On Tuesday, Leighton, Jane, and I left for a what was supposed to be a two day trip to deliver a tractor to Idaho and a baler to Oregon. We were able to see some beautiful country on the way and everything was going great! As we were leaving Oregon and getting close to Idaho, we noticed our brakes started smoking. They shouldn't have been since we just replace all the trailer brakes. We pulled over and checked them out. The seal that was brand new gave out, so there was no oil to lubricate the bearing. :P We stopped at the nearest fuel station and bought some oil to pour in the bearings. We made it to our destination in Idaho around 7:00. We unloaded the tractor and Ken, who bought the tractor, helped us out with fixing the trailer. Didn't get it fixed till after midnight. So after a long day of driving, we were tired!! We stayed the night in the sleeper and headed to Oregon at 5. We got there that morning and delivered the baler and loaded a new one to take back to Nevada with us. As we left the dealer, our air bags on the trailer wouldn't air up and we were smoking again!! So, we went to a Peterbilt shop to have them take a look at everything. Upon inspection, we found that we needed to replace all the new bearings again and in need of a new rear axle! Wade, my brother-in-law, had accidently put the bearings on wrong. So, we had to spend an extra night, which was fine by me because that meant more time with my man and us together as a family! They were able to fix everything they could to get us home safely. So, Thursday, we were able to leave around 2:00 and got home around 8:30. We were so thankful to the Lord for getting us home safely! If we wouldn't have stopped at the shop and had been an hour later, we would have been stranded in the middle of no where with no cell service!! Jane did so well on the tip! Slept super good in the truck...it lulled her to sleep. :) As you can see in the pictures, she was a very happy girl! These times are so precious to me...already going by so fast!
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| Jane right before we left....She was very excited! ;) |
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| Love her in a hoodie! |
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| Sleeping in the sleeper :) |
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| Look at those chubby legs and cheeks! |
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| In this picture we were just getting ready to head back home and I asked her "Are you ready to hit the road?" and this is the look I got! :D |
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| A VERY serious driver! |
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| All three of us on our first adventure! How I cherish these times! |
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