Wow and Pow Wow

Yesterday I was at the Pow Wow the college I work for at an information table. It was so nice to see a Pow Wow there and those that attended seemed really glad to be there too. There are drum cores (a few circles of men with one big drum in the middle of their circle that the beat together) and dancers on the gym floor. The "whipman" is the one that tells the dancers what they will be doing. He has a whip like the one in this picture above. In the old days, they would actually have a real whip, I was told last night when I was talking with one of the tribe members. There is food being sold outside under a canopy. I actually had my first "Indian Fry Bread". It was a little greasy but it was good. One can put jelly, honey, or butter on it. I put butter on (it not knowing any better on how it is made). If you have had "elephant ears"... it is a little bit like elephant ears. It probably wasn't good WW points wise either. They also have vendors there selling blankets, jewelry, purses, and other things. I bought a small dream catcher for my master bathroom which is decorated in a Northwest theme (trees, moose, cabins, bear etc). I also have a small emblem that is from Vancouver Canada which will be their logo for the Olympics when they host them in 2010 on a shelf in the bathroom too. HERE is the link to the information on the logo. It is called Ilanaaq which is the Inuktitut word for friend. Their friend who will help them greet the world. Oh, and I couldn't take a picture of the pow wow dancers without permission because it isn't proper pow wow etiquette to do so. Sorry.

My Wow in the title of this post is because Judy has made me a blinkie! It is under her MY READS. I think it is great because it has a garden theme. I am so wanting it to be spring (be warm) and start to garden. It also has a ladybug... and I love ladybugs! I like the new red bug Volkswagen's because they look like ladybugs. Dave is always asking me when I am going to buy one since I point them out all the time. Thank you Judy!

Well, I better get to bed... this is going to a long week with the breakfast I am coordinating on Friday morning. Lot of things still to be done. HUGS