I'm sorry that it has taken me more than two weeks to post this. Ron and I have been driving our little heads off. We have been all up and down the east coast from Massachusetts to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to West Virginia to California to Las Vegas, back to California and now we're sitting in Buffalo, New York. There were several small runs in between some of these runs also. But a vast majority of them were loads that we had to baby-sit and had just enough time to deliver. On a lot of these back-to-back runs our poor truck never stopped except to fill up with more fuel--24/7. This doesn't leave too much time for anything. Including getting sick.
We have learned one thing in all of this---it's NO fun getting sick in 100 inches of space. Ron got the flu one day and about 36 hrs. later I came down with it. It took the wind out of all our sails and required 4-5 days of recovery each. I'd hate to think what would have happened if we hadn't had our flu shots! Hopefully we're recovered but are trying to ward off colds and other seasonal bugs.
We want to take this time to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. It's Saturday evening as I write this and we are hoping to be home by Wednesday evening. We will be going into a new (2013) truck the first of the year and must return this one to its owner on Thursday, which means cleaning out to the barest as soon as we get home. Shopping for each other, packing, and stocking supplies for our trip come Friday & Saturday. Robyn and Caleb will be spending the night Saturday night with us and 4:00a..m. Sunday we will be leaving for a week in the Smoky Mountains of Pigeon Forge. We've rented a cabin for the week and Ron's sister is joining us from Florida. We will be going to the United Methodist church nearby for Christmas Eve service @ 11p.m., having an old fashioned family Christmas day, and going to Dollywood the day after. How's that for a down-home Smoky Mountain Christmas? We are all so excited! Poor Caleb thought time was moving too slow (he lost a week in his counting) and I think Donna (Ron's sister) has gone way overboard. Probably because we are the only family she has left and it is our first Christmas all together. I'm just looking forward to some much-needed rest and relaxation. Then on Saturday, the 29th we pack everything up and head back to our respective homes. We'll be back in our own place in time to usher in the New Year. We may be leaving again on the 1st if we have to take the new truck to the FedEx main office in Ohio for testing that must be done before we can take it on the road. At this moment the owner isn't sure if he is doing it or wants us to. And I'm not going to worry about it until after Dec. 30!
We wish you the best and may God shine His blessings on each one. Until next time . . . . . . . .
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