***I know it is February 25th of 2023 but when I went to start a new blog today I saw that this was never published...so I'll leave you with this post for now and publish 2023 soon!
I truly can't believe it has been so long since I've blogged. I've thought about it periodically but I usually just talk to you in my head. However, there are just times that it needs to go down in print of some sort. So, Just One More for Cindy, seems quite appropriate! We spent last week at Edisto and visited "The Briny Swine" formally know to us as "The Thirsty Fish"
To say the flood of memories came rushing back is an understatement. It is a place that will forever feel like you! Vibrant, warm, fun, etc...
There really are no words to describe just how much you are missed on this earth but you are remembered! That is so evident in more ways than I can possibly mention here...but Anna and Addie are perfect examples! They are so you in their own ways and demonstrate just how powerful your memory is to so many of us. Mannerisms, phrases, looks, characteristics, joy, and yet...Finn and Flora are now in the picture. Oh MY are my best words for them. You would be so over the moon soaking them in if you were here with us. Finn will be 6 this year, which is kinda hard to imagine...she was just born wasn't she...then again it's been 8 years since you fought your heroic fight. It all seems like yesterday doesn't it? Finn has your heart, always looking for the good in people and just can't seem to understand when someone doesn't treat others right. I would say "She is going to make a difference in this world...but she already has!" Then, there is Flora...I don't think I've even introduced this little love on this blog. Can you believe we have a blond curls, blue eyed angel among us? Her smile melts you to the core, her dimples are beyond description and when she hugs...it is a love that is pure, genuine and heart-felt! She ADORES her "Tinny" (Finny) which reminds us of how a certain KK and Addie felt about their older sista's... and believe me, Tinny gives that love right back like You and Anna did to their baby sister's!
So, Addie and Mr. Chris won "TyeDyed" for Finn on Father's Day which is a large stuffed animal that made it to the beach. One of Finn's favorite things to do is to wake up early at the beach to spend quiet time with Bon Bon. She doesn't speak but immediately crawls in her lap and snuggles. If it's quiet enough she'll fall back to sleep. One morning, she and Tyedyed crawled in her lap and no one was around for a pic but can't you just picture it...Bon Bon in her chair, Finn snuggled up on her chest and Tyedyed under Finn's arm. Oh, how I wish we had a pic but it is clear as a bell in my mind.
I can't begin to describe Anna as a momma and Addie as an Aunt. They are truly amazing-
