:44:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242542,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 15:44:49',NULL,'','good morning  friends <br />\n<br />\nit was cold morning 34 degrees eekk ha when Pappy and i went out for our morning walk <br />\ni had fun last night at friend social night it was great <br />\ntoday will be great and quiet day but i have things to do anyway to keep me busy anyway <br />\n<br />\nhave great day you all smile<br />\n<br />\noops double posts','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-14 15:44:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242543,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 15:49:39',NULL,'','Hey Ed, glad you had a chance to check in on the dock before leaving.  Be sure and take lots of pics - we love looking at them here....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-14 15:49:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242570,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 16:32:05',NULL,'','Morning Cheryl,<br />\n<br />\nStill hanging out.  I&#39;ve got 20 minutes to wait for our neightbor to pick us up.  Made a run to Mickey D&#39;s and got some sausage and egg McMuffins and a couple cups of coffee.  Hit the spot and a heck of a lot cheaper than airport junk.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/closedeyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':closedeyes:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nWill try and check in while we are at sea.  We have unlimited internet access free.  We have sailed Princess 23 times so we get a lot of neat perks, including free laundry and dry cleaning which really makes it easy to pack.<br />\n<br />\nCamera is in my backpack and has a 2 GB card in it.  So, pics will be no problem.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nBye to all.<br />\n<br />\nEd and Roe (On The Road Again)','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-14 16:32:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242615,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 19:10:02',NULL,'','Afternoon all on another lovely day here in Florida. There is a wonderful breeze coming in the windows but I think today is the last day of this perfect weather. Oh well, it&#39;ll be back soon. Not a whole lot planned today except some cleaning. It&#39;s nice and quiet here today, just how I like it. <br />\n<br />\nShari, enjoy the Lettermen. Don&#39;t overdo with Isabelle, you need a break too&#33; Hope your feeling better. Howie&#39;s better thanks for asking.<br />\n<br />\nSue glad to hear you had fun with your friends and family this weekend. Enjoy your quiet day, we get so few of those.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou hope that your trip was wonderful.<br />\n<br />\nMaria, we&#39;ll be thinking of you and praying for your quick recovery.<br />\n<br />\nWell all off to vacumn and do a little cleaning. Trying to keep up with everything so I can clean the rugs this week. Hope you all have a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-14 19:10:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242618,1210,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 19:11:55',NULL,'','Good afternoon all. It&#39;s a beautiful day here in suburban Philly. Sunny with not a cloud in the sky. I&#39;m here on the computer just waiting for football to start. Go Eagles.','rogue','rogue','2007-10-14 19:11:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242675,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-14 23:58:22',NULL,'','Hi all.  Another cold, rainy day, but they are predicitng back in the 60&#39;s by Tuesday and should continue thru Friday.  My son just came and picked up Scotty - I love the munchkin but am ready for some peace and quiet.  We went to the circus last night....<br />\nFront row seats - &#036;216<br />\nGlowing sword  -  &#036;20<br />\nLemonade in a keepsake cup - &#036;9<br />\nClown hat filled with cotton candy - &#036;12<br />\nLight up elephant cup with sno-cone - &#036;15<br />\nExpressions on grandson&#39;s face - priceless<br />\n<br />\nIt lasted for 2 1/2 hrs. and he did not one time complain of being tired or bored nor ask to leave early.  He had a great time, and Greg and I really enjoyed it too.  Well, we are off to Olive Garden to grab a bite to eat before the Rockies game comes on.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-14 23:58:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242678,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-15 00:59:36',NULL,'','Hi Crazies - I&#39;m back from an exhausting but fun weekend.  We did lots and lots of shopping (2 full days) but other than getting Ashleigh &amp; TJ their Christmas outfits did not accomplish much holiday shopping.  It was fun to get away though but I&#39;m ready to crawl into bed.   Even my precious little Ashleigh isn&#39;t cute at 5AM whispering &quot;Nannie - are you awake yet???&quot;  Then she crawled into bed with me to cuddle and all was forgiven.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nIt seems like it is really time to pull out the winter clothes and finally put the shorts away for the year.  We have had frost the last 2 mornings and Jim had the heat on in the house when I walked in awhile ago.  I must say it felt great.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to catch up on the boards but will be back bright and early in the morning.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-15 00:59:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242705,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-15 05:06:55',NULL,'','Evening all - another nice day&#33;  Cooling down just now but only a cloud or two in sight  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nTook Mom shopping and for lunch today.   I was walking along swinging my bag (I bought a blouse so it didn&#39;t weigh anything) and she comes up beside me and says if I hit her with that bag she&#39;s going to hit me  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />   So I switched the bag to the other hand - she switched sides and repeated her threat.  So I switched bag to other hand and she did it again  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />  So I told her she was being a B***H and walked off.  After she caught up with me she didn&#39;t say much of anything - very contright.  Tough love in action.  It&#39;s like being with a four year old.  But I have to remember - she&#39;s not well....she&#39;s not welll...she&#39;s not well.  <br />\n<br />\nThink I need a good stiff one - a drink that is as Hugh has gone to work  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blush.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blush:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nAnyway - off to pack my school case for tomorrow.  Looking forward to spending some time with my littles and giving them their gifts I got in Alaska.<br />\n<br />\nTalk at you later ....','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-15 05:06:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242758,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-15 14:05:50',NULL,'','MONDAY - October 15th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and welcome to yet another week.  We have a very busy week ahead of us.  Jim needs to go to Wilkes-Barre tomorrow to have his CPAP machine checked out so of course we will have to visit the Casino while up there and will probably make an over-night trip of it.  His appointment isn&#39;t until 3:30 which will put us right in the middle of rush hour for our drive home.  Then Friday we will head upto Ct. to spend the weekend with our two oldest grandkids.  We don&#39;t see them very often so are looking forward to spending some alone time with them.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - I&#39;m sure your littles will be overjoyed to see you again.  Have a great time with them.   How often do you see them?<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - I&#39;m so glad you had a terrific weekend with Scotty.  I&#39;m sure he will remember his first circus for a long, long time.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - just in case you check in this morning - sending extra prayers and good wishes your way.  Hope you will be up and running around in no time.  ((((((hugs))))))<br />\n<br />\nJackie - hope you had a wonderful time with your granddaughters this weekend.  I&#39;m sure they were very very excited to see you and Tony again.<br />\n<br />\nRose - enjoy your nice cool breeze while you can.   <br />\n<br />\nShari - Hope you enjoyed your show this weekend - have a great time with little Isabelle this week.<br />\n<br />\nHoward - great to see you on the Dock - stop by often.<br />\n<br />\nSue - hope you had a great weekend with your family.  It won&#39;t be long now. <br />\n<br />\nTime to get my day started and go through all the bags I brought home from shopping and decide what is for now and what is for Christmas.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-15 14:05:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242769,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-15 15:21:11',NULL,'','good morning my friends <br />\n<br />\ntook Pappy out for our daily walk it was not really cold the weather says it is warming up this week  oh god it seems like midwest are having a yo yo temptures this fall dang <br />\nthis week i will be rechecking the packing and everything if i have forgot to pack and etc... <br />\n<br />\nit won&#39;t be very long until i get on the ship','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-15 15:21:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242811,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-15 17:50:50',NULL,'','Sue, not long to go now - you leave 3 days before we do to South Africa.  I know how excited you are&#33;&#33;  What are you doing with Pappy while you are away?<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou... oh yea, gotta stop in at the Casino&#33;&#33;  We are having a blast with the grandchildren, were here for today and tomorrow still, and then we arrive back in Tampa on the 17th.  This is not the end of our fulltiming lifestyle, it&#39;s just that we&#39;ll spend the winter in Tampa as opposed to Louisianna and Texas like we did this past winter.  We have to stick to the warmer climates.... don&#39;t want our water lines to freeze in the RV&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a super day everyone - Gee it&#39;s quiet around here&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-15 17:50:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242822,139,1,18,238259,'2007-10-15 18:33:44',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies. Rita and I can finally see some light at the tunnel. We have our house now looking like our home. Pictures on the walls and knickknacks everywhere were the finishing touches.<br />\nSince we bought new furniture we had a lot of things that no longer fit. As it turned out we found a couple of families that recently lost everything they had in fires so we donated a lot of useful items to them, including clothes. <br />\nNow it&#39;s time to get back to our dancing, as we have four dances to attend between now and Thanksgiving. It&#39;s so nice to be settled in&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-10-15 18:33:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242833,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-15 18:44:23',NULL,'','jackie -<br />\nmy parents are watching my dog  smile  have been planned since i got him they love him already they thinks  Pappy is the cutest thing they did took care of him when i was gone last summer when i attended a wedding and stayed with friends from the wedding for few days he was good dog to them','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-15 18:44:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242859,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-15 20:14:59',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Was off and running this morning with a stop at Super Wally World. Had to return something so I figured might as well do the food shopping too. Not much else planned except some more cleaning and laundry. The heat has returned today and the AC is back on. It was great while it lasted but it will cool off again.<br />\n<br />\nA mom update:   Spoke to mom yesterday. She is feeling slightly better but is still having a hard time breathing. The Drs. have all said she is doing well and the nurse is no longer coming to the house so guess we&#39;re getting there slowly but surely. They said 3 months to recover and guess they really mean it. Seems like forever ago that she had the surgery. Patience I guess.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, boy the circus has gotten expensive since I took my kids. Glad to hear that Scotty enjoyed himself as well as you and Greg.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou glad you enjoyed your marathon shopping. Sorry you didn&#39;t make a dent in the Christmas list. I need to get started on it myself. Of course since your in the neighborhood you should stop at the casino&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Good Luck.<br />\n<br />\nJenn, sorry your mom drove you a little nuts yesterday. Know that each day you spend with her is precious and keep reminding yourself of that. Hope you enjoy the littles&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria prayers and good thoughts go out to you today for a successful surgery&#33;<br />\n<br />\nBoy Sue that cruise countdown is going fast. <br />\n<br />\nJackie,  glad to hear your enjoying your time with your grandkids. I&#39;m sure they are thrilled that your back. <br />\n<br />\nCongrats Keith and Rita on getting settled into the new house. It was a big job but well worth it.<br />\n<br />\nWell off to fold laundry and do a few things. Hope you all have a great afternoon&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-15 20:14:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242881,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-15 21:38:14',NULL,'','Rose.... so glad that your Mom is on the up and up, thanks great news&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl... yes my goodness when I saw what you paid for 2 adults and 1 child at the circus, I decided that maybe we won&#39;t be going to the circus again.<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s our daughter, Tania&#39;s birthday today, so we&#39;ve come over to celebrate with her - dinner tonight&#33;&#33;  Also it&#39;s our little 2 year old&#39;s (Emily) first day at ballet..... so we&#39;ll be there to watch both girls dance.','zebra','zebra','2007-10-15 21:38:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242933,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-16 00:21:05',NULL,'','Jackie, it was &#036;64 a piece for front row seats, and you can only get them thru Ticketmasters so they charged an additional 7.00 &quot;handling fee&quot; on each ticket and then there was a charge to receive the tickets, which I thought was ludicrous as I printed them online. I was charged 2.50 to do that.  There was no &quot;children&quot; and &quot;adult&quot; prices, just per seat.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-16 00:21:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242962,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-16 02:03:06',NULL,'','Hi Guys,<br />\n<br />\nI could have sworn I posted something this morning about my surgery but now I can&#39;t find it. I guess I was what my family calls stunad.........which means dopey in Italian.<br />\n<br />\nThe surgery went well and I am resting comfortably. The doc said he took 25% of the meniscus but everything else in there looked good.<br />\n<br />\nI am doing okay on the crutches not great but okay........lol<br />\nAny way just wanted to touch base and let everyone know how I was doing.<br />\n<br />\nThanks for all the well wishes. Cheryl,Cheryl, Rose, Tonia at sea, Marylou and all the rest of my friends that I forgot to mention. Time to take a pain pill<br />\n<br />\nCiao till I feel better','teacp','teacp','2007-10-16 02:03:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242974,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-16 02:20:32',NULL,'','Maria, it was great to hear from you, although I was surprised.  You take your meds and stay off that leg, girl.  Let Ken take care of you and follow drs. orders.  Check-in when you can and I will be keeping a good thought for your speedy recovery.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-16 02:20:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242982,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-16 02:36:06',NULL,'','MARIA - those meds can do strange things to the mind - have fun with them lol.  Good to hear it all went well - now you take care - and let your Dh take care of you - that&#39;s what God gave us husbands for  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nRose - you tell your Mom to keep at it - 3 months usually means that and more  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />  ANd I&#39;m trying to remember remember Mom is my Mom  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> and not the strange person she has become.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - I  see my &quot;littles&quot; for an hour each week -  not much time - but it does get them out of class  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCold and wet today - soups on - yum&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTalk at you later.  Take care all','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-16 02:36:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(242987,2,1,18,238259,'2007-10-16 02:45:43',NULL,'','Maria, <br />\n   I&#39;m so glad to hear that the surgery went well and that it is now behind you. You just let Ken take good care of you now and get that knee ready for dancing on your January cruise. Big hugs, Cheryl','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-10-16 02:45:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243006,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-16 03:22:49',NULL,'','Maria, so glad to hear that the surgery went well... soon you&#39;ll be running around on those crutches - but in the meantime let Ken do all the running and pampering&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-16 03:22:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243060,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-16 06:29:56',NULL,'','maria <br />\ni am glad the surgery went well  and rest and take easy on your leg soon your leg will be better before your next cruise smile<br />\n<br />\ni have been through with my own with blood clot i am on med for it still and the leg is looking really good don&#39;t look worse anymore that i would be able to wear short and swimsuit on cruise smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-16 06:29:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243101,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-16 13:23:47',NULL,'','TUESDAY [/size] &lt;strong&gt;- October 16th <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies - I hope everyone is doing well today.    Jim &amp; I are in Wilkes-Barre, Pa for the day.  We had a very pretty ride up here - finally found some fall folliage  to admire but was very suprised to see a lot of completely bare trees also   I made a small deposit at the Casino but Jim was luckier and made a withdrawal - enough to pay for our hotel and a great lobster dinner last night.  Now we are just about even so I think we will pass on going back there this morning and just sit back and relax til his appointment this afternoon.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - I was so happy to see your post and hear that all went well.   Like everyone else has said - sit back and let Ken take care of you for a change.   Hopefully you will be back on your feet in no time.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - hope you had a good day with your littles.  I&#39;m sure that one hour is very special to them.  Do you have more than one child or is it a one-on-one type of program?<br />\n<br />\nRose - sorry to hear that your mom isn&#39;t feeling that much better but at least she is on the road to recovery and will have to be patient awhile longer.  <br />\n<br />\nSue - sounds like you have Pappy all set for when you are away.   I&#39;m sure your parents will take good care of him for you.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - Did Scotty get to help bake cookies over the weekend?  I&#39;m sure he loved every minute of the circus and will be talking about it for a long time to come.  <br />\n<br />\nShari - have fun with little Isabelle - I&#39;m sure you are enjoying every minute you get to spend with her.<br />\n<br />\nTime to head down to the lobby for some breakfast.  I&#39;ll check in from home tonight <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-16 13:23:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243157,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-16 16:26:09',NULL,'','good morning my friends <br />\n<br />\ntook pappy out for daily walk but it was raining  really  he woke me up at 5am this morning  and it was not raining but windy  sheesh  ha still checking my packing and etc...<br />\n <br />\nmary lou- oh yeah it is all set up  my parents likes him as Pappy likes them he trusted them smile i am glad<br />\n<br />\nhave good day friends','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-16 16:26:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243169,139,1,18,238259,'2007-10-16 17:19:41',NULL,'','Get well soon, Maria&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-10-16 17:19:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243197,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-16 19:33:08',NULL,'','Good morning friends.  It is a happy day here in Rockies Land.  I am off in a bit to the mall.  Even though I just bought our Rocktober t-shirts yesterday, hubby and son want new ones - as the Rockies swept the Diamnondbacks and won the National League Championship last night, they now want the champ t-shirts.  I have a drs. appt. this afternoon and her office is right by DSW, so a stop there is on the agenda too.  How are you feeling today Maria?  Well, guess I had better go get my contacts in and start getting ready - have a wonderful day...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-16 19:33:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243199,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-16 19:43:37',NULL,'','Hi All,<br />\n<br />\nWell this is our last day here in Melbourne with the family - then we&#39;re off to Tampa.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sure all our friends are having wonderful cruises...... maybe Ed will find the time to check in and let us know how hs cruise is.... hopefully&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria, hope each day you are feeling stronger and better.','zebra','zebra','2007-10-16 19:43:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243227,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-16 23:52:12',NULL,'','Afrternoon all&#33; Hope everyone has had a great day. I&#39;m checking in late today as I spent most of the day cleaning the carpet in our room. Had to go over it twice. Still have the family room carpet to do for tomorrow but that should be much easier as it&#39;s Berber carpet. Happy that we have less carpet then we used to. <br />\n<br />\nI spent a lot of time yesterday on the computer hunting down shore excursions and hotels for our next 2 cruises. I finally found a hotel in Ft. Lauderdale for December 29 that wasn&#39;t &#036;200 a night. The hotels are charging around &#036;100 more per night than they are in November. <br />\n<br />\nMaria so glad to hear your surgery went well. Now get some rest and keep off that leg, you&#39;ll learn to use the crutches in time.  Take the pain meds too&#33; Hope Ken is taking good care of you. Prayers to you for a quick recovery. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou so glad you got some fall color on your trip to Wilkes Barre. Congrats to Jim on the withdrawal from the casino&#33; How nice that he bought you a lobster dinner&#33; Hope you enjoy your rest and that your appointment for Jim&#39;s CPAP goes well.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl hope you had good luck at DSW.<br />\n<br />\nJackie drive safely. It will be so strange for you to be back &quot;home&quot; again.  Hope everything in the house is good when you get there. I think I&#39;d be worried if I was gone that long. <br />\n<br />\nWell, off to rest as I&#39;m really tired from moving the furniture and the cleaning. My rug does look wonderful at least. Hope you all have a great evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-16 23:52:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243245,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-17 02:31:27',NULL,'','Hey guys  It is a beautiful day here.  Rose, I had a good day at DSW - got 2 pairs of shoes and 2 evening bags that match the 2 prs. of evening shoes I had bought at Dillard&#39;s a few weeks ago.  I went to the mall and got the Rockie&#39;s shirts and stopped by Penney&#39;s and got some great buys on the clearance racks.  I also bought a new evening dress for 1/2 price.  I went to the dr. and told her that I had pulled myself off some of my meds because I felt over medicated and she said I seem to be doing fine, so we could keep trying it this way.  I asked her to switch me from Ambien CR to Lunesta as the Ambien isn&#39;t working all that great anymore, so hopefully I will start sleeping better.  Well, hubby just called and said he is leaving the office, so gotta&#39; go get his dinner ready....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-17 02:31:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243273,274,1,18,238259,'2007-10-17 06:31:32',NULL,'','Good evening, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWe had a great time at the concert at the casino Sunday...the &quot;Lettermen&quot; were great, and I even won some money playing a few slots.  I came out &#036;525 dollars ahead after giving Marc back the &#036;100 that he gave me to play with.  I figured that I would be smart and stop playing so that I would have some spending money, and some to save for my dream cruise.  We got half-ways home, and I realized that I hadn&#39;t cashed in my tickets for the money that I won.  Now we have to go back to get the money.  LOL  Have to be careful not to give it all back to them.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nThe &quot;Lettermen&quot; put on a really good show.  Wouldn&#39;t you know it, though, I had gone to the bathroon right when they sang two of my favorite songs of theirs...&quot;When I Fall in Love&quot; and &quot;The Theme from a Summer Place.&quot;<br />\nLOL<br />\n<br />\nSkipper...you were right.  I loved the &quot;Lettermen.&quot;  Hope you&#39;re having a good cruise&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSue...hope you had a nice time visiting with your friend.  Hope the packing is going well.<br />\n<br />\nRose...hope your mom&#39;s breathing improves.  It&#39;s good that the doctors&#39; say she is doing better.  Three months does seem like a long time, though, when we want our loved ones to be well sooner.<br />\n<br />\nHoward...glad you&#39;re having nice weather.  Ours has been cool and rainy, but may warm up yet.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...that&#39;s so nice that you took Scotty to the circus.  The prices have definitely gone up since I went last.  I can&#39;t remember how many years ago that was.  It would be fun to go again sometime.    Sounds like you got some really good buys on your shopping trip.  Hope you can get your meds adjusted to work better for you.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...I hope that Jim&#39;s CPAP machine checks out OK.  It sounds like you had a great time at the casino.  Isn&#39;t it fun to win once in awhile?  That lobster dinner sounds great&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJen...enjoy your time with your littles&#33;  Hope things go better with mom.<br />\n<br />\nJackie...Happy Birthday to Tania...hope you had a nice celebration together.  Sounds like a wonderful time going to watch the girls at ballet.  Have a safe trip home&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita...glad you are settling into your lovely new home.  That was so nice of you to help out the families who had lost everything in a fire.<br />\n<br />\nMaria...Glad all went well with the surgery.  I hope you are up and at em real soon.  I will say a prayer for you for a speedy recovery.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl (Gotta Cruz)  Hi Cheryl...how is the school year going with Dear Daughter so far?  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-10-17 06:31:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243284,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-17 13:45:27',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - October 17th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies - we are back home (temporarily) after a completely wasted trip yesterday.  We had to check out of our motel by 11AM and didn&#39;t want to go back and give the Casino their money back so we found a mall and walked around for over 3 LONG hours before going for Jim&#39;s appointment.  We walked in, the Dr. took one look at Jim and said &quot;What are you doing here - don&#39;t tell me you got one of those letters too?&quot;  They were sent out by mistake&#33;&#33;&#33;&quot;  Took less than 1 minute and we were out of there.  Jim was furious - especially since he rescheduled the appointment last week and no one questioned it and also called yesterday morning to see if he could come in earlier and nothing was said.  <br />\n<br />\nShari - I hope you don&#39;t live too far from the Casino since you have to go back.   Glad you kept some of their money though - that is always fun.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - hope each day finds you feeling better and getting around a little easier.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - sounds like you had a great day shopping.   Hope the new meds the Dr. gave you will help you sleep a little better.   Did you ever give any more thought to dying your wedding gown?  Congratulations to your Rockies&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie - Happy Birthday to your daughter - hope you all had a wonderful visit.  How far away do they live from you.  (Sorry - my Florida geography is somewhat lacking)  Even though you had a marvelous trip I&#39;m sure it will be good to be home in your own home again, even for a short time.<br />\n<br />\nRose - I&#39;ll be very anxious to hear what you do on your Panama Canal trip - are you just doing the Gatun locks or all of them?  I keep looking at all the excursions but am getting very confused.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - glad you had a good time with your littles.  I&#39;m sure they were thrilled to see you again.<br />\n<br />\nToday I really have to tackle dragging out the warmer clothes and putting away the shorts - a long process which I hate.  This is when I discover that all the winter stuff I so carefully washed and stored away is all junk which somehow managed to shrink down in the basement over the summer.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile with someone.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-17 13:45:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243318,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-17 15:26:09',NULL,'','good morning  friends <br />\n<br />\nit was foggy when i took Pappy out for morning walk  i went to dinner with my friends last night  we meet  3rd tues  every month  it was great to see them i am getting out of house more than i use to that is good for me <br />\npacking is going well  yes it is getting close heh <br />\n<br />\nhave good busy day','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-17 15:26:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243395,3454,1,18,238259,'2007-10-17 19:10:42',NULL,'','Hi Everyone,<br />\n<br />\nBeen a long time since I have been around.  I had some health problems I was dealing with,  but I am feeling pretty good now.  Thank goodness since our cruise is next week.  4 days and we leave from San Diego&#33;  Our actual anniversary was yesterday and I shared the story of my wonderful surprise from my hubby on our anniversary thread here.<br />\n<br />\nI have been procrastinating on packing.  I have got a few things out,  but I really need to kick into high gear.<br />\nI have a little &quot;cruise&quot; container that I keep all the essentials in,  so I don&#39;t have to go all over the place looking for sewing kits,  first aid kits,  bungee cords...etc.  They are all in one place.  <br />\n<br />\nIt has been hazy and overcast here the last couple of days,  but promises to warm up for the weekend.  San Diego has a forecast of Sunny and 75 degrees for Sunday...so it sounds like we are in for a nice sail away.  <br />\n<br />\nWe are very excited&#33;','KimmyKat','KimmyKat','2007-10-17 19:10:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243397,2549,1,18,238259,'2007-10-17 19:25:49',NULL,'','hey everyone.. just checking in... did cayman yesterday .... the water was wonderful.....<br />\n<br />\nforced myself for the chocolate pastries, really had a hard time last night between the flounder stuffed w craB.. OR BOWTIES WITH SHRIMP.. LAMB SHANKS W COGNAC ..PRIME RIB.... dang life is rough right now .<br />\n<br />\ntomorrow is columbia....calm seas... our captain is only 39 yrs old.. OMG looks like james bond...<br />\n<br />\nok well off to have my massage hehehehehe<br />\n<br />\nTonia<br />\n<br />\ncrazie is having a good time... shes has pals to hang with.....she had a little to much hot hot hot dancing last night','terumim','terumim','2007-10-17 19:25:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243419,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-17 20:40:01',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Rugs are all done and I can put that to rest for a while. They never look that dirty but they always are. Finished up all the fall cleaining in both my room and the family room so I guess I&#39;m getting ready for the holidays. Why I clean like a loon before them is beyond me but I always do. Only have the kitchen left to tear apart but that can wait. I&#39;m taking tomorrow off&#33; I would love to get out of here if I can as they are paving the entire subdivision and it&#39;s a real pain. All they do is stir up dirt&#33; Hopefully they will finish by Friday like they say. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, your really are lucky at DSW. I may try there tomorrow since I&#39;m headed in that direction. Glad you seem to have evened out on your meds, now if only the Lunesta would work, you&#39;d be in great shape.<br />\n<br />\nShari, how wonderful that you made a withdrawal from the casino&#33; Congrats&#33; So glad you enjoyed the Letterman. You and Marc really deserved some down time.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou what a bummer&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Well at least it wasn&#39;t a total loss, you picked up a few bucks and got away from home for a day. Sorry you went all that way. We are only going thru Gatun Locks. We would need more time to do it all but they do have excursions that do it however they are about 8 hours long and we don&#39;t want to do something that long. We will go the the observatory at Gatun Locks and hope that we&#39;ll get a close up view of the locks in action. There are so many choices to make with this trip since I haven&#39;t been to Panama, Costa Rica, or Columbia. I&#39;ll let you know what I think.<br />\n<br />\nSue glad you enjoyed your dinner with your friends. <br />\n<br />\nJackie hope you had a safe trip home.<br />\n<br />\nHi KimmyKat. So glad to hear from you. Sorry about your health problems hope they are all worked out soon. Have a great time on your cruise.<br />\n<br />\nTonia thanks for checking in. Sounds like your having a wonderful time&#33; <br />\n<br />\nWell off to do my TaeBo......have to at least try to keep my shape so I fit into the new clothes I&#39;ve been buying for our cruise. I really like doing it as I get out all my anger with all that punching and kicking&#33; LOL Have a great afternoon all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-17 20:40:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243472,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-17 22:10:54',NULL,'','We&#39;ve arrived&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  Back &quot;home&quot; in Tampa and it&#39;s hot, hot, hot&#33;&#33;&#33;  Tony is ready to take off and head out of Florida.  Well the truth is we here to stay for a few months - over the summer, and then we are going to head out on our travels again&#33;&#33;  So we WILL be keeping up our journal all through our Tampa stay&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose..... taebo, OMG you go girl&#33;&#33;&#33;  I really need more exercise, but I hate it&#33;&#33;  I have lost 19 lbs though since mid August - I&#39;m hoping to lose a couple more pounds before we leave for SA.<br />\n<br />\nTonia..... sounds like you&#39;re having a ball and Crazie too&#33;  Thanks for checking in, we appreciate it.<br />\n<br />\nKimmyKat, thanks for checking in here on the Dock - wow you only have a few days to go till your cruise...... enjoy&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSpeak to you all later.','zebra','zebra','2007-10-17 22:10:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243476,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-18 01:20:16',NULL,'','Cold and wet here today - miserable&#33;&#33;&#33; But I am sure working on our coffins will cheer us up  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nOff to Home Depot.  <br />\n<br />\nHope eveyone is having a great day.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-18 01:20:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243519,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-18 03:11:56',NULL,'','Glad you got home safe and sound Jackie. Yes, it sure is hot&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJenn funny how a coffin makes you happy.......... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' />','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-18 03:11:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243570,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-18 12:58:16',NULL,'','THURSDAY - October 18th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies....looks like we are in for a rainy couple of days.    We are going to Ct. tomorrow night so I hope the worst of it is over by then.  Saturday both grandkids have ball games for us to go to so I&#39;m looking forward to the weekend.  We were supposed to leave early Friday morning but Jim got called into work on Friday and couldn&#39;t get out of it so we won&#39;t get away until after 6PM.  Paige was disappointed that I won&#39;t be able to meet the school bus but I will make it up to her somehow.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - so glad you are having a great time.   Thanks for checking in with us poor landlocked folks back here.  Enjoy the rest of your cruise, expecially the Canal transit.  