Even now, when I am in the grocery store I will grab things that I know (knew) Brian would eat. Because of his Whipple surgery, the man could eat pretty much anything and not gain any weight. In fact, he had to eat a LOT of food just to keep his weight on! He always considered eating his second job. The other day I was shopping and I grabbed a can of cherry pie filling. Brian LOVED cherry pie filling. I would go to bed at night and wake up the next morning to an empty can with a spoon in it on the counter. I always made sure we had at least one can in the cupboard at all times in case he got a craving.....
So, I grabbed a can of cherry pie filling, not really thinking about it. Then I grabbed whipped cream...... Last night, after dinner I spooned a bowlful for each one of us for dessert. As we ate our cherry pie filling we each went around the table and told a funny story about dad. Hannah told about the time Brian tied her to a tree with a doughnut tied around her neck and peanut butter on her nose (she was "bear bait"), he was making a video for his friend who he was going to go bear hunting with. We still have the video and it is really funny. Abbie (who pulls her eyelashes) told about the time Brian told her that whenever she thinks about pulling an eyelash that she should think about pulling a hair on his butt. Then he mimicked what his reaction would be if she did that. She still laughs about when she thinks about him saying that. Tucker told a story about Brian trying to get the kids to do something while they were watching tv. When he couldn't get their attention, he stood in front of the tv dancing in his underwear. Genevieve laughed as she told about a picture she had seen of Brian in bed with his bike (he had my baby blanket on top of the bike, which was the real joke there, since I was in my 20's and still slept with it!)
I told the kids about a time that my brother and I went to a race with Brian in Arkansas. We were bored, and our hotel was across the street from a mall, so we went shopping. We bought a Nerf basketball hoop that had suction cups to attach it to the door. On our way home, my brother was driving and Brian and I were sitting in the back seat of the car. Brian took that basketball hoop, stuck it to his forehead and proceeded to bobble his head up and down while saying "Look, it's a moving basketball hoop!" He looked so ridiculous that I tried to pull the hoop off of his head. Well, he had it firmly suctioned on there, so when it finally came off he had a 2+ inch purple circle right in the middle of his forehead! That circle stayed for days! I felt bad for trying to pull it off, but it was funny!
Cherry pie filling, a sweet treat that created a wonderful family moment and warm memories of the man we all love and miss so very much.
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