I figured I had better post something before someone puts out an APB.

Lots has been happening. Some good, some bad. We continue to operate at extremes. We're either real good, or really bad. Yesterday and the previous night, we were really bad. At both ends of the compound. The first thing that happened was just about midnight truck 77 hit a buck deer, the deer tumbled in front of the truck before it went under it. As luck would have it, the left front steer tire ran over an antler and was punctured. I called Jake, Jake called his tire man. Jake calls me back and tells me he is going to have to go over to the tire man's house to wake him and send him. Eight o'clock yesterday morning the tire man calls me and he is still in Sweetwater. That truck was sitting for twelve hours.

Needless to say, we had bales everywhere. On trailers and on the ground. They were sending help, but I went ahead and called my local man in. Turns out the help from the other end didn't show until last night for one load. My local had already hauled two.

In the mean time, the seed trucks let their guard down and we filled the overhead hoppers and began putting seed back in the house. We can't win for losing. Turns out one truck stopped to get a heater control cable installed and another had to have some bell housing bolts drilled out and replaced. I know these guys are looking at that Saturday bogey! I don't blame them but it is still frustrating.

Last night both bale trucks hauled only two loads each instead of their customary three. I think we have a problem in the making there. I have already begun measures to fix it.

Krl and I ventured into town yesterday and did some shopping. We made some head way but the best part was margarita's at On the Border. I think I could take my laptop and shop on-line from there! We are planning another trek today and will probably take a lunch break to Logan's.

Our plans are beginning to come together. We will take Addie's Christmas to Angelo on Monday, go to Roscoe to Memama and Pepa's on Christmas Day, and on the twenty-sixth we are planning to go to Lubbock to take the boys gifts and inspect the new brat! I told Rian I knew we were crowding it because I think there is a one week limit on returns!

Hope you are getting in the holiday spirit! Have a day!

FATHER, get us through this!