Debbie Cummins
Bomber Momma #19
And so it begins! Jimmy and Bruce left the driveway at 10:06 p.m. tonight, headed to Mississippi Thunder Speedway and the 2016 $20,000.00 to win B-Mod extravaganza. I just heard that Jimmy is driving and they have reached Litchfield, IL It takes 8 hours to get to Fountain City, WS, where the track is located. They will be staying in Winona, Minnesota, just across the river from the Wisconsin track.
Here's the link to all the track info.... http://www.mississippithunder.com/
Also competing in this HUGE trip are Robbie Eilers, driving an A-Mod this year so he will be in for the $40,000.00 purse in his race, Ryan Eilers, Doug Tye, and Steve Maisel. Same crazy crew as last year, so they must have really enjoyed it! We lovingly call them the "618 boys", right "Mrs. Doug" Diane Tye and Janet Eilers? We include Steve Maisel in this title, too, even though he hails from Missouri, but we're not going to hold that against him. He's one of our boys!
So, this is how my day began....Bruce packed up all his gear, coolers, food, and stuff (well, not all of it...he forgot the butter/margarine, apples, and bananas he had bought which made him very mad at one point), and we headed up to Troy, IL at 6:30 a.m. to babysit our grandsons today. The boys were very good and I even got Evan to the preschool bus on time and picked him up with no problems. After eating supper with them and having a pre-birthday celebration with cupcakes and candles for Bruce's birthday on Friday, the 9th of September, we headed to Highland to Jimmy's house to dump Bruce off and pick up the adorable Boondog. I was sort of glad to turn Bruce over to Jimmy, as he was becoming a nervous wreck and I had about enough of that. Boon, on the other hand was a very calm, well-behaved doggie on the way back home to Waterloo. He sat in the front seat with me and put his nose on the AC vent and/or curled up and rested all the way home. He doesn't much care for big 18-wheelers when I passed them, but he was enjoyable company and we had a few good conversations and laughs on the way home.
Anyway, I got back home to Waterloo at 8:00 p.m. to find a very happy Buddydog waiting for Boon and me to let him outside. No messes in the house! Good dog Buddy! The dogs are both sprawled all over the floor here, not concerned that I am embarking on another marathon race reporting adventure in the next several days.
As usual, I'll post as I hear stuff. Jimmy wanted to go up a day earlier this year to take part in practice and get a "good parking spot" so they could watch the other races without having to walk forever from their pit spot to the track. He said they want to park where they did last year!
Good Luck boys! Have a safe and successful trip. Be careful and have fun! Enjoy yourselves, but behave please!
P.S. Jimmy is now just past Springfield and Bruce has passed out.
Here's the link to all the track info.... http://www.mississippithunder.com/
Also competing in this HUGE trip are Robbie Eilers, driving an A-Mod this year so he will be in for the $40,000.00 purse in his race, Ryan Eilers, Doug Tye, and Steve Maisel. Same crazy crew as last year, so they must have really enjoyed it! We lovingly call them the "618 boys", right "Mrs. Doug" Diane Tye and Janet Eilers? We include Steve Maisel in this title, too, even though he hails from Missouri, but we're not going to hold that against him. He's one of our boys!
So, this is how my day began....Bruce packed up all his gear, coolers, food, and stuff (well, not all of it...he forgot the butter/margarine, apples, and bananas he had bought which made him very mad at one point), and we headed up to Troy, IL at 6:30 a.m. to babysit our grandsons today. The boys were very good and I even got Evan to the preschool bus on time and picked him up with no problems. After eating supper with them and having a pre-birthday celebration with cupcakes and candles for Bruce's birthday on Friday, the 9th of September, we headed to Highland to Jimmy's house to dump Bruce off and pick up the adorable Boondog. I was sort of glad to turn Bruce over to Jimmy, as he was becoming a nervous wreck and I had about enough of that. Boon, on the other hand was a very calm, well-behaved doggie on the way back home to Waterloo. He sat in the front seat with me and put his nose on the AC vent and/or curled up and rested all the way home. He doesn't much care for big 18-wheelers when I passed them, but he was enjoyable company and we had a few good conversations and laughs on the way home.
Anyway, I got back home to Waterloo at 8:00 p.m. to find a very happy Buddydog waiting for Boon and me to let him outside. No messes in the house! Good dog Buddy! The dogs are both sprawled all over the floor here, not concerned that I am embarking on another marathon race reporting adventure in the next several days.
As usual, I'll post as I hear stuff. Jimmy wanted to go up a day earlier this year to take part in practice and get a "good parking spot" so they could watch the other races without having to walk forever from their pit spot to the track. He said they want to park where they did last year!
Good Luck boys! Have a safe and successful trip. Be careful and have fun! Enjoy yourselves, but behave please!
P.S. Jimmy is now just past Springfield and Bruce has passed out.