February 25, 2006

  • Good morning


    Had a good day yesterday, which means today is business LOL


    We took the kids out to the Makah Museum, and let them explore the tribe we live with.   The reservation is actually seventeen miles away, but many of the natives live here in this town.  The kids coach, and wife are Makah, as are many of there team mates.  So, it was time.


    The kids loved it, and are all drawing Indian artwork and have been for the last twenty-four hours.  Zeria very much identifys with the Indians cause they are "her" color. 


    Due to the huge rain in this area, the natives did not live in the tee-pee's that entirely too many picture associate with natives.  Instead they built huge cedar longhouses where familys shared living space.  It was fun to look at...since I write a charrie who lives in a Norse longhouse.  I soooooo wish I could let somebody tour it, she would get some great inspiration.  *grin*


    We were able to wander around the house, see the electric fires set up to assimilate real, and peak out the windows at what the view would be.   We also got to see other stuff, like the whale that the Makah killed in 2002 or 3 I can't remember now.  LOL.  It is part of their original treaty that they have whaling rights.  And they've spent a lot of time fighting for there rights...and currently are loosing again.


    Anyhow it was intresting.  After that we headed out to our favorite Neah Bay beach, and just bummed around.  We walked the full length of the beach between the river and a small headland.  We climbed part of the headland and watched the tide pools.   And stayed until we were ice cubeys.  It tried snowing on the way home after all.  LOL


    I didn't take a lot of pictures (none were allowed in the museum)  and I was having too much fun just enjoying.  But I do have one or two.  LOL


                  


    There's one of the small tide-pools.  And the next picture is the two biggest getting entirely too brave.  I actually made them come down a bit off of this hill as it was a lot higher then the picture shows it to be.  And then they laughed cause I said wait, don't come down yet.  Cause I had to snag a picture.


    Rob discussed the irony of chewing them out, and then taking a picture of *why* they were being chewed out...I do that a bit often apparently.  LOL  Samuel is letting it be known he's not impressed.  Zeria...she's just modelling LOL


                  


    Anyhow today we are headed into town to grocery shop, Walmart, and the three oldest are visiting a Nursing Home to earn credit in there Awana books.  Its gonna be a long day, but necessary.  We figured since we had to go for the Nursing Home, we'd do the other stuff, and miss the bigger expense of shopping closer.


    So, I'll be back about 4 pm...exhausted.  LOL

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