Why Kermit is my Favorite Brother.

Kermit is the third born son to my parents. He is a strawberry blonde (by my discription). Curly and wavy hair. I think he was quite the looker. I don't think he had any problems with the ladies. He did his time in the military and I think he was stationed in Alaska. He work for many years at the General Motors plant in Beloit/Janesville. He came home on weekends. We would have card games on Saturday nights and of course a big pot of my mother's famous goulash. He would always pick the onions out. He was married for a short time to a woman from Soldiers Grove. Through their marriage they had a son, Jerry. He grew up in the Soldiers Grove/Gays Mills area so I got better acquainted with him than some of the family. Kermit later divorced his first wife and married another woman from Beloit. She had three daughters and a son. Kermit assumed the role of their father and was quite close to them. They later divorced and he married another woman who was an old girlfriend from a few years back. They live in Lac du Flambeau and had a bread and breakfast for several years. Jan was a teacher. They are both now retired and do a little traveling.
So why is Kermit my favorite brother? I remember one very special Christmas when he brought a huge appliance box (refrigerator size) home filled with Currier and Ives dishes for my mother, all sorts of board games and toys for us kids and a large tobaggan that we had so much fun out on the hillside behind our house in the winter time. He has a very kind and generous heart. He always smiles and has a twinkle in his eye. He stresses the importance of family and maintains the tradition of our family picnic every summer around the 4th of July. This was always a very special time for my mother and I think he does this to keep us all close and to honor her memory. That is what she wanted for us kids. Kermit is my favorite brother even though I just found out in the past few years that he was the one who had to terminate our very old and sick dog, Teddy. He did a very humane thing that was very hard for any of us to do. Kermit is the one brother that regularly calls and keeps in touch. And that is why he is my favorite brother!

Absence makes the Heart grow fonder

Sorry I haven't blogged lately. I have been obsessed with Facebook. It has helped me to connect with family and friends in a way that pleases and sparkles. I feel like I am communicating with my children more regularly and I have been able to get in touch with friends and classmates from my past. It is a joyful experience. I have missed chatting about my family and my early years. So now maybe I can get back on task. Family is so very important to me. It always has been and always will be.