Jo and Anna left the Houston area last night on a 6-week trip that eventually ends up back in Denver. After 3 weeks in East Texas with Memaw, Jo will do one last visit to see Dr. Anderlini and then they're off to MN for 3 weeks with Meema. If you live in Denver, don't look for them until July.
There are a lot of things I'll miss about Texas. I'll miss knowing BeLynda has always taken care of the details. I'll miss making multiple trips per day with David to HEB. I'll miss Kaden's spontaneous dances in the middle of the living room. I'll miss Zander's dedication to the study of dinosaurs and the universe. I'll miss Montana's 80 lb. greetings at the front door. I'll miss Regina's homemade pizza every Friday night!
What I'll miss most of all is coming into the Smith home and going to look for Anna. More than likely I would find her with Addison and the two of them would be playing together in the Pink Room. Or maybe they would be swimming together in the pool or perched together atop the monkey bars on the swing set.
I know Anna very much enjoyed the boys, but I think it was pretty special to have a sister for 9 months. Yes, they fought like sisters now and then, but much more often they helped each other put on makeup, they helped each other dress their dolls and they practiced their gymnastics together. When Anna gets older, I doubt she'll even remember momma having a bone marrow transplant and I'd be shocked if she remembered anything about momma having 8 surgeries in 25 months. If she remembers anything from her first 5+ years of life, I think she'll remember the experience of having a sister.
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We loved having Anna. And I think she will miss her brothers ... and they will miss her! She will probably also miss her dog, Montana who happens to be 110 pounds, not a mere 80 pounds! See ya in a couple of weeks!
Don't have contact info for you guys anymore, but wanted to make sure you knew about AT :( www.facebook.com/ATKinsonMemorial
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