Osiyo nigada! (Hello everyone!) I don't have the Cherokee syllabary font on my laptop, so phonetics it is.

After months away from Journaly, I've finally finished Cherokee 3! I got a 90 on my final exam, which was translating syllabary into English.

What took me so long? My middle son (and my goalie coach, under 'normal' circumstances) got a rescue cat that's half Norwegian Forest Cat and half Maine Coon. This cat's personality is definitely more Maine Coon, plus he was abused from the former owner who didn't understand that Maine Coons talk a lot of smack. (Do people still say that? Or am I showing my age?)

So when he got his toenails hung up in my sleeve, I froze so he wouldn't get triggered by me pulling away . . . but he thought it was my fault he couldn't get his toenails loose (our elderly Norwegian Forest Cat has the same opinion), and he bit me.

I ended up having to go to the hospital for treatment, was on multiple drugs that affected my memory, and thankfully did not have to have emergency surgery, His tooth just missed the tendons, but slightly punctured the muscle inbetween my the bones in my hand.

I'm very happy with my milestone (and my grade!). I can actually read what I wanted to, for the last book club edition. Hopefully, I can post on that book next week.

All good health to you and yours!

Donadagohvi (doe-nah-dah-go-huh-ee; "until later" . . . there's no word for goodbye in Cherokee),

Diana