What a Monday. Busy, busy. The madness that began just after midnight Sunday night seemed to infiltrate the entire day. I'm going to have to check and see what the moon cycle is. When I left the office to run bank errands, three pieces of equipment were still out of service. KO and the owner of the truck with the wheel bearing problem were hopeful that power unit would be back in service by nightfall. I don't believe I have ever seen as lucky a bunch in all my days. If I had been driving that truck, the wheel bearing would have gone out, the wheel would have run off and I would have been hanging on for the wild ride. As it was, the driver assigned to this truck felt something out of the ordinary and stopped. He wasn't totally aware of the problem until KO told him over the phone what to look for. Stroke of luck #1, the truck stopped before wrecking and damaging the unit or someone else's property. Stroke of luck #2, no one was hurt. When KO and KW got down there, the spindle was not damaged even though the hub was ruined, which is stroke of luck #3. KO had the hub for the repair at the fleet shop, stroke of luck #4. These events really reinforce the old adage that one would rather be lucky than good!

I spent a large portion of my day revising spreadsheets. The original spreads were prepared by JM, a friend of KO and DO's. My problem was that while JM had left several blank pages in the spreads, he had not left enough for company truck growth. All the sudden we are eight months in the year and I needed to add another unit. That in itself was simple enough. The hassle has been modifying the formulas that transfer to the fleet and company summaries. I devoted a large part of my day to this and I didn't even make a dent. I had a typo that it took me forever to chase down and correct. One thing about it, I have job security until I get it all modified.

Wow. What a storm. Katrina was a mean one. I have been across, through, and in many of the locations that the news footage have shown. We have friends in some of the areas. The biggest problem is where can the water go. This is going to be a slow process. This morning I have seen flood waters high enough to make the roads impassable and fire raging, unencumbered, in the same frame. The residents of the Gulf Coast may be a modern day story of Job. Pray for them.

I seem to be constant at the moment, thanks for asking. I'm not getting worse but I am not getting better. Currently I am maintaining. The girls at the office told me they thought I had taken my mean medicine. They said I was short, abrupt, and just downright cranky. It wasn't enough to feel below normal, the work load seemed to try to pile it on to add to my "good mood". I think a battle rages inside between the good med cells and the cold cells. If I can keep my nose from running and my headache from throbbing I can be functional. That is what has awakened me this morning. I plan on getting better if it doesn't kill me.

2'sday. Not much better than Monday but it is an improvement. I am afraid to even think about what might transpire in this day. I figure KO is going to want to work at the shop. One of the trailers is not a floor issue, it is a structural issue. I had taken the lead in this exact repair just a few months ago. Bite the bullet and move. It's not going to fix itself. Bob and weave. Jab. Get a bigger hammer!

Well as much as I hate to, I guess I am fixing to get my day moving. I suggest you think about doing the same.

Thought for the day: "Who you are is determined not by what you do when people are watching, but by what you do when you think no one is watching."

Be the real deal! "Git 'er done!"

FATHER, thank YOU for being faithful to meet my needs. I continue to petition YOU for your help. I ask for YOUR continued healing and care. I thank YOU for Krl and ask for her healing and renewal. I pray for Addie, Memama, Pepa, Hag, Bets, B., Lillie, Aimee, Jennifer, Ashlyn Kate, Jess, Dr. Mackie, Jeanine, Verlin, S.T., and Karen. I ask YOUR healing and care for them. I pray for those sad and hurting from loss. I pray for their comfort. I pray for those of us struggling to follow YOU. I pray for our spiritual family and our leaders. I pray for the efforts being made to expand YOUR kingdom. FATHER I pray for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. I pray for the relief efforts being made. I ask for good weather to help them reclaim their lives, their homes, their communities. FATHER help us to be ever mindful that YOU know our needs, YOU know our hearts, YOU are all seeing, all knowing. May YOUR blessings surround all those in need.