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Hi everyone HAPPY NEW YEAR - Hope it will be a healthy & happy one for all. Marylou - The Constellation is a nice ship and the food was excellent (yum love the bread sticks) the itinery is almost the same as the one we just did - I don't care where it goes I just want to be warm the weather stinks - it is snowing like crazy here and I am sure it is bad by you too. Don't worry about calling me I just wanted to know how you guys were I will call you after the 1st Rich did not hear anything so I guess the house is not sold I hope it will happen soon. Peggy

Hi - Glad to see you posting again - thought everyone disappeared LOL LOL Marylou - How is Jim feeling - hope you did not get his cold Martha - How was your trip home - and how is Lee feeling. It seems like such a long time ago we went on the cruise - it has been so cold here except for one warm day - today is very windy and freezing - Rich - has someone looking at his house today - keep your fingers crossed if it sells I can book another cruise I am thinking about the Constellation in March - maybe with my friend Linda - Elaine will be going in April with her daughter and grandkids on the Explorer and the price for the Constellation is really great. Peggy

Hi Marylou Have a great trip down - we had a wonderful time last night & had lots of laughs off to the Mall this morning\ See you and Jim soon Love ya Peg

Hi - Still cooking for my Bday party LOL something is wrong with this picture Marylou - Have a great trip down tomorrow - can't wait to see you and Jim in the Schooner Bar - I leave on Sat. Martha - Hope you are feeling okay - guess you made it okay to Florida Thanks everyone for the good wishes I know this cruise will be wonderful I have been looking forward to this one for a long time. Peggy

Hi Marylou - I forgot to post again last night I wanted to say to Martha to have a safe trip I hope she is feeling better. I can't believe you added 2 more bags LOL - Jim is going to put you in the trunk and the bags in the front sea LOL LOL - I think they have a weight limit on the Jewel as far as luggage goes I have to put some little stuff in the carryon today but thats it for me I can't wait until Sat. when I leave - I am really getting excited now. I am having a small Bday party tomorrow here - so if I don't talk to you tomorrow - (I am cooking) LOL have a great trip down on Thurs. and I will see you on the Jewel - BTW we are still meeting in the Schooner Bar around 2 I think they said. Martha - Good trip and feel better. Peggy

Hi - Did I ever tell you all how much I hate the white stuff if not let me tell youLOL LOL Martha - Glad you found the IPOD manual and hope Lee does not get sick = no sick people allowed on the Jewel you know - seriouslyI hope he feels okay - try not to work too hard today. Rose - Like Marylou said anything will be warmer to us - it was snowing and sleeting here this morning the roads were covered I think it has switched to rain now - brrr Marylou - Sounds like your making progress on packing - if I need anything I will know where to go LOL - I figure if I forget anything I will buy it somewhere. I am waiting for Elaine to come over she is on her way back from your daughters house Talk to you all later PEggy

Hi Martha - Oh I feel bad for you - I hope you are okay by next weekend - try and get some rest. Marylou - You are making me sad - LOL I will be on the train and you in Miami waaaaaaaaaaaaa and Martha on the Majesty - guess I have to learn to fly - when I read that I wanted to fly LOL I feel much better today I had a half way decent nights sleep and I finished all my packing - now I just have the jewelry (I am only bring costume) and some small stuff - I feel relieved that it is all over with and I got everything into the 1 big suitcase and I am bringing 2 really small carry ons. Peggy

Hi Marylou & Martha - Dinner was success but I am so tired and hurt my back on that d-m turkey - & I don't even like turkey. Did you read about the WalMart guy that was killed - he was trampled when the doors opened in Long Island somewhere - 200 or so people ran over him - gee what is that important I was out by 5:30 and got Lisa a GPS system for her car and was going to attempt WalMart - but came home instead. I am so tired right now I can hardly see straight so I will talk to you tomorrow. Peggy

Hi Marylou & Martha HAPPY THANKSGIVING - Hope you both have a wonderful day. Martha - I am with Marylou I would rather stay with just the 19 of us in the van - let everyone else fend for themselves LOL I am so mean - but I would rather we stay together. Don't do too much today we need you to be nice and healthy I am tired already too much prep for dinner and I have to get in the shower people will start coming here around 12:30 oh boy - I just have to make mashed potatoes and I am done Lisa is doing the rest. Talk to you tomorrow Peggy

Hi Martha - Martha I was worried about you - I hope you feel better - you can't be sick for our trip we need you Hope Lee is feeling better too. Marylou - Hope you are having fun with Ashleigh - Nick had a 1/2 day too - I have so many things to do for tomorrow and I am just sitting here staring at them. I worked this morning with my son and i am tired - so I will talk to you both Friday HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING Peggy

