Our Grand Adventure - Day 1 - Getting Off On the Wrong Foot

Today was day one of Our Grand Adventure.  To explain how and why we got off on the wrong foot, I have to go back to earlier in the week.

• On Monday, I took Angelica to see Dr.H and he determined that yes, in fact, her right foot is broken.  She had injured it two weeks prior while in El Salvador.  


• Then on Tuesday, I woke up with the worst migraine I have had in almost a year.  It was so bad that I could barely hold my head up.  The migraine finally broke at around 7:30 but because of the migraine, nothing much was accomplished on Tuesday.  


• Wednesday was a day full of appointments and phone calls between the pharmacy, the insurance company, myself, and the doctor trying to get prescriptions filled.  That was a nightmare, but I was finally (after a week of back and forth) able to get all but one of my prescriptions filled.  

So, this morning when we awoke, instead of getting on our way, we had to finish packing.  Then came the fun part of trying to get everything in the trunk.  I don't think I would have succeeded if my friend Natalie hadn't stopped by when she did.  She helped solve the puzzle of where to put things, drew me a map for future reference, and we headed on our way... 5 HOURS LATE!!

The first stop on Our Grand Adventure was to meet Amy from Great Cakes Soapworks.  She has been so sweet to me, helping me to find soaps and creams that Angelica can use, and always alerting me when new soaps that Angelica can use become available.  I had been hoping to be able to meet her for quite some time and am glad to have had the opportunity.  

Then we headed on our way again.  The original plan was to camp each night on our way but since we got started so late, that didn't work today so instead I drove well into the night and finally stopped at a hotel just east of St. Louis.  We are all tired and a bit emotional, but looking forward to the days ahead.