Sharon in AZ

Thank you! Now I know not to freak out about this. Whew!

This happened to me several times on the Volendam, not just at breakfast but at lunch too. Vanessa, Thank You so much for this information! I searched and searched last night and this morning on the HAL website for information about a sharps container without any luck. Did you ask your PCC or TA for this form or did you find it on the website? Thanks again!

Good morning and Happy Saturday from a cold for us Tucson. The low this morning was 32F. The other day I told Craig not to take down the Nativity until the Wise Men came and he replied that it took two years. Well, two years is what scholars say but tradition is 12 days after Jesus birth. He took it down anyway. I have a question for those who travel with prescription injectables. So, at my last derm appointment my doctor told me that she thinks I have eczema and not psoriasis. They can look similar. She has started me on an injectable biologic and I should receive it next week. My question is what type of sharps container do you take? I found some travel ones but hate to purchase one without my good Dailyite friends advice. I will only need to do one injection during our cruise so I guess it doesn’t have to be too big. Just curious what others do while traveling. Joy @Seasick Sailor, so good to hear from you! Glad that the cruise is going well. Oh my goodness sakes, Oliver is just too cute and I totally get why you miss him. He will be so excited upon your return home! 🐾. I am so sorry about your friend falling. Hopefully no injuries. Sandi @StLouisCruisers, great pictures and commentary today! Love your blog. @Norseh2o, condolences to you and your family on your loss. Wonderful that the family could be together with her. She sounds like an amazing person. @1ANGELCAT, thoughts and prayers for your friend and her family. Have a great day everyone!

Thank you for your reply. Best wishes on the job and hoping you are the final selection! I’m rooting for you. Yes 48 is very young but he accomplished so much during his lifetime. Wow. Great picture of the Daily group! I’ve had that one before but if I remember it’s over the $11 Signature Beverage pkg. When I was on the Volendam in April I had a hard time getting a good SB in the Ocean Bar in the pkg. They kept offering me ones over the limit. I didn’t mind paying for a few but didn’t want it to become each and every time, even though it was only the difference. After many requests they finally brought some from the other venues.

Good morning and Happy Friday from chilly Tucson. I like most birds but the pigeons and doves are messy, especially when they frolic in our pool fountain. We’ve seen more roadrunners this year than usual. My favorite are cardinals but I haven’t seen any this year. We also have lots of hummingbirds. There is a well known hummingbird sanctuary and nature preserve southeast of us called Ramsey Canyon run by the Nature Conservatory. They even have a webcam https://video.nest.com/live/wPniJlgcTA We actually stayed there once back in the 90’s and enjoyed it very much. I think we’re having pizza today so will pass on the meal suggestion. I bought the dough this time so it will be an easy meal. Bruce & Sue @aliaschief @DWAliaschief, Bon Voyage! Enjoy your special cruise. Pennie @Nickelpenny, welcome home! Glad you finally found your car! Joy @Seasick Sailor, how are you and Allen doing? Still enjoying the cruise? Sandi @StLouisCruisers, I’ve been enjoying your cruise report. I remember reading it before but don’t remember the part about you actually being on South Georgia Island the same day Shackleton died. How touching that must have been. I think I’m reading his tombstone correctly, he was so young when he died, 48? Wow. I read the book years ago and couldn’t put it down thinking about everything that they went through. Nancy @ottahand7, I love HAL’s chili rellenos too. I’m enjoying your cruise report and hope you both have a great time. Did you find out the name of the Sauvignon Blanc that you didn’t like? Ann @cat shepard, I don’t comment on the wine very often but this one sounds wonderful. Thank you for always taking the time researching the wines. Dixie @summer slope, the drink sounds really good. I’m not a big cocktail drinker but this one sounds refreshing. However, I’d probably not buy strawberry vodka just for one drink. I’m sure muddled strawberries would work. @seagarsmoker, good to hear you are feeling better. Any word about your job search? Blue is wondering why I haven’t made his lunch yet. 🐕 Have a great day!

