Doing Me

I haven't been blogging much because I've been super busy. I started my own business. It's very small but seems to be somewhat steady.

I'm currently working on my Mother's Day orders and decided to give folks a quick peek at what I'm working on.

I've started a blog for those wanting to sneak a peek in my workshop.  

We Gonna Have A Good Day...Dammit

We gonna have a good day,
Ain't nobody gotta cry today,
'Cause ain't nobody gonna die today,
You can save that drama for another day.
--Good Day, Nappy Roots

The last few weeks have been hellacious. I've been dealing with never ending cycle of death (and illness) and drama. Last month, Hershey Bear, our 13 year old chow mix died. Okay, there wasn't too much drama with that. He just stopped eating, 3 days later he was dead. Not very dramatic, but traumatic for me since this was the first time I ever had to personally deal with a pet's death. Not that I had time to grieve or do something dramatic, because we had to deal with a major flea infestation with the two remaining pets. Oh yeah, and a cousin got shot and killed.

A couple of weeks ago, Mother's friend was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia (again).
This was like the 4th time he'd been in the hospital with pneumonia in less than a year. We had a few days of calls back and forth (drama)...then he died(more drama). Then more calls back and forth for a week and a half before the funeral (a whole heap of drama). During the period leading to the funeral; we found out that yet another cousin had been shot and killed, this time a drive-by. And...another cousin's cancer had come back.

We barely had time to change out of our black dresses when the phone rings. This time, it's a church member. She just put her husband in the hospital. Sad thing is, he's already undergoing treatment for cancer. The next day, we get a call...they had to do emergency surgery, and it doesn't look good. So, he's in critical condition and if there are any changes, we'll know in the next 72 hours. So we're all holding our breath and praying for the next 3 days (and dealing with more drama).

To add insult to injury, we find out that a cousin's funeral was just Sunday (we didn't even know she'd died) and another cousin had died the week before. How much more can a Sista stand?

So today, I'm going to have a good day. I'm going to go to Sonic, get a half-priced happy hour slush, take the phone off the hook, and have a good day.

Pow Wows and Weddings

2007 - Mother and I attended the local Cherokee Pow Wow. We enjoyed ourselves but the lack of necessities like chairs, ice chest, and shade made us miserable. We vowed we'd attend again , but we'd be better prepared.

2008 - This year the Pow Wow kinda snuck up on us. We saw a flyer up last Saturday, which started our mad quest for a tilting beach/market umbrella under $80. We finally found one at Walmart (in Simpsonville)Friday night.

Saturday morning we arrived, put up our umbrella, chairs, and other necessities. I slathered on a third coat of sunblock and proceeded to enjoy the Pow Wow thoroughly. We met this lovely family whose little boy, Jamie, had us in stitches the entire day. One gentleman, Michael Matthews, was kind enough to "gift" us a bag of white sage after mother asked where to find some (We've been told burning white sage helps with allergies).



The highlight to this year's Pow Wow was the wedding. First a couple, Michael Matthews and his wife, renewed their vows (I forgot to take pictures).

Then Chief Buster Hatcher exchanged vows. This was the 1st wedding officiated by a Native American Chief in SC. The bill allowing Native American Chiefs to perform wedding ceremonies passed 3 days ago. So everyone was excited to watch this historical event take place.





Congratulations to the two lovely couples! (I have a better shot of the couples but I can't get it to upload)

We enjoyed ourselves, and look forward to attending again next year.

*edited to add*

A better picture of the two couples. The couple to the left are Chief Hatcher and his lovely bride. Center is the officiating chief, Chief Norris .To the right are Michael Matthews and his wife Melinda.


Thanks again for the sage. See you next year!