(199841,3454,1,18,198851,'2007-07-03 07:42:07',NULL,'','Greetings everyone.  What a scorcher here today&#33;  Hit triple digits and the AC kicked on at 9:30 am.  Not good for our bill.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' /> <br />\nI was not very motivated to do much but I had to be a shoulder to lean on for my daughter today anyway.  She was supposed to move into another apartment in Chicago on Sunday and it fell through...leaving her no place to live as she had to be out of her existing apartment today.  Luckily her new room mate&#39;s parents stepped in and found them a new place to live,  but it won&#39;t be ready until August 1.  Samantha got plenty of offers though for her to crash some place for the next month and she has taken them.  So,  things are looking up and the crisis seems to have passed.  Things like that sure will make you stronger in knowing that it all works out in the end.<br />\n<br />\nJoeyandDavid - I am in a town about 65 miles east of L.A. called Redlands.  A very quant historical town with rows of victorian homes.  We absolutely love it.  An hour from Big Bear,  40 min. from Palm Springs,  an hour and 15 min from the beach and L.A.  A great location.<br />\n<br />\nTeacp - Thanks for the welcome&#33;  When I was visiting my daughter in Chicago last month I saw that game all over the place.  They played it on the sidewalks in Wrigleyville down all the streets.  I have never seen it here,  but it sure looks like alot of fun.<br />\n<br />\nterumim - I try to stay as busy as I can....but with the kids all grown I am finding more and more time on my hands and that is the reason for my job quest.  I really love San Diego.  I spent many summers there as a kid,   visiting my grandparents in the Poway/Rancho Bernardo area.<br />\n<br />\nCruiseduo - It sounds like you are celebrating the upcoming holiday in great fashion.  The wall had to be a touching thing to see.<br />\n<br />\nGregswife - Yes,  our 19 year old that still lives with us is also a great help...so I know exactly where you are coming from. <br />\n<br />\nHazelson - Well,  it is easy to make yourself at home when you feel so welcome.  I thank you all for the warm hellos.  lol @ the stretchmarks.  Well,  that is perk having to bypass that.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />  <br />\nI have always wanted to make it up to BC.  We had an RV vacation planned one time to go up there,  but I ended up getting pregnant (with the now 19 year old) and we had to cancel it.  We never re-booked.  Someday....<br />\n<br />\nSailingrose - So it looks like we do have more in common than just our love of message board games.  hehe.  You know...it doesn&#39;t matter how old the kids get,  we just stay the same.  Isn&#39;t that amazing?   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - Thanks for the welcome.  Wow that ballpark sounds like it is all dialed in.  We gotta walk and wait to get a dodger dog at dodger stadium...unless yer schmoozing with the stars...and I just don&#39;t have those kinda connections...yet.  hehe.  Truth be told though,  I am more of an Angel&#39;s fan anyway.  I just hate their &quot;new&quot; name.  The Anaheim Angels of Los Angeles.  Pfffft.  I mean really...would you call the A&#39;s...&quot;The Oakland A&#39;s of San Francisco&quot;?  Oakland is closer to SF than Anaheim is to L.A.  ..um sorry..I am rambling.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/unsure.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':unsure:\' /> <br />\n<br />\ncruisetarp - Thank you for the welcome.  Your trip sounds like it was fantastic.  Your diet of lobster,  lobster and lobster sounds great to me&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nBon soir,  everyone&#33;','KimmyKat','KimmyKat','2007-07-03 07:42:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(199888,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-03 13:27:28',NULL,'','TUESDAY - July 3rd[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies, how is everyone this morning?  The big weekend is behind us and now I have to really concentrate on my big yard sale this weekend and our big party the following weekend - neither of which I have done anything about.    I have the things for the yard sale all cleaned but not priced yet but won&#39;t even be able to have the sale if Heather &amp; Cait can&#39;t come up to help me with it.  Jim will be working and I will have the kids on Friday and can&#39;t be out front chasing them while people are driving by.  I can still do the sale on Saturday but everyone tells me the first day is the best - after that things really quiet down.  <br />\nAs for our party I did manage to buy all the paper goods I will need but that won&#39;t help if I don&#39;t have any food to put on them  LOL<br />\n<br />\nKim - be careful with that heat and try and stay cool.  Even though our home has A/C I find I&#39;m always so much cooler walking around in the malls.  hehe  So glad you DD got her problem with her apt. worked out.  You never stop worrying about them do you?  I know I don&#39;t.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - so glad you had a nice time in SC.  Are you ready for your trip to Paris.  I&#39;m sure it will be wonderful.  Enjoy<br />\n<br />\nMaria - Did Ken get the fountain up and running?  What kind of fountain did you get?  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - I&#39;ll bet you are enjoying your newly installed A/C.  You got in right in the nick of time.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - Any word yet on David&#39;s promotion?  Keeping my fingers crossed that all goes well for him.  Also, contratulations on the new booking with the Troublemakers.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - Congratulations to you also on the booking.  I&#39;m sure you will have a wonderful time meeting your fellow Crazies.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - Hope you enjoyed Canada day.  If I&#39;m not mistaken it is like our July 4th, isn&#39;t it?<br />\n<br />\nRose - Did you get your new camera and if so, how is it?  I have been looking for a new one but since my old one is working I hate to spend the money.  The new ones are so small and compact though.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - sounds like you had a great time over the weekend.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - glad your second attempt at clamming was more productive then your first.  Enjoy those clams.<br />\n<br />\nShari - hope all is going well with your Mom&#39;s rehabilitation and she is up and around.  How is your clot doing?  <br />\n<br />\nRobert - I think I speak for all your friends here when I say we hope you are doing OK and will be back with us before long.<br />\n<br />\nTime to get a move on and get this house cleaned.  I really don&#39;t know how it gets so dusty with everything all closed up but it does.  Will probably have a quiet day today but the cupboard is getting pretty bare so I suppose I should at least hit the grocery store.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and don&#39;t forget to SMILE  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-03 13:27:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(199967,3017,1,18,198851,'2007-07-03 16:01:18',NULL,'','Back from the wilds of Ice House, recovered from the 30 mile forced hike with full packs,  heald form the nightly attack of crazed beasts - yes, once again, we have returned from camping...I am just not a happy camper, that&#39;s all to be said.<br />\n<br />\nWe are in the crush of a building heatwave - 102 today and then it starts to get hot&#33;  It was nice at the cabin, lower 80&#39;s with a good breeze and that would feel nice - if only it didn&#39;t have to be out in the middle of nowhere.  Have all the windows open and the ceiling fans going to suck in as much cool air as possible.  It seems much hotter now that our canals and so many of the trees are gone.<br />\n<br />\nTrue to form, both John and Irene are still playing the &#39;avoid thinking about the cruise&#39; tango - not really sure why.  They keeping having other things that they need to concentrate upon.  &quot;Oh, I&#39;ll think about the cruise after this or that it done.&quot;  Hell, I started thinking about this cruise while on board with the last one and am already planning the next one.   They aren&#39;t even really keen to talk about the upcoming cruise.<br />\n<br />\nWe had left the Ireland ports up to them for excursions, but I think that I will start making some discreet inquiries on my own as they haven&#39;t even begun to research either Dublin or Belfast...sigh.<br />\n<br />\nEnough of that though.  We had a great rehearsal last night and two of the three actors are nearly off book enitrely.  This is good as tonight is their deadline for lines.  Director threatened them with an all-day Saturday rehearsal if they didn&#39;t get their butts in gear.  AND they listened.  I am truly amazed.  Also picked up a sound board op and got the CD for pre/post show music and scene change.  EVEN got the lighting cues...all ten of them. Most shows have more than ten lighting cues for the opening.   Just one more week, that&#39;s my mantra today.<br />\n<br />\nEven better than a good rehearsal - I got home and Chris had moved all the camping stuff into storage already.  That means I have a whole day to clean before our July 4th party.<br />\n<br />\nKimmy Kat - glad to see another CA girl on the boards.  You sound like you&#39;ll fit right in around here&#33;   What sort of back surgery did you have?  I was forced into early retirment with a bad back.  surgery helped a lot. <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou -  Good luck with your yard sale.  Only had experience with one, but it was a good one.  Sold lots of stuff and used the &#036;&#036; to buy dishes for our first apartment.  Hard to believe that was 28 years ago - and we&#39;re still using the same dishes&#33;   And I still love them.<br />\n<br />\nProbably need to get along here. I have to paint a landscape of Carcosonne, France today for the show and I&#39;m still not happy with my options.  So, it&#39;s off to the Internet&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTake care all and here&#39;s wishing you a Grand Day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-07-03 16:01:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200000,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-03 16:22:42',NULL,'','Morning all from Central Florida. I&#39;m enjoying the quiet of the house again this morning. It&#39;s really an adjustment having everyone living at home again. Even though the kids are adults, they sure can make plenty of extra noise, but I&#39;m enjoying it most of the time. I&#39;m off to the mall today. Yesterday I decided to stop at Dillards and found a wonderful little red dress for our upcoming cruises, it was only &#036;17.25. I love red&#33; I&#39;m going to the other mall to see what that Dillards has to offer. I love a sale&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI did buy the new camera but haven&#39;t played with it too much yet. I&#39;ll have time to check it out more tomorrow when we do our barbeque. Marylou it&#39;s not that small, but it seems pretty powerful considering it&#39;s 8 megapixels and my old one was only 3. I like the Fuji&#39;s for the ease of use, they all work pretty much the same just with new features. <br />\n<br />\nKimmy glad your enjoying the boards. We told you we were a friendly bunch&#33; Glad to hear your DD found a place to stay while in transition.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou sounds like your going to be pretty busy the next 2 weeks with a party and a yard sale. Hope they are both a great success.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie, glad your back safe and sound from your camping adventure. I don&#39;t do camping........even when I was a Girl Scout leader. LOL Sounds like the show is working itself out and will be wonderful.<br />\n<br />\nJackie, I&#39;m enjoying every word of your journal but especially the pictures of the moose and the calf. Nature is truly amazing&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a great 4th of July.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-03 16:22:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200008,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-03 16:34:52',NULL,'','<br />\nOh yeah cool&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-03 16:34:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200010,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-03 16:43:47',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nLooks like everyone has so much going on in their lives........<br />\n<br />\nEveryone who is ready to travel be safe have fun<br />\n<br />\nMarylou the fountain is called dog day afternoon and it is a little girl and boy with a hose and they are washing a dog. Ken ran the electric in the front yard to the area where we are putting it and we will put it in place this morning........He also just finished the last leg of the sprinkler system so now the only area I have to water by hand is the mailbox. Good Luck with your yard sale....usually Friday the first day is the best and if you have never had one before be aware they WILL  be there early..........we sold most of our stuff before the time of the sale.........of course Ken says the reason is &quot;Buy high Sell low&quot; lol<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita....glad you had a good time in our old Cincy..........<br />\n<br />\nShari....thinking about you and your Mom<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJoey and Cheryl....Congrats on the booking. I am sure you will have a great time with the troublemakers &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-03 16:43:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200011,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-03 16:45:31',NULL,'','Charlie - Welcome Home....I thought you were going to be gone longer.  I&#39;m with you though - my idea of roughing it is a hotel without internet connectivity.  That&#39;s as rustic as I get.  I&#39;m definately not an &quot;Outdoors girl&quot;.  Glad you had a good time though - the cruise will be much better than the camping.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-03 16:45:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200075,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-03 19:41:02',NULL,'','Ken finished installing the fountain..It is so cute.....He just has to build up the mulch around it and that&#39;s it.<br />\nIt was on sale at Home Depot and thought is was so cute.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/teacp/HPIM2325.jpg&quot; /&gt;<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/teacp/HPIM2326.jpg&quot; /&gt;','teacp','teacp','2007-07-03 19:41:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200101,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-03 20:27:47',NULL,'','oh wow way cool... Ken does good work...nice yard too','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-03 20:27:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200110,274,1,18,198851,'2007-07-03 20:38:41',NULL,'','Hi everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s a cloudy day today.  Looks  like we may get some rain...which we do really need.   Spent yesterday with mom.  We rode with her in the medi-van to her doctor&#39;s appointment.  We talked her into the medi-van since she&#39;s not walking on her own, yet, and still is using a wheelchair.  She is doing really well, but it&#39;s going a lot slower than she thought it would.<br />\n<br />\nSorry if I&#39;ve missed any posts...things have been kind of hectic here.  I&#39;m trying to stay home today and see if I can go without my medication for the vertigo and see if I still need to go for therapy.  I&#39;m hoping to get some housework and wash done, too.  Did mom&#39;s wash up for her so she is all set.  Nothing new to report on the clot...the last report had shown it had grown and there were two clots, still out of the deep vein though, so that it good... still praying they will dissolve... and in time for our much needed cruise in Sept.  Maria...love your fountain&#33;  Hope I have some time soon to come and chat with you all and catch up a bit.  Welcome aboard to KimmyKat&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, everyone&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-07-03 20:38:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200111,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-03 20:38:57',NULL,'','Nice fountain Maria and good job Ken.  Really looks great.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-03 20:38:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200167,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-03 21:33:57',NULL,'','That fountain is so cute Maria.<br />\n<br />\nShari, I&#39;ll add a few extra prayers for you. I hope that things straighten out soon and that you&#39;ll be well again quickly. Hang in there&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-03 21:33:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200191,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-03 22:07:43',NULL,'','Thanks everyone it is really a great addition to the front yard. Now I would like to get one for the back.<br />\n<br />\nShari.........I am so sorry about your clots but thank god they are not in the deep vein. Do they know what causes them? I am also keeping your Mom in our prayers.<br />\n<br />\nI am not an outdoor girl either but I used to be. When the kids were little and there was little money that would be the only way we could vacation and my kids wouldn&#39;t have been able to go to so many places if we didn&#39;t camp.......','teacp','teacp','2007-07-03 22:07:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200233,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-03 22:54:12',NULL,'','Hi all - Maria, the fountain looks great.  You have beautiful landscaping in your yard.  Shari, bless your heart - I will also be saying extra prayers for you.  I won&#39;t be on as much as I normally am for the next week and a half- Greg is off the next 2 days, and then our cruising buddies arrive on Friday, and Greg will be off the whole next week while they are here.  I hope all of you have a wonderful and safe 4th of July...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-03 22:54:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200289,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-03 23:38:40',NULL,'','Cheryl - have fun with your company and with Greg being on vacation.  Stop in and say Hi if you get a chance - we&#39;ll be here waiting to hear all about your visit with your company when things quiet down for you.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-03 23:38:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200432,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 03:36:40',NULL,'','So Dh ordering the new computer has resulted in having to jack the house up and repair the wall.<br />\n<br />\nOk - we were cleaning out the computer room - boxed up a bunch of stuff we don&#39;t use often - to put down the basement. Hugh went down to sweep out a spot that the cat played in - lots of toys and foam pads - once down there he spotted a water mark.  On further checking he poked the board that sort of holds up the house and poked a hole clear through it.  So he went outside and dug away the dirt on that side of the foundation and this &quot;leaky bit&quot; now extends a full fourteen feet. <br />\n<br />\nHe now has to jack up that side of the house and slide a new board underneath it - then drop the house back on it.  He is not in a good mood  <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 />\nGuess that&#39;ll teach him to buy a new computer poor guy&#33;<br />\n<br />\nOther than that it&#39;s been a good day tee-hee&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-04 03:36:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200457,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 03:56:40',NULL,'','Oh my Jennifer. What a big job replacing that board is. At least you found it before it got even worse.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-04 03:56:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200512,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 04:23:40',NULL,'','Rose - he doesn&#39;t seem to see it that way lol.<br />\n<br />\nHe&#39;s got four runs of siding off already - looking for a join in the plywood.  <br />\n<br />\nThink I&#39;ll just hide in here a while longer.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-04 04:23:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200611,274,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 11:46:50',NULL,'','Happy Fourth of July, everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI just want to let you all know how much I appreciate all your prayers for me and mom.  Mom is doing really well and has told me today how much she appreciates the prayers.  I can&#39;t begin to tell you all how much I appreciate them.  I have not wanted to come on and chat since I always seemed to have something negative to say and didn&#39;t want to sound like a whiner and crier.  It has been a really tough year with Marc&#39;s parents both dying and him handling the estate and with me having the clot/s since January and then with it going to the Deep Vein and having to go on a blood thinner...the same one that killed my step-dad...it was scary for me to go on it, but, I didn&#39;t have much choice.  <br />\n<br />\nI was thrilled when they said the clot was going down and was getting away from the Deep Vein and then devastated on the last ultrasound when they said it was growing again...and on a blood thinner.  I don&#39;t know what to make of all this...on top of that it&#39;s been six-weeks of the vertigo.  I can&#39;t get off the meds or the room is spinning.  And then trying to take care of mom...I haven&#39;t had any time to go and spend with my DD and the new baby, but thank heavens her husband is home for the summer and can help her...he&#39;s a teacher.<br />\n<br />\nI was so thrilled yesterday that mom is wanting to get outside in her wheelchair and is working hard on her exercises so she can go home soon.  She is doing really well.<br />\n<br />\nI know tomorrow I&#39;ll probably wish I hadn&#39;t written this since it sounds like all I do is complain or talk of my ailments, so please accept my apology.  It has just been wearing thin on me.  I have been a bit down in the dumps for a couple of days, but, that is rare for me, and I will be back in fighting form soon.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m sorry if I haven&#39;t replied to everyone.  I can&#39;t be on the computer for long periods of time so I try to jump in when I can, but sometimes it&#39;s hard to catch up.  Maria...no they don&#39;t know what caused the clot but I have been having some blood tests done.  I think it was from a fall I took last Thanksgiving, but maybe not.  Not sure.<br />\n<br />\nHope you are all having a wonderful summer&#33;<br />\nHave a great Fourth of July holiday&#33;  <br />\nGod Bless&#33;  Hugs&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-07-04 11:46:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200619,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 12:55:58',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - Ju','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-04 12:55:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200637,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 13:25:33',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - July 4th[/size]<br />\n<br />\n(Having some computer problems here today - don&#39;t know what happened above and the Dock I wrote wouldn&#39;t post. )<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and [size=6]HAPPY 4TH OF JULY[/size].   Hope everyone who is celebrating today has a happy SAFE day.  We will be going to our son-in-laws sisters house this afternoon for a BBQ but it looks like our morning trip to the Kutztown fair will be cancelled due to rain.  We enjoy the fair so much every year - yummy food and marvelous crafts but the weather isn&#39;t going to cooperate today and the rest of our week is full.  <br />\n<br />\nShari - If anyone is entitled to a down day or so it is you.  You have had a rough year and your Cruise Crazies friends are always here for you.  You can vent all you like here.  I&#39;m so glad you Mom is doing well though - now you just have to get back on your feet and get that vertigo under control.  Continued good thoughts and prayers heading your way.<br />\n<br />\nJennifer - sounds like you have a major project going on at your house.  Hope all works out OK.  Keep us posted.<br />\n<br />\nWell I need to get some potatoes cooking since I somehow got &quot;volunteered&quot; to bring a potato and  a pasta salad to this BBQ today.  Irene &amp; Ralph have a large home so the party will go on rain or shine.  Ralph has a garage full of fireworks for tonight but I doubt we will stay around for that.   Too many little kids running around near fireworks make me nervous.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a SAFE  and Happy holiday.  Do something special today and smile. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-04 13:25:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200650,3454,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 14:20:50',NULL,'','&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b251/KGrisafe/Glitters004.gif&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nHappy 4th of July&#33;[/size]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWe will swim and have a nice barbeque followed by a trip over to the university here in town to watch the fireworks.  Pretty much standard faire.  I am really looking forward to it.  It is going to be quite a scorcher, so a day in the pool with a nice foo foo drink is just what I need.  <br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a great day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCruisetarp - so true how we never stop worrying.  It doesn&#39;t matter if they are 2 or 22.  Have a happy 4th.<br />\n<br />\nSpikesgirl - Hi there.  Yes,  I really do love the cruise crazies community.  I feel right at home.  My back surgery was for a herniated disk.  They went in and scraped it all out.  Luckily I didn&#39;t have to get anything fused.  It was in my lower back.  I do have nerve damage so I can&#39;t feel part of my left leg and foot,  but at least I am not in pain or on prednisone anymore.<br />\n<br />\nHi Sailingrose aka &quot;Lady in Red&quot; :) - Yes red is a great color and I bet you look great in it.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - I love the fountain.  It looks great and now you can enjoy it for the whole summer<br />\n<br />\nShari - Thanks for the welcome.  I am sending out some prayers to you.  I hope all is well soon.<br />\n<br />\nHazelson - Don&#39;t remind me about our computer room&#33;  ugh.  I am sitting here in a full fledged mess.  Can you say procrastination?<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone has a safe and sane holiday.','KimmyKat','KimmyKat','2007-07-04 14:20:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200697,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 15:45:32',NULL,'','Happy Independence Day 2007....<br />\n<br />\nIt is supposed to be a scorcher here today near 100 where we live and almost up to 115 in the outlying desert regions... lets hope  the electricity grids can handle it&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAs you go through today lets try and remember that July Forth is more than BBQ&#39;s and fireworks it is also I feel a time to remember how our forefathers struggled to start a country .. Please be safe ....enjoy the food and keep all those hero&#39;s in our minds and hearts.. Remember not every Hero fought on a battleground....<br />\n<br />\nNot a lot going on today we will cook out but  probably just in time to watch the west coast version of a Capital Forth on PBS.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy the day.. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-04 15:45:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200727,3017,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 17:12:46',NULL,'','Happy 4th all.<br />\n<br />\nOur plans include grilling a tri tip and veggies before heading down to Weber point for the annual fireworks display.  Chris&#39;s building faces the point, so we go up onto the 7th floor and watch the firework from there.  Fewer people, no lines at the rest room and I love parking in a secured lot.<br />\n<br />\nThe guys went off-book last night and did pretty well.  They were disappointed that they didn&#39;t do better - ended up with an extra reheasal on Saturday for their efforts, plus line throughs for the rest  of the process.  Heck, we open in a week&#33;  It&#39;s now or never.<br />\n<br />\nFinished the &#39;View of Carcasonne&#39; yesterday for the set - it was the last piece needed and the designer (not an aritist) was really worried about it until I volunteered to paint it for him.  Turned out okay, but I promised Chris that I&#39;d paint it out and do a Titanic painting for him.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - the power grid will all depend upon whether or not someone else flies a plane into a high tension tower.  We are scheduled for 105 today and I&#39;m guess the pools will be pretty busy here.<br />\n<br />\nKimmykat - sounds sort of similar to what I had, but my vertebra (L-3 -L5) disintegrated because of too much lifting at work.  Now I have a weight limit of ten pounds...sigh.   Still lots of pain, but at least I can walk now, before I couldn&#39;t.  It doesn&#39;t slow me down too much most days..well, I am slow but determined.  My goal now is to postpone any additional surgery as long as possible.  <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a safe and sane 4th&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-07-04 17:12:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200738,2597,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 18:01:35',NULL,'','Happy 4th To All&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharilie . . . . very jealous of you cooking a tri-tip. We lived in CA before coming to FL and cooked them all of the time. Here in Florida they don&#39;t know what they are and don&#39;t sell them.<br />\n<br />\nIf you&#39;re bored on this Fourth of July here&#39;s something to try:<br />\n<br />\nThis will boggle your mind and you will keep trying over and over <br />\nagain to see if you can outsmart your foot, but you can&#39;t. <br />\n  <br />\nIt&#39;s preprogrammed in your brain&#33; <br />\n  <br />\n1. WITHOUT anyone watching you (they will think you are GOOFY) and <br />\nwhile sitting where you are at your desk in front of your computer, lift <br />\nyour right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles. <br />\n  <br />\n2. Now, while doing this, draw the number &quot;6&quot; in the air with your <br />\nright hand. <br />\n  <br />\nYour foot will change direction. <br />\n  <br />\nI told you so&#33;&#33;&#33; And there&#39;s nothing you can do about it&#33; You and I <br />\nboth know how stupid it is, but before the day is done you are going to <br />\ntry it again, if you&#39;ve not already done so.','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2007-07-04 18:01:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200740,2543,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 18:04:07',NULL,'','I too wish everyone a HAPPY 4th of JULY[/size]  Quiet morning - just finished exercising on our new Elliptical --- not as near death as when I began using it last week.  In a few minutes I will start preparing the &quot;extras&quot; for our spontaneously put together last minute barbeque.  Before I knew it we have a houseful of friends coming to celebrate our country&#39;s independence with us.  Think I will make a potato and grilled asparagus salad and corn on the cob to go with the other stuff people will be bringing -- we have frozen away lots of steakburgers and chicken breasts left over from DD&#39;s graduation party last month.  It&#39;s always good to party with friends.  Sounds like many of you also have exciting or at least fun days of celebrattion  to look forward to today.  I wish you all a happy day and for those of you who need a bit more TLC I wish you the healing that you need.','momwig','momwig','2007-07-04 18:04:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200753,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 18:22:32',NULL,'','wow thats sounds yummy Kareen ... how about send a plate this way ...  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />  Happy 4th&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-04 18:22:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200760,2549,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 18:38:14',NULL,'','happy 4th everyone..... please keep in mind today how very lucky we have the freedom we have.. and all the men and woman who have given of themselves to keep us free .. <br />\n<br />\nCharlie glad your home .. ( i mean crazies home) we miss ya .......tri tip sounds good...... pork ribs here tater salad corn.. bean gezzzzz there is just two of us LOL or and raspberry rhubarb pie...<br />\n<br />\nShari ... gezzzzzzzzz what are friends for but to be a shoulder when ya need one... and excuse me you have had alot going on and i know when you go on your cruise alot of what you have been feeling will go away , you need rest ... glad to hear you mommy is getting restless thats a good sign.....<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMaria .....cute cute fountain i am going to look and see if they have one here on the west coast, i think you may want to keep the hubby for another year or so LOL LOL <br />\n<br />\nJenn sorry to hear about the leak..<br />\n<br />\nwell i am off to sleep ....my foodsaver bit the dust due to all the veggies we had to vaccum seal had to go buy a new one yesterday morning on the way home from work ... new one works like a charm... now i have a freezer full of green beans ...sqaush.....cucumbers are coming in now....maybe some refrig pickles ...<br />\n<br />\ntake care <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-07-04 18:38:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200761,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 18:48:43',NULL,'','Happy Independence Day to all.  Howard, yes I tried it, as soon as I read it and you are right.  I am going to put the challenge to hubby when he comes in from washing my car.  Nothing much planned today, still preparing for our friends arrival, who will be here from Friday to the following Friday.  From our deck, we can see the fireworks display put on by 5 surrounding cities, plus the one that will be put on by the Colorado Rockies following their game tonight, so that is normally where we sit for hrs. once it gets dark out.  The kids normally come over to watch also, but our oldest son has tickets to the game and the younger hasn&#39;t mentioned his plans as of yet.   Well, I am off to begin my day....<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/cherylfuller/July4th.gif&quot; /&gt;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-04 18:48:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200852,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 21:36:51',NULL,'','Morning all - looks like another fine sunny day today - good day to work on the &quot;great wall&quot; lol.  DS is coming over after work to lend a hand with the jacking up of the house.  I&#39;ll probably just be on clean up duty - as I am a mere woman and cannot be expected to know my way around power tools.  - I can actually side a house, rewire a light switch and lay a foundation but no one around here is aware of that lol.  Less work that way and the &quot;menfolk&quot; get to maintain their dignity.  But my father always said he wasn&#39;t going to raise any &quot;girlie daughters&quot; lol.  Thanks Dad.<br />\n<br />\nShari - sounds like you have your hands full once again.  Take care of yourself first and foremost :o)  I know it will be ok but I&#39;m sending rayers your way just for added insurance.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHappy 4th to everyone...have a fun filled day - but don&#39;t eat to much lol.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-04 21:36:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200862,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 22:29:39',NULL,'','<br />\nso what does that leave Rosie o Donnel and you? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-04 22:29:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200901,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-04 23:03:37',NULL,'','No - she&#39;s much to feminine for me tee-hee.  Now where did I put that sledge hammer?  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' />','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-04 23:03:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(200996,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-05 01:32:16',NULL,'','Happy 4th all&#33; Not much happening today. Spent some time shopping with DD and got another new dress for &#036;17.00&#33; LOL Must be my magic number this week. It&#39;s easier when you have 3 Dillard&#39;s close to home. LOL<br />\n<br />\nDS is cooking his version of dinner, pasta salad, pigs in a blanket, pizza bagels, bread sticks, other finger food. Strange but at least I don&#39;t have to cook. When he said he&#39;d cook I figured real food. <br />\n<br />\nShari, vent here and complain all you want. You have had an awful difficult year and you can surely share with us here anytime. Sometimes you just have to let the frustration out. I&#39;ll listen anytime.<br />\n<br />\nJenn, my father taught me to be self-sufficient too. He always told me to never leave myself in a position that I have to depend on a man. If I can&#39;t do it, I&#39;ll learn how. Howie isn&#39;t handy at all so it&#39;s a good thing I can do some of the stuff around here. We had wise fathers&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell off to examine what my son cooked.......should be interesting.<br />\n<br />\nEnjoy your evening and the fireworks all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-05 01:32:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(201119,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-05 03:58:41',NULL,'','Rose - sounds like a good dinner - considering ours will be from the &quot;heart smart&quot; diet book lol.  Enjoy&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe don&#39;t have Dillards out this way - is it sort of like Ross - liquidation for clothes?','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-05 03:58:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(201127,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-05 04:05:38',NULL,'','<br />\nDang i am REALLY scared of you.... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-05 04:05:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(201130,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-05 04:12:35',NULL,'','Jenn - Dillard&#39;s is more upscale - something along the line of Foley&#39;s, which is now Macy&#39;s.  I love Dillard&#39;s - their clearance racks are amazing.  Sounds like you are getting some great bargains, Rose...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-05 04:12:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(201269,3410,1,18,198851,'2007-07-05 07:09:52',NULL,'','Ok, I wanted to join in on this too&#33; <br />\n<br />\nHello everyone&#33;  My name is Shar and I am married to Michael and we have 3 wonderful children and 3 grandchildren.  We live in a town about an hour south of Houston.  The weather here is pretty rainy right now, so we are having a very soggy 4th of July.<br />\n<br />\nI am originally from Southern California, born and raised in the LA area (oh how I miss my Cali&#33;&#33;)  I see that some of you live in California, I miss it so much&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI just booked our 3rd cruise about a month ago and we are leaving out of San Juan.  Our first 2 cruises were right out of Galveston (about and hour away) but I want to try as many different ships as possible.  I think I am more fanatical about cruising than my hubby is, so I need to work on that with him (lol)...<br />\n<br />\nOh and as you can see we are headed on a land vacation to Niagara Falls and Toronto in less than 2 weeks.  I couldn&#39;t convince Michael to take another cruise so why not Niagara, lots of water there I guess?','shargurl','shargurl','2007-07-05 07:09:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(201286,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-05 07:45:01',NULL,'','Shar, I am so happy that you found us here and are posting in the Daily Dock.  I am a transplanted Texan - we lived in Dallas before moving here to Denver 15 yrs. ago.  I really miss Texas.  We are sailing out of Galveston for the first time in Nov.  All of other cruises have been out of Florida, except the last one which sailed fron San Juan.  Are you flying in the day of or the day before the cruise?  Just wondering, as we flew American Airlines and flew into Ft. Lauderdale the day before and hung out there and then flew onto San Juan the day of sailing.  The ship sailed at 10:00 p.m. and our flight was to arrive in the early afternoon, so we thought it would be fine, but our flight kept getting delayed and it was 9:15 when we finally walked out of (more like RAN out of) the San Juan airport after getting our luggage.  We got a cabbie who really wanted the extra tip we offered if he got us to the port quickly, but we were really kicking ourselves for not flying in the day before.  We did make it and luckily there was not a single person in the check-in line so we flew thru.  I have never been to Niagara Falls, but it is one place I would really love to see - hope you have a safe trip and a great time.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-05 07:45:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(201302,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-05 12:56:28',NULL,'','THURSDAY - July 5th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies...I hope everyone had a great 4th of July.  Our BBQ was nice but very wet - although that didn&#39;t stop the &quot;little boys&quot; (DH&#39;s) from playing with their fireworks - very pretty but too many of them.  Deb had to leave with Ashleigh &amp; TJ - they were both petrified of the noise.  Ralph still has several cases left and offered to bring them to our party next weekend but I turned down his kind offer - enough was enough.  <br />\n<br />\nShar - welcome to Cruise Crazies and the Daily Dock.  As you can see this is where we all just chat about our daily lives and all our plans for cruising, vacations and all the little day to day things that go on.  I hope you will visit us on a regular basis.  Enjoy your trip to Niagra - it&#39;s been years since we have been there but it is really amazing.  <br />\n<br />\nJennifer - how is the house project coming along.  I thought I had a lot going on in my house but it is nothing compared to what you are going through.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - Are you all set for your company?  I&#39;m sure you are anxious to have them arrive and spend some time with them.  Have fun&#33;&#33;   Did Scotty come over to watch the fireworks last night?  <br />\n<br />\nRose - Sounds like you hit the jackpot at Dillards.  I&#39;m always looking for a bargain like that - wish we had a Dillards around here.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey, Charlie, Tonia and Kimmy (and any other Californians I may have missed) - be careful in the California heat.  Is there any relief in sight?  Triple digits is way too hot for me.  <br />\n<br />\nWell, time to get Jim up and off to work - I&#39;ll be happy when this week is over and he is home for a week - I have so much to do for our party next weekend and could sure use the help.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and remember to SMILE <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-05 12:56:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(201389,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-05 15:37:56',NULL,'','Good morning Dock....<br />\n<br />\nAnother hot one scheduled ...Marylou the only relief to  California summer is a California fall and winter..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-05 15:37:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(201454,3410,1,18,198851,'2007-07-05 16:30:10',NULL,'','Thank you for the welcome Cheryl and Mary Lou..<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - We will be flying into San Juan a day early.  I wanted to get in some time to see the sights, and avoid being &quot;rushed&quot;, especially since we will be someplace we&#39;ve never been before.  Also, my niece&#39;s BF has family in Old San Juan.  They have a restaurant down there and we will be visiting them.  He says if you order the lobster they walk you down to the water where their lobster traps are so you can pick yours FRESH&#33;  Sounds yummy, and fun...<br />\n<br />\nI can&#39;t wait to go to Niagara. We booked a flight out of Bush International that leaves at 7:40 am.  The airport is a little over an hour away, and to get there takes us right through downtown Houston.  I didn&#39;t think about it at the time, but we leave Monday morning and the traffic will be horrible.   That means we need to wake at at 4am&#33;  So now I&#39;m looking to book a room for the night before, it will save us time and most of all SLEEP&#33;','shargurl','shargurl','2007-07-05 16:30:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(201461,3017,1,18,198851,'2007-07-05 16:33:06',NULL,'','Joey has it right on the money - we were 105 yesterday and are heading to 106 today.  In fact, last night we watched fireworks and it was still in the 90&#39;s at 10 p.m.  I like warm, but this is a little too warm. The only good news it that my back really loves this hot, dry weather.   Spoke with my friend in Edinburgh and she reported that yesterday it got to 63 there and it was the warmest day so far...yea, cooler weather&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWelcome, Shar, to CC - you&#39;ll be amazed at how friendly the folk are here.  I love Niagara.  We used to go to it all the time.  I grew up in Vermont, but had relatives in Michigan which we visted every summer.  Dad always stopped at Niagara (he was a water sign, he couldn&#39;t help it).  Keep saying I&#39;m taking the big guy to it some day.<br />\n<br />\nTo all women who don&#39;t want to be girly women, do excercise some caution.  As a former manly girl(?), it&#39;s way too easy to trash yourself trying to run with the boys.  I now have the back of a 70 year old because I felt I had to out-lift, out-carrying, out-do all the guys.  I&#39;m all for women being able to hold their own (my dad had me changing tires and oil when I was 9), but do be careful.  I used to swing a 60 pound sledge hammer - now I can barely lift a carton of milk and picking up our cat is totally beyond me.  <br />\n<br />\nAm going over to the theater early this morniing to retireve and store the costumes not selected by the actors and to run another copy of the script - oh, three tech, yes, we would need three scripts then, wouldn&#39;t   we?  Then I hope to get a little typing done - almost through the audition list.  It was 68 pages long, but there was no wau to distinguish between actor, actress, volunteers and techies.  At least now we will have greater control over who is mailed to for calls.<br />\n<br />\nEarly rehearsal tonight as the guys really need to run lines prior to the show.  I&#39;ve been inviting everyone to our Wednesday (11th) preview.  if half of them show up, it will be a beautiful thing.  If the guys remember their lines, it&#39;ll be even better.<br />\n<br />\nHere&#39;s wishing everyone a grand (and cool) day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-07-05 16:33:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(201534,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-05 17:58:29',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone had a great 4th. Being we did our family thingy Sunday we took off for the casino yesterday. I couldn&#39;t believe how crowded it was. I wound up winning &#036;150.00 so not too bad. Of course I had to take Ken to dinner with my winnings. What a baby &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWelcome Shar&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; You will have a great time here at CC &#33;&#33;&#33; Make sure to post your birthday, cruises and other significant dates on our calendar. We went to Niagra Falls last summer for a land vacation It was awesome and can&#39;t wait to return. Make sure when you go take a ride on the skywheel. Spectacular &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell we are off to do some errands and Kohl&#39;s is having a sale so you know that is where I will be.<br />\n<br />\nNeighbors did all the fireworks thing but, I hate neighborhood fireworks as I think they are extremely dangerous and have a few friends in the past lose some fingers so I stayed in and watched the Macy&#39;s display. Of course Ken was there right in the middle of it like all the other boys with their toys.........they do it for the kids.....yeah right....lol<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nciao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-05 17:58:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(201793,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-05 20:39:52',NULL,'','Congratulations on the win Maria - do you play the slots or the tables?  It&#39;s fun to go to the casino, but even more fun to WIN&#33;&#33;&#33;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-05 20:39:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(201798,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-05 20:47:19',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Hope everyone had a great 4th. Dinner was OK but I really missed my chicken burger........I didn&#39;t have to cook so I&#39;m great&#33; Dillard&#39;s is great when they have sales but forget about full price, I couldn&#39;t afford it. For us Dillards happens to have the best selection of dresses around here(only bought on sale of course), our Macy&#39;s carries almost none. No big plans today but the usual, wash, cleaning, etc.<br />\n<br />\nShar welcome to CruiseCrazies and the Dock. It&#39;s a great place to catch up with everyone. Glad to hear your flying in a day early. San Juan airport is pretty hairy. We always fly in or drive in a day before unless we are leaving from Pt. Canaveral which is only an hours drive. The drive to Ft. Lauderdale and Miami can be pretty hairy in the summer with the thunderstorms popping up all day long.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou we had rain also but the fireworks people still were at it. I can&#39;t imagine how much money some of them spent on the stuff. <br />\n<br />\nCharlie and Joey sure hope you get a little relief soon. I sure do understand HOT&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria congrats on the win&#33;  I&#39;m with you about the fireworks, way too dangerous. We watched them from the safety of my back porch.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, have a great time with your friends.<br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a great evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-05 20:47:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(201835,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-05 21:55:53',NULL,'','I only play the slots but when I get my nerve up I am going to sit in on a Texas hold&#39;em table...I play it at home but never had at the casino','teacp','teacp','2007-07-05 21:55:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202081,2549,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 02:33:12',NULL,'','hey everyone.... kinda cooler today but not bye much... IHAVE the AIR ON... omg did i get it in time...<br />\n<br />\nCheryl ... seeing pic&#39;s of your granite i talked to Gary and i am going to have granite also.....I went and picked out today ... OK DO I have  sign on my forehead that says &quot; I PICK THE MOST EXPENSIVE&quot;.. gezzzzzzzzz , but i saw it and i had to have it gezzzzz.. but it will be pretty with the stainless appliances ....it has a gray background with bits  of black litle bit of maroon, then bits of gold flakes....now i have to pick paint .... we put the new lights in wow kitchen is bright now....now the kitchen is getting torn apart .... BUMMER i can&#39;t cook heheheheh ....have to go look for the sink......taking pic&#39;s so i will post before and after ....<br />\n<br />\ndang these big checks are killing me i think ... omg this could be a cruise .....bummer...<br />\n<br />\nglad all had a nice 4th.. with their familys and friends... we had a quiet day just smoked some ribs ,. and took a nap...<br />\n<br />\neveryone have a good day....<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-07-06 02:33:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202106,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 02:58:07',NULL,'','<br />\noh i could never play poker with strangers in public like that ... i have trouble when its just me and him at black jack.... i think it&#39;s all those eyes...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-06 02:58:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202108,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 03:00:04',NULL,'','Good afternoon all. Tonia, great minds think alike - I am doing ribs tomorrow night.  Our friends left Texas this morning and will be here tomorrow, probaby in the early afternoon.  I am boiling the potatoes and eggs right now for the potato salad, and I will put the baked beans together tonight too, so all I have to do is pop them in the oven tomorrow.  I also made some of their favorites - homemade pico de gallo and guacamole, plus I am baking a pineapple upside cake and a chocolate cake.  The reason for 2 different kinds is that they love the pineapple, and it is my favorite, but I never make it because no one else in my family will eat it.  I&#39;m making the chocolate for my family.  Congrats on the win Maria,  I love playing the slots, but I am cheap - I only play the nickel ones.   Well, back to my cooking....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-06 03:00:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202113,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 03:18:57',NULL,'','Tonia thanks you keep me laughing....','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-06 03:18:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202296,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 12:38:21',NULL,'','FRIDAY - July 6th[/size]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies and TGIF.  This has been a crazy week - having a holiday right in the middle of the week has me completely confused (OK so it doesn&#39;t take too much to do that)  My yard sale today is going to be rained out but will try again tomorrow.  Today would have been too hectic since I have the grandkids here this morning and I know they would flip if they saw I was selling some of their older toys.  DD is also having a sale this weekend (it&#39;s a township thing) and when Ash saw some of the baby toys they were getting rid of she threw a fit and told Deb she should have another baby to use the toys - not sell them.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - it sounds like your kitchen is coming along well.  Can&#39;t wait to see some before and after photos.  <br />\nI&#39;ll bet you are glad that you got that central Air installed before the heat wave arrived.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl -have a great time with your Company.   I&#39;ll miss you popping in and out here but I&#39;m sure you will be having a great time with old friends.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - any word on David&#39;s promotion yet?  Keeping our fingers crossed for both of you.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie - sounds like things are going well at the theatre.  Hope everyone you invited shows up for the previews.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - I love the slots also.  Hopefully the Explorer will be kind to me on this cruise.  I don&#39;t have too much luck at sea but I figure sooner or later they will give some of it back to me.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nShar - sounds like you have quite a trip ahead of you to get to Niagra Falls but it will be worth it.  Are you staying on the Canadian side or US side?  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - hope you are all packed and ready for Paris.  Have a wonderful time. <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - any news on the house sale yet?  You have such a beautiful home I&#39;m suprised it is still on the market.   <br />\n<br />\nWhat is on the agenda for everyones weekend?  I&#39;m still trying to get out to the Kutztown fair which ends on Sunday but with the yard sale I don&#39;t know if I will make it.  I did make a list for our party next weekend - that&#39;s it - just a list.  I know once I get going I will be fine but for some reason I&#39;m having trouble getting started.  Both of my brothers and their wives MAY be coming a day early so I&#39;d best get a move on.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today a special day, stay cool if you can and SMILE.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-06 12:38:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202348,2613,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 15:01:01',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is well this morning.  Oh Cheryl, pineapple upside down cake is my favorite, although I have never made it, I have to find a receipe.  Tonia, good luck with your kitchen.  I redid mine a couple of years ago, so I know what you are going through. Well I am packed and ready to go, leaving on Sunday, so I will see everyone in a week or so.  Take care of yourselves <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-07-06 15:01:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202389,3410,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 15:58:09',NULL,'','Mary Lou - We will be staying on the Canadian side, we wanted to stay in another country and breakout our passports.  I know we don&#39;t need them in Canada but we purchased them for our last cruise and didn&#39;t need them either&#33;  Might as well use them (good excuse to travel, eh?)<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s still pouring down some heavy rain in South Texas, seems as if the skies haven&#39;t turned off this entire week.  I am looking forward to some sunshine.  Hope the weather will be grand at the falls next week&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a greeeat Friday everyone&#33;','shargurl','shargurl','2007-07-06 15:58:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202396,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 16:19:58',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies... Its getting really stupid here.. wont go into details now ..want to see how it works out first.. but never fear its all good...<br />\n<br />\nNo Marylou.. Amtrak moves slow but the powers that be are still saying &quot;everything looks good thats all we can say&quot;<br />\n<br />\nShar yes use you passports and ask the Canadian officials to christen it with a stamp...<br />\n<br />\nIts finally breaking a little heat wise... its only supposed to be mid 90&#39;s here.. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbdown.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbdown:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nWe are around today holla if you need me..&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-06 16:19:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202407,139,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 16:39:56',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies, from the work front. Rita is at home getting the place ready for another showing tomorrow. No Mary Lou, no sell as yet. We knew, when we decided to build, selling our house would be somewhat of a risk because of the glut of houses in this area.<br />\n<br />\nWe also decided to sell our living and dining room furniture and start with a completely new look. Well, we sold our couch and recliner and I re-injured my back helping to carry the couch out the door. Rita warned me to put on my back support brace and stubborn me did not. Oh well, one day I may start to realize I&#39;m not young anymore&#33; Actually it&#39;s just a muscle strain in my lower back.<br />\n<br />\nWe have a formal dance Saturday night, long gowns for the ladies and tux&#39;s for the men. I call it the &quot;Senior&#39;s Prom.&quot; Hopefully my back will be okay for the chah-cha-cha and the east coast swing. I&#39;m wearing my brace today and It doesn&#39;t feel to bad.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great weekend, Crazies&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-07-06 16:39:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202410,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 16:42:24',NULL,'','Joey - as long as it&#39;s all good we&#39;ll wait til you work things out and can share your news with us.  Glad the heat is breaking a little bit.  I suppose it&#39;s all relative, but the mid 90&#39;s sounds awfully hot to me.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nShar - Needing your passport stamped is an excellent excuse for traveling.  We have had our passport for such a long time and still don&#39;t have a single stamp in it.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-06 16:42:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202413,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 16:45:22',NULL,'','MaryLou compared to 100..... 95 is cool... :)<br />\n<br />\nKeith... feel better Doans works well','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-06 16:45:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202430,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 17:14:29',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnother hottie here although not as hot as you Joey.........We got a major project going today.Ken is making an office down the basement. So today he will be moving all the computer stuff and file cabinet down there. That frees up my spare room which I am turning into a reading room. Now that I have my laptop I can go anywhere with it so I don&#39;t have to go down the basement to use it.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou...........good luck with your yard sale.........we have a township wide one also but they do it in early June when it is not so hot.....It is usually a big success.<br />\n<br />\nJoey..........keeping my fingers crossed for you whatever it is.........<br />\n<br />\nKeith.........hope you are feeling better. Doans always helped Ken also and the hot patch at night.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-06 17:14:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202549,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 20:26:20',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Yipee it&#39;s Friday&#33; Going to do some sewing today but that&#39;s about it. Think I&#39;ll have Howie take me out to dinner tonight. <br />\n<br />\nMaria I&#39;ve played most of the games in the casino but not Texas Hold Em. I love Black Jack and Let it Ride so that takes up my time when I&#39;m there. My computer room doubles as my reading room, now if I only had time to read. LOL Hope you get to enjoy it for reading as well as your laptop.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, enjoy your friends.<br />\n<br />\nTonia, before you know it your kitchen will be done. The granite sounds wonderful&#33; I&#39;m thinking about a total redo in another few years. My house is from 1979 and the kitchen looks it. LOL <br />\n<br />\nMarylou hope you get to have your garage sale. It&#39;s always great to get rid of the clutter. One mans&#39;s trash is another man&#39;s treasure. <br />\n<br />\nMercedes have a great time in Paris. We&#39;ll miss you on the game boards.<br />\n<br />\nShar guess your thinking of packing......it will be here before you know it. I would love to have a stamp in my passport. I have to remember if I go to Alaska via Vancouver to ask about it.<br />\n<br />\nSure hope all you Californians cool down soon. We&#39;re always in the 90&#39;s this time of year and the AC is the only thing that keeps it bearable.<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita hang in there, the house will sell. Have a wonderful time at your dance&#33; Sounds like fun. Give your back some time to rest Keith and try the Doan&#39;s. I too swear by it&#33;<br />\n<br />\nShari I&#39;m still thinking of you and hope your feeling better.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great weekend.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-06 20:26:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202577,274,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 20:55:25',NULL,'','Good afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 80 degrees and sunny here in the Twin Cities&#33;  On my way to see mom.  Did her wash and shopped for some new clothes for her yesterday.  She is doing well.  