on the road as usual

Well were about to finish a trip from Riverside, California to Pottsville Pennsylvania. been a pretty uneventful trip fuel mileage is been good, loads light. And OK. all and all all is going good. My son and I went camping with the Boy Scouts last weekend in Lebanon, Missouri. We have a lot of fun I wound up sleeping on the ground, even though I brought an air mattress. You know, sometimes those things just leak a little. Nothing like going to sleep comfy on an air mattress and waking up with a rock in your back. Not sure where I'm going to go next, we deliver a Wal-Mart here in Pottsville Pennsylvania in eight o'clock in the morning.

I guess I'll write more when I find out where were going next.

So for now, we're signing off from the road, you'll have a great daywill talk at you later.

Staci and Tom

So here is another video. This is Tom's sister Staci and him. I will have more video's to come in the near future.

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Tom's Video

So now I have some scanned in of Tom growing up, I thought you might love to see them.
Enjoy!!

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Video of Cousin Malorie

So Tom got some pictures from his Uncle Verne's house this summer and I finally got some of them scanned in. Here is a video of Tom's cousin Malorie and Aunt Cinda. More to come....I PROMISE!!!

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life on the road

Well plans change quicker than I expected them to. as you seen from my wife's previous post, things changed quite a bit. well I thought we were going Hammond, Wisconsin, as it turns out, I guess were going to Minneapolis, Minnesota. as my wife said the bill said we were supposed to go to Minnesota. But apparently the QUALCOMM said we were going to Hammond Wisconsin.not really sure who made this boo-boo, but apparently it's a little bit of a boo-boo. at least this was a good lesson for my trainee. and now he knows to check the bills thoroughly before doin loaded call.

Well anyway, I guess that's all for tonight y'all have a great day talk to you all later.

Geography Question

So, I'm just wondering if Geography and Reading are taught differently in different states???

So, here's the deal.....Tom gets dispatched on a load going from California to deliver one stop in Wisconsin and then the last load in Illinois. So his trainee picks up the load, gets the paperwork and then does a live load call. That's great, he does what he needs to do and starts to head towards Wisconsin. Well Tom happened to be looking at the paperwork as they are sitting in Iowa and the paperwork says his first stop is in Minnesota.

My question is......Since when is Minnesota also known as Wisconsin????? If you know the answer to this, then let me know please!

Life on the road.

Well that plan changed. We did the short hop now we are in UT bound for WI then on to IL we del Mon and Tue, Everything been going OK somehow got stuck on nights i hate nights getting to old to drive all night. Well that's all for now when i get a chance i will do a video of road pics y'all have a great day.

Cute Babies Movie

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So this is my first one, so it didnt quite turn out like i wanted, but wanted to play around with it. Better ones to come I promise!!!!

Quick Update

So here is a quick update on things. I finally got my appointment to see a neurologist on October 28th!! Can you say hurry up and get in or what. I got the results of my MRI. I have a bulging disc in my lower back but that's not what is causing all my problems. Right now its a waiting game. I am feeling better from the steroids affecting me. Thank goodness.

So TJ is doing mandatory state testing all week in school. He is doing really good and much better since now he feels needed here by us. He feels loved and boy does that make a difference. he is making friends too which is really good.

Tom is good. He is in California delivering tonight and then doing a short hopper and then picking up another load in the morning going to Virginia. (I have no idea...so ask me later) His co driver has been worthless lately (Partly because he was sick, but also taking advantage of being lazy). Grrr he should be in sometime next week.

Feeling better

Have you ever had such terrible pain and wished it would just go away but wouldn't wish it on your worst enemy??? I've been there this last week. I've been on some steroids the last 6 days and oh my gosh did it make me sick. I would be sooo tired and jittery and stomach messed up that I just wanted to stay in bed. Me and TJ had a very lazy weekend. He curled up with me on the couch and just stayed there with me. I don't think we moved hardly at all on Saturday. I went to physical therapy and i am now using a cane full time until further notice and I am getting a brace for my leg to help it. I dont get the brace until my appointment on Sept. 23rd.

So TJ is doing good. He has testing all this week for the 5th grade. He is taking the custody change pretty well. He knows he is going to get more of what he needs down here. We never would down his mom or stepdad infront of him but he knows how they cant take care of him. Now we are just waiting to get a copy of the papers from the judge finalizing the custody arraingment.

So Tom got to spend some time with his dad while in New York which was nice. Bud has met a real sweet lady who has made him soooo happy. I have never heard him as gitty as he is. I am so happy for them and cant wait to meet her. So Tom left Elmira and went to Baldwinsville, NY to pick up a Budweiser load going to Knoxville, TN area. He delivered this morning and not sure where he's going next.

