I ain't as young as I once was,
but I was as young once as I ever was!

I make no claim to being as good once as I ever was.

I ache all over! Back. Knees. Hips.

Julio and I went to Roscoe yesterday to do a little tire project that ended up being a big tire project. Initially we were going to move four tires from one trailer to another. It ended up being six dismounts, eight mounts, and moving eight other mounted tires and wheels. I knew better, I just didn't want to pay someone to do. (Actually I would have, I couldn't find a service truck to go to the trailers to do it!).

I knew better.

I think back to when I was growing up and "Big John" from General Tire in Abilene would drive over on a Saturday and break down and mount tires from early to late, only taking time to eat lunch with us and a few water breaks where he would drink half and pour the rest over his head! He had to be one heck of a man!

Thing is, with the introduction of the one piece wheels, it probably became a much easier job and we know it became much safer than the split wheels with lock rings.

I am so far behind in entering seed load data! The oil mill doesn't print tickets at night, then they try to print all the tickets the following day and it is a mess. I have one driver who is behind about sixteen loads and combined all drivers were behind thirty-two loads! Then I have one ticket for a truck that has no record of the load. Yuk!!!!!

Rian had another procedure this morning. Erica called and said it went well, that he was still in and out. She made him apologize to the nurses before they put him under because he gets quite testy and demanding when he is coming out from under sedation. We'll hope they got him fixed up this time!

Holt has been puny! Rian said he had run a low grade fever but doctors think he is just running fever with his allergies! I had never heard of that!

Kat has had a good week. She scored a perfect score on her TAKS tests and in softball she had three triples and a single, played behind the plate and caught a couple of fouls! Way to go Kat.

I have received no report from Addie's softball.

The morning has been filled with hourly settlements. My first employee is leaving today. His Visa expires Monday. I had been wrestling with how I should deal with him not completing the season. I told Krl it wasn't really his fault but it wasn't fair to the other employees for him to get the same incentive. He had almost two thousand hours for the year. Wow!

Continue to pray for us. We need all the help we can get!

Have a day!

FATHER. Heal me, please. I pray for healing for Rian, for a quick recovery. I ask for patience!