Hello!

Hello all! Sorry it's been a few days! Been BUSY! Jeff was home until yesterday, which after he's home that long, it makes me even sadder when he goes. Back to being married to a phone call! :(
We had really good Easter! We went to my Dad & Mom's and had dinner, almost the whole family was there! It was a packed house, but it is so fun over there...no one fights, it might be loud, but it's always that of laughter! Mom made in incredible dinner! I am going after leftovers today! Tee-hee, like I need them! But, with like 25 people (and that's missing 2 of the families!) you need a lot of food! LOL! After my Dad's we stopped into Jeff's sister's house. Got to play with "The little fighter" (Alex) and Nick for awhile, but then Jared called and he was on his way home from Joe's and we had locked the house, so we had to take off. Gert (Jeff's mom) is doing awesome! Thanks to all for your continued prayers! She is by-passing the time the doc's gave her and doesn't seem to be failing in health! I still say she's not sick, she just wanted company all the time! LOL
Well.....Logan is with me this week. For those of you who know his dad-he is gone now. Logan is not taking it so well, so I do ask for prayers for my little man, as I would hate to see depression set in.
We are STILL working on that damn rental! It is like the movie "Money Pit"!!!! The renter must have shoved everything she could find down the kitchen sink, as we cannot seem to get it unclogged! I don't predict it being done by the first of the month...especially with Jeff gone! The painting is VERY close to being done, a little trim & touch-up and we'll be done. Still need to get the carpet laid in one of the bedrooms as well. I can't like this Landlord biz. Nope, not right now! UGH! I pray that we get "Normal" people in there!!!!
Well, I am off to the doc, so I better close! (not sick, just some edema going on, so just a med check)
Hope you are all well!
God Bless,
Amy
a.k.a. The Trucker's Wife

Landlords...a good thing?

WELL! We have been totally consumed with painting/fixing/cleaning, etc! That rental is a MESS! (Was...) How do people stand to live like that? It stunk so bad in there, I couldn't wait to get the paint out so I could smell that!!! Unfortunately, the people that we thought we had it rented to, decided that staying in town would be better for them, so it's back to showing the place! UGH! I really liked them too!! DAMMIT! Sarah-if you are reading...GRRRRRRRRRR! LOL
Jeff & I took Shawn & his girlfriend out for dinner last night, we had a good time! I was exhausted, so probably more snappy than usual. I wanted to stay home, but wanted to see Shawn & Sam worse than I wanted to stay home alone! The kids were both gone. I wanted to sleep in this morning, but my husband, my sweet, dear, adorable PUNK husband is an early riser and we had to get working on the trailer a whole lot earlier than I wanted to be awake! THEN, once awake, realized I didn't have coffee creamer or sweetner, so had to drive to Martelle to get my caffeine boost! UGH! Poor Jeff! Dealing with me in the morning isn't fun to begin with-with no coffee right away-YIKES! LOL!!!
I can't believe that Easter is next weekend already! JEEZ! I do have some of my plants started and they are doing well....as long as I can manage to keep the cats out of them!
Jeff's plates are due on the truck.....so, he has to drive to Des Moines on Tuesday and pay that huge bill so he can get back on the road! Also, the alternator went out in the big truck, so he still has to replace that before he can take off again! I am not complaining, I am enjoying having him home!!! (Except in the damn morning!!!!!) LOL
Well, I am exhausted, so will keep it short for today! If anyone is looking to rent a mobile home....send them my way!
Hope everyone is happy & healthy!
God Bless,
Amy
a.k.a. The Trucker's Wife

Boredom=PAIN!

Hello! Well, Jeff didn't make it home for the weekend, so I was stuck here, all alone. (poor me...lol) The kids were off helping Jamie move, so I decided it was a good time to.....paint my bedroom! UGH! I got the room emptied out, all by myself, then got it all primed by 3:00 a.m. Got up Sunday and started in on the ceiling, then the walls, I put in 14 hours on Sunday alone! I was SO sore and SO swollen, I felt like an 80yr old woman! LOL, then, today (Monday) I put in another 9 or 10 hours! STILL NOT DONE! LOL, I decided to wash all the clothes in the closet and not smoke in the bedroom anymore, so I have a ton left to do yet! AND, haven't even done the trim! LOL!!!! Jeff came home tonight just in time to meet a couple that was looking at the trailer....and we rented it out! YAY! They seem to be really nice people, and had a great reference from their landlords! I am so excited! HOWEVER-when my neighbor, Marissa, and I went in there this morning, the STINK was so bad I wanted to gag! It was (is) absolutely filthy! How can people do so much damage to a place in a year? I have my work cut out for me over there, that's for sure! I am even letting the new people pick out the colors, I mean heck, they have to live there! We got to pick them out here.
Tonights post is going to be a short one, as it's very late and I am exhausted! I will post again this week, promise! (I tend to get yelled at a bit if I don't at least once-twice a week! LOL)
Hope everyone is HEALTHY!
God Bless,
Amy
a.k.a.
The Trucker's Wife

YAY!

I finally made it online at home! YAY! I am discovering how much I hate dial-up and will get DSL as SOON as possible, but for now, this works!

Mandy is home sick, and has been all week! She babysat Saturday night and the little boy had some sort of virus, so she got it! I am sure I'm next! UGH! This particular one includes sore throat, high fever, body aches & headache. Yay....can't wait!

