My brother and I oh so long ago
Things I remember about my brother...
- When Matthew was just a little guy, say 2 years old, I asked him to draw me a pretty picture with his crayons on his wall. I laughed when he got in trouble. (I was a mean older sister)
- When we were little and it was storming outside, Matthew, still in his crib, would call out to me to sleep on the floor because he was afraid of storms (so was I).
- When Matthew was about 3 years old, over Christmas time, we had moved into our new home. We didn't have grass in our yard yet. He wanted to play outside and my Dad said, "Don't play in the mud!" Well, he did and his boots got stuck in the mud. We heard him yelling "Daddy!" As my Dad pulled him out, the boots stuck in the mud.
- He'd ask my Grandpa to take out his dentures. He thought they were cool.
- He talked so much as a kid, my Uncle Joe paid him a dollar to stop talking for a couple of hours.
- "Somebody Wipe Me" - okay, only my family is going to get that one.
- Once on the school bus, oblivious to those around him, Matthew, outfitted with headphones started to belt out "Shout Shout - Let It All Out." It stopped once he realized there were still people on the bus.
- As kids, we had adjacent bedrooms. Some nights we would knock on our bedroom walls to see if the other was asleep. If not, we'd talk until an inappropriate hour for young kids.
- As a kid, he could take apart anything and put it back together. He was constantly "modifying" his toys.
- Matthew was the one to introduce me to the band, Nirvana!
- He went through a stage in the early 90s where he'd wear preppy clothes to resemble Boys II Men. (Later he became a hippy-dude)
- His attention to detail amazes me.
- He can make the whole room crack up laughing.
Matthew, hope today is a great one! Love ya!
Lily and Uncle Matt, Christmas '07
Matthew, me and my niece, Cassie (Matthew's daughter)
The Siblings:Christie, Matthew, me, Bonnie
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Happy birthday, Matt!
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