Can&#39;t wait to hear all about it.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - Welcome back to Tampa.  How did it feel to spend the night in your own home?  I&#39;m sure it was great.  Before you know it you will be on your way to So Africa - quite a different adventure than you just had.<br />\n<br />\nKimmyKat - so good to see you back on the boards.  Sorry you have not been well but hope things are better and you can spend more time with us.  Have a great cruise.<br />\n<br />\nRose - Isn&#39;t it great when you get that heavy cleaning done and the carpets are all cleaned?  Hope they don&#39;t make too much of a mess with the repaving.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - how did it go with the Lunesta?  Hope you got some sleep.<br />\n<br />\nShari - Hope you are having fun with Isabelle.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get my day started.  We are about 1/2 way through putting the summer clothes away so hopefully I will finish that project today.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - hope you are resting and taking care of that leg.  <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJenn - enjoy your latest project&#33;  Where exactly do you plan on displaying these coffins once they are finished?','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-18 12:58:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243574,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-18 14:09:31',NULL,'','Well I&#39;m up with the sparrows this morning, as I have an annua physical first thing this morning&#33;  Great&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou.... We are still fulltiming in our RV, we are back at the RV Park that we started at here in Tampa.  We still own our home in Tampa, but our daughter and SIL have been renting it from us for 18 months now, so that we can pursue the traveling lifestlye - which was our lifelong dream.  We love our home here, but we gave all the furniture and &quot;stuff&quot; away.  We divied it up between our three daughters.  If we were to settle in a house again we would have to buy all new furniture.  So for now, Candice and Jose still live in our gorgeous townhouse on the Hillsborough River&#33; They have rented out their own home to her in-laws and are staying in ours because they have a boat, and our home has a private dock in the backyard. But by the look of it, Tony has &quot;tasted&quot; other parts of the country now, and he doesn&#39;t feel happy back here in the hot, muggy and buggy climate.  So we&#39;ll see... what the future holds with our home.  But we know that we want to stay here in Tampa for the winter (in our RV) and then travel again to places that we haven&#39;t seen yet.<br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a wonderful day&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-18 14:09:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243585,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-18 14:51:36',NULL,'','good morning friends <br />\nit was raining and DARK eekk  when Pappy and i went out but Pappy short it LOL  it is too funny for a dog to short the walk since some dogs likes water  Pappy is kind of half and half himself but i always dry him off everytime.<br />\ni am going to into town for my weekly therapy this early afternoon <br />\nthis week had been warm week  it seems this fall has been up and down just like YO YO<br />\n<br />\nhave good day  keep all of you busy  smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-18 14:51:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243692,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-19 00:00:43',NULL,'','Good afternoon Crazies. Off and running this morning before they started to pave our street. What a mess&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; They are supposed to be done tomorrow with the whole neighborhood but there is no way they will finish. It will probably be 2 more weeks at least. Headed to the stores to get away from all the cleaning this week. Penney&#39;s was kind enough to send me a &#036;15 coupon for my birthday so I had to buy 2 pairs of shoes of course. Didn&#39;t have much luck other then that. For a change everything I tried on was too big.........that never happens&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; It was a nice change, must be the Taebo doing it&#39;s job. LOL Now I&#39;m beat&#33; I did stop at Pier 1 and picked up some wonderful Christmas ornaments for our tree. They are so beautiful but so expensive but I had a gift card&#33; <br />\n<br />\nMarylou have a great time with your grandkids this weekend. Hope your drive isn&#39;t too bad.<br />\n<br />\nBoy Jackie you jumped right back to it with your physical. Hope it went well. Didn&#39;t realize that you were living in your RV full time. Sounds like you have a good arrangement at least until your sure what to do with the townhouse. <br />\n<br />\nSue hope your therapy went well.<br />\n<br />\nMaria hope your resting up and not doing too much&#33;<br />\n<br />\nBoy is sure was quiet around here today. Hope everyone has a great evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-19 00:00:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243767,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-19 13:40:35',NULL,'','FRIDAY - October 19th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies....Wow it was quiet here on the Dock yesterday.  Where is everyone hiding?  I know a lot of our Crazies are cruising but we sure could use some help to keep the dock going.  <br />\n<br />\nWhat is on your agenda for the weekend?  We will be heading to Ct. to our sons home for the weekend.  They will be celebrating their 9th Anniversary this coming week and will be heading into Manhattan to see a play, have dinner and enjoy a rare night away from home.    I should have laptop access to the boards but if you don&#39;t hear from me something wasn&#39;t working right. (Dave is surrounded by mountains and often loses all his internet access)  We will be back on Sunday night sometime because then Jim will begin working every week for about a month straight, filling in for vacationers.    <br />\n<br />\nJackie - I didn&#39;t realize you had your daughter living in your home - but that really does make good sense.   I don&#39;t blame you for wanting to stay in Florida for the winter though.  <br />\n<br />\nSue - hope you had a good trip into town yesterday.   You must be getting so excited about your cruise.  <br />\nIt won&#39;t be much longer now.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - hope they hurry up and finish their paving project.   The smell of tar can really get to you after awhile.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - hope your &quot;project&quot; is coming along OK.  We miss you here at the Dock. hope you stop by and fill us in on your day to day doings.<br />\n<br />\nShari - When do you plan on going back to the Casino to claim your winnings?  I&#39;d be quick to do that&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell, lots to do today expecially finish up the halloween pumpkins for Paige &amp; Colin since this is the last time I&#39;ll see them before the big day.  I buy them lots of little goodies to play with rather than giving them a lot of candy - they will get enough of that when they go trick or treating.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.  I hope to be able to check in tomorrow morning.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-19 13:40:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243769,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-19 14:28:06',NULL,'','good morning friends <br />\ntook Pappy out  the sky was clear after all night storms and tornado watches (not warnings oops) and just end a hour ago (6am) and breezing still going but starting to calm down <br />\n<br />\nmarylou- oh yeah had good day  finishing shopping for the trip  oh YES i am exciting it is getting close heh<br />\n<br />\nhave good day keep yourself busy  smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-19 14:28:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243829,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-19 17:31:38',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; I have to work a little today and then I&#39;m headed to Macy&#39;s for the big sale. I&#39;ll check back later.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-19 17:31:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243854,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-19 19:22:03',NULL,'','Good morning all.  I am meeting friends for lunch today and then going to check out the clearance racks at Dillard&#39;s and Coldwater Creek is supposed to be having a sale so going to check them out too.  Thanks for the tip on Macy&#39;s, Rose, will have to take a run thru there too.  Tickets for the World Series go on sale Monday morning at 10:00 and are only available online.  There are only 18000 tickets available as the other 37000 go to season ticketholders, sponsors, players and the MLB.  I am going to be online at 10:00, but the odds aren&#39;t good - the news is predicting that they will all be gone in less than 2 minutes.  There is a minimum of 4 per person per game and they range from &#036;65 - 250 a piece.  Greg told me to go straight for the more expensive seats because maybe people will be trying to get the cheaper ones, but I don&#39;t think it is going to make a difference.  Mary Lou, hope you have a wonderful weekend with the grandkids - how could you not - they can turn the worst day into a walk in the park.   I have to make a run to the post office today - a few weeks ago, I joined an organization called Soldier&#39;s Angels and I signed up for the Blanket of Hope project which provides homemade blankets to the military hospitals.  At the time, they said they had requests for 20,000 blankets - anyway, I finished my first one and need to send it off.  I also signed up for the card committee, so need to go buy some birthday and &quot;thinking of you&quot; cards.   We are only 14 days from vacation as we leave 2 days before the ship sails.  well, hope all of you Crazie have a wonderful weekend...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-19 19:22:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243897,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-19 22:30:56',NULL,'','Afternoon all.<br />\n<br />\nDreary day again today but there is a little blue sky out there so maybe some sun will peek through later.<br />\n<br />\nWe got the coffins lined with red fabris and Hugh is working on the handles.  He&#39;s making them with pvc pipe that we will spray paint silver.<br />\n<br />\nWe set the garage up for Hallowe&#39;en.  It&#39;s actually about 1/2 the garage.  We hang black fabric walls and go from there.  This year it will be Dracula&#39;s graveyard....starring Dh in the title role lol.<br />\n<br />\nOff to the border in a few minutes - got to check out Wal Mart for drapery fabric.<br />\n<br />\nTalk at you later - take care all and have a great day&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-19 22:30:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243945,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-20 00:24:20',NULL,'','Hi All,<br />\nMy goodness I&#39;ve been running myself ragged since I&#39;ve been back in Tampa.  All the doctor&#39;s appts, Flu Shots, shopping for our month long vacation, getting Miss Gucci acclimated with my daughters big black dog (she&#39;s not happy with having to meet this big dog) and so forth.<br />\n<br />\nYes Cheryl...only two weeks for you and just under two weeks for us&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m using my Verizon card until we go to SA... so I won&#39;t be posting too much because it&#39;s so slow.  When we get back and are settled here, I&#39;ll  go back onto DSL which will be great&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHve a wonderful weekend everyone&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-20 00:24:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243981,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-20 02:21:06',NULL,'','It&#39;s been a long day........Howie had an accident but he&#39;s OK but has lots of bumps and bruises and will hurt like heck in the morning.  Looks like the seatbelt will leave marks, both air bags deployed. I&#39;m still kind of numb........he wouldn&#39;t go to the hospital so I&#39;m watching him carefully. The car is a total loss amd I am very lucky he wasn&#39;t severely hurt. I couldn&#39;t believe my eyes when I saw the car and knew an angel was watching over him today. If I&#39;m AWOL in the morning, don&#39;t worry, I&#39;ll give you all an update sometime tomorrow. <br />\n<br />\nHug your loved ones after you read this, you never know when it will be the last time.............','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-20 02:21:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(243991,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-20 02:53:14',NULL,'','Rose, I am so glad that Howie wasn&#39;t seriously hurt.  Hopefully you can talk him into getting checked out though.  They say that the third day after an accident is the worst, so glad he has you to tend to him.  In 1999, on Christmas Eve, Greg and my son were in a pretty bad accident and hubby got burned by the air bags and was bleeding quite a bit when I arrived at the scene - really makes you appreciate the fact that you have them with you now.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-20 02:53:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244012,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-20 06:45:32',NULL,'','oh no rose <br />\ni hope howie get to be alright  it can be scary  <br />\ntake easy ok','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-20 06:45:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244050,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-20 14:19:58',NULL,'','SATURDAY  [/size] - October 20th<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies.   We are finally up and moving here in Ct. after a long night of bad storms and heavy rains but it looks like a nice day.  I hope so as we have 2 soccer games to attend and would like to also do some apple picking while we are here.  We will see what the day brings.  The grandkids are getting so big and talked our ears off once we arrived last night.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - I&#39;m so sorry to hear about Howie&#39;s accident.  I&#39;m sure he is very sore today.  You all have certainly had your fill of troubles lately.  I&#39;m sure you were terrified when you heard about the accident.   Sending hugs and good thoughts your way that he is doing OK today.<br />\n<br />\nNot much time to post this AM - kids are up and running and want to show us all their school work and projects before we head out for the day.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-20 14:19:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244051,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-20 15:17:30',NULL,'','good morning<br />\ncold morning when Pappy and i went out it is beautiful morning and it will be during the day but windy BRR.<br />\ni guess i would keep myself busy today and i am almost finished with the list for the cruise. <br />\ni hope you all have great day','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-20 15:17:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244091,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-20 19:19:37',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies.  It is a gorgeous day today - but is supposed to snow tonight and tomorrow.  World Series tickets go on sale Monday morning at 10:00 so I have to be online at that time - they are predicting they will all be gone in  2 - 5 minutes, so the odds of me getting some aren&#39;t too good...wish me luck.  We will arrive in Galveston 2 weeks from today, which means 2 weeks from tomorrow we will be setting sail.  No big plans for today - just a major cleaning.  Hope you are all having a good and relaxing weekend....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-20 19:19:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244106,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-20 23:01:33',NULL,'','Afternoon all from cloudy Florida. Howie is doing OK. As I predicted he has a wicked bruise from the seatbelt. He got in my car and drove to the bank this morning and he said he won&#39;t be driving for a couple of days as he discovered the seatbelt hurt as well as his arms. He remembers bracing himself by holding onto the wheel for dear life so it&#39;s understandable. My son works with Howie so he&#39;ll be driving Dad for a few days. We&#39;ll probably get Howie a rental car on Wednesday or Thursday as he won&#39;t really need it till then. I handed Howie the Consumer Reports car issue and told him to start looking as I know this car is not fixable.<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j133/sailingrose/House/Car2.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nCan someone remove the cloud over us please&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; I&#39;ve had enough in the last few months&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSpoke to mom yesterday and she&#39;s feeling slightly better, she just can&#39;t do anything for a long period of time. The Dr. said it would take time for her lung to heal. I&#39;ll know when she&#39;s better as she&#39;s starting to think about taking a 3 or 4 day cruise just to get away&#33; LOL <br />\n<br />\nMarylou hope that you enjoy your weekend with your grandchildren. I&#39;m sure they are thrilled that you are there. <br />\n<br />\nSue your almost a SDM&#33; Your cruise will be here before you know it. <br />\n<br />\nJackie you certainly have been busy since returning home Won&#39;t be long and you&#39;ll be leaving again. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, hope your shopping trip went well. Good luck trying to get the World Series tickets. Sounds like you should be up and on the page before 10. <br />\n<br />\nJenn sounds like Halloween is a blast in your neighborhood&#33; Glad your enjoying yourself.<br />\n<br />\nWell I&#39;m off to do some catching up with my Panama Canal reading. So glad that the trip is less then 6 weeks away. I really need this vacation.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a wonderful evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-20 23:01:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244166,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-21 01:55:41',NULL,'','Rose - my goodness Kiddo&#33;  You need to do a search for some four leaf clovers or rabbits feet girlfriend&#33;  But it is good to hear Howie made it through relatively unscathed - I think you need a little R &amp; R you time.  Come visit us - we would love to have you  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nRaining today and cold but last night&#39;s winds have let up.  We didn&#39;t loose power or cable so I guess it sounded worse thatn it was.  But the dogs just don&#39;t care for the thunder and lightning.<br />\n<br />\nDoing the final touches for my Red Hat Hallowe&#39;en costume.  Coming along good tee-hee.  Picture this - long purple hooded robe, with a green head attached to the front - about boob level (mine - not some perky teen&#39;s lol).  Now this head is wearing a red hat with a jewelled tiara.  Then there&#39;s me with green hair, green face paint and an &quot;out of this world&quot; concoction on my head that looks more like a spaceship than a red hat. Add a couple of feathers boas and voila&#33;  I&#39;m ready to go&#33;  And I added some stick - on pink nails to a pair of gardening gloves because I didn&#39;t want to have to &quot;paint&quot; my hands as well.  DH just keeps rolling his eyes at me - I wonder why  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nWill have to work on DH&#39;s Dracula ensemble later on today.  Picked up a great jacket at Value Village.<br />\n<br />\nAnyway - you all enjoy your Saturday&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-21 01:55:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244182,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-21 03:56:42',NULL,'','good evening  friend<br />\nhad really quiet day but i keep myself busy smile<br />\n<br />\nRose, wow about the car  yikes i hope your DH doing ok  mmm what is SDM ? sound new to me heh oh well <br />\ni hope all of you doing well  rest well smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-21 03:56:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244184,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-21 04:20:52',NULL,'','Oh Rose I&#39;m so sorry to hear about the accident, but thank the Lord Howie is safe although very bruised and sore.  I sincerely hope everything turns around for you guys and you have nothing but happiness and good happen in your lives from here on, enoug is enough&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSue.... SDM is Single Digit Midget - we use that expression when we have less than 10 days to go to a cruise.....hope this helps&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNight night all&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-21 04:20:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244224,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-21 06:43:02',NULL,'','ohhh  jackie  got it  thanks  heh <br />\n<br />\noh yes  about  less 8 days now  getting exciting and can&#39;t wait to see all my friends there','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-21 06:43:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244252,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-21 13:50:50',NULL,'','SUNDAY  [/size] - October 21st<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies - we had a beautiful day yesterday with Paige &amp; Colin but boy can they make us feel old very quickly  LOL  They don&#39;t stop for one minute - just one thing after the other.  It was a big suprise last night when Paige read me a bedtime story rather than the other way around.  I can&#39;t believe how well she is reading now - guess I just can&#39;t believe my little baby is all grown up.  It&#39;s amazing how much they change when you don&#39;t see them often and I guess seeing Ash &amp; TJ every day doesn&#39;t give us the same chance to see changes in them.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - thank heavens that Howie is OK.  The car is a real mess but can be replaced.  It does seem like a dark cloud is following you around but hopefully all of that is over now and it will be smooth sailing from now on.  <br />\n<br />\nSue - this is it - the last week before you leave for the Freedom.   I&#39;m sure you are anxious to see all your friends again.  What ports will you be visiting?<br />\n<br />\nJackie - It won&#39;t be long now before you are headed to South Africa on your next adventure.  How long will  you be away on that trip? <br />\n<br />\nJenn - glad your Halloween project is coming along well.  You must post of picture of your Red Hat costume - it sounds terrific.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - you too will be heading off soon.  Have you done your packing yet?  Hope you don&#39;t get too much snow this weekend and good luck with the baseball tickets tomorrow.  It sounds like Greg might be right and the smart thing to do it go straight for the more expensive ones.  How far away are you from the ballpark? <br />\n<br />\nTime to get the little ones up and moving.  Paige has a First Communion class at 9AM followed by dance practice at 11AM for the local Christmas productions of The Nutcracker.  It will be great to be home in our own beds tonight and I will have lots of adventures to tell you tomorrow in the Dock.  This connection is much too slow to go into all the details here.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-21 13:50:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244255,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-21 16:03:40',NULL,'','good morning friends <br />\nbeautiful morning  but cooler when Pappy and i went out but it will be warmer later in the day <br />\nhave good day keep yourselves busy i will do the same <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nmary lou- the ports i will be visiting while on the freedom will be in Labadee, Haiti, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Georgetown, Grand Cayman Island and Cozumel, Mexico. <br />\n<br />\nhave good day to you all smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-21 16:03:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244282,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-21 19:16:27',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies.  Speaking of crazy, that is what it is snowing like here.  Mary Lou, I am so happy that you got to spend time with your grandchildren - hope we will be seeing some pics of them when you return home.  We live fairly close to Coors Field - it is in downtown Denver, and we live in one of the suburbs, but it is onyl about 20 minutes by highway.  Now I can officially say we leave for vacaton &quot;next week&quot; (that makes it sound a little closer).  Rose, I would say that the car is a total loss, but as you are wel aware, it is replaceable - thank God Howie is relatively unscathed.  I think you guys have had enough misfourtunes to last you a good long time - may you only have good things come your way in the future.  Jackie, how does it feel to be back home, for a few weeks anyway?  It is almost time for you to pack up and head out again.  Sue, bet you are getting really excited about your upcoming trip - make sure and take some pics and post them here.  Jenn, we want to see pics of you in your Halloween costume and Hugh too&#33;&#33;&#33;  Well, gess I had better get my contacts in and start getting myself geared up towards getting out in this mess - thankfully I have hubby to drive me around or I would be stuck at home&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-21 19:16:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244296,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-21 20:18:32',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Not much happening today here. I plan on reading the paper, watching a little TV and doing some sewing. Howie will be watching football and reading car ads. Howie is feeling about the same as yesterday. He really was lucky to hit the tree as he could have ended up on a 3 lane busy road instead, maybe we don&#39;t hate trees anymore(only during hurricane season now). LOL&#33; <br />\n<br />\nMarylou glad you and Jim are enjoying spending time with Colin and Paige. They do grown quickly, right before our eyes. Have a safe trip back home.<br />\n<br />\nSue sounds like your weather is warming up a little again. Hope it stays that way till you leave on your cruise.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl guess you take snow in stride but I think it&#39;s beautiful. I really miss the first snow of the year however I hated driving in it and shoveling it. I know you don&#39;t like to drive in the snow either. Good luck getting the tickets to the World Series. Hope it works out.<br />\n<br />\nJenn really want to see pictures of that costume. Sounds like so much fun for both of you. The kids must love coming to your house. <br />\n<br />\nJackie hope your getting things done and preparing for South Aftrica. I hope someday we&#39;ll be able to travel around like you do. <br />\n<br />\nWell all off to start some of my chores for today. Hope that everyone has a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-21 20:18:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244358,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-22 01:35:57',NULL,'','Just a slow Sunday for us&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl and Sue.... all three of us leave NEXT week - how packed are you two.  We don&#39;t have a lot of room to leave our suitcases lying around so we are only getting the suitcases out during this week..... that will give us just one week of tripping over them&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou.... we&#39;ll be back in Tampa on November 28th - a nice long vacation.... the only problem is that we are really going to miss our little Miss Gucci.<br />\n<br />\nRose....thanks, yes we&#39;ve been getting lots done - you know buying all sorts of things to pack.  We&#39;ve got stack of goodies all over the place.  <br />\n<br />\nWow, it&#39;s next week that we fly - I can&#39;t believe it&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-22 01:35:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244359,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-22 01:53:51',NULL,'','Jackie, I have had my suitcases open in the guestroom and have been packing as I think of things I need to put in there - just things I won&#39;t need until the cruise, like swimsuits, panty hose, shorts, etc.  Now that it is officially &quot;next week&quot; that we go, I am getting more excited.  How many of your kids and grandkids live in Africa?  We want to see pics when you get home too, young lady&#33;&#33;&#33;   Sue, you packed yet????','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-22 01:53:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244460,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-22 05:13:24',NULL,'','cheryl  yes i am packed  heh<br />\n<br />\nit is getting closer i am counting the days<br />\n<br />\njackie i am about to be finished packing','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-22 05:13:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244463,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-22 05:32:26',NULL,'','lovely pinky and CHeryl - not long now for either of you......sharing the excitement  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nCold, windy, foggy, gloomy, dreary - well you get the picture - that&#39;s not the weather - just Mom&#39;s attidude lol.  But I survived.  My DD is better at it than me - she just tells her off  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  But I&#39;m not very good at it tee-hee.<br />\n<br />\nWent to DDs for a nice lunch then out for some shopping.  I bought 35 cents worth of paprika - that was it - boring or what lol.<br />\n<br />\nOh well - it&#39;s Monday tomorrow - and I get to go play at school.  Tuesday lunch with friends and Thursday dinner with friends - so good week ahead.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMore rain in the forecast - so guess we really won&#39;t see much of the sun until May  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbdown.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbdown:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nHas anyone tried one of those full spectrum lights for the winter blahs?<br />\n<br />\nAnyway - off to find chocolate .....','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-22 05:32:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244465,274,1,18,238259,'2007-10-22 05:34:36',NULL,'','Good evening, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe are back to chilly weather today.  Yesterday was sunny and 70 degrees.  It was gorgeous.  Today...kind of gloomy and only in the mid 50s.  We may get some snow this coming week, also.  We&#39;ve had a pretty quiet week...just busy taking care of little Isabelle during the day and catching up with housework in the evening.  <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...Marc went back to the casino without me to cash in the tickets.  It&#39;s about 60 miles North of us.  I didn&#39;t feel like going, and didn&#39;t want to give any back.  LOL  He lost what he had gained before, so I was glad I didn&#39;t go.  Glad you had a nice weekend with your grandchildren.<br />\n<br />\nSue...glad your therapy went well.  It won&#39;t be long before you&#39;re cruising&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKimmyKat...go glad you are feeling better...I love your gif&#33;  It&#39;s so cool the way you did that with the wedding picture on one side and more recent picture on the other.<br />\n<br />\nTonia...so glad you are enjoying your cruise&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose...Oh My Gosh...I&#39;m so sorry to hear about Howie&#39;s accident&#33;  I am so glad he will be OK.  The car is really bad.  It&#39;s amazing that he didn&#39;t have more injuries.  Thank God&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie...hope you caught up on doctor&#39;s appointments and all.  I didn&#39;t realize that your trip to South Africa was next week.  Hope you have a wonderful, and a safe trip&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJen...wow...you are really going all out for Halloween&#33;  I bet the kids love to come to your house.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...hope you can get some World Series tickets.  That is so nice of you to be making blankets and sending cards for military hospitals.  It&#39;s so great that you will be cruising soon&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nMaria...hope you are healing well&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a good day&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-10-22 05:34:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244522,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-22 14:03:38',NULL,'','MONDAY - October  22nd[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies....another beautiful day on tap for today but they say this nice weather will end by mid-week.  I hope everyone had a great weekend - I know we did and I will be back later on to tell you all about it.  First though I have to get Jim up and off to work.  It felt sooo good to be home in our own bed last night we and overslept a bit this morning.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - good luck getting your world series tickets later this morning.<br />\n<br />\nMaria -  hope you are doing better this week and your recuperation is coming along well.<br />\n<br />\nWell, let me get the Old Man up and moving and I&#39;ll be back after he goes off to work.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-22 14:03:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244547,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-22 15:22:55',NULL,'','good morning  friends <br />\nPappy and i went out and it was little chilly not so bad <br />\nboy about the game last night  *sighs*<br />\n<br />\nso anyway have good day friends','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-22 15:22:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244601,139,1,18,238259,'2007-10-22 18:52:15',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies, we hope you all had a great weekend.<br />\nWe&#39;ve gained two pets in our new house, a Praying Mantis on the front porch and a mouse&#33; We don&#39;t mind the Praying Mantis. We think it&#39;s a he because of the color. He blends perfectly into our brown brick. The mouse on the other hand has got to go. We can understand why it wants in the house as we have Hawks searching the area daily.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-10-22 18:52:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244602,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-22 19:10:05',NULL,'','Good morning again...it has finally quieted down here and things are getting back to normal.  We will actually be home this weekend (although we have a 50th b&#39;day party on Saturday and the kids trick or treating on Sunday)  Up here the kids are not allowed to trick or treat on Halloween - I guess because we have very few street lights and no real sidewalks - so the Sunday before Halloween is a fun time for all.  They section off the towns into zones and each zone has 2 - 3 hours for their celebration.  The streets are closed to car traffic and the cops patrol on bikes in costume.  A lot of dads hitch up a cart full of hay to their riding mowers and the kids really have a ball.<br />\n<br />\nAs far as our weekend in Ct. goes it was grand spending time with Paige and Colin but we sure got off to a bumpy start. Due to a mix up in communications Dave thought we would be waiting til Saturday morning to go to Ct. due to some heavy rains.   The problem was that Paige had a soccer game at 8:30 so we would have had to be on the road before 5 to get there on time.  So Dave and his family went to a party and we left home, telling them we would call from the one stop we always make along the way.  When I called him, he didn&#39;t hear his phone so I left him a message.  When he finally called me back we were approaching an area that is &quot;dead&quot; for phone service.  So he told me we would probably get there about 5 minutes before him but that I could get into his garage using his new key pad and punching in his wedding date.   THEN WE HIT THE DEAD PHONE AREA and I didn&#39;t hear the rest of his message which was &#39;&#39;but please don&#39;t go in the house til I get there or you call me back so I can tell you how to disarm the alarm&#33;&#33;  <br />\nBy the time I got my service back, he was in the dead zone when we got to his house so I opened the garage, went up the stairs and made a bee line for the bathroom.  Funny, what the heck was that beeping in the hall&#33;&#33;&#33;  Before I knew what happened the lights were flashing on and off and an alarm that would wake the dead was blaring.  (Good thing I was in the bathroom at the time)  Now Jim comes running up the stairs, trips and bangs up both shins in time to reach the ringing phone which is the alarm company.  Dave finally got though on my cell but I can&#39;t hear a thing he is saying because of the alarm - the alarm company is demanding a pass word and I am just about ready to pass out.  Now the cop cars start arriving - first one - then two - then three.  Jim finally takes the phone from me and run back into the garage where he can finally hear Dave and get the pass word and the alarm code which is NOT the garage code.  What a mess.  Dave finally arrived home about 3 minutes later but it really seemed like hours.  All the neighbors were out - we woke up 1/2 the kids in the area and it took about another hour for my heart to leave my throat and go back into my chest.<br />\n<br />\nSaturday morning up bright and early to make picnic lunches since the distance between Paiges game and Colins made it easier to not come home between games.  We packed a really great lunch for all of us - Kathy stayed home and Dave, Jim the kids and I left for the 25 minute drive to Paiges game.  Boy were we suprised to see an empty parking lot.  Dave called Kathy and had her check her e-mail and sure enough the fields were too wet to play on and both games had been cancelled.   We were really batting 1000 weren&#39;t we?<br />\n<br />\nAfter that we sent Dave &amp; Kathy on their way into Manhattan.  They saw the play &quot;Wicked&quot; and really loved it and we began a marathon session of Disney Bingo, Clue and Go fish.  We really had a great time but left around 3PM to head home - our 2 1/2 hr trip took 4 hours but we made it home safe and sound.<br />\n<br />\nI sure wish those kids would move closer to us&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-22 19:10:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244622,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-22 20:13:49',NULL,'','whoa  what a weekend you had mary lou  dang <br />\nthat alarm blaring  might scared you out of sock does it ?