Started off with a good breakfast at a little place next to the truck stop.  They advertised all you can eat catfish but I guess we will have to miss that delicacy since it’s so early.  Shucks! 

We were heading out early to Nebraska but apparently the landing gear that the guy fixed yesterday was just a temporary fix to get us to a repair shop.   A bolt or bar or something is broken and the landing gear won’t go up.  The guy was able to get them up yesterday but now they can’t go down.   Basically, we can’t drop this trailer tomorrow because if we unhook it from the truck without the front landing gear down it will fall.   So, here we go to another repair shop. 2 in 2 days.  I hope this isn’t a pattern.  

Drove to one shop they told us about but the guy said he couldn’t fix it.   This being Friday half his staff called off and well it was Friday.  So we went to a place in Kansas that could take us.  Total of about 30 minute job so in and out and back on the road.   

We are going to get to Nebraska tonight and drop off time isn’t until 3 pm tomorrow but it’s walmart and they don’t allow any early drop offs.   Walmart is also the place that had the sign on the window of do not even think to ask me about your load until you have waited at least 4 hours.   Hope with tomorrow being Saturday they will be in a hurry to go home and get us unloaded quickly.  

Kansas wheat field.   If you look way off in the distance you can see the house and barn.  

Nebraska.   I gotta pee!   Too bad I guess.   

After another hour and a half we finally found a little convenient store.   Sheeeewwwww! 

We parked for the night in Elm Creek, Nebraska.   About an hour from our stop tomorrow.  Our appointment isn’t until 3 so we don’t have to get up early.  

The sky tonight is pitch black except for the moon. Jupiter and Venus.  The way they are lined up is so cool.  Wonder what it means.  

Turning in.  Goodnight y”all! 
  

DG:  What can I say?  She told everything.  All I did was drive. So nice having my baby back with me. 

The sky was blue and the fields green and gold, the corn and the wheat that feeds us all grows thick in the fields of Kansas. 

Good night and God bless. 

8 am.  Up and showered and now time for breakfast.   The wonderful choices available to us this morning are Starbucks or Burger King. Burger King it is I guess.   Greg is having the eggs and sausage.   No sugar before driving.  He falls asleep.   I’m just having a bacon crissonwich.   No eggs for me!  
 

Made it to our destination with plenty of time to spare.   Had a little hiccup starting out as the trailer breaks didn’t want to let go but they finally released and we were good to go.  

Dallas Texas.  108 degrees!!  Guess the storm is over.  

Well, gotta go by tire place.  That brake is still sticking.   Hope we aren’t long!    We weren’t too long.  Had a nail in the tire so they fixed it and we are off again.   Headed to Sherman, Texas for juice and then to Nebraska. 

Got to Sunny Delight in Sherman and the trailer has a broken landing gear.   Call in to roadside assist.   Oh boy.  

Only took about two hours to get fixed.  Not bad but time lost today.   Back on the road.  

Crossed in to oklahoma in just about half an hour or so.   There has been a lot of flooding through here.  The streams and rivers are really high and muddy and just churning with debri and how fast they are going.   Several spots where it looks like it has been across the road but thankfully no standing water.   We went through one area that looked fhe like electricity was out in all the stores.  

Passed a couple of casinos though who didn’t seem to have any trouble with the lights.  

We went by one casino who had Chubby Checker and Jerry Lee Lewis performing.  I didn’t know those guys were still around.   Another one had Boston, Pink Floyd and REO Speedwagon. So I guess old rockers don’t die they just play the Indian casinos.  

We have parked for the night just outside Oklahoma City in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Parking lot here is soaked and muddy.   Looks like it flooded here too.  So sad.   

Well, going to watch a bit of TV and turn in.  Goodnight y’all.  

 DG:  Off to a shaky start but all is good now. Little over five hundred miles to go tomorrow.  Make that easy. But need sleep first. 

Love to all. Good night and God bless. 

Woke up at 3:30 this am and on the road around 4.   Greg has a full thermos of coffee so he is set to go.   Hope the rain in Dallas is gone or slowed down some by the time we get there.  Looks like Tropical Storm Bill is having a good time.  

We passed the new Bass Pro Shop in Memphis this morning.   Big pyramid complete with lodge, restaurant, fish tanks, etc.  Looks pretty cool.  

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1aF4-8tgPWU
  
In Arkansas for a bathroom break.  Decided to get breakfast.   I don’t know about you but I always feels better when there is an ex army guy with a gun on his hip in line.  

Made it to Dallas without a lot of fuss on our end from Tropical Storm Bill.   Rain off and on but not heavy.   

Parked for the night and decided to go to Soul Mans barbecue across the street.   Oh my!  I’m about to bust and I probably didn’t eat half of my soul bowl.   Mine had Fritos, spicy beans, cheese, pulled pork and beef topped with barbecue sauce and jalapeños.   Gregs had the same except he had sausage instead of beef and onions.   It was so good but huge portions.   

DG:  We have been blessed when it comes to weather.  Storms all around us but we managed to avoid the bad stuff.  Dinner was good.  Ex-governor Rick Perry ate there. I know that from his pictures on the wall showing him in the restaurant posing with the owners.

11:00 appointment means we sleep in a little in the morning as we are only 30 minutes away from our destination.  All is quite in the truck stop.

Good night and God bless.

