I hope that you all are doing great. We are all doing okay.. we still have our days, though. It seems to be getting a "little" bit easier for me. I can't say that about everyone else. Losing Bob has forever devestated us, but it has also brought us so much closer.
We went on our last camping trip for the year. It was strange without him.. Danny and Eric had to do all of the "Bobby" things and they did pretty good. I know that he would have been so proud of him. After we came home, Danny and Eric cleaned the outside of the camper and we helped Mom with the inside. We probably won't take any more trips in it this year. :(
On Sunday, we all went out to Grandma Brumley's. We had a HUGE meal.. let me give you an idea so your mouth can water!! We had dumplings, taco dish, fried potatoes, salad, mexican chicken, brown beans, green beans, rolls, homemade garden soup, manwich, dressing, chocolate cake, homemade peach cobbler, and cherry dump cake. My mouth is watering now!!! She is such a sweet lady and she can cook better than a lot of folks I know! After lunch, we all went out and watched the kids play kick ball. When I say kids, I mean Danny, Aunt June, Barbara, and Tammy. They were all pretty good and took it easy on the other little kids! You have to love our family.. they are NUTS!
Anyway.. I will go for now. Sorry that it has been so long since I last posted. Thanks for your prayers and please continue to pray for us.
Much Love,
Mandi
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Hello!
Hello to all. I know that it has been a while since I last posted, but we have been a little busy. My poor little dog has PARVO and she has been taking up lots of my time.
I still continue to go to the cemetery every morning. I just can't keep myself away! Things are getting a little bit easier for me to deal with. The kids still ask questions. I thought that Seth really understood where Bob was and that he wasn't going to ever come back to us. BUT.. it seems he is confused. About three weeks ago, we made plans to take Mom camping for the last time this year. The kids have been pumped up and are so excited! The closer it gets to the weekend, the more Seth asks " We are going without Bob?"
Poor little Anna talks about him all the time and is often asking us if we are sad. Saturday, she had my hair pin and I said, "Give me that bobby pin or you can't go with me." She then replied, " It's not bobby pin, it's BOBBY RAY!!!".
Abby seems to be doing okay for now. It is still unreal to me. I still have to make myself realize that it is real.
Yesterday, we all went out to Grandma Brumleys for lunch. It was so good. Dressing, beans, cornbread, a "tarco" dish(that's what she calls it), and so much more. Last but not least, she made me a big bowl of chocolate pudding, and it was just delicious! I really love her and the rest of the bunch. We also got to see Aunt June and Uncle BJ. June is a hoot and BJ is the sweetest man I have ever met!
Anyhoo.. I won't bore you all any longer. Please continue to pray for our family. Thanks so much for everything!
Mandi
I still continue to go to the cemetery every morning. I just can't keep myself away! Things are getting a little bit easier for me to deal with. The kids still ask questions. I thought that Seth really understood where Bob was and that he wasn't going to ever come back to us. BUT.. it seems he is confused. About three weeks ago, we made plans to take Mom camping for the last time this year. The kids have been pumped up and are so excited! The closer it gets to the weekend, the more Seth asks " We are going without Bob?"
Poor little Anna talks about him all the time and is often asking us if we are sad. Saturday, she had my hair pin and I said, "Give me that bobby pin or you can't go with me." She then replied, " It's not bobby pin, it's BOBBY RAY!!!".
Abby seems to be doing okay for now. It is still unreal to me. I still have to make myself realize that it is real.
Yesterday, we all went out to Grandma Brumleys for lunch. It was so good. Dressing, beans, cornbread, a "tarco" dish(that's what she calls it), and so much more. Last but not least, she made me a big bowl of chocolate pudding, and it was just delicious! I really love her and the rest of the bunch. We also got to see Aunt June and Uncle BJ. June is a hoot and BJ is the sweetest man I have ever met!
Anyhoo.. I won't bore you all any longer. Please continue to pray for our family. Thanks so much for everything!
Mandi
Thursday, September 11, 2008
A LETTER TO A GOOD FRIEND
AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, STEVEN, MY BIOLOGICAL FATHER, AND BOBBY RAY WERE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS. THEY ALSO WORKED TOGETHER AND SHARED SOME AWESOME KIDS AND GRANDKIDS! HAHA! MY DADDY POSTED A LETTER ABOUT BOBBY ON A RACING FORUM AND IT REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART. HERE'S THE LETTER. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. I ONLY HOPE THAT BOBBY KNOWS WHAT HE MEANT TO MY OTHER DADDY!
