Heart Attack! (The good kind)

We live in a great neighborhood where the children feel welcome at any of the neighbors homes. It isn’t unusual for me to walk outside and find a neighbor child or two in my yard or on my porch swing – without MY children.

So last night I was making dinner. All the kids were either at lessons or friends houses so it was pretty quiet. I began to hear giggling and talking. I was trying to figure out which child was home early with a friend -- or 7. The noise didn’t go away. In fact it began to sound a little like a party. And girls.

I decided I would step outside and crash the party. Give the kiddos a hard time. But when I opened the door I heard things like, “Oh crap, you were too loud” and “Hurry up” and “What do we do now?”

It was then I noticed the big van my friend drives. She is Achievement Day leader. Suddenly, I realized I had crashed a surprise. There were probably 20 different Achievement Day girls sticking little handmade hearts into our yard.

I quickly muttered something about not seeing anything and slinked back inside. (Then spied on the girls from a window while they finished their job.) And, even though they knew I had caught them, they still sent a very stealthy runner to ring the door bell and run. I laughed as I heard, “Hurry go, go” “Run faster!” Maybe, just maybe, they had believed me when I said I hadn’t seen them.

Turns out the heart attack was for my sweet hubby as a “thank you” for being in the bishopric. It came with adorable love notes and a thank you note. I don’t know what was better, listening to the giggles while the girls did their deed or seeing the smile on my husband’s face… I really think his heart just melted.

It was a fun day for our family.