
Our neighbors, got a cat awhile back and her name is Ally. She is super cute and friendly. We get our kitty fix when she wonders over our way.
Sunday we had to rise early and get packed and clean up the chalet before the 11am check out time. We were just in the nick of time and headed out on our last day of adventures. One of the things we had wanted to do on our trip was go to Cherokee, NC, but we decided to wait until on our way home to cut down on driving time since it’s in the direction of home. Cherokee is about an hour away from Gatlinburg, but it’s a beautiful, scenic drive with several opportunities to drive through some cool tunnels like the one you see below.
Nothing like being stopped by the train when you’re anxious to get home…
Teenager got his braces off today. I think I was more excited about it than he was. He has a permanent retainer on the bottom that is not visible. He will wear removable, plastic, see-thru retainers for top and bottom at night and when he’s home.
Here’s a comparison of before and after.
Saturday, we got up, ate breakfast, and went to Ober Gatlinburg. It had been raining, so when we got there, the Alpine slide wasn’t open yet. We decided to go ahead and get the activity bracelet, and took the ski lift all the way up to the top of Mount Harrison.
This month I was happy about: 2 vacations!
This month I was sad about: coming back from said vacations.
Something I accomplished this month was: not a whole lot.
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