Ode to my Family: My Other Brother
Other Odes:
My dad
My mom
My brother, Nick
Meet Brandon.
I was already mad at him before he was a week old He was born 4 days before my fifth birthday, and consequently, my mom missed my birthday. It’s funny, I wasn’t mad at my mom, just my 4-day-old brother.
I soon got over it and loved having him around.
Is it me, or is Nick wearing a dress?
I remember this day. It was at my Grandma and Grandpa’s house. There was a big dirt pit in their back yard that we were not allowed to play in. I’m pretty sure that right after this picture was taken, we were in there like it was cake.
That’s right, we met Mr. Dressup. (Yes I know the picture is crooked, and no, I’m not going to do anything about it.)
When I remember Brandon as a kid, the thing that comes to my head the most was how he chased the cat around, would dress it up in doll clothes, and then would pull it around in his dump truck. I can’t believe Animal Rights wasn’t called.
Brandon had a love of killer whales and I think that I now have Free Willy (and Free Willy 2 and Free Willy 3) memorized. Word for word.
I remember babysitting Nick and Brandon when I was twelve or thirteen, and that kid would give me a run for my money. He drove me insane, but to look at it objectively, he was the most hilarious little three-year-old there was.
There’s never been a dull moment since Brandon entered the Braam family, and I’m grateful for that.
Now, Brandon is about to make the long trek to Texas for firefighter training. My dad has been a volunteer fireman for longer than I’ve been alive, and Brandon is following in his footsteps, but taking it one step further. I’m very proud of him.
I love you, little brother, and I hope you excel in your training this fall. Remember you’re coming through Regina on your way home, right?
Aww. What a sweet tribute. Did your mom make it up to you when she missed your birthday?
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Spent the weekend with Brandon last weekend, was very happy to have him around, hes a great guy!!!
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Great post! Looking forward to spending some time with Brandon when he comes to visit in a couple weeks.
And, yes, it does look like Nich is wearing a dress. Funny funny.
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Yes but who’s that guy in the family shot with hair, huh……
YAY!!!! I was going to bug you about your “Ode to My Family” posts, because there seemed to be a break there! But I know you were busy, you know, MOVING HALFWAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY and stuff!
Little brothers are awesome! Hope his training goes well, good for him! He’s a hero for doing that.
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Great post. And also, YOU MET MR DRESSUP!!!???
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What a sweet tribute!
So I don’t get it. Do you age twice as fast as everyone else? (so many jokes available here…I’ll just move on) At the beginning you say Brandon was born 4 days before your 5th B-day…then later on you talk about babysitting him when he was 3 and you were 13. I feel like I’m missing something, or walking into a joke or something…