November 8, 2023

Tonight’s blog is brought to you by Bonnie Belle Carter Sisler.  And now, heeeeere’s Bonnie!

First , tomorrow is Jennifer’s 53rd birthday. Everybody remember to send her a big Happy Birthday!!

Well, I am not at all sure how good this will be. I am very sleepy. As I sit here getting ready to write just as every other night there is the sound of a child’s steps as he runs back and forth across the floor in the room over head. This actually goes on every morning and night. Usually I fall asleep while he is still running!

This morning when we got up the rain and big waves had ceased. However, off in the distance I could see clouds that mean rain. We never saw the rain but three of the most beautiful rainbows. The first one went from the water on one side of the ship all the way over to the water on the other side of the ship. It was so big we could not take a picture of the whole thing. But we did get a picture of a shorter one to the right of the first one. Then a little later I saw part of a third one. A wonderful way to start a day seeing the reminder from God that he will never destroy us by floods. They were indeed very beautiful.

After dressing we headed to the windjammer for breakfast. I tried french toast but it was cold and I didn’t like the taste of the yogurt I got. So I had some chocolate milk and a sugar donut. Your Dad had thick oatmeal which he declared was good with 3 pats of butter and brown sugar on top! Tomorrow I will try something else.

His talk was at 9:30 and it was freezing in the theater. People came in dressed in large parka coats and other winter attire. So far no one has been able to get the temp fixed. I crocheted and he talked. We went back to the room gathered the cards and went off to play some before lunch. We are playing one marathon game of Casino with winner take all the bragging rights. The score right now is 275-260, favor of me.

We soon headed to the windjammer and today enjoyed a delicious lunch of vegetables including broccoli, carrots, snow peas, zucchini, squash and some mashed bothers with gravy. I had some sauerkraut too, YUM! Bread pudding and ice cream cones for dessert.

The Captain, whose name is Rick, always gives a noon report. Yesterday we had really bad weather, rain,4 to 5 meter waves and a wind of about 30 knots. It was cold and very difficult to be outside and walk anywhere. The Captain said “he didn’t know where that weather came from”. Really aren’t you the Captain and shouldn’t you know and kind of give us a heads up. He did not.

After lunch it was off to the cabin for a nap. After nap time he studied and I crocheted some more. Today’s supper dress was “Caribbean style”. Well, I had a shirt kind of flowery and I wore that and since he said I was kind of dressed up he would wear a sport coat. That was good because we were going to a show with a singer, Finis Henderson, more about him later.

Supper was not very exciting. We had coconut shrimp for appetizer, a chicken Karma with rice and a very spicy sauce. It had a type of flat bread and a kind of large taco chip with it. It was very tasty. Dessert was a pineapple cake for me.

Now about the show. The singer was the Godson of Sammy Davis Jr. He had a great voice and sang about twenty different songs in the voices of Elvis, Sammy, Johnnie Cash, The Bee Gees, rappers, Dean Martin with Jerry Lewis, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Sinatra, and many more. He had all the voices and mannerisms perfect. He is a singer in his own right having records produced out of Motown. He also did Arnold and Stallone. He was very good. He gave an hour performance.  

We turn our clocks back again tonight so we are only one hour ahead of you tomorrow. 

I am very tired and ready for bed. I hope you get a good night’s sleep Mac!!.

I miss you all very much. We are supposed to be off the ship at 7:30 on Sunday and headed to the airport for our flight to Charlotte and then to Augusta.

Everybody be good and safe!! Love Mom, Granny and Bonnie.

PS:  Karen, I hope Frank is doing well and you are both well and safe.

And that’s it tonight from 10502.  TTFN