Im sure that few of you may not know who Bobby Brumley was. He was a friend of mine and a stepdad to my two oldest girls. When my first wife and I divorced he married her later on, and became my kids stepdad. On the 18th of aug Bobby died at the age of 53 at St Benards Hospital in Jonesboro Ar. Bobby and I went through School together, We worked together, and were friends even after he and my ex wife married. Its not everyone that would be willing to share their kids and grandchildren with another man but I just wanted to let everyone know that I was proud to share mine with him. He was a good man and I couldn't have ask for a better person to step in and share what once belonged to only me. I was at his funeral yesterday and I saw how much my kids really loved him. Since I wasn't around to see my kids and grandchildren interact with him at his house, I never knew they loved him so much until yesterday at the funeral. I thought Bobby and I were a lot alike in many ways and when he died It was another reality check for me. I couldnt help thinking what if that were me in that coffin. I guess it was like being at my own funeral in a way. There were my kids crying over their dad who had just died. There was a lot of my friends and family members who will probably be at my funeral(I HOPE) And as I grow older I can't help but wonder WHO"S NEXT! When will my time come I wondered. Will It be one of my brothers, Will it be my mom or one of my friends I saw at the funeral, my kid or grandchildren? A lot of things went through my mind like this as I watched people come and go at the funeral home the other night. I kept reliving Bobbys life that i remembered and thought about how short life really is. This kind of stuff bothers you when you get to a certine age. we all start thinking about our own mortality at different times I guess. The funeral procession drove right past his house yesterday, and as we passed I looked at his nice ford pickup sitting out behind his house so lonely looking. It was like a mans pet waiting and wondering when its owner is going to return.He loved his truck and a mans truck is like an extension of the man in a way. It was HIS machine. He washed it and cleaned it and it knew only his touch since new.His truck knew him better that even his family did in a way. But now all his machines that he used on this earth are silent. Never to see him or hear his voice again in this lifetime.The same goes for his wife and family. The many nights he came home are over now and all they have left of him are their memories of him. Although I wasn't around him much after he and my ex wife married I feel I have lost a good friend from my childhood and I will remember him always. Life is so uncertine, you never know when you leave a friend or family member if you will ever see them again. You take it for granted that they will always be there. But this little story about Bobby Isn't all sad, Bobby was a Child of God! He was saved and a good Christian man who was active in his church. We should all pray that it will be said about us at our funeral. Well now you know a little bit about a man you didn't know who died with the love of a lot of family and friends. A man the existed on this earth for a short while and left suddenly to take a trip to heaven. And if there are pickup trucks in heaven im sure Bobby is driving a brand new one right now. Rest in peace Bobby. Your buddy Steve May.
Im sure that few of you may not know who Bobby Brumley was. He was a friend of mine and a stepdad to my two oldest girls. When my first wife and I divorced he married her later on, and became my kids stepdad. On the 18th of aug Bobby died at the age of 53 at St Benards Hospital in Jonesboro Ar. Bobby and I went through School together, We worked together, and were friends even after he and my ex wife married. Its not everyone that would be willing to share their kids and grandchildren with another man but I just wanted to let everyone know that I was proud to share mine with him. He was a good man and I couldn't have ask for a better person to step in and share what once belonged to only me. I was at his funeral yesterday and I saw how much my kids really loved him. Since I wasn't around to see my kids and grandchildren interact with him at his house, I never knew they loved him so much until yesterday at the funeral. I thought Bobby and I were a lot alike in many ways and when he died It was another reality check for me. I couldnt help thinking what if that were me in that coffin. I guess it was like being at my own funeral in a way. There were my kids crying over their dad who had just died. There was a lot of my friends and family members