03/15/08 - I have to tell you all about a special and unique sign from Brandon - I hesitate telling the story because it means that sign may not be able to be sent again with authenticity but I am too excited to not tell-

01/24/08 - THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED !! - This morning my computer/scanner started scanning, but it was TURNED OFF, there was no power going to it - I kept checking the ON button. but it was most definitely OFF - it scanned for almost a minute and brought the biggest smile to my face - thank you sweetie for visiting Mom today - you always know how to make your Mom smile - I love you Brandon !!

01/15/08 - I was sitting in the LR earlier thinking of Brandon and looking at his memory wall and crying - I was feeling so alone and empty - I had the TV volume on low but kept thinking I was hearing other noises, like someone talking, but every time I muted the TV I didn't hear anything.  I was thinking that perhaps it was my mind playing tricks on me, wishful thinking after the recent ADC discussion on voices. This continued for almost an hour, me thinking I'm hearing something but when I silenced the room, nothing - it seemed to be getting louder so I got up from the chair to look out the window thinking someone was outside and it was a car radio - I saw nothing and no one - on the way back into the LR I walked passed the dining room table and swore I heard Brandon's voice - I stopped and muted the tv again and waited and then I hear it again - it sounds like it's coming from my cell phone but that can't be it's not one of those walkie talkie phones and it didn't ring and I look and there isn't a missed call when suddenly I hear "hey, what's up it's Brandon, leave a message" - Brandon's cell phone voice message - I ran to Brandon's cell phone to see if it said missed call or was somehow connected to mine thinking I had accidently called his phone earlier - no missed call, no activity on either cell phone - then I hear it again and again (a phone message is one time and then beeps, this kept repeating itself over and over) I held that phone and listened and cried and cried all the while thanking my sweet son - then it stopped and I cried harder because it stopped.   This is the most amazing thing and had I not experienced it may not have believed it -  Oh Brandon, Thank you baby for making me smile. I love you honey.

01/07/08 - This morning my computer/scanner started scanning, but it was TURNED OFF, there was no power going to it - I kept checking the ON button. but it was most definitely OFF - it scanned for almost a minute and brought the biggest smile to my face - thank you sweetie for visiting Mom today - I love you Brandon !!

12/31/07 - Brandon where those your arms hugging me tightly through baby Sidney? His parents said he never let's anyone hold him like he let me on New Years Eve.  He kept hugging me tightly when his Dad tried to take him from me - it so warmed my heart and I just feel like you had something to do with that, knowing I desperately needed to hear from you on New Year's Eve, just like always - Thank you honey, I hope you felt my arms huging you back - I love you.

12/24/07 - Brandon, Thank you for the beautiful diamond ring for Christmas - you always get me the most wonderful gifts.  I carry it with me everyday on my keychain as it's a little big and I don't want to rsik losing it if it falls off my finger. Oh, and I saw the beautiful red ring around the moon and I know you led me outside just in time to see how beautiful it was - Thank you baby for staying close to me - I love you honey.

11/21/07 - SIGNS ???

While driving through one neighborhood I passed a house that had of those Big Stork announcements on the front lawn - the name of their new bundle 'Brandon'. I passed the house, thinking back to the day Brandon arrived. I proceeded to drive through the center of town where there is a huge clock - I didn't look at the clock but for some reason something caught my eye - I looked up and the time was 3:21, Brandon was born on 3/21.

11/09/07

Last night I prayed to Brandon and to GOD to please send me a sign, that I had to know that Brandon was near - well this morning my sweet Angel came in LOUD and clear to let me know he is with me. I had the alarm on my cell phone set for 9:30 am and it did in fact alarm at that time and I turned it off - yet it wouldn't go off. The sound setting said OFF for all 3 alarms yet the alarm continued to sound. I pushed every button, but it continued to alarm. Then I smiled and said "well, Brandon I did ask, huh?" . I had to actually turn the phone completely off to get the alarm to stop sounding, but much to my dog Nikki's dismay I let the alarm wail for almost 15 minutes before stopping it, for as loud as it was it brought me so much peace- Thank You Brandon !!

10/24/07 - PLEASE SEND ME SIGNS BRANDON SO I KNOW THAT YOU ARE OK.  I WANT TO FILL THESE PAGES WITH ALL YOUR LOVING SIGNS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY I NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE OK. PLEASE TRY HONEY AND I WILL PAY BETTER ATTENTION SO I DON'T MISS ANY.

Ongoing - I know this one is a bit weird, but I have read somewhere that it happens and I truly believe it has happened to me and continues on a semi-regular basis. Sometimes while snuggling in bed with Brandon's one cat Squeeks, he will look up at me, very intense but at the same time almost soothing and he'll stretch his paw and touch my cheek, His eyes look very different and even his eye color is different, more dark blue than green. It's a very different behavior than is his usual when he snuggles with me. It doesn't happen all the time but when it does I get this very strange feeling of peaceful comfort and I swear that somehow my son is communicating with me through his cat.

Week of my Birthday 09/02/07 - While out back in my yard I found what looked like a piece of jade jewelry with gold inlay hanging from my lawnmower - I did not realize at the time that it was a Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis - What a wonderful birthday gift,  to see the lifecycle and birth of a butterfly.

08/16/07 - Although Brandon's website was not up and running the music form the home page was playing on the computer - The music was only available on the hostedwebpage and was not saved anywhere on the computer.

07/30/07 - I was sitting out back in my yard and having a very blue morning and asked Brandon to please send me a sign that he was ok, seconds later a butterfly came and fluttered around me and flew off. I said "Brandon, if that's you please send me another one" and seconds later a 2nd butterfly flew by.

07/12/07 - Microwave clock suddenly started displaying to military time.

They say that dimes are a way that a loved one will communicate - I have found dimes on the following dates:

10/18/2007 - While out shopping today I was having an especially tough time. It seemed every isle I went down had some sort of holiday decorations. Even walking past the jewelry counter was tough seeing all the jewelry and trinkets that said 'Mom'. I walked around mostly with my head down, paid for my items and left. I stopped outside the exit to retrieve my car keys and sunglasses and there on the ground was a shiny dime.  I smiled as I picked it up and looked up to Heaven and said "I'm thinking of you too Sweety".

07/21/07 - I was hugging Brandon's favorite leather jacket to smell his scent and wrapped my hands around it and then put them in the pockets - I found 2 dimes in the left pocket (Brandon is left-handed). I know they were not there before because I had cleaned out his pockets before packing the jacket to move.

07/20/07 - Out back on the patio, was not there earlier in day and had not had purse out there earlier.

07/16/07 - I didn't want to go to work today, I just wanted to stay home and 'be with' Brandon. But I had to go. When I got there, I opened my car door and stepped out and there it was, all bright and shiny, on the ground in the parking lot right beside my foot.