Recuperating

A fine Mother's Day I had. It's a good thing I'm not much of a celebrator of holidays, because yesterday's bright spot was the box of chocolate covered strawberries from Donald, and the grandchildren pictures that I received. I spent most of the day lying on a heating pad and trying to get my neck comfortable. This time I mainly hurt my head, although my back is sore. I'm getting better and still plan to leave on Friday.

No, I didn't go to the doctor and I don't plan to. I'd be mortified to death to have to say I fell on my back and hit my head. I think it was a matter of depth perception - I just got closer to the edge of the tailgate than I thought, and lost my balance.

And no, I'm not going to look for a small anything such as a Class C or Class B RV. It really hurts to say I'm quitting, but that's what I'm going to do. I loved the life for the little time I was able to spend at it, but it certainly isn't worth getting seriously injured over, and it's not worth it to me to have to do it alone. As I said in a previous post, I will continue my travels and will write about them, and I'll always be a gypsy, but I'm not an RVer.

The decision to buy a small car in New York has made me re-think what I will take with me, which is what I will have to find room in a car to bring back. Already my Coleman 2-burner stove has gotten the axe. I had only planned to make my morning coffee on it, and there are McDonald's and Burger Kings everywhere that I can buy a cup of coffee, although I usually prefer the truck stops on the road for their big mugs of coffee and sometimes even decent donuts.

The best news is that I probably won't have to kennel Lady in New York. My son and d-i-l said they need to get their carpets professionally cleaned anyway, so bring on the dog hair! (That wasn't exactly the way they put it). So I will maybe get a chance to take Lady and spend a few days in New England, although I doubt I will make it to Maine this time. I've been in all the New England states several times, so this will just be re-visiting. By then I hope to have driven through Montana and North Dakota, so that I will have been in every state except Alaska. I can only get there in my dreams.