Drove 508 miles today. Driving at 55 mph and trying to make time to stop and eat and get my miles isn't easy! But I did it.
Boring drive today and really nothing to cover there so here is the diet breakdown for today. J drove a little over his time so when I got up and started driving it was 0500. At 0630 I had an apple granola bar. At 0800 I had a banana. At 1000 I had lunch which consisted of chicken noodle soup with veggies and a salad. At 1300 I had a yogurt. At 1600 I had a thin crust pizza with a salad and mixed veggies . Then at 1730 I had my desert of a peanut butter cookie. The soup was really good. The pizza was ok. Really good sauce and cheese but the crust was a little wierd, but overall it was good. The cookie was a little dry, but that is to be expected from anything low fat and low sugar. But it had good flavor. The apple granola bar was really good. So day two is down and I have to say I am not hungry and the food is actually better than I expected, so I am happy. Now I have to keep it up for at least two months for the cruise! Gotta be looking good for that!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Austin,TX
What a wonderful 4 days off we had! I feel completely refreshed. We got to see friends, go to the waterpark with Jessica, eat ice cream cake for my birthday. It was just a really nice time. But we missed being out on the open road and it is nice to be back in the truck.
First, before I forget, this is for Craig and Diane. You said you lost weight on Nutri System and that it worked for you. Did you do this while you were on the truck? Can you tell me what kind of excercise you did and were you able to fit in if you were driving? Did you mainly just walk or did you try to fit any weight or resistance training into it? We started today and I'm gonna get to that next!
Ok, so we got our Nutri System in the mail and got it while we were at home. We kept splurging while we were at home but today was our first day back on the road so we are starting this today. For breakfast I had the blueberry muffins. They had good flavor but were a bit on the dry side. But they were decent. I wanted to smother them in butter but figured that wasn't part of the diet plan. No snack for women before lunch but the men get one on their plan. Anyway, so for lunch I had the Black Bean Tortilla Soup. It was actually very tasty. Except that I have the farts now. LOL Not sure if that is from the soup or from all the hot sauce I had last night on my chicken wings. Had a salad along with that, basically just the bagged salad with some balsalmic vinegar dressing and a piece of cheese. Low fat of course. For a snack I had an apple and then for dinner I had the Potatoes with Beef Steak dinner which was delicious except for the nasty mushrooms that I had to pick out. Real potatoes with the skins on and real steak strips. Very yummy. A salad of course but left out the vegetable. I was full. For a snack I think I am going to have a cookie that they sent. So that is what I ate today. I feel pretty full so that is a good thing. I drank water all day except for a diet coke this afternoon and that is allowed. I will try to post what I eat each day and how I am doing. I would LOVE to lose about 30 lbs. That would get me to about 120. Us girls are going on a cruise in October so I HAVE to get in shape for that. It is my motivation.
We headed out today and picked up an empty trailer in Fort Worth. Then we headed to Austin to pick up our load. We are now headed out of Austin enrt to our drop which is in Cranberry,NJ. We have to be there by 1000 on Friday morning. We are driving 55 mph this month to see how we do on fuel so we will be driving straight through to get this there on time. We trip planned at 45 and we can make it but we only have about 1 hour to spare. We may kick the speed up on the last leg if we need to so we can make it on time, but if we keep rolling and keep stops to a minimum we should be fine.
That is what is up with us. Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes! It was a great one!
First, before I forget, this is for Craig and Diane. You said you lost weight on Nutri System and that it worked for you. Did you do this while you were on the truck? Can you tell me what kind of excercise you did and were you able to fit in if you were driving? Did you mainly just walk or did you try to fit any weight or resistance training into it? We started today and I'm gonna get to that next!
Ok, so we got our Nutri System in the mail and got it while we were at home. We kept splurging while we were at home but today was our first day back on the road so we are starting this today. For breakfast I had the blueberry muffins. They had good flavor but were a bit on the dry side. But they were decent. I wanted to smother them in butter but figured that wasn't part of the diet plan. No snack for women before lunch but the men get one on their plan. Anyway, so for lunch I had the Black Bean Tortilla Soup. It was actually very tasty. Except that I have the farts now. LOL Not sure if that is from the soup or from all the hot sauce I had last night on my chicken wings. Had a salad along with that, basically just the bagged salad with some balsalmic vinegar dressing and a piece of cheese. Low fat of course. For a snack I had an apple and then for dinner I had the Potatoes with Beef Steak dinner which was delicious except for the nasty mushrooms that I had to pick out. Real potatoes with the skins on and real steak strips. Very yummy. A salad of course but left out the vegetable. I was full. For a snack I think I am going to have a cookie that they sent. So that is what I ate today. I feel pretty full so that is a good thing. I drank water all day except for a diet coke this afternoon and that is allowed. I will try to post what I eat each day and how I am doing. I would LOVE to lose about 30 lbs. That would get me to about 120. Us girls are going on a cruise in October so I HAVE to get in shape for that. It is my motivation.
