The computer said 14 days, and the congregation said AMEN!

All eyes are focused on the bogey. Module # 14,921.

Actually I have to preface this estimated completion date. That is patron cotton. We have gin cotton which has been picked up throughout the year on the module yards, sitting in modules waiting to be ginned last. Probably between one hundred and two hundred bales, but if history repeats itself it could take as long to do that as it takes to do eleven or twelve hundred bales of patron cotton.

You want to talk about filthy! This cotton is coated with dust because Roy uses a modified cotton stripper to pick it up after it has been raked by a hay rake into wind rows. It is usually filled with rocks and is very hard on the gin machinery. That is why it is always saved for last. Afterwards, the big plant will be disassembled and overhauled one end to the other.

By this time of year Krl and I are able to do settlements and pay, almost in our sleep. By yesterday noon, I had given Krl the finished copies after corrections and she had completed writing checks. It seems so odd, earlier in the year we had a bevy of drivers on leased equipment we were paying. Now we are down to only two drivers on leased equipment, three with the new man on Pepa's truck. All the other trucks are leased with drivers on them. Sweet! That takes several steps out of my process!

Krl told me we were down to two gallons of RO water yesterday, so we planned on making a trip to the city. We decided to treat ourselves so we got to Midland just after one in the evening and made Ajuua's our first stop. We decided to do something a little different than their regular fajita staple and almost on cue we divulged to each other our meal selection. Hueves Rancheros! It was so strange that we both zeroed in on the same thing. They weren't bad but we've had better. We ended up ordering fajitas to take home for supper!

While it seemed as though we had a light list of things to do, by the time we got through we had made five stops for different items! One man who was helping us to our vehicle with our purchases made a comment about us being loaded down. I told him this was our weekly trip in! Krl's poor little SUV has to be tired of lugging that load of supplies around!

When we returned to the compound, we began unloading and putting away our supplies. Shortly after we were through I asked Krl to turn CBS so I could watch the NCAA tournament. It was barely started. I had picked Memphis to win it all in my fantasy tournament pick 'em, so I was very pleased that they prevailed over UCLA. The second game was a different story. I had picked NC to make it to the championship game but Kansas disposed of them very quickly. I watched Kansas win but I fell asleep before the clock expired! Needless to say that game busted my bracket.

I still like Memphis.

The plant went down yesterday afternoon at precisely 5:20. A broken shaft on one of the module feeder spike drums. Initial estimates were that the repairs would take five to six hours. The crews busted butt and had the plant back up in three. Luckily, this drum was in a position that didn't require removing additional drum to R & R it.

With the plant going down and with the addition of the new truck and driver, my truckers finally caught up. So much so I even flipped Cowboy back to seed. That is good for me and good for them. Hopefully everyone got a little rest last night.

This morning Prissy woke me wanting to go outside. Thank goodness, it was seven and I was still snoozing!

I talked a few times with Rian yesterday. He was really hurting. He had made a Friday night trip back to the ER and was treated and sent home. Saturday he told me he was hurting so bad that he couldn't tell his pain pills were fazing it, even if he doubled them up (he had the doctor's permission). Finally he went back to the hospital and they admitted him. Hopefully they can manage his pain and he can get some rest! I know he is frustrated because this has been an ongoing process for several months.

Hope your day is a good one!

Go Memphis!

FATHER, we are in a better place mentally today, thank YOU. We continue to lift up Rian to YOU for YOUR gifts of healing and care. Rain down YOUR blessings! Glory to YOU in the highest!