EWP group?

[SlightlyGoofy]

OK, so I am not really alone as Tom is sitting in the bedroom watching the tv but since I do not have a grandchild, for the first time in days, I am sorta alone. Have gotten quite a bit accomplished though. Cleaned the downstairs from top to bottom, cooked up a bunch of things including another tuna casserole (with green beans this time) and a special batch of the Crustless Pumpkin Pie to take to the Sunday School's brunch tomorrow. My desk even had some clean spots. Amazing and I surely needed to catch up on a lot of things so this day is most welcome.

We got a few inches of the white stuff also. No school yesterday so Dalton hung out with me and we had a lot of fun. My poor daughter forgot to pick up the kids at kindergarten today. I usually do it for her but I am a big chicken to drive on ice and snow and refuse when there are small children involved. I know she felt badly. Her husband was complaining about her to me the other night. I believe mil's have a bad reputation cause we have to keep out mouths closed a lot and it makes us look meaner than we are. LOL

Lisa, you did not even have to ask about the jacuzzi. It was the first thing installed along with the satellite dish, Internet access, fully stocked bar, library of best sellers and an on board chef (has funny name of Puck, I believe). I am sure I am leaving out a few minor details but rest assured the fellows have planned for our every comfort.

I had had a hard time envisioning you in an urban environment as you are such a friendly, comfortable and small town type of person and now I understand why. I wish I had your courage to roam afield as you do. Even getting in the car to go to the grocery is a challenge to me. I do it but it does not come easily. Was supposed to pick up Dorthea and meet a friend in Columbus for our annual Christmas party and had to back out as the lane to the log cabin is more than I (or most other people even) can handle. Rescheduled for next week and I am hoping for better weather. My other friend down the street needs transportation to doctor's meetings and I cannot help as I just plain do not drive in the winter much. The first snowflake falls or looks as it is about to appear and I run for home. I tend to close my eyes and scream when the car slides (have had the experience) and refuse to risk others lives. Mary is in danger of having her water turned off as they want to charge $175 to change the name on the bill to hers from the previous tenant and the trustee cannot pay the bill unless it is in her name. Love the system. (sigh) We are going to buy paper goods and cleaning products for her and find something pretty for her Christmas presents. Am hoping to get my grandkids involved as it is past time for them to learn to give as well as receive. I have quite a few items left over from my refunding days that she can chose from so she can give her grandkids something for Christmas. Hope she gets to see them. She has services that come in and do some small things for her but she is totally housebound now and since she has no friends to speak of she sits there alone each and everyday. Is a very sad situation and beyond my capabilites to solve every problem, very frustrating indeed.

Dalton and I watched the Christmas at Disney World video naturally and a few others. He is heavy into Rudolph this year and can sing the song word for word. He has asked me to help him have a 'garage band'. Scary child. Tattoos and piercings are next I fear.

SG/Linda

 

[angelina]

I just wanted to stick my head in the door a minute to say "Hi" to all of you, and I hope you're having a nice weekend. It's been cold down here, although not as cold as the rest of you have, especially with all of that snow. Lisa, I was wondering if you had some of the white stuff up there. I hope it wasn't as bad for you as the news makes it seem. Linda, since we are unaccustomed to such conditions down here, we are in no way prepared when we do get a bit. I remember one day when I was in college, my friend and I were cutting class and driving down the main street when the road ( all 6 lanes) literally iced over before our eyes. I nearly took out the covered parking spaces at my apartment complex when I turned the corner, LOL. People were sliding off the road into culverts everywhere, and running into the back of each other. I think it's been 5 or 6 years since we've had any snow here, but we always wish for it. It's about time for another flurry or two.

Linda, you are so kind to look out for your friend as you do. I wish I was as thoughtful. There have been many times when I could have helped someone out, but realized the need too late. The thing that I like about the Catholic church, and our school, is that they stress service to others, and our students, after a certain grade, are required to complete so many hours before they can pass to the next grade. It is touching to see how much they get from it. I try to teach my children the same things.

I really enjoyed the e-mail about your school house project, Linda. It sounds like it was a neat project. I will try to send some things your way, too. We had a Christmas Open House at Oakleigh yesterday, and I took a picture of the front of the home, and if it turns out, I will send it to you. I am pathetically challenged, though, so I may not be able to send it in an e-mail. Will hope for the best.