We headed out today and picked up an empty trailer in Fort Worth. Then we headed to Austin to pick up our load. We are now headed out of Austin enrt to our drop which is in Cranberry,NJ. We have to be there by 1000 on Friday morning. We are driving 55 mph this month to see how we do on fuel so we will be driving straight through to get this there on time. We trip planned at 45 and we can make it but we only have about 1 hour to spare. We may kick the speed up on the last leg if we need to so we can make it on time, but if we keep rolling and keep stops to a minimum we should be fine.
That is what is up with us. Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes! It was a great one!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Jolly,TX
Well, we are on our final leg home. Stopped in Jolly to switch drivers and grab a quick bite of lunch. From Jolly it is only about 90 miles to destination where we are dropping this trailer WooHoo!
We are staying with a friend since our house is all packed up and we have been trying to find a place to park the truck. It is against her city ordinances to park a semi anywhere in the city limits. So today I called one of my old Sgt's at the police department I previously worked at and he gave me permission to park on their back parking lot. This works out really well since I know the majority of the officers having worked there for 7 years. And the friend we are staying with works there so I know it will be safe. Plus when we have my birthday party Sunday night, the majority of the people coming are all officers so I know they will keep an eye on the truck!
Today is officially my birthday so HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! I have the pleasure of turning 38 today. You can send me a message and I will send you my address so you will know where to send my presents! (just kidding!)
So the plan is to go by Michelle's house, unload the truck, take it to the station, then come back and chill. Not sure what we are doing tomorrow. Probably laundry and just being lazy. Sunday morning we are meeting Jessica at the waterpark and are going to spend 4-5 hours there then head back and get ready for my party. Monday will be spent recovering from my party, LOL, and getting things ready to head out Tuesday morning. As usual we will spend the night in the truck on Monday so we will be ready for our load the next morning. For some reasone we can never get it together to be ready on time if we are at the house. We have found that if we are in the truck the night before, it is much easier for us. That way all we have to do is wake up and go.
Oh! I am also looking forward to cooking this weekend! We have ordered the NutriSystem so this will be the last weekend that I can totally pig out and believe me I am taking advantage of it. I have gained about 20 lbs and so has J so we decided we had to do something serious to get this weight off. So we are going to give that a try and we are promising each other to stick with it a month and give it a try. And at a cost of about $600 I am not going to let it go to waste. We are spending more than that a month already so this is actually cheaper. Only $10 a day each so we will see what happens. When I ordered it I had it sent to Michelle's address so it would be there when we got there. I hope it shows up before we leave. If not, we may have to take an additional day or two off to wait for it to get there because I'm not leaving without it.
That is what's going on here. I will try to get pictures at my birthday party and post them on here for all to see what a crazy woman I am! LOL At least this year we aren't going to the strip club so I should be able to post uncensored friendly pictures! :)
We are staying with a friend since our house is all packed up and we have been trying to find a place to park the truck. It is against her city ordinances to park a semi anywhere in the city limits. So today I called one of my old Sgt's at the police department I previously worked at and he gave me permission to park on their back parking lot. This works out really well since I know the majority of the officers having worked there for 7 years. And the friend we are staying with works there so I know it will be safe. Plus when we have my birthday party Sunday night, the majority of the people coming are all officers so I know they will keep an eye on the truck!
Today is officially my birthday so HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! I have the pleasure of turning 38 today. You can send me a message and I will send you my address so you will know where to send my presents! (just kidding!)