Thanks again for all your prayers.  Sorry about the &quot;poor me&quot; the other day.  I&#39;m back to my usual positive self.  We have a birthday party for our youngest grandson tomorrow.  He&#39;s going to be 6 years old.  He&#39;s a cutie.  He&#39;s named after his grandpa Marc.  <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Charlie and Kimmy...back pain is no fun...hope you are feeling better real soon.<br />\n<br />\nWelcome Shar...so glad to have you with us&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...have a wonderful and safe trip&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...enjoy your company&#33;  Can I come, too, I love pineapple upside down cake??   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMaria...congrats on the win...I always have to buy dinner for Marc if I win, too.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nTonia...good luck with your remodeling&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...good luck with your yard sale&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey...stay cool&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose...Seventeen dollars for a dress...sounds like a great bargain.  I keep hearing about Dillard&#39;s.  I don&#39;t think we have any here in MN.  I should check on that.<br />\n<br />\nJen...you have a major project going on there.  Good luck with everything.  You are a very wise woman.  If you let everyone know how much you really know then you&#39;ll never get a chance to relax.  lol  Good thing I married a man who knows everything (lol)  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  since I am mechanically challanged.  lol<br />\n<br />\nHoward...loved that exercise.  lol<br />\n<br />\nKareen...your food for your BBQ sounded great.  Yummmm&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope I didn&#39;t forget anyone...Hugs to all&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a wonderful weekend.  Stay cool...it will be 95 here tomorrow.  Too hot for me...my step-daughter said she will have the AC on for me at the BBQ.  Yea&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-07-06 20:55:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202767,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 23:21:51',NULL,'','Missing you all,<br />\nIt&#39;s not great not being able to chat with y&#39;all every day - but as you&#39;ll see in our journal we are having the time of our lives.  We LOVE the Kenai Peninsula and cannot believe how many moose come strolling through our park.  Amazing.<br />\nKeep well everyone&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-07-06 23:21:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202778,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 23:26:09',NULL,'','isn&#39;t Dillard&#39;s OHIO based wasn&#39;t that part of the Lazarus family of department stores(Kaufman&#39;s)?? maybe not it has been a number of years for me..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-06 23:26:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202785,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 23:27:45',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nOkay Joey, another of those &quot;how do you keep an idiot in suspense things&quot;, right????','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-06 23:27:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202793,2776,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 23:29:46',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nNot sure Joey here is a link you can check out. <br />\nDillards use to have a outlet in Tampa got my daughter a Cocktail dress for 5.00. LOL<br />\n<br />\nhttp://www.dillards.com/','OceanAngel','OceanAngel','2007-07-06 23:29:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202800,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 23:35:30',NULL,'','maybe i am confusing my aunt Sarah who used to live in Tampa.. who knows sometime Joey&#39;s mind is gone fishing...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-06 23:35:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202801,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-06 23:38:32',NULL,'','Good afternoon all - just sitting here waiting on our Texas friends to arrive - they should be here anytime.  Greg is like a kid - he is so excited that Jud is coming to &quot;play&quot; for a week.  He is trailering his motorcycle, so they will go riding, take our ATV&#39;s to the mountains and go to the shooting range.  The ribs are baking in the oven in smoke sauce and Greg will throw them on the grill once they arrive.  Keith - that&#39;ll learn ya&#39; to listen to your wife, won&#39;t it???  I hope you feel better quickly.  I wish I could share my pineapple upside down cake with my friends here, but I have a feeling once Jud sees it, he will make pretty quick work of it.  Jackie, we really miss you here, but I do enjoy reading your daily travel log.  I will be glad when you are back with us on a regular basis.  Rose, I have bought 3 evening gowns at Dillard&#39;s off the clearance racks - the most I paid was around &#036;40 for a dress marked originally around &#036;250.  I just bought 2 last week at Penney&#39;s on the clearance rack - I paid &#036;34 each, one was originally &#036;180 and the other &#036;150.  I just love clearance racks (saves me money so I can buy more shoes&#33;&#33;&#33;).  Well, gonna&#39; go make a final run thru the house and make sure everything is perfect - hope all of you have a fantastic weekend....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-06 23:38:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(202884,3410,1,18,198851,'2007-07-07 04:06:52',NULL,'','Hey all&#33;&#33; I am thinking of packing, but mostly I am shopping picking up some new summer capris here and there, along with some shirts, and jewelry, and... well you get the picture (teehee)&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI wasn&#39;t thinking too much about stamping passprts, so you have to ask for the stamps???<br />\n<br />\nThanks to everyone for the warm welcome here&#33;  There are so many of us, I need to get used to trying to keep up&#33;','shargurl','shargurl','2007-07-07 04:06:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203009,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-07 05:58:59',NULL,'','Joey.......Dillards is not connected to Lazarus. We have Lazarus here and Dillards. Lazarus is now Macy&#39;s but Dillards is still Dillards...........','teacp','teacp','2007-07-07 05:58:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203034,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-07 13:09:14',NULL,'','SATURDAY - July 7th    -   777[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and Happy Weekend.  We had some major t-storms blow through here again last night and right now today is not looking too promising.  I am not going to drag all my yard sale things up from the basement until I&#39;m sure it is going to clear up.  Other than the sale, just planning a quiet weekend for a change - perhaps dinner out tonight.    Jim went up last night to play 777 for today on the daily numbers in our lottery and they told him so many other folks had the same idea the stopped taking 777 for the lotto 3 days ago.  Sure would like to be in a casino and see 777 come up on the slots though.   Better yet, would like to be in a casino on a cruise ship and see 777 come up.  (I can dream can&#39;t I)<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - hope your company arrived safely and you are having a nice visit.<br />\n<br />\nShar - have fun with the shopping and the packing.<br />\n<br />\nShari - glad you are doing a bit better but if anyone is entitled to a little &quot;woe is me&quot; time it is certainly you.  Happy to hear your mom is coming along OK.  Have a great time at your grandsons 6th birthday and wish him a happy day from Cruise Crazies.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - so glad you are having such a great time in Kanai.  You are certainly having a marvelous adventure.<br />\n<br />\nRose - enjoy your great purchases at Dillards.  We don&#39;t have one here but they had one in Norfolk when we were there for my nieces opera performance.  I had heard so much about the store I headed over there but it was definately NOT sale time.  Wow - I was in shock - Maybe I should go back now (6 1/2 hrs. in a car for a bargain is too much even for me.  hehe)<br />\n<br />\nKeith - hope you back is better today and won&#39;t interfere with your Dance this weekend.  <br />\n<br />\nHave to get Jim up and off to work - this Saturday is one of the down sides of his new job but it is only for  2 1/2 hours on Saturday.  I have heard him hit the snooze button for the 4th time so I&#39;d better go get him moving.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile with someone along your way.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-07 13:09:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203129,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-07 16:32:36',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies...<br />\n<br />\nMaria thanks for the Clarification.. I thought I knew but wasn&#39;t sure I knew ... and as it turns out I didn&#39;t know ...  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nGood morning.....It&#39;s going to be a quiet weekend.. David is finishing up temporary assignments so I have the house to myself from 10 am until dark... He should hear official word next week we think.. <br />\n<br />\nThe signage from the realtor left the property yesterday.. and the phone is ringing off the hook with all the hungry vultures swooping down wanting to know when we are going to hire the &quot;RIGHT&quot; agents ...lol ..........<br />\nIt blows them away when we say we have decided to not put the house on the market... meanwhile back at the town home I am in secret negotiations to bring two offers to the table... I have given each of the parties until Wednesday to open negations  after COB Wednesday our home is no longer open for inspection.. one of the parties is a lead from our brokers who didn&#39;t know how to close  so if they bring an offer we have to pay full commision....the other was a cold call.. meaning we don&#39;t have to pay as much commission if we get an acceptable offer..<br />\n<br />\nIt is so silly 120 days no action let the sign go and get nibbles... <br />\n<br />\nAnyway enjoy the 7&#39;s<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll be around if you need me..<br />\n<br />\nJoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-07 16:32:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203142,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-07 17:07:13',NULL,'','Good Morning all  &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThat&#39;s me Joey. Full of useless information......lol Ken and I went out for a nice quiet dinner last night at Mike Fink&#39;s which a steamboat on the Ohio river. It was real nice as it is right across from Great American ball park in KY. There was a game going on and it is was pretty neat when they hit a home run and the fireworks went off. They had a great game last night and it seems since the manager got fired they are doing better. Go figure............Ken got the computer moved down to the basement to his office and it looks great and I love my new reading room. Just a couch and two bookselves and a rocker..........<br />\n<br />\nNothing much planned for today.........maybe catch up on my ironing<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-07 17:07:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203149,3017,1,18,198851,'2007-07-07 17:17:42',NULL,'','Morning all - after two crazy days at the theater, it feels good to actually have a day at home.  it&#39;s been so long since I&#39;ve had a night at home, I may just go to bed at 7 for the heck of it.  <br />\n<br />\nFinally got reviewers, reporters and photographers lined up for this weekend.  If the show doesn&#39;t sell now, it&#39;s not the fault of the stage manager.  Am hoping that the tech goes well tomorrow and that we don&#39;t end up there until the wee hours - once I had a tech start at 3 p.m. and it went until 3:30 a.m. and then we had to be to work at 7 a.m.  That just had long day written all over it.<br />\n<br />\nHad an incredible dinner with friends last night and looked at all their pictures from Croatia.  They are already planning a trip to Turkey with the same tour group for next year.  They tried to takl us into it, but we told them we were headed back to Tahiti.  They wanted to know why we would bother - needless to say, not Pacific Rim or water people.  Some f the best diving in the world there.<br />\n<br />\nWe have the usual running around planned for today.  Stopped at our favorite Scrubs store last night and I picked up a couple of new tops and pants for the trip.  The clerk gave me a great pen - it looks like a hypo, complete with blood.  Very cool, but not going into my backpack for the flight.  Now, to plunge into the quest for rain gear.<br />\n<br />\nCan&#39;t believe it&#39;s only 18 days before we leave - finally&#33;  Now to make it til then without going crazy&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheers&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-07-07 17:17:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203230,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-07 19:37:15',NULL,'','<br />\nSounds like you both finally got your escape rooms&#33; Bravo....','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-07 19:37:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203242,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-07 20:05:11',NULL,'','Yes when you are retired and spending 24/7 together (not that we don&#39;t love it) you need some space. Now the basement is all his........He has his shop, his office his pool table why gee he even has a bathroom down there. He might never come upstairs...............lol','teacp','teacp','2007-07-07 20:05:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203244,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-07 20:12:29',NULL,'','<br />\nI do hear you Maria.....thats why we turned the second BR into a den .. it HAS a bathroom AND a sleeper sofa..LOL','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-07 20:12:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203245,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-07 20:14:45',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Not much happening today here. I&#39;m still working on all the odd projects I&#39;ve been overlooking, mending, hemming, hang curtain rod, etc. It&#39;s amazing how all those little things take so much time. I&#39;m also looking at shore excursions for our trip to the canal. The bookings open the end of the month so I&#39;m trying to figure out what to do. We will probably do ship shore excursions in a few of the ports and I&#39;ve heard they book fast.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou I really hope you get to have your yard sale. Your weather sounds just like ours, thunderstorms daily. No, I wouldn&#39;t drive 6 hours for a sale......I don&#39;t buy anything in Dillards except when it&#39;s on sale, can&#39;t afford it for sure.<br />\n<br />\nJackie I&#39;ve fallen a little behind on your journal but I&#39;m really enjoying every word. Kenai Peninsula is very special. <br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita enjoy the dance.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, enjoy your friends.<br />\n<br />\nJoey, crossing my fingers for David&#39;s promotion. Don&#39;t you hate real estate agents???? (No offense to any here) Hope that things work out for you and David with the house, if it&#39;s meant to be, it will be.<br />\n<br />\nMaria so glad you love the reading room. So what&#39;s the first book your reading???<br />\n<br />\nCharlie you better get some rest before the stress gets to you. Glad to hear you have the day off but you still are running around. At least it&#39;s for a vacation this time. LOL<br />\n<br />\nShari like we said, vent anytime, we all do it now and then. Thanks for keeping us posted. Also great to hear mom is doing so well.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great afternoon Crazies&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-07 20:14:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203253,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-07 20:33:09',NULL,'','<br />\nAt this point he doesn&#39;t have to retire now .. but I  do want us to get out of this town home before the market levels out and we have to take less profit... after all this profit  IS part of the retirement package... you know what I mean...<br />\n<br />\nBut whats gonna happen is gonna happen.. I am one who has never been good at leaving things to fate .. i have to try and stir the pot so to speak...<br />\n<br />\nJoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-07 20:33:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203276,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-07 22:42:50',NULL,'','Afternoon all - overcast today so it&#39;s cooler yeah&#33;  All that heat (not to mention the smog build up from Vancouver&#33;) is hard on the breathing.   DH calls me Wheezie&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nWent to a Red Hat Parade as part of the Abbotsford Berry Festival yesterday.  We had a lot of fun - especially those of who decided a quick &quot;can-can&quot; would liven things up lol.<br />\n<br />\nHugh got most of the wall out back together - I am actually amazed at how efficient he was - think I&#39;ll keep him,  unless the house starts to lean to the north later today lol.<br />\n<br />\nNothing much happening today - maybe I&#39;ll wash the kitchen floor - how exciting eh?<br />\n<br />\nMaria - DH keeps threatening to retire.  I tell him he will need a bigger house - with a floor all his own - or he&#39;ll have to live in the garage :o)  Sounds like you have a nice &quot;relaxing&quot; room.  Enjoy&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey - sounds like you are still up in the air about a few things - take care and don&#39;t get stressed out .....<br />\n<br />\nShari - the same goes for you LOL.  So much to take care of  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nShargurl - enjoy your &quot;passpot breaking in&quot; tee-hee&#33;<br />\n<br />\nEveryone else have a great weekend and take some time to enjoy yourselves and each other.<br />\n<br />\nTTFN Jennifer','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-07 22:42:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203279,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-07 22:46:36',NULL,'','<br />\nbmmbmbbmbmbbbbmbmbmmbmbmbmbmbm  if you didnt know thats me biting my tongue <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-07 22:46:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203296,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-07 23:04:43',NULL,'','Back inside after an extremely frustrating morning.  To say the Yard sale was a BUST would be the understatement of the year.  I am so discouraged.  I worked for more than a month cleaning up and pricing things and I did not sell one single thing.  WHY?? because not one single car came down our street except for Jim going to work and Jim coming home from work.  We only have 7 houses on our block and 5 of us were all ready for business today - we had signs at the main corners, etc.  I think it was a matter of over-kill since this was the yard sale day for the whole township.  Just too many sales going on at the same time.  I&#39;m not going to bother at all tomorrow - I&#39;ll wait til the end of the summer and have my own yard sale and advertise in the papers, etc.  I just have to have it before everything gets dirty again.  hehe  DD Deb didn&#39;t have much better luck than I did although she did sell a few things and said she had maybe 20 cars all day.  That&#39;s 20 more than I did.  Oh well, now I&#39;ll just put all the stuff in the garage and go on to the next thing which is our family party next weekend.  I have a million things to do for that and should have been doing that today instead of wasting my time with the yard sale.  At any rate, my basement sure is clean but my car won&#39;t be using the garage anytime in the near future.  <br />\n<br />\nI fell better now that I&#39;ve blown off some steam - heading out to the grocery store to pick up something quick and easy for dinner, then I&#39;ll go help Jim work on the yard.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-07 23:04:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203297,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-07 23:13:47',NULL,'','i am sorry the yard sale thingy didnt work out <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-07 23:13:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203383,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-08 01:22:32',NULL,'','Good afternoon all.  Today was a good day - my friend and I went shopping and I got 3 pairs of shoes&#33;&#33;&#33;  Then we went to Coldwater Creek, and I added many other items to my wardrobe - my husband isn&#39;t going to let me go out to play with her anymore&#33;&#33;&#33;  The guys went to the mountains for a motorcycle ride, so they are happy campers right now.  Mary Lou, sorry about your garage sale - that is one of the reasons I won&#39;t ever do them, I just give everything to charity.  I hope all of you are having a good weekend...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-08 01:22:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203472,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-08 02:26:50',NULL,'','Mary Lou - sorry to hear your garage sale didn&#39;t make you rich :o(  They are a lot of work&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - you go girl&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  I find the thing about shopping is it&#39;s either feast or famine.  You find lots or nothing at all.  If  it looks good, feels good and you like it - buy it - it may be gone tomorrow.  That&#39;s my story and I&#39;m stickin&#39; to it lol.<br />\n<br />\nJoey - I find that when I get tired of biting my tongue I let Dh do it for a while lol.  That really takes the pressure off  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' />','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-08 02:26:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203475,2543,1,18,198851,'2007-07-08 02:29:46',NULL,'','Cheryl glad you had a great shopping day - it&#39;s really fun to shop with good friends.  <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou sorry about your sale but I tend to think like Cheryl at least when you conribute it to a charity you get a tax credit and it is so much easier.<br />\n<br />\nJoey like I always say things will work out the way they should - though it is not really how you planned it.<br />\n<br />\nBob is off to Canada tomorrow for a week of fishing with his uncle and cousin -- a male bonding thing.  I hope the weather up there will be cooler than what is expected here over the next week.  <br />\n<br />\nEveryone stay as cool as you can.','momwig','momwig','2007-07-08 02:29:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203579,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-08 13:32:59',NULL,'','SUNDAY - July 8th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.  Another wild and stormy night here is Pa. but so far looks like a sunny day out.  It appears we are in for a bit of a heat wave here this week.   I hope the weather breaks just a bit by next weekend.  Our little family get-together is now at the 75 - 80 people mark with no word yet from Jim&#39;s family which could add another 20 people to our &quot;little&quot; party.  It got a little out of hand to say the least.  I&#39;m sure we will have a great time though. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - so glad you are having fun with your friends and that you had a productive shopping spree.  If my brothers come up on Friday to play golf I will be hitting the outlets with my sisters-in-law.  That just might be the reason the men aren&#39;t sure if they want to golf on Friday or not.  LOL   <br />\n<br />\nJennifer - glad you had fun at the Red Hat parade.  I wonder who it was that decided to go the Can-Can?  <br />\nHow is the house project coming along.<br />\n<br />\nKareen - Any big plans on schedule for when Bob is away?  Enjoy your time alone.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - enjoy your new reading room.  Sounds wonderful to have a quiet peaceful place to retire to and read<br />\n<br />\nRose - good luck finishing all those projects.  I have a bunch of those going here too.  Someday everything will be done completely - then it will be time to start all over again.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie - hope all goes well with the Previews.  You certainly need a vacation - you never stop.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - waiting for a progress report on the new kitchen.  How are things coming along?<br />\n<br />\nShar - happy packing.  Your trip will be here before you know it.  <br />\n<br />\nI need to get a move on - want to get the side yard hedges evened out a bit before it gets too hot out.  I guess I&#39;d better be a good neighbor and use the hand clippers instead of cranking up the gas ones.  LOL Actually to add to everything else the gas clippers froze up on us yesterday (3rd time we used them) so today they will go back to my  (not so)favorite place -  SEARS.  You&#39;d think we would have learned our lesson by now.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special - I&#39;ll be back later on.  After I work outside for a time my goal for today is to clean out the closet in the guest room.  I&#39;ll leave that for this afternoon when it is too hot to be outside.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-08 13:32:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203649,3017,1,18,198851,'2007-07-08 15:49:30',NULL,'','We had a &#39;red-letter&#39; day here yesterday.  First off, my &#39;little friend&#39; came to visit a whole week early and on my only free day.  Then we went shopping, as I was walking down an aisle, something in my back went &#39;pop&#39; - still don&#39;t know what it was, but life wasn&#39;t happy for a couple of hours.  Came home and threw a load of laundry in - surprise a red napkin got into the whites...which are now pinks...  finally Chris took some stuff over to the shed and the back window on the Bronco stopped working - in the down position of course, so it&#39;s back to the shop for it on Monday.  I&#39;m hoping that&#39;s the bad luck for the month...<br />\n<br />\nOn the good side, we have the menu put together for our sail away party via the Princess cookbook.  John has offered to come over to help and we&#39;ll also have Wendy, so that should make for some faster prep.  Since it will be buffet style, there should be plenty of room for folks to circulate and move about.  I&#39;m just hoping it&#39;s not so horrifically hot outside that we can&#39;t use the patios.<br />\n<br />\nGot a great letter from Wendy.  She&#39;s at camp in Colorado and is having a great time.  She&#39;s doing lots of high-altitude hikes and overnights.  We talked with her folks and they made us swear that we wouldn&#39;t let her take a ton of books with her.  I got her a gift card from Barnes and Noble with the intention of taking her there the day before we leave for travelling books.  I know the latest Harry Potter will be coming with us.<br />\n<br />\nToday we go pick up our nuts for the trip and try to track down some rain gear - didn&#39;t get around to that yesterday.  Then it&#39;s off to tech.  Since I&#39;ve heard from two (lighting &amp; sound) of my three techs, I&#39;m hoping it will be a good run.  I&#39;m thinking of just having them sit through the show without working the light or sound board so that they get the gist of the show.  We&#39;ll see how it goes.<br />\n<br />\nHere&#39;s wishing everyone a Grand day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-07-08 15:49:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203723,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-08 18:30:23',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; Another hot day here in Florida. Not much planned but more sewing and fixing my mailbox. My neighbor had a sweet 16 party for her DD and one of the kids backed into the mailbox. 16 year olds should NOT drive&#33; It had to have caused some damage since it&#39;s concreted into the ground. (I did that the last time it got hit). Small repair this time at least. It&#39;s amazing how nice the cars are that these kids drive. We had a Hummer, several new SUV&#39;s, a few of the boxy cars and a bright yellow sports car. I drove a used beat up car. What are these parents thinking???? OK I&#39;m done.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou sorry your garage sale was a bust. I&#39;m with the rest, I usually give it all to charity. Last time I loaded it in my car and took it to the Salvation Army myself since we have a location pretty close. Wow that is some family party your throwing&#33; Hope you have help........<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, glad you shoppinig went so well. There&#39;s nothing like a bargain&#33; Seems fair to me that while the men played you got to have some fun too.<br />\n<br />\nOh my Charlie what an awful string of bad luck. Hope that everything gets better now. Hope everything goes well today.<br />\n<br />\nJoey hang in there.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-08 18:30:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203728,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-08 18:45:25',NULL,'','hey guys.. its cooling off as the heat wave moves east ...we are down below 90 here in the San Fernando Valley..<br />\nI feel i may have sent the wrong message on yesterdays dock... we aren&#39;t stressing .. it was just funny that not more than 10 minutes after the sign came down we had the two calls about making offers.. I just thought how ironic..<br />\nTo me life is so funny....<br />\n<br />\nwell the lady that &quot;loved the house ... LOL it turns out wasn&#39;t all THAT fond...<br />\nwe have one more today then we will be free until we re-list in August this time with a different broker...<br />\n<br />\nCharlie if the pink thingy happens again.. I have found if you rewash immediately in hot with soap and something like oxy clean  or 20 mule team borax or bleach ..all turns back &quot;white&quot; I have done this many many MANY times..I cant tell you how many times...LOL<br />\n<br />\nCheryl do you actually wear all the clothes and shoes you buy?.. David says his mother was like that going on shopping sprees and shoes and brought things home and the dresses or shoes sat in boxes never worn... <br />\n<br />\nAnyway it&#39;s Sunday .. and the news programs are in the backgorund... Have a super day guys..<br />\n<br />\nHoller if you need me&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-08 18:45:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203758,2549,1,18,198851,'2007-07-08 19:43:20',NULL,'','hello everyone....<br />\n<br />\nok there is dust , paint chips, little things i step on and go.. *(^%&#036;&#036;&#036;....igot a splinter in my finger can&#39;t get it out...OMG I HAVE SPENT TO MUCH MONEY panic attack... ( thinking secretly OMG these could have been cruises )... the doggies are upset thinking we are moving or something ... gezzzzzz.. if anyone mentions remodeling after this is done.. I am going ...&amp;^%&#036;##&#036;&#036;&#036;.....i don&#39;t know where anything is ... my refrig is in the middle of the kithen...EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE  ok i feel better <br />\n<br />\nCheryl isn&#39;t that what your suppose to do when a GF comes to ton ... SHOP.....<br />\n<br />\nJoey its murphy&#39;s law .( and yes i do have a box or a few things with tags on them ) BUT they were a good deal LOL LOL LOL<br />\n<br />\nCharlie bummer girl... so to hear the car has to go in again....hey LL bean has some get rain jackets on sale<br />\n<br />\nMarylou i know when ya work so hard on something and doesn&#39;t pan out its always a bummer...ok i think ya need a few more fr your LITTLE party LOL <br />\n<br />\nKareen now put up the feet make a cup of tea and relax a little bit <br />\n<br />\nMaria how nice a quiet place to call your own...<br />\n<br />\nwell all i am off to sleepy everyone have a good day','terumim','terumim','2007-07-08 19:43:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203764,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-08 19:47:22',NULL,'','<br />\nYou are just too funny Tonia','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-08 19:47:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203782,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-08 21:06:37',NULL,'','Hang in there Tonia, this will only be a distant memory soon.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-08 21:06:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203839,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-08 21:46:20',NULL,'','Mornin&#39; Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie - sounds like you need a hug -or a drink lol.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - chill darlin&#39; - take a deep breath - maybe sit down with Charlie for a tall glass of wine lol.  This to shall pass - then you will have something all new ... yeah&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey - at least you have the right atitutide&#33; Que sera- sera ( as Doris Day once sang lol)<br />\n<br />\nI confess - I have a few things in my closet with the tags attached - STILL&#33; Not many - but some - and yes - they were too good to pass up and hey - one day I just might be a size 4 - you never know lol.  Picture this - size 4 with 42 DD ta ta&#39;s - egads.  Better grow bigger feet for balance lol.<br />\n<br />\nAnyway - should run - it&#39;s my day with Mom  <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 />\nTalk at you later.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-08 21:46:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203842,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-08 21:48:31',NULL,'','<br />\nhow is mom Jenn?','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-08 21:48:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203843,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-08 21:49:00',NULL,'','It&#39;s great to be able to have the time to read some of the recent posts.  I actually was able to read 2 pages- it really sucks not having WiFi at our site.  Anyhow, you&#39;re all so busy being busy..... my goodness our life sounds so boring in comparison, just fishing, fishing and fishing at the moment.<br />\nCan&#39;t wait to be back &quot;in touch&quot; with you all.','zebra','zebra','2007-07-08 21:49:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(203950,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-09 01:58:56',NULL,'','Glad you dropped in Jackie. Looking forward to when you get WiFi back again.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-09 01:58:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(204078,3454,1,18,198851,'2007-07-09 05:49:33',NULL,'','Hi Everyone,<br />\n<br />\nI haven&#39;t posted here in a few days and I see what happens if you don&#39;t.  Wow,  I am soooo behind.  <br />\n<br />\nLooks like you all are dealing with hot weather.  It has continued here as well.  I have been spending the weekend in the pool with hubby.  Something we really enjoy.  <br />\n<br />\nMy daugther is very excited about starting &quot;server&quot; training on Tuesday at the upscale restaurant in Chicago where she is currently a hostess.  She has been hostessing for 2 years and it is very hard to get a server position.  She is beside herself with joy.  <br />\n<br />\nOther than that all has been going well.  Tomorrow I start back onto a better diet and trying to live a healthier lifestyle.  Hubby is going to do it with me as he stopped smoking in April and he has gained some weight.  So..the first week will be rough.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great night everyone.','KimmyKat','KimmyKat','2007-07-09 05:49:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(204147,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-09 09:21:38',NULL,'','Hello every one.  All the others in the house are in bed, so I am taking advantage of the peace and quiet and catching up on the forum.  Didn&#39;t do much today - the buys took the ATV&#39;s and went to the mountains and Bev and I were going to go up tp the outlet mall but we were both so pooped from yesterday, we actually ended up not getting dressed all day and eached curled up on a couch (different ones) and watched &quot;The Holiday&quot;.  The guys came home around 4:30 and both jumped in the shower, then we went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner and then over to Sports Authority to get them some snorkeling gear for our upcoming cruise.  Tomorrow, we are going to Breckenridge in the morning and then in the evening, we are having a BBQ.  We met Bev and Jud about 20 years ago, at church, in Dallas.  There ws a guy who we were all friends with who also went to church there.  About 6 yrs. ago, he moved out here to Denver, so we usually invite him over when they are visiting.  He has a new girlfriend, so asked if he could bring her, and our oldest son will also be here with our grandson.  At least I have the menu all planned for this week - BBQ tomorrow, Tuesday, I have to make lasagna, fettuccini alfredo and garlic bread, at Jud&#39;s request, Wed. night we are going to Trail Dust for all you can eat steak and ribs, and I told them they could have leftovers on Thursday, as I am sure there will be plenty.  They will be leaving on Friday to return home to Texas.  Please keep their daughter Kari, in your prayers.  She is only 22 and has been married about a year to a wonderful boy.  He is in the service, has been in Afghanistan as an MP, but is now back stateside and is due to be done with his tour of duty in Sept., so is planning on going back to Dallas, and possibly joining the Dallas PD.  Anyway, a few weeks ago, they had to remove part of her cervix, because the Dr, believed it was cancerous or would turn into cancer.  He said he believed that she would still be able to have children.  She had an ultrasound at the end of the week, and they called her yesterday and said that it did not look good and she needed to get in for a biopsy right away, which they are doing tomorrow.  We are praying that they find nothing and there is no cancerous cells there and she will be able to have children.  It is hard on my friend, because she cannot get home in time to be there during the biopsy, and Kari doesn&#39;t want her to anyway because she has had some serious health issues herself and really needed this vacation, via dr.&#39;s.  orders.  Bev&#39;s D-I-L is taking Kari and will be with her at home until she feels up to taking care of herself - but she sure could use your prayers.  She will be having the biopsy today at 1:00 central time.  If all goes well, us females may head up to Loveland to the outlet malls on Tuesday and the guys will probably motorcycle ride again.  I hope to get some pics while we are all together.  The only time I thought about it was today when she and I were in PJ&#39;s, house slippers and no milk - believe me, it wasnt a pretty picture&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\nWednesday, we may go to the Titanic Exhibit that is going on at the museum.  Well, the sleeping pills are starting to hit, so think I had better take myself up to bed.  Hope the coming week is your best one ever......','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-09 09:21:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(204148,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-09 12:35:20',NULL,'','MONDAY - July 9th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and welcome to another week.  We are expecting triple digit temps today so I will try and find in-door projects to do.  I have been having breathing issues lately and the heat is definately not helping.  My Dr. changed my inhalers on Friday so I hope they work a little better.  <br />\n<br />\nKim - Here&#39;s hoping your DD enjoys her new job.  Going off to work every day is so much easier if you enjoy what you are doing.  Good luck on the new diet and congratulations to DH on quitting smoking.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - it&#39;s great hearing from you.  So glad you are having a great visit with your friends.  We will certainly keep her DD in our prayers.  Let us know what happens when you hear something.  So very young to have that type of problem.  Have fun at the outlets if you make it up there.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - as always, it&#39;s terrific hearing from you.  Glad that your Alaskan adventure continues to be wonderful.  Believe me, your life does not sound boring at all.   It sounds wonderful and I know a lot of us are enjoying every minute of your travels. <br />\n<br />\nJenn - how is your Mom doing? I&#39;m sure she had a nice day with you.  Did DH finish the house project yet?<br />\nMaybe you&#39;d better stop your diet before you get down to a size 4.  Sounds like you could get seriously hurt if you toppled over.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nCharlie - hope yesterday was a better day than the previous one.  Don&#39;t you just hate it when you have one of those days?<br />\n<br />\nTonia - I&#39;m sure you will have an absolutely gorgeous kitchen when all is finished.  You will have a showplace to cook some of your wonderful recipes in but it will be rough til it is done.  I think you really need to sit back, take a deep breath and have a martini or two.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nJoey - did I tell you how great it is having you back posting on a full time basis?  It sure wasn&#39;t the same here without you.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - Did the kids at least stop and acknowledge hitting your mail box?  I&#39;m amazed at the cars parked in the school student parking lots around here.  Guess Jim &amp; I were BAD parents - our kids had to drive the family car until they could affort to insure their own car and then (and only then) they were allowed to take money from their savings accounts to buy their own car.  (They did receive new cars from us when they graduated from college though - we weren&#39;t completely evil)<br />\n<br />\nToday I will finally put the guest room closet back together - I have put that project off long enough.  Other than that have lots to do and no energy to do it.  Hopefully this heat will break before next weekend - I don&#39;t need my company falling over from heat exhaustion and our house is just a bit small to have everyone inside.  Maybe today I will just stay at my computer and make lists of all the things to be done before Saturday - I am a whiz at making lists and the computer room is nice and cool.  Then I can run and do my shopping in the evening when things cool down a bit.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile with someone today.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-09 12:35:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(204257,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-09 16:39:06',NULL,'','Good Morning Crazies.... It is so great I can hear the joy of your friends in your posts Cheryl... Thats so nice...<br />\n<br />\nAnd yes Mary Lou every time you smile at one of my posts you tell me that&#33; And thank you too&#33;<br />\nJackie I really can&#39;t wait to when you have wiFi again i do miss you posts... on a more consistent basis...<br />\n<br />\nKimmy as we grow it is sooo hard to keep up on EVERY thread that gets posted but hey do like the rest of us .. comment on it when you finally get to it&#33;&#33;..<br />\n<br />\nGuys no plans today its cool  the AC is turned up to save &#036;&#036; and smiles are abundent......<br />\n<br />\nIf you need me I will be around ...<br />\n<br />\nJoey','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-09 16:39:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(204337,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-09 21:43:01',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Ran my errands this morning including Wallyworld which I hate but really needed to go. I can&#39;t stand the supercenters and would rather have my little old store back. Oh well, guess it&#39;s progress. Looks like Howie is getting the office space that we looked at so I&#39;ll be busy with that for a while. I lucked out today and went to the Goodwill and found 2 really nice heavy chairs for the reception area for only &#036;6.00 each. I often buy used stuff for the offices since new costs a small fortune. I just have to recover them and good as new. Not much else happening today.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I surely will add your friends DD to my prayers. I understand the battle she is fighting all too well. Hope that it all works out and she&#39;ll be OK. Glad to hear your enjoying your company.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou, no the kids didn&#39;t fess up to hitting the mailbox. They did it at night so they figured they wouldn&#39;t get caught, wonder how they explained the dent to their parents? <br />\nI sure hope it cools down for your party. That many people in a small space would be restricting but somehow I think you&#39;ll figure it out, you seem to be good at that kind of stuff. Hope your new inhalers do the trick and you feel better. <br />\n<br />\nKimmyKat congrats to your DD on her new job. Hope she is very successful.<br />\n<br />\nSo Joey what&#39;s cool in California terms????<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great afternoon.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-09 21:43:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(204339,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-09 21:45:44',NULL,'','<br />\nfor us with no humidity 85 is ok...... the tile floors help tremendously on keeping the house cooler plus we get a nice cross wind for breezes... But once we get humidity 76 can be rough...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-09 21:45:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(204443,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-10 00:09:33',NULL,'','Same here in the Ohio valley. It can be 85 but if the humidity is low it is pleasant. But when the humidity sets in it is uncomfortable at 75.','teacp','teacp','2007-07-10 00:09:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(204446,3017,1,18,198851,'2007-07-10 00:26:39',NULL,'','Our weather has finally evened out a bit.  like Joey said, with the humidity low, 85 is nice.  We usually have pretty low humidity, so I don&#39;t even break out the shorts until it hits 90.  After reveiwing temps in the U.K., I&#39;m thinking one pair of shorts is going to do it.<br />\n<br />\nTook the Bronco over this morning and had the motor in the rear gate replaced.  By the time we finish, we&#39;ll have a brand new vehicle.<br />\n<br />\nA miracle occured last night and the guys knew all their lines.  Even Davie came through on his two and a half page monologue.  With lights, sound and a crew on deck, the rehearesal last night ran like a dream.  Tonight is our first dress, although two of the three guys wore their costumes last night.  Costumes always seem to be a defining moment for actors and helps them to focus.  Sure hope so since there will be a local reporter there tonight.<br />\n<br />\nJohn came over yesterday and we spent a couple of hours talking about the menu for our sail away.  He&#39;s going to work with us on the dessert after we get back from Satnford on Friday.  Then we&#39;ll do the two apps (wild mushroom turnovers and onino and bacon tarts), salad (spinach and hearts of palm with citrus vingarette) and the entree (pork Normandy, with Dutchess potatoes and glazed carrots) on Saturday (the 21st) for the party that night.    Now to decide on the wines and we&#39;re good to go.<br />\n<br />\nPicked up our pounds sterling from BoA, so that little task is complete.  All the excursions are paid for, I think it&#39;s just about time to take a cruise&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheers&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-07-10 00:26:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(204498,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-10 02:25:21',NULL,'','Cheryl.....that is so sad about your friends DD.........She will definitely be in my prayers.....Maybe it is a good thing that your friend is their with you. Keep her busy and positive.........','teacp','teacp','2007-07-10 02:25:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(204532,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-10 03:05:32',NULL,'','Cheryl - hope all is going well with that poor young lady.  I sent my angels over her way - so it should all be good news.  She is so young.  I had to have a hysterectomy when I was 33 but I already had my babies by then - so no great loss. Hugs to your friend - she must be feeling so sad.  I&#39;m sure the shopping helps though :o)<br />\n<br />\nMom was pretty good yesterday - we had a nice lunch and went shopping.  Couldn&#39;t find a thing to buy ... but had fun looking.  I am always on the lookout now for purple clothing and red hats tee-hee.<br />\n<br />\nWent to the Dr. this morning - she&#39;s sending me for a thyroid scan tomorrow.  After I left her office I wandered over to a local ladies wear shop and they had some great sales.  I got a new jacket (waterproof with hood) for the Alaska cruise.  It was marked down from &#036;99 to &#036;29 - can&#39;t beat that.<br />\n<br />\nTake care all - will let you know if they find anything in my neck lol.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-10 03:05:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(204647,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-10 12:47:52',NULL,'','TUESDAY - July 10th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Cruise Crazies.  Another hot triple digit day is on the way.  I&#39;m running out of things to clean here in the house.  The guest room closet is finally back together and is so neat Jim can&#39;t stand it.  This is his closet and while he doesn&#39;t mind all my neatness around the house as far as his closet goes it is OFF LIMITS.  We definately have different ideas of organization where the closets go.  Let&#39;s see how long it stays this way (and lets hope the trash man comes soon enough to get rid of all the things I got rid of from his closet - much to ratty and nasty to donate anywhere.) Today would have been my Mom&#39;s 87th birthday.  She has been gone nearly 4 years but we will still celebrate with a party this weekend and will speak to both my brothers today to share a special smile or giggle about her.  She was one special lady.  <br />\n<br />\nJennifer - sending good thoughts and prayers your way that all goes well with your thyroid scan.  Glad things went well with your Mom on your day together.  The jacket sounds like a great bargain.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - still send good thoughts and prayers to your friends DD.  Hope you will be able to post some good news today.  <br />\n<br />\nCharlie - glad the play is progressing nicely.  Before you know it the show and pre-cruise dinner will be over and you will relaxing by the pool on the ship.  (That is if you manage to find some time to pack and get ready LOL)<br />\n<br />\nRose - glad you found new office space for DH.  You are quite the jack-of-all-trades aren&#39;t you.  I do a lot of things but sewing and recovering chairs is definately NOT on my list of talents.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - hope you are enjoying your reading room.  It is a nice cool place to spend some time in this awful heat.   <br />\n<br />\nJoey - glad you are getting a break from the heat.  You are right - it is much better without the humidity but that is exactly what we have - heat &amp; humidity.  <br />\n<br />\nEveryone else - make today special - try and stay cool and share a smile with someone.  I think I will hit the grocery store now, before it gets too hot.  (Thank goodness for all night stores.)','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-10 12:47:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(204742,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-10 16:54:32',NULL,'','Good Hot, Sticky, Humid Morning to all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nThis weather is the pits. Like you Marylou it is inside stuff for me. Not Ken he is off playing golf. Heat does not bother him at least when it comes to golf. This afternoon we have an appt. with a specialist for the dog.<br />\nNot looking forward to this.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou...........Ken is the same way about his stuff. Although he keeps he shop pretty neat (sometimes) if I go in there and sweep to avoid the sawdust from coming into the rec room he has a little hissy fit....<br />\n<br />\nRose....great buy on the chairs that is something I would have done.<br />\n<br />\nJennifer....good luck with your thyroid scan and glad you had a good day with Mom. That was some good buy on the jacket.<br />\n<br />\nJoey.....glad is is cooling off there<br />\n<br />\nCheryl.............Hope you get some good news today from your DD&#39;s daughter<br />\n<br />\nCharlie...........The countdown is on for you.....<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now<br />\n<br />\nCharlie.......the countdown is on for you..........','teacp','teacp','2007-07-10 16:54:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(204759,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-10 17:27:02',NULL,'','Good morning Guys...<br />\n<br />\nMarylou.. try and stay cool.... Hopefully a break is on its way... for all you on teh east and Midwest thats facing this humidity...<br />\n<br />\nRemembering is the best way to keep loved ones alive...','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-10 17:27:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(204780,2549,1,18,198851,'2007-07-10 18:17:01',NULL,'','morning all<br />\n<br />\nok no banging this morning in the kitchen...refrig is still in the middle of the room..... <br />\n<br />\nCharlie ok question whats pork normandy??... and can you ship leftovers fed ex LOL LOL count down just keep saying that .. just wondering what the theatre is going to do while your gone fall apart...are you going to be able to do the theatre in england???<br />\n<br />\nJackie i want halibut .... i emailed the company but no response...i will pay for Tony to fish for me pleaseeeeeeeeeee...pay for shipping everything<br />\n<br />\nRose ....ihave to tell ya a funny story about kids hitting mailbox&#39;s... my dad had just enough of then hitting the mailboxs ,, he had bought three... will he saved one and filled it with cement.. put it on the post.. the kids came bye with the baseball bat and hit that thing and all ya heard was a loud yell , the kid dislocated his shoulder and broke his collarbone...and my dad ran down and said &quot;&quot;&quot; OH my did you hurt yourself &quot;&quot;&quot;, they never hit mailbox&#39;s again... my dad had firecrackers if they did it again<br />\n<br />\nLOL LOL LOL i still laugh <br />\n<br />\nOK lets not talk humid weather nonononono.....i die when it &#39;s over 75 without humid ...LOL thats why i could never live again on the east coast....<br />\n<br />\nCheryl and Jenn special thoughts going in you two directions.......Jenn you went shopping and couldn&#39;t find anything to BUY OMG did it thunder and lightening too <br />\n<br />\nMarylou... i know i miss my mommy too.. it just doesn&#39;t seem as long as it has been...i think of things and it makes me laugh... i was dancing to a song that was on the radio the other day and i found myself making a face my mom would make while she danced to the same song LOL made my laugh and cry at the same time...she would be in her glory helping me with the kitchen ....<br />\n<br />\nwell everyone have a good day i have decided against the wine and the martini&#39;s and opt&#39;ed for a massage <br />\nthursday .. 2 hour massage ya ya ya that will help get thur this remodel <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-07-10 18:17:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(204812,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-10 19:54:28',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Been running this morning as usual. Went to the food store adn could have cried at the bill. I really forgot how much my DS eats&#33; My food bill has doubled......He lives for free, eats for free, works for my DH and we pay him........what a life&#33; Great thing is he&#39;ll be real people soon, I just got the renewal for the health insurance and I&#39;m not paying it for him.......mom&#39;s revenge&#33; Next the car insurance&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJenn glad to hear you enjoyed shopping with mom. Nice bargain on the jacket, you&#39;ll need it in Alaska for sure. Let us know how the thyroid scan goes.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie, you really need this vacation, try to get some rest although I&#39;m sure you&#39;ll be running around like crazy on shore.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou if your done at your house, you can come do mine.......I just don&#39;t have the ambition to get started this week yet. It&#39;s wonderful that you remember your mom with a laugh and a smile, what a wonderful honor.<br />\n<br />\nTonia don&#39;t worry your refrigerator will be back in place in no time.  Love the story of your Dad and the mailbox, LOL&#33; Boy that massage sounds wonderful, need some company????<br />\n<br />\nHope the cooldown remains for all of you and to those sweltering may it cool off soon and drink plenty of liquids&#33; Have a great day','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-10 19:54:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205052,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-11 04:00:32',NULL,'','HOT<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nIt is 30 degrees C ( 90 F) in the living room, with the cool air blowing from the furnace, and all the ceiling fans on,  and that&#39;s the coolest room in the house.  <br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s really a bummer trying to get a good breath in - guess I will head up to the bedroom - where the air conditioner is....... should be cooler - I hope&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThe thyroid scan was quick and easy - but probably won&#39;t hear anything for a few days. Sure it&#39;s nothing serious - but if it is I&#39;ll just have to book another cruise and &quot;forgetaboutit&#33;&quot;<br />\n<br />\nTonia - no &quot;banging&quot; in the kitchen.  Egads.  We&#39;ve done it in the hallway and the stairs and under the Christmas tree but never in the kitchen&#33;  OK - Me Bad&#33;  <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:\' /> but somone had to say it lol.<br />\n<br />\nWell all - just think of all the weight we will be losing just &quot;sweating&quot; this heatwave out.  Stay cool and drink plenty  .... of water&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-11 04:00:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205090,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-11 06:07:00',NULL,'','Hello everyone - just popped in for a sec - haven&#39;t had a chance to catch up on any of the posts of the past couple of days yet.  Yesterday, Greg and I and our houseguests went to Breckenridge for the day and then we had my son, grandson and another guy we know from Texas came over for dinner.  Today the guys went on a motorcycle ride up to Estes Park and Bev and I went to the outlet mall.  Yes, I bought 2 pairs of shoes - but they were both for my grandson.  I bought him a pair of sandals, and they only had one pair of 12&#39;s and they did not have a tag on them, so I also picked up a pair of size 10&#39;s and took them to the register and told the girl that I wanted the larger pair but was bringing them the smaller pair so they could scan them.  Anyway, when we got home, I discovered that they had put the smaller pair in the bag and it is about 40 miles one way back to the mall.  Well, our company will be gone on Friday and I will try to get caught up on everything then - hope all is well with you guys......','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-11 06:07:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205099,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-11 12:50:41',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - July 11th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies . I hope everyone is well this morning and holding up under this heat wave.  I certainly am getting a lot of inside work done in the house but today is babysitting day so I&#39;m sure the kids will make all of that change very quickly.   Why do we always have to have our house spotless BEFORE a party, knowing what I will look like AFTER a party?  Guess it is just human nature to want to put your best foot forward.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - I&#39;m glad you are having such a good time with your friends.  Are you getting all your cruise  plans made.  Any news yet on her DD?  I&#39;m keeping her in my prayers.<br />\n<br />\nJennifer - Glad the scan wasnt too bad...now you just have to wait and wait and wait.  Hope all works out well.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - that is a funny story about your Dad and the cement in the mailbox.  Good for him&#33;&#33;  I think a lot of us would love to do that.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie - have you found time to pack yet for your cruise.  If anyone ever needed a break it is you.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - I know - Jim always thinks it is much too hot to mow the lawn but it is NEVER too hot to chase a little ball around a golf course. <br />\n<br />\nJoey - enjoy the cooler weather you are having.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - I remember those days when the kids moved back home - I always thought it was because they couldn&#39;t afford to eat the way they wanted to and they got tired of pizza every night.  No matter how much we love our kids, it is a challenge having them move back home once they have been out on their own (and become experts on every subject relating to homemaking<br />\n<br />\nI need to get some laundry in before the kids get here and hopefully get the 1/2 bath done so I will be back later on to see how everyone is doing.<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','2007-07-11 12:50:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205254,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-11 19:55:28',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nThe trouble is they are right all the time.... just ask them... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-11 19:55:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205258,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-11 19:59:13',NULL,'','[quote name=\'JoeyandDavid\' post=\'205254\' date=\'Jul 11 2007, 12&#58;55 PM\']<br />\n[quote]it is a challenge having them move back home once they have been out on their own (and become experts on every subject relating to homemaking<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nThe trouble is they are right all the time.... just ask them... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /><br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nYou are so right Joey.....nothing like having the kids move back home to find out you don&#39;t know how to cook, don&#39;t know how to keep house, don&#39;t know how to do laundry, etc. while they sit in front of the TV and give directions.   LOL  Ah, to be young again.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-11 19:59:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205259,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-11 20:08:54',NULL,'','<br />\nDon&#39;t forget about the desire to continue to eat Prime rib and fillet mignon on a chicken and rice budget...LOL','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-11 20:08:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205262,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-11 20:56:53',NULL,'','Joey  I didn&#39;t know you had met my kids before.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nVery quiet here on the Dock today - where is everyone?  We have some major Tstorms blowing through the area right now - hope they cool things down a bit.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-11 20:56:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205285,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-11 21:54:25',NULL,'','Afternoon Crazies&#33; Have had a busy day cleaning the house and cooking for the week. I try to cook ahead as much as possible and usually devote several hours to it. I cooked a casserole, stew and chicken  this morning. DH like to have Chicken sandwiches while he watches sports so I always have some pre-cooked breasts on hand.  Almost done with the cleaning, just my bedroom is left, I&#39;ll do that after I rest up, I&#39;m beat.<br />\n<br />\nOMG Jennifer you are too funny&#33;  Hope the scan results are perfect.