SINCE WE LEFT THE BEACH

Well, its been a long week. Since we left Fl 2 sundays ago, have we traveled. We left that monday for Baldwinsville, NY to delivery empty beer cans. We left there with full beer cans heading to Rogers, MN. We left Rogers on saturday morning to head Douglas, Ga. We had lunch on labor day with my daughter, Jenny, and Hannah, my granddaughter in Macon, Ga.
We ate at the Huddle House. All fried foods, but good. They have really good hamburgs and fries. After lunch, Les and I headed south to Douglas. We dropped that night and headed to Tifton, Ga. There is a Crete terminal there. We picked up our new truck on tuesday. I cant believe the amount of stuff we had in that old truck. Well, its all in the new one now, hahaha. Its nice having a new truck. My seat not broke in at all and i dont have an armrest on my seat. Thats it, im sending it back. Yeah right.....We are headed to Paris, Tx now for delivery this afternoon. We are in La now. Theres still alot of rain water here. Well i guess thats all for now. I'll try and remember to post tomorrow if i have time. Til then..........

OUR NEXT WEEKEND

This past weekend even more fun than the reunion. We got stuck in FL (hahaha). Yes really. Sat we were in Orlando and then Sun we were in Cresent Beach. Which is abot 30 miles north of Daytona Beach. We spent the day at the beach. We were like 2 kids in the water and the sand. We were way out with the guys on the surf boards. The wind was blowing and the waves were really big. The tropical storm was in Fl. So the ocean was really churning. We stayed out in the water til we could hardly stand up. We picked up sea shells and dug for those little things in the sand. Then we went back in the water. I think we like getting beat up by the waves. It was a wonderful day. After we cleaned up in the knock-off showered. We went to this little place called the South Beach Grill for a late lunch. We sat outside by the beach at some tables with people who were locals. We had fresh seafood specials. It was very good. Afterwards we headed back to the truckstop. We had such a good time. It seems like when we get a day off like that, with no warning, It always turns out great. We always find something in the area to do. BUT who would have ever thought we would get 2 days off in Fl in the summertime. NOT me, thats for sure. But as they say, all good things must come to an end. We got loaded this morning and are now headed to New York. But even thats not bad. We will be able to have lunch tomorrow in Pa with my folks. It will be good to see them. Its been about 2 1/2 months since we've been through Pa. I do miss them alot. Last friday on the way to Fl. we stopped in Ga to see my daughter. She was so excited. I miss her lots tooo. She soo beautiful and as is my granddaughter, Hannah. A little spoiled weed, she is. Well, thats about all for today.

REUNION UPDATED

I guess the first thing i need to do is tell you about Les's reunion. There was almost 200 people present. It was great. Les and his sisters got to talk to relatives they hadn't seen in 40 years. There were cousins there from Ca, Wa, Or and Ut. His sister and kids came from Az. And his sister from Or ,and her husband, neither who i've met before, were there. They have an uncle still living in Blackfoot and he was there. His name is Moran and he's 86. He looks great. We made nametags for everyone. They talked and cryed all day. We went around the tables and everyone introducted themselves. Telling us about their families and how they were related to one another. Which was nice for me, being new and all. The day was wonderful for my husband and his sisters. It was alot of work but was soooo worth it seeing their faces when people walked up to them. Next year i hope to find some more of the family i couldn't find this year. I think everyone was sad when the sun went down and the evening drew to a close. But we now have correct addresses and phone numbers for everyone. Our Christmas card list got very long that day. I had such a nice time. We had games for the kids and lots of candy. There was plenty of food and drink. We had a white elephant auction. and some guessing games for the adults. There was a swimming pool and also swing sets to play on. I can barely wait for next year.

I think I missed another one!!!!!!!!

Well we are in Wy today. Its been a fast trip since Chicago. Down through Il, then to Mo. to Ks and then Co. WOW! This country is so beautiful. I sometimes wonder why people leave here to vacation in other counries. there's so much to see here. I love going through the Denver area. All those prairie dogs running around between holes. There's also a place in Ks with a 60lb prairie dog. No kidding, there's a sign saying so. Soooo it must be true. And in Wy, all the anelopes in the hills eating. So much to see and enjoy. We are going to Ogden tonight and then on to Idaho tomorrow sometime. I have lots of errands to do friday. I'm hopiing Les will help me, i'm sure he will. I'll try and make sure i post the days he's off the road. And this should have a whole new look next week. At least i'm hoping so. Be care for now.

