Uncle Harold

Today, my Dad took me to the farm. i talked to my Therapist. i met my Uncle Harold, and i think he was working harder than any of us. We actually broke ground on repairing the shed. i will be celebrating Lent. Stephanie blocked me, then her Facebook was deleted. An important message about World War III, and also a “forbidden scripture”. i also got to drive my Dad’s Toyota Camry. Twice.

How are you doing, today? Today was spent mostly waiting to go to the farm. My Dad had to tie down, and screw down, several big pieces of wood. Including six 4×4 pieces. i woke up at 7 AM, but rolled over and went back to sleep. At about 9 AM i woke up, and my Dad i kept hearing the sound of a saw. i went down stairs to check it out. My Dad was using his saw to cut several different pieces of wood. He then would screw the wood onto the 4x4s, to keep them from sliding around beneath the chains and straps. This was to keep the 4x4s on the trailer. It worked beautifully too.

While my Dad finished up his job, getting ready to go to the farm, he sent me to get breakfast at McDonald’s. He wanted a Sausage McMuffin with egg on it. He also wanted an iced tea, half sweet half unsweet( half and half). Dad sent me in his Toyota Camry Hybrid to retrieve breakfast. For myself, i just wanted a cinnamon roll, and a medium coffee. When i ordered the tea, McDonald’s just handed me the cup, and i was on my own to prepare the tea. i mixed it, with unsweet and sweet. But i would rather have mixed it sweet, then unsweet and stirred it. i also forgot the ice- in iced tea. LOL. i thought that i was so special driving my Dad’s Camry, that i must have forgotten it.

When i got back into the Camry, i discovered that i had a call from VES. The Veterans Evaluation Service, out of Houston. i called them back, and they took my name, my phone number, and birthdate to identify me. Then, the Lady proceeded to tell me about an appointment on February 25, 2023. i let the lady know i work that day. She offered to reschedule me! i was so excited. But then, the phones got disconnected. So, i am going to have to call her back tomorrow, and hope i end up talking to the same person.

i got became upset driving back to the house. i realized i had forgotten the ice for the tea. Then, to there was more than one road block. i kept driving very carefully, just like Scott had shown me. i think he would have been proud. i didn’t accidently drive through a school zone, while i was on the phone. But GOD took care of me. i made it back home safely, and was able to get my Dad, most of his breakfast. He even drank his tea without ice.

i smoked a cigarette before i ate my cinnamon roll. i was shaky from driving still. Driving a new car is always a challenge for me. It is fun of course, but i have to get used to its quarks. Right as i sat down to eat my cinnamon roll and drink my coffee, i logged into talk to my Therapist. i was so delighted to talk to my Therapist, because my anxiety was high, and i knew i could relay that to her. i did, and we ended up discussing taxes, because its tax season. i let her know, i will probably not get a refund because i owe money to the IRS.

After i was done talking to my Therapist, i finished my cinnamon roll. About that time, my Dad had finished preparing for our trip to the Farm. i took my medicine, too. Then, we started off in my Dad’s Honda Civic. After a stop at ALL SUPS, a gas station on the way out to Archer City, Texas we got back on the road to the farm. The wood stayed on the trailer just fine. The Civic did a good job of pulling the trailer to, i might add.

On the way out to the farm, i got the idea from someone i know, that i want to celebrate Lent. For Lent, i am giving up coffee. Caffeine actually. So i don’t end up cheating, i decided i would give up Caffeine. Because otherwise, i would be slamming those Dr. Peppers. So, i went down to the QT (Quick Trip) down the road, and got me a Dr. Pepper, a Hot Dog, and a QT (coffee), before Midnight, Lent begins today on the Twenty-Second of February. It ends on April 6.

The Shed

My Dad and i got to the farm. This was the condition of the shed, when we arrived.

The Shed had about fallen down. The last time i had seen the shed, it still had three walls up. The wind has been strong, during the winter time, the last couple of years. Although now, its like, already spring time out. Here was another angle of the farm, where if you zoom in you can see part of Lake Kickapoo. It was really down, too. Just like the shed, you can see the mud.

This is the other angle. You can see that everything is dried up. When i went out to the farm in 2017, this is what it looked like

Wow, that is quite a difference, isn’t it? You can see that in 2017 it had rained quite a bit, whereas, here it is February, and the farm is all dried out. It was green and lush that year, with lots of Sunflowers too. So, people were getting there limit with dove that year.

Here is my Dad’s tractor. He bought it so he could plow up the field, and plant. But now, with the field so dry, he cannot plant anything and it have any hope to grow.

i went a head and tried to friend Stephanie. It didn’t go well. She blocked me. i sent her a couple of messages in Messenger too. i don’t understand what happened. i have fond memories of communicating with her. My dog died, and i really wanted to reconnect for a while, maybe she would have discussed it with me, and let me share about it. With Max gone, thoughts of her had been helping to keep me happy. i also wondered how she was doing. “How are you doing Stephanie?” That is what she wants to see.

