Yesterday Bob and I travelled to E. Lansing as we do twice a year to visit our family here. We were greeted with a grand grand welcome, squeals of joy and big hugs from our two granddaughters here and the Stokstad male greeting from our son (a hug and three pats on the back). We put our suitcases in our house (next door to theirs) where Sonja had hid a pumpkin she picked out for us. We had to hunt all over the house to find it, guided by her excited hints of "hot", "cold", "burning hot", to the closet where it was hidden. Erika had picked out flowers for us and Paula had cleaned and set up the bedroom for our French guests, arriving today. She stocked the house with gourmet food like I never buy. What a treat! Later, over at their house, Sonja read me her latest story and I was amazed at her literary prowess. Erika played us the National Anthem on her clarinet which she is learning to play in 6th grade band. After the girls went to bed, Paul showed us all of us latest pottery - microwave popcorn poppers and juicers plus lots of mugs - all amazingly beautiful and perfectly made and Paula caught us up on all the latest happenings. Best of all was the feeling of being wanted and welcomed with such love. It surely makes me very very happy to be here in E. Lansing.
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