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Oh the things they will say! 10-01-08 09:28pm EST
As I was leaving services tonight Wilson (age 5?) came up to me to say goodbye and give me a hug (sweet huh?). Well when Wilson was younger he was determined that he would marry me.He hadn't said anything about it lately but tonight it came up again. Someone asked me if he still wanted to marry me and since I didn't know I asked him. It went something like this :)

Me: Wilson do you still want to marry me?

Wilson: *in a rather sympathetic tone* I think I'm going to have to marry someone else. Because you are too old and when I get married you will already be married. So...I will have to marry someone else.

Me: Right. Well that's good.

Wilson: But!...When your husband dies then I can marry you!

Me: Oh!...

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Have a lovely day everyone!
- Brianne :)
august28roseHaha! Well, I suppose that's better than Alyssa wanting her parents to get a divorce so she could marry her dad. Love you! :) 
snoopyAmen! -- but remember, it was your smart sister that gave me the idea :) 
probablyreadingOhhh, Wilson. At least he's being a faithful suitor. ;) 
carla_lutherVery cute! 
crysnrobAh, the everlasting nature of a first love... 
video_nanaHe probably gets his "deep thinking" from my dh who is his eponym. :-) 
schmidtkinsLOL! When my Ben was little, he always said he was going to marry his Auntie. As youth does, he had a little sweetheart at the lake where I took them for swim lessons. Her name was Jen! Every day, he would take her by the hand and lead her down to the water when it was time for their lesson, because she was scared. She was not scared when Ben was with her though! Then, lessons stopped for the summer, and Ben had not seen Jen for a long time. Then, several months later, she walked in with her family to the scouts crossover ceremony where we were for Chris. The minute he saw her, his eyes lit up and he said, "Ooooh, Mommy, I am going to marry......Auntie," he finished with a dejected sigh! 
schmidtkins(by the way, his Auntie is a Great Great Auntie, so she was 79 when he was born, and over eighty when this happened! 
aprilstarrHaha! Kids. I miss you too!! 
olivian awww!!!!thats so sweet!!!! 
heidiwHahahaahahahahaaha!! I actually laughed out loud on this one! How precious! Love you! 
lromanicThat's really cute! 
7laughinghardmansI remember when Taylor was going to marry you! It's funny how things change isn't it? Eventually children grow up and head off to college or other places where they meet their significant other. It's funny listening to children speak so candidly about their plans for the future though. 
bandgirl129Hey! I'm doing good but I'm tired from marching band but other then that I'm good. How are you doing? 
daddio6So - you still have a chance. 
bandgirl129Hey! How are you? 
bandgirl129School work... me too. It is really hard for me this year. But hey I got to go and I will talk to you later. 
laurar209At least he's looking at the positive! (for himself!) 
laurar209Hey, do you have Jeff and Libby's phone number? If you do (I hope someone in your family does...), could you email it to me either through gmail or facebook? Muchos gracias! 
mayflowerBetter marry someone about to kick the bucket! 
dbsmelserI have to be up there already in the second week of November, and I'd like to come again for Thanksgiving too, but the expense may be too much. I'll see how much the first trip costs, and what the gas prices are in late November. 
riyankeryI think ....I know the exact garment- its a skirt made out of a fabulous 70's table cloth (olive green, mustard yellow, pink, with a thick green fringe) :) 
laurar209post! post! post! 
snoopyBrianne, you have not posted in over a month and even this post doesn't give much detail! I don't know what's going on in your life! You could be dead for all I know! You could have been dead for over a month!! Are you OK?!?! Are you safe?!?!?! AHHHH! YOU'RE PROBABLY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD RIGHT NOW AS I TYPE THIS!

Trying not to work myself into a panic,
~ Your dear friend 
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Oh how she has grown! :) 09-01-08 11:45am EST
My lovely niece is now a year old! She has grown so much :) I know she is such a great source of joy to her mom and dad :) I miss that little girl so much! She is by far my favorite niece ;) ha.

Happy Birthday Leila! Enjoy your cake :)

7laughinghardmansI Love Pictures!! 
schmidtkinsWhat a sweet tribute to your little one! Happy Birthday, Leila! 
motherofallRow 4, last one on the right. My favorite! :)

Thanks for sharing. She's a rich girl to have such a wonderful aunt. 
laurar209cute baby. must be related to you. ;) 
probablyreadingI love how happy she looks in her pictures. Such a smiley baby! 
video_nanaThanks for posting the photos - she is so cute! 
blessings_of_a_momThese pictures are lovely. 
crysnrobHappy birthday to the little one! 
aprilstarrWhoa, nice! She did enjoy the cake ... playing in it, at least, maybe not so much eating it! She hardly ate it at all, even though I tried to feed her some! 
mr_and_mrs_berryI love how you post photos! 
mayflowerI love the picture of Leila and April in the pink skirt! 
olivian Awww!!!she has grown alot. 
just2seeusmileAww Bri shes a cuttie!! 
heidiwShe is so beautiful! I love you and I hope you are doing well!! 
bandgirl129She is so beautiful! I thought I would drop by and say hey! I love you and will talk to you soon! 
bruck_will_loraceI think someone has your password, unless you sent me a PM. :) 
bruck_will_loraceTwas on Friiiday. 
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08-21-08 06:15pm EST
A conversation I had with Luke right before bed last night...

Me: "Ok Luke. It's time to go to sleep cause you're really tired! Night night! I love you!"

Luke: "Ok, night night. I love you too."

