Louisiana writes to her Native American friend, Wyndi Storm Piestala, who is of the Hopi tribe, after Wyndi has emailed her. Wyndi lives in Arizona.
Thursday, June 2, 2005, 9:42, C.D.T.~
Dear Wyndi Storm~
O si yo, my Native sister! (That means "Hello" in Cherokee!) How are you? (In my language, Cherokee, I would say Do hi tsu? That means "How are you?".) I am so happy that you are seeing a counselor about your problems; that is so good that you want to help yourself overcome your difficulties! I am proud of you; great job!!
I am glad that your mother (and your daughter, Karla) are doing better! What is Karla up to since she is now out of school? My kids are looking forward to tomorrow; tomorrow is their last day of school, and I know that most are looking forward to a fun, active-filled summer vacation! Now, my one daughter, Ronee', will be "grounded" for a good part of the summer: she is having hip replacement surgery in only 13 days, on the 15th, and of course, she is understandably scared and worried, for the surgery she is going to have is major business, but I told her that things should go well. She is acting like she has never had surgery before, but she HAS, several times! She is such a silly! And my son, Johnny, is going into the hospital at about the same time Ronee' goes in for her surgery; he has some tests scheduled, and he is worried as well. So now I have two children to calm down! SHEESH! LOL
The picture I put on my letter was one I found on the Internet; I put a lot of pictures on my emails because I think they make the letters "come alive" somehow. Sometimes I put pictures of my kids or my dog (or my daughter's cat, "Cajun") on my letters, but usually I put pictures I find when I do a picture search, either on Yahoo.com or Google.com. It is very easy to do, and I see you have put some neat pictures on your letters as well.
I am sorry it is hot there in Prescott, but according to the Weather Channel, it is supposed to get a LITTLE cooler there. I know you will enjoy that! Here, it is rainy, rainy, rainy; there is a stubborn low pressure area that just refuses to BUDGE, and the weather has been miserable at best. Yesterday it rained most of the day, but by evening time, it turned partly cloudy; but it rained again last night, and now it looks like more rain is to fall. It is mighty cloudy out there, and there is a chance we may get more thunderstorms. It's rained so much here it's a wonder my yard hasn't turned into a Louisiana BAYOU!! LOL And it's a wonder we haven't turned into DUCKS! *QUACK! QUACK!* LOL
My husband is mostly Mohawk, but he also has some Alonquin in his bloodlines; and even a little French. He was born in North Carolina, in Hendersonville, and you are right: he IS handsome! That is why I picked him! LOL (Or rather, he picked ME! LOL) We met at a Cajun "fais do-do" (party) in Louisiana, where we were both living at the time, and it was "love at first sight", although we didn't get married right off. We didn't get married until after the birth of our first child, a boy. (We have been married now for nearly 14 years now; it will be 14 years come June 26, which is our wedding anniversary date.)
As for my daughter, Jodie, she has severe quadriplegic cerebral palsy that affects her entire body, and because of it she is severely handicapped, both mentally and physically. She has a lot of problems, but she is still a delightful child who can wrap her little self around our fingers, and we love her to pieces! She is now thirteen, soon to be fourteen (next month), and she has come a very long way. While she may never be able to walk, she IS talking, and she is starting to express herself, and it has opened up a whole new world for her! (By the way, Jodie is from Korea; we adopted her when she was but three years old, so we have had her for nearly 11 years now.)
Yes, Ronee' Is adopted, believe it or not! She was born in Louisiana, in the Cajun Bayou Country, and we adopted Ronee' when she was a baby of three months. She had a rough start in life at first (she was very premature, weighing less than a pound and a half), but you can see she is now a young lady, and she has grown up so fast! Johnny is, as you can tell, adopted; he looks nothing like Bill or myself (he was born in Germany, near Munich), but he is still our son, and he was the very first child that we adopted. Ronee' came very shortly thereafter; so it's like we have always had them in our lives! Like his sister, Johnny was born premature, as well: he weighed just two pounds, but he has filled out nicely, and he has grown into a handsome young man (although he is a tad on the short side; there are many kids his age who are so much bigger than him)!
Well, Wyndi, I am sorry this isn't much, but I am at work, and if I don't go onto my break, I may miss out on lunch, and I will have some very angry bosses glowering at me. LOL I will write more again soon. Take care, my Native Sister, and may the Spirits guide and bless you always! You are always in my prayers!
(((HUGS))) and much love, your Native Sister in Tennessee, Louisiana Mayrah (Cherokee and Cajun French). :D
The drug called "The Shari" has been used for vision quests over many years. But, when all the rivers start drying up, the tribe must send a young hunter named Tomás on a much more important trip through the Amazon.
The drug called "The Shari" has been used for vision quests over many years. But, when all the rivers start drying up, the tribe must send a young hunter named Tomás on a much more important trip through the Amazon.
The drug called "The Shari" has been used for vision quests over many years. But, when all the rivers start drying up, the tribe must send a young hunter named Tomás on a much more important trip through the Amazon.
Thursday, June 2, 2005, 9:42, C.D.T.~