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou glad your cleaning is done. I&#39;ve often wondered why I cleaned before parties too. Must just be something everyone does. <br />\n<br />\nYes Joey and Marylou you are right about the kids. They know how to do everything (than why don&#39;t they??) oh and they can sit in front of the TV or computer all day with no worries&#33; (What a life&#33;) Your not kidding about the steak but in our house it&#39;s pork (my son can eat the entire roast).<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, glad you having such a good time with your company.<br />\n<br />\nSure is quiet here today. Where is everyone????<br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful afternoon','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-11 21:54:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205306,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-11 22:12:32',NULL,'','<br />\nI think i may have been your child...LOL','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-11 22:12:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205327,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-11 22:55:04',NULL,'','Rose....I don&#39;t see either your anniversary or your cruise on the August calendar.  Why not add them so we can help you celebrate and wish you Bon Voyage at the right time.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-11 22:55:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205328,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-11 22:57:29',NULL,'','great point as we grow ... we all hate it when someone like you gets away and we wasn&#39;t there fro a proper send off..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-11 22:57:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205329,2549,1,18,198851,'2007-07-11 23:16:47',NULL,'','when i first moved out it was 5 box&#39;s of mac and cheese for a dollar ... to this day i can&#39;t eat mac and cheese except the homemade i make from time to time..... thats when i decided its really time to cook like mom did.......<br />\n....<br />\nkitchen is all packed up for a little while so no cooking for me for a few.......full freezer and nowhere to cook it  LOL LOL ....OMG thank god for the massage tomorrow ....gary and i have only gotten into a few spats today LOL thats better then usual LOL lately ...... Mr know it all as he is called now adays LOL ... and Hey move it this way... lift it higher .... thinking as many times as he walks away shaking his head at me.. he has marbles in his head .....CALGON TAKE ME~AWAY LOL <br />\n<br />\nthis is the test of our relationship if ever there was.....hehehehehehh...<br />\n<br />\nwell this is the end of my rest period .... the slave driver is calling my name LOL&lt;<br />\n<br />\nsee ya later <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-07-11 23:16:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205331,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-11 23:28:18',NULL,'','Tonia - hang in there - you will have a beautiful kitchen to cook in soon and all of this will be worth it.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-11 23:28:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205334,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-11 23:47:48',NULL,'','Tonia .... keep smilin','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-11 23:47:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205366,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-12 01:06:22',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nI thought I posted it.......I&#39;ll it now.<br />\n<br />\n[quote]great point as we grow ... we all hate it when someone like you gets away and we wasn&#39;t there fro a proper send off..[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nThanks Joey, I think I&#39;m losing it at the moment..... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nTonia, I too loved Kraft Mac &amp; Cheese. Used to eat it by the box also and now I never touch the stuff. LOL Must be a generational thing. Hang in there the kitchen will get done, and you will both survive. Makes me not want to do a reno anytime soon.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-12 01:06:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205442,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-12 05:29:43',NULL,'','Afternoon all more like morning to me lol.  Went to the dentist this morning - took a 2mg Ativan for courage - had the work done - I think&#33; - came home and have been sleeping ever since.  Nice way to stay away from the heat.<br />\n<br />\nWe beat all records hre today - man it&#39;s hot.  Going back upstairs to the airconditioned boudoir - see you later.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-12 05:29:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205500,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-12 07:53:57',NULL,'','Talk about hot.  We arrived in Soldotna, Alaska today and it was 80 degrees in our coach..... so on went the A/C unit.<br />\nStill having a ball - and miss catching up on all the newshere in the dock&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-07-12 07:53:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205560,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-12 12:10:07',NULL,'','THURSDAY - July 12th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies - hope you are all well this morning.   Another one of those sleepless nights here at our house - guess I just have too many plans going on in my head, but have been up since 3:15 and am just waiting for it to get a little lighter out so I can hit the grocery stores.  (I don&#39;t think I will ever get used to driving in the dark with no street lights here )  Still no word on whether Jim&#39;s family will be arriving for our party on Sunday - since they total nearly 20 people a phone call would be nice one way or the other but what can I do.  (He says not to plan for them and then if they show up tell them we have no food or beer for them since they didn&#39;t RSVP.)  What do you all do in cases like this?  I wouldn&#39;t mind if it was 2 or 3 people but 20 more people makes a big difference in prep time.  (Jim refuses to call them and ask)<br />\n<br />\nIt seems like the heat wave broke some after our storms yesterday - now I just need the yard to dry out before Saturday.  I&#39;m sure it will be fine.  Since I will be cooking most of the next two days I&#39;m happy for some relief from the heat and humidity though.  <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m going to get a few things done before Jim gets up so I will be back later on to see what everyone is up to.  Hope the Dock picks up a bit - it sure has been slow lately.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and don&#39;t forget to share a smile.  It doesn&#39;t cost you anything and may just help someone else have a better day.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-12 12:10:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205616,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-12 16:14:15',NULL,'','well I must agree with Jim no call no prep.. but I must also agree with you and your gut feeling ... what if they show.. any room in the freezer or garage.. put a case of beer in the garage and a little extra food in the freezer.. and if they show up you have a start then go and get what you need... but i must agree no RSVP is not nice..especially where 20 is involved&#33;','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-12 16:14:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205621,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-12 17:04:43',NULL,'','If you are anything like me you will have more than enough food if they show up.......Ken always asks who I think I am cooking for? I am a fanatic about having enough food and being Italian God forbid there wasn&#39;t enough so Marylou I am sure you will have enough either way.<br />\n<br />\nWeather has broken here and it is a beautiful day. Going to the opera tonight with my DIL. Not a real big opera fan but it is an American opera called Nixon in China so I think it will be fine. Of course Ken breathed a sigh of relief when DDIL said she would like to go and he reluctantly gave up his ticket. (YEAH RIGHT)<br />\n<br />\nWell we went to the dogs opthamaligist yesterday. What a field of work, 110.00 just to walk in the door and 140.00 in medicines. She has a degenerative disease and if left untreated it would go into glucoma and eventually they would have to remove her eyes. So thank God for Ken as there are five medicines and he has set up a schedule. <br />\n<br />\nWell I have to go and try to figure out why I can&#39;t send emails from my desktop in Outlook express.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-12 17:04:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205622,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-12 17:11:45',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWoW','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-12 17:11:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205702,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 01:07:29',NULL,'','Wow it&#39;s been a long day here&#33; I&#39;ve been trying to get on for hours. Glad we&#39;re running again. <br />\n<br />\nSpent most of the morning cleaning the garage, never fun but worse when hot. One thing about living in Florida, plastic rots, I almost had an entire shelf full of paint cans all over me and the garage. I&#39;m very lucky that I was able to get the cans off the shelf and averted a real mess. I will not put paint high on a shelf again,  I will not put paint high on a shelf again LOL. Just rested this afternoon and booked a quick trip to NY to see my great-nephew and Howie&#39;s mom. It&#39;s been a few years since we&#39;ve seen her and she&#39;s in her 80&#39;s. We go in 2 weeks.<br />\n<br />\nJoey thanks for answering my e-mail. I&#39;m so glad I added both you and Jason into my address book since I couldn&#39;t get on line. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou good luck with the relatives. I never have big things anymore, just too much hassle. Unfortunately, some people just don&#39;t have manners anymore, it&#39;s a shame. Of course it helps that no one lives near us anymore.....LOL. Glad to hear you cooled off some.<br />\n<br />\nMaria, hope you enjoy the opera. Oh your poor dog.........hope all the meds work.<br />\n<br />\nWell everyone have a great evening. So glad to be back here&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-13 01:07:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(205985,274,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 11:16:05',NULL,'','Hi Everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWe have had a couple of beautiful days here with low heat and humidity.  We have had the doors open with a nice summer breeze.  Hope it&#39;s cooling off for you all with the high temps.  Been very busy here.  Tomorrow we pick up mom and bring her to her apartment.  We asked her to come with us for awhile, but she wants to go to her place.  Good news in that she will be able to have home physical and occupational therapy and a house aide when she gets home.  I will help out in between.  We are all so happy to have her be able to come home.  We are planning an 80th birthday party for her for the 21st of this month.  <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...glad you made it through the storms.  Hope your breathing is better, and the heat eases up.  Good luck with your party.  That is not nice of Jim&#39;s family to not let you know if they&#39;re coming.  I usually cook way too much, too, but for 20 more...you really need to know.  Have you tried doing a pot luck and having everyone bring something?  That still wouldn&#39;t help with the 20 extra people, though, if they came.  Maybe you could have everyone make something and say to make a little extra since some are unacounted for.  And then you could make extra, too, but it wouldn&#39;t be you doing all the work and having all the  expense.<br />\n<br />\nMaria...hope you&#39;re enjoying your reading room.  So sorry to hear about your doggie&#39;s degenerative disease.  There should be some way to get affordable insurance for our pets, I think.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie...hope things will start going better for you.  Almost time for your cruise.<br />\n<br />\nRose...glad the paint didn&#39;t fall all over you.  That would have been no fun, for sure.  Congrats on your trip to New York.  It will be nice to see your nephew and MIL.<br />\n<br />\nTonia...remodeling, is definitely a great test for the relationship.  Hang in there.  Soon you will have a nice, new kitchen.<br />\n<br />\nKimmy Kat...hope the shopping went well.  I need to do some of that myself.<br />\n<br />\nJen...hope your thyroid test came out good, and hope all went well at the dentist.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie...what a great adventure you are on.   Just relax and enjoy.<br />\n<br />\nJoey...sorry about your lady backing out.  Hope you can find the right person soon.  Hang in there.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...I will keep your friend&#39;s DD in my prayers.  She is so young to have this happen.  I hope all will be OK.<br />\n<br />\nKareen...time to take in a movie or dinner out with the girls since DH is fishing.  I always miss Marc when he had to be away, but it was also a nice time to spend with the girlfriends.<br />\n<br />\nRobert...hope you are doing well.<br />\n<br />\nKeith...hope your back is better.  What was the name of that mattress that you said in a previous post that you really liked and was good for the back?  Trying to figure out what to buy.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day.  Stay cool&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-07-13 11:16:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206000,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 13:10:09',NULL,'','FRIDAY - July 13th    [/size] [size=7]&lt;strong&gt;EEK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;] [/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and TGIF. I was very happy to see all seems well here on Crazies this morning.  Lots and lots to do today but so far all is on schedule although I will have the grandkids here this morning so with Ashleigh &quot;helping&quot; that should set my schedule back a bit.   LOL  The yard is all done so Jim will pitch in and help inside here.  I think I will put him on grocery detail.<br />\n<br />\nWe did have some wonderful news last night from Dave (DS).  If you remember it was just 1 year ago that his little guy Colin (then 4 Years old) was diagnosed with Ciliac Disease. (It is the bodys inability to tolerate Glutten in any way)  He had not grown an inch or gained an ounce in over a year despite the fact that he ate all day long.  The Ciliac was preventing his body from getting any nutrients from the food he was eating.  It was very hard at first telling a 4 year old he could not have pizza, PB &amp; J sandwiches, Mac &amp; Cheese and most of all MacDonalds Chicken nuggets.  Over the year we have found substitutes - some very good - some really nasty but Colin started feeling better - no more belly ache or muscle cramps - and finally adjusted.  He also found out it hurts if he cheats and eats something he shouldn&#39;t.  Well yesterday afternoon he went to see his Specialist and in 1 year he gained 7 pounds and grew 5 inches. (Finally back on the weight and height charts for the first time in 2 years) The Dr. was so happy with the way he is reacting to the disease.  He will never be &quot;cured&quot; - there is no cure (at the present time) and no effective meds for Ciliac - but the Dr. feels he is going to be just fine.  We are so grateful and I am so happy that I guess I will make BOTH the glutten-free brownies and the cup cakes for him this weekend.  lol<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;d like to get the pasta salads made before my little helper shows up so I&#39;ll end now and come back later on to see what everyone is up to.  Sure hope the Daily Dock picks up a bit - it has been so slow.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and don&#39;t forget to share a  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-13 13:10:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206062,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 16:33:35',NULL,'','Good morning  Crazies.....','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-13 16:33:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206063,2,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 16:39:44',NULL,'','Mary Lou, That&#39;s great news about Colin. Thanks for letting us know. Your new avatar looks great. <br />\n<br />\nHave a lucky Friday the 13th, Crazies.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-07-13 16:39:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206078,3017,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 17:07:16',NULL,'','Just dropped in to say we had a great opening, reviewer loved it and the houses are starting to sell.  Thank Goddess that we didn&#39;t crash and burn - guess Dionysus was looking after us after all&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-07-13 17:07:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206085,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 17:33:41',NULL,'','great news Charlie&#33;&#33; Congratulations..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-13 17:33:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206087,2,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 17:37:08',NULL,'','Congratulations, Charlie, on a great opening.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-07-13 17:37:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206090,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 17:44:11',NULL,'','Congratulations on a great opening Charlie.   It must be very rewarding to see that all of your hard work has paid off.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-13 17:44:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206091,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 17:46:22',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThat&#39;s great news Marylou.........glad to hear everything is looking up for Colin.<br />\n<br />\nCongrats on the opening Charlie...........<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-13 17:46:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206094,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 17:50:32',NULL,'','seeing some great new avatars .. how cool..','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-13 17:50:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206101,2,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 17:57:02',NULL,'','Yeah, but Maria&#39;s and Ken&#39;s avatar does not do them justice.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-07-13 17:57:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206102,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 17:58:25',NULL,'','i agree ....','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-13 17:58:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206134,139,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 18:59:03',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Good late morning Crazies. It&#39;s been a hectic time around here on the work front. Another week has came and gone to darn fast. It&#39;s hard to keep our production ahead of schedule.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Shari--the mattress is a Jamison. It&#39;s the best investment we ever made&#33; My back is okay now as our ballroom dance Saturday night loosened up those old tight muscles in my lower back.&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:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-07-13 18:59:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206147,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 19:30:31',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Our company left abut an hr. or so ago and I am just sitting down, taking in the peace and quiet.  Greg is outside piddling, so once he comes in, I am going to see if he wants to go for a drive or something.  While Bev and Jud were here, I wanted to go to the Titanic Exhibit but Jud said he didn&#39;t want to see that stuff while we are preparing to go on a cruise, so maybe we will go today.  Mary Lou, I am so happy for you about the wonderful news concerning Colin.  And I love your avatar - it is the first time I have seen a pic in your avatar.  Keith, glad you are feeling better now- I have back pain 24/7, it just varies from annoying to excruciating, and know that it is no fun&#33;&#33;&#33;    I had not given the fact that it is Friday the 13th a thought until I saw Mary Lou&#39;s post, guess I had better keep our black cat in the house all day so he doesn&#39;t cross in front of people&#33;&#33;&#33;  I have missed reading all the posts and thread but hope to get caught up in the next few days.  Well, guess I had better get a move on....hope you all have a great weekend.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-13 19:30:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206231,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 23:09:03',NULL,'','Afternoon all. I woke up with shoulder pain this morning from holding up that shelf so long. I knew I&#39;d ache today. Ran lots of errands this morning including new bracket for the stupid shelf. Decided to stop at Macy&#39;s but not much there for me today. DS is going to attempt cooking tonight which is fine since I wasn&#39;t cooking one way or the other. LOL<br />\n<br />\nShari nice to see you on the Diock. Hope your feeling better and I&#39;m so glad your mom has recovered nicely. Hope the rest of her recouperation goes as well. Congrats on Mom&#39;s 80th Birthday&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMarylou I loved your opening&#33; LOL  Happy to hear that Colin is doing well. It must be awful for a child to have to learn that early what you can and can&#39;t eat.<br />\n<br />\nCongrats Charlie on the opening and the good reviews&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, welcome back. Glad you enjoyed your company. Cheryl what happened with your friends daughter???<br />\n<br />\nKeith glad to hear your back is better. Rest up some this weekend, you deserve it after a long week.<br />\n<br />\nJoey sorry about the house not selling, I&#39;m sure the next time will be better, you have such a lovely home.<br />\n<br />\nWell have a great evening all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-13 23:09:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206247,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 23:17:21',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nI don&#39;t know a thing about them But I do recognize the brand name...Supposed to be Dannnnggg Good <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\nKeith Hows the selling of your home coming? <br />\n<br />\n[quote]I have back pain 24/7,[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nCheryl I have chronic Leg pain almost like no circulation.... that dull nagging pain.. what do you take for your back? Naprison?(sp)<br />\n<br />\n[quote]Rose  I know this thats why we started over a year out ... I knew this was going to be a long drawn out process... We begin again  August 1 another 90 day listing.... <br />\nthat will give us one more quarter afterwards to try agin if nessessary...<br />\n[/quote]','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-13 23:17:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206278,139,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 23:43:03',NULL,'','[quote name=\'JoeyandDavid\' post=\'206247\' date=\'Jul 13 2007, 03&#58;17 PM\'] [quote]the mattress is a Jamison[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nI don&#39;t know a thing about them But I do recognize the brand name...Supposed to be Dannnnggg Good <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\nKeith Hows the selling of your home coming? [/quote] <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;So far no offers. We are having another open house Sunday.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-07-13 23:43:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206281,2066,1,18,198851,'2007-07-13 23:44:23',NULL,'','[quote name=\'Keith &amp; Rita\' post=\'206278\' date=\'Jul 13 2007, 01&#58;43 PM\']<br />\n[quote name=\'JoeyandDavid\' post=\'206247\' date=\'Jul 13 2007, 03&#58;17 PM\'] [quote]the mattress is a Jamison[/quote]<br />\n<br />\nI don&#39;t know a thing about them But I do recognize the brand name...Supposed to be Dannnnggg Good <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\nKeith Hows the selling of your home coming? [/quote] <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;So far no offers. We are having another open house Sunday.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]<br />\n[/quote]<br />\nwe are coming back on line @ 10 thousand less  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/angry.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':angry:\' />','JoeyandDavid','JoeyandDavid','2007-07-13 23:44:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206288,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-14 00:25:27',NULL,'','Joey, I take Arthritis Strength Tylenol and spend a LOT of time on the heating pad.  Sorry Rose, I should have answered the question about Bev&#39;s daughter earlier when it was asked - she had a biospy on Monday and even though the results aren&#39;t back yet, the dr. &quot;suggested&quot; that she have children very soon.  He thinks she will end up having to have a hysterectomy in the near future.  Her husband is in the service and will be getting out in Sept., so I think she will probably start trying then.  He said he found some polyps on her cervix that were not there a few weeks ago, not sure what that means.  Beverly is going to go to the dr. with her next week and she will report back then.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-14 00:25:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206304,2,1,18,198851,'2007-07-14 01:28:54',NULL,'','Good luck on your open house. I&quot;m sure it won&#39;t be long now. People want to get settled in before summer ends and school begins so hang in there. Not long now. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I&#39;ll keep Bev&#39;s daughter in my prayers, and Bev too, to have the strength to support her daughter through all of this.<br />\n<br />\nGlad you&#39;re feeling better, Keith. <br />\n<br />\nRose, I hope that shoulder is better.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-07-14 01:28:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206395,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-14 07:34:02',NULL,'','Hi All, we are still having wifi problems. This campgroumd has wifi, but our site is at the bottom of a hill and I think the signal goes right over our heads - no signal&#33;&#33;&#33;  Miss chatting, hope you&#39;re all well.   Take care.','zebra','zebra','2007-07-14 07:34:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206439,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-14 08:53:02',NULL,'','Eveining Crazies.  Another hot one here today - cooling off this evening though.<br />\n<br />\nHugh got the computer room basically put back together - so now we have his and hers.  Mine just doesn&#39;t have alot of technical stuff on it like his does.  I like it simple - talking and games lol.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - most things go right over my head so I know how you feel lol.<br />\n<br />\nRose - those aches and pains are awful aren&#39;t they?  I get a stiff neck all the time and it goes down my arm.  Dr. says it&#39;s the computer - egads&#33;  I am thinking of getting one of those kneeling chairs.  I take tylenol PM - makes me sleep so I don&#39;t feel the pain :o)  Take care and rest up.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - sounds like Bev&#39;s daughter is going to have a rough time - hopefully she can have her family before anything radical has to happen.  I went into a severe depression when I had my hysterectomy (my first husband was extremely unsympathetic and a drunk to boot) but my friends saw me through it all.  She really does need a good support system around her.<br />\n<br />\nKeith - theraputic dancing - that sounds like a plan&#33; :o)<br />\n<br />\nDr. called and nothing showed up on the thyroid scan - so guess it&#39;s just another &quot;chin&quot; - drat - didn&#39;t know they came in pairs&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGot my tooth prepped for a crown - feels kind of odd - but the crown goes on next week so I be smilin&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTake care all - talk at you later','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-14 08:53:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206446,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-14 13:06:20',NULL,'','SATURDAY - July 14th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies and Happy Saturday.....I survived Friday the 13th and all is ready for our company today.  I need to run to the farm and pick up some nice fresh corn this morning but then I just have to sit back and wait for the fun.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - enjoy this quiet time before your home goes back on the market.  I&#39;m sure you will have better luck with the new realtor.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - Glad you had a good visit with your friends.  I&#39;m sorry Bev&#39;s daughter is going through such a rough time.  We will continue to keep all of them in our prayers.<br />\n<br />\nJennifer - Happy that the thyroid scan came back OK.  Enjoy your new computer room.<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - good luck with the open house this weekend.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - your poor dog - hope the meds will help.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - Even though you can&#39;t check in as often as you like, we always love hearing of your Alaskan adventure.<br />\n<br />\nRose - How is your shoulder today?  Hopefully you are doing better.   You are always so busy you can&#39;t afford to hurt yourself.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - How is the project coming along?  Are you and Gary still speaking?  I know when Jim &amp; I do a project together we always end up fighting.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie - hope all is still going well with the Theatre.<br />\n<br />\nShari - Hope you Mom is all settled back in and I&#39;m sure she is happy to be home.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - It&#39;s always great when you stop by the dock to say hi.  <br />\n<br />\nWell the timer just went off, Colins brownies are done so I can head to the farm.  <br />\n<br />\nHave a great weekend Crazies.....I&#39;ll be back later on.  Make today special and share a smile with someone.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-14 13:06:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206523,3410,1,18,198851,'2007-07-14 16:51:19',NULL,'','Hello everyone&#33;  It&#39;s so hard to keep up, there is always so much going on here&#33;  I just wanted to give a SHOUT OUT to y&#39;all and say HAPPY SATURDAY&#33;  I know I am happy because this is the last day I have to work for the next 7 DAYS&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita - I have been watching the house progression and it looks awesome&#33;  Looks as you have a great place in the perfect location, congrats&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJoey - don&#39;t know too much about the situation with the house, but good luck anyways&#33;  We had our old house listed for several months and had 3 price drops before we sold it.  In the meantime we were making double mortgage payments <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> .  But the house is in the middle of nowhere, so maybe that was the problem??<br />\n<br />\nhave a great weekend everyone&#33;&#33;&#33;','shargurl','shargurl','2007-07-14 16:51:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206528,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-14 17:13:52',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nA beautiful day here in the Ohio valley............<br />\n<br />\nSounds like everyone is busy, busy, busy, with house construction, guests coming and going, remodeling projects, house sales.medical problems, etc. Hope all works out for the  best........<br />\n<br />\nWell the dog seems to coping with all the meds okay. Please keep your fingers crossed that her inflammation clears up as we don&#39;t want her to lose her eyes to surgery.<br />\n<br />\nMade my famous macaroni salad for a BBQ we are going to at a neighbors and am bringing the fixins for the grilled angel food cake dessert.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all and like my mom used to say if you can&#39;t say something nice say it anyway...lol<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-14 17:13:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206536,2549,1,18,198851,'2007-07-14 18:25:28',NULL,'','morning all:<br />\n<br />\nok did you know insulation flys everywhere .. LOL .. and the doggies are not helping they run in the kitchen and grab a piece of plaster and run with it ...9 they think its a game ).. lets see just pissed off can we make mom.....grrrrr<br />\n<br />\nkitchen is finally guted out... the empty shell , electric man is coming to move the box from inside to outside..picked out tile...have my pieces of granite.on hold .. as always remodeling is never on your schedule.. cabinets were suppose to be there monday, now not till thursday.. had to more granite install and refrig delivery.......Gary and i are ...... coming thur ok lets say that... ( i have not dug his grave yet )...LOL <br />\n<br />\nwe have had a few choice words ...i am just not use to not cooking.....its humid OMG ... i just can&#39;t handle this ......<br />\n<br />\nthe massage did help ... i need another one... ... <br />\n<br />\nMaria ... poor puppy.. what we won&#39;t do for our babies your a great mommy<br />\n<br />\nMarylou GREAT news about Colin.. he must be a great kid to have to deal with something like that ...<br />\n<br />\nJenn glad it was just a fitting for the crown <br />\n<br />\nmy pickling cucumbers are almost ready for pickles...so i will making of those soon... i froze 32 to bags of green beans so far... tomatoes are finally turning....<br />\n<br />\ni am thinking of planting a winter garden this year but we will see <br />\n<br />\nwell all off to sleepy <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-07-14 18:25:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206547,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-14 19:12:45',NULL,'','Afternoon all from hot, humid Florida. Not much planned today. I really need to get that shelf secured more but I think I&#39;ll wait till tomorrow. My shoulder really needs another day of rest. <br />\n<br />\nJoey, lets hope that the house sells this go round and you won&#39;t have to endure more visits than necessary. I hated having people tramp through my house. It was hard to have a life on a day to day basis.<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita, hope that this weeks open house brings you a buyer&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I&#39;m sorry to hear about your friends DD. I was in a similar situation and had my first child right away also. She should definately take the advice of the Dr. I truly hope and pray that the biopsy comes back clear. A hysterectomy is hard mentally and I hope she has a good support system in place. I was able to put mine off long enough to have 2 kids.<br />\n<br />\nThanks for checking in Jackie, sorry to hear you won&#39;t be on the games board more, we miss you&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJenn you crack me up with your witty responses&#33; Glad your computer room is all set now. Happy that your thyroid scan came back good news.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou good luck with the party. Hope it&#39;s a huge success&#33;<br />\n<br />\nShargurl have a great time at Niagara falls&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria glad to hear the dog is tolerating the meds. Hope they do the trick. Have fun at the BBQ.<br />\n<br />\nTonia, glad to hear you haven&#39;t killed Gary yet. I&#39;m taking notes for when we do our remodel.......probably still 2 years off. Glad you enjoyed the massage but I always feel like I need another the next day. LOL<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-14 19:12:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206779,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-15 02:44:31',NULL,'','Cooler today.  Been working up a sweat researching the &quot;fall foliage&quot; cruise for next fall - hard work&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJust found out that two more friends are joining us on the Alaska cruise - we are now a group of ten.  My TA was pleased with the referral - now we will just have to see how pleased she was lol.<br />\n<br />\nWell - better get some housework done - the maid is a bit of a shirker tee-hee.<br />\n<br />\nTake care all ....','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-15 02:44:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206855,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-15 13:30:54',NULL,'','SUNDAY - July 15th   [/size] <br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies - Our party was a huge success yesterday - I think everyone had a ball and I still have a fridge full of food so I guess we will start all over again today.  (No -  Jim&#39;s family did not show up but he always has a great time with my family so he was OK)  Today I guess we will have to invite some of the neighbors in to help with the leftovers.   The yard looks none the worse for the use - Jim really comes through and pitches in when we have company so there is no real mess this morning.   Dave (DS) and his family will be by for breakfast before they head home - the kids begged to stay overnight in a local hotel so he finally gave in.  Colin told Ashleigh he was staying in a hotel over-night and Ashleigh told everyone else her cousin was staying at a &quot;Show and tell&quot; overnight.  (Guess we need to keep an eye on that little one. LOL)  I&#39;m off to the grocery store to get the makings for breakfast - don&#39;t think corn on the cob would go over too big for breakfast.  <br />\n<br />\nWhat is happening to everyone else this weekend?  I didn&#39;t even go back and check through yesterdays dock yet so I hope all is well with everyone.<br />\n<br />\nMake to day a very special day and share a smile with someone.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-15 13:30:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206930,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-15 18:33:43',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMarylou..........so glad your party was a success..It is always nice when there is family around.<br />\nOur BBQ at our neighbors was fun and we played a game called personal preferences. It is a game to tell how well you know your spouse...It was a riot.......After 46 years of knowing Ken there were a few surprises.<br />\nWe had a great time and have decided to do game night once a month in someone elses house. The person hosting will supply the meat for dinner and the guests will bring a side dish. This way no one get stuck doing the whole thing. It should work out fine.<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s a beautiful day her and I think we might pack a lunch and a good book and take the dogs to the park this afternoon.<br />\n<br />\nWhatever you all do have fun doing it..........<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-15 18:33:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206951,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-15 19:02:11',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Nothing exciting planned for the day - gonna&#39; dye my hair - that pesky gray is showing itself again, and then go drive my car thru the automated car wash.  Greg went atv&#39;ing with some of his friends.  It is back to work for him tomorrow after taking the past 10 days off - love him dearly, but am ready for him to go back, at least for a day or two.  Beverly called last night and said she and Jud had made it safely back to their Texas home.  She said when they walked into their house, Jud looked at her and said that if they left right then, they could be back at our house by this afternoon, so guess they had a good time.  Mary Lou, sounds like you had a great time at your party - I am sure all of us Crazies would gladly come help out with all those leftovers.  Maria, game night sounds like fun - have you ever played Sequence or Mexican Train?  Greg isn&#39;t big on games, but with Bev here, I got to spend lots of time playing SkipBo.  Well, better go get the coloring on my hair - hope you all are having a great weekend....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-15 19:02:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(206958,3410,1,18,198851,'2007-07-15 19:21:00',NULL,'','Good morningall&#33;  Thunderstorm rolled in and shut our power off for more than an hour.  so what to do?  Pack&#33;&#33;&#33;  I think I once again overpacked, but that&#39;s ok.  We are heading to Walmart to get 3oz. bottles of stuff since we can&#39;t take any liquids over that amount on the plane.  How will that work when we go cruising next year <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/huh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':huh2:\' /> ? <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a greaat Sunday&#33;','shargurl','shargurl','2007-07-15 19:21:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207129,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-16 06:17:54',NULL,'','Evening all - another scorcher - this is getting boring lol.  Have to keep moving the sprinklers - <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbdown.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbdown:\' /><br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - sounds like you really know how to throw a party - next time can we come??????<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - we have played Mexican Train and really enjoyed it.  But, on theose nights when we choose to &quot;imbibe&quot; then we prefer &quot;Balderdash&quot; - we can get a little silly with that one.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' />  I posted your query about Galveston - e me if I can answer any questions for you.  We have foundmost of the travellers reviews on &quot;Tripadvisor&quot; to be very accurate - so far&#33;<br />\n<br />\nShargurl - You can still pack the larger bottles in your checked luggage can&#39;t you?  I buy the empty bottles at the dollar store and take what we need from our &quot;in the shower&quot; stock of half empty bottles LOL  There always seem to be several of them in there&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWent to DD&#39;s for lunch today with Mom - pure joy&#33;  Argh&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  Mom argues with everything I say  even when she knows I&#39;m right.  I grin and lot and bite my tongue LOL<br />\n<br />\nAnyway - off to the games board for a quick brain drain.<br />\n<br />\nTalk at you all topmorrow.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-16 06:17:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207133,3410,1,18,198851,'2007-07-16 06:59:59',NULL,'','Jennifer - We are taking carry on only, and after reading more it is only the carry ons that were affected.  I didn&#39;t think about the checked in luggage for the cruise so yes we can still pack larger bottles&#33; <br />\n<br />\nWell good night all.  We have an early morning wake up call then off to the airport&#33;  Have a great week and talk to you when we get back&#33;  :)','shargurl','shargurl','2007-07-16 06:59:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207201,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-16 13:04:13',NULL,'','MONDAY - July 16th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and welcome to another week.  Yesterday was the most beautiful day we have had in a long time - Warm but with a slight breeze and no humidity - I actually took a book out on the deck and sat and did nothing all afternoon.   DD and family came for dinner and I sat on the deck and gave orders to everyone.  Boy that felt good.  hehe I could really get used to that.  Today we are taking Ashleigh to be measured for her school uniforms - should be quite traumatic (for me - not her).  DD is having surgery on her foot on Wednesday and will be restricted in her shopping and working for at least 6 weeks so we have 2 days to get everything done.   <br />\n<br />\nToday I raid the cruise closet and pull out everything that needs to go to the dry cleaners and begin getting ready for our cruise - one month from tomorrow and boy - do we need it&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - enjoy your day today once Greg leaves for work.  I know what you mean about loving them but not wanting them home all the time.  That is why I just love Jim&#39;s new job - one week home then go to work and leave me alone.  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - missed you yesterday - hope all is well and you were off doing something fun.   <br />\n<br />\nShar - have a wonderful time at Niagra Falls.  Can&#39;t wait to hear all about it.<br />\n<br />\nRose - how is your shoulder today?  Take it easy.<br />\n<br />\nJennifer - All my Crazies friends are always welcome at our parties.  It might be a bit of a trip for you but you will have a great time.  Sorry you had a hard day with your Mom yesterday.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - sounds like a good time was had by all at your BBQ - Is Personal Preference a board game you buy in the store or how does it work.  Sounds like a lot of fun and when we get together with our Cruise friends we always end up playing some games.  <br />\n<br />\nCharlie - still busy with the theatre?  Hope all is going well and you are SRO every night.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - How is the kitchen coming along?  Right now I think I would welcome not being able to cook for awhile.  <br />\n<br />\nKimmy - haven&#39;t heard from you for a couple of days - hope all is well.<br />\n<br />\nWell need to get Jim up and moving - after all the work he did setting up and taking down from the party plus all the time he spent at the grills, he will be soooo happy to go back to work this morning.<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','2007-07-16 13:04:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207255,139,1,18,198851,'2007-07-16 16:49:30',NULL,'','Good Monday morning Crazies. Rita and I had a work-work weekend. I helped my middle daughter and two of the granddaughters move into their new patio home. Rita spent Saturday getting the house ready for open house--which was a bust&#33; It seems our dysfunctional newspaper ran last weeks open house listings instead of this weeks. All the real-estate agents were scrambling around notifying their clients of this major mistake. They ran radio ads Sunday telling everyone to go to their website for the correct open houses. We did have 2 sets of folks at ours. What we understand from our agent, most had a zero turnout. She considered one couple as a potential sale. We will just wait and see. Our house will be the featured home for our area on the Realtor.com website this week and we will have open house for the next two Sundays because of the Newspaper&#39;s mistake.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-07-16 16:49:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207263,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-16 17:13:02',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnother beautiful day here. Some really bad storms last night and they are saying possibly a tornado in Adams County (Amish) which is about an hour away. We had a lot of straight line winds but thankfully all we got were a lot of leaves on the street and lawn.<br />\n<br />\nThe game Personal Preferences is a board game and a lot of fun. The more people play the more fun. It tests your knowledge of how well you know your spouse and friends.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl..............are you anywhere near Breckinridge.........my girlfriends son lives there and works in a very popular restaurant there but the name escapes me at the moment. I know it is a one word name..lol<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-16 17:13:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207287,2613,1,18,198851,'2007-07-16 17:41:04',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nMy DH and I got back from Paris late yesterday and what a wonderful time we had, how can you have a bad time in Paris, right <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .  We did a lot of walking this time, just checking out neighborhoods, The Latin Quarter, St. Germain, Montmartre, found some wonderful restaurants and met some interesting people, one young woman used to live in New York, she was a character.  We are taking a couple of days off before returning to work, maybe on Wednesday.  I have a lot of catching up to do here.<br />\nTake care everyone.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-07-16 17:41:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207303,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-16 18:10:25',NULL,'','Mercedes - welcome back - you were missed.  I&#39;m glad you and DH had a great trip and a wonderful anniversary celebration.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-16 18:10:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207341,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-16 18:49:00',NULL,'','Welcome back Mercedes glad you had a great time in Paris<br />\n<br />\nBetter Luck Keith and Rita in the next two open houses.','teacp','teacp','2007-07-16 18:49:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207353,2613,1,18,198851,'2007-07-16 18:55:24',NULL,'','Thank you Mary Lou and Maria <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-07-16 18:55:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207368,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-16 19:18:09',NULL,'','Afternoon Crazies from insane again Florida&#33; At least I&#39;m going insane. Office we picked may not work out so we are back to hunting. There was a little glitch in the contract about maintenance (could be expensive glitch) so we&#39;re keeping our options open for now. <br />\n<br />\nSunday wasn&#39;t too great either..........I was all set for a nice quiet day and had just turned on the computer to visit here with everyone but that was not to be. I decided to steal the thermometer from the freezer to check the wine chiller&#39;s temperature and when I opened the door dripping water was my greeting. Yikes&#33; My DS and I were chucking meat into the regular freezer as well as whatever else we could salvage. The freezer was dead.......it owed me nothing as I had it a long time but it was fine on Saturday night when I was in it. Instead of logging in here I started searching freezers since if you opened the other one, you got attacked&#33;  I didn&#39;t know that getting one would turn into an all day affair. All I wanted was a 7 cu. ft one since it fit so well but they aren&#39;t making many of them anymore and I had to hunt for one. The larger ones just won&#39;t fit in the space without a redo of the laundry room and no way I was going to take on that project. I did finally get a freezer but would have loved a self-defrost one but settled since I was pretty stuck. Oh well, at least we can open the freezer in the kitchen and not be attacked&#33; LOL  It wasn&#39;t the food I tossed that got me, its the cleanup and trying to find out if the trash man will pick it up. They like bows on their garbage here.........<br />\n<br />\nMarylou so glad your party was successful. Jim&#39;s family missed out on the fun, how sad for them. Glad to hear you had a restful Sunday after a really busy few weeks. I know what you mean about needing a cruise, I&#39;ve reachey my limit now too.<br />\n<br />\nMaria a games night sounds like fun.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I know what you mean. There&#39;s something wonderful about having the house all to yourself.<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita sorry to hear your open house was a bust. I&#39;ll cross my fingers for the one prospect you have. <br />\n<br />\nWelcome home Mercedes&#33; Glad to hear your anniversary trip was wonderful&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a marvelous day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-16 19:18:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207375,2549,1,18,198851,'2007-07-16 19:32:11',NULL,'','morning everyone....<br />\n<br />\nMercedes welcome home ,, glad you enjoyed your trip.. i would like to know where you stayed and what area you may suggest to stay in... i am thinking about going a week early next year b4 the TA cruise ....and i was checking out some things....so anything you may be able to suggust would be great <br />\n<br />\ndang all these parties and no leftover coming my way gezzzzzzzzzz.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl ... i know what ya mean .. thursday is my no  more gray day.... <br />\n<br />\nkitchen is still a shell ......cabinets come thursday... granite monday and refrig tuesday.. i found tile i think i told ya that already<br />\n.... it will come together... gary took a day off so we had a day relief from here do this , hey hold this <br />\nup...ok i need ya again..... by next week most will be done....i need to go look for a small light fixture forr over the sink....and new rugs ( after its&#39; done...) not sure what kinda color will be the main color i want to bring out yet...<br />\n<br />\nwell going to try to get some sleep during the sheet rock installing today<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-07-16 19:32:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207395,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-16 20:20:12',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Sounds like everyone has been so busy.  What bliss I am feeling today - for the first time in 10 days, I am alone in the house - wish I didn&#39;t have an appt. at 1:00 so I could just sit here and enjoy it.  Maria, we are about an hr. from Breckenridge - we took a drive up there last Monday with our friends and had lunch.  Can&#39;t help you as to the name of the restaurant - we ate at Bubba&#39;s, but I am sure that isn&#39;t where your friend works as it is a little BBQ place and I think the owner and his wife are about the only employees.  There are many, many wonderful eating etablishment&#39;s there.  We went there for a weekend last summer and ate at a wonderful restaurant that was in our hotel and it had one name - we had delicious prime rib, but cannot remember the name of it either.  Tonia, hang in there hon, it will soon be over and you will be so glad that you had the work done.  Believe me, I understand how frustrating the whole process is - there were many times I just wanted to order everyone out of my house, but now I look at my new kitchen with such a feeeling of joy.  Rose, so sorry about your freezer - what a pain&#33;&#33;&#33;   Glad you got it replaced.  Our old refrigerator/freezer that we kept in the basement went out about 6 months or so ago, and I didn&#39;t realize how much I depended on it.  Greg says he knows he needs to replace it but it is the getting a new one down there that he dreads as it has to go down the basement stairs, then turn on the landing and go down again.  He took the doors off the old one and put them at the curb and the trash man did take them.  He is keeping the shell down there for storage - I think it is more that he doesn&#39;t want to have to bring it up the stair.  I always thaw my Thanksgiving turkey in that fridge so he is going to have to do something soon.  Mercedes, welcome back, you were missed here.  Hope you are going to post pics of your fabulous trip.  Keith, what a pain in the butt - hopefully you will get a contract from the potential buyer who came yesterday and won&#39;t have to do the open houses that are scheduled.  Mary Lou, I will be keeping your daughter in my thoughts and prayers for a full and speedy recovery from her foot surgery.  Enjoy your day with little Ashleigh - is she starting kindergarten?  My grandson starts next month and I have been buying him lots of school clothes.  He is such a clothes hound - loves to try on everything.  He has been wanting to take everything home with him now but I told him we will keep them here at grandma&#39;s until time for school to start because I know that he will be wearing them and have them all stained or torn before school even starts.  Well, guess I had better go get ready for my appt., still sitting here in my nightie, enjoying the peace and quiet.  I hope all of my crazy friends have a wonderful start to their week....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-16 20:20:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207453,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-16 23:56:56',NULL,'','Hi All,<br />\nIt has really warmed up here in Soldotna.... to the upper 60&#39;s.  We&#39;re all wearing capri&#39;s and T-shirts.  It&#39;s great to get out a big jackets for a while, although by this evening I&#39;m sure we&#39;ll be dressed in winter clothing again.<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m still having computer problems - so I&#39;ve resorted to using my express card which is a little slower.<br />\n<br />\nRose....sorry to hear about the freezer - bummer&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia.... hang in there girl&#33;&#33;  Your kitchen&#39;s going to look wonderful when you&#39;re done..worth all the grief.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great week everyone.','zebra','zebra','2007-07-16 23:56:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207467,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-17 00:17:28',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll bet Tony looks really cute in those capri&#39;s... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-17 00:17:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207725,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-17 07:59:33',NULL,'','Cheryl....you&#39;re too cute&#33;&#33;  We were so surprised overseas, in Europe, how many men wear capri&#39;s&#33;&#33;&#33;  Wonder why it didn&#39;t catch on here in America?','zebra','zebra','2007-07-17 07:59:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207765,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-17 13:09:43',NULL,'','TUESDAY - July 17th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies - Today marks the 1 month mark til we cruise on the Explorer.  We booked this cruise 16 months ago so it really seems like forever.  It is also the longest we have gone in between cruises - 11 months since the last one.  I&#39;ll have to be sure that doesn&#39;t happen again.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nJoey - OK we give up - where are you hiding?  Seriously, we have missed you the last couple of days.  Please let us know you are OK or we will have to send out the MCCP ( Missing Cruise Crazies Posse)<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - I hope you enjoyed your peaceful day yesterday.  We all need one of those every now and then. especially after having house guests for  a week.  No matter how much you love them it is a strain, both physically and emotionally.  Yes, Ash starts Kindergarten in late August - bus picks her up at 7:20 AM for full day K - seems like an awfully long day for such a little one but I&#39;m sure she will be fine.  She is so excited - she even has her own count-down clock for school.  Let&#39;s hope she feels this way after school starts.  My oldest granddaughter Paige loved the first day of school then threw a tantrum on day 2.  Noone told her this was an everyday occurrence.  She seemed to think it was a one day deal, kind of like going to the circus or a birthday party.  Kids&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  Will Scotty be going to full day or half-day K?<br />\n<br />\nRose - I completely sympathize with you over the freezer - hope you did not lose too many things.  When our fridge went down I couldn&#39;t even cook the defrosting things because I had to where to put the cooked food.  Glad you got a new one so fast though.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - good luck with the open houses over the next couple of weeks.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - it&#39;s great seeing you back on the boards after your trip.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - how is the dog doing on the new meds?  Sure hope they are helping.<br />\n<br />\nShar - have a wonderful time in Niagra Falls.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - the end of your project is in sight - hang in there.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get Jim up and moving.  Today will be my last day to myself before Deb&#39;s surgery so I plan on making the most of it.  Make today special and don&#39;t forget to  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-17 13:09:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207872,2613,1,18,198851,'2007-07-17 17:00:02',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTonia, I stayed at the Ritz Paris which is an absolutely fabulous hotel, but unfortunately not very convenient to any attractions, although there is a taxi stand close by which we took to get to the metro station, but to us it was worth the inconvenience.  I would suggest buying a streetwise Paris map, www.streetwisemaps.com, about &#036;7.95, and worth every penny.  It is a comprehensive map of Paris, easy to read, and has listed hospitals, major hotels (about 20 - unfortunately not the small ones), attractions, museums, shopping centers, churches, metro stations and taxi stands.  It also has a Paris metro map and the best part that I love about this map is that it is laminated, so you don’t have to worry about creases and tears and folds to conveniently fit in your purse.  Please be aware of the smaller more convenient hotels, which usually have small rooms, no A/C and you might have to share a bathroom down the hall with the other guests.  So when booking always inquire about these things, also I always check out tripadvisor.com to find out what people have to say about the hotel I choose.  A friend of mine stayed at the Hotel Saint Christophe, www.charm-hotel-paris.com. in April and just loved it, not too far from attractions and just a couple of blocks from over a dozen restaurants, including a Baskin and Robbins.<br />\nI would also get a Paris Visite pass (which also comes with a bunch of coupons for shows cruises, restaurants, etc.) that entitles you to unlimited travel on metros, buses, RER train and the Paris museum pass, with no admission charge, no waiting in line (the best part) and no limit to the number of times you can visit over 60 museums (including the Louvre).  You can order these on line and have them delivered to your hotel.  We enjoyed not standing in line at the museums or the metro station.<br />\nYou will love Paris.<br />\n<br />\nGood luck with your kitchen remodeling, looking forward to seeing before and after pictures.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-07-17 17:00:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207875,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-17 17:21:52',NULL,'','Morning Crazies. Another nutty day in our drippy house.......now it&#39;s the hot water heaters turn but I think I&#39;ve gotten the valve tightened and the dripping stopped. I love Howie but his knowledge of houses in general is nil. He saw the valve dripping and thought it was supposed to do that.......please don&#39;t give him any tools either. LOL&#33; Of course I know it&#39;s a temporary fix but at least the water isn&#39;t running down the driveway anymore.  What is it about appliances with me this week. UGH&#33; <br />\n<br />\nOff to run errands today. I&#39;m getting behind again since the freezer and hot water heater incidents cost me valuable time.  Please pray that I don&#39;t have any more house issues this week. I&#39;m starting to lose it. (Like you&#39;d notice?)<br />\n<br />\nTonia, hang in there your getting closer to the end of the remodel. I&#39;m sure it will be beautiful when it&#39;s done.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, glad you enjoyed the peace and quiet of the house. I can&#39;t blame Greg for not wanting to haul that refrig up the stairs. Mine was way easier, straight out the door to the garage.<br />\n<br />\nJackie I have to go catch up with your journal today. I really have been living Alaska through you this summer. Sure wish you&#39;d get in computer range again.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou congrats on your 1 month till cruise. I agree 11 months is way too long to wait for a cruise book an opening booking while on board so you get the OBC. We&#39;ll be wishing each other Bon Voyage before you know it&#33;  LOL  Full day kindergarten isn&#39;t such a bad thing  for the kids, (I worked in kindergarten) they really learn so many social and life skills these days. I&#39;ll be thinking of your daughter and praying all goes well with her surgery tomorrow. Hope you do something fun for yourself today.