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  1. Hi, Remember us!!!

    A lot has happened since we last spoke. Melonie and I sold our condo on Long Island and now live in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Melonie went to her Employer and told them she was quitting so they transferred her to the Denver ,PA office about 25 miles from our house.

    I gave my Resume' to a guy from the Fire Department here and he said he would keep an eye open for work, 2 weeks later he called and told me he would create a position for me with his company, I work in York ,PA about 20 miles to the west of our house.

    MARYLOU, WE LOVE THIS AREA!! :biggrin: Our life has gotten better, slowed down a lot. The food here is great, we live in Amish country and am eating healthier and getting more exercise. People ask why we moved and we tell them it is a better quality of life we were seeking. And found it. We weren't going to cruise for a while but I caved and booked the Carnival Pride out of Baltimore for May 2015.

    A big hello to everyone, I missed our daily conversations and hope to get on here more. I hope everyone is in good health.

    Hello to RAY, Falina, Rose, Debbie and Jerry, just to name a few!

  2. Hello everyone.

    hope this finds you well.

    Tough day today, 1 year anniversary of Melonie's mom passing.

    Next week we are going to the great state of Pennsylvania to look at houses in Lancaster. We are booked for Weds and Thurs. Then driving to Bloomsberg to stay with friends for the rest of the weekend.

    Sorry Marylou we can't meet with you on our way.

    Doesn't look like we will be cruising for a couple of years, we figured a $4000.00 cruise monies would be better spent on a house.

    Hope all is well with you all.

  3. Hi everybody,

    Don't get much chance to get on the computer lately. Having a tough time with the in-laws estate. They didn't have the correct paper work with their wills. We are waiting to clear all the owed monies. 3 months now! the attorney says this is normal bull sh*t. I haven't been able to write a review of Aprils cruise and it doesn't look to promising.

    MARYLOU, We are seriously thinking of relocating to the Lancaster area in the future, are you near that??

    We have friends in the area. We were going to the Oklahoma area but that's out.

    Gotta run, so hello to everyone. Be well, keep cruising.

  4. Hello all,

    Got home on Saturday, had a great time. The "Suite Life" was fantastic but we won't do it again. A mini-suite is fine for us. On top of the price, tipping for the Butler, Conciege, and room steward got to be a bit much. We didn't use the butler but felt obligated to tip him at the end of the cruise. Hope to write some sort of review soon.

  5. Good-Bye

    See ya

    Bon Voyage

    Bye

    Addios

    Farewell

    Have a nice day

    See ya soon

    Make today special

    Be well

    That pretty much covers it. I'll check in when we get home at the end of the month.

    Thanks for all the well wishes.

    Hope everyone stays safe.

    Tim and Melonie

  6. Hello all.

    First let me say I hope Jackie has a good day today and Friday. I know she probably won't be reading this but she does have our prayers.

    Rose, I hope your Dad has many many more years with you. We hope for a speedy recovery.

    Some good news for us for a change, we got the call from the up sell fairy for a penthouse suite and of course we grabbed it. We have never been in one and the perks are amazing. We leave next Thursday the 18th. With all that has happened this past year and this being our 10 year wedding anniversary, it couldn't have come at a better time. 9 days of being pampered, hope we can handle it. LOL!!!!

    Hope everyone is doing well.

    I'll check in every once in a while.

  7. Hello all.

    Thank you for the thoughts and prayers. The family came in yesterday to see Dad. He was unresponsive. It was good for everyone to say their last goodbyes.

    Dad passed away early this morning around 12:30am. I have been with this family for 11 years and he has been sick for all of them. He is not suffering anymore and has gone to join his wife who passed only 7 months ago, we knew he wouldn't be able to survive without her.

    Melonie is doing very well considering she lost both parents in 7 months.

    Thank you for your thoughts. A huge weight has been lifted. We can and will get through this.

    The cruise next month is still on and after the next 6 weeks it will come at the right time.

  8. Hello all.

    Very windy and rainy here on Long Island. Could be snow, but it's not. Very bitter-sweet day today. It's my Mothers 89th birthday, God bless her. This is a women who takes no medications and has no health problems. She is a rock.

    My Father in law was just diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. On top of the COPD and the blood clot in the lung, we are on the edge of our seats to see what happens next. It looks like he will be able to receive hospice like care back in the nursing home instead of a new hospice facility. They give him a couple of months to live, but who really knows. We are waiting on the cruise right now. According to trip insurance we can wait till the day before to cancel. April 18 is close and far away right now. Melonie won't go if her father is in a coma. Either would I for that matter. We can always re-schedule for a later date. Ever since my MIL pasted last July he has been going down hill. He just couldn't survive without her.

