Brenda's Brainstorm & Trevor, a T Man Production 2009 - 2022

Hello there, I am Crumpet, Trevor's younger brother and the newest addition of our Golden Trio.  I came to live with Brenda last October.  I have had a chance to really settle in nicely on my soft quilt, that Brenda's Mom made for her when she was a little girl. Anyway, I am here to brag a little about my big brother Trevor, who recently became a mascot for "Christine's Kids."  He is doing a really great job with it and still manages to remain humble, while caring for Lil Biscuit my little sister, and myself while Brenda is at work.  Here is a photo of Trevor, wearing his "Christine's Kids" cap, that she so kindly sent to Brenda and also he is wearing his awareness cape for RA, which Brenda has been living with now for almost 22 years. I think he looks so dashing in this.  I am so proud of my big brother.  He is really doing a lot of good for so many people. He also continues to write his weekly inspirational message...

Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, here with the first blog post of 2013.  It has already started out quite great!  I was recently named the official Mascot for "Christine's Kids."  These are children and teens who live with arthritis.  I will be there sharing hope and encouraging these "Mighty Little Heroes" all of the way!  I was so doggone proud to be asked and to help Brenda, continue her mission of spreading awareness and hope. Brenda has written some wonderful poetry.  One was for her special awareness project for her birthday.  Her project was called, "Bones For My Birthday."  A bone is a blessing and I helped with that by way of my weekly messages.  She also wrote a beautiful poem for arthritis awareness, entitled 100 Shades Of Blue! She also has a beautiful necklace that she took a picture of to share along with the poem.  It is still making the rounds and this is really gratifying for Brenda.  Another poem she...

Hi, it's Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, here once again, to share many wonderful things, that happened to Brenda this year.  We are going to be doing some big plugs for some wonderful organizations, all for the purpose of arthritis awareness and hope.  Neil Sedaka is one of Brenda's favorite singers and one of his songs "Calendar Girl" could certainly be applied here.  Almost every month this year, something good happened to Brenda.  We start out with January.  As some of you know, that is her birthday month.  She had an event, for brain tumor awareness, as she is also now a four-year meningioma brain tumor survivor.  A page was set up on Facebook by one of her brain tumor buddies.  People were invited to share their pictures involving their own brain tumor journeys.  Almost 100 people participated, which was just awesome.  She also received many birthday wishes, which was just wonderful.  It was also 50 degrees that day...

Hello fellow readers, it's Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, here once again, to share another story,  This is really going to be different, because we will be reflecting, this time around. It has now, been almost 2 years, since I came to live with Brenda.  I was actually, staying with her and her Mom, as Brenda, was still recovering from her first carpal tunnel surgery.  I moved in with Brenda, after her Mom got sick, and had to be put in a nursing home. It was really a sad time for her and I am so glad, I was there, to keep her company. Not long after that, I started to help out Brenda with her blog.  That is how, Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, was conceived.  It was first called Trevor's Tales, but it was later changed, as I actually became a storyteller.  Brenda's Mom, made me a wonderful dog collar, right before she became ill.  It is purple, the awareness colors for meningiomas, along with 2 dog bone charms and TT, representing my...

Well, it's Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, here once again to share another story of Brenda's life.  This time, we are going to be doing some venting.  Brenda recently went through a terrible time, of being without phone service for nearly 5 days, which is just too long in my book. We will take you back, when she was forced to change services for her ISP, as her local one was no longer offering DSL service, as they just couldn't keep up with the offers of the competition with bundling, etc.   Now, let me just share with you that bundling, is not always a good thing, at least in this instance it hasn't been.  The first thing that happened, when she made the switch was she couldn't send any emails, she could receive, but that was it.  That doesn't make a lot of sense now, does it?  She worked on this for almost a week with local ISP, who were so wonderful in trying to get her help, even though she would no longer be their DSL customer. That j...

Hello, it's Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, to share a very inspiring and uplifting story, that happened while shopping for a new pair of tennis shoes. As you know, Brenda has lived with Rheumatoid Arthritis for over twenty-one years now, and last year she was diagnosed with tendonitis in both of her feet. Her podiatrist recommended that she get a good pair of tennis shoes, with good support.  She has been wearing the Brooks brand for over a year now and really likes them, but along with that, she also has orthotics in each shoe, which were made especially for her, from a mold which fits perfectly in each shoe and also has a heel lift, in the left shoe. That is a lot to go through just to have comfort while walking.  So yesterday, Brenda went to Scheels, where she always gets her tennis shoes, but this time, she wanted something a little more funky and not just the basic black or white, that she usually gets.  They just happened to ha...

Well, it's Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, here once again.  We think you are really going to enjoy this installment very much.  Brenda, has been sharing with me, about how music, has had a big impact on her life.  She came from a musical family.  Everyone of her family members, were singers.  Some played the organ and piano for church, while others, sang in specials.  Brenda's mom, played the piano all by chords.  Now, that is a great talent. There was a lot of natural talent, because you see, Brenda does not read notes, but she has a great ear.  She can hear something once and pretty much pick it up.  She did take voice lessons and her teachers helped her a lot with learning how to breathe properly when singing and also, developing her first soprano voice.  She was very active in music in high school, with being in the choir, several groups, but her favorite was the swing choir. She sang solos for their annual...