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day and stops to smell the flowers&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-17 17:21:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207877,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-17 18:06:02',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMarylou.........the dog is doing great on the meds. The redness around her one eye is getting lighter and lighter every day so I hope that means the infection is lessening. She is such a doll about her meds as she gets five different meds three times a day plus gets her sugar tested.<br />\nIt is so exciting that Asleigh is starting kindergarten. She will love the all day....I remember the kids starting school the first day of course they didn&#39;t have all day kindergarten but most of our friends and family were stay at home moms as I was.........I remember some first time moms crying at the schoolyard.......not us (girlfriends).............We would do what we called our first day of school dance.............and then go off and have breakfast.............I would tell the first time moms don&#39;t worry they will be home at 3 so enjoy it.......lol<br />\nAnyway it is exciting and don&#39;t forget to take pics of her with her little backpack getting on the bus.....That was my kids favorite part. The very first day when my first daughter went to kindergarten I followed the bus to make sure she got there all right. In all seriousness my thoughts go out to you and your DD with her impending surgery. <br />\n<br />\nRose...........hope this is the end of your house problems.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-17 18:06:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207881,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-17 18:31:09',NULL,'','Maria - I had to laugh when you talked about the mom&#39;s crying in the school yard.  I remember doing that for my kids, then  for Heather &amp; Caitlin and for Ashleigh in pre-school.  Heck - I got teary when she walked out of the dressing room with her little uniform jumper on yesterday.  I also definately plan on following the school bus for several days but I will be the 2nd car behind the bus - DD &amp; SIL will be in the lead car.  LOL','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-17 18:31:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207904,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-17 19:14:00',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nThat&#39;s funny <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> .......is she going to parochial school or do they wear uniforms there. I know before my DD left Staten Island three years ago my grandson wore uniforms in P.S. 22 in Graniteville.','teacp','teacp','2007-07-17 19:14:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207906,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-17 19:27:33',NULL,'','Maria - Ash is going to Parochial school.  They changed the cut-off date for public school here this year and she missed by 2 weeks and she definately can&#39;t spend another year in Pre-K.  (I don&#39;t think the teachers could stand it).  I know PS 30 on SI tried  uniforms a few years ago but it was a dismal failure so they went back to the old way.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-17 19:27:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207909,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-17 20:27:20',NULL,'','Morning Crazies&#33;<br />\nWe are having a mini heatwave here in Soldotna.  Goodness I didn&#39;t think I was ever going to get out of jackets, yesterday I didn&#39;t wear anything with long sleeves for the entire day and evening.  Now, we all knw this is Alaska.... and by the time you hear from me again it could be cold and wet.  But in the meantime today is another warm day..... so we&#39;ll enjoy&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe&#39;ve been planning our next South Africa visit to the family and of course a week&#39;s safari thrown in as well.  So many have asked us to join them on various cruises both on Cruise Crazies and also here amongst our RV&#39;ing friends - the truth is a South African trip costs MANY thousands..... so for now we&#39;ll be doing that trip half way across the world  :)  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl and Joey....... it&#39;s really hard for us to plan that far in advance whilst we are enjoying the RV lifestyle, as we never know where we&#39;ll be - will it include an airfare to get to LA?  From which airport?  Too many unknowns.  We&#39;ve discussed it and have decided that the only cruising we&#39;ll do will be spur of the moment.  i.e.  We could be close to Galveston, so we&#39;ll check on cruises from there, or close to San Diego... check on cruises from there.  Preferably where we won&#39;t have to fly across country to get to the cruise ship.  Hope you guys understand.... we would LOVE to see you all - but this would be difficult for us.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes... glad you enjoyed your stay in Paris.  We had an entirely opposite experience there and don&#39;t plan to visit anytime soon, but I&#39;m looking forward to hearing about your trip.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou.... I  bet you&#39;re looking forward to your cruise.  It&#39;s been 9 months since our last cruise and it feels like it was light years ago. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-07-17 20:27:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(207958,2613,1,18,198851,'2007-07-17 22:20:07',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nJackie, I am sorry to hear about your experience in Paris.  This is our third visit and we have thoroughly enjoyed every one of them.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-07-17 22:20:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208066,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-18 01:51:37',NULL,'','Good afternoon fellow Crazies.  Just got back from meeting friends for lunch and doing some more shopping for the mucnhkin&#39;s school clothes.  Some of you may remember that my son and ex-DIL divorced recently and Scotty lives with his dad.  As much as I love my son, lets just say he is &quot;fashion challenged&quot; and most of the time my grandson runs around looking like a ragmuffin.  My son just says &quot;that is what he picked out to wear&quot;.  I have bought him about 20 outfits, 4 prs. of shoes and misc. t-shirts and shorts, plus lots of new underwear so he should be set.  Mary Lou, he will be going to the afternoon session of kindergarten which will be good because my son goes to work at noon so he will drop him off on the way and I imagine that Noni (what Scotty calls me) will be picking him up several times a week.  My son is off on Mon. and Wed. and hopefully Scotty&#39;s mom will chip in with his schedule and help out, but not really counting on that.  It has been in the high 90&#39;s around here the past few days  We did have a few 100 degree days lately, but the forecast for the next week is mid to high nineties.  I keep reminding myself about all my moaning when we had measurable snow on the ground for 63 days this past winter.  Jackie, I didn&#39;t get to get online much when our company was here and so I had a week&#39;s worth of your travel log to read at once - what a treat&#33;&#33;&#33;  I took the plunge and made an appt. with a plastic surgeon to see what can be done about the bags under my eyes.  Greg thinks it is silly and he says they really aren&#39;t even noticeable, but they bother me and that&#39;s what matters.  I am going on Wed., August 1.  Wish I could have gotten in sooner - I have thought about it for months and decided last night that I was going to do it.  Well, guess I had better go start Greg&#39;s dinner - wishing you all a wonderful evening....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-18 01:51:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208160,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-18 07:55:01',NULL,'','Good evening all - busy day again - but the weather was nice and cool for a change.<br />\n<br />\nWent for the metacholine challenge test today - to see how my asthma is progressing.  Turns out I&#39;m now 80% blocked - that doesn&#39;t sound so good but I am an optpmist - so that still gives me 20% lol.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nThe cool weather definately helps though.  <br />\n<br />\nMade a great curried shrimp dish for dinner tonight - yummy&#33;  I can still smell it on my hands - that&#39;s curry for you lol.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - glad to have you back with us - we missed you.  SOunds like Paris was good to you :o)<br />\n<br />\nAll that talk about kindergraten made me a bit misty eyed - I can remember almost 34 years ago  - my baby boy - all red hair and freckles :o)  Still has the freckles but not much of the hair tee-hee.<br />\n<br />\nWell - have a great night all - see you tomorrow.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-18 07:55:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208190,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-18 12:53:23',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - July 18th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies - A busy day here today.  Daughter has to leave for her surgery by 7AM so the kids will be arriving by 6:30 nice and cranky because Mommy woke them up.  I wanted to go up to her house to watch them but she was being a bit difficult last night.  I know she is nervous about the surgery but we had one of those nights  where I was wrong no matter what.    If I said stop, she said go, if I said dark she said light.  Figured I would just give in and let her bring the kids here.  I have a feeling it is going to be a very very long 6 weeks recovery period.  Deb has never been known for her patience and does not make a very good patient at all.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - sounds like things did not go too well with your asthma test.  Hope they can find something to help you nbe a bit more comfortable.<br />\n<br />\nRose - sorry about the water heater - this is definately not your week.  Time to leave it all behind you and go on a cruise.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - how is construction coming?  Are you and Gary still speaking.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nMaria - glad to hear the meds seem to be working for your dog.  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - it sounds like you had a wonderful time in Paris.  Some day I hope to see it all.<br />\n<br />\nIf I want to get anything accomplished today I&#39;d better get a move on.  I don&#39;t think much will get done once the kids come.  It will be an anxious morning til I know all is well with Deb and she will be home later today in an air-cast (whatever the heck that is)   Mike will stay home from work tonight to be with her but after that we will take each day as it comes along.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-18 12:53:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208248,139,1,18,198851,'2007-07-18 16:09:48',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies. Not much to report around here--it&#39;s hot and humid with thunder boomers predicted for this afternoon. The typical dog days of summer.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-07-18 16:09:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208294,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-18 17:34:36',NULL,'','Morning all. It&#39;s nice and quiet here so cleaning is on the agenda today. I think I mentioned that Howie&#39;s office may fall through but yesterday we went to one of the first ones we saw and have started the process with them so now we have 2 options at least. I like the second one better for the exposure and the price but we&#39;ll see when the contracts come through.  Howie&#39;s going nuts over this and driving me there slowly.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou I had to laugh about the cars following the school bus. I did it too when we moved here to Florida. My son was in 2nd grade and my DD started Kindergarten. I followed the bus for 3 days until my son told me to stop. One of his friends had seen me. There were quite a few of us following the bus and the school was only 5 blocks away&#33; LOL  Hope all goes well with your DD&#39;s surgery. Let us know please.<br />\n<br />\nJenn, hope they find the right combo of drugs for you soon. When my son was younger he was on 3 inhalers at the same time. It took a while but it worked. His asthma is in remission for the mostpart but it will come back just like his dad&#39;s. Hang in there.<br />\n<br />\nMaria glad to hear the dog is doing better. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl sounds like Scotty will be well decked out for school. <br />\n<br />\nThanks everyone for the well wishes for our home. I&#39;m crossing my fingers too. Off to get the cleaning started. Have a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-18 17:34:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208298,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-18 17:41:11',NULL,'','Hi everyone - Son-in-law just called and according to DD&#39;s Dr. &quot;Everything went much better than expected&quot;.  Not quite sure what that means but surgery is over and they will be home in a couple of hrs.  Dr. said the next 3 or 4 days will be pretty bad since Deb inherited my allergy to Codein and her dada allergy to Morphine and 2 or 3 other pain killers.  Hopefully she will be able to sleep through most of it.  Thanks for your prayer and good wishes.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-18 17:41:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208299,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-18 17:42:55',NULL,'','Glad to hear the good news about your DD Marylou&#33; Hope that her recovery goes smoothly&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-18 17:42:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208353,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-18 19:27:57',NULL,'','Great news Marylou............now we just have to get you through the recovery.......lol','teacp','teacp','2007-07-18 19:27:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208425,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-18 22:20:02',NULL,'','Mary Lou so happy to hear that DD did well during the surgery.  As a mother, I know how much we worry about our &quot;babies&quot; even when they are grown.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-18 22:20:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208426,2549,1,18,198851,'2007-07-18 22:21:40',NULL,'','hey all.... <br />\n<br />\nMarylou.... good to hear the surgery went well..... now recovery.... ya sure you can&#39;t take codein... thinking your going to need something to get thur it LOL ... <br />\n<br />\nCheryl... your funny i haven&#39;t heard ragamuffin in ages LOL lets just hope son will not let him mix and match the outfits LOL <br />\n<br />\nRose LOL this is not going well with appliances this week .. gezzzzzz when it rains it pours poor thing.....<br />\n<br />\nOK the latest..... ok i told ya picked tile , so Gary sends me to this place to get my title,,, he said oh they will load it everything..... ok i drive up to the place thur rush hour traffic.. ( cussing at all the dang drivers that put make up on .... read ... OMG TALK ON THE &amp;&amp;&amp;****&amp;&amp;*** PHONE... what did we ever do without cell phones. before.. there should be a law for stupid people about using a phone...i get up there walk in thinking i could get tile  ( thinking omg this is my last trip for anything about the kitchen.. )... YA RIGHT....i should have known.... i say here i need this tile and grout... and i would like to take it ith me today ... the lady looked at me as to laugh and say  OH you have to order it and come back friday morning.... ok i said some choice words ,,, then to make it worst she says OH you could have called and ordered it ....after a few more words under my breath....i ordered it paid for it.. amd walked outside.... got in the car and called GARY...after a few more choice words to him... I said why didn&#39;t you tell me i couldn&#39;t get tile today and i had to order it....... OK he said the wrong thing..... YOU DIDN&quot;T ORDER IT THE OTHER DAY .. i said OMG NO you told me to bring home some tiles and we will decide .. LIKE WHEN WAS I SUPPOSE TO ORDER IT if i didn&#39;t know what i wanted ... OMG i was so mad .. i just said nevermind and hung up on him...then the paint... i go to LOWES to order paint... call him andc ask him how much and he says as i am walking in LOWES doesn&#39;t carry BEHR ..WHY ARE YOU THERE ... did you tell me lowes does not carry BEHR... noooooooo... so i hang up on him again....i go to Home depot... get that dang BEHR paint... a light for over the sink ... walk in the door... i left the paint in the car didn&#39;t carry it up ... what does he say YOU DIDN&quot;T BUY PAINT...i only have two hotdogs a icee. presciprtions from sams club...my pruse in my hand.. OH YA i had room for paint too .....OMG ... he walked out the back door and hasn&#39;t talk to me since... thinking he better let me cool for a little while longer /&#092;... awwwwwwwww i vented...and i haven&#39;t slept since i got off work at 0700 this morning...it is now 1220 i am pooped out <br />\n<br />\nwell they are dping the surgery on my wrist next thursday.....so i may not be typing to much right after...i may come on and say hello i am ok...... cabinets come tomorrow ... .<br />\n<br />\neveryone have a good day... <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-07-18 22:21:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208427,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-18 22:29:54',NULL,'','Tonia, you crack me up.  I bet you are a little hellion when you are mad - probably best that Gary steers clear right now.  I will be keeping you in my prayers for your surgery next week.  Hope it goes well and that your recovery is speedy...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-18 22:29:54',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208431,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-18 22:48:17',NULL,'','Tonia, oh my........Gary really doesn&#39;t want to live much longer does he? <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  I&#39;d have lost my mind by then. It would definately be an insanity defense. At least he cares about the kitchen, my DH could care less what color anything is. Only thing he cares about it how much and that he doesn&#39;t have to do anything.LOL<br />\n<br />\nHang in there. Please let us know how you do with the wrist. I&#39;ll be listening closely since I still haven&#39;t decided if I want to do this or not. Still trying to put it off.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-18 22:48:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208479,139,1,18,198851,'2007-07-18 23:46:20',NULL,'',' <br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;That&#39;s really great news Mary Lou&#33;[/size]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-07-18 23:46:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208650,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-19 02:40:06',NULL,'','Raining &quot;cats and dogs&quot; - wow is it coming down and cold to boot&#33;<br />\n<br />\nDoing &quot;not much&quot; today - still &quot;chesty&quot; and have a raging headache from the methacholine test yesterday.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - great news - if she&#39;s allergic to pain killers maybe she needs a couple of shots of &quot; a little something&quot; from the liquor cabinet :o) I  wish her a speedy, painfree recovery.<br />\n<br />\nI am used to the asthma - it&#39;s pretty mild - most of the time - but  when it flares up it&#39;s pretty n asty.  But ey - my latest inhaler - the red one - doesn&#39;t even taste bad lol.<br />\n<br />\nHeading off to make tea and get back under the covers - looks like it&#39;s DH&#39;s turn to make dinner tonight - wonder what he will pick up at the drve through lol.<br />\n<br />\nTake care all','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-19 02:40:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208743,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-19 07:23:28',NULL,'','Tonia - you&#39;re a hoot&#33;&#33;  Hope you&#39;ve cooled down by now.  I&#39;m with you about the people that talk on their phones etc while driving all over the road at 10 mph because they can&#39;t concentrate on more than one thing at a time.... don&#39;t get me started&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-07-19 07:23:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208781,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-19 13:45:29',NULL,'','THURSDAY - July 19th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....Getting a late start this morning....had to go up to DD&#39;s and get the kids bright and early.  DD is in a lot of pain and we thought it best to keep the kids away from her as much as possible til she is feeling better.  No matter how old your kids get, it hurts to see them hurting.  The kids are being so good but really don&#39;t understand what is going on and TJ is fascinated by the big bandage and we&#39;re afraid if he accidently hits her foot we will have to scrape her off the ceiling.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - I&#39;m sure you are not finding your renovations funny, but they way you tell of the problems with Gary make us chuckle....you certainly have a way with words.  Good luck and please don&#39;t kill Gary - you won&#39;t be able to enjoy yours new kitchen then.  <br />\n<br />\nZebra - I am with you 100% on cell phone drivers on the road.  Glad you are still enjoying your adventure though as we are all enjoying it with you.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - take care and don&#39;t let that cold get you down.  What kind of inhalers are you on that doesn&#39;t taste  <br />\ntoo bad  -  I&#39;m on 2 of them and one is worse than the other.  YUCK - but they do the job so that is all that counts.<br />\n<br />\nRose - Good luck with the new office space.  Now you will have to decide which one to take.  I still don&#39;t see your cruise or your anniversary on the calendar.  Are you leaving August 17th or 18th?  I think you are one day behind me.  What ports are you going to?<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - Sounds like Scotty will be the best dressed little guy in Kindergarten.  Ashleigh is all excited but I don&#39;t think she realizes yet that the uniforms that she loves right now will be her wardrobe for the whole year.  Lol<br />\n<br />\nCharlie - how are things going with the show?  Is it over yet?  <br />\n<br />\nJoey - where are you - we are missing you here.  It&#39;s not like you to be missing for such a long time.  <br />\n<br />\nWell time to go amuse the kids - The Wiggles are over so I guess they are ready to start their day.  Oh give me strength to chase them all day long.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-19 13:45:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208819,2613,1,18,198851,'2007-07-19 15:28:28',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nMarylou, that’s great news about DD’s surgery and I wish her a speedy and successful recovery.  Tonia, I will keep you in my prayers for your surgery next week.  Jennifer, I have asthma too and mine has improved over the years, I used to be in the emergency room several times a month, but I have changed my inhaler and that has helped a lot.<br />\nWell, I am back to work and have several projects to complete, so everyone have a great day <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-07-19 15:28:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208890,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-19 17:48:27',NULL,'','Good Morning all from Florida. Internet kind of wonky this morning. Only real plan today is to get a haircut&#33; I want my great-nephew to see his Great Aunt for the first time with great hair. Like he&#39;d notice, he&#39;s only 4 months. Working on final plans for our NY trip next week. We&#39;ll only be gone 2 days and then I get to think about our cruise&#33; <br />\n<br />\nMarylou so sorry to hear your DD is in so much pain. What a great mom/grandmother you are to take the kids for her. Hope as the days pass she will get better quickly. Just keep thinking of that cruise&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI added the cruise to the calendar but it hasn&#39;t showed up. Strange I did it the same day you mentioned it. We leave on the 19th, our anniversary. We&#39;re doing eastern this trip. I just posted it again.......<br />\n<br />\nMercedes, guess you&#39;ve recovered from you trip since your working hard. We missed you on the games board. <br />\n<br />\nJenn, feel better&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-19 17:48:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208918,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-19 19:10:43',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNothing much planned today. We are dogsitting for our son&#39;s dog as he is at a race this weekend. Also tonight we are getting my DD&#39;s dog as my SIL goes to Jersey to pick up my daughter and kids from her sisters. That two weeks went fast.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou.............sorry your DD is in so much pain. Thank goodness she has you to tend to the kids while she is recuperating. But then that is what grandmas do.............Hoping she will be feeling better soon.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all. We are expecting severe weather this afternoon with hail, striaght line winds and possibly tornadic activity. So I will probably shut down the computer till all that passes.<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-19 19:10:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(208939,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-19 20:06:16',NULL,'','Good morning.  It is dreary looking outside and I decided this looks like a good day to just stay in the house all day.  I was planning on going to Penney&#39;s as I got a flyer and coupon that is good for today and tomorrow, but decided that tomorrow is going to be the day.  I am having trouble with my sleeping meds.  Tuesday night, after taking them around 11:00, I decided at 2:00 a.m. that it was a good time to get started on the changes I want to make upstairs.  I jumped in and started peeling the wallpaper from the master bath at that time.  Last night (guess I should say early this morning), at around the same time, the thought hit me that it was the perfect time to start painting, and that is what I did until around 4:00 a.m.  I think that when my head hit the pillow, following my clean-up, I was out.  The phone started ringing around 9:00 this morning and after the 3rd call, I gave up and got out of bed around 10:00.  Mary Lou, I am sure that DD appreciates how much you are doing to insure her an opportunity to rest and recover, and I bet the little ones are having a great time at grandma&#39;s.  I haven&#39;t seen my munchkin in a week and a half and I really need a &quot;fix&quot;.  Maria, sounds like it might be a good day for you to stay in the house too - please stay safe in that bad weather.  Rose, I laughed when I saw the word &quot;wonky&quot; in your post - I haven&#39;t heard that in years.  Are any of you watching Big Brother this season?  It is one of our favorites and we never miss an episode, although we do normally DVR it and watch it later so we can skip the commercials.  Anxious to see who gets evicted tonight - we are hoping it is Joe as we would like to see Dick and Daniele have some time to mend their father/daughter relationship and I think Dick will put Jenn in her place&#33;&#33;&#33;  Hope all of you have a great day - the week is almost over and the weekend will soon be here.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-19 20:06:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209044,2549,1,18,198851,'2007-07-20 01:19:34',NULL,'','hello all... <br />\n<br />\nwell today didn&#39;t start any better then yesterday went....<br />\n<br />\ntoday i was called a tile thief..... i walked into home depot to check on a light for the kitchen and took a piece of tile with me so i could match the sink to get that... i didn&#39;;t think anything when i walked in ....i walked around the whole store since i was there i looked for faucet etc,,, i go up to the cash register ,, and the lady says... &quot; there is not tag for this piece of tile madam , i will have to have someone find the price for this &quot; ... i was trying to me nice and say.. well dear you won&#39;t find a price this is not your produce ... this is my tile i bought with me....... OK she says OH yes it is our product i have seen it... well she was getting a little bit.. ummm what ya call it B*****.. so i said well just fine SEARCH FOR IT THEN.....i stood there wsaiting .. and waiting.. she called everyone manager  etc... ( i thought well ya want to be a B**** to me then lady have add it looking ).. i had the reciept with me that i bought the tile somewhere esle but did she even ask me for it noooooooooo... so i waited....and waited ... ( laughing to myself )... after about 30 minutes .. she finally admits well i guess we don&#39;t have this tile... LOL LOL LOL   like i tried to tell ya that , the manager comes over and says ... Madam where did you get this you should have gotten a tag for this when you came in..... DID the guy say anything when i walked in with it , and he even said i hope you find what your looking for ... have a good day .. the manager says .. well he should have... i got a alittle snippy and said .. WELL HE DIDN&quot;T SAY ANYTHING...the manager just looked at me... I told him well first you cashier accuses me of being a tile thief .. ( ya right like i want to steal one tile ).. i have been standing here for 45 mins waiting for you guys to find out this is not YOUR TILE.. and all you had to ask for was for my reciept i have right here .. ( i waved it in the air )..the manager looks at the cashier and said .. DIDN&quot;T you even ask for that ... LOL LOL .. i looked at him and said NO SHE DIDN&quot;T...and i want something taken off this check since you have accused me of being a tile thief.. and you have wasted my time with all this....<br />\n<br />\nOK i got a gift credit ...LOL LOL .. but i will spent it at another store...... ( ok i did make kinda a face at the girl .. LIKE neer neer hahah ) ok i was  a liitle bit of a BRAT too<br />\n<br />\ncabinets came they are so pretty...Gary painted the color is great.....and clap your hands he has been a good guy today... we made it thur my day off without trying to hurt him LOL but now the lady at home depot is a different story ....got the gray covered today .. so all is good now <br />\n<br />\nwell all have a great day.....','terumim','terumim','2007-07-20 01:19:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209128,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-20 08:52:38',NULL,'','OMG Tonia - who would have thought they put up such a knockdown, drag out, fight on over one tile.... sorry you had to go through all that.  Hope you poured youself a good glass of wine at the end of the day&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-07-20 08:52:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209131,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-20 09:16:32',NULL,'','Tonia - you go girl&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; It seems customer service is a things of the past.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - hope you are all tucked into bed and sleeping like a log right now :o)<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - it must be hard to be back in the work grind&#33;  I have only been diagnosed with asthma since 2004 - so still trying different things.  The red inhaler (the one that taste ok) seems to work the best - gets right down there really quickly.<br />\n<br />\nOff to games - talk at you all tomorrow','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-20 09:16:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209133,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-20 09:19:16',NULL,'','Jenn - nope - I am still up but I promise I am not going to strip wallpaper or do any painting during the wee hours of the morning tonight.  I am going to finish watching All My Children and then heading off to bed....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-20 09:19:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209239,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-20 15:34:28',NULL,'','FRIDAY - July 20th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies....getting a very very late start this morning.  Debbie finally decided at about 9 PM last night that Momma sometimes knows best and in fact she could not be home alone with 2 kids while Mike was at work all night.  She also decided she couldn&#39;t  bear to have both kids away from her all night so Nannie spent the night on her couch listening to Ashleigh laugh in her sleep all night.  Not a little chuckle but a real loud belly laugh....scared the you know what out of me.  Just got them up and dressed and back to my house for awhile while Mike takes her back to the Dr.  They have to unwrap the bandages and x-ray to make sure the screws stayed in place.  Knowing Deb she will pass out as soon as she sees what her foot looks like.  Her childhood dreams of becoming a nurse quickly disappeared when she saw blood for the first time and she actually passed out when they started the IV on Wednesday.  To say she is not a good patient would be an understatement. LOL<br />\n<br />\nI&#39;ll be back later on after Mike picks up the kids to catch up and see what everyone has been up to.  In the meantime make today special and share a smille.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-20 15:34:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209243,2613,1,18,198851,'2007-07-20 15:53:04',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nMaryLou, I hope all goes well with your DD today.  My third DD (Christine) leaves for Colorado today with her family.  He is in the Airforce so she moves around a lot.  It was great having her here for a year and she will be in Colorado for 3 years.  Today is my DH’s birthday, he doesn’t want a big fuss so the girls and I will be taking him to dinner and showering him with presents <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> .<br />\nTake care everyone <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-07-20 15:53:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209259,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-20 16:10:01',NULL,'','A Very Happy Birthday to your DH Mercedes.  I hope he has a grand day.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-20 16:10:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209262,2613,1,18,198851,'2007-07-20 16:11:26',NULL,'','Thank you MaryLou.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-07-20 16:11:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209300,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-20 17:02:32',NULL,'','Good Morning everyone &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;[/size]<br />\n<br />\nA great day here in the Ohio valley.........beautiful sunshine only around 80 and very low humidity. So the A/C went off and threw all the windows open.........Ahhhhh fresh air................<br />\n<br />\nMarylou hope DD&#39;s doctor visit goes well. My DDIL is an awful patient also...... I guess everyone is different and but thank goodness she has you<br />\n<br />\nMeceredes...please wish your DH a happy birthday for me. I am sure you will miss your DD but at least you had her for year and you have another place to visit.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all. We are still dogsitting.......(four of them with my two) they are all behaving beautifully so far.<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-20 17:02:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209351,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-20 19:29:10',NULL,'','Thank you all for your good wishes.   Deb is a lot more comfortable today - still has pain but not as intense as yesterday and it should get better everyday.<br />\n<br />\nTrue to form, Mike reports she got sick to her stomach when they unwrapped her foot and they had to stop and give her a change to calm down.  Can&#39;t wait to see what happens next Friday when they remove the stitches.  (Ok so now you know - I have a real MEAN side, expecially after I am sleep deprived. lol) She did pass out on me when they removed the staples after her c-section with Ash.  <br />\n<br />\nI took advantage of my free time til Mike goes to work at 3PM to run some errands and found that today and tomorrow are Nazareth Day here in town.  It is just the cutest thing I ever saw.  Deb&#39;s bank is selling Ice cream outside for 10cents a scoop.  A rival bank around the corner is selling root beer floats (I&#39;m a traitor but boy it was good).  True Value Hardware is cooking hotdogs out front and the Army Navy store has a popcorn machine going full time outside. All the shops are having sales and the town circle is all decorated with buntings and balloons.    Gosh I really love this town.  Tomorrow there will be a big craft sale in Boro Park along with all kinds of bands and festivities.   Just one more reaffirmation that we made the right decision to move here.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to hit the grocery store - kids want chicken nuggets and french fries for dinner tonight.  I swear they live on them.  If I don&#39;t get back early tomorrow I&#39;ll check in later on.  Will try again on DD&#39;s computer but it is really fouled up.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-20 19:29:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209356,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-20 19:49:42',NULL,'','Good morning gang.  Mary Lou, Did you ask Ashleigh what she was dreaming about that had her so amused?  Mercedes, a very happy birthday wish for your hubby.  Is your daughter going to be living up around Colorado Springs?  Just wondered as it is a big Air Force town.  Maybe sometime when you come for a visit with her, we can get together for lunch or something.  Maria, I can&#39;t imagine 6 dogs at once, but then my 2 are HYPER active and drive me nuts.  I have always told Greg that they are out of control and he says they are just normal puppies (Bucky will be 2 next month and Sadie is 16 months) but when my in-laws were here a few weeks ago, my FIL told Greg that the dogs are overwhelming.  I have wanted to put them in some obedience classes and he has not deemed it neccessary before, but may reconsider now that his dad has said something.  I tried doing some training with them a yr. ago and he kept undoing all that I was working on.  Well, need to drag my butt up off this couch and get dressed so I can hit the sale at Penneys -come to think of it, Kohl&#39;s is having one today too - wahoo, sounds like a good day to me&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-20 19:49:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209385,139,1,18,198851,'2007-07-20 21:37:48',NULL,'','Good afternoon Crazies. I just returned from visiting Santa Claus--the city, that is. I forgot what a great little community it is. The last time we were there we took some of our grand kids to Holiday World &amp; Splashin&#39; Safari.<br />\nThere&#39;s a furniture manufacturer there that had an emergency need for metal parts. We were able to supply them and keep there production line going.<br />\n<br />\nOur real-estate agent emailed us the color ads she has placed in the newspaper and homes magazine for our open house Sunday. They look real good. <br />\nRita&#39;s sister and niece from Phoenix will be here Sunday for a week long visit. They will see their new grandson and nephew for the first time.<br />\n<br />\nWe have a ballroom dance tonight and tomorrow we will get the house and yard ready. Have a great weekend, Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\np.s. HAPPY BIRTHDAY mercedes&#39; DH&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-07-20 21:37:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209443,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-21 00:24:41',NULL,'','Marylou my cousin lives in that area.....she actually lives in Stockertown but I believe that is near Nazareth.','teacp','teacp','2007-07-21 00:24:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209444,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-21 00:33:35',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Headed straight out for the mall this morning. Dillards and Sears were having sales. I got a new gown for less than &#036;17.00 and a few tops too. What do I do after the appliances break down and we have to fix/replace them.......go shopping. I&#39;m sure Howie will be thrilled. LOL<br />\n<br />\nQuiet weekend planned. Need to pack for our quick NY trip on Thursday. I hate flying and now I&#39;m going nuts with the toiletry sizes. We only carry on for this type of trip. Think I got it all now.<br />\n<br />\nTonia you were better then I would have been. Why would anyone steal 1 tile???? Glad to hear your liking what your seeing so far in your kitchen.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou you are a good Grandma and mother. I know it&#39;s hard taking care of others on a regular basis. Hang in there, your cruise is coming&#33; Too funny about your DD wanting to be a nurse and not standing the sight of blood. Glad to hear she&#39;s in less pain today.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes wish your DH a Happy Birthday&#33;<br />\n<br />\nOh Maria how I long to open a window or a door. Of course that won&#39;t happen here in Florida for a few more months. October if I&#39;m lucky.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl hope your shoppping went well.<br />\n<br />\nGood Luck with the open house Keith and Rita.<br />\n<br />\nJoey where are you?????? You&#39;ve been missing too long.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone had a great evening and weekend.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-21 00:33:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209534,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-21 03:03:59',NULL,'','Yoohoo - Tony caught his first sockeye salmon today... 3 of them.  What a thrill - they are the &quot;funnest&quot; fish to catch.  Guess what we&#39;re having for dinner tonight.','zebra','zebra','2007-07-21 03:03:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209577,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-21 04:57:18',NULL,'','Hi all.<br />\n<br />\nGood day so far - George Clooney and Brad Pitt on the big screen - yummy&#33;  Ocean&#39;s 11 - not bad lol.<br />\n<br />\nGotta go make dinner - roast beef tonight - smells good&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTalk to you all manana&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-21 04:57:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209653,274,1,18,198851,'2007-07-21 11:43:48',NULL,'','Good Morning, everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJust stopped in to say hi.  I can&#39;t believe how busy I have been.  I&#39;ve been looking after mom and taking her to doctor&#39;s visits and helping with laundry and all, and trying to keep up with my therapy and doctor&#39;s visits.  Today...Saturday...is my mom&#39;s 80th birthday, so we are giving her a big party with all the family.  Hoping to catch up with you all soon.  I haven&#39;t read all the past posts so I will just send good wishes to all.  Keith...thanks for that information on the bed...MaryLou...I&#39;m so glad your daughter is doing better.  <br />\n<br />\nHope I can catch up with you all soon...<br />\n<br />\nHave a great weekend, everyone&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-07-21 11:43:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209682,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-21 14:52:19',NULL,'','SATURDAY - July 21st[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies and Happy Weekend.   Just got back from DD&#39;s and she is doing so much better this morning.  She slept some last night finally and had breakfast before I left so things are looking up.  Dr. still wants her off the foot for a couple more days but Mike is now home for 3 days so I will get to sleep in my own bed.  YEAH&#33;&#33;&#33;  Her house is really like a 3 ring circus.  The kids are camping out in the family room with her as she can&#39;t do the stairs yet - Ash talks a blue streak in her sleep - TJ wakes up everytime Ash talks or laughs and Mike comes in from work at 3 AM and acts like it is the middle of the day.  TV blasting, cooking something to eat, just generally making a racket and then everyone is up and raring to go by 5:30 (excluding Mike of course who is snoring away upstairs all by himself. - what a life&#33;&#33;)<br />\n<br />\nMaria - we live right next to  Stockertown - in fact we get off at the Stockertown exit on 33.  It&#39;s another nice little Pa. town.  If you ever get up this way let us know and we can get together.  <br />\n<br />\nHave a lot of catching up to do both on-line and in  the house so I will wish you all a great day, a fun weekend and I&#39;ll get to my chores before it gets too hot.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-21 14:52:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209722,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-21 16:23:44',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNot much planned for today. Ken is taking a neighbor to pick up a grill he bought at Lowes and other than that not much going on. Another beautiful open window day.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou.....so glad DD is doing better. I know what you mean about the three ring circus. When my kids were little Ken worked second shift and wow when he came in same thing.....cooking tv  back on....etc.<br />\nMy cousin lives in the same area as the Andretti family (race car drivers) if you know where they are. She is always begging us to stop on our way to Jersey to our DD. It seems like we are always in a hurry to get there or get home but one of these days we will stop and I will let you know in advance and would love to get together for lunch or something.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-21 16:23:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209792,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-21 19:11:40',NULL,'','Good Afternoon from Florida. I slept in this morning till 9:30 something that never happens. Guess I needed it. Not much planned this weekend just some general chores and to clean out me clothes. I&#39;ve been buying new things to wear when we cruise as some of it has been around for years. Did you ever look back at your cruise pictures and realize how often you wear certain clothes??? It&#39;s eye opening, I&#39;ve worn the same outfit 3 cruises in a row. I&#39;ve got to expand my horizons a little. The staples will remain but the shirts will change.<br />\n<br />\nJackie congrats to Tony on his first Sockeye&#33; Yummy&#33;  We were lucky enough to have fresh salmon on our Alaskan cruise a few years ago. They allowed our friend to bring the fish aboard and the headwaiter had it cooked. It was out of this world&#33;<br />\n<br />\nShari thanks for checking in. Wish mom a Happy Birthday from us&#33; Feel better.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou so glad to hear your DD is able to sleep some now. That will make her recovery easier for everyone&#33; LOL It&#39;s funny how much we all miss sleeping in our bed. I never seem to miss it when I&#39;m a sea however. <br />\n<br />\nMaria your nice quiet weekend sounds great. Hope it stays that way.<br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful Saturday all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-21 19:11:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209829,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-21 20:40:35',NULL,'','Morning all&#33;  Grey day again - getting boring but at leaset it makes it easier to breathe&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose - I know what you mean about the clothes - I have a closet full of &quot;cruise wear&quot;.  Don&#39;t actually wear most of it at any other time - at home it&#39;s mostly jeans LOL.  But embarkation day usually sees me in what I call my &quot;airplane&quot; suit.  It&#39;s a pale orange crinkly cotton track suit that travels wells and doesn&#39;t show spots or spills   I try to vary the shirt underneath so I can whip the jacket off for a photo tee-hee.  I finally made Dh buy a new suit - every formal night photo so far he looks the same - except for the tie, but this time it will be different :o)<br />\n<br />\nWell, off to the dentist in a minutes to get my crown placed.  At least this one won&#39;t hurt (I Hope&#33;&#33;&#33;)  <br />\n<br />\nNot much else happening - going to catch up on my housework when hubby goes to work - it&#39;s easier when he isn&#39;t underfoot lol.<br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful weekend all - and stay well.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTTFN Jennifer','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-21 20:40:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209942,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-21 23:45:05',NULL,'','Just another Fishin&#39; day here in Alaska.  Tony is still having awful pain in his neck and is trying to rest as much as he can....but it&#39;s difficult with those fish calling your name :)','zebra','zebra','2007-07-21 23:45:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(209989,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-22 02:25:37',NULL,'','Ok - I was wrong.  Placing the crown did hurt because it was on a &quot;live&quot; tooth - but it only lasted a couple of hours - it&#39;s good now so I&#39;m going in search of chocolate - I deserve it :o)','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-22 02:25:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(210042,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-22 05:21:52',NULL,'','I agree Jenn, have yourself a big ole&#39; piece of chocolate - it cures whatever is ailing you.  Jackie, hopefully you can get Tony to tune out those fish calling so he can rest.  I do enjoy seeing all the pics of him having fun though, especially the one with the bonker&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-22 05:21:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(210120,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-22 12:59:55',NULL,'','SUNDAY - July 22nd[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies...It sure was great sleeping in my own bed last night....I can take Deb&#39;s sofa for just so long.  Hopefully by the time Mike goes back to work on Tuesday she will be getting around a little better and can be on her own for a few hours.   I had a really great day yesterday - went to Nazareth Day and went to the Crafts fair and bought all kinds of little trinkets I definately could have lived without.  hehe Then I went out and finally broke down and bought a new top for formal night and started trying on the things I want to take on vacation with me to be sure they didn&#39;t shrink hanging in the closet all winter.  I hate when that happens.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - glad you got the crown and hope you enjoyed that chocolate - you deserved it.  Hope you are not in any pain today.<br />\n<br />\nRose - I know exactly what you mean about wearing the same thing over and over on the cruise.  Jim usually wears the same tux and I wear the same 3 0r 4 gowns.  From year to year sometimes the only thing different is the Captain.  Any decision yet on the office space?  I know you have to decide between 2 now.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - I hope both you and Tony are feeling better and your aches and pains are gone.  Those pics of the salmon had be drooling.  Yummy<br />\n<br />\nCheryl -  How was your week without company and with Greg back to work?  Hope you made the most of it.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - I&#39;m not sure where the Andretti&#39;s live but it can&#39;t be far away.  Stockertown is small.  Jim has been by their house with a neighbor but I haven&#39;t.  Anytime at all you get up this way we would love to get to meet in person.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - Hope all is going OK - haven&#39;t heard from you in a few days.  I can&#39;t believe the fuss they made over 1 tile in the store.  I would really make a stink about it and write some letters to the higher-ups.  <br />\n<br />\nCharlie - what&#39;s up?  Haven&#39;t heard from you in awhile.  Hopefully you are busy packing and getting ready for your cruise.<br />\n<br />\nJason - I hope all goes smoothly tonight with the upgrades you are planning.  Thanks for everything you do for us here.<br />\n<br />\nPlanning another quiet day here today.  May go return a few summer things I just had to have and now don&#39;t care for but other than that maybe just a nice BBQ and take a good  book out on the deck for some quiet time.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and don&#39;t forget to share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-22 12:59:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(210200,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-22 17:57:14',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnother beautiful day here. Yesterday we went to a new restaurant on the river called Tony&#39;s on the river and it was awesome. There was a writeup in the paper so we thought we would check it out. Well it was great and the view of the river was fantastic. While we were in the restaurant another couple asked us if we had ever been to the Artisan Center in Moscow that&#39;s Ohio not Russia, we said no and they said we should take a ride there. We did (of course) and saw the most beautifu woodworking crafts, copper, quilts and all sorts of crafts.........It was a beautiful log cabin in the middle of the woods and we thoroughly enjoyed it.<br />\n<br />\nSo happy to hear that our site is growing in leaps and bounds and needs to be upgraded. Way to go Jason.<br />\n<br />\nJenn.....sorry your crown hurt but at least you got the chocolate...lol<br />\n<br />\nRose.....I see Marylou asked the same question I was going to...any decision yet on the office?<br />\n<br />\nJackie...Hope you guys are feeling better by now.......<br />\n<br />\nCharlie, Tonia and Cheryl you have been scarce around here hope everyone is okay.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou will definitely take you up on that if we find ourselves in your neck of the woods at a reasonable hour......lol<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone.<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-22 17:57:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(210222,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-22 21:15:20',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Not much happening here in Fl. except the thumderstorms are brewing again. They are coming earlier in the day than usual.<br />\n<br />\nSorry the Crown hurt Jenn but glad to hear it was only temporary. Hope you enjoyed the chocolate&#33;<br />\n<br />\n <br />\n<br />\n <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  That&#39;s pretty true for me too&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGlad to hear you enjoyed your free day yesterday. Take advantage of those &quot;free&quot; moments even if you go shopping. I&#39;m sure your DD will be needing additional help this week so I&#39;m glad your getting some R &amp; R. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou and Maria thanks for asking about the office. Howie will be signing a contract with the 2nd place tomorrow hopefully. This is the one I wanted anyway....LOL I always win&#33; The other one had CAM charges (maintenance, etc.) and it was way too expensive. Now the fun begins.......lots of phone calls, trips to printer, etc. <br />\n<br />\nJackie I&#39;ll be checking your journal for those pics I heard about. I love Salmon&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Hope both you and Tony are feeling better.<br />\n<br />\nTonia hows the kitchen coming???? <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, where are you?????? Hope your enjoying some time without company.<br />\n<br />\nOh well, storm coming.......better go before the lightening gets me.  Have a great evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-22 21:15:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(210264,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-23 01:08:33',NULL,'','Good afternoon all.  We decided to take a drive up to the mountains today.  I know these directions won&#39;t mean anything to you guys, but as we were approaching our turn off of Highway 93 onto Highway 72, an ambulance came up behind us.  We pulled over and then after he passed us, we continued.  He too, turned ont0 Highway 72.  About 2 miles up the road, as we were coming to another curve, we saw that there was a fireman in full yellow coat and pants, standing in the road holding a stop sign.  As we were only the 2nd car, we could see a little bit around the curve and saw a Highway Patrol and the ambulance in the road.  We were probably stopped 5 minutes or so, and at least 5 more police cars came up.  This is a mountain road with only 1 lane each way, so the police cars were passing in the oncoming lane, but no traffic was coming from that way either, as I assume it was stopped on the other side.  Greg got out and talked to the fireman because he was wondering if we should wait or turn around.  The fireman said that a cyclist had been hit, he wasn&#39;t sure if it was a motorcycle or a bicycle - both are numerous in that area, and that flight for life was being brought in.  Then one of the police officers came up and said they were going to have to turn everyone around so they could clear the road.  When we got to the bottom of the hill, the helicopter was already there, but was circling while 2 fire trucks sprayed the field with water, as it is bone dry.  I assume they were going to bring the injured person or persons down the hill in the ambulance and then load them into the helicopter because there would have been no way for the copter to land at the accident site as it is a forest.  I called my son and asked him, for my peace of mind, if he would promise me not to go motorcycle riding today - he has ridden it the past few days.  He told me I worry too much, and I do, but I can&#39;t help it.  I have really been praying for whomever the victim of this accident was and for their family.  We took another route and headed back up into the mountains.  We went to Black Hawk, which is our big casino town, and had lunch at one of the buffets and played a few slots (with no luck, I might add).   I am still here guys, just trying to get caught up on things around here as this was my first &quot;free&quot; week for sometime (free of houseguests and hubby off work).  Hopefully, this week, I will get back in the swing of things and be back here with all of my crazy friends on a more regular basis.  Mary Lou, keep us posted on how your daughter is doing, please.  Rose, I hope you have a fabulous trip to NYC - I know you said you don&#39;t like flying, just do what I do - drink a lot&#33;&#33;&#33;  Well, just wanted to check in before our down time tonight, so gotta&#39; run.  Talk to you guys tomorrow...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-23 01:08:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(210397,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-23 04:03:28',NULL,'','Another wintery day here in beautiful B.C.  - wet and cloudy but actually quite warm - guess you could say muggy&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHad another delightful afternoon with mother - that woman can sure complain a lot - egads&#33; About everything.  Too bad my tooth started to hurt and I have to get home early :o)  It was actually a little tender but not too bad.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - sounds like you had quite and adventure - my heart goes out to the poor guy.  It sounds like the road is not the ebst and definatley not one to be taken at a high rate of speed. Better luck next time in the casinos - it can be done lol.<br />\n<br />\nGuess I had better get back to  my housework - dishes won&#39;t do themselves - too bad lol.<br />\n<br />\nTake care all - talk to you after our &quot;face lift&quot;  or whatever it is Jason is doing tee-hee&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-23 04:03:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(210473,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-23 12:02:32',NULL,'','MONDAY - July 23rd[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies and welcome to the new and improved site.  It sure was great to log on this morning and see that everything is up and running already.  Thanks Jason&#33;  We all appreciate everything you do here.<br />\n<br />\nWe had a very quiet day yesterday for a change - Deb is doing better every day and actually getting around a little bit.  She has this boot on that makes her walk on her heel so now she has a blister on her heel in addition to everything else but is feeling better.  I can&#39;t picture her being laid up for 6 weeks though.  Hopefully the Dr. will have good news when she goes back on Friday to have the stitches removed.  Perhaps it won&#39;t be quite as long as originally expected.  One can only hope&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - It sounds like  you had quite an adventure on your drive yesterday.  Prayers are going out to the poor person(s) involved in that accident.  Glad you had a good time at the Casino even though it wasn&#39;t very lucky.  Just think of it as depositing money in their casino and they will pay you back with interest at a later date.  That&#39;s the way I think of it - they haven&#39;t paid me back yet but just wait til they do.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nJenn - wouldn&#39;t it be wonderful if the dishes washed themselves.  Even with the diswasher you have to rinse them, stack them, etc.  Housework is never done.  Sorry you had a trying day with your Mom.Keep telling yourself it is her illness arguing with you and try and not let it bother you too much.  Hope that crown is OK.<br />\n<br />\nRose - good luck to you and Howie on the new office space.  You will have your work cut out for you putting the office together.  Have fun.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - Boy that Salmon looks yummy.  Guess you can&#39;t get it any fresher than that.  Enjoy.  Hope both you and Tony are feeling better.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - It sounds like you and Ken had a great dinner and drive.  Doing things on the spur of the moment can be so much fun.  Glad you enjoyed your day.<br />\n<br />\nI plan on making the most of today - Mike goes back to work tomorrow and don&#39;t know how much help DD will need so today is my &quot;free&quot; day.  Hopefully I can get Jim moving on checking out what he still needs for vacation.  He is one of those last minute packers (he won&#39;t let me do it for him - that would be too easy)<br />\nwho goes on vacation with no bathing suit or 1 black sock for formal night.  <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','2007-07-23 12:02:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(210521,2597,1,18,198851,'2007-07-23 15:55:23',NULL,'','Hello to all.  I been very sporadic in my posting because I&#39;m doing more things that keep me away from the computer. <br />\n<br />\nFlorida&#39;s Senior vs Crime project is my main focus. I do that three days a week and am now the manager for Volusia County. They doubled my pay . . . . . . as a volunteer I get &#036;000 so now it&#39;s two time &#036;000. However, it&#39;s a great project. We get money back to Flordia seniors who have been scammed or ripped off by other people. So far we&#39;ve recovered almost &#036;5 million dollars for seniors who were victims of con artists. <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m also on the executive board ant the Historian for our American Legion post. <br />\n<br />\nI also attend our local police departments Citizens Police Academy to get a better understanding of how the police department works with the community. <br />\n<br />\nThen I rejoined Rotary International.<br />\n<br />\nOther than that here I am. Don&#39;t even have time to plan our next cruise. <br />\n<br />\nRegards to you all.<br />\n<br />\nHoward','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2007-07-23 15:55:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(210529,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-23 16:18:06',NULL,'','Howard - it&#39;s always good to hear from you.  You certainly sound very busy but it seems you are doing great things.  Congratulations on the raise.   Don&#39;t let Pat spend it all at once.  