Holidaze @ MindSay

I'm back from my holiday travels.  I look a little extra time off from blogging, mostly due to Mindsay being broken, but that allowed me some much needed time to relax and collect my thought(s). 

The begining of the new year has always been a time of introspection for me.  I like to take the chance to look back on the years past and reflect on just where it is that I stand in the world.  This new year's I had the chance to do just that, while down in Mirando City at a NAC ceremony.  I gave up my spot in the  tipi, because there were a great number of people who showed up.I withdrew to allow more people who had traveled farther than I to take part in the ceremony.  While sitting outside of the tipi listening to the songs of prayer, I was in a great place to think about the year which had just passed and the opportunities of the coming year.

I feel quite blessed for all that I have in my life.  For the most part I am fullfilled in every way.  I don't think that I could really ask for much more and I wish the same for all of you.  Here's a picture of the sunrise on my New Year's Day. 

ok it hasn't actually been that way - I just haven't had any time to blog....Thanksgiving went well. We went to my Dad's girlfriends house (well they are engaged but it's 6:26am right now & I am not attempting to figure out how to spell - Pheonce - haha - so yeah) Dinner was ok. She doesn't serve the traditional stuff though. I mean - she did have turkey & potatoes but well you would have to have grown up with me to understand that comment & yeah I really don't feel like explaining. So after Debbies we headed to Mag's. Dinner was delicious & we had a wonderful time there. It was tough with Marilyn not being there. Mag hid it well but I knew it was tearing her up. I got a lot of great pics of Alley & Jackson & Lauren - and a bunch of everyone else. My uncle asked why I wasn't in any of the pics....well duh? I was taking the pictures! ok & hiding from the camera....I hate having my picture taken. The camera adds 10 pounds & I am already fat enough - so I end up looking like a whale & I hate it!

I have not really started my shopping yet. I got a few stocking stuffers for Lauren, an ornament for Debbie, an ornament for Skippy & a purse for Lauren - but that's it so far. It would help if I had more money - lol

Last night I heard a song I haven't heard in awhile & just knew it was Joni Mitchell.......I was right...

 

its lyrics are sad,but it's a beautiful song & my mom loved it.

I miss her