Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Happy Holidays!!
Oh the holidays are among us... we have traveled near and far... seen snow, sleet, rain, cars in ditches, semis blocking the expressway and IKEA (mom's favorite store).
Here are my boys
Me and my little ones
Ben loves to jump into the banks of snow
Jon hanging out on the couch
Monday, December 8, 2008
Well, we got a new dog. He's very affectionate, a little noisy when he bangs around in his cage. We still have to potty train him, but I think he will learn eventually.
He already knows where the dog food and bowl is, just need to teach him how to eat and drink from it without making a mess.
I think we will call him JonJon.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Communion
This is what happened during Mass on Sunday.
After reciveing the Body of Christ (Eucerist), I walked back to the pew with Ben. We sit down, Ben turns to me, holds up a cheerio and says "Jesus Christ". Then offers me the cheerio. I took the cheerio & said Amen. He smiled.
Bless his heart.
After reciveing the Body of Christ (Eucerist), I walked back to the pew with Ben. We sit down, Ben turns to me, holds up a cheerio and says "Jesus Christ". Then offers me the cheerio. I took the cheerio & said Amen. He smiled.
Bless his heart.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
The boys made the news
I'm involved in a group called First Steps and we had the public launch on Thursday. Both of the boys and I made it on the diffrent news channels. Here are a few weblinks for the video:
WZZM 13 Jon and I are on around 45 seconds
WOOD 8 Jon in the stroller around 1:20
WXMI 17 Look at the videos to the right of the video player and select the one called "Early Childhood Program" 7.24.08 Ben is at the 43 second mark and "talking about chalk" at 1:10
Ben was so excited to see himself on tv. He wants me to play the WXMI video over and over and over and over....
WZZM 13 Jon and I are on around 45 seconds
WOOD 8 Jon in the stroller around 1:20
WXMI 17 Look at the videos to the right of the video player and select the one called "Early Childhood Program" 7.24.08 Ben is at the 43 second mark and "talking about chalk" at 1:10
Ben was so excited to see himself on tv. He wants me to play the WXMI video over and over and over and over....
Monday, July 21, 2008
It's been a long time
I know it has been a long time since I have posted.
It's something that I need to keep up to date with... sorry I have been slacking.
In the past few weeks: Jon was in the hospital, trip 1 down to Indy for the 4th and then trip 2 back to Indy for Aunt Mary Ellen's funeral, trip 3 from Indy to Grand Blanc for my dad's 60th birthday party, trip 4 to Lansing for Karen's Grandfather's funeral...etc...
I am praying that this summer goes a bit better from here. We are headed to Grand Blanc today to spend some time with my parents and eat my free meal at Zehnder's
That's it for now~Bren
It's something that I need to keep up to date with... sorry I have been slacking.
In the past few weeks: Jon was in the hospital, trip 1 down to Indy for the 4th and then trip 2 back to Indy for Aunt Mary Ellen's funeral, trip 3 from Indy to Grand Blanc for my dad's 60th birthday party, trip 4 to Lansing for Karen's Grandfather's funeral...etc...
I am praying that this summer goes a bit better from here. We are headed to Grand Blanc today to spend some time with my parents and eat my free meal at Zehnder's
That's it for now~Bren
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Long over due...
It has been a long over due task to write into the Blog. Recently our life have been very hectic. work travel for work and sickness of the boys. More on that later.
Last week we loaded up the boys and headed to Indiana for my almost usual trip to Morse Reservoir for the 4th... The 3rd was a long and tiring drive with the boys, trying to keep them entertained and happy for the 6 hour drive. Alas at around 4 p.m. we arrived safely at Edgewater and had dinner with Aunt Mary Ellen, Uncle Jack, Chris, his girlfriend Libby, Meemaw and BaBa. We then took to the car again to continue down to Indy to Visit JB, Kiki, Patrick and Sam. All was looking very well. We had planned for Aunt Mary Ellen to arrive around 9:00 a.m. to help us ferry the boys, all 4 of them to the lake. Mostly because J.B. and Kiki had to make rounds in the morning and our car could take only 3 boys, but only if we crammed them in.
