Dear Mom
I went to the Perrin Arts and Crafts festival today with my neighbor Natacha, just like last year, and then we toodled down to the quilt shop down 2210. You and I took that same trip this time last year, and you bought that really pretty coral and silver necklace. Rather than tell you all my tales and woes of Devon’s grades and sudden desire to misbehave; rather than regale you with my stories of the new pup - I sat there remembering last year.
We had just found out about your cancer, and you were still pretty well over all. You were buying Devon’s go cart and we were planning for Christmas.
Thanksgiving is around the corner. This will be my first Thanksgiving ever without my mom. I thought the Thanksgiving after Ma’s death would be hard, and it was. This one will be too. I asked the breeder if we could pick Cassie up the Monday of the week of Thanksgiving. I think it would help us all to have some joy in the house too.
I wish you were here. I wish you were well. I felt you come to visit me in my dreams yesterday. I wished I could have paid better attention. By the time my fog brain realized what was going on, you had left. I promise to pay better attention.
Come see me again. I miss you more than ever.
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Shelly,
I know these Holidays will be tough, but I also know your Mom is right beside you every minute and she is answering you everytime you speak. Just like your Mom used to tell me when I would say I sure wish I could hear God when he speaks to me and Sherry would tell me, “you are just not listening, he speaks and we try so hard to hear that we do not hear Him speak”. Just listen she is talking to you and at Thanksgiving she will be seated at the head of the table just like every other year. Set her a place she will love it.
My thoughts and prayers will be with you all through the Holidays and my prayers are with you and Devon, they he and you both get to feeling better so as the harmony in your house comes again.
Linda Massey
November 4th, 2008 at 7:29 am
Shelly, we wanted to express our sympathy to you and your family in the loss of your mother. We own “The Fisherman’s Guide News” on Lake Fork and your mother was a past feature writer for us. She and Bill were our neighbors for a short while. We just wanted you to know that we put her picture in our November issue.
Sincerely,
Don & Sue Hampton
November 18th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Shelly,
I am Sherry’s friend and fishing client from Dallas. I fished with Sherry many times on Lake Fork; several times my son joined us. We caught lots of bass and have wonderful memories. I remember the first time meeting Sherry one morning early for breakfast before our fishing trip. She told us stories about giant bass, within two hours I broke off 30 lb test line on a monster bass. She was a great person and a fisher woman. I think of her often and miss her and proud to have known her in my life.
Gaylord