LOL','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-23 16:18:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(210533,139,1,18,198851,'2007-07-23 16:23:42',NULL,'','Good Monday morning all, that is as good as a Monday can be. I&#39;m already looking forward to Friday&#33; LOL I have to go on a road trip this morning to try to appease a disgruntled customer.<br />\n<br />\nGreat job on the site, Jason. It looks like it went smoothly.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day Crazies&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-07-23 16:23:42',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(210557,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-23 17:09:36',NULL,'','Morning all. So nice to see us up and running after the upgrade. Very little planned today except a run to the store for veggies. I start my diet and exercise today since my cruise is in 4 weeks. I&#39;m trying to drop a few pounds so I can eat more cookies&#33; LOL I&#39;m at my ideal weight for me but I&#39;m at the high end so this will help. DD has a big paper due this week and I&#39;m the official proof reader. Computers only pick up some of the problems, mom&#39;s better.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, glad to hear you enjoyed your drive in the mountains. My heart goes out to the person in that accident. I had a BF with a motorcycle once and my parents were beside themselves and forbid me to go on it. Of course I did but they never found out. I&#39;m sure your enjoying you company free zone. Company is terrific but there is something about an empty house that&#39;s wonderful too.<br />\n<br />\nJenn sorry that tooth acted up during your visit with mom......... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> It&#39;s so hard when our parents get old, sick, or cranky. Hang in there and know that she loves you.<br />\n<br />\nJackie, can you drop some of the salmon off when you come back to Florida??? It looks marvelous, now I want a bagel with lox and cream cheese......<br />\n<br />\nMarylou glad to hear your DD is getting around a little. Guess that will mean she won&#39;t need as much help. Just don&#39;t let her overdo&#33; OMG Ken&#39;s packing is too funny. DH is also a last minute packer but I help him and I have a list that he has to go by or we&#39;ll be buying stuff on ship.<br />\n<br />\nHoward you have a wonderful job. It&#39;s a shame that people take advantage of our seniors. <br />\n<br />\nKeith good luck with the disgruntled customer. I don&#39;t envy your having to deal with that.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone&#33; Make it special.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-23 17:09:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(210562,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-23 17:28:16',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nSeems like everyone has a project going on........busy busy busy............Ken is outside trimming bushes. G#&#036; forbid they should look straggly..........DD got back from Jersey last night after a two week visit with her sister so she is coming over later to pick up her dog and visit so I am sure I will hear about all the wrong things her sister does.........lol <br />\n<br />\nWe are just hanging out today and I will try to get the laundry done before the kids get here as they will want my undivided attention of all the things they did in Joisey.............They just love going to Seaside heights when they are there................<br />\n<br />\nWell our county fair opened yesterday and it is a huge event........The lumberjack champions from ESPN will be there on Wednesday so you know that is the day we will be going. I enjoy looking at all the animals and I love looking at all entries for the pies and cakes..............yum<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWell have a great day all and glad to see the site is up and running and hope it went smoothly.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-23 17:28:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(210589,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-23 18:54:05',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Howard, so great to see you here - I can see why you don&#39;t spend much time with us.  The world needs more wonderful people like you.  Drop by any time you can, we are always happy to see you.  Maria, I think the Lumberjack&#39;s competition would be such fun to see.  We used to go to the Dallas State Fair every year when we lived there.  Here in Colorado, it is held in Pueblo, so a few years ago, we made the 3 hr. drive and decided it definitely was not worth the drive so haven&#39;t been back.  County fairs are not a popular thing around here - in fact I can&#39;t recall seeing any advertised.  Hope you guys have a great time.   Rose, good luck on the diet - I know what you mean, my goal is to get far enough below goal before cruising that I can eat whatever I want while onboard.  Oh, who am I kidding, I am going to eat whatever I want while cruising regardless of whether I get below goal or not&#33;&#33;&#33;  Keith, good luck on your business trip - hubby hates those ones that he considers hand-holding, where he is trying to appease someone.  Mary Lou, hope you do something fun for yourself on your &quot;free day&quot;.  How long is it until cruise time - I know it is less than a month but wasn&#39;t sure of the date.  Well, I am going to tear myself away from the forum and go run my errands.  Have a great day everyone.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-23 18:54:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(210612,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-23 19:15:45',NULL,'','Morning from gloomy, drizzly Alaska.<br />\nThose of you who have been following our website will see all the fish we&#39;ve been catching. Let me tell you fish = work&#33;&#33;  I have never felt so exhausted as I did yesterday.  We are DONE canning, it is a huge amount of work.  I have space for another couple of salmon and then Tony will catch for our friends - they can do all the work :)<br />\nI&#39;m off the take Gucci to the groomers and myself to the Chiroprator.<br />\nHave a super day&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-07-23 19:15:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(210955,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-24 12:44:32',NULL,'','TUESDAY - July 24th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....The rains have finally stopped here and things are beginning to dry out a bit.  We had lots and lots of flooding yesterday with all the little creeks overflowing so today will be clean-up day in the area.  I got a lot of odds and ends finished up here yesterday during the rains though and now Jim can spend time mowing the lawn again.  Son-in-law goes back to work tonight but hopefully Deb will be able to be alone if I get the kids down and into bed before I come home.  She is doing so much better - it&#39;s just very hard walking around on her heel all the time.  <br />\n<br />\n<br />\n Maria - Our township fair starts today so we will get down there one night this week.  Sounds a lot like your fair - lots of animals, produce, baked goods and fun.  <br />\n<br />\nWhat is happening in your world today?  Make today special and don&#39;t forget to smile.  I&#39;ll be back later on to see what everyone has been up to.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-24 12:44:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211073,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-24 17:26:45',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNot much planned for today..........it is gloomy and looks like rain.<br />\n<br />\nThe dock has been kinda slow lately.........c&#39;mon people just pop in and say hello so that we know everyone is okay.<br />\n<br />\nHas anyone been watching Hell&#39;s Kitchen and if so what did you think about last nigths episode?<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all..............<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-24 17:26:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211078,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-24 17:45:11',NULL,'','Hi all.  Yes, I know, I am here early for me.  The dogs decided to have a barkfest this morning, so I was up at 6:00.  We got about 5 minutes of pouring rain yesterday but it has been so hot, in the 90&#39;s, that the ground was dry within 2 minutes of it stopping.  Found out that Greg is taking a week off again starting next Friday (not this coming Friday).  I asked him if he was going to take me somewhere, and he said he was thinking of just hanging out.  It was my thought that he did that 2 weeks ago when Beverly and Jud were here from Texas and even though he was on vacation, I was still cooking and cleaning up afterwards, just for more people, so wouldn&#39;t consider that a vacation.  Looks like the cruise in Nov. will be my only vacation this year.  Mary Lou, hope Deb is able to manage the kids overnight and you can get some rest.  I love the sound of children&#39;s laughter and it makes me smile everythime I think about Ashleigh laughing in her sleep.  At least you know she is having good dreams.  Maria, I have never seen Hell&#39;s Kitchen - have seen the commercals though - looks like it can get volatile at times&#33;&#33;&#33;  No big plans for today escept to finish painting my bathroom - I am going to lay a new floor in there and want to get all the painting done first.  Hope all of you have a wonderful day....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-24 17:45:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211144,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-24 18:50:48',NULL,'','Okay, you guys know that I am a &quot;gadget-holic&quot;, have to have every new kitchen widget that comes out.  I picked up a pair of the Tater Mitts the other day, you know, the ones that the commercial says you can de-skin a whole potato in 8 seconds.  They are a pair of rubber gloves with rough &quot;bumpies&quot; all over the palm part and supposedly, you just rub the potato under running water and the skin is gone.  I needed to peel some potatoes today to put in with the pot roast I am making for dinner, so I got my spuds out and pulled out the gloves and was ready to get down to business.  Then I thought maybe I had better check the  directions, even though I was thinking &quot;how hard can it be to rub a potato?&quot; and discovered that you have to boil the potatoes first - hmmm, no mention of that on the commercial.  So, after I boiled them, I put the gloves on and was ready to &quot;peel&quot; them in 8 seconds each...the gloves are huge and cumbersome, very hard to work with.  They kept flopping around and it took me over 2 minutes each to do the first 2.  After that, I threw the things in the sink and got out a knife.  The instructions say to rinse them and let them dry - yeah, good luck with that&#33;&#33;&#33;  The bits of skin get stuck between all the little bumps.  If you are thinking about this one, save your money&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-24 18:50:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211160,139,1,18,198851,'2007-07-24 19:03:56',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies&#33; Rita is enjoying her visit from her sister and niece from Phoenix. They are having a big family reunion Friday.<br />\n<br />\nStill no offers on our house. All positive comments from lookers, however just to many on the market right now. We will probably need to reduce the price. The interior of our new house is being painted and Rita has made a couple changes there. Paint samples and the finished walls sometimes are not the same. She did not like the colors in the master bedroom and the guest bedroom so she had them repainted.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-07-24 19:03:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211176,3017,1,18,198851,'2007-07-24 20:34:57',NULL,'','Just a dip and dash to say hey to everyone.  things have been very busy and now we leave tomorrow to jolly old England.  With any luck we won&#39;t be issued water wings when we arrive.<br />\n<br />\nHope all is well with everyone.  i&#39;ll try to check in along the way, but if not, see you in a month&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCharlie','Spikesgirl','Spikesgirl','2007-07-24 20:34:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211276,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-24 23:55:10',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; Did lots of running around for the new office today. Had to go measure the office space so I can begin space planning. We are looking at moving mid September at the latest. We don&#39;t officially take this place over until October 1 but will get the keys as soon as they paint and replace the carpets. I also stopped in the current office to get our employees input on some things. On the way home I stopped in all the Used Furniture stores and bought 2 new tables. They need a little work but without much effort should be fine for the new place. I little sanding and a coat of stain should do the job. <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m leaving for NY for a quick trip on Thursday morning. I&#39;ll finally get to meet my Great-nephew in person. We&#39;ll also see Howie&#39;s mom. I&#39;ll be back on Saturday. I&#39;ll probably check in tomorrow but if I don&#39;t wanted you to know not to send out a posse for me. LOL<br />\n<br />\nMarylou glad to hear Deb is doing much better. I sure hope you get to sleep in your own bed tonight. <br />\n<br />\nMaria, I don&#39;t watch Hell&#39;s Kitchen but watch Top Chef. My son loves Hell&#39;s kitchen but I think the chef guy would make me nuts&#33; <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, I saw those gloves on TV but don&#39;t peel many potatos. I did read in one of my magazines about them (Good Housekeeping or Consumer Reports)  Since your a kitchen gadget person, I&#39;ll try to remember to post the bad ones for you. They always make it look easy on TV.  Why don&#39;t you suggest to Greg a mini vacation???? A couple of nights away and then he can hang around at home. (Of course that means you&#39;ll get nothing done for that week, LOL)<br />\n<br />\nKeith sorry to hear no nibbles on the house. It&#39;s a shame, it&#39;s lovely. Maybe a price drop will work. The houses seem to be staying on the market longer now here too. <br />\n<br />\nCharlie, have a marvelous cruise&#33; You deserve the rest.<br />\n<br />\nJackie sure you can&#39;t bring some salmon back to me???? Glad to hear that Tony is getting his reds. How are you feeling????? Gucci?????? Tony??????<br />\n<br />\nShari, hope you are feeling better&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a great evening&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-24 23:55:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211415,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-25 07:29:20',NULL,'','Hi All,<br />\nWell we are all fine and dandy again.  Tony&#39;s neck is much better, my back is too and Gucci has quit limping - although she still insists on flying off the dashboard - crazy pooch&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe leave Soldotna in the morning and move just down the road to Kenai for 2 days - I&#39;m ready for a change of scenery&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKeep well everyone.','zebra','zebra','2007-07-25 07:29:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211432,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-25 07:36:38',NULL,'','Went across the line today - Big Lots was a bust - so was Ross - egads&#33;  I bought nearly nothing.....very dissappointing.<br />\n<br />\nBut the stuff I ordered on E-Bay all came to the post box - including my new &quot;red Hat&quot; - it&#39;s a good one, with a great big bow and flower on the front.  Super bargain&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHad to go down early this week as we are having company on Thursday - friends we have talked into joining us on the Alaska cruise.  They have nevefr cruised before so I figured a thousand or so pf our photos ought to do it - or else they will run for the nearest exit lol.<br />\n<br />\nAnyway - off to the tub for a soak.  DH put a really nice bubbler in it for me - so it&#39;s just like a hot tub now only with room for just m, no one else&#39;s bits of skin and no chlorine smell :o)<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTalk at you all later - take care&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-25 07:36:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211473,274,1,18,198851,'2007-07-25 10:49:03',NULL,'','Good morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope all is well with everyone.  I don&#39;t think I will ever catch up with past posts so I will just send good wishes to you all.  The weather here is hot...going to be 95 today with a high dew point.  Thank God for air conditioning.  <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-07-25 10:49:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211493,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-25 13:16:50',NULL,'','WEDNESDAY - July 25th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies - how is everyone this morning?  I got to stay home last night, left Deb&#39;s after I got the kids into bed.  I assume all went OK since I didn&#39;t get any SOS calls during the night.  I&#39;m heading up there at 6AM to bring the kids to my house for awhile so Mike can get some sleep.  There is nothing quite like having someone trying to sleep in the house to make kids want to play with every noisy toy they have ever owned.  LOL <br />\n<br />\nNothing else special planned for today.  Actually took Jim shopping yesterday and bought him some new shirts and slacks for our cruise.  After his shock over the total in the first store, he hardly even flinched in the other stores.  LOL  - Boy does he hate to shop&#33;&#33;&#33;  I can&#39;t believe that July is not even over yet and the stores are full of fall/winter things already .  One store we went into actually had 3 tables full of CHRISTMAS CARDS.  Now that is pushing it a bit as far as I am concerned.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - enjoy your new red hat and wear it proudly.  Thanks for the visual about the group hot tubs - guess I will pass the hot tubs on  this cruise .  (tiny bits of OP&#39;s skin and chlorine smell)<br />\n<br />\nJackie - glad to hear everyone is feeling better.   Enjoy the trip to Kenai.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - Have a fun trip to NY and a nice visit with Howards Mom and your new great-nephew.  You will be busy fixing up the office once you get back so enjoy the rest.  <br />\n<br />\nShari - good to see you posting again.  Hope all is OK and you and Mom are both doing better.  How is that Vertigo and what is new with the clot.<br />\n<br />\nCharlie - have a wonderful trip - we will miss you but you should return with lots to tell us.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - where are you hiding?  Hopefully you did not strangle Gary over your kitchen project.  Hope your surgery goes well and you are back online in no time.  Let us know how the recuperation is.  I think there are a few &quot;scaredy cats &quot; here facing the same surgery (me included)<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - are you back into the work routine after your vacation?  We look forward to hearing from you each morning.<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - Rita - enjoy your company and the family reunion.  Good luck with the repainting.  Keith - hope your trip went well.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - thanks for the heads up on the potato gloves - from one gadget freak to another.  I saw it on TV and was looking for it here in our local stores.  You just saved me some money friend.  Thanks  I believe it was you who asked about Big Brother fans.  Add me to the list of loyal viewers.  I think Kail&#39;s days are numbered - she sure is trying to stay though.  I really can&#39;t believe Dick threw the POV though.  If it backfires on him he will be impossible to live with.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - yes, we watch Hell&#39;s Kitchen although Jim more than I.  I only saw part of the show on Monday but was shocked at Rock&#39;s outburst.  I was even more shocked that Chef let Julia go but thought it was very nice (and showed a human side of him) when he offered to send her to Culinary school and asked her to come back.  Although I think Rock is the best chef of the group his outbursts are uncalled for and could lead to disaster in a kitchen.  I know I wouldn&#39;t want to be in a restaurant while he was having one of his fits.  <br />\n<br />\nWell I&#39;d better go get the kids for awhile.  Make today special and don&#39;t forget to SMILE as you go through your day.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-25 13:16:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211512,2613,1,18,198851,'2007-07-25 15:03:20',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nI hope everyone is doing well today.  It is supposed to be around 84 today, not too bad. Tonia, I hope all is well with you and Charlie have a safe trip. Shari, I hope you and your Mom are doing much better.  MaryLou, I hope Deb is feeling great today.  I have been having pains in the left leg for several weeks now, I better make a doctor’s appointment to have it checked out.  Nothing much planned for today; I actually got a lot done yesterday, so today I am taking it easy.<br />\nTake care everyone <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-07-25 15:03:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211605,2549,1,18,198851,'2007-07-25 18:18:31',NULL,'','morning all<br />\n<br />\nsorry i have been getting alot of doctor stuff done... gezzzzzz so much to have taken b4 a surgery like a wrist you would think i was having brain surgery.... ekg blood physical.. gezzzzzzz.... everything is set for tomorrow morning at 0630 surgery at 0730......nothing to eat or drink after 1000 tonight gezzzzzzzzzzz no snacks tonight.....<br />\n<br />\nKITCHEN IS BEAUTIFUL OMG .... all the cabinets are in refrig is in its spot range micro . tile granite OMG its so beautiful.. i can&#39;t believe its the same kitchen.. its was alllllllllllllllllllllll worth it... Gary is still alive too LOO LOL ...i just forced myself to buy a nice convection oven toaster, and blender... just little things left that need to be done ( heheheheheeh doctor planed surgery just right... gary will have to put everything away) while i direct where it will go LOL LOL ......i told the doctor are ya sure your doing surgery thursday because i have to cancel a nail appt and make it for today, but i was mad because i didn&#39;t get my toes done in time for surgery... so i will be going into surgery with yucky looking toes....thats just not right.....hehehhe<br />\n<br />\nglad everyone is doing well ,, sorry about the humid weather some are having...and rain... <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCharlie have a wonderful trip <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nwell guys off to nap b4 the nails .. i will post pic&#39;s soon <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-07-25 18:18:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211606,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-25 18:24:58',NULL,'','Morning all. Have to start packing for my mini trip to NY but I really don&#39;t want to. My mom called this morning and she&#39;s not feeling well, some of her test results we&#39;re good so can you all please include my mom in your prayers??? Really won&#39;t know anymore until at least Friday or Saturday at the earliest. I needed to tell someone so I choose all of you since I can&#39;t tell my family(except Howie). It&#39;s how mom wants it for now.  Hug your loved ones today.<br />\n<br />\nShari thanks for checking in. We worry when we don&#39;t hear from you in a while. <br />\n<br />\nJennifer sorry that your shopping trip was a bust. It just works that way sometimes. Once your friends see the pics of Alaska, they will be sold. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou so glad you were able to sleep at home last night and Deb did well. Looks like you&#39;ll be in your comfy bed until the cruise. Christmas cards, YIKES&#33; I can&#39;t even think that far. Seems like the Christmas stuff comes out earlier and earlier but that&#39;s nuts&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie so glad to hear your all doing better.<br />\n<br />\nYes Tonia, I&#39;ve been thinking about you and hope you check in soon. I&#39;m one of the scaredy cats Marylou was referring to.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes you deserve an easy day so enjoy it&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a good day.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-25 18:24:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211680,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-25 19:58:08',NULL,'','Good morning friends.  Another hot one on board today - forecast to be 97.  Have to go run errrands and go to the dr. today so I am going to make use of the remote starton my car, so it will be cooled off before I get into it.  Mary Lou - as far as the Tater Mitts, you may as well just throw your 14.99 in the trash can.  I had my son try them out last night to make sure it wasn&#39;t just me, and he thougt they were a joke.  Oh, I went to Penney&#39;s the other day because I heard they had swimsuits on clearance, and when I asked the salesperson where they were, she said &quot;back in the corner, by the winter coats&quot;.  Yes, the Penney&#39;s here has stocked up on coats and we will still have days over 100 degrees.  I think they are jumping the gun just a bit.  As for Big Brother, I agree that Kail will be out the door tomorrow night - I think Mike was a little foolish in what he did, but we&#39;ll see.  As for Dick, I think he is starting to tick off enough people that his days may be numbered also.  He is just way too confrontational and I think the others may like peace and quiet, which usually doesn&#39;t happen when he has something to say.  Rose, enjoy your trip.  I will be praying for your mom and for your peace of mind while you are away.  Mercedes, girl, you pick up that phone and call the dr.  I expect to hear that you have an appt&#33;&#33;&#33;  Tonia, we want to see pics of the new kitchen.  Will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers concerning your surgery - make Gary wait on you hand and foot for a few days.  Jackie, good to seeing you posting here.  Will Tony be fishing in Kenai or has he finally had enough for a while?  Shari, good to see you here too.  I miss you around here.  How is mom doing?  Keith, I will be praying that the right buyer, one who will present a good contract with no problems attached, will come your way quickly.  Jenn, gosh, I hate those shopping expeditons that are a bust - at least if it takes me 2 trips to carry in everything , I feel like I have accomplished something.  Are we going to get to see a pic of you in that red hat???   Hope everyone here has a great day - I need to go get myself together and get ot there and face the day.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-25 19:58:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211690,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-25 20:16:14',NULL,'','Morning All,<br />\nWe are moving in about 30 minutes - this is just to say hi&#33;<br />\nCheryl, we have done all the fishing we want here in the Kenai River, so our stay in Kenai wil just be recuperation.  When we get to Valdez if the silver Salmon are running - then we will do the last of our fishing.<br />\nBe good all.','zebra','zebra','2007-07-25 20:16:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(211703,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-25 20:39:34',NULL,'','Tonia good luck tomorrow with the surgery. I&#39;ll say an extra prayer for you. How wonderful your kitchen must look. Glad you didn&#39;t kill Gary so he can help out after your surgery. LOL','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-25 20:39:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212046,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-26 13:17:58',NULL,'','THURSDAY - July 26th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies - how is everyone this morning?  Nothing special going on here in Pa. today but more of the same old stuff.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - good luck with the surgery today - sending extra prayers and good wishes your way.  I&#39;m glad you are so happy with your new kitchen and very happy that you didn&#39;t kill Gary.  LOL  I look forward to seeing your photos when you can post them.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - hope the move went well yesterday.  Sounds like you will have plenty of fresh fish for a long time.  Everytime you cook some of it, it will bring back a wonderful memory of your exciting trip.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - hope you take care of that pain in your leg.  Your friends here worry about you.  Call your doctor now&#33;.<br />\n <br />\n<br />\nRose - have a safe and fun trip to NY.  I will be sending prayers and good thoughts your way that your Mom&#39;s medical problems are nothing serious.  I&#39;m sure you will be very on edge til you hear more.  Have fun with that new baby - how exciting for you.  <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - I have a whole box of &quot;must have&quot; kitchen gadgets that are completely useless also - guess I am just a sucker for  a sales pitch.  I&#39;ll be very suprised if Kail is around after tonight but agree that Dick and his big mouth is making an awful lot of enemies in the house.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - who do you think will take it all on Hell&#39;s Kitchen?  I thought Rock from the beginning but this new side of him is making me doubt my choice.  I certainly wouldn&#39;t want to be eating in his restaurant when he threw one of his hissy-fits.  Then again, I&#39;d never want to be in one of Chef Ramsey&#39;s restaurants.  LOL I don&#39;t think he is capable of completing a whole sentence without inserting a 4 letter word into it.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get my day started....first off is an oil change for my car ... only about 2000 miles overdue.  Today I have a long list of all the toiletries we need for our trip so I will go to CVS across the street from the garage and spend some time there.  They told me to have the car there waiting for them when they open at<br />\n 7AM but I heard them tell several more people that while I was there so I could be in for a bit of a wait.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile (I will try to remember that when I am cooling my heels at the garage this morning.)','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-26 13:17:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212083,2613,1,18,198851,'2007-07-26 15:18:53',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is doing better today.  Tonia, best of luck with your surgery today.  Rose, I will keep your Mom in my prayers that she will be okay and it is nothing serious.  Jackie and Tony, safe journeys.  I spoke to my daughter who moved to Monument, CO (which seems to be a pretty small town, I had a hard time finding it on the map) and she is doing well, just adjusting to the difference in the air, she and Alyson are finding it a bit hard to breathe.<br />\nCheryl and MaryLou, I have a doctor’s appt. for tomorrow at 4:30, I am glad I made it because the pain is getting worse.<br />\nTake care everyone <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-07-26 15:18:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212179,3410,1,18,198851,'2007-07-26 17:02:48',NULL,'','Good morning everyone&#33;  Our trip to Canada was simply wonderful. niagara Falls was breathtaking and we really enjoyed our trip to Toronto.  What a magnificent city&#33;  Since our days there were very limited, we came home very tired.  We had stop overs in Atlanta both ways and that really drained us.  If you have never been to Atlanta airport it is very crowded&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnyhoo, I caught a cold on Sunday night and it has really wiped me out.  I have today off from work so I am going to relax and stay in bed much of the day.  My daughter has a friend out here from California and I have to take her to the airport later so I am going to try and get some rest before I need to take her later. <br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is doing well.  Have a great day&#33;','shargurl','shargurl','2007-07-26 17:02:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212183,2613,1,18,198851,'2007-07-26 17:14:51',NULL,'','Welcome back shargurl, I am glad that you had a great time.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-07-26 17:14:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212196,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-26 18:14:22',NULL,'','Welcome back shargurl - glad you had a great time.  Get rid of that cold now - we missed you here.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-26 18:14:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212197,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-26 18:15:46',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nNothing much going on here. Ken is going to play golf so I think I will get some ironing and cooking done. I have an abundance of zucchini so I am going to make some zucchini parmesan for dinner  and some broccoli salad to just have in the fridge.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou..I feel the same way about Rock so I think it will be Jennifer. I think Chef Ramsey is harder on the cooks than the customers so I would be afraid to send anything back cause I know how bad he would be with the chef that cooked it.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes..glad you are seeing the doctor and hope everything is okay.<br />\n<br />\nShargurl..welcome back and glad you had a great time in Niagara Falls. I knew you would. Did you take a ride on the skywheel?<br />\n<br />\nTonia........good luck with your surgery and glad you are happy with your kitchen<br />\n<br />\nJackie....glad you are going to relax at your next stop.....Whew you make me tired...<br />\n<br />\nAnyone I missed have a great day<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-26 18:15:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212198,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-26 18:17:24',NULL,'','Good morning.  Shar, so glad you had a nice trip and that you are now back with us - I look forward to getting to know you better. I hope you are feeling bettr soon.  Well, I do get a little vacation - I said earlier that Greg was taking a week off and he said he was going to hang around the house - well, he told me yesterday that we are going to take a little trip.  He said we were going to put the new Cadillac through the &quot;over the road&quot; test.  I asked where we are going and all he said was &quot;west&quot;.  I asked how long we would be gone and he said he wasn&#39;t sure.  We are leaving next Friday and our anniversary is the following Monday, so I asked if we would still be gone then and he said yes.  Than last night, he tells me &quot;I need you to go to AAA, and I said &quot;and what will I tell them - to give me books and maps on everything west of Denver&quot; and he said that probably wouldn&#39;t work, but still didn&#39;t tell me.  So anyway, I am getting a small vacation to destinaton unknown.   Mercedes, I am glad that you called the dr. and didn&#39;t procrastinate.  Please let us know what he says.  Mary Lou, enjoy your quiet time.  How is Deb doing?   Hope all of oyu crzies have a good day - hang on there, the weekend is almost here....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-26 18:17:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212262,139,1,18,198851,'2007-07-26 19:41:04',NULL,'','Hello CruiseCrazies&#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:\' /> ','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-07-26 19:41:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212318,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-26 21:47:12',NULL,'','Morning all&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nGlorious day today - sunny, light breeze, perfect (so far)&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCompany coming for dinner - made the shish-kebabs last night while I was watching Jeopardy - so the time consuming part is done :o)<br />\n<br />\nNow I will have to make my big jug of sangria early - so I can taste it throughout the day - just to make sure it&#39;s still good lol.<br />\n<br />\nHave a super day everyone&#33;  Until next time ....','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-26 21:47:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212477,2996,1,18,198851,'2007-07-27 06:39:27',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\nI know I&#39;m re-catching up with folks for being away for a bit, BUT... I thought I remembered something from a Dock that ya&#39;ll were moving to the east coast somewhere.  Was it Virginia? Dinno&#33;  Do tell, what happened with the move?','txSherry','txSherry','2007-07-27 06:39:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212502,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-27 08:21:03',NULL,'','Hi all,<br />\nWe&#39;re off to Palmer tomorrow&#33;  We had a wonderful day today - went up to the Alyeska Ski Resort - on the aerial tram.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl.... you got a new Caddy. Congrats&#33;  It obviously won more votes than the Merc hmmm?  OH I can&#39;t wait to hear where Greg&#39;s whisking you off to.<br />\n<br />\nWe are in such a dilemma, trying to find a nice place for Miss Gucci to stay for the month of November, preferably in the Tampa bay area.  We can&#39;t use a pet sitter to come to her, as we&#39;re going to put the RV into storage for the month - it will only cost us &#036;55 as opposed to &#036;450 monthly rent.  Oh well I guess I have to carry on searching.  She&#39;s such a sensitive (and spoiled) little dog,  there&#39;s no way that we&#39;re going to leave her in a cage somewhere.<br />\n<br />\nSpeak to you from Palmer tomorrow.','zebra','zebra','2007-07-27 08:21:03',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212533,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-27 09:18:19',NULL,'','Sherry, that deal fell thru so they are still in California.  Jackie, so good to hear from you - yes I did get a new cadillac for my birthday.  We drove the mercedes and honestly, the caddy was a much more comfortable ride and had more room, plus massaging seats.  I say he bought it for me, but in actuality, I had to write the check to pay for it because he had forgotten his checkbook.  Now when he tells anyone he bought it for me, I tell him he had better take a look at whose name is on that check.  I did tell him he is off the hook for an anniversary gift this year, and Christmas and Valentine&#39;s Day.  Last year, I posted pics of the ring he had made for me for our anniversary, and then Valentine&#39;s Day, he gave me a card for a complete kitchen remodel, Mother&#39;s day found my deck and gazebo being redone the way I wanted, and my birthday brought a brand new cadillac, so I think he has more than surpassed his gift giving points for a few years.  See guys, that&#39;s the way it works&#33;&#33;&#33;  Well, gonna go watch my soaps.....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-27 09:18:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212535,2549,1,18,198851,'2007-07-27 10:20:19',NULL,'','surgery went ok<br />\n<br />\nhas allergic reaction to anesthsia...had to call 911 after being home 1 1/2hr... tougue swelled and throat..hard time breathing...but doing better finally got home after 0700 pm after being up all day since 0500am<br />\n<br />\n<br />\njust anote Tonia<br />\n<br />\nthanks for all the prayers ..  ( is there a law you have to be cute when your a medic ) heheheheeh','terumim','terumim','2007-07-27 10:20:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212545,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-27 13:18:05',NULL,'','FRIDAY- July 27th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies.   Well today our Church Carnival opens for the weekend and the weather channel is calling for a weekend of RAIN&#33;&#33;  Guess we will have to rethink our weekend plans.  Deb goes back to have stitches out today and I hope after that she will be able to get around a little bit.  She is really going nuts just sitting around the house and therefore driving everyone else nuts along with her.  Mikes sister and b-i-l<br />\nwant them to go away with them to the Poconos tomorrow - just an overnight trip to celebrate Ralph&#39;s b&#39;day and I&#39;m trying to push them to go - Deb hasn&#39;t been out of the house in 10 days except for the one trip to the Dr. last week.  I think it would do everyone a world of good.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - so sorry about the complications to your surgery but happy you are now OK.  That was quite a scare you had.  Hope you are doing better today.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - any hint from Greg as to where you will be going?  I would be going crazy with anticipation.  I was very suprised that Mike got the boot last night - his plan backfired and Kail was pretty darn smug about the whole thing.  I agree that Dick better watch his back (or his mouth)  He is making far too many enemys in the house right now.<br />\n<br />\nJennifer - hope that big old jug of sangria came out OK.  Have fun at your Red Hat party tomorrow.  We are still waiting for a pic of you in your new hat.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - please let us know how everything goes at the Dr. today.  We&#39;ll be sending good thoughts and prayers your way that the Dr. can give you some relief<br />\n<br />\nMaria - Zucchini parm sounds yummy - have fun cooking all those zucchini.  We used to end up with so many of them they went bad before we could use them.   No garden for us here in Pa. though - the bunnies never let the plants get started.  <br />\n<br />\nShar -  hope you are feeling better today.  So glad you had a great trip to Niagara Falls.  It truly is an awesome sight isn&#39;t it?  <br />\n<br />\nWell I promised the kids donuts this morning so I&#39;d better get dressed and get to the store before they arrive.  It&#39;s so much easier than taking them with me (and cheaper too)<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:\' />  <br />\n3 WEEKS FROM TODAY WE CRUISE &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-27 13:18:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212553,2613,1,18,198851,'2007-07-27 14:54:49',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI am so glad it is Friday, even though I had a good week, 5 of my attorneys were on vacation, so it was pretty quiet.  Mary Lou, I hope all goes well with Deb at the doctors today. Tonia, I am happy that your surgery went well, but sorry to hear about the complications, I hope you are feeling better today.<br />\nHave a great day and a safe weekend everyone <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','mercedes','mercedes','2007-07-27 14:54:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212756,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-28 00:02:15',NULL,'','Hi all.  It is quiet here today.  I went to Boulder to meet friends for lunch and then did a bit of shopping.  It ws supposed to storm today, but luckily it held off the whole time I was out.  Went by AAA and picked up the stuff for our trip next week - Greg told me to get stuff on New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Southern California, but I still don&#39;t know exactly where we are going.  I don&#39;t know why he had me get maps because we have navigation and he always uses that.   MaryLou, who do you think Dustin will put on the block?  I don&#39;t think it will be Dick, as he and Jessica were the 3 people from other&#39;s past, who came into the house together.  I am sure it won&#39;t be Amber either.  I can&#39;t figure out who he will lean towards.  I am thinking that Zach may be one.  Tonia, how are you feeling today?  Mercedes, enjoy the peace and quiet at work - I bet it doesn&#39;t happen very often&#33;  Well, guess I had better scoot - gotta&#39; go put up all the goodies I bought shopping before hubby sees them&#33;&#33;&#33;','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-28 00:02:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212816,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-28 01:07:14',NULL,'','Good late afternoon all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nKen made me shut down the computer as our storms were so bad off and on all day.........I snuck on a few times but I guess he was right. The storms seemed to have passed for now but we are expecting more tonight and tomorrow. DS and DIL are going camping this weekend to Great Gorge, KY so that is one more thing for Mom to worry about........<br />\n<br />\nMarylou....I know what you mean about the zucchinni. Every one in the neighborhood has been getting them. They seem to be winding down now. The tomatoes are beautiful. The romas are ripening nicely and <br />\nI can&#39;t wait to make my fresh spaghetti sauce. I usually make big bathces and freeze it.<br />\nThe rabbits didn&#39;t get into our garden this year. Ken bought some netting in tractor supply that is so fine they couldn&#39;t even bite through it. It was a little bit of a pain when we were picking but it was worth it. Eggplants are growing nicely although we don&#39;t have as many as previous years.<br />\n<br />\nWell, I better get going my zucchinni parm is ready to come out of the oven and I have to go throw my pasta in.<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-28 01:07:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212823,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-28 01:31:57',NULL,'','Hey Maria, can you share the recipe for homemade spaghetti sauce?  We have only had 2 or 3 tomoates thusfar, but then we can&#39;t plant until around mid-May.  Normally sometime in August, we are over loaded with them, all at once.  The lettuce is plentiful and I keep giving it away as you can&#39;t can or freeze it but still have more than we need.  I have snapped and frozen more green beans than I care to think about.  No peppers yet but I think my cilantro is about done.  That&#39;s another thing that i only use in very few dishes and have no idea why Greg planted so much of it but it is flowering now, so I think I can call it a day on that. I am surprised that he hasn&#39;t brought any carrots in yet because I think the tops look like they are ready, but he is the gardener so I won&#39;t question him.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-28 01:31:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212971,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-28 07:48:32',NULL,'','Greeting from Palmer, Alaska.<br />\n<br />\nWe&#39;re pretty tired from our escapades today.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia, hope you&#39;re feeling better.<br />\nCheryl, The caddy sounds great, which one is it?  Have you managed to pry any details out of Greg as to where he may be taking you?','zebra','zebra','2007-07-28 07:48:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(212996,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-28 08:18:33',NULL,'','Jackie, it is the DTS.  We wanted the biggest one, lots of room but I did not want to go SUV again.  Greg is remaining mum, but I picked up a San Diego city map while I was at AAA just in case (that&#39;s what I&#39;m hoping for), and he knows it is one of my favorite places.  I didn&#39;t give him that map because I didn&#39;t want him to know that was tops on my wish list - if he happens to mention beforehand that we may go there, I will give him the map then.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-28 08:18:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213003,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-28 13:00:47',NULL,'','SATURDAY - July 28th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies....Another weekend is here.  We had some major t-storms here last night - I&#39;m really suprised we kept our power on all night and more storms are predicted for the entire weekend.  We are still hoping to squeeze in a trip to the Carnival with the kids tonight - we will see what happens.  It looks like Deb &amp; Mike will go away for the weekend after all so I probably won&#39;t be here tomorrow til later in the day.  Deb&#39;s computer is so fouled up and so slow I can&#39;t be bothered with it.  All is going well with her foot according to the Dr. - she now has to go back in 10 days but he wants her to start putting light weight on her foot.  She really has a bad case of cabin fever though so I hope a night away will help her a bit.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - Well Greg certainly narrowed down your trip for you didn&#39;t he.  LOL  I&#39;m sure wherever you end up you will have a great time.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - How was that zucchini parm - it sounds yummy.  I&#39;m glad you are enjoying your garden.....we tried some type of ultra fine netting last year but the bunnies got right through it.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - glad you got to Palmer safe and sound.  I&#39;ll have to go read about your escapades after I am finished here.  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - how did things go at the Dr. yesterday?  I hope he was able to give you some relief.  Sounds like you had a great week at work with all the attorney&#39;s gone.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - hope you are not spoiling that great-nephew too much.  Hope you are enjoying your trip to NY&gt;<br />\n<br />\nTonia- how are you doing today.  We miss you and hope all is going well and you will be back here soon.  <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nThings sure have slowed down here on the Daily Dock....come on everyone..... jump on in and tell us what is going on in your world.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and don&#39;t forget to  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' />','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-28 13:00:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213072,2549,1,18,198851,'2007-07-28 17:57:49',NULL,'','morning all<br />\n<br />\ncheryl .. if your surpize brings ya to san diego let me know we cn meet for lunch maybe if your not to busy...<br />\n<br />\ni am doingok...hand is hurting but not to bad.. nothing that little pill won&#39;t fix....<br />\n<br />\nthe other day sure made me think how special people are you in your life...the feeling not being able to get air . being scared... and thinking OMG is this it...i have never had a problem with surgeries .. but this time i did..... everyone today just let the people that are in your life that littel extra hug or kiss or just a i love ya in passing... i think we forget that sometimes....i am so thankful for Gary being there for me ..not sure i would have been here if he wasn&#39;t....( ok thats about as mushy as he gets for right now heheheheh )...<br />\n<br />\ntrying to put thing away with my one good hand .. kitchen is starting to come together ...i have to go order  mini blind for the kitchen window.. back door...<br />\n<br />\nwell off to watch cooking tv...<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-07-28 17:57:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213117,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-28 21:25:57',NULL,'','Mary Lou - what&#39;s going on in my world?  Still having a ball in Alaska... although the trip is nearly an end. We&#39;re not too sure how many weeks will still be here, but we have to get back to the opposite corner of the USA (Tampa) around the 3rd week of October.<br />\nI typically don&#39;t repeat all our news... as it takes me hours to complete the journal each day - and everything that&#39;s happening in our lives is in it&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia... looks like you getting better - so glad Gary has been a great help to you.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl.... how long of a drive is it for you to San Diego?  Love your car&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is having a super weekend.','zebra','zebra','2007-07-28 21:25:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213141,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-28 22:12:55',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia - I have one of those great guys to and am always grateful.  Hope all is well with you - you have been through so much&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI envy all of you your veggies - after the slug onslaught of a few weeks ago I only have the tomatoe plants left - the little boogers even ate the marigolds - and they hate marigolds&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  This could force me backinto eating escargot&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nOff to my Red Hat Picnic in a little while ... you all have a wonderful day&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-28 22:12:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213202,2,1,18,198851,'2007-07-29 08:17:37',NULL,'','Tonia,  I&#39;m so glad to read that you are coming along. Your Gary sounds like a great guy. <br />\nmercedes, How are you feeling? What&#39;s going on with your leg?<br />\nMaryLou, glad to read that Deb is doing better. <br />\nMaria, rabbits in the garden? That sounds adorable. Certainly much better than iguanas in the garden, that&#39;s for  sure. <br />\nJenn, hope you had a Red Hat blast. <br />\nJackie, glad that you&#39;re so enjoying Alaska. Sounds great to me this time of year. Enjoy<br />\nCheryl, your road trip sounds very exciting and romantic- wow, just the two of you. I&#39;m jealous. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great Sunday, everyone. We had friends come for dinner tonight. They were neighbors that moved away a few years ago. It was great seeing them again. We have a lot in common, both of us having gone through breast cancer a year apart from each other. I made things very easy for myself. I bought some rotisserie chickens from Publix , had them cut each one into eighths and put them in foil containers from me. We picked them up and all I had to do was pop them in the oven right before dinner to heat them just a bit. I also had the Italian restaurant make me a half tray of baked ziti and that remained hot. I am very lazy, aren&#39;t I?? I always take shortcuts- saves on energy. Anyway, I&#39;m pooped, just finished cleaning up so nite, nite, everyone.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-07-29 08:17:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213235,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-29 08:50:45',NULL,'','Boy - that was some Red Hat Shindig.  I left the house at 1;30 and arrived home at just after 10 tonight.  We spent most of the time doing Kareoke - and I wasn&#39;t even drinking - go figure.  Stick a mick in my hand and I&#39;m off - what a ham&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnd we have another picnic on Thursday - can&#39;t take the pace lol.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - sounds like a great dinner to me - and who would know - that way you get to spend more time with your company&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nAnyway - off to bed - perchance to dream&#33;&#33;&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-29 08:50:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213240,2,1,18,198851,'2007-07-29 09:25:27',NULL,'','You Red Hat girls really know how to party. 1:30 - 10, now that&#39;s what I can a girls&#39; day out. Glad you enjoyed. Now, when do we see a photo of that red hat of yours??O better yet, you in your red hat doing karaoke???','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-07-29 09:25:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213243,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-29 21:07:40',NULL,'','Cheryl - there were a lot of photos taken - I will have to get hold of some of them.  The ones I don&#39;t burn I will try to post lol.  Some of the women in the group are well into their 60&#39;s and they can just keep on going - like purple and red energizer bunnies lol.<br />\n<br />\nI think everyone thought there was more in my drink cups than just fruit juice - but there wasn&#39;t.  I get a natural high when I&#39;m having fun - and have fun we did lol.<br />\n<br />\nAnyway - off to pick up Mom for another &quot;fun&quot; day of nagging and complaining ...... but she&#39;s my Mother and I love her, she&#39;s my Mother and I love her, she&#39;s my Mother and I love her .......  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nHave a great Sunday all&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-29 21:07:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213250,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-29 21:21:00',NULL,'','You know I am so disoriented&#33;&#33;  Coming from Florida where it&#39;s always hot,not up in Alaska where it&#39;s predominantly cold, I feel like it&#39;s winter.  Many times I find myself either telling someone or thinking, &quot;where should we go for the summer&quot; - how weird&#33;  But it&#39;s been WONDERFUL not having to deal with the Florida heat I must say.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day everyone.','zebra','zebra','2007-07-29 21:21:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213306,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-29 23:17:14',NULL,'','Afternoon all&#33; I&#39;m back from NY and our visit with Howie&#39;s mom and my new Great Nephew. Howie&#39;s mom looked pretty good, we both thought better than last time so that made him happy. My great nephew is so cute but spoiled already by everyone. It was nice to spend time with my sister, and nephew &amp; his wife. I really got to know his wife better and I really like her. We had an awful time getting home on Delta. We should have been home by 6 PM but got home at 10:30 last night. The plane had issues and we were sitting on the tarmac for about 40 minutes, followed by another hour at the gate to see if they could fix it. Then we were given another plane and had to sit and wait until that one was ready. It was a nightmare, with no food and only a bottle of water they gave us. Fortunately I had some of the NY goodies I was bringing home so we at least had some bread. This was just handled poorly and this is the last time I&#39;ll fly Delta.....seems like the have an awful lot of planes breaking down. <br />\n<br />\nMy mom had her tests and now we wait. Please continue to pray for her. Hopefully we&#39;ll hear something in the next day or 2. It was very difficult to see my family and not be able to say anything.  Thank you all for your prayers, they are much appreciated since my cruise family and my DH are the only ones that know. <br />\n<br />\nTonia I&#39;m so sorry about the scare with the anesthesia. That&#39;s always the reason I keep avoiding the carpel tunnel surgery, I don&#39;t do well with anesthesia. Glad to hear you OK now. Keep us posted and take those little pills&#33; LOL<br />\n<br />\nMaria that Zuccini Parm sounds great&#33; I never thought of doing that, only the traditional eggplant. May have to try it. Any tricks to it???<br />\n<br />\nWelcome back Shargurl glad to hear you enjoyed Niagara Falls. Hope you feel better soon.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl glad to hear that this mini vacation sounds promising&#33; I&#39;m so glad Greg decided to not just hang around the house. You deserve a break after all the company, etc. All the choices sound good to me. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou glad to hear that Deb is doing well. Getting away will be good for her.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes hope the Drs. appointment went OK. Please let us know.<br />\n<br />\nJackie, I&#39;m catching up on your journal at the same time I&#39;m reading the dock. I&#39;m loving all those wonderful scenery pictures, brings back so many wonderful memories. DH isn&#39;t an RV type but I&#39;d love to do what your doing. We always talk about spending a month in Alaska someday. I hope we get to do it.<br />\n<br />\nJenn glad your enjoying the Red Hat ladies. Hope your day with mom was OK. Mom&#39;s are special and we love them but they drive us nuts&#33; LOL<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, nice to see you pop up on the dock. Sounds like a great dinner to me, no cooking and little cleaning up. Perfect. Got to love those precooked chickens&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone had a great day&#33; I&#39;m off to wash......yuck.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-29 23:17:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213357,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 03:01:49',NULL,'','Welcome back Rose - glad you had a good trip to NY and had fun with the new baby.  I will continue to keep your Mom in my prayers that all her tests come back OK.  Remember we are here when you want to talk. It is so hard to have to keep something like that from your family.  <br />\n<br />\nJen - just keep repeating your mantra &quot;She&#39;s my Mother and I love her&quot;  I know your patience is being tested right now but we are here for you.<br />\n<br />\nGlad to see the boards are back up and running.  I checked in before and got quite concerned.  After being with the grandkids for 28 hours straight and being seriously sleep deprived I posted a quick Dock entry this morning and when I check later it was gone.  Thought I was really losing it for sure.   hehehe.  Glad to know it wan&#39;t me.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - your way of entertaining is great&#33;  That is sort of like the dinner we had tonight.  Went to Wegmans (our specialty grocery store) and bought everything premade - came home - threw it in the microwave and even ate it off paper plates.   Much too tired for anything else.  <br />\n<br />\nHave a good night everyone - be back tomorrow.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-30 03:01:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213364,2,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 03:32:13',NULL,'','Rose, glad your trip went well and MOm looked good. Sorry to hear about your flight. What a hassle&#33;<br />\nMaryLou, It&#39;s bad enough to have to straighten up and clean before company without having to cook. I         always take the easy way, whenever possible. It&#39;s enjoyed just as much as if I spent the time and energy cooking. <br />\nJackie, and with all the rain, aside from the heat, the mosquitos are awful. Enjoy that cool air. <br />\nJenn, I go to a volunteer group every week and I know what you mean about those ernergizer                     bunnies.         Some of the women are in their 70&#39;s and 80&#39;s and they have more energy than I do.<br />\nTonia, I hope every day you&#39;re feeling better and better. Hang in there and great advice of yours. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great Sunday evening everyone. Hugs from me to all of you. Going to do some crocheting now .','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-07-30 03:32:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213438,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 06:47:25',NULL,'','Hey where&#39;s everyone???<br />\ntonia - hope you&#39;re feeling much better.<br />\n<br />\nRose - it&#39;s great having you back on the Dock.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - I guess you&#39;re having way too much fun in the Caddy at the moment.<br />\n<br />\nGottacruz - what are you crocheting?  I started a blanket 4 months ago and have still not finished it.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great week.','zebra','zebra','2007-07-30 06:47:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213447,2,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 06:55:50',NULL,'','Jackie, <br />\n    I belong to a volunteer group called Hearts and Crafts. We knit and crochet  and sew hats for chemo patients and for newborns and donate them to the hospitals. We do all sorts of things- baby blankets , lap blankets for veterans, etc. I just finished crocheting a baby blanket and 2 hats. Makes me feel like I&#39;m doing something that&#39;s really appreciated. The women in the group range in age from mid fifties through 90 . The knowledge in the room is amazing so any craft I want to learn, there is always someone who can teach it.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-07-30 06:55:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213497,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 07:35:44',NULL,'','Cheryl, that&#39;s amazing.  I commend you, how great to be able to give to others.  