new day

well i am in better spirits today. they gave me a pic line and no more pokes.. nice...

im waiting for my iv so i can take a birdbath.. i already washed my hair with this shampoo cap they have... incredible product... must get some for truck.

i am not sure how long they plan on keepin me but u am ready 2 go home. my blood sugars are going down which is good then the infection can go away and i can get better.

crossin my fingers and clickin my heals...

wow

another day a few more thousand $$$

dr saw me for 2 minutes... i guess could have been 1 if i didnt need her to repeat since i had trouble understanding her.. just gave up

i want to go home

wow

another day a few more thousand $$$

dr saw me for 2 minutes... i guess could have been 1 if i didnt need her to repeat since i had trouble understanding her.. just gave up

i want to go home

the forgotton leper

well here i sit.. st joes... the forgotton leper. it is 1500 and i have yet to be graced with a drs visit. my delemma is mrsa and cellulitus. last night the sore were the swellin started fell off and drained a bit.. made me throw up a little.. very disgustin and i will spare details. you would think somehow somone would want to see this since it is the first look into the cause of my huge neck swellin... i guess im wrong. also being the usual good sport i havent been complaining because of the health care crisis, current pandemic, and nursing shortages i understand i am not priority but i feel truly forgotton. my nurse today is a sweet kenyan woman... i could listen to her talk all day. and she is so kind. my overnight nurse was of an asian culture... maybe japanese.. a little thing that buzzed around quickly.. now im waitin to meet evening nurse any minute.

i just want to go home...

another day another $

drove by house to grab mail... 3 checks NICE child support refunds for hubby... finally done boy is 18 and moved in with us. nice...

i got child support for jaja for about 5 years and that was it. we have paid her for 14 years and she would have collected forever if they let her. she is such a bitch and was such a terrible mom i feel she owes us to fix all the problems she has caused.

casinos

well we went to clearwater casino tonight by lewiston idaho. we had a nice dinner and dave sat in lounge while i made my slot machine donations. i never win.. i dont know why i keep playing. my parents win.. but they pay alot more than i ever will or would want. tonight was fun the machines were givin a bit and i like playing long with little money. i like the reservations for slots and my fav non tribal casino is in jean nv.. they have nickles where u can drop the coin... we save all our nickles so when there i can play.

so by now i think i have single handedly covered the debt to the indians for the wrongs by white man. or i own a casino somewhere.

laundry..

here i sit doing laundry at the local laundromat. i know how fun... i used to hate them but noe i like the fact it now takes 2 hrs for laundry instead of all day.

What a day.. ugh!

So we get home thurs.. today is sat.. all day sucked. we were all in moods and 4 people under small roof with 4 dogs = disaster. so a day of bickering and bitching commenced ant all in all horrible. of course at the end of the day we r all fine but it is so draining to be all emotional. i am so emotionally wore out it is amazing that i am awake.

i hope tomorrow is a better day...

on my way to Denver

well, here we are on our way to Denver, in michigan right now. we are drivin along listening to bbc news. the weather has been cooling at nights and it feels good pretty soon we will be freezing... and complaining but right now it feels nice. we have been gettin a few more miles still... we have been able to keep moving and that is great. monday we drop in denver and then hope to get towards home.

our son *my stepson* has moved in. im very glad. his mom is a psycho bitch and after years of her emotional and verbal abuse he left. she is still trying to reach him with her verbal attacks but we talk him through. i know it will take time but hope he stays strong. its hard helping him from cross the country... we do what we can. he deserves better than her and it gonna take time to convince him hes ok and unpry her damage that entwines him.

well that is all for now.. catch me on twitter and my endless babblings..lol @missa68

fatality.. over a year later

Last year july 5 2008 we were on this same route. I was driving and dave was sleepin. As I entered I70 eb from NB I15 i saw it. there was a pickup truck upside down and a few people stopped. I pulled over, being first responder trained to see if i could help. I walk up and realize its bad. The passenger was partially ejected and dead. The driver was trapped and unconsciuos. All you could see was his legs.. the rest of him was hidden in the smashed vehicle. He was coming to and beggin for help. I had already woke dave and he with others were trying to pry the door open. I climbed over the dead body and was trying to provide comfort care to who i now knew as Richard. He was panicky and in shock. people were everywhere trying to help... someone covered the poor lady to protect her from gawkers.. dave prayed over her.. i was myself asking God to welcome her. It was surreal.. after a bit the emergency help arrived. The poor older women who caused the accident was being comforted... Richard was still talkin.. was standing noticing that the scene... there was cherries.. clothing... a few toys.. a cooler and parts of the poor deceased lady.. I envisioned them driving... windows down.. eatin cherries from a roadside stand.. maybe been in vegas for the 4th heading back to Denver.. laughing and boom... its over.