<br />\n<br />\ni wish for my brother and his family to be close too as well as my sister and her family also oh well','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-22 20:13:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244628,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-22 20:57:07',NULL,'','Hi Crazies,<br />\n<br />\nWell we are home again.  Unpacked with the washing machine on &quot;high&quot;.  Things are pretty much back to normal.<br />\n<br />\nThe Dawn Princess was a good, but not great cruise.  Outstanding in some ways and less than in others so my review will be mixed.<br />\n<br />\nThe one thing that was truly spectacular were the production shows, the best we have ever seen on any of our 50 cruises&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nDid not get to make our Shore Trip Excursion to Todos Santos on our anniversary.  The night before Roe got food poisoning from the Mahi Mahi and we could not make it.  Since it was not booked through Princess we were simply out &#036;118, but thankfully by morning she was feeling better, so we did get ahore for a couple hours in Cabo.<br />\n<br />\nWeather was perfect throught the trip.  A little &quot;rocky&quot; our last night on board, but I kind of like that.<br />\n<br />\nGot my notice for final payment this morning for our cruise in January.  Welcome Home&#33; Send Money&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGood to be back in my own bed last night.  The shipboard bed was hard, but I requested one of those egg crate foam pads I&#39;d heard about on line and that helped a lot. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMore later,','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-22 20:57:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244662,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-22 22:54:20',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Still hot and humid here in Florida. Hopefully some relief is coming at the end of the week. Ran lots of errands this morming and spent some time dealing with various phone calls. Howie is still sore but slowly getting better. He&#39;s starting to look at new cars. Only thing I ask is that I like the car and it has power doors and windows. His Corolla had roll windows and each door had to be unlocked, drove me nuts. I think I only drove it 2 or 3 times when he had my car. Will probably get another Toyota or maybe a Honda this time. We&#39;ll see how our research goes. <br />\n<br />\nKeith Yikes&#33; a mouse. It would definately have to go&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSue just think about that nice warm caribbean weather you&#39;ll be having soon......that should get you through the chill for a while.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou thanks for reminding me to get Halloween candy. I try not to buy it too soon or we somehow manage to eat it&#33; LOL What an eventful arrival you had at your son&#39;s house. Sorry about the soccer games but at least you got to spend some quality time with Colin and Paige.<br />\n<br />\nWelcome home Ed&#33; Sorry to hear that things have changed on Princess. I&#39;m curious to hear all about it since we sail with them next month. Sorry about Roe&#39;s food poisoning. I&#39;ll be sure to avoid MahiMahi&#33; Glad to hear you day in Cabo wasn&#39;t a total loss. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I was wondering if you had any luck getting the World Series tickets.<br />\n<br />\nMaria thinking of you and hoping your knee is doing better.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes hope you enjoyed your trip to SC. Hope your surgery goes well.<br />\n<br />\nWell off to start some dinner. Have to take Howie to pick up his rental car when he gets home. Have a great evening all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-22 22:54:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244681,274,1,18,238259,'2007-10-22 23:45:06',NULL,'','Hi everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThe sun is out, and it&#39;s warming up a bit.  It&#39;s 51 right now&#33;  I have a miserable cold...I haven&#39;t had one in around 2 years so I guess I&#39;m due.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nKeith...yup...the mouse has to go&#33;   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nWelcome back, Ed.  I&#39;m so sorry to hear that Roe got food poisoning.  I have had it before, and it can be really bad.<br />\n<br />\nSue...you must be counting the days now&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...wow&#33;  what a weekend&#33;...that must have been scary when the alarm went off and the police came.  Yikes&#33;  We have an alarm system, too.   We gave our girls the code and password just in case.<br />\n<br />\nRose...that is good news that Howie is getting better.  Good luck with chosing the right car.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, everyone&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-10-22 23:45:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244705,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-23 01:57:45',NULL,'','Ed....welcome back - glad you had a good cruise, looking forward to reading the review, good and bad&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia...... is your home OK - I have been so concerned about you and your home.  These wild fires are too horrendous&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSpeak to you all later&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-23 01:57:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244707,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-23 02:42:09',NULL,'','Jackie - Tonia is still on her Panama Canal cruise and isn&#39;t due back until the 28th.  I sure hope all is OK at home for her and all our other Californian Crazies.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-23 02:42:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244712,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-23 03:40:01',NULL,'','Thanks Mary Lou - it sure looks like San Diego area has been hard hit with these awful fires.  I wish Tonia would check in here and let us know what&#39;s happening back home&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-23 03:40:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244772,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-23 13:06:15',NULL,'','TUESDAY - October 23rd[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies....how is everyone doing this morning?  I hope everyone is well and especially hope that all of our Californian Crazies are safe.  The fires out there are terrible.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - how did it go with the Rockies tickets yesterday?  I hope you were successful and you got the tickets you wanted.  <br />\n<br />\nCarmen - I hope you are doing OK.  We miss you here on the dock.  When is your surgery scheduled for?  Would it be possible for your DH to just drop us a note to let us know you are OK?  Hope you had a good trip to SC.  <br />\n<br />\nEd - it&#39;s great to see you back on the Dock.  So sorry that Roe ended up with food poisoning - how awful.  I look forward to hearing all about your trip.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - how was your cruise?We are anxious to hear all about it.  Welcome back - we missed you.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - hope you are doing OK and getting around a bit better on those crutches.  I&#39;m sure it is exhausting using them all the time but before long you will be able to toss them aside and get around better.<br />\n<br />\nShari - take care of that cold and get rid of it.  There is so much going around right now.  Hope you are feeling better today.  Needless to say I now know the code and password to Dave&#39;s alarm system.  He has had it for years but never used it for day to day things - only when he went on vacation.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - good luck with the car shopping.  Hope Howie is doing better day by day.   I&#39;m sure he will have bumps and bruises for some time to come.  I will be buying my Halloween candy on Sunday morning for the same reason you stated.  If I bought it any earlier it would be gone bythe time the kids arrived.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - waiting for pictures of your Halloween costume.  How is it coming along?   <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - YES - Mr. Mouse has definately got to go&#33;&#33;  You really can&#39;t blame the little squeeker though - he saw your beautiful new home and decided to move in ASAP.  haha<br />\n<br />\nTime to get Jim up and moving.   Deb is traveling for work this week so I will have the kids every day from 3PM on until bedtime so I&#39;d better get out in the morning and get my errands done when I can do them alone.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile with someone.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-23 13:06:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244784,3230,1,18,238259,'2007-10-23 14:54:24',NULL,'','Hello My Friends&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHere is something to brighten up your week&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeep those good thought headed to Calif &amp; the people effected by the fires&#33;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://www.mahalgift.com/store/catalog/FLRB125.jpg&quot; /&gt;','Chucksta63','Chucksta63','2007-10-23 14:54:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244790,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-23 15:03:57',NULL,'','What a pretty way to start our day.  Thanks for the flowers Chuck and have a good day.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-23 15:03:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244815,2613,1,18,238259,'2007-10-23 16:18:26',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is doing well this morning.  Chuck, thanks for the flowers. My DH and I had a wonderful time in SC, the weather was perfect, the resort was beautiful and we even got to see a couple of shows (Medieval Times Dinner and Show and the Carolina Opry).  Mary Lou and Rose, I see my surgeon on November 7 and surgery would probably be scheduled for the following week.  Maria, I hope you are feeling better after your surgery.  Rose, I am sorry to hear about Howie’s accident, but happy that he is ok.  Shari, I hope you are feeling much better today.    Jackie, enjoy your South African vacation, one of these days I am going to get there.<br />\n<br />\nTake care everyone and have a great day <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-10-23 16:18:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244854,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-23 17:18:58',NULL,'','Carmen - it&#39;s great to see you back on the dock.  Glad you had a nice time in SC and had great weather while you were there.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-23 17:18:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244865,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-23 17:28:21',NULL,'','Hey Mary Lou&#33; Everyone here, Ive been busy has anyone got a dryer I can borrow, Mines kicked the bucket&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> My cruise wsnt very great either, The beds were hard as well but they havent heard of eggcrates <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> The food was just Ok nothing special, The AC went out in our cabin for the night before they got it fixed, my cabin steward was Lazy and didnt get us Ice, or clean the room good, Our waiter ignored me most of the time, My water and tea stayed empty, The ships hard to navigate, There was one bright spot the Deli was Great&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> As far as that the cruise was Great&#33; The Cabin had a picture window besides the Balcony Door, The Balcony will hold 4 or 5 Comfortably&#33; The ship was packed full and extremely hard to get a elevator while at Sea&#33; As you have seen Scirocco Jr. and My Oldest Daughter suprised us by going on the trip <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> That was a pleasant Surprise&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Ill try and post more on the cruise but overall Im not Impressed with the Conquest, I just dont like a large Ship&#33; Everyones rushed all the time and constantly running&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> My heart goes out to those in California, I hope all of you there are Ok&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Well Ill be busy for awhile gotta go do my clothes drying at the Laundry Mat&#33; Jeez I havent done that in 33 Years&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> Seeya Later my friends&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-23 17:28:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244900,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-23 18:24:26',NULL,'','good morning  friends <br />\n<br />\ntook Pappy out  and it was raining  ugh so we short our walk because of the weather <br />\nhad flu shot yesterday i must to have every year it is check off the list to do. i lost my voice yesterday for no reason. as well but it is better today got it back<br />\nweather with raining and cloudy make me tired ugh. packing is going smoothly and of course i am counting the DAYS  whoo woo lol  bad news  my friend who i am going with had her credit card numbers been used by someone but everything is ok  she cancel it will get new card with new different numbers soon i feel so bad for her to have it stolen days before our cruise trip sighs <br />\n<br />\nRobert- i am glad you are back and  aww i am sorry that cruise was not so great on main things i revise you not to give up cruising as i know some cruises are not so great on services  some are good services <br />\n<br />\ni hope our California crazies will be allright with all the events of wildfires going on right now.<br />\n<br />\ni hope you all have good day','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-23 18:24:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244913,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-23 19:05:26',NULL,'','Good Morning All,<br />\n<br />\nWe are unpacked, the laundry is finished, food shopping done and things are about back to &quot;normal&quot;.<br />\n<br />\nRobert, our bed was hard as well.  But after the first night our Cabin Stewardess got us the foam egg crate pads and it was much, much better.  We got lucky and had a fantastic Stewardess, one of the very best we have had on all our cruises.  Waiter and Asst. did not have much personality, but they sure knew their jobs and were right there and that&#39;s all I&#39;m looking for not to be entertained.<br />\n<br />\nSpoke last night to my friend who teaches computer classes on board Princess and he told me the &quot;less than&quot; things we experienced were not cut backs throughout their fleet but unique to the Dawn Princess.<br />\n<br />\nBy the way, the Production Shows were the BEST we have EVER SEEN&#33;&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nWe are beginning to see the smoke from Southern California.  We met a lot of San Diego area folks on our cruise and our hearts and prayers go out to them.<br />\n<br />\nWell, time for some breakfast.  I wonder if the Horizon Court is still serving??  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-23 19:05:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244945,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-23 19:49:44',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Mary Lou - the whole day was wasted yesterday trying to get those world series tickets.  I didn&#39;t leave the computer for 2 1/2 hrs. yesterday morning because I could not get thru, but they had not made any announcements that they were gone, so I just assumed it was heavy traffic that was preventing me from getting in.  At 12;30, they finally announced that the system had crashed almost as soon as it opened and that almost all tickets were still available but they were taking the site down to fix it and would try to get it back online as soon as possible, so of course, I had to sit with my laptop all day, trying every 5 minutes or so to get in.  They did not announce until around 9:00 last night that they would not be re-opning the sales until noon today, so I will be spending my afternoon at the desk upstairs so I can use both the desktop and my laptop to try and get thru.  I didn&#39;t get all my errands run yesterday that I needed to because I couldn&#39;t leave the computer so hopefully I will get thru and get some tickets quickly today and can get out and take care of those.  I didn&#39;t make it to the grocery store so really didn&#39;t have anything to cook for dinner, so it ended up being KFC.  Robert, I am so sorry that you didn&#39;t have such a good time on the cruise.  As you know, we leave next week to head to Galveston to sail on the Conquest, so I was very sorry to hear that the ship did not leave a good impression on you.  I thought they had the new bedding on that ship that was supposed to be so wonderful.  Did you have your beds pushed together and a king sized mattress installed?  They are supposed to that in our cabin.  Ed, good to see you back on the Dock.   Mercedes, it is good to see you back online - hope all goes well with your surgery and you have a speedy and full recovery.   Maria, hope you are following dr&#39;s orders and letting Ken take care of you - we miss you here.  Rose, how is Howie feeling?  Chuck, thanks for the flowers - such a nice way to start my day.  Sue, it won&#39;t be long now girl - hope you have a wonderful cruise.  Jackie, how long of a flight is it to South Africa and how many layovers do you have?  Well, guess I need to get a few things done before I have to head upstairs and make another attempt at those tickets - wish me luck.....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-23 19:49:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(244994,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-23 22:49:43',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Another hot and humid day here in Florida. Looks like things are settling and we should have our check for Howie&#39;s car early next week. I hate car shopping&#33; <br />\n<br />\nHowie is feeling tip top today, thanks for asking everyone.<br />\n<br />\nShari hope your feeling better today. Take care of yourself. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou I bought my candy today and hid it on top of the refrigerator.......Only I know it&#39;s there and since I&#39;m on a diet I won&#39;t be eating it. <br />\n<br />\nThanks for the flowers Chuck.<br />\n<br />\nWelcome back Robert. Sorry to hear about your dryer. Seems like I need a new one every 5 years or so......guess I&#39;m hard on it. Sorry to hear you were somewhat disappointed with the ship. Guess it didn&#39;t give you a good impression of Carnival. <br />\n<br />\nMercedes glad to hear you had a wonderful week in South Carolina. You deserve a break after all these medical issues and surgery to come. Don&#39;t forget that we&#39;ll all be here for you if you need us and we&#39;ll be sending lots of good thoughts and prayers your way.<br />\n<br />\nSue I&#39;ll try to order some sunshine for your trip to Florida. How awful about your friends credit card. At least she&#39;ll have it all straightened out before the trip.<br />\n<br />\nJackie, guess your nearly ready for South Africa. It must be great to be going home.<br />\n<br />\nEd glad your all caught up after your trip. I may have to order one of those egg crate things for our trip next month. Seems like Princess has had mattresses.<br />\n<br />\nWow I hope that after all the effort Cheryl you get some tickets. <br />\n<br />\nWell off to do some online shopping. Hope everyone has a great evening&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-23 22:49:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245080,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-24 00:50:35',NULL,'','Cheryl they just had two beds pushed together making it into a queen sized bed, and they kept coming apart and guess who was sleeping in the crack where they didvided&#33; Me&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> They may have new ones in the Suites or the higher priced balconys but not ours, they have New pillows and Comforters but they will burn you up at night because the AC doesnt cool good&#33; Carry a Fan if you like to sleep cool at nights&#33; Skipper they didnt even have the Egg Crates at all on this ship or werent telling the truth, Sue your right sometimes you hit the Jackpot sometimes you crap out&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Boy did I crap out this time&#33;LOL&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> I expect the Suites or higher priced Cabins have the good beds&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> You really dont know until you get onboard in your Cabin&#33; But Ill not Quit cruising, just go with the flow and the bad with the good&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Hey maybe next time we could get Supreme service&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> So I say to all a Cruise is a Cruise and what you make of it&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Seeya later Crazie friends&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-24 00:50:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245105,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-24 01:08:20',NULL,'','yeah  robert  smile  <br />\n<br />\nyeah  rose  my friend did straightened things out when she found when this person did and company cancel everything that this person did and order new one with new different number to her  i am glad everything have straightened out for her.','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-24 01:08:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245204,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-24 06:19:50',NULL,'','Beautiful day today - sunny and and 78 degrees - what a difference from last week&#39;s winter LOL.<br />\n<br />\nYesterday at school we made Hallowe&#39;en wreaths.  I just spray painted a couple of the green Christmas wreaths black - and got some &quot;bugs&quot; and skeltons from the dollar store....and the glue gun of course lol.  Turned out great&#33;  Next week it&#39;s pumpkins.<br />\n<br />\nGot the second coffin lined and ready for business.  All the hard work is done - now it&#39;s the fun stuff - the set up.<br />\n<br />\nK &amp; R - how big is your praying mantis?  I would love to see one of those.  As for the mouse - I would no doubt make a pet out of it lol.  There is a tiny spider hanging over the computer keyboard and I keep moving it out of the way so it doesn&#39;t get squished, but it seems to be fascinated with my typing.  Maybe he wants to get online lol.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - sounds like you need a few non-exciting days girlfriend&#33;  We had our smoke alarm go off last week (no fire - just a short) - that was loud enough.<br />\n<br />\nEd - welcome home.  Sorry to hear your trip wasn&#39;t so grand.  But that will just make the next one so much better.<br />\n<br />\nChuck - the flowers are lovely - thank-you for sharing them with us.<br />\n<br />\nCarmen - glad you checked in.  SOunds like you had a great vacation.  Hope your Dr. visit goes well and you get this resolved soon.  I have realy missed you on games :o)<br />\n<br />\nRobert - sorry you didn&#39;t have such a great time on your cruise.  What were you doing on the bed that caused it to &quot;fall apart&quot;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nCheryl.....we loved the Conquest, and found the beds to be really comfortable. If I remember correctly the push the two beds together and put a king size mattress pad on them so they would&#39;y come apart.  And the new bedding was perfect - I want some&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnyway off to games.  Talk at you later&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-24 06:19:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245243,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-24 13:27:00',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - October 24th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies....We are in for a rainy day here today - I sure wish we could send it to California for the fires.  The news in San Diege looks no better this morning, I&#39;ll sure be glad to hear from Tonia when she gets home.  They seem to have a handle on the Malibu fires according to the news but not so in San Diego.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - your Halloween wreaths sound cute - I&#39;m sure your littles had a good time making them.  Whatever did we do before dollar stores?  I love those stores for little odds and ends for the kids.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - glad to hear that Howie is feeling better.  Glad you will be getting the check for the car so quickly.  Good luck with the car shopping.  I wish being on a diet would stop me from reaching on top of the fridge for the candy.  Wouldn&#39;t work around here.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nRobert - Welcome back - you were missed.   I&#39;m so sorry your cruise was  a bit of a letdown but what a suprise you got when you found your daughter and son-in-law were on board.  I would never be able to keep a secret like that.  Was Annie in on the secret?  I&#39;m glad you made the most of the trip though and it didn&#39;t turn you off to cruising.  <br />\n<br />\nEd - Sorry you were let down a bit with Princess.  I look forward to hearing all about your trip.  Glad you and Roe had a good time though.<br />\n<br />\nSue - what a relief that your friend found out her credit card problem before you all left.  It would be terrible if she went away without knowing it was a problem.   <br />\n<br />\nCarmen - how did you make out with the long trip with your back?  Even after I had surgery I find I can&#39;t sit in the car for very long periods of time without making a stop to get out and stretch.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - Has Tony gotten used to the Florida humidity yet?  I&#39;m sure he is anxious to get moving again.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - Any luck yesterday with the BB tickets?  You certainly are having a hard time but hope you got what you wanted.<br />\n<br />\nShari - how is that cold today?  Take care of yourself.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - hope you are doing better every day.<br />\n<br />\nTime to get Jim up and moving.  Today I just may finish the summer/winter clothes switch - at this time every year I&#39;m convinced we should move to an area where you don&#39;t have to go thru this every year but I guess I really do enjoy the season changes.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-24 13:27:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245281,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-24 16:17:44',NULL,'','good morning friends <br />\ntook pappy out and my nieghbor who is a cop had his k-9 police dog which is a huge 2 years old german shepherd outside on the chain watching us heh he always do that  everytime we went out  he was at my house last time he broke the chain and ran straighted to my house wanna to play aww cute and i told him to go home and he did.<br />\n<br />\ni am glad that my friend did straight out with her credit card  whew <br />\n<br />\nlol jenn about the spider hanging around on the keyboard unfortunely for me he must die lol<br />\n<br />\nhave good day smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-24 16:17:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245284,2613,1,18,238259,'2007-10-24 16:47:25',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nRose, thank you very much <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, we had very frequent stops and wearing a heating pad helped a lot, but it was a very long 7 hour drive.  I am also doing the switch this weekend, DD will be here to help me.  Robert and Ed, welcome back. Shari and Maria, I hope you are feeling much better today.  Hi Sue, Jenn, Jackie, Cheryl, K &amp; R, Chuck, Joey and all the regulars.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-10-24 16:47:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245356,139,1,18,238259,'2007-10-24 18:41:06',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Good morning Crazies&#33;<br />\nJenn, I did take a photo of the Praying Mantis and will post it later. The mouse has been eliminated. He just wasn&#39;t paying his fair share.<br />\nWe hope you all have a great hump day.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> [/size]','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-10-24 18:41:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245366,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-24 18:54:27',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Robert - sorry you didn&#39;t have such a great time on your cruise.  What were you doing on the bed that caused it to &quot;fall apart&quot;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHey Whatever Happens there stays there&#33;LOL&#33; Hey two wide bodies thats made for a King sized bed sleeping in a Queen sized one somethings gotta give and it wasnt Moma&#33;LOL&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-24 18:54:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245368,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-24 18:55:09',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Mary Lou, it was a bust for the World Series tickets.  The Rockies organization handled the whole situation so badly.  The company they used to sell them did not know what they were doing and as I said before, the site crashed the first day, so yesterday, I was online when they went on sale on 2 different computers and clicked on &quot;buy tickets&#39; right off the bat and was put into &quot;cue&quot; and told not to refresh the page or I wold lose my place in line.  Eventually it would time out and kick me off and I would have to start over.  This went on all afternoon.  Hubby had let his employees put work aside and hang out on their computers to try and buy them.  Only one lady got thru and was able to buy some but when it told her to wait while it generated her tickets, it kicked her off before they could be printed and she couldn&#39;t get back in.  To add insult to injury, it did charge her credit card even thoguh she doesn&#39;t have tickets so she is going to have to dispute that.  They did sell out but it looks like, according to the news, that the majority of them were sold in other parts of the country and are now appearing on eBay and other such sites, and are selling for around &#036;3000 a piece for the &#036;250 tickets.  The true fans never really had a chance and the Rockies representative was asked about that on the news last night and the reply was that he did not want to talk about it.  They should have opened up the ticket window at the stadium and given the fans here a chance.  Guess I will just have to watch from the comfort of my recliner&#33;&#33;&#33;  I am off to run the errands today that I have put off the past 2 days while I sat on the computer trying to get those blasted tickets,  We leave for Galveston in 9 days, so even though I am not yet a SDM for the cruise, I am for vacation.  Our cruising partners called this morning at 9:00 and woke me up - it was 10:00 there and she forgot about the time difference.  All of you Crazies, enjoy your day, ya&#39; hear&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-24 18:55:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245391,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-24 19:35:02',NULL,'','What a welcome relief.....rain, rain and more rain&#33;&#33;  It&#39;s brought the temperature down nicely, but of course I had to run errands and get soaked doing so&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sitting in Panera Bread using their WiFi and having French onion soup, waiting for Gucci - I took her to the groomer this morning, this was long overdue&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell we are SDM - leave on November 1st&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a wonderful day&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-24 19:35:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245411,139,1,18,238259,'2007-10-24 19:47:54',NULL,'','[quote name=\'SCIROCCO\' post=\'245366\' date=\'Oct 24 2007, 10&#58;54 AM\'] [quote name=\'hazelson\' post=\'245204\' date=\'Oct 23 2007, 10&#58;19 PM\']<br />\nBeautiful day today - sunny and and 78 degrees - what a difference from last week&#39;s winter LOL.<br />\n<br />\nYesterday at school we made Hallowe&#39;en wreaths. I just spray painted a couple of the green Christmas wreaths black - and got some &quot;bugs&quot; and skeltons from the dollar store....and the glue gun of course lol. Turned out great&#33; Next week it&#39;s pumpkins.<br />\n<br />\nGot the second coffin lined and ready for business. All the hard work is done - now it&#39;s the fun stuff - the set up.<br />\n<br />\nK &amp; R - how big is your praying mantis? I would love to see one of those. As for the mouse - I would no doubt make a pet out of it lol. There is a tiny spider hanging over the computer keyboard and I keep moving it out of the way so it doesn&#39;t get squished, but it seems to be fascinated with my typing. Maybe he wants to get online lol.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - sounds like you need a few non-exciting days girlfriend&#33; We had our smoke alarm go off last week (no fire - just a short) - that was loud enough.<br />\n<br />\nEd - welcome home. Sorry to hear your trip wasn&#39;t so grand. But that will just make the next one so much better.<br />\n<br />\nChuck - the flowers are lovely - thank-you for sharing them with us.<br />\n<br />\nCarmen - glad you checked in. SOunds like you had a great vacation. Hope your Dr. visit goes well and you get this resolved soon. I have realy missed you on games :o)<br />\n<br />\nRobert - sorry you didn&#39;t have such a great time on your cruise. What were you doing on the bed that caused it to &quot;fall apart&quot; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nCheryl.....we loved the Conquest, and found the beds to be really comfortable. If I remember correctly the push the two beds together and put a king size mattress pad on them so they would&#39;y come apart. And the new bedding was perfect - I want some&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnyway off to games. Talk at you later&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Robert - sorry you didn&#39;t have such a great time on your cruise. What were you doing on the bed that caused it to &quot;fall apart&quot; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHey Whatever Happens there stays there&#33;LOL&#33; Hey two wide bodies thats made for a King sized bed sleeping in a Queen sized one somethings gotta give and it wasnt Moma&#33;LOL&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n[/quote] <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;It&#39;s nice to know we aren&#39;t the only ones breaking beds&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-10-24 19:47:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245425,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-24 20:03:58',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; We&#39;re supposed to have a cold front come in and drop our temps into the low 80&#39;s by Friday&#33; Amen&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Not much happening in our parts today except some online car shopping. We&#39;ll start our hunt tomorrow. Howie&#39;s got it down to a few cars. Camry, RAV 4, Subaru Forester, Honda Accord and Honda CRV. It&#39;s odd because some are cars and some are SUV&#39;s. Anyone have any comments on any of them???<br />\n<br />\nThoughts and prayers go out to all California residents. Breathing must be awful. My friend is just outside of San Diego and they were all told to stay indoors as the air is unbreathable. I sure understand that living in Florida and dealing with fires before. <br />\n<br />\nJenn glad your enjoying your Halloween decorating. Can&#39;t wait to see the pictures&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMarylou the trick with the Halloween candy is to buy what the kids like and what we don&#39;t. No chocolate or licorice. I did get Tootsie Rolls but so far no one&#39;s seen them......LOL&#33; <br />\n<br />\nSue the time is flying by now and you&#39;ll be out of here very soon. Hope you have a wonderful trip&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes, hope your pain isn&#39;t too bad today.<br />\n<br />\nMaria thinking of you and hope that you too are doing better.<br />\n<br />\nKeith glad to hear you gave the mouse the heave-ho. No rent-no room&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert glad your home safe and sound. I hope your next cruise is better<br />\n<br />\nJackie you should know by now that cooler temps require rain here.........Can you send it over here, we&#39;re still a little too warm today. Looking forward to the cooler weather.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, sorry you had no luck getting tickets. What a frustrating day&#33; It&#39;s a shame that the fans didn&#39;t stand a chance.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day&#33;&#33;&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-24 20:03:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245579,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 02:19:08',NULL,'','Hey guys, I got the cutest thing today - a box was delivered from M&amp;M, and inside was a styrofoam cooler with 4 bags of M&amp;M&#39;s.  Some say Bon Voyage and the others say Greg &amp; Cheryl.  They are from my friend who lives in NY.  I told her that I was not going to let Greg eat any of them now, they are going onboard the ship with us.  Went to Kohl&#39;s and shopped the clearance racks - they were 80-90% off - I got 5 pairs of capri&#39;s that were regularly &#036;40 for &#036;4 each and got Greg some nice shorts that were regularly &#036;38 for 3.80, plus I had a coupon for an additional 15% off the total purchase.  Well, gotta&#39; go start dinner....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-25 02:19:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245580,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 03:26:24',NULL,'','whoa  cheryl  you lucky  <br />\n<br />\ni do have kohls also  i got 2 shirts for the cruise from there ofc on sale 5 dollars each<br />\ni love kohls ofc','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-25 03:26:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245585,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 04:07:45',NULL,'','Rose, we have a Honda CR-V and absolutely love it.  It&#39;s smaller than what I was used to (Ford Expeditions... I had two ) but it has all the bell and whistles... we are very happy with it.','zebra','zebra','2007-10-25 04:07:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245629,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 09:04:01',NULL,'','Another nice day today.<br />\n<br />\nWent south for our states run.  We decided to help out with shoeboxes for &quot;Samaritians Purse&quot; this year.  You fill shoe boxes for kids for Christmas - with necessities and small toys.  It wasn&#39;t as easy as I thought it was going to be - but we managed to fill six so far.  