Felicidades! - Merry Christmas - Happy New Year 2010

"Happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided /

La felicidad es algo que se multiplica cuando se divide"

-Paulo Coehlo-

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God's Greatest Gift is Life, Embrace It,

Live It..

Regardless of your choosen path, let every

Dawn be like a beacon to a accomplish,

happy Life.

Siempre;

Prima, Myrna

Apreciada Prima Myrna

You are doing a wonderful job in inviting family to join the conversation about Our Sacred Gift. I will visit here more often. I hope to become more active in bringing a part of my very own dream for our MALA PASCUA!

Muchisimo carino a la familia que conozco. A aquellos que han de aparecer, les brindo el grito Bienvenidos! Vamos a UNIRNOS, todos con el mismo proposito. Salvar esta Villa y tierra y mantenerla a nuestros pies siguendo las pesadas de los ancianos.

LOL a todos! Nin

INHERITANCE

Hola Familia!


Just wanted to wish everyone a lovely Christmas and a healthy New Year. Also wanted to remind everyone to get working on collecting their paperwork to establish their family clan's Inheritance.  Once you have gather all birth certificates and death certificates for your family clan, you must than hire an attorney who is familiar with the laws of Puerto Rico to represent your clan and file your papers through  Puerto Rico's court system.
We hope to accomplish this by May 2011.  So let's all get on broad and do what we have to and get this part accomplished and than move on to the next step! Please note in order to make this a reality it's going to take time, money and family members to participate to get this done.

Peace and Happiness!!

Sunset / Day surrendering to Night

"I'm proud of the scars in my soul. They remind me that I have an intense life //
Estoy orgulloso de las cicatrices en mi alma. Me recuerdan que vivo intensamente."
- Paulo Coelho -

Primo Ralph, Back On The Homestead

Got a taste of the recent Family Reunion back on the states
when primo Ralph paid us a visit, the visit was too short, but
rewarding, I finally got to meet Leah's our eldest prima son
and his lovely wife . The time was richly spent. Thanks Ralph
for sharing a bit of your vacation time with us.
Tu prima; Myrna xo

Descendants of Juan Laboy

Here is a photo of Juan Laboy's descendants. I was very fortunate to meet them at a family reunion party 10/2/10 given by Irene Laboy daughter of Eplidio Laboy.

Exceptional Ladies! ..

.. there're plenty more, hopefully we can all come together for a great course,
to develope and enjoy the fruit of our fore-fathers, our inheritance.

Luscious Habitat

Finca's Produce / COCOS

Dear Family, as everyone is aware is almost a tradition to pay the property taxes with the funds from the sale of the coconuts of the palms on the beach. A well thought out idea. This transaction was set, most likely by our beloved Tio Teo, many years ago, I have noticed since my return home from the states 15 yrs. ago, I would imagine this set up has been the same over 20 years.. What I can't comprehend is the fact that we're being paid the same price per coconut, for the last 20 years. Just yesterday (September 29th) I inquire from the owner/driver of a open-bed truck, if first he had the authority to take the coconuts. At the time there was no one else of the family available. "Yes, he said It's all arranged, I have an agreement." Out of curiosity I asked him how much he pays for the truck load of coconuts. $20.00 he replied with a straight face. the man said he gives us 10 cents a coconut. He brings his crew, load up his truck and in essence tells whomever is assigned to receive the payment, "here's $20.00." bet he gets a thank you. I don't know how you feel about this but in my opinion, this man must think we're a bunch of backward people, Even in a dollar store, you can't just put your money on the counter, tell the cashier what you got in your bag and walk out.
We come from humble beginning, we strive for the benefit of our children, we hold these grounds as a sacred gift from our fore-fathers. Lets not under estimate ourselves or allow anyone else to do so. So who ever is in charge, please consider this matter, if we ever need funds for any up grading and or beautification of the finca, we would have at least start up funds. Again, the purpose of this note is not to stir up controversies but in the hope of sound dialogue for all our benefit.. (see picture above)

Siempre:

