Surprises of the Day.

 Surprises of the Day.

 

Felt like the living room had accumulated enough dog hair and dust to satisfy even the worst old woman, so pulled out some of the furniture and dust mopped. No sense in wet mopping until some of this dust settles in the blowing wind. The kitchen counter near the door has all the evidence needed to prove how much of Odessa might have come this way!

 

Got a phone call from Michelle Malay that she and Tim would be stopping by for a bit. Certainly, enjoyed the visit. So happy to let Michelle see how pretty the gold-colored curtains make the living room windows. They make it feel like spring in there—despite the nose prints from the dogs on each window. Anyway, she had a test done today and another one later in the afternoon before she has the right knee surgery on the 28^th of this month. She still has considerable pain, but at least she can walk with her walker after she gets up and gets started. Sent three dozen eggs home with her and Tim, so that should keep them for a while.

 

Judie Brunson and her husband Weldon stopped by with a head of cabbage for my hens! Sent a couple of dozen eggs home with them, too. Really appreciate the fact that she knows how much these silly birds mean to me. She always felt that way about her animals, too.

 

Looks like Oklahoma is on fire again this year. Think it was three years ago when the entire northern part of the state nearly burned off the map! Prairie fires can be awfully fierce and take everything in their paths. And then the wind blows! Only God can protect us if we live out on the prairie! My friend John said that these winds and the dirt are reminiscent of the Dust Bowl days. Daddy used to tell us about the dirt that came in through the walls of their house. His first chore every morning was to go pull all the dead rabbits out of the stone tank where the windmill dumped water. There were no other sources of water for the critters, so they jumped into the tanks. We can be thankful that things have not quite returned to those horrible days.

 

Saw an article about the sink holes in West Texas that are caused by oil wells that have collapsed and caved in the surrounding area. That really is a terrible situation for someone who has bought the land not knowing that a well that has been plugged can collapse in on itself and form extremely large sink holes. We might expect sink holes in Florida or even in California, but who would have thought that West Texas would collapse in on itself due to the many holes drilled and filled with salt water! We do it to ourselves, however. Eventually we will come up with hydrogen powered motors that will make a difference. Meanwhile, don’t buy any pasture anywhere near an oil field!

 

Maybe in a few days the wind will stop blowing a gale and the old woman can get some repair work done on the siding on the long coop. The first bad storm tore it loose, but things have to be quiet long enough for me to get a board placed over the siding to screw it down and prevent more damage. Such fun.

 

Spoke with Patty this morning. She had Maria to come clean her house for a few hours this morning. This afternoon she said it felt so very nice to know it was clean! She has been doing her best not to stick her nose outside in this wind. No one needs to snort this dust!!

 

Please remember to pray for Mariellen Rose and my friend Michelle Malay. Mariellen is fighting leukemia and trying to adjust to the return of her T-cells. As you know, Michelle is getting another new knee. So many of our friends, family, and acquaintances have health issues. Let us ask God for his comfort and consolation for all of us.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.