Just felt like saying a little today. Been having some hassles raising my son who's 18, but I have faith he'll come around as long as I'm steadfast in my convictions and patient. I remember that I knew more than my Dad at the same age and I didn't really learn to respect him until I was 25. But I was capable of taking care of myself in the sense of ( Read more... )

Well, life has calmed down quite a bit emotionally in the last month and I'm feeling pretty good about myself again. Most days are quite peaceful; peaceful for a person like me, that is. A little restlessness has always been a part of my makeup and it still is. But I'm mostly content inside; the things that bug me most are the things around the ( Read more... )

so what do I do now? My baby girl is heading out on her own to UTSA next week and my big girl is coming back to live with her mother for a little while. She wants to get married in 2006. And Hunter and I will stick together for the near-term until he figures out where he belongs in life. Me, well I don't know, I guess I'll just keep drilling wells ( Read more... )

Effective Dec. 29, the legalities that finalize a divorce were completed. So how do I feel? Actually, relieved. No more of the daily tending to things that surround such a painful and dead subject, and that always rattle and shake the old bones. Still a few financial transactions and ownership transfers to take care of, as well as my ex physically ( Read more... )

My son is having such trouble letting go of the anger he harbors towards his Mom. Truly, some of it is justified, but it is time for him to give it to God and let it go. It now hurts him as much as it hurts her. I am glad that he appears to be opening up to his counselor; perhaps this will help him to deal with it and move forward again. I feel so ( Read more... )

That is the age I achieved today. Wooo-hoooo. I have spent the large majority of these years trodding around Planet Earth with a few square inches of Texas beneath my feet. Can't say that's such a bad deal; in fact, I wouldn't trade it for anything else. Texas makes a fine home; better than most other places I've been anyways. I think I'll walk ( Read more... )

OK, with this entry I have power again after riding out Tomball/Magnolia's share of Hurricane Rita. It wasn't too bad; we were lucky and blessed. I made a decision to stay based primarily on 3 pieces of information, in order of importance: 1) the fact that we live ~70 miles inland, 2)my observation of the wild animals' behaviour 24-48 hrs. prior to ( Read more... )

I just feel like crap, head aching and mind numb. Lonely ande can't concentrate. Must have sleep.

at 38% of normal production capacity lost to the hurricane. Can't do anything else until the pipeline cos. get their gas sales lines opened up again--maybe next week--then we can go to 90% quickly ( Read more... )

The pirates made it to their destination without being accosted by the dreaded FEMA units who could confiscate fuel and equipment at will. The Port Sulphur victims were few, most had left, but those there have absolutely nothing left. But they have character; with minimal whining and complaining they had already banded and bonded together and were ( Read more... )