Good evening. It’s been rainy and drizzling most of the day and cold. 🥶 @Nickelpenny Pennie, I hope you made it home okay, safe and sound. Jane @lazey1, I’m hoping your doctors can help with your mitral valve situation. I’m sure that’s why you’ve been tired and fatigued. Have a good night everyone and sleep well. 💤

Good morning everyone and Happy Wednesday from chilly Tucson. Pennie @Nickelpenny, it might be raining when you arrive tonight so be extra careful driving home. And tomorrow the high will only be 48F, burrr. 🥶 I’m not a fan of stews so will pass on the meal. I can’t get my mind off of the chicken divan dish from yesterday so might make that soon. Today I think we’ll have leftovers. But I will celebrate sleep today. There is nothing like a good sleep. Last night I finished checking in for our cruise. Only a few things were missing so it didn’t take long. I also got notification that our OBC credit for our CCL stock was credited via the new app Stockperks. Very easy to do so don’t believe all the bad things about it posted on other threads. BTW, I had tried faxing it back in October and then emailing it in December but either I used a wrong number or something else went wrong. What an exciting day for the Grand cruises! Bon Voyage! Have a great day!

Vanessa, it never ceases to amaze me how you keep track of everyone and wish well wishes to those who need them, especially when you need them yourself. Thank you so much for thinking of Craig. He’s still really tired but feeling better. I am hopeful that you will find relief for your pain.

Good morning and Happy Tuesday from chilly Tucson. We had drizzle last night, quite unexpected. It’s going to stay chilly all week. I celebrated buffets yesterday at my DM’s retirement center. I joined her for New Year’s Day lunch. Craig has been under the weather with some kind of flu since Friday night and didn’t join us. It was actually quite nice except for the beef Wellington which was overcooked and hard as a rock. The best thing was the stuffed sole with shrimp. Bon Voyage to all those sailing in the next few days. So exciting! The list is long. Happy Anniversary to @RMLincoln! 🍾🥂 Happy Birthday to Sam @mamaofami! Happy Birthday to Sandi’s DDIL @StLouisCruisers! We sail 4 weeks from today on the Koningsdam to Hawaii! Finally I can start the countdown. My January is full of appointments, mostly for DM. Have a great day everyone!

Debbie, so good to hear the surgery went well and you are home recovering and resting. Get better quickly and Hawaii here we come!

That’s why they have the nickname Heart Attack Cats! I didn’t watch the game but heard we were won. My DM is a huge fan.

Okay, so now I really need to know what the gifts are!! Please tell or just take a picture at the time!

Forgot to tell Graham @grapau27 that the table Pauline set for Sarah is absolutely lovely! Are those Christmas crackers at each place setting? Never have had them and I would love to see them! It's all so beautiful. Please tell Pauline she sets a lovely table.

Good early afternoon from sunny Tucson. It's supposed to rain tomorrow and be cooler over the weekend. We are still rearranging decorations around, crazy but it's okay and doesn't really matter to me as long as it's done before everyone comes for Christmas Day Brunch. We have a schedule for the next few days, and tomorrow I have a late afternoon derm f/u, I still have my psoriasis rash so hoping she can help me more than just what I'm already been doing. I hate late afternoon appointments because they interfere with my naps but I had no choice, they are closing for a week and my doctor is pregnant with her fourth child due in February and my January is full of appointments for DM, Craig, and myself prior to our cruise. And, I need to get to DM's to help fix her caption phone. We went the other day and thought it was fixed but it's still not taking messages. This has been ongoing for several weeks, oh dear. I have really tried hard to be at DM's beck and call lately after getting scolded for not delivering something she needed promptly. Oh well, I try. @Nickelpenny @Haljo1935 @GTVCRUISER Bon Voyage! So exciting to be on a cruise this time of year! Joy @Seasick Sailor, OMG on the icky night of illness. Hopefully it was just seasickness (sometimes it's subtle) and you are your best again soon. Rich, I am so glad to see you are in San Diego after the gate change. I am so jealous and wish I could join you, especially for trivia! I would love the drink of the day and it is usually the drink I start each cruise off with at the airport or on the flight. Debbie @dfish, the second recipe looks wonderful to me! However, we are doing easy meals until after Christmas, today we are having some TJ's enchiladas which are not bad if you add extra sauce and cheese to them. Graham @grapau27, thanks for the explanations of today's days. Blessings to all! Have a great day!

I posted this back on July 21, 2022, which happened to be Craig's Birthday and official retirement. We had lots of discussions that day, most importantly our junk drawers! We went to Avalon on the Koningsdam October 2021. Our first Pinnacle Class ship and not our last, just love The Grand Dutch Cafe, Club Orange, and the Deli! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have been to Avalon, Catalina twice. Most recently this past October on the Koningsdam, Jane @lazey1, Maxine & DH @AncientWanderer, Linda @lindalerwere also on that cruise. Linda arranged for Seth Wayne to join our M&G, he was very entertaining and has quite a history with cruising. (Sad he’s no longer with HAL.). We just walked around the waterfront area and had lunch. It was a very enjoyable day. I went to look at the pictures I took and Craig must have taken them because I only have our food. Calamari and Sand Dabs.

