Quips from Kay

 Put on your girdle, Myrtle. We're goin' into town

 I once was young, But now I'm old. I once believed all I was told. But now I know  all wasn't true. Just a way to have control over you.

 I had a friend from college who was a speech therapist. One day she was asked to go to the local hospital to help a man who had suffered a stroke. She entered his room, introduced herself to his wife who was by his side and told her that she was there to help her husband speak again. The wife told my friend in no uncertain terms would she allow the therapy because her husband had been yelling at her for 25 years and she was enjoying the peace and quiet.

 One time when I was about 8 0r 9 years old the leaders of the community (that being Beeville), decided to have a kite flying contest for the children. The prizes were to be U.S. Savings Bonds which helped our government raise money to pay for the ships planes tanks, etc, that were needed during WWII. Well, Daddy made a really terrific box kite for me out of some brown paper and sticks. Mama painted something on it, (I don't remember what) and I entered the contest. It turned out that I was the only girl entered! That didn't stop me though and I won for the highest flying kite! I won a $25.00 Savings Bond. There is a picture of me at the contest and an article as well The article in the newspaper was titled "MERE GIRL WINS KITE CONTEST".  Doncha' love it! The picture is somewhere with all my memorabilia.      P.S. When I was older I bought some more Savings Bonds and later cashed them in to buy my first registered Hereford. Raising cattle was how I put myself th...