who will probably be at my funeral(I HOPE) And as I grow older I can't help but wonder WHO"S NEXT! When will my time come I wondered. Will It be one of my brothers, Will it be my mom or one of my friends I saw at the funeral, my kid or grandchildren? A lot of things went through my mind like this as I watched people come and go at the funeral home the other night. I kept reliving Bobbys life that i remembered and thought about how short life really is. This kind of stuff bothers you when you get to a certine age. we all start thinking about our own mortality at different times I guess. The funeral procession drove right past his house yesterday, and as we passed I looked at his nice ford pickup sitting out behind his house so lonely looking. It was like a mans pet waiting and wondering when its owner is going to return.He loved his truck and a mans truck is like an extension of the man in a way. It was HIS machine. He washed it and cleaned it and it knew only his touch since new.His truck knew him better that even his family did in a way. But now all his machines that he used on this earth are silent. Never to see him or hear his voice again in this lifetime.The same goes for his wife and family. The many nights he came home are over now and all they have left of him are their memories of him. Although I wasn't around him much after he and my ex wife married I feel I have lost a good friend from my childhood and I will remember him always. Life is so uncertine, you never know when you leave a friend or family member if you will ever see them again. You take it for granted that they will always be there. But this little story about Bobby Isn't all sad, Bobby was a Child of God! He was saved and a good Christian man who was active in his church. We should all pray that it will be said about us at our funeral. Well now you know a little bit about a man you didn't know who died with the love of a lot of family and friends. A man the existed on this earth for a short while and left suddenly to take a trip to heaven. And if there are pickup trucks in heaven im sure Bobby is driving a brand new one right now. Rest in peace Bobby. Your buddy Steve May.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
HELLO
I JUST WANTED TO STOP BY AND CHECK IN ON EVERYONE. I HAVEN'T POSTED IN A WHILE BECAUSE MY COMPUTER HAS BEEN DOWN. THANK THE LORD, IT IS FIXED NOW!
I AM STILL FINDING MYSELF VISITING BOB'S GRAVE EVERY MORNING AFTER I DROP THE KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL. VISITING HIM IS THE FIRST THING I THINK OF EVERY MORNING. MY HEART IS STILL BROKEN AND I AM SURE THAT I WILL NEVER GET OVER LOSING HIM. EVERYTHING REMINDS ME OF HIM. I DO MISS HIM SO!
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR US.
I WILL POST LATER.
MANDI
I AM STILL FINDING MYSELF VISITING BOB'S GRAVE EVERY MORNING AFTER I DROP THE KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL. VISITING HIM IS THE FIRST THING I THINK OF EVERY MORNING. MY HEART IS STILL BROKEN AND I AM SURE THAT I WILL NEVER GET OVER LOSING HIM. EVERYTHING REMINDS ME OF HIM. I DO MISS HIM SO!
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR US.
I WILL POST LATER.
MANDI
Thursday, September 4, 2008
HELLO..
GOSH, WHAT A LONG MONTH AND A HALF IT HAS BEEN. I HAVE BEEN READING MY SISTERS COMMENTS AND IT MAKES ME CRY. SHE IS SUCH A SWEET WOMAN WITH A HEART OF GOLD. SHE IS MY BEST FRIEND AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN.
SHE AND I DO SHARE SOME OF THE SAME THOUGHTS. I TOO, PRAYED FOR A MIRACLE FOR BOB. I DIDN'T PRAY GODS WILL EITHER. I JUST PRAYED FOR WHAT I WANTED. AS YOU ALL KNOW, I DIDN'T GET WHAT I CONSIDERED A MIRACLE. BUT, ONLY GOD AND BOB KNEW WHAT WAS BEST FOR BOB. FROM THE TIME BOB WAS CONCEIVED, GOD KNEW HOW LONG HE WOULD WALK THIS EARTH. I AM JUST GLAD THAT BOB WAS SPIRITUALLY READY. HE WASN'T ALWAYS READY, BUT HE DID GIVE HIS LIFE TO THE LORD ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO, AND THAT HELPS US A LOT. I SPEND A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO IMAGINE JUST WHAT HE IS SEEING AND EXPERIENCING. IS HE GETTING TO SPEND ALL DAY LONG CATCHING UP WITH HIS DADDY, GRANDPA ALLIE? IS HE ROCKING LINDSEY DAWN, LIKE HE ROCKED ABBY AND ANNA? I TOO WONDER ABOUT THE NEW TRUCK.. IS HE STILL A FORD MAN, OR HAS HE WENT BACK TO DRIVING A DODGE?
THE OTHER DAY, WHILE WE WERE IN THE POOL, ABBY ASKED A GOOD QUESTION. SHE SAID, "MAMA, DO YOU THINK PAPA-DOO CAN SEE US SWIMMING?" IT MADE ME WONDER.. IS HE SEEING US CRY ALL OF THESE TEARS THAT NEVER SEEM TO DRY? I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD THAT THERE ARE NO TEARS AND PAIN IN HEAVEN. I AM HOPING THAT HE ISN'T SEEING ALL OF THIS SADNESS.
