Neither emotion would let me be long enough to do any productive work.Having decided that my marriage to Sherrie was dead, I set myself the dreary tas...k of finding some quick way out of my pain. The thing was, without proof of some kind, Sherrie would probably be able to take damn near everything we'd put together. Texas courts are not friendly to a man making unsubstantiated allegations about his wife. In the twenty-first century, wives got the benefit of the doubt in almost any situation.I. She was busily hunting in the woods for two types of plants she said she needed to help Zakat. She told us one was to make a salve and the other was to brew a special tea. She had three of our original party with her too, just to make sure nothing bothered her in the woods.It was nearly sunset when they came back and she was carrying two different types of plant, so evidently she had what she'd gone after. In no time flat one of the women we'd found was beating hell out of one of the plants in. We need to get everyone packed and out of here as fast as possible. Judy, while I get the girls packed and loaded, you and a couple of helpers take the van and go buy all the non-perishable foods you can find without causing a panic. There’s a grocery just up the highway about five miles. Here’s my debit card. Spend as much as possible and buy anything you can think of to help us while we see how long it takes for the sickness to die out.”Judy proved to be a great partner for an emergency, as. “Don’t worry, Baby, I’ll be cool.” “Okay,” she said hesitantly. I went in and wrestled with Ronnie and poked fun at Larry, just like I usually do. I greeted Mr. and Mrs. Morris and stayed and chatted awhile and finally said, “It is such a beautiful day, why don’t you bring the boys and come on out to the lake with us. I don’t know if I packed enough food or not, but you could always stop and get something.” Ronnie instantly said “YES” but everyone else acted indifferent to the invitation. My.