Saturday, 4/11/26, Went to Faith Riders meeting, Melissa, Evan, Lydia and I went to see Girls of Grace, Went to Wang’s Bistro for lunch, played Donkey, Went and got gas

We enjoyed Girls of Grace today.  Such a great message, great songs and awesome worship

A group of Boys did a great job dancing to Toby Mac’s song Fire

Isaac eating lunch with Papa

Lydia, Evan, Melissa, and me at Wang’s Bistro for lunch

Evan getting ready to loose at Donkey

Saying Hee Haw...poor Evan

Lydia and Evan

Kody got done with his shower this evening and Stacie noticed he was wearing the cross we got him for his birthday.  It made me so happy. Thankful she sent me a picture

Lots of water in my flower garden

First Daffodils opened today

We went to Faith Rider’s meeting in the morning.  Breakfast was delicious and we had good fellowship with everyone.  The meeting went well and Elaine, the chaplain, gave a great message.  We came home and I changed right away, then Melissa and Evan got here and we left to go pick up Lydia.  She was already when we got there and came out to the car.  Evan met her partway and got the car door for her.  We drove to Frankenmuth and got to St. Lorenz school.  They had people outside to direct the parking.  We got some popcorn, waters, and candy bars.  Melissa bought her and I a candy bar after we finished our popcorn, because we decided we had a sweet tooth.

We got great seats, then watched the program.  They all did a great job.  We loved the part where they had signs and on one side it told the problem and on the other side it would declare the answer that God brought.  So touching, I cried.  So did Lydia.  The songs and messages they chose were amazing.  The worship dancers did amazing too.  We had such a good time.  When it was over, I took a picture of Evan and Lydia and then we went to go eat.  I was going to take us to DaVinci’s Restaurant and when we were driving Lydia and Evan saw Wang’s Bistro.  They said it’s their favorite place, so we went there instead.  Melissa got terrayki chicken, fried rice, an egg roll and soup and I got the same except I had sweet and sour chicken. Evan got what Melissa had and  Lydia got some kind of sushi things. Our food was really good.  

We came back to my house then.  Bill and Isaac had taken the hard top off our jeep and put the soft top on.  I know he was thankful to have Isaac help him.  He took Isaac to Culver’s for lunch.  I’m glad he took a picture.  Melissa, Evan, Lydia and I played Donkey.  I was the first one to get the donkey, but I didn’t get many high numbers to go with it.  Lydia went out first, I went out second, Melissa went out third and poor Evan got the Donkey.  We sure had fun.  After the game, we relaxed and talked and enjoyed some Oreo’s.  They left to go home around 5:30 because Bruce was making chicken taco’s for them.  

Bill and I went to Kroger to get gas for $1 off on 35 gal.  $35 is a big savings with gas so high.  Very thankful for Kroger and Meijer gas incentives.  I came home and wrapped a baby shower gift.  I totally forgot about Joselyn’s baby shower today.  Bummer!  I really wanted to go.  I will take the gift tomorrow to church.  

It got up to 55 degrees and sunny today with no wind.  Beautiful day.  So thankful!

 

Friday, 4/10/26, Kimmy, Vikki and their dogs came over,, Adam brought his girlfriend, Grace over to meet us, found a dead cat in Kit Kat’s house, went to see the Movie, the Great Awakening...so good!

Arnie relaxing

Grace and Adam

Rehvyn and Kenzie

Grace and Adam went out to see if they could find Kit Kat....they found this dead cat in Kit Kat’s house on the deck.  Yikes

After the movie, we stopped at Culver's and each got just a burger and water

Kimmy came around 8:30.  I was drinking my coffee and reading my Bible when Kimmy got here.  Vikki walked in right behind her.  We sat in the family room and visited, and also FaceTimed with Kenzie and Rehvyn.  We called Melissa to remind her to come over if she could.  We turned the fireplace on for a while.  We could see lots of birds outside.  

Adam brought Grace over for us to meet.  Jared got here right after they got here.  We all hung out and Jared shared a video of Adam when he was little running through a brick wall in the doorway of their hallway.  It was so funny.  We visited and got to know Grace a little.  We all agree that she is really nice and a very sweet girl.  I offered to warm up some goulash for Jared, but he said he has his lunch at work.  After he had to go back to work, I warmed up the goulash and made some toast.  Adam and Grace weren’t hungry yet.  The rest of us ate.  Adam and Grace wanted to find Kit Kat, so I gave them her container of treats.  I told them to just shake it and call her and she should come.  They went out the door, and looked in her cat house, and saw a dead cat.  We’re thinking it got hit by a car and came and got in the house.  I have seen this cat around here a couple of times.  It was sad.  Kimmy and Vikki, (mostly Kimmy because Vikki couldn’t handle it well) moved the cat with a shovel and took it and dumped it in the ditch on the other side of the road.  Then I went out and took all of the blankets out of it and put them in the trash.  I put the trash in he huge trash can.  

