08 DEC 2007 - 7 Day Eastern Magic

[TheTXTaylors5]

Thank You

I know DS is concerned for his friend.. It was the first time he heard his friend Cry over the phone and ask him to come get him..

DS told me he has fought with his step father before, when mom is home, she jumps in and stops them.. but never has he called DS crying

I'm sorry to hear about your son's friend and his step-father. Your son sounds like a good "reliable" friend. Teenagers (especially boys) can be very closed in about their emotions. So, it must have been really bad if he was crying. I am glad the friend is safely at his grandparents. My two weak spots are kids and animals in need or trouble. Just ask Emily about the numerous dogs we've taken to their rightful homes or even a turtle we carried out of the street into a pond. But, those are stories for another day. . .

- Jennifer

 

[brack]

Thank you thank you.

I have a complete time waster for any astronomy buffs. I found it on a board talking about HEROES. It is a UK site that you can enter in any year from about 1501 on and see what an eclipse looked like from space as well as from many points on the ground. I have been having lots of fun with it.

http://www.eclipse.org.uk/eclbin/query_eo.cgi

Here is a site where you can see the phases of the moon on any given date. Look how we will have a great chance to see lots of stars during our cruise!!!

http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon/index.php?month=12&year=2007&css=moon.css&Submit=Go

Thanks for the cool links.

I go out for a minute and you all get really chatty.

 

[brack]

Hi everyone! We just booked onto this cruise THIS MORNING and I am totally, totally beside myself!

Happy to be here!!

Welcome aboard!

 

[TheTXTaylors5]

I see everyone is online all of a sudden.

I forgot to ask, what is NS???

Lets all try and guess what NS stands for. . . My guess is Nova Scotia

- Jennifer

 

[TheTXTaylors5]

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[TheTXTaylors5]

Uh oh, I almost did a Jennifer.....

Hey I read that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- Jennifer

 

[TheTXTaylors5]

Thanks for the welcome, and the link! There's a lot of catching up to do, good to have it pulled together!!

Welcome Aboard JoAnne and Family!

- Jennifer

 

[AmberDaClown]

Totally off-topic but since we are chatty. We have been watching Ken Burns' "The War" on PBS. DH's dad was a WWII vet and there is so much we are learning about this terrible part of world history. He wants the DVD's for Christmas since our local is not broadcasting in HD.

 

[TheTXTaylors5]

This website needs a warning label. . .

WARNING:
Use this site with caution. Loss of sleep, appetite and un-folded laundry may occur with excessive use.


- Jennifer

 

[TheTXTaylors5]

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[coastgirl]

We're sitting in the kitchen making our traditional Friday night pizza and I read dh Jennifer's "warning". He thinks you are brilliant and witty (he's been watching me get nothing done besides "research"!).

And we had already noted, hmm, there's a family with "matching kids".

Yes, NS is Nova Scotia, eastern Canada, in a time zone further east than Eastern, the Atlantic time zone. (Dh calls us "the far East".) I'm coastgirl for a reason. A vacation isn't a vacation without ocean, so it's amazing I've lasted this long without cruising. I am seriously, seriously working on getting dh to rent a dress kilt for formal night. We're not Scottish, but we do live in "New Scotland" so it's ok! And he's got great legs. (Yes, there are kilt rentals places around here...)

Dh is also wondering if anyone is interested in sharing a cigar. We are (vehement) non-smokers but dh considers sharing a cigar an occasion, and doesn't bother unless he has like-minded company. Anyone?

Don't know if I'll ever get through--what, 187 pages?--glad there's a "cheat sheet" on the "consolidated info", thanks!!

 

[MrsMork]

I am a patient advocate at a VA hospital. Don't know if I told you that. I get to work with these WWII veterans! A couple of them that have written books have given me copies. I just love that generation!!

