| It all happened like this. My
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| | by my first name. She has more control
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| daughter-in-law called me and told me
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| | over me that way. She wouldn't treat
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| that my granddaughter was getting married
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| | Grandpa like that.
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| in Nauvoo, Illinois on the 22 day of
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| | In a few minutes, I had the tickets.
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| December.
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| | They were not refundable so I could not
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| I said, "A wedding in the winter? Just
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| | turn them in for cash.
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| before Christmas? Well, have a great time
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| | We were going to Illinois via Minneapolis
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| and give my love."
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| | and St. Louis. After Christmas, we would
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| She said, "You're coming!"
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| | be flying back to Minneapolis from
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| It was in that way of hers that said,
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| | Michigan and then on to Idaho.
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| "YOU ARE COMING!"
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| | Well, all that my daughter-in-law said
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| I said, "The last time I was out that way
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| | came to pass, at least as far as getting
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| at Christmas time in Illinois and
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| | here to Michigan. We are sitting here in
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| Michigan a zillion cars and trucks slid
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| | this big farmhouse looking at ourselves
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| off the road . I'm not going to do that
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| | because my son is in surgery, my
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| again, ever. Why don't they get married
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| | granddaughter went off on errands, and my
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| now while it is still warm?"
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| | daughter-in-law has not returned from
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| She said, "They're getting married in
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| | Illinois with the rest of the heard.
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| December. You are going to fly out and
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| | However, we've had nice weather, the
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| you won't have to drive."
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| | wedding was great fun, and my
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| I said, "You drive about ninety miles an
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| | granddaughter looked like a princess.
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| hour and you don't care what the
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| | Some folks had driven 20 hours to get
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| conditions of the roads are. That
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| | there.
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| terrifies Grandma."
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| | While dancing with my granddaughter, I
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| She said, "We will fly you to St. Louis
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| | thought, Maybe I shouldn't have fussed so
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| and Barry can drive you to Nauvoo. After
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| | much about getting here. Especially
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| the wedding, Mark will drive you to
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| | after this spring when my granddaughter
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| Michigan."
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| | had driven 50 miles almost everyday to
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| "Michigan!"
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| | sing to me during the three weeks I was
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| "Yes. You are coming up here after the
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| | in the hospital.
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| wedding for Christmas."
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| | Besides, I learned from an 85-year-old
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| I said, "Maybe Barry will not be able to
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| | farmer from Nebraska, during our
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| get off work. He has sick kids to watch
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| | five-hour layover in Minneapolis, this
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| over. The hospital may not let him off.
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| | important tip: Plant turnips with your
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| Besides, airline tickets are expensive.
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| | corn and oats. After the harvest, when
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| I'll just send the money as a wedding
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| | you turn the cows out into the field,
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| present."
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| | they will be able to pull up the turnips,
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| She said, "Mark said you would say that.
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| | gobble them down, and get fat with a more
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| I've already talked to Barry. I'm sending
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| | nutritious diet than from corn stalks or
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| you tickets by email."
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| | oat straw.
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| I said, "I'm not going out in that
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| | After a grand wedding, the farm tip was
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| country in the winter time."
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| | all gravy. I can hardly wait to get back
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| She said, "Yes you are, John. You belong
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| | to Idaho to tell my farmer friends. Think
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| to us and you've got to do what we say."
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| | of the money they will save not having to
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| My daughter-in-law always has called me
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| | buy food supplements for their cattle.
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