Silver Dollar Day

I had a great time at Silver Dollar City yesterday. My son had to work but he joined me for about an hour and a half and then we had an early supper before he had to get back to work. I loved the park. First impression? Free parking. A wonderful idea. Six Flags could take a lesson.

I wandered around about a third of the park doing some shopping. Found my husband's birthday gift as well as a couple of Christmas gifts. I liked being able to send some of the purchases to the front gate to wait for me. However, one item I bought was small, and I had to go back and pick it up. Sure freaked me out when I realized I didn't know where the shop was. I had to retrace my steps all the way through to find it.

At one point, I was walking along and a "scarecrow" said, "It's about time you got here" and I about jumped out of my skin. He was in costume, of course, but funnier was the reaction of two park employees working just across the walkway. They laughed out loud at me. A little while later, I passed the same two park employees and they immediately started laughing again. I told them they are truly mean people.

Meanwhile, my daughter took and passed her state board written facial exam and is halfway to her esthetician license. Yay!!!! She was really nervous, but I knew she could do it. That was a happy phone call.

Anyway, when my son arrived at the park, he took me to Grandpa's Mansion which so outdoes Casa Magnetica at Six Flags. I was already a little dizzy because of sinus stuff, and that really knocked me off my feet. Almost literally. Great fun! It is beautiful here. The leaves have just started turning their autumn colors and they are going to be magnificent. Only the kiddie ride section was really sunny. The rest of the park was shaded and I did tell my son that the entrance should be at the bottom of the hill instead of the top. It doesn't seem quite fair to have to walk uphill to leave. The tram ride back to the parking lot was cool and breezy and it was a great experience overall.

Last night I took advantage of the time to rest and relax. I thought about going on to a show on my own, but the lure of a quiet evening all to myself won out.

Today it's a long drive back home. I've had a great time, though, so that is good. I will have lots of happy memories to think about as I drive. I'm so glad I had this time here.