Anyways, after we broke ground on repairing the shed. My Dad called Uncle Harold. He has a drill, for drilling the holes, we were trying to dig. So, my Dad called to see if we could barrow the drill. i should have gotten a picture of it, so i could show you what i mean. It is not really called a drill. But it looks like one. With a picture you would see what i mean.

Uncle Harold

Uncle Harold invited us over. He offered to allow us to use his drill. But, in the end we ended up not using it. We had to continue digging the hole by hand. Uncle Harold and Dad measured out the lengths of the shed. This is because some additional wood is needed. Uncle Harold wasn’t sure how long the pieces needed to be. So, he and Dad used a measuring tape to measure the lengths. At one point, we measured the entirety of one length of the shed. It was me and Dad at this point, because i was holding the tape measure. Uncle Harold also gave us some carpenter terms to play around with. “Dog leg”, being the one i remember. Its to help hold up the roof of the shed.

Before we made it back to the farm with Uncle Harold, we drove around a bit. Uncle Harold asked several people if they had the correct fuel for the drill. Everybody he could think of to ask, seemed to be out. But, they did try to find some fuel. It was so neat, to see the people of Archer City helping out like that. Then, we stopped at ALL SUPs again. This time, Uncle Harold also bought food for us. It was a real treat too. i got a chicken sandwich and did not even need ketchup for it. My Dad got some chicken wings, and potato wedges.

Well, that is pretty much it. Uncle Harold ended up being a big help. He showed us how to use a 5 gallon bucket, to fill the hole with water, to make it easier to dig the soil out. So, next time when we go back, we will be able to continue to dig out that soil. It was rough going before we added the water. You have to let it soak into the soil, and then you can start digging again. So, we got that down. But, it was night time, so it was time for Dad and me to head home. Uncle Harold decided to leave as well. Before we left, i could hear the coyotes howling, in the distance. It was such a scenic night, even though the wind had not died down. i just am not sure how that shed remained standing, with it blowing, and you could see the condition of it in the picture. Also, its clear to me, that between my Dad, me, and Uncle Harold we got somethings done.

The Watchman

i was advised to stay away from Revelation. But, sometimes, Watchman doesn’t go past Matthew 24. This time, i went into Revelation so i quit watching. But from what i saw, it was a pretty informative video. In the opening sequence, he outlayed the problem the church has of identifying Christians. He used a sermon that John MacArthur, and another pastor, gave, to highlight this. What did Watchman leave out? Where John MacArthur stated that “It was the Church persecuting the Christians.” – John MacArthur. Later on, the video goes on to explain the increasing conflict between Israel, and Syria, in Damascus. Israel carried out more air attacks against targets in Damascus, Syria. Then, later on in the video, The Watchman discussed the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK), and how they are increasingly becoming a nuclear and strategic threat. Still, later on, in the video were clips and highlights that suggest the conflict in the Ukraine is going to spread, and that the United States wants to step up its support for Ukraine, by training the Ukrainians to fly F-16s, and use more advanced equipment. Its becoming clear that Putin is leading a successful war in Ukraine, even though it didn’t originally go how he had planned it, where he would just march into Kyiv.

It was the Church persecuting the Christians.

– John MacArthur

i can see it coming already. The Europeans will be speaking Russian. With all of the threats about from the People’s Republic of China, The Islamic Republic of Iran, and Russia, the United States will need to maintain a large military. Our allies will have to do something to drastically increase there militaries as well. Some people claim it is Armageddon. But i don’t exactly know that for certain. We are certainly capable of destroying ourselves, without GOD’s help. Look at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Its fiction, yes, but we do have the concept of the Death Star, as well. i do believe JESUS is going to return. We know not, the day or the hour in which JESUS will return. Only the Father knows that. His timing will be perfect.

Mambo No. 5 and Awesome GOD

i wanted to share a couple of songs. The first one i want to share is Mambo No. 5.

i really like this one. i like this song, because he sings about, and to the girls he knows, the women in his life. i really always enjoyed that one. But now, i really appreciate this song. i would like to write a song of my own, about the women in my life. Will i be able to write about you?

LOL. Poor Don Lemon got the axe for his sexist comments delivered the other day. About Nikki Haley, being “In her fifties, well past her prime”. Remember how Don Lemon was out to get Trump? Demanding apologies from white people? What goes around, comes around.

Last, but not least, i wanted to share another of my favorites. i have been listening to it since the year 2000. It developed special meaning. Here it is, the year 2023, and i am still listening to it. Our GOD Is An Awesome GOD, it means so much to me, even more than when i first heard it. There must be a scripture somewhere, that says “Our GOD is an Awesome GOD”. Please, enjoy. i am tired, and ready to go to bed. Good night.