I miss...

•     when you slurp your soup or milk from your cereal bowl

•     phone messages saying:  "I don't think I told you how pretty you look today"

•     sunflowers

•     tripping over 25 pound dumbells

•     hearing:  "you couldn't BUY a meal this good!"

• you yelling "XBOX!  PLAY!"

•  repeating my instructions three times

•     you doing all the hard things I can't do...like meeting new people

•  your crazy ideas like putting bright orange pumpkins in the Maw's flower garden

•     That ssscccrrrrpppiiinnnggg sound of knife sharpening

•     the smell of oil paint and linseed oil

•     the smell of too much Axe spray

•  the knife channel

•     watching you shave

•     you bragging about me

•     washing and folding your laundry

•     your smell after you've worked in the yard all day 

•     the way you talk to our friends at Cove Point

•     having you play with my hair

•     the way you love Jr. Bacon Cheeseburgers

•     the glow you have when you talk about your grandchildren

•     Chicago Bears "stuff" everywhere

•     watching you with the dogs

•     the occasional "f-bomb" when someone makes you really upset

•     your remorse over said "f-bomb"

•     your swear jar

•     holding hands at the movies

•     watching your interactions with Melissa and Erika's friends...and theirs with you.

(how they love you!)

•   tickling your hand and arm at church

•     listening to you sing U2 songs when you think no one can hear you

•     the notes you leave me in surprise places

•     the annual poem you write to me at the start of every new school year 

• finding your socks everywhere

•     hearing you tell me "I love you" at least five times each day

•     saying "I love you"

•     your immovable, complete, testimony of the savior

•     your incredible smile

•     your laugh!  (oh, that laugh)

•     your priesthood blessings

•     your strength

•     your faith

•     you