The ransom note from Mara

JESS

TEXT MARA OR

JOSH IF

YOU WANT

TO SEE YOUR

CAKE

AGAIN

P.S.

YOUR MOM

HAS CAKE

This is the story: Sara had made a cream cheese jello cake for Jennifer's birthday (which was actually the second week of March, but we believe in the phrase "better late than never"). It was Monday night and a ward Emergency Preparedness activity. Mara and Josh slipped out a little early and wrote this note on the sidewalk for me. When I saw it, I went and got another popsicle from the refreshments table at the ward activity and texted Mara: "I am willing to exchange a root beer popsicle for the cake."

Then I waited for Jennifer and Sara to leave the ward activity. I wanted them to see the note and get in on the joke, but when they finally came, they didn't even look at the ground- they were too confused by me, standing in the middle of the sidewalk with an uneaten popsicle in my hand. I ended up having to point the note out to them and then we walked into our apartment together, where I confronted the cake thieves and made the goodie exchange. The cake had not been harmed. We let them have a couple pieces after they'd finished their popsicle.