Friday, January 22, 2010
Snowed In (Out?)
With all the stormy weather in California giving us our share of rain and snow, driving a big rig becomes a tricky endeavor. We worry about the Grapevine closing, but Rick was delayed for a day plus near Redding, CA trying to get his load to Oregon. Snow and high winds forced the closure of a 20 mile stretch of I-5 near Mt Shasta. Rick took a little (forced) break waiting out the closure, courtesy of the California Highway Patrol. When the road finally opened, Rick reported a 3 hour traffic delay (ouch). Rather than fight it out, Rick waited through 2 movies and sailed on through. Successful, but late load, to Portland. Now, off to Colorado for even more winter weather. Drive safe!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Happy New Year and Happy Birthday!
Well it has been a long time since I posted. Time seems to fly by over the holidays, but we are now in a new year...and a great time to start fresh. Let's start by catching up:
Rick has been driving through the Western states in his regional runs and is staying closer to home. We were able to spend Christmas day together as a family. Yeah! That is something we never expected to occur earlier in the year when Rick was gone for months at a time. I have seem more of Rick in the last 2 months then I did the first 10 months of 2009. Rick is a family man and makes every effort to be here on important occasions to spend time with us. What a gentleman!
Rick is also celebrating (yes, I said celebrating) his 40th birthday this year (Jan. 4). We wish him all the best and continued success. Rick has always wanted to be a truck driver, and I am thankful (and happy) he gets to live his dream. He refers to himself as a "paid tourist" and that is a great attitude to have.
That was a little pothole in the road of news this week, as Rick went through his DOT physical. He was diagnosed with high blood pressure, and had to sit out New Year's weekend in Salt Lake City (he was a bit bored), awaiting blood pressure checks. We wish Rick good health as he begins new healthy habits. He continues truckin' as he resolves the issue with the medical personnel.
We wish Rick success in the new year and pray for good California weather for the Grapevine to stay open.
Rick has been driving through the Western states in his regional runs and is staying closer to home. We were able to spend Christmas day together as a family. Yeah! That is something we never expected to occur earlier in the year when Rick was gone for months at a time. I have seem more of Rick in the last 2 months then I did the first 10 months of 2009. Rick is a family man and makes every effort to be here on important occasions to spend time with us. What a gentleman!
Rick is also celebrating (yes, I said celebrating) his 40th birthday this year (Jan. 4). We wish him all the best and continued success. Rick has always wanted to be a truck driver, and I am thankful (and happy) he gets to live his dream. He refers to himself as a "paid tourist" and that is a great attitude to have.
That was a little pothole in the road of news this week, as Rick went through his DOT physical. He was diagnosed with high blood pressure, and had to sit out New Year's weekend in Salt Lake City (he was a bit bored), awaiting blood pressure checks. We wish Rick good health as he begins new healthy habits. He continues truckin' as he resolves the issue with the medical personnel.
We wish Rick success in the new year and pray for good California weather for the Grapevine to stay open.
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