Anonymous
My sweet sister, you know you are missed dearly.
I miss our long calls of everything A-Z. I will admit to not answering them all of the time because of some "important' piece of work I had to do. Now I wish I had missed none.
I am happy that I answered your call the day before you passed. I was on my way home from work, was two blocks away from a lazy boy chair and the drone of an always predictable tv plot.
I answered. "Jo! Anna!!, what are you doing?!" was how it started. I took the next left and headed back out of the neighborhood because I knew that was your "we are going to talk" voice.
I drove to Sonic ordered a tea and sat there in their parking lot for the next hour and a half talking, laughing, going over some recent history, going over all of the kids updates and of course exchanging the usual "let's get together soon".
We talked about Christian and Earl. Some funny, good, sweet, bitter, death and then back to happy...as life is and will always be. You said, should something happen that you wanted Christian with us in Corpus. I am and have been blessed with him here. He is doing well and taking care. Always working with an occasional visit here and of course my stalking him at the store if I feel like it has been too long in between talks and visits.
"I love you a whole bushel and peck with hug around the neck." I miss hearing this.
After an endless day of life beating at your door...she sent me this..
I wish you enough sun to keep you attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish enough pain so that the smallest of joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you posses.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.
I wish you enough."
I love and miss you.