Mom, still remember our last days together. I am still guided by your values you instilled in me. Anything that is worth anything is worth fighting for, right?

Thank you for being a great mother.

Love you forever.

Hi Mom, I love you! Sorry I missed your birthday I thought of you though, more then you know .. you would be proud of our boys!! I love you today, more then yesterday ❤️ I love you!!

Hi Mom! Yesterday would have been your 54th wedding anniversary!! I got married a year ago, July 31st and I wish you could have been there! I am so proud that I found what you and dad had!! And can only hope that we make 54 yrs....The boys are growing up to be amazing young men that you would be proud of!! I love and miss you everyday! I love you ❤️

Happy Birthday my dearest friend. Still miss you all the time. But you have to admit, we did have a lot of good times.  Love you,
See you sometime..

Carol

Today I remember your birthday Sweetheart. I always remember the Crab legs spread out on paper with butter. That was our favorite birthday dinner. I continue to remember all the good times we shared. All the spur of the moment trips to beautiful and interesting places. I will always be grateful for the reflections. I love you forever!

Happy Birthday, Mom! Sometimes I wonder where your soul is now and if you still come and visit me too. I am still forever grateful for your love you gave me. Love you Mom.
-Jason

Today's your birthday Sweetheart. As the years pass, I continue to celebrate our love and marriage as the best part of my life. I will always miss you, My Love.

Eight years ago today, I lost the "sweetheart" of my life. Every day that passes, I realize the importance of her to my life. She was a "rock" to her family and always seemed to have the right answer. I will continue to celebrate her love and her life as long as I live.

Happy Birthday Sweetheart! I remember it was always Crab legs laid out on newspaper with melted butter. Yum! What great memories! I love you! XOXO

I love and miss you mom ❤❤❤

Hi Sweetheart,
Today is our Anniversary. It's a special day in my heart and I will think of all our special times today. I miss you more than anything but the memories sure feel good! xoxoxo

Hi Sweetheart,
Yesterday was your birthday and I had beautiful memories of our time together. You are always in my heart!

I sent your tribute to facebook. ?? (Who knew) Look how technecial we have become over the years. I love and miss you so much. We had so much to share in our lives. You were the best of all.
Love you,
Carol

Donna,my dear Donna, I have not posted on this day before and I won't post on this day again. It is the anniversary of the day that was the worst in my life. My love for you will always be there. We lived a lifetime together and raised two wonderful children. You made my life and those around you so much better! I will continue to add things from time to time to underscore the best times of my life. The wonderful memory of you will be etched into my soul forever.

Thinking of you Miss Donna!

Love you, Mom! We’re always thinking of you!

Happy Birthday Sweetheart! I miss you every day. All my love forever and ever!

Happy Birthday to you Miss Donna!  I will always remember sneaking into your candy jar at the Journal and your great sense of humor.  You are missed and celebrated today and everyday. Linda MacEachen

Happy Birthday, Mom. We miss you. You know you’re always in our thoughts...

Happy Birthday, Mom. May seem crazy but, I swear you are talking through Tyler sometimes! And sometimes at 3-4am, I sense/feel you. Love you so much, we still think of you!!

Happy Birthday Sweetheart! My love for you will stay strong always. I still miss your smile and laughter so much. Your perspective helped me and my life was brighter. Heaven truly did receive a beautiful angel.

I Love & miss you my dear friend. Who would have guessed? 

Carol

I sent another tribute, but it got lost in the cloud!! Just want you to know I feel we were the best of friends and I am so happy and feel so blessed to
know we were so close. I could not have asked for a better friend. Love you with all my heart.

Carol

Hope you are waiting for me with open arms.

Miss you every day, Mom. We love you.

Hello My Friend,
I really miss you. I would have called you today to wish you a "Happy Birthday # 66."  It's hard to believe you have been gone for almost 4 years. I should have been the one to go first. I still believe we were the lucky ones. We worried about nothing and enjoyed our youth. I still believe I was lucky to have a fantastic friend like you. They say your life is not measured by years, but by the friends you have in your life, and I feel very blessed to have you. I will always remember you and the GREAT times we had. The stupid things we did. And to look back, how lucky we were. I hope we meet again when it is my time to go, because I know we will be best of friends.  If you can see down here, you will see how much thing have changed. Who would have known? I love & miss you very much.  With ll my heart. Carol

Happy Birthday Sweetheart! I think of you often and always will. I know now more than ever that our life together was special.

Hey Mom,
  Love you always. Still think of you often.

