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Happy Holidays From the Brodeurs!

You came!

You really came! Thank you so much!

First of all, Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah as the case may be. We hope that you are gearing up for the whirling mad mish-mash of soon-to-be-made memories that will be here in a matter of weeks.

You’d never know it from reading our blog but we’re in full-swing busy mode here at the Brodeur Homestead, and have been for about a year. Now that I think about it, you’d never know anything from reading our blog, so seldom is it visited even by me. I am a deadbeat blogger, it seems.

Never mind though. As my wise bride reminds me, you can’t turn back the clock. True, true. So instead of lamenting how much I suck at maintaining these pages, I’ll simply resolve to do better and celebrate the fact that you decided to drop in. We’ll try to make it worth your while.

Since our blog is devoid of news about this year, we’ve put together a video presentation that looks back at 2011 and all of the changes and triumphs it brought. It truly has been a great year for us. We’ve much to be thankful for. Of course, one of the reasons that we feel so thankful is because our life is full of friends and family members just like you.

Awwww…wasn’t that a sweet thing to say?

Now that I’ve buttered you up, I’ll ask you to please take a minute to leave a comment or, even better, subscribe to this blog and I promise I’ll do better to make it an interesting part of your day. We hope you enjoy the show and that you reach out and let us know about your past year.

Here’s the link to the Brodeur Holiday Video Extravaganza:

http://animoto.com/play/0GQ8GN5h1NfKaPWyplW7VQ#

And here’s another link to the same show on our YouTube page where we’ll be keeping a collection of videos old and new:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-MFEbO8Anc

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Holidays!

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How Not To Scream

Investors Wanted

As newlyweds, one of the things Elisia and I liked to do (other than what all newlyweds like to do…you perverts) was to fantasize about quitting our jobs. We figured that in a world that lamented high divorce rates and that egged on reality television, surely there was at least one soul who would be able to recognize the intrinsic value of a young couple in love. We thought if we could find that person it would be an easy task to convince him/her to invest in us. In return, we would guarantee the success of our fledgling marriage by doing all the things we did when we first started dating.  That is, we would vow to sleep until noon, read books for hours on end, sip wine, watch movies, and occasionally go dancing. It was a perfect plan. All we needed was some venture capital, a forward-thinking entrepreneur, and zero employers. This fantasy made us both smile.

Then our first boy came along. Continue reading →

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First Frame

First, this is not a bowling blog. If you were drawn here via Google while searching for all things bowling and you are now feeling betrayed, we offer you our apologies. Sorry. Go bowl. You’ll feel better.

There is a bowling metaphor being used here though, in case that counts for anything. It’s a bit of an inside joke with us, so first, just to get you acclimated, a little bit of setting the pins.

From about the time we had our first child in 2005 right up until just a few months ago, we were the pins. On a typical day, we were up at 5:30. We’d see each other for only enough time to complain about the time of day and make the bed. Then I would go down to start the breakfast while Elisia would put on her makeup. By 6:30, the mugwumps would be up, hungry, and wired for sound. A flurry of activity would then ensue. Clothes were fought over and eventually put on, teeth were cleaned, mouths were fed and wiped, fed again, wiped again. That food spilled on the floor would have to wait until evening because Elisia would have just run downstairs and by God, we needed to be out that door by 7:15 to catch that damned train. Continue reading →