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| Classic Ian with one of the many cow sculptures in San Antonio |
I told Mikey he should write some memories of Ian down and as we were talking these are 2 he came up with.
Ian--"What do you call a man with no arms and no legs in an elevator?' What? "Elvis."
We laughed harder at his attempt at a quad joke than almost any other joke over the years.
Mikey quickly added that he redeemed himself with, "What do you call a man with no arms and no legs in the produce department?" What? "Barry."*
The other memory that came up tonight was Ian being in charge of family home evening treats. He was never much of a fan of sweets. Not cake, not ice cream. He said we were all having glasses of water for treat. It caused quite a stir.
It's fun to share memories with the kids. It makes us all smile and laugh. It makes him near. Over the next few months, I'm going to complete the photo albums of the last 3 years. They've been waiting for me. I was working on 2009 early last year, but when I got to Ian's birthday there were pictures and I couldn't remember what he had done. It made me so sad, I put it all away. But now, we need those memories, all in one place where we can open them and look at them and smile and be in the moments we had. The ones we didn't record with pictures will have to wait until we talk to Ian again. Pretty safe bet he didn't forget what he did for his 15th birthday. I miss my son. Soon it will be a year and a half. That's too long.
Another smile. I have been wondering about famous people in the spirit world and whether they are still hounded and need special treatment. I know, it's weird, but whatever. Mikey asked tonight at the dinner table if Michael Jackson only had half a nose and we laughed and decided people wouldn't recognize his spirit. Ian didn't think much of MJ anyway, but he may have snuck into some VIP spirit lounge to see Elvis by now.
*Quadriplegic jokes were a big part of Keith and I getting to know one another. We have about 25 or so.
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