They have to be in the charities hands by November 10th and we didn&#39;t find out about it until yesterday - so it&#39;s a mad rush - and I love it lol.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - give me ten bucks, a Dollar Store and a glue gun and I&#39;m a happy camper lol.<br />\n<br />\nMy spider isn&#39;t around tonight - must have left the buliding.  It was such a tiny thing.  Didn&#39;t want to kill it because I&#39;m tired of the rain and I wanted to make sure it stayed nice through to Hallowe&#39;en.<br />\n<br />\nRobert&#33; Robert&#33; Robert&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - guess I will have to check out Kohl&#39;s on the next run.<br />\n<br />\nWell - off to bed - more hallowe&#39;en stuff to do tomorrow as well as packing up the shoe boxes.<br />\n<br />\nTake care all - talk at you later.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-25 09:04:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245642,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 10:04:56',NULL,'','Jenn, our church collects boxes every year for Franklin Graham&#39;s Samaritan&#39;s Purse.  I always do girl&#39;s boxes because I never got to buy the girly stuff, as my sons and grandson turn their noses up at it (imagine that&#33;&#33;&#33;) Last year they sent 5000 shoe boxes.  Just think how very special you are going to make some child&#39;s Christmas...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-25 10:04:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245646,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 13:38:16',NULL,'','THURSDAY - October 25th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.  Another rainy day scheduled for today through Saturday but it should clear by the time the kids head out to trick or treat on Sunday.  Our area is scheduled for 2 - 5 PM so the kiddies should be able to amass quite a collection of candy in 3 hours.   I wish we could send some of this rain out the California - they certainly need it badly and the fires are still raging.  I&#39;m so concerned about what Tonia will return home to.<br />\n<br />\nJenn  &amp; Cheryl- what a nice idea with the shoeboxes.  I will have to look around and see if they do anything like that in our area.  Is it done through your churches or community or is it a world wide type of thing?  I have never heard of it before but if it puts a smile on a childs face I am all for it.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - don&#39;t you just love Kohl&#39;s when they have their super sales?  You can get such great bargains at the end of the season.  I always check out their Wednesday Senion sales for an additional 15% off.  Those M &amp; M&#39;s sound like such a cute idea.  Enjoy them.  Sorry about the baseball tickets - sounds like they have to rethink their ticket selling options in the future.<br />\n<br />\nRose - I just can&#39;t bring myself to buy candy for Halloween that I don&#39;t like.  Seems like so much work getting to like new things if I don&#39;t give it all away.  LOL  <br />\n<br />\nSue - when do you actually leave for Florida?  Get the rest of that packing done now. <br />\n<br />\nRobert - I&#39;m sorry I don&#39;t have an extra dryer for you.  Isn&#39;t that always the way - they break down when you need them the most.<br />\n<br />\nTime to get Jim up and moving - I&#39;ll be back later today.   Hope to  finally get the clothes switch finished today but I think I will be saying that for some time to come.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-25 13:38:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245660,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 14:36:04',NULL,'','good morning friends <br />\nit was 35 degrees&#33;&#33;&#33; out when Pappy and i went out for OUR early morning walk of course he was wearing his jacket heh <br />\ni am all packed execpt  the dresses  need ironing  and pack that it <br />\n<br />\nlot of things to do today had go in town to the bank get money, refill my medications so i won&#39;t run out while on cruise, get my monthly blood test for the blood clot to see how it going.<br />\n<br />\nmary lou- i am leaving early sat morning 9am for florida that mean i must be at the airport by 7am i am only 45 mins away so i am leaving at 6am and i am ALL packed','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-25 14:36:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245674,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 15:27:36',NULL,'','Well it&#39;s back to school for me today&#33;<br />\nFor 13 years I&#39;ve done Tax Preparation for the Tax season - except this past year of course.  This season I&#39;ll probably be doing taxes again, so I have a 4 hour EXAM this morning..... hold thumbs&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSpeak to you all later.','zebra','zebra','2007-10-25 15:27:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245687,139,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 15:58:35',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Good morning Crazies&#33; We hope everyone has a great day. It&#39;s been cold and rainy here. The rain is a good thing as this area is down about 10&quot; from the normal rainfall.<br />\n<br />\nOkay Jenn, here&#39;s a photo of our PM, which I named Praying Mantis Sam, or PMS for short:<br />\n&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/KeithnRita/102007.jpg&quot; /&gt;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-10-25 15:58:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245710,2613,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 17:05:30',NULL,'','Oh boy, that is pretty scary looking (not fun of bugs at all)','mercedes','mercedes','2007-10-25 17:05:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245731,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 17:33:57',NULL,'','LOL k&amp;r very funny about the name and ack that is scary looking PMS  <br />\nmy PM is green and hanging on my door','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-25 17:33:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245733,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 17:39:38',NULL,'','Morning all from cloudy but cooler Central Florida. Only is the low 80&#39;s this coming week with less humidity&#33; Yipee&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  Sue the weather should be perfect for you with a chance of rain of course.<br />\n<br />\nToday is the start of car hunting. Yuck&#33; It&#39;s great to have a new car but awful to shop for one. Howie took today off and is only working 1/2 day tomorrow. We only have the rental till Wednesday so we need to pick a car.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, nice deals at Kohl&#39;s. Can&#39;t wait till ours isn&#39;t brand new so maybe we&#39;ll get some deals too. <br />\n<br />\nThanks for the info Jackie on the CRV. We&#39;ll probably be testing one today. Good luck with the tax prep test. The laws change so much every year it&#39;s hard to keep up.<br />\n<br />\nJenn how nice of you to do the shoe boxes. We have an organization here that does gently used shoes for people returning to work and we do that each year. It does make you feel good doesn&#39;t it? Every year since my kids were little we buy toys for Toys for Tots. My DD still does it even at 20. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou I never met a candy I didn&#39;t like.......oh one....I tried the new mint 3 Musketeers......just not the same.<br />\n<br />\nKeith Yuck&#33;&#33;&#33; Definately wouldn&#39;t want that in my house. I hate bugs.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes and Maria, hope you are feeling well today.<br />\n<br />\nTonia should be coming home anyday now. I hope that everything is well at her house. <br />\n<br />\nWell all off to get dressed and eat before the hunt begins. Hope everyone has a great day.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-25 17:39:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245755,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 18:00:58',NULL,'','Good morning all - has anyone heard from Maria?  I am going to go to a different Kohl&#39;s today and check out the clearance racks there.  I was suppsoed to have an electrician here today installing some exterior carriage lights, but he contacted us last night and asked if he could reschedule for tomorrow.  Greg told him if he doesn&#39;t do it tomorrow, we are going to get someone else.  He was originally supposed to do it yesteray and then changed it to today ad now has changed to tomorrow.  Well, I am off to jump in the shower and get to Kohl&#39;s and I also have to go to the mall because tomorrow is my son&#39;s birthday and he wants a gift card from his favorite store there - have a great day everyone....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-25 18:00:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245765,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 18:16:16',NULL,'','Cheryl - I had a very brief message from Maria. She was having some problems with her surgery and her meds and has not been spending any time on the computer.  She will be back with us as soon as she can and thanks us all for keeping up with the birthdays, etc. while she is gone.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-25 18:16:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245766,2613,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 18:18:08',NULL,'','Mary Lou, thanks for the update on Maria.  I hope she feels better soon.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-10-25 18:18:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245767,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 18:19:13',NULL,'','Thanks for the update Mary Lou.  I continue to remember her in my prayers but was concerned about her as we haven&#39;t heard anything since the evening of her surgery, unless I missed a post.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-25 18:19:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245768,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 18:21:46',NULL,'','Carmen, I will be on a cruise when you have your surgery, but I will be thinking about you and praying for you - hope all goes well.  Please don&#39;t think I am ignoring you because I don&#39;t post following yor operation - I will be logging in and checking up on you when we get back home....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-25 18:21:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245772,2613,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 18:29:17',NULL,'','Cheryl, thank you for your kind words and thoughts.  Have a great cruise.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-10-25 18:29:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245808,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 20:35:39',NULL,'','Hi All,<br />\n<br />\nWarming up a bit in Las Vegas, back into the upper 80&#39;s.  Hard to believe it is almost November&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaking final payment today on our January cruise aboard the Carnival Spirit.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />  This is the church fund raiser I put together.  Final count: 69 folks signed aboard.  Should be a blast. TA has had a logo designed and t-shirts, luggage tags, lanyards and name badges and door signs made.<br />\n<br />\nDid the &quot;Costco&quot; run yesterday to resupply after our cruise last week.  Bought a new doggie bed for our Shih Tzu, Puff.  Let him have a test sleep last night to see if he would accept it.  All went well, so now we will put it away until Christmas.  Costco was wall to wall Christmas stuff.  Was surprised to see Erector Sets and Lincoln Logs are back in vogue&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nWishing you all a fantastic day,','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-25 20:35:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245824,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 23:24:02',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCongrats Skipper on your final payment, good to hear Puff liked the bed not wanting to bite it to pieces&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> Your going to have your hands full with 69 Cruisers&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> We have your cool weather skipper The 60&#39;s today and 40&#39;s at nights&#33; Where you going Skipper on the Spirit?','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-25 23:24:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245827,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-25 23:34:27',NULL,'','What an awful test, 4 hours&#33;&#33;&#33;  Anyhow I eventually got 90% on the test and was offered a branch manager position - we&#39;ll have to see what Tony and I decide about that.  I&#39;m just glad it&#39;s over&#33;<br />\nRose, yes the laws sure do change every year.... lots of study to keep up with it&#33;&#33;   Good luck on the &quot;car choosing&quot; - I like trying out new cars just can&#39;t handle the average car salesmen.<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou, thanks for the update on Maria - hope she gets better soon.  I miss her on the daily dock&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I went to Kohl&#39;s today and got a super top, but mine cost &#036;11... didn&#39;t find any &#036;3 or &#036;4 deals....even though mine was on the 80% off rack.<br />\n<br />\nEd, we have a Shih Tzu as well - Gucci...she&#39;s spoiled rotten.  Aren&#39;t they just the best little companions?<br />\n<br />\nCarmen, I not too sure what date your operation is, we leave next Thursday.... so here&#39;s hoping and praying that everything goes extremely well and that you be pain free&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nOff to get ready to go to Candice&#39;s house for dinner&#33;  (It&#39;s great to be back close to our children.)','zebra','zebra','2007-10-25 23:34:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245847,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-26 00:06:37',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nEd, I bought my grandson the Lincoln Logs a few weeks ago and he loves them.  I am going to go back and get the TinkerToys too.  He is 5 and I really like to get him toys that he can use his imagination with and build something<br />\n<br />\nJackie, I went to a different Kohl&#39;s today - I have 2 that are about 3-4 miles from my house, just in opposite directions.  I got a pair of Ralph Lauren Chaps capris that were regularly &#036;60 for &#036;6, so maybe you should come out here and shop at our Kohl&#39;s....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-26 00:06:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245862,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-26 00:31:01',NULL,'','Hi Again,<br />\n<br />\nRobert, we are heading back to Mexico out of San Diego.  Eight nights this time so we heading much further south down to Acopulco this time. <br />\n<br />\nJackie, yes they are great.  Ours is a Canadian, in the country on a Green Card.  He&#39;s six years old and thinks he owns the world.  His registered name is Wynn&#39;s Cream Puff.  When we got his registration from the Canadian Kennel Club, I found out his father&#39;s weighed five pounds and was named &quot;Chain Saw&quot;.  If I had known that I would have named ours &quot;Buzz Saw.&quot;<br />\n<br />\nGucci is a cute name.  Puff wears a Burberry of London coat during the winter, so he&#39;s into designer stuff.  His &quot;girl friend&quot; is a Golden Retreiver.  They have dinner together about three times a week and meet in the park everyday.  I think she thinks he is her puppy because she lets him get away with anything and is so gentle with him.<br />\n<br />\nWhich reminds me, I better get heading to the park for their play date while the sun is still shining.<br />\n<br />\nLater,','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-26 00:31:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245883,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-26 00:49:03',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Let us know how that Itinerary is&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-26 00:49:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245935,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-26 03:44:38',NULL,'','Thanks for the update on Maria Marylou. I&#39;ve been worried about her since we haven&#39;t heard from her.<br />\n<br />\nEd congrats on the final payment.<br />\n<br />\nJackie congrats on passing the test. I agree I hate the salesmen and the finance guys.....that&#39;s why I dread car shopping.<br />\n<br />\nWe test drove both the Rav 4 and the Honda CRV today. Been to several dealers and sorry to say most of them are still playing the old games. I&#39;m on to hunting on the internet, that&#39;s how Howie bought his last car and it worked out great. Oh well tomorrow&#39;s another day.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-26 03:44:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(245989,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-26 10:12:49',NULL,'','Evening all - just got back in from dinner a half hour ago.  Polish food - yums&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; I am so stuffed.<br />\n<br />\nHad an interesting morning though - I have had a &quot;sore&quot; gum - above the &#036;1200 tooth :o) - the one with the root canal and crown - so went to the dentist. Turns out it&#39;s an &quot;unexplained&quot; abcess - but it hurts like he**.<br />\n<br />\nDentist drained it and put me on antibiotics.  The phamplet I got along with the pills states that taking this medication &quot;may cause serious side affects, even death&quot;.  Let&#39;s see - sore gums or death - took them anyway.  After all the coffins are all set up  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nI posted coffin pics ..... see what you think.  Are they &quot;to die for&quot;?  lol<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTake care all - off to bed - will talk to you tomorrow - unless the side affects have their way tee-hee&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-26 10:12:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246005,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-26 13:17:48',NULL,'','FRIDAY -- October 26th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies....I hope everyone is well this morning and looking forward to a great weekend.  We have a busy but fun weekend ahead of us.  Just found out last night that one of Deb&#39;s friends will be coming up for the Trick or Treating on Sunday with her kids.  Lori lived with us for awhile on Staten Island and I haven&#39;t seen her in about a year so it should be a fun day.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - hope that abscess is going away and the meds are helping.  Isn&#39;t it amazing that things that are supposed to cure you can carry such awful side effects.   Hope you won&#39;t have any problems with them.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - good luck car hunting.  Jim is beginning to make moves in that direction and I am dreading it&#33;&#33; I hope you find just the car Howie wants at the interest rate you want.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - congratulations on passing your tax test.  I&#39;m sure the changes are very hard to keep up with but it seems you are doing just fine with them.  <br />\n<br />\nCarmen - hope you have a relaxing weekend and can rest up that back.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - you certainly are having a lot of luck at Kohls.   I will be heading out to ours later today to try and pick up some more capri&#39;s for next year.  If I have 1/2 the luck you did I will be happy.<br />\n<br />\nEd - Sounds like a great cruise you put together.  I&#39;m sure you will have a wonderful time with all your church friends.  <br />\n<br />\nRobert - did you finally get all those clothes dried?  Is your dryer fixable or do you have to get a new one. <br />\n<br />\nSue - time to finish that packing and get ready to leave for Florida.  I hope the Freedom is everything you hoped it would be.  We will miss you while you are gone. <br />\n<br />\nMaria - hope you are doing better day by day.<br />\n<br />\nShari - hope that cold is going away.  At this time of year, with the changing weather, it seems everyone is getting sick.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get Jim up and moving. I Hope everyone has a great day.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-26 13:17:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246014,2613,1,18,238259,'2007-10-26 15:03:15',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nAnother rainy morning, but we need it.  Jenn, I hope the antibiotics work for your tooth; your coffin looks great, what are you putting in it?  Jackie congratulations on passing your exam, 4 hours, that is a long time.  Marie and Shari, I hope you are both feeling better today.  Rose good luck with the car hunting.  Cheryl, you are getting some amazing prices at Kohls.  I have never been to one, I have to see if there is one in my area.  Well, I have a 10am appointment with the neurosurgeon from the Washington Brain and Spine Institute.  He has impressive credentials so hopefully he can give me other options besides surgery for my herniated disk.<br />\n<br />\nEveryone have a wonderful and safe weekend <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-10-26 15:03:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246036,3642,1,18,238259,'2007-10-26 15:49:50',NULL,'','good morning  <br />\n<br />\none more day  then i leave yea  took pappy out  it was not so bad 52 degrees out but suppose to warm up later in the day <br />\nwill go in town for my last therapy before cruise  and will give Pappy bath and trim his nails then  finished the rest of stuffs <br />\n<br />\ni will miss u guys while i am gone  will think of you guys while i am on cruise  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-10-26 15:49:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246074,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-26 18:22:22',NULL,'','Good morning gang.  Well, I officially reached SDM status this morning.  One week from now, at this time, we will be on the way to Galveston and in 9 days, we sail.  I have the electrician here now installing the outside carriage lights.  We had a letter on our door yesterday from a man who is starting a neighborhood watch program.  In it, he said there has been a rash of break-ins in our neighborhood and the police have really been stepping up their patrols - could explain why, when I called them 2 weeks ago, about our break-in, they sent 4 squad cars and a canine unit.  The letter said that a woman 2 streets over was awakened by her dog last week, and when she got up to check, she found a man coming thru the window.  We didn&#39;t get much sleep last night because between 1:30 and 5:00 a.m., Bucky had 3 barking episodes - he never barks at night - not even the night someone broke into the garage.  Anyway, everytime he started, Greg would get up, get his gun and go thru the house and then check the exterior also.  He never saw anything, so I have no idea what was setting Bucky off.   Sue - I bet you are really excited now.  Well, guess I had better scoot - the electrician said he may have to cut the power a few times and I don&#39;t want to take a chance of him doing it before I get this posted.  Hope you all have a fabulous weekend...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-26 18:22:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246097,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-26 19:15:47',NULL,'','Morning all on a cloudy day here in Florida. I&#39;m really enjoying the cooler temperatures&#33; Still playing the price game on cars but at least I don&#39;t have to run around town like a nut anymore, just sit and wait for the e-mail to come. I&#39;m really hopin to be done with this today.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou sounds like your really looking forward to the trick or treating on Sunday. How nice that an old friend will be popping in as well.<br />\n<br />\nJenn sorry to hear about the tooth. Ouch&#33; Take care of it. Boy the warning on that med would make me nervous, what is it????<br />\n<br />\nMercedes good luck with the Dr. Hope they have better ideas than surgery too&#33; Please keep us posted.<br />\n<br />\nSue you must be so excited as your finally going&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Hope you have a marvleous time on the Freedom with blue skies and calm seas&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, sorry about the Rockies losing again.........at least it wasn&#39;t a whooping this time. Glad to hear your electrician showed up.<br />\n<br />\nWell off to do a few things and wait for the e-mail. Hope everyone has a great day and a wonderful weekend.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-26 19:15:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246138,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-26 20:18:40',NULL,'','Well - I made it through the night - so the meds didn&#39;t do me in lol.<br />\n<br />\nK &amp; R - I love the shot of PMS - how big its it?????  I have only seen one at the zoo but never up close.  Fascinating.  Do you supply cadavers for it to eat lol?<br />\n<br />\nRose - the medicine is Clindamycin.  Wasn&#39;t really worried about it until the dentist gave me his cell number and told him to call him anytime - day or night lol.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - tough night&#33;  Do you get back to sleep - or are you like me?  Once I something wakes me up I stay awake.  Argh&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  But at least you have an &quot;early warning alarm&quot; lol.  Dogs are great&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCarmen - hope it all goes well.  What are the options - other than the surgery.? DH has two bad discs - they said they couldn&#39;t operate because it was the two - so he pretty much lives with it - but they don&#39;t sound nearly as bad as yours.  My back is just considered &quot;chronic&quot; - whatever that means.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - 90% is a great score - did they give you a gold star :o).  Not sure I could learn much of anything these days -  old dog ...new tricks scenario lol.<br />\n<br />\nWell - off to get a start on lugging all the Hallowe&#39;en stuff out of the basement.  Will catrch up with you all later.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-26 20:18:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246163,139,1,18,238259,'2007-10-26 21:13:16',NULL,'',' <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;PMS is about 3&quot; long, or tall, depending on your perspective. The rules of living on our front porch bricks are simple: Since you blend in the brick you can capture and provide your own meals. This includes spiders, mosquitos, etc. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Have a great weekend, Crazies&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> [/size]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-10-26 21:13:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246200,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-26 22:48:20',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Mary Lou Im going to put a Heating element in it, Now my Refrigerator went out Jeez whats next, Me&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> Thanks for asking dear Friend and caring&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-26 22:48:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246206,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-26 23:05:16',NULL,'','K &amp; R - 3&quot; LONG - EGADS&#33;  But he/she sounds like a hard worker tee-hee.  I wonder what it&#39;s prying for though - bigger bugs to eat??????<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nRobert - sounds like you need another vacation Buddy.  Sorry to hear about your appliance woes :o(  They say bad things come in threes so get the next one over with quick lol.  Good luck&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-26 23:05:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246230,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-27 00:54:40',NULL,'','Your deal with PMS sounds fair Keith&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nRobert sorry to hear about your appliance woes. Why do these things constantly happen?<br />\n<br />\nWell we&#39;re happy here. Howie got a 2008 Toyota Rav 4. It&#39;s parked in our garage and the deal is done. A huge weight is lifted as I hate dealing with car dealers. Tomorrow the rental goes back and that should be the end of the mess. Maybe now I can concentrate on cruising more.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-27 00:54:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246332,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-27 04:23:19',NULL,'','They got mad because I went on a cruise and said lets show him and just conk out <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> , Old age like me I guess&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-27 04:23:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246333,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-27 04:26:58',NULL,'','Wow I can&#39;t believe how busy we have been these past few days.  5 days to go and still so much to do before we leave.<br />\n<br />\nSorry I haven&#39;t been too chatting lately..... just haven&#39;t had the time to sit at the computer.<br />\n<br />\nKeep well all&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-10-27 04:26:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246401,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-27 13:17:56',NULL,'','SATURDAY - October 27th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies and Happy weekend.  I really don&#39;t know where the time is going but I can&#39;t believe another week is over.  Today is Mike&#39;s sisters suprise 50th b&#39;day party so we are in for a long day.  The party isn&#39;t til 4 but Deb and I still have 20 table centerpieces to put together and the owner of the restaurant will meet us at 1PM to let us in to begin decorating.  I really think Irene is going to be suprised but still have no idea how her DH is going to get her there.  The party is at a local restaurant but they went there for dinner on Wednesday and the owner had a big sign on the door &quot;Closed Saturday for private party.&quot;  <br />\n<br />\nRobert - sorry about your refrigerator - it&#39;s always something isn&#39;t it?  You might be right - they just got jealous because you weren&#39;t there for a week and were out enjoying yourself on a cruise.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - lots of good luck and happy driving to Howie with his new car.  I&#39;m sure you are glad that the car shopping is over.  Now you can concentrate on your Panama Canal cruise.  I really think we are going to book the Jewel to the Canal for next November.  I&#39;m hoping to get is booked this weekend.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - so sorry you are having such problems with break-ins in your area.  I hope the carriage lights will be a deterrent and you can get some sleep.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - so glad you made out OK with those meds.  The side effects are sometimes worse than the problem that required them in the first place.  Have fun putting all your Halloween decorations out.<br />\n<br />\nSue - today is the last day to finish packing.  Hope you have a wonderful cruise and I can&#39;t wait to hear all about it.  <br />\n<br />\nShari - haven&#39;t heard from you in  a couple of days.  Hope all is well and you are doing OK.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - it won&#39;t be long now til you are off to So. Africa.  Hope you are getting the packing done and are all set.  <br />\n<br />\nCarmen - Hope you get some relief and good news from your Dr.   I know I put off surgery for so long but it really did help.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - That is one large PM you have there but it does blend in nicely with your decor.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nEd - hope the plans for your group cruise are going along fine.  My Mom used to go on all kinds of trips with her Church and those little old church ladies really cut loose and had a ball.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get Jim up and moving - we moved some furniture around last night and now I can&#39;t decide if I like it or not.  Will have to do some rearranging while he is at work.  He will not be a happy camper if I ask him to move it all back the way it was when he gets home.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and don&#39;t forget to smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-27 13:17:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246454,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-27 19:31:58',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Mary Lou, sounds like you have a busy day in store.  I am the furniture mover in our house - I used to do it all the time, but as I get older, I leave it in the same place much, much longer.  Greg used to say that when he came from work, he never knew where the furniture was going to be or what color hair I was going to have.  He is off atv&#39;ing again today.  I have to go to the grocery store and get the things to spend all day cooking tomorrow.  Our oldest son turned 27 yesterday but we will be having our celebration tomorrow on his day off.  He has requested a mexican feast.   We arrive in Galveston a week from today and that evening, we will be having dinner at Guido&#39;s with our best friends.  We booked this cruise 15 months ago, I can&#39;t believe it is finally here.  I am going to spend some time sewing today - I bought some material to make Greg a shirt back in August after our anniversary trip, and hadn&#39;t gotten around to it since.  It is &quot;Route 66&quot; fabric and he had seen the shirt in several gift shops when we were traveling &quot;old 66&quot; but said he wouldn&#39;t pay what they were asking, so I was able to find the material at JoAnn&#39;s Fabrics when we got back.  It is has been 2 1/2 months and I finally got around to laying the pattern out and cutting out the pieces yesterday and plan to sew on it today.  Well, guess I had better get dressed and get to the store - hope you are all having a good weekend...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-27 19:31:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246480,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-27 22:03:59',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Another yucky day here in Florida overcast and rainy. We took the rental car back this morning and Howie &amp; I changed the air filters and wiper blades on my car and my DS&#39;s. My son has no clue whatsoever about cars. I know a little as I was one of the first girls to take auto mechanics in my high school. Can&#39;t use most of it anymore but wipers and air filters are easy. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou, I hope you have a great time at the party. Sounds like you all will have a great time. So did you move the furniture right back where it started????? I&#39;ve done that before many many times to Howies chagrin. Hope you figure it out. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, Howie never knew what he was coming home to when he used to travel weekly. One time I switched all the light switches to the flat style and he kept trying to flick the switch, which of course was no longer there. He came home one week and I had wallpapered the kitchen and moved all the family room furniture. Of course he fell over the couch.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\nSounds like you will be busy cooking for your son&#39;s birthday. A mexican feast.......so what&#39;s cooking??? When your done with Gregs shirt can you come here and finish the capri&#39;s I started 3 months ago??? By the time I&#39;m done they won&#39;t fit. <br />\n<br />\nMaria, Shari and Mercedes, hope you are all doing better today.<br />\n<br />\nJackie you will be out of here again before you know it. Hope your getting everything ready.<br />\n<br />\nJenn hope you see this......tonight TLC is having a Halloween special at 8:00 and will repeat it at 11:00 EST. Sounds like it would be right up your alley&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell I&#39;m off to play a few games and then do some more Panama Canal research while the laundry dries. Hope everyone has a great weekend.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-27 22:03:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246543,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-27 23:43:56',NULL,'','Another great day - sunny and cool.  A white frost this morning.  We actually got some work done out in the garden yesterday - fall cleanup mostly.<br />\n<br />\nBut, as I was hauling in all the lawn ornaments,  I realized that some of my garden statues were quite &quot;spooky&quot; looking so they never made it downstairs.  They will become part of Hallowe&#39;en tableaux. :o)<br />\n<br />\nRose - thanks for the info - I will check it out  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />  Maybe get some more (read &#036;&#036;&#036;&#036;&#036;&#036;) ideas lol.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - I used to do the furniture moving thing - now it&#39;s mostly the accessories - much lighter.  But I move them around a few times and when I&#39;m done and satisfied with the look - I realize it&#39;s the way I had eveything in the first place LOL. But it&#39;s the only way to dust into all the nooks and crannies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell - off to games for a bit then back to creative duty - dressing my &quot;Bride&quot; today in all her new wedding finery - including a boguet of black roses.<br />\n<br />\nTake care all ....','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-27 23:43:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246647,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-28 02:11:57',NULL,'','Well, I never did get around to that sewing.  I went and bought groceries and went to Ulta to get nail polish and when I got home, I decided to do some of the cooking for tomorrow, so I made the 2 pans of enchiladas and chopped all the oinions and peppers I will need for tomorrow.  I also cooked the taco meat and grated all the cheese - yes, I know they make shredded cheese in bags, but hubby and sons say it tastes better if you buy the block cheese and grate it yourself.  I do have about an hr. before the baseball game starts, so guess I will go get a few seams done....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-28 02:11:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246648,274,1,18,238259,'2007-10-28 02:12:31',NULL,'','Hi Everyone...<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s a cool 48 degrees here in Mpls.  I think we are finally going to have some real Fall weather.  Thanks Mary Lou, Rose, Carmen and all who had well wishes for my cold.  I think I may be turning the corner on that.  lol  This is a bad one...or maybe it just seems that way since it&#39;s been a couple of years since I&#39;ve had one.  lol  I&#39;ve been really lucky on that.  Little Isabelle has a cough but she&#39;s doing well.  Grandma didn&#39;t give it to her, though, her whole family had it and probably gave it to grandma and grandpa.  