Thursday, 6/25/26, rained during the night, then rained around 2 for a couple hours, then sunny and nice, Kimmy and Eli came, Eli set up his tent, He and Isaac rode their bikes around, Peyton, Isaac and Eli swam in the indoor pool in the afternoon and at night, Bill, Kimmy, Vikki and I played 3-13. I made pizza on the grill for the kids, Stoffers Lasagna for us,

Aunt Kimmy  pushing Rehvyn on our walk

Peyton, Isaac and Eli swimming

Eating Pizza I made on the grill and burnt

Rehvyn trying a big chair out at Northwoods

Peyton and Rehvy outside on a bench 

Papa put him in a boat there

It rained a few times during the early morning hours.  Rehvyn got up around 8 and so did the rest of us except Bill.  We all ate cereal for breakfast.  Rehvy ate really good.  Isaac took the trash down to the dumpster.  He walked instead of riding his new bike because he didn’t want to get it dirty.  He really wants to take care of it.  

Kimmy and Eli came up around 12:30.  The boys went for a bike ride on the trails.  We girls went to the store tried to pay for our utility trailer to be parked here.  The internet was down so we had to come back later. 

Eli, Isaac and Peyton went to the inside pool and swam.  Kimmy, Bill and I played 3-13.  I was behind until the A hand and I got a pat hand winning hand and went out and they all got stuck with lots of points.  I couldn’t believe I got such a great hand.  

  We left there and Kimmy, Vikki, Rehvyn and I walked to see the kids swimming.  Rehvyn was a little scared by the pool side. Eli asked me if I had food because he was really hungry.  He said he was hungry for frozen pizza.  I told him I had one and would make it.  We went back to the store and I was able to pay for the trailer.  I bought Rehvyn a sucker and he was really happy to pick it out. they came back to the camper, I had the grill going and put the pizza in. I set the timer and when it went off, I got the pizza and it looked delicious, but the bottom was burned.  The boys saw me come in with it and I told them I burned the bottom.  They said it looked delicious and ate two big pieces each.  Peyton cut the burned part off the bottom of hers and ate it.  They sure had to be hungry to give the nice compliments they did.  I sure love those kids.

We all went to Northwoods and walked around.  I bought some candy for our camping time here and Bill bought a water filter for the hose connection to the water.  Kimmy left for home after that.  Bill and I and the boys, took the scenic way back to the camper on Esty Rd.

Vikk drove Peyton and Rehvyn.  The kids went back to the indoor pool to swim until 9.  Then they came back to the camper, changed and the boys went for a bike ride until 10.  Vikki, Peyton, Bill and I played dice.  Vikki won.  I was the big loser.  

Jacob FaceTimed me and told me he is getting baptized this Sunday.  I told him I had to teach Sunday School, but we will leave right afterwards and should make it before he gets baptized.  I sure will be praying we make it in time.  I am so thankful he is following Jesus in baptism and continuing to seek Him. He is a very wise young man and is so special to our hearts and loved so much.  

I worked on my blog, then went to bed. 

 

Wed. 6/24/26,Wed., 6/24/26 packed last minute stuff, Vikki, Bill and I got gas at Meijer. Came home, loaded motorcycle, preened edge of garden, left for campground, Isaac’s bike came half off on expressway, got to campground, set up camper, Rehvyn was such a good camper,

Vikki letting Rehvyn try the bunk bed

He sure loves his trucks and cars

He slept with grammy on the pullout couch bed

He is sure a happy boy

Papa, Peyton and I playing 3-13.  I was the winner!

Got up at 8:10, Bill got up at 8:30.  Vikki called and said they were coming over.  10 minutes later she was here. The kids loaded their stuff in the camper.  Isaac stayed and helped me load stuff and helped Bill with what he needed.  Vikki and Rehvyn left to go get their stuff together to bring.   We went as far as Meijer and then Bill, Vikki and I got gas in our vehicles for $1 off. 

I fed the birds, watered my plants, fed the fish and put chlorine tablets in the floater in the pool.  Then I preened around the garden.  Then we left for up north.  Isaac had put his new bike on my bike rack.  I got on the expressway and was going and his bike fell half off.  The back wheel was an inch from the road. We pulled off at the exit we were right by and Peyton and I fastened the bike back on.  We thought we had it on good.  We left and got back on the expressway and got about 5 miles and it fell off again.  By that time we were on I-75 and it was super busy.  I had called Isaac and Papa, and also Vikki.  Papa and Isaac were in the motorhome way ahead of us by now.  Isaac was really worried about his new bike.  I was praying.  When I let Vikki know.  I wanted to try to put it on, but she insisted not and told me to wait because she wasn’t far behind me.  I didn’t want her getting out on the busy expressway either, but she insisted.  It was scary because Rehvyn was in a carseat in her car and Peyton was with me.  We sure prayed hard for Vikki when she got out and put it on.  It stayed on the rest of the way and we sure thanked God for keeping Vikki and the rest of us safe.

