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....
Saturday, July 26, 2008
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.
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