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Welcome to Bradner.cc "Journal 2" webpage
(04/05
- 09/05) Webpage!!
(Journal Entries - from 4/7/05 up to 9/13/05) (Entries after
9/14/05 can be found on the "Journal-3 (09/05 - 4//06) webpage by clicking HERE
Fri. - Sun., April 8 - 10, 2005 - Weekend together with my daughter! Friday, after
school, will probably be grocery shopping, stop by the library ("Leo the lion" books sound good this weekend! :-), dinner,
a Disney DVD, bath, dominos, storytime, prayers, sleep! (Yes! :-)
Saturday, Bike riding, rollerblading, house cleaning
chores! :-), PIZZA! Later Dave, and also Mom and Jeff are going to stop by and visit (probably all play some games on the
PS2 (actually Jeff is really good at GTA4 too! :-) (Mom, daughter and I played one game of dominoes (I won, wooohooo!) Then
we all tucked our daughter in bed. Afterwaards over coffee, Jeff and mom, filled me in on the progress of their future nuptials.
They asked if I would Disk Jockey at the wedding reception!!! I said "I would be honored! But, on one condition; Only if they
let me do it for free!! (In addition to a wedding gift! :-) They laughed and said they would accept my offer! Bless their
hearts, they ARE a cute couple! :-)
Sunday - Big finish to the weekend - daughter and I travel to Comerica Park to see
the Detroit Tigers host the Cleveland Indians!! (*note - See picture at the top of this webpage!) Detroit and Cleveland are
two of my favorite MLB teams (which Toledo is located about in the middle of, but, since Toledo is a Tiger's farm team I lean
a little more towards Detroit.:-) Our daughter has said her favorite team is the Tigers. BOTH teams are EXCELLENT representatives
of the AL Central division!! (My favorite division! But Grampie's Red Sox are also way up on my list!! LOL! :-) (note* - my
daughter wasn't able to attend. (aww shucks!) But, as an added bonus, she arose before I did that morning, came into my bedroom,
awoke me, and declared: "Dad, it's time to get up! Change out of your PJ's, your breakfast is waiting!". LOL!! I changed my
clothes, went out to the dining room to join her, and sure enough, there was a bowl of wheaties (banana and sugar alamode,
milk poured), ready at the waiting! She was already divulged in her bowl of cereal! I said: "Thank you for the breakfast,
what a pleasant surprize!" "I didn't know you knew how to make breakfast!" She replied (kind of coyly:-): "Either did I!!
Now eat! (Awww, bless your heart daughter, you ARE the meaning in my life!! :-)
Mon., April 11, 2005 - daughter got
her report card (Great work daughter!! She earned an additional $3.00!! What was that I had said about unlimited earnings
potential!! LOL!! :-)
Oh yeah, and she lost another tooth! (It was loose saturday night, but we just let it fall out on
it's own. Tooth fairy donated $2.00 at moms house! Thanks mom! :-)
April 15th - September (October?), 2005 - Lots of
Toledo Mudhens baseball games at Toledo 5/3rd field!! I hope to get my daughter to as many as possible (maybe 1 or 2 Tiger
games too!!)
(* note - hopefully we'll be attending some Toledo Mudhens, International League Championship Series games!!