So the plan is to go by Michelle's house, unload the truck, take it to the station, then come back and chill. Not sure what we are doing tomorrow. Probably laundry and just being lazy. Sunday morning we are meeting Jessica at the waterpark and are going to spend 4-5 hours there then head back and get ready for my party. Monday will be spent recovering from my party, LOL, and getting things ready to head out Tuesday morning. As usual we will spend the night in the truck on Monday so we will be ready for our load the next morning. For some reasone we can never get it together to be ready on time if we are at the house. We have found that if we are in the truck the night before, it is much easier for us. That way all we have to do is wake up and go.
Oh! I am also looking forward to cooking this weekend! We have ordered the NutriSystem so this will be the last weekend that I can totally pig out and believe me I am taking advantage of it. I have gained about 20 lbs and so has J so we decided we had to do something serious to get this weight off. So we are going to give that a try and we are promising each other to stick with it a month and give it a try. And at a cost of about $600 I am not going to let it go to waste. We are spending more than that a month already so this is actually cheaper. Only $10 a day each so we will see what happens. When I ordered it I had it sent to Michelle's address so it would be there when we got there. I hope it shows up before we leave. If not, we may have to take an additional day or two off to wait for it to get there because I'm not leaving without it.
That is what's going on here. I will try to get pictures at my birthday party and post them on here for all to see what a crazy woman I am! LOL At least this year we aren't going to the strip club so I should be able to post uncensored friendly pictures! :)
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Lake Havasu City,NV
Well, not exactly in that city, but at the Pilot at exit 9 here in AZ that leads there. We stopped here to grab lunch and take a shower. Now J is driving and we are headed home. We are going to drop this at the drop yard and I hope be relaxing by early evening.
This morning I got up this morning and we were at the TA in Barstow,CA. J stopped there last night, like we had decided, but I never heard him stop, never heard him walk Smokey, nothing. I was out. You could say I was pretty tired. I got up and headed out at 0630 our time which was 0430 California time. Our appointment was at 0700 at Naked Juice. We have picked up there before and I like that because I don't have to worry about finding my way around and getting lost. Anyway, when I was pulling out of the TA we saw a Volvo that had an extended sleeper and a PULL OUT like you find in the motorhomes. It was NICE! I wonder how much that set him back? That is what I call working in style. :)
This morning I got up this morning and we were at the TA in Barstow,CA. J stopped there last night, like we had decided, but I never heard him stop, never heard him walk Smokey, nothing. I was out. You could say I was pretty tired. I got up and headed out at 0630 our time which was 0430 California time. Our appointment was at 0700 at Naked Juice. We have picked up there before and I like that because I don't have to worry about finding my way around and getting lost. Anyway, when I was pulling out of the TA we saw a Volvo that had an extended sleeper and a PULL OUT like you find in the motorhomes. It was NICE! I wonder how much that set him back? That is what I call working in style. :)
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Henderson,NV
Yes Father Luke, they certainly do come along right when you need one. And we needed that day. It was really nice to chill and not do a darn thing. :)
Well, here we are in Henderson,NV. Since we decided to stay until Monday am and get a restart on our hours, there were a lot of teams looking for a load first thing Monday. Our FM found us a load that was dropped there in the yard coming to Henderson but it didn't have to be here until Wednesday at 1600 and it was an appointment which meant we really couldn't deliver it any earlier. So we stayed the night in the truck Monday and headed out about 0530 Tuesday morning. Going to that class we saw what a huge difference it makes going slower and getting better fuel mileage. We already knew this and usually only run 58-60 but we decided to see what going 55 mph would do and how big a difference it would make. Since we were coming to Henderson which is a suburb of Las Vegas, we headed up to Kansas City,MO from Springfield and hit I-70 across Colorado and the Rockies and over to I-15 in Utah and then south to Henderson. That route has quite a few pulls in it (mountains). Ok, so it has a LOT of them. But we stuck to 55 mph the whole way. Granted this made for a LONG day in the seat just to get our miles. We stopped only long enough to fuel twice and once over in Wakeeney,KS we stopped and got out of the truck about 45 minutes to get a sit down meal. Our appointment was at 1600 and we pulled in at 1555 local time. Granted we would have been probably 30 minutes early but they are doing construction on I-15 in Vegas and that held us up. We re-set our fuel so we could see how many gallons we used on this trip and what our mpg was. We ended up using 223.3 gallons of fuel and we got 6.9 mpg. I know what you are thinking, but 6.9 in a truck is awesome! They paid us $1220.62 in fuel surcharge and we only paid $1026 for that fuel which means we made money off the fuel surcharge. SWEET! Now we are going to drive 55 for a month and see what kind of savings we are seeing but so far I am liking it. It is going to take some getting used to though to sit in the seat longer than what we are used to in order to cover the same amount of ground..
