well after spending an hour writing a very brief, colorful, soulful synopsis of the day, my sprint device went down, but i'd copied it. well think again.

evidently it was not meant to be published, so those thoughts were only shared with the crew, who thought them, not so interesting.

Andres reasurred me it was a nice story, and madeline, agreed.

till tomorrow.

Andrea and Crew

letter from a friend.. a few days ago..

way too many emails.........................Please remove me from your list.

thanx,

San

my response:

gee, what's the matter with u? that's not at all the responses i've received, so sorry, was hoping to see u. what is going on? where r u, and where r u working.? will u be in corn hill? have have the shows been? and by the way, no one sad u had to read them, just delete them like a bad ad!! gees. and btw how's that guy from last year? or is there a .........new one? and what about the house?what has happened to it? did u move all your stuff? so many questions!! of coarse u don't have to answer if u don't want to.

love anyway...

andrea

his next reply: and my last e-mail..

gee, what's the matter with U? NO..WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH U?? that's not at all the responses i've received, HOW NICE...KEEPING COUNT R WE? so sorry, was hoping to see u. what is going on? where r u, and where r u working.? I AM DOING SHOWS, TRAVELING UP IN NY, STILL WORKING IN ST. PETERSBURG. will u be in corn hill? YES have have the shows been? ALL ZAPP SHOW- NEW- SUCKEY! and by the way, no one sad u had to read them,AND BY THE WAY, I DID NOT GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO SUCK UP MY BUSINESS MAIL WITH TRITE EMAILS ABOUT U AND I DON'T READ EFFORTLESS "FORWARDS". MOST DELETE YOUR STUFF AND NEVER SAY ANTHING. I AM SAYING. just delete them like a bad ad!! NO, STOP SENDING THEM. IF U HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ..EMAIL IT..OTHERWISE THE "SOAP OPERA STUFF MUST CEASE. gees. and btw how's that guy from last year? NO GUY? AND U? or is there a .........new one? SEVERAL BEDROOM BUDDIES. and what about the house?STILL IN IT.what has happened to it? did u move all your stuff? NO. U LIKE IVING IN LOS ANGELES? SHOW THERE HAVE GONE DOWN..MORE THEN FLORIDA? so many questions!! of coarse u don't have to answer if u don't want to. AND I AM AWARE OF THAT WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION..

love anyway...AS ALWAYS...U2

This was hardly an effortless forward, those are the emails, so called friends send with the intent for u to send on to 10 of your friends, for some sort of luck or money, or blessing. I on the other hand, I wrote a thoughtful, humorous, daily up date about a friend and her children, traveling by themselves, and the challenges along the trip. something hardy any women do. I am glad to say that my last one was yesterday, and have started a blog for those who are interested in our well being on the road. Shame on u for being so heartless, and cruel. It is not becoming. and for those that just deleted my e-mails without that meaningless hurtful letter i thank them all. We all have feelings, and mine are plenty sensitive. And u have shown little compassion. and i hardly feel an e-mail a day would fill up your in box. so plz get off ur high horse!

it is because of comments like that, people don't pursue their dreams, often, it takes just one asinine comment to stop people from doing anything at all, fortunately for me, u will drive me to being a huge success

Andrea and Crew

find this on my next blog

Diary of a Road Trip

ok, wanna have a laugh, well i'm preparing to finally leave L.A. , as my schedual has changed, yet again. ah life, as i listen to the weather, on abc,nbc, cbs, fox, bs, xyz, etc.. oh lets face it we all live by the weather channel. especially traveling. This year i travel, back east, rather than up north.. all i had to worry about was a little rain, and traffic, well maybe some crazy shooter through maryland, and some really scary fuckers who flew into the twin towers, and the pentigon.

So, now, I'm driving east...

looks like while going up hills that never... never seem to end,,, it will be 100 degrees.. then when i finally reach the top, i shall drive through, oh wait, i have a choice, tornato country, or flood, how should i choose!!lol..should i get through these .. i should arrive , in New England, safely, and soundly, with my precious cargo, Madeline and Andres.

Keep us in your thoughts as we travel 5-7 days

either tuesday, or wednesday. look forward to seeing, in my travels, you, and for those i don't i will miss u.

for those, i leave behind, in L.a. look forward to coming home..