So here is a picture of Tom and Bud. I am glad I finally got a picture of them.

lalalalalalala

so here it is almost 4:00 am and i cant sleep. i am real nervous about tomorrow. tom is going to court to hopefully finalize custody and im afraid something may go wrong. i dont know what, but theres just that fear.
so i went to go get an mri done today to figure out what is going on with my leg. im getting to the point where there is alot of pain and not feeling good and its becoming unbearable so we are trying to figure out what is going on. in the meantime i am on a bunch of meds and now have an appointment with physical therapy in the morning to see if there is anything they can do to help me. hopefully next week i will also have an appointment with a neurologist to test the nerves in my leg and back. hopefully it'll get better soon.
so after blogging i think im tired enough where i may be able to catch a few hours of sleep. wishing you all a great remainder of the week.

TJ

Ok, so here is TJ's school picture for 2008-2009 school year. He is in 5th grade! He is sooo cute! And look at those dimples. If you dont agree with me that he is adorable, you need glasses!!!

Tom and TJ

So, Tom is on his way from TN up to PA where he can then go up to NY for court. He is going on Friday to hopefully finalize custody of keeping TJ with us. He is more stable, less moody, and definitely doing better in school. Tom and I have really been hoping to get full custody of TJ someday, however we were shocked when they started the proceedings and everything. They don't seem to really care about his feeling otherwise they would call more or something. When we told TJ about how we were making things legal and he would live with us until further notice, he actually took it pretty well. We had been having problems with him not bringing stuff home from school. Since that night we all 3 talked, TJ has brought home all his work (to our knowledge), brought home a Science test he took and got an A on and also took 2 AR reading tests and got 100% on both of them. His attitude has improved in alot of ways (minus the typical attitude) and he is making friends. I find him more out with his friends after school than just sitting around doing nothing. Im hoping that we can keep him going on the straight path and make him realize that he matters to someone. We love him sooo much and are so happy he is here with us!

Sold my couch...

So, we got a new sectional off craigslist that is real nice, so we decided to sell our hide-a-bed on craigslist. Well, after people saying ill come look and buy it, no one showed. So then yesterday afternoon a college kid from Springfield called me and said him and a few guys would come look at it, they showed up at like 9:15 at night. 3 of the 4 guys went and sat down on it and here is how I knew they wanted to buy it:
Guy 1 - "Dude this is soooo the drinkin' couch"
Guy 3 - "ooooooohhhhhhhh yeah"
Guy 2 - Thumbs up

OMG what a freakin funny moment!! So then i was torn because I was thinking about how much to sell it to them for. I was thinking before they came if they were guys that seemed serious into school I was gonna lower it, but after a 1/2 second I said heck no. They are the partiers and need to pay full price. OMG what a Daniel moment!!!

What the.....

OK....so yeah ive been kinda moody today for many reason I dont need to share. So my husband bugged me to post, so Im gonna post!!! But first let me ask all you women out there a question...If you tell your husband that your love them, but do you normally get??? If you get what I got tonight, call me and we can talk!!! Here is how the conversation went:

Jessica - "I love you honey!! I miss you!!"
Tom - "Really?? Uh, I love you too"


WHAT THE HECK DUDE!!!!!!!! This post is for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


OH YEAH....BY THE WAY.....Just so you know....

Damn Foreigners

Well I was asleep taking a nap but a damn foreign driver that don't know how to drive decided to wake me up in a not nice way. He didn't take into account the 8 foot swing of his trailer and hit my passenger side mirror bending it and breaking the cover. If these idiots want to come over here and drive truck they aughta at least know they have a trailer good grief. This moron wouldn't give me all the info i needed so the shipper held him here and called the cops which he proceeded to piss off big time if they could have found anything he would have been going to jail.he was annoying me so much that i almost decked him damn what a way to start a Friday.

Funny Corgi's

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They are soooo cute!!

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News from the road.

Well wife says i should blog to so here goes. We are in Bolingbrook, IL headed to meet Hanna the Tropical storm hurricane in the Carolina's. We have 4 drops 2 in Greensboro 1 in Raleigh and final in rocky mount, NC hope we beet the storm but i don't think we will will post more later

Ruby and Frisbee

So about a week and a half ago we got a new dog. Her name is Ruby and she is a Corgi as well. Frisbee and her are getting along pretty well. She is really helping with teaching Frisbee a thing or two. She is AKC registered and is a great addition to the family. She is alot calmer and sweeter than Frisbee but we love them both.

