Hello from beautiful Abilene, Texas!

Yippee!

I am home. Albeit for a brief period, but after being gone one day short of three weeks, it is a real treat! It rained on the Gulf Coastal Plain, which enabled the plant to clear the yard of all modules about two in the morning Monday. I sent all the trucks home Monday and began making preparations for my own trip. I had core parts to return to dealers in Corpus as well as special order parts to check on their arrival (hopefully).

K.O. and his family came down Friday to give me a break. It was nice to have someone around to share the work and worry with. I told D.O. that I didn't care what she and the boys did, but while they were there K.O. was mine. He fell in like a trooper, cleaning and helping with whatever he could.

On Saturday, D.O. took the boys to the Texas Aquarium, the USS Lexington, and the bay beach. It was so funny because when they returned to the travel trailers, the boys were complaining about sand in their crack! It was hilarious!

D.O. and the boys made a quick jaunt to Robstown Sunday before we made our way to Chili's Sunday night. Monday afternoon after we left to take our cores back and in route we detoured down to Mustang Island. We drove about eight miles down the beach and D.O. and the boys got to swim again. Biggest problem was it was cool. Rain and drizzle.

Tuesday, the first part of the day was spent storing and securing supplies we would need later when we returned. Then we loaded chains and straps that can stay in West Texas. About Ten o'clock, we left, headed North, but not before I made one last stop to check on the special order parts. They still had not come in. Oh well, the dealer may get to eat them. Ten days, they should have been in.

By five-thirty in the afternoon, I was unloaded and in the house. Hallelujah!

Talk about a home coming! While Krl was glad to see me, Phoo Do and Miss Maple Syrple were ecstatic! Even Prissy had to come over and get Daddy loving! I have been sat on, sat with, and licked and sugared. Right now, Maple is sitting under my desk on my feet! She woke me this morning licking on my whiskers!

Ah, this is the life.

Rian called me Monday and told me that the reports on Dakota Rain are good. She will stay in the hospital for a week though. Thank you GOD.

While I have been on the Coastal Plain I found a radio station that played classical music, some soft rock as well as Christian music. It seems that most of my drive time was either early in the day or late in the day. During the drive home, I got to listen to some talk radio.

It seems that the station I was listening too was "Catholic radio". Now don't get me wrong. I am not making or poking fun because I really enjoyed their musical programming.

Their talk radio was pretty interesting. These two Dj's were talking about the significance of the numbers 40 and 9 in the bible. 40 days for reformation. 40 days of rain. You get the idea. The number 9 came up in a discussion about death and praying for the departed's soul for nine days to purify it before being presented to GOD. These two Dj's were fired up. I will say that. They made the statement that Catholics have received "Divine Revelation" that other denominations do not and will not ever receive, that gives them guidance and insights.

And I thought only the COC did that.

It is a whole different feeling when another denomination is making the noise. Kind of humbles a fellow.

It's not about a denomination, it's not about who is right or more right. It's about him. The one who came and died, rose again and sits on the right hand of GOD.

JESUS.

I hope you have a JESUS day.

FATHER, thank YOU for the good reports on Dakota. We continue to lift her for your miracles of healing. FATHER forgive us. It's all about YOU.