LOL  I&#39;ve been trying to post a picture of Isabelle here on the Dock, and I uploaded it to photobucket but when I try to bring it here it says I need to copy the URL.  I did that, but it still doesn&#39;t work.  Thanks, Smoo for trying to help.  I don&#39;t know what I&#39;m doing wrong.  I&#39;ll get it here one of these days...LOL<br />\n<br />\nChuck...love those flowers&#33;  It is truly sad what&#39;s happening out in California.  So many people have lost their homes and all.  My prayers are with them.<br />\n<br />\nCarmen...I&#39;m so glad you had a nice time in SC.  It&#39;s alway nice to get away.  Hope all went well with the nerosurgeon and that he can help you without having to have surgery.  I&#39;m keeping you in my prayers.<br />\n<br />\nRobert...welcome back&#33;  Sorry the cruise wasn&#39;t all that you had hoped it would be.  Sorry about the dryer and refrigerator.  It seems they always like to go out at the same time.<br />\n<br />\nSue...glad your friend had her credit straightened out.  Hope you have a wonderful cruise.  Bon Voyage&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nEd...your January cruise definitely sounds like one that will be a lot of fun.   Glad Puff liked his new bed.  He will have a great Christmas present to open up.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...congrats on the SDM status&#33;  Sounds like you found some great bargains for the cruise.  Sorry about the WS tickets.  I think it&#39;s so wrong the way these tickets are sold and handled.  A lot of people here in MN were angry about the way the tickets were handled with the Miley Cyrus concert...Billy Ray&#39;s daughter.  Hope your new lights help and hope the break-ins stop in your neighborhood.  That&#39;s scary.  We had some a few years back, and that&#39;s when we put in our alarm system.  Even our screens are wired.<br />\n<br />\nRose...So glad Howie is doing well.  Congratulations on finding the right car.  It sounds great&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie...so glad your testing went well.  Sounds like you have a big decision to make.  Good luck with the packing for S. Africa.<br />\n<br />\nJen...hope you are feeling better.  Hope the pain from the abcess is gone.  Those things are really painful, I know.  Glad you didn&#39;t have any problem with the meds.  That is so nice of you to help out with the &quot;Samantha&#39;s Purse&quot; program.  At our church we have a Christmas tree put up early out in the gathering space and everyone can take an ornament card off of it to buy something for a child or an adult.  The cards tell you what to get.  We usually get something for a child, but maybe I&#39;ll pick an adult this year.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...hope you have a great time at the 50th birthday party today.  Have fun with the trick-or treaters tomorrow.<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita...Wow&#33;  that is a great picture&#33;  I&#39;ve never seen a praying mantis before.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria...get well soon&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope all Cruise Crazies have a wonderful weekend&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-10-28 02:12:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246659,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-28 03:47:36',NULL,'','Nice and peaceful around here.  DH has gone to work so it&#39;s just me and the girls - though they may just tear me apart trying to get at my meatloaf sandwich.  If you asked these two mutts - they would tell you they never get fed lol.<br />\n<br />\nTooth feels great this afternoon and I gave my dentist a call to tell him I hadn&#39;t passed on from the meds :o)<br />\n<br />\nMade my devilled eggs and cheese &amp; cherry picks for tomorrow&#39;s Red Hat Hallowe&#39;en party.  Should be fun.  Can&#39;t wait to see what costume ideas the other &quot;old gals&quot; have come up with lol.<br />\n<br />\nWent to the library and picked up my books so got the evening planned.  Got a new Maeve Binchey that looks pretty big - so I&#39;m good to go.<br />\n<br />\nTalk at you all tomorrow when I get home.<br />\n<br />\nTake care and have a Super Saturday night&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-28 03:47:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246700,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-28 12:38:43',NULL,'','SUNDAY - October 28th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies - looks like the rains have finally left us - at  least for a couple of day - and the kids will have a great day for their Trick or Treating.   Ash &amp; TJ are going to be Woody &amp; Jesse (from Toy Story) so I&#39;ll try and post some pics tonight or tomorrow.    The birthday party yesterday was great - Irene was really suprised.  She knew her family was going to be at the restaurant - she just had no idea there would be over 100 other people there also.  I somehow have the feeling the party is still going on somewhere - probably back at her house as it showed no signs of letting up when we left and her DH was telling everyone the party was continuing back at their house.  Still haven&#39;t decided about the furniture but most likely will move it back the way it was.  Why am I such a creature of habit?  Jim also likes things the way they were but I blame his Mother for that.  She was a class 1 Champion mover - you never knew what you were going to find when you went into her house.  She switched whole rooms around - the bedroom became the breakfast nook - dining room because the family room, etc.  Jim&#39;s dad was always coming home late at night and going to sit in his favorite chair (yes, he was an Archie Bunker) only to land on his a** on the floor.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - Welcome back from your cruise.  Your friends here are all very worried about you and can&#39;t wait to hear that all is OK with your home and that you were able to enjoy your cruise inspite of the news from San Diego.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - Happy Birthday to you son.   Yes, the years fly by so quickly.  I&#39;m sure you will have a wonderful Mexican fiesta and Iknow it is a big bonus for you to have your whole family together.   Enjoy your day&#33; Good luck with Greg&#39;s shirt - I&#39;m sure you will somehow get it done before you leave.  You will have a busy week but it will be worth it once you board the ship with your friends.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - Have a great time at the Red Hat party.  Hope you take lots of pics to show to us.  <br />\n<br />\nI have a couple of pans of ziti and meatballs to put together and some Trick or Treat bags to assemble so <br />\nI&#39;ll be back later on.  Make today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-28 12:38:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246725,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-28 18:29:52',NULL,'','Hiya gang, Thanks for the well wishes with the Dryer and fridge unfortunately me and JR. couldnt get the dryer fixed so I got another one plus a Maytag Fridge so hopefully nothing else will go out&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> I hope everyones doing ok, and your weekends going good <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> We are finally getting caught up with our regular wash and cruise washing, I should of done some on the ship, it takes Quarters in the dryers and washers, they have a soap machine for Two Dollars&#33; Carry your own small boxes of soap if your going to go on the Conquest and wash some clothes, expensive to have them washed and pressed by the ships Laundry&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Carry your own eggcrate, our cabin steward didnt have any and didnt even know what I was talking about&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> Everyone have a great week ahead now me and Annie are going to have to plan our next cruise <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-28 18:29:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246729,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-28 19:21:31',NULL,'','Afternoon all from sunny Central Florida. Seems like it&#39;s been forever since we&#39;re seen the sun. Not much happening today except I cleaned up my porch this morning so I can enjoy it now that the lovely weather is here. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, your fiesta menu sounds great&#33; I love enchiladas.<br />\n<br />\nJenn there&#39;s another halloween special tonight on HGTV at 9 EST. Maybe you&#39;ll get some more ideas. Hope you enjoyed your reading&#33; Hope you have a great time with the Red Hats today.<br />\n<br />\nShari glad to hear your cold is doing better. Poor Isabelle, it&#39;s miserable when the little ones are sick.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou, happy to hear the birthday party went well. So glad your weather cleared up for the trick or treaters. Toy Story was one of my son&#39;s favorite movies. Bet the kids will look great.  It figures you&#39;ll put the furniture back where you started. I think we all do that.<br />\n<br />\nRobert sorry to hear you couldn&#39;t fix the appliances but sometimes new one&#39;s are even better&#33; It&#39;s always sad to not have a cruise planned. Hope you pick one out soon.<br />\n<br />\nWell off to do some reading online and to put my feet up on the porch. Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-28 19:21:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246749,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-28 22:12:59',NULL,'','Has anyone heard from Tonia yet?  I&#39;m still concerned about her..... hope her home and property wasn&#39;t anywhere need those awful fires.<br />\n<br />\nRobert...glad you got some new appliances - you shouldn&#39;t have problems now, for a looooong time&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJenn, glad the tooth is much better&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAlso going to put my feet up now Rose.... yea no sun here either - but it&#39;s at least a little cooler.','zebra','zebra','2007-10-28 22:12:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246750,2549,1,18,238259,'2007-10-28 22:14:17',NULL,'','HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.. I am home safe and sound... all is well with my home... fire was in our north county... i was worried till i heard from my hunny all was well....<br />\n<br />\ntrip waqs wonderful .. Ms Crazie had a wonderful time.. she gambled.. sunbathed...lounged by the pool...had a little bar time...watched some shows...she is looking forward to her next trip...<br />\n<br />\ni will tell all about it soon...i need to read the post to see what has been happening around here <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-10-28 22:14:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246753,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-28 23:49:39',NULL,'','Tonia - we are so very glad to hear all is well at home and you had a terrific cruise.   We were all so concerned about the terrible fires and are happy to hear that all is well with you home.  Can&#39;t wait to hear all about the trip once you have a chance to unpack.  Thanks for checking in with us so fast once you got home.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-28 23:49:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246754,754,1,18,238259,'2007-10-29 00:09:17',NULL,'','Hi Everyone,<br />\n<br />\nWell, it has been a horrible two weeks. I am still recuperating from my knee surgery and on top of that was rushed to the hospital with abdominal pains. They took a Cat scan with contrast and found that I have a thickening of the sigmoid colon whatever that means.  I will be seeing a gastroentoroligist sp? this week for a colonscopy and endoscopy. Hopefully we will get this all straightened out very soon.<br />\n<br />\nI just wanted to pop in for a minute and thank everyone for their well wishes. Some of you have called and some I have spoken to in PM&#39;s and others have posted here. Thank you so much my very good friends.<br />\n<br />\nI am so sorry that I haven&#39;t been on to wish all of you that are also dealing with health problems that you are on the mend. Those going on cruises and those returning I hope everything went well. When I am feeling better I will go back and read all the posts.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, So sorry about your breakins it is scary. We started a neighborhood watch last year after a few breakins and we haven&#39;t had any since. Have a great time on your cruise if I don&#39;t get back on for awhile and thanks for picking up the birthdays.<br />\n<br />\nJason, Cheryl, Cheryl (gregswife) Marylou, Jenn, Shari, Rose, Tonia(I am so glad your house is okay)Carmen, Jackie, Keith and Rita, Jennifer thanks again for your well wishes. I hope I didn&#39;t miss anyone. Not intentional.<br />\n<br />\nHopefully things will work out with my tests and I will be back posting regulary.<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-10-29 00:09:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246755,274,1,18,238259,'2007-10-29 00:13:37',NULL,'','Hi everyone...<br />\n<br />\nWe&#39;re just having a quiet Sunday here today except for brushing and bathing our kittie-cats.  They haven&#39;t had a bath for awhile, and they were NOT happy kitties.  LOL<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJen...glad your tooth is doing well.  Have fun at your party tomorrow&#33;  What&#39;s a Maeve Binchey?<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...glad the rains have cleared so the kids can have a fun Halloween.  That&#39;s so great that the party yesterday went so well.  Good luck with your furniture arranging.  I usually like things one way and they stay that way for years.  Think it&#39;s time for a change now, though.  lol<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...Happy Birthday to your son&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert...sorry that you couldn&#39;t fix the dryer and fridge.  Sometimes it&#39;s better to just buy new since it costs almost as much to repair.  <br />\n<br />\nRose...enjoy sitting out on your porch.  It&#39;s already too chilly here in Mpls. for that, but we can&#39;t complain.  It has stayed pretty warm for much of our Fall so far.<br />\n<br />\nJackie...hope you&#39;re having a good day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia...welcome back, and I&#39;m so glad that your home isn&#39;t in the fire area&#33;  Glad you had a good cruise&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-10-29 00:13:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246756,274,1,18,238259,'2007-10-29 00:19:13',NULL,'','Maria...I just missed your post.  Think we posted about the same time.  I&#39;m so sorry to hear what you are going through.  That must have been so scary to be rushed to the hospital with abdominal pains.  I hope they can find out what&#39;s wrong and help you.  I will keep you in my prayers.  Please let us know what they find out and how you are doing.  Hugs&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-10-29 00:19:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246791,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-29 02:35:59',NULL,'','Raining and cool today - but at least it isn&#39;t snow :o)<br />\n<br />\nHad another great Red Hat time won third prize for my costume and a couple more for playing games - so now I have even more Hallowe&#39;en stuf tee-hee.<br />\n<br />\nRose - thanks for the show info.  I enjoyed the one last night.....some great ideas.  Will try to find the one on tonight as well.  Thanks again for the heads up.<br />\n<br />\nShari2  - Maeve Binchey is an author - writing about Ireland.  She is really good at getting you to know her characters in depth.  In most of her books her characters are all intertwined some way - though it doesn&#39;t seem like it at first.  She is one of my favourites.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - sorry you have another problem to deal with - they never seem to come in singles.  Just know we are all pulling for you&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  Just take it easy .... you deserve it&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia - great news about your house - must have been a huge relief.<br />\n<br />\nANyway - off to games for a bit then off for a nap....alll those old ladies tire this old lady out lol.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-29 02:35:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246824,274,1,18,238259,'2007-10-29 05:21:00',NULL,'','Jen...congrats on your third place win for costume and the other wins for games.  Sounds like you had a fun time.<br />\n<br />\nI will have to check into Maeve Binchey.  I think I would  like her books.  I like to get into the characters, and also love when they intertwine somehow.  I&#39;m also interested in Ireland since my ancestors came from there.  We even have a castle still there named after us.','Shari2','Shari2','2007-10-29 05:21:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246841,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-29 13:08:09',NULL,'','MONDAY - October 29th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies....A cool, cool morning here in Pa.  only 38 out right now.  Yesterday was  a beautiful fall day for the kids but a bit windy but that didn&#39;t slow them down any.   They had a ball trick or treating and now have enough candy to last them through the end of the year.  I have to get my 35MM film developed - my digital camera is giving me problems and probably should be replaced - so it will be a few days til I can post pictures.  I will finish up the film at the school parade on Wednesday.  My house is back to &quot;normal&quot; - yes I moved everything back to where it was.  Just could not get used to it in it&#39;s new moved condition.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - so sorry to hear you are still not feeling well.  Hope they find some answers for you and you are up and about before long.  <br />\n<br />\nRobert - so sorry your dryer couldn&#39;t be repaired but now you have a nice new one to dry all those cruise clothes for you.  Good luck picking your next cruise - where do you think you will go to and will you try another cruise line for the next cruise?<br />\n<br />\nJenn - congratulations on the win at the Red Hat party yesterday.  Enjoy the new Maeve Binchy book - I really enjoy her writing.  <br />\n<br />\nCarmen - hope you had a good weekend and your back is not giving you too much trouble.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - again, welcome back and we are so very happy you found everything OK after you got home.  We were all so concerned about you.<br />\n<br />\nShari - I&#39;m sure your kitties were not happy about their bath but I&#39;m sure they are looking good after their grooming.<br />\n<br />\nJackie &amp; Cheryl - it&#39;s vacation week for you both.  We will really miss you but hope you both have a wonderful time.<br />\n<br />\nRose - Hope you get some sun today so you can enjoy your porch.  Good luck planning your Panama Canal trip since I will be looking for all kinds of advice when we go next year.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get Jim moving - he&#39;s working again this week learning new routes and getting ready to fill in for vacationers.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-29 13:08:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246856,139,1,18,238259,'2007-10-29 15:43:41',NULL,'','Maria,<br />\n<br />\nWe are so sorry to hear about your health problems. We hope only the best for you.<br />\nGET WELL SOON&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-10-29 15:43:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246857,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-29 16:00:48',NULL,'','Tonia I&#39;m thrilled that you and your home are safe&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria, so sorry you have had an awful two weeks and I certainly hope they find your &quot;tummy&quot; problem as well and get you sorted out....soon&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell I&#39;m off to the Dermatologist now...... so tired of doctors appointments and that&#39;s not all, I could only get my Mammogram and OB/GYN appt for the end December, beginning of January.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, how&#39;s your packing going?  Our&#39;s is a pain..... we&#39;ll be gone for 4 weeks and to two different climate zones.....grrrrrrrr','zebra','zebra','2007-10-29 16:00:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246863,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-29 17:44:47',NULL,'','Morning all from wet and gloomy Central Florida. Looks like it will be like this for a few days. Jackie your right it has cooled off and it feels great&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; No problem for me today as I&#39;m cleaining the house.  Figure if I finish it I&#39;ll have time for things I want to do. <br />\n<br />\nWelcome home Tonia&#33; Glad to hear you house is OK and that you and Crazie had a good time. Can&#39;t wait to hear all about the Panama Canal trip........I&#39;m leaving in just over a month.<br />\n<br />\nOh Maria I&#39;m so sorry to hear about our stomach issues. A good gastro Dr. should really help. Also sorry to hear your knee isn&#39;t healing as you would like. Hang in there&#33;&#33;&#33; Please try to keep us posted. Know that I will be praying for good news and a quicker recovery.<br />\n<br />\nShari, I hope you are resting up and both of you are feeling better. May be time for you 2 to book a cruise.......you could use some down time.<br />\n<br />\nJenn, glad to hear you had a good time at your Red Hat party. More halloween stuff huh??? Sounds like you don&#39;t need anymore. LOL 3rd place for your costume is pretty good, congrats. Glad you enjoyed the show the other night. I forgot all about the one last night on HGTV but I&#39;m sure they will repeat it.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I know your in mourning for your Rockies. Wish they could have at least made it a series.<br />\n<br />\nToo funny Marylou that you moved everything back where it was. Why do we always do those things? Guess we are all creatures of habit. Wow the weather sure has changed up there quick. Glad the trick or treating went well.<br />\n<br />\nJackie you&#39;ll be packed and out of here before you know it. How do you keep under the weight allowances?????? I can&#39;t imagine taking a trip and having to pack for 4 weeks.<br />\n<br />\nWell all back to the cleaning. Hope you all have a wonderful day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-29 17:44:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(246895,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-29 18:15:54',NULL,'','Thanks Shari and Mary Lou, the appliances were 18 years old so i think i got my moneys worth&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> Mary Lou we are just going to stick with Carnival Conquest for the Western Caribbean until Annie retires then well go to other places and lines&#33;  We are going for the 6th floor this time, maybe a wraparound on the Aft and better luck with the cabin and steward&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> We are going to do two cruises a year when she retires&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> Well off to wash the rest of the cruise clothes, get something for lunch and see ya later&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-29 18:15:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247133,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-30 11:40:02',NULL,'','TUESDAY - October 30th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies .... Brrrr - a frosty morning out there - only 29 right now so I finally broke down and turned on the heat.  I finally finished getting out the warmer clothes but now had better get busy on coats and jackets.   The dock sure was quiet yesterday - guess everyone is busy packing for a cruise or getting back to normal after one.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - with all the concerns about your house I forgot to ask how your arm is doing?  I watched your ship go through the Canal on the cruise cams but didn&#39;t see any bright pink cast waving in the breeze.  LOL Hope you have a great birthday - 50 is a special one.<br />\n<br />\nRose - I&#39;m so happy you will be getting away for a few days for a little pampering.  You certainly deserve it after the last few months you have had.  Howie is a good guy for planning such a great suprise.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl  - how is Greg&#39;s shirt coming along?  Can&#39;t wait to see a picture of it when it is all done.  You are definately a girl of many talents.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - I&#39;m sure it is difficult packing for 2 different climates and dealing with airline restrictions.  It will be well worth it though once you are in So. Africa enjoying time with your family.<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - enjoy your first Halloween in your new home.   <br />\n<br />\nRobert - good luck with the new appliances - you should be all set for some time now.   <br />\n<br />\nCarmen &amp; Maria - continued prayers for a swift recovery for both of you.<br />\n<br />\nTime to get Jim up and moving.   He is learning a new route this week so will be filling in for vacationers as well as his own work for the next month.  I could really get used to him working every day,  hehe.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-30 11:40:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247159,2613,1,18,238259,'2007-10-30 14:22:49',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nOh boy, is it cold this morning, I definitely needed a winter coat.  How is everyone this morning?  Tonia, glad to see that you are back and that your home is fine.  Maria, I am sorry to hear about your health issues and will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.  Shari and Jenn I hope that you are both feeling better today.  Good news from the neurosurgeon, no surgery.  I have to get physical therapy 3-4 times a week for 6-8 weeks and a series of epidural blocks, now if only my OB/GYN doctor would give me that same no surgery news lol.<br />\n<br />\nTake care everyone and have a great day <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-10-30 14:22:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247239,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-30 16:45:31',NULL,'','Carmen - that is great news that they will be able to treat your back with PT and epidural blocks.  Hopefully you will get good news from your OB/GYN next and soon be back to your healthy self.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-30 16:45:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247279,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-30 17:52:09',NULL,'','Good morning all.  3 more sleeps and then I am outta&#39; here&#33;&#33;&#33;  Mary Lou, all I have left to do on Greg&#39;s shirt is make the 6 buttonholes and sew on the buttons, shouldn&#39;t take too long - just not sure when I am going to get to it.  I am babysitting my grandson today from the time he gets out of scohol at 11:00 until my son gets off work at 8:00.  I will take him to lunch at the restaurant of his choice and then maybe a trip to the Children&#39;s Museum if he wants to go.  Mercedes, that is great news - I will be praying that the physical therapy does the trick.  Where is everyone this morning?','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-30 17:52:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247286,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-30 18:12:26',NULL,'','Here I am&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  Just busy, busy.... we have just one day left before we leave.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I&#39;m sure that shirt is going to look as great as the other one you made.<br />\n<br />\nCarmen, I wish you all the best on your OB/GYN visit&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m going to miss you all, my friends -','zebra','zebra','2007-10-30 18:12:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247323,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-30 20:32:44',NULL,'','Aftternoon all, kind of a mixed day here. Lots of wind from a front passing us and Noel. At least it feels cool&#33; Spent last night packing up the toiletries for the weekend. Decided I needed a new something to wear this weekend........Howie will love it&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  I also got a dress on clearance for &#036;10.00 at Ross. I have done nothing all day except shop and read......perfect day&#33;&#33;&#33; <br />\n<br />\nMarylou, wow did that cold set in fast&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Yikes. Glad you are getting those winter woolies squared away. <br />\n<br />\nCarmen, we&#39;ve missed you on the dock. So happy that you recieved such great news from the Dr. Hope that it works for you quickly and you can return to your old self. One Dr. at a time......... hang in there&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, have fun with Scottie today. I&#39;m sure Greg&#39;s shirt is wonderful like the last one. I&#39;m not that talented.<br />\n<br />\nJackie you&#39;ll be out of here before you know it&#33; Be safe&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; We&#39;ll miss you around here&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell off to the games and then maybe some trying on of clothes. Have a great afternoon all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-30 20:32:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247341,920,1,18,238259,'2007-10-30 20:55:23',NULL,'','Hello All,<br />\n<br />\nBeautiful day here in LV. High of 80 degrees on tap for later this afternoon.<br />\n<br />\nJust printed my Fun Pass for our Carnival Spirit cruise and have gotten over the shock of final payment, so now I can just kick back and enjoy count down till our sailing in January. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nOff to the Docter this afternoon for my annual physical.  No complaints, so this should be routine.<br />\n<br />\nRoe and I are going for our &quot;drive through&quot; flu shots on Saturday.  Only in Las Vegas can you just rolll down your window in your car and get a flu shot&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, have a fantastic cruise and make those three sleeps count, no more nightime alerts.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m flying out to Orange County, CA on Haloween night.  Have to give a two day seminar at University of California, Irvine on Thursday and Friday and then catch a plane back to LV.  One of these days perhaps my DW will let me &quot;really retire.&quot;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nWishing everyone a great day.','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-10-30 20:55:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247461,2549,1,18,238259,'2007-10-31 01:16:26',NULL,'','hey everyone..... kinda getting back into the swing of things...<br />\n<br />\ni did do the review of the cruise ... great time i had... and a cruise to remember thur the panama canal....<br />\n<br />\ndoing the clothes now.. i packed pretty good, didn&#39;t wear three things so i did well for 2 weeks.. next year will be hard but of well...thats next year.... now i have to start to plan the paris week, barcelona to miami TA <br />\n<br />\nbut its nice to be home and to have my home still here is a great thing also, just could not think of losing everything as some have in our town....<br />\n<br />\nwell thats all for now off to enjoy my lobster for dinner ....<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-10-31 01:16:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247497,274,1,18,238259,'2007-10-31 02:24:03',NULL,'','Hope everyone had a great day&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nJen...love your costume...I remember going to a dance once in a witch&#39;s costume, and my girl friend put green stuff all over my face...I can&#39;t believe that I got asked to dance so much.  lol<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...glad the kids had nice weather for their trick-or-treating.  We had a great day today...I hope it stays that way, but they are saying it may be cold and rainy tomorrow.<br />\n<br />\nJackie...hope you have a wonderful trip, and a safe one.  We will miss you&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose...we definitely need to book a cruise.  We had one booked for this September, but had to cancel.  I&#39;m hoping we can do something this winter.  Hope you have a great cruise&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert...if you do book the wraparound aft cabin, I&#39;d love to know how you like it.  We had one booked on our last cruise that we had to cancel.<br />\n<br />\nCarmen...that&#39;s such great news that you can avoid surgery on your back.  I hope you get good news as well with the OB/GYN.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...hope you had a fun day with Scotty.   Hope you have a fantastic cruise&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nEd...&quot;drive through flu shots&quot;  how great is that&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;?  I love it&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  Wish we had that here&#33;  Have a safe trip to CA&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia...I&#39;ll have to check out your review.  I think you were on my favorite ship the &quot;Infinity.&quot;  I&#39;m so glad that your home wasn&#39;t afftected by the fires.<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita...hope you&#39;re enjoying your new home&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria...get well, soon&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-10-31 02:24:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247506,573,1,18,238259,'2007-10-31 02:41:12',NULL,'','Sunny and cold today - great Hallowe&#39;en weather - so long as the rain holds off.<br />\n<br />\nWorking out in the garage - still, but mostly just &quot;tweaky&quot; the set up lol.  Tomorrow morning we can get the rest of the outside stuff out on the lawn and set up the speakers.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCarmen - great news  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> Good luck with your PT.<br />\n<br />\nOff to clear up around here - green cobwebs all over the place lol.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a great Hallowe&#39;en everyone - I know we will  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />','hazelson','hazelson','2007-10-31 02:41:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247557,488,1,18,238259,'2007-10-31 12:09:51',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - October 31st[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and [color=\"#FF6600\"]HAPPY HALLOWEEN.  We should have a quiet day in our area today and tonight.  Ashleigh&#39;s school is having a Halloween parade after lunch so I will go over there for that but otherwise nothing special planned.  Deb &amp; I took the 2 kids for their flu shots last night - very interesting evening.  All they were doing at the Dr. office were flu shots and the place was packed.  The kids would start screaming the instant they were called inside.  Ash may only weigh 40 lbs but boy is she strong&#33;&#33;&#33;  It really was very Halloweenish with all the yelling - but it is over with and they survived.  Ash actually told the nurse that last year she couldn&#39;t raise up her arm after her shot and since she had to raise her hand in school when she had to go to the bathroom she couldn&#39;t get her shot.  (Didn&#39;t work but I sure did give her a A for trying) A quick trip to McDonalds afterwards and all was fine again.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - hope you had a good day with Scotty.  Did you get to bake cookies?  Hope you got the buttons put on Greg&#39;s shirt.   I&#39;m sure you are both excited about your cruise....won&#39;t be long now.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - great to see you back on the dock and glad your trip was all you hoped it to be.   <br />\n<br />\nJenn - have fun with the Trick or Treaters today.  I&#39;m sure they will love all the hard work you did on your Halloween display. <br />\n<br />\nEd - good luck with your trip and your seminars.   What are you lecturing about?  <br />\n<br />\nCarmen - hope the PT does the trick and your back will be fine before long.  Being in constant pain is tiring, both physically and emotionally.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - it&#39;s great to see you back here - hope you are doing better day by day.  You are missed here on the dock.  <br />\n<br />\nShari - how is Isabelle&#39;s cold?  I hope she is doing better.   It is so sad when the little ones are under the weather.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - safe travels and a wonderful vacation to you and Tony.  We look forward to hearing all about your trip and will miss you while you are gone.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - hope you got all caught up with the cruise laundry now that you have a nice new dryer.  That should last you for many years to come.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - glad you got some new clothes for your cruise.   I hope you and Howie have a marvelous time.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get Jim up and moving.   I really am liking him working every day (for now) but he is really exhausted.  This particular route he is learning does not work on Saturday or Sunday so he will enjoy having the weekend off.  Unfortunately, we have to get the A/C units out of the windows and a few other little chores done over the weekend.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-10-31 12:09:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247649,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-10-31 18:23:37',NULL,'','Happy Halloween all.  In true spirit, I just got through acting like a witch on the phone with JC Penneys.  3 weeks ago, I had ordered a family birthstone necklace for my friend who we are cruising with this weekend.  I actually ordered 2, one for me and one for her.  Mine arrived yesterday and the stones were in the wrong order and her&#39;s wasn&#39;t in the box.  Turns out, for some reason, her&#39;s was never made.  I called 3 times yesterday and told them I had to have it in my hands by tomorrow night as we leave Friday morning.  They told me they had marked it urgent and someone would contact me immediately.  Of course, no call.  I called them again this morning and got the same song and dance and let&#39;s just say, it pushed me over the edge.  I am getting ready to leave and so I gave them my cell number and she said someone would call me asap.  I told them the only thing they could possibly do is to overnight it on Friday to the hotel we will be staying at in Galveston so it wll be there when I arrive on Sat.  I told her that I am really ticked because I cannot go out and get this anywhere else at this late date and when I ordered it, hey said it would ship in a week and here it is 3 weeks later.  Okay, I need to stop thinking about that or I am going to get mad again.  