Giving My Family Away

     Have you ever had those exhaustive moments when it's so bad that you would give your children away? We hear people say, "I'm so disgusted with Tommie. I could give him away. I had days when my son and I went to the doctor for some attention.He was fussy, the weather was hot, and frankly I thought if it was just a little tummy ache, some Pep to Bis mo would solve the problem, and we'd both get to visit with the doctor-Sort of a secondary gain for a lonely mother on one of those long summer days. Today the kids go to the sitter all year long even on the days mother doesn't work. This new generation has it thought out.
     Well, last night I did what I've been tempted to so. I know some nice strangers who I thought would give my kids a fair shake. I was exhausted. I said, "I can't do this anymore. I'm afraid I will break the computer or do worse if you don't take my beloveds. For more than two years I've  spent eight hours a day with them, talking to them and about them, dressing these kids, feeding them, deciding their activities and hair dos and even crying for one or two...I'd had it. It took courage. I have never seen the people they went to. I said, "take them and I will pay you for keeping them and cleaning up their act". I gave away Celeste whose 12, Howie just one, Ginny also twelve, Mike who was just injured by a bull and might not walk, and Will a tease.,14 They are out of my hands. I have been asked that come Monday, I quit interfering with their lives. So, this is my question to you? Did I do the right thing. Should an author finish her book and turn over her creations? My nose prickled but I trust that Indie Author Counsel will comb their hair, brush their teeth, and polish them up nicely. After that---they go to  press an then to a book shelf.  I did my best. Come meet them. They're precious.

I Love A Rodeo

Rodeos are risk and chance-Man and horse caught in a dance-Romance, Summer nights. Bright lights, Soda Pop, Popcorn, Saddle horns, Star lite,Star brite, Let's go out to the rodeo tonight-

I love a rodeo-
Warm summer nights
A lasso going round and round-Heading for the sky
Then diving down- horse stands still
Man hits the ground-
Ties calf to count of ten-
Crowd laughs and claps
calf jumps up...runs away-Hey
What say-I love a rodeo-

Rodeos are romance on warm summer nights, risk, stars in the sky, a dance to county music, bandstands, parades, cheers, broncos bucking right up to the sky, man twirling down and around coming hard to the ground-Round and Round and Round-I love a rodeo-

Rodeos were part of my life as a c-child back when my father was a winning roper-He donated the land for the Gothenburg rodeo grounds-We used to go when the rodeo was quite  lively in the fifties. Later it seemed to quiet down-It's good to see it alive and thriving-One of my memories was the watermelon contest-i spent many nights in a white t shirt practicing the messy art of fast watermelon eating because i wanted to win and impress my eight year old boy friends-i won but I don't think I much impressed anyone but myself-What I wouldn't give to return to those days of fun, wind, sun, horses, cows, the whole thing-Listening to KRVN-The River-Lexington Nebraska  really makes it all come back-I love a rodeo