Amarillo assignments, change and trails associated with it, grandchild news

Last night before I went to bed I made a run to one of the cabinet shops in Amarillo. We have gone there in the past to get pieces of plywood that the shop puts in the dumpsters. Sometimes there are some fairly large pieces; large enough to be made into shelves. This time the pieces were somewhat smaller; about the width we need for feed boxes; still quite usable.


While we were in Bowie last weekend, Mama and I were across the street from a cabinet shop there. I saw a couple getting pieces of wood from a trailer that the shop has setting beside a dumpster. Most of the prices were too long to fit in the dumpster. Mama and I went over to check it out. The wood that was being discarded was premium quality oak and ash. I got a few pieces wide enough and long enough to be used for trim and cabinet spacers. I was quite pleased. Some of the long, thin pieces we took home will be used in the garden this year.

After a difficult meeting yesterday, we are faced with another potentially difficult meeting again today. The meeting yesterday dealt with changes my boss wants to be made in the Borger office; basically we are forcing them to fend for themselves in the required training and safety meetings. Today’s meeting will deal with the restructuring within the larger part of the company of which we are one part out of four divisions. I have had no advance warning of the proposed changes. Now is not a good time to be resistant to change; sometimes drastic change.

During times like these it is east to find the people among you that have a strong faith in the Lord. When moments of uncertainty creep up on us, those whose hope is in the Lord ready can relax and rest on the promises of God. He is still in control. He will never leave us or forsake us. He will not tempt us above what we can bear and even in those trails will provide a way of escape.

Out pastor was saying the other day that he is a “cry-baby Christian.” He goes to the Lord almost instantly when a problem arises. He said his first prayer is, “Lord, where is the way of escape you promised? Whatever you need to teach me help me to learn it quickly and get out of this mess!” Not a bad way to pray.

Rain is moving into the Borger area this afternoon. The expectation is for more that an inch. In Bowie the expectation is also for an additional inch of rain to fall today. The forecast called for an inch last night with the added inch to fall today. It is badly needed so you will not hear too much complaining.

Cori called last night pretty soon after Mama called me. They were on the way to the emergency room when Mama called. They were in the emergency room when Cori called. Her question had to do with the need for stitches on Blake’s chin. He had slipped when trying to climb out of the bathtub and split it open in the resulting fall. I am not sure at this point how it worked out, but in the picture she sent it did look like a good candidate for several stitched to me.

Nate was being held up from work and the emergency room attendants did not see the emergency of the situation so tempers were starting to stir and Cori and Mate wanted to go home and doctor the injury themselves; quite understandable. The two problems of infection and scaring were providing some restraint to their departure.

Mama also told me that Grant has been constantly asking about a return trip to the farm. Cori and Nate have patiently explained that it takes a lot of money to make the trip and that they are saving up some money right now. He then asked how long it takes to save up money and Cori explained that it sometimes takes quite a while. He has heard the explanation of a lack of money for the trip so often that as his Daddy kissed him goodbye as he left for work one recent evening Grant blurted out a goodbye assignment of, “Make lots of money Daddy!”

Sharp kid.