When Mommy says this is the hardest good-bye of them all, she means it literally. Mama is a pro at good-bye's. South Carolina will be her TENTH state in 29 years! That's a lot of moving, a lot of good-bye's. But none has ever been as hard as the good-bye that's coming this afternoon, when we say it to Mary Lou.
No matter how Mommy tries to express what Mary Lou means to us, words just don't seem sufficient. We love her like family - MORE than "like" family. She's been with Mommy every. single. day. She's never, ever judged Mommy for being a working Mommy, a beta Mommy, a Mommy who drops the kids off in tears because it's been a bad morning, a Mommy who doesn't have kids with perfect hair and clothes, a Mommy who doesn't have a perfect record as a Mommy. She's never criticized - EVER. She's only helped, loved and been there.
And Mommy is a mess right now because in just a few hours she will be picking us up from Mary Lou's for the last time. To say that we would ever find someone like Mary Lou again would just prove you have no IDEA how much we love Mary Lou and how important she is to us. Mommy couldn't have done ANY of this without Mary Lou. That is no joke. Not even a tiny exaggeration.
I love you, Mary Lou. You will always be better than "like" family to us and we will always love and appreciate what you do. I believe God brought you to us because He knew how much we needed you. He especially knew how much Mommy needed you (that's me, really - I am just so used to writing the blog in Lilly's voice).
So don't be surprised, Mary Lou, if Mommy calls you over the next few weeks to ask you "HOW THE HELL DO YOU DO THIS!?!?"
We love you.
Thank you for everything.
Love,
Lilly, Anna and Jack
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