Hillbilly Deluxe

Dwight Yoakam has nothing on me.

In 1990, he released one of his best audiological efforts entitled "Hillbilly Deluxe."

I come from a long, long line of Irish Hillbillies.

Some of us are master's degree holders from major universities around the country. Others of us are masters are tending the land, being good to our neighbors, teaching our children well and being good to our animals.

This is Great Aunt Maudie and Great Uncle Roy. They're 95 and 93 and all that's left of my grandmother's siblings.

We put God first, country second, people in need a close third and ourselves last. My sorority little sister from college just remarked to me that she has never forgotten the kindness my parents showed her the first Thanksgiving she was forced to spend away from her family.

This is Cousin Rona and Cousin Kerry. (Kerry is Rona's nephew.) She's a retired schoolteacher and he's a railroad man.





Here's a bunch of Irish at one of the regularly scheduled family reunions!!


I love them with all my heart. More on the family later...