What?

Have you ever had a day that you felt like you were two steps behind? That’s how I felt the first day of April. It was a Thursday, but felt like a Wednesday. It was also snowing. I had offered to help Marc out by taking our taxes to be mailed at the Post Office. So…I went and had to stand in line because he wanted it sent certified. After what seemed a good half hour wait…I went and treated myself to a Route 44 Diet Coke at Sonic. They have my favorite ice. I went home to relax and get caught up on things at home.

I really like some of the games on Face Book and so I got on and saw Yuni and Lya’s picture. I thought…. wait…. today is Thursday and I usually go to their place for a visit. I wrote her on Face Book and she replied that she would like me to come if I felt like I could with the bad weather. It was not snowing here, so I got ready to go when the snow started to fall so heavy that I couldn’t see past my back yard. I thought…no way…so I wrote and told her. I did a few more things and the weather had cleared up and the sun was shining. So…I hurried and left for Bountiful. Yuni had told me that Ryan would be home around 4:00, so I thought I would stop at Cosco since it was about 3:30. I was strolling down an isle and low and behold…. Ryan turned the corner. I thought he saw me, but he started to leave and I said, “Hi Ryan.” He looked around and then he said (with pure joy) “Mom.” Leaving his cart, he came and gave me a hug. It was a great surprise!

I went and played with Lya while Yuni made dinner and Ryan practiced the talks that he will be interpreting for Conference (we are all excited for him). Lya was in a great mood and gramma enjoyed having some one on one time with her.

Marc beat me home, but we decided to wind down and watch a video. The phone rang and I could tell that Jarem was really excited. He said something, but I couldn’t understand what he was saying because he was so happy. Finally…it came out. “Gramma, my mom’s going to have a baby.” I was stunned. I said, “What?” He repeated it. “Who? Pumpkin Pie?” (Their guinea pig). “No…Gramma…Mom…she’s going to have a baby.” Then he said (laughing), “April Fools.” He was so excited that “he got me.” His cute laugh was followed up by both he and Lexi telling me that they had tickets for the Jazz Game. Right…. April Fools! It was great!

So…maybe this day was supposed to feel different. After all…it was April Fools Day!