FIRES ARE ALMOST GONE
Today I had to go to Cross Plains on church business this afternoon and again met a firetruck coming north. A woman at the office I was visiting said that there was a fire west of Cottonwood but it was contained and they were just putting it out. I could see no smoke when I came home. The winds are dying some. We have a promise of rain this weekend. We are praying for it. Our cleaning lady, Lydia Williams, lives near the fires and spent Monday night and Tuesday staying up be ready to battle the blaze if it got to her house. Her kids came in to help move things to safer places. She moved her day from Tuesday to today and was hoping they would keep the fire contained.
Tuesday Lou got out of the house again. We went to a MURF luncheon and got a great meal for $5. MURF stands for McMurry University Retired Fellowship. Lou enjoys visiting with her old faculty friends. Rob Sledge had the program and gave a preview of a book he is working on of stories about Abilene. One great story was about the first car salesman in Abilene selling a car to a rancher who said if he could take him home without breaking down he would buy 3 cars. The salesman agreed and after he had driven a few miles said how far was it. The rancher said 80 miles. He almost got there successfully but when the house was in sight he hit a stump and bent the front axle. The rancher said he was close enough. The next day they jacked it up, heated the axle, pounded it out with a hammer and drove back to Abilene. Later the car salesman became well known for his aerial feats. He was Eddie Rickenbacker.
The president, Dr. John Russell, gave a talk. He was encouraged by the students who have gone on to seminary and are going into the ministry back in the West Texas Conference. Russell is the only person I know with all three degrees in Aerospace Engineering. He taught at the Air Force Academy before coming to McM. An unusual career for a church president.
Lou is doing some better. She is trying to move to Tylenol from vicodin and has a lot of pain but is sleeping better. She walked to the pond this afternoon and went upstairs twice this morning. She is enjoying watching the Mavericks play the Spurs tonight.
Today I had to go to Cross Plains on church business this afternoon and again met a firetruck coming north. A woman at the office I was visiting said that there was a fire west of Cottonwood but it was contained and they were just putting it out. I could see no smoke when I came home. The winds are dying some. We have a promise of rain this weekend. We are praying for it. Our cleaning lady, Lydia Williams, lives near the fires and spent Monday night and Tuesday staying up be ready to battle the blaze if it got to her house. Her kids came in to help move things to safer places. She moved her day from Tuesday to today and was hoping they would keep the fire contained.
Tuesday Lou got out of the house again. We went to a MURF luncheon and got a great meal for $5. MURF stands for McMurry University Retired Fellowship. Lou enjoys visiting with her old faculty friends. Rob Sledge had the program and gave a preview of a book he is working on of stories about Abilene. One great story was about the first car salesman in Abilene selling a car to a rancher who said if he could take him home without breaking down he would buy 3 cars. The salesman agreed and after he had driven a few miles said how far was it. The rancher said 80 miles. He almost got there successfully but when the house was in sight he hit a stump and bent the front axle. The rancher said he was close enough. The next day they jacked it up, heated the axle, pounded it out with a hammer and drove back to Abilene. Later the car salesman became well known for his aerial feats. He was Eddie Rickenbacker.
The president, Dr. John Russell, gave a talk. He was encouraged by the students who have gone on to seminary and are going into the ministry back in the West Texas Conference. Russell is the only person I know with all three degrees in Aerospace Engineering. He taught at the Air Force Academy before coming to McM. An unusual career for a church president.
Lou is doing some better. She is trying to move to Tylenol from vicodin and has a lot of pain but is sleeping better. She walked to the pond this afternoon and went upstairs twice this morning. She is enjoying watching the Mavericks play the Spurs tonight.
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