Hi dear family and friends. We are testing the great healing that you all prayed into Chuck and I’m the one who got us lost today… We left Cookeville, Tennessee after great visits with Renee in Orlando, the Paparellis in Atlanta and Al and Shannon in Cookeville. Headed for "The Land between the Lakes"… looked pretty easy on the map. Can’t get there from here. Left interstate 24 and looked and looked for route 79 to take us to "The Trace" that will go from south to north in this land between the lakes to actually the headwaters of the Tennessee river. Very exciting stuff. (This magical dream land called "the land between the lakes" is just west of Nashville, Tn in case anyone wants to try to find it.) Anyhow when we circled back to I 24 north I knew enough to say, "fagettabout it, just keep going north to Paducah, Kentucky and we’ll head for the place where we might sleep tonight, Mount Vernon". "Washington? she’s going to Mt. Vernon, Washington?" you might ask. No. Apparently the middle of our nation just renamed places for places that already have names. Hence crossing the Ohio river from Kentucky into Illinois. Go figure. Tomorrow we will go through St Louis (crossing from Illinois to Missouri over the Mississippi river several times) and we’ll go north on route 79 to Louisiana which is a town on route 79 that is on the way to Hannibal, Missouri.  (Chuck is all afraid of being eaten by Hannibal the cannibal in that movie called Silence of the Lambs {yuck} and I assure him it is a different Hannibal). So for tonight we are safe and secure in a Comfort Suites that gave us a nice rate for being AAA and then topped it with a 10% discount for Chuck being a retired FHP trooper for 32 years. How nice! Yesterday we got free cake for being married 41 years. Life is good. We’re off to a free cocktail party and then early bed as we have to enjoy the free breakfast and then possibly pancakes in Louisiana, Missouri on our way to Hannibal. This is a great journey of "who knows where we’re going? and how in heaven’s name are we going to get there?" Pray for Dee a lady who sweetly checked us in today, her husband is very sick. I know prayer works. Warmly to you,  Love Susie  Â
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