Jeff is in Colorado, I hate it when he goes to CO, because I WANNA GO! He's now heading for TX and I am really jealous now! GRRR! I think he's going to work through the weekend, so I am very glad I finally got online! I can at least check emails!

Well, I had court today for the tenants from hell! Even though they are totally gone now, the judge gave it another 5 days! SO, I can't get in there to start anything until Monday. JEEZ! I am starting to second guess this whole landlord thing! I am considering making that trailer the Whitaker Trucking office and not have to worry about it! It would be a tax write-off for the business and we wouldn't have to go through all this crap!

Well, I hope this finds everyone well! (Stay away from sick people!!!)

God Bless,
Amy
a.k.a. The Trucker's Wife

One last post before the computer disappears for the week!

Hello to all! I figured while the computer is still home, I'd post one last time to sum up the weekend!
Jared finally made it home around noon after a weekend at a friend's. Mandy's weekend was full of babysitting and she's taken up a Scrabble match with Marissa (our dear neighbor). It's good for her! Logan went home today, and Mandy & I put the house back in order. For a little man, he can make big messes! GRRRR! LOL!
I did forget to mention earlier that I FINALLY met my wonderful, beautiful niece Zoe! She is absolutely perfect! I got to feed her and do a little "auntie bonding". She did decide that I must be officially initiated into being her Aunt, cuz she pooped on me! LOL! I've had 3 babies, so it's really not a big deal, just funny! She's a very quiet, good baby and I look forward to spending time with her, my other niece Lily and nephew Josiah as much as possible...oh ya-and you Dani! LOL! I guess the Mom comes with the kids? Once the weather is more stable, I would love to go and have a few hours a week with them, and visit with my sister! She is younger than I am, but so much wiser in so many ways! Every time we are together, we figure out more and more that we have in common! It's been a lot of fun, and as much as I adore being an aunt....being a big sister is just as rewarding! I would post a picture of my beautiful niece, but I am not sure it's appropriate to put someone else's baby on the internet! Just take my word for it.....cuz I'm not bias or anything! LOL!

Jeff will be off and gone early in the morning, and I dread it already. I am praying that he someday finds a "circle" route that would take him in and out of Chicago everyday and be home nightly....but that is going to be pure luck on that one! For now, I get my phone calls and eventually, MY computer WILL work! After spending all that money getting it dial-up ready and it STILL doesn't work.....I am seriously thinking of gutting it and using it for a planter! GRRRR!

I had a chance to speak to Jeff's Mom tonight! She's settled in with Dawn & Dave and loving every second of being with Alex (The Little Fighter!) He's so funny, and at such a fun age! I think he'll keep her young and prolong her life just because she enjoys him so much! But, Ma sounds good, feels good and is in no pain whatsoever! I told her again, she's not really sick and if she wanted constant company, she just needed to tell us! I DO believe that the 6-9months that they gave her will come and go, and we'll still have her around! She's just a natural fighter I guess!

I also had a wonderful email from, well, I guess he's my former Uncle-in-Law. (Jay's Uncle). He's a wonderful Old Goat and I enjoy every time I see an email from him! The kids adore him, as do I and after 13 years of marriage to Jay-you can't just erase one of the family members! :) This goes out to you Uncle Rich-We love you very much and BE GOOD! (He really won't be good, but I have to at least try!)

Well all, I guess that's all I have for the weekend! I hope this finds everyone happy & healthy!

God Bless,
Amy
a.k.a. The Trucker's Wife

This would be our "puppy" playing with the kids! They brought it on themselves! LOL! They were wrestling with him on the floor and thought they'd be safe by hopping up to the couch...ummm-Dozer had a different plan! He's so funny! If you can tell, in the first picture, he was actually leaping on to the couch after them! Jeez! I keep trying to tell him he's NOT a lapdog, but he just won't hear of it! :)

Well, I have still been busy painting on and off-taking some breaks so I don't get sick of it before i have to go into that trailer and paint the whole thing! UGH! I went and got the appropriate papers filed with the courts, have my hearing this coming Wednesday! All this to get into our OWN property! Tenant rights are much more than landlord! I have noticed that the tenant has been over there moving more out, which will make my job easier when eviction day comes with the Sheriff! If she'd just turn in those keys to me before Wednesday, I won't have to go any further with the Sheriff involved! JEEZ!

Logan is here this weekend, being pretty good so far! I think he's a little bored, but Dozer is keeping him company. Of course, he didn't bring his snow boots or gloves or anything to go play outside in the snow! These kids are certainly not like we were! Man, if I didn't have my stuff to go outside in the winter, I got in trouble!

Jeff is off getting some tires for the truck & trailer. It sucks being married to a trucker, just because it's the weekend, he can't stop working! So, we don't see him anyway when he is in town! When he's not working on the truck, or doing his paperwork, he's so tired he sleeps! So, I've basically come to the conclusion that I am married to a phone, as that is the only time I get to actually TALK to him!

The only plans we have this weekend however, is that we are going to the Worship Center tonight, then church tomorrow, dropping off Logan and getting Jeff ready to get back on the road! I am doing some of his laundry today....but if he doesn't bring it in from the truck, I am a little confused on how I am supposed to do it? Then he just complains the truck smells like dirty socks...hmmmmm. IMAGINE THAT! LOL

Well friends, that's about all I have for today! Hope this finds everyone well!

God Bless,
Amy
a.k.a. The Trucker's Wife