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Oh boy, finally off and driving, 305 miles east of L.A. in Needles, what a $%^&*&%$#@ view from the windshield of my coach, beautiful twinkling lights below twinkling stars above, and nearly a full moon teasing, as we drove into dusk. through my soot covered mirror the sunset.

my people are unwinding, from a long day at the dodge dealership where my new friend Robert, relentlessly tried one thing after another to figure out how to over come my electric problem with the signals, he finally jimmied something up that should work long enough for me to get to middlebury, indiana, where i will spend some time with the manufacturer, of the coach, i always wanted to go, so, as it is on my way, i'm stopping. and will learn how these things are built, while they, hopefully solve this on going problem, this is the forth time in a year, and will put in my 2 cents as to how to improve upon a good thing!! too bad i don't have an opinion, huh? Getting over these mountains makes the appalatons look like mole hills, good thing i've been walking up 2 flights of stairs for the past 9 months, because my right thigh, is getting quite the workout, flooring the petal, with a prayer, oh plz let me make it to the op of this next hill!!!!, and my "cheeks", i think, are glued together. and today was a short day, plan on hitting it hard tomorrow, want to leave early, so as to avoid the hot desert. it's so hot in Needles, holy mackrel, it's hot here, I've been freezing my buns off in L.A for so many months, still sported a sweater, until now.

can hardly believe i'm on my way.. Thank You all for your e-mails and calls, u can't imagine, how much it means to me. I truly love u all, I just can not wait to wake up everyday, knowing i am so loved. my people and i r so fortunate. This is what it is all about. Isn't that great.. wow.. xoxoxox

andrea and crew!! lol

p.s andres dosent get any fun, time to go, till tomorrows up date, ...

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.And if u saw where i was staying tonight well, u'd know thats the truth!! I look like chanel meets hobo land. oh dear god, i pulled in, its getting dark, and sure enough it's a dead fucking end, and the hitch for the van is not designed to back up. so now i had to take the fing car off, engage the rear shaft disconnect, back it up, then back up the motor home, in now the dark, while swearing as loudly as possible, as there isn't anyone here to hear me, and if there is, i sound really tuff!! f this f that . oh shit. stopped at creepy grocery store near by for a few things, should have known. but it was dark and i drove way too late last night. and this time change isn't working well for me either, i was up at 7, slept in, it was 9 am here.

It's a miracle, i pulled out 500 miles today, maybe a little under,

I know by now u r wondering did she get to St. Louis? did she hook up with Jennifer? Ahh, why yes i did!!! yeah..in the land of the cardinals, parked right in front of the stadium.

a little back ground, Jennifer, lived with my mom as a roommate, boarder 1990-91, she was a young girl new to L.A. and after living out of her car, called her mom, and said i don't know what to do, i can't find a place to live, her mother sent her to the actors guild and right in the middle, was a big ad, a paper really, with room for rent!! the rest is history. Jennifer found me on facebook last year looking for Root. and we've been in touch ever since. last summer there were many people looking for the derujinsky's either my mom, my dad, or my half brother.

so we caught up.. took pictures at the arch, and saw the over flowing river. evidently common this time of year.

I drove blindly today, attentive of course, but u know when u drive and get somewhere and wonder , how did i get here, like astro projection or something.

lastly, it rained, i hadn't seen real rain in L.A. and the clean rain came down just long enough to wash the bugs off the windshield, i usually hate to drive in the rain, but it was lovely.

onto the I-70, and up to indiana. can't wait to get to the coachman manufacturing plant. hopefully by monday, will met Ron, and he will have my lights re-rigged, and fix a few other things, like the stupid propane tank, that isn't positioned well and is nearly impossible to fill. and sometime truly impossible. will be so much fun to see how these puppies are built.

till 2 morrow folks, we r pooped.

with all our love

andrea and crew

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if u r on dial up find anyway possible to hear this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvvMdCTA_os

copy and paste folks, keep us in your thoughts today!! with all our love, slept well, all cosy, with the crew. oooo oooo!!

to all of u.. thank u all for your love and support.

we all thank u..

andrea and her people.. M & A

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well, here we am in Middlebury Indiana, hart land of america, and if u could see the main street we drove in on to the coachman manufacturer, oh the flags that line the tiny street, the charming houses, the horse drawn carriages, oh i just love the north, I love L.A. dam i wish i could live everywhere. We saw my first fire flies, I'm so excited it makes me forget the cross winds which played with me most of the day, blowing from left to right, trees that looked like giant feathers bending in the gusts. going north on the 31 from indianapolis, beautiful farms, corn, oh the corn, why is it, it never gets old. The sun setting at 9:48, that's when u know u've reached the top of the world, not that horrible place in florida, ever been? don't go. u can only laugh if u have been there. in florida , that is. but that's another story, so not worth telling.

