Puerto Plata here we come ! and Happy Thanksgiving

Special Thank you to Angel Denis who'll be heading on our trip with us. There's a few people who have upgraded but the great news is there's still room. So call CAA Travel in Prince Albert and talk to Angel at 764 6858 and hop on Bill and Maureen's Winter Escape to Puerto Plata - Dominican Republic. We'll be travelling with an Angel on our shoulder all the way.

For those of you who haven't got your passports - shame. Do it now before that big Christmas rush of your kids coming home from University to live off Mom and Dad for Two weeks. The snow will be flying before you know it. All the travellers on the trip will be gathering in December with Angel, Maureen and I for an orientation party, so you don't want to miss that during the festive season. In the meantime have yourself a Great Thanksgiving, don't forget to vote, and wait till it's about -25 with a 60 km wind to put up the Christmas lights. Haven't done many top fives lately so here's a couple to hold you until we pry ourselves out of the lazy boy after Thanksgiving dinner and write again ......

In Motion Month and it’s time to get a little more exercise – Top Six signs you need more exercise.
6 Your blood type is Ragu
5 You are chased by elephant poachers.
4 Your belly button just popped off and hit someone in the eye
3 You're wearing a belt and didn't know it... AND couldn't see it.
2 You got winded stapling some papers together
And the Number One Sign it’s time for a little more exercise … Your driver's license says, 'Picture continued on other side.'

Thanksgiving weekend is ahead and here are the Top 6 signs you know it’s going to be a great Thanksgiving.
6 Family Irish setter is starting to droul
5 Grammas bringing the shovel out to make dressing
4 Kids are busy shining up the Sterling Silver Trough
3 Dad is busy widening the door frame on the front door
2 The Butterball hotline has you on speed dial - And the Number One Sign you know it’s going to be a great Thanksgiving …. Gluttony like voting is your Canadian Patriotic duty !

The mother turkey is yelling at her kids. She says, "You kids should be ashamed! If your father could see you now he'd roll over in his gravy!"

A Butterball costs so much these days it may as well be a Christmas present.

Having a big turkey dinner -- the Butterball Hall of Fame called twice.

This is a warning…. Today would be a good day to find the scraper for the car ….you want to make sure it’s handy before you walk out in a rush one morning and have to wait for the car heater to defog the windows – or just pour that hot coffee on the windshield – that would do the trick.

MEN FIND WOMEN MORE ATTRACTIVE IN FALL AND WINTER _ You may have broken your back trying to get in shape to squeeze (or not squeeze) into that summer bikini, but if you missed the boat in March, you may not be too late. A study (conducted by Poland’s University of Wroclaw) found that men seem to find women more attractive in fall and winter than in the months of maximum exposure, and they theorize that the scarcity of flesh may make what they do get to see that much more exciting.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: LANDING PLANES HAD TO WAIT FOR CONTROLLER TO WAKE UP _ Two airplanes due to land on a Greek island had to circle above the Aegean sea for more than half an hour because an air traffic controller overslept. Both planes made several failed attempts to contact control tower personnel. The airport's secondary control service assisted the pilots to land after they had circled for 40 minutes. Police said the controller, who was not named, would be suspended.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: AFTER RENOVATION, HORSE NO LONGER ALLOWED IN PUB _ A pub in England has uninvited one of its regular visitors after the place was refurbished. Peggy, a 12-year-old mare, used to enjoy a pint of beer and a package of chips alongside her owner at the Alexandra Hotel (in Jarrow). But she's no longer allowed to hang out at the bar following a makeover which included new carpets. The horse still accompanies her owner, Peter Dolan, on his trip to the pub but has to stay tethered outside.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: MAN DRINKS AND DRIVES BECAUSE OF HIS DOG _ In the UK a landscape gardener's dog led to him driving while more than three times over the limit. Wayne Clegg called for a taxi after drinking but the driver would not let his dog travel with him. Clegg pleaded guilty to driving under the influence.

-- Bill --