I love crocheting and knitting, but didn&#39;t find the need to do either in Florida because of the constant heat - but now that we travel to cooler climates, it&#39;s been great to get back into the swing of it.','zebra','zebra','2007-07-30 07:35:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213502,2,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 07:43:18',NULL,'','I wouldn&#39;t knit or crochet anything for myself or my home because of the climate. So, when I joined this group, it gave me a great reason to get back into crocheting. I love to do crafts as long as I feel someone can really use the stuff. In fact, the yarn or fabric that we use is all donated so we don&#39;t even have to buy anything if we don&#39;t want to. Crocheting helps keep my hands out of the frig. Know what I mean???','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-07-30 07:43:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213598,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 08:41:45',NULL,'','Evening Crazies.<br />\n<br />\nDay with Mom wasn&#39;t toobad - now i have had my glass and a half of a robust red ;o)<br />\n<br />\nBut - dangit - I bought another hat - another Red Hat - that makes five - not sure where I&#39;m going to hide this one - maybe on my head - he&#39;ll never notice it up there :o)<br />\n<br />\nSailgrose - I hope all goes well with your Mom - prayers heading your way&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nBT - I never fly anywhere without a whole lot of food in my bag - you just never know where you might end up and for how long.  I always carry lots of chocolate bars, jelly beans and trail mix - at least we won&#39;t starve to death - and it gives me a few things to hand over to Moms with young ones - if they need something to occupy them :o)  Not that the sugar is such a good idea - egads&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - that is so wonderful what you are doing - but if you get a free hours or two I could use a red and purple scarf (hint&#33;hint&#33;)<br />\n<br />\nOther Cheryl - ok report in - how was the Caddy and did you spend most of your time in the front seat or the back <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 />\nTonia - here&#39;s some more HUUUUUUUUUGS&#33;  Take care and take it easy&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnyway - off to bed - take care all.  Love you guys&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-30 08:41:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213617,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 13:11:47',NULL,'','MONDAY - July 30th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies and Welcome to another week and the last couple of days of July.  Where is the time going?  I guess it is true that the older one gets the faster time goes.  Nothing too special planned for today other than dinner in my favorite seafood house.<br />\n<br />\nRose - What a long ordeal you had getting home from NY.  A trip like that can certainly put a damper on a trip, can&#39;t it.  I will keep your mom in my good thoughts and prayers and hope some good news is coming soon.  You have so much pressure on you right now - remember we are here for you.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - another Red Hat&#33;&#33;&#33; You deserve it.  We are still waiting for a pic of you in your Red Hat outfit.  I&#39;m glad you are having such a good time with your group.  There are 2 groups in our immediate area - the one closest to me was a big disappointment.  I went to one meeting and everyone was complaining about their aches and pains.  Perhaps I should give the other group a try.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl (GottaCruz) - Great to see you here on the Dock.  Hearts &amp; Crafts sounds like a wonderful group doing great things.  I remember when TJ was in the hospital he received several crochet blankets and gifts from different organizations.  The kindness of those strangers to us at that stressful time was one of the reasons we started a foundation in TJs name and every year host a Christmas in July (postponed til August this year because of Deb&#39;s surgery) and visit every child in that hospital with a gift from the foundation.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl (gregswife) - Hope you had a good weekend - didn&#39;t hear too much from you.  You must be getting so excited about your &quot;mystery&quot; trip with Greg this weekend.   Any hints on where you are heading??? I would be going NUTS right now.  I love to suprise other people but don&#39;t like suprises myself.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - How are you today?  Hope you are doing better and the hand is coming along OK.  We miss hearing about your kitchen adventures but are glad to hear that Gary is taking good care of you.<br />\n<br />\nShar - How are you feeling - Hope you got over that summer cold - they are the worst.  Enjoy your special day today (Us 7/30 girls have got to stick together)  Happy Birthday.  (Gee I wish I could remember when I was 39) haha<br />\n<br />\nMaria - So sorry that the computer glitch caused you so much extra work but thank you for your kind greeeting.  Hope you and Ken had a good weekend.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - Glad that you and Tony are feeling better.  You certainly have kept all your friends here amused with your adventures.  We will all be sorry to see them end.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - Hope you were busy over the weekend and just didn&#39;t have time to let us know how it went with the Dr. on Friday.  Sending prayers your way that all is well and the leg pains are nothing serious.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get the day started - make today special and share a smile with a stranger.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-30 13:11:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213651,2613,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 15:16:05',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nI hope everyone is feeling good today.  Happy Birthday Mary Lou and Shar.  Rose I will continue to keep your Mom in my thoughts and prayers and Tonia, I hope your hand is doing well.  <br />\nWell, I went to the doctor on Friday and I have sciatica, and boy is it painful.  I am taking Norco for the pain and Relafen, an anti-inflammatory drug.  They are making me nauseous, but I will hang in there and see if it gives me some relief.  I have an MRI scheduled for next Tuesday to see if I have a herniated disk which is pressing on the sciatic nerve and causing me all this pain.<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','2007-07-30 15:16:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213773,754,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 17:11:17',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWe had a great weekend and it seems everyone else did also. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou........Hope Deb is coming along nicely<br />\n<br />\nMercedes..........ouch sciatica is so painful.........<br />\n<br />\nRose...keeping you and your Mom in my daily prayers<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...Hearts and crafts sounds great I should look into here and love to crochet and the kids and grandkids have so many they don&#39;t need anymore and I love it as it keeps my arthritis at bay in my hands. I will look into it at my local hospital.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJenn........Never can have too many red hats I guess.............I too did not have a good experience with like Marylou all they did was complain about their ailments and then it turned into a who has the best house,kids,cars, etc. That was not for me but maybe I can find another group that is not so much into themselves.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-07-30 17:11:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213774,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 17:11:18',NULL,'','Morning all. Lots to do and no ambition today. I think I&#39;m waiting on the phone to ring with news from mom. I&#39;ll keep you all posted, thanks for the prayers. <br />\n<br />\nHappy Birthday Marylou and Shar&#33; Hope you both have a great day&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes, hang in there. Sciatica is pretty painful so I hope the drugs bring you some relief soon. Keep us posted on your MRI results please.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, how wonderful of you to do all that crocheting. Giving something back is always very rewarding.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJenn your too funny&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, hope your OK. It&#39;s not like you not to check in. <br />\n<br />\nTonia hope your feeling better today.<br />\n<br />\nShari hope you and mom are doing well. We miss you around here.<br />\n<br />\nJackie I&#39;m all caught up on your journal and I&#39;ve enjoyed every word. Even my DD has begun reading it over my shoulder since she too loves Alaska. She hates to read except for school so I&#39;m really thrilled.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou enjoy your seafood dinner. Getting out that luggage yet????? It won&#39;t be much longer for both of us. <br />\n<br />\nMaria, hope all is well.<br />\n<br />\nWhatever you do make it a special day&#33; Enjoy','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-30 17:11:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213794,139,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 17:43:53',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies&#33; Not much time to read and catch up on everybody lives so we will just wish you all well.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-07-30 17:43:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213814,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 18:29:20',NULL,'','Morning All,<br />\nWe hit the road in about 20 minutes for Valdez - so I&#39;ll chat to you from there - hopefully we&#39;ll have Wifi&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-07-30 18:29:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213871,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 18:50:38',NULL,'','Rose - Got my bag of &quot;essentials&quot; packed but haven&#39;t started on the clothes yet.  They are all in bags on the closet shelf though and ready to go. I  checked  your itinerary hoping our paths might cross along the way but it looks like we will just be missing each other.  Oh well, perhaps next time.  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - hope you get some relief from your sciatica.  I know how painful that can be.  My sympathies are with you.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-30 18:50:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213928,2611,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 19:49:20',NULL,'','Good morning all.  I am fine, just a busy day yesterday.  My son and grandson came over and spent the whole day, which is a rare treat because they are usually in and out.  I don&#39;t know that greg really knows where are going on our getaway - he was talking to his parents on the phone last night and told them we were just going to head west and go where we want and stop when we want.  Mercedes, I will be praying for you.  I will be away when you have your MRI but hopefully will have internet in the hotels we stay in, so I will be checking in.  Rose, glad you are back with us.  Sorry about your ordeal in getting home.  Did you do any fun touristy things in NY?  Jackie, I just love reading your travel log.  Once you return to Tampa, do you plan to stay home for a while or hit the road again?  Mary Lou, hope you have a wonderful day and Jim pampers you.  Happy birthday to both you and Shar.  Well, I need to get myself moving and go run some errands - hope you all have a great day.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-07-30 19:49:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(213941,573,1,18,198851,'2007-07-30 20:15:46',NULL,'','Morning all - one of those gorgeous days that make you just hop out of bed - at least as far as the kitchen for coffee&#33;  But it is a glorious morning&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou  and Maria - I  found my group doing an internet search.  Many of them had sites that posted pictures so I sort of got a feel from looking at their &quot;fun times&quot; lol.  You should try again - my tummy still hurts from laughing so hard on Saturday.  Mind you - I got the nickname &quot;Trouble&quot; for some reason  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> No one even talks about aches and pains - too much else going on lol.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - boy I know how that feels and it is a very hard thing to take.  Every step and movement is painful.   You take care of yourself.  I use a heating pad when I get a flare up - don&#39;t like ice.  And Tylenol 3s - the hallucinations are very entertaining lol. Hope they find what it is quickly and they can fix it for you :o)<br />\n<br />\nEveryone else have a wonderful day and take care of YOU&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-07-30 20:15:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214177,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-31 09:41:32',NULL,'','We arrived in Valdez... it&#39;s drop dead gorgeous - it&#39;s known as the Little Switzerland.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, we are planning to be back in Tampa around mid-October to get our things in order before we fly to South Africa for the month of November - when we get back we&#39;ll probably hit the road again.  Hopefully I&#39;ll be able to keep up the journal in South Africa - not everyday - as part of the vacation we&#39;ll be on an 8 day Safari out in the bush, but it will be neat to show you all our wonderful animals. <br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s 10:50 pm here - I&#39;ve got to go to bed.....sleepy time for me&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-07-31 09:41:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214184,488,1,18,198851,'2007-07-31 13:21:48',NULL,'','TUESDAY - July 31st[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies - I hope everyone is doing well today.  We are in the midst of another heat wave with temps in the 90 and very very high humidity.  Just went to the end of the driveway to get the morning paper for Jim and already it is brutal out so I will either be in all day or go to the mall.  Decisions, decisions, decisions.  LOL  Had a great dinner last night then went to Deb&#39;s for b&#39;day cake.  Ashleigh made me a strawberry shortcake - my favorite (well actually HER favorite)<br />\n<br />\nRose - prayers continue to be sent your way.  Your friends are here if you need support during this time or if you just want to vent for awhile.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - hope you are doing better.   We really miss hearing from you here on the daily dock.  Get well soon and get back here with stories of your remodeling.  <br />\n<br />\nI think today will be the day to begin the serious packing for our cruise.  I&#39;m getting far too many little piles of things laying around. <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-07-31 13:21:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214253,2549,1,18,198851,'2007-07-31 17:45:17',NULL,'','morning all<br />\n<br />\nremodeling with the kitchen is almost done... just handles to put on and put ther things back into the cabinets.. right now thats slow... with none hand.... but i am able to get back to cooking again i sure was getting tried of eating out......<br />\n<br />\nmade veal marsala.. last night.. thinking just hot pastami sammies tonight....being off work makes Gary a happy man.... i cook more....he made an applesauce cake last night .. yummy.. ok so had some for breakfast.....<br />\n<br />\nwent to my regular doctor to refer me to an allegery doc to see why i had that reaction after surgery.....<br />\nhe changed my blood pressure meds for right now....took me off the one that may have been a problem but won&#39;t know anything to why till after the allegery  doc.....<br />\n<br />\nhand is hurting a little bit more... thinking i am trying to do little to much.....<br />\n<br />\neveryone i am sorry i haven&#39;t been more up on birthdays and all heres wishing everyone a belated after birthday if i missed them....<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nRose ... Heres to good thoughts for your mommy......<br />\n<br />\nShari also to you and your mommy.....<br />\n<br />\nMarylou are you getting excited about your trip yet LOL LOL ... <br />\n<br />\nMercedes.... sorry to hear you got the owie&#39;s too thats so painful... thats one reason i enjoy my spa with those pains .... the hot water sure makes it a little easier to handle......<br />\n<br />\nwell everyone have a good day.... everyone stay kwel with the humid yucky weather you all all are <br />\nhaving...... kinda having a little warm weather ... not to bad... <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-07-31 17:45:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214306,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-07-31 20:41:34',NULL,'','Morning,<br />\n<br />\nOh I have no clue what I did to my back, but I&#39;m in agony and can hardly move.  I&#39;ve been using cold and heat through the night but still no relief.  We had all sorts of plans for today but I&#39;m going to be flat on my back in bed - this seems to be a herniated disc.<br />\nI&#39;m not much fun right now... sorry&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-07-31 20:41:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214339,2613,1,18,198851,'2007-07-31 21:05:18',NULL,'','Jackie, I am so sorry to hear about your back.  I have sciatica and have severe leg and back pains, so I can understand what you are going through.  I have tried the heating pad also, but got no relief.  I have an MRI scheduled on Tuesday to see if I have a herniated disc.  I really hope that you feel better soon.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-07-31 21:05:18',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214360,274,1,18,198851,'2007-07-31 22:10:31',NULL,'','Good Afternoon, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nIt is another hot day here in the burbs of Mpls.  Yesterday was around 93, and humid.  Today should be around the same.  We sure need some rain.  It is pretty dry here this summer.  This has been a really busy time for me so I have missed being online and chatting with you all.  Mom is doing really well, and I&#39;m soooo happy about that.  I took her to the doctor yesterday and she is still using her walker but may be using a cane pretty soon, and before long she&#39;ll be walking on her own.  She is having physical therapy at home and occuational therapy and a home aide, so that has really helped her, and me, too, as I have had  my own doctor&#39;s visits lately.  lol  I am doing well.  I&#39;m dissapointed that the clot and the vertigo hasn&#39;t gone away yet since I have only 4 weeks to my cruise and have to make a big decision on whether to cancel or not.  I wouldn&#39;t care except this was a special cruise where I would be meeting up with many friends., and also Marc really has had a tough year and I wanted him to have a nice vacation.  I am staying positive and whatever happens I&#39;m so grateful for my blessings. <br />\n<br />\nOne of these days I will try to get a picture online of the new little blessing...Isabelle..but I&#39;m not very good with pictures.  She is having her baptism ...Christining day on August 11, so I will be helping make some food for the party for my DD.  <br />\n<br />\nI ventured out to a local casino on Sunday with Marc to see Kenny G.  Marc had some free tickets.  I was a little nervous since it was my first venture out on a trip since the clot.  I&#39;m supposed to be wearing compression stockings, but I can&#39;t wear them for many reasons.  We did stop at a rest area on the way up to get out and walk a little to keep the blood flowing, so it all worked out fine.  I am having blood tests done with a hematologis,t and am considering vein surgery later on, so I hope I can make a decision on the cruise in about two weeks.  We did take out insurance, so that&#39;s a good thing.  <br />\n<br />\nIf you get a chance to see Kenny G, you should go...he was fantastic&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...your surprise trip sounds wonderful&#33;  It will be so nice for you to get away.<br />\n<br />\nJackie...take care of that back.  I&#39;m so sorry that you are in pain.<br />\n<br />\nTonia...I&#39;m so glad you made it through the surgery, and the allergy.  It must have been terrifying for you&#33;  I&#39;m so sorry for all you have gone through.  It&#39;s so great that Gary has been there for you.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...I&#39;m so sorry to hear about the sciatica.  I know that is sooo painful.  I hope you can get some relief.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...Happy Birthday&#33;  Hope you are having a wonderful birthday&#33;   Glad you survived all the storms.  I&#39;m so glad that Deb&#39;s foot is doing well.<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita...I hope you will get a great offer on your house soon.  Good Luck&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose...I&#39;m keeping your mom and you in my prayers.  I pray all with turn out ok.  I&#39;m glad you had a nice trip to New York.<br />\n<br />\nMaria...glad you survived the storms...that zucchini parmesan sounds so good.<br />\n<br />\nShar...Happy Birthday&#33;  Hope it&#39;s a good one.  Hope you are recovering from that cold.<br />\n<br />\nJen...glad you are having fun with your Red Hat group.  I&#39;m sure that they love having you since you are so fun loving and such a great person.  Hang in there with mom.  We need a lot of patience and love with our elderly parents.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl (Gotta Cruz)   Glad you had a chance to visit with your friends.  That was a great idea with the food.  It gives you more time to really enjoy your visit.<br />\n<br />\nSherry...so nice to have you with us.  Hope to get to know you better.<br />\n<br />\nHope all Cruise Crazies are having a great summer and doing well.  Stay cool&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-07-31 22:10:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214364,2613,1,18,198851,'2007-07-31 22:35:16',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJackie, I was just looking at your pictures, breathtaking, wish I was there <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-07-31 22:35:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214397,334,1,18,198851,'2007-07-31 23:43:19',NULL,'','Afternoon all. We just finished a wicked thunderstorm here in Central Florida. I&#39;m trying to carry on with life as normal. Had a dentist appt. this morning, all&#39;s well. I pinched the nerve in my neck somehow over night (could have been putting the old freezer at the curb last night) so I picked up my DD to help with the food shopping. I&#39;m having a hard time lifting at the moment but the Advil I took has helped. I can always count on my DD when I need her, guess she gets it from me, the caretaker type. <br />\n<br />\nJackie so sorry to hear that you hurt your back. Ouch&#33; Please get some rest so you can see Valdez and enjoy the rest of your trip. <br />\n<br />\nTonia, your doing too much.........I&#39;m sure the Dr. would have a fit&#33; LOL I&#39;m not one to stay down long either so I understand. Try to get some rest.<br />\n<br />\nThanks for the support Marylou. I&#39;m so excited for your going on your cruise, you really deserve the break and it will be great to spend time with the twins. Are they going to college and if so is it local???<br />\n<br />\nMercedes, hang in there. Hope today was somewhat better for you.<br />\n<br />\nShari, so happy to hear your mom is doing well. Give her a big hug....... Oh it would be a shame if you had to cancel your cruise. Both you and Marc deserve the break after the last year. Hope that you are taking care of yourself. Glad to hear you got to see Kenny G. My son saw him and loved it&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell all I&#39;m off to play a few games and catch up elsewhere here. Hope you all have a great evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-07-31 23:43:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214549,2,1,18,198851,'2007-08-01 05:46:46',NULL,'','Rose, keeping your mom and all of you in my prayers. Take care of your neck, lots of rest and pampering for you. <br />\n<br />\nJackie, so sorry to hear about your back. Lots of bedrest and just think............South Africa, South Afreica, South Africa. <br />\n<br />\nTonia, I hope that switch in meds will make things a lot better for you. Sounds to me like you&#39;re cooking too much. Please get some rest for that hand. <br />\n<br />\nmercedes, I hope you&#39;re feeling some relief. Keeping you in my prayers for your MRI.  <br />\n<br />\nShari, glad you enjoyed Kenny G. He&#39;s amazing. So glad to hear that your mom is coming along so well. Keeping you in my prayers that the clot will dissolve. Looking forward to seeing photo of Isabelle. <br />\n<br />\nJenn, aren&#39;t you going to tell us how you got the name &quot;Trouble&quot;??? <br />\n<br />\nMaryLou, glad you got your strawberry shortcake birthey cake. Sounds great to me. Enjoy that packing and just think that your cruise is getting closer. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, glad you got to spend the day with Greg and Scotty. You must be getting so excited about your trip. We&#39;ll be missing you here. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great Tuesday night, or what&#39;s left of it. Talk to you all tomorrow.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-08-01 05:46:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214550,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-08-01 05:53:16',NULL,'','Rose, I tried Advil... it&#39;s not touching my pain - I&#39;m going to have to take a sleeping tablet tonight, if I want to have any sleep.  Sorry to hear about your neck, with Tony just having gone through that - I know it&#39;s also awfully painful.<br />\n<br />\nShari...I love Kenny G, it would be great to see him live.<br />\n<br />\nTonia.... why all the cooking - rest that wrist girl&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-08-01 05:53:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214610,573,1,18,198851,'2007-08-01 07:10:44',NULL,'','Hi all- another sunny day today - but it played he** on my asthma&#33;  Sounds like a lot of us are little under the weather just now.  We need a great big group HUG&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; ... and maybe some drugs lol.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is feeling better tomorrow.<br />\n<br />\nTake care all','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-01 07:10:44',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214667,2542,1,18,198851,'2007-08-01 08:07:45',NULL,'','Jenn, isn&#39;t that the truth.  I think we need to start a thread called &quot;The Doctor&#39;s Office&quot; where we can all post our aches and pains  :)<br />\nSorry to hear that your Asthma is acting up again.','zebra','zebra','2007-08-01 08:07:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214681,488,1,18,198851,'2007-08-01 12:33:04',NULL,'','time to close down the Daily Dock for the Month.  See everyone over at the August Dock','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-01 12:33:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214683,488,1,18,NULL,'2007-08-01 12:38:06',NULL,'Daily Dock - August','WEDNESDAY - August 1st[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies and welcome to the August daily dock.  All you lurkers out there, post a quick message to get your day started.   The more the merrier.  <br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is doing better this morning - it sounds like a large group of us are falling apart right now.  We need a group hug or a group cruise to help cure all our ills.  I am fighting a summer cold but the cold is winning this round.  <br />\n<br />\nOff the to State theatre to buy our 2007/2008 year tickets.  Box office opens at 6AM so I am running<br />\nvery late.  Folks have been lining up since Saturday and I&#39;m not talking about teens I&#39;m talking about supposedly sane &quot;older&quot; citizens.  I&#39;ll report back later on.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-09-01 13:06:14',228813,488,'cruisetarp','cruisetarp',NULL,339,-1,5750,0,0,0,0,0),(214705,2613,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 14:47:45',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nWow, August is here already, where did the year go.  Mary Lou, you are right, we all need a group hug, but I think I would prefer the group cruise .. lol.   I am still battling this sciatica, and the medications which were making me nauseous, is now making me throw up, not taking them anymore.  I have a call in to my doctor for her to recommend something else.<br />\nNot much planned for today, the office (3 floors) is supposed to be moving next year to another building, so we have to start sending documents that we don&#39;t need to an offsite facility, and boy do we have a lot of documents.  I really hope the move is not next June, that&#39;s when we go on the Med/Greek Isle cruise, but we will see.  I know which one has priority <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <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','2007-08-01 14:47:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214772,139,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 17:01:22',NULL,'','August already, that&#39;s almost amazing&#33; We are entering the very hot and humid season in the lower Ohio River Valley.<br />\nWe were just talking last night how if we hadn&#39;t decided to take this bold move and build this new house in our &quot;later&quot; years, we would be looking forward to our canceled cruise next month. Maybe a genie will appear and move us in and do all the unpacking for us&#33; We don&#39;t regret our decision and we can look forward to our New Year&#39;s cruise. As fast as time is moving, it won&#39;t be that long.<br />\n<br />\nHere&#39;s hoping all Crazies and their families who&#39;s having health issues nothing but the best. We have a great community of folks here that we are fortunate to call our friends.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-08-01 17:01:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214773,2549,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 17:02:21',NULL,'','My Webpage?<br />\n<br />\n<br />\ni think i did this right <br />\n<br />\nToniA','terumim','terumim','2007-08-01 17:02:21',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214775,2549,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 17:03:25',NULL,'','there are a few pic&#39;s of the kitchen<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-08-01 17:03:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214781,139,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 17:17:17',NULL,'',' <br />\n<br />\nTonia,<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s asking for your email address and password to view the photos.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-08-01 17:17:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214787,2611,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 18:14:15',NULL,'','Good morning all.  Looks like a beautiful, but hot, day here.  Storms are supposed to move in this evening and heavy rainfall is forecast.  Tonia, when I click on your link it takes me to the Kodak site, but to my homepage.  Mary Lou, did you get your tickets?  Jackie, hope your back is feeling better.  Mercedes, hope the dr. can give you something that doesn&#39;t make you feel so yucky.  I hope August is a great month for all of you....','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-08-01 18:14:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214798,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 18:33:08',NULL,'','Morning all, Happy August&#33;  Not much happening here today except the usual chores. I slept very well last night and my neck and shoulder seem to be better. I&#39;m not going to do too much as I don&#39;t want to ruin my progress. I have lots of cooking to do. I&#39;ve gotten into the habit of cooking ahead and freezing and it&#39;s always there in a pinch or on a busy day. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou I agree, a group cruise would definately work for me&#33; Imagine how well we&#39;d all feel. Hope you got your theater tickets. Summer colds are the worst. Get some rest so you&#39;re well for the cruise.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes I&#39;m so sorry the meds are making you ill. Yuck&#33; Hope the Dr. can find something else for you to take to relieve your pain.<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita you home will be done soon and you&#39;ll be all moved before you know it. Just remember that the end of the year isn&#39;t that far off, it&#39;s August already&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia, wish we could see the pics.....somehow you have to make them public. Don&#39;t ask me, I always mess it up. LOL Hope your feeling better today.<br />\n<br />\nJackie, hope your feeling better this morning. I&#39;m off to catch up on your journal this morning. If you noticed someone opened a Sick Bay thread. LOL<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Cheryl, Have you packed for the mystery trip????<br />\n<br />\nOff to do some housework, necessary evil. Hope everyone has a great day.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-01 18:33:08',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214804,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 18:37:16',NULL,'','Good morning again Crazies....finally back home after waiting on line from 6AM til 10:30 to get next seasons tickets to our State Theatre.  I got everything I wanted except the Christmas Concert by Ronan Tynan - that one was sold out but Jim will be happy to hear that.  It was a fun morning though -  lots and lots of &quot;older&quot; folks waiting in line and saying how we would never allow our kids to camp out and wait for tickets.  They served coffee and donuts and everyone was very friendly and helpful (for the most part)<br />\n<br />\nTonia - when I click your link it takes me to my homepage on the Kodak site.  Can&#39;t pull up your photos.  Hope that hand is doing better today and you are not overdoing it.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - Are you packed for your mystery anniversary trip yet?  Hope you have a terrific time.  <br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - Did Rita get new appliances ordered and give that store h**l?  I know I certainly would.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - take care of that aching back.  A herniated disc is nothing to fool around with &quot;Been there - done that&quot;  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - I hope the Dr. can give you something that won&#39;t upset your stomach so much.  Don&#39;t do any lifting with the office move.<br />\n<br />\nRose - We are getting very excited about our cruise and the girls are full of questions and excitement.  They call several times a day with questions.  They girls will be going to a local (Staten Island) State College.  Cait had several scholorship offers for track and field from out of state colleges but none of them offered enough &#036; for her to be able to accept them.  She is very disappointed but will do fine in state college.  Both girls will stay home and work their way through school.  I&#39;&#39;m sure your cruise is the last thing on your mind right now - are you still going or have you cancelled?  Will continue to keep you mom and your entire family in my prayers.  Give her a big hug from all us Crazies.  <br />\n<br />\nWell since I am several hours behind schedule I&#39;d best get a move on.  Make today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-01 18:37:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214811,754,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 18:57:24',NULL,'','Good Morning..................<br />\n<br />\nA very hot humid day here in the 90&#39;s..............<br />\n<br />\nSounds like everyone is having some health issues so those that are hang in there...............<br />\n<br />\nMarylou......glad to hear you got the tickets you wanted.............Jim must be like Ken.......he would go if you got the tickets to that one performance but is probably relieved that you couldn&#39;t get them .....lol <br />\n<br />\nWell wish us luck the dog has her eye appointment today and after three weeks of Ken religiously administering her medications three times we are hoping the infections are gone..............<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all..............<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-08-01 18:57:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(214813,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 19:06:41',NULL,'','Jackie I just had to laugh when I saw the pictures of Gucci and her new toy. Reminded me of the Pet store commercial with BoBo. Glad to hear Gucci is enjoying herself.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou, I don&#39;t know what I&#39;m doing yet with the cruise. Everything will hinge on the biopsy results. If she&#39;s OK, she&#39;ll make me go, I know mom will hate if I cancel it since she&#39;s a cruiser too. I&#39;ll just add the out of country service to my cell so I can call everyday. I have insurance so I&#39;ll be OK I guess. Really hope I don&#39;t need it but I always buy it since we&#39;ve all gotten older. LOL&#33; I&#39;ve never been in this postition before so I have no idea of the process. <br />\n<br />\nMy son was offered a partial scholarship to Penn State but it was way out of our league pricewise so I understand Caitlyn&#39;s position. My son went to FSU and now he&#39;s done&#33; My DD stayed home and goes to community college and it&#39;s been great for her. I&#39;m sure the girls will do just fine they both seem to be very levelheaded from everything you&#39;ve said.  <br />\n<br />\nI can only imagine the excitement they are feeling now about the cruise. Are they wearing their Prom dresses for formal night? That&#39;s what my DD used to do and the girls looked so lovely in the pictures you posted. Enjoy every moment with them, they grow so fast.......<br />\n<br />\nGet some rest and feel well for that cruise&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-01 19:06:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215004,2549,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 22:58:24',NULL,'','hey everyone<br />\n<br />\nok i think i ned the book &#39;&#39; HOW TO POST PIC&#39;S FOR DUMMIES &#39;&#39;<br />\n<br />\nI HAVE TRIED IN THE TEST FORUM.. I GET SO MAD... i know i can do it but right now i have no patience<br />\n<br />\ni will ask gary to help me ....<br />\n<br />\ni have overdone it a little bit.. trying to get thing back in the kitchen...so i really need to do nothing for a day or so... ( ya right ).......i have forgotten how many kitchen things i have ... i need to go get hooks to put up some decor things .....Cheryl i remember you saying you buy gadgets .. i think i do too LOL <br />\n<br />\nthe brass bed frame i bought is coming tomorrow ..now have to go look for a mattress not sure what i am looking for yet.....we went to a king size this time ...<br />\n<br />\nMarylou ... i bet the girls are excited about the cruise...glad you got your tickets....i an wanting to look into seeing ... The Jersey Boys and The Wicked up in LA...<br />\n<br />\nMaria hope the puppy is doing ok... <br />\n<br />\nIf anyone can get me some advice to make the pic&#39;s pulbic drop me a line ok thur kodak gallery<br />\n<br />\nTonia<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\ni wish my cruise would get here faster.....','terumim','terumim','2007-08-01 22:58:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215020,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 23:18:39',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hiya My Friends, Did you think I fell Off a cruise Ship&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> Sorry for the Abscence but I had to get some Personal Things taken care of and get my life back on track, I Humbly Apologize to all of you for not responding to you asking about me <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' /> Also there was a personal reason as well why I left and Ill not go into that&#33; So If you still want to be My friends thats fine if you dont Ill still be yours&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Also I have Two Daughters Getting Married and also Im going to be a Grandpa in 3 Months, Ive been working on my health as well and am clear and fine now&#33; Im looking forward to getting back in the Saddle but slowly Ill Just start off slow and easy&#33; I appreciate and thank you all for worrying about me and Im Sorry I didnt respond to you&#33; Please Forgive Me if Ive hurt anyones Feelings&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' /> Again Im Glad to be back to all &quot;MY FRIENDS&#33;&quot; <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/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-08-01 23:18:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215021,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 23:21:25',NULL,'','Happy August everyone.  ANother beautiful day here in Paradise ;o)  Dh is washing my car for me.  I&#39;m the official Red HAt chauffeur for tomorrow&#39;s outing - can&#39;t have a dirty old car now can I? LOL<br />\n<br />\nMaria - I hope all goes well with your dog - give her a tummy rub for me will you?<br />\n<br />\nK &amp; R - I&#39;ll pop on down and help you unpack - you just have to pick me up at the airport (BTW - what airport would that be lol)?  I love packing and unpacking - weird or what?<br />\n<br />\nTake care all and have a fruitfull and happy day.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-01 23:21:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215027,754,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 23:35:06',NULL,'','Thanks Jenn..we did get some sad news today. She has to have her eye removed. Those of you who are animal lovers know what we are feeling about now.<br />\n<br />\nRobert...........what can I say .....Welcome Back','teacp','teacp','2007-08-01 23:35:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215041,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 23:43:56',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Thanks Maria&#33; I appreciate that <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-08-01 23:43:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215045,2611,1,18,214683,'2007-08-01 23:54:57',NULL,'','Robert, it was good to see you posting.  I remember asking you before if you had grandchildren and you said you didn&#39;t think it would ever happen - guess you were wrong.  But what a wonderful thing to be wrong about.  Our grandchild is absoutely the light of our lives.  Maria, I am so sorry about your dog - you&#39;ll be in my thoughts.  Tonia, have you tried uploading your pics to photobucket and then copying the link into your posts here - that is how I do it.   Jenn, I gotta&#39; say that you are the first person I have ever met who likes to pack and unpack.  I, like most people, hate it.  You are certainly a unique person.  Well, guess I had better go look into what I am going to fix for Greg&#39;s dinner...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-08-01 23:54:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215050,139,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 00:02:48',NULL,'','Robert--&lt;strong&gt;WELCOME BACK&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;][/size]<br />\nMaria, so sorry about your dog.<br />\nTonia, sign in to you photo site and copy the address at the top of you browser and then paste it into a post.','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-08-02 00:02:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215071,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 00:30:41',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Thanks for understanding Cheryl and Thanks, Yes I just hope Im not too old to enjoy Her or him <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-08-02 00:30:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215072,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 00:32:48',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Thanks Keith&amp;Rita for Your welcome and Thanks for understanding sometimes people have other lives and personal things in their lives they cant discuss, but I should of told you all that Id be gone for awhile&#33; Thanks you are all very special friends&#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','2007-08-02 00:32:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215073,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 00:34:50',NULL,'','Maria I&#39;m so sorry to hear about your dog. My heart aches for you and Ken. <br />\n<br />\nTonia we told you not to over do......LOL&#33; Please get some rest, everything will get done with time.<br />\n<br />\nWelcome back Robert. I&#39;m so glad your back with us. Guess we&#39;ll be calling you Grandpa Robert soon&#33; I missed ya my friend.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-02 00:34:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215161,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 01:42:27',NULL,'','Welcome back Robert  [/size] - it was so good to log on and see you posting again.  We have missed you and hope all is now well.  With 2 daughters getting married and a grandbaby on the way you will certainly be busy but this will be a happy time for all of you.  Keep posting and soon it will seem like you were never away.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-02 01:42:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215190,2549,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 03:05:32',NULL,'','http://www.kodakgallery.com/MyGallery.jsp?<br />\n<br />\nwell try this <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-08-02 03:05:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215191,2549,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 03:09:46',NULL,'','welcome back Robert.. <br />\n<br />\nsometimes we just have to give ourselves YOU TIME... all is well with the world...<br />\n<br />\nnow if we can just get the JOEYman back .. Joey if your lurking due I miss you<br />\n<br />\nawwwwwwww Maria gezzzzzzzzz my heart is with you....<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-08-02 03:09:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215221,2611,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 04:31:10',NULL,'','Tonia, when I click on your link, I just get my homepage on the Kodak website.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-08-02 04:31:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215223,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 04:32:29',NULL,'','Welcome back robert... we sure did miss you all this time, it&#39;s wonderful to see you posting here again.<br />\n<br />\nMaria, I&#39;m so sorry to hear the news about your dog.... I just know how the two of you are feeling right now.','zebra','zebra','2007-08-02 04:32:29',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215303,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 06:58:14',NULL,'','Well - congrats Grandpa to be - Great to have you back Robert&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria - oh I feel so sad for you.  If you are anything like we are - it&#39;s just like having bad news about a child.  After all they are our chosen &quot;kids&quot; and I don&#39;t even think they know they are adopted :o)<br />\n<br />\nI will keep her in my prayers and just know all will go well from here on in - now you have to give her two more tummy rubs from me - then there are those tasty pigs ears &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-02 06:58:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215464,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 13:54:12',NULL,'','THURSDAY - August 2nd[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies - I hope this morning brings some relief from aches and pains for all of you Crazies who are suffering.    I am still fighting my summer cold and today just might be the day I give in to it and crawl back into bed.  It&#39;s getting a little too close to vacation time and I still have too much to do before we leave.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - I&#39;m so very very sorry to hear the news about your dog.  Sending good thoughts and prayers your way that all will go well with the surgery.  When will they operate?<br />\n<br />\nTonia - still not having any luck with the link for your pictures.  The link takes me back to my own home page.  Hope you are resting that hand and are doing a bit better every day.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - how is your back doing today?  I hope it is not interfereing with your enjoyment of the beauty of Alaska.  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - How is the move at work going?  Hope you are not overdoing it.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - all set for your trip?  Have a wonderful anniversary if you don&#39;t have computer access know that we are all sending out best wishes for a great Anniversary.  How long will you be gone.<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - so glad you got all new appliances and it didn&#39;t cost too much more.  I guess sometimes its best to forego the big guys and shop with the little folks.  They definately aim to please more than the big corporations.  I know that from my dealings with Sears - I&#39;m just a little tiny number in their book and if I don&#39;t come back - tough&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose - I&#39;m sure you will have  a long day today waiting for your mom&#39;s surgery tomorrow.  We are here for you if you need us or if you just want to talk.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - once again, it&#39;s great having you back with us.  Hope you have a wonderful day and find time to drop by and visit - even if you only have a couple of minutes to spend.<br />\n<br />\nThe August Dock got off to a terrific start yesterday - let&#39;s try and keep it going.  Come on lurkers, stop in and say Hi - the more the merrier.<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','2007-08-02 13:54:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215470,2549,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 14:22:35',NULL,'','morning to all<br />\n<br />\ncan&#39;t sleep .. so here i am.....<br />\n<br />\n wrist was hurting last night , just one of those can&#39;t find a good place for it ....thats all part of the healing....<br />\n<br />\nRose.. don&#39;t forget to take you time ... i know your trying so hard to be strong for your mommy.. but you do need to not forget about yourself... i know its easy for us to say to try to do it ... but only you know yourself... ...sorry thats me being bossy  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blush.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blush:\' /> <br />\n<br />\ni put all here in my daily prayers <br />\n<br />\nTo any crazies in the twin cities area .... my thoughts and prayers go for you also for strenght to get thur all the tragic happening in your city....... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nJackie to bad theres not a hot spa for you to sit in with that back....take it easy ok....<br />\n<br />\nMarylou... maybe some chicken soup LOL .. but going back to bed sounds good too....<br />\n<br />\nnow that i am thinking soup.. i think maybe some clam chowder for dinner tonight....<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-08-02 14:22:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215528,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 17:25:41',NULL,'','Morning Crazies for soggy Florida. Raining again but that&#39;s OK we always need the rain. I&#39;ll be off on some errands today, need to keep occupied and must do something nice for myself too. My neck and shoulder feel somewhat better. <br />\n<br />\nJenn I took your advice and had 2 glasses of wine......LOL&#33; (Also 2 Advil.) Made me feel instantly better. Slept well too.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou, get some rest. You will get everything done and you know it. Experienced cruisers don&#39;t panic......we get it done whatever it takes but that means you have to get some rest and fight that cold. No fun to go on a cruise sick.........Get a good book and rest.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl, in case I miss you have a great mystery trip with Greg and Happy Anniversary&#33; <br />\n<br />\nTonia, no go for the pics again. I hate when that happens, sorry I&#39;m no help at this one. It&#39;s OK to be bossy with me......I have DD who is doing a pretty good job at it. If she asks me again if I ate I&#39;m going to strangle her. LOL I don&#39;t know what I&#39;d do without her, she&#39;s the best&#33; Sorry your wrist is still hurting. Maybe your still doing too much???<br />\n<br />\nMaria, sending ((((Maria and Ken)))) for your pup. I&#39;m sure this is very difficult for you and Ken.<br />\n<br />\nJackie hope your feeling better.<br />\n<br />\nRobert glad to see you again.<br />\n<br />\nWell off to do my errands and make a stop at Michael&#39;s just for me today. Hope you all have a great day and make the most of it. I&#39;ll be back later to check in.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-02 17:25:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215537,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 18:35:10',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hiya Gang and Thanks for the warm welcome and for those I hurt Im Sorry My friends, My Heart and Prayers go out to all of the familys that lost loved ones in the Bridge Collapse and to all of the other Injured and affected ones as well God Bless you all&#33; Sometimes some of us do things without thinking of others and the hurt you might do to them and Im Deeply Sorry for that if I hurt anyones feelings please forgive me&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> You are my family and Im Sorry I forgot that so lets move on and get things rolling Im Back now and whether you like me or not Ill still consider you all a friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> Does anyone have any pointers on being a granddad&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> And I want to wish everyone God Speed that are sick or that has Medical Problems or Family Problems as well, Welcome to all New Members as well and Birthdays and Anniversaries and Cruises&#33; Whew&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> I love you Guys and Gals&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> Ill be around and try and catch up with helping with the welcome wagon&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> See you around My Friends&#33; :tongue&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]:','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-08-02 18:35:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215580,2,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 19:44:26',NULL,'','Hi, everyone. Just wanted to pop in and let you all know that I messaged Shari to make sure she and her loved ones were safe after that tragedy in Minnesota last night. I&#39;m so glad she already messaged me back to say they&#39;re fine. I&#39;m very relieved but feel terrible for all those whose lives were affecdted. <br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s great to see the daily dock so busy again. <br />\n <br />\nI&#39;m so very sorry to hear the news about your doggie, Maria.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' /> <br />\nmercedes, Jdackie and Tonia, I hope you&#39;re feeling better with each day.  Mercedes, I&#39;m sorry to hear of your reaction to that medication. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl, wishing you a wonderful, exciting, romantic anniversary trip . We are really going to miss you here . Maybe you can check in  and let us know how this mystery trip is going. <br />\n<br />\nRobert, we&#39;re very glad to see you back here posting. You were definitely missed around here. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day, Crazies. <br />\n<br />\nMaryLou, as always, thanks for the great job you do with starting our day off with the dock.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-08-02 19:44:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215589,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 19:57:11',NULL,'','Watching CNN this morning - every time I turn it on the numbers change.  Hopefully they won&#39;t go up any more.  Those poor people - one minute you&#39;re driving along - the next minute - bam&#33;  You just never know. My heart and prayers go out to those in Minnisota.  Good to here Shari is ok.  Just goes to show - make every day count and make sure those you love know they are loved.  On that note:<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nI LOVE YOU GUYS<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nRose - it&#39;s good to see you slept a little better :o)<br />\n<br />\nTonia - sorry to see you are in so much pain - hope it is all better soon.<br />\n<br />\nOff to my Red Hat Picnic and general day of raising Cain ( just not raising Cain too high as we are all somewhat age- challenged tee-hee)<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTake care all - have a great day','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-02 19:57:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215592,2,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 20:13:12',NULL,'','What a horror. Very glad all those children in the school bus were OK but so sad for the others. <br />\n<br />\nWe love you too, Jenn. [/size] <br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nBy the way, if you have a WalMart near you, check out all the Red Hat stuff they have. They have the fabric , they have tote bags, wallets, etc. Have a great picnic. Do you have a designated driver????','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-08-02 20:13:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215637,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 21:31:15',NULL,'','Gosh I can&#39;t even begin to imagine what a nightmare it must have been for all those people on the bridge at the time - I have only been able to read the report on the Internet.... we don&#39;t have TV here so we&#39;ve missed the blow by blow news specials.  My heart and prayers go out to those families.<br />\n<br />\nWell the old back is a bit better today, I took muscle relaxants last night and seem to have more mobility this morning.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all.','zebra','zebra','2007-08-02 21:31:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215650,274,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 21:37:24',NULL,'','Good morning, Cruise Crazies&#33;<br />\n<br />\nThis is a very sad day here in Minneapolis.  I was watching the news while making dinner last night when I heard about the bridge collapse.  The first thing I thought of was, where&#39;s Laurie tonight, where&#39;s Michi, where&#39;s Winnie, etc.  You just try to think of all your family and friends and if they were planning to go to the Twins game or be in that area tonight.  Our youngest daughter uses that bridge all the time and was planning to go to the Twins game tonight.  Her best friend was coming from the airport last night and was going to go over the bridge and was only 15 minutes away and saw a lot of dust and commotion and turned away to I 94.  She got home and turned on the news and totally freaked out knowing that she could have been there.  Our second daughter, Winnie, was on that bridge just the night before.  Thanks be to God that she wasn&#39;t on it last night at 6:05.  Cheryl...thanks so much for your e-mail and prayers.  The bridge is just 15 or 20 minutes from our home.  It&#39;s close to the downtown area.  There are 4 confirmed dead, 73 injured, and around 30 to 40 people missing.  The crews have been working all night doing whatever they could in the dark.  They think there are a lot of people pinned under steel or in the river, yet.  My heart and prayers go out to them and their loved ones.<br />\n<br />\nWe go about our daily lives never knowing that tomorrow could be our last day here on earth.  I have had this clot for seven months now, and more than once wondered if today is my last day, but I have put myself in God&#39;s hands.  Here these people were going to the Twins game or coming home from work, or whatever, with no thoughts that something like this would happen to them or their loved ones.<br />\n<br />\nBack in the 70s, I was in the hospital for a month.  Doctors thought I had a brain tumor.  My daughter was very young, and I prayed that I would live to raise her.  Little did I know, that her daddy, my first husband woud die in a car accident just three months later.  We just never know.  Feeling a little sentimental today.  <br />\n<br />\nLive and enjoy each day, and love God, and your neighbor, and yourself.  <br />\n<br />\nMy heart and prayers go out to all who have lost loved ones, and for all injured, and for all missing and their loved ones.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...hope you will be rid of that nasty summer cold real soon.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...hope you can find some meds that will help your sciatica.   <br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita...good luck with all your packing and moving.  What a chore that is...but it will be all worth it with your beautiful new home.<br />\n<br />\nTonia...hope your wrist is improving.  Be careful and don&#39;t do too much.  Can&#39;t see the pictures, yet, but I&#39;m looking forward to seeing your kitchen.<br />\n<br />\nJackie...take care of your back and take it easy.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl...hope you don&#39;t get any severe weather.  Hope you have a wonderful surprise trip and a wonderful anniversary.<br />\n<br />\nRose...glad your neck and shoulder is better.    My thoughts and prayers are with you for mom tomorrow.<br />\n<br />\nMaria...I&#39;m so very sad to hear about your dog.   I know how we love our pets.  They are our &quot;other&quot; little children.<br />\n<br />\nRobert...Welcome back.  I&#39;m so happy to see you posting.<br />\n<br />\nJen...hope you have a great day with your Red Hat group.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl...Gotta Cruz...thanks again for the e-mail and concern, and for all you do here.  You are a very special person.<br />\n<br />\nThanks to everyone for all that you add to this great site.  You are all very special.  Hope everyone who is having rough times or health issues will be doing well and healed very soon.<br />\n<br />\nLove, Prayers, and Hugs&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-08-02 21:37:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215688,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 21:58:58',NULL,'','Shari....you sure do need a big hug today...so here it is&#33;&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-08-02 21:58:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215697,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 22:45:45',NULL,'','Shari - thanks so much for checking in and we are all very relieved that your family and friends are safe while our heart aches for the victims of this disaster.  I know how you feel, when I stood on the steps of a school my DD taught in right across the river from Manhattan and watched the first Twin Tower dissolve in a cloud of smoke I vowed never again to take a single moment of my life for granted.  Cherish each moment and hold your loved ones close to you.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - you have nothing to apologize for - we all have our daily lives to deal with and do it the best we can.  As for being a grandpa I think everyone here who is a grandparent will agree with me so here is my advice.   SPOIL THE BABY ROTTEN AND THEN SEND HIM/HER HOME.  hehe','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-02 22:45:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215703,139,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 23:17:04',NULL,'','Shari, we are so glad you and your family are safe. We are sending a group hug your way&#33;&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://ourworld.cs.com/KsmithCCI/xxxGroup-Hug2.gif&quot; /&gt;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-08-02 23:17:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215704,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-02 23:19:02',NULL,'','Shari so glad that you and your family and friends are alright. I saw the pictures this morning. My heart goes out to all the families of the victims. <br />\n<br />\nPlease don&#39;t worry about me tomorrow if I don&#39;t check in till late in the day.......I&#39;ll be at the hospital with Dad and Mom. Test scheduled for 11:30 but she&#39;ll be there a couple more hours after that. Howie and I will get them both settled at home before heading back here. I&#39;ll be sure to let you all know.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-02 23:19:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215859,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-03 03:58:26',NULL,'','Picnic was great fun - I won the boot toss - but lost the coveted title as Bean-Spitting Champ&#33; :o(<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - DD - that&#96;s me.  