John and Katie: 22 February 2009

Friday, February 27, 2009

That's Little Heather!!!!!!!!!!

For any of you who remember the Doll family (they were in the Boynton ward & then briefly in our ward), remember little Heather? She's not so little any more (boy do I feel old!!) Here is her wedding picture with mom, dad & sisters.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

PLEASE Be careful Out There!

IDIOT SIGHTING :We had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener. I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower. He shook his head and said, 'Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower.' I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4. He said, 'NO, it's not.' Four is larger than two.. 'We haven't used Sears repair since.

IDIOT SIGHTING:My daughter and I went through the McDonald's take-out window and I gave the clerk a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her a quarter. She said, 'you gave me too much money.' I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar bill back.' She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and he handed me back the quarter, and said 'We're sorry but they could not do that kind of thing.'The clerk then proceeded to give me back $1 and 75 cents in change.. Do not confuse the clerks at McD's.

IDIOT SIGHTING :I live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road. The reason: 'Too many deer are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.' From Kingman , KS .

IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE :My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.' He said he was sorry, but they only had iceburg lettuce. From Kansas City

IDIOT SIGHTING :I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, 'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?' To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?' He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask. 'Happened in Birmingham , Ala.

IDIOT SIGHTING :The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street.. I was crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of mine. She asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded, 'What on earth are blind people doing driving?!' She was a probation officer in Wichita , KS

IDIOT SIGHTING : At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker. She was leaving the company due to 'downsizing.' Our manager commented cheerfully, 'This is fun. We should do this more often.' Not another word was spoken. We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare. This was a lunch at Texas Instruments.

IDIOT SIGHTING : I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and for the sake of her life, couldn't understand why her system would not turn on. A deputy with the Dallas County Sheriffs office, no less.

IDIOT SIGHTING When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. 'Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!' His reply, 'I know. I already got that side. 'This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, MS

STAY ALERT!They walk among us... and they VOTE

Wellington Cruisers?

A couple of people have inquired into the status of the reunion cruise in 2010. Here's what's going on.

Strike 1
Several months ago the Hostetler's were planning a family reunion cruise in 2009. If it happened, they wouldn't be able to go on the 2010 cruise. AND EVERYONE KNOWS YOU CANNOT HAVE A PARTY WITHOUT THE HOSTETLERS!

Strike 2
Also Katie has informed me that she doesn't want to go on any more cruises because she wants to use all of her vacation time to visit our children and Grandchildren (by 2010 there may be more). Katie loves to cruise almost as much as I do but she has a limited amount of vacation time.

Strike 3
Plus the economy has taken a nose dive and some people may not now be able to go.

This left the possibility of a reunion cruise on "Life Support".

Recently, a couple of things have changed.

#1 The Hostetler reunion cruise fell through, so they are still available.

#2 The cruise lines are cutting prices and adding incentatives to get passangers.

Even though Katie still does not want to use her vacation days for a cruise, I've grown rather fond of her and decided to keep her around. Katie may change her mind about going although we all know that women NEVER change their minds! So here's what I'll do! I will act as your cruise director even though I'm probably not going to get to go. I'll organize everything, keep you all informed and answer all the questions. I'll kinda be the central information hub. You are all my friends and I would be glad to do this for you and I enjoy doing this.

As of now, this is what the list looks like:

READY TO GO!
*Ron & Shauna
*Joel & Melba
*David & Cathi
*Jason & Holly
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WANTS TO GO IF POSSIBLE
*Doug & Sharon
*Curt & Carmen
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INTERESTED & WILL CONSIDER
*Miguel & Liz
*Nikolas & Emily
*Bill & Loretta

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REMEMBER That This Cruise Isn't Until Fall of 2010
A lot can happen between now and then.

The original blog address is:
www.wellingtoncruisers.blogspot.com

I put tons of information and pictures at that address.

As for 2010:

It is still too far in the future to investigate cruise schedules and prices let alone book a cabin. But the reunion cruise will probably be in October since the original cruise in 2005 was in October. Using 2009 as an example, the following prices are for the cheapest cabins PPDO:

OCT. $349 5-Day $759 7-Day Enchantment
NOV. $379 5-Day $649 7-Day Enchantment
DEC. $449 5-Day $749 7-Day Navigator

Enchantment is a re-furbished older ship that Katie & I loved! We were on it with Don and Deb and the service was excellent! Enchantment is medium sized, around 80,000 tons & 2,100 passengers. Navigator is the newer sister ship to the Explorer which is the one the Wellington Cruisers were on (it's based in New Jersey now). Navigator is much larger. around 130,000 tons & 3,200 passengers. Bear in mind that there is no guarantee that these same ships will be here in 2010.

So pass the word to anyone interested in going. You cannot imagine how much fun we had in 2005 and then to be spending it with friends who have the same standards!