Day 2 of Thanksgiving.

Coach and his crew came to Memama's Friday.

Steve and Jani arrived just after mid morning, followed closely by Kirby. A while later Colby and his family arrived!

(Kelsi was tending to some personal business).

Of course Memama had a spread of Thanksgiving leftovers. There were several hold overs and repeat eaters from Thursday, so lunch was a long grazing event!

Had a good visit with Coach, and his boys! I'll say one thing, Kirby is still growing!

Seeing the bunch of nephews Thursday and Friday kind of made me miss Rian and wish that he could have been there to enjoy his cousins as well.

FYI, Rian and Erica had Thanksgiving at their house. Rian's Mother and sisters, along with parts of Erica's family celebrated the holiday in Shallowater. On Friday Rian had to be at a playoff football game in Midland. (By the way, Shallowater won in double overtime and will play Monahans in Sweetwater next Friday!)

It was good to see Memama "in her element". She loves to have all her chickens in and out of her house. I know there were blue moments for all of us, but Memama is a very remarkable lady.

Friday night Coach, Colby and Kirby were going to the Brownwood Monahans playoff game in Sweetwater (Monahans won), although Coach was also wanting to see the Eastland (from Breckenridge's district) and Wall (who eliminated the Buckaroo's last weekend)too.

I tell you ol' Colby travels in good looking company! Those four red headed girls of his are really pretty! I told him he was going to have to lock them up in a few years!

Memama and I were talking to the three oldest of Colby's girls and explaining that Memama was my Mom and I was her baby boy, and that their Pops was my brother. Lots of head shaking and looking at each other. I think they buy that Santa story better than they believed me and Memama!

Memama was going to Brody and Jalin's second birthday party, so she took the three oldest of Colby's girls along with their Mother and Gran! (November is a big birthday month in our family, Lindsay, Jeanetta, Hag, the Twins, and Jake is Sunday (??). Happy Birthday guys!).

Coach and the guys were watching LSU Arkansas at Memama's house.

I sure did want to see the Razorbacks win! They may be my favorite SEC team. I sure don't like Les or Nick.

It is kind of different to watch a ball game with Coach and Colby and Kirby. Of course Kirby knows many of the guys, but they all are "up" on what is going on. Watching the reads, predicting play calls, and countering with defensive alignments!

Coach told me he didn't feel there was any team in the Big 12 that can play consistently with the SEC elite at this time. I told him that Texas is coming.

Speaking of Texas, great victory over the Aggies!

Don't know what the Aggie's problem is in finishing a ball game, but I expect them to have growing pains much like Arkansas did when they moved to the SEC. I think it will be a long growing process before and if the Aggie's play with the upper echelon of that conference (very similar to their plight in the Big 12).

When I had arrived Friday morning at Memama's, I put jumper cables the 4430 with the box blade at her house. I'm not sure exactly what it is about Pepa's pickup, but when boosting or jump starting something you have to monitor it regularly, otherwise the pickup will give it all to what you are trying to start.

Yesterday I repeatedly caught Pepa's pickup so low on voltage that the instrument cluster would quit. Tachometer, amp, temp, oil pressure gauges would all bottom out. I would have to disconnect the booster cables to allow the pickup to keep running and recharge its own battery.

Finally Coach brought his diesel pickup around and after a while we got the tractor started.

I decided to take it to Wastella where I have the most terrace work to do, but when I began to head that way the tractor developed a fuel problem. I did pick up fuel filters to put on it, possibly today.

I hadn't really planned on it, but I may have to go to the farm today. Possible issue with sand blowing. Jason usually is around on weekends if I don't drive over, and either he will handle a problem or call if I need to. But, he is covering his bale haul at Coyonosa gin this week, as his regular driver is off for Thanksgiving and a new grandbaby!

So, I will probably go to Roscoe, get the 4430 going and move it to Wastella and possibly start filling some terrace breaks, but more importantly be close if the sand does blow. Forescast calls for 25 to 35 miles per hour with gusts to 40.

Yuk!

BTW, don't look for Rian next weekend at the Shallowater Monahans playoff game in Sweetwater. A long time ago, he took a personal day for next Friday and he and Erica are going to Dallas for a little R & R, AND Erica is running in her first half marathon! She has been training for quite some time!

See Erica run? Run Erica run!

Go girl!

Hope you have a good weekend!

FATHER, so much to be thankful for! Thank YOU!