DAY 34 Texarkana to Hot Springs
We woke up to rain again, so off we went. I didn’t get much sleep last night with freight trains whistling every hour or so, and acorns smacking on the top of the camper. We stopped a couple times for breaks and lunch, and arrived at the Cloud Nine RV Park in Hot Springs in the early afternoon. It was still raining, so any of the Hot Springs National Park attractions were out. We are all pretty grumpy, though, so after we checked in, we drove to the Hot Springs Mall. By the time we got there the humidity and lack of sleep had me really feeling awful, plus Nora hadn’t taken a nap yet. So David took Michael into the mall and Nora and I took naps. I slept hard. I woke up when David and Michael came back, and I went into the mall. When I came back out, Nora was STILL sleeping. (She had told us she wasn’t sleepy and didn’t need a nap.) David picked up a cable at the Sears in the mall so we could catch the bears on Monday Night Football tonight. We had dinner and put the kids down for bed and watched the game. We are really hoping the sun will come out tomorrow, because it’s getting annoying not being able to tie the dogs outside and not being able to play outside. Also it’s just been so dark and oppressive, it’s making us all grumpy. We are feeling better since we decided to buy the cable and have a little football party tonight.
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What a crazy game! The undefeated Bears were down 20 or more points to one of the worst teams in the NFL, and came roaring back in the second half to win! And they scored NO points on offense. It was all defensive interceptions run back for touchdowns, field goals, and a punt returned for a touchdown. Just like the old Bears: all the points scored by the defense and special teams! It was hard not to scream and shout during the game, but Nora was sleeping just a couple feet away.