 

[MrsMork]

Dh is also wondering if anyone is interested in sharing a cigar. We are (vehement) non-smokers but dh considers sharing a cigar an occasion, and doesn't bother unless he has like-minded company. Anyone?

US! US!! We both enjoy an occasional cigar and LOVE to have one on the ship with a glass of cognac! They actually have a cigar and cognac night on the ship!

 

[TheTXTaylors5]

We're sitting in the kitchen making our traditional Friday night pizza

Pizza. . . a family after our own hearts. We've been making our weekly homemade pizzas too. DD5 loves to help make the dough. DS7 like to put on the cheese. However, no more fresh basil. My poor basil plant has wilted up. The Texas humidity can do that to plants.

My Dad use to go to Nova Scotia every year for the Cabot Trail Relay Race. He loves it there and said the people were extremely friendly!

- Jennifer

 

[WIFamily]

Dh is also wondering if anyone is interested in sharing a cigar. We are (vehement) non-smokers but dh considers sharing a cigar an occasion, and doesn't bother unless he has like-minded company. Anyone?

US! US!! We both enjoy an occasional cigar and LOVE to have one on the ship with a glass of cognac! They actually have a cigar and cognac night on the ship!

Sign me up too. I plan on visiting La Casa Del Habano in St Marteen. http://www.lacasadelhabano.cu/casahabano_i.asp is their website. I will probably have a couple on the ship... I've never had cognac before, so I'll have to give that a try too. I do like brandy mixed drinks

 

[coastgirl]

We both enjoy an occasional cigar and LOVE to have one on the ship with a glass of cognac! They actually have a cigar and cognac night on the ship!

It's a date. Dh would love that. I'll be the one ordering chocolate from room service with the kids...but that's okay too!

 

[WIFamily]

We're sitting in the kitchen making our traditional Friday night pizza and I read dh Jennifer's "warning". He thinks you are brilliant and witty (he's been watching me get nothing done besides "research"!).

And we had already noted, hmm, there's a family with "matching kids".

Yes, NS is Nova Scotia, eastern Canada, in a time zone further east than Eastern, the Atlantic time zone. (Dh calls us "the far East".) I'm coastgirl for a reason. A vacation isn't a vacation without ocean, so it's amazing I've lasted this long without cruising. I am seriously, seriously working on getting dh to rent a dress kilt for formal night. We're not Scottish, but we do live in "New Scotland" so it's ok! And he's got great legs. (Yes, there are kilt rentals places around here...)

Dh is also wondering if anyone is interested in sharing a cigar. We are (vehement) non-smokers but dh considers sharing a cigar an occasion, and doesn't bother unless he has like-minded company. Anyone?

Don't know if I'll ever get through--what, 187 pages?--glad there's a "cheat sheet" on the "consolidated info", thanks!!

We do a pizza night too... more often than not, it's on sub bread, like pizza breads. We do make our own crust occasionally too, and now that I have a Stand Mixer, we'll be doing home made crust a lot more often. The kids love to help with the toppings too.

 

[coastgirl]

Jennifer your son is Will/William? My Liam is also a William. He'd get a kick out of that.

 

[coastgirl]

WIFamily (sorry, don't know real names yet unless they're in the post--give me a few days!), dh would probably enjoy the excursion on St Maarten. We started doing to pizza when I got a bread maker; we have the leftover dough Sat am as fried bread...mmmm.

 

[TheTXTaylors5]

Dh is also wondering if anyone is interested in sharing a cigar. We are (vehement) non-smokers but dh considers sharing a cigar an occasion, and doesn't bother unless he has like-minded company. Anyone?

US! US!! We both enjoy an occasional cigar and LOVE to have one on the ship with a glass of cognac! They actually have a cigar and cognac night on the ship!

I'll run it by Bill. But, I assume the answer will be "No". The last time he smoked a cigar, he was almost green in the face! My Dad offered him a cigar and he inhaled really BIG and almost choked to death. Poor guy.

- Jennifer