Don't you just love a breeze?

Wow. Even as a lifetime resident of the Lone Star State, I still am amazed with the wind. When I woke this morning, I could still hear the remnants of last nights storms. Local television reports West winds at 30mph.

Yikes.

We did a little more work and some diagnostics on the little S-10. I was kidding with a co-worker at the parts store that the way it is eating (oil) I hope it is a crew cab when it grows up!

I had a passenger on the ride back to Abilene last evening. Chris had a six o'clock meeting and Pat had an afternoon appointment, so by Chris riding with me, we saved her an extra hundred miles.

After I dropped him off, I went to Office Depot for a few supplies. While I was waiting to check out, a customer entered the store and both sets of automatic doors were open just as the big winds hit. When the inner doors closed and the outer doors were still open, the winds slung one of the sliding doors out of its track and bent it back against the wall.

From there I went to Circuit City to look at some display shelving. At the NAPA store we are wanting to take out a couple of existing displays and move them into the shop area. That will leave us with about eighteen or twenty feet of wall we need to cover.

I was pretty shocked to walk through Circuit City. This was probably only the fourth or fifth time I had ever been inside, but make no mistake they are having a sale. If a person has money, they have bargains. Prominent signage notifies customers, "No Checks".

It is a very sobering thought to look at these workers and know they are working themselves out of a job.

Obviously, after the President's news conference the other night, it is very evident that other areas of the country are feeling the downturned economy much more than ours. We may not have flourished like some areas, maybe it is the conservative nature of West Texas, but that same trait may mean we will endure more easily.

I am concerned about the economy, but I am more concerned with the dry conditions (which affect our local economy.

The brightest spot of the day was a phone call from Reid while I was in the grocery store. He was asking me if I wanted to buy some cookies from him. I told him I didn't know he had joined the Girl Scouts! He quickly told me he hadn't, that he was selling cookie dough as a fund raiser at school. He had such a large selection, I asked if I could confer with Meme and call him back.

When I got home Krl and I talked and then she called him with our decision. Of course this was a good way for Meme to get to talk with the boys. Reid is all business, and as soon as his transaction was over he was done talking. Rian put Holt on the phone and I could hear him rattling to Meme, and I was all the way across the room. Now that one is a talker!

Well, I am twelve minutes behind my day. I'd better catch up.

You have a day!

FATHER, I am thankful for the blessing we enjoy. I pray for those hurting from job loss and market losses. Help us to make good decisions. Guide us and place where YOU intend. You are good, and I know YOU care. Thank YOU.