We are heading home this weekend and our FM found us a load that is loading in Irwindale,CA in the morning at 0700 and we are dropping it off at our drop lot in Justin,TX so that will get us home. Our FM always comes through for us on these things and we really appreciate it. I know we were off a few days in Springfield, but we have stuff we need to get done at the house. And the last two weeks were good and we have made enough last week even taking that class to cover the truck payment and we will make enough with these two trips to cover this weeks payment so we shouldn't come out in the hole. Once we get back out we willl stay another 4 weeks until Justin's graduation from Navy Boot Camp which is I believe August 20th so that is the next time we will take a day off.
So now we are done and are going to head down to Barstow,CA to spend the night and I will drive us into Irwindale,CA in the morning to pick up this next load.
Well, here we are in Henderson,NV. Since we decided to stay until Monday am and get a restart on our hours, there were a lot of teams looking for a load first thing Monday. Our FM found us a load that was dropped there in the yard coming to Henderson but it didn't have to be here until Wednesday at 1600 and it was an appointment which meant we really couldn't deliver it any earlier. So we stayed the night in the truck Monday and headed out about 0530 Tuesday morning. Going to that class we saw what a huge difference it makes going slower and getting better fuel mileage. We already knew this and usually only run 58-60 but we decided to see what going 55 mph would do and how big a difference it would make. Since we were coming to Henderson which is a suburb of Las Vegas, we headed up to Kansas City,MO from Springfield and hit I-70 across Colorado and the Rockies and over to I-15 in Utah and then south to Henderson. That route has quite a few pulls in it (mountains). Ok, so it has a LOT of them. But we stuck to 55 mph the whole way. Granted this made for a LONG day in the seat just to get our miles. We stopped only long enough to fuel twice and once over in Wakeeney,KS we stopped and got out of the truck about 45 minutes to get a sit down meal. Our appointment was at 1600 and we pulled in at 1555 local time. Granted we would have been probably 30 minutes early but they are doing construction on I-15 in Vegas and that held us up. We re-set our fuel so we could see how many gallons we used on this trip and what our mpg was. We ended up using 223.3 gallons of fuel and we got 6.9 mpg. I know what you are thinking, but 6.9 in a truck is awesome! They paid us $1220.62 in fuel surcharge and we only paid $1026 for that fuel which means we made money off the fuel surcharge. SWEET! Now we are going to drive 55 for a month and see what kind of savings we are seeing but so far I am liking it. It is going to take some getting used to though to sit in the seat longer than what we are used to in order to cover the same amount of ground..
We are heading home this weekend and our FM found us a load that is loading in Irwindale,CA in the morning at 0700 and we are dropping it off at our drop lot in Justin,TX so that will get us home. Our FM always comes through for us on these things and we really appreciate it. I know we were off a few days in Springfield, but we have stuff we need to get done at the house. And the last two weeks were good and we have made enough last week even taking that class to cover the truck payment and we will make enough with these two trips to cover this weeks payment so we shouldn't come out in the hole. Once we get back out we willl stay another 4 weeks until Justin's graduation from Navy Boot Camp which is I believe August 20th so that is the next time we will take a day off.
So now we are done and are going to head down to Barstow,CA to spend the night and I will drive us into Irwindale,CA in the morning to pick up this next load.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
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!
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!
