July 1st, 2006 070106 07/01/06 20060701 07012006

[Husker4040]

You stay dry and safe also. We are in the severe area for tonight...again. I have a dog that is afraid of thunder and becomes velcro dog. Have a great time on your trip to NYC! That will be fun. I will be in the middle of Iowa in 3 weeks. I can't hack the 5 days, so I will go out for the weekend. Jess may want to go with him, and that would be fine also. Sara and I will drive up Friday or Saturday and check into the hotel. They can bring their stinky butts out and take a nice long shower and swim. That way I only have to stay a day or 2. I will use the time here to clean my house from top to bottom. Not something I'm looking forward to, but it needs to be done.

I counted today, and we are 57 weeks from the cruise! Sounds better than 391 days.

 

[ldb1030]

OMG! Now you've totally freaked me out telling me it's just 57 weeks away!!!!!
One more winter then it will REALLY be close!!!!

 

[Husker4040]

I surely don't want to think about winter. Of course, it is pretty warm and humid today, but I do not like winter in Nebraska. We keep trying to figure out why we came back. Ok, besides the fact that it is home.

 

[Skuba2]

Warmth finally hit here---don't talk about winter yet. We hit mid 90's today.

Have fun in NYC. It can get really hot in the summer. Any plans on what you are gonna see? Did you tell us already and I just forgot? LOL!!

I am soooooooo excited. I can't keep away from the boards. I booked the rental car already. Waiting for the hotels to open up and the air to open up. It is all coming together.

I can't believe there isn't anyone else here.

DG

 

[Husker4040]

Hi Deb! The time is starting to go fast. Maybe it's just because I have more going on right now. Just got back yesterday from football camp, spent yesterday getting Rich and ambulance back and forth to the DMV for VIN inspection and plates. Then it wouldn't start! That entailed a trip to Target for a set of jumper cables. It was almost 100 degrees yesterday, so I handed the cables out the window and enjoyed the A/C.

I have started watching to see if any of the airlines are opening up our dates yet, and so far nothing. If I can do it cheaper than Disney, I will. Right now, it's either the same, or more. They are talking about the airline fares going up because of fuel costs. We'll see what changes between now and a few weeks from now.

 

[ldb1030]

Hi Deb! Good to hear from you again!

I also can't believe the 3 of us are the only ones on this thread!

Yes, excited about NYC! We are doing all the tourist stuff of course! Going with 3 other moms and daughters! I told the others that I was not going to be travel agent (that's been my job for the last 21 years ) on this trip! I was going to have fun and go with the flow!

Just sent Alexa off to Dance Team camp at Emporia State University this morning so I'm a bit sad! She'll have alot of fun though and I'll get stuff done around the house!

Too early for airline dates yet. Will be under a year but you can bet I'll let you know when it's time! I like to fly cheap like everyone else! We are flying in the day prior as we always do! Are you all?

 

[Husker4040]

We are flying the day before also. I am way too spastic about traveling to leave anything to chance.

 

[ldb1030]

Are you as sick of rain as I am??????????

 

[Husker4040]

Yep. Tired of the rain. I think we have had rain almost every day for about 2 weeks. It's funny, but they say our drought situation looks good for this year, but we need many more years to make up for the long term drought outlook. As long as the farmers got their crops in before it started to rain, they are thrilled! Good for them. I'm tired of mowing every 3 or 4 days.

Sara left for California this morning. Actually, she's at the airport with dad, and hasn't left quite yet. She will be gone until Sunday night. We have a computer show on Sunday (up at 4am and on my feet all day) and I think she gets in about 8:00. That will be a long day, but I will be thrilled to have her home again. Of course, I ended up coming in to work at 4:20am because I had to get her up at 3:30 and had already showered and was ready to go. I wasn't totally sure that Rich would want to take her. He worked last night, and only got about 3 1/2 hours of sleep. He did get up, they left for the airport and I came in here. The upside is I will be off at 10:20. Good, time to go home and take a nap!

 

[ldb1030]

The farmers down here did not get their crops in before all this rain! Feel sorry for them but the forecast for the next 7 days says no rain! I'll believe it when I see it!

