I have been asked, so I guess I should clarify Merrit's mail rules.

You cannot send anything but correspondence. No cash, no stationary, no stamps, no gift of any kind. Any book or magazine has to ship either from the retailer or the publisher. An individual cannot buy a book at Hastings and ship it, but a book can be bought at Hastings and Hastings can ship it.

Any money has to be deposited into the inmate trust account to the inmate's benefit! then they have to spend the monies at the prison or jail commisary. (sp?).

Also keep in mind, every piece of mail in and out, is read. So don't be too cute!

We did get a letter from her Monday night. So far this week we have sent two letters. Our weekly correspondence and an extra telling her to put Jeri on her visitation list.

I guess that is one other thing I should say. Any visitors must be on her list. visitation is Saturday and Sunday from 9 or so to 3 or 5. I haven't even looked at the hours yet for Dawson. Family members can visit sitting at tables. Non family members visit on phones through glass. Maximum visit is two hours.

You may be going "Two hours?" But I can tell you from going to the Smith Unit to visit my friend Leonard that two hours fly by.

I spent my day at the farm shop fabricating. I do not get in too big a hurry and I don't stay on task too long. I have been measuring and cutting patterns and drilling holes and late yesterday began one of the final pieces.

Lots of work to repair something that was pure negligence by a previous owner.

About the only other fix would be to cut the corresponding piece from another wrecked truck at the farm shop, then cut out the ruined piece from the truck I am working on and fiberglass the wrecked truck piece on to the good truck.

I have to stay in town for a while and meet a man, then I plan on going back to the farm shop. A little fabrication is usually fun, but this is beginning to get old!

Rian and Merrit's maternal Grandmother was experiencing chest pains and went to the ER at Sweetwater and was transported to Abilene Regional where she will have angioplasty and two stints put in this morning.

And, I did get a good report on Ashlyn Kate. She was released from the hospital yesterday! Much shorter stay than was anticipated. All the surgical repairs look good!

Have a day!

FATHER, thank YOU for a blessed day! I pray for another today. Thank YOU for the good reports on Ashlyn Kate, we ask that her recovery continues to do well. We lift up Rebecca and Lou Ann for YOUR gifts of healing and care. YOU are in charge!