Erik has always liked games. With 4 kids in the house it made for the perfect number to play. Years ago, whenever we'd bring out a board game he'd join in. We'd give him lots of help since the rules were tricky for him at times - but he liked being in the thick of it. He'd not get angry or mad if he didn't win, he just enjoyed himself. He liked Go Fish and Old Maid. In his older years it was Uno.
But when Mike came along (my hubby) he introduced Erik to a new game: paper football. Thus began the Mike and Erik paper football rivalry.
There is no offseason.
Supplies: a piece of paper and a flat table and dramatic background music.
Paper is folded into a triangle football shape, sometimes decorated with a blue star - representing a certain Pro-football franchise.
I, the devoted sister, cheer for Erik --- every time.
The following videos were taken when Erik lived with us in 2006. He would have been 46. Previously he'd been living alone, but had started declining. Watching these is bittersweet for me. Even though he was aging - compared to today - Erik looks active, healthy, interactive and smiling. Oh my goodness, when he smiles at the camera it pulls at my heart - there's the Erik I remember!
In these brief videos the competition was over and they were just goofing around, shooting the football at each other trying to aim for the other's nose. (it's a guy thing, I guess)
I guarantee next time Mike and Erik are together, the football's comin' out again.
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