Alexa got home from dance team camp late Saturday afternoon and slept for the next 18 1/2 hours!
I don't think they got any sleep at camp!!!

 

[Husker4040]

You know teenage girls, if they are together and have a chance NOT to sleep....

Check out this link. http://www.riverapolicecanine.com/ when you get there, look at Canine Graduates. I know the school is in JC, but doesn't it seem like there are a lot of dogs that stay in JC? Hmmm, waiting for the big crime spree. The last dog on the list belongs to my sister and brother in law. They are out in rural Nebraska, and you wouldn't believe the drug problem! I guess I didn't realize he was in JC for training. I-80 is like the drug super highway. They have a bust about every week. Yuck!

 

[ldb1030]

That's so cool! I did not even realize that was in JC!!

With it being right on I-70, it's never surprise when they have big bust in that area! We used to joke that if a crime can happen, it'll happen in JC/Geary County!

I'm sure with all the GI's expected at Ft.Riley soon, they sniffing dogs will come in handy!

 

[Husker4040]

On the sniffing dogs!! You probably get as much crap through there as we do through here. What kills me is how they get stopped for stupid stuff. A headlight or tail light out, not signaling to change lanes, no plates, speeding, etc.

We have sun today, and should have for the rest of the week! How about you? Of course that means it's going to start getting hot. I might even have to turn my sprinklers on this week if it gets hot with no rain. I don't think we have ever made it until the middle of June without turning them on at some point.

Happy Flag Day!

 

[ldb1030]

Sun here too!!! The rivers MIGHT finally start going down!?
Too bad I'm stuck in the office all day!

 

[Husker4040]

The weather here is beautiful! Just in time for the College World Series which kicks off opening ceremonies today. The first pitch is tomorrow, with Nebraska playing in the night game. I'm not a baseball fan, but do like the CWS.

Sara gets back from CA on Sunday night, and Jess flys out I think July 2nd. Maybe it's the 1st. Guess I better look.

Just looked at the calander, and time is ticking down! Have a great day, it's almost Friday!

 

[ldb1030]

HI!
Just back from NYC! What a time we had!!
I must say I'm glad to be back in my quiet little town! LOVED the trip but it's a whole other world there!
My friend and I kept saying that if we were coming back from a beach vacation, we would not be as anxious to get home!

 

[Husker4040]

It sounds like you had a great time! It's fun seeing new places and new things. What did you get to do while you were there? I bet the girls were so excited! That would be exciting for a teenager. Welcome back.

I just did another check of the countdown (I try not to look too much), and we are down to 53 weeks!! I'm having a stressful week, and need to start thinking about something else for a while. My husband thinks I'm crazy planning this far out. I want to be sure everything is taken care of, and we can just have a relaxing vacation.

On Friday we are off to the wilds of Iowa. My husband and Jess are leaving today. They are taking his 1967 military ambulance over there. No air...over 100 with heat index today. I just hope that truck can make it. They are camping out with the group the first 2 nights, then Sara and I will go over on Friday. We are staying in a motel, so they will come in to stay with us when we get there. The last time I camped was when we left Riley over 16 years ago. We met my family at the state park in Manhattan for a couple of days.

 

[ldb1030]

I can't believe next week will be 1 year to go till our cruise!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thewave:

 

[ldb1030]

I think I'm going to do a seperate post for teens under our sailing date! I can not believe only the 3 of us are on this thread!!

 

[Husker4040]

1 year to go Now I can really start to obsess! I haven't had a lot of time to think about it this last week. DH had his military truck thing in Iowa last week. To my amazement, the truck not only got there, but ran horrible trails all week, and got home without any problems at all! I have made it perfectly clear to him that there will not be one more penny spent on that thing until my cruise is paid for! Since I only have about half of the money, it's going to be a while.

Sara got back from CA just over a week ago, and Jess is getting ready to leave Saturday. With having a show weekend before last, and being gone all last weekend, I haven't even started getting her ready to go. We are going to be doing some power shopping in the next few days. She hates to shop, so this is likely to come down to a clash of wills.

I would have thought there would be more than just the 3 of us by now also. I will pass the link to my family. One or 2 of them may jump on here. Have a great week!