On the road again………. Oh shut up Willie Nelson its 3:30 in the morning.    Heading to Ohio.    New truck is going to take some getting used to.   Finding all the lights and switches.  I turned on what I thought was the air but was apparently the heat.   No wonder it was getting hot in here.   It’s also 3:30 which doesn’t help!  

Made it on time to the shipper but they can’t find load number we have so we wait.  Time for a nap!   

Well the load didn’t take long.   Greg no sooner got to put his head down on the pillow and the guy knocked on the door to say they were done.    I got a little nap though.   

We have stopped for the night at Hurricane Mills, Tennesse.   Home of Loretta Lynn.  Signs everywhere to come tour her house.  This is when I wish we had alternate driving means to get somewhere.   Would love to see her house.  

Getting up early again so turning in.   Goodnight y’all! 

DG:  There is joy in the truck once more. I cannot express how happy it makes me to look over and see that smiling face I love so much. 

We are on our way to Texas. Hoping to spend some time with Doc. Have close to 600 miles to go so barring any traffic or construction we should be able to make it. 

Love to all. Good night and God bless. 

Its early and Greg is already asleep.   Truck has to leave at 4 am to get to West Chester, Ohio by 7 am and then on to Dallas.  

Got the truck completely loaded today so it’s ready to go.   Got a small storage shed for most of the boxes of stuff we had in moms garage.   

Guess I’m going to have to get back in the swing of things and go to bed early too.  

Goodnight y’all

Short and sweet today because we have been so busy.   Spent most of the day cleaning new teuck and getting all of our stuff in there and finding out where it’s all going to go.   Then went to dinner with Paul and his family at Roadhouse which was nice.   We all ate until we about popped.   Then went to Walmart to get a few things we needed.   Then went to old house to check on things and then home.  Greg fell asleep on the couch.   I’m not far behind.

Back on the road tomorrow!

Goodnight y’all.

DG:  I’m right outside of Columbus, OH and I can already feel the humidity. Did I acclimate that fast to the dryness of the desert climes?  May be. 

Well I just pulled into the dock about five minutes ago, I have a trailer that’s about two thirds full so this shouldn’t take long once they get started. 

Time to kick back and rest for my next trip-home to get my baby. 

Annie – Woo Hoo!! 

Ok.  Now I’m mad.  Just got a call from Greg that said his time ran out and he can’t get back on the road until midnight.  He is 90 freaking miles away!!!!

DG:  Thank you government regulators. DOT, gotta love ’em.  Well, I’m back. Got my baby.  That’s all I need. 

Good night and God bless. 

DG:  Made it to appointment 45 minutes early. They sent me right to a dock but they haven’t started unloading as yet. Should be soon because they don’t want these strawberries to lose their freshness. Most places we go to, once we are at the dock we take our bills to receiving and they keep them until we are unloaded, then stamp them and give them back. They told me since these are strawberries I don’t have to do that just go back to the gate once unloaded so they can check the trailer to make sure I’m not taking anything out. That’s good. Saves me time. 

Well, it’s been 30 minutes and they haven’t started so guess I’ll lie down for a bit. 

7:34 unloading begins. 7:58 done. 

Went to truck stop right across the street to await info on next trip. Got one for PA. Just after writing down the info I get another message to call dispatch to discuss live dispatch info. I call and they changed my load to one going right outside Columbus, OH.  From there I will go picked up my sweetheart and have a joyous reunion.  Won’t be long now honey pie. 

Good night and God bless. 

Annie – Yeah!!  I am packed and ready!  Hope to see you soon!  

Morris, IL, corn, corn and more corn. 

Found a pizza place on line within walking distance. Thinking about going there for dinner. My appointment is not until 7:15 in the morning so have some time to relax. 

Found Dwight’s Pizza. Now to see if these guys know what they’re doing. Oh, and they have RC cola on tap. Don’t see that very often. Had to have one. They have Diet Rite too but I remember what that taste like so opted for the RC. Now if they only had Moon Pies this may be my new favorite spot. But we will reserve judgment till after the pizza. 

Okay, pizza was the best I have had since Rosie’s. Thin, crispy crust, good tomatoe sauce, pepperoni had just a little kick to it. Good stuff.  

Very cheesy. I couldn’t finish it so brought two pieces back to the truck for breakfast. Oh, and it’s not Dwight’s Pizza like a guy’s name. Dwight is the name of the town nearby. Apparently I am not in Morris, but Dwight, IL. I stand corrected. 

That’s all I got. Excited to see what tomorrow brings and how directly they will point me in the direction of my sweetheart.    

Love to all. Good night and God bless. 

Annie – So jealous about the pizza!    Would love to have a good slice.  Not going to get it around here.  

I did a lot of rearranging and packing today getting ready for my sweetie.   If they send him back to California before he gets me I may cry.  LOL

Well, turning in.   Goodnight y’all.  

One day closer to home. Can’t wait. 

Only one picture today. You may have seen this before as we were here sometime back. It’s the big Indian that greets you as you come into the Woodshed Travel Center at the Big Cabin exit on I-44 in Oklahoma.  It’s a nice place with lots of parking, a decent restaurant, inexpensive laundry, showers and a fairly large driver’s lounge with a big screen tv. 

  
I had to stop early today due to the government’s determination that I was too tired to drive any further based on the number of hours that I have worked and driven over the past seven days.  However, if I had worked/driven more one week ago I would have been able to work/drive more today. Wow, that’s some government calculations for you. 

Love to all. That’s it from your friendly driver in the rolling hills of Oklahoma.

Good night and God bless.