Here are photos of the fruits of my labors this new moon.

( photos behind the cut )

We're back! And we are relaxed and had a great time on the cruise. I'll tell you, a cruise wasn't on the top of my list for vacations - in fact it wasn't on my list at all - but we had a great time and would do it again someday.

( pictures and play-by-play below the cut. )
Phew - I think that is all I can muster right now anyway and I think that is almost everything.

I apologize for any typos, I need to run and grab some lunch so we can go out to do some errands.

( edited to add two things I forgot )