Surprise call at Target

The MTC gave us 10/07 as Clint's estimated leave date. And Clint being Clint, he forgot to tell us last p-day that he was actually leaving yesterday. Of course we were all gone from the house all morning and most of the afternoon. Poor Clint was at the airport plugging coins into the pay phone trying to reach any and all of us with no luck at all.

All of a sudden, I hear my phone ring in Target. I looked down and it was an 801 area code. Concerned, I answered to hear Clint at the other end. I was shocked. I wasn't even expecting him to be calling so soon. He had been trying to reach us for a while. Apparently Brooke's car battery had died at school and Blake had left work to jump start her car. He hadn't been able to reach either one of them. I had Anna, Lila and Parker with me in Target, but they were eating a snack at the snack bar. I quickly ran and grabbed them. I sent Lila to hunt for Grammy down at JCPenney while I paid for the things in my cart. I told Clint to call us back on the home phone number collect in 15 minutes. By the time I got to JCPenney, Lila still hadn't found Grammy. Luckily she was just leaving the dressing rooms and we found her quickly. She thought something was wrong and that I had to get to the airport to go to Clint. Signing just isn't what it should be when you're on the phone and rushing around!!

Blake saw the pay phone number on his work phone and called the number. He located one of the other elders in Clint's district. He found Clint and put him on the phone. Then Blake was able to conference us all into the call! Thank heaven for technology and someone that knows how to use it.

When he called Brooke, Blake told her that he had a surprise for her. You should have heard her scream when she heard Clint's voice! She was so shocked and surprised! It was so fun to talk to him.

He is so excited to get to Colorado Springs, but a little apprehensive too. He's a little nervous about getting outside the bubble of the MTC. I'm sure he'll be fine once he's out in the real world but he's not sure what to expect. He loved getting all the packages from everyone while he was in there. He said that he received as many packages as the other elders got letters. He felt very loved.

He sounded so good. He's grown a lot in the MTC and I'm sure he'll grow a lot more in the weeks to come. What a great day it was for us to be able to talk to him and hear that he is doing well. We look forward to hearing how this first week goes for him and who his first companion is. Looking for that first email...