Hello friends!

Hi guys, sorry it's been a while...we did go camping this weekend and had a nice time...not to hot, not to cool, just right. We got in a nice hike on Sunday at Rutledge Falls in Manchester...beautiful place, a little hard to find but worth it. I want to apologize to a couple of people who thought I was deliberately snubbing them...not so, just busy and dealing with a laptop literally hanging from one hinge. I'm having to handle it very gingerly and use it sparingly. So I'm so sorry to those people who have emailed me and thought I was ignoring them. My BP seems to be doing much better, at least I feel better after exercising, and I haven't had any dizzy spells at all since the third day of taking the meds. Yeah! Bad news is that it looks like I will have to return to work instead of school this summer...I will make sure to build in my Vegas time off...money is just too tight to stay in and pay for school right now. Also, for the same reasons, I probably will not be at the lunch Sat...can't afford it...that makes me feel badly since I was one of the ones asking for the date change...but we do what we have to do. Love you guys and keep all of you in my thoughts!

Hi Kym! That does sound like fun! I am glad you had a nice relaxing weekend. You deserve it! I am also happy you are feeling better with your bp issues. I hope it stays that way. I am not able to make it this Saturday either so I look forward to seeing you and everyone else next month! Misty

I want to go camping so-o-o-o badly right now. The weather has been absolutely perfect! You'll have to give me directions to Rutledge Falls. Glad to hear the BP is better.

Let me get it down while I still remember...that way we can back and look for future reference. Going into Manchester on Hwy 55 from Tullahoma, look for Belmont Rd. on the left. Go about a mile and a half and turn onto Rutledge Falls Rd. on the left...you'll go about a mile and a half and the road splits with a church in the fork...stay to the right and park in a tiny parking area across the road from the church. The falls and hiking trails are a short walk through a field on a clearly marked path. If you are coming from the north on Hwy 41, turn right at Hwy 55 and go 3.5 miles to Belmont Rd. on the right and follow the above directions. I say we organize an OH camping trip...before it gets to hot to enjoy it!

I'm all for that. Hubby just doesn't have time to go camping now and he won't let me go by myself. I don't have anyone to go camping with. I've got all of the gear for car camping or rough camping.

I've got most of it...I've got the camp stove, tent, chairs, lanterns, air mattresses, etc. There are lots of great places around or close...one of my favorites is Mammoth Cave in KY...super nice and lots of stuff to do in the area.

We've stayed in the group camping at Mammoth Cave. We had a very good time there. We also like Stone Door and South Cumberland Recreation Area. There is a nice trail at South Cumberland that even a non-hiker would enjoy. We really do need to get a group together in the next few weeks. I'm up for it!

Hi Kym, good news and bad news. Good news is I will be moving into my new apartment sometime in June in Nashville. Bad news is I can't make it Saturday either, lack of money. I am going to Portland though and hear my son sing, have a picnic with this new guy in my life, and then listen to Ronnie McDowell sing that evening. It's the start of their strawberry festival. The Dr.s still haven't figured out abut my dizzy spells. Blood pressure is in normal range until I start walking, then it drops too low, legs get really heavy and down I go into a full faint. I am planning to attend the June gathering, if I'm not doing any moving that day. Glad you had some R & R over the weekend. Love Kathy