Dear Dad,
Things around here have been pretty good lately. I miss you. Hubby and I bought this game Brain Age that I know you would get an absolute kick out of. Everytime I play it I think of you because you were always so good at math. The first time I took the test, my brain age was 80. I could hear you laughing and teasing me. I was always amazed at how fast you could do calculations in your head. When I was first learning how to multiply, I used to think that must have been what you did all day in your head to be able to answer my questions so quickly.
Carter starting walking this past weekend. I know how proud you are and no I’m still not putting shoes on him inside the house like you used to tell me to do with Cooper. I know if you were still here, you’d get a lot of laughs from Cooper. I know you’d be having a lot of fun with him at this stage and I will always be sure to tell him how much you loved him. He was the boy you never had and for a brief period, you really relished in that with him. He still likes to dip his fries in ketchup (thanks for teaching him that) and throw rocks whenever he comes across one. We visit your grave often but he doesn’t know what a cemetary is or why we’re there. He plays with his cars on your stone but you all ready know this (I like to think anyway).
I wonder a lot where you are. I’ve dreamt a lot about you too. In my last dream, you came back and a lot of people got mad at you for having left in the first place.
Next month is your 1 year anniversary of being gone. I don’t know what we are going yet to commerate your memory, but I’ll make sure it’s something good.
I love you and miss you terribly.