Tonight i am in heaven, i'm in this little makeshift campground, no one around, just us. safe and sound, electric and water.

haven't turned on the t.v in days, love the news, but somehow don't care. I can't change a thing, so .. I'm now in eastern standard time, so hello to those of u on the same time, at last. so look forward to seeing so many friendly smiling faces. It was strange last nite, being 2 hrs difference from some and an hours difference from others, felt like Purgatory.

well, i think i'm ready to relish in firefly, twinkling lights, by now u must know i love sparkling things, for sure if it sparkles it has my name on it. throw in some, lame, feathers, and candlelite and i'm all set. thank you all for your support on this journey, hope u've enjoyed this as much as i have, till tomorrow.. my dear friends.

andrea and crew

xoxoxox

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As i sit, at last, days end, at a picnic table, with the grill out, charcoal cooking 2 chicken breasts, marinated in soy and spices, garlic, and rosemary, i write. The crew are having fun flying a buz light year, 99cent store kite. amazing how much fun a buck can be.

The morning started out as usual, coffee, check e-mails, then get crew up and running. dressed and ready to go to the office here, to meet Ron, the man to see here at Coachman, and who was so helpful over the phone, that's why we're here. Go to grab my purse and of all things my wallet isn't there . (funny thing my mom always said when leaving the house"Testicals, specticals, watch, wallet") where did that ever come from, anyone know? in any event went a bit mad, looking for it then called the bank, and said to hell with it, and put that smile back on my face and proceeded to go over to see Ron. First fix the propane tank, followed by electric issue, seems the doctor has fixed all the problems, and we got that tour, really wonderful to see how, what we live in for months, is built. I imagined something so much larger, not to say that is a small factory, but really, he showed us step by step, how each part is put together. from the chassie to the floor, and each wall and interior placed, by real american men and WOMEN!! I now see everything in the coach as being touched by one person and another.. kept the poor man there a little later than i should have, but had to take the time to mention a few things that just didn't make sense, maybe the next rigs will be to my specs, Hahahaha...It was a privilege, to be here and for Ron to take the time to take us around, just us, the workers were gone, by the time we got to look around, They come in at 5am, and finish at 2pm. and Ron gave me a cover for the electric cord box, i proceeded to break, right off, last year, when i pulled out, plugged in, real smart!!. That was really nice, i didn't ask. which makes it better than any gift one has to hint around for. and frankly a treasure. I will get that handy dandy electric screw driver out and screw. Had a ball with it last summer when i bought it, screwed all day, will be nice to screw again!!!

as for that missing wallet, glad i didn't get to crazed, as we found it!! Andres actually found it. so i'm all set for a day driving tomorrow, dam this is a large country, but now it seems close enough that i can almost smell the sea. Can not wait to work!! my new booth, and a new sign, sadly someone stole my last one, of 15 years. So Up Your Ear, to ever took it!

Best to all, and thanks again.

with all our love

Andrea and Crew

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back in indiana, 500 miles or so ago, i left rather on the late side for me. around noon, Ron the host with the most, must have been waiting to see us rise and shine, and get on the move, when i pulled the motor home out to hook up the van, suddenly there, behind me was himself, in his car, I'd mentioned it was quite the struggle last year getting onto the bunk bed, as the ladder was a little short, or needed a handle to grab onto in order to get up there, he asked me for my ladder and said i will be right back, while i hooked up the van. next thing u know he was back . . . with a taller ladder!! we caught up a bit, and I again thanked him, and now for a ladder, good thing i have that magic screw tool. cause i now have 4 more screws lined up! hope the tool can hold up to all this work! too funny.

in any event. took off north bound on the SR 13, to the 80/90 east. where we cruised through indiana, ohio, pa, and final destination, for the day, New york. arrived 9pm in syracuse, slept at the camping world, 4 free. will pick up some rv supplies and get er moving. have many friends here at this stop as i spent a lot of time here last year.

lastly, the real reason i didn't write last nite.. i received an e-mail asking me to take them off my list, that "There were too many e-mails." and i would, but at the moment i just "reply all" and seem unable to scroll through the list of addresses . . .