Xoxo
Jason, Lulu & Tyler

Hi Sweetheart,
I'm sorry that I missed writing to you on your birthday but, as you know, I was in the hospital and it was one day after having my bladder removed. I was thinking about you, hoping and praying that you were with me. There were several times that I could see your face and it was a calming feeling for me. My pathology came out "perfect" with no lymph node involvement. After spending February in hospital, nursing facility and with Jason and Lulu, I am now recovering at home. I wish that I had you here to help me recover. They made me a new bladder out of my small intestine and it will take time for me to learn how to use it and not pee in my bed at night. Besides that, my life should be relatively normal. I continue to pray that you will be at my side and guide me. I love you forever as always.

Hello Mom,
  Sometimes I feel like you are talking through Tyler. It was especially interesting when he went through a phase saying, "Donna's coming...Donna's coming" and we hadn't even taught him your name..." Nevertheless, I still sense you from time to time whether it's my imagination or not. Of course, we still think of you. Love you! Just felt like stopping by. Im sure you're proud of Dad just as we were of you beating cancer.

I guess I should mention we'll be doing corned beef and cabbage and potatoes like we always used to and this will be Tylers first year coloring Easter eggs... Love always, Jason, Lulu and Tyler

Donna, Happiest of Birthday's to you!! I miss your face and humor here at the Journal :) Love and Hugs to you my dear! Oh, I shared a photo of me and my "hussy" skirt just for you today. 
Linda

Happy Birthday Mom!! Love and miss you but know you are watching over us, this week especially!! XOXO We are taking care of dad <3

Hello my friend,
I knew your birthday was coming up and I waited to tell you how much I miss you. I think of you often and all the times we shared. It's hard to remember everything we did. Times have changed so much, we were so luck to be in our time frame. We were wild, BUT not that wild. You will always be my best friend. April, you will be gone for 3 years. I wish I would have been more pro active and come to see you more often.
It's hard to write you and think of you without crying. How do you say good by to your best friend? Anyway, I thank God for the time we had together. The times we shared with each other and all the experiences we share as friends. We were/are lucky to know each other.
I love you and hope you are watching over all of us. And I hope you are missing us as much as we miss you.
Carol

Happy Mothers Day, Mom. We still think of you and miss you all the time. Im sure you're watching Tyler grow in amazement just like us. Love you always!

Missing you today Donna... Can't believe it's been 2 years. You are always on our mind.

Tyler is getting so big! I look at him and think he looks like Jason as a little kid with his big ol' noggin' :)

You would have loved his silly little laugh. I think he gets his reddish hair from you! Love you. I know you are watching down on us from the heavens above.

Oh Donna.....You're greatly missed here at APC.

Hi Sweetheart
My love for you is stronger than ever. I know you are watching down on us. I pray for your continued guidance. My love forever.

Hi Mom. Miss you always and still not many days go by that I wish I could call for advice, questions or just to chat. Tyler is now testing his vocal abilities and it reminds me of your Donald Duck voice... :) Im sure you know we've got a new place and your welcome to visit anytime. Just let me know somehow that you're there. Love you!

Hi my friend,

You really never think about the future. You imagine your friend will be around as long as you are, especially because I'm older than you.
I'm sad we didn't get together more often. We always had good times to catch up on and things remembered. Always something to laugh about. I know when I join you we will be the best of friend again, whether we know each other or not.
You are and will always be my best friend. I miss you so, it hurts.

Love,
Carol

Hi Sweetheart,
Today is your birthday. I feel as if you were with me all day. When I came to visit you today I rode your motorcycle so that I could feel closer to you. I still miss you so much but I am thankful for all of our great memories. They will continue to comfort me forever. I love you.

Happy Birthday my friend. I miss you. I was thinking of something the other day and thought I should ask Donna, she'll remember. But then I remembered I couldn't. 
Thank you for your friendship. You have left me with so many good memories. They don't have friendship in this day & time like we did in ours. I really cannot think of one time we were ever mad at each other, I guess that's because we never were. I was going to write you something last night, but I couldn't find the web sight, because Chuck took my computer and I have to sign in using his e-mail. His computer crashed. Anyway, I want you to remember I love you and think of you often. Hopefully, when it's my time, we will meet again and talk of old times. Hope you are taking care of yourself. Love, Carol

You feel close today, Mom. Not sure why. Always love you though.

