Becky Ellisor

33 hardworking men trapped in a mine for maybe four months and hardly any room and no sanitation brings to mind for me a quotation from Elvis Presley. I was reminded of it the other day on someone’s blog but I forgot who (Sorry to that blogger.)

“Adversity is sometimes hard on a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.”

– Elvis Presley

He got out without his collar on, so no one can bring him back this time. Oh darn, I hear him barking at the door. Stuck with him for sure.

He’s a cute dog and follows me everywhere I go in the house and if I am not quick enough, he gets out everytime I open the door.  Getting his city dog tag tomorrow. One more thing to ensure his staying.

If you wonder why I call him demon, it is mainly because he has eaten up almost everything I love except my kids. He can be so cute but he falls into demonhood too easily. He loves to hug and so do I but he wants to sleep practically on top of me at night.He can’t seem to get close enough. I must be doing something right.

He’s getting fixed on the 9th of September. The Doc says that will slow him down. We shall see.

Thank goodness life is cyclic. These highs are so worth the downtimes. Least they seem so today.

The last few months have been so busy that I have had no time to write. A quick update will have to do. I brought my mother in law Mary Rose to live with me a few months ago. She is 89 and has congestive heart failure. It took a couple of months to fight the care home where she was staying to let us take her from San Antonio. It took a judge and an inordinate amount of stress. If you want a long harangue on the state of care homes for the  elderly just ask me. They are much better off at home with you. No one wants to hear this because it takes away the good feeling that Mom or Pop is getting good care and it is ok to just visit them once a week when you are expected.

Ok, I will quit ranting.

I am making a short speech tonight at the Texas Democratic Women of Harris County about the organization I have formed called Take Our Children to Vote, Inc. Check out our website at TakeOurChildrentoVote.org

Some of the finest people I know attend these gatherings and have for many years.  I won’t mention any names but they are the salt of the earth. Actually most of the people who stay long term involved in Democratic Politics are good people who care about their neighbors.  They care enough to vote and help others to vote. More people should join us. I can’t and won’t say any thing bad about Republicans because they are most often nice people, too. They just haven’t had the fun we have: helping our neighbors.

Worked 18 hours yesterday, with a payrate of 14 hours at 8.50 an hour paid by the County of Harris for my services as an Election Judge in the Democratic Primary. The Democratic Party pays the County back, as do the Republicans.  What I really got was the honor of serving my country. I always swear to myself that this election  will be the last time, I serve. But like having a baby, the pain is gone at the finish and look what you have: an election that you know was conducted properly and fairly without any fear of cheating while the ballots were in your possession.

It is a damn small price to pay for free elections.

It has been a really rough two weeks for me but at least I am here with Elektra. Life’s little ups and downs make life interesting; at least, that is what I keep telling myself. The snow is pretty from the window but yuck to walk in. I love to be reminded why I live on the Gulf Coast. Surely we won’t have two years in a row of extremely cold weather. Knock on wood.

One in three women will have an abortion in their lifetime and the rest should support their decisions. It is their right as a human being to decide what happens to their body, not ours or anyone elses.

Sitting around a shared fire, smiling and joking, happy.