Monday, July 14, 2008
Manassas,VA
Wow! It has been 5 days since I have posted. I am sorry for neglecting yall, but we have been BUSY!! Last Friday morning we dropped our Top Secret load of pharmaceuticals in Sparks,NV. It's ok, I can tell you now and not have to kill you since we are finished with that load. :) From there we get a new assignment to drive 180 miles into Pittsburg,CA and pick up a load going back to the east cost with four drops. The drops are in PA, VA, MA and ME. I checked our hours and knew we could do it but it was going to be really tight. See, our first delivery was this morning in Youngwood,PA and then our second was before 1400 in Manassas,VA. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but I am out of hours and could only work an hour and forty-five minutes today. EEK! So, we bust ass to get this load here. I picked up in Pittsburg,CA and drove us to Sacramento where we grabbed something to eat at the 49'er Truck Stop and J took over from there. To conserve on his hours also, because he was getting short on them, he just drove us to Fernley,NV where I took over at 0700 on Saturday morning. So, from the time I left on Saturday to when we made our second stop today, Monday, at 1345 hours, we had to cover 2550 miles. That is a LOT of miles to cover. And it is a Hazmat load so we have FOUR placards on each side of the trailer. Two of which say Dangerous and Toxic. LOL! But we decided to push it and get here because this is a REALLY good paying load. The total load is paying $7233.20 including the fuel surcharge. Linehaul alone, which is what we get minus the fuel over and above the FSC, is $4046.32. So we will probably see about $3500 of that. And this is the second load of the week. The other load that will go on this paycheck paid a total of $4048.19 including FSC. So even with our fuel and truck payment and other misc stuff coming out, we should have a paycheck close to$2500-$4000. And that is for a WEEK ladies and gentlemen. See why we needed to haul ass and get this load in for this week?? I know I don't normally talk about pay, but we are finally getting in a groove of being able to stay out 4-5 weeks at a time and that is when this business turns really profitable. If we take a week off, we still have to cover our truck payment and fixed expenses which are a little over $1000 so the longer we stay out working, the better our checks are because we aren't in the hole from owing a truck payment by taking a week off. We had a good paycheck last week, not as good as this one will be, but it was only a few hundred less. So you could say I am VERY happy we made the switch to Prime. AND I have even paid my taxes so I don't have to worry about that biting me in the ass at some point.
That is what we have been doing this past week. This week we will make these other two drops on our Hazmat load and then robably get a load into Springfield so we can take the ACEII business class. After that, we will run about a week and then go home for the 25th thru the 28th. My birthday is the 25th so we will be getting together with our friends back home. I sure do miss them! I love what we do and wouldn't trade it for anything, but I have found there are two things that I really miss about having a normal job. One is the friends and being able to hang out and the other is cooking. I really REALLY miss cooking! And damn it, I am a freaking good cook!!
In other Smokey related news, our little dog is getting so big. Yesterday, he actually lifted his leg to pee on a tree. I am such a proud Momma!! And when we stopped last night at a Service Plaza in Indiana, there was another guy walking his dog which was a Black Lab who happened to only be a year old. So they sniffed each other and I guess realized they were both basically still pups, so they sat there and ran around and wrestled for probably 30 minutes. That is really the first time he has gotten to "play" with another dog. Our other dog Bandit that my mom has right now, is seven years old and set in her ways and didn't want anything to do with Smokey because she is such a loner. He tried to play with her and she bit him. It was more of a dominance thing because she is older, and it wasn't an aggressive thing, but she just isn't into the whole "playing" thing. So it was really enjoyable watching him and the other dog, whose name was Jake, play together. He was worn out when they were done. Got into the truck, got a drink, and was OUT!
So there you have it, the T-Net update. I promise I won't neglect you guys for a week again. :)
That is what we have been doing this past week. This week we will make these other two drops on our Hazmat load and then robably get a load into Springfield so we can take the ACEII business class. After that, we will run about a week and then go home for the 25th thru the 28th. My birthday is the 25th so we will be getting together with our friends back home. I sure do miss them! I love what we do and wouldn't trade it for anything, but I have found there are two things that I really miss about having a normal job. One is the friends and being able to hang out and the other is cooking. I really REALLY miss cooking! And damn it, I am a freaking good cook!!
In other Smokey related news, our little dog is getting so big. Yesterday, he actually lifted his leg to pee on a tree. I am such a proud Momma!! And when we stopped last night at a Service Plaza in Indiana, there was another guy walking his dog which was a Black Lab who happened to only be a year old. So they sniffed each other and I guess realized they were both basically still pups, so they sat there and ran around and wrestled for probably 30 minutes. That is really the first time he has gotten to "play" with another dog. Our other dog Bandit that my mom has right now, is seven years old and set in her ways and didn't want anything to do with Smokey because she is such a loner. He tried to play with her and she bit him. It was more of a dominance thing because she is older, and it wasn't an aggressive thing, but she just isn't into the whole "playing" thing. So it was really enjoyable watching him and the other dog, whose name was Jake, play together. He was worn out when they were done. Got into the truck, got a drink, and was OUT!
So there you have it, the T-Net update. I promise I won't neglect you guys for a week again. :)
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