Yes, we were crazy getting married in December!! But after dating during college and then living in separate states, especially our outrageous telephone bill, we decided that we just couldn’t live apart. If I had been older and wiser I know we should have waited but young love prevailed. Oh my on having a wedding between Christmas and New Year’s Day!!

Good early afternoon and Happy Thursday! Imagine my surprise that Vanessa @JazzyV remembered our Anniversary! And thank you everyone for all the celebratory wishes. Next year is our big Five-Oh and I plan on being on a BHB. Hopefully I can find something with some new ports to visit. Craig went to Costco this morning and bought our lunch at a local favorite sandwich place so I don’t have to cook today. I got the veggie sandwich and he texted telling me he got it without cheese and I said WHAT! No no no, cheese always. Well, of course, he was teasing , he knows how much I love my cheese. Annie @marshhawk, I agree with everyone else that about freezing ham. I’m lazy and just freeze it in the foil that it came in and it’s always fine. Yes on adding the bone to make soup. And yes about not cooking it to heat it up, it’s already cooked so just set out what you need to get to room temperature. It really does taste better that way. Have a great day everyone!

Good morning everyone and Happy Sunday from Tucson. I’m recovered from my cataract surgeries but still have lots of drops, I have a schedule to follow that the surgeon gave me. It took a few days to get over the nausea from the anesthesia. I’m never going to forget to ask for preventative anti nausea meds again. I haven’t driven yet because my depth perception is off. I think that’s going to take time. We are behind on our Christmas decorating, I lost a lot of time because of the surgery, so we are trying to catch up. I ordered some fairy lights and they arrive tomorrow. We didn’t have enough last year. We have a huge windowsill in the kitchen and I like to decorate it and add the lights. Craig has them on his village scene and the Nativity. I will pass on the meal suggestion today. I ordered monkfish and found a new recipe with pasta that I hope turns out good. I’ve eaten it before in restaurants but never made it myself. Lenda @Quartzsite Cruiser, specialty dining on Valentine’s Day hasn’t been available to book since I booked back in early January. It’ll probably be available once onboard as a special prefix menu. That is what happened on our holiday cruise two years ago on the Rotterdam. We went New Year’s Eve to the Pinnacle Grill and while it was good and we enjoyed it, it wasn’t something that we want to do again unless the menu calls to me. Bon Voyage to Linda @lindaler, @POA1, @dobiemom, @LAFFNVEGAS!! Enjoy. Carolyn @Cruising-along, please tell Henry Happy Birthday from us! @Denise T, our dog Blue is just like your dog. He sleeps in and eats about 11:00 am. He’s a good napper too, so I guess that makes him lazy too. Have a great day!

Congratulations on your son’s adoption day ! Both of our children are adopted and both are blessings.

Oh Lenda!! I’m so excited you are on the cruise with us! Debbie, Dixie, Sue, and I have a chat going that we would love you to join. Please email me, my email is in my signature and we’ll arrange everything. I’m getting so excited ! 52 days!

Hi everyone! Just a quick note. My second cataract surgery went well today and I’m eager to see the surgeon tomorrow so they can take the eye shield off. I did get nauseated today but had a different anesthesiologist. Long story but I got some post op meds that helped. They were really behind today and we didn’t get home until 3:00 then I went directly to bed for a good nap. Thank you for your good wishes and thoughts!

Oh gosh Jacqui, that’s all so sad. I just hate hearing stories like this but so thankful you were in the right place at the right time for Ivan with Jose whispering in your ear. I truly believe he told you that. My late stepfather came to me in a dream after he died telling me everything was going to be all right and to watch out for my DM and take care of her. Brings tears to my eyes.

Thank you Lenda! I just now need to decide if I’m going to stay there some extra days. I haven’t bought my flight yet but am really glad I get to use a credit I have from my fiasco of a flight to FLL this past April when FLL was flooded. I figured the weather would somewhat like you said so will pack accordingly. Thank you so much for your reply.

Not sure of the brand but this is a cropped picture of one from the Volendam this past April.

OMG, that’s horrible Jacqui and so neglectful. Ivan is so fortunate to have found you!