Springfield,MO

Ok, so I said I wouldn't leave yall hanging for another 5 days and that is just what I did. I am really sorry. Things just have a way of getting away from you and before you know it, a week has gone by and you don't remember how the hell it went by so fast!

Ok, so quick update. After J took his 10 hour break in Manassas,VA he got up and go us to right outside of Boston. He woke me up and I got to work. Made it to our drop right outside of Boston that morning, then drove up to Maine and made out last drop before 1300. Then got our next load and headed to pick it up down in Glouchester,MA. On the way I had to stop and get our trip sheets sent off so we could get paid. Luckily made that on time. Anyway, then I get into Gloucester to pick up our next load of frozen fish headed to Smyrna,TN. Dropped that and we headed to Knoxville to pick up a load going to Harrisonville,MO. This was the load that was getting us back close to Springfield for our class yesterday. It was really funny because when we picked up in Gloucester we had a problem with the trailer and the tandems wouldn't slide so we had to call road assist out. Then when we picked up in Knoxville J was cranking the landing gear, or trying to, and the handle broke completely off. So that was two trailers in a row that we had to call road assist out on. Anyway, then we got to our destination in Harrisonville and I had to blindside back into a teeny weeny spot. I absolutely love having a headset for the phone because J got out and got on his phone and directed me into the spot. Nailed it and I was happy. :)

So, we leave there and they don't have a load in that area so we deadhead back to Springfield. Not a big deal because it is only 120 miles and we got great fuel mileage. We stop at Headquarters here and drop the trailer off so it can be repaired, grab so lunch and head over to the hotel. A little later we ordered delivery from Ruby Tuesdays and called it a night and crashed so we could get to class the next morning.

Saturday we got up and headed over to our all day business class. It was a really good class because it broke down our settlements and operating statements and looked at the computer print out from our truck so we could see how we have been driving the truck. We have been doing pretty good, especially compared to some of the others in the class, but there are some things that we can tweek to get better mileage and get more money. So we enjoyed the class and it was an eye-opener. Good information. After that we headed back to the hotel and a friend of ours picked us up. We went back to her house and had dinner with her and her husband. It is REALLY nice to get a home cooked meal since we are out on the road all the time. We BBQ'd pork chops had some baked beans and potato salad with some strawberry margaritas. While we were at dinner we left Smokey at the hotel. He actualy did really well so we were proud of him.

We decided to stay another night and leave out Monday so we can get a reset on our hours. Finally a day to be lazy and not do a single thing. Tonight we are hoping to meet up with another husband/wife team that will be in to start with Prime on Monday. After that we will run a few days and then take home time next weekend.

For now I think I will go take a nap, well, because I can!