More than you'll ever know.

Hi Mom,
Sorry I didn't get to write yesterday!

It was a busy day!

My first guests (in Parisio Suerte) left mid-day. The new fridge arrived for the suite as well. Anne also came over to collect the last items she had in storage here. We spent a couple hours bringing all her stuff (and she has a LOT of stuff!) upstairs from the lower level storage room and loading it into the U-haul.

Yes...a U-haul! Anne and her brother are moving all her stuff from here and her condo, loading and packing it themselves (with only a few helpers)!!!

She is one tough lady!

We had a break and I made blueberry muffins for Anne and her brother Marty. It was a really nice visit.

I went to see her in the afternoon, thinking that she had lots of help b/c she mentioned that she had lots of helpers. But things don't always work out sometimes and the helpers didn't show or didn't work out...except for the realtor, Joel, who is truly one amazing guy, who helped them all day. When I arrived, he had to go, so I called a friend and together, the four of us loaded for over 2-3 hours, the last of Anne's things.

When I hugged her goodbye, as they U-haul, van and trailer were loaded to the max, I said, "love you Anne. You know, your home is always your home here." She said, "Love you too. More than you'll ever know."

It's funny how people come and go in our lives and, often, we love them more than they'll ever know.

Why is that? Shouldn't they know? Shouldn't we tell them? What kind of difference would it make if they knew?

In our family - you made sure we always knew.

Mom, you made sure we knew we were loved...and so much more!

You made sure we knew and felt so cared for. Protected. Free to become who we were meant to be. You made each of us feel so very special (which is a miracle in itself when you have 10 kinds to take care of!). You made (and continue to make each of us feel so amazing in our own way. Never compared. Always adored. Treasured. Talented. But never too cool to be but in our place when we needed to be.

Thank you for making sure we always knew...

I hope that you know how much you are loved....even though it probably is more than you will ever, ever know.

Love you,
Crystal