It was a Thursday. It was a good day. I could get used to this!

Krl and I got a good beginning on the paper mountain that has been looking us in the face. I suppose this is one of the more frustrating times concerning our jobs. The paperwork doesn't just happen, someone somewhere is busting butt to get it done.

We have loaded about sixty to seventy percent of our data. I suppose I am pleasantly surprised that we have not encountered more problems than we have. From forty-nine requests for tax payer identification there appears to be only one short timer who failed to return all the information. I will attempt to contact him today. I am not overly concerned because it is no skin off my teeth. I figure this worker would be getting anything he paid in back, but oh well.

I am impressed with the new software we acquired. It is simple, it is quick, and it is accessible. When Krl loaded it on our computer it linked up and did an update check immediately and then we got busy. This is so much better than what I have used previously! Things may fall into place so quickly that we might get home earlier than we anticipated! ( I actually had it penciled in my mind that we probably wouldn't even untrack from here until Tuesday, this way we could devote the entire day Monday to the end of year/end of quarter reporting). I love it when performance exceeds expectations.

Everyone is pumped out here. The employees are happy, the farmers are happy, the contractors are happy and everyone is ready to put this baby to bed! About the only sobering thing is concern for the GM's health. The latest development has seen the doctors put him on oxygen. They have diagnosed him as having emphysema, add to this the fact that he is asthmatic, diabetic, has high blood pressure and battles a weight problem and he is a walking risk. The working conditions here at the compound are not conducive to good health. A huge cloud of dust and cotton lint hover over the entire acreage. The GM has been on the job here for thirty-four years and he is still not wanting to give it up. He has probably held his position here longer than any GM at any cooperative in the state. While we are concerned, we will hope for and expect the best for him.

FATHER I thank YOU for getting me to this point. I find myself getting excited about completion of this job and wondering what you have in store for me next. It has been a season of records. A season of new beginnings. But first and foremost it has been a blessed season and I thank YOU for this. I continue to ask that you bless us with productivity and safety for all concerned. Help me to maintain focus as we bring the season to a close. FATHER, I pray for Hag, for Lillie, for B, for Rene', for Carol, for Michelle, for Aimee, for Rusty and Kim's unborn baby, for Jennifer, for those injured in the Highland accident. I lift them up for YOUR healing, both physically and emotionally. I pray for those of us needing spiritual healing, surround us with you, fill us with YOUR spirit. I pray for our spiritual family and for our leaders. I bow down to YOUR majesty.