This is a post I put on Blake's, my nephew's memorial blog less than 2 weeks after he pasted away at the age of 16. His mom reminded me of this post and told me I should share it. It was one of the first smiles I had after Blake's passing. Of course he was the cause of it. Little did I know at the time that Blake would cause us smiles for years to come.
Happy reading,
Joie
Blake was 16 at the time and Coty was 11.
September 01, 2006
My Dearest Blake,
Coty, my son (your crazy cousin) made my morning this morning telling me the spider story again. As we walked out to wait for his bus and ran into the biggest spider ever, at least I thought, Coty reassured me it wasn't near as big as the spider you (Blake), your mom (my sister, Kristi) and he (Coty) saw on the front porch a few weeks ago. So here is Coty's version of you three finding the spider at your house.
Coty's Version of The Big Spider & Blake Story
After Coty stuck his head into the spider web and then spider was nowhere to be found, you kept telling him to check his clothes for the spider and then you got mad at him because you wanted to catch it in a jar. Your mom told me that you slept with Melissa, the cat all night thinking she was going to protect you if that spider had gotten in the house. Thanks for the laugh this morning! I really needed it.Oh, don't be surprised in a few years when you hear your mom and dad telling you it’s your fault that you brothers and sister are spoiled rotten. They are going to be showered with all the hugs, kisses and attention that you are to get. And in the process, if they turn out rotten, your mom and dad can smile and officially NOT take credit for it. They are just loving them the way you loved them and spoiling them the way you did. I think you gave Remi more presents than Santa Claus. She always saw Blake coming
through the door with a cool toy for her to play with. You and Coty turned out to be great big brothers. I know your mom and I bragged to each other on you two all the time about how you loved your sisters.I miss you so much. My heart is so heavy anymore.
Love, Aunt Joie
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