I've Got the Whole World in My Hands

On Thursday I tended grandsons Tyler and Logan. Granddaughters Ryann and Lucy came too, as did their mother. For the first time in what seems like forever, we went outside to the swings and trampoline. The kids acted like they'd been let out of a cage (as did Mom and Grandma). Two-and-a-half year old Logan sang, "I've got the whole world in my hands, I've got the whole world in my hands" every time he was pushed "high to the sky." It was such a dear thing!
This morning I had a really scary phone call. My brother-in-law called on a cell phone saying Rob's dad had disappeared. His car was out by the mailbox with the lights on. They saw it on their way to church and assumed he'd gone back inside for something he'd forgotten. But he didn't show up at church. So, they went to look for him. He was nowhere to be found. Lots of things went through my mind after the call, not the least of which being that I need to seriously get to work on transcribing cassette tapes he's recorded for his personal history. Fortunately, a few minutes later Rob's sister called to say they'd found him. He'd run out of gas, left his car by the mailbox, forgotten to turn off the lights, and gotten a ride with someone to a different ward he'd been planning on attending so he could hear friends speak. Rob's sister thought the meeting started at noon and was expecting him to attend his normal ward.
I attended a wonderful conference at the Zermatt in Midway on Friday and Saturday. Four colleagues at the library and I stayed with Ilene at her cabin a short distance away. We heard David Booth, a very funny expert on literacy; Christopher Paul Curtis, Patricia Reilly Giff, and Steven Jenkins, all award-winning authors and illustrators. We also heard a first-class storyteller on Friday night before bed. I never cease to have that jaw-dropping feeling of awe to be in the presence of such celebrities! (I know I'm a big nerd for having such thoughts. That's okay; I like being a nerd and being around other nerds!)
Because we were at the conference, we missed Jimmer's 52-point performance Friday night. We watched the SDSU game last night. Sad, but not as sad as the New Mexico game right after Brandon Davies' suspension. It has been a season of highs and lows. What fun it has been to attend most of the home games and watch most of the others with my dear friend Ilene. Thanks for the memories, Jimmer and your supporting cast!