She and I love the seventh inning stretch: "Take me out to the ballpark!" :-)
Sat., April 16th - June, 2005 - Youth
Co-ed soccer league season!! ("Go GOLD team!" You can do it!! :-)
(Our daughter had a good season last year. Lots of playing
time at forward, defensiveman, midfieldman and goalie (finished the season with a 0.0 GAA!! Way to go daughter!! You can do
it again!! Go Girl, You Kick it!! I hope it's Great season for all! :-) next, a little grocery shopping, wash some laundry,
pick up some mudhens tickets (congratulations mudhens on the home opener sellout!! 12,500 standing room only witnessed the
8 - 1 victory over the durham bulls!! Mudhens have started off again to a TERRIFIC start!! 7 - 1 record!! Way to go!! Keep
it going!! You have the best record in the International leaague!! You can do it!! All the way Mudhens!! Let's do it!! :-)
(*
4/18/05 note - The Soccer league opening game day was lots of fun and a huge success! (I got to watch the game with mom, Jeff,
and Jeff's nephew grant! (He even wore the team color! :-) Thank you to all the parents, coaches, players, and administrators
for all their hard work! (Looked like all the kids, parents, and their fans were having lots of fun! "Congrats to "the GOLD
team on their victory!" (5 - 1), Way to go "Gold Team" kids, your undefeated! Keep it going! Yes you can!! :-)
Sun.,
April 17, 2005 - stay awake after getting home from work. Attended church (Aldersgate and Trilby United Methodist of West
Toledo are considering combining! Cool! :-), attend "contemporary issues" sunday school class (discussed the changing attitudes
and appearance of "the college student" :-). Home to bed, back up for work at 10:00! :-)
Sat., April 23, 20005 - Soccer
complex - No games today. (nothin' but rain and sleet! We'll wait a week to play for another win thank you! :-) Later in the
day, dinner with my daughter at Frisch's Big Boy restaurant (a long-time favorite of mine! I probably eat at Big Boy 4 or
5 times a month!! :-) (See me in photo-op with Frisch's mascot ("unofficially" temporarily renamed "Big BILL" just for the
occasion!! LOL!! :-)
Wed., April 27, 2005,
Monroe, MI. Judge Weipert's Family court (whom I voted for, thank you very much! LOL!) - divorce, proceedings, agreement,
life living, prayers of forgiveness and reconciliation... (*note - I know My wife, myself, and our daughter will be ALOT happier
after the divorce is final!! And my wife's fiance too!! Cool!! LOL! :-)
(*note - april 28 - Thanks Judge Weipert! You made
the process easy and comfortable. (He even said: "I commend the two oof you on your reaaching of this fair agreement!" Wow!
Cool! :-) (Special thanks to our Attorneys Lorin Zaner and Jill Varnes-Richardson! Job well done, I highly recommend The Law
Offices of Zaner-Cimerman!! They Rock!! :-)
Sat., April 30th - Soccer fields complex - "Picture Day"! Served as a excellent
inspiration for Daughter's
Gold team's 2nd game! - we defeated "purple" 5 - 2!! (Way to go "Gold" team (you're all "priceless!!
:-), you're now 2-0 (and now off to an undefeated season!
*smiling* :-)
Sun., May 1, 2005 - 5/3rd Toledo stadium,
downtown Toledo, OH, 2 P.M. - Toledo Mudhens (Tigers) vs. Columbus Clippers (Yankees), my daughter and I will be watching
this game from our field seats (left field line). We'll be in full Mudhens (and Tigers :-) regalea! (Cartoon Network's Snagglepuss
night! And afterwards kids can run the bases!! Cool! :-) (*5/01 note - The mudhens are currently 13-9 now, and tied for first
in the IL West with Columbus! :-)
(*5/1/05 note - We just got back from the game! The Mudhens played Great! (Thank you
to "Rocky", one of the Fifth Third field's ushers, for letting us exchange our left field line seats for 2 unused seats 4
rows back from home plate!! You Rock Rocky!! :-)
(Special "Hello" to Mudhens fan "Sandra", one of my daughter's young
friends, whom spotted us in the crowd and came over to say "Hi" to us! :-)
Muddy
the Mudhen, pictured here with a young fan, cheer on the Mudhens during the first inning of play! (I think this was taken
just before Mudhen's player Jack Hannahan hit his first of 3 homeruns in the game!! :-) (Can't wait until the next game, Team!!
:-)
(*5/2/05 note - Bonus!! Watched the 5/1/05 Mudhens game replay on BCSN (Buckeye Cablevision Sports Network) on TV the
next night, and saw my daughter and myself in the crowd behind homeplate!! WooHoo! :-)
Tues., May 3, 2005 - Home repairs
day - Went over to The Andersons "Hometown Store", and picked up "Weed and Feed" lawn fertilizer, a garge door spring and
parts. Spent the day working on the lawn and repairing the garage door! Picked up some delicious, Toledo original, "World Famous" Tony Packo's hotdogs, and Pickles and Peppers, at "Tony Packo's Express"
at The Andersons! (Toledo native Jamie Farr, whom appeared as
Cpl. Max Klinger in the 1970's T.V. show M.A.S.H., had "Tony Packo's, East side of Toledo, restaraunt and their hungarian
hot dogs, written into the show! Cool, huh! :-) Enjoyed one of Toledo's favorite meals!!
