I've been surprised over the last few months how many times I feel connected to Blackfoot here in Montana. Just yesterday we were in the temple in Billings and I happened to be talking to a sister about the shoes I had on...she wanted to know where I had gotten them. When I told her from a store in Idaho that they don't have in Montana, another sister overheard the word Idaho. She asked me where in Idaho I was from. When I told her Blackfoot she asked if I knew her sister in law who is from Blackfoot - Jean Hunter. I do know Jean Hunter and I love Jean. (Lynn and I were trying to decide if he was her bishop for a short time before she left our ward but we can't remember.) I felt an immediate connection, once again to my beloved Blackfoot. The rest of the day I was happy and so thankful for yet another tender mercy. Not to mention thinking about an old friend that I hadn't thought about for a long time. I do love the memories of friends in Blackfoot :) Memories are a wonderful thing!
Oh, and it looks like maybe grandbaby #4 will make her appearance sooner than later!!!!! That means not only another baby to love but a trip to Idaho and Utah! YIPPEE!!!!! I'm sure that by now the grandbabies are screaming for a visit from grandma and grandpa. I like to think so anyway.
Nick and Brent said...
We run into the same thing, except everywhere we go, people know someone in Rexburg! How exciting that you will have grandbaby #4! Keep us informed!
February 29, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Cheryl said...
All grandkids scream for visits from Grandma/pa! I know my kids do.
Hooray for Blackfoot! That's one thing that I actually miss out here in California; unless they met someone who had been from Blackfoot on the mission or at BYU, nobody really knows where it's located. Oh, well, until I tell them it's on the way to BYU-I, and then they're like --oh, yeah! We drove past it! It's funny. :)
February 29, 2008 at 4:27 PM