I have a long list of errands to runt oday, have to get my nails done, go to the bank, get the oiled changed in the car, clean out the car, and it goes on and on so I best get to it.  Hope you all have a great day....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-10-31 18:23:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247689,334,1,18,238259,'2007-10-31 20:23:29',NULL,'','Happy Halloween Crazies&#33; Hope you enjoy all your ghosts and goblins this evening. We have had a strange weather day. Pouring this morning and sunny this afternoon. Showers could come at anytime. May not make the trick or treaters happy. Did the food shopping this morning, now the kids can eat while I&#39;m gone. I still have to pack but that will be done rather quickly once I decide the evening outfits. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou, I loved Ash&#39;s explanation as to why she couldn&#39;t get her shot. Pretty inventive kid&#33; LOL Isn&#39;t it nice that at that age only a trip to McDonalds cures all&#33; Wish that worked with the older ones. Glad to hear your enjoying Jim&#39;s working.....LOL&#33; When Howie is home too many days it starts to get to me. I like my space and pace when no one is here. <br />\n<br />\nJenn, hope your Halloween is everything that you want. I know how into this you are and am looking forward to seeing the completed project. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I&#39;m sorry JCPenney is aggrevating you. I hate when things don&#39;t come when ordered. Hope you get it straightened out before you leave. If not, you can always send it to her afterward. <br />\n<br />\nTonia glad your settling back into life after your cruise. How&#39;s you arm????<br />\n<br />\nRobert I hope you new appliances are working well.<br />\n<br />\nShari, yes you should book another cruise to replace the one you had to cancel. I know both you and Marc need the break.<br />\n<br />\nJackie I&#39;m sure your gone by now but have a safe trip&#33; Enjoy your safari and your family.<br />\n<br />\nWell off to finish the wash and have some lunch before I tackle my clothes for the weekend. We&#39;re going very informal this trip as we&#39;re going to just rest up. Hope everyone is having a great day.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-10-31 20:23:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247700,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-31 20:41:17',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Shari its too expensive &#036;1,189.00 PP&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> So Im doing another extended balcony except on the 6th. floor <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> I got a look at the balcony and the room and its great, so book it&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Right now me and Annies on a tight budget with two Daughters getting married&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-31 20:41:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247703,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-31 20:44:19',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Man Im going crazy washing clean clothes even&#33;LOL You dont know how much these things mean to you especially when you have to go the the laundry mat and watch the clothes go round and round in the dryers there&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbdown.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbdown:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-31 20:44:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247704,2626,1,18,238259,'2007-10-31 20:45:27',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Thank you Thank You&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-10-31 20:45:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247761,2542,1,18,238259,'2007-10-31 23:45:35',NULL,'','One more sleep&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\nWe had a crazy day running around today - we also had to drop off our little Gucci with our daughter, this is the first time that she has been away from us.<br />\nOur youngest daughter, Candice has just called and said that they would like to take us to dinner tonight to Carrabbas.  We love that restaurant and it is a real blessing because we have given Candice everything from our refrigerator as we defrosted it today.... so that it&#39;s ready to go into storage tomorrow morning.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl..... I know you must be so excited as well.  You have been looking forward to this cruise with your friends for soooooooo long.  Have an amazing cruise, rest, have loads of fun and tell us all about it when you get back.','zebra','zebra','2007-10-31 23:45:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247776,2549,1,18,238259,'2007-11-01 00:03:24',NULL,'','hey everyone.... <br />\n<br />\nyes getting back into the swing of things....ok i thought the other night hey its 0730 i have to get ready for dinner NOT.....then i wanted a hamburger and thought gezzzzzzzz i have to make it myself.. <br />\n<br />\nisn&#39;t life without the cruise the pits... and most of all i had to make my own bed ....LOL LOL <br />\n<br />\narm is good .. it was wonderful having the waterproof cast i could swim everywhere there was water.. that the only thing that saved me ... because the humid weather made it swell.. the water cooled it down....i get the cast off tomorrow.. hopefully no more cast....i will have a weird tan line.. fingers and above the elbow are great color.. in between is going to look werid LOL LOL .. i will be able to tell then it has sand from all over possible in it....i got a goodie for each of the nurses they had been so understanding thur all this ...and Kendra was so great she made sure she had the waterproof stuff for me too...THANK GOD FOR WATERPROOF <br />\n<br />\nnahhhhhh i washed it out really good everytime we came in.. i used the showers in the spa.. ( rememberwe had three girls in one cabin , and one of them didn&#39;t know we had to share ).. but it was bigger and i love the over the head shower heads...<br />\n<br />\nok i have to tell ya something funny.... one of the morning we ordered breakfast for the room.. and it was a little cool.. so the bathroom girl Laura.. went to warm up her oatmeal.. and i was wondering where is she warming it up we have no microwave... she said why won&#39;t this thing work.. the i realized it was the SAFE LOL OMG I LAUGHED SO HARD... she wondered why it wouldn&#39;t fit and then she looked at the front LOL LOL ... so needless to say the rest of the trip we asked her to warm up our food.<br />\n<br />\nshe did some other things that just killed us ...so she was our entertainment...<br />\n<br />\nTonia<br />\n<br />\nto all that are getting ready to cruise off.. safe trip and enjoy enjoy enjoy','terumim','terumim','2007-11-01 00:03:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247789,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-11-01 00:31:38',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nGood man Robert - hubby isn&#39;t allowed to do laundry.  I banned him from the washing machine at least 25 yrs. ago after he washed and dried my cashmere sweater which I had to give to my 6 yr. old niece when he was done and too many red lace bras - they were white when they went in.  Now that I think about it, that could have been his plan all along - to get barred from the laundry&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-11-01 00:31:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247794,2611,1,18,238259,'2007-11-01 00:42:54',NULL,'','A supervisor from Penney&#39;s did call me back this afternoon - we actually had 3 phone conversations trying to work this out.  I told her my big issue is that I counted on them to deliver as they said they would, which was to ship it to me within 1 week and it is now 3 and I cannot go somewere else and get something like this made at this late date.  I went as far as to tell her that had their website been truthful and listed the scheduled delivery as &quot;no way in heck you&#39;re gonna&#39; get it in time&quot;, I would never have put myself in that position.  She actualy was very understanding to my plight and the last call, which just came about 30 miutes ago was to tell me that she had been riding the manufacturer all afternoon and he has now made my friends necklace and remade mine with the stones in the correct order, and has shipped it air overnight express and she gave me the tracking number.  It is scheduled to be here tomorrow afternoon.  I hate to play hard a&#036;&#036; but sometimes you have to.  I thanked her profusely and told her that I was sorry that I was a tad bit overbearing earlier and she said there was no reason to apologize and she was glad she could straighten it out and was sorry I had gotten the runaround from Penneys for the past couple of days.  She said she hoped I thought about her while I was on the ship and she was stuck in Kansas.  So, all&#39;s well that ends well (guess that will be determined tomorrow as long as it does arrive).  Well off to get the candy moved to the front door - the young trick or treaters will be here soon...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-11-01 00:42:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247799,573,1,18,238259,'2007-11-01 01:41:06',NULL,'','HAPPY HALLOWEEN ALL[/size]<br />\n<br />\nWe are all ready to go - now we just have to wait until it gets dark.  I took some photos but things don&#39;t look nearly as spooky without the fog machine, strobes and black lights&#33;<br />\n<br />\nLOL at Mary Lou - sounds like Jim will be working weekdays and weekends lol.  That &quot;honey-do&quot; list never ends tee-hee&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - hope it all works out.  At least you got things shaken up ;o)<br />\n<br />\nWell - take care all - need to eat before the fun starts.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great and spooky night -  yayayayayaya&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-11-01 01:41:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247868,488,1,18,238259,'2007-11-01 11:34:41',NULL,'','Where did this month go?   Time to close down the October Dock.   Please come visit the November Dock and stop by and say Hi<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n            C L O S E D[/size]','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-11-01 11:34:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247870,488,1,18,NULL,'2007-11-01 11:55:13',NULL,'Daily Dock - NOVEMBER','THURSDAY - November 1st[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and welcome to another month.  Once November comes around I go into &quot;holiday&quot; mode and things will get busy from now til the end of the year. As expected all was quiet around here yesterday so it didn&#39;t really seem like Thanksgiving other than the parade at Ashleigh&#39;s school.    It seems like I just got all the Christmas decorations put away from last year and now the day after Thanksgiving I will be taking them all out again.  <br />\nToday I will concentrate on putting away the Halloween things and begin getting ready for Thanksgiving.  <br />\nWho will be cooking for Thanksgiving?   I know I will and am looking forward to it.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - glad things worked out with Penney&#39;s.  It&#39;s too bad you have to lose your temper to get things done the right way but unfortunately sometimes that is the only way.  I hope your jewelry arrives on time and your friends appreciates all you have gone through to get it on time. I&#39;m sure she will love the gift.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - hope your Halloween went well after all the work you put into it.  Will you be decorating for Christmas also?  We&#39;d all love to see the finished display.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - how was your first Halloween in your new home?  Did you have a lot of kids or was it a quiet night?<br />\n<br />\nRose - are you packed yet?  Hope you have a grand trip and the hurricane doesn&#39;t change any of your ports but I think you probably wouldn&#39;t care anyway - just as long as you are away.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - safe travels to you and Tony.  Hope you have a wonderful trip and come back with lots of adventures to tell us about. <br />\n<br />\nTonia - hope the cast comes off as planned.  I&#39;m sure your arm will look very funny where it is not tanned.    <br />\n<br />\nCarmen &amp; Maria - hope you are both doing OK and feeling better day by day.   <br />\n<br />\nSkipper - have a good trip to Ca. (if you haven&#39;t left yet).  Glad things have quieted down there before you arrive.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - hope you are finally caught up with the laundry.  I know when I got my new washer/dryer combo and had it put in the laundry room off the kitchen (instead of down in the basement)  I washed everything I could get my hands on.  I really didn&#39;t care if it was dirty or not - I just had so much fun doing laundry (that feeling wore off real quick - now it&#39;s just another chore to be done.  hehe)<br />\n<br />\nWell time to get Jim up and moving.   Nothing special planned for today other than un-decorating and perhaps today I will start to clean the china closet in preperation for Thanksgiving.  I really should use my &quot;good stuff&quot; more often so I don&#39;t have to go through this several times a year.   <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-12-01 22:12:42',255616,488,'cruisetarp','cruisetarp',NULL,362,-1,7588,0,0,0,0,0),(247896,139,1,18,247870,'2007-11-01 14:42:48',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Good morning Crazies&#33; Is it really November? <br />\nMary Lou, we did not have one trick or treater. Our house is in a secluded area in the country. Although it&#39;s a subdivision, there is only eight houses occupied and only one house has children, one boy around 5.<br />\n<br />\nRita&#39;s sister from NC and her husband and their grown son are in town and paid us a visit last night. They will be here until Saturday.<br />\n<br />\nWe hope you all have a great day.[/size]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> ','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-11-01 14:42:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247923,2613,1,18,247870,'2007-11-01 16:13:48',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is feeling well today.  Well, I did not get a single trick or treater at my home last night, I guess I will bring the candy to work for my goodies jar.  Yes, Thanksgiving is just around the corner.  My oldest DD has offered to host Thanksgiving at her home again this year, which is much appreciated by me lol.  Cheryl and Rose, enjoy your cruises and Jackie have a wonderful trip to South Africa.  Marie, I hope you are doing better today.<br />\nWell yesterday I had my first consultation with the anesthesiologist who will be doing my lumbar epidural injections and it entails more than I thought.  I have to fast 8 hours before the procedure, no antibiotics for 2 weeks, no aspirin containing products for 7 days and no Motrin, Advil, Aleve, etc. for 3 days.   A contrast dye along with a local anesthetic will be injected into my back, about 45 minutes prep time and an hour in the recovery room.  I have to make sure that my DH brings some reading materials lol.<br />\nTake care everyone and have a great day <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-11-01 16:13:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247933,2542,1,18,247870,'2007-11-01 16:56:49',NULL,'','Well I guess this will be my last chat for a while :(<br />\n<br />\nWe are sitting here at Tampa International Airport waiting for our 1:30 flight - yep.. we&#39;ve got to be here so early for an International Flight. One thing is that it&#39;s a great airport (I think the best in the country) and it has free WiFi so at least I won&#39;t be bored while I wait.<br />\n<br />\nCarmen... my prayers are with you for your upcoming surgery..... get well soon girl.<br />\n<br />\nEveryone else - I&#39;ll miss you and hope to be able to check in somewhere from South Africa&#33;&#33;<br />\nCiao for now&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-11-01 16:56:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247936,754,1,18,247870,'2007-11-01 17:18:48',NULL,'','Good Morning Everyone &#33;&#33;&#33; Happy November &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t believe where October went. I am hoping November will be a better month for me that&#39;s for sure.<br />\nI go for my tests on Wednesday and am trying to be as optimistic as I can. I am walking without a crutch but still not sleeping at night with pain in my shin. Such is life.<br />\n<br />\nWe had so many trick or treaters. We live in a subdivision with about 150 houses all together but, most of these kids I have never seen before. My neighbor said people were dropping their kids off at our entrance. This is a big farming area so it is hard for the kids to trick or treat so Iguess that is why they drop them off. It was fun though all the neighbors were decorated and had their scary music playing an some bonfires going. The local fire department roams through the subdivision throwing candy off the back of the truck. Our trick or treating hours are from 6 to 8 pm and you don&#39;t see one kid before six and not one after eight. Weird...good thing I bought lots of candy as we only had a small amount left.<br />\n<br />\nCarmen........sounds like your procedure is pretty involved and sorry I have not been on enough to give you support. What exactly is this procedure going to do? Is it for pain relief? Ken has gotten hooked on cryptograms so he will keep himself busy when I go for my tests.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou.....Ken will be doing the same today with the Halloween decorations. We do leave the pumpkins out till Thanksgiving as they look so nice with the mums.<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita........I am sure when your subdivison is sold out you will get more kids.<br />\n<br />\nTonia.........Hope you are doing well and did I tell you that I was thrilled that your house was spared the fires. My niece lives in Huntington Beach and we were real worried about them but she and her family and house are fine.<br />\n<br />\nI know I missed Jackie but I am wishing her a safe flight and a great trip. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl........You must really be getting antsy for your cruise.<br />\n<br />\nWell I think this is the most I have talked (big mouth) but hopefully I will be back on a regular basis.<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-11-01 17:18:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247946,2626,1,18,247870,'2007-11-01 17:43:25',NULL,'','Mary Lou finally got caught up with the Laundry, and were going to my Daughters House to cook Thanksgiving for them, shes due Tuesday the 6th.Nov. or before, shes already dilating&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> Ill let you know if its a Grandson or Granddaughter&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> We didnt have anyone here trick or treating of course none of us participates anymore since our kids are grown and theres none around this neighborhood&#33; Thats fine with me&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Everyone have a great weekend ahead&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-11-01 17:43:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(247948,334,1,18,247870,'2007-11-01 17:45:08',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; Just one more sleep and I&#39;m outta here for the weekend. Have a few errands to run but my DS&#39;s car was blocking the driveway because it had a flat. AAA just came so I&#39;ll be out the door soon. Really didn&#39;t have a ton of kids last night. I even had candy leftover. <br />\n<br />\nTonia, hope that everything goes well when you get the cast off. Glad you had the waterproof one when you were away. I&#39;m not looking forward to the humidity but am looking forward to the trip. Too funny about your friend Laura. I know people like that too.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl I hope your necklaces come in this afternoon. You did the right thing by riding Penney&#39;s. They are famous for doing that type of stuff. I had a similar experience with the catalog dept. years ago. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou I don&#39;t even want to think about the holidays&#33; I have lots of shopping to do in the next months as I won&#39;t be back from the Panama Canal until the 10th of December and my DD graduated on the 14th with her AA. I bought a few things already. Yes I&#39;m ready to go, all packed but the odds and ends.<br />\n<br />\nJenn I hope Halloween was perfect&#33; I know you had fun. <br />\n<br />\nWow Keith no trick or treaters. That must be weird.....<br />\n<br />\nMercedes sounds like the procedure for the epidural is a long one. My friend had it done and it really helped her. I hope you have the same results&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie and Tony have a great time in South Aftrica.<br />\n<br />\nMaria I hang in there. I hope that you find relief soon. It was great to see you on the dock this morning. Hope you can join us more often.<br />\n<br />\nRobert you must be so excited about the baby. A new life is always special.<br />\n<br />\nWell off to run my errands. I&#39;ll be back later.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-11-01 17:45:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248017,2611,1,18,247870,'2007-11-01 19:04:34',NULL,'','Good morning all.  We had more trick or treaters last night than we ever have - the doorbell was ringing every 2 -3 minutes for hours.  I had bought 10 big bags of candy and we went thru almost all of it.  My ex DIL brought Scotty to our subdivision to trick or treat, so while he was here, the doorbell rang and he said he wanted to hand out the candy.  I went to the door with him, and there were 3 kids there.  He dips both hands into the bowl and comes up with 2 fistfuls of candy and then puts it all in 1 of the bags.  He proceeds to do the same for the other 2 trick or treaters.  As they walk off, he is yelling &quot;wait, I got more candy for you&quot;.  Needless to say, we didn&#39;t let him pass out any more candy.  My necklaces arrived via UPS at around 10:00 this morning.  I am so happy because yesterday, I didn&#39;t think there was a chance that I was going to have it to give to Beverly on the cruise.  Today is going to be spent finishing laundry and ironing and packing.  I am stuck at home - our oldest son is moving today, so he has his dad&#39;s truck, so Greg took my car to work.  His jeep and my son&#39;s mustang are here, but both are standard transmissions and mom doesn&#39;t do that.  Bev is so excited about this cruise - she called early this morning and woke me up.  She said she decided that they were not going to dress formal - she said she packed some evening type pants and a very dressy shirt, but wasn&#39;t going to do the whole evening gown thing...I think I may follow suit.  I already have 3 bags that I am packing - my shoe bag, clothes and then another one that is toiletries, books, beach towels, heating pad, etc. so that would save me some packing room.  Greg will have 2 bags - his suitcase and his garment bag and we will have another suitcase for our snorkel gear, so we have more than enough stuff to deal with.   By this time tomorrow, we should be out of Colorado and into New Mexico.  hopefully, we will make it to Dallas tomorrow evening, which will mean we can arrive in Galveston by early afternoon on Saurday.  As Bev and Jud live in Texas, I am sure they will probably beat us to the hotel.  <br />\n<br />\nCarmen - that injection process sounds almost like a surgical procedure. How often do you have to take them?  I will be praying for you.<br />\n<br />\nRose - I am so happy that you and Howie are going to have this little getaway.  You sure do need it.  Enjoy this time and each other.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - you confused me for a minute (yeah, it isn&#39;t hard to do).  Your post said something about yesterday not even seeming like Thanksgiving.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - I imagine you are already offline, but just in case - have a wonderful trip.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - I didn&#39;t realize that it was so close for the time for the little bambino to be born.  Grandparenthood is the most amazing thing - by the time I get home, you will be full ensconced into our club.  Congratulations.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - it was good to see you back online.  I hope that the pain soon subsides and you are able to rest more comfortably.  I will be keeping my fingers crossed for good results on your tests.<br />\n<br />\nKeith - your first Halloween in your new home...you have so many &quot;firsts&quot; coming up with the holidays approaching.  May they all be joyous and memorable times.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - hope that cast comes off today.  Now you will need another cruise to take care of that odd tan line&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\nThink Gary would go for that?<br />\n<br />\nWell, guess I had better get back to my ironing.  Hope you all have a great day, weekend and awesome week next week.  See ya&#39; back on the dock when I get home, which will be either the 12th or 13th.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-11-01 19:04:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248043,2626,1,18,247870,'2007-11-01 19:45:23',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Thanks dear friend, Rose and others I appreciate it, Im kinda in a in between because its something Im worried about, the caserean&#33; And Christys health, shes not sleeping, the Insurance companys giving her problems and shes really stressed out&#33; I would do something but well wait till the Babys here&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Hugs to you and greg&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> Say a prayer for her health and the Babys&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-11-01 19:45:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248052,2626,1,18,247870,'2007-11-01 19:51:48',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;I want to thank all of you who have responded to My daughters upcoming Baby and My &quot;GRANDSON&quot; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> They say its a girl, but I say a boy but who cares as long as its Healthy and My Daughter is ok, Im really worried about the operation, so please say a Prayer for her and the Babys Health&#33; Plus shes having problems with the sorry insurance people, the cold hearted uncaring people&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/angry.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':angry:\' /> Ill take care of that after the Babys Born if Christy wants me to,but Ill not do anything to upset her&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Ill post when the Babys born with more Info&#33; Thank you My Friends this means a lot to me,God bless you all as well&#33; And Hugs to you all&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-11-01 19:51:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248079,2613,1,18,247870,'2007-11-01 20:13:31',NULL,'','Robert, I will keep Christy in my thoughts and prayers for a successful caesarian and a healthy baby.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-11-01 20:13:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248081,2611,1,18,247870,'2007-11-01 20:15:58',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nYou got it , dude&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-11-01 20:15:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248106,334,1,18,247870,'2007-11-01 21:23:03',NULL,'','Cheryl, glad to hear you got your necklaces. Have a great trip&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert of course we&#39;ll pray for your DD and your grandchild. Please don&#39;t stress over the insurance company now, it&#39;s just not worth it. C-sections are a lot less complicated today then they were with my son 23 years ago. I&#39;m sure she&#39;ll do fine but will say an extra prayer for her just the same.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-11-01 21:23:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248156,2626,1,18,247870,'2007-11-01 23:08:16',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Thanks My friend as you are in my thoughts as well, get well soon and god Bless&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-11-01 23:08:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248157,2626,1,18,247870,'2007-11-01 23:10:04',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Hey Rose Ive been shot, cut, car wrecks and chases and I handled that&#33; Have a Baby being born,Im a wreck&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-11-01 23:10:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248191,920,1,18,247870,'2007-11-02 00:51:23',NULL,'','Hello All,<br />\n<br />\nGreetings from Irvine, CA.  Weather is fine with no sign of smoke from the recent fires&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />   One great thing about working at UC is that there a internet terminals all over the place with highspeed internet access.<br />\n<br />\n&quot;Talk&quot; to you all again tomorrow.','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-11-02 00:51:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248192,2549,1,18,247870,'2007-11-02 01:51:36',NULL,'','Robert LOL... your such a DAD~LOL but very cute dad... there nothing better then to look up and see your dad there when ya need a hug ...<br />\n<br />\nYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Cast is off... i almost forgot what my wrist looked like....i just have a splint on it right now ... it is removable... it sure did hurt when the support cast came off...but the strenght will take time.. doc wants the next two weeks to be the getting that movement back.. the i can go back to work.......<br />\n<br />\nCheryl well i have to wait till next year for TA cruise... i would go again in a minute.. if i had the money...since i broke my wrist .. the three weeks i had saved for vacation i didn&#39;t use ....because i was off for  wrist so i still have 3 weeks vacation... I want to go again gezzzzzzzz..<br />\n<br />\nMaria glad you getting around... i know that pain ... but we know how you are not a sit arounder....<br />\n<br />\nCarmen sorry to hear your dealing with so much right now...<br />\n<br />\nwell everyone i will doc more later have to get Ms Crazie ready to go home...i will miss her.. <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-11-02 01:51:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248200,2037,1,18,247870,'2007-11-02 04:32:11',NULL,'','&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/karenharrington/nakhalloween07.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nnaterbug and his papa','1959kar','1959kar','2007-11-02 04:32:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248201,2611,1,18,247870,'2007-11-02 04:57:44',NULL,'','aaahh Karen, that is so cute.  He truly is adorable.  Next Halloween, he will be running all over the place.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-11-02 04:57:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248230,573,1,18,247870,'2007-11-02 07:05:51',NULL,'','Evening all - happy November.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - we are all here for you and your family Darlin&#33;  Take a deep breath and maybe a drink or two and stay calm.  You have a couple of people who really need you right now my friend. Keep us up on the news as it happens and I&#39;m sending my special angels to watch over Christy and your new Grandbaby.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTonia - sorry it hurts but it must be such a releif to get that cast off.  Now you can wave at everyone - especially when you are driving LOL.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMaria - remember - baby steps. And hopefully all the bad bits will be behind you soon :o)<br />\n<br />\nGuess we had about 100 kiddies last night and just about as many adults come by to take a look.  We actually had a few carloads as well - and several people took photos.  I will have to call it all a big success  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWent shopping today for next years Hallowe&#39;en stuf - yes we are nuts.  We have decided next years theme will be killing off Santa - that should stir up a buzz tee-hee.<br />\n<br />\nNeed to tear it all down tomorrow - but first we have to make room for a couple of &quot;coffins&quot; in the basement :o)<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nAnyway - off to games - you all take care now&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-11-02 07:05:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248232,2611,1,18,247870,'2007-11-02 07:10:21',NULL,'','Jenn, when are we going to get to see pics???','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-11-02 07:10:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248282,488,1,18,247870,'2007-11-02 12:56:06',NULL,'','FRIDAY - November 2nd[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies....it&#39;s the first weekend in November already and time to pull down the HALLOWEEN<br />\ndecorations and get ready for Thanksgiving.  (See Cheryl - I had my coffee before I started typing this AM - sometimes my hands work much faster than my brain.  hehe)<br />\n<br />\nRobert - of course lots and lots of prayers are heading your way as you await the birth of your first grandchild.  Continued prayers for Christy - it won&#39;t be long now til she is holding that precious baby.  Good luck with the insurance companies - they certainly can ruin a joyous occasion.  Now remember - once the baby is here - don&#39;t spoil the little guy or girl (yeah - right) <br />\n<br />\nCheryl &amp; Rose - have a great cruise with smooth seas and sunny skies.  Can&#39;t wait to hear all about your trips when you return.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - all that work for one day&#33;&#33;&#33; I&#39;m sure you enjoyed doing it though and we would all love to see some pics.  What is your next project now - you always seem to be working on something.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - glad to see you stopping in here.   We miss you and are glad to hear you are getting around some.<br />\n<br />\nCarmen - sounds like quite a complicated &quot;procedure&quot; but it will be worth it if it brings you the needed relief.  Just when do they plan on doing this?<br />\n<br />\nTonia - glad that cast if finally off.  The more you use that wrist the better mobility you will get back.  It sounds like it didn&#39;t interfere with your cruise though and that is great.   <br />\n<br />\nEd - good luck with you seminar.   Glad there is no sign of the fires in Irvine.  <br />\n<br />\nKaren - nice to see you here on the boards.  Your grandson is gorgeous - he is getting so big.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get my day started - ToysRUs is having a 2 day sale so I guess there is no time like the present to start on Christmas.  With 4 little ones to buy for I can use all the help I can get.  Yesterday KBee toys had a huge sale and I bought Paige 3 new webkinz which she already has 2 of them so I also have to return them today.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share  a  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-11-02 12:56:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248288,2611,1,18,247870,'2007-11-02 14:30:06',NULL,'','We are heading out the door - just wanted to say goodbye and I&#39;ll see ya&#39; in 11 days.....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-11-02 14:30:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248313,334,1,18,247870,'2007-11-02 15:49:22',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; Well we&#39;re off for the weekend. Just have to throw a few last minute things in a bag and we&#39;re outta here&#33; <br />\n<br />\nTonia so happy you got your cast off. Guess you&#39;ll have to sun that arm out the car window. LOL <br />\n<br />\nKaren the baby is soooooo cute&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Thanks for sharing&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, hope you have a safe trip to Galveston and a great cruise. Bon Voyage&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert I&#39;ll keep good thoughts for Christie and the baby.<br />\n<br />\nJenn glad your Halloween was so successful. Sounds like you had a lot of fun. Hope you post some pics for us to see.<br />\n<br />\nEd good luck with your seminars.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou enjoy your toy shopping. I don&#39;t do much of that at the moment but someday (not too soon I hope) I will.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes and Maria I hope you both feel better over the weekend. Please take care of yourselves&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell guess I better get dressed and zip the suitcases. Hope everyone has a great weekend&#33; See you Monday.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-11-02 15:49:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248333,139,1,18,247870,'2007-11-02 16:27:41',NULL,'','Good Friday morning to you all. We have an uneventful weekend planned--well sort of&#33;<br />\nRita will spend Sunday afternoon drinking the prep for her colonoscopy Monday morning. It&#39;s a routine age thing procedure. I have plenty of experience, as I&#39;ve had three.<br />\nWe will be watching the Colts/Pats game Sunday. To bad we don&#39;t have tickets as the scalpers are getting over 5 grand for them&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert, speaking from experience of having 3 daughters and 11 grand kids, everything will be fine.<br />\n<br />\nFor those traveling and cruising, have safe and great trips. For those not feeling well we hope you get well soon. For those Christmas shopping, ouch. That&#39;s probably what we should be doing.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-11-02 16:27:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248343,754,1,18,247870,'2007-11-02 16:42:55',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNothing earthshattering going on here.<br />\nRita I will also be preparing for my colonoscopy on Tuesday for my test on Wednesday morning. I am not looking forward to the prep so you will have to tell me what it was like. Ken has also had two but when I ask him he says no big deal. I am glad to see that you are going for a routine test as I have put mine off and now having stomach problems so that is why I am going.<br />\n<br />\nKaren.............your grandson is adorable and getting so big already<br />\n<br />\nTonia............glad the cast is finally off. Is your arm skinnier than the other one?<br />\n<br />\nCheryl and Rose.............I am sure I missed you but great sailing and good weather.<br />\n<br />\nJennifer...............I am taking baby steps.............still having a little trouble sleeping but last night I actually slept four hours straight.............<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCatch up with you all later.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-11-02 16:42:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248370,488,1,18,247870,'2007-11-02 17:41:23',NULL,'','Guess it is time to get some new glasses.  