Wednesday was a busy day!

For a week now, we have been working on plumbing here at Memama's house.  On Tuesday I finally made the decision to go with phase three of our project instead of doing a temporary fix that is going to be ripped out later in our renovations.  So, we have changed directions and emphasis.

The worst thing I can say is we are boring through concrete foundation that is totally cured.  We drill and bore for a while and then use an air hammer.

The best thing I can say is this house was built when houses were built!  The foundation appears to be eighteen inches thick.  Yikes.

We had initially decided to go under the foundation, but after digging three feet and not reachiing the bottom of the foundation we changed our minds.  I may be figuring out why Pepa never did this before.

I have additional help coming tomorrow morning.

Right now it appears some of the supplies I need are not currently available in Sweetwater.  Yuk.

I went to the funeral of a friends father yester afternoon, taking Memama along.  Then we stopped by the other funeral home in Sweetwater to pay our respects to another friend.  The second man did the major, radical remodeling at Memama and Pepa's house many years ago.  He was an excellent carpenter.  I would not have known him if I had seen him.  In fact, both of these men were ravaged by disease, the first affecting his mind and motor skills, the second affecting vital organs.  One was 84 and one was 71.

Then I made a bee-line for Abilene.  I needed to go by my divorce attorney's office briefly.  While I was there she gave me a copy of the printed decree for proofing.  It was on the money in content an d form but had numerous misspellings, including the respondent's and my own attorney's names.  Go figure.

Then I got my ears lowered, which took about an hour, wait included.  I really needed a haircut, in fact when the barber was through he asked me if that felt better and I told him I felt light headed!

Then I went and ate dinner at Chili's.  One of my favorites had been their cajun rib-eye, but it is no longer on the menu, however they did a good job with the rib-eye that is on their menu now.  I have never understood why they don't have baked potatoes, but their loaded mashed potatoes are good.  (As if I need mashed potatoes).

Then I went to the firehouse for a while.  Jim Sadler was playing and I always enjoy his band.  Dusty Creek, a Roscoe band is playing there this Friday and Saturday, their first foray into the Firehouse and a new band made up of older musicians from other bands, the Texas Dance Hall Drifters is playing next Friday and Saturday.  I haven't heard them, but people who heard their on the job audition say they are very good.

Well, I need to run down a small track hoe and some pieces for our project.

Have a day!

FATHER, I need some patience to see one project through and to begin the next.  Great things, YOU do every day!