"Every Thursday, my heart is full when I see the joy that our amazing garbage man brings Brooklyn when he honks and waves at her with a BIG smile," Brooklyn's mother, Traci Andracke, wrote in a post that was shared on the Bloomington City Hall Facebook page

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"We were waving like usual, and I motioned for him to come over by us," Traci Andracke wrote. "He pulled over, got out and gave us his BIG smile. Brooklyn was instantly speechless as she handed him the cupcake. I explained to him that he makes our day every Thursday, and we really appreciate the honking and waving, and how special of a day it is for us."

"He explained that he looks forward to seeing us every Thursday, as well," Traci Andracke wrote. "He said that he has a meeting every Thursday morning and always tries to get out of there in a hurry so that he can make sure to see us every week."

"He walked her around to the other side of the truck and pulled out the most amazing, awesome and generous birthday gifts for her," Traci Andracke wrote in another Facebook post. "He said he did a little research and knew she liked the movie 'Frozen.' His wife made this incredible basket full of everything 'Frozen,' and another full set of 'Frozen' fun stuff to color, paint and draw with – a little girl's dream!!!! (and yes, at this point I was crying)."

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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