Summer turns to Fall !

Well guys it's been a while. I apologize for the lapse in blog entries, but the king has been kinda busy. Since the last time a lot has happened. We had a fabulous vacation in the White Mountains with The "Taylor Made" clan, My mom and grandmom. It was great to spend time with all of them. I really enjoyed our stay at the
"Cold Springs Resort " Mucho thanks to TT Carol and Uncle Greg for the suggestion. You will see some pics splashed through here. Then we had a nice ( huge ) cookout upon our return. It was a blessing to have everyone at our home. Everyone got to see people they hadn't seen in decades. It was great that everyone came out. The food was great, to go along with great family and friends.






The summer has passed so fast that i don't feel we did enough, so i have officially extending vacation for a few more weeks. I am trying to do something every weekend i can, as long as possible. Mini golf, water parks, amusement parks whatever we can fit it over the next few months ( before the New England winter comes ). The back to school rush is on. Three of the 5 people in our house will be back to school. Kadijah is moving to the 8th grade and our niece Yajaira will be attending Becker College and I will be attending Boston Architectural College. I'm trying to push Liza into going to Law School, but it's not working.





Hope you all had good summers and decide to extend them as well. Drop us some notes of your summer adventures.

Love, peace and blessings all around
The King

Summer time greetings

30 years ago !

30 years later !










Hey y'all,

It's the King again, just wanted to catch up and say happy summer, it's been a while. Just trying to kick off the summer with a bang. The kids are out of school so i am off for the summer, I decided to spend the summer with Kadijah before she goes off to the 8th grade :( and i start school again :) I am really looking forward to the White Mountains July 21-28th, Cookouts, Six Flags, BBall Hall of Fame, Berto's Wedding, Watching Kadijah play Junior Varsity Summer League, My 3rd wedding anniversary and just fun times with my family. I have picked up a new hobby, ( paintballing ) and have joined a team. That has really shown me how out of shape i really am. I'll be turning 34 this summer too, start your gift shopping now. I am not picky :)

We have also just hit a major milestone in our area, we finally can get the Tom Joyner Morning Show on the radio here. This may not seem like a big deal, (but for me in a small town, that is a bit "ethnically challenged" ) it's huge.

Remember all that this blog is a chance for us to reconnect, so if you have any topics you want discussed, or if your looking for anyone inparticular ( not cuz they owe u money ). Then let me know. I'll talk to y'all soon.
Signing off,
The King, (Mary's oldest grandbaby & Ish and Pee Wee's boy), Sean Michael Harris

Family Memory Game

Hey all, I have created a family memory game, and i would like everyone to participate. I am going to call it "decades" and here are the rules. You need to jot down a memory of every decade you have lived through, for example, If you were born in 75' You need one from the 70's 80's 90's and 00's. This way some of the more seasoned family members can share with things from time before we were born and we can all share fond memories of each other.
Let's try it out. Make sure you read the comments section to see what others memories were.
love ya
The King, that Ish named Sean

Here are mine to set it off....
70's - The Ohio Players Album covers were like Playboy to me(74,75)....
Dix St....

80's -Learned to Breakdance(83)...
- Living on Webster Lake (84)....
- Mom cried when Marvin Gaye die 84 ( as i got older i understood why)...

90's - Graduated High School (91)
- Gerome & Timeco died (89), (91)
- Trinity Church Basketball (90)
- Met Liza (90)
- Kadijah was born (93)

00's - Koran was born (02)
- Tore my Achilles Tendon (still hurts)(03)
- Got engaged (03)
- Got Married (03)
- Bought 1st house (04)

There are a million more, these are just a few...

Powell Page

I finally started receiving some pics to post, Here are the pics of Julius' family
(minus Karen)she was hiding out.
Also i would like to wish them a Happy 10th Anniversary this week.





Love Yall
Sean Michael


Jay on the table
Chadd, soon to be Dad
Shaina
Chadd lookin like his dad


the Powell boys

Tree

Hey guys,
I just had a brainstorm. I am going to do a birthday tree. I need everyone to email me your birthdays, You don't have to include the year if you don't want to (some of us are a little more sensitive about our age than others). I will add them to the blog, so we can stay on top of who's bday is when and all that good stuff.
I better hear from you soon, if i have to come looking for people there will be problems and repercussions and you don't want that.

Love ya
The King called SEAN

This really is what it's all about -

I was overjoyed when i was able to add the following clip. It was actually one of the things that prompted me to start this blog. If you have time, take a minute a watch it. It may take a few minutes to load. It was one of the rare occasions that i was moved by a film, but they were so on point with this speech that i had to use it.

picture page

I am adding some pics that we recently found. Please continue to read the other pages and send me suggestions for next pages. I appreciate all the posts so far.

Me & my boys - Koran, Dasean, Jaisean. For those that don't know Jaisean is Jai's, Dasean is damian's (such great names) Koran is mine.

Jai's babies - Desha/Jaisean








Jai/Desha (katie in back)






Dougie's girls- Tif w/Koran & Kate

Liza, Dija, Carla & Desha

Moms & daugthers

My 2 brats _ Kadijah & Koran

Desha, Kadijah & Yajaira

Enough for now. Talk to you all soon.

