Before I begin this blog's subject, I came across this picture on my computer while getting ready to post tonight's entry and I had to include it. Last month, after we returned from Louisville via Red Bay via Louisville via Hershey, We got to spend some time with all of our boys! Chad flew in from LA with Renee; Mike, Lisa and Ava came up from Newport, RI, where they had spent the early part of the week, and we were all together for the first time in a long time. It was really great to actually spend time as a family, without outside influences, and just talk and reminisce. As part of our weekend activities, we played "Banana-Grams", which is kind of like "Scrabble", only free-style. If you've never played, take it from me, this is a great game and can be lots of laughs, as evidenced by the photograph! OK, on to today's topic.
Shreveport, LA - Friday, September 24
We arrived in Shreveport this afternoon from a small Mississippi town called Canton. Ever hear of it? Canton, MS in host to the Nissan Manufacturing plant. It is quite a large facility out in the western side of Canton, right off of I-55. As we were driving through Canton on our way to the campground, there were banners hanging on the light posts describing Canton as a city with a "bright future", and others touting it as the "home of NISSAN". The town itself is not very impressive. Kinda like Mayberry, RFD, if you know what I mean.
What were we doing in Canton, you might ask? I refer you to the title of this blog entry. Earlier in the day, after leaving Tiffin Motor Homes in Red Bay, AL, we decided to travel down to Jackson, MS via the Natchez Trace Parkway. If you will remember, we drove north to Nashville on "the Trace" last month, again after leaving Red Bay. Anyway, we stopped for lunch on "the Trace" and Kathy made sandwiches while I walked the dogs. Shortly after having lunch, I started experiencing what I can only refer to as severe abdominal distress (cramps). It got so bad that we pulled over again and I stretched out on the couch for a while to see if I could get the cramping to stop. After a while, when I realized that they weren't going to stop that easily, we continued on our way south to Jackson. As the afternoon wore on, the cramping seemed to be getting progressively worse. We decided to find a campground to spend the night where I might possibly find medical assistance if we needed it. The closest campground happened to be in Canton, so.... Long story short, after getting set up in the campground, I started feeling feverish, so I took a couple of Tylenol and went to bed. When I awoke a couple of hours later, I felt much better, as the cramping had subsided completely (phew! Thank God for that!!).
Needless to say, I did not eat anything last night! This morning I awoke feeling so much better and more rested than I had felt since we left Hamilton two weeks ago. I had a light breakfast (cold cereal/banana), and experienced no recurrence of the cramping. After a 4.5 hour drive, we arrived here in Shreveport a few days early for our next show, which starts next Wednesday and runs through Saturday. We have never done this show before, so we are hopeful that it will be a good one.
Stay tuned for my next post and I will have news on this show. Until then, hope everyone is well.
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