I have to pick DD up from a birthday party. I will check back with you all later.

Angie

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Dear Angelina

How wonderful to see you smiling face, even for a bit. Listen lady, what I do does not compare to what you are doing in raising your fine family. I just do what little I can here and there. Hope you all don't get the idea that I am a Mother Teresa or anything. It is just that you all have such fascinating and interesting lives and I do not have much to report except these little items so it might seem I do a lot more than I do. I am a Martha and it is not a hardship on me. I am untalented so it is hard for me to find things that I am capable of doing is all. You are doing a great job in teaching your children to do for others. It is such a wonderful feeling and living for yourself is such a lonely life.

I know what you mean about our neighbors to the south coming unglued at a bit of snow. I have been in Atlanta when it got a dusting and the wrecks were scary. I just park it when such happens and get out of the way. We have a lot of accidents up here when the first snow flies. People forget what to do. The rough part is that there always seems to be one person who 'wrecks' it all for everyone by not slowing down and being careful. Usually someone in an old car who does not give a darn. (sigh)

I have been to Oakleigh before. On our 25th anniversary we did a plantation tour and it was so lovely. I have many happy memories of that trip. Looking forward to seeing the pictures. I visit the Fairhope site often. I am not kidding when I say I have hopes of visiting there someday. All sites tend to make their towns sound lovely but that one has the pictures to back it up. I love the flower baskets. Red Wing, MN has such as well and is such a pretty town but I would not want the weather that goes along with it.

We went to see "Harry Potter' after church yesterday. Dalton decided that the best seat in the house was on my lap and even my big boy (11) curled up beside me. Their dad shook his head but we did not care. The principal of our high school died of cancer the other day so while the parents went to the funeral home I took the boys out to eat and back here until after they had finished their 'marriage class' at the church. Wish I could get my DH to do such a class but after they stated the fact that the man is supposed to be the 'head of the family' he would not hear anything else. I am willing for him to be the head but he does not want the job as it would require that he give up his present lifestyle of sleeping 10-12 hours a day and sitting in front of the tv the rest of the day. I swear he took 2 hours to eat his dinner yesterday while watching cartoons. I cannot relate.

Dalton is sleeping in this morning. He crawled in bed with us about 5 and I could not get back to sleep so I am getting some chores done before the guys wake up and I need to fix breakfast.

Hope you all have your cards and presents taken care of so you can enjoy the real reason for the season.

SG/Linda

 

[IASW Rider]

Hello!

Hope that you all had a nice weekend! And welcome back, Elaine! I believe that you're back from DIS CON, now, but you're probably very busy and won't have a chance to check in with us until after you're all settled in. Hope that you had a wonderful time, and can't wait to see your pictures!

I apologize that I have not had a chance to sit down and really enjoy the websites from your home towns, Linda and Angie - I'm hoping to do that, today. Every time I pull one of them up, the phone rings, or the laundry finishes, or something, and I never seem to be able to have time to really look at them and enjoy. I have a pretty quiet day today, though, so I will look at them at length as soon as I am done posting here! And please send the photos that you took to me, as well, Angie - I would love to see! I really like this idea of our "virtual trips" to each other's home towns! And the mobile home sounds like it's really shaping up, Linda! All we need, now, is to gather ourselves together and climb aboard! I know that the Suite will be ready, fully stocked, and waiting for us, upon our return!

I have gathered together whatever information I could find on line about where we live and will e-mail it over to you for your perusal (if you'd like), at your leisure!

Please - I am an absolute chicken when it comes to driving in the snow - I only do it if I am absolutely forced to do so! I didn't leave my house for 3 days, when we got this past week's snow, and I only drove for the first time today, as much of it melted over the weekend. I believe that we wound up with about 7-8 inches, all together. Frank (saint that he is!) cleaned off our cars and shoveled our driveway (along with some help from our wonderful next door neighbor, with whom our townhouse shares a driveway) while it was still snowing, so the melting happened relatively quickly. I forced myself to drive in the snow and ice when I had to get back and forth from work.......but I will not go out in it now, unless there is an emergency! So I can definitely relate to your stories, Linda and Angie!

I also think it's wonderful that you help your friends, as you do, Linda, and that you're always thinking of others and ways to make their lives happier and more fulfilling! And you do many wonderful things for yourself, your DH, your children, and your grandchildren, as well as for your friends and your community! There are many people who value and are grateful for everything that you do and all of the ways in which you help and contribute!

