RITCHIE COUNTY'S BEASON NEWS

(03/22/2008)

Kathleen H. Taylor
fieldaflowas@yahoo.com

Welcome back to the little world of Beason. A place where it is very possible to hear my music from one end of the road to the other. If you have any requests, let me know. I will then pass it along to Management. (Since I am Management, good luck with that request)

I don't mean to keep rehashing this gas spill issue, but what's up with that? Will we ever know the "rest of the story"? Will we ever regain peace of mind that our little town won't be blown to pieces if a more serious event were to occur? I think this whole situation needs to be assessed closely and that information should be available to the public. I also firmly believe that we need to be preparing for all the "what if's". I will now step down from the podium before I convince myself I could run for president. Wouldn't that be something? President Kathy Taylor. I can see it now. My Inauguration Ball would include guest-of-honor Jimmy Buffett, sand on the floor, beach balls and of course all the Parrotheads that voted for me. Sounds like a plan! (A plan for disaster is more like it).

We have been informed that Tom Riggs is Avery's T-Ball coach. I have no advice to give him about my son. I can only give my standard answer, "good luck with that."

Avery's birthday party went very well. I think everyone who attended had a good time. It has been said that Avery is quite a ladies' man. It seems the female guests outnumbered the males by several. I wonder how many phone numbers I will find in his pants pockets before I put them in the wash? Anyway, we would like to thank all that came. We appreciate you all so much for helping to make it a wonderful celebration for Mr. Romeo.

The daffodils are beginning to bloom at our house. Is this a sign of spring or just a teaser to mask what freaky weather lies ahead?

Congratulations to the Ritchie County Jr. Wrestlers that competed in the state tourneys. Well done! Thumbs up to all the Jr. Wrestlers for busting their butts this season. We look forward to next year!

Junior Taylor has been on the sick list. We need to keep him in our thoughts with hopes of a speedy recovery. My kids are chomping at the bit to go mess around with Grandpa. Junior may not be aware of it, but my boys watch everything he does. They listen to every little detail of whatever Grandpa says. In my opinion, Webster's Dictionary only needs two words for the definition of Grandfather-"Junior Taylor".

The Beason Easter Bunny has finished her candy shopping. What's Easter without those freaky marshmallow chickens? You have one to many of those babies and you will never eat one again for the rest of your life. Sounds like I know this from experience, doesn't it? The Easter Bunny feels it is her duty to send her kiddies back to school loaded with sugar since they added three more days to spring break. It's the only right thing to do.

Well, I am closing with wishes for a happy Easter and a quote from the great Marilyn Monroe, "everyone's a star and deserves the right to twinkle."