Daylight’s Wasting

Mark and I made a mad dash out West for the Thanksgiving so we could spend it with my GRANDBABIES. And their parents, but you know how that goes. We had planned on flying, but geez, the airlines bend you over when there's a holiday, so we drove. On the way out we drove straight …

Neglectful Momma Is Neglectful

Have you missed me? Anyone? Anyone? Yeh, I've been gone. Got to see the cute granddaughter.   Got to put my feet in the sand.   Got to wade in the water.   Got to see some sea life.   Mostly....got to relax!   It was a great week!

Wade In The Water

My sister and I have a unique relationship. For many years we didn't get along very well. There are a lot of reasons for this, none of which I will get into here because they are in the past, and there is certainly no sense in rehashing something that has been resolved. Now, UNRESOLVED issues, …

Get This Party Started

There is something wrong with setting an alarm clock for anything before 4am. Seriously wrong! The day before we left for our vacation pretty much all of the middle US was under severe winter storm warnings. It started sleeting about the time we left work on Friday and didn't show signs of letting up. Mark …

Selfies

Every night around dinner time the whole fifth deck of the ship was lined up with mini photography studios. It was a hoot. Rose Ann and I stopped a number of times to get our pictures taken. I didn't buy all of them, but there were a few pics of me that I was really …

How’s That Again

I love meeting new people. My sister's friend and co-worker went on vacation with us and shared a room with her. She was a barrel of laughs. Super duper smart. She's a nurse practitioner and really knows her stuff. Book smarts galore.Common sense? Welllllllll, maybe she's a bit on the ditzy side. And she has …

Recovery Mode

Statistics say that the average cruiser gains between 6 - 12 pounds during a week long cruise. I'm happy to report that I'm below average, gaining only 5 pounds. And I say "only" with a major grimace on my face. I'm sure the 500 dollar bar tab had nothing to do with it. ::insert eyeroll …