Dear Suzy:

I miss you so much.  I have your face in my mind at all times always with your beautiful smile.

Today is a beautiful spring day.  The kind you and I love.  The fringe trees are popping out and look like green cotton candy.  The azaleas are almost finished blooming.  Everything is in varying shades of green.  The wrens built a nest in that tall cabinet your Dad uses for motorcycle stuff.  He left the door open.  They built on the top shelf.  She has 3 eggs which they now sit on almost round the clock.  So cute.

The birdsong is fabulous this time of the year as you well know.  The chipping sparrows, painted buntings and the cat birds are still here but I imagine they will be leaving soon.  The lone ruby throat hummingbird that stayed all winter has been joined by a couple more.  So more feeders went out.  A pair or purple finches have been checking out the feeders.  Your Dad has to fill them up every other day.  That will lessen as the winter birds leave.  And the goldfinches have arrived on their migration.  There are less this year.

Your Dad and I had a wonderful lunch with Logan, Tuesday, and Brixon.  Brixon actually played with me and gave me a kiss when I left.  We will make sure he knows all about his Grannie in heaven just as Maria promised with any children Bryan and Jen had.  There house is really nice and Logan has fixed it up even nicer.  Tuesday and your Dad and I bought him a grill for his birthday.  He was so proud of that.

You would be so proud of Bryan.  He has handled all of this with the most courage.  You would be proud of both of them.  And that Jason was here with the donuts the morning after we knew you were gone.  He was here off and on and made our day easier.

Lee and Lynn came and spent a morning with us.  We had a group hug and cried.  They have not changed one bit.  And they helped us cope that second day.  Lee cooked a bunch of food and brought over.  Then the next day David Bryant came.  He spent the afternoon with us.  He looked good.  And your Aunt Linda came over.  She brought me two beautiful orchid blooms.  You would love them.

You know how much your Dad and I love you.  We know you are now out of pain and are with our Lord.  You probably already know Judy is being taken care of and will be fine. 

I'll write you a letter every so often.  Catch you up on things.  All my love Mom.