    That should give you an idea as to why I haven't been on this site much. I hope all of you are well, there are to many posts to back to. I do think about all of you all the time, and wish I could check in more.

    Sorry to lay this on you. But prayer for all of us is appreciated as I do pray for you.

  9. Good morning all.

    YEP!!! we are in for a major storm, they say it could be the worst one in a decade. A north storm is hitting a south storm, similar to hurricane sandy. We are supposed to get winds up to 60mph.

    RAY, rest that hand, it will heal faster. Play with your feet.

    Tim (FL) where in NY is she staying?? The storm will hit harder further East of NY city.

    MARYLOU, you should get it at the same time we are, tomorrow in the morning, so keep us informed.

    Good thing this is happening this weekend, last weekend would have really sucked.

    Have a great day everyone.

  10. Good evening Crazies! Just back from a cohort meeting in Dixon....I get on the road and head straight west until you think you've driven off the edge of the earth! There is NOTHING out there....except Ronald Reagan's boyhood home and a fraudulent city treasurer who embezzled over $50 million dollars from this small, trusting town. (In fact, I think she was being sentenced today - I'll have to see what she got.) But they have a great Office of Education and they really support their teachers in furthering their credentials so we have a busy market out here.

    I agree with everyone about our national anthem. It is challenging enough to sing it well in the way it was written - no extra gymnastics needed, unless of course, you can't sing it well to begin with!

    Sarge - Thanks for any help on hotels! I like how you phrase your help with the ashes "she has her best friend to depend on". :happy: That's how my DH and I feel about each other as well...even more so after 38 years!

    Ray - So sorry about your wrist - that can be a big bummer for a pianist! And yes, right before elections our local membership in AAUW grows suddenly!

    Steve - We are about 2100 strong in AAUW here in Illinois and can be a force to be reckoned with when we want or don't want something or someone!

    Debbie - Thanks for the kind words. I really miss reading all the wonderful posts when I am away from it!

    Tim (Murr.) I'm so glad you had a nice couple of days and congrats on those bookings! So is a cruise to nowhere two days long? Or can they be longer? I could float around at sea forever!

    Rose - Thanks for the Tampa info; I love aquariums, too, so will have to put it on my list.

    Jan - I will speak cheap - just feed me or give me a drink, depending on the time of day and I am happy! Glad the community concert went well. Where would we be in this world without music?!

    Have a great evening everyone; tomorrow is hump day - hooray!

    I've only seen 2 day or 1 day CTN. Leave on a Friday come home on a Sunday. They do have a one day but that is such a waste.

  11. Hello all.

    We had a great weekend. Melonie made my 55th birthday a great one. We met some good people and had a relaxing and sometimes busy two days. We had never been on a cruise to nowhere, but had such a fun time we booked one for 2015. Also we booked another cruise for 2014 now. I must be a true cruise crazie!!

    Hope everyone is well.

    Hope to be around more.

  12. Hello to all.

    Good riddence to 2012!!!

    Staying in tonight. Being a firefighter I can tell you some bad stories of New Years past, but I won't.

    PLEASE don't drink and Drive!!!!!!!!

    If you must go out, watch out for the other guy, it's always the other guy that causes the accident, kills everyone and he lives, only to get off on a technicallity years later and of course never admitts to being drunk, I'm just saying.

    I love and miss you all, I wish I had more time to write daily, but things are so busy with Melonie's family. Her Dad still hasn't been finalized for Medicaid. It's been 5 months!! He loves his new nursing home and I have a meeting there today on his progress. Melonie has to work today and should be home before the nuts hit the road.

    Has anyone dealt with the Medicaid process????

    Is this normal????

    Should we get another Attorney????

    Everyone have a great New Years!!!!!!!!!!

    I will check in more often if I can.

    I miss my daily readings of the dock.

    One good thing, our Cruise to nowhere is a month away.

  13. Just checking in to say hi!!!

    FIL just had a pacemaker installed. Then was sent to another nursing home. The last one didn't meet up to our standards. There were issues with people treating him wrong. He also had bed sores and that is a sign of neglect. So we spoke to an attorney and things are pending.

    All is slowly getting back to normal. Of course normal will never be the same.

    Just as we are all getting our lives back in order, the Sandy Hook shooting has knocked us down a few pegs. First Super Storm Sandy, and now Sandy Hook. Not looking good for the name Sandy. They say tragedies come in 3's, let's hope not.

    If case I don't check in again.

    Everyone have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

    And HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

  14. I haven't posted in a couple of days as I didn't feel you wanted to hear me and gripe about Hosps. and Docs.

    ... just got back from the Docs ... answer to all the tests were good, showed nothing, all blood work, all EKGs, all Xrays, CT scan, etc, etc, etc. Doc is leaning toward a Holter (sp) monitor to look at an A fib prob ??? I know what the monitor is as I have worn one before ... So onward the the fog we stumble.

