Dear Bev

Our sweet adopted Grandma Bev is far away in Spokane in a hospital awaiting her second surgery this week. I tried calling her on Sunday, hoping she was recovering at home, but I just got the answering machine. Today she messaged me on facebook expressing how much she loves reading my blog from the hospital. It made me feel bad that I can't go and visit her and tell her all about my kids and the funny things they do. So, from now on, my blog entries are dedicated to her... things I would share with her if I was sitting next to her bedside. And because this is already typed up and easy to copy and paste to my blog, it will be first.

This paragraph below was a PS. on the end of my parents' email this week. They have been serving a couples mission in Concepcion, Chile for the past 18 months. They will come home in 50 days! Anyway, I thought you would find this story amusing... I laughed so hard, I cried. Especially because I could picture my Dad's hearty laugh as he was typing it.. hope you enjoy!

We went to a talent show at the ward and a member with a big hat sat next to us. He thought it was a barbeque and brought his own meat in a plastic bag. It was ready to cook and had sauce on it. Of course we didn't have a barbeque like he thought. He was a little embarrassed about it so he put it under his hat. He sang at the talent show and got up a lot and put it on the chair next to me. A lady wanted to sit down next to me and lifted up the hat to sit down. She didn't see the meat in the bag because it was a little dark. I knew what was going to happen, so I put my hand out to stop her. I touched her back side to warn her. She still sat on the meat anyway but jumped up fast when I tried to stop her. I could not help but start laughing. Mom didn't know what happened but I told her later. The lady asked me if it was mine and of course, I said no. The bag started to leak so when the man came back he had to get some napkins to clean it up. That was the funniest thing and I still laugh about it. I had to get a picture of the man and his hat. He didn't know why I wanted the picture. I am laughing so much now, I can't finish this. Good Bye, Dad

This was my response to my Dad's email--

Dad, the meat story was hysterical... I had tears from laughing so hard. Aaron wanted to know what was so funny but I couldn't read it out loud.

Did he think it was Steak Conference? So glad you got a picture of the hat. But I wish you would have asked the lady if you could snap one of her back side. Hope Mom wasn't jealous.

Miss you!

~janet