First pulled pork and abt questions!

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I just did a pulled pork on my Green Mountain Grill on Sat.  It was a 5.5 pound roast that I cooked all day at 250, only opened the lid 3 times.  It took 13 hours not including rest time.  I posted my recipe, photos and outcome on the forum.  It was delicious :)
 
Update: minions set, first chimney of lump lit and grabbed the canopy! *hooray for rain*! Now just waiting till I can get my smoker up to temp!
 
2 hours in:

IT is reading 98, 100 on my two therms. Pouring cats and dogs canopy tried to collapse on my thanks to all the rain. (Guess I didn't have the tarp as tight as I thought) I am soaked but still smokin!
 
30 mins to go for "danger zone" and my IT is 137, 138. Looks like I will be above 140 before then! Side note I am still soaked. And Hubby's German chocolate cake is in the oven.
 
Almost 6 hours in still going, though as of right now slowly (temp is reading 154 on both was at 150 40 mins ago). Btw IM FINALLY DRY!! Sun is up birds are chirping and neighbors are yelling at me for it smelling so good.
 
Should be getting some halfway pics shortly, no??
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Almost at the 8 hour mark. So far one therm ran outa batteries (and we put the spare ones into the kids toys) so I am down to one therm. Temp is at 162 took it 45 mins to go from 160 to here.
 
First off sorry for how long this post will be.
I have an ok joe highlander. Traded up from an ECB. I have used it quite a few times and love it!

I have a 6.9 lb pork shoulder that I am going to smoke wednesday plan on rubbing it tomorrow and possibly injection letting it sit over night. I want to run my smoker at 250 but I'm honeslty not sure when I should start the smoker on wednesday. (I want to make sure it is done in time for hubbys birthday dinner.)

Do I go by 1.5 hours per pound? (As a starting guide?) More time? Less time? I know it isn't done till its done. Aiming for 200ish it temp. Will be using a finishing sauce. Going to smoke it in an aluminum pan.

And the abt.. I have my game plan pretty much planned out for them seeing as they will most likely be devoured for lunch and never make the dinner table I am going to smoke them early but I have never done them. Will 250 be sufficient enough to cook them?
How will I tell they are done?

Sorry for the long post just want to make sure hubbys birthday dinner is fantastic.
I used a mesh trey to put the ABT's in and in worked great!
 
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