Sometimes being right isn't enough.

My trial before the municipal judge is scheduled for Wednesday morning. But there's not going to be a trial.

There's not going to be one because I give up. I have an offer sitting on my desk that's disgusting. It's insulting. But it's better than the worst case scenario, and I'm not willing to gamble a fair sum of my family's money on the off chance we might actually have a chance to present our case.

I'm not a lawyer. My opponent is. I've probably already argued as good a deal as I'm going to get if found guilty.

Unless something DRASTICALLY changes between now and Monday morning, we will take the deal, cut our losses and go.

It will also be the beginning of the end of our time in Lefors. For the past year and a half, the community (certain individuals notably excluded) has sent the message loud and clear that we are NOT welcome here. And it's time we heed the message before things get worse (as they certainly can).

I bear them no ill will. It's their town, after all, and I was an unwelcome guest. I should have lived by their rules, and maybe I would have gotten along better.

I hoped beyond hope that someone would listen to our story and help us, but noone did. The Constitution definitely DOES end at the city limits, and in this day and age one still can get run out of town for trying to help persons of minority in a time of need.

To R&T: I will be staying through the end of March, and I'll catch up on back house payments (as well as try to knock out a couple of repairs). I'll call the landlord on Monday to let him know of our decision so that he can try to rent the place out. I really didn't want it to end like this, but sometimes we have no choice in the matter.

We won't be going far, just 15 miles up the road. After all, life has gone good for us there, and I wouldn't even think of leaving behind what we've built here.

But I can't stay in Lefors. It's time to know when enough's enough.

And it will be a long time before these size 13's cross the threshhold of any church with the word "Baptist" in their name.