The Exodus has begun.

I surprised my South Texas seed haulers and had checks and Christmas cards ready late yesterday. I told them "Anytime after midnight", meaning you are free to go!

All of them displayed the work ethic that has endeared them to me as they all took one more load to Lubbock before turning their rigs toward home!

We changed the valve shortly after shift change this morning and began putting seed into the large warehouse we had worked so hard to empty.

Yesterday was the day from H-E-L-L! The office manager had asked me if I would move my billing up from Monday to Friday at five in the evening, then she asked to move it to noon! All of my guys were wanting their checks prior to the holiday, so that meant a real thrash! We got it done but Krl and I may not be worth much today or tomorrow!

On the other hand, it feels good to be done with it. Right now we will just monitor bale trucks and shipments while we watch the calendar and clock waiting for seven Sunday evening!

Silent Night has a whole new meaning out here!

On our latest trek to town (Thursday) I wandered into the comfort sleep shop in the mall. I had seen advertisements before and was curious. I laid in their bed to get my sleep number and then tried all the other mattresses. I am very impressed with their product. Usually my shoulders are what wakes me as I toss and turn trying to get comfortable. I will report that I never had any pain while trying out their bed. I even called Krl to come down and try it out. Now when I wake up in the night from discomfort I have visions of sleep comfort dancing in my head!

Dear Santa, .................................

Krl and I have been laughing about the aging process! I summed it up the other day in three ways. You are getting old when you can remember mustard coming in wide mouthed glass jars. You are getting old when butter beans become "putter" beans. And, you are getting old when one of life's great pleasures is as simple as urinating.

Dang, I am getting old!

Hope you are ready for the holidays!

FATHER, keep us on task!