christmas eve night
jason, robin, phoenix and quinn…came with arms full of presents…supper and dessert…we got to open a few, they got to open theirs…like robin said, that’s a first! wow! i reckon it is…and thanks marty, jesse and alexander! i love the dishes! already washed and ready to use! smile…a fantastic cedar bird feeder and a bag of seed! chocolate covered cherries for me too from G-Bob and Grandma Barbara! thanks! my shephards hook will stay busy now in the wintertime, too! hahaha listening to rock n roll Christmas carols…had a good visit with peachy on the phone earlier…such a nice night, cold but stayed warm when i danced a song or two…Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight! thank you so much for making me a happy woman! much love! SMILE
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time has been zooming by…the weather has been fantastic…i’ve enjoyed company, i’ve enjoyed feasts and musicians and new friends and much laughter. i’ve enjoyed my sweet grandbabies, in person and online…i’ve had many an adventure…i’ve enjoyed these wonderful smoky mtns each and every chance i get. i’ve danced a waltz that was literally out of this world…i’ve learned so much more about the abilities inside of me…i’ve watched the world wonder if it’s gonna end today? i’ve watched my children care for others…it’s busy in east TN…i think it’s busy everywhere…as it should be…too much violence, not enough love…we’ve got to take care of each other, we all need help now and then…step up to the plate…your kindness today will help make the world an easier place to live in…let your heart be your guide, i can’t help it, that’s the way i’ve always lived…i cherish yesterday, i look forward to tomorrow but i treasure today…today i have a chance to make a difference in this world…Creator gave me this day, i will help someone…whether it’s love, laughter, cookies, a smile, a hug, a kind word, a gentle touch…make a difference…mother earth deserves better, we deserve better…all we have to do is try, to care, to pause for a moment, take a deep breath and get back after it…it’s called life and please enjoy living…follow your heart…SMILE
Read Moreand here it is november
where have the months gone?? the last post i wrote here was the cosby powwow? wow!
i’ve done many things and been many places since then…poor quinn got a virus and scared us all…
several feasts with carrie and kent and enjoyed the stones and feathers for her birthday…
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9th Annual Cosby Powwow
Yippee, Yahoo, it’s the Powwow we’ve been looking forward to all year long!
Got this one documented by my daughter, Robin as she shot pictures from the word go! As Phoenix got dressed in her regalia to us even getting out to the car, down the road and then the fun really began! This was Robin’s first powwow…Phoenix is an “old hand” at it now! SMILE…Got to see so many of my friends and introduce Robin to them! Got to hang out with my sweet Native SISTA’s Kim, Kim, Nicole and even sweet Ann Lemons! We finally got to meet and hug and visit! It was a mighty long day, I think we wore Robin out as she was so tired and ready to go even before the feast! Left the cookies and the coconut pie for all feasting! She shot several hundred pictures, I know I shot at least 300 so between the 2 of us, about 1000 images to process when we get home! WOW…Thanks girlie’s for the fantastic day! Nicole gifted Phoenix new green regalia, leggings and belt that had been her daughters…oh wow! Now we will HAVE to come back tomorrow so she can dance in it! Ann gifted me beautiful clip turquoise earrings and I gave her my red Cherokee necklace…Raven Wood gifted me a CD of his flute music and a CD of his RavenWood Drummers CD…I brought him my native bandana and thunderbird stone…Brought earrings for Kim Martin and for Nicole, too…and Phoenix brought bracelets for her new fancy shawl dancer friend. What a wonderful weekend! It felt so good to be in the sacred circle…much love to you and yours and thank you for making me a happy woman! With LOVE…………smile
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Have to give a BIG shout out to Montana…His Birthday is August 19 and he is a whopping 62 today! SMILE
Happy Birthday, sweet angel………hope you and yours have GREAT fun for your birthday today!
With TN love and hugs to MT……….SMILE
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Polikwaptiwa
June 3rd, 2012 was a wonderful day in my life…I was gifted my new Native name by a friend near and dear to my heart…On Saturday, August 11, 2012 I was honored with a naming ceremony at the monthly ETOCD meeting down in Sevier County, TN. The Chief of the East Tennessee Overhill Cherokee Descendants confirmed the Native name gifted to me by my dear Inupiat Eskimo friend, Boo from Spokane, WA….Here I had a Cherokee naming ceremony, for a Hopi name and the pleasure of being escorted by my dear Lakota Sioux brother, Spotted Horse…Polikeaptiwa is Hopi and means butterfly on flower…I am truly blessed…thank you BOO with all my heart…you are a great love to me and mine…thank you, Chief Loveheart for allowing him to name me and for performing the ceremony today. Thank you, my Native family for the love you share with me and mine…I am so pleased to be part of this wonderful family…the red road is soothing my soul…I do believe I have found “home in my heart”. big SMILE
Read Morebirthdays galore
july is a busy month…many different years, many Momma’s were so happy to have children come into this world in this hot month…i know it was a MIGHTY hot july in 1978…in southern missouri anyhow…i can vouch for that one! smile…and when did melinda ray arrive? july 31st…the very last day of july! but she was the easiest of all my children, so i shall not complain and she’s a wonderful child, wife and Momma now, too…miss phoenix joe mailyn turned 8 on july 5th, here in TN, and so a shout out to a dear friend in billings MT, happy birthday kathy on july 20th…a shout out to a dear sweet eskimo in spokane, boo on july 25th and my own melinda ray in missouri on july 31st….wishing ya’ll the best, now and always! SMILE
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July 14th Phoenix and I had the honor to attend the first Mossy Creek Powwow in Morristown, TN…fantastic to visit with Tamara and Tim, Ronnie and Gina, Cindy and Shawna, visited with sweet Robert Davy, right off the bat… it was unusual as it was inside the Tally Ward Building. But the air conditioning was a great plus! haha Several folks there that are near and dear to my heart…had a friend from FL visiting, he got to come along, too. Was a wonderful day of dancing, miss Phoenix danced several dances…thanks Cindy for the leather and thanks Gina for getting it to keep Phoenix’s unicorn hair barrette in her hair. great vendors…got a few things we just couldn’t live without! Many of the dancers I knew from down the trail, a few new ones to me…2 young brothers that really caught my eye…they were dancing off each other and man, could they dance! good vibes, good times, good friends…for their 1st powwow, I’d say it was a great success! many blessings to you and yours! I am wearing the bear necklace i purchased that day, Phoenix loves her unicorn necklace and also her earrings from Carrie and Kent…was wonderful to visit with Spotted Horse and Carol, too…a good day for all…love and light…the regalia was beautiful, the wonderful feelings of a positive powwow! SMILE
Read Morephoenix joe mailyn
my my my! my granddaughters are getting older by the story! hahaha
happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday sweet phoenix
happy birthday to you!
SMILE…this grandchild is local, so i had GREAT fun meeting all the relatives from NJ and the birthday party! the girl made out like a bandit, i tell ya! postcards from all over the world decorated the walls…thanks to all my fb friends and family that sent them…i still get mail for phoenix in my box! hahahaha lordy, this child is 8! WOW and you know every time i ask you, “you know what” that the correct response is “that i love you madly” SMILE
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June 24, 2012
happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday sweet sarah
happy birthday to you!
so how so very much i love you madly! 12 lordy, time flies! i’m so very PROUD of you sweet child and love you with all my heart…madly, of course! hahahaha
enjoy your special day and know that i am there in spirit…my heart is always there with you! now and ALWAYS! big SMILE
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