Cruzin Terri

Jacqui I know you had a bad experience on Oceania. I, on the other hand, had three unfortunate experiences in a row on HAL. When we received a brochure from O with an itinerary we liked, we decided to try it. We took that cruise and never went back to HAL. We are doing our 10th Oceania cruise in a month. We have had good experiences, good food, good service and have generally been happy. Has everything been perfect? No. But I will tell you we were treated very well when we got Covid on the Nautica last Spring. Compared to what I read on many other boards on the treatment passengers received, we were treated like royalty. Any issues I have had with O, I have made known on the ship and they have been handled in a timely manner. Terri

@superoma I am sorry this is so late. i am sorry for the loss of your Dad. Prayers for you and your family. Terri

Good morning all, Thank you Rich for the Daily and Fleet Report. Hope you are adjusting to normal life. Interesting collection of days. I don’t think I will be visiting any International Museums today here in the Low Country of SC. Nor will I be visiting any relative. Really don’t have many and those that I do have are not close by. As for dirty dishes, ran the dishwasher last night and haven’t had breakfast yet, so all are clean right now. The meal sounds good., Just may order a flatbread pizza. I usually don’t drink any thing other than wine, but maybe would try this one. The wine price is a bit high. As for the port, that is my hometown, the city of my birth. I was born and raised there and it will always be in my blood. The photos I have are really not of the tourist site so hard to post any. However, the very first cruise we took was in 1986 on the MV Atlantic on the Home Lines from New York to Bermuda. We sailed into New York early in the morning and I have this picture to share. Note: that at one point in my life i worked in World Trade Center and spent a major part of my working life in Downtown Manhattan. The photo is very special to me. i will never forget. God Bless, Terri

I cannot believe I am writing this again. My dryer did not arrive. The one that was put on the truck was damaged. So after waiting all day, at 5 pm I received a phone call that they do not have a dryer for me. I am not a happy camper. They had the dryer for 2 weeks and today they decided to open the box at 5pm. I did a lot of work today and am exhausted. We will see what happens with the dryer. I am really tired of this. I have dealt with this company in the past when we upgraded all the kitchen appliances and was very pleased with their service. I just cannot understand this craziness. Tomorrow is another day. Will post more when I know more. Jim is doing better today. Thank God for little things. Take care everyone. Good night and God Bless. Terri

Good morning, Happy Wednesday. Sounds like CC is having their problems this morning. I enjoyed reading @kazu’s post multiple times LOL. it was fun. Thank you @richwmn Rich for getting us started. Nice to have you back. Hope you are getting settled. Interesting collection of days. DH would win a prize for the World’s greatest pack rat. i don’t know how to get rid of the stuff he hoards. Hypertension. That is my problem and I am always trying to keep it under control. Telecommunications and Information Society Day. That is a mouthful. What would we do without a phone! Not sure about the meal. Wine price is a bit high and I will pass on the drink Have not been to Falmouth, Jamaica,. Jim slept a bit better last night, Not great, but better. That means it was better for me. Today he cannot nap all day since we will have activity here. So today we are finally getting our new dryer. The phone call yesterday told us it will be delivered between 3:30 and 5:30. Guess we are last on the delivery list. That does not make me happy. Maybe we will be lucky. We had the same message with the washer and then we received a phone call in the morning of delivery and they asked if the could come earlier. Hope the same thing happens today. I have to clear a pathway in the garage for them to deliver the dryer to move all of Jim’s junk. We had a clean garage before the flood, However since the flood, not everything has been put back where it belongs and now that he is unable to do stuff, it falls on me. Oh Happy Day! Hope everyone has a good day. God Bless, Terri