And I think it's so nice that your children are taught about service to the community and helping others, in school, Angie! They have started to require a certain number of hours of community service as a pre-requisite to graduating to the next school grade in many schools around here, as well, and I think that that is a great thing! Frank and I both loved being involved in our community service fraternity when we were in college, and we're both involved in their alumni activities, now. The fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, is not a "fraternity" in the traditional sense, as there is no "house" or communal living situation - the members all live in their own dorms or off campus, and it is a co-ed "fraternity". The only requirements for "pledging" involve completing a certain number of hours of community service during the semester, and assisting with the preparation and execution of the fraternity's sponsored community service projects. It was a lot of fun and we got to work with many interesting organizations, as well. APO has chapters in just about every college throughout the country, so maybe it's something that your children and grandchildren might be interested in looking into, when they are older and if they choose to go to college!

All is well, here. Quiet day, today, but busy week ahead!

Just wanted to stop by and say "hi"! Hope that all is well with all of you!

 

[IASW Rider]

Me, again!

Elaine - just checked over on the "All My Children" thread, and I understand that you saw Fantasmic with (amongst other people) my pal Christine ("Mickey's Sunshine") from over on that thread! I'm glad that you ran into one another - I told her to look out for you, in case you ran into eachother!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Dear Elaine

I am glad you made it back safely and have been looking for your report. Did not have time to look today so maybe it is there already. You are so good with words and descriptions that I will be able to imagine the whole thing.

Dear Lisa

Had to grin when I heard about Frank shoveling the drive. I have always been the one to do so around here. We have a front porch, side steps and then that long path to the garage as well as in front of the garage so it used to be good exercise but is very hard with asthma. Started doing it a bit at a time as I have aged. LOL Guess you gotta train 'em up when they are fresh. (grin)

I would love to see some kind of compulsory volunteer service for young people as it would be such a service to the country, good training for life and might postpone some hasty weddings and such. If I were physically able I would love to do something like the Peace Corp but I am not cut out for the rough and tumble life. Pampered darling that I is.

Life is sad when all you have to think of is yourself.

Had Dalton all day and he was a sweetie but then was extremely rude to his mom when she came to get him. He did not get anything from me when he left and I waited a bit and called him at home and explained where he went wrong. Hope it did some good. I am not a grandma who revels in a youngster dissing his mother in favor of a grandma, even if she is as wonderful (and modest) as I am.

Back to the library tomorrow. Have had too many days off lately and it feels like forever since I was there last (a week ago Monday).

My Club meeting was cancelled today because of ice, sleet and snow. My heart goes out to the poor lady who worked so hard getting it ready. Have it happen to me and it is wearing. I have the January meeting and plan to leave the decorations up for everyone to see. Dalton made us a tree today. He decorated one of the doorways and I was able to restrain myself from 'neatening' it up. Quite a feat for me. (grin)

I have enjoyed checking out some of the sites that Rider sent. It is so nice to envision you ladies in your native habitat.

Keep warm all, SG/Linda

 

[helenabear]

Hi all! I am slowly trying to catch up. There are no reports or pictures yet. I will most likely tell my trip via pictures and that will take time I am sure. With the new digital cameras out there you are able to take so many pictures in such a short amount of time, I wound up with nearly 1700 total. So this will take me some time to get through. I have looked through the 1st days pictures so I think I might be ready this weekend with a couple of posts and maybe one tomorrow of CoP pictures. The others will come with time. I had a great time in general and hope to go back soon though. I admit I missed a lot that I wanted to do while there (including the EWP... rained out ) but I also did some things and saw some things I never did before. So I am home but busy trying to get through these pics

 

[IASW Rider]

Welcome back, Elaine! (Whoa - you actually got CoP pictures without getting thrown off the ride, like I almost did??!! You'll have to tell me your secret for getting them! )

Hi Linda! Will respond to your post and e-mail as soon as I can!

This is a very quick one, since I actually have to get up in like 2.5 hours to go to NYC - just wanted to say "hi"! You'd probably never find us if you tried to look for us in the audience of "Caroline", tomorrow....because we both decided to wear black - we will be the ones fading into the woodwork! But we'll be there! Frank will be very disappointed that the originally scheduled guest for the show, Patrick Stewart, isn't going to be the guest after all......but the star of the Princess Diaries will be one of the guests, so there will be a "Disney presence" there!