I have been putting it off for awhile now but just went to ToysRUs and had a basket full of Christmas gifts.  I was so excited til I got to the register and they started ringing everything up. (I should have realized something was wrong when the store was empty and there was no line.) Seems I didn&#39;t read the small print &quot;Sale starts at 5PM on Friday&quot;.  Clerk wanted to know if I still wanted the things.....sure I&#39;d love to pay an extra 50% for everything I have here.  NOT.   So I am back to square 1 with the holiday shopping.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-11-02 17:41:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248397,2613,1,18,247870,'2007-11-02 21:18:29',NULL,'','Good Afternoon:<br />\n<br />\nNot much planned for this weekend.  I will try and do a bit of cleaning.  DH has been trying, bless his heart, but I need to do a few more things.  Maria, I hope you get a good night’s rest tonight.  The procedure is supposed to relieve the pain and shrink the swelling, I have to get three injections over the next 5 weeks, the first of which is on the 15th.  Karen, your grandson is so cute.  Mary Lou, I know what you mean, I had to get new ones last Saturday.  Are you going back at 5pm?<br />\nHave a great weekend everyone <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-11-02 21:18:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248427,3410,1,18,247870,'2007-11-03 00:30:51',NULL,'','Hello everyone&#33;  I have been gone for a while, working, working, working.  Well, anyhoo, I&#39;m happy to report that I booked my 4th cruise today&#33;  So yay, I can have 2 countdown clocks&#33;  We will be sailing on the Sensation next september for our 8th anniversary.  don&#39;t know how I go Michael to agree to do it, but when he didn&#39;t say &quot;no&quot;, I jumped at the chance&#33; <br />\n<br />\nNot too much planned for the weekend, maybe some furniture shopping on sunday.  :)','shargurl','shargurl','2007-11-03 00:30:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248429,2626,1,18,247870,'2007-11-03 01:02:04',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Congrats Shargurl,glad to have you back My friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-11-03 01:02:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248455,488,1,18,247870,'2007-11-03 12:03:03',NULL,'','SATURDAY - November 3rd[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and Happy Weekend.  This will be one of our rare &quot;do-nothing&quot; weekend although I have lots of house chores to do, especially to get the A/C units out of the windows and put away.  It is getting a bit drafty around the windows.  I may go back to ToysRUs and re-do my shopping I never did get there last night.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - your photos are great.  I&#39;m sure you have lots of folks driving by just to see your display.   You certainly put a lot of work into it and it shows.   <br />\n<br />\nCarmen - don&#39;t overdo it with the cleaning.   Hopefully before long you will be able to do all the cleaning you want.   <br />\n<br />\nTonia - so glad the cast is off and you can begin using that arm again.  Youll be back to work and saving for your next cruise before you know it.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - Hope you get over your sleeping problems soon.  It is awful when you can&#39;t get your rest at night.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - good luck to Rita with her test on Monday.  The prep for the test is the worst part.<br />\n<br />\nEd - hope your seminars went well.  <br />\n<br />\nRobert - have a wonderful weekend.<br />\n<br />\nShargurl - great to see you back on the boards.   Congrats on the new booking - Have fun furniture shopping.  <br />\n<br />\nAsh is coming over this AM to &quot;help&quot; put away the Halloween things and bring out the Thanksgiving decorations which means that job will take much longer than necessary LOL.  We also have some Halloween cookies we never got around to baking last week.  I hope everyone has a great weekend.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-11-03 12:03:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248485,920,1,18,247870,'2007-11-03 20:38:10',NULL,'','Home again and it feels great.  <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, seminars went great had a full lecture room both days.  Plane home was only delayed 15 minutes which in this day and age is on time.<br />\n<br />\nWe are off for those &quot;drive thru&quot; flu shots in about an hour.  Nothing else planned for the weekend except for church and the &quot;big game&quot; (Pats vs. Colts).  Oh yes, have to watch my Steelers too.<br />\n<br />\nDon&#39;t forget to set you clocks back tonight.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-11-03 20:38:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248521,573,1,18,247870,'2007-11-04 02:07:15',NULL,'','Eveining all - cold and wet here today.<br />\n<br />\nSkipper - we booked our Vegas flight for February - coming in the on the 14th - got to celebrate Valentine&#39;s Day right&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;   At our age that means dinner in the afternoon (to get the AARP discount) and in bed and alseep by 11 lol.  Look forward to meeting up with you and Roe - drinks? lunch? dinner?  We are heading down to Laughlin for three nights and then Primm for one - can you say SHOPPING&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; :o)  Then back into Vegas for a couple more nights.<br />\n<br />\nLOL at Mary Lou - maybe you should have just stood in line until the sale started lol.<br />\n<br />\nRita - good luck on the &quot;clean out&quot; ... the only thing Ilike about the whole things is I always weigh a little less when I&#39;m done - every ounce helps tee hee&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell - back down to the basment to make more space for all the new Halloween junk  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />','hazelson','hazelson','2007-11-04 02:07:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248530,920,1,18,247870,'2007-11-04 03:34:18',NULL,'','Jenn: We will be here the entire time you are in the area. Where are you staying?  I can understand Primm for outlet shopping, but there is also a great outlet center right in downtown Vegas thats as good if not better.  We head to Primm once or twice a year or stop in on our way back from a California cruise.<br />\n<br />\nWhat&#39;s the attraction in Laughlin?  Just a miniture Vegas.  But it is a little more laid back and generally less expensive.<br />\n<br />\nWe can put a plan together as the dates get closer.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nLooking forward to your visit.<br />\n<br />\nAll: Drive Thru flu shots took one and a half minutes, start to finish.  Just drove up gave them our medical cards, signed a form, pulled forward about 10 yards, opened both side windows and both got our shots at the same time.  I just love Vegas.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-11-04 03:34:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248550,573,1,18,247870,'2007-11-04 08:52:13',NULL,'','Skipper - Drive thru flu shots - that sounds so funny lol.  But then if you can get married that way why not stay healthy that way?<br />\n<br />\nGreat to hear you will be around when we come flying through.  We actually really like Laughlin - because it is so laid back.   Never been to Primm but we have a rule to try something new every trip.  We also make it a rule never to stay in the same hotel twice lol.  We are running short of places  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nThe only thing I really don&#39;t want to miss seeing this time is you guys of course, the Wynn and the Bellagio gardens.<br />\n<br />\nThis time it looks like we will be staying at the Boulder Station the first night so we can just head straight out in the morning to the dam and over and down to Laughlin by the scenic route, through Arizona.  We are trying to book the River Palms but nothing seems to be going through so far.  Will have to try again in a couple of days.  When we get back to Vegas it looks like the Orleans - I like to have at least one window that opens - and that is pretty hard to find - but claustrophobic I am&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; And - most importantly - we have never stayed there lol.<br />\n<br />\nOff to bed now - take care.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-11-04 08:52:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248558,488,1,18,247870,'2007-11-04 13:09:13',NULL,'','SUNDAY - November 4th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies..how is everyone this morning?  It sure was quiet here on the dock yesterday - hope everyone is well and just busy.  It&#39;s a very busy time of the year for a lot of us. <br />\n<br />\n We had a semi-quiet day yesterday and I&#39;m hoping for the same today.  We finally got the A/C units out of the windows and the windows are now shiny clean and Jim is going through his yearly rant about getting central air so he doesn&#39;t have to do this every year.  Next he will call someone in and get a price and then he will be putting the A/C units back in the windows again next year.   LOL   I returned to ToysRUs to do my Christmas shopping and am half way done in the little room in the basement setting it up as a wrapping/storage room.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - sounds like a great trip to Nevada you have planned.   You stay up until 11PM ?- you must be much younger than Jim &amp; I but we sure do love those AARP discounts and early bird dinners.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nSkipper - drive through flu shots - that sounds quite interesting.   I&#39;m sure I will be wishing for the same while I am wasting a good part of my morning sitting in the Drs. office tomorrow.  <br />\n<br />\nNothing else going on here - what is going on in your part of the world?<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-11-04 13:09:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248589,754,1,18,247870,'2007-11-04 16:28:24',NULL,'','Nothing much going on here. A gloomy kinda day............We will just relax today............A few football games and nascar for Ken maybe some lifetime movies for me. <br />\n<br />\nJennifer.....That is great that you are going to finally meet the skipper and Roe.<br />\nI can hardly stay up past ten anymore but we are a lot older than you guys so I guess it comes with the territory.<br />\n<br />\nSkipper.......that is so awesome about the flu shots...........you could do it on your way to lunch lol<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-11-04 16:28:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248600,2549,1,18,247870,'2007-11-04 19:03:13',NULL,'','morning ....<br />\n<br />\nMarylou.. they lost my pic&#39;s of crazie gezzzzzzzzz... so she will be off tomorrow morning but without her photo&#39;s/.. <br />\n<br />\ni did n&#39;t want to hold her any longer from future trips...i will send photo&#39;s if they find them....<br />\n<br />\nok i took the phunge and joined the gym up the street... they have a pool etc .. i finally decided itsa time to get some weight off.. and get some strenght back in the legs... i got up and went to the pool and walked some laps.. i thought twice a week to start then add as my strenght gets better......<br />\nhe doesn&#39;t know it yet LOL LOL LOL <br />\nhand it getting a little better, but movement is still tough.... the bending back and forth.. but all with time....<br />\n<br />\nif all goes well thansgiving day i can go back to work... 6 hrs a day for the first 2 weeks... ok is the 2008 here yet LOL ... this year has been a rough year for injuries and surgeries...next year will be better...<br />\n<br />\ni don&#39;t shop much for the holidays.. i give money to the sisters kids, they are at that age of ... oh i don&#39;t know ...so i let then pick... then i just shop for Gary.. not going to be hard this year a new LCD 42 TV... so thats all the shopping....while i was on the cruise i bought my presents for the next year of gifts from GARY LOL LOL <br />\n<br />\noh well everyone have a great day ..<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-11-04 19:03:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248608,3410,1,18,247870,'2007-11-04 23:13:49',NULL,'','Hello everyone&#33;<br />\nWe went furniture shopping today and FINALLY bought the sectional we were looking at.  It will be delivered on Thursday, so I&#39;m hoping we made the right choice.  Still need to get the coffee table, almost had it but the sales rep wasn&#39;t around.  Since we were on the edge about getting it, we walked out, oops, he just lost that sale&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - I started Christmas shopping already too. <br />\n<br />\nTonia - good for you&#33;  Joining a gym is always a good thing&#33;  Although make sure you go, otherwise you will be paying for nothing.  We have all the equipment here at home.  We don&#39;t live in a big city, so a drive to the gym would be too much for me.  Although we have the equipment, it&#39;s still hard to use&#33;  But since I have 2 cruises coming up next year, I decided to join weight watchers.  Hoping to lose 40 pounds.  We will see&#33;','shargurl','shargurl','2007-11-04 23:13:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248633,573,1,18,247870,'2007-11-05 03:52:35',NULL,'','Evening all - aching today but the basement looks pretty sharp lol.<br />\n<br />\nNot a bad day weather wise - the sun came out a few times, no rain and very warm for this time of year - 62F.  Odd.<br />\n<br />\nChristmas Shopping is pretty easy around here - we bascially don&#39;t do any.  Once the kids decided they had everything and we  have two of everything we figured it was time to stop.  Now I just enjoy buying for the various Christmas charities and my &quot;Littles&quot; of course.  Then there&#39;s the SPCA - we always get goodies for the felines and canines and all those great people who look after them.<br />\n<br />\nDid the rest of the shopping for the shoeboxes for Samaritan&#39;s Purse so I will have to get them all packed up and ready to go out tomorrow - hope it all fits :o)  Makes me feel like Santa  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nNeed to post a reminder to self to book flu shots tomorrow - time just flies by so fast......<br />\n<br />\nTake care all.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-11-05 03:52:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248642,3642,1,18,247870,'2007-11-05 04:08:28',NULL,'','HEEEEYYY  <br />\neveryone i got home about 6pm but was so busy since with Pappy  he got so excited that i was home hehe now i can relax and  be patient my cruise review will be here tomorrow or so because so much to say on the cruise review  <br />\nHUGS everyone and good night','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-11-05 04:08:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248645,920,1,18,247870,'2007-11-05 04:18:08',NULL,'','Actually Teacup, we did the flu shots right after lunch, then on the the libraray to pick up a book on the History of the CIA they were holding for me, then to the Summerlin Art Walk, made for a nice afternoon.<br />\n<br />\nBeen watching football most of the day warming up to my &quot;real&quot; game on Monday Night Football.<br />\n<br />\nJenn, try the Pasta Palace at Boulder Station.  Have you seen the Red Rock Station Casino??  They spent over a Billion bucks on it and it is a real showplace.<br />\n<br />\nWould you believe we have never been inside the Wynn.  And to make it even funnier my last name is Wynn, which is more than Steve can say, he changed his.<br />\n<br />\nWe will catch up with you during your Oleans leg of the trip.<br />\n<br />\nStill have one more cruise before you hit town.  Taking 69 folks on the Carnival Spirit out of San Diego on January 26th.  Just made all the chartered bus arrangements yesterday.<br />\n<br />\nBeing called for dinner.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-11-05 04:18:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248661,488,1,18,247870,'2007-11-05 13:15:11',NULL,'','MONDAY - November 5th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies.  I hope everyone had a good weekend.  Ours was very quiet and very nice.  The last quiet weekend for us for some time to come.   <br />\n<br />\nShar - glad you found some of the new furniture you were looking for.  It&#39;s always fun to redecorate and get new things.  <br />\n<br />\nSue - Welcome back - we certainly missed you here at Crazies and hope you had a great cruise.  Did you have any problems with the hurricane?  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - glad you found room for all the Halloween decorations.  Not only do I have a lot of Christmas shopping to do but my youngest grandson has a birthday on December 7th so half of the things I have already bought him are targeted for birthday gifts.  My shopping is basically just for the grand kids though<br />\nso it is fun shopping.<br />\n<br />\nEd - Sounds like you had a busy but fun day after the flu shots.  Glad you made a full day out of it.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - I&#39;m so sorry they lost your pictures.  Perhaps they will find them soon.  If so you can post of couple here at Crazies.   What wonderful little gifts did Gary buy you for next year?   I hope he was very generous with his purchases.lol<br />\n<br />\nRita - good luck with your procedure today.  Yesterday was the worst part of it.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - hope you are getting around a bit better.  It&#39;s great seeing you back on the boards.<br />\n<br />\nCarmen - hope you get some good news at the Drs. this week.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - hope your weekend was great.<br />\n<br />\nTime to get Jim up and moving.  Also have an appointment for my annual check-up today so I will be spending a good part of my morning reading very old magazines in her waiting room.   grrrrrrr.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-11-05 13:15:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248663,754,1,18,247870,'2007-11-05 13:41:38',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl I am getting along better during the day but another sleepless night for me due to this darn knee. It seems okay during the day but as soon as I lay down.Whamo...............I have tried everything from aspercreme to ice. I can&#39;t take motrin or anything like as I had to stop it before my test. Oh well this too shall pass. It will be wonderful to get a full nights sleep again.<br />\n<br />\nRita.............I hope your prep went well and your test results are good. I start my prep tomorrow for my  test on Wednesday. Not looking forward to the prep................<br />\n<br />\nCarmen...........good luck with the Dr. this week.<br />\n<br />\nSue....glad to see you back.........Hope you had a great time and looking forward to your review<br />\n<br />\nI haven&#39;t started my Christmas shopping yet because everytime I ask the kids what they want they say &quot;I don&#39;t know Nan&quot; They are older so it is harder to buy for them.....they range from 20 to 11. I hate given them gift cards it seems so impersonal. I got excited as my grandson said he wanted guitar hero and I started looking and my DD said yesterday she got it for him so that is out.<br />\nThe 20 year old wasn&#39;t bad last year as she is in college so gas cards, gift cards for dry cleaning, getting her nails done and gift cards to the nearest grocery came in very handy. She said that was the best gift.<br />\nWell, I better get going Ken is working today and he is still snoring away...........Have a great day everyone.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-11-05 13:41:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248686,2613,1,18,247870,'2007-11-05 15:41:57',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone had a great weekend.  I didn’t do any cleaning this week end, my youngest DD came down from Baltimore, told me to put my feet up and she will take care of everything, she even did the summer/winter switch with my clothes, so now all my winter clothes are upstairs. Congratulations on the new booking shargurl, good to see you posting again.  Jenn, love your Halloween pictures, you sure went all the way. Maria, I know what you mean, during the day my back is not too bad, but I just can’t get comfortable at night. Sue welcome back, I hope you had an enjoyable cruise.  Rita, good luck with your test.<br />\nEveryone have a great day <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-11-05 15:41:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248775,3642,1,18,247870,'2007-11-05 18:22:25',NULL,'','good morning  just barely <br />\nhad so much things to do today uggghhh how i would image after been gone for a week dang. <br />\n<br />\nmarylou- no we didn&#39;t have problem with the hurricane whew we just change the port at the last min after the hurricane formed over haiti and it was gone north and died off when we came back to miami <br />\n<br />\nthanks for the welcome back  guys  smile  <br />\n<br />\ni will do the cruise review  i have to do the review on other piece of paper smile<br />\nthen i will type it in smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-11-05 18:22:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248779,334,1,18,247870,'2007-11-05 18:33:50',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; We&#39;re back from the Sovereign and had a great time as usual. Have to do I few things and I&#39;ll be back to catch up in a while.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-11-05 18:33:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248782,754,1,18,247870,'2007-11-05 18:43:46',NULL,'','Can&#39;t wait to hear your review..............Welcome back Rose','teacp','teacp','2007-11-05 18:43:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248789,920,1,18,247870,'2007-11-05 19:40:44',NULL,'','Morning All,<br />\n<br />\nIt is still morning here on the Left Coast of the U.S.<br />\n<br />\nWe had a great weekend and have a fairly busy week ahead.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes:  A lot of folks do not think in gets cold in the DC area, but those of us who have lived in the area know better&#33;  So, it is time to get those winter duds ready.  I worked at Ft. Meade and later at Langley and I can remember times when I had to sleep in the office because of snow storms.<br />\n<br />\nJenn, still in awe of your Halloween display&#33;  Very professional.<br />\n<br />\nSailingrose: Welcome home.  SOS holds fond memories for us.<br />\n<br />\nChristmas shopping?  Is that coming up again&#33;  Have to get through Thanksgiving first.  Roe is going to have her favorite meal -- a reservation at a local resturant&#33;&#33;  Cooking for two on Thanksgiving just makes no sense.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great Monday everyone and Go Steelers&#33;&#33;','The Skipper','The Skipper','2007-11-05 19:40:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248823,2549,1,18,247870,'2007-11-05 22:19:42',NULL,'','well went to the gym....went to wally world... ( walmart)... then home for cereal...<br />\n<br />\nMs Crazie is on her way back home Marylou....i will try to post some photos of her here soon...<br />\n<br />\nRose glad you had a nice short cruise...<br />\n<br />\nSue glad you were able to enjoy the cruise and no hurricane...<br />\n<br />\nMaria.. sorry to hear your still not sleeping well....<br />\n<br />\nwell nothing much else happening today....<br />\n<br />\ntill later byeeeeeeeee<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-11-05 22:19:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248829,139,1,18,247870,'2007-11-05 22:45:10',NULL,'','Good afternoon all. Rita&#39;s routine procedure went okay and she is okay as everything was normal. She sure handled it better than I do&#33; My family has a history of colon cancer so I&#39;ve had it three times and absolutely hate it. Mainly from drinking the prep the day before. They did put her completely out and she is still groggy.<br />\n<br />\nMaria, she says not to worry, as even drinking the Gatorade prep was not that bad.<br />\n<br />\nWelcome back from your cruises and happy birthday, etc. for those we&#39;ve missed.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-11-05 22:45:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248836,334,1,18,247870,'2007-11-05 23:08:46',NULL,'','Errands done washer and dryer are going and I&#39;ve been catching up here in between. We had a rough first night out with high seas but it calmed down on Saturday and was absolutely perfect the next 2 days. It was fun to see many of my crew friends again and enjoyed meeting new ones as well. Many of them will be transferring to other ships as the time draws near to the ship leaving the fleet. Some have already gone to Majesty of the Seas and more are going there next contract. I&#39;ll miss them all and was glad to be able to see them before they leave. The crew on this ship has become like family to us since we know some of them 4 or 5 years. We watched one bar waiter, contemplate her relationship, get married, and now have an adorable little boy who&#39;s almost 1. I&#39;m sure we&#39;ll sail her at least 2 more times before she leaves the fleet next year. All is all a pretty perfect weekend for us. We never got off the ship at Nassau or CocoCay. We just rested and I did a lot of reading something I never have enough time for. <br />\n<br />\nCan&#39;t believe we&#39;re talking about Christmas shopping already. I have to get it into high gear as I&#39;ll be gone for 11 days the end of November. I don&#39;t buy much for the kids anymore mostly gift cards these days. I need to hit the toy store for the couple of kids I buy for. I think I&#39;ll send my parents to dinner as usual and then give them a shipboard credit for their New Year&#39;s cruise. I have no clue what to get Howie yet. I have Toys for Tots covered this year as I bought lots of toys and things that were on sale after Christmas last year for several age groups.<br />\n<br />\nTonia sorry to hear your healing slowly, it will come. Bummer about Crazie&#39;s pics, hope they find them.<br />\n<br />\nMaria hope your feeling better today. My Dad complained a lot about not sleeping after his knee replacement, he just couldn&#39;t get comfortable.<br />\n<br />\nEd I heard about the drive thru flu shots. Sounds very practical to me. Enjoy the game tonight.<br />\n<br />\nWelcome home Sue. Glad to hear you didn&#39;t have too rough a ride. The folk that were on the 4 day cruise prior to ours this weekend really rocked and rolled.<br />\n<br />\nShar glad you got your furniture. Hope you love it&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCarmen I&#39;ll be keeping good thoughts for your Drs. visit. How nice of your DD to come and help and do some of those chores we all hate. <br />\n<br />\nKeith glad Rita is doing OK after her test. I saw what DH went through last year, not fun for sure.<br />\n<br />\nWell off to finish the laundry and figure out whats for dinner. Hope everyone has a great evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-11-05 23:08:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(248926,488,1,18,247870,'2007-11-06 13:00:41',NULL,'','TUESDAY - November 6th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies...Welcome to our new home here.  I couldn&#39;t find us for a moment this morning.  I hope more Crazies will find us here and stop by and say Hi during the course of their day.  Thanks for the new forums Jason.<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - so happy all went well with Rita&#39;s tests yesterday and wishing for the same good results for Maria tomorrow.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - have a good time at the gym (if that is possible) - just don&#39;t over-do it.   Did they find your pictures yet?  I hope so for your sake rather than ours.  I&#39;m sure your trip through the Canal was something you will want a  lot of photos off.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - so glad you weren&#39;t bothered too much by Noel and had a chance to visit with some old friends among the crew.  I&#39;m always amazed when a crew member remembers us from a previous cruise.  I&#39;m glad you had a nice weekend get-away. <br />\n<br />\nJenn - missed you yesterday - hope all is well and you are keeping busy.<br />\n<br />\nShari - how are you feeling?   We miss you here on the Dock.<br />\n<br />\nShar - hope you find the perfect coffee-table to go with your new sofa.  Congratulations also on the new booking.  <br />\n<br />\nEd - How is that new book?  I&#39;m with Roe about Thanksgiving reservations although I love to cook and always have family around to cook for but I would do the same if it were just Jim &amp; I.  <br />\n<br />\nCarmen - seems like you got your warmer clothes out just in time.   Looks like our warmer weather is just about over.  They even mentioned the possibility of some snow in the Poconos which isonly 20 minutes from us.  I&#39;m not looking forward to that&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSue - I&#39;m sure Pappy was very happy to see you and missed you alot while you were gone.  He will need lots of extra hugs for a few days now.<br />\n<br />\nDon&#39;t forget to vote today - <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-11-06 13:00:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249010,3642,1,18,247870,'2007-11-06 17:55:02',NULL,'','good morning it was cold when we went out BRR  ack&#33;&#33;&#33; LOL <br />\nhave lot of things to do. Do laundry and unpack my stuff put suitcases away, blah blah<br />\ni was shocked when i came to my parents house to get Pappy that my mother had painted 2 rooms wow&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; <br />\nhave to finished cleaning before 4 family members come for Thanksgiving <br />\n<br />\nMarylou- oh yes Pappy refused to leave my side hehe he will fine later on hopefully by next week <br />\n<br />\nhave good day friends','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-11-06 17:55:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249022,334,1,18,247870,'2007-11-06 18:21:26',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; Lovely Florida day&#33; I love when the weather cools off and you can walk out the door without breaking a sweat&#33; I think I&#39;m getting a cold......yuck&#33; Oh well, I&#39;m going to try to take it easy today. I still have to unpack the shoes, toiletries, etc but I&#39;ll do it a little at a time throughout the day.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou I was really confused when I posted my first quick message yesterday and then I couldn&#39;t find the thread again. It had only been a few hours and poof, new board&#33; LOL<br />\n<br />\nMaria good luck tomorrow with you test. Hope all turns out well.<br />\n<br />\nJenn where are you??????<br />\n<br />\nMercedes, don&#39;t know how your keeping up with all the welcomes&#33; Yikes. I&#39;ll try to catch up and lend a hand tomorrow. <br />\n<br />\nSue glad your settling back in after your cruise. I know Pappy was glad you were back.<br />\n<br />\nSure looks like all the temps are changing. 80 today here and 70 tomorrow. It sure has been a strange weather year all around the country. <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-11-06 18:21:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249055,754,1,18,247870,'2007-11-06 20:14:39',NULL,'','Good Afternoon all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nPretty brisk and sunny here. A nice fall day it is actually colder in the house than outside.<br />\n<br />\nWell, I started my day for my test diet............I had the most scrumptious lime jello and tea for breakfast<br />\nand the best chicken broth and jello for lunch. I can&#39;t wait till dinner so I can have more lime jello and broth. <br />\nThe doctor said I can have the drink called boost so my sugars don&#39;t go too low. YUM<br />\n<br />\nRita I am glad to hear that your test came out fine and can&#39;t wait till tomorrow when mine is all over. I haven&#39;t been able to take any pain killers for my knee so I haven&#39;t been sleeping so tomorrow night I think I will take 14 motrin and sleep for a few days. (just kidding)<br />\n<br />\nRose...........thanks for the support I am trying to be as optimistic as I can.............<br />\n<br />\nEveryone have a great day and evening and probably talk to you sometime tomorrow afternoon or evening.<br />\n<br />\nciao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-11-06 20:14:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249143,334,1,18,247870,'2007-11-06 22:41:38',NULL,'','Maria, how awful that you&#39;re in so much pain. I hope tomorrow speeds by and you can take your meds and get some relief from your pain. I&#39;m sure the worst part is the lack of sleep and the waiting. I&#39;ll say an extra prayer tonight for you.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-11-06 22:41:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249208,754,1,18,247870,'2007-11-06 23:32:08',NULL,'','Thanks Rose........Can&#39;t wait till it&#39;s over...............','teacp','teacp','2007-11-06 23:32:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249250,2,1,18,247870,'2007-11-07 00:22:03',NULL,'','Rita, I&#39;m so glad to hear your test was fine. <br />\n<br />\nMaria, I&#39;ll be thinking about you and saying some extra prayers that everything is fine.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-11-07 00:22:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249254,2549,1,18,247870,'2007-11-07 01:24:29',NULL,'','dang Maria... thats the pits.....why do doc&#39;s put us thur such pain for the good.. and especially with you knee too...thats just torture.. when ya go in and he asks how you doing... grab him stick your nails in and say well what does that tell ya...<br />\n<br />\nRita glad your test went well....<br />\n<br />\ni almost fell bad talking about my poor little wrist with all you guys going thur the most yucky stuff every.. you too Carmen...gezzzzzz..<br />\n<br />\nRose now the weather cools off LOL LOL ...<br />\n<br />\nwell i am starting to look at our stops for next year and doing some research..been looking over paris and the metro and how to get around...making our list of a few things we want to make sure to see....been to barcelona, then cartegena spain, then glibraitar, then casblanca if they don&#39;t cancel it due to the unrest...then agadir,then two stops in the canary islands...so i have some things to check out,, if anyone has been to these places your info would be great.... i look forward to seeing barcelona again....<br />\n<br />\nwell thats about it for now <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-11-07 01:24:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249315,488,1,18,247870,'2007-11-07 14:15:31',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - November 7th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies.  Another cooler day here in Pa and they are actually calling for some flurries by the end of the week.  This is definately a case of too much too soon.   Last week we were in shirtsleeves and this morning have frost.   Yesterday I started shopping for Thanksgiving.   There isn&#39;t an awful lot I can do in advance but I did get the few canned goods I needed and the nuts and pie fillings.  Naturally I can&#39;t by the fresh produce until right before hand but have some of the basics done.  (I always buy canned cranberry sauce after an big accident with Cranberries and a pressure cooker early in our married life. hehe)<br />\n<br />\nMaria - hope you got a little sleep last night - after today you can go back on your pain meds and hopefully get some relief.   Good luck with your tests today.   Hope all is well<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - it&#39;s always nice when you drop by the Dock.   Hope all is well with you<br />\n<br />\nJenn - we miss you here&#33;   If I didn&#39;t notice that you posted on here last night I would be sending out the posse this morning.   <br />\n<br />\nRose - Hope you are feeling better today and that cold has gone away.   <br />\n<br />\nCarmen - you must be exhausted with all the new member greeting you are publishing.   They are certainly keeping you busy.   Just where do you find the list of new members?    I always see the one name on the bottom of the first page but have no idea where you are getting the rest of them from.   <br />\n<br />\nTonia - your next cruise sounds wonderful.  How long is it and on what ship?  You will have fun researching this trip.<br />\n<br />\nSue - Has Pappy calmed down yet?   Glad you will be having company for Thanksgiving.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - will you be hosting Thanksgiving in your new home?  I&#39;d love to have that beautiful kitchen to cook my dinner in.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get Jim up and moving.   He has really learned to appreciate his one week on one week off routine at work.  He has been filling in for vacationers and now working 3 weeks straight with 3 more to come.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-11-07 14:15:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249356,2613,1,18,247870,'2007-11-07 15:22:01',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nIt was 43 degrees this morning when I was leaving for work, definitely needed a coat.  Maria, good luck with your tests today, hope all goes well. Rose, I hope you are feeling better today.  Mary Lou, under member list, select join date and descending order and it will show all the latest members, we sure have gotten a lot of new members lately.  <br />\n<br />\nHere are some Halloween pictures of my grandchildren who now live in Colorado.<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSC02191.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSC02193.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSC02134.jpg&quot; /&gt;','mercedes','mercedes','2007-11-07 15:22:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249357,488,1,18,247870,'2007-11-07 15:26:25',NULL,'','thanks for explaining the new member list to me  Carmen - one of the many computer things I have not figured out yet.  <br />\n<br />\nGreat pictures - your grandkids are adorable.  How are they adjusting to living in Colorado?','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-11-07 15:26:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249358,2613,1,18,247870,'2007-11-07 15:33:50',NULL,'','Mary Lou, they are adjusting very well, they loved their new school and have make new friends.  They especially love the snow as you can see from the picture below.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/timecop/DSC02160.jpg&quot; /&gt;','mercedes','mercedes','2007-11-07 15:33:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249367,3642,1,18,247870,'2007-11-07 15:52:20',NULL,'','good morning  friends <br />\ntook Pappy out  little cold out UGH lol <br />\nhave few things to finished off before off to my sister&#39;s house for the day on Sat <br />\n<br />\nMarylou-Pappy had finally calm down hehe<br />\ncarmen- wow nice snow and beautiful grandchildren <br />\n<br />\nhave good day','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-11-07 15:52:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249406,139,1,18,247870,'2007-11-07 16:32:19',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Good morning Crazies&#33;<br />\nMary Lou, our youngest daughter will host Thanksgiving and we will host Christmas.