I FIND MYSELF VISITING HIS GRAVE AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. SOMETIMES IT IS TWO TIMES. I AM AFRAID THAT PEOPLE THINK I HAVE LOST MY MIND. MY HEART IS STILL SHATTERED AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS EVER GOING TO HEAL. I FEEL SO BAD FOR MOM. SHE HAS YET TO STAY ALONE FOR EVEN ONE NIGHT. I KNOW THAT SHE HAS TO BE JUST MISERABLE. I CAN'T STAND IT WHEN DANNY GOES ON A WEEK LONG HUNTING TRIP. I STILL CRY THE WHOLE TIME HE IS GONE. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO KNOW THAT HE WILL NEVER COME BACK. BUT.. MY MOTHER IS A FAITHFUL CHRISTIAN WOMAN. SHE HAS ALWAYS SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR US TO FOLLOW. I, BEING THE REBELIOUS ONE, HAVEN'T ALWAYS FOLLOWED HER LEAD. BUT, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAY SHE RAISED ME. SHE ALWAYS TAUGHT US TO PAY OUR TYTHES. I CAN REMEMBER TIMES THAT WE WOULD BE BROKE, BUT SHE NEVER FAILED TO PAY THEM. GOD ALWAYS SEEMED TO MAKE A WAY FOR US, AND I GUESS THAT IS BECAUSE SHE HAS ALWAYS HAD FAITH.
MY REAL DAD, STEVE, WROTE A LETTER ABOUT BOB. I WILL TRY MY HARDEST TO GET IT ON HERE SO THAT YOU ALL CAN READ IT. HE HAS SO MANY MEMORIES WITH HIM. HE TOLD ME THAT HE AND BOB WORKED TOGETHER MANY YEARS AGO. BOB WOULD PICK HIM UP FOR WORK. HE SAID THAT BOB'S FAVORITE SONG WAS- I FEEL LOVE... BY DONNA SUMMERS. (I THINK!) HE SAID HE WAS NEVER SO TIRED OF ONE SONG! HE SAID BOB WOULD PLAY IT OVER AND OVER!
HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE USED TO DROP BOB OFF AT THE BEAUTY SHOP SO HE COULD GET A PERM (OR AFRO). CAN YOU IMAGINE BOB WITH AN AFRO? LOL
ANYWAY.. I WILL LET YOU ALL GO. I NEEDED TO VENT A LITTLE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR ALL OF US. WE REALLY NEED ALL WE CAN GET. YOU ARE GREAT FRIENDS TO US AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE.
THANKS AGAIN,
MANDI
SHE AND I DO SHARE SOME OF THE SAME THOUGHTS. I TOO, PRAYED FOR A MIRACLE FOR BOB. I DIDN'T PRAY GODS WILL EITHER. I JUST PRAYED FOR WHAT I WANTED. AS YOU ALL KNOW, I DIDN'T GET WHAT I CONSIDERED A MIRACLE. BUT, ONLY GOD AND BOB KNEW WHAT WAS BEST FOR BOB. FROM THE TIME BOB WAS CONCEIVED, GOD KNEW HOW LONG HE WOULD WALK THIS EARTH. I AM JUST GLAD THAT BOB WAS SPIRITUALLY READY. HE WASN'T ALWAYS READY, BUT HE DID GIVE HIS LIFE TO THE LORD ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO, AND THAT HELPS US A LOT. I SPEND A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO IMAGINE JUST WHAT HE IS SEEING AND EXPERIENCING. IS HE GETTING TO SPEND ALL DAY LONG CATCHING UP WITH HIS DADDY, GRANDPA ALLIE? IS HE ROCKING LINDSEY DAWN, LIKE HE ROCKED ABBY AND ANNA? I TOO WONDER ABOUT THE NEW TRUCK.. IS HE STILL A FORD MAN, OR HAS HE WENT BACK TO DRIVING A DODGE?
