A Moment for Steve and Kim

Yesterday, some time in the early early morning, my uncle Steve and his wife Kim died in a car accident.

The report is that they died on impact, no suffering.

I have a lot to say about all this (of course, who would I be if I kept quite!).

But for the moment...I just wish for some peace for them and my family.

I have a BAZILLION things on my mind, but....



...when ever you read this, lets just hold a candle, for these two.


Thank you.
Kiss kiss,
Terrilynn

Services for Family is set for Monday...With funeral following the next day.
Both Services will be held in Fargo, North Dakota

Thank You for holding them in your thoughts, as they make their way to the light...
...and on to their next adventure.

The End of Homlessness!!! Well...for us.

Well after some interesting lessons, which I will not get into here, and being on the road a bunch...we have officially ended our homeless situation!!!!

I signed up for the Ramtha School of Enlightenment home study course. In the first module, we focused on 3 things we wanted to eliminate, and 3 things we wanted to create. The top of my creation list was HOME...I did one C&E session with just kick butt music...and we had a place to live with in a week.

I will be moving back to Washington, next month...which is a big deal for me. Randy of course will be joining us. We are moving into a VERY sweet little cabin that is on 150 acers. There are other people on the land, but, our location will be pretty private.

Once we gather all of our stuff from various locations, we will start being able to save money to buy our own land.

This is just a temporary solution...but, we will once again have a roof over our heads, a place to unwind, the cats will be able to go outside, I have a few girlfriends that live on the property, it's close to the school, great parking for ALL our vehicles!...and I...I will have a kitchen again!!

I will send out a mass email once we get our P.O. box set up and such.
It might be a bit though (Late July). Randy will be setting up some stuff by himself, while I am at an event called Assay. At Assay, I will be working on those other things on my lists.

So thanks for all your love and support over this chaotic time,
Kiss kiss,
Terrilynn

PS picture is not of actual cabin! Will get that ASAP :) New address will be available in a month. We hope that we can move on to our own property with in a year!

PPS of course I also hold it in my heart that those who wish NOT to be homeless any longer have a break through in their life as well.

Baby? No...BABIES!!!

Quick little note...

Found out that I will be an auntie two more times in Febuary!!!

Jason and Roxie, and Brian and Lil Amy. Both couples having their second child!!!!

Needless to say I am EPICALLY jazzed...

I will also be attending the birth of Jason and Roxies's second birth in the very honored roll of Doula. This will make my 5th birth attendance. I can not express the excitement and Jazz I feel over this.

So I will be coming off the road late January so I can be in Portland, and be ready for when the little one joins us. This will be temporary leave of absence. Poor Poor Randy...having to be the "bread winner" AGAIN. I am very lucky to have his love and support.

Kiss Kiss,
Terrilynn

PS send the little ones some good love vibes and growth!!!

Wacky Weather...

I just wanted to say...this year we have had the oddest weather.

I know that we haven't been driving for THAT long.

And before I fell in love with gardening I was never THAT concerned with the weather...ever, in the Pacific Northwest...let alone the country.

We just finished a big run out (8ish weeks)...and we have driven through MORE thunderstorms than ever...also, some of the latest winter we have ever experienced.

The photo was taken when we were trying to see the Nieces in North Dakota...we got shut down twice. March 31st! Please note the depth of the snow I am standing in...the black blob I am holding is Voodoo...the princess...she was not particularly jazzed about the snow!

Kiss Kiss,
Terrilynn

A little personal discovery...

Just a quick little note...we got back into Portland Oregon today for a little home time. We're staying in a hotel till we can solve our lack of housing...I drove ALL night...and could not sleep when Randy took over!

However...the moment I got in the car...rolled the windows down...put in the beloved Greg Brown in the CD player at top level...smelling the forest air...driving down country roads...I remembered how much I truly love driving. It's different when the road is open and you can go really fast really quickly. When you get to do it because you don't have to.

How many other things do we have that we do A LOT but miss the pleasure in? May be that kiss from a lover...becomes...ordinary. Cooking dinner becomes routine. Grocery shopping a pain in the a**. Taking care of the pets, doing laundry, getting ready for work.

