Dearest Family,
WOW - I'm home from China and it was
absolutely WONDERFUL!!! One of the men on the trip took about 1600
digital pictures to send on the internet for us. I made the mistake of
accessing them this morning and it took a long time so now I must hurry
with this letter before church starts.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING - I just remembered that
I forgot to send you a card and I feel bad. I did buy each one of my
grandchildren a "Bejing Olympic Stocking Hat" so maybe that will make up
for it. They will have the Summer Olympics in 2008 and they have ALOT
to do to get ready for them!!!
I just loved my trip and I'm anxious to tell
you all about it - hopefully we will get together at Christmas time. It
was probably the most rigorous (arduous or something) 12 days of my
life. We all met for breakfast at 7 a.m. and we didn't get back to our
hotels until after 9 p.m. and we walked, climbed etc. most of every
day. Helen Jane and I decided we didn't want to miss anything and we
didn't and I am glad - I will never be able to do anything like that
again. I worried that something would happen to me and I would cause
the entire group to be in trouble - many things happened to some of the
others and I will have to tell you about them but I was happy to stay
healthy.
Bob - thank you SO much for coming to the
airport to get Helen Jane and me on Tuesday night!!! Ellen Mae and Mel
had arranged for their son-in-law to take us all to the airport when we
left on the previous Friday and we all bought suitcases while we were in
China and I knew it would be a REAL problem for him to get all the
luggage in his van on Tuesday. Bob had a cold and I know he was SUPER
tired from your Guatemala trip but I appreciated it SO VERY MUCH. There
were six of us - Ellen Mae & Mel, Gene & Wayne and Helen Jane and me and
all our luggage.
John - thank you SO much for your phone
call. We had a good visit and he told me about Guatemala and again I AM
SO PROUD OF YOU!!! He loved it and I'm sure Bob, Claire, Roy, Jean &
Ann did too - I was SO thrilled to receive the group picture that Claire
sent on the internet. There were 43 on the group in China and I believe
each one of them heard about my children doing such good things in
Guatemala and I feel bad that I didn't go with you - I will go next year
if you invite me.
I'm REALLY looking forward to being with
Roy, Patrice, Emily, Timothy & Jesse for Thanksgiving. I will leave on
Wednesday, Nov. 24th and will come home on Monday Nov. 29th. John has
made my plane reservations and I appreciate that SO much. It has been
fun to watch all the television coverage about the Clinton Presidential
Library dedication - Patrice sent a message telling me that we would try
to go see it. I wish John would go with me to Little Rock - he said he
hasbeen gone from his work quite a bit but he would think about it!!! I
will miss being with my Utah family and I hope you have a WONDERFUL day.
I haven't talked to anyone in the family
this week except Bob & John so I don't have any news. Bob told me that
Laura came home to stay with Katie and they got along fine. He also
told me that 600 people were treated onyour humanitarian trip - that is
absolutely FABULOUS!!! Bob & John enjoyed the food and that makes me
happy - Helen Jane wouldn't eat any of the food on our trip in China and
she complained each of the 12 days because of it. I love the food there
and I can understand why some people don't like it but they shouldn't
complain.
I heard last night that Davis High won the
State football championship yesterday - I'm sure the Bob Mellor family
went to the game and I'm sure Katie cheered her heart out!!! GOOD FOR
DAVIS HIGH!!! The University of Utah beat BYU and they made a record
for themselves- I'm glad I have a grandchild at the U of U - did you go
to the game Sarah???
I LOVE EACH ONE OF YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH.
PLEASE BE SO VERY, VERY CAREFUL IN EVERYTHING YOU DO.
Grandma B XXXXXOOOOO