(* history note - Jamie now has
an annual LPGA golf tournament bearing his namesake: "The
Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic"! I wonder what Katie Holmes will be honored by here in T-Town! (Hey, I got it! I'll
paint her a mural on the side of my drums!! LOL! :-)
Sat.,
May 7, 2005 - Soccer Complex - Daughter's soccer game (Daughter's "Krowd" there to cheer the "Gold" team on!! (Mom, Pop, Gramma
Suzie, and Dad :-) - We got to contribute to team inspiration, we defeated "dark green" 6 - 1!! We're now 3 - 0! (and remain
officially "undefeated!" :-) (Afterwards the four of us (Mom, Poppy, Dad and Daughter :-) went to "The Golden Coral" restaraunt,
to eat a celebration brunch. (Dad bought everyone a combination "Happy Mother's Day, MOM!" and/or "Divorce/Reconciliation/Celebration
Dinner!" (Special thanks to our friend "Lois M.", whom was there eating lunch, she's always a good friend and fun to be around!
:-)
Sunday, May 8th, 2005 - Happy Mother's Day!! (All good moms!! -) One of my favorite days!! (Thanks Mom! thanks
sisters! Thanks special "EX-", etc.. LOL!! :-)
Sleep in, get breakfast made for my by daughter (wait, something is backwards
with this picture! :-)
Shoot basketball in the driveway, daughter rides bike with little granddaughter next door. "Olivia",
neighbor from down the street come down to play "hula hoop" and "catch" in the yard, do laundry, clean, etc...! :-)
Take
daughter back to mom's early so they can enjoy mother's day together (before we both go to our respective jobs! Daughter go
out to Gramma Suzie's for dinner! Great day by all! :-)
Wed., May 11, 2005 - Sleep in (gotta love days off! :-) Finish
mockup for NEW "Bill Bradner" T-shirts!! (see pictures below! :-) Drive out to Maumee 18 Cinema De Lux, catch the late showing
of "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy!" Back home, play some more WCPoker (up a few thousands on this! :-).
Thu.,
May 12, 2005 - Pick up daughter from school, grab a quick bite to eat, straight to the newly remodeled "Westfield Shoppingtowne
Franklin Park Mall" to check out matinee of "Robots" at the newly opened "Franklin Park 16 Cinema De Lux". (*5/13 note - Good
movie, we laughed hard! :-)Homework, dinner, reading, dominos (she's got a 5 game winning streak going! :-), video games,
bedtime stories, prayers, sleep!
Fri., May 13, 2005 - Get daughter up, feed, dressed and to school on time. Drop off
overnight bag, 2 cups of french vanilla capicuno, pecan swirls and overnight bag at Mom's. Discover lost dog in my neighborhood
(coax dog into backyard (so it wouldn't get hit by car, give her a bowl of water, call humane society and dog warden ask them
if owner had reported a missing dog, leave phone number ask them to pick up pet, put note on front door. Pick up paycheck,
go to media play, buy new "Red, White and Crue" Motley Crue CD and play a few quick fills and rolls on the drum kit (thx Josh
and Adam! :-). Stop at The Pharm pick up some groceries, McDonald's for a quick lunch, stop in Dan Rodgers Sporting Goods
to drop off Detroit Tigers Jersey for custom embroider. Back home, check on lost dog, (neighbors said it got out shortly after
I left - call back humane society and Dog warden cancel requests), update website (Weblog) and reply to emails, back to bed.
Up for work that night, pack lunch, make coffee, eat a quick dinner, enjoy another great night at Kohl's!!
Sat., May
14, 2005, 9 am - Sports Complex, Gold Team vs. Light Blue team. Daughter played 3 periods, "rover" defensiveman, did a great
job of moving laterally at the ball, made 4 or 5 key stops and reversals to downfield!! (she's getting better with every game!
:-). Gold team won 7 - 2!! (Gooooooooooal(d) TEAM!! LOL!! :-) Now 4 and 0 (perfect season here we come! :-) "Poppy" filled
in as assistant coach!! He did great! (I knew he'd be a good coach - he's got an undefeated record at assistant coach! LOL!
:-)
Saw a friend, who's 2 sons play on another team. He works in the Monroe county Engineering Office. He told me that
KOHL'S has submitted plans to build a new store in northern Monroe in the near future (Maybe Fall of 2006?! Yeah another store
for our district!! Woohoo!! Who knows? Maybe an opportunity for me to someday become an "Area Maintenance Coordinator" within
our district? Maybe!??!! Ya never know! I sure hope so!! LOL! :-)
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