Frisbee is enjoying the playmate. Being a Corgi, I was hoping he would get along with her and he has. He thinks he's king and she puts him in his place. It is really funny.

This Tuesday we took Ruby for a grooming appointment because she needed her toes clipped and her fur trimmed up and a bath. She is overweight so she got a real bad heat rash before we got her. After talking to the groomer we decided to trim her down short so she can heal and not be so hot. She is so cute and looks better, but Frisbee doesn't like it because he cant grab her by the fur anymore.

Craziness

Sorry everyone that its been too long. It has been a BUSY CRAZY month. Lots have happened.

So my trip to NY was great! I had lots of fun and loved it, but its always great to get home. I got to see alot of my family and friends and it was awesome. We went up to Aunt Diane and Uncle PJ's cottage on seneca lake and it was sooo relaxing but me and nanny ended up getting sick. It took me about 2 weeks on and off even after I got back home to shake that bug. It was sooo crappy. I am so glad that I feel better. So after I got back then it was time to start TJ at school.

Woooohooo!!!! School started August 14th. He is now in 5th grade where he starts switching teachers for Social Studies, Science and Reading. He also starts using a locker (which is already horrid). We are already starting the "I dont have to do my homework" routine. Im getting real frustrated already and tired of the game. Hopefully it will get better.

Thats all for now. I will finish up later.

2 days but not counting...

So I have 2 days before vacation begins, but I would never be counting the days. Its only been a year and a half plus since I've been home to NY to visit. Im really excited, but really nervous to fly. Ive never flown before and im just real nervous. Atleast I have someone flying with me that can help calm me down.
So Tom dropped a load going to New Mexico for tomorrow in Texas at the drop yard. He now FINALLY picked up a 28 trailer for the first time. He is going to pick up a HOT load for Tyson in Center, Texas going to Arizona by Thursday. He is now trying to figure out which Center, Texas he is suppose to go to because there are 4 of them in Texas. LOL Gotta love Mary.
So here is a picture of our new baby puppy Frisbee. He was chewing his bone and i distracted him for a second. He has been getting mad because I am going out of town. He's not happy.
So Im just trying to get stuff done before I leave, so thats it for now. Have a great day and be safe!!

Summer Fun

So we have had a fun summer so far. TJ ended school and then the next day we moved out of Springfield. I am so happy that we moved because it was getting more and more unsafe where we lived. We had people messing around the house and knowing the druggies lived across the ravine made a really uneasy feeling (especially with gunshots going off all the time lately!) I was really excited because we also had Ash come down for 2 months. She was able to help us move. The move could have gone better, but we made it a and are mostly unpacked. So TJ was in town for the month of June which was nice, but it was really good that he got to go up to NY to see his mom and stepdad and brothers and sister. I think he was really looking forward to it, but at the same time didnt want to go. I feel so bad that he gets torn like that, but theres nothing I can do.
So Tom came in for my birthday and was able to take TJ up to NY with him. He likes to ride on the truck with daddy. So for the month of July Ash has been doing an internship in Springfield for an animal hospital which she has enjoyed. She is so excited when she gets to work with them and I think she's had lots of fun. I have taken advantage of having the house to myself with her at work. I have been able to do what I wanted to do. Its been really nice. I miss the alone time during the year.
So we also have a new addition to the family. We adopted a dog off of craigslist in the middle of May. His name is Frisbee and he is a Pembroke Welsh Corgi. He is a tri color and really been a challenge. We were told he was about a year and a half, but there is NO WAY!!! He is Waaaayyyyy too puppy. We think maybe a year old. So he is not UTD on all his shots and because of his little phase of marking everything, we had him fixed as well. He is doing soo much better now than when we first got him. He is definately a daddy's boy. He is a good dog for the most part.
So, here we are July 27 and its gonna get busy here soon. On July 30th we are gonna pick up our friend Tessa and she is gonna come housesit and animal sit for us while I go to NY to visit and pick up TJ to bring him back down for the school year. July 31st I have to register TJ for school and then me and Ash are going up to St. Charles to visit family. We catch a flight on Aug. 1st to go to NY. I will spend a few days up there and then come home and get TJ ready for school, which starts on August 14th. They start early down here, but they also get out early!!
Tom is delivering right now down in Louisiana. Its been difficult because we are use to talking every day and we have had phone issues for the last few days and havent been able to talk. I miss him and its hard not to talk to him. It is soo not fun to not be able to talk to him. Luckily we are getting a housephone tomorrow, so hopefully that will help.
Well I guess that is enough for now, I will hopefully blog everyday so that you all can know whats going on. I send my love out to all my family and friends who are able to read this. Everyone be safe!!!