Have a great night, Everyone! And I'll check in with a "real" post / response, tomorrow!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Elaine, 1700 pictures? I thought I was obsessive. I considered a digital camera but have decided to wait until next year when the prices come down a bit. I sort of like my old camera. Always get 2-3 sets of each picture so I can share them around and is much cheaper and better quality photo IMHO. I love the idea of having the pictures on disk (if they do not change formats again). Think I am getting old and stodgy or maybe it is being retired and having to watch those pennies a bit tighter. LOL I am so sorry you missed the EWP. Has anyone in the Suite seen it since we joined up? Hope we are not forever cursed. (grin)

Lisa, my vcr is all geared up and ready to capture you and Frank. Just remember to smile and be yourself and you will stand out in the crowd. I am sorry that Frank is missing Patrick Stewart but maybe next time? There is 'always' a Disney presence everywhere IMHO.

Hoping that Angelina and Jstmee are having wonderful days as well and I am off to do some exciting things like laundry and dishes before I head out to my 'real' life.

SG/Linda

 

[IASW Rider]

Oh man, I am soooo exhuasted! I only slept like 2 hours last night - we had to be up at 4:30 this morning, and got into NYC before 7:00 AM!

We had a lot of fun at "The Caroline Rhea Show" taping, today! It was a long morning, but it was a blast! I did my best to get my way into her "Cash Cow" audience participation game, but as you may have seen, she only picked one member of the audience at random.....so if Frank and I were "on TV" at all, it was in an audience shot. Believe it or not, Caroline has not yet come on here, today - she's on at 12:35 AM - so we haven't even seen today's episode on TV, yet! I'm forcing myself to stay awake - Frank is taking a nap, now, and I'm going to wake him up at 12:15 so that we can watch it together! It's possible that the camera could have caught us - we had very good seats - toward the front and right on the aisle! And here's a little "secret"........we didn't just see today's (live) episode taped, today, but also pieces of tomorrow's (Patrick Stewart! Frank did get to see him, after all! And he was very funny!) and Tuesday's (Elijah Wood), as well - Caroline changed her outfit 3 times to make it look like the pieces were taking place on different days! Anyway.....believe it or not, she allowed photographs in the studio, during commercial breaks, so if anyone would like to see us, Caroline, her studio, and Rockefeller Center:

http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/lisaruth...+Rhea+Show+-+December+12+2002&.src=ph&.view=t

Her studio happens to be right next door to the one in which "Saturday Night Live" is taped. We saw it, but I was too chicken to sneak a photo! There is a picture of me, in the above album, outside Chris Kattan's dressing room, though!

We took home tons of gifts! I guess that Caroline is continuing Rosie's tradition of giving lots of gifts to the audience! We each (Frank and I!) got the guest bandleader / trumpeter's CD, a Gund teddy bear, a Gameboy Advance with several games (look for Patrick Stewart to be "giving that to the entire studio audience" on tomorrow's show, if you happen to see it!), a "Lord of the Rings" 4 DVD box set (look for Elijah Wood to be "giving that to the entire studio audience" on Tuesday's show, if you happen to see it!), and Caroline Rhea Show T-shirts and key chains! We had so much stuff that we needed to buy a shopping bag, just to carry it all home!

So, even though we left the studio at noon, by the time we got back to NJ it was around 3:00 PM, and I am totally delirious! But it was worth it, and Frank wants to go back again, or see another show taped, soon!

Thanks for thinking of me, Linda, and looking forward to seeing all of those great photos, when you have a chance to upload them, Elaine!

Will post a more "coherent" note, tomorrow! Have a great night, Everyone!

 

[helenabear]

Just stopping in very quickly. I am taking the time to come in here when I can. I'm doing one of those "type a little, work a little" things right now as everything is getting started for the day for me. So if I miss something, I'm sorry.

Lisa, it looks like you all had so much fun at the Caroline Rhea show. That was so neat you could take pictures. I looked at a few of them and they looked great!

