Hi Everyone&#33;<br /><br />Not a whole lot to report here in MN.  We are having great weather.  A bit hot and humid today, but it&#39;s been a great Summer.  We do still need rain here in the cities, though.  The weekends have been so nice that I sure wish we still had our lake place.  Anyway...I&#39;m still on the road to repair...lol...taking it fairly easy and just doing light housework and shopping.  My cruise is only 8 weeks away, and I&#39;m getting a little nervous, but saying my prayers that I&#39;ll be healed and ready to go.  Back is much better...but has spasms once in awhile and I still can&#39;t bend over too well.  Neck and shoulders are somewhat better, pain and tingling in the neck and upper back is better, but I still have pain and weakness in the arm.  I hope I&#39;m doing the right thing by doing the physical therapy exercises and waiting to have another MRI.  Last one was quite a few years ago.  Anyway...I&#39;m staying positive and starting to think about cruising.  <br /><br />Might get to see my granddaughters tomorrow, Avery and Isabelle, and our little grandson, Marcus, and of course our daughters.  They have been pretty busy lately, and we haven&#39;t been able to get together much.  We will be watching Marcus for his mom at the end of the month for a couple of nights, but I felt bad that I couldn&#39;t take Avery and Isabelle last time Laurie asked me to babysit since I didn&#39;t have enough strength in my arms to hold her and chase the little ones around.  That&#39;s the first time I had to say that I couldn&#39;t watch them so I felt kind of bad, but, I will be so happy to see them tomorrow.<br /><br />Good luck to everyone on the jury duty situations.  I got some papers last year that they might call me, but I wasn&#39;t called.  <br /><br />Jackie...all those miles...yes...we were young then.  LOL  The billiard cues thing was a hobby he had, and he started his own business besides his regular job.  He loved the game of pool...and was a real shark.  LOL  I was lucky to get one shot in, he would run the table all the time.  LOL  <br /><br />Mary Lou...my heart goes out to little TJ.  He&#39;s so young to go through something like this.  Hope the new meds will help you.  The &quot;Young Chefs Acadamy&quot; is a great idea...maybe little Ash will be the next Julia Child someday.<br /><br />Joey...hope things work out with AT&amp;T.<br /><br />Sue...hope you feel better, soon&#33;<br /><br />Rose...I hope things are going better...sending a big hug&#33;<br /><br />Shaunna...hope things go better with DD.  <br /><br />Robert and Steve...hope all the computer problems are worked out.<br /><br />Ed...so glad that Roe has heard from the doctor and an appointment is set up...the waiting must be so hard for her.<br /><br />Andrea...so sorry to hear about your mother&#39;s fall.  Glad she won&#39;t need surgery, but I&#39;m sure it will be hard on her...and you, too.<br /><br />Jen...glad you are doing well...sorry I haven&#39;t posted the recipe, yet, but I will soon.<br /><br />Cheryl...hope you&#39;re feeling better.  Love little Scotty&#39;s reply on the phone.  He&#39;s adorable&#33;<br /><br />Jeanne...welcome to the Daily Dock&#33; Need to clean my car, too&#33;  Congrats on the cruise...it will be here before you know it&#33;<br /><br />Gary...welcome to the Daily Dock&#33;  It must be so exciting to get to see all these great events, and movie stars.  How great to meet Olivia deHavilland.  &quot;Gone With the Wind&quot; is one of my very favorite movies.<br /><br />Kevin...good luck on your climb to Mt. Evans.<br /><br />Falina...so glad you had a nice time at your luncheon.<br /><br />Debbie...sorry about your zoo plans being rained out (send some our way, please) but sometimes it&#39;s fun to stay home with pizza and watch TV.  Especially the Olympics.<br /><br />Hope everyone who is having a bad time of it, or is having illness or pain, will be doing much better soon.  Life is Good&#33;<br /><br />Love and Hugs and Prayers for all.<br /><br />Have a great day, everyone&#33;<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />