You Just Need A Hug, Katey!

On Tuesday, February 24, Katey had been given some bad news and was having a really rough time when she called me that morning in tears. I asked her if she needed a hug from her mommy and she, in a very teary voice, assured me that she really, really needed a hug from me. Well, I told her that I had a surprise for her and maybe that would make her feel better. Then I suggested she go and get a pedicure, since that is The cure for so many things.

Bonnie and I decided that for our road trip. THE person we needed to cheer up was Katey. We left Tuesday about 11 am, stopped at Leilani’s to visit, stopped at the store, stopped at Barstow to go potty, stopped at, stopped at, stopped at - you get the picture. It took us quite a bit of time to make it to St. George.

We (make that I) then drove like the wind to make it up to Provo by noon. We had arranged with Daniel for him to call Katey and tell her to meet him at J. Dawg’s for lunch on Wednesday.

(Cue Mission Impossible theme music now!) With precise coordination via cell phone we were ready to play. Daniel brought Katey over to the south side of the hut with her eyes closed with the pretense of a surprise he had waiting for her. By the way, in the photos, notice the grin on Daniel's face!

When she opened her eyes and saw us, she was shocked and then burst into tears. As I held my sweet daughter in my arms she sobbed. Mom did, too! As she was crying on my shoulder, she said, “Oh, Mom! I needed you so much! I really wanted a hug from you today! This is just what I need!” She earned lots of brownie points that day!