<br />\n<br />\nCarmen, what great looking grandchildren you have&#33; That snow photo and our temperature in the 20s this morning reminds us that winter is on the way&#33;<br />\n<br />\nStill have our fingers crossed for Maria. If they knock her out like they did Rita she will get plenty of sleep today.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] ','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-11-07 16:32:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249487,334,1,18,247870,'2007-11-07 19:53:13',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Feeling better but still loafing too much today. I&#39;m ticked off at HSN&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; I ordered my son a guitar for Christmas and it&#39;s back ordered not a problem, but yesterday they called and left a message on our machine and guess who picked it up??? Yup DS. Ruined that surprise......<br />\n<br />\nMarylou sorry you skipped fall. Snow already? Yuck&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria, thinking of you today and hoping things go well with your test.<br />\n<br />\nTonia that trip sure sounds like fun. I would love to go to Casablanca. It&#39;s one of my favorite movies. <br />\n<br />\nMercedes, hope you are doing well today. The grandkids all looked so cute. Best part of halloween is seeing the littlest ones for me. <br />\n<br />\nRita glad you test turned out well. Sorry I think I missed it earlier. It&#39;s nice that your only hosting 1 holiday. Time to start all those new family memories in your beautiful house.<br />\n<br />\nSue glad you settling back in. <br />\n<br />\nWell off to do some reading and to order a Christmas gift for my daughter I saw in Good Housekeeping.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-11-07 19:53:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249613,573,1,18,247870,'2007-11-07 23:02:50',NULL,'','Afternoon all - cold and dreary here today.<br />\n<br />\nCarmen  - your snow looks lovely but better you shoveling that me lol.  Your grandbabies are beautiful - you must me so proud&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - we should be getting some white stuff in a few weeks - but hopefully not too much.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - hope it goes well for you  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nEveryone else have a wonderful day&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-11-07 23:02:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249621,334,1,18,247870,'2007-11-07 23:25:39',NULL,'','Glad to see you posting Jenn&#33; Thought you got lost.......LOL&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-11-07 23:25:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249676,2549,1,18,247870,'2007-11-08 00:55:40',NULL,'','Marylou... glad Ms crazie got home ok... i would like to take her next year to Paris and TA barcelona to miami... okie dokie...the next trip is 14 days....on celebrity century...<br />\n<br />\nRose i know i can&#39;t wait but i am praying things calm done so they don&#39;t cancel this port,,,,thats a bummer about the guitar<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nGezzzzzz i can&#39;t believe you all are getting snow .. wasn&#39;t it just a few weeks ago you guys were dealing with heat .. gezzzz <br />\n<br />\nCarmen those kids are cute.. its always fun bein g a kid in the snow<br />\n<br />\nMaria hoping your getting some good sleep<br />\n<br />\nwell its been kinda overcase today....so nice weather to just hang out <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-11-08 00:55:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249784,754,1,18,247870,'2007-11-08 10:53:02',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;    November 8th 2007[/size]<br />\nIt is 3:30am and this is the most I have slept in a long time. I am taking tylenol as no motrin with the ulcer.<br />\nAnyway I have put off therapy till after all this other nonesense but I think I will call them this morning and try to get over this pain. Sometimes I wonder if putting up with the knee pain before the surgery wasn&#39;t so bad. At least I slept........lol<br />\n<br />\nAnyway I thought I would catch up on the dock as I am watching the millionth rerun of Sanford and son. lol<br />\n<br />\nI am glad Crazie got home okay and can&#39;t wait to get her in January.<br />\n<br />\nCarmen...........Those kids are so so cute. I am not anxious for snow...............yuck<br />\n<br />\nRose................That stinks about the guitar.........you would think around this time of year they wouldn&#39;t leave messages like that.<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita.........we do the same thing with holidays....This year Thanksgiving will be at our house and Christmas eve also and Christmas day it&#39;s over to DD&#39;s When our other DD moves to Ohio in June dd and I  figure she has 16 years of turns for holidays so we are off the hook for a while.......lol<br />\n<br />\nMy granson handed me the toys r&#39; us book yesterday and had a few things circled. He said Nan I don&#39;t expect you to buy everything I circled. Thank God for small favors. <br />\n<br />\nWell, that&#39;s all I have to add today. Have a great day all........Stay well <br />\n<br />\nby the way Jason The full page ad in Cruise Travel is awesome<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-11-08 10:53:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249793,488,1,18,247870,'2007-11-08 12:40:09',NULL,'','Maria - you beat me to the computer this morning.   Glad you finally got some sleep but it sounds like you have your days and nights mixed up since you were posting in the middle of the night.  It is a cold morning here in Pa - only 22 out right now.   Guess it is time to pull out the winter coats.   <br />\n<br />\nJason - your ad in Cruise Travel magazine looks great.  It seems to be doing a good job of leading lots of new cruisers to the site.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - sorry HSN ruined your sons Christmas suprise.   With the holidays coming you would think they would be more careful about leaving messages.   Hope you have a handle on that cold you were fighting.  <br />\n<br />\nCarmen - Your grandchildren are beautiful.  I&#39;m sure they are loving the Colorado snow.  How is your back doing?   I&#39;m finding the cold weather is not helping my aches and pains at all.   (Or is it just getting older - not the cold)  I&#39;m definately not looking forward to seeing that beautiful snow around here.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn -did you get all your Halloween things put away?  I didn&#39;t have 1/2 the decorations you did but am still finding little things all over the house.   <br />\n<br />\nTonia - how is it going at the gym?  Let me know the dates of your European trip next year so I can put you in Crazies travel book.  <br />\n<br />\nSue - Have fun at your sisters this weekend.  Does she live nearby or will you have to travel a bit.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - glad you are sharing the holiday duties this year.  You have been so busy moving and getting settled in your new house.  <br />\n<br />\nShari - Shar - Ed - Robert - hope everyone is doing fine and keeping busy.<br />\n<br />\nIf you have a chance today a quick prayer for Ashleigh would be appreciated.  She is going for her yearly cardio work-up.  She has no signs that anything is wrong - just a nervous time for us with TJ&#39;s heart history.  She also needs some rather extensive dental work done which will require surgery and her dentist needs her Cardiologists OK to schedule the surgery.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-11-08 12:40:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249826,754,1,18,247870,'2007-11-08 15:24:25',NULL,'','Marylou............We will keep Ashleigh in our prayers. Even though it is routine with TJ&#39;S history it is still so scary...............I am sure she will be fine...............','teacp','teacp','2007-11-08 15:24:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249848,139,1,18,247870,'2007-11-08 16:14:22',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies and a special good morning to Maria. Wow, 3:30 is very early. Sanford and Son was one of my favorite shows many-many moons ago.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou we are saying a prayer for Ashleigh.<br />\n<br />\nWe received our copy of Cruise Travel magazine and Jason&#39;s full page add is very impressive. <br />\n<br />\nIs everybody gearing up for the holidays? It&#39;s almost amazing how quick it&#39;s upon us. Rita started Christmas shopping yesterday. We drive to Chicago Sunday and she and my Mom will Christmas shop Monday and Tuesday while me and my stepfather attend a machine tool show at McCormick&#39;s Place.<br />\n<br />\nWe hope all the Crazies have a great day.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-11-08 16:14:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249867,2549,1,18,247870,'2007-11-08 17:01:14',NULL,'','morning all...<br />\n<br />\nMaria LOL ..here it is either crosby show, fresh prince, or designing women at 3:30, i should know also<br />\nwell i was hoping doc would put ya out for 24 hrs LOL ..but i guess you have to be happy with what <br />\nya got, sleep wise..i know when i was laid out with my knee&#39;s i would get comfty then i would move...<br />\nthat was the end of my sleep....after three surgeries i finally found peace..memory foam pillow&#39;s, <br />\n<br />\npoor thing ulcer, i laugh sometimes, th doctors give us stuff for this and that then they are surprized when we have tummy problems..<br />\n<br />\nMarylou she beat ya today  , how did that happen LOL .....i logged in saw Maria and went ummm <br />\ndid Marylou go away for the day ... LOL .. are we all trained or what...OK ASH is in my prayers...the little<br />\nspitfire .. LOL ( wishing they could bottle kids energy )....please put ms crazie for nov 21st thur dec 17th paris for a week, and the TA to miami.<br />\n<br />\nOMG 22 ya mean the thermometer goes that low ...gezzz and i am complaining about 67<br />\n<br />\ngym is good .. the pool is set at 80 so good for swimming, then right into the whirlpool.. 103, tomorrow morning going to a stretch class then pool...going to get with a personal trainer for about 6-7 times and get on a routine...that will help me stay with it....they have a section that if you go in do all the machines in this area and do the amount of rep&#39;s it asks you to do its a good 30 min workout...<br />\n<br />\nok everyone go to san diego zoo website and vote for the name of our baby panda...<br />\n<br />\nJason... the spread came out great.... way kwel dude...aren&#39;t we special ... LOL <br />\n<br />\nwell of to make a little english muffin and have a yogurt....<br />\n<br />\noh Maria i have found a yogurt in the morning does esle my tummy before i take any pils. not sure what it is but it does help with not have to take so many tagaments etc...<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-11-08 17:01:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249873,274,1,18,247870,'2007-11-08 17:13:47',NULL,'','Good morning, everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t believe how busy I have been.  I haven&#39;t had hardly any time on the computer.  Just wanted to drop in and say hi and that I&#39;m thinking of you all.  I hope I can have some computer time this weekend.  I am going for therapy at the National Dizzy clinic and catching up on doctor&#39;s visits and also watching little Isabelle 9 1/2 hours a day Mon thru Fri (Marc watches her when I go to the doctor) so there hasn&#39;t been enough time in the day it seems.  The evening goes so fast after making dinner and cleaning up and picking up the house and all.<br />\n<br />\nI didn&#39;t get a chance to read all the past posts so I hope you are all doing well.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...I will say a prayer for Asleigh.  Hope all goes well.<br />\n<br />\nTake care, and have a great day, everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-11-08 17:13:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249874,3642,1,18,247870,'2007-11-08 17:13:57',NULL,'','good morning friends<br />\n<br />\nit was cold this morning when Pappy and I went out  he hates cold only he stay out for short now and  saw little of flurries out AAAHHHH had to wear my winter coat now on GRR lol <br />\n<br />\nmarylou-my sister lives only 3 hours south from me she lives in Ind she and her family moved to other town today for the reason of my brother in law&#39;s job  <br />\nand i will get to see the new house this Sat since it is a one day trip for me. But i will see the house more later on. Ashleigh is in my prayer, hopefully she will be fine. i know all about cardiology stuff since i have heart problem since i was a baby and plus i had yearly checkup with my cardiologist and i am doing fine so far <br />\n<br />\nhave good day everyone','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-11-08 17:13:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(249928,2613,1,18,247870,'2007-11-08 19:24:57',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, my thoughts and prayers will be with Ashleigh that she will be given a clean bill of health. Maria, I hope you are feeling much better today and that you will get some more rest.   I get my first lumbar epidural injection on the 15th, so hoping that gives me some relief.  I had my OB/GYN visit yesterday morning and she gave me two options – have a hysterectomy or a uterine fibroid embolization, I have to see her again on December 7th with my decision – lots of reading and research to do.  Due to my diabetes, my doctor was concerned with my kidney function, so I had a visit with Nephrology this morning.  The counts are a bit elevated, so they want me to stop one type of mediation for my high blood pressure and try something else for 10 days and get another blood and urine test.  It never ends.<br />\nTake care everyone and have a great day <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-11-08 19:24:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250016,334,1,18,247870,'2007-11-08 20:44:59',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Food shopping this morning and now dinners in the crock pot. Rice and pork chops with apples. Feeling better today but now overdoing. Tomorrow I need to do some shopping at the mall and return a few things so I&#39;m still taking it easy. Wish my Cruise Travel would show up I&#39;m dying to see the ad but guess I&#39;m not getting it today either since mailman already came.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/angry.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':angry:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMaria, glad you got some sleep but yikes 3 am&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Hang in there with your knee. After dads replacement it was about 5 or 6 weeks before he felt decent. Your recovery should be much much shorter. He hated the therapy but in the end that&#39;s what really helped him. Hope you find some relief soon. Seems like everyone else is getting it.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou of course I&#39;ll say a prayer for Ash as well as send some good thoughts your way too. Oh the poor kid needing dental surgery......eeeek&#33; I&#39;m sure you and her mom will be a wreck.<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita glad you split the holiday cooking. We are doing the same around here. Drive safely to Chicago and have some fun&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia glad your enjoying the gym. Sounds like your going to become a fitness addict&#33; LOL<br />\n<br />\nShari it&#39;s wonderful to see you on the doc. Glad you dropped in for a visit. Make sure you get some rest from watching Isabelle, they sure can tire you out quickly.<br />\n<br />\nSue enjoy your trip to see your sister. Drive carefully.<br />\n<br />\nOh my Carmen you seem to be having a run of bad luck lately. I hope and pray that it turns around soon. <br />\n<br />\nWell off to visit the games and then to catch up on some e-mail. Have a great day all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-11-08 20:44:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250079,754,1,18,247870,'2007-11-08 23:06:25',NULL,'','Tonia I have a memory foam pillow somewhere maybe I will try it tonight.........I start therapy tomorrow so maybe that will help. I told my neighbors they need not worry because I am on the job all night. lol  I think I look out the front door ten times while I am up,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,<br />\n<br />\nCarmen you do have a decision to make. I had a hysterectomy in 97 and have not regretted it. I am not familiar with the other procedure but am sure you will make the right choice. You should be fine with the diabetes.<br />\n<br />\nRose.....every one keeps telling me it takes at least six weeks so I guess they are right','teacp','teacp','2007-11-08 23:06:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250191,2,1,18,247870,'2007-11-09 05:39:48',NULL,'','MaryLou, Keeping Ashleigh in my prayers that all will be fine. <br />\n<br />\nMaria, Now get some sleep tonight. That&#39; s an order.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> I&#39;m sure that in no time, that knee will be feeling better from that therapy and you will just switch around those recipes of yours for your new diet. You&#39;ll do great.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nCarmen, I&#39;m keeping you in my prayers that your injection will help you feel better. Whatever your decision , with all your reading and research, it will be the right one. <br />\n<br />\nLooks like I&#39;m the only one here who hasn&#39;t gotten their copy of Cruise Travel  yet.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' /> Can&#39;t wait. By the look of the rate we&#39;re getting new members, looks like lots of folks did get theirs.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-11-09 05:39:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250219,488,1,18,247870,'2007-11-09 12:46:54',NULL,'','FRIDAY - November 9th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies - TGIF - for some reason this has been a very long week.  Thanks for your prayers and good thoughts yesterday.  Last year they found that Ashleigh had a leak in her mitral (sp) valve so she had to go back for a re-check.  The valve is still leaking but not as much as last year so the Dr. was very happy with that.  However, she has now developed a very irregular heart beat which according to the Dr. &quot;Is nothing to be too worried about - but has to be  watched.&quot;  He did say her dental surgery would be OK.  Once again, we were quite shocked with the results but he has put no restrictions on her and she can play sports, go to gym and continue with gymnastics.  <br />\n<br />\n[size=2][color=\"#330033\"]To all our new members - please stop by and tell us a bit about yourself.   This is our version of the chat room where we discuss our daily lives and get to know each other and become friends.   Tell us as little or as much about yourself as you like.  The more the merrier[/size].<br />\n<br />\nCarmen - you have some big decisions to make.   I&#39;ll keep you in my prayers that you receive guidance in your search for the right answer for you.   <br />\n<br />\nMaria - hope you got some sleep again last night and hope the therapy gives you some relief. <br />\n<br />\n<br />\n What is on your schedule for the weekend?  Jim and I are heading to Greenwich, Ct. this afternoon.   One of his old &quot;Wall Street Buddies&quot; is retiring and his company is throwing a big bash in Ct.   Jim is looking forward to seeing some old friends.  I have been trying all week to get him to go alone but he wants me there with him so I will go with him. Anyone have any idea what &quot;Business Casual attire&quot; is.  Will have to figure that one out soon&#33; We have reservations at the hotel they are having the party at and I may or may not check in tomorrow morning.  If not, someone please start off the dock and I&#39;ll catch up with everyone when I get home Saturday afternoon.   <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day - make it a special one - and don&#39;t forget to smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-11-09 12:46:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250225,3642,1,18,247870,'2007-11-09 13:28:52',NULL,'','good morning friends <br />\ntook pappy out early this morning will do again before leaving for the town because i have so much to do around the house before heading into town and before i go out of town tomorrow <br />\n<br />\nMary lou- that is good that Ashleigh will be allright i know all about irregular heart beat i used to have one before my doctor discovered that i had 2nd hole in bottom of my heart but it is all fixed about 5 years ago when i had the surgery  smile <br />\n<br />\nhave good day everyone  smile','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-11-09 13:28:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250263,754,1,18,247870,'2007-11-09 16:08:58',NULL,'','Good Morning All<br />\n<br />\nI did get about 5 hours of sleep last night. Started out in the bed but was restless so went on the couch so as not to disturb Ken and got a good four hours there. Off to therapy for the knee.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou..........Sounds like Ashleigh is going to be okay if the doctor didn&#39;t restrict her at all. It is still so scary. But of course she will always be in our prayers to stay healthy and safe. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> I think business casual is for men dress slacks and a collared shirt and either pants or skirt and nice top for women. My former company was business casual and that is what we wore. Most of the men wore docker type pants and dress shirts and ties. <br />\n<br />\nCarmen...........Hope you are feeling okay and closer to a decision.<br />\n<br />\nWell, better get dressed and get going wish me luck.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-11-09 16:08:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250283,488,1,18,247870,'2007-11-09 17:37:06',NULL,'','Thanks for clearing up Business Casual Maria -that is about what I thought it was.  Back in the days when I was working in Corporate America business casual would have meant you could take your white gloves off in the elevator rather than waiting til you were at your desk.  hehe','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-11-09 17:37:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250293,2549,1,18,247870,'2007-11-09 19:06:01',NULL,'','morning all...<br />\n<br />\njust got home from the gym... did the laps in the pool.14 ( 2 more then last time ). steam room today and then whirlpool...<br />\n<br />\ngoing to add two more laps each week...still waiting for doctor to get me letter so i can start with personal trainer ....when your dealing with workers comp you need everything documented....<br />\n<br />\ni came home and toasted a bagel thinking yummy onion bagel... i bite into it and it was an everything bagel.. YUCK,, i must have grabbed the wrong bag the other day... Gary is going to eating them... or the doggies will...<br />\n<br />\nstill overcase here .. we haven&#39;t had sun for about 8 days.. this is so werid for Nov , usually its the month with the most sunny days...really haven&#39;t had much sun since i got back from cruise ....only suppose to get to 63 <br />\n<br />\nok am i crazy .. i want to go back to work,,,,,i know there is always something that needs to be done around the house ,, but gezzzzzi need to have the mind do a little more... not sure if anyone understands that...i was doing a crossword puzzle the other day and i worked on it for two hours.. ( ok it was paper new york puzzle) and i got a headache... i started laughing and told Gary thats the hardest i have thought in a while LOL LOL .<br />\n<br />\nWell not sure if the test was good or bad... i assume if the doc didn&#39;t put Ash on any restrictions its a good thing...<br />\n<br />\nMaria yaaaaaaaaaa ya got 5 hrs ....atleast you gave the dogs in the area to be on guard LOL LOL <br />\n<br />\nSue .. i got your days mixed up i thought you were leaving today.. i was wrong. not till tomorrow.. hey does pappy have a winter coat for his walks&gt;&gt;&gt;.. i know my doggies would look at me like i was crazy if i opened the door to white stuff on the ground or way cold.. i have trouble with them going out when it rains LOL <br />\n<br />\nok well off to watch a little tv do some clothes...and then who knows what i think maybe i will go to the harvest festival ( arts and crafts this weekend)the reschuduled due to fires were going on.....<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-11-09 19:06:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250344,754,1,18,247870,'2007-11-09 21:28:06',NULL,'','Well back from my first therapy session and it went very well..........They say my range is good and I probably will need only a few weeks of therapy. Yeah...............It is a beautiful day here and Ken is cutting the grass...............<br />\n<br />\nGot some Christmas shopping done after my therapy and was glad I got everything I went for. Grandson asked for Guitar Hero and I got a good price on it................The younger one is still into Star Wars so I was able to get what he wanted.........The girls are the problem............don&#39;t know what to get them anymore. They are 20,17 and14 so that says it all.<br />\n<br />\nI guess I will go watch my soap and relax a little. Hopefully with the therapy I had today I will be able to sleep a little better.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy the rest of the day.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-11-09 21:28:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250351,3642,1,18,247870,'2007-11-09 22:06:57',NULL,'','aww Tonia <br />\ni am leaving tomorrow morning  for the day and come home tomorrow evening smile<br />\n<br />\nof course Pappy had coat  that i brought him heh  Pappy will go like EH??? what is white stuff doing on the ground lol soon no snow yet it was just flurries yesterday morning that all.  he was raised in North Carolina where there is NO snow. <br />\nof course Pappy hates rain too heh. he hates to stay out long now since it had became cold now on.<br />\n<br />\nhave good afternoon everyone','lovelypinky','lovelypinky','2007-11-09 22:06:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250362,2,1,18,247870,'2007-11-09 22:40:08',NULL,'','I finally got my copy of Cruise Travel magazine today.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> Do you believe that Jason still hasn&#39;t gotten his????','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-11-09 22:40:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250371,2613,1,18,247870,'2007-11-09 23:00:52',NULL,'','I haven&#39;t gotten mine either.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-11-09 23:00:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250404,2,1,18,247870,'2007-11-10 00:05:41',NULL,'','mercedes, I just read that sailingrose hasn&#39;t gotten hers yet either. Hopefully, you will all get it tomorrow.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-11-10 00:05:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250411,334,1,18,247870,'2007-11-10 00:09:47',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Nice day today sunny and slightly warmer. Hit the mall this afternoon to check out the sales, not much but did knock off 1 holiday gift so not a total loss. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou sorry Ash didn&#39;t have the perfect check-up. I&#39;m sure both you and Deb are very worried, I&#39;d be. Just know that they wouldn&#39;t say she could have the surgery if they didn&#39;t think it was safe. Hope you and Jim enjoy your trip to Ct. <br />\n<br />\nSue have a great trip to your sisters.<br />\n<br />\nMaria, I hope the therapy helps you. At least your getting a little more sleep. Dad slept in the guest room while he was recovering as he kept waking up mom. I&#39;ll pray that your feeling better soon. I don&#39;t envy you for trying to shop with those girls, I have a 20 year old with very specific tastes......almost impossible. I bought her a silver ring with her name stamped on it and a jewelery cleaner. My DD loves jewelery, wonder why???? <br />\n<br />\nTonia you go girl&#33;&#33;&#33; At least after the workout you get to steam and soak. LOL<br />\n<br />\nCheryl nice to see you on the dock. Glad you got your magazine..........where&#39;s mine????? Jason and Carmen maybe tomorrow we&#39;ll get ours???? My mailman must be reading it again. LOL<br />\n<br />\nWell off to the welcomes. Have a great evening&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-11-10 00:09:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250444,754,1,18,247870,'2007-11-10 01:32:08',NULL,'','Rose the therapy really helped today and tonight will be the test. I also was going in the guest room as I couldn&#39;t see both of us being awake. He gets mad but I snuck out a few nights and he didn&#39;t even know I was gone........lol<br />\n<br />\nMy grandaughter will be moving into her own apartment soon nearer to school and I was thinking like gas cards, grocery store card, borders gift cards...........Do you think that is tacky?','teacp','teacp','2007-11-10 01:32:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250481,334,1,18,247870,'2007-11-10 01:50:44',NULL,'','Good to hear the therapy helped Maria. Remember no pain no gain.<br />\n<br />\nI give my DD gift cards also, Walmart, Target, etc. Can&#39;t really pick out gifts for them. With the price of gas one of those sounds great as well as the closest food store. <br />\n<br />\nHope you get some sleep tonight.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-11-10 01:50:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250499,573,1,18,247870,'2007-11-10 02:06:26',NULL,'','Hi all -bad cold (was there ever a good cold lol) - keeping it pretty quiet but have a Red Hat thing tonight so resting up - talk at you all later ;o)','hazelson','hazelson','2007-11-10 02:06:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250520,334,1,18,247870,'2007-11-10 02:43:37',NULL,'','Feel better Jenn&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-11-10 02:43:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250526,754,1,18,247870,'2007-11-10 03:05:04',NULL,'','I hope you feel better Jenn. If you have a red nose it will match your red hat.............lol couldn&#39;t help that one........sorry <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blush.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blush:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' />','teacp','teacp','2007-11-10 03:05:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250548,488,1,18,247870,'2007-11-10 14:28:32',NULL,'','SATURDAY  [/size] - November 10th<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies from Greenwich, Ct. where we are up and moving after the  party to end all parties last night.  500 of Timmy&#39;s friends and co-workers (including our son Dave and his wife Kathy) gathered to wish him Happy Retirement.   No expense was spared and we saw old friends we hadn&#39;t seen since Jim retired nearly 10 years ago.   It was so much fun and I will tell you all about the festivities when we get back home later today.  Just to give you an idea of what type of party this was - Dave would&#39;t let us leave til they presented Timmy with his gift.  We waited around and they finally made a nice little speech, showed pics from all Tim&#39;s years with the Company and opened a curtain ( part ofthe huge tent was partitioned off) to reveal a 32 ft. Chris Craft Cabin Cruiser. How&#39;s that for a gift&#33;&#33;&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nOff to meet some old friends for breakfast and then get on the road and head home.  This whole little trip turned out so much better than I thought it would.   <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-11-10 14:28:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250562,3410,1,18,247870,'2007-11-10 15:25:24',NULL,'','Happy Saturday everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell, yesterday I received outr mall hours schedule for the holiday season.  I will be working A LOT OF LONG hours&#33;  Stores open at 6 am on Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving).  Not looking forward to this holiday season.<br />\n<br />\nOur new furniture was delivered on Thursday and it looks fabulous in our living room&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nHave a great weekend everyone :)','shargurl','shargurl','2007-11-10 15:25:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250568,754,1,18,247870,'2007-11-10 16:27:50',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nClap clap clap your hands I slept the whole night. Ken couldn&#39;t believe it when he woke up and I was still there. I tossed and turned a little but nothing like before. It is a beautiful day here and we are headed out to do some errands. I saw a recipe on Rachael Ray this morning and want to try it before Thanksgiving. It is called apple onion stuffin muffins. They looked delish but Ken said try them first before we spring them on the kids.lol<br />\n<br />\nMarylou......your party sounded awesome and what a gift. I think when Ken retired from Procter and Gamble he got a watch............lol<br />\n<br />\nShargurl........Sorry you will be working all those hours but just think of the extra money..........glad you are happy with your furniture and there were no issues.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-11-10 16:27:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250600,334,1,18,247870,'2007-11-10 18:58:50',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; Nice day today so I hope to enjoy it by dragging DH off to buy a new compact refrigerator for his office. His keeps freezing the drinks. LOL Not much else planned but the dreaded closet cleaning. Also need to start to switch out some of those summer clothes as our weather is starting to change a little and become cooler especially in the evening. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou glad you really enjoyed the retirement party. Wow what a gift&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Did the company give gifts like that when Jim retired???? Drive safely.<br />\n<br />\nShar guess those long hours come with the retail territory. My DD switched positions this morning from cashier to jewelery as they always need the help and she did really well there last year. No long hours for her until after she finished school. Take some time to enjoy your new living room. It&#39;s always wonderful to find something you love and enjoy it. <br />\n<br />\nMaria can you hear the standing ovation here in Florida???? Yipee glad you finally got a good nights sleep&#33; I always test run my recipes before making them for others. Do that with the holiday cookies as well.<br />\n<br />\nJenn hope your feeling better today.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes hope you are doing well too. <br />\n<br />\nBoy it&#39;s quiet around here today. Hope everyone has a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-11-10 18:58:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250662,488,1,18,247870,'2007-11-10 21:46:05',NULL,'','Back home again after a whirlwind 24 hours.  The champagne and caviar definately flowed all evening at the party and it was so much fun meeting old friends.  The party started with cocktails at 7 and the party was still going strong when we left at 1AM.  They had a huge tent, beautifully decorated and had tables set up for about 150 - 175 people.   The rest of the seating was all large conversation centers with over-stuffed sofas and tables set up - very unusual but a wonderful idea.   I thought it would be uncomfortable for the dinners but the tables were just the right height and it worked out very well.   When we left the hotel this morning a lot of the group were settling down for another day of partying.  We are exhausted&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria - so glad that you finally got a good nights sleep.  Sounds like the PT might be doing some good.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - I WISH they gave gifts like that when Jim retired.   From what I remember he received a nice handshake and the banks best wishes.  lol.  <br />\n<br />\nShar - sounds like you will be very busy til the holidays are over.  Drop in whenever you have a chance and let us know how you are doing.   <br />\n<br />\nJenn - hope your cold isn&#39;t getting you down.  Take care of yourself.  Have fun at your Red Hats party. <br />\n<br />\nTime to figure out what to make for dinner.  Hope everyone is having a good weekend.  It is very cold here so I may just have to start of pot of soup .','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-11-10 21:46:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(250719,2549,1,18,247870,'2007-11-10 23:41:55',NULL,'','hey everyone....just hanging out<br />\n<br />\nMaria yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa full nights sleep.. i think the PT helped and finding out you have good motion etc...thats always a good thing to hear.. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou.. glad you had a good time.. see if hubby had said stay home you wouldn&#39;t have had such a good time and saw people you hadn&#39;t seen in a long time...get some rest thats a long drive just for overnight kinda thing...<br />\n<br />\nRose...i know what hubby is talking about freezing drinks ... just b4 getting the new refrig , ours was the doing the same thing no matter what temp i put it at...are ya almost ready for you panama cruise?? i was so proud of myself i wore everything but three things .. i didn&#39;t over pack... so next year i have to kinda go with what i took this time, except a few warmer things...<br />\n<br />\n<br />\ntonight for dinner just making turkey open face sammies... i cooked a turkey breat the other day , so its leftovers tonight....<br />\n<br />\ni have to laugh about new recipes... i tried a souffle and it fell i have never tried anything the same day again LOL .. but then again.. i think holidays save the best for that day like drain glogs, rain etc i remember having to wash dishes in the bath tiub ... oh and putting turkey in and forgetting to turn on oven LOL LOL <br />\n<br />\nanyone esle have one of then holiday horror stories.. lets hear it <br />\n<br />\nShar don&#39;t work to hard now try to enjoy some of holidays...i do the same thing i work and save all holiday hours .......did ya get the new furnture all set where ya want it... i bet it feels good when ya sit on it .. i love my new sofa ...its so comfty... i still need a coffle table and new lamps.. but i have to wait till after taxes and xmas....( and finish paying off my goodies that shine from my cruise ).. heheh that Gary did a very good job picking out for me for the rest of the holidays till next xmas LOL LOL <br />\n<br />\nok well off to frost a cake <br />\n<br />\nTonia<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJenn poor thing ever since ya got back from cruise you have the yuckies off and on...hope it will end soon....','terumim','terumim','2007-11-10 23:41:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0);