Yep Linda, 1700 pictures. I ought to ask Dan how many he took while he was there to make me look better I still can't believe how many I forgot to take. But I have looked through the 1st day several times now and have a bunch uploaded. I just need to get myself in gear and post them

The trick though to taking pictures of CoP while in it, is to non-chalantly sit towards the back and make sure you don't use a flash or anything that would emit light. Actually I don't know if anyone noticed or not and I didn't do anything special. I never take flash photography indoors on rides so I am not sure if anyone even noticed. I have a few I need to retouch because they came out a little dark (maybe 3 out of 25) but I was so pleased in general with how they turned out.

Well I should really get back to work now. I hope you all have a great day and a wondeful weekend.

 

[IASW Rider]

Hi Elaine!

Can't wait to see those pictures! I can relate to taking 1700 pictures, believe me! Take your time posting them - we'll be ready to see them, whenever you're ready to post them! You must have had so much fun!

The only "success" that I ever had in CoP was sitting in the back of the theater and videotaping portions of it (because I was too nervous to tape the whole thing, after I almost got thrown off the ride for trying to tape it in 1999!) by leaning my video camera lens on the (empty) seat in front of me, and keeping the camera in my lap (so that I couldn't really see what I was taping!) I think that you have the "wonderful" footage of that attempt on the tape that I sent to you. Well, I tried, anyway! I hope that I will have one more chance to see CoP before it closes (assuming that all of the rumors are true), when we are there in June.

Thanks for looking at some of my billions of pictures, too!

Hi Linda!

I'm sure that it was difficult for you to discipline Dalton the way that you did, the other day, but you obviously did the right thing, and it's wonderful how you called him to follow up and explain why you acted as you did and taught him about accepting responsibility for his actions. You are a great Grandmom! I'm sure that he will never be rude to his mom again, after a good lesson like that! And that's so nice that he did some decorating for you, too!

Hope that all is well up there and down there, Wendy and Angie!

Hope that you're all having a nice day!

 

[helenabear]

You know Lisa, it has been so long since I've watched that video that I don't even recall what is on it. I don't know exactly when I would be able to bring myself to watch it again either. I have a planning video that came while I was there and I haven't even opened it yet. Hopefully sometime soon I will find it in me to watch them.

I do have one thread 1/2 done. I need to put captions on it and it will be done. Just picked a few pictures of my first day (I think about 40) and then I will get the CoP up shortly after.

Maybe this weekend I will also be able to catch up on all that went on here with you all. I admit I didn't do much back reading yet. So if I did miss something it certainly was not intentional.

 

[IASW Rider]

Hey Everyone!

Hi Elaine!

No need to go back and watch the video (especially since I am embarrassed by my lack of talent with cinematography! )! Looking forward to reading your trip report, though, once you've finished it! I know it's a lot of work to upload and choose which pictures you'll post, etc. - that's a big job! But it will be great to hear about all of your adventures at DIS CON!

We actually had some pixie dust arrive on our doorstep, today, when we received a holiday package from my Fantasmic friend! This year, he sent a set of 4 beautiful decorative plates, each with a different incarnation of Mickey Mouse on it (ie: Sorcerer Mickey, Brave Little Tailor Mickey, Mickey Mouse Club Mickey, and Silly Symphonies Mickey). We were very excited and touched, and it was nice to receive some Disney Magic on such a dreary, cold, gray day!

Hope that you're all having a great weekend!

 

[helenabear]

Oops... forgot to post this...

Trip pics #1

 

[IASW Rider]

That is such a great thread, Elaine! I love how you always tell a story with your photos and your descriptions of them! It really makes us feel like we were there, right along with you! I have to admit that I got a little choked up looking at them - particularly the photos of the Contemporary and the Castle! And I was so excited to see the pictures of Space Mountain with the lights on! I always read people's posts about seeing that, when on TTA, but I've never actually seen pictures of what it looks like, before! I'll tell ya, seeing the track makes me realize that it's really not such a "scary" roller coaster, after all! (I only rode it once - in 1985 - and that was because I was "bullied into riding it"!) I love the pictures of you and all of the DISers! And of you and Dan taking pictures of eachother! It looks like you had a fun and action packed first day! Can't wait to see more, when you have a chance!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Elaine, thank you so much for sharing your trip with us. You sure have a way with words and pictures. Your irrepressible personality shows through.

Lisa, what thoughtful friends you make. You must bring out the best in people. (grin)

Angelina, how are you coping without mounds of the white stuff to get you in the "mood"? Got to confess that we don't have any either. I walked to church and back without a coat and did not miss it at all. Sil played Joseph and Dalton wanted to know if his daddy was God. LOL

Jstmee, I hope you are getting some rest in between jobs. I think of you often and send pixie dust you way to lighten your load and hope that you and yours are well.