so for now, and tonight, please delete, should u be of the same mind set, i use that all the time. DELETE, or How about the Ignore button on the phone, love that one! I do not expect everyone to read these daily reports, or for that matter reply, that's why we have free will. do as u please. after tonight i will try to set up a blog, which i will happily supply to my readers, or non-readers . . lol. i will try to up-date it nightly. and no longer will i subject anyone to anything they don't want to be a part of.

for those that have replied, and seemly enjoyed my banter, thank u, traveling like this is grueling.. and this has been an excellent way to let u all now we are fine. and an outlet. adult contact is welcome, as i get very little of it for the next 16 weeks. and i of course love the kids, but sometimes need a little something more. the replies are welcome with my morning coffee. and are as good as a card in the mail box. something to look forward to other than "YOUR Dishnet work bill is now available on line"! along with the many others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x1R50zNV1I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcXURC_nNhc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaZpZQG2z10

three great friend songs, in our opinion.

with all our love,

andrea and crew

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Ok, here it is.. I did it, I'm here, in cape cod. in an area , i know nothing about. Brewster. I told madeline to notice this unfamiliar road as it would become home, temporarily, of course.

The day was uneventful, thank god, just that it was the last leg. like a goal. just one of many. had so many thoughts today, of my future, the children's future. our summer.. how to manifest the best thoughts, make dreams come true. all our dreams. theirs and mine.

The Crew, well may i say they were tops, in my book, and , well that's saying something. even if my mother, and others would say they're playing me. Look, who the heck can travel across the entire country, and get on like this.. There's a calm like we've never known, a joy, laughter,comradely, myself and the Crew. and to say the least, Friends.

with that, i'd like to thank a few outstanding friends that called, wrote, and texted along the way, not all are on this mailing list, but i would like to give thanks anyway....

where do i begin..

Lisa H.. i will never love anyone like i love u. thank you ..

bill.. for skype, and always being there

carol green, thanks for the encouragement, it means the world. glad u enjoyed my report, and better than ABC, thats my favorite channel!

Nancy D . . thanks, insightful, and deep. appreciated, that's what Root saw in u.. she was unique, if i could be so, and yet different, u know what i mean.

barbara.. Thank u for believing in me.. I will not disappoint. not for u as much as me. I am on task.

Jeniffer, thanks dear, glad u r up to the responsibility of Roots Place, a special place, i call home..

Rick.. u dear sweet heart.. for calling and making sure we were ok.. can't thank u enough, can't wait to go out on the boat! with the CREW!!!

Clyde.. many thanks also, your advice on this sprint, especially, or this wouldn't be possible. great minds, help others, and u have helped me, in more ways than one.. but i'm really excited about this one. communication. amen!

Ron in indiana, for his kindness, thanks for the ladder, and the cover thingy..

johannes family.. Fireflies.. what more needs to be said..

Gail and greg, a mainstay in my life, and i have some fantastic cookies for u greg. xo their called Madelene's not the same spelling, but just as wonderful

lesley.. thank u can't wait to know u better

Klee, what can i say about a soulmate..

or Cassie, who reads everything and gets back to me whenever, because she's at a wedding in colo. u r the best. i am blessed

Madeline read an entire book yesterday, and nearly half through New moon, today, she said to me know i finished 200 pages, i told her i feel like i just wrote 200 . . .

so with that i conclude my travel e-mail journal, i will figure out how to blog the rest, and if anyone is interested in the con't saga, be my guest, will forward info. as i figure it out..

thank u all, especially the unmentioned.. because i am truly exhausted, and there have been so many responses

be well.. and look for my blog info. when i get to it..

ANDREA AND CREW

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This is how this blog idea came to be.. As i wrote every night, journaling my daily events, from this point on i intend to up date.. our goings on, while traveling for the next 15-16 weeks.. in our Coachman Freelander.. traveling, camping, and working. I hope to produce a dialogue which is humorous, and thoughtful. as everyday is different, long with my mood, or the effects of any days events, like us all. so it is likely every emotion, will be what drives that days rendition .

Thank you for reading, and sharing. This is really what it's all about... sharing that is. and u r welcome to put in your 2 cents anytime. plz think before posting. Kindness is vital. as u can see from my letter before last, with the reader who felt i e-mailed too much, be it their opinion, i still took it hard. and couldn't write that night. got over it the next day. and with grace , i hope continue..

Till tonight.. off to do reconnaissance, here in brewster, ma. Cape cod.. find bank, grocery store, laundry..