Refund Time

Wow, my tax man just called and gave me the good news -- a REFUND. I can't believe it. I thought I would be owing owing owing. So celebrated with Linda and Zauresh tonight. Went to our local steak house which has re-opened after being closed since November. Had a grilled chicken dinner. Then went across the street to the ice cream shop and enjoyed a freshly made soft serve ice cream sandwich. oh, yummy.

Small towns are so cool. Ours is a town of 250 people and except for 5 blocks paved all streets are clay and rock. At the steakhouse, which actually faces one of the paved streets, I was able to go over some committee business with a guy, make plans for next wed, set an appointment for tomorrow to get my hair cut and colored, plan a trip to the next drag strip race in Bethany, agree to do a little counseling for a friend, complimented the steakhouse owner/manager (a dear friend of mine) on the changes made and forthcoming in the steakhouse, and assured a skeptical friend that our house remained dry during the wet wet winter in Iowa.

At the ice cream place we planned the next merchants association meeting, talked about inventing an icecream pie, and discussed the 2007 John L. Lewis Museum brochures.

After that we drove home, a 3-block long drive on clay and mud, and I relaxed at the computer, surfing, emailing, checking my feeds and now updating my blog, to which I have just added some of my favorite links.

The museum opens Sunday, April 15 for 6 months. John L.'s spirit seems to be there, giving hope to the overworked and undervalued laborers in this land of plenty and opportunity, of whom there seem to be more and more. He gave life and hope to many. Jesus gave more. More life. More hope.

God's blessings
TO LIFE.!