We got to the campground and Bill had the camper all parked and ready to level.  He leveled it and Vikki and Isaac helped Bill with the outside stuff.  I came inside and did what I could before the slide outs were put out.  We got everything done pretty fast.  Peyton and I went to the store to register,  The rest of the day, we sat outside, went for a walk pulling Rehvyn in the wagon.  Vikki and I made grilled potatoes, grilled asparagus and grilled hot dogs for dinner.  It tasted so good.  

Bill, Peyton and I played 3-13.  They had scores over 100 and I had 26 so I ended up winning.  It was hard to pay attention to my score with watching how cute Rehvyn was so I was actually surprised.  

Tues, 6/23/26, Got groceries for camping, loaded camper, met Maddy at 7 p.m. at Biggby, worked more on loading camper, Bill mowed the lawn, tilled around the outside of the garden,

I got Kit Kat this cute whale bed for her igloo to keep her nice and warm in the winter

She loved it and went right in

 I took the yard waste cans out to the road.  Then I went in and read my Bible and we did our prayer/devotion together.

Then got my list together and went to Walmart, Aldi, Kroger, and Meijer to get groceries for our camping trip.  When I got home I drove back to the camper and put all of the groceries away in the camper.  I packed the freezer food and groceries I need from the house and took them out to the camper too.  Packed all but the last minute stuff in the camper.  I am excited because Rehvyn is going camping with us from Wednesday til Monday.  Yay!

At 7, I met Maddy at Biggby.  We visited there til they closed, then went out to my car and sat and visited longer.  We had a nice time catching up.  They have been through so much with baby Chandler and his surgery.  Happy he is healing nicely, but it is taking time, plus he needs to adjust to breathing out of his nose now.

I got more things ready to go out to the camper.  Lots to pack for 3 weeks and lots of grandkids staying and visiting.  Looking forward to a fun time.  

Worked on my blog and then going to bed.  

Monday, 6/22/26, Tilled the garden, Washed out bird food storage container, Vikki dropped Isaac off, Isaac and Bill put jeep lights I got Bill for Father’s day in, Peyton helped me clean the camper, Bill had an Elders meeting, I hoed 8 rows in the garden, I took the garbage and recycling done, put more Phosphate plus put in the pool, Printed camping list and worked on it

No pictures today.  

Got ready, ate breakfast and went out to check the garden.  It was dry enough to use the Mantis and try it.  It worked great.  It took me about 40 minutes to do the whole garden.  It looks so nice.  I noticed the storage container for bird food smelled a little strange.  I looked and some seeds were sprouted.  I emptied it and washed it out.  

Vikki dropped Isaac off to help Bill put the lights that I got him for Father’s day on the Jeep.  Papa instructed him and Isaac helped lots and did a great job.  When Peyton woke up here, she helped me clean the camper.  She was such a great help and it didn’t take us long with both of us cleaning.  

Vikki picked the kids up.  Bill had an Elder’s meeting in the evening.  I rowed 4 rows in the garden.  I took the garbage out and took the recycling out.  Then I put more phosphate in the pool and recovered the pool.   I printed my camping list and started working on it.

Sunday, 6/21/26, Celebrate Sunday at church, kids and grandkids came over for Father’s Day, Fun time hanging out together

Celebrate Sunday!  Out side service combining both services into one.  There were over 530 people there.  We had 15 baptisms, 20 new members, 7 new deacons, and 3 high school graduates.  It was an awesome service celebrating all God has done!

I had tapped Brianna’s shoulder to say hi when she went by,

 I didn’t think she was going to turn around so looked to see who else was passing by. She is one of my favorite young moms there.  We worked in Sunday School together so she could learn to become a teacher. 

As each person was baptized, Pastor read their testimonies they had written out.  Some were so touching.  God is moving on people’s hearts to seek Him.  

The hotdog truck line

The Philly Steak line

The Mexican food truck line (we got in this line after the Philly steak people told us they didn’t have anything without cheese.  We got to meet and talk with lots of people while standing in two lines.  

This was the line behind us

Celebrating Father’s Day at our house.   

Eli and Isaac

Jacob ...so happy he was here

Me and Peyton dressed like twins....

New American and Marine flags the kids got for Bill.  The other ones he had up were all torn on the edges because of the hard winds we’ve had

Jared sitting on Peyton.

It was a great day hanging out together.  We missed Melissa and her family.  But we’re happy to FaceTime them and be together that way.  When Stacie came we adults had yummy PB&J sandwiches with homemade strawberry jelly.  The kids weren’t hungry.
After everyone left, I worked on putting pictures on my blogs I need to catch up on.  Peyton spent the night with us.  We watched a good movie.  Bill and Peyton had popcorn.   

