We have just completed another round of roundup spraying this past week.  The recent rains have been good for the crops but done even more for the weeds.

The end of week before last rain was being predicted for the weekend so I decided to wait it out, hoping to eliminate one spraying.  Well, the rain never happened..

It was a throw back to the old days as our newly remodeled water trailer is in Abilene at the powder coating place.  So we rolled out ol' blue.  Our 1500 gallon water tank of yesteryear.  It is mounted on a big twelve trailer chassis and pulls horribly along with being very hard on tires. First load of water we blew out an airplane twenty ply tire.  Last load of water we broke the center out of a wheel.  (Usually if you break a wheel center out it is because it is loose, but I had witnessed Bill putting this wheel on).

I had found a buy on some implement rib tires last week and put five of them into our inventory.  My big question is what happened to our conventional wheels when the airplane tires and wheels were put on the trailer.  We had an excess of one single wheel in our tire and wheel racks that will accept this size and width of tire.

BUT, we endured.

Got through Thursday in time to do date night.  Memama, Pat, Hag and myself, although Kyle showed up later.

Rian and family are at camp.  I believe they will return this coming weekend.  Then they are hooking on to the RV for a few days trip.

Those boys are always looking for a place to go.

Last week while in the metroplex I had gone by the Sketchers outlet and purchased shoes for them.  One pair for Reid and Holt and two pair for Moses.  Rian and Erica had purchased some shoes for the two bigger boys at the Cardinal sidewalk sale. 

Erica gave me sizes and I adhered to everyone's but Holts.  I liked the shoes I selected for him so well I took a half size bigger.  I think the Freeman boys may be the toast of the class when school starts, shoes any way.

Did not make any plans for going out this past weekend.  Had several options through different groups and friends.  Ollie and Noble came by Friday afternoon and stayed so once again Memama baby sat and we went to the Lumberyard.  Texas Crude, a group from Abilene was playing and the turnout was horrible.  I know it had to be disheartening for those guys.  Of course they would have the misfortune of playing the night before Johnny Rodriquez blows into town.

Went to Abilene Saturday, but did not go dancing.

Church Sunday Morning at Southern Hills.

Brian Randolph, the worship minister I have so enjoyed in the congregation and on the praise team was absent and a brief note was in the bulletin saying he had moved back to Tennessee.  After services I visited with one of the praise team members I have sang with and he told me Brian had been terminated.

Almost a year ago when Brian was hired he was very up front, he was divorced and a recovering alcoholic.  I don't know, but I would assume that he may have relapsed.

I have really struggled since yesterday's service as to whether his situation was handled in the proper manner.

I do know for a fact that at Brian's age and living in a new community he was very lonely. 

The church family may be just as guilty as Brian.

They did give out his address and I DO intend to write him.

An extremely talented, energetic individual who brought a lot to the services.

I will miss him.

Ran some Abilene errands today.  Welding supply, truck shop, dry cleaners, Schzeuwan, and lastly Sams.  Picked up a few supplies for Memama.

Odds and ends at the farm.  Mowing around the shop.  Washing the spray rig down.  A few inside projects.  Probably the next big one will be to get a cultivator out.

Probably a Lubbock trip on the horizon Friday.  Pepa's sister-in-law that lived there died last week.  Memama said she figured we needed to go.

Hope you had a day and things are going well.

FATHER, thank YOU for YOUR blessing, large and small.  I lift up Brian for YOUR healing and care.  As he would sing, Blessed be the name of the LORD!