We visited some more, then Adam and Grace had to leave.  They were going to go over by the Bridge.  We gave them hugs and they left.  Melissa texted that Bruce was getting out of work early, so they were going to do something special because the kids are on spring break.  We three girls took a nice nap.  When we woke up, Vikki went and picked up the kids.

I saw that a friend of mine commented that the movie The Great Awakening was really good, so I asked Bill if he wanted to go see it.  He said know, but after the kids left, he asked me if I wanted to leave right then and head to Bay City to watch it.  We left and got popcorn and pops and watched it.  It was very good and a dear jerker.  We stopped for a burger at Culver’s on our way home.  Then we came home and I finished reading my Bible, we prayed together and then I worked on my blog.

Thurs., 4/9/26, Kenzie brought Rehvyn over, Rehvyn got his first haircut, worked outside lots, Marlee dropped off my stuff from Marie’s, watched a movie with Bill

Rehvyn loved playing with the cars at our house.  He would get one out of the tub and bring it to me and show it to me.  Then he would drive it on the table and park it.  I thought I would go closer so he didn’t have to come so far, but he waved his hand in the air for me to go back and sit where I was.  He’s so funny!

So nice out!  Time to make sun tea!

First Haircut for Rehvyn.  He was so good for it Vikki said.

He’s so handsome, but sure looks older

Worked all around the house to get rid of weeds coming and also get rid of some violets I didn’t want taking over in areas

Bill moved the tables and swings in place on the deck

Bill uncovered the fish pond outside

Bill hung the swing on this side of the deck

Grammy and Rehvyn

So cute in my driveway!

We got up at 8:30.  Bill left to go mentor Jeremy.  Today is their last day.  Jeremy is doing so well now.  He was in the Marines and has PTSD.  He has gotten close to the Lord and that has really helped him.  God is awesome.  

I took my shower and then went upstairs to do my hair.  Kenzie called and was by Vikki’s house and asked if I could watch Rehvyn and he could take a nap here.  Of course, I said yes to that.  They got here and he was pretty tired looking in the car.  I got him out of his car seat and showed him my flowers, then brought him in the house.  Kenzie wanted him to take a nap to stay on schedule, so she put him in the crib upstairs.  He cried for a while, but she wanted me to let him fall asleep.  She called when she got to Target to check on him.  He had quick crying and I thought he was going to go to sleep.  Then after we hung up, he started crying harder.  I called Kenzie back and she said I could get him up.  I went up and could smell that he had pooped his diaper.  I brought him downstairs and realized Kenzie didn’t bring the diaper bag in.  I prayed and then found 2 diapers in a drawer in theliving room.  I am so thankful Vikki left them here.  That was a long time ago, but they fit him.  

He had a blowout so it was a good thing.  I felt bad for him having to be in that messy diaper.  I got the baby wipes and got him all cleaned up.  He was very happy he could stay up and play with the cars I have.  He plays so nicely with them and is so gentle.  He showed me each one, then parked them on the table.  Vikki came here after work, then Kenzie came back.  Rehvyn gave good hugs and told me and papa he loves us, then they all left.  Vikki thought about cutting his hair, then decided to take him to a barber.  The barber did a great job cutting his hair.  He looks very handsome and adorable.  So cute and they said he was such a good boy.  

I dug weeds out from the front of the house all around to the back on around half of the pool.  I also dug out some violets that I didn’t want spreading.  So nice to have all that done.  Bill uncovered the outside fish pond and moved all the furniture on the deck while I was busy with my job.  We sure got a lot done today.

I talked to Melissa.  Evan and Lydia want to go see Girls of Grace with us on Saturday.  Yay!  I ordered the tickets on line.  I love going to see them and so does Melissa.  

I made goulash for dinner.  I made some without burger for Kimmy for lunch tomorrow.  

Bill and I watched a movie after that.  It had a great ending.  It was called Pardoned by Grace.

I worked on my blog after that.

 

Wed., 4/8/26, Went to have taxes done, went to Melissa’s, Wookie came out the front door because he wanted to see me, Got up to 50 degrees, Bill and I worked outside, I went to Grace Valley Seek night

Dad digging out the Iris Rhizomes because the were getting overcrowded.  Big job!

