Catching up.

The good news is that wet weather really messes with the DSL ISP here.  The even better news is that my service was very poor last week.

We received almost three and a half inches of rain.  The cotton is perked up and responding well.  With just a little more help, we might make a cotton crop.  Another rain the first couple of weeks of August would be grand!

Rian was down last week.  He was a bundle of energy.  He would have loved to crawled on a tractor for five straight days but it was too wet.  So he and the hands did a lot of cleaning and fixing at the barn.

His boys have gone to their Aunt Crystal's destination wedding in Colorado but they should be returning today.  Hopefully Rian will bring them with him next trip down.

They have fished for trout with a great uncle in Colorado and they have gone up Pike's Peak.  They seem to have really enjoyed the mountains.

Recently Reid ran in his first "mini" triathalon.  Swimmings, bike riding and running.  He came in fourth in his age group.  Not bad for his first attempt.

I am hopeful if Reid enjoys things like this that he can keep a level head about his training and not get into the "self punishment" grind his Mother had gotten into where she would run until her socks were bloody.

Memama is doing pretty good.  She is spending a little more time up and in her chair each day.  She is still experiencing some pain but is gradually stretching the time span between pain pills.

The other night I followed her to bed and was giving her eye drops.  When she got in bed she was right on the edge.  I told her she was too close to the edge and to move her bottom toward the middle of the bed.  Very quickly and seemingly effortlessly, she moved across the bed.  I told her she was doing very well!  She responded "I am aren't I!"

I then told her that by the time it was dry, she should be ready to chop cotton!

Well, I had better get.  Have a day!

FATHER, Thank YOU for YOUR rain blessing.  Thankl YOU for the progress Memama is making.  We continue to ask for YOUR healing and care for her.