Frank's car has not been repaired yet and was planning on fixing it this weekend. In the mean time he has been using Connie's car to get back and forth to work.
When I got home yesterday Frank, Louis and J.J. were standing in my garage with the hood of Connie's car up. Not a good sign, especially since Frank looked like he had lost his best friend.
Turns out it blew the head gasket so now instead of working on Frank's car they will instead be working on Connie's car.
Frank dropped me off at work this morning and I asked him to PLEASE not break my car!!!
Maybe I will get to go car shopping after all.
This is Cheryl's new granddaughter Morgan
with the Z boys.
Zeus adores her, Zach does not pay to much attention
to her and Ziggy could care less.
I think this is tooooo cute!!
Last week Eric came over for a haircut and brought
J.J. with him.
Lance made her dinner and helped her with her
homework.
A couple of weeks ago Frank and I went to
Jelly Rolls with Terri and Eric.
We always have a great time there!!!!!
My little brother Michael is already on my case
about turning 40!!!
He emailed this to me with the title "thinking about you".
Nice, huh????
Gena lives in IL, I live in FL, so......... what are the
odds that something like this could happen!!!!
Michael is making progress......we have a place to sleep,
some place to set our pizza and NOW some place to sit!!!
Lance loved all of the "little guys" that met us
in our cabin each night.
Lance, my fussy eater, shocked all of us when
he asked if he could order lobster and shrimp!!!
He did not care for either but I was thrilled
that he would at least try them.
Everyone was still in a great mood after a terrific
send off.
I believe this was the only night that we were
ALL in the dining room at the same time.
Margita took great care of Lance and Grant.
Jesse and his mom, Carol
Tad and Tonya (I really enjoyed spending time with them)
After seeing these pictures you may believe that
I had a better time than ANYONE!!
I was feeling the love!!!!
We set sail just before a huge storm hit and it was really windy.
The wind was dipping into my glass and pushing the wine from it. I
ended up covered in it.
It was a good thing that Frank had put rocks in his pockets
before we left or he would have been staying on the coast!!
Jesse's dad, Don, was seeing us off from the jetty.
I received this from my friend Mary Lou and I do believe that she would do every one of these!!
1. When you are sad -- I will help you get drunk and plot revenge against the sorry bastard who made you sad.
2. When you are blue -- I will try to dislodge whatever is choking you.
3. When you smile -- I will know you are plotting something that I must be involved in.
4. When you are scared -- I will rag on you about it every chance I get.
5. When you are worried -- I will tell you horrible stories about how much Worse it could be until you quit whining.
6. When you are confused -- I will use little words.
7. When you are sick -- Stay the hell away from me until you are well again. I don't want whatever you have.
8. When you fall -- I will point and laugh at your clumsy ass.
9. This is my oath.... I pledge it to the end "Why?" you may ask; "because you are my friend".
Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel it's true warmth.
Remember: A friend will help you move. A really good friend will help you move a body. Let me know if I ever need to bring a shovel...
The first thing we did when we got on the ship was get a beverage and wait for the excursion desk to open at 1:00, however, when 1:00 rolled around they decided that they were not going to open until 2:00. So....we left that area and went for more cocktails and something to eat.
Lance lived at the free, 24 hour ice cream bar.
After a brief introduction to our neighbor Louis and his motorcycle, Bob was off and running.
I think Patty may have said a secret prayer to be sure that he came right back.
Friday, April 4th the majority of our cruisers had arrived. Laurie and I had planned a meet and greet complete with name tags so everyone would be able to identify their fellow cruisers. It was only a few hours long so that we could all get some rest before we head out in the morning.
Thursday morning Frank, on his last day of work before the cruise, was driving on the interstate when all of a sudden there was an explosion from his car. He thought he had a flat tire and pulled off into the center onto the grass. He was a little confused because when he pulled over the steering wheel did not pull. When he stepped out of the car there was smoke coming from the engine. He popped the hood and up came the flames!!! Someone going south banged a u-turn and came running to him with a fire extinguisher. They got the fire out, called a tow truck and got it back to our house.
....and enjoy the sights along the way.
Carnival FINALLY gave in!! This is the newspaper article.
MIAMI — Carnival Corp., the world’s largest cruise operator, said today it would give $40 million in refunds to customers nationwide who were charged a fuel surcharge after they booked their trips.
It’s the second cruise company to reach an agreement with the Florida Attorney General’s Office, which received more than 300 complaints about the fee added by several cruise operators last fall. Customers said the charge was tacked on after they made their reservation. The Carnival settlement affects more than 1.1 million bookings — the number of people affected was not immediately available. Carnival is the parent company of Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and The Yachts of Seabourn It and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., another industry leader, announced in November they would start billing passengers to offset rising fuel prices — $5 per person, per day — for voyages beginning Feb. 1. After the attorney general launched its investigation, Royal Caribbean announced in early March it would refund eligible customers about $21 million. Carnival said it will contact customers who booked trips before the fuel surcharge was announced Nov. 7. People who traveled on or before April 4 will receive a refund in whatever payment form they used for the booking. Those on trips departing April 5 to June 23 are to receive an on-board credit. For trips after that, customers’ bookings will be adjusted to remove the surcharge. Last week, Carnival reported a 17 percent drop in first-quarter profits due to rising fuel costs, a drag on operations that also led the company to lower full-year profit guidance. Carnival said the settlement will have no impact on these numbers because the company did not recognize the fuel supplement revenue while the attorney general’s office was conducting its review. Both cruise lines also agreed to clearly disclose the charges in the future, both in advertisements and while reservations are being made.
