Friday morning was a beautiful morning. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. There are a lot of them around our motel and it’s a terrific way to wake up.
Our plans called for taking the free tour the hotel offers around Amish farmlands with stops at several Amish shops. Our mini-bus driver was [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Visiting Amish Country the “In-Law Way”
Posted in Day to day, Family, General, Life, Travel, Vacation on May 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Driving from Gatlinburg to Bird-in-Hand
Posted in Day to day, Family, Fibromyalgia, General, Life, Travel, Vacation on May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our last day in Gatlinburg, we went to a few shops that I had wanted to check out. I had gone to them the first time we visited Gatlinburg and I wanted to see if they had anything new. One was a stained glass shop called “A Touch of Tiffany” and the other was a [...]
Smoky Mountains National Park
Posted in Day to day, Family, Fibromyalgia, General, Life, Travel, Vacation, Weight loss on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If wishes were horses, then beggars could ride. I don’t know the origin of that saying, though it was obviously prior to the age of autos. I do know that it is absolutely true.
If it only took wishes, I would have had no pain from my fibromyalgia today. The day itself was beautiful – sunny, [...]
On the Rain Again – Oops, Road Again
Posted in Day to day, Family, Fibromyalgia, General, Life, Travel, Vacation on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nothing like a rainy day, a fibromyalgia flare-up and bickering in-laws to really make the drive from Nashville to Gatlinburg, TN a real blast.
The rain was with us for most of the drive. It made driving really tedious for my husband, especially with all the trucks around. He actually made extra stops so he could [...]
Grand Ole Opry
Posted in Day to day, Family, Fibromyalgia, General, Life, Travel, Vacation on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I thought about titling this post “Grand Ole Opry Causes Fibromyalgia Flare” but I decided that was a bit too sensationalistic – too much like the regular news.
Last night we attended the Grand Ole Opry. My husband and I had attended a performance before, at the Ryman Auditorium, but Mom and Dad had never been. [...]
The Hermitage vs Steak’n'Shake
Posted in Day to day, Family, General, Life, Travel, Vacation on May 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The original plan for today had been to relax in the early part of the day, since we’re going to the Grand Ole Opry tonight. But after my husband and his father went out to buy new batteries for Dad’s camera, we apparently decided on Plan B.
I didn’t know there was a plan B. But [...]
Memories of Hopkinsville, KY
Posted in Day to day, Family, General, Life, Travel, Vacation on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For Mom and Dad, and maybe for my husband too, today was one of the high points of this trip. We drove from Nashville to Hopkinsville, KY, about an hour away.
Mom and Dad have been married for 52 years – it will be 53 in June. Two weeks after they were married in June 1955, [...]
Country Music Hall of Fame
Posted in Day to day, Family, Fibromyalgia, General, Life, Travel, Vacation on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Watch out everyone – the sky must be falling!! How else can you explain the fact that Mom agreed, once we got to the Country Music Hall of Fame this morning, to take a complementary wheelchair. I almost fainted. She even hates the fact that people think she’s handicapped when she uses her cane – [...]
I think we’ve turned the corner!
Posted in Day to day, Family, Fibromyalgia, General, Life, Travel, Vacation on May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was a travel day again. After the emotional upheaval my husband and I had the night before – both of us fried to a crisp because of the “antics” of my in-laws – I was a bit under the fibro weather. That is, my fibromyalgia was flaring up a bit. The fatigue was high [...]
The Low Point of Vacation – I Hope!
Posted in Day to day, Family, Fibromyalgia, General, Life, Travel, Vacation on May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It came sooner than I had anticipated. We’re only on day 5 of a 17 day vacation with my husband’s parents. We knew we would have some adjustments to make and some personality differences with them to deal with. We didn’t realize how much. Especially with Mom, whom we both love dearly – but at [...]
