Hollie Darrell Smith

You would have laughed at Salena the other day trying to put a tent up in our yard. She had a time then it started storming and she started laughing saying it was you and Bub making it rain so you both could have a good laugh. We miss you so much. Its been so hard this Holiday with out you and Bub and Donald being in Iraq. Every day I get to talk to Donald he always talks about you and how he misses you, he told me he misses all the good times you and him had fishing. we all miss those days. Well we will be moving to Georgia in June Donald is going to be a Airborn Instructer its nondeployable so we are happy he dosent have to go back to Iraq. We love and miss you so much take care of Bub and keep him out of trouble I know thats going to be a hard one to do. Love you

This Thanksgiving was not the same without you.  I missed you getting into the jello pie before it settled and setting at the table with us sneaking into the turkey and ham.  I kept thinking that you would walk in the door any minute, but you didn't.  I kept trying to tell myself that you were just next door.  Christmas is going to be sooo hard.  I keep thinking of things to get you and then it hits me.  I saw a little tool set the other day and immediately thought of you.  It was colored like a jersey cow.  I laughed and almost picked them up.  I wish that we would have had a million more holidays with you.  I finally took that print out of the frame, the one of the barn that you wanted to snag from me.  I just have to get a frame for it.  I can't wait to get it up on my wall again.  I miss you sooooo much!  Words can't even begin to express how much I miss you.  I love you verry, verry mooch!

Remember the time we took Steven with us to R.D. Bailey Lake Park to fish at the river.  We had Smokey with us, he would get in to every can of pop that Steven had opened and drank it.  Then he found some beer that was  opened on the shores drank it and got real high on it.  Run up and down the shore all night.   It did not matter who we took if we had Smokey, he would drink everybody's pop if it was open and set down were he could get it.

The time we were at the river fishing at night and helgamite bit me on the neck, you laughed and laughed.

The time we went fishing on the boat at R.D.Bailey Lake and you were to close to a sand bar.  You cut the tip end of that sand bar off and Michelle thought jason jumped out of the lake and was trying to get her.  She was setting beside of you in one leap.   One minute she was setting in the back of the boat and the next she was in the front setting beside you.

There was another time we went fishing on the lake you were up front of the boat and I was in the back.   You  casted your rod  and caught me in the under arm with the hook.

 I miss all those times we used to go fishing, those were some best. We all had so much fun fishing.   If papaw is not sick this spring or summer the kids and I will have to take him fishing.

I miss all those berry and apple picking times too.

But most of all I love and  miss you.  Hugs and kisses

I'm trying to figure out how this family is going to get through the holidays without you. I can see you and Michelle sitting behind the kitchen table fighting over a turkey leg and Michelle and Em burping so loud that it could be heard over at Lizzy's. And it was so strong that it would part my hair as I sat across the table from them. Daddy talks about you all the time. He misses you.
I loved staying on the farm with Merry. Stan and I walked around your roads once or twice a day. I did not want to leave. Merry loaned us one of your varmint catchers so we could catch a mother cat and four kittens. But once we got it set up Stan couldn't go through with it. He said the kittens were too cute and wanted to keep them. He has to give up his cigarette money for a month to cover the cost of their shots and getting them fixed. Let's see how much he likes them now. I still think they would look mighty cute sitting on your back porch.
I still can't make His Name Is Cherokee For Silver Ghost to stop eating cat pooh. How do you like that name? When I got the registration back I couldn't believe my eyes. I had to send a note stating how I had gotten the dog along with the CKC registration form that had his name on it. So I wrote on the note what his name ment in Cherokee. I had to call them up and make them change it. I can't wait until I get the new registration back. His name will come back as Martha or Dianna or Brenda.
It has gotten really cold and has already snowed two or three times and its not even Thanksgiving yet.
I'm trying to get someone to climb my pecan trees and shake out the nuts. My butt weighs too much to get more than two feet off the ground. And Stan's belly won't let him get close enough to put his arms around the limbs to shake the tree.
I just had a thought. When I'm sitting on the Throne thinking about you you can't see me can you? I may never pooh again and I'll definitely try not to talk to you while I am. Reminds me of when I used to make you go to the toilet with me when we were young because I was afraid of the dark.
I love you so much and I miss you.