Erik's Birthday Again

According to the calendar, it's Erik's birthday again.  It's a shame we can't be there with him. 

I've been looking back at some of his previous birthdays.  Here he is in 2009 with a pineapple upside-down cake...

Here he is again in 2011 with another pineapple upside-down cake...

And finally, here he is way back in 2005 with yet another PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE!

DANG!  I'm going to miss being there with him more than I realized.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIK 

Clyde

Remember When

Yesterday was a tough one.  Watching the Facebook Live from Traci's celebration of life was heartbreaking.

Feeling nostalgic last night, I logged onto the Stalkerclan and typed "Traci" into the SEARCH THIS SITE... box.  A series of posts where she was featured or mentioned scrolled up my computer screen.  It was good to recall many of the fun times we had recorded.  There were stories about Ski Trips, Stripper Shoes, and even a Hen Tale.  

There was a story from almost exactly ten years ago that Sherry had written for Traci's 30th birthday.  It included this slideshow...

I noticed some of the same photos that had been shown in the presentation at the funeral home earlier in the day.  But this time, after the memories of happy times and without the sad music, the slideshow made me feel a little bit better.

I think if we try to focus on the good times, the happy memories, and stay away from sad music, we can get through this.  I'm going to try to do that.

Clyde

Moma's Box of Memories

To:  Luci, Sherry, Jeff, Michelle, and Shawn

Somehow, the job of sorting through "Moma's Box of Memories" fell to me.

I've divided her big box into smaller boxes.  There's a  "Box of Memories" in the mail, addressed to each of you.  It should arrive in the next day or two.

Now it's your turn to go through the memories she held close for years and years. One quick word of advice, have some tissues handy (I went through two boxes...before I found this song.)

Clyde

A Schell Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to a couple of our favorite StalkerClan members...

Cupcake Wars

Sophia and her cousins made the paper this week! Credit to my awesome sister, @ambermaybe5 , for being so domestic that she has skills for the both of us and comes up with some amazingly fun projects for her kids (and mine). How cool!

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