As we woke up this morning the boys asked, "Is it Thursday?" They know that Thursdays we get our dairy products delivered and they would be in our milk box outside our back door waiting. We hurried downstairs so the boys could each grab a few items to hand me through the torn screen, they love this Thursday morning ritual. As Ethan was closing the lid he handed me a letter that was inside the box. At first I thought it was our bill thinking Brian had left it early this month, instead to our sadden dissapointment the letter stated that "As of April 30, 2008 the dairy service will no longer be in service." My eyes welled up with tears.
For those that know me, first know I love food and better yet, food that is delivered to my door step in the wee early hours of the morning just waiting to be consumed. When we started our service with them Steven told me to blog about it and post a picture of our milk box. He was so excited to have a "milk man" and "milk box."
Second, you see it makes me sad to see a business close after many years of dedicated service to our community. Brian's dad started the dairy business in 1952 and Brian started the route when he was just 12. He dreamed of taking over the business and in 1986 had the opportunity. We met Brian at church. He and his family are the most wonderful people; kind, loving, generous and just all around incredible God loving and serving people. We have seen their children grow and it just saddens me to no end to see them have to close their business. The letter states that, "We have tried our hardest to keep the business going but with the ever increasing cost of milk and gas prices...we know that it is time to be done."
So with this being said, Brian and Lisa...we wish you all the best in the future and what God has planned for your lives. May you be blessed beyond meausre.
8 comments:
Oh so very sad for the Q family!!! This economy SUCKS!!! Good luck and God bless.
Oh so very sad for the Q family!!! This economy SUCKS!!! Good luck and God bless.
What a sad post! I can relate to it because we have our milk delivered on Thursdays (yet another thing you and I have in common!), and the boys love to help carry it in. But, I can also relate to a family business coming to an end. My parents owned a nursery for over 15 years, before Walmart made it impossible for them to continue. I really feel for your friends...
How sad for your friends, and how sad for you. What a fun event you and the boys were sharing!
That is so sad. That would have been fun to have milk delivered to our home. Especially since it was a tradition for you guys!
That is awful. I think it would be great to get milk delivered. Saved trips to the store!!! It is so sad for the family; it must break their hearts.
Oh I'm so sorry! That's sad. I feel so sorry for small business owners. It's getting tough for people. We will keep their family in our prayers.
Come Lord Jesus Come!!!
Awww that is sad! What a great tradition, gone. I wish we could all have that back. We could certainly order enough milk every week to keep them in business...lol. Im sorry that you will be missing out on that Salena.
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