Well, Jim slept all day. He went back to bed about 10 am after he had breakfast and woke up when I got back from my errands about 3:45 pm. He thought it was morning. At least he got some sleep and his head does not hurt as bad as last night. I will change the dressing again before we go to bed. i think tonight he can sleep in the bed rather than the recliner. I am really tired. I am not only doing my chores, but his as well. I am just sitting down after being on my feet all day. i am a bit disappointed. I just found out (too late) that the movie “The Way” was re released and was in the theaters only one day and that was today. I missed seeing it. I saw it many years ago and would have liked to see it again, especially on the big screen. I did see it on Netflix a few years ago and would like to see it again. I hope I can stream it on my TV. If I were younger and in better shape I would seriously consider doing the Camino de Santiago. However, not at this point in my life. I just hope I can go back there some day. It is a very inspiring place. i saw an interview with Martin Sheen on TV yesterday and it was very good. I am counting on getting a good nights sleep tonight. Hope everyone had a good day. Terri

i have no idea if I will ever see my cleaning lady again. She wanted to come today but I said no because I had no idea how Jim would be feeling. I was right in my decision. i am not sure what to do at this point. I just have too much to do on my own. Terri

Thanks for all the votes of confidence. Now that DH is up I found out that after I fell asleep, he woke up and was awake most of the night. He went in search of Tylenol and couldn’t find it and didn’t want to call me. So he had a worse night than I thought. After I change his dressing, he is going back to bed to try to get some sleep. I am going out to run some errands. Need to go to the wine store, Staples and Home Depot. Then back home to do what needs to be done around here. More later. Terri

Good morning to all, Welcome back to Rich and an huge thank you to Sandi and Roy for filling in while you enjoyed your World Cruise. i like the quote from Seinfeld. Interesting collection of days. I like trees. Never had sea monkeys, i will find something purple to wear today. I sure like peace, i will skip the meal since i tend to stay away from spicy. The wine is way above my budget. Drink sounds good. Joan of Arc was a courageous lady and sure deserves her place among the saints. Well, Jim did well all day, but had a bad night. I think the area of the surgery was hitting the pillow and causing pain. He finally decided to sleep in the recliner. After an hour of getting him settled, he finally fell asleep and is still there, I was very tired and tried to get to bed at 10 pm. in reality I didn’t get there until 1 am trying to settle DH. Hopefully tonight will be better. I have a few errands to run today and then do some stuff around the house. Don’t know whether i have a cleaning lady or not. New dryer coining tomorrow,. Finally. Thank you all again for all the prayers and well wishes for DH yesterday., Prayers for all on the Cares List and Cheers to those celebrfating. Have a great day everyone. God Bless, Terri

Happy Anniversary to Bruce and Sue. Wishing you many more happy years together. Terri

At this point I really can’t catch up with all the well wishes and prayers for DH today. Therefore all I can say is a big THANK YOU for all the lovely messages I received today. Jim is doing well and feeling okay. i will keep you al updated. God Bless, Terri

We are back home. They only had to do one pass and the surrounding site was clean. So Jim has a pressure bandage on and has to limit activities for two weeks. The site is on his scalp. So no bending or lifting or any strenuous activity. As if I needed more to do! Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. Terri

Thank you both for your prayers and well wishes. Terri

Thank you. Terri

Thank you all for your prayers and good wishes. Terri

Thank you Dixie

Thanks Sandi.

Thank you Ann. Terri

Thank you for your prayers. Terri

Thank you Jacqui. Terri

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Thank you Graham. Terri

Just a quick note. We are up early so that DH can get to the Doctor in time for his 8:30 am appointment for his MOHS surgery on his scalp. Would appreciate a prayer for this procedure. Will post more later when i have time. God Bless, Terri

Good evening to all. I am sorry to be posting so late. Happy Mothers’ Day to all those who are Mothers and those who care for others. I, myself, do not have children but have cared for many in my life, of late my brother-in-law for 40 years prior to his death. The members from the program he attended used to call me his mother. @Seasick Sailor I am sorry for your unfortunate situation with your Mom. i understand since that is exactly what happened with my Father. What they never understand is that the hurt they inflict never leaves. Their children remember forever. On the other hand I had a Mom that cared for me and did everything for me. She lived to be 100. She died in 2007. We were extremely close and I will be forever grateful for all the sacrifices she made for me. Here is a picture of my Mom with me. God Bless Terri

Well, the cleaner didn’t show. She had an emergency. So I am ending up with all the work. I can’t have her during the week. Jim is having surgery on Monday, Dryer coming on Wednesday (hopefully this time it is not damaged) and I am sure we will have to go back to the doc a few times. So I don’t know when I will see her. I am really bummed out. Terri