Prima Myrna

Estimada familia, como todo el mundo es consciente es casi una tradición pagar los impuestos de la propiedad con los fondos de la venta de los cocos de las palmeras en la playa. Un bien pensado idea. Esta operación se estableció, probablemente por nuestro querido tío Teo, hace muchos años, desde que yo regrese aqui de los estados 15 años atras. Hace, me imagino que esta configuración ha sido la mismás de 20 años .. Lo que no puedo comprender es el hecho de que estamos recibiendo el mismo precio por coco, durante los últimos 20 años. Ayer (29 de septiembre) le pregunte a el propietario o conductor de un camión abierto-cama, si antes tenía la autoridad para tomar los cocos. En el momento no había nadie de la familia disponibles. "Sí, él dijo que todo esta arreglado, metienen un acuerdo. "Por curiosidad le pregunté cuánto paga por el camión de carga de cocos. $ 20.00 respondió con una cara seria. el hombre dijo que él nos da 10 centavos por coco. Él trae su equipo, cargue su camioneta y en esencia le dice al quien es asignado a recibir el pago, "toma esto es $ 20.00". golpe que recibe una nota de agradecimiento. No sé cómo te sientes sobre esto, pero en mi opinión, este hombre debe pensar que somos un grupo depueblos atrasados, incluso en un almacén del dólar, usted no puede simplemente poner su dinero sobre el mostrador, dicen a el cajero lo que tienes en tu bolso y salir.
Venimos de humilde comienzo, nos esforzamos para el beneficio de nuestros hijos, tenemos estos motivos como un regalo sagrado de nuestro plano-padres. Vamos a no subestimar a nosotros mismos o permitir que alguien máspara hacerlo. Así que quian tiene este cargo, por favor considere este asunto. Una vez más, el propósito de esta nota es de no levantar controversias, pero con la esperanza de diálogo de sonido para todo nuestro beneficio .. (Ver foto ) ..I know my spanish is awful, no excuse, hope you got the jest of my effort. ;)

Siempre:

Prima Myrna

“¿Por qué lloras?”

Un hombre llamó a la puerta de un amigo beduíno para pedirle un favor:
-Necesito que me prestes cuatro mil dinares para pagar una deuda que tengo. ¿Podrías hacerlo?
El amigo le pidió a su mujer que reuniese todo lo que tenían, pero ni siquiera con esto fue suficiente. Hubo que salir a la calle, y pedirles dinero a los vecinos, hasta alcanzar la cantidad requerida.
Cuando el hombre se marchó, la mujer se dio cuenta de que su marido estaba llorando.
-¿Por qué estás triste? ¿Porque tienes miedo de que, ahora que nos hemos endeudado, no consigamos pagar lo que debemos?
- No, no es por eso. Lloro porque el que nos acaba de visitar es un amigo al que quiero mucho, y a pesar de eso yo no sabía nada de su situación. Sólo me acordé de él cuando se vio obligado a llamar a mi puerta para pedirme dinero prestado.

- Paulo Coelho -

Cousin Leah Laboy Correa daughter of Juan Laboy

 Celebrating our Cousin Leah's 99th Birthday on August 21, 2010
She looks wonderful and doing very well, God Bless her!!
May we all live to this ripen age...
 Another day to be grateful for!! Thank you GOD! This weekend was a special one, met new family members at  cousin Leah's 99th birthday!! So happy I got to meet you all!

Tia Celia, Tia Juanita y Tia Benita (Tio Felix's wife)

My Beloved Family!! I hope everyone is doing well and hope to hear more from the family. Let's try and get in touch with one another and support one another. Have you started your inheritance paperwork?? If you need assistance please feel free to reach out to any of us who were at the meeting. We are one unity, the more we united the more we will be able to perserve our inheritance. We need more of us to get involve and make this a reality. Carino to all!!!

"To find your path, trust God and go ahead without asking too many questions.Mistakes happen, but you are protected (You don't believe in God? Don't worry, God believes in you")

"Para encontrar tu camino, confía en Dios y sígue adelante sin hacer muchas preguntas. (No crees en Dios? No te preocupes, Dios cree en ti ")

Paulo Coelhoe

Canciones de la Vida Media

Ahora vamos de nuevo a cantar alma mía; a cantar sin palabras.
Desnúdate de imágenes y poda extensamente tus viñas de hojarasca.
No adulteres el mosto que hierve en tus lagares con esencias extrañas,
y así, te dará un vino sencillo pero puro, porque es vino de casa.
Anda el viejo camino para que se te vea la intención noble y clara,
y huye de las retóricas travesuras ingenuas que inquietaron tu infancia.