THE OTHER DAY, WHILE WE WERE IN THE POOL, ABBY ASKED A GOOD QUESTION. SHE SAID, "MAMA, DO YOU THINK PAPA-DOO CAN SEE US SWIMMING?" IT MADE ME WONDER.. IS HE SEEING US CRY ALL OF THESE TEARS THAT NEVER SEEM TO DRY? I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD THAT THERE ARE NO TEARS AND PAIN IN HEAVEN. I AM HOPING THAT HE ISN'T SEEING ALL OF THIS SADNESS.
I FIND MYSELF VISITING HIS GRAVE AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. SOMETIMES IT IS TWO TIMES. I AM AFRAID THAT PEOPLE THINK I HAVE LOST MY MIND. MY HEART IS STILL SHATTERED AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS EVER GOING TO HEAL. I FEEL SO BAD FOR MOM. SHE HAS YET TO STAY ALONE FOR EVEN ONE NIGHT. I KNOW THAT SHE HAS TO BE JUST MISERABLE. I CAN'T STAND IT WHEN DANNY GOES ON A WEEK LONG HUNTING TRIP. I STILL CRY THE WHOLE TIME HE IS GONE. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO KNOW THAT HE WILL NEVER COME BACK. BUT.. MY MOTHER IS A FAITHFUL CHRISTIAN WOMAN. SHE HAS ALWAYS SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR US TO FOLLOW. I, BEING THE REBELIOUS ONE, HAVEN'T ALWAYS FOLLOWED HER LEAD. BUT, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAY SHE RAISED ME. SHE ALWAYS TAUGHT US TO PAY OUR TYTHES. I CAN REMEMBER TIMES THAT WE WOULD BE BROKE, BUT SHE NEVER FAILED TO PAY THEM. GOD ALWAYS SEEMED TO MAKE A WAY FOR US, AND I GUESS THAT IS BECAUSE SHE HAS ALWAYS HAD FAITH.
MY REAL DAD, STEVE, WROTE A LETTER ABOUT BOB. I WILL TRY MY HARDEST TO GET IT ON HERE SO THAT YOU ALL CAN READ IT. HE HAS SO MANY MEMORIES WITH HIM. HE TOLD ME THAT HE AND BOB WORKED TOGETHER MANY YEARS AGO. BOB WOULD PICK HIM UP FOR WORK. HE SAID THAT BOB'S FAVORITE SONG WAS- I FEEL LOVE... BY DONNA SUMMERS. (I THINK!) HE SAID HE WAS NEVER SO TIRED OF ONE SONG! HE SAID BOB WOULD PLAY IT OVER AND OVER!
HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE USED TO DROP BOB OFF AT THE BEAUTY SHOP SO HE COULD GET A PERM (OR AFRO). CAN YOU IMAGINE BOB WITH AN AFRO? LOL
ANYWAY.. I WILL LET YOU ALL GO. I NEEDED TO VENT A LITTLE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR ALL OF US. WE REALLY NEED ALL WE CAN GET. YOU ARE GREAT FRIENDS TO US AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE.
THANKS AGAIN,
MANDI
Monday, September 1, 2008
BOB'S OBITUARY
I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD POST THIS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DIDN'T GET TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL. THE FUNERAL HOME COULDN'T HAVE WORDED IT ANY BETTER.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF BOBBY RAY BRUMLEY
MAY 26, 1955 - AUGUST 18, 2008
BOBBY RAY BRUMLEY WAS BORN IS OSCEOLA, AR., TO ALLIE JACOB BRUMLEY AND IMOGENE WILBANKS BRUNMLEY. HIS FATHER PROCEDED HIM IN DEATH.
HE WAS EMPLOYED BY PCI AS AN INSULATOR IN COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION.
BOBBY WAS A FAITHFUL MEMBER IF THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD IN HOLLAND, MO., WHERE HE SERVED AS SOUND TECHNICIAN, AND ALSO BUILT AND DROVE THE FLOATS FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARADE. HE LOVED DOING THINGS FOR THE CHURCH AND WAS A GREAT "PASTOR'S HELPER" AND A GOOD FRIEND.
AS A YOUNG MAN, HE LOVED HUNTING AND FISHING. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, HE ENJOYED WORKING IN THE YARD, TINKERING WITH REMOTE CONTROL CARS, AND CAMPING WITH HIS FAMILY. HE WAS A WELL-LIKED, FUN-LOVING, "KID AT HEART" WHO LOVED TO TEASE AND JOKE. HE WAS A WONDERFUL GRANDFATHER.