Hey Mom,
  Thinking of you today like many others. Your Bears are playing Jenn's Lions...I think the Lions may take it today. Today, while I was walking Tyler, I was thinking about how thankful I am that you (and Dad) really didn't give much of a damn what other people thought and still had a strong moral compass. Thank you Mom. Love you!

Hi Sweetheart,
Our family spent last week in California for your memorial. We went to your Grandmother's homestead,"The Pipes". Jennifer, Jason, Lulu, Jeremiah, Jackson, Tyler, Bill, Raymond, and of course Carol were there to give thanks for your life and all that you were. Joseph was there in spirit. I know that you were there as when we pulled up, we were greeted by the current property owner(he lives in Santa Monica) that just happened to be there. He directed us to the tree where your grandmother's ashes were spread and we spread your ashes there. I just feel that you had a hand in that. I felt so close to you there and the service was beautiful. We all spoke about how much you meant to us. The desert was beautiful, like you, and I remembered how much you loved it there, I remembered the family reunion when we barbequed for everyone at our trailer, but most of all, I remembered the good times with our wonderful family and friends. That will stay with me forever. I will love you forever.

Hello My Friend,
I have to say I was honored that Larry invited me to spread your ashes. I never got to go to Nana's, so I was honored to be invited. Of course, we miss & love you. It was great to see Larry, Jason, Jennifer and of course the grand kids and, in-laws and of course it was great to see Bill.
Your family is great, BUT they miss you, as I do. We, Larry & I should have been the ones to go first. I hope you hear & see the love we have for you. I enjoyed hearing the stories Larry had to tell about when you were first married and what a trooper you were, BUT of course I already new that. I heard stories I never knew and I hope I shared stories no one had heard. I'm sure you would have as many to share as I do.

Miss you so much. I hope you know what our friendship meant to me.  I hope when my time comes, you are there to meet me. We still have a lot to talk & laugh about.

Love, your friend forever,
Carol

Damn it, I really miss you.
Remember the Shoup pool every day in the summer?? The hill behind the school?? Man, we have so many adventures to share, I can't remember them all. Remember the time we were walking across the street and I got hit by a car. I remember you came up to me and I asked you what you did with the cigarettes, and you said you ditched them. The next day, you went to the beach with the church group and you called me when I was in the hospital. I remember the times I got to go on family vacations with your family. I don't remember much time spent eating dinner with the family, BUT I do remember swimming in the red tide, fishing with your Dad, cleaning the fish, going to the Officer's Club in Oxnard. Remember the night Joanne, Sue Erickson, you & I went to the drive-in and I got hives and swelled up all over?  I I remember going to guitar lessons with you and your Dad, we got to smoke in the car. Did you guys have a HUDSON car? I said something to Bill about a HUNDSON and he didn't remember. Remember our trip to Canada?  I remember the time my family went on vacation and we went to the store at midnight to buy a fly swatter.
Remember we had that car, that when you got to 45 MPH it used to shimmy? I guess that's why my Dad used to let me drive it. I hope to
remember a lot of different stories that I can share with your family.

Love always,
Carol

Hello my dear friend.
You are missed and loved. I am honored and blessed that your husband asked me to join in the distribution of your ashes. In all the years we knew each other, I never got to go to your grandmother's house. Now I get to see what you thought was very special. I have many, many fond memories of you & I. You will be and are a very special part of me. Walking up to Charlie Walters Pharmacy, going to Sight & Sound, Dairy Queen, Shoup Park, hitch hiking. Our trip to Canada, Pismo Beach & Big Sur.  The time you shaved your legs with my father's double edge razor. Eggs on Halloween. I wish I could remember all the fantastic times we shared. I want you to know, that I love you very much, you were like a sister to me. I wish we had more time to share our together. I remember Las Vegas. You & I came in at night, around 12 or 1 and our husbands were sleeping and we had a conversation where we completed each other's sentences. When Joanne & Jim were driving home, Joanne had a pail that she put ice in because they did not have air conditioning. Oxnard!!
I love & miss you. I feel very blessed in this world to have had as good as friend as you. Many people go through life and have no idea what it is like to appreciate some one that they can share anything with.

Carol

Happy Mothers Day, Mom. Thought of you several times today. Love you.

Hi Sweetheart,
This is my saddest day. One year ago I lost you. You will always be in my heart. I will always love you. We will be together again.

Hi Mom. Miss you. Can't believe it's been a year. Wish we could have your input on raising Tyler and compare him to me. So many conversations we could have. Thanks again for your sacrifices. Love you, Mom. I'll always have you in my heart.