Thanks. It's myself, DH, DS(9) Ian, and DD(7 by the time we cruise) Sophia. The kids and I are having fun discussing cruise plans whenever we get in the car. (I much prefer the discussions than the two of them fighting over what movie to watch in the car!)
Yup, UofA Wildcat here. Wow, 10 inches of snow. My kids' school closed early on Thursday and opened late on Friday for less than 1/2 inch of very dry snow that blew away as soon as it hit the road (in most places.) We did enjoy sleeping in on a school day, though.
Love the story. Sadly we've never made the close/lasting connections with tablemates. In fact our last 2 cruises we were at our own table. But the kids, especially DS, always finds a friend or two in the club.
Speaking of cancer, DS lost a good friend of his to leukemia Friday night. They were in the same class when they were all of 3 years old and remained friends even though they went to different schools after that year. Ian's friend, Zach, put up a good fight for over 4 years. Sadly he succumbed to complications from his 3rd bone marrow transplant. He was only 9 years old, just a couple months older than Ian.