HIS FAVORITE FOODS WERE PORK CHOPS, AND CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH BROWN BEANS ON TOP.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, HOPE MILES BRUMLEY;
TWO SONS: BOBBY RAY BRUMLEY, JR. OF IUKA, MISSISSIPPI, AND BRANDON DOLLAR OF ETOWAH, AR.
THREE DAUGHTERS: CRISTELL STRIEDER OF PROCTOR, AR, MANDI STUTTS OF MANILA, AR., AND CHASITY GUTHRIE OF STEELE, MO.
HIS MOTHER, IMOGENE BRUMLEY OF WEST RIDGE, AR.;
THREE BROTHERS: HAROLD GENE BRUMLEY AND GARY BRUMLEY OF FLORAL, AR. AND BJ BRUMLEY OF WEST RIDGE, AR.
ONE SISTER; JUNE MONTGOMERY OF TRUMAN, AR.;
AND THIRTEEN GRANDCHILDREN: JOHN JACOB BRUMLEY, SIERRA CHEYENNE BRUMLEY, TRISTA NICHOLE MILLER, BRIANNA MICHELLE BROWN, JONANTHAN BAILEY, HUNTER BAILEY, DEREK STUTTS, LANDEN STUTTS, SETH STUTTS, ABBY GUTHRIE, ANNA GRACE GUTHRIE, KYLER DOLLAR, HAYLEE DOLLAR, AND ONE EXPECTED GRANDCHILD.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF BOBBY RAY BRUMLEY
MAY 26, 1955 - AUGUST 18, 2008
BOBBY RAY BRUMLEY WAS BORN IS OSCEOLA, AR., TO ALLIE JACOB BRUMLEY AND IMOGENE WILBANKS BRUNMLEY. HIS FATHER PROCEDED HIM IN DEATH.
HE WAS EMPLOYED BY PCI AS AN INSULATOR IN COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION.
BOBBY WAS A FAITHFUL MEMBER IF THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD IN HOLLAND, MO., WHERE HE SERVED AS SOUND TECHNICIAN, AND ALSO BUILT AND DROVE THE FLOATS FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARADE. HE LOVED DOING THINGS FOR THE CHURCH AND WAS A GREAT "PASTOR'S HELPER" AND A GOOD FRIEND.
AS A YOUNG MAN, HE LOVED HUNTING AND FISHING. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, HE ENJOYED WORKING IN THE YARD, TINKERING WITH REMOTE CONTROL CARS, AND CAMPING WITH HIS FAMILY. HE WAS A WELL-LIKED, FUN-LOVING, "KID AT HEART" WHO LOVED TO TEASE AND JOKE. HE WAS A WONDERFUL GRANDFATHER.
HIS FAVORITE FOODS WERE PORK CHOPS, AND CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH BROWN BEANS ON TOP.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, HOPE MILES BRUMLEY;
TWO SONS: BOBBY RAY BRUMLEY, JR. OF IUKA, MISSISSIPPI, AND BRANDON DOLLAR OF ETOWAH, AR.
THREE DAUGHTERS: CRISTELL STRIEDER OF PROCTOR, AR, MANDI STUTTS OF MANILA, AR., AND CHASITY GUTHRIE OF STEELE, MO.
HIS MOTHER, IMOGENE BRUMLEY OF WEST RIDGE, AR.;
THREE BROTHERS: HAROLD GENE BRUMLEY AND GARY BRUMLEY OF FLORAL, AR. AND BJ BRUMLEY OF WEST RIDGE, AR.
ONE SISTER; JUNE MONTGOMERY OF TRUMAN, AR.;
AND THIRTEEN GRANDCHILDREN: JOHN JACOB BRUMLEY, SIERRA CHEYENNE BRUMLEY, TRISTA NICHOLE MILLER, BRIANNA MICHELLE BROWN, JONANTHAN BAILEY, HUNTER BAILEY, DEREK STUTTS, LANDEN STUTTS, SETH STUTTS, ABBY GUTHRIE, ANNA GRACE GUTHRIE, KYLER DOLLAR, HAYLEE DOLLAR, AND ONE EXPECTED GRANDCHILD.
