Open Letters

Dear Daisy,
Sorry that your last few months here sucked. Sorry that you couldn't pull through. I guess your "nine lives" are up - you always did think you were a cat. Making the decision to (finally) have the vet put you down was very hard for Rich and myself. We loved you as a happy, healthy, active member of our family. Whatever it was that tore you up (literally, making your insides stop functioning) killed a little part of us, too. We will always miss you but are SO SO glad that you are out of your misery, too. Euthanasia is tough... watching a sick dog die in front of us is tougher.
Much love!
Maggs







Dear Annie,
Welcome to our family! We talked about getting a Lab for a very long time, tossing around the idea of having two dogs under the Truitt roof. I'm glad we waited, the timing couldn't have been more perfect! We found you at the pound, your intake form had you down as a "stray." I can't believe you were a stray!! You are such a beautiful canine. Your primary breed is listed as "Weimeriner" but they say you are a lab mix. Hubby thinks you look more like a Lab - I really don't care what kind of dog you are, just so glad that you're ours!! You are so beautiful, did I say that already!? And, today is day two under the Truitt roof, and you're already learning how to behave. You mind very VERY well, you know a few commands, you excersize with us, play with us, and cuddle with us. You make our family very happy Miss Annie!! So glad you're ours. Much love!
Mwah!
Maggs





Dear Cesar Millian,
Thanks for the tips! Rich and I have been reading your books and we've caught a few epsidoes of "Dog Whisperer" on hulu.com ...we are impressed with your insights and are so excited to help Annie be a healthy, happy, loving dog. Thanks for your work :)
Love,
Maggie and the Truitts






Dear Julia,
Preschool starts back up again in two and a half weeks. I'm glad that you can't read yet, because I'd feel bad if you read all about how stinking excited I am to send you back to school, LOL. I've loved LOVED having you here everyday this summer. You really are a super helper - you shine the most when I have you tasks to do... you love to be a mini-me. But, I really get exhausted constantly thinking of ways to challenge you! Being in the house all day every day with 5 two-year-old kiddos takes a lot out of a person... I understand that, babe ;) I'm sorry that you've had so many instances this summer where you've had to decide to either join the 'babies" in their activities, or become adult-like and help mom work with the little ones. At school, at least, you'll get to be among peers ...you'll have teachers that challenge you every single day of the school year. You'll get to do big-girl things and come home everyday at lunch time to tell me all about them. I totally can't wait!! Two and a half more weeks :) Hang in there!!!

You are beautiful, and I love you dearly.
Momma


Dear Rebecca,
I can't believe you're almost TWO! Okay, honestly? The fact that you're almost TWO YEARS OLD is not what surprises me - I mean, I'm not surprised that you're a toddler/preschooler already... what I am surprised about is that you're not even two YET! I keep treating you like you're a two year old. You potty train yourself. You speak in 4-5 word sentences. You "read" books, you write "your name" you color, you run, climb, jump.... you do everything a two year old does. And I keep forgetting that you're NOT two YET. Whoa, momma needs to slow down with you. I've been unfair!
Thanks for growing up fast, though. :) You know how we run things around here - we are spontaneous and always on the go... You know that your dad, sister (and even dog, now) love you so very much and we love you forever and we love you always and it's always and forever unconditional. You are so beautiful, inside and out. I promise not to rush your whole life, I just let the first year get carried away. You are precious - thanks for blessing my life.
I heart you!
Mommy





Dear family and friends in CO,
Julia and I are flying into Denver in a couple of weeks!! We won't have much time for visiting or fellowship - it will be a quick trip, we're using my step-sisters wedding as our excuse to come! I can't wait to see the family - especially dad. I can't wait to share an airplane ride with Julia - I just know that she is going to LOVE it! I can't wait to relax with family. I can't wait to see my beautiful step-sister get married. I can't wait to spend one-on-one time with Julia. I can't wait to be "on vacation." And? I can't wait to come home... because I know that I will miss my husby and my Beccs like CrAzY while we're gone!!
Much love!
Maggie




Dear Cancer,
You still suck. I still hate you. I still pray that we will find a cure in this lifetime. I still want you erradicated. And I still want you to leave my best friend alone. That is all.
Maggie