A Letter

Dear Jenessa,

I am in Utah and thinking of you today. Yesterday I got on a plane about noon and flew here because there was a BIG surprise for me. Your Dad got me the ticket and said that I “really wanted to be here” at this time. I thought it was a little bit odd and wondered what the BIG surprise was for weeks. Last week I spoke to Kent and he said that he was the BIG surprise and so I wondered what Kent was doing all this time. Well he led me off track because when I got to the airport there he was and I was really excited to see him. We waited for a minute because my Dad and Marva were not with him. So I started up the escalator and Cherie and Lily were standing at the top. I was shocked and started crying because it was so unexpected. What a treasured moment. Cherie had this big sign that said, “Surprise, Happy Birthday Grandma” in huge letters. Wow, that was the biggest surprise that I ever had.

You know that it’s April Fool’s Day. Last night I was having this crazy dream. I was at home and the police knocked on the door. The policeman said, “I have a message for you, would you come outside.” So I stood on the porch and an ambulance pulls up with see through glass. The man said, “Your daughter has come home for the last time.” And I looked in the ambulance and there you were laying on the gurney and it looked like you were dead. I started crying. Then you woke up and said, “Are the camera’s still rolling? I’m cold give me something to keep me warm.” So they handed you one of Dad’s old bathrobes and you went back to playing dead with Dad’s bathrobe on. You looked so funny in his robe because it was so huge. I woke up then and thought I was crazy.

I love playing with Lily. She is such a cute little girl. Cherie is trying to get her to say Mama. But every time Cherie tries to teach her, Lily calls her “Dada”. She calls me “Papa.” This morning I went downstairs to see Cherie because I could hear Lily talking and playing. Cherie was laying in bed and Lily was walking/crawling around playing with her toys. I put Lily on the bed, patted Cherie on the hip, and asked her, “Who is this?” Lily said in her sweet little baby voice, “This is Cherie.” I laughed because she calls her mother Cherie. Someday she will be calling her Mom. ;)

I really enjoyed Conference and am anxious to hear what the MTC was like during Conference. I especially enjoyed President Hales talk about provident living. I also enjoyed many other talks.

Spring Break was last week so I took time to sew. I finished 3 quilt tops and have one to go. I am going to take the last one to Relief Society on Thursday if I get it finished.