Friday, August 29, 2008
HELLO
I JUST WANTED TO CHECK IN. MONDAY WILL BE TWO WEEKS SINCE BOB WENT TO JESUS. AS HAPPY AND EXCITED AS I AM FOR HIM, MY HEART STILL HURTS. I TRY MY HARDEST TO BLOCK MY FEELINGS, BUT MOST DAYS THE TEARS START ROLLING AS SOON AS I THINK ABOUT HIM. I SAW HIS TRUCK TODAY AND IT MADE ME SAD. THURSDAY, ON THE WAY TO THE CEMETERY, WE PASSED MOM'S HOUSE. THERE SET HIS TRUCK IN THE BACK YARD. HE REALLY LOVED HIS TRUCK. I CAN'T IMAGINE THE PLACES THAT IT TOOK HIM. OBVIOUSLY IT TOOK HIM LOTS OF PLACES, BECAUSE HIS MILEAGE WAS REALLY HIGH! IT MADE ME SAD, KNOWING THAT HE WOULD NEVER DRIVE THAT TRUCK AGAIN.
AND THEN, THERES HIS REMOTE CONTROL TRUCK. HE LOVED TO RACE THAT SILLY TRUCK. ABBY AND ANNA WERE SO SCARED (OR SKOOKY AS AB CALLS IT) OF THAT TRUCK! HE WAS SO PROUD OF IT!
WHEN HE FIRST GOT SICK AND WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL, I WENT OUT AND GOT HIS DIRTY LAUNDRY OUT OF THE TRUCK. I WASHED IT AND BAGGED IT UP, NOT KNOWING THAT HE WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO WEAR IT AGAIN. AND WHAT ABOUT THOSE SHOES WE GOT HIM FOR FATHERS DAY? WE WENT ALL OUT TO FIND HIM A PAIR THAT WEREN'T SOLID WHITE.. WE WERE TRYING TO GET HIM OUT OF THE 80'S! HE REALLY LIKED THEM, BUT DIDN'T GET ANY WEAR OUT OF THEM.
I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT I WOULDN'T WANT TO GO BACK. BUT IF I COULD, FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES, I WOULD. JUST TO TELL HIM THAT I LOVED HIM AND APPRECIATED HIM VERY MUCH. TO TELL HIM WHAT A GREAT GRANDPA HE WAS TO MY BOYS. I HATE IT THAT GOD TOOK HIM. I KNOW THAT HE HAS A PURPOSE FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES, BUT IT ISN'T FAIR. I FEEL LIKE MY WHOLE LIFE HAS CHANGED FOREVER. I KNEW THAT I LOVED HIM, BUT NOW I REALLY KNOW JUST HOW SPECIAL HE WAS TO ME. IT MAKES ME ANGRY THAT HE ISN'T HERE TO SEE HOW WELL SETH IS DOING IN THE SECOND GRADE. HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT ABBY MADE IT THROUGH HER FIRST FEW WEEKS IN KINDERGARTEN. I KNOW THAT I SHOULDN'T BE ANGRY, BUT I AM.
YESTERDAY, MOM HAD ANNA AND HAD SOME THINGS SHE NEEDED TO DO, SO I WENT OUT TO WATCH ANNA. MOM INFORMED ME THAT ANNA FOUND BOB'S PHONE AND SAID, " NAN, I WANT TO TALK TO PA-DOO AND I WANT TO CALL HEAVEN." SHE THEN ACTED LIKE SHE WAS CALLING AND SAID THAT HE DIDN'T ANSWER. I FEEL SO BAD FOR HER. SHE REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE. SHE IS PROBABLY WONDERING WHEN SHE WILL SEE HIM. I HOPE THAT SHE REMEMBERS HIM AS MUCH AS THE OTHER GRANDKIDS. THEY ALL HAVE WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF HIM.
ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE.. MY BIOLOGICAL FATHER, STEVE, AND MY STEP-MOTHER, SONYA, BOUGHT THE KIDS AND I A DOG. SHE IS AN 8 WEEK OLD YORKIE AND WE NAMED HER LULA BELLE. SHE IS ALREADY A DADDY'S GIRL. I THINK THEY BOUGHT HER TO TAKE MY MIND OFF OF ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED. I APPRECIATE IT, BUT NOW, I'M NOT ONLY THINKING OF THAT, I AM NOW SLEEP DEPRIVED!!!!! LOL!!! I FEEL LIKE I DID WHEN SETH WAS BORN.. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.. I DOZE OFF DURING THE DAY AND I ABSOLUTELY DREAD NIGHT TIME! I KNOW THAT SHE WILL BE HOWLING HER LUNGS OUT! BUT, I LOVE HER AND SHE IS JUST BEAUTIFUL!