Next time it&#96;s pub night but I don&#96;t need to drink to have fun - I am naturally high...that&#96;s my story andI&#96;m sticking to it.  I bought a Red HAt T from Wal MArt - haven&#96;t seen the other stuff but now I will know to look.  Thanks for the info&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie - good to hear it&#96;s not to bad today - those muscle relaxants are pretty good stuff &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nShari  - good to hear everyone is safe&#33;  You must have been very worried there for a while.<br />\n<br />\nRose - my thoughts will be with you tomorrow morning - give your Mom a big hug from me&#33;  And tell her we are all rooting for her&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell, too much food, too much fun, too much sun = nap time&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-03 03:58:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215902,754,1,18,214683,'2007-08-03 05:42:46',NULL,'','Shari...........We are so very happy that you and your family are safe and our prayers go out to the victims and their families.<br />\n<br />\nRose..........We will be with you tomorrow in spirit.... Hope all goes well<br />\n<br />\nJenn...........Glad you had a good time at the picnic. It sounded like great fun.......','teacp','teacp','2007-08-03 05:42:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215955,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-03 07:28:26',NULL,'','Great nap - now I&#39;m raring to go.  Party anyone????? LOL','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-03 07:28:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215997,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-03 09:33:00',NULL,'','YooHoo the muscle relaxants really helped me - I&#39;m so glad I&#39;m feeling a bit better, there so much I want to go and see here in Valdez, and I haven&#39;t been able to walk until today.','zebra','zebra','2007-08-03 09:33:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(215998,274,1,18,214683,'2007-08-03 09:43:12',NULL,'','Thanks for the concern and the hugs, everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie...so glad your back is feeling better.  Enjoy Valdez; but don&#39;t overdo&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose...I&#39;m keeping your mom, and you and family, in my prayers.  Hope all goes well tomorrow (I should say today, this is 1:39 in the morning here).','Shari2','Shari2','2007-08-03 09:43:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216005,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-03 12:41:32',NULL,'','FRIDAY - August 3rd[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies and TGIF - another week down and we are now a short 2 weeks from our Cruise and boy do I need it.  Planning this trip through the eyes of the twins has been an exciting experience in itself.  Jim &amp; I really can&#39;t wait til they actually see the Explorer up close.  Every moment of the trip will be a new experience for us as well as for them.<br />\n<br />\nRose - our prayers and love are heading down to Florida right now.  We&#39;ll be anxious to hear from you later on today.  I pray that all goes well with your Mom&#39;s surgery.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - travel safely and have a wonderful trip.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - It sounds like you are having a grand old time with your Red Hat group.  Our local WalMart also has a large selection of Red Hat merchandise.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - I hope you and Ken are doing OK.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - glad you have gotten some relief from your back pain.  Take it easy now and don&#39;t overdo it.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - Take care of that hand and stop doing too much.  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - how are the new meds working?  Hope you are doing better.<br />\n<br />\nWe have a busy weekend on tap - tomorrow is Deb &amp; Mikes Anniversary so I will be babysitting while they go out for the evening.  I know Deb really needs it - she has such a bad case of cabin fever.  I can&#39;t imagine her being stuck inside for another 3 weeks.   Sunday we are going up to Scranton to a  Minor League Baseball game complete with tailgate party beforehand.  Should be fun - they say those minor league games are so much more fun than the Major league games.  Then Jim &amp; I will stay over in the area since he has an 8AM appointment in Wilkes-Barre on Monday to have his CPAP machine checked out.  I think he needs a smaller sleep mask - the one he has keeps popping off all night long.  Of course since the VA hospital he has to go to is only about 5 minutes from the Mohegan Sun casino we may just have to stop in there on our way home.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get Jim up and moving for the day so I&#39;ll be back later on to see how everyone is doing.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-03 12:41:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216053,2613,1,18,214683,'2007-08-03 16:02:41',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI am so glad it’s Friday, I had a pretty rough week with my sciatica.  The Motrin is giving me some relief, it’s just that I can’t sit for more than 5 minutes, I have to get up and walk around, very annoying.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, your cruise will be here before you know it, enjoy the game.<br />\nRose, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your Mom.<br />\nMaria, I am so sorry to hear about your dog.<br />\nJackie, I am glad to hear that your back is feeling better.<br />\nTonia, please take care of your hand and get some rest.<br />\nRobert, it’s good to see you posting again, don’t say away so long next time <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .<br />\nShari, I am happy that your family and friends are fine.<br />\nCheryl, have a happy anniversary and a great vacation.<br />\n<br />\nEveryone, feel better and enjoy the weekend <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-08-03 16:02:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216116,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-03 17:07:25',NULL,'','Mercedes - glad you are getting a bit of relief from the Motrin.  Perhaps a quiet weekend and some rest will kept you feel better.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-03 17:07:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216135,2613,1,18,214683,'2007-08-03 17:54:59',NULL,'','Thanks Mary Lou, that&#39;s the plan for the weekend.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-08-03 17:54:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216136,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-03 17:55:05',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;A Good Friday Morning to all My friends, Keith&amp;Rita, Rose&amp;Howie, Shari, Cheryl, Mary Lou, Jennifer, Maria&amp;Ken,Jackie&amp;Tony, Mercedes, Mrs. Amanda, Miss C. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Jason and everyone else I may of forgotten~&#33; I hope all of you and your Familys are doing allright and especially to Roses Mom I wish her the best as well,And anyone else that is in need of some attention and may be sick as well, I wish you all a speedy recovery as well&#33;God Bless you all&#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','2007-08-03 17:55:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216137,754,1,18,214683,'2007-08-03 17:56:49',NULL,'','Good Morning All<br />\n<br />\nA disgustingly hot and humid day here...........Going to take off for the mall with DD and kids. Grandaughter is like grandma and thinking ahead. She already got her homecoming dance dress and we are going to look for shoes.........lol..............They aren&#39;t even back in school yet and she is planning her social life...lol<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMercedes........glad the Motrin is helping<br />\nJackie......glad to hear you are feeling a little better.<br />\nRose.....It&#39;s a given you and Mom are in our daily prayers.<br />\nTonia........take it easy with that hand<br />\nCheryl......I don&#39;t know if you are gone off on your adventure yet but if not have a great time.<br />\nMarylou......two weeks will just fly by as it is. The twins must be so excited. What grammar school did you guys go to anyway?<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nKen is off to play golf with friends that are up from Florida...........of course it is never too hot to play golf. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-08-03 17:56:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216149,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-03 18:40:50',NULL,'','Maria - It truly is amazing how it is never too hot to play golf.  Jim complained all day on Tuesday about the head but at 4PM when he got out of work PRESTO - he felt better and played 9 holes before coming home.  He actually told me he went to play golf because it was too hot to mow the lawn after work.  <br />\n<br />\nJim went to several different grammar schools in Brooklyn  and then Rort Richmond High- I went to Blessed Sacrament.  Then I did one year HS at St. Louis Academy before transferring into good old PRHS.<br />\n<br />\nIt is beastly hot here today - just took DD out to do some shopping for her anniversary tomorrow but there is no air circulating at all.  Good day to stay inside and try to stay cool','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-03 18:40:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216302,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-04 00:24:07',NULL,'','Hey I&#39;m a whole lot better today guys&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope you all have exciting things to do this weekend - we know Cheryl does :)<br />\n<br />\nStay Safe.','zebra','zebra','2007-08-04 00:24:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216305,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-04 00:56:26',NULL,'','Hi All - just got back from my favourite nursery - they are having a huge sale - got some herb plants - love the smells.  ANd they carry Red Hat stuff and it was all 50% off - so now I have enough feather boas to cover my whole body with - hey do you think anyone still does Burlesque lol.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie and Merceds - glad you are feeling a bit better - but take it easy&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWhere in Wal MArt do you find the goodies - al I could find was a ball cap and a t-shirt - drats&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all - off to make some Jamalaya for dinner.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-04 00:56:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216314,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-04 01:21:19',NULL,'','Evening all. We&#39;re home and mom&#39;s hanging in there. We missed seeing her go in but that was probably for the best as I&#39;d have been a mess proabably. I hadn&#39;t seen her since all this started 2 weeks ago. Now the wait begins........They said 2 work days to 2 weeks&#33; Yikes, 2 weeks would make me nuts. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers today. Back to normal for now. <br />\n<br />\nMercedes, maybe some rest will help this weekend.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl have a great time on your mystery trip.<br />\n<br />\nJenn glad your enjoying your Red Hat ladies.....sounds like fun&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHi Robert&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria hope you enjoyed the mall with the family. Boy your GD really does plan ahead. Not a bad thing at all. <br />\n<br />\nJackie glad to hear your feeling better again and go about enjoying your time in Valdez.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou we always loved the minor league games more than the major league ones. We also loved College football compared to pro. I think they have more heart and desire at the lower levels. Have a great time&#33;<br />\n<br />\nShari glad to hear your doing well. Sure wish you could shake that blood clot and the vertigo. Postivie energy is coming your way.<br />\n<br />\nWell all off to catch up and then get some rest. Long day.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-04 01:21:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216545,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-04 13:19:20',NULL,'','SATURDAY - August 4th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and welcome to another weekend.  I have a lot of cooking  to do today to get ready for our tailgate party tomorrow - I kept putting it off hoping the weather would break and now I am out of options and things haven&#39;t cooled down any.  We had some long and vicious t-storms blowing through town last night - I don&#39;t remember ever seeing so many lightening bolts around.  10PM it looked like noontime around here with the skies all lit up.  All is fine here and we didn&#39;t even lose our power but I&#39;m hearing there is a lot of damage surrounding us.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - your new avatar is great&#33;&#33;  You look like you could raise a little h**l in that outfit&#33;&#33;  I&#39;m glad you are having such a great time with your new friends.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - Hope your Mom is doing better today and not in too much discomfort.  I know the next few days will be a long wait for all of you.  Sending more prayers and good thoughts your way.  I hope for all your sakes the results come back quickly no matter what they are.  I know the waiting part is very nerve racking.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - rest up this weekend and give that back a much needed rest.  <br />\n<br />\nRobert - when is the new baby due?  You must be getting so excited.  When are the weddings going to take place?  You are definately in for a busy (but fun) time.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - How did your GD&#39;s shopping trip go?  My Deb always had to have things month in advance but would always change her mind and be running around exchanging things at the last minute.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - glad to hear your back is better.   You need to feel tip-top to enjoy what is left of your trip.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - hope you are having a wonderful adventure with Greg.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - hope the hand is improving every day and not giving you too much trouble.<br />\n<br />\nShar - where are you?  we miss hearing from you.  Hope you are feeling better.<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - has the packing shifted into high gear yet?  You must be getting so excited to get into your new home and get settled.<br />\n<br />\nWell I guess this chicken isn&#39;t going to prep itself so I&#39;ll try and get as much done as possible before it gets too HHH out.  Whatever did we do without air-conditioning?<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and don&#39;t forget to SMILE','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-04 13:19:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216553,754,1,18,214683,'2007-08-04 16:53:24',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnother hot humid day here. We are in such a drought and it is getting worse...........Not much planned for today except make some eggplant parm with my eggplants from the garden and last week I made the fresh sauce from the garden tomatoes so that is what I am doing.<br />\n<br />\nWe have a sprinkler system on our property and Ken is running the last of it to our garden arbor so that when we go to Jersey in a few weeks we won&#39;t have to ask anybody to come and water...........<br />\n<br />\nMarylou........ GD&quot;S shopping trip went well. We originally went looking for shoes to match her gold dress. Not easy for a 14 year old. Heels were way to high for her age........Anyway we went to Deb which is a big venue for young girls looking for prom, homecoming, etc. dresses and we spotted this great dress. The price tag said 45.00 marked down to 20.00 marked down to 10.00 with 25% off so we got it for 7.99 lol.<br />\nSo now we have to switch gears and look for silver shoes instead of gold. Of course my DD gets frustrated with her but I am having a ball. GS was so cooperative thru all this (10) I just had to go in EB games and get him a video game............<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJenn..........avatar looks great<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...hope this new day finds you feeling better<br />\n<br />\nRose........Hope Mom is doing okay today<br />\n<br />\nJackie and Tonia......Hope you guys are feeling better.<br />\n<br />\nRobert.......Is this your first grandchild?<br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita.........Hope everything is coming along okay and the packing is getting done. When we moved in this new house two years ago Ken said That&#39;s it.....this is our last house before the nursing home..lol<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-08-04 16:53:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216600,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-04 20:14:09',NULL,'','Morning all from hot, muggy Florida. Been trying to get the house cleaned up since I&#39;ve been letting all the paperwork piles grow. Got that done. An amazing thing has happened.........Howie&#39;s vacumning as I type&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Can&#39;t remember the last time he did that without being asked. Maybe it was me taking out the vacumn and cleaning everything in the kitchen except the floor&#33; LOL He&#39;s a sweetie for trying to help out. DS is cleaning their bathroom (I told him to do it). It&#39;s wonderful that they are pitching in to give me a break. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou your right get cooking&#33; You&#39;ll have a great tailgate party for sure. Sorry it&#39;s so hot.....hope it cools off a little for the tailgating. How&#39;s Deb feeling???<br />\n<br />\nJenn I love the red hat avatar&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMaria what time will the Eggplant be done??? I&#39;ll be right over. Yummy one of my favorites&#33; Wow what a find on that dress&#33; Nothing like a great buy. Silver shoes are usually easier to find than gold. Hope you have good luck and find them easily. Wow a 10 yr old boy that didn&#39;t complain about dress shopping&#33; That&#39;s a first for me.<br />\n<br />\nTonia hope your feeling better. <br />\n<br />\nJackie glad to hear your backs doing better.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes hope your resting today.<br />\n<br />\nBack to cleaning&#33; Have a great day all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-04 20:14:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216624,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-04 21:19:56',NULL,'','Hi All,<br />\nI must say when I read all your posts of how hot it is down there, I feel so blessed to be up here in the cool weather - we haven&#39;t got out of thick sweaters for over a week now.  We will be moving south next week, so with it will come the warmer weather I am sure, but for us it&#39;s been great having winter in summer.<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s very foggy here to day as I type.  I&#39;m watching the little boats leave the harbor entrance, you can see which ones have GPS and are brave and which aren&#39;t... those guys just turn around and come back to the safety of the harbor.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - eggplant parm.. yum, I love it&#33;  Sorry to hear about the drought.<br />\n<br />\nRose - isn&#39;t it great when DH does domesticated duties?<br />\n<br />\nTonia - hope you&#39;re feeling better today.<br />\n<br />\nHAve a great day everyone&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-08-04 21:19:56',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216634,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-04 21:57:13',NULL,'','Morning all - another warm day - not hot yet, just warm.  A little humid though.  Just did 40 minutes on the treadmill so I&#39;m a little &quot;humid&quot; as well  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMaria - what a great grandmother you are.  I loved spending time with my Granny - and that&#39;s all it really takes to make someone feel special - time&#33;  It&#39;s something those kids will remember for years.  And your GD will be looking at  the photos of her special day and the special dress and she will tell her kids all about the day she and her Grandmother bought it - that memorable day when her borther wasn&#39;t actually a pain  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nI went on the Red Hat shopping site last night - big mistake -but the prices were too good to resist&#33;  Bought a t-shirt and a bunch of iron on logos to jazz up my own stuff - nothing gaudy just cute and subtle - much like me.  NOT&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  I bought fabric to make a purple slouch bag and I will decorate it with some impressive Red feathers.<br />\n<br />\nThe funny thing with Red Hats is everyone knows about them.  When we were out and about the other day a man, and it&#39;s usually men who notice us YEAH&#33;, said &quot;looks it&#39;s the Red Hat Ladies&quot; and the gal I was with just does the head swivel and shouts &quot;Where?&quot;  Silly I know - but who can actualy have too much fun and laughter?<br />\n<br />\nYou all have a super day - hope all the aches and pains and bad kharma just fade away - leaving nothing but the joy and laughter&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-04 21:57:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216782,2549,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 00:36:41',NULL,'','hey everyone....<br />\n<br />\nwell i got out of the jammies and put on normal clothes and broke out of the house... i was starting to get cabin fever ... .. i didn&#39;t take a pain pill .. got the sling on and put the hand in it and off i went... i left at 0900 went to kohls  ( they were having a sale ) i bought some new rugs for the kitchen..... then  a bagel.( yummy chocolate nut )...then off to Macys... they had coringware on sale.. 15 piece 35.00... walked around the mall.. found a little table and sat and people watched LOL LOL okok some people should never never wear spandex.. ( sorry)....watched this little boy try to throw a penny into the fountain.. and couldn&#39;t understand why if his hand is open the penny falls out.....<br />\n<br />\nand oh to be a teenager again... giggle with gf&#39;s and think i knew everything .......<br />\n<br />\nthen went and got a pedicure.....then home ...i had a nice day out .... thinking i may do a movie tomorrow <br />\n<br />\n.. hope everyone had a relaxing day... jackie hope your back is better.. Mercedes,.. hope the motrin is helping.... Marylou..hope the tailgate party goes well..<br />\n<br />\nMaria .. a good bargin is always a good thing..... <br />\n<br />\nJenn  love the new pic with your red hat....<br />\n<br />\nordered my seeds for the winter garden.. this will be the first one i have ever planted... going to try collards... broccolli, califlower...butternut squash....and whatever esle i can throw in....<br />\n<br />\nso we will see....<br />\n<br />\ni just picked a tomato the size of a grapefruit   OMG thats for dinner tonight.. these are the ones i ordered from burpee they are bigger then beefsteak and OMG are they .. but will have to see what they taste like....<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-08-05 00:36:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216806,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 00:48:35',NULL,'','Tonia so glad to hear you got out of the house. Cabin fever sets in pretty quickly doesn&#39;t it. Sounds like you got some good deals.<br />\n<br />\nJenn, have the Red Hats taken over the house yet????LOL<br />\n<br />\nJackie, your definately not missing anything here in FL. It&#39;s the normal stuff, afternoon storms, etc. A cool break in Alaska sounds perfect about now......Or maybe some ice cream&#33; It cures everything anyway. LOL<br />\n<br />\nLoved that DH helped out, I think he wants me to cook (heat) dinner for him. Think I will tonight since he was so sweet.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-05 00:48:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216815,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 00:54:50',NULL,'','Rose - had to leave some room for DH and the computer LOL<br />\n<br />\nTonia - Great to see you are up and around&#33;  I love people watching in malls too - very enlightening but there are times you want to just gough your eyes out  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' />  Lucky you with those winter garden plans - Isuppose I could set some stuff up in the greenhouse.  Maybe I should give it a try  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMy tomatoes are gettting there - not quite ripe - but soon :o)','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-05 00:54:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216822,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 01:12:43',NULL,'','Jenn ..... tell us about the Red Hat Society - what you do etc etc','zebra','zebra','2007-08-05 01:12:43',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216923,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 03:05:28',NULL,'','Jackie - all we actually do its have fun - because we deserve it&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> And we go to tea shoppes for actual afternoon tea - with little sandwiches and scones and dainty goodies. <br />\n<br />\nNo fund raising, no charity work, nothing but old gals having a great time.... and playing dress up.  It all started in 1997 when the founder bought a red hat in a thrift store and wore it (as a joke) to meet her friend for lunch.  The friend bought one for the next lunch and the rest is history.  She was inspired by the poem &quot;And I Shall Wear Purple&quot; and that is how the purple and red combination came into play.  There are now over a million Red Hats all over the world.  There is even a new show opening called &quot;Hats&quot;.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWomen over 50 are considered invisible to most of society - except for their families -  but once you put that Red Hat on, the one with the flowers and feathers, and wear it with purple clothes and feather boas - you get noticed&#33;  I found my chapter by doing an on-line search for my area.  There are about 30 chapters withing a 20 miles radius of me.<br />\n<br />\nOur next outing is to a pub - should be fun tee-hee.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-05 03:05:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216937,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 03:16:07',NULL,'','Jenn that is awesome - thanks for the great explanation... now I understand why I always see them at my favorite Tea Room in Tampa..... ah ha&#33;&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-08-05 03:16:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216958,2776,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 03:42:00',NULL,'','Sorry for barging in. talking about Red Hats. Jenn have you read the book about Red Hats? I did, while reading it you show emotions from laughing to bawling LOL at least I did&#33;','OceanAngel','OceanAngel','2007-08-05 03:42:00',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216972,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 06:04:45',NULL,'','Ocean Angel - you are NOT barging in.  The more the merrier here.  Please stop by often and chat with us and tell us what is going on in your life.  Hope to see you back here soon.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-05 06:04:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216976,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 06:10:53',NULL,'','Yes Ocean Angel - neighbor&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Please tell us about yourself, so that we can get to know you better.','zebra','zebra','2007-08-05 06:10:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216979,2549,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 07:03:07',NULL,'','Jenn.... well since i turn 50 this year i may just have to look into this in my area.. sounds like fun....<br />\n<br />\nAnd could i put a request in.. for florida i will be heading your way in october 12th.. to take the cruise.......TELL THE HUMID WEATHER to go away LOL LOL LOL ...will be flying into fort lauderdale , never been in this area ...<br />\n<br />\ni know whats it like i have lived in  florida , i have lived in jacksonville, pensacola, hudson ( just north of new port richey)... every afternoon heres comes the rain LOL ... heheheheh just thought maybe if i begged it may help LOL <br />\n<br />\ndang the weather lately has been weird.. i saw there was hail in the ohio area...<br />\n<br />\nwe have been having some heat lately ... mostly in the desert area .. beaches have been great <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-08-05 07:03:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(216980,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 07:05:30',NULL,'','Ocean Angel - Yes I have read the book - actually two of them.  The stories are amazing.  Very emotional&#33;    <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':sad2:\' />  <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/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nGlad to see you on our Daily Doc&#33;<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b319/hazelson/chalkboard.gif&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nJump right in and talk about anything you want - to (sort of) quote Frasier Crane &quot;We&#39;re Listening&#33;&quot;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-05 07:05:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217007,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 14:03:38',NULL,'','SUNDAY - August 5th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies....I hope everyone suffering is doing better this morning and I hope you are all somehow managing to stay cool.  The horrid heat and humidity continues and I think we will have a very hot tailgate party this afternoon.  The ball game doesn&#39;t start til 5PM but it is not supposed to be much cooler by then.  I don&#39;t know how long we will be able to sit there but will give it a try.  After the game Jim &amp; I will head to Wilkes-Barre and stay over there.  I may (or may not) be on-line tomorrow, depending on if I can get my laptop to work there.  They say they have &quot;limited&quot; wireless service.  If I can&#39;t get on in the morning I&#39;ll check in with you tomorrow night when we get back.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - Hope you and Greg are having a great time - Have a very Happy Anniversary tomorrow.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - I think once I get home from our cruise I will look and see if there are some other Red Hat groups in our area.  You sound like you are having such a great time with them.<br />\n<br />\nRose - Hope you Dad has unchained your Mom from that chair LOL.  It is so nice that your family is all pitching in and helping around the house.  I&#39;m sure they realize how stressed out you are and if you are like me when you are stressed out the simplest little thing (like something out of place or a picture moved) can become a big deal.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - glad you had a great day out.  DD recently had foot surgery and I took her to the mall yesterday.  She was like a little kid on Christmas morning.  She was just so happy to be out of the house.  We didn&#39;t get very far in the mall but she enjoyed sitting and watching the folks walk by. <br />\n<br />\nJackie - so glad you are enjoying the cooler weather.  We really need it here right now but I&#39;m sure before long we will be complaining about the cold and wishing for heat.  Glad your back is a bit better.  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - hope you are relaxing and being pampered this weekend.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - It sounds like your shopping trip with your granddaughter was a success.  Good luck getting the shoes to go with the dress.  Silver should be a bit easier than gold .  That Deb store has some very cute things for the teens.  <br />\n<br />\nOcean Angel - come on in and join us.  Tell us all about yourself.<br />\n<br />\nDawson - you too&#33;&#33;  We need more daily contributors here.  Stop by and chat for awhile.<br />\n<br />\nTime to get things together for our tailgate party.  I spent 3 hours prepping and cooking chicken yesterday so I am heading to the grocery store to buy dessert - no more cooking for me.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today a special day and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-05 14:03:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217012,3282,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 15:14:35',NULL,'','good morning everyone.  Mary Lou, i completely understand about the heat and humdity.  good luck with your party&#33;  can&#39;t believe you spent time doing all that cooking in the heat&#33;&#33;  kudos to you for that one&#33;  enjoy your time away but hope you&#39;ll be able to stop in and chat.<br />\n<br />\nJenn, sounds like you all have so much fun&#33;  wish i could find something like that here.  maybe i should look into it.  ahhh, going to the pub would be lots of fun, you all should go for it and soon&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nRose, hope things continue to improve for your mom.  it&#39;s a tough time right now but it has to get better.  our prayers continue for you and your family.  keep us posted.<br />\n<br />\ni&#39;m glad i stopped in here to see what was happening.  looking forward to dropping by again soon.  it&#39;s so much fun getting to know you all.<br />\n<br />\nwishing you all a relaxing Sunday with all things that make you happy&#33;<br />\nhugs,','dawson21','dawson21','2007-08-05 15:14:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217035,754,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 16:54:31',NULL,'','Good Morning all.......<br />\n<br />\nSome very nice thunderstorms rolling through right now....We sure do need the rain.........<br />\n<br />\nNothing special planned for today.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou have a great time at the game...........I am sure your chicken will be a huge success. We love minor league baseball. When in Jersey we always go to the Blue Claws games and here we go to Florence freedom. They do so much more with the kids and it is just like old time baseball.<br />\n<br />\nCarla and Oceanangel please stop by when you can........We love hearing the daily activities of our members. And the support here is unbelievable.<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is doing okay today...........<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-08-05 16:54:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217080,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 20:24:25',NULL,'','Another perfect day here - sunny and warm - high 70s - but it cools off at night so no trouble sleeping  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nHeading out to get Mom in a while - no plans as yet.  Just lunch and shopping I guess ;o)<br />\n<br />\nYou all sound so busy .... DH has lots of projects on the go (read half done and likely never to be finished  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> ) but it keeps him busy and I&#39;m here to lend him a hand and be the general supervisor - which, as you can imagine, he appreciates greatly  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nRose - hope your Mom is doing ok - and if Dad is going to keep he chained to a cahir - he can borrow my whips and feather duster to liven things up a tad  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ninja.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ninja:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTalk at you all later - have a great day.<br />\n<br />\nLive to love and love to live&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-05 20:24:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217144,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 21:33:09',NULL,'','Jenn...... whips and feather duster...... LOL<br />\n<br />\nCarla... it&#39;s been great getting to know you - love the puppy&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell it&#39;s another foggy day here in Valdez, as soon as our mail arrives we&#39;re outta here and slowly on our way back down to the lower 48.<br />\n<br />\nHave a happy Sunday everyone&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-08-05 21:33:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217155,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 21:47:13',NULL,'','Jackie - have you decided on your homeward route yet?','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-05 21:47:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217156,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 21:47:52',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Late reporting in today as we were at the office getting ready for the move. I&#39;ve found that hacking up a rickety desk with a hammer is good to get out some of my frustration&#33;  Worked like a charm too. LOL&#33; Don&#39;t want to move anything we don&#39;t have to as they charge by the piece. Really need to stay on top of this moving thing in case I&#39;m needed elsewhere. Also it keeps my mind busy which is a good thing right now. Another hot humid day with no rain in sight at the moment.<br />\n<br />\nTonia by October it will still be warm here for you but not as hot and humid to us. I love living here October -March. After that, I&#39;m sweltering&#33; Oh to open a door and window and feel a real breeze. I&#39;ll try to order you up some nice weather when you come.<br />\n<br />\nOcean Angel, hop on in anytime. The Daily Dock is a great way to know everyone here at Crazies. <br />\n<br />\nJenn, your Red Hat ladies sound great. Wonder what kind of trouble you&#39;ll cause at the pub next time......LOL&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMarylou hope you enjoy your tailgating and game. Sorry to hear it hasn&#39;t cooled off.<br />\n<br />\nCarla nice to see you posting on the dock. We always welcome anyone to stop on in and share their day with us. <br />\n<br />\nMaria hope you and Ken are enjoying your nice peaceful day.<br />\n<br />\nJenn hope today with mom went well. I don&#39;t think Dad will be needing the feather duster maybe the whip......LOL. Mom&#39;s out of the house tomorrow for sure if she hasn&#39;t snuck out already knowing her. <br />\n<br />\nJackie so sorry to hear your leaving Alaska......I&#39;ve really enjoyed you journal. Sorry the last few days were tough with your back. Hope you have a safe trip to the lower 48.<br />\n<br />\nWell off to create a postcard to send to our clients among other wonderful chores. Hope everyone has a great afternoon&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-05 21:47:52',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217187,2,1,18,214683,'2007-08-05 22:06:02',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Wishing you all a nice, relaxing, feel- good Sunday, Crazies. 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I sure do hope tomorrow will be a little better.... don&#39;t want to get cabin fever :)','zebra','zebra','2007-08-06 01:45:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217403,754,1,18,214683,'2007-08-06 01:56:11',NULL,'','very pretty kitchen Tonia...........I am sure you are enjoying it and you did a great job with the pictures','teacp','teacp','2007-08-06 01:56:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217408,3282,1,18,214683,'2007-08-06 03:19:46',NULL,'','love the new kitchen Tonia. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' />   hope you are enjoying it&#33;  Jackie, sorry to hear about the fog but glad you had something constructive to do.  i haven&#39;t crochet in years, i should try it again.  it&#39;s been raining here and while we need it, makes for a dreary day but it&#39;s been cooler so am grateful for that.   have a super evening everyone&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />','dawson21','dawson21','2007-08-06 03:19:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217465,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-06 04:41:33',NULL,'','Wow - gorgeous kitchen Tonia - love the counter tops.  What colour and wood are the cabinets - they are so classy looking.  Good choice&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie - hope the fog lifts for you tomorrow so you can enjoy your travels :o)<br />\n<br />\n,,,, but i could still use a red and purple crocheted scarf - hint&#33; hint&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTiring afternoon with Mom - lots of tongue biting but I made it through.  Ordering chinese food in for dinner - yums&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-06 04:41:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217492,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-06 06:03:49',NULL,'','Oooh Chinese food - we found such a great place here in Valdez, and I&#39;m tempted to go back before we head out of Dodge.','zebra','zebra','2007-08-06 06:03:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217493,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-06 06:05:28',NULL,'','Hey Jenn, where exactly is Langley?  I figured it must be very close to the USA border because you talk of going over fairly often.','zebra','zebra','2007-08-06 06:05:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217542,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-06 08:39:16',NULL,'','Jackie - Langley is between Vancouver and Abbotsford.  I believe you crossed at the Huntingdon crossing - from Washington state into B.C.  We are about half an hour or so from there. :o) What route are you taking back to Florida?','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-06 08:39:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217605,2549,1,18,214683,'2007-08-06 15:56:06',NULL,'','Jenn.. the color of the cabinets are what they call ... a honey spice maple.... granite is gray with beige. rust, black with a little gold... tile is stone background with gray and cream ....i have so much more space cabinet wise then i have ever had... just one more box to go to put everything away...and then some accent  things to home up the kitchen <br />\n <br />\ni need to get a new mini blind for the kitchen window... not to sure what i want for the back door window yet, don&#39;t want to do a blinds that will bang on the door everytime it opens and closes.. maybe just a valance <br />\n<br />\ni go to doctor today to get stiches out so i will see my wrist for the first time after surgery its been over a week with this big bandage around it ... as long as i don&#39;t bend it it feels ok...but i know i have to get it moving soon...<br />\n<br />\nhope all are getting around a little better today.. it seems we all hit a brick wall getting around lately....its a going to be getting humid again around here ... i can handle the heat but when it gets humid i get can&#39;t handle it....thank god for the new central air ,,, not sure i could have been making it thur without it...<br />\n<br />\nCheryl .. well we haven&#39;t heard from ya hoping your little trip is a good one...miss ya <br />\n<br />\nJackie i am sure your not looking forward to leaving ... but all good thing do have to end... but atleast next time you will have a better understanding of where to go and stay in the future...thinking alaska is going to be your place to vacation...( thinking tony will be going if nothing more then to fish ).. i love to fish also<br />\n<br />\nhave a good day all<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-08-06 15:56:06',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217723,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-06 20:30:58',NULL,'','MONDAY - August 6th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies (well actually good afternoon, but some habits are hard to break).  Just got back from our mini-getaway.  Had a great time at the ball game yesterday - I can&#39;t believe the kids were so good.  TJ sat mesmarized through the entire game and only once tried to throw his baseball down on the field.  We had a fun tailgate party with lots of good food and good company.  Jim went to the VA this morning and as we thought his CPAP mask is too large which is why it keep whisteling during the night.  He should have a new one in about 3 days as they expedited it.(Then I will get to move back into our bedroom - I have been in the guest room for nearly 3 weeks since I couldn&#39;t sleep with that whisteling in my ear)  We then went to the Casino - made a deposit into their slots and headed for home.  It was really nice to get away if even for one night.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - love the new kitchen.  It looks terrific.   Gary did a great job on it.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to unpack the car and start doing some serious cruise packing.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile&#33;<br />\n<br />\nBy the way, we checked into our hotel last night around 9:30 and got into the elevator.  When the doors to the elevator closed there was a huge sign saying &quot;SMILE&quot; on the doors.  I couldn&#39;t stop laughing and Jim said he thought  I finally lost it.  hehe  I told him that had become my sign-off here and he told me I should practice what I preached - so guess who was in the dog-house last night.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-06 20:30:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217724,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-06 20:31:27',NULL,'','Tonia - what great choices - did you choose it all on your own?  The cabinets look like &quot;honey&quot;.  Very nice&#33;  When I&#39;m ready to take on our kitchen I will have to get your advice :o)<br />\n<br />\nGood luck with the hand - take it easy moving it - little steps :o)<br />\n<br />\nClouding over this morning and cool - that&#39;s very welcome ...... helps keep nmy asthma at bay.<br />\n<br />\nTake care all - will pop back in later.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-06 20:31:27',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217726,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-06 20:33:58',NULL,'','Afternoon all. Usual errands today. It&#39;s HOT so I wanted to get done early. <br />\n<br />\nJackie I loved the pictures of the whales and the blue glacier ice. Those are just a few of the wonderful things I love about Alaska, the colors always seem so much more vivid in person then on TV. How lucky you were able to get that whale breaching, I&#39;ve never had that pleasure on any of my 3 trips there.<br />\n<br />\nTonia, I&#39;m so jealous of your new kitchen. I may have to really think about doing mine next year. I need to wait till my DS moves out as I can&#39;t be without a kitchen and afford to do take out with him living home. He can eat an entire pork roast by himself if I let him......LOL&#33; I hope you enjoy it for many years and make spectacular meals in it. Congrats on the end of the project, I&#39;m sure you think it was worth it now. Let us know what the Dr. says about your hand.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou glad to hear you enjoyed the ballgame.  Too bad your jaunt to the casino wasn&#39;t a profitable one. <br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-06 20:33:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217765,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-06 20:53:35',NULL,'','LOL at Rose - sounds like you have a big eater there  <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','2007-08-06 20:53:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217858,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-06 21:37:31',NULL,'','Yes, he can pack away meat like a starving bear getting ready to hibernate. Don&#39;t even get me started with the 3 lb bag of animal crackers..........','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-06 21:37:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217860,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-06 21:45:34',NULL,'','Rose - I know what you mean about sons with healthy appetites.  When our David moved out we founds a whole new type of eating - it was called LEFTOVERS&#33; -  Never had them when he was home.  His famous words at the end of each meal was &quot;pass the (whatever) - there&#39;s only a mouthful left. I&#39;ll finish it up for you.&quot;  There could be a spoonful of veggies or 10 slices of Roast Beef - it didn&#39;t matter to him.  We still tease him about &quot;only a mouthful&quot;','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-06 21:45:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(217872,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-06 21:59:50',NULL,'','We woke up to sun this morning...yeah&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou that&#39;s the difference between having sons and daughters - our daughters spent most of their time dieting and eating as little as possible, our grandson (14) eats us out of house and home.<br />\n<br />\nRose... hey it&#39;s about time you came us here to Alaska again - I can just hear how you are yearning to do so.  I hate to think that we only have a couple of days left :(','zebra','zebra','2007-08-06 21:59:50',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218363,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-07 04:51:30',NULL,'','I found that once DS moved out I was still buying (and cooking) the same amount of food - so he cam over to eat a lot.  But, after Dh had his heart attack and we chose to eat Heart Smart - we don&#39;t see him, nearly as often - I wonder why?????  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-07 04:51:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218365,2,1,18,214683,'2007-08-07 05:09:30',NULL,'','Tonia, your new kitchen is gorgeous. Enjoy and make a lot of good memories there.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-08-07 05:09:30',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218395,3282,1,18,214683,'2007-08-07 13:42:40',NULL,'','good morning everyone.  hope your day is off to a good start&#33;  <br />\n<br />\nah, yes, sons or should i say the male species can eat you out of house and home.  can&#39;t wait for my grocery bills to go down.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nit&#39;s supposed to be very hot and humid  here in ohio again but might get some much needed rain.  so that means another lazy day for me.  can&#39;t seem to get motivated when it&#39;s hot and humid.  wonder why that is?<br />\n<br />\na huge thank you to Jackie and Jenn for all the fun last night playing games with you both&#33;&#33;&#33;  what a way to get my mind, what&#39;s left of it, working again. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />   look forward to more of the same real soon.<br />\n<br />\nwishing everyone a wonderful Tuesday&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','dawson21','dawson21','2007-08-07 13:42:40',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218415,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-07 14:24:34',NULL,'','TUESDAY - August 7th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies from hot and sticky Pa.  Our heat wave continues with more hazy, hot and humid weather heading our way so it will be another inside day for me.  I do have to take Deb down to NJ this afternoon for physical therapy on her foot.  The Dr. says she should have feeling back in her toes by now but she doesn&#39;t, so they will start PT today to speed things along.  He told her the foot is coming along fine but it will be at least another 3 weekens before she can drive (instead of 2 more weeks) so none of us were happy with that.  She is going crazy being stuck in the house but really isn&#39;t getting around well enough to be out too much.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - good luck with the MRI today - I hope you get some good news about your back.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - how is the hand coming along? <br />\n<br />\nRose - continuing to keep your mom and you in our prayers.  Hope you receive some news soon.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - glad you finally have some sun for the last few days of your Alaska adventure.  <br />\n<br />\nJenn - What&#39;s next on the agenda for you and your Red Hat ladies?  I plan on checking into other groups in our area as soon as I get back from vacation.  You seem to be having so much fun with them.  <br />\n<br />\nMaria - how is the dog coming along?    Who do you think will win Hell&#39;s Kitchen tonight.  Rock seemed to be cracking under the pressure last night with all the decisions he had to make.  I hope his temper doesn&#39;t catch up with him or it will be all over for him.  While he is definately the best chef, in my opinion, I don&#39;t think personality wise he is up to the task of running an up-scale restaurant.<br />\n<br />\nTime to get the day started....just being away for one night throws my whole schedule off so today will be catch-up day.<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','2007-08-07 14:24:34',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218422,2613,1,18,214683,'2007-08-07 15:29:12',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nAnother scorcher predicted for today - 100°.  Mary Lou, all the best to Deb with her physical therapy.  Rose, I will continue to keep you and your Mom in my thoughts and prayers.  Tonia, I hope you are resting your hand and your kitchen looks great.  Cheryl, wherever you are, I hope you are having a fabulous time.<br />\nTake care everyone and have a great day, try to stay cool <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> .','mercedes','mercedes','2007-08-07 15:29:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218463,2549,1,18,214683,'2007-08-07 16:27:16',NULL,'','oh where oh where has our Cheryl gone oh where oh where has she gone...<br />\n<br />\nHAVING FUN maybe... but gezzzzzzzzz shes not even thinking about us.. she could have found a wi fi somewhere LOL LOL LOL <br />\n<br />\nMarylou Mercedes, Dawson... gezzzzzzzzzz this seems to the year of humid humid ... we usally don&#39;t get the humid weather here in So Cal but we have had some this year....<br />\n<br />\nI hope Charlie is enjoying her trip she sure needed it ....i do miss her theater stories...<br />\n<br />\nMercedes has anyone you know ever stayed at B &amp; B is paris..  i know when i went to ireland that was the best way to go .....prices were very good..... i am still doing research....<br />\n<br />\nOh Marylou.... i just wanted to tell ya when you are out of town and not going to be the first to post please advise us LOL .. i thought something had happened to ya because when i signed on and checked the board you hadn&#39;t posted yet.. and OMG it was late afternoon LOL .. then i remebered you were out of town LOL ...gezzzzz don&#39;t scare me like that LOL LOL ...<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nwent to doc yesterday .. they took stiches out ... it doesn&#39;t look to bad....now its PT to get the wrist moving.. probably another two weeks b4 going back to work,,,,thats ok.. i will enjoy the vacation.. then go back to work and work 6 weeks or so and then go on the cruise LOL ii think i will survive......<br />\n<br />\nthinking maybe some bluberry muffins for the Gary have to get some whole wheat flour .. he likes the giant muffins so i double the recipe to make them...( he says why make one bit muffins ).. maybe i will make me some cherry i have some in the freezer<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-08-07 16:27:16',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218464,2613,1,18,214683,'2007-08-07 16:31:57',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nSorry Tonia, I don&#39;t anyone who had stayed at the B&amp;B in Paris.  It&#39;s fun to do research for a vacation, isn&#39;t it.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-08-07 16:31:57',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218493,754,1,18,214683,'2007-08-07 18:31:09',NULL,'','Good Morning all &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nI feel like we are in Hell&#39;s Kitchen with this HHH.......Yesterday heat index of 105 and more of the same for today. The bad thing is we are in  a severe drought................Gotta do some errands today but taking it slow. Of course Ken played golf yesterday in that heat but he said there was a breeze.........lmao<br />\n<br />\nMarylou.........the show was awesome last night and I thought it was the finale but when it got close to ten I realized it wasn&#39;t. Is it on tonight or next week? The dog is holding her own and Ken is still putting the medicine in three times a day. The vet said we can put the surgery off for a while till the eye has to come out. Eventually we are going to have to bite the bullet (expensive) and have it done....There goes my next cruise............take that back that was cruel.................Good Luck with Deb&#39;s PT I know that can be painful. <br />\n<br />\nTonia glad the stitches are out. I am sure it feels much better just with them out......Good Luck with the PT and enjoy the rest of your time off from work .<br />\n<br />\nRose........Have you gotten any results yet on your Mom? We keep her in our thoughts and prayers.<br />\n<br />\nWell off to do our errands<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-08-07 18:31:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218526,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-07 19:21:35',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hello everyone, just popping in to say hiya and to wish everyone a Good week ahead, Ive got to replace My AC <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> , It went out on me with 101 Degrees here now.Its finally its going to be a sauna  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> I guess Ill get in shape for my October cruise by sweating some Ill be without AC all Day until I  can get the AC Men here&#33; Take care My friends Ill try and get on for awhile longer in the Middle of the week to Catch up with everyone&#33; Best regards&#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','2007-08-07 19:21:35',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218574,274,1,18,214683,'2007-08-07 21:11:24',NULL,'','Hi everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nOn my way out the door but wanted to check in and say hi to everyone.  It&#39;s not as hot as you all are having but it&#39;s a high of 86 degrees today.  It is on the humid side with a dew point of 64.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia...I love your new kitchen&#33;  You will have a beautiful place to do all that great cooking you do now.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes and Jackie...hope your back is better...Mercedes good luck with the MRI.<br />\n<br />\nRose...praying for good results for your mom&#33;<br />\n<br />\nOcean Angel and Dawson...Welcome&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...hope Deb does well with her therapy and is feeling better real soon&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTo everyone...hope you have a great day...and stay cool&#33;&#33;&#33;   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />','Shari2','Shari2','2007-08-07 21:11:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218659,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-07 21:50:13',NULL,'','Rather chilly hear today - rain last night - good for the garden&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  And it means we get to stay in today - no more digging.  Give the backs a rest lol.<br />\n<br />\nRobert- stay cool - no sweat - jope you get your AC resolved soon - take care.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - just got an e-mail from our &quot;Queen&quot;.  Looks like we are off to the races in October - the race track in Vancouver.  They are expecting about 200 hatters for that one.  And next March - a long way away - it looks like we take a limo downtown to the Bayshore (read- fancy hotel lol) where we join 800 other Red Hatters in Mardi Gras festivites - with a twist.  We must wear decorative red and purple masks and outlandish (as if they aren&#39;t already) Red Hats.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nIdeas anyone - for the Hat or the Mask?<br />\n<br />\nHeading out to the library for quick walk - then  I think I might start on my bathroom - needs some sanding before I paint.<br />\n<br />\nTake care all and have a super day.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-07 21:50:13',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218726,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-07 22:19:02',NULL,'','Just thought I&#39;d pop in and brag about our 60 degree and sunny weather - man I could endure this all summer long&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nStill waiting for our mail to arrive from FLorida before we can move on.  Not much other news, other than what&#39;s in the journal.<br />\n<br />\nHave a happy and HEALTHY day everyone&#33;','zebra','zebra','2007-08-07 22:19:02',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218753,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-07 23:05:24',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Ok Ok&#33; rub it in&#33; LOL&#33; Just hope your Ac&#39;s working when you get home <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Hey youll probably be there another month waiting on the snail Mail&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> Take care of each other and happy trails&#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','2007-08-07 23:05:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218754,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-07 23:09:23',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Thanks Jenn for the well wishes, i think ive sweated off 3 lbs already, 105 heat Index&#33; And for the Hat and Mask youll do fine and anything will look good on you, what about a black mask with gold flakes&#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','2007-08-07 23:09:23',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218778,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-08 00:33:19',NULL,'','Afternoon al&#33; Hot as heck again Just too warm for me, I&#39;m melting.<br />\n<br />\nNo news yet.......thanks for all your prayers and good thoughts. My DD and I went shopping as a distraction.  Too bad we didn&#39;t find anything. She&#39;s taking education courses next semester and will need clothes to wear to school when she observes. We&#39;ll keep trying to find something appropriate. <br />\n<br />\nI&#39;m really tired so I&#39;ll have to catch up with you all later or tomorrow.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-08 00:33:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218882,2549,1,18,214683,'2007-08-09 09:24:59',NULL,'','just a note to say hello ... and finally we are back up ..... that was a long time... ok what did veryone do since we could post here ... did everyone make it thur LOL <br />\n<br />\nHow did ya make it thur the down time ??<br />\n<br />\n i slept and picked green beans and tomatoes... and ordered pizza ....nothing much esle dang my life is boring<br />\n<br />\nsee ya all later <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-08-09 09:24:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218887,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-09 09:30:49',NULL,'','Perfect weather today - in the 70&#39;s.  Went across the line into Washington State and did some shopping - I&#39;m very good at it lol.<br />\n<br />\n&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b319/hazelson/animations/ape_with_baloon.gif&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nNot much going on tomorrow except lunch at Crescent Beach (near White Rock) and getting the tickets on the ocean front prize home.<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39;s a big house so you can all come and visit us - the door will always be open.  Heck - even if we stay in this house that applies.  We would love to meet any of you who decide to cruise out of Vancouver.  We would make great tour guides lol.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-09 09:30:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218901,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-09 11:51:10',NULL,'','THURSDAY - August 9th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and WELCOME BACK - yesterday sure was a loooong day without Cruise Crazies so I was happy to see it back up and running when I checked in during the night (am I hooked or what???)  I&#39;m sure Jason has some great things in store for our &quot;Home away from Home&quot; here - Thanks Jason for all your hard work&#33;&#33;  Tuesday night we had some of the most vicious t-storms I have even seen pass through this area and when I couldn&#39;t get on to Crazies in the morning I thought the storms did something to my computer.  