Sean Michael

Page 3 - Catch up

Hi y'all, Time to catch up. Your falling behind. We have had 66 views for the blog, but with few comments. Stop wasting time sending forwards and surveys and contests and put some comments on the page already. I have some Topics for this week. Take a sec and answer the questions. If you can't comment on the page, email me your answers and I'll post them for you.

Today's Topic - Summer Plans, As summer creeps nearer I hope everybody has begun planning their summertime festivities, well here is you list of queries.

1. What are your vacation plans?

2. Are you going anywhere you've never been before?

3. Do you have any special plans for your kids this year?

4. What was the best vacation/trip that you can remember?

5. What was the worst vacation/trip that you remember?

* Things to ponder*

If you have answers send them

1. How come I have never seen Uncle Dougie drive a car?

2. Why is Aaron named Aaron Douglas and not Sean Michael ( Huh TT & UGreg), He's my Mini me.

3. How is Ursula Harris a "Security Guard" you know if trouble comes, she runnin.

4. Doesn't seeing Auntie Brenda ( Jenkins ) make you want to sing "Through the Fire" by Chaka Khan ( she always looked just like her to me ) .

5. Where in the heck did the nickname "Mitzi" come from.

6. When call I stop calling Bookie "Little Sam" he's much bigger than BIG Sam.

7. Why are they selling 104 Greenhill pkwy when I can't afford to buy it ( jerks).

8. Are all you Pacers fans still mad at Ron Artest?

9. What was in the Shabazz secret sauce?

10. Is BB King Uncle Jim's biological father, that's what Uncle Dougie used to say. ( he also told me that I was adopted)

Page 2 - A work in Progress

Hi y'all,
- It's the King again. I decided, after the responses, to start on the next page and slowly build it up as the pics come in ( i will try to put in captions with each if possible). I also want people to send me their memories that i can add. I am also going to do a Do You Remember? trivia section and see who remembers what about us.
I hope you all like it.

Do You Remember?

# 1 - The Number of Nana's apt on Wellington St. ?

# 2 - What sneaker company that Stacy Dillon (Fletcher), worked at ?

# 3 - Who stuck the knife in the socket on Kingsbury St. and blacked out the whole neighborhood ?

* Pictures Section *

Chablis and her beautiful chilren's LiLi and Eric

Me, tryin to be like Uncle Greg on the Grille

My Baby, on our way to Boston for dinner..

The Only way we can get Koran to sit down.

The Diva and her best friend (lookin like ISH)

It's a reunion

- Hello to all my people all over the world It's Ish and Pee Wee's boy, or some of you may know me as Mary's grandbaby, or simply Sean.

- One day, it just hit me. I really miss the rest of my family. Most of my relatives are gone either Indy or elsewhere (due to Katrina) and I don't hardly ever speak with them. Occasional calls and letters are simply not enough.
I have so many relatives that I haven't seen since I was a kid and some I never met. Sometimes it makes me feel incomplete.

- I have the best memories of growing up. Whalom Park, Wellington St ( I broke my toes, and Nana carried me on her back to have them fixed), Riverside, TT's car Lady ( Long live New Orleans), Dale St.,( falling off the shed roof trying to get He-Man), Dix St.,(Uncle Jim & Teresa fed Jai dog biscuits, and he liked em'), Lewis St. ( The best cookouts, breaking the factory windows, Tracey fell off the cooler), Deciding to run away ( Nana packing my bag), Mom and Dad had the best cars ( the Cordoba caught fire, while we were still in it). I love music so much because of you two, I can't keep the Ohio Players or the O'jays off my playlist (thanks dad), The Brotherhood football games, Jimmy East Express, Jai threw all the food in the fridge out the window, My favorite of all houses ( Greenhill Parkway), Kingsbury St ( we were some Breakdancing fools), The Gym at the Valley with Duane, Mario and Vondell. Running Track I was the 100 meter king, Playing basketball from morning till night, Meco B - I really miss you, I named my son after you, (BSB's forever), My Senior year at Doherty ( Tony convinced me to switch schools 3 years in), Meeting my high school love ( now my wife), Cheri's Wings n' Things, My crew, Marc, Jamille, Dana Carlos and Teral(r.i.p.), The Valley at Sherry's ( Welfare Cheese grilled cheeses were the joint), Don't eat Sherry's potato Salad, The Storebus, Aunt Pam's Gumbo ( Queen St.), Mom's fried chicken and Nana's everything. I hated the smell of Chitlerlin's and I will never like Okra no matter how you cook it. Auntie Louise's House ( Hooper St.) My safe haven, when I messed up. Being her little squirt. There are so many more, but this is enough for now.


- As the patriarch of my family here in Massachusetts I often have family gatherings, trips and parties, but unfortunately most of the people that helped raise me aren't there. My family here is so great, would love for them to be able to meet the rest of my family.

- I need my kids to know their roots & their lineage. I need to hear the stories of our elders about where we came from. I need to be reconnected with the history that has made me the man I am today. I need my people down south to see the pictures of my kids. As well as my kids to know their aunts, uncles,cousins, great-aunts, great-uncles. I need us to be a family again. Even if it is over the internet.

- This blog has a mission- the mission is simple, help me find my peoples, wherever they're at, and put us all back in touch with each other.

- My instructions are simple, post a comment or response on this page. It can be as long as you want it to be. Tell us who you are, where your from, how we're related, what you do, whatever you want. If you want me to post pics, send em'. Hopefully we can get back to being what family is all about.