Long around 8:00 a.m., I received a call, one that I will never forget. JB had said that his mom was in the hospital and that we should might have to watch the boys for a little longer. He was leaving work and would be around later. This call was the beginning of the changing for our lives.
On July 4th, Mary Ellen's prognosis was terminal due to a brain aneurysm. She passed to heaven the following Wednesday.
Today was the day that we laid her to rest, next to her first husband, my uncle, Jack Hardigg.
Also next to her father and mother John and Louise Barton.
I have known her my entire life, but never had fully acknowledged what a wonderful woman she was. She has always been my Aunt Mary Ellen, some one that I obeyed to the letter ( for the most part) when spending the usual week of summer vacation in Indiana growing up. She was always nurturing, guiding, supportive and all around wonderful mother figure. But the thing that I never knew, was that she was this way with everyone. She was truly a wonderful person, and I have a new mantra for my interpersonal relationships, both at work and at home. WWMED. Obviously, What Would Mary Ellen Do? I will use her life, love, and history as an example for how I need to be. I will remind myself to be more like St. Aunt Mary Ellen.
And to Mary Ellen, it is a privilege to have even known you for as long as I have, but it is even more of an honor to have been related to you. You will remain in my thoughts and prayers as I, with brenna try to raise my children as well as you have.
Last week we loaded up the boys and headed to Indiana for my almost usual trip to Morse Reservoir for the 4th... The 3rd was a long and tiring drive with the boys, trying to keep them entertained and happy for the 6 hour drive. Alas at around 4 p.m. we arrived safely at Edgewater and had dinner with Aunt Mary Ellen, Uncle Jack, Chris, his girlfriend Libby, Meemaw and BaBa. We then took to the car again to continue down to Indy to Visit JB, Kiki, Patrick and Sam. All was looking very well. We had planned for Aunt Mary Ellen to arrive around 9:00 a.m. to help us ferry the boys, all 4 of them to the lake. Mostly because J.B. and Kiki had to make rounds in the morning and our car could take only 3 boys, but only if we crammed them in.
Long around 8:00 a.m., I received a call, one that I will never forget. JB had said that his mom was in the hospital and that we should might have to watch the boys for a little longer. He was leaving work and would be around later. This call was the beginning of the changing for our lives.
On July 4th, Mary Ellen's prognosis was terminal due to a brain aneurysm. She passed to heaven the following Wednesday.
Today was the day that we laid her to rest, next to her first husband, my uncle, Jack Hardigg.
Also next to her father and mother John and Louise Barton.
I have known her my entire life, but never had fully acknowledged what a wonderful woman she was. She has always been my Aunt Mary Ellen, some one that I obeyed to the letter ( for the most part) when spending the usual week of summer vacation in Indiana growing up. She was always nurturing, guiding, supportive and all around wonderful mother figure. But the thing that I never knew, was that she was this way with everyone. She was truly a wonderful person, and I have a new mantra for my interpersonal relationships, both at work and at home. WWMED. Obviously, What Would Mary Ellen Do? I will use her life, love, and history as an example for how I need to be. I will remind myself to be more like St. Aunt Mary Ellen.
And to Mary Ellen, it is a privilege to have even known you for as long as I have, but it is even more of an honor to have been related to you. You will remain in my thoughts and prayers as I, with brenna try to raise my children as well as you have.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Visiting the Boyd's house
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Meijer Gardens
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Bob the builder
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Dadadadadadadadada
Dadadadadadadadadaaa.... that is what Jon keeps babbling today! Now if he could just go back to mamamamamamama.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Our friends are having a baby
Our friends Uwe & Audrey are having a baby girl today! We are so excited to meet little Lola!!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Visiting Memaw & Baba's house
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Visitors to the Rudd house
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