Ya eres vieja, alma mía. Árbol que entra en la zona de la vida mediada.
Como fruta madura te cuelga el sentimiento de la rama más alta.

Rama de bella fronda que perfumó al canto, ahora se ve pelada...
Para cuajar el fruto tuvieron que caerse las hojas de la rama.
Así estás, alma mía, en tu grave hora nueva, toda desnuda y blanca,
erguida hacia el silencio milenario y profundo de la estrella lejana.

Luis Palés Matos - Born: March 20th 1898
Guayama, Puerto Rico

Teo, Davito y Chegui

Tio Teo (R.I.P.) con dos de su hijos, primos: David (Davito) y Jose Luis (Chegui)

Tia Juanita Rodriguez Laboy

Tia Juana was An Exceptional Woman - R.I.P. -
Her Love and support for family had no boundary.

Madeline Rodriguez Alvarez ..

su hija Carlina (Jamara) y nieta Kamiley

Madeline is one of Tio Teo's daughther.

Tio Gabriel Rodriguez Laboy (R.I.P.) - Railroad Retiree.

Teodoro Rodriguez Laboy - Chocolate

Affectionately known as "Chocolate" (R.I.P.) .. Tio Teo was truly passionate about
politics, In his hay days, he would travel as far as San Juan for meetings and rallies.
La Palma, Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP) .. No matter the topic of conversation, if you
volley long enough with him, he'd automatically turn to politics, campaigning for Puerto Rico
to be the 51st state.
Too bad he didn't get to see Obama become president, he would have been so tickle to see a "chocolate" in The White House. He's truly missed by his whole family and friends.

"MINGO" Esmerilda Rodriguez Laboy

Lovingly known as Mingo, (R.I.P.) Beloved mother of five offspring /grandmother,
great-grandmother.
Here she's pictured with dtr. Isabel (Lisa) and one of her grandchildren, Jackie.

Hi!!

Hey familia! Happy to be a part of this wonderful blog and can't wait to meet you all! Love to Myrna and Betty Ann! Talk to you soon! :o)

This is from Thaisa"s son - Thanks for the comment! Nice hearing from you! GOD BLESS!!

Anonymous said...

HI FAMILY!!!! MI NAME IS NALDO.THAISA'S SON. MOM HAVE RECEIVE THE POSTAL TODAY AND SHE IS VERY HAPPY WITH THE POSTAL (PRIMA LISA)THANKS, FOR REMEMBER SHE.DIOS MIO,NO ES FACIL ESCRIBIR EN INGLES Y PREGUNTA MAMI,QUE CUANDO SE REUNIRA DE NUEVO LA FAMILIA?,DISCULPEN PERO NO TODOS HABLAMOS INGLES TAN FACIL Y MENOS VIVIENDO EN PUERTO RICO.SALUDOS A TODOS Y ESTAMOS SUPER ORGULLOSOS DE LA FAMILIA QUE SOMOS Y DE DONDE VINIMOS. BYE!!!!

David Rodriguez Laboy

David Rodriguez Laboy was a WWll Veteran, served in the Army Core of Engineer.

father, grandfather and great-grand father (R.I.P.) .. Here he's pictured with 3 of his

many grandchildren, my sons Anglin, Austin-David and Arthur.

Mami / Tia "MIJA"

Mothers are Matrix, They nourish within, bring forth Life. Big Love to all You Mothers

Thank you for nourishing... This picture depicts my beloved mom (cica 1930's) the smaller pictures are of her grand dtrs. Sarah, Robin (her son Carlos's dtrs.) and Jacinda (her dtr. Geneva's dtr.) and Me (Myrna) .. these are just a few of the many that are proud to call her mami and abuela, she is Tia Mija to so many more including the children of our querida Tia Noemi, for her husband and my mother were brother and sister.. Yes, when you give it a thought, we have more in common then we do different.. We are so bless. paz

Here's to my sister, what a beauty in her days!  I miss her so much but I know I will see her someday and we will all be with Mom.

First Family Conference Meeting

Wow! 3 yrs. ago already .. Adelante Mi Gente ! ;-)

Connecting / Embracing Family

Primas! Benita and dtr. Bennie visiting the homestead, here
we share quality, fun time.

Primo, Godofredo Lebron Rodriguez

Veteran of WWll & The Korean War

Recipient of The Medal for Bravery

"Alfredo" is 87yrs. old. He's our grandmother's first grandchild.

