Hi Everyone...<br /><br />Thanks to all for the good wishes.  I am feeling much better...the virus is over and I did have a sinus infection and bronchitis after, but I&#39;m on antibiotics and doing really well.<br /><br />Kind of a gloomy day here today.  Looks like we may get some thunderstorms.  The Baptism went really well yesterday.  The girls were good in church; no temper tantrums.  Whew&#33;  Little Mckenna was really good.  The party went well, and the food was all good. Doctor said it was ok to go to the Baptism...I wasn&#39;t likely to be contagious.  <br /><br />Tonia...thanks for the corn chowder recipe...can&#39;t wait to try it.<br /><br />Jackie...I totally agree on the potato salad...I haven&#39;t found a deli yet that made it well.  I always make my own.  The Calico beans:  I don&#39;t use a recipe, I usually make a large pot of them.  I brown a pound of hamburger, then a pound of bacon, and dice up an onion and add that...put the bacon into small pieces, and add...then add butter beans, lima beans, kidney beans, Bush&#39;s baked beans, ...a little more of those than the other beans, like two to one...drain the juice from cans, and add brown sugar, ketchup and mustard...more brown sugar and ketchup than mustard...I do it to my taste, and I like to have a lot of beans for variety and to make it look pretty...then let them simmer for an hour or so; everyone loves them.  Glad your back is a little better..hope you continue to be better.<br /><br />Falina...glad you are looking forward to your new position...the taxes thing is a real pain, for sure.<br /><br />Sue...so glad you are doing better&#33;<br /><br />Donna...loved the picture of your home...it looks lovely...the yard and back porch looks so inviting.<br /><br />Shaunna...so glad your back is better...potato salad is easy...it&#39;s just so time consumming...especially when you have to make a ton of it.  lol<br /><br />Sheri...I will say a prayer for you so your surgery will go well.<br /><br />Cheryl...enjoy your time with your in-laws and SIL., and Scotty&#33;<br /><br />Cheryl...that line dancing class sounds like sooo much fun...enjoy&#33;<br /><br />Andrea...good luck with your doctor visit on Thursday.  Loved your photos&#33;  <br /><br />Debbie...so sorry to hear that Sabrinia is not doing well.  So glad your bite is doing OK.  Sound like a fun day at the car show.  Stay cool&#33;<br /><br />Mary Lou...so glad little TJ is doing better.  Hope you got some sleep.  Have fun at AC.<br /><br />Martha...I am sooo sorry to hear about Lee&#39;s mom&#39;s dog.  That is so heartbreaking, I know...I&#39;m still not over the loss of my kitty-cat.  My heart goes out to her.  I will say a prayer for her and Lee&#39;s dad.<br />Enjoy your time with the grandchildren.<br /><br />Steve...glad all went well with the remodeling of the stadium...sorry about the rain and the loss.<br /><br />Jim...two weeks to fix the air-conditiong?  I would be upset, too, especially since you just got her into a room that she was happy with.  Hope you can get things straightened out.<br /><br />Jen...thanks for the good wishes...hope you had fun on that &quot;run to the border.&quot;   <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":biggrin:" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> <br /><br />Chris...congrats on the weight loss for you and Kath.  Good luck to Aaron on passing his driver&#39;s license.  Hope he gets invited into a University of his choice.<br /><br />Carmen...LOL on the Mercedes.  Thanks for the good wishes.  <br /><br />Sunshine...hope CJ&#39;s infected nail is better soon...that sounds very painful&#33;<br /><br />Rose...Welcome back to you and Cynthia&#33;  Glad you had a good cruise&#33;<br /><br />Dave...Welcome...it&#39;s so nice to have you with us.<br /><br />Hi Kevin...ran a red light, eh&#33;  I remember being really nervous when I took my test.  It didn&#39;t help that I had a really grumpy examiner.  LOL<br /><br />Hi, Ed, Robert, erinsma, dino, and to ALL Cruise Crazies&#33;