Just Trudy: June 2008

Sunday, June 22, 2008

~ Happy Birthday Dear Brent ~

Or is that Dear Brent, Happy Birthday!!! But then it wouldn't sound like a song.....

50 Years Ago With Baby Sister, Trudy. . .

Even More of a Faded Photograph 34ish years ago...
But Not Memory :)

39 Years Ago With A Baby of His Own!
(Photo compliments of Katie, "The Scrapbook Lady" Also pictured below... )

Last Year.. We were in Las Vegas at the Same Time. . .

Another "Stolen" Blog Picture That Has Become One of my Favorites!!!

And ANOTHER Stolen Picture. . . I'm REALLY Busted Now!!!
Thank You Katie and Kathy?

Another year has flown by and time is speeding up!! What a year it's been! I can't let the day get away from me without total and complete recognition of this 62nd birthday.

His daughter, Katie, (Pictured above) put together a beautiful scrapbook for the Jones Family and asked each of us to write something about each member of our family. I would love to share this with you again today in honor of my brother and friend, Brent.

Excerpt from the "Book of Joneses"

"I remember thinking as a little kid that when I heard the phrase "tall dark and handsome" that was my big brother Brent. When he got married and moved to California I was sad. I remember getting letters in the mail that just said "Hi". It made me feel so important! One of his letters came when I was about 11. It was a fun little letter on the importance of becoming an Aunt. I strutted for weeks!

He has accomplished much in his life and has such a beautiful family. Mom and Dad were always very proud. I have admired that his faith and accomplishments were from his own hard work and study. He never believed anything just on faith. He worked to understand; something I never did enough of. "

I wrote this 6 years ago and it still applies today. Brent, Happy Birthday!!! You are STILL one of my heroes!!

Love Forever,

Trudy

Sunday, June 15, 2008

~ Father's Day, 2008 ~

OK... the day is getting by me here and it's taking way too long to get this posted. Anyone that knows me knows that when it comes to Fathers I was blessed with simply the best. That's my view and I'm sure it's correct. I was also blessed to marry a pretty amazing guy that turned out to be "another one of the best".

The first Father's Day after my Dad passed away was probably the hardest one I ever faced. I remember wanting to crawl into a hole, but that couldn't happen. There are still fathers to be honored and celebrated, especially Gary. Each Father's day I stop and reflect again what a great man Dad was.

This past year my kids (almost young adults.... but not yet) have wanted different privileges that we have had to have family discussions about. I was touched and appreciative when Gary used my father as an example of honor and what is "right". Gary's response on some questionable requests has been "Would you think Grandpa would approve of that? If he were sitting right here, what do you think he would say?" And to me it's, "Would this pass the Merlin test?" It is my dear husband, the father of my kids, that uses my Dad as his compass example. For that I am so grateful....

So here's to the fathers in our lives and all that they stand for. It's a hard world right now to raise kids in. It's an honor to know that there are those that will stand up for what's right.

Happy Father's Day......