Erik,

I hung all our laundry out today, as I usually do in the summer, because Dale and I love that fresh smell! I remembered how you used to hate it when I hung your laundry outside because you said it felt "crunchy." LOL You really hated it when I hung the towels out, you said they hurt your skin because they were not soft.
Whine, Whine, Whine....

I love ya bud, and hanging laundry outside, was just one of those nice mommy things I did, so everyone could appreciate the fresh smelll. Except you. I did it to torture you. LOL

xoxoxoxox

Hey Erik,

You always did such a great job at making Mothers Day great for me. Even if you didn't have a lot of money. You would make me something really cool, or buy some little thing for me. Now Dale & your friends do their best to make the day special for me and make new memories. Brittany sent me a card, Ashley left a Mothers Day message on the answering machine, and the boys, Dan, Evan & Peter gave me flowers. Dale got me my cool pink fishing pole I wanted for a long time. It lights up when you turn the reel. LOL What can I say, Shirley got one, and I had to have one, so Dale found one and got it for me all the way from Florida! :) Dale also got me flowers. Your Auntie Lisa calls too, she is always good about that kinda stuff. I'm posting pictures so everyone can see how wonderful the people in my life are. They don't have to get me anything, just knowing they care is enough. They make a really hard part of my life, a little easier.

Flowers from Dan, Evan and Peter

Flowers from Dale.

My cool fishing rod that is going to give Dale seizures. LOL

With Valentines Day approaching, it reminded me of how cute you were a few days before the accident, when you went to buy your girlfriend Kallie her gift. You talked to me and Evan about what would be the best way to give her flowers. Just give them to her, or have them sent to her in school. I told you that girls love getting that kind of thing in front of other people, it makes them feel special so send them to school. You went down to the floral shop, and came back totally shocked at how much flowers were. LOL It was fo funny, you just couldn't believe it. It took all your money! You really liked her, so it was OK.

I talked to Kallie just the other day for quite a while. She is still as sweet as ever and she misses you Erik. Kallie will always hold a special place in my heart too. She is a doll.

Mom

Sleigh Ride...

I'm so happy to have found this MP3 of "Sleigh Ride" that is playing on Erik's site. It sounds the most like his band concerts. The band played it every year and they were great at it. It was the favorite of all the kids! They loved the end, when they rocked out and totally got into it. I can almost see Erik and all his buddies up on the stage, playing their hearts out, or laughing and smiling at one another, because one of them screwed up. LOL Anyone who attended one of Erik's Christmas band concerts will surely remember when they played this song. It brings tears to my eyes somedays, because it brings back tons of memories. Only good ones of course. I swear if I close my eyes i'm sitting right there in the front of the stage at one of his concerts. I wish....

Never forgetting all the wonderful memories Erik,

Mom

If you have ever looked for memorial ornaments, you will soon realize there are very few, and the same ones seem to keep popping up. On a recent trip to Litchfield, Dale & came across this ornament. It was the only one, and it was the perfect thing to hang on our tree for Erik. His love for carpentry was such a big part of who he was. This little pewter ornament says so much. :) We love you Erik. You will live on forever in our memory and our hearts.

Whenever my sister Lisa and i spoke on the phone, if Erik was around, he would make fun of us! He would copy what we said and imitate our laughs. He did this all the time and knew that Lisa lived too far away to come and kick his butt. LOL So Lisa had her own way of getting him back and the graphic above is part of her revenge. He knows what it's for and what it means. So revenge stinks Erik, because this graphic will be on your website every single day, and that means Auntie Lisa get's back at you daily. LOL