IN CLOSING, THANKS FOR LETTING ME RAMBLE ON AND ON. I SURE NEEDED TO RAMBLE TONIGHT! PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS. THANKS FOR KEEPING UP WITH THE BLOG!
MANDI
AND THEN, THERES HIS REMOTE CONTROL TRUCK. HE LOVED TO RACE THAT SILLY TRUCK. ABBY AND ANNA WERE SO SCARED (OR SKOOKY AS AB CALLS IT) OF THAT TRUCK! HE WAS SO PROUD OF IT!
WHEN HE FIRST GOT SICK AND WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL, I WENT OUT AND GOT HIS DIRTY LAUNDRY OUT OF THE TRUCK. I WASHED IT AND BAGGED IT UP, NOT KNOWING THAT HE WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO WEAR IT AGAIN. AND WHAT ABOUT THOSE SHOES WE GOT HIM FOR FATHERS DAY? WE WENT ALL OUT TO FIND HIM A PAIR THAT WEREN'T SOLID WHITE.. WE WERE TRYING TO GET HIM OUT OF THE 80'S! HE REALLY LIKED THEM, BUT DIDN'T GET ANY WEAR OUT OF THEM.
I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT I WOULDN'T WANT TO GO BACK. BUT IF I COULD, FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES, I WOULD. JUST TO TELL HIM THAT I LOVED HIM AND APPRECIATED HIM VERY MUCH. TO TELL HIM WHAT A GREAT GRANDPA HE WAS TO MY BOYS. I HATE IT THAT GOD TOOK HIM. I KNOW THAT HE HAS A PURPOSE FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES, BUT IT ISN'T FAIR. I FEEL LIKE MY WHOLE LIFE HAS CHANGED FOREVER. I KNEW THAT I LOVED HIM, BUT NOW I REALLY KNOW JUST HOW SPECIAL HE WAS TO ME. IT MAKES ME ANGRY THAT HE ISN'T HERE TO SEE HOW WELL SETH IS DOING IN THE SECOND GRADE. HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT ABBY MADE IT THROUGH HER FIRST FEW WEEKS IN KINDERGARTEN. I KNOW THAT I SHOULDN'T BE ANGRY, BUT I AM.
YESTERDAY, MOM HAD ANNA AND HAD SOME THINGS SHE NEEDED TO DO, SO I WENT OUT TO WATCH ANNA. MOM INFORMED ME THAT ANNA FOUND BOB'S PHONE AND SAID, " NAN, I WANT TO TALK TO PA-DOO AND I WANT TO CALL HEAVEN." SHE THEN ACTED LIKE SHE WAS CALLING AND SAID THAT HE DIDN'T ANSWER. I FEEL SO BAD FOR HER. SHE REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE. SHE IS PROBABLY WONDERING WHEN SHE WILL SEE HIM. I HOPE THAT SHE REMEMBERS HIM AS MUCH AS THE OTHER GRANDKIDS. THEY ALL HAVE WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF HIM.
ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE.. MY BIOLOGICAL FATHER, STEVE, AND MY STEP-MOTHER, SONYA, BOUGHT THE KIDS AND I A DOG. SHE IS AN 8 WEEK OLD YORKIE AND WE NAMED HER LULA BELLE. SHE IS ALREADY A DADDY'S GIRL. I THINK THEY BOUGHT HER TO TAKE MY MIND OFF OF ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED. I APPRECIATE IT, BUT NOW, I'M NOT ONLY THINKING OF THAT, I AM NOW SLEEP DEPRIVED!!!!! LOL!!! I FEEL LIKE I DID WHEN SETH WAS BORN.. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.. I DOZE OFF DURING THE DAY AND I ABSOLUTELY DREAD NIGHT TIME! I KNOW THAT SHE WILL BE HOWLING HER LUNGS OUT! BUT, I LOVE HER AND SHE IS JUST BEAUTIFUL!
IN CLOSING, THANKS FOR LETTING ME RAMBLE ON AND ON. I SURE NEEDED TO RAMBLE TONIGHT! PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS. THANKS FOR KEEPING UP WITH THE BLOG!
MANDI
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