Knoxville Tennessee

Well, the girls did not have class tonight and we got a wild hair & drove to Knoxville to see the Lady Vols play Duke. We left at 11:30 after Martha arrived! Most of us had on no make-up, just grabbed an overnight bag & took off!!! We stopped im Tifton at Chick-fil-A, but it was so busy..we just got back on the interstate & drove on to Perry...went through the drive, used the restroom & ate on the road. I had to keep the pedal to the metal if we were going to make it in time!!! We got in a little traffic on the way in to Atlanta due to construction, but after that it was clear sailing! We got through the Chattanooga area & stopped between there & Knoxville for gas & restroom again. Kylie had slept quite a bit & after she woke up looked flushed in the cheeks. She had a fever! The stress level just went up another octave (sp)! The GPS said we should arrive around 6:10. We also started looking at hospitals. We arrived around the estimated time...but, we knew Kylie had to get checked out...her fever was 102 in the car. Martha & Casey decided they would take her to a nearby Children's hospital...I did try to get Martha to go to the game & let me go with Casey...she insisted....as bad as I wanted to go with Cayla to the game...it did not take much arm twisting. Not that Martha would be stubborn or anything! Cayla was so excited to be in that gym, it was nice to see her face as she observed the festivities! Thanks Grandma! As excited as we were it was hard to enjoy ourselves knowing that all of us were not there. I was very disappointed that the rest of our crew were stuck in an ER. We kept calling & checking on them. The game ended, we just sat & watched as all of those people left. We also bought Kylie a shirt! We told them not to worry about us that we could take a cab to the hospital..it was about a mile from the arena! Then they had a post game show...& they were wrapping up at the ER...a ear infection in the ear that the tube has come out of..the other tube is still in the other ear & working...so we just hung around for a while at the gym. They called & said they were close to the arena, Cayla & I headed out...then we waited under a light for a good 20 minutes....it was cold.....the traffic was all one way and they had a hard time getting to us. It was so funny! A local sheriff & a police officer...traffic directors, were talking to us. I told them our ride had been through earlier & they were trying to find their way back around...I told them we were from S. GA etc. He asked where we lived etc....got around to the farming, one of the guys said...I saw her come by she was on her phone....I said...yes talking to us! It was funny! We headed back toward Chattanooga , stopped & ate at Chili's...I stayed in the car with Kylie...she was sleeping! We stopped around 1:30 am. Kylie was tired & wanted a bed. When we got her in the bed she asked me... where I went...she said she missed me! Made me feel like a dog!!! Then she asked if CaCa played. She still thinks CaCa should play ball!!! We slept in late. I went & got Kylie's medicine filled while the rest of the bunch got ready. We ate breakfast at Cracker Barrel. Kylie loved it. She was hungry since she did not eat much the day before. She also loved the shopping! She went around that place about 5 times! We did buy her a white sweater & Casey & I got to Tenn. shirts! We also stopped at the Tanger Outlet Mall for a little while. We got home around dark. The doctor at the ER was great they said! He asked her..Kylie lots of questions. When he left the room, Kylie got in his chair & pretended to doctor her Mom, just as he did her! They also watched Madagascar 2 on the way...it has some real funny part to us! Hey girl you HUGE...I like um big, I like um lumpy....my names so nice you have to say it twice....is that your friend or your butt....and more! I will load a smilebox of the pictures! Thanks Winston for letting us get wild hairs!!!