Hi Marylou I finally got a chance to sit down and post - got my hair cut today so I look just beautiful LOL LOL Where is Martha - I hope everything is okay with her and Lee - neither one of them was feeling well. Do you have an email for her? I can't believe it is only about 10 days till we leave it seemed like such a long wait and now it is here and it has been so cold and rainy and yucky it will be wonderful to be warm. Ok I will talk to you tomorrow hopefully we will hear from Martha by then Peggy

Hi Marylou - Congrats on your cabin - now for sure they will be plenty of room for me to sleep LOL LOL. Nick update - seems the 4 and 5th top of the toe was broken - the 4th toe is 99% healed and the 5th about 75% so at this time - the Dr. feels there is no point in doing anything - it is healing nicely and is perfectly alligned. Good thing or that other Dr. would have heard from me. What a pain today going to Westchester - did get to go to the Xmas tree shop and get a couple of things and on the way home we ate at Friendly's (Nick's favorite place) Yuck LOL - now they are at guitar lessons and they should be home soon - I am guessing we will all be in bed at 9PM I am glad that Carol is doing well - I should e-mail her I will try and do that tomorrow - I have to go get my hair cut in the morning after I drive Lisa to work and then have to go to Radio Shack and Shop Rite - and be home in time for Nick when he gets off the bus - another busy day. Martha - I hope you are feeling okay we have not heard from you - maybe you are just busy. Talk to you tomorrow Peggy

Hi Marylou & Martha Just a quick one today, remember when I said that Nick hurt his foot and we thought it was broken the Xray said it was fine WELL it was still hurting him and Lisa saw a friend of mine a radiologist that I worked for years ago (and my son dated his daughter) anyway I told Lisa have him look at the Xray turns out he has a subtle nondisplaced distal 5 metatarsal fracture - he called Nick Dr. and told him today and also yelled at the original Dr. who read the Xray - that Dr. called Nick's Dr. to say he missed it and it is fratured hmmm I am thinking that guy is in big trouble is anything more serious is wrong with Nick I am so mad - then no one will see us up here they are booked and can't see Nick till Dec 3rd - what's up with that LOL - so we are off to White Plains I will let you know how we make out. grr I am soooo mad. Peg

Hi Marylou - I am leaving from Newark NJ - and my friend Bridgets b/f LOL is taking us down my son will be picking us up. It is too hard to get to Penn Station from here because we would have to change trains in Secaucus and then take the tube to Penn Station and with luggage it is too difficutl - in 2 yrs they will have trains directly into Penn Station. Good luck with Jim's shirts at t he cleaners - hope they don't do anything to them. That's a good idea about putting the money away for the tours I will have to do that I know one is 20.25 but what is the price of the other one??? Martha - You probably got sick from the taking the flu shot LOL LOL LOL LOL - I hate shots and refuse to take it. I know there is a lot of stuff going around and people are coughing and sneezing all over the place I have the sniffles too. Congrats on your new shirts = can't wait to see them. Sorry about Aubreys cold these poor kids get so much stuff at school hope she is feeling better. Hope Lee gets relief on wednesday. Peggy

Hi Marylou & Martha Elaine just left here we went shopping, well she went shopping and I went with her , we went to lunch at Ruby Tuesday's - yuck, not good today. I know what you mean about driving I used to love to drive and take long rides in the car but not I hate it - after about 2 hrs. I need to get up and walk around and I get so restless I don't think I could do a car trip to Fl. anymore. It is freezing out today and so windy - and we still have at least 4 months of this crap LOL BTW I am almost finished packing - everything that I have to put in the suitcase is hanging in the closet ready to go. Peggy

Hi Marylou - I will be thinking of you today too. It was cold out this morning but a little better this afternoon. Martha - I hope the cleaners can do something about the stains but I guess they can't do anything about the beads - did they at least offer to pay for the 3 shirts - hopefully they will give you what you paid for them and you can find something else - what a mess Lisa, Nick and I had to go to Target and return a couple of things and then to Toys R Us and buy something - while we were out there we stopped at Sams Club and had lunch LOL - lots of free samples today - the best was the Cheesefactory cheese cake. Peggy

Hi Marylou & Martha I am late again today - still Xmas shopping LOL - the phone I got for Nick at Target we thought was too much per minute so we found another phone that cost 20.00 more but mins. are cheaper and they give you 300 mins. when you activate it - it seemed like a better deal but makes me do more running around. Marylou - Our think our kids do need other babysitter rather than us - Lisa kind of made me feel guilty about going on the cruise because she was having a problem with one day - she was working and had no sitter but I worked it out for her. Sorry that you have to go to a wake - Can't wait to see the kids picture Martha - Hope Lee feels better I have some arthritis and I know this cold weather is killing me. I hope he gets some relief uping his meds. Nothing else going on around here Lisa is off to work and I will be here with Nick doing the usual homework and screaming = get in the shower NOW LOL Peggy

