Well it's the second day of orientation and they spent all day drilling the rules into my head! Oh well guess they just want to keep us safe. Hopefully we get our trucks tomorrow.

Well, for anyone who hasn't heard, Terri passed away from a sudden illness on Nov 12th. It was quite a shock but she had been suffering from several ailments for quite a while and now she isn't suffering any more. This is her husband, Gary, and I will miss her for all the days of my life. We spent most of our married lives working together and loved nothing better then being together. But, as every one keeps telling me, life goes on and, even as much as I would rather just crawl into a hole, I must pick myself up and try to go on too. So I've decided to go back out on the road and drive truck again. I'm sure it will in no way be the same with out Terri but to be honest I really don't know what else to do. So, I have hired on with Marten Transport and am currently in Wisconsin going thru their orientation. My son, Bob, suggested that I resume this blog as I return to the road. To be honest I really don't know if I can or will continue it for very long. I do know it won't be near as good as when Terri was doing it. But I figured I'd give it a shot.

Well we've got our keys & now we are bed shopping cuz we ain't got nothin to sleep on!

We are on our way into Portland to get the keys to our new abode!

We are on our way into Portland to get the keys to our new abode!

We just got the official word from our "new" boss at the Conifer Group & we passed all their back ground, police & reference checks with flying colors!

Yes!!!! They offered us the job for the one we wanted! We have a job & a place to live!! Thanx for all the well wishes & prayers

Really cross your fingers we're headed to the office of this job to fill out paper work, let's hope there's gonna be a job offer in there!

Wish us luck we're goin into our first interview for a managers position in the Hollywood dist of Portland

Dang I forgot my kleenex for this cuz its gonna be a tear jerk especially for mom! But on the same hand I'm very proud of him! Go Army!

As a family we're on our way to support Jason with his induction. & swearing into the Army at MEPS in Portland, exciting & scary

Got a call from Staff Sargent Anderson he filled me in on Jasons progress thru MEPS & let us know the official swearing in ceremony will be in a couple hours

Bob made a good breakfast blueberry pancakes & sausage, yummy!

This is a day a mother sheds tears our youngest is at MEPS & will sign paper work today to officially join the Army & we're goin this afternoon to witness it!

Well this isn't the ritz of apartments but it would be somep place to start till we got a nicer place!

WOW! back in Forest Grove a flood of memories!

Ya know this is so cool I have a group address set up & I send 1 statement or comment & get back support from all over!

We are headed out to Forest Grove to look at a complex & apply there!