I'm Back!!!

I can't believe it's been 10 days since I posted anything new. We have been so busy since we left home--3 cross-country runs in a row and then a necessary 2 days down time near San Jose, Ca. We were able to stay at the same truckstop as before and visit PeaSoup Andersen's restaurant. We were also able to revisit the Los Banos UM Church. We've been there so many times that people are starting to recognize us. Ron thinks they're getting ready to ask us to membership classes. :)

We are now in Las Vegas for the second time in 3 days. We pick up our load around noon tomorrow and head out for delivery in Florida on Monday morning. We hope to be able to visit with Ron's sister and brother-in-law while we're there.

We have satellite radio in the truck and our car (which is a blessing on the road) and Ron has gotten me hooked on Southern Gospel Music. We listen exclusively to the station "Enlighten" and hear a wonderful variety of music. They play oldies, contemporary, new, soloes, quartets, groups, you name it. They also air programs like Gospel Greats, Bill Gaither's Homecoming, and guest shows like Daniel Britt & Friends. Over all I love the music but once in a while I hear one that will set my teeth on edge. At these times, usually an oldie with a very prominent twang, all my vocal instruction slams to the front of my brain. Case in point: holding a very long note or chord on the letter R. This is also usually done at a decibel level or two above normal range.

But most often the music is music to live by and relates to everyone listening= the Love and Grace of God and Jesus Christ.

I recommend this station to all lovers of music. It can be found on Sirius/XM radio on channel 18. Try it, you'll like it. Give it a chance to grow on you. I did and love it. Until next time . . . . .

On the Road Again . . .and again . . . and again

We were home for a week dealing with truck issues. We've gone into a different truck, a little heavier in the front, bigger sleeper, same size box. After spending a day in the shop in Ft. Wayne and getting everything packed into the sleeper, we were finally ready to leave. Our first load came 30 minutes later with a pick-up in Crane, In. south of Indianapolis and took us to Yuma, Arizona. Being a priority load we had to drive straight through. Thank goodness we had most of today to relax and acquaint ourselves with our new "pad".

This truck has a hardwood floor, hot and cold water, microwave, DirecTv in motion, 14 cabinets and a full size refrigerator. But in getting the fridge we had to give up our double closet. Our new closet is only about 6 inches wide. We have our coats and church clothes hanging with the computer in the bottom. No room for anything else.

We still haven't been able to get to my niece's house in Tucson. We are laying over in Phoenix--so close yet so far away. We leave in the morning to take a load to Joplin, Mo. We'll get to see how they are recovering from the horrendous tornado. Until next time . . . . . .

A Long Weekend

Thank you one and all for the travel prayers last week. We made it to Delaware unscathed right behind Hurricane Irene. We didn't see any destruction at all. God is so good!

We've been all over the place since then-Pennsylvania, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Alabama, Tennessee, back to Indiana and then we head to New Jersey. I just wish we could do some of the driving during the day instead of all night long. On our days off I feel like a new baby with my days and nights mixed up.

We have been working at FedEx Custom Critical for an entire year now. Amazing how time flies when you're having fun! Haha. If someone had told me a few years ago that I would be driving over the road I would have laughed in their faces. But here I am, and there and here and there, and back again. And I'm loving it. Of course having my hubby with me really helps.

I hope everyone enjoys a wonderful, safe, long weekend and that the weather is 100% cooperative. Until next time . . . . . .