One of the best–by which I mean least favorite–part of the end of the year is getting back the broken crayons, the three colored pencils left in the pack, the one-tree’s-worth of old papers, …
But I found this gem in the April 15th entry of Joshua’s journal:
My mom is a writr She finisht a book calld The familler stranJr my mom is a grat ritr.
Yeah, he gets his writing abilities from his mom. 😉
It made me think of something I’d seen in my medical records when I was gathering info to convince an insurance company that I AM worthy of insuring. (They still don’t believe I am, so your prayers for my safety/health over the next six months or so until I reapply would be appreciated!) My general practitioner had recorded my occupation in his notes …
Professional Rider!*
Photo courtesy of bobster855
The history of the photo I found is extremely interesting, especially since I graduated from Pendleton High School and attended the Round-Up many times …
Champion lady rider of the world on Winnemucca.
Wikipedia: Kitty Canutt, originally Kitty Wilks, was a professional bronc rider, and the All-Around Champion Cowgirl at the 1916 Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon, for her bucking horse and relay race events. It was at this rodeo that she met and married Yakima Canutt, a winner of the title of All-Around Cowboy at the Pendleton Roundup in 1917, 1919, 1920 and 1923. They were divorced in 1919.
She was known as the “Diamond Girl” or “Diamond Kitty” because she had a diamond set in her front tooth. She would occasionally remove and pawn the diamond when she needed contest entry money.
Photo from the Library of Congress.
The moral of the story–since I also met my ex at the Round-Up–is a marriage based on cowboy related events is doomed. Now, to see about pawning my diamond …
When my son was in gradeschool, he surprised me with his interpretation of my job skillset. I viewed myself as a professional commercial artist who was currently loaning himself out to the Pool & Landscape industry. He told his teacher that I was the guy who laid the bricks around the pool. In this slow economy, I only wish I had those masonry skills!
Hehehe, that’s funny!
Oh, Christina, your son’s journal entry is so sweet!
No wonder they won’t insure you. Being a “rider” is rather dangerous. 🙂
Blessings,
Susan
I always wear a helmet and tie pillows around my waist. Very, very safe rider. 🙂
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