To be honest, I hate the fact that I spend almost every waking hour figuring out ways to move the needle on comprehensive underride protection. I also hate the fact that AnnaLeah & Mary have no more chances to create new memories while the rest of us go on with our lives — getting older and making new memories without them.
I hate the fact that no one effectively took on the underride problem in time to let AnnaLeah & Mary live to see another day after their underride crash on May 4, 2013. And it keeps on happening to other families: The front of Padilla’s car was forced under the rear of the tractor-trailer. Man Killed in Thanksgiving Day Crash on Beltway in Virginia and this one 3-year-old girl dies from injuries in crash on I-15 near Moapa.
That is why I am a mom on a mission to make truck crashes more survivable. The only thing is. . . I can’t make it happen alone.
Here are some of my favorite holiday memories with AnnaLeah and Mary. . .
Happy Thanksgiving https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.549565838459268.1073741923.464993830249803&type=1
Mary Cranberry https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.549573781791807.1073741924.464993830249803&type=1
Mary would be watching the Thanksgiving Day parade. https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/549586845123834/?type=1
Tutus for the whole family https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/551011044981414/?type=1
Advent 2012…Sleepover https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.555655971183588.1073741930.464993830249803&type=1 and https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.555655971183588.1073741930.464993830249803/555656811183504/?type=1
Broken Candy Canes https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/556124954470023/?type=1
Mary Christmas Card…Karth Family Photo “Christmas Card” 2012 created by Mary https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/556151264467392/?type=1
Christmas Memories with AnnaLeah & Mary https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=559954657420386&id=464993830249803
Mary Christmas Angel…The glory of the Lord shone round about… https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/560141440735041/?type=1
Mary, did you know? https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/560630257352826/?type=1
Mary Christmas Angel–One: Jesus is the Heart of Christmas https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=560713557344496&id=464993830249803
Mary Christmas Angel–Two: Are we done yet? https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=560952533987265&id=464993830249803
Mary Christmas Angel–Three: O Holy Child of Bethlehem https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=560953360653849&id=464993830249803
Mary Christmas Angel–Four (Finale): https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=560953753987143&id=464993830249803
Christmas Letters from AnnaLeah & Mary https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/562522363830282/?type=1
Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 1996: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=562705110478674&id=464993830249803
Everything’s Different This Year https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/563077863774732/?type=1
Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 1998: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=563082103774308&id=464993830249803
This year & last year; Before & After: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=563186590430526&id=464993830249803
Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2001: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=563193017096550&id=464993830249803
Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2002: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=563666620382523&id=464993830249803
Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2003: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=564344183648100&id=464993830249803
Herod’s Slaughtered Innocents: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=564688433613675&id=464993830249803
Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2004: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=564807693601749&id=464993830249803
Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2005 https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=565873553495163&id=464993830249803
Notice: The Last Thing On The 2013 Calendar (as written by Mary) https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/565931740156011/?type=1
“Though the Fig Tree Should Not Blossom” https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=565938886821963&id=464993830249803
Christmas Letters from AnnaLeah & Mary, 2005, cont. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=565870523495466&id=464993830249803
Happy New Year! (Y2K) (AnnaLeah takes care of baby Mary) https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/565950123487506/?type=1
Christmas Letters from AnnaLeah & Mary, 2007 https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=566452906770561&id=464993830249803
Christmas Letters from AnnaLeah & Mary, 2008 https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=566833013399217&id=464993830249803
Christmas Letters from AnnaLeah & Mary, 2008, continued https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=566844333398085&id=464993830249803
Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2009: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=566944503388068&id=464993830249803
Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2009, continued https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=566946103387908&id=464993830249803
Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2010 https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=568828166533035&id=464993830249803
Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2012: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=568835126532339&id=464993830249803
MLK Holiday Observed: https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/572826719466513/?type=1
The Power to Captivate & Comfort: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=566439636771888&id=464993830249803
