Super Sunday. Big deal.

While my heart would love to see the Seahawks victorious, my brain says Steelers. No doubt though, the best two teams are playing.

My initial pick early in the year was Indianapolis. I would like to see Peyton, Edgerin, Dominic and company win the Super Bowl. While they have been successful to a degree they just can't get over the hump in the big ones. Now rumors abound that the nucleus of that team may be breaking up.

We will continue to do our do out here. More ginning. We are in the 105K neighborhood. One more week and all the modules will have been transported from the field to the gin yards. Surprisingly we have only lost nineteen modules so far. These had been tagged in, ten were over tags (the husband and wife both tagged them) while the remaining nine were moved to a competing plant in hopes they could be ginned more quickly.

For the first time in a couple of weeks we are back at full strength with the seed trucks. Gilbert returned with their new truck (to replace the one damaged in Adan's accident) Thursday night. We were changed to the plant two facility in Lubbock, both plants are filling up and they are doing their best to manage the way the mills fill. Many gins are beginning to get through making it possible for some realignment. While we have enjoyed in and out times at the mill that have bordered on twenty to thirty minutes at plant one, the stories I had heard about plant two were "horror stories". Up to two and a half hours inside the plant to unload! Talk about a nightmare. I am still tweaking on my trucks. I think I could send two home and replace them with one good one and things would flow. During the day I have over kill, at night we run nip and tuck as drivers hide out to sleep.

My bale trucks continue to struggle. I have one driver who has told me all year that he didn't need this job. His performance reflects his commitment. He has taken off over three weeks during the season, refuses to be a team player and thinks he is immune to instruction. The last week he was off we had a fill in driver and things ran smoother and we moved the most loads of any team on a truck so far this season. I have been working in the wings for a replacement. To be honest I probably should have already done it but due to some personal developments for this individual I have hesitated. Luckily, Friday he called and gave me his notice effective as soon as I can replace him. Hallelujah!

My other bale trucks continue to be mediocre. Hit and miss. Fair to middling. I think they are as good as they are going to be.

The floater truck which has been running one to two loads daily. This driver is through. He is reporting to "camp" early. It seems he is supposed to begin serving thirty months as a guest of the Federal corrections system later this month.

My silver lining is that my old stand by trucker is ready to return to work. He and his wife were out here to visit two weeks ago and this past week he told me he feels he is ready to "work" his way back in shape. Give me another Hallelujah!

I have fixed lunch for our people today. All-right. Let me be totally honest. I was visiting with the president of the livestock association and he was telling me about a 4-H fundraiser today. The local 4-H is going to California later this year. They have been preparing the meal all night long. Bar-b-que chickens and all the trimmings. It all comes in a large brown bag! I am supposed to pick them up shortly before noon. (O.K., I confess I got one for Krl and I too so we wouldn't have to cook on Super Sunday).

Krl and I are both struggling to maintain our mental outlook. Believe me it is getting more and more difficult. While the plant has performed very well through the season, of late it has been phenomenal. Frank, the plant Superintendent told me the other day that he now believes our days we bought on the calendar are out of the money. In fact he now believes that we have moved out of early April for completion to late March. March 30 to be exact. Six days does not seem like much but it makes a large difference to our psyche.

Talked with Pat yesterday. It had been over a month since we last visited. It is unbelievable how much catching up there is!

Be the real deal!

FATHER, I ask that YOU be with Krl and I, see us through this exercise. Help us to stay focused. I pray for Adam and his men. keep them safe. I pray for Memama, Pepa, Hag, Bets, Jess, Trc, Lillie, Aimee, Ashlyn Kate, Dr. Mackie, Jeanine, K.C., Hope, and Kristy and her baby. I ask for YOUR healing and care for them. I ask comfort for those who are sad with grief. I pray for those of us who struggle to follow YOU. I pray for our spiritual family and our leaders. I pray for the efforts being made to expand YOUR kingdom. I pray for Richard, Anastacia, James and Terah as well as for our prayer partners Jenavene and Susan. Bless-ed be YOUR name.