Hog Trough Liquor

Drove 624 miles.  That is just on the edge of my legal ability.  It was a lot of work; however, without the migraines of the previous days and therefore I was able to enjoy it a little more.  Including spotting a sign for a group who was cleaning up a section of highway: Hog Trough Liquor.  I was raised around hogs and that name certainly brings up a wild image!  Driving on I-40 from Tucumcari,NM; just west of Amarillo; there is a large feed lot to the south side of the road.  It was windy this morning (over 40 mph from the south) and very wet, but the smell from the feed lot was extremely gross.  That reminds me of my favorite TV cigarette commercial. "Come to where the flavor is, come to Marlboro Coutry," while the cattleman is riding a horse in a feed lot.  From what I smelled, that is not a smell I want in my mouth!

I am so proud of who Christopher is becoming.  He had a couple of challenges and he met them both with flying colors.  He has discovered that he can write poetry.  I think he also has discovered he is loved.  I pray the same for all my children.