Hi Marylou & Martha Busy day today - went to work with Rich and then did some Xmas shopping at Target - got my grandson the cell phonehe wanted. Now, I am waiting for my friend Sue to come pick me up and we are going to the Mall I am trying to cook some dinner so I can eat before I go LOL for some reason today I am starving Imust be in cruise mode. Your right I do have packing down to a science - I am good at washing things in the sink if I have too and I always bring wrinkle release and stain sticks, I am never lugging all those suitcases again LOL. Not much else is new it is freezing out I think last night was 17 or something like that and I feel like the both of you and I can't wait for the cruise - hope it warms up in Fl. before we get there I think it was 40 something in Orlando this morning brrrr. Peggy

Hi Marylou & Martha Martha - TPKeller has a lot of interesting info - I asked him a few times what the seas would be before I cruise LOL - I cruised with him on the Grandeur or "The Titanic cruise" LOL 30 ft seas and 70mph winds for 2 days - The Capt. said we were going backwards at one point LOL. We finally told my grandson the truth about Santa - he is still mad - said everyone told him last year but he believed us and now he is also disappointed - he can't ask Santa for more stuff. Marylou - I put all my clothes in one large suitcase this time and a small carryon - I think I did really well - of course I only packed one formal outfit and the rest is black pants and dressy tops I am tired of carrying all that stuff that I don't wear. Only 3 pairs of Capri's and 3 pairs of shorts and one pair of long beige pants - lots of Tshirts though.. I am so proud of myself. Nothing else new here it is snowing outside - not sticking but coming down - what about in Pa. is it snowing there? I had a hard time yesterday with the boards I could read them but couldn't post - did either of you have a problem? Peggy

Hi Marylou & Martha - Sorry I have not been on here but yesterday I went upstate with my daughter and grandson she took Nick up to see his father and his grandfather - they never come here We had a good time but it was really, really cold up there and very windy - it started to snow lightly so we left and were home by 9 last night. This morning I did put a good dent in my Xmas shopping - just got home and am going to cook dinner tonight for a change LOL. Marylou - I am happy you are feeling better I have had that happy to me too but only once about 30 yrs ago it lasted more than 2 days - uusally it clears up in a few hours - talke care of you, you have to be in great shape for this cruise Martha - I have to check the packing list too sometimes i forget stupid things - wish we were leaving today and Marylou is right about the tips 107.25 pp. Going to check the rest of the boards and then have to clean the kitchen so I can cook dinner. Peggy

Hi Aft Cabins??? Wow I willhave to check that one out - I would love an aft - but Elaine probably will not want to spend the extra money maybe I can try and talk her into it. I have not even started Xmas shopping - no one will tell me what they what except Nick and he wants everything LOL - not getting him much since I already bought him that new loft bed - I am getting him a cell phone w/minutes and a new WII game but probably nothing else. Martha - I will be there on your balcony on the trip thru I will bring the drinks and some cheese & cracker to drop on Marylou LOL. I slept good last night only woke up once about 2 am to use the ladies room LOL but then back to sleep till 8. I am watching an old movie called The Thing - does anyone remember that - I liked it when I was a kid but now it seems pretty stupid. Peggy

Marylou - I am so glad to hear that it was good news - I bet you are relieved, and I hope and pray that things continue to improve Peggy

Martha - I am so happy for you - I am coming to your balcony when we go thru the canal I have tried to talk Elaine into upgrading to just a plain balcony but she does not want too - she just booked a cruise on the Explorer in April for daughter & 2 grandkids and herself - she is paying and it is really, really expensive (easter break) so now she will be cheap on this cruise - I think in the end I may wind up paying for the balcony myself - since it would have cost me the same if I went alone - but I will have a better room. Marylou - I will be thinking of your granddaughter today and saying a prayer that her tests are okay. I didn't know that Brenda sang - that's too bad about them not being able to come to Miami - but it is a long ride from Orlando. That must be so great to sing in the candlelight Xmas special at Epcot. I bet she loves it in Fl. (wish I was living there again) Let us know when you hear about Ashleigh Peggy

Marylou - LOL - I thought it was a typo too.

Hi Marylou It would cost another 350.00 pp for the balcony guarantee and she refuses to upgrade I would like to go to an OV at least but that would be over 200.00 pp and the guarantee would probably be on Deck 2 - that's too low down for me - I am waiting till a week before to try and do something if not then then possible at the dock? That balcony price is really great wish she would upgrade. I sent you an e-mail LOL about your new phone #'s is think maybe one of them is wrong? but I guess you didn't get it. I finally got some sleep and feel better today - what a crazy day yesterday was - today I will have more time at home. Martha - Guess today was a bad hair day LOL LOL or else you left for work really early - talk to you both later. Peggy