Young, strong, good looking with a vivid memory. Here he's visiting

the restored Museo en Patillas. Though he lives in the states, the

essence of his heart and soul remain rooted home, Mala Pascua.

EL MAR !

EL MAR

The Mighty Sea, that mystical body of water that entice us all.
Surrounding our islands like a jealous lover. The hold is deep,

a non- relenting grip, on the crowns of earth spout from It's depth.

Is it the salty perfume the wind gathers to flirts with the Sea?

Or does the Sea lure in the wind with It's sensual scent for a exotic amatory dance.

While the shores of It's domain wait patiently,

for It's mesmerizing stokes of spontaneous swells.

El Mar! The magical Stirring Sea.

Even the Big Blue Sky pay homage to It.

Look! See, their lingering horizontal embrace.

The affect on us, hypnotizing.

Myrna Rodz.

4-15-2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART!

Para El Pozo!

Just before you get to the big rocks there's a natural pool, deep enough to dive in from
the reef. You still need water shoes to tackle the rocks on the shore, but once you are in
it's pure sand, the water, cool, smooth and inviting.

Their respond to their stay on our homestead was flattering to the surrounding
and their titi, ofcouse. ;-)

Hijos de Samuel

On behalf of my siblings, thanks cousins for your communication. Love it all!!! Fantastic photos and a fabulous way for us to keep connected. 

Hello From Cali

Hi All,

Really glad to see "We" still care, and now have a forum to show that we do!! Love to you all. Danny

SEMOS FAMILIA

Hola Familia!

Welcome to our family Blog!!  I hope to hear from you all, let's reconnect!  Let's keep this going, please everyone voice your thoughts.
Love to you!!

Thanks Prima Myrna for all the photos and poems. I love them, keep them coming. I will be forwarding the BLOG to the rest of family hopefully everyone will join in and share there thoughts and concerns!! PEACE

Praise to Our Family Matriarch!

Clearly, Our great-grand mother was ahead of her time. Just think, It is through our ancestral
bloodline to her that we're the inherent of this beautiful land, stretching from the mountain top to the sea-shore.

Big praise to ours fathers too, for keeping it in the family, Rarely can one family especially a
family of color can stake such claim. Our ownership goes back 100 years.

The baton is now in our hands, querido primos. Let's pay homage to our fore-fathers, by
making way to the developement of the mountain site, for those family members willing and
ready to stake their rightful claim to settle.
This said property has been neglected for too long, our great-grand mother purchased this land
with her own hard earn savings. How prudence, what say us?
Her eyes were on the future, the future is now /us.
Let's make it happen for the next generation.
"Amor y Paz"
prima Myrna

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Sunsets

We're covered by sky no matter where we are.

The Sky seemingly stretches to meet the Sea.

Ah, that magical imaginery line. The Big Hamaca in the sky,

where the Sun settles after It's trek across Big Sky.

Lured in, the Day brings The Night, forming another Tomorrow.

I love Sunsets primas, we're as magical as the salty breeze, riding waves,

cloud formation drifting with the wind, the sense of our fore-father's foot prints

on the sand, I long to have you all here by shore, to look out on the

horizon and give thanks.

Siempre / amor

prima Myrna

Read Message - hvc.rr.com

"This trailer was brought into the property by Chequi,over 5yrs. ago
It serve no purpose, If the initial intend was to use it as
lodging, it isn't allowed, especially from a family, already with
property on the grounds.
Not only is it a sour eye, but it's a potential hazard, it's location
is too close the stream, If it ever falls in the ditch/channel during the
rain season, it'll be a costly task to have it removed, remember this is private
property, the cost will be on us."

Hola Familia,

I have not been on for a while and I must say looking at these photos I think how we all should be thanking our forefathers for the beautiful gift GOD bestowed on our family. Our own paradise Mela Pasqua! Let's cherish it, savor it and perserve it. We must all live in harmony and be grateful for all we have! Peace to all! Isabel "Lisa"

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Please note the information on Guardarraya at the following link :

http://www.leonespattilas.com

"I came back home in 1994 our Tio Teo showed me the site on the beach section of the property where our great-grandfather Cleto use to make alcoholado de malagueta (Bay Leaf).

It was a few clay bricks forming the base of a chimney or some sought of oven.

If any of you can add to this bit of history, or can add any other event, do share. Love."

Sent by Myrna