Me: "I love you more!"

Luke: "I love you more!"

Me: "No, I love you more!"

Luke: "...I love MOM more!"


I think he is ready to see his mom again tomorrow :)
schmidtkinsAw, that is really sweet! I know you will all be glad to be together again! 
lori_in_paI bet you all are! Love the Lukequotes! 
blessings_of_a_momThat is adorable. He knows his momma loves him. :) 
video_nanaThat's sweet! 
technologicalsophomoreSo cute. On Monday when I stopped by the gym, Mrs. Sipling told him, "There's Mrs. Laughman" and he kept insisting, "No, she's Bobbie!" 
aprilstarrAw, that's sweet. She is ready to see all of you too, I know! 
olivianAwww....!!! 
laurar209Hahaha! you SO lost the "i love you more" competition to your mom!!! (which, in looking at it, is probably a very good thing) 
lori_in_paGlad you (and Luke) have your mom back. 
mamaladyThanks for everything, sweetie-pie:) I love you! 
lilsishaha! that's cute! 
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08-14-08 10:55pm EST
Tomorrow morning Adam is leaving for FC...it hasn't really hit me yet. It's going to be weird being the oldest kid at home! I'll miss you Adam! Even your strange, crazy and random side. :)

Mom is driving Adam and Catherine down to FC tomorrow. She is going to be gone for a week so that means Dad and I get to hold down the fort :) It should be fun! We've done if before and it went fine, though we were all very very excited to have mom back! So here is to a week of cooking and mom duty! Fun! I'm actually looking forward to it! :) It'll be fun getting to cook and clean and do everything! Though it'll be nice handing it back to mom at the end of the week;)

This past week has been pretty good. Though I didn't accomplish near the amount I had hoped to! I guess that's what happens when you're sick! Lord willing I'll get more done this coming week now that I'm all better! Yay! It's such a blessing that God made our bodies so that the heal! I'm thankful.

I've decided that watching twins interact with each other is one of the cutest and sweetest things ever!!! If only I lived near someone who had twins...

Ok well this turned out to be longer than I meant for it to be! Ha! I hope you have a wonderful weekend and that each day you find yourself a step farther!

-Brianne

oh and smile! :)
schmidtkins:-) 
aprilstarrHave fun! When we first got married I remember how much fun it was to be in charge of the household duties. I do still really enjoy it- especially certain aspects, like cooking ... but cleaning the bathroom lost any sentimentality pretty quickly. ;) hehe 
blessings_of_a_momMy neighbor across the hall has twin 20 month olds. I am sure she wouldn't mind your help. Actually I don't know that they both seem to be very private people. :) 
emmylouI love twins. I want some. They're so fun - even when they're in High School they are hilarious together. :) 
august28roseThere are a lot of twins here, including your brother's roommate! :) 
mamaladyThank you, Brianne! You are good girl! 
anna_stariHave fun cleaning and everything else! 
olivianawww, thats when im glad i don't hav an older brother. 
slave_of_jesus_jdbSister dear, it would please me to no end to come and visit you wonderful Smelser people.

I'm moving to Indiana the second week of September. I was thinking of checking with your daddio to see if anything is shakin' and if its okay to drop in overnight or something. 
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07-22-08 10:50pm EST
So lately I've been thinking a lot about how quickly time is going by. It seems like just a few days ago I was learning to read and write and tie my shoes. And now I only have three years of school left and soon will be learning to drive. Crazy. Where is all the time going? My days and weeks have become a blur and I hardly realize it's one day before it becomes the next!

That got me thinking about how we can take for granted the time we are given. Each new day is a blessing from God and with that we should try and make the best of what we have! Our days go by so fast it's easy to forget how important each one is. We aren't promised another day. We must live in a way pleasing to God so that we are always ready and bring glory to Him today. We also never know who may be watching and be influenced by what we say and do!

May we all be thankful for each new day and live the life we should live and be the example we should be.

Have a blessed day everyone!
- Brianne :)

And don't forget to smile! :)
lori_in_paGreat thoughts, GREAT pic up there in the corner. Is that you or TJ? 
stranger_yetnice hair (in your blog pic) 
stranger_yetgroan 
mr_and_mrs_berryahh, dear Bri - you are growing in wisdom and stature and grace. So like your grandmother. love you and your thoughts. 
mr_and_mrs_berryoh, and your picture =:) 
dukiehi brianne! 
dukieI LOVE YOU TOO!! lets chat it up sometimes to keep in touch and encourage eachother! 
stranger_yethe made a HORRIBLE joke (which he has since deleted I see now...) 
stranger_yet"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana." (Groucho Marx) told you it was bad! 
kreadLOL 
kreadIt's not (that) bad! 
autumn_rainSo maybe Ryan will tell me I'm lame because of this... and maybe it's just because I'm tired...but that joke made me really laugh! 
daddio6Nice pic :-) I remember that day. 
laurar209I love that picture of you... :) 
stranger_yetYou're lame. HAH! 
olivianamen. I've thought about that too. *scary thought*....yeah i really like that picture too. 
blessings_of_a_momThank you for coming to save me today. I didn't recognize you. 
celticgirl1787Brianne, I continually need the reminder in your blog - thanks. 
aprilstarrGood reminder! Time does fly. I can't believe Leila will be 1 soon! 
anna_stariI love that picture in the corner there. 
jodyThose are some very mature thoughts!

That is a very, very cool picture! 
dukieyoure cute! 
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