As i pass over the sight right now I know they both died. I know Richard and Cindy were dating. I know he was loved by many friends and Cindy was a mother of grown children. I never knew them in life but they are forever in memory and i mourned their passing. I hope together in heaven they are happy and laughing as i picture them moments before that fatal accident.

RIP Richard and Cindy may we meet one day...

another day

well we are out on the road. I have a new android phone and i can update my blog out here now. I love this phone i can do alot instead of waitin for a signal for my laptop wifi. we are in Utah on our way to Illinois.. we are still getting good miles for Swift. We got our fingerprints for our hazmats and when we get in we will get our endorsements, of course as long as we pass our tests. We passed them in school.

Yesterday we went out to Whisky Petes Casino in Primm NV. We had an ok time.. should of just went to vegas but never been there so tried, they have truck parking so that is why we picked it. We usually go to Jean NV to the golden nugget its fun there.

One day i hope to win more than i spend...lol.

Yayyyy!!!

Dave decided we get to keep driving, we are just going to change companys in the beginning of the year and look to lease a truck. Scary jump but better than making no money with our company. We are getting out hazmat license's soon, we got our prints done and when we get back we will probably go take the test and get our endorsements. We have been running alot more miles the last 2 months and are loving the paychecks. Hope this trend continues. Our dm is getting us on the coast to coast fleet when we get our hm.

Well other than that, everthing is the same as usual.

Home

Well, I am home again, until tomorrow. We are looking to change to a local job soon. Dave is getting tired of being on the road. I love it, but don't want to do it alone out there. So maybe we can do school bus or something. Hell, I don't care, I live for cheap and really don't need alot of money to be happy. I just would like to find something else fun to do. At least with school bus you can be off in the summer and holiday weekends which give time for travels. Now that I got the wanderlust back, I have to say I don't like being in one place that long. Now that I am older I don't see myself retiring, at least not until a later age, I like working, I don't need to worry about that. There maybe even be social security in 30 years so ya know...

I have been networking on the "social networks" lately. It is good to get in touch with people who have passed through my life either short term or long. I have realized that I remember alot more people than who rememeber me, and that I am ok with. I was a shy one when I was in school and didn't make alot of close friends since I was always moving. I really just like the network of people I know or knew, see where others are and all that.

I have been on spark people this time alot more, I think it is working because I am losing more weight slowley. I need to get some more exercise, and that is easy in the summer, walking is always an option, but would like some more challenging exercises. Been talking to other truck drivers about options on the road and they have given me some good ideas. I have dumbbells on the truck and there are always bands. I love pilates and yoga but that is kinda difficult, keep those for at the house i guess.

So, I hope to keep the spark going.. and going... until gone!!!

Catch up..

Ok, now that I haven't posted forever and am adding to my facebook, I guess I will have to catch up. I am still driving truck all over. Like it would love to make more money at it but it is fun. The money will come as the economy recovers... anyone have a clue when that will be??

why do I call myself the queen bee??

Well, this is for the record...

My name is Melissa, greek for honey bee.

I am the queen of my home.

Therefore....Queen Bee!!!

lol...

I'm back!

Well, I haven't been gone, but sorta...

I moved, moved again, quit my job of 10 years, went to school and learned to drive a big rig and now have been driving team over the road long haul trucking with my hubby. We have been all over the 48 states and am loving it. My favorite drive is the southwest. Love the desert and the warmth. I sometimes wonder why I didn't do this 20 years ago. I have always loved driving and wanted to drive around and see the country. Now I get paid. Well, with the ecoonomy, not very much yet but I am the forever optimist.

Well, other than running around the country for the last year, seeing things I have never seen, my life is the usual. I still need to lose weight, gain muscle, make more money, and so on and so on. But now I just am content with where I am. I turned 40 this year and you know what, I am still not old. I guess that is 50?? 60??? 100??? Someone tell me please! I am gonna try and blog more and bitch less.. or something like that.... I am at home right now, happy easter... i got sick and missed the get together with the family, but really enjoyed the quiet time. Sorry so selfish there, but yeah! Maybe next holiday.... I did send some sweet potato/yam thingy I do, added coconut to it this year, hope they liked it, don't know yet, it basically is the yams cut scalloped, a can of pinapple, mandarin oranges, and this year a handful of coconut. I then added punkin pie spice, extra cinnamon, and nutmeg and a little honey, slow cooked all night and viola...instant heaven, or at least I hope it was edible, I have a little in the fridge, but no appetite. But it is usually really good.

Driving truck is the easiest job I have done and it really is good for my weight issue. I have lost about 40 lbs since i started, and I know it is because I don't eat alot, you really don't get hungry sitting in a truck all day bouncing down the road. At least I don't. I am gonna start my vitamins again, I have been slacking on them and feel it.

I go to the doctor tomorrow, good luck for me...hope to have no body parts falling off or anything...lol...

wish me luck.