I missed a day already.......

See that, i missed one already. we weren't even moving yesterday. We are layed over in Kansas City, Mo. We load today to head to Denver for wed morning at 7am and then to Ogden, Ut for thur morning at 9am. Then back to Idaho for 3 days off. We have been at the petro truck stop since friday night. Just hanging out watching dish network. Yes we have a dish on the truck and i love it. More than 250 channels, so sweet. I guess i could have posted yesterday if Les would take the remote from me. And of course we took a long nap. Always nice in the middle of the day. Well til tomorrow...........

undate...hahaha

Well, its been forever and really this time i promise to keep this up. We've been so many different places since i posted last. It was Easter last time i posted here. We've been to every state but Me, Vt, and NH. Its amazing how we get around so fast. We just came the whole way across the country in the northern states from Wa to Il. Dropped the trailer last night in Romeoville, Il and reloaded for Harrisonville, Mo. It was my first time to Wi. I called my aunt in the twin cities, whom i havent seen in maybe 20 years. We tryed to make time to stop but couldn't. But next we are going to make time to stop for sure. I also talked to my cousin, Brian. I haven't seen him in 25 years. Hes grown with 3 kids now. Imagine that?
We are headed back to Idaho this week. Les's family reunion is this weekend. My reunion is also next Sunday, but back in Pa, of course. I was kind of in charge of it this year. Picking out the place and doing invitations. Theres lots of people coming that Les and his sisters haven't seen in like 25-30 years. Its going to be very exciting for them. This is only my 2nd year at the Hepworth-Hiatt reunion. And im sure to meet alot more family this year. And this blog will have an all new look to it. Les's hephew is going to show me how to put more pics, in the form of a slide show, on here. i can't hardly wait.
We are headed down a side road off I-72 through Mo. I'm hoping to find a fruit and veggie stand on the way. We got some wonderful tomatoes and peaches a few weeks ago in Ga. We ate the whole bags of 20 peaches in less than 2 days. they were great. We also got some green tomoates. When we got to Angie's (Les's daughter) house, she fried them up. They were very good.
Well im going to come back tomorrow and post again. I'm going to try and post everyday for Les's family to follow our travels. P.S. look for more pictures soon.

NEW STUFF

Hello everyone!!!! I know its been forever. Just been busy on the road. Not so much driving but just seeing family. I've seen my parents 3 times since Feb. and its wonderful. We spent Easter Sunday with them. We went to a nice restaurant in Gettysburg. My brother showed up to sur-
prise mom and dad. He had been in the middle east with VP Cheney. He got home the night before and just showed up to have dinner with us. It was a very nice surpise for all of us. I had not seen him in a year. My dad drove around the battlefield and showed Les some of the history. It was nice. Hes never been to the battlefield before. We are going to go back for a few days off and go on the
double decker bus. Its really cool. It was a nice day. We didnt find out til friday we would be able to visit on Sunday. We were in Jacksonville, Fl and luckily got a trip back to Pa. I think it was Gods will. You know, Easter and all. Anyway it was a great day. On Monday we went to Carlisle, Pa to see my friend, Tracy. She was glad we stopped. I'd hadn't seen her in 4 years. We had alot of catching up to do. Then on Tuesday we deliveried in Tremont,Pa and drove over to Milton and i got to see my friend Linda, We have been friends since childhood. Her home is right down the road from my home. We also had alot to chat about. She had adopted a little girl. She was a few days old when Linda got her. Shes a year now. Shes too cute for words. Keeps Linda hopping for sure. We are now off to Garland, Tx for Friday afternoon. Im sure it will be warmer there than in Pa. In Fl is was about 85 and sooo sunny. Next week we are headed for Idaho for a few days off. So until then.........

