So, the older couple left this morning. I saw them off and the lady gave me a big hug. They are moving in with family on the Louisiana side of the state line not only for help with the hubby who has heart problems but also - it's free rent.  They are on a fixed income, I can understand that.  I now have 5 empty lots and the number will continue to grow unless people come in. I've had some calls, but so far, no-one has actually shown up.  I do have one couple that is allegedly coming once they purchase whatever they want to live in. 

But basically,  I have empty lots and the only overnight reservations I have going right now are well into next month.  Nothing for this month besides the lady that just left today after being here for a world series elimination at the giant Baptist university.  

I dunno, I lowered the rent to levels that are as low as I can really go.  I didn't go into business to break even.  I can only hope and pray some people show up - and soon.  

I did call the rental shop in town. They don't rent an attachment for their tractor to till. It's listed on their website, but they have several locations all over the region.  They don't have everything that other stores have at other locations.  I started looking in Longview and found nothing as well.  I didn't want to go further out, so I went back to looking at new, manual versions. Then I decided to look at Marketplace, found one, bought it and here we go.  

No, I didn't even get it over to the property.  I would far rather have used a tractor and just be able to do it without all the physical exertion.  It's getting very hot outside and it's wearing on me.  We've got 90's weather for the foreseeable future.  I can imagine getting very hot. I will be packing the cooler with gatorades and water and I have a hose at the shed that pumps out cool water I can spray over my head.  

I have no plan yet. Get some lots done and start watering them? And keep plowing?  I guess.  Seems about the way to do it.  Get a lot plowed, get it prepped, seed it, roll it (get the seeds pressed into the soil), start watering it, get moving on the next lot. Rinse, lather, repeat.  I did just order a roller - it's a thing that used to press the seed down into the soil.  I dunno folks, I'm just plodding along here, feeling this thing through and doing my best.  

So, the 3rd kid is here, dropped off today.  He's here for 2 weeks, the oldest sibling that lives in Arkansas. There is a court ordered arrangement for visitation that occurred last year and now he's here on regular intervals.  This one is the result of a previous relationship.  James is headed to the hospital tomorrow for a procedure that I won't bother to go into here. The kids will just have to go with me to the property whether they want to or not - I have stuff to do and they can just play on the phone if they don't care for doing anything else.  I'm going to start plowing either the huge lot the older couple had or the doggy park.  I have no idea how this is going to turn out with this machine or how long it will take to plow through everything, a complete mystery to me.

I just know that I fired the machine up, cranked the tiller on and it went right down into the ground without any hesitation. I let it run for a while and it seemed to be running pretty good. Just don't see the need to buy a new machine that I will likely only use once or very little after the initial use and then store it.  I can imagine it taking hours to do that one, large lot and the doggy park as well, if not longer. 

There isn't much else going on. At least, nothing worth discussing here.  Well, mom sent me pics while I was there. Actual, developed photos lol.  The kids wanted one of the photos.  Okay?  

That's it. Beyond reading the news that gets more and more far out there as time goes on. Governor Newsome is started a grassroots campaign to add a Constitutional amendment which "defines" the 2A.  It's quite amazing, because I was reading what they want the amendment to accomplish and at the end? It said it will give both states and local governments the ability to enact their own laws!  

If you don't think the left wants Communism, you haven't been paying attention to their calculated moves to eventually get there. It won't happen overnight, but it IS happening at a steady pace.  I'm not sure Newsom is going to be able to get 2/3rd's of Congress and 2/3rd's of states to ratify it, probably not.  In fact, I'm sure he already knows that. But these efforts have some sort of end game to them.  Remember, they have the full backing of the media.  The media is dominated by left leaning outlets. They're experts at propaganda. 

Off of that subject, it's gotten to the point that I read the news and maybe watch a little on TV and then I just turn it off.  I believe God is still in control and that He has the ultimate end game and that's all recorded in the Bible. So, whatever is going on now with progressives in this nation or China, Russia, Iran and the rest of the bad actors is only facilitating the means to the end times.  

With that? I'm off to bed.