Hey gals! I'm feeling ever so guilty about not posting in forever! I don't know that I've even posted this year....so sad considering I was posting something on a near daily basis for awhile! Hope you all are doing great and anticipating the holidays. I know I am - even if we aren't doing much of a gift exchange, that's not what it's all about anyway. I am going to try to make it to the 10:00 Mass like I did last year - I was so affected by it that I'm considering converting (my husband was raised Catholic). I would just need to do the adult classes for confirmation and such (I forget the formal name for it offhand - it's on the tip of my tongue....). So what else is new....STILL waiting for someone to buy the boat; it's been for sale for the last year & a half. We're now living in the City (San Francisco), so I have my closets, real bathroom (complete with tub!), real kitchen, etc. back. I do miss the water occasionally. I still watch for Rick's reports - and check his blog on Fox News. I haven't watched Fox as much as I used to. Usually Fox Report and then a little bit of Weekend Live on Sat & Sun. I guess it usually depends on what's going on.

Jan- glad you had fun on the cruise! My dad & stepmom want to take my sister, her boyfriend, my grandma, Kevin, & I on a cruise down to Mexico around March. While I've never had a problem on our boat with the rocking (even in 50+ mph winds!), I'm a bit wary on going out into the ocean. I think I'm a true land lubber at heart and I know I'm a definite control freak, so there you go. I'll bring the Bonine in case, but I think it's more my nerves that I have to watch - not so much the motion. All in all, I think it would be a great/fun trip. I'm getting prepared by starting to get my Hep A/B vaccinations; I just got the first one last week. Boy did that one hurt!

Well, I gotta go for now, but I will try to check in more often. Even though I haven't posted in some time, I've missed you all!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!! =)

Nathalie (Natalie)