Crudola. Just when you think things MIGHT fall in place, they spin madly away.

I don't know if anything was accomplished yesterday that I had hoped and planned. About the only thing that happened was lots of things got loaded into the travel trailer. And that wasn't really on my schedule.

For some reason, the fridge in the travel trailer is acting up. It worked fine through the year while in storage, but bring it home, get it ready to go and zilch. I spent most of my morning working with it. Finally about one, I got the gas side of it to ignite. Of course as luck would have it there wasn't ample time to see if it WAS going to cool down before the cut off time of three for ordering repair parts. So in line with our game plan, I am waiting until this morning to open the door and see what is going on.

I spent part of the afternoon with Pepa, looking at equipment and checking on other things.

Mid-afternoon I went to K.O.'s. We have some loose ends to tie. We got a couple of them done and made plans for a couple more.

K.O. has been feeling poorly. He has gone through a battery of blood tests, yesterday he went through a stress test. He told me if a person wasn't stressed when they took the test, they would be by the end. He was there five hours, although some of it was waiting for testing equipment. He said he is nuclear after they injected him with an IV.

I don't know that I would want to be nuclear but I wouldn't mind being bionic. That would kind of be like wearing PF Flyers without having them on. You could run faster and jump higher! (You might have to be a little older of you don't get the jest). PF Flyers were THE tennis shoe to wear many years ago when I was in grade school. Black high tops, white laces, brown rubber soles with white rubber trim with red accent stripe. No swoosh! They were stylish before we became aware of style.

Last night I returned to the house after stopping by the grocery store on my way home. Before I even went in I secured the trailer. through the day I think I had all the storage compartments open as I loaded. I locked it for the first time since all the entertainment center pieces are now in. The only thing I haven't loaded is the microwave. Krl has been loading her clothes through the mid and late afternoon. Me I will take about ten minutes and gather everything I think I will need.

Probably the most frustrating thing is one of the last things I did. I called one of my seasonal drivers. I had helped get him a job after last year. When that job didn't work out I made a couple of contacts and opened some doors to get him another. Throughout the summer we have talked when he came into the parts store. When I visited with him, he would ask about the seasonal work and tell me that he was ready just give me a call. I saw the man that I had talked with originally when I set up his current job and we were talking about the up-coming seasonal work. He was asking me when the work would start and I reminded him that when I made the recommendation and introductions,I wanted and intended for this employee to be back when my work began again. He remembered, reluctantly.

Last evening when I talked with the employee, I could tell something was just not right. He told me he was going to have to think about it. It seems that since my conversation with his supervisor they have given him a substantial raise in hopes of retaining him. I told the man I have no problem with him improving his position if that is what he wants to do. I do have a problem with him trying to ambush me with his raise and the manner in which he was trying to negotiate.

I ended the conversation by telling the employee to "let me know". It didn't make me a hoot or a holler one way or the other. This man and I have always gotten along, BUT, we had always been up front and honest (at least I had). I feel his vision is a little tainted and his story tilted. He told me he is working twelve to fourteen hours a day currently. Of course with the shorter days this will become nine to ten. Weather will affect his current work while it won't affect ours (once we get going). He told me he has weekends off, but in his next breath he told me he was by the parts store for parts last Saturday.

The biggest thing for me is that our work is available and any one wanting to make more always has that option. Last year this employee would float in the nine-hundred dollar a week range while others in the same position were making two to three hundred dollars more.

Want to means a lot. Thank goodness this man is not my right hand man.

I think I will plan around him.

I am almost afraid to put down what my plans are today. I could go to the metroplex. I could take the big travel trailer to the shop. I could return to the jobsite. I could do lots of things!

Worst thing is I woke with a tummy that is one mad camper. Krl had complained about being sick when I got home, maybe I have contracted it.

Have a day.

FATHER next time my world comes spinning by, grab it by the tail. I pray for YOUR patience, YOUR calm. Instill in me YOUR assurance that everything is happening as YOU intend.