But who would I be if these things you could not do them any longer?

I get to really look at these things lately.

When ever we get home...what I desire the most is time with people whom I love, a great home cooked meal, a SHOWER, a couple glasses of wine, and now believe it or not...a good little drive. And... maybe... a massage!

I would love to integrate that level of delight I had on that country road...into my daily life, on the road, and off. Find that magic in wonder in ALL that I do!

Before enlightenment...chop wood and carry water.
After enlightenment...chop wood and carry water.

ah...so true.
Maybe some day I will get the enlightenment!
But until then...I am definitely walking toward it! With all my might!!!

Kiss Kiss,
Terrilynn

PS Randy is watching Malcom in the Middle...laughing the Randy laugh...and I am truly delighted in this little thing!

ACCIDENT:::FIRE!!!...all in one month????

First I need to say before you read too much, and, before Randy rolls his eyes too much...we are OK and doing well...

Now...for the story....
I guess that opening kind of ruins it huh?

Well, long story short we have had our first accident AND our first truck fire (ish).

The short of the accident...we were taking a nap in our bunk, when all of the sudden it seemed like the sky was falling! Our truck giggled and banged. I threw my clothes on and jumped out of the truck...likitty split! Because we have seen WAY too many hit and runs in truck stops. Sure enough a guy backed into us and crushed part of our front...in between the hood and the door. Well, by then Randy was dressed and I thought it best that he talked to the guy (for OH so many reasons, number one we haven't had this truck very long!) Meanwhile I started taking pictures like crazy. Now here is the funny part. The guy didn't get out of the truck right away. He didn't even know that he hit us! Well in his Randy way he explained it to the guy and he got out and looked at our truck, his truck and said "well I guess I did." They swapped information...and we went back to sleep. So you think that would be it do ya???? Well...not so much...

...we did all the steps needed for the company and it was seeming to take quite some time to get our truck repaired (and it still isn't, 1 month later!) Well, come to find out this guy left the truck stop we were at and filed a police report on US!!! He is saying that someone else hit us, and then we saw him, got his info, and took off....that he couldn't have hit us because he had a spotter! Unfortunately for him, what he doesn't know is we are on electronic logs. If our truck MOVES it is recorded. SOOOOO there is no way that we moved that truck and took off on him...it would be in our logs! Bummer for him. Isn't filing a false police report against the law? I wish no ill will towards him...heck I don't even care really...we just want our truck fixed.

Secondly...FIRE!

For those of you who don't know ANYTHING about trucking I would like a moment to discuss Jake brakes. You know when your going down a mountain pass and a semi will kick in a really LOUD rumblingish sound? This is an engine brake. When we are driving down steep grades with all that weight it is good to use these brakes because it helps keep our regular brakes cool and usable. If the regular brakes get too hot...they may catch on FIRE, or you might "loose" them. Randy could post a clearer definition of all this if you asked him...I'm just giving ya the TL version! So anyways... Jake brakes are GREAT!

Well, we were on a I-80 pass in Utah called Parley's Canyon. It was late. Randy was sleeping. It was REALLY dark. I noticed that my cruise control AND my jake brakes were not working. No worries I thought to myself...I will practice winter driving skills and figure out what is up with these other issues when Randy gets up. (Very bad to use Jakes in winter driving conditions, will explain some other time)
Well, I like to do the passes with the CB on, in case there is a run away truck, or someones brakes are smoking, or whatever. Next thing I know I hear our company's name coming over the CB saying we're smoking bad!!! I pull over IMMEDIATELY!!!! And sure enough we are smoking pretty bad. I jump back into the truck and wake up Randy, and we go look at it. No fire. But they were pretty HOT. SO we let them cool...and continued on our way. With no additional problems...until Randy was driving in Cali the next day!!!! He was also on I-80 coming into California. BIG LONG drops...and Randy had the brakes smoking so bad that when he stopped he used the fire extinguisher on 'em!!!

They never ACTUALLY caught on fire. But it makes a better headline to say FIRE vs. ALMOST FIRE.

Oh, and what was the mechanical issue that made our jakes and cruise control go out? A little spring in the clutch that holds up the clutch petal when not in use!!!!