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I was a crabby girl!

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Anne Leonard

We just slammed from Ohio to Washington with barely any down time. Good news is we got our trip in for this weeks paycheck. With breakdown and family time we have had a rough couple months. Totally worth it but … Continue reading →

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Great Breakdown!

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Craig

Sometimes the timing is just perfect.  We were very overdue for maintenance on the truck.  We get an oil change and lube every 35,000 miles and we were about 10,000 overdue.  Also had a couple of minor issues with air … Continue reading →

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Never Know How To Dress

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Craig

It is so funny, the weather extremes can be…..extreme.  In the last week we got stuck in Rock Springs Wyoming due to a very light load and very high winds. (3375 lbs and 65 mph respectively) We had to wait … Continue reading →

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Just had to post this

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Craig

We are on home time and actually, for once, at home in Colorado.  We are having a blast with the kids and we went out this morning to go shooting out in the Pawnee Grasslands.  Here is a video of … Continue reading →

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We need to buy a car for California

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Craig

We are here so much we are actually talking about buying a cheap car to leave at the Colton terminal.  We are spending $150 to $200 a month for rental cars here so if we can find a deal we … Continue reading →

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The Great White North

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Craig

So, before Anne threw herself from the truck (there is a nasty rumor she was pushed) there we were, happily running on I-80 across Ohio very early in the morning when the truck computer dings with a message. “We need … Continue reading →

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Oooops….That is where I wanted to park

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Craig

So….I had my first accident.  It was just a fender bender and a combination of me being distracted, tired and just bad timing.  We will get back to this later. We had a great week coming out of home time … Continue reading →

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Where the heck did Anne go?

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Anne Leonard

I can’t believe I haven’t made a post in awhile. I hate that. I have the best of intentions and then the next thing I know I am driving or I am sleeping. One of the two and I think … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Craig

We did get out of Freightliner, finally.  Had a great sushi dinner with our friends Meaghan and Sean, I got a little sleep then we headed to Whittier for a 2 am FedEx pickup to Portland. We also have a … Continue reading →

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Whoops, that hissing sound cannot be good

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Craig

So we had a great time in Charlotte NC.  We dropped in Ashville and headed down to Charlotte where we basically had the day off as our FedEx pickup was not until 3:00 AM the next day.  We dropped our … Continue reading →

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