How Do You Say Good-bye
March 12, 2009 by Lecher.us
As I sit here this afternoon, I am filled with so many different emotions that come from the journey called life. As Courtney already has mentioned before tonight we will be saying good-bye to one of my family’s best friends. I am not sure where I want to take this, I am not sure if I should reminisce about a lifetime of happy memories, or talk about this thing that always has been sitting in the back of my head, and comes out at these particular times. In my short 19 years of life I have been blessed to have only had one significant death in my entire family, that was back in 2004 (I hope that is right, I have such a bad memory), my Great-Grandma “Cookie” died in June and it was the hardest thing that I have ever had to go through in my entire life. To be honest sometimes I wonder why it was so hard, for the simple fact that to be honest I was never that close to Grandma Cookie, in fact there were times when I was younger that I was scared of her! Those of you in the family that are reading this are probably thinking what is the kid talking about? Grandma Cookie scary? What in the heck are you talking about? To be perfectly honest I am not sure and it is kind of beside the point. So I remember going to the hospital that day and walking up to her room. She was laying there in bed, her eyes were open. She was there surrounded by all of her loved ones that had come to say good-bye. Until that moment I did not realize how little I had really known this amazing woman. Grandma passed away later that day and I was devastated. I later realized what was so hard for me was that I never had any “real” memories with her in them. From that moment on, I decided that I was going to have those memories with the people and things I care most about in my life. Grandma taught me one final thing while she was with us, it is that no matter what we all must say good-bye at some point in our life, and we never know when that point will be. It was an interesting lesson that a fourteen year old boy learned one June day, and it is one that he has surely not forgotten. So as I go into tonight, I will be thinking of Grandma-Cookie and that lesson that she taught me, that lesson that is passed down from generation to generation, the lesson of how to say good-bye!
God Bless You Casey, and thank you for all the happiness that you have given to this family!
And God Bless You Grandma Cookie, for teaching me one of life’s most important lessons!
Love to both, and to all of you!
Brandon
I HATE THIS PART RIGHT HERE!
March 11, 2009 by Lecher.us
tomorow night will be one of the hardest nights of my life. one of my best friends will be put down… when i got in trouble and felt like had no one to talk to i would have her. when i had a bad day at school i would talk to her. all the things i put her through…oh my i cant even imagine it. dressing her up, putting her in a stroller and pushing her around, carring her by the neck, these are many adventures i have gone through with casey. From the day we took her in to the vet when i found the bump…i thought was going to be the hardest. i think this is one of the hardest things to go through. i remember the news thought casey was going to be in a cast but nope…she was on medicine…i thought that was the time i cried most but nope think again tonight is. and so i hate this part right here. but we will all make through it….
I love this dog so much and will always. she always has the biggest part of my heart for a dog!
i love her.
Courtney
HEYY!
March 8, 2009 by Lecher.us
heyy…ryan so i just read your post and since you were to lazy to go back and count my lols i did. HAHA. i changed it. i had 16 lols tho. i think that i just have a great sense of humor…HAHA…not. but the weather sure has droped since tuesday right know it is 24 and i have 3 softball games so that needs to rise a little bit. oh look at the time i only have 5 more minutes to blog cause then it is off to play some ball in the freezing cold. bbbbbbuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrr. i am looking forward to it just not in the cold tho so that should be freezing. haha i hope the temp rasies. well i have no clue what to talk about for 5 more minutes so i will go and get ready for this freezing game… 
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haha. ok time to go.
LoVe YoU <3
Courtney
Comment on to answer grandpas questions by The Dad
March 7, 2009 by Lecher.us
Okay Courtney – thank you for the splendid explanations!
Just a couple of questions – isnt the “longest” bus ride so far for volleyball also the “shortest”? Wasn’t that your first games???
Also – can you loan your ppor old G-Paw $45?????
G-Paw
to answer grandpas questions
March 7, 2009 by Lecher.us
ok so grandpa commented me and had like 4 questions
1.) was that wellington a long bus ride?
yes it is. like the longest i have been on for a volleyball game.
2.) What does ta stand for?
grandpa so smart lol. yes teacher aide lol.
3.) and what does terminated mean.
That the teacher is a big meanie and so i am done singing i think my friend and i are going to sing a song for the talent show tho so that should be fun.
ok sorry grandpa i guess it was only 3 questions but same diff. lol. ok so i was suppose to have softball today like 3 games but i guess it is suppose to snow but it looks nice out but it is kind of cold and tomorrow is suppose to be warmer so i guess it was for the best. yesterday at volleyball we scrimmaged the 7th graders and i am on jv and we won and varsity lost one game and won one game so i think we are better than them cause we played 2 games and won so beat that varsity. i kind of like playing jv for volleyball cause you dont have that much pressure on you so that is the cool thing about jv! well i babysitted last night made $45 maybe i will spend that today lol. it went pretty good. well i have no clue what to talk about so love you all and have an amazing day!
Courtney
Comment on It is me again by The mom
March 7, 2009 by Lecher.us
How was the fundraiser last night? Hope it went well and the kids earned lots of money for their accounts….I think you were only part right on Courtney’s 1st love… thought it was me.. oh well I will take 3rd, or so long as I am in the top 10. Have a great weekend..
