A week ago we were driving through the mountains from Greensboro, after a quick visit with Laura and Bob. It was a twelve hour drive, raining much of the time, John driving only about 40 minutes due to his hip problem. On Wednesday he got a new hip, stayed one night in the hospital and is now on the mend, still using a walker but trucking around almost as though there is nothing wrong with him. Before Greensboro, we went to Gatlinburg for business, ordering things from the Smokey Mountains Gift Show and did some easy hiking in the Smokey Mountains National Park. It was a great time and we are preparing for our next big trip in January to Big Bend National Park.