Have to go wrap some packages to be mailed tomorrow. Every year I swear I will be better organized the next but it gets worse and worse each year. Wish I could just invite all my loved ones to the Suite and have the fellers cook and clean and I could just enjoy the shiny faces.

SG/Linda

 

[IASW Rider]

Hello All!

Hope that you all had a nice weekend!

That's so cute that Dalton wanted to know if his father was "God", Linda! He comes up with the most adorable things! And it sounds like you are very organized, with your holiday planning - it's still early - a little more than a week away! I'm sure that you'll get everything finished and ready, well before Christmas!

How are all of your holiday plans coming along, Elaine, Angie, and Wendy? I'm sure that everyone is very busy, right about now! My only remaining holiday duties are to wrap all of our gifts for Frank's family. The only problem is that Frank has them stored all over the house, and I have no idea where they all are!

We had a nice brunch at my parents' house for my father's 70th birthday, on Sunday. Along with Frank and my uncle and me, my sister-in-law came along, as well. My parents have started including her in all of our family celebrations, which I think is nice, and Deb really gets along well with my family. I think that my father had a nice time, which he more than deserves. I worry about him all the time, exhausting himself taking care of my mother and their cat and helping out my uncle (who doesn't drive) all the time. I'm going to go over and "mommy sit" for him, a few days this week, so that he can get out and do some errands.

Well, time to get moving, here! Hope that you're all having a nice day!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Dear Lisa

All children are precious and interesting to my way of thought. They are new to the world and not self conscious and see things from a different perspective.

Sounds as if you are already enjoying a great holiday season. We have a small family unit so there is not much celebrating going on. Some of my siblings are planning a get together near Columbus, Ohio after Christmas and before New Years. If the weather holds like this week I may surprise them and drive in for lunch. Worth a 200 mile drive IMHO.

I have a gift closet in my house. All wrapping supplies are kept there and I pick up things from time to time and put them there as well. Makes things a bit easier. Madonna has a whole room in her house for such.

Guess who is in my neck of the woods tonight? The Boss! He had to cancel because one of his band was sick and is not doing a make up concert. I would pay to see him.

I could recognize Frank in the picture and could barely see the top of your head. That's what you get for being so short. LOL 80 pounds gone!! WTG. I am so proud of you. With all you have gone through this year and the marriage and all (most people gain then) you have proven yourself to be a strong and confident woman.

Am wondering, does you mom use the computer? I play trivia on the Internet and think she might enjoy it also. Maybe even some of you Suite ladies would like to join in. Sounds funny but since they have made the questions easier it is harder for me to win so often. There is one lady who wins about half the games. She is from Ohio also. We have people from New Zealand and other places also.

Guess everyone is out and shopping as I do not see anyone else hanging and around and believe me I checked the corners. Found a few hidden Christmas presents though. (grin)

Take care dear ladies and do not try to do it all. It can't be done and you will only frustrate yourself. Take it from and older but not necessarily wiser woman. LOL

Linda/SG

 

[helenabear]

Hi there everyone! I was just coming to join you all for a moment or two. I think I have finally "come down" from my vacation and really am more ready to take on the world again. I guess that is good because I only have 3 1/2 - 4 days of work left this year

Glad you all liked the pictures. I still haven't even started on any other threads yet. I had a lot of fun taking the pictures and I hope to be able to take even more the next time I go.

My Holiday plans are already made I guess. I have a lot of family stuff I will be doing off and on. My brother will be here with his wife and cat so I will be spending a lot of time with them. Nothing terribly exciting, just mostly sitting around and enjoying each other I think.

I must have missed this somewhere but congratulations Lisa on your weight loss! That is truly amazing and something to be very proud of. I agree with Linda, you are such a strong woman Oh and good luck with finding all the packages to wrap

I have heard Linda, that he is wonderful to see in concert. I think the day his tickets went on sale for the show here though, I was out of town and couldn't even dream of trying for them... that and the concert I believe took place at a bad time. If you do make it to Columbus Linda, do call me. I would love to see you again.

Wendy & Angie, I hope all is well with both of you. And I wish everyone a wonderful holiday season