Kiley Thibodeau
Stories (2/0)
My hometown
My hometown isn’t just a hometown, it’s a loving community, caring and very involved! From the kids in kindergarten, to the freshman at the football games at night, cold chill thru the air...... you see your breathe, to the seniors on the field on thanksgiving Game of the year! Trying to beat the same rivals for decades!!!! Old school, same Thanksgiving games Guilford Indians against #1 undefeated Madison tigers. Plenty years in a row, to the old couch that pulled strings to keep you in school, I love my old town, my town has had its ups and downs. I’ve watched my children grow in this town and go to those football games! I was at every single one, no matter the weather! My boys practiced so hard and pushed thru some of the biggest challenges of their lives on those football fields, from heart ache, braking up with you high school sweetheart to the beating of two hearts meeting for the first time, and staying together for decades! It’s all here in my hometown. But one other thing stands out about mine, all the kids going to the Green to do Easter egg hunts, to Christmas carols, to stages set up with lights lit the whole walk way with candles in bags . The beauty it was.... to see! My kids, and all Guilford kids walking down the green to get their graduation certificates, heart full of life. To see the smiles on all those kids faces! Their -2 ears of heart ache and hardwork going to the end result! Watching the families gather, and that one kid that stood out. In the crowd driving a moped around the green honking his horn with a big banner in the back flying in the wind, proud of his brother to be graduating finally. Saying congratulations Tyman you did it!!! These kids have had their ups and downs in this town , One of the biggest heartbreak of Guilford was one of their friends, losing their life! I remember that day like yesterday my own we’re getting out of school soon, driving their own cars! And I hear, sirens racing down my road so fast I couldn’t understand why to a commotion of COPS and news tv reporters to find out that one of our own here in Guilford was shot and killed by playing with guns with a friend! Ethan Song was his name! And he lost his live to make new rules in the United States! Ethans law .. ..
By Kiley Thibodeau3 years ago in Families
What do you see?
As I walked down the dock to the end of the peer, I’m reminded of the times we had on this dock as a family. Thru the good and bad my husband and I always walked this dock to talk about our days events, good or bad. Our children grew and thier little feet found thier way down this dock. With fishing nets a tow And fishing poles with laughter. Our memories will never fade on this dock. Thruout the years weve gotten older, spent plenty of birthdays and anniversaries here, sometimes with a smile and other times with fear? Of what may lie ahead in our turmoil of a life we were living Baby on board, a few times while mommy was prepping that day that we meet, walking up and down the dock, for labor to progress! Watching my babies walking down that dock with proud faces that they had a life jacket on and they were with mom and dad! No fear from them until 1 goes in head first tumbling over into the cool ocean, dads mighty hands reach in and grab, what he was searching for his 6 year old kid! Laughter abupts after the fear, as you shake and calm down from the trip! Dad sits there and catches his breath, with a wet child on his chest! Saying I told you so ! Don’t get so close” ! The child that’s studded with every emotion is clinging on to dad for dear life, eyes wide open but a relief that he’s fine. When you look at this dock , what do you see ? I see a lifetime of a family., from first steps, to the catch of the day, to come on kids....... let’s go play. A mom and dad growing with thier family everyday walking these docks night and day, I’ve seen it all on this dock, I’ve cried many tears, of happiness and joy, to tears of hurt and pain, our phones have gone fishing and are now talking to the fishes on the bottom of the sea. Ice skates and slipping where dock is to be? Watching snow fall during a beautiful storm, to a hurricane with waves with force of a punch! To my dock you may see just beauty that lies within the trees, I’ve walked this path many many times preparing for the birth of my child! I love my dock I’ve had some talks , to myself on this dock, and maybe some ufos that I thought ? My hearts been broken on this dock, and it was also healed with some thought! I’ve tried my hardest to keep my family in line, you got to stay on one side, to the sky’s you see a beautiful sunset and warm hearts to watch as it gets dark! To laughing and fun and fishing and sum! I love my dock , I hope someday my great grandchildren will walk on my dock and say , hey ma”me” walked this dock along time ago! Now she watches us, while we grow! My heart will always be on this dock, my fears and dreams will fall into the water 💧 and be gone in a flash! Cause my babies are on my dock for me and Pe”pe” “
By Kiley Thibodeau4 years ago in Families