The Chronicles of Andy's Truck Show Addiction
Tuesday was a day of simple joy, the kind that engaged all the senses. A slight breeze carried light-hearted energy and not the offensive odors as has been the norm for this farming area lately! (If you have experienced it you would know its absence was something to be thankful for!) Freshly washed trucks gleamed …
2018 was our fifth adventure selecting the Andy’s Choice Truck at the Manton Mi Truck Show and thankfully each year is getting easier. Recently Andy has been able to demonstrate his knowledge of vehicles because he had the right people around to interpret his actions. A week or two prior to this show he found …
Anyone who knows Andy knows he a man of few words! Because of his seemingly quiet nature, I’m asked a variety of questions relating to his memory and what he knows. While I know he has a very good memory by his actions and reactions it is harder for me to know exactly what he …
I can honestly say publishing has not been a goal of mine; yet here we are with two published coloring books! When things are meant to be everything falls into place almost effortlessly! My intention with these books is to honor those truck families who have and continue to make an ongoing difference in Andy’s life …
I don’t like winter. I don’t like being cold, I don’t like driving in snow and I don’t like the wind, which at my house is a lot! On top of that, winters can be somewhat challenging for Andy and me with and all that indoor time for an outdoor kind of guy and few …
It is interesting how many experiences with Andy are more than the simple activity one would expect, somehow he turns adventures into some interesting memories many of which are the foundation for this blog! Home videos have changed a few things for those of us old enough to remember what it was like before they …
Andy was getting his last looks at the semis that 2005 Sunday morning in the final moments of the St Ignace truck show; I was seeking shelter from the bitterly strong September winds. The cold did not seem to bother him as it did me, maybe he was getting some adrenaline from the moving rigs that …
Change was in the air at the Manton Truck Show this year, one being we made a significant change to the way we select Andy’s favorite big rig this year by utilizing his iPad. My feet are still thanking me for that decision! In previous years Andy and I would inspect each and every rig …