Saturday, 6/20/26, Went to serve Saturday, Prayed for 3 hours for those serving and our community, had Chic Fil A for lunch, went to Samuel’s graduation party, took a nice nap, Hailey and Melissa brought Cinnamon rolls over for Bill for Father’s Day, one of the 3 was for me, we sat outside and had a fire in the fire pit,

I trimmed my lilac bush.  I forgot to take a before picture so took at half before and half after.  Kimmy always has trimmed my three bushes, but with the new hedger it’s pretty easy for me to do

Hailey petting Kit Kat 

By the fire pit giving Kit Kat attention

Evan resting his possibly broken ankle

Bill used a torch to kill weeds.  He accidentally torched my plant and it caught fire.  He stomped it out but his sock caught fire.  He had a hard time getting it off, but managed to without getting burned.  I am glad he was ok.  I told him no more torching by my plants, and I am hoping for no more torching at all

When we were leaving Melissa’s there was a rainbow on the other side of their house and this beautiful sunset.  I took a picture of the rainbow, but it didn’t look like a rainbow through the screen in the picture. 

Hailey was in her comfy jammies

On our ride home

Sweet CJ at home after his surgery

Bill took these nice pictures

Bill and I got up and got ready to go to Serve Saturday at church.  We had to be there at 8:00 a.m. There were 206 people registered to go to different places in our community to serve.  This year Bill and I were on the prayer team at the church.  There were 8 of us praying.  We prayed for three hours and covered the workers and the ministries they were helping plus went in the sanctuary where Cassie and Chelsie were getting everything ready for our Vacation Bible School which starts Monday.  We prayed over all the seats and the kids and adults who would be sitting in them, prayed over Cassie and Chelsie and different things that prayer was asked for.  After everyone returned from their jobs, Jon and Jennifer, owners of Chic fil A who go to our church, served everyone free lunch.  It was so good.  They did this last year too.  What a huge blessing!

Melissa called and she and Hailey brought cinnamon rolls that Hailey made for Bill for Father's Day.  They are going to Muskegon this year to celebrate with Bruce’s Dad for once.  We are going to FaceTime tomorrow when Bill opens his gift from Melissa, Kimmy and Vikki and families for Father's Day.  We sat out on the deck and decided to start the fire pit.  I tried and saw flames once, buy couldn’t get it started.  Evan decided he would start it.  He tried several times, then I prayed that God would help him where he had the sore foot and was trying so hard.  It started right after I prayed.  We were all so thankful to have a fire.  I gave Melissa a jar of jam I made for her and Bruce to try.   They left and we went inside and I worked on catching up on some blogs.  There’s been so much going on, it is hard to keep the blog up.

Friday, 6/19/26, Vikki, Isaac, Peyton and Eli came over, Kimmy came over and brought Arnie, Went to an Estate Sale, Melissa, Evan and Wookie came over, the kids swam,

Peyton and Eli

Evan (putting his possible broken ankle in the water) Isaac deciding whether to swim or not

All four together

Melissa and I twinning

Kimmy and Vikki Twinning.  They are filling my pots I got at the Estate sale with potting soil
   

They are so cute!....Thank you girls for planting the cute succulents in my new to me pots

Vikki took these of me watering the new plants

Kimmy and Vikki patched some peeling spots on the chairs in our camper

 

I got up early and cut up some strawberries and put them in the freezer for our lemonades today.  Kimmy, Vikki and kids got here and we had muffins and drank our coffees.  Then we decided to go to an Estate sale.  We went to one that said estate sale, but was really a garage sale and not a good one.  Then we went to the Estate Sale we really had wanted to go to.  

We all found some stuff we really liked.  We got home and Melissa, Hailey and Evan were there.  Evan was on crutches and had injured his ankle, possible a break.  Peyton and Eli swam, Evan put his feet in and Isaac decided it was too cold.  Hailey, Melissa, Kimmy, Vikki, and I sat on the deck and visited.  We ate nachos for lunch.  Kimmy did some sewing for Melissa.  Melissa and the kids had to leave.  Kimmy and Vikki stayed and worked on patching the chairs in the camper that had worn spots.  They did an amazing job.  I was happy and Bill was so happy when he came out and saw how great it turned out.  It was getting later and they left.  Melissa brought strawberries that Bruce had picked and mashed and gave them to me.  After she left, I started making strawberry freezer jam.  I made 2 batches and finished at 11 p.m.  I am so thankful that Bruce and Melissa were so kind and thoughtful to bless me.  I am so very blessed with the best daughter’s and son in laws who show there love so much and are so kind and thoughtful and helpful.