It is me again
March 6, 2009 by Lecher.us
Well, all is well here in Fort Collins. We are a little sad that our Big B has moved beck to Casper, but know it is for the best! We all wish you well Branman,but miss you very much already. Nate is much the same. He has a bad case of senioritess, but we went through that with B too! He is planning on wrestling in nationals in Denver the end of this month we are very excited that he has not givin up, cause we all know what a great wrestler he is. Courtney is busy with volleyball at the school, she does great, don’t let her fool you. But I know her first love is me, oh wait I mean softball. Keegan is working hard at his next season which is baseball. Can’t wait to see what that little munchkin will do in the future, he is such a natural athlete. Well Tony and I are the same, just trying to keep our heads above water. Who would have thunck it would be this crazy! Well I guess that is all for now, cause I have to go get ready for a fundraiser for Keegan’s baseball team. Love you all and hope all is well!!!!! Love the almost forty year old.
Comment on to anwser questions by The Dad
March 5, 2009 by Lecher.us
Hey Lovie ….. you crack me up! Your blogs are fun!
Couple of questions: Wellington is a “long” bus ride?? LOL
Also – what is “ta” …something like teachers aide????
AND YOU ARE RIGHT —– since about 9:00 the B has been in his bed …. I thought he was snoring but maybe that is “praising”. LOL You are a hoot. And finally “after this year WHAT has terminated”?? Choir?
Keep it up Courtney —– I love it! G-Paw
to anwser questions
March 5, 2009 by Lecher.us
Well ryan….i did make the volleyball team lol. first game is tuesday and we are playing wellington…joy long bus ride there lol. then thursday we are playing clp another long bus ride so yes i know we have 2 away games one after another lol. good for me lol. but to bad they are during my ta lol. but that is ok because it is a boring ta anyways…well so i have 3 scrimmages this saturday and guess what…it is suppose to snow. right know i hate colorado so this week so far it has been in the 70s and know we are going to have snow…ARE YOU KIDDING ME? tonight i have a choir concert joy my favorite lol. we are only singing 2 songs so what is up with that lol. but the teacher is not my favorite. lol… she is the same teacher i ta for…ugh lol. so how is everyone doing…stuff here is going pretty smoothly. bee left to day. bet he is at casper just laying on his bed and prasing it lol. oh my me and him may fight alot but he is always my biggest brother and i will always love him dearly! well nate is about at the age…that is a bummer lol. he is doing pretty good in school..so he says lol. well me school is going good i have 2 bs but those i can bring up which i will cause i just dont like bs lol unless it is my older brother lol… but keegan is staying busy know with um…baseball and school. he is doing pretty good so he says lol. dad is working and be taxi for all this and mom is still working and be taxi too. nate kind of helps but not really. well tomorrow is keegans fundrasier and mom and dad are going and keegan and i are going over to his friends house. i am totally just going over there to babysitt. well maybe i should say child sitt lol the person i am watching is like 7 or something and i will keep an i on keegan and shane..his friend lol. i am staying the night there cause this whole thing wont get over till late and dont want to be up to late cuase hopefully i will have my scrimmages! i love softball it is my favorite. and i found out that is really my talent because volleyball is fun just not that great at it lol. i went for the ball and my friend went to and she ended up punching me in the face lol. i dont care cause i know it was an accedint…at least i hope it was haha. well i should probably start to go get ready for this concert and oh by the way after this year it has terminated lol. so if any of you want to hear my amazing voice better come soon lol jk it is not that great. but peace love and happiness to everyone.
Love Courtney
P.S. if any of you want to know this is 514 words long. lol
The Girls Step Up!
March 4, 2009 by Steve Elledge
It’s good to be home. Long week in Chicago……..colder than cold there. Glad to be back.
Didn’t have time before I left to congratulate my GrandGirls – they all had super accomplishments in the last couple of week – these grandkids are going to get me branded as a “braggart” pretty soon. Actually, I don’t mind —- keep it up all of you. Anyway – here’s the scoop on the GrandGirls:
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Ashley Elizabeth
kicked hiney at Billings in dance. Won the Senior Title as i understand it. That is awesome. That girl has more moves, and more grace, and is more fun to watch than anything you could find on television. She works so hard and is so dedicated, yet when you watch her it looks totally natural – like she was born to it. That, my friends, is the sign of an accomplished dancer.
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Courtney Morgan
made the volleyball team. Nobody works harder than Courtney when she wants something and she wanted a slot on that team. I only hope, since it is a school sport, that I can make a game sometime this season.
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Braelyn Grace
has obviously decided that crawling is for babies! Latest video shows her traveling all over the place on two feet! There is no stopping her now. Hang on Rebecca and Ryan – hope you can keep up.
I love you young ladies very much and am extremely proud of each of you.
Not much else going on that i am aware of. Back to the office in the morning to see what I have been missing. Oh boy! Plus – we have had the pleasure of what appears to be a pretty serious car problem. Has to be fixed by an authorized Toyota outfit to be covered by warranty – we think. We all know who the authorized Toyota outfit is here in Casper – good ole Foss Motors. Kind of makes me nauseous to think about having to deal with them but I don’t think Toyota will pay to have it towed to Fort Collins! Some kind of a leak up behind the timing box that is estimated at 16+ hours just for labor. Must have to pull the engine eh? I’m no mechanic but sounds costly to me. Anyway – bad enough leak we can’t drive it – they had to tow it from the house! Fun!
Just watched American Idol and my faith was a little bit renewed in the judges – they did NOT invite Nathaniel back for the WildCard Show. Okay voice but gave me the heebie’s to watch him. Of course I will have to suffer through watching Tatiana, but I actually do like her voice.
Peace & Love-
The Dad
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