Sunday, April 17, 2016

My Two Princesses


Dear Dad and Friends,

I know I've been flying under the radar lately.  There have been a lot of changes in our lives.  Kicky and I are now Aunt and Uncle to these two wonderful little Princesses.  These are Kit Kraft and Lonesome.  There is a long story as to why this girl on the right is named Lonesome, but that's not for the telling here and now.  Just let it be known that these two girls are now the very best of friends and maybe, if things keep going as they are, they may one day be sisters.  Kicky, Ondag and I took the winter off from work so that we could help home school Lonesome.  She's a little bit behind due to the fact that she had been kidnapped under the strangest of circumstances.

I know I'm being enigmatic here, but these things are really so strange that I can't even go into them in a public Blog.  Kicky was also abducted by the same group that abducted Lonesome.  He was able to escape early on, but knew that he couldn't go without Lonesome.  her education has been severely lacking because she lived with this group for so long, five years in fact.  She is now 7 years old and has a lot of learning to catch up on.  Rick and Kit Kraft became involved early on as did Kicky's cousin Luca, a Sheriff from the Red Lake Reservation of the Ojibwa.  Together we got Lonesome back to her mother and safety.

Now that Summer is again nearing we have plans to go out toward South Dakota to revisit the ground of my abduction two years ago.  That's not why though.  It's something that Ondag has been on us about.  I think he is interested in a lady on the Pine Ridge Reservation.  I tease him and he acts like he doesn't know what I'm talking about.  But I want my brother to be happy.  So off we go.  Maybe this year no one will be abducted!  Fingers crossed!

We plan to meet up with Luca and his new wife, Kate, when we get to Pine Ridge.  I plan to cover the big Pow Wow there.  Something interesting may happen, well to Ondag if no other.  I fully hope that there will be four of us plus Woofy traveling together in the near future!

Until then, Dad's digits are still on the right.  And I'll post as to what articles and reviews I have as I go along, so stay in touch!

Tessa Gates, on the road again!