Letter from Grandma Lael

Dear Andrea and Jeff,

Happy Anniversary!  "Late!"  I just withdrew some IRA money (we have to) = so here's some extra help for you- Things can only get better!  Notice stamps- In 1954 after we moved to Caldwell, I so wanted a car with fins!  I had a maroon/pink Dodge picked out; But no money.  There will be bad and good times and we still live!

I had to include this because I love the last line.  That's good advice for life right there.

Letter from Grandma Lael

Dear Andrea,

Thinking a lot about you and hoping you have a wonderful day!  I'm sure you're busy with everything, and I know you helped your mom so much with the wedding.  She is so lucky to have you close.  She told me about the flowers- I know you're a professional design now!  I am having catarac surgery on my left eye on September 4th.  I can't read anything with it.  We had some good company from many of our family this summer.  DeAnn's girls and husbands took me to the Twin Falls ID temple open house.  It was lovely.  I have some wonderful cherry tomatoes coming=  They are so sweet.  I planted a lot of 10 year old seeds and got a few beans and corn.  Lots of beets and some nastursians and zinnias.  I guess Anita got Kaysville closed and west Jordan one at end of September.  She is busy teaching now.  You are lucky to have an Aunt Anita- let her know that!

Your XOXO Grandma

Happy Easter from Grandma Lael

Happy Easter!  And thanks for your letter!  I'm glad you are enjoying your calling and job is OK- just a "nice monster client"!  Experience to learn in your life of how to get over it.  You've probably learned to say "except for unforeseen conditions" a lot of times now.  I took greenback $ once to enclose with flowers to send.  Later he came in and claimed they didn't get the $!!  So the flower shop got a new rule: No sending money with flowers.  I'm glad you got a car!  What kind and most important to me= What color??  So I've found and lost again the timeline, and appreiate the offer to update it.  Right now I'm still sorting through boxes and trying to throw memories away or get them into categories- I hate to throw out all my cute primary and R.S. things.  But they are so old fashioned and out of date, it's pathetic!  I also have lots of gardening to do.  Lots of willow branches to pick up.  Hopefully Lori and her boys will help with that when they come for Easter and one week.  Sean too busy to come.  Anita doesn't have spring break until 2 more weeks.  But we'll have a family get-together for whoever comes.  Hope you have a wonderful Easter too!

Love, Grandma Lael