On The Road Again

I am leaving Thursday to go see my best good friends Lyle & Jerin in Tennessee. I am so ready for a mini vacay!

Not the Usual Saturday night...

Well, last night Jip bolted out of the living room and soon after I heard the loud sounds of fighting, I ran out to see Jip fighting with a Racoon and I jumped in to save my Noonins! I grabbed the racoon off of Jip and flung him, but also in the process fell into the wooden walk way and tore up my legs from the knees down and damaged my toes, tearing a toe nail off. The racoon stood up on two legs and seemed confused but did not leave quickly. I picked up Jip and started yelling at the racoon. Mom heard my yelling and came to our rescue. It happened so fast, I know it's crazy to grab a racoon! Jip had no bites that we could find - amazing!
Jip has been "barky" ever since this incident. He kept me up all night barking and grrring at every little noise.

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I miss my Mammaw.

I miss my Pappaw too. But, today I really miss her.
There are many days I have random thoughts of her. I remember when I poured hot tea from the stove into a green glass pitcher and as she entered the kitchen could not stop me from pouring and the heat cracked it in two. She didn't get upset or show anger about my mistake. I am sure the pitcher meant something to her though and that she was dissapointed.
I also think of her smells in her bedroom and her perfume and smell of her lotions. Making her bed and getting her mail.

When she hugged someone she really hugged them, she pulled them into her body, and when she hugged me the soft skin on her neck would be so comforting, like a pillow.
I think of the way I would put plastic curlers in her hair and watch TV with her, not talking really, just an occasional phrase from her every now and then.
Her romance novels, Bunko nights and secret money.

I think of the way she would say " I love you" inflecting her voice in the love part.

My Day with Lucas

Lucas and I spent the afternoon together and I took him to pick out a new toy. We saw lots of different toys but he picked this one off the shelf himself and knocked it to the floor. He had 2 choices and each time I presented them he chose the Winnie the Pooh phone. Next, we headed to Bayview Park and had a small lunch together in the shade thanks to Mom packing up us a picnic of PB&J and grapes, Turkey Sandwich for me. He then explored the playground and adapted to walking on sand pretty well. He loved steering the wheel and asked for high fives out of the blue! Not sure who has been teaching him that. He loved watching the other kids and made friends with another 1 yr old. After that we went to my house and opened his toy and he explored my house and found & kept the whole time a jar of yellow cupcake sprinkles (*you will notice he is holding them in most of these pics) He also played with the ball with Jip and we went on 3 walks around the neighborhood. It was a great day!

Help the Houma Nation

The Houma Reservation in Louisianna was hard hit by both Hurricane Gustaz and Ike. FEMA is ignoring this community! If you would like to help please click on the link below and donate.

www.unitedhoumanation.org




Reservations across the country - here are the facts:
75% of the population earn less than $7,000 per year
45% live below the poverty level
The average unemployment rate is 45%
Unemployment on some reservations is 90%.
Alcohol mortality is 627% greater for Indian people than all other races combined.
Tuberculosis is 533% greater than all other Americans.
Diabetes is 6.8 times greater than all other Americans.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is 33 times higher than for other Americans
One in six adolescents has attempted suicide - four times that of all other teenagers
Homicide is 63% greater than all other Americans
Navajo Nation 46% of the housing has no electricity
54% has no indoor plumbing and 82% is without a telephone

Barktober 2008

Uncle Larry & I took the dogs to Barktober Fest in Seville Park today. It was fun seeing all the different kinds of dogs and great costumes. We pointed and laughed!! Larry entered PePe in the Best Costume contest as a Lady Bug.