I just wanted to talk about how wonderful the Brumwell boys are. Ryan and Jason put together this event called Hoops for Hope. They started this fundraiser before their mother passed away from cancer and have been doing it for a a few years now. They get teams together to compete in basketball. Each team player has to try and fundraise at least 100.00 I think. This year Ryan and Jason collected over 21,000 for cancer. Isn't that amazing? I had the great enjoyment of visiting with them at the school today (I worked a little late to make up for our visit). What wonderful men they turned out to be. Jason is a council member now and graduated ten years ago from Lafayette with my daughter, Tina. He is also going to school for business management as well as operating Voyageur's View with his brother Ryan and sister Stephanie. There is one more sister too named Heather who is not involved with the tubing campground. She runs a daycare and keeps busy with her children as well.
Before I say any more about the kids, I want to tell you about their mother. I was 17 and working the summer at the library. Diane (their mom) came in with two little rambunctious boys to take out some books. I remember to this day how soft spoken and sweet she was with Ryan and Jason and how much patience she had. She was the sweetest woman I knew back then. I almost envied those little boys.....but really couldn't because I had a wonderful mom too.
Anyway, that is my first impression of Diane. I got to know her in future years and I never saw her angry or anything but nice. I knew she had a big job somewhere but didn't really know what it consisted of. Her husband Dick was just as nice as she was and still is to this day. Their family didn't deserve what happened to them. The pain they must of felt when their mother died pains me even now to think about. I am so glad that they have the memories of who she was and how wonderful she was.
So back to the kids in the family. Ryan, is a teacher (I think a history teacher if I'm not mistaken) and has the sense of humor of his dad and is such a joker. He is as sweet as his brother Jason. Stephanie, I don't know much about except that she is a hard worker and is married. I think she has kids too. Neither Ryan and Jason are married.
Just seeing these boys (or should I say men now even though they are twenty years younger) today brought back so many memories. They were great to me when they were in school and they were just as wonderful today when I saw them again. I do believe that both their hearts are made of gold. Perhaps that is why they haven't met the girls of their dreams, yet?........grins.
Until next time,
Cindy
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Graduation and life in general
I have so many thoughts swirling around always in my head that sometimes it makes me dizzy......grins.
My youngest daughter will be graduating in May and it is starting to hit me that we will soon be done raising our kids and what they do from that moment on is by their choice, not ours.
I like to think we taught Tina and Brenda good work ethics. They are both good employees and I have never heard a bad word about either one in the area. Might be because I'm their mom, but I don't think that is the case.
I worry that we taught them to be a little too independent. Did I show them I loved them enough? My big thing for both girls was to have good grades and if they worked, to be proud of the job they do.
My boss told me that you teach people how to treat you. So, being my quick thinking self........grins, I told him, and I quote, "So I must of taught you well then because you are one of the best bosses I have ever had. He laughed. He has a great sense of humor as do both of my bosses. I do enjoy working for both of them and they treat me well.
Anyway, back to the teaching people how to treat you. I do believe there is some truth in that, don't you? I mean if you come across with confidence, you probably won't get teased or bullied when you are younger or older for that matter. If you are nice to people you are teaching them to return that niceness back to you. If you are rude, it makes the person want to be rude back. It makes alot of sense doesn't it?
Back to the graduation. I need to finish up the senior books for the seniors that I do every year. I started in Tina's grade.........yes, your grade Kurt, and I think I might be done this year. It is getting to be so busy for me with everything, I find I don't have the time or energy anymore. I love the kids at our school the same, it's just that I don't have the time to show them like I did before. I used to put birthday cards in their lockers on their birthdays, I used to have a trivia question every day and the winner would get a treat.........stuff like that I miss doing. Maybe I should try and talk someone else in to doing it, right?.......smiles.
Brenda is going to go to school to be a lawyer. Hopefully I won't need one in my lifetime, but then again you never know........smiles. She is going to UND and is very excited to start her new life. I think she will find it hard to leave us, but she will do fine as did Tina when she left.
Well, time for bed so going to sign off for now.
Until next time,
Cindy
My youngest daughter will be graduating in May and it is starting to hit me that we will soon be done raising our kids and what they do from that moment on is by their choice, not ours.
I like to think we taught Tina and Brenda good work ethics. They are both good employees and I have never heard a bad word about either one in the area. Might be because I'm their mom, but I don't think that is the case.
I worry that we taught them to be a little too independent. Did I show them I loved them enough? My big thing for both girls was to have good grades and if they worked, to be proud of the job they do.
My boss told me that you teach people how to treat you. So, being my quick thinking self........grins, I told him, and I quote, "So I must of taught you well then because you are one of the best bosses I have ever had. He laughed. He has a great sense of humor as do both of my bosses. I do enjoy working for both of them and they treat me well.
Anyway, back to the teaching people how to treat you. I do believe there is some truth in that, don't you? I mean if you come across with confidence, you probably won't get teased or bullied when you are younger or older for that matter. If you are nice to people you are teaching them to return that niceness back to you. If you are rude, it makes the person want to be rude back. It makes alot of sense doesn't it?
Back to the graduation. I need to finish up the senior books for the seniors that I do every year. I started in Tina's grade.........yes, your grade Kurt, and I think I might be done this year. It is getting to be so busy for me with everything, I find I don't have the time or energy anymore. I love the kids at our school the same, it's just that I don't have the time to show them like I did before. I used to put birthday cards in their lockers on their birthdays, I used to have a trivia question every day and the winner would get a treat.........stuff like that I miss doing. Maybe I should try and talk someone else in to doing it, right?.......smiles.
Brenda is going to go to school to be a lawyer. Hopefully I won't need one in my lifetime, but then again you never know........smiles. She is going to UND and is very excited to start her new life. I think she will find it hard to leave us, but she will do fine as did Tina when she left.
Well, time for bed so going to sign off for now.
Until next time,
Cindy
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