New Puppy

Well, we are back from our days off. We were soo busy, too many errands. After leaving Salt Lake we went to Socorro, Tx. If you've never heard of it, neither have we, but its south of El Paso,Tx. I actually thought he was going to Mexico. We went like 5 miles south, so i'm sure we were very close to the border. That was Sat around lunch. We then went back to El Paso, where we sat til
this morning waiting on another load. We got loaded Monday morning rather quickly. A load of copper wire going to Camden, NY. It was soo warm and beautiful on Sat. It was like 85 in El Paso.
I put on capris and summer shoes after we showered. Now we are headed back into the cold. But thats ok with me. A few days of summer is wonderful in March.
We got a new addition to our small family whle we were off. We got a boston bull terrier. Its a female and shes sooo cute. I added a picture on here. Shes in the dog bed with her brother, Luke, our Maltese puppy. She is 11 weeks old. They are getting along pretty good. She kind of took over the truck from Luke. She took over the dog bed and he slept on the floor. I felt sorry for him and put him on the bed with us. I'll take some more pictures outside and post them later today.

Tuesday mornings coming down

Well today i finally got back to Pa to see my family. I only got to see my mom. But it was so
wonderful. I haven't seen her or dad for almost a year. It was soo nice. She looks so healthy and happy. Her and dad are retired, but they both work part-time. They each drive vans for a trans-
portation company. They are on the road a few hours in the morning and then again at dinner time. Mom said today she missed her naptime. But she said it was fine. We had such a nice visit. I cant wait to go back again. Next time we are going to take a few days off there. Les has never been to Gettysburg, Pa. So it will be fun. My mom and i were making plans already today. We spent 4 hours together. It was soo nice. Then we drove off on our way to Oh. Then we are going back to Salt Lake City,Ut. Until tomorrow............

Since Houston

Well its been a long week. Since i posted last we have been all over the midwest and east coast. From Houston to Georgetown, SC to Beech Island, SC to Morrow, Ga to Statham, Ga to Minooka, Il to Springfield, Mo to Independence, Mo to Vineland, NJ. We are in Vineland now
getting 2 new tires. We dropped at General Mills and got a trailer with bad tires. We are then going to North Brunswick,NJ to pick-up. That going to Washington Courthouse,Oh. After that we will go farther west. Hubby is due for a few days off starting Sat. So we will be in Salt Lake City
hopefully by fri or sat. We are going to Pocatello,Idaho to the best western hotel for 2 nights and then back to Salt Lake. We will spent 2 days with Les's sister at her house. She lives along Utah Lake in Saratoga Springs, Ut. There is a outdoor, heated swimming pool and hottub. So, its lots of fun to visit her. It is even without the pool. Shes sooo nice and fun to be around. I am hoping tomorrow to get to see my parents. But i may only get to see mom. She will be in Carlisle about the same time as us. So hopefully ill see her. Well until i get to post again.....Sooo long

Saturday

If you've ever wondered what truckers do when they arent driving. Im going to tell you. We arrived at the TA truckstop last evening around 4:30 just east of Houston, Tx. We got a nice stop. And im sure you wonder why i say a nice spot. Well, we have a puppy and we got a spot near the grass. He is just getting use to real grass since we have been in the north for months. He now gets to go run in the real grass. After we played with him and enjoyed the best sun shine ever. We went inside to eat. If you have never eaten in a truckstop, they arent bad. Actually this one is above average. The food was good. I did the laundry when we were eating and we looked around the store. My hubby can always find something in the store to buy. We came back out to the truck and played outside with the dog again. The weather is amazing here. It must be 80 now. Anyway, after that we watched tv. Yes we have almost all the comforts of home in here. We usually park near cities at night to get tv. Its surprising how many channels we get with just the truck antenna. This morning, we played with the dog again outside and my hubby had to drink his pot of coffee before we headed out. We have a coffee maker too. Almost like home. We are getting ready to head down the road now. More to come tomorrow.....

my hubby

I just put my hubby's pic on here. Hes the love of my life. He is my life.

Luke

this is our new puppy. this name is Luke. hes with us in the truck. hes alot of fun.
he got to sniff the green grass for the first time this week. he was just getting use to
the snow.

hello to all my new friends. im new to this, so maybe someone could help me with loading pics and music. thanks