That pig IS made of awesome. And thankfully their sausages won't be made of that pig.
It's so tiny.... and it reminds me, we saw a second pet pig in our neighborhood. The first is about 200 lbs. and wearing a tutu. But this one was smaller and being walked on a leash.
This is the from the transcript of the speech, whcih is different than the article quotes:
You know, sometimes I’ll go to an eighth-grade graduation and there’s all that pomp and circumstance and gowns and flowers. And I think to myself, it’s just eighth grade. To really compete, they need to graduate high school, and then they need to graduate college, and they probably need a graduate degree too. An eighth-grade education doesn’t cut it today. Let’s give them a handshake and tell them to get their butts back in the library!
I love the last sentence. CRACKS ME UP.
How do you pick a cruise?
Travel agent?
If I'm in a small room with my mother and sister, will we all be alive after seven days or will the headlines read "Bloodbath on the High Seas?"
I feel your pain. I'm about to spend a week at the beach in a 6-bedroom house with The Boy and -- count 'em -- *13* of his family members, 7 of whom are neices and nephews.
I'm wondering if I stay drunk the whole week, will it be obvious?
My mother went on a Maritimes cruise like that a few years ago. She isn't feeble, but I can ask her about the rest. All I recall right now is that there were slot machines on the boat.
There are a lot of cruise websites, maybe start there. From what I've seen on 2 cruises, they are very accessible for people with little mobility and they allow one to be as active or not active as one wishes.
On one cruise I shared a small interior room and we were rarely in there. On my cruise alone (work cruise) I was in a larger room with a balcony and I spend much more time there. If your family is one to require everyone spend all the time together, I think a shared room might make you crazy.
There was access on both cruises, but it was occassionally spotty. You should be fine if you are in a port everyday.
When they were mobile and very active, my grandparents were on cruises and land tours with this company: [link]
something like that may work for you all.
Somehow, I missed the tutu.
(work cruise)
The words make sense individually, but together...
Ginger, I think a cruise would be an easy way to go. They're very used to people with mobility issues. As for picking one, you should probably talk to a travel agent. I can talk to my husband's family -- they go on a lot of cruises, have difficulty walking, and like their food plentiful and blandish [in my opinion] -- to see if they have any recommendations.
I wonder if consumer reports has any recommendations? Let me check...
My company was doing a project with the cruise company, I had to go on the ship and train/educate the staff that would be marketing/selling the product. I was on the ship for 3 days of a 7 day "repositioning cruise" and it was relaxing, but not fun.
I have pondered the idea of proposing that they get a larger ocean-view room and my getting whatever the cheapest interior room is. My other theory is that I can spend a lot of time in a shipboard bar.