Glad that was not the case. <br />\n<br />\nI spent the day yesterday - when I couldn&#39;t be here - tieing up all the loose ends for our cruise next week and reconfirming all our tours etc.  I am 90% packed and ready to go - all I need to do is transfer all my evening wear from the closet to the suitcase - everything else is packed.  Even Jim is ready - this is a record for him as he is the one who insists on packing for himself and also decides 1 hour before we are leaving that he needs a new pair of shoes.   LOL<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - any results from your MRI yet?  Hope you are doing better and getting some relief from the pain.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - I&#39;m with you - I&#39;m very good at shopping too - much to Jim&#39;s dismay.  LOL  I will PM you about our Mascot - looks like you are up next to take her cruising.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - How is the hand coming along?  With all your canning and pickling I hope you are not overdoing it.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - still sending prayers and hugs your way.  How are you doing???  Have you been able to tell anyone else about your Mom or are you carrying all of this yourself?  Remember we are here for you.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - glad to hear your Pup will be able to hold off surgery for awhile.   What do we have to do to keep our men off the golf course in this hot hot weather.  <br />\n<br />\nRobert - hope you got that AC working.  This is not the time to be without it.  Hope you are staying cool.<br />\n<br />\nShari - great to hear from you.  Hope that leg is doing better and your Vertigo is improving.  I am currently fighting Vertigo and it is not fun.  Hoping the rocking of the ship will off-set the rocking in my head.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nCarla - great to have you as part of our daily chat group.  I hope you had a really great Birthday.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - enjoy that cool weather while you can - it is so beastly hot here in the NE states.  Hope we get some relief soon.<br />\n<br />\nWell time to get some work done around this house.  As you can probably guess the new meds the Dr. put me on yesterday and causing a bit of Insomnia and there is just so much I can do around the house while Jim is sleeping.  <br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-09 11:51:10',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218929,2597,1,18,214683,'2007-08-09 16:17:36',NULL,'','&lt;img alt=&quot;alt text&quot; src=&quot;http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k47/howard1942/Puppy.gif&quot; /&gt;<br />\n<br />\nI was feeling a little nosey,<br />\nso I thought I would look in on you and see<br />\nif you are sitting at your computer and if you are ok <br />\nYup, there you are&#33; You look great&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; <br />\nI Hope you&#39;re having a nice day :o)[/size]','cruiseduo','cruiseduo','2007-08-09 16:17:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218948,754,1,18,214683,'2007-08-09 17:29:15',NULL,'','Good Morning Everyone and glad to see you all back...........<br />\n<br />\nAnother 100 degree day here in the Ohio valley with still no rain in sight.....Can you believe that Ken actually said it was too hot to golf yesterday............lol<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone is doing well.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all.<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-08-09 17:29:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(218952,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-09 17:55:38',NULL,'','Morning Crazies. So happy we are back up and running. I missed all of you yesterday so much. No news yet on Mom. One day at a time is such a hard cliche&#39; and stupid&#33; The person who said it must not have been waiting for test results.........LOL&#33; I really hope that we find out soon, we&#39;re all getting tired and frustrated at living in limbo like this. <br />\nI&#39;ve been living like this for weeks. I&#39;m sure it&#39;s just as tough on mom &amp; dad too. My family is getting tired of my attitude........I really just want an answer&#33;&#33;@&#33;&#33; (Deep breath) Yes, Marylou the family all know now but I can&#39;t talk to any of them. Just too aggravating.......OK I&#39;m fine now.<br />\n<br />\nGuess everyone is still HOT&#33; Very hot and humid here. I&#39;l be staying in today and catching up on paperwork and stuff for the new office.<br />\n<br />\nOMG Marylou I can&#39;t believe Jim is packed too&#33; I know he never packs until the day before. Guess you are both ready for this trip.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes, hope your feeling better and you get some answers soon.<br />\n<br />\nJackie, your right, I need an Alaskan cruise.......It&#39;s been 5 years too long since I&#39;ve been back there. I wish the temps were in the 60&#39;s here....LOL&#33; <br />\n<br />\nRobert hope your AC is working. I couldn&#39;t survive without mine. I always tell Howie if it breaks I&#39;m going to to a hotel until it&#39;s fixed. I would too&#33; LOL<br />\n<br />\nCarla hope you had a wonderful, special birthday&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJenn see you on the games board&#33; Your all keeping me sane(if that&#39;s possible)<br />\n<br />\nMaria,  Wow it must be hot if Ken is staying off the course. Hope the heatwave breaks soon for all of us.<br />\n<br />\nCute dog Howard. Thanks<br />\n<br />\nHope that everyone has a great day&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-09 17:55:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219001,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-09 18:26:25',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Morning My Friends, I hope things are going ok, Hey Rose youll be fine just take things in stride&#33; Yeah Right Im one to be telling you that&#33;LOL&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> HOT&#33; HOT&#33; HOT&#33; here over 100 Degrees and very humid so summers set in&#33; I got me a new AC and Im a Chilling now&#33; UH&#33; HUH&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Have a Great week ahead and I wish all my sick friends a speedy recovery and may all your burdens be lifted from your shoulders&#33; Love you all <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> God Bless you all as well&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-08-09 18:26:25',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219045,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-09 19:15:46',NULL,'','Glad to hear your &quot;chillin&quot; again Robert&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-09 19:15:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219204,2549,1,18,214683,'2007-08-10 02:52:39',NULL,'','afternoon all<br />\n<br />\nok i forced myself to go shopping today.... i left the house at 9 am went over to a friends house that i have had her daughter birthday present in my trunk since April LOL ... ( ok i kept looking at it saying you really need to take this over to her ).. and then i had her present from my med trip back in oct of last year... i kniow your thinking don&#39;t you ver see her.. yes i see her but i always forget to take it with me when gary and i go over or i meet her for lunch ... i am sure everyone has had those times ....<br />\n<br />\nok then i went and got my rebate back from Lowes for delivery for the new refrig... then OMG the money was burning in my pocket.. and what is near bye but Kohls... ( i had a coupon for twenty dollars for spending 80 dollars the other day... ) so i just had to spend it RIGHT.... thats was my thoughts... so bought some more new rugs for the kitchen... and two new nighties for the cruise ......<br />\n<br />\nOK then i went to Sams Club to get a few things LOL LOL ... i just kill myself a few things at Sams LOL thats like saying a kid in a candy store... i saw new cooking casserole thingies ( OK i just had to have them) then new drinking glass set ... ,, and then the roast chicken ... ( i did forget Gary was cooking tonight after i got home ) ... i just said oh thats for tomorrow LOL LOL .. then i was hungry.. OFF to IN N OUT for a burger... then i came home... <br />\nI just wore myself out ya know ... shopping is just the hardest thing .. i had to take a nap LOL LOL <br />\n<br />\nok i shared a burger and fries with the doggies... ( I always order an extra order of fries for them ) they look at me so sad if i don&#39;t and the drool is terrible too .....<br />\n<br />\nwell they are saying this is our last day before the humid is coming ... YUck ....<br />\n<br />\nmercedes hope your feeling a little relief...<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMarylou ... Jim is packed OMG... <br />\n<br />\nMaria ... to hot to Golf... gezzzzzzzzzz ...ok i tried golf once and i swung the club and i somehow let lose of the club and kinda hit someone.... they told me that i was not ment to golf LOL LOL .. the person i hit said i thought people were suppose to yell something... I said well thats for balls not clubs LOL LOL LOL ...<br />\n<br />\nRobert  yaaaaaaaa your chillin now <br />\n<br />\nJenn your crazy hehehhehe<br />\n<br />\nRose ... you know we are all thinking about you and your mommy...<br />\n<br />\nJackie such memories you have of your time in Alaska.. ( but i am thinking this will not be a memory) this will be you yearly thing now... how esle are you going to get you supply of fish every year....<br />\n<br />\nwell everyone i am off to eat some dinner... Gary made beans w/ ham.. southern dish with cornbread and greens <br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-08-10 02:52:39',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219244,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-10 08:58:20',NULL,'','Evening all - went out to lunch today for my absolute favourite sandwhich.  A salmon and goat cheese panini - I can still taste it - maybe I won&#39;t brush my teeth for a few days so I can enjoy it longer lol.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTonia - you go girl&#33;  Sounds like you had the perfect shopping day - and with the rebate and the copon you didn&#39;t actually spend money - you got good stuff and a burger to boot - good on ya&#33;  And here I thought our  &quot;girls&quot; were the only ones to get spoiled lol.  We get them Macdonalds burgers every time we go - but they insist I remove the pickle lol.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nRose - you hang in their girlfriend&#33;  Stay calm and get plenty of rest.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-10 08:58:20',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219302,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-10 13:45:33',NULL,'','FRIDAY - August 10th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies - it is pouring rain here in eastern Pa. so I hope the rain brings some cooler temps when it leave.  Tempers are getting short and the malls are much too crowded to do any serious shopping.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nToday Heather &amp; Caitlin (aka The Twins) turn 18 years old and according to them are finally &quot;legal&quot;  I&#39;m afraid to ask what they are legal enough to do - probably best left unasked.  Wednesday night I asked Mike to stop by their house and drop off their luggage tags for the cruise and pick up Heathers passport so I could make a copy of it and instead of stopping before work, he stopped after work and brought Heather back to Pa with him for the day.  I was really pretty annoyed when Deb called me at 6:30 yesterday morning and asked me to go get her some milk, but that was only a ploy to suprise me with her house guest.  Cait couldn&#39;t come - she had to work yesterday - but we had a busy busy day and there was a lot of power shopping going on to get them ready for the cruise next week.  Then Mike took Heather back to Staten Island when he went to work last night.  I will wait til 12:03PM Call Heather, with her a Happy Birthday and hang up real quick so I can call Cait back at 12:05 to do the same to her.  I&#39;ve been doing that for years.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLS - Jim and I are so proud of the lovely young women you have become despite all the obstacles in your path.  <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - hope you get some good news soon about the back pain.  How are you doing now?<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - so glad you are back and had a great trip.  Please be sure to check the tread :Meet out newest  Cruise Crazies member&quot; and post your cruise dates.  Things certainly backfired on Big Brother last night - were you watching?<br />\n<br />\nRose - hoping for some good news from your Mom today.  I&#39;m sure the waiting is getting on everyones nerves.  <br />\n<br />\nTonia - sounds like you had a great outing.  Of course you could not miss a sale a Kohls.  I have my coupon all ready and I&#39;ll be hitting there later today - I have no idea why  - I certainly don&#39;t need anything but you just never know.  I know what you mean about Sams - I go in there for one thing and come out with a cart full.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - Perhaps another salmon &amp; goat cheese panini would be a better alternative than not brushing your teeth for a few days.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nRobert - enjoy the new A/C.  It has been soooo hot out  I don&#39;t stray far from our house.<br />\n<br />\nJackie - How long do you plan to spend traveling home?  I&#39;m enjoying your journal so much and don&#39;t want for it to end but I&#39;m sure you have many more adventures lined up.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - Keep Ken off that golf course in this heat.  Very high humidity for us here today <br />\n<br />\nCarla - where are you hiding?  Stop in and say Hi<br />\n<br />\nTime to get the day started.  Make today special, try and stay cool and SMILE.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-10 13:45:33',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219347,3282,1,18,214683,'2007-08-10 16:53:45',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies&#33;  Hope everyone is off to a great day.  It&#39;s finally Friday&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  A little cooler here so that makes me happy <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> .  I think we are done with the storms for now, looks like cruisetarp is getting them.  Hope you don&#39;t end up with the flooding we got.  A huge HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the twins from me&#33;  Hope they enjoy the cruise&#33;&#33;  Prayers to you Mercedes and Rose that you both get good news and real soon&#33;  Robert, glad the a/c is in and running, you sure need it&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  Hope you cool off soon.  <br />\n<br />\nHope you all have a beautiful day and a wonderful weekend&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','dawson21','dawson21','2007-08-10 16:53:45',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219358,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-10 17:03:47',NULL,'','Morning all from hot steamy Florida. I&#39;m getting out of here this morning. Have no real destination but need to get away after yesterday&#39;s meltdown. Guess attempting to spend money is a good thing. One of Howie&#39;s clients had twins the other day so I have to get gifts&#33; Love baby shopping&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nTonia glad to hear you enjoyed your shopping trip. My DD works at Sam&#39;s, you never buy a few things...........Must spend at least &#036;100 everytime I go there.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou, wish the twins Happy Birthday from us. Let&#39;s see 18, vote, responsible for self, can go to clubs, etc. Glad I don&#39;t have anymore kids, my last one hits 21 next year. Hope that they have a spectacular birthday&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMercedes, hope all is well. Didn&#39;t see you on here yesterday.<br />\n<br />\nJenn, goat cheese??? What exactly does that taste like???? Don&#39;t think I&#39;d skip brushing my teeth however......cheese molds.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nCarla glad to hear your storms have passed for now. Could you send us some cooler weather????? The heat index yesterday was 108&#33;<br />\n<br />\nGoing to get dressed and get out of here for a while. Thanks for thinking of Mom and I everyone. I&#39;ll keep everyone posted.<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day&#33; I&#39;ll check in later.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-10 17:03:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219371,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-10 17:23:31',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Morning all My Crazy Friends <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Well we made it to the weekend <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' /> Cheryl Nice slideshow but Where were you&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/huh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':huh2:\' /> 109 Outside Temperature, Yeesh and I thought it was Hot here with 102 Outside&#33; Wishing everyone a cool weekend ahead, Im gonna Chill and just watch some football and golf&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Seeya around Everyone&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-08-10 17:23:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219386,2,1,18,214683,'2007-08-10 18:39:04',NULL,'','Wishing you all a great weekend. Hoping to hear positive news from Rose and mercedes. Thank you, MaryLou, as usual, for starting off our daily dock. And, I must say, thank you to each and every  one of you who , by posting here daily, makes this thread such a great success. Hugs to all of you.','GottaCruz','GottaCruz','2007-08-10 18:39:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219509,2611,1,18,214683,'2007-08-11 06:24:11',NULL,'','Hey guys.  Not much going on around here.  Greg went atv&#39;ing with some friends and he was gone all day.  I was starting to get worried because he is usually home by about 2:00 when he goes and I didn&#39;t hear from him until almost 7:00.  They have no cell phone reception when they ride because they go way up in the mountains on 4 wheel drive trails.  He said he told me they were going on a long ride, but I didn&#39;t think it would be that long, plus it was thundering and lightening here at home and my son said it hailed where he works, in the foothills of the mountains.  I had made baby back ribs for dinner and had to keep them in the oven so long we had to eat them with a fork because they fell off the bone, but they sure were good.  He came home covered in dirt and sunburnt, and his atv looks like it was pulled from a mud hole, but he had a good time.  Wow, it is hard to believe that summer is almost over.  Even though it is still in the high 90&#39;s here, we have gotten snow in Sept.  I am not ready for winter to arrive anytime soon.  Well, guess I will go visit with hubby for a bit before he falls asleep...','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-08-11 06:24:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219512,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-11 06:32:49',NULL,'','Evening all&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell, I&#39;m a blonde again - will have to post a new photo so you all will recognize me tee-hee&#33;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nBusy day - what with the hair - took nearly 4 hours because I go to the training school.  Some of the new students are so timid but I seem to put them at ease and they get through ok. They apologize a lot for taking so long -but hey - they are learning and I only paid &#036;42 for a great streak job and a cut and blow dry - can&#39;t complain about that.  And I also feel I&#39;m helping someone with their training, and if they screw up - it will grow back lol.<br />\n<br />\nBest go tackle the dishes - I cooked DH a turkey dinner tonight so he can have the leftovers for work - beats sandwhiches and stays within his &quot;HeartSmart&quot; guidelines.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nDang this goat cheese is good stuff - think I&#39;ll carry it over one more day :o)<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHave a great weekend ---','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-11 06:32:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219520,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-11 07:43:28',NULL,'','Hi my Friends,<br />\n<br />\nWhat a stressful day for me - read the journal...... it&#39;s not a great feeling having all your money in your bank account from which you draw on your debit card - and then the debit cards goes bye-bye&#33;&#33;&#33;  Oooooh what a day&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - we&#39;ll still be Rving up until mid-October and then I&#39;l keep up with the journal through our South African trip, to give you all a taste of what it&#39;s like in South Africa.<br />\n<br />\nJenn.... salmon and goat cheese pannini - oh my goodness... sounds out of this world.<br />\n<br />\nTonia.... you&#39;re on the right track girl - Tony said today that he feels like turning around and going straight back to Alaska&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great weekend all.','zebra','zebra','2007-08-11 07:43:28',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219563,274,1,18,214683,'2007-08-11 12:57:17',NULL,'','Good morning, everyone&#33;<br />\n<br />\nStayed up late this morning since we had a bad storm and my kitty was scared.  He used to go downstairs, but lately he has been going into his litter box.  It must be because we had the door to the downstairs closed for awhile to keep it from getting too cold when the AC is on.  We have been keeping it open now for him, but he still tried laying in his litter box tonight, but I coaxed him out.  Good thing it was clean.  My poor kitty-cat...he gets so scared of thunder.<br />\n<br />\nWell...it&#39;s only three weeks to our cruise, and I still don&#39;t know if we can go.  I have to decide by next Tuesday after two more doctor&#39;s visits.  This is a tough decision since I would be meeting up with many friends that I have talked with for 4 years now and I haven&#39;t met yet.  I am really looking forward to meeting them if we go.  Tomorrow is little Isabelle&#39;s baptismal day.  Made a big pot of Calico beans to bring over to my DD&#39;s for the party.  Well...better get to bed before the sun comes up.  lol<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou...I&#39;m so sorry to hear that you are having vertigo.  I hope it will go away before your cruise next week.  It is definitely no fun.  Happy Birthday to the twins&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHoward...love the doggie&#33;   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMaria...hope your beloved dog is doing well.<br />\n<br />\nJen...you have so much to look forward to with your Red Hat group.  It sounds like so much fun.  The 4 hours at the beauty shop sounds like it is well worth the time since they did such a good job for a reasonable price.  Would love to see your new streaked hairdo.  It sounds so pretty.<br />\n<br />\nRobert...I&#39;m so glad you got some AC going.  It has been way too hot all around the country.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes...hope you are doing well.<br />\n<br />\nCarla...glad you survived the storms.  It&#39;s nice that you have cooled off some.<br />\n<br />\nTonia...it sounds like you had a great shopping day.  I love to shop when I&#39;m in the mood.  You are right about Sam&#39;s Club...it&#39;s hard to go there and not spend money.  <br />\n<br />\nCheryl (Gotta Cruz)  any hints on what the new addition to the board is?   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' />  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nCheryl...So glad you had a nice trip.  It must be good to be home, too, though.  You live in a great area with the mountains so close and it not being too far to drive to Vegas and California.  We used to love to drive out west to CA and go through the mountains and all.  Haven&#39;t done it in years.  I would love to do it again some day.<br />\n<br />\nJackie...so sorry about the debit card and your bad day.  It&#39;s too bad that you didn&#39;t find it before you canceled the card.  What a bummer&#33;  Hope things go better for you.<br />\n<br />\nRose...I&#39;m so sorry about your mom.  My heart goes out to your mom and you and family.  You are in my prayers.  Hugs&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great weekend&#33;  Stay cool&#33;','Shari2','Shari2','2007-08-11 12:57:17',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219564,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-11 13:28:53',NULL,'','SATURDAY - August 11th[/size]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and Happy Weekend  This is crunch weekend for us - time to check and recheck the luggage and restock our toiletry cases for anything that may run-out during the time we are away.  After not cruising for 11 months it is a good feeling and I am ignoring the weather reports that there is a storm brewing that could affect our cruise.  In clearing out our mail holder I have found several full or partly used restaurant  gift cards so Jim has decided that starting on Monday we will be eating out til we leave so I don&#39;t have to shop or mess up the kitchen.  (Oh please let me cook - please, please, please )  Silly boy actually thought I would put up a fight.  LOL<br />\n<br />\nRose - I hope today brings you some peace and your Mom is doing OK.   <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - it&#39;s great seeing you back on the boards, you were missed while you were away.  <br />\n<br />\nI promised Deb I would take her to the mall for a while but first we have to hit Kohls for their special sales.  I imagine once she walks through Kohls she will change her mind about the Mall as she really isn&#39;t getting around very well yet and neither place have motorized carts which she could use.  We have been spending a lot of time in Wal-Mart and Target since they both have them but I think we are all shopped out from those places.  <br />\n<br />\nJust a short entry into the dock today - I actually slept til 6AM which is very late for me.  Maybe these new meds will be OK after all.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.   I&#39;ll be back later on.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-11 13:28:53',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219620,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-11 18:52:32',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; More of the same weather here in Florida, hot, hot hot. We are all doing well this morning, including mom and me. I&#39;m now trying to catch up and get packing. I did a lot of the carry on stuff last night since those are always the essentials. Maybe later I&#39;ll get to trying on clothes and will check on Howie&#39;s suit and see if I need to get it to the cleaners. Good thing I&#39;m an experienced packer......LOL&#33;  I am looking forward to going afterall and think this break maybe just what I need to recharge and gather strength. I know that I need to kick loose one night, maybe go to the disco&#33; Now I wish DD was coming too as she&#39;s great company since DH is not much of a partier. <br />\n<br />\nMarylou......no storms allowed&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; You all deserve this rest and the girls deserve some fun too after High School, college acceptances, etc. You&#39;ll be finished with your final checks and on your way very soon. 11 months is a looooooonnnnnnnnnnggggg wait, I&#39;d never make it&#33; How&#39;s Deb progressing????<br />\n<br />\nCheryl those ribs sound wonderful I love when the meat just falls off the bone.<br />\n<br />\nJenn, my DD and her friends used a training salon for the &quot;Prom&quot; hair. They all came out great but the wait was awful&#33; Can&#39;t wait to see you in your new tresses.<br />\n<br />\nOh Jackie how awful that you misplaced the card. I&#39;ve done it a few times myself. Glad you found it but sorry you may be held up in your travels. Sounds like at least your in a good RV Park. <br />\n<br />\nShari I really hope you decide to go on your cruise for both of your sakes. Both you and DH need some down time after your difficult year. Congrats on Isabelle&#39;s Baptism. Enjoy the day with your family.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes hope you are feeling better.<br />\n<br />\nWell off to do wash and clean the refrig........Have a great day all&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-11 18:52:32',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219627,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-11 19:02:26',NULL,'','Morning all - just popped in to say Hi&#33;  Up early because today is the day I sort out (read toss a lot lol) the craft room.  If you don&#39;t hear from me in 48 hours send out a posse&#33;  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful day all - I will no doubt be back later, when my poor, weary bones can take not more&#33;  Tee-hee.','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-11 19:02:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219628,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-11 19:02:51',NULL,'','Rose - I&#39;m so glad you decided to get away for awhile....you need to let loose and recharge.  I have been looking at the ports calendars and see we will both be in St. Thomas at the same time.  Do you have any plans in St. Thomas?  We are going on Sunny Liston&#39;s tour and are being picked up at the dock at 10AM.  Maybe, just maybe, we could work out a quick hello before we went our seperate ways.  Our first stop on the tour will be Charlotte Amalie for 2 hours of shopping before we tour the Island and then head to the beaches.  Let me know what you think.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-11 19:02:51',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219731,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-12 01:59:01',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hiya Gang, Enjoying my Birthday today and just doing what I want to, Wishing everyone a great weekend and My prayers for your mom Rose, May he put his hand on her and heal her&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> Boy is it hot&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' /> Wishing everyone and your familys the best&#33; God Bless Us All&#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','2007-08-12 01:59:01',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219819,2542,1,18,214683,'2007-08-12 07:28:38',NULL,'','Hi All,<br />\n<br />\nWell we&#39;re leaving lovely Whitehorse tomorrow - have had a super relaxing Saturday with glorious weather.<br />\n<br />\nRobert, so glad you had a wonderful birthday - sorry I don&#39;t usually get to read many of the threads on the board during this traveling lifestyle - unless we stay at one place for a while.<br />\n<br />\nRose, I am so happy that you made the decision to take the cruise - I sincerely hope you have the BEST time...<br />\n<br />\nJenn, hey I see that you and I are catching up to Howard&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHoward, step it up brother we&#39;re right behind ya&#33;&#33;&#33;  Just kidding&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nEveryone enjoy your Sunday - we have about a 5 to 6 hour journey tomorrow.','zebra','zebra','2007-08-12 07:28:38',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219858,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-12 08:51:26',NULL,'','Robert - happy birthday Sunshine - it&#39;s cool her tonight so I&#39;m sending you some nice chillin&#39; vibes  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nHey Jackie - go check out under port reviews - the post about Nassau.  Howard posted photos.  Gotta say that dude is some pretty nice eye-candy  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blush.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blush:\' />  Great legs&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHave a great trip tomorrow.<br />\n<br />\nRose - a cruise is just what you need right now - glad to see you decided to go Hon - you surely do deserve it&#33;<br />\n<br />\nWell - off to bed - got the whole craft room re-arranged and started on the guest room - so I am right knackered&#33;&#33;&#33;','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-12 08:51:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219873,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-12 13:50:49',NULL,'','SUNDAY - August 12th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood Morning Crazies and Happy Sunday.   I am now ready to cruise&#33;&#33;Everything is packed (except the gowns which go in last) travelers checks bought and all tour confirms in hand.  It will be a long week til Friday but I can wait.  Not too sure about Heather &amp; Cait though - they are so excited - it&#39;s fun watching them and will be even more fun when they see the Explorer up close.  <br />\n<br />\nJackie - so glad you found your bank card....that must have been very worrisome for a time.  We look forward to your adventures as you head back down into the US and make your way back to Florida.  <br />\n<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is handling this heatwave well although we have been getting a little relief here in Pa. - still quite hot but the humidity was down a bit so it felt better.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - how are you doing?  We miss hearing from you and hope your hand is doing better.<br />\n<br />\nRobert - Hope you had a great birthday.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special Crazies and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-12 13:50:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219882,3282,1,18,214683,'2007-08-12 16:11:31',NULL,'','good morning Crazies&#33;  hope your Sunday is off to a wonderful start&#33;&#33;  it&#39;s nice a cool here this morning and shouldn&#39;t get too hot later so that makes me happy&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nway to go Mary Lou...all packed, wow&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />   can you come to my house and get me ready in march?..lol  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' />  looking forward to hearing what the girls thought of the trip.<br />\n<br />\njeez Jenn, the craft room done and starting on the guest room&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />   where did you get all that energy?  send some my way....please&#33;&#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/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nJackie, enjoy your travels today.  may you see many new things and enjoy the sites along the way.<br />\n<br />\nTonia, do tell, the hand, is it getting better?  hope so and hope the therapy helps quickly&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRobert, am so glad to hear you had a great birthday&#33;  wishing you a year of much happiness&#33;<br />\n<br />\nCheryl where are you?  haven&#39;t heard anything here in a while.  what are you and Greg up to now?<br />\n<br />\ngood news here.....the puppy you see in my posts is officially mine now&#33;  we adopted her yesterday and she has her 4ever home&#33;&#33;&#33;  we are so excited to be able to call ellie ours.<br />\n<br />\nwishing all you Crazies a beautiful Sunday&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  hope it is everything you want it to be&#33;','dawson21','dawson21','2007-08-12 16:11:31',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219905,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-12 18:26:58',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; Not much doing today. Waiting to see if my niece is coming for lunch. If she&#39;s not coming I&#39;ll be lost in my closet trying to find clothes to wear for our cruise. I bought lots of new stuff but a lot of it needs to be altered. Not sure I&#39;ll get to any of it so I&#39;ll be looking for 2 sets of clothes. I won&#39;t need a search party however since my son will find me when he&#39;s hungry. LOL<br />\n<br />\nMarylou, I think meeting would be difficult unless we did it before you sailed. We don&#39;t get in till 9 and you know how immigration can be such a pain. You&#39;ll probably already be shopping by the time our ship clears customs.......LOL. We are staying later than you are. I believe you are going to PR......Did you check the cruise news about the mosquitos????? I&#39;ll be hunting some sunscreen with DEET in it, the mosquitos don&#39;t know which island they are on.......LOL So glad the girls are really excited about the trip. Enjoy your time with them&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJackie glad you were able to move along on your journey after all the debit card business. Enjoy your drive&#33;<br />\n<br />\nJenn I see you made it out of the craft room alive&#33; Congrats on getting it cleaned up. <br />\n<br />\nCarla congrats on the new puppy. What a cutie&#33;<br />\n<br />\nHope everyone has a great Sunday&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-12 18:26:58',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219947,139,1,18,214683,'2007-08-12 19:58:48',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Have a great Sunday, Crazies&#33; Another open house, so we are out of here&#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','2007-08-12 19:58:48',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219950,2611,1,18,214683,'2007-08-12 20:15:11',NULL,'','Hey there.  Carla, I&#39;m here - I don&#39;t spend as much time on the computer when Greg is home.  He&#39;ll be back at work tomorrow and things should get back to normal around here.  Normally, I am ready for him to go back to the office after he is off, but our trip last week was so wonderful, and I just wish we could have more time together now.  Mary Lou, you must be so excited - is this the first cruise for the girls?  I hope both you and Rose have a marvelous cruise.  Keith, hope that perfect buyer shows up today&#33;  Well, gonna&#39; scoot.  We are getting ready to go out to lunch.  Have a great day all.','Gregswife','Gregswife','2007-08-12 20:15:11',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219984,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-13 00:16:19',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hiya gang, Jenn you Ok&#33; in the craft room? Mary Lou have a great trip with the Girls, Jackie &amp; Tony your turning into wandering Gypsies&#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:\' /> Hey Rose you can always use a new wardrobe <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> I think ill downsize because the conquest has a laundry room&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' />  Thanks Carla for the Birthday wishes, good luck with your March cruise&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Everyone else have a Good week ahead and thanks everyone for The B-day well wishes, you know I just turned 21 Huh&#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/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-08-13 00:16:19',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(219985,2549,1,18,214683,'2007-08-13 00:18:09',NULL,'','afternoon all...<br />\n<br />\njust in cause you didn&#39;t see it all .. Maria has lost her beloved doggie it was posted under cruise discussion....i feel so bad for her .. just thought if anyone wanted to post they could.....<br />\n<br />\neverything here is about the same.. hand is coming alone just waiting for the ding dong people at PT to call and start it LOL .. i have been doing my own PT during waiting ... one day is good.. the i think i overdo and have to sit it out for moving it around... i am not a patience person as you can tell...<br />\n<br />\njust want to get back to work.. so the time goes by faster for my cruise to get here . my co workers that are going with me on this one are so excited.. asking al kinds of questions of what to bring what not to bring.. hehehhehe .. oh i remember those days... now i kinda have a list of things and i usually stick to it... just have to change the clothes thing depends on the weather ... panama is going to be humid from all i have heard... so no sticky clothes.. <br />\n<br />\nCheryl your so cute.... after your little trip .... one thing i enjoy with this group .. is that most are still in love with their sweeties.. we all have our times... but its just nice to see everyone talk that way.... Gary can sure be a butt at times.. but i couldn&#39;t see my life without him... how many guys would say go ahead travel , go with your friends... ( he doesn&#39;t like cruises, flying etc ) give him his time to go to desert and dig for gold with his friends and hes a happy person...<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita ... hows the open houses going..?? nice to see ya post from time to time....<br />\n<br />\nCarla... welcome to the new puppy ... she knows shes got the best place now ....as i sit here with all my babaies laying around me .. two on the couch.. three on their beds in the living room...and the cat is out running around , he will be in when dinner starts cooking <br />\n<br />\nwell need to get dinner started making ... Chicken Cacciatore<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nyou all have a great evening...<br />\n<br />\n( ok i have to say here today it was 80 at the house today no humidity , great day in SO CAL )) oh forgot a light breeze ).. hehehehhe i know now the humid is going to be coming just to make me eat my words ya know that )<br />\n<br />\nTonia<br />\n Joey if your out there hope all is well sure do miss ya ... if anyone speaks to him tell him i say hello','terumim','terumim','2007-08-13 00:18:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220098,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-13 05:38:41',NULL,'','Afternoon all - survived another day with Mother - argh&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; I usually call my aunt when I get home.  She&#39;s two years older than Mom (82) and they are as different as night and day.  She is a very interesting and interested person.  Up on all the latest news.  Mom - on the other hand - doesn&#39;t follow anything and it gets harder and harder to carry on a conversation.  I wish she would get out and about more and take an interest in something - anything..... that&#39;s my rant - Now I feel better :o)<br />\n<br />\nI feel so bad for Maria and Ken.  Losing a member of the family is hard to handle.  And dogs have such warm and giving hearts. <br />\n<br />\nTonia - do what they tell you to do.  I would (yeah right lol).  Good luck with your PT - I hope it goes welll and you mend quickly. No sticky clothes - that&#39;s too funny.  Can you post a photo of some of those - I&#39;ve got a strange visual in my head  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMary Lou - looks like your cleared for take off lol.  Anticipation .......<br />\n<br />\nCarla - congrats on making Ellie &quot;legal&quot; - I&#39;m sure she will give you years of love and sloppy kisses :o)  I just got a &quot;wet one&quot; on the elbow  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nCheryl - sounds like you are basking in the &quot;afterglow&quot;  <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:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nAs for the craft room - I went up there to find something earlier - and guess what - I found it.  Dh has one of those fancy label maker thingies and about a hundred different labels and colours so that&#39;s the next step.  He asked me to make a list for the bins so I did.  It says &quot;Sweetie - I need 42 labels and the should all say &quot;craft supplies&quot; - I&#39;ll leave it on the computer so he can see it when he get&#39;s home from work LOl.  Bet he wakes me up .... <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nAnyway - off to warm up yesterday&#39;s turkey soup - good stuff.  It&#39;s cool and breezy today - so I need a warm up.<br />\n<br />\nTake care all....','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-13 05:38:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220134,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-13 12:07:04',NULL,'','MONDAY - August 13th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies and welcome to another week.  I hope everyone had a nice weekend.  Ours was quiet and uneventful, lots of housecleaning going on but I think now I am done except to clean out the fridge.  Jim thinks I&#39;m crazy doing this heavy duty cleaning before we go away but I can&#39;t leave anything out of place when I go away.  Just the thought of coming home with 9 days worth of laundry to a messy house is not my thing.  <br />\n<br />\nCarla - congratulations on the adoption of your Ellie.   I&#39;m sure she is very happy to have her new home a &quot;forever&quot; home.<br />\n<br />\nJenn - I&#39;m sure your Sundays with Mom are trying your patience but you can always come back here and vent when they are over.  Glad you got the craft room all organized.<br />\n<br />\nTonia - it sounds like you might be doing too much.  Try and slow down a bit.  I know that is easier said than done -  my DD is climbing the walls not being able to drive after her foot surgery.  <br />\n<br />\nRobert - 21 HUH - with 2 daughters getting married and 1 having a baby.  My - you have been a busy busy boy&#33;  LOL<br />\n<br />\nKeith &amp; Rita - hope the open house went well yesterday and you soon have a firm offer on your beautiful new  home.<br />\n<br />\nCheryl - We&#39;ll be happy to have you back here full time now that Greg is back to work.  We missed you.<br />\nYes, this will be the girls first cruise - in fact other than 3 days at the Jersey Shore (45 minutes from home) this will be their first real vacation.  <br />\n<br />\nRose - I completely forgot about Immigration in St. Thomas - thought we would have plenty of time to meet and say hi.  We will probably pass each other on the pier sometime during the day.  Our tour won&#39;t be back til shortly before we sail, unless we skip the beach drop-off which I don&#39;t see happening.  (I think Jim &amp; I will need another cruise after trying to keep up with two 18YO for 9 days.  LOL)_<br />\n<br />\nMercedes - haven&#39;t heard from you for  a few days.  How is your back and did you get the MRI results back.<br />\n<br />\nMaria - hope you and Ken are doing better today.  Hugs coming your way<br />\n<br />\nWell, time to get Jim up and moving.  He will be working thru Thursday this week.  I have to head into NJ and pick up a part for the riding mower he broke yesterday.<br />\n<br />\nMake today special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-13 12:07:04',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220172,2613,1,18,214683,'2007-08-13 15:42:41',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\nI hope everyone is feeling a lot better today.  Mary Lou, I hope Deb is doing well.  Tonia, rest your hand and take it easy. Carla, congratulations on the adoption of Ellie.  I was not able to log in for a couple of days, it seems that I was logging into the old system, but everything seems fine now.  Still waiting for the MRI results, my doctor is on vacation, I should get it sometime today.<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','2007-08-13 15:42:41',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220189,754,1,18,214683,'2007-08-13 15:57:15',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nA nice day here in Ohio........My grandchildren are coming today and they have a way of picking up your spirits......lol.............We are doing much better today. Thank goodness we have Allies sister to make us laugh although she knows something is not right in this house. Once again thanks everyone for your kind words.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou........the countdown is on.....you guys must be so excited.............I am jealous...lol<br />\n<br />\nCarla..........welcome to your new addition<br />\n<br />\nTonia......hang in there girl..........maybe you do need to slow down a bit<br />\n<br />\nHave a great day all<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-08-13 15:57:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220192,3282,1,18,214683,'2007-08-13 16:09:24',NULL,'','good morning Crazies&#33;  welcome to yet another week of summer.  hope everyone had a beautiful Sunday&#33;  looks like another pretty day here in Ohio.  guess that means i should do some work....eeekkkss..did i say that?  Ellie will supervise i&#39;m sure. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nwelcome back mercedes&#33;  glad you found your way back here.  leave it to the doctor to go on vacation...jeez what nerve&#33;  hope you get some good <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' />  news from the mri report.<br />\n<br />\nMary Lou, be careful going into NJ&#33;  we drove through there and NY getting to the dock for our first cruise and those people drive crazy&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' />   still wish you could lend me some of your energy for getting things done.<br />\n<br />\nRobert, you and me buddy...21 4ever&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  <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:\' />  it&#39;s no fun admitting your real age and what&#39;s the point, it catches up way too quickly anyway. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nKeith and Rita, hope you had lots of luck yesterday with the open house.  selling is such fun but am sure there is someone out there that will jump at your place.<br />\n<br />\nTonia i agree you must be doing too much.  best to take it slow and easy.  i know how frustrating it is but it&#39;s all for the best.  no sense undoing all the good that was done by the surgery.<br />\n<br />\nJenn, hang in there with your mom.  it&#39;s hard yes but it&#39;s also so wonderful you still have her with you&#33;  venting to your friends will always help and keep you going.  we are here for you anytime.<br />\n<br />\nhave a beautiful day and a wonderful week everyone&#33;','dawson21','dawson21','2007-08-13 16:09:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220238,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-13 17:31:59',NULL,'','Morning all&#33; Same weather to report here in Florida. LOL The weatherman can mail it in. DD has decided to go shopping with me. I&#39;m looking for a dress for our cruise. Yes, I know I bought new ones but I just don&#39;t have the head to sew things right now and I just didn&#39;t like how any of them looked on me. My niece came for lunch yesterday and it was OK. Pretty quiet as she is having a very hard time with Mom&#39;s illness. I did manage to get the casual dinner outfits all set to go. More packing planned for later, I&#39;m sooo behind.<br />\n<br />\nMarylou I always clean the house before I go away. No cleaning when I get back but plenty of laundry to keep me busy. Yes, the dreaded St. Thomas immigration....always fun. I&#39;ll try to remember to wear my Crazies pin when I go shopping at the pier. Maybe we&#39;ll be lucky and bump into each other. Yes, you might need to use the Next Cruise option while your on board........18......interesting age for sure.<br />\n<br />\nJenn, I know what you mean about mom going out in the world. Howie&#39;s mom barely leaves her house and hasn&#39;t in years. She takes a cab 1 block to the Sr. center once a week and that&#39;s it for her. Meals on wheels brings her food and a friend does some shopping for her. I&#39;d be climbing the walls if that was me.<br />\n<br />\nTonia, we all told you to rest&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; OK I scolded you......but I&#39;d be doing the same thing.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes I hope the MRI results come soon and that they find some relief for you.<br />\n<br />\nRobert 21????? I&#39;m only 25 this week......LOL&#33; <br />\n<br />\nCarla.......work???? naaa go play with the puppy&#33; LOL<br />\n<br />\nWell off to the store to buy that unknown dress. I probably will end up with nothing but at least I get to spend some time with my DD before she starts school again. I rarely get free time with her with work and her college classes. <br />\n<br />\nHave a wonderful productive day Crazies&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-13 17:31:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220261,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-13 18:53:12',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Hey Carla and Rose <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMy Birthdate is posted in My Profile&#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:\' /> And My Picture is correct, hey Im who I am nothing more&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> LOL&#33; So Maria and Ken Im sorry for your loss Ive lost two of my best friends as well to Cancer and I feel your Pain, Allies in Doggy Heaven just frollicking away&#33; God takes care of us and his Animal Family as well&#33; Take care dear Friend&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wub.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wub:\' /> Everyone else Hiya as well and Boy is it &quot;HOT&quot; here now yeesh&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wacko:\' /> Seeya all around on the Boards&#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','2007-08-13 18:53:12',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220456,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-14 04:24:55',NULL,'','Hi All - gorgeous day today -nice and sunny - but with a cool breeze, perfect.<br />\n<br />\nHope you are all having a good day so far.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nHad lunch with DD - turkey soup leftoverfrom last night- but she loved it :o)  SHe took me on to facebook and showed me the shots of one of her new &quot;friends&quot; - not too bad looking and he&#39;s a  helicopter pilot - interesting  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nRose good luck with the shopping  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/thumbup.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':thumbup:\' /> <br />\n<br />\nMercedes - hope your MRI results are good - let us know what you find out.<br />\n<br />\nBuy for now - talk at you all tomorrow','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-14 04:24:55',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220515,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-14 13:11:36',NULL,'','TUESDAY - August 14th[/size]<br />\n<br />\nGood morning Crazies - I hope everyone is doing well this  morning.  I am sooo ready for vacation and now time is dragging.  Nothing else to pack, nothing else to clean, nothing else to buy.  Jim says I &quot;peaked&quot; too early but I did promise to take Deb to the mall this morning so perhaps we will even squeeze in lunch together today.   She went back to the Dr. yesterday and although he says the foot is coming along great, he still says no driving for at least another week.  I thought she was going to cry right then and there.  She is going crazy not being able to get out.   <br />\n<br />\nRose - was your shopping trip productive?  Hopefully you got some nice new things for your cruise and will be packed and ready to go soon.  <br />\n<br />\nTime to get Jim up and moving.  Have a great day - make it special and share a smile.','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-14 13:11:36',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220546,2613,1,18,214683,'2007-08-14 15:03:59',NULL,'','Good Morning:<br />\n<br />\nI hope everyone is feeling better today.  Mary Lou, you will be sorely missed here, but I wish you, Jim, Heather and Caitlin, a wonderful cruise.  My MRI test was normal, but they found that I have an enlarged uterus - if it is not one thing it is another.  So I have to make appointments, have tests done, etc., etc.<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','2007-08-14 15:03:59',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220570,754,1,18,214683,'2007-08-14 15:49:37',NULL,'','Good Morning All &#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nUp early today. We are going to play golf with my grandson and we want to get an early start as it is not too hot today.<br />\n<br />\nWe have decided on the spur of the moment to take off for NJ tomorrow for two weeks. We just need to get get away after all we have been through with Allie lately.<br />\n<br />\nMercedes........hope your future tests turn out well......<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nI will catch you all fron Joisey..........Have a great day<br />\n<br />\nMarylou again have a great cruise.......enjoy every moment with the girls.<br />\n<br />\nCiao for now','teacp','teacp','2007-08-14 15:49:37',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220592,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-14 17:20:46',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Morning Mary Lou, you could always unpack and then repack&#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','2007-08-14 17:20:46',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220594,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-14 17:24:14',NULL,'','&lt;strong&gt;Morning Everyone, I hope everyones well and doing ok, just waiting till September so I can get ready to do some packing <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':tongue:\' /> Looks like theres maybe a Tropical depression starting to occur in the Tropics <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':ohmy:\' /> Just as long as they are all gone by ctober the 14th. <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':wink2:\' /> Wishing everyone a great week ahead&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':smile:\' /> &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-08-14 17:24:14',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220599,139,1,18,214683,'2007-08-14 17:26:26',NULL,'','Good morning Crazies&#33; We hope everybody has a great week. If anyone has any extra rain to spare, please send it this way&#33;','Keith amp; Rita','Keith &amp; Rita','2007-08-14 17:26:26',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220666,2549,1,18,214683,'2007-08-14 22:05:09',NULL,'','hey everyone... Robert LOL LOL unpack and repack LOL ... thats funny...<br />\n<br />\nMarylou.. see your better then you thought you were huh....<br />\n<br />\nMaria that good for you... yes time away and relax will be good for ya...<br />\n<br />\n8 WEEKS FROM TODAY I WILL BE GOING TO FLL TO START MY VACATION ... i have been saving for all year...i save all my vacation days and holiday days for my one time a year cruise ....so i can get paid the whole time i am gone ........ but its hard to not take some days during the year... but i just keep thinking cruise cruise... LOL <br />\n<br />\nMercedes sorry to hear you have more tests coming....<br />\n<br />\nI went to allergy doc yesterday to find out why i had that reaction.. after the surgery... we went thur all the meds they gave me.. and doctor finally decided one of my blood pressure meds caused the reaction... so i can&#39;t take those anymore....doctor gave me one of twin jet pen to carry with me now just in cause it every happens again , if i get allegeric reaction again.... does anyone know i can carry that on the plane with me right ?? or do i have a note from my doctor with it........<br />\n<br />\nthen came home and had some fish for dinner.. its been a little humid... had to go buy a new dryer this morning... gezzzzzzzzzz<br />\n<br />\nwell off to get some laundry done now with the new dryer....<br />\n<br />\nTonia','terumim','terumim','2007-08-14 22:05:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220677,2613,1,18,214683,'2007-08-14 22:46:49',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nI have been packing my EpiPen in my carry on for years with no problem.','mercedes','mercedes','2007-08-14 22:46:49',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220678,488,1,18,214683,'2007-08-14 23:09:09',NULL,'','Robert - I got a real laugh from your advice to unpack and pack again but there is only one problem with doing that ------ I did it last night.   LOL   Actually, Jim always insists on doing his own packing but he is not the neatest packer in the world - so when he went to his American Legion meeting last night I straightened out his bags and added a few more things he forgot.  (Am I sick or what???)','cruisetarp','cruisetarp','2007-08-14 23:09:09',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220683,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-14 23:44:05',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Tonia also when your luggage is laid out do you still keep going back and forward looking at it thinking what to do next&#33; Or just reminding yourself the cruise is near&#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','2007-08-14 23:44:05',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220687,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-14 23:47:24',NULL,'','<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Hey Mary Lou I think Ive rearranged my luggage 4 times and I said to myself Im Downsizing to less Luggage&#33; <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes2:\' /> yeah Sure then Annine comes along with 50 pairs of shoes 14 Formal Gowns, Extra makeup and boy that blows that theory outta the water&#33; Yeesh&#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','2007-08-14 23:47:24',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220689,2626,1,18,214683,'2007-08-14 23:49:15',NULL,'','[quote name=\'mercedes\' post=\'220677\' date=\'Aug 14 2007, 02&#58;46 PM\']<br />\n[quote name=\'terumim\' post=\'220666\' date=\'Aug 14 2007, 03&#58;05 PM\']<br />\nI went to allergy doc yesterday to find out why i had that reaction.. after the surgery... we went thur all the meds they gave me.. and doctor finally decided one of my blood pressure meds caused the reaction... so i can&#39;t take those anymore....doctor gave me one of twin jet pen to carry with me now just in cause it every happens again , if i get allegeric reaction again.... does anyone know i can carry that on the plane with me right ?? or do i have a note from my doctor with it........<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nTonia<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nI have been packing my EpiPen in my carry on for years with no problem.<br />\n[/quote]<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&lt;strong&gt;Uhh&#33; Whats a epipen? and glad your tests were okay so so&#33; Never mind about the epipen If I read the whole post like a lot of us dont do id know&#33;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;]','SCIROCCO','SCIROCCO','2007-08-14 23:49:15',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220737,334,1,18,214683,'2007-08-15 01:06:22',NULL,'','Evening all. Not one of my best days but I guess that&#39;s normal. Better tonight and trying to pack. I did find a new dress but the straps need moving so I&#39;ll be sewing later. The other dress I bought needed way more altering and I just don&#39;t have that in me right now. The best news is that I paid only 14.99 for the dress and it originally cost &#036;130&#33; Yikes&#33; So I got a good deal and a new dress&#33; <br />\n<br />\nMarylou you can come pack or clean for me........I&#39;m done with the necessities (aka bathroom, meds, etc. ) but I think I better get moving with the clothes, they are necessities too I believe. LOL&#33; Don&#39;t think they let birthday suits into the dining room yet.   <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':biggrin:\' /> So tell us what Ken forgot to pack???? I let Howie pack once and he left home dress pants for dinner and socks.  <img src=\'http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':laugh:\' /> <br />\n<br />\n(((Mercedes))) hang in there........<br />\n<br />\nMaria have a good time in NJ. You and Ken deserve some time away. Hope you find it restful and rejuvenating.<br />\n<br />\nA big hello to anyone I&#39;ve left out. My brains are a little fried today. Hope everyone has a great evening.','sailingrose','sailingrose','2007-08-15 01:06:22',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0),(220744,573,1,18,214683,'2007-08-15 01:28:47',NULL,'','Mary Lou - put some Reggai on the CD player - pour yourself a fancy drink with a little umbrella in it - sit and put your feet up .... you&#39;re almost there  <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 />\n<br />\nK&amp;R sorry no rain today - just sunshine and a few clouds.  Been out int he garden wrecking my nails lol&#33;<br />\n<br />\nRose - I want to hear more about the new dress - solour, style etc.  all the diss please&#33; <br />\n<br />\nSounds like you and Mary Lou really need your upcoming cruises&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />\n<br />\nAnyway - back out to the garden to putter before it gets too hot.<br />\n<br />\nTake care all .....','hazelson','hazelson','2007-08-15 01:28:47',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0);
