I so wish I could just hear your voice, and call you like I did everyday, sometimes several times a day even though I didn't have much to say. As Madison is getting older, she still talks about you and most recently, I made Salmon Patties, I told her that you used to make them for me when I was growing up and that you loved them. She had never tried them but she said she loved them! :)
It really made me smile. I wish I could give you a kiss once again and hug you a little tighter.
I often have to go and pull out some of your things that I brought home with me that smell like smoke of all things as that is you. I don't know what else to say other than, "Mother I Miss You" and I love you so very much still.