    If it is A-Fib ask your Doctor about Flecainide 100mg twice daily. I feel it is a miracle drug. I haven't had an A-Fib attack in 2 months. I was having one attack at least once a week.

    Good luck.

  15. FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 16th

    Good morning Crazies and happy Friday. This will be a busy weekend - full of preparing for Thanksgiving. Then once the turkey is back in the fridge it/s time to begin bringing up Christmas. Where has this year gone?

    Ray - glad you are holding up with all your running around. Enjoy your quieter day today. You won't have many of them for the rest of the years.

    Shari - Please take care of yourself and don't overdo for the holidays. Let your loved ones help you out.

    Tim - Hope you are all doing OK

    Really no time to chat this morning. I'll check back later

    Make today special

    Good Friday Morning All!!!

    First let me say CONGRATS, MARYLOU. I sorted through a few past posts and saw about the cancer free and cheered.

    Things are slowly getting back to normal or close to. My BIL lost his car in the flood and doesn't have a lot of money so we sold Melonie's car to him for a pittence and had to buy her a new car. So we bought a Kia sportage. I feel more comfortable with her in a 4 wheel drive vehicle and this one is great.

    The house he shared with the in-laws made it out pretty well, just one room damaged , we spent all last weekend stripping the walls and floor. Now we just wait for FEMA to respond.

    Mel's Dad has given up. He knows he isn't coming home from the nursing home and just lays in bed all day. He keeps saying he just wants to die. Last weekend one of our parakeets died, we have had 2 for 8 years. A lot has happened to us these past few months and I'm trying to keep Melonie from going over the edge. I hope to take her and her brother out for dinner tomorrow. Doesn't look like we will be having a Thanksgiving dinner this year.

    We do have some things to be thankful for, but preparing a dinner isn't in the plans. we will go to the nursing home and spend time with Mel's dad.

    Our Condo made it without a scratch. I tell people, as the bible says, I live in a house made of brick and stone. There was a lot of wind and rain but we made it through and the cat didn't know what was happening just enjoyed watching the leafs blow around. I didn't go to the firehouse this time during the storm. I have been in many a storm. we were out in Gloria, and that was some storm. I needed to be with my family this time 30 years as a firefighter never prepared me for what happened. And I hope this never happens again.

    Well, got to get back to work.

    Everyone have a great Thanksgiving.

  16. Hello.

    First let me say THANK YOU to all worried about us up here. We are fine, only lost power for 24 hours after the catastrophic event that has touched are lives, which will never be the same.

    30 years as a firefighter has not prepared me for what I have seen. ROSE, you wouldn't recognize the area. Everything on the south shore is gone or devastated. House are gone, neighborhoods are in other neighborhoods. Boats and cars were moved blocks from where they were parked. Breezy Point Queens lost 111 houses to a fire that they could not fight due to flooding. Long Island looks like New orleans after Katrina. We have never seen a storm like this. My sister lives in the house I grew up in and there is 3 feet of water in the kitchen. she was rescued the night of the storm by boat.

    I could go on and on about all the things happening, but just think about what you would do without, power, toilets, water, food, gasoline, etc etc.

    It's a survival mode right now.

    We Long Islanders ask that you pray for us.

    We will get through this. Others have and we will to. We are NEW YORKERS!!!!!!!!!!

    Talk soon.

    Tim......

  17. Hello Crazies,

    Thought I would jump in and say hello.

    It's been some tough days with my FIL in a nursing home. Melonie feels so guilty and goes to see him 3 days a week and we go twice on weekends. It's been hard for him to adjust. We love the place. It will take some more time. He can't walk or take care of himself and constantly says he wants to go home. We told him when he can take care of himself then he can go. The nurses know this is next to impossible, so he needs to just settle in.

    We have been going over to the house and trying to get it organized, my MIL was bordering on being a hoarder with all the fabric she kept. The house is a mess.

    Tomorrow we are having a huge fabric and yard sale at the house. Glad the weather will hold out for us.

    We are supposed to get some heavy wind ,rain, and flooding.

    MARYLOU, we hear it might hit you more than us. We will be on the right side of it, bad but not as bad as a direct hit.

    I hope Jackie isn't in the path of this storm.

    Well, I have a Fire Department meeting soon, to discuss the storm, which I will be in the middle of, so I need to make this short.

    Hope everyone is well. Our next cruise is a CTN on Feb 1. Only 98 days and counting.

    I'll try to check in next week to see how everyone did and to let you know what happened up here.

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