Thanks everyone! It's a challenge doing the sandwich generation thing. I'm blessed to have tax money coming that'll give me the chance to take the cruise, have some mother/daughter time, take some time to detach, have some time on the water and the beaches. I had hoped to be able to do a Windjammer (sailing) cruise, but it was too pricy for me right now. A sailing cruise on a tall ship is on my list of must dos.
Benny- Bennington is another focal point of sanity- LOL- knowing that I'm getting away again in May is keeping me going too! I'm so looking forward to it (and to the good ju-ju for me when we hit East Dorset

)! I may even head up to VT on Thursday, the folks I'm planning to ride with are heading up Friday- I made my reservation for Thursday through Sunday just in case I need to extend the trip.