I tried to make a deal with Krl for her to make my morning shift change round. I had awakened about three-thirty, made a quick trip to the kitchen and looked out the window, liked what I saw and returned to bed. This was one of those rare instances where I found that perfect little niche in bed! It was wonderful, not to hot, not to cold, it was purrrrfffect. I couldn't make the deal with Krl and I had to get up and go to work. You just can't reason with some people early in the morning (Krl).

I rolled out of the trailer at ten to seven. It was a good night for all aspects of the big plant. The small plant blew an o-ring in the press pump just before it shut down last evening. The plant super and the head ginner replaced the o-ring and packing this morning. They fired up the plant and the repair lasted four bales, apparently we have some hard part wear. Several phone calls and several thousand dollars later we are waiting for a replacement pump.

Krl and I discussed it last evening and we are staying here for Christmas. It just seems like the most simple thing to do. Maybe it will simplify things for everyone! We are going to continue to hold to our plan and our family Christmas will be sometime in February and no-one will be rushing to make another tree at another house.

Everyone here is slowly getting into the spirit of the season, O.K., with the heritage and lineage out here it might be that the spirits of the season are getting into some people! More and more people are completing their harvest but we are still looking at the end of January for completion of our contract. Projections now show us exceeding the all time production record by half again, and we are still booking cotton! Yea!

FATHER, thank YOU for the blessed day yesterday. I ask the same for today. I continue to pray for safety for all involved, I pray for successful work. I lift up Hag, Lillie, Carol, Michelle, Aimee, Rusty and Kim's unborn baby, and for Kristy's sister-in-law and her baby. I ask YOUR healing for all of them. I pray for R2D2 and all who are lost and seeking direction. I pray for our spiritual family. FATHER I lay it all at YOUR feet, YOU are supreme.