Saturday - late morning.

I wasn't sure if I was going to just drive the entire route to Oklahoma yesterday and back or not. I was pretty tired.  That last Brownsville run took it out of me.  16 hours the first day, didn't sleep well that night and then 12 hours the next.  But, about the time I got 50 miles out from the yard - I was seriously considering stopping at a trucksop in Pittsburg, TX - I decided to get it done.  I'm glad I did.

Got home and slept 7 straight hours without waking up once. That is akin to being miraculous in my little world. I wake up every single night in the middle of the night, sometimes several times, and getting back to sleep is the luck of the draw.  I didn't sleep any more than 7 hours lol, I just laid there awake at around 6:00 am until 9:00 am, just laying there wondering how I could be so exhausted? Well, 43 hours in 3 days will probably answer that question.  That doesn't include drive to and from work time or hooking up to the truck and doing inspections before I get on the clock.  

So today, well, the dogs apparently decided that my bed was their nesting place while I was gone and totally trashed it. I had just washed all of that - the comforter, the sheets, the pillows and the thing I have underneath everything that catches any spills that may occur while in bed. The last one I really don't need, I don't drink anything but water in bed.  But, the people that sold me the bed talked me into it lol. So now, I'm back to washing the entire mess all over again.  The bed cover - it's a giant blanket I bought specifically for the dogs to lay on when I'm not here and they are going to sleep on my bed whether I like it or not - was covered with dirt.

No word about the papers that need to be signed. It could have been done in a day - easily - if the seller was motivated.  I mean, sign the papers in front of a notary, FedEx them back.  Simple stuff, yes?  I did start searching again, for property that is - nothing that stands out. Not for the prices anyway.  There's some decent properties, my lender won't approve overpriced properties and I don't blame them.  I don't want over priced properties no matter how nice they are, just not worth it to me.  

So if this deal falls through, I have nothing else as a back up.  Finklea would be lovely, but I doubt we'll be seeing that one back on the market any time soon - if ever.  I actually prefer this one - Cooks Road - because of it's proximity to town and home. It' sonly 3-1/2 miles away. Any emergencies could easily be dealt with quickly.  Any work at all is an easy drive over there.  

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Sunday morning. 

We celebrated James birthday yesterday, had fun at El Taco when one of the servers brought dessert and started shoving whipped cream into his face lol.  It was funny, trust me, all in good humor.

Anyway, fixing to head out to the yard, get the truck hooked up and head over to the loading plant to eventually go down to brownsville today. It will be a late day, considering load time is noon. That puts me at midnight getting down there and getting done with everything.  I get a 34 hour reset out of it, but I didn't really need one.  There was enough hours to do that entire run without having me have to load so late for this particular run - I like to get the 10:30 at the latest load time for Brownsville. 

There might, however, be a possibility of no empty trailers down there.  Likely not going to happen, they've been keeping up with it, but it puts me behind anyone/everyone else that may be doing down there. Sometimes on Sundays they load up 3 trailers for a Brownsville run.  

I can't say I'm looking forward to this coming week, there is no indication of getting anything done on that property and everyone has thrown their hands up in the air.  

But, I put my trust in the Lord. Whatever happens, even if a letdown, it is what it is and move on.  Whether moving on means continuing to look for more properties or if it means let this thing go and find something else, I have no idea.  Not at that bridge yet, but the entrance to that bridge is near and a decision will have to be made if this heir doesn't follow through and finish all of this up. 

That sounds dark and dire, it really isn't. Just matter of fact.  Stark reality, a thing we all deal with all of our lives.  

With that, I am going to finish preparing for this trip - I am finally restarting Keto after taking extended time off of it - and get rolling.

Happy Sunday : )