WHO NEEDS THOSE.....

fancy spray toys that you have to hook up to the hose when you've got four little girls, an outside water faucet and something in which to carry the water???

They had a blast pouring water on themselves and each other!!

FAIRIES IN MY YARD.....

WELP.....

today's the day!! (Yes, I know I should be in bed; but, I'm the night owl police. Someone has to round them up.) Anyhoo.....we're going to Indianapolis later in the day to pick up daughter and the three grandgirls from Washington State. They'll be visiting for two weeks. YAAAAAAY!!

AH, WELL.....

I've read some reviews about our ship and perhaps it won't be as bad as I had first thought. We've been on a couple of cruises; but, this is a different cruise line. So, I just won't have any expectations at all. That way I can't be disappointed. :-)

JUST WONDERFUL.....

(NOT). Tony told me last night, after surfing the web (he likes to check out reviews when we're taking a trip somewhere), that the ship we're cruising on is the smallest and oldest ship in the whole cruise line. But it's been refurbished. That should make everything just peachy. My bad.

CRUISE ITINERARY.....

Mon., 8/10 - Fly from Cincinnati to Orlando
Shuttle from Orlando to Port Canaveral,

approximately 45 min. to an hour
Spend (what feels like) 13 1/2 hours waiting to board the ship
(I've done this before)
Leave port approximately 4:30 p.m.

Tues., 8/11 - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. / Cococay, Bahamas
Private island owned by cruise company

Wed., 8/12 - 7:00 a.m. to 11:59 (nothing like being specific) p.m. / Nassau, Bahamas

Thurs., 8/13 - Cruising (what ELSE would you do on a CRUISE?)

Fri., 8/14 - 7:00 A.M. (I'd like to have a talk with the person responsible for THIS!)
Arrive back at Port Canaveral and deship (is that a word?)
Cool our heels SOMEwhere while we wait for the (probably) afternoon
departure back to Cincinnati

EEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!

I CAN'T WAIT!!!

OH.....MY.....GOSH!!.....

WE'RE GOING ON A CRUISE IN LESS THAN 5 WEEKS!!!!! (More later.)

PLEASE CHECK OUT.....

the 1150 Riders' website. They've put info up about the Third Annual Willie Walton Memorial Weekend. Let everyone you think might be interested know about it!

BETTER LATE THAN.....

never. These pictures are from back in June when I went to the dance recital. The dancing was excellent and the trip was a pure joy for me. I don't get to see these girls nearly enough! (Please notice the authentic "ballerina-style" hairdos.)

These pictures were all pre-recital. They were very excited both before and after the dance. They chattered like little chipmunks. :-)