Well this has been the saddest couple days I can remember in a long time.  My Father Raymond Elmer Howe passed away Sunday night 6/23/13, he passed away peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury Hospital on The Vintas floor.  He was an AMAZING Father, devoted Husband and one of the most generous people who ever lived.  I will put up a tribute later on, but right now I am just tired and my mind isn't right for a long writing session.

In other news with 23andme I am on step 4 as of 6/25/13 and will recieve my results soon, I am sad I won't be able to share this with my Father.

Another quick update 23andme has notified me this morning 6/14/13 that I am on step 4 of 6 which is analyzing my DNA and should take anywhere from 1-3 weeks.

Just a quick update, I sent out the sample for 23andme 5/24/13 and got an update today that it is in the lab 6/4/13.  Now I just have to wait 6-8 weeks AHHHHH!!!!!

Well it's 5/24/13 donated my sample and going to send it out in the mail tonight, will let you all know how long it takes to get results then share with you.  CAN'T WAIT!!!

To help a little on my quest to find out more about myself I have bought a 23andme DNA kit to test my   ethnicity, Neanderthal percentage, medical and genetic traits.  I heard someone talking about 23andme and asked them about it I wrote the info down and when I had enough money $99 I sent away for it 5/17/13 received in the mail 5/22/13 I will let you know when I do the test and send it out.  If you want more info for yourselves here is the link www.23andme.com

Hello world my name is David Kenneth Howe, and this is my blog "Roots and Wings".  I created this blog as a partner project to go along with research I am doing on my family tree, so as I am doing the research and getting the results I am going to be posting it.  This blog will be a journey for me and I hope for you as well as I discover were I came from, who I am and the person who keeps evolving.  What I know, (10 facts):
1. I am 42 years old born 12/22/1970.

2. 6'0".

3. 240lbs. give or take.

4. My Mother is Polish.

5. My Father is of English and Native American(Peqout) stock.

6. I have blue eyes.

7. I can roll my tongue.

8. I am flat-footed.

9. I have A.D.D. and Social Anxiety Disorder.

10. I am very artistic.

Below is a poem titled Roots and Wings hence the title of my blog, it talks about your parents giving you the foundation(roots) of responsibility and morales and also your freedom(wings) to fly away become independent but to use the foundation and tools your parents gave you.  Always loved this poem, first heard it used in a song can't remember who thou.  Anyways Roots and Wings has another meaning for as well esp for my blog Roots meaning where you came from biologically and Wings meaning how you will use what you were born with.


ROOTS and WINGS
By Denis Waitley

If I had two wishes,I know what they would be
I'd wish for roots to cling to, and wings to set me free;
roots of inner values, like rings within a tree,
and wings of independence to seek my destiny.

Roots to hold forever to keep me safe and strong,
to let me know you love me, when I've done something wrong;
to show me by example, and helps me learn to choose,
to take those actions everyday, to win instead of lose.

Just be there when I need you, to tell me it's alright,
to face my fear of falling when I test my wings in flight;
Don't make my life to easy, it's better if I try,
And fail and get back up myself, so I can learn to fly.

If I had two wishes, and two were all I had,
And they could just be granted, by my Mom and Dad;
I wouldn't ask for money any store-bought things,
the greatest gifts i'd ask for are simply Roots and Wings.