Kit Kat isn’t afraid of work...she can lay right down and even fall asleep next to it

Left the peonies, daffodils and grandma’s 100
+ year old iris's

Dug more ground up around grandma’s iris’s so it would be easier for Bill to mow around them

We kind of look like Ma and Pa Kettle in these pictures.  To bad shovels didn’t get in the picture.  We took a selfie with my phone sitting on the deck.

Peyton, Isaac and Eli and friends from youth group

Kimmy and Jared’s ducks

This duck is absolutely beautiful.  Kimmy sent me a picture so I could see a close up of it.

I got up first, made my coffee and relaxed in the living room enjoying it.  Bill got up about a half hour later.  We took our taxes in and had them done.  Getting a refund this year for the first time in a several years.  Yay!  Thank you President Trump.  

We were going to go pray over Maddy and Alec’s house, but baby had to have PT and Ot, so we are going to do it another day.  We went to Tony’s for breakfast instead.  It was the best breakfast!  We stopped at Melissa’s afterwards and dropped Jack’s Easter candy off that he left here.  Bill was just about to reach into the bag and grab some candy when I snatched it away.  Then when I walked in front of the Jeep he got me back by blowing the horn at me.  

He has way more candy at home than what he should be eating.  Wookie came running out the door to see me and have me pet him.  He is such a sweet dog.  

We came home and prayed over each other.  That was his idea while we were doing our vision last night.  We had been praying over each other when we went to bed at the same time, but just prayed on our own otherwise.  He had a great idea of doing it during the daytime.  

We read our Bibles and did our devotions and prayer books.  I’m in 1 Corinthians now.  I love reading God’s Word.  It is so amazing.  Sure is life changing.  I called Gayla and talked to her for a while.  Kimmy called me while I was talking to Gayla, so I called her back and she told me their duck, Teal, who had left for the year, was back with a wife and 3 babies.  Nice that their pond is over full.  They were having a nice swim in a couple videos she sent me.  The babies are so pretty.  It’s always fun on the farm.  I called Melissa to see if she wants to go see Girls of Grace with me.  She does and is checking with Hailey to see if she wants to go Sunday afternoon.  The girls do beautiful worshipful dance to worship music and present a great message.  The music is amazing.

It got up to 50 degrees, so I went outside and took a bathmat Hailey had got us for Christmas and put it in the camper.  Put the induction burner away under the bench. We will be taking it in to have it de-winterized shortly now that the weather is warming up, so making sure everything is ready for travel.  I walked around looking at my plants after that.  I was looking at Grandma Schmidt’s Iris’s and thought it would be a good time to dig around them and dig around the other plants too.  After I thought it, Bill came out of the shed and mentioned it would be a good time to do that.  I got my small shovel, then Bill came out with his big shovel.  He dug all those big clusters of rhizomes out.  I decided I don’t want that many Iris’s if they spread and get in such big clumps.  I will just manage his grnadma’s.  

It was the worst area that needs to be done and was such hard work.  I didn’t want Bill doing it all at once, but he took a break while hauling them away to dump them.  Then he would did again.  I was able to did lots of grass clumps out along the deck make the edge straighter.  My right leg that I had the hip replacement in did great digging with the shovel.  It’s nice and strong.  I am so thankful I can do this kind of work with it.    We were happy to get the front and around the corner of the shed deck done.  Now if we just get another nice day to take care of the rest of the plants and weeds.  It should be enjoyable doing the rest.

We warmed up our Olive Garden left overs for dinner.  I just took the first bite when Vikki called and asked me if I was coming to church tonight.  It was 6:23 and church starts at 6:30.

She had called me when we were working outside, but her phone cut in and out.  Then she tried to call me back and couldn’t.  I would have been ready if she could have told me then.  I had Bill put my food away and I changed my shirt and put a sweatshirt on.  Then I left.  I got to the church at 6:35.  I’m glad I don’t live far from it.  The worship was really awesome and Pastor Kurt gave a great message.  We prayed for people in the church going through lots of things. mostly sickness.  Eli and Isaac came in the sanctuary after youth group.  Eli came right over to me and gave me a hug.  He knows I love his hugs.  Isaac was worshipping so was a little slower at coming and giving me my hug.  I waited until Peyton came out before I left so I could get my hug from her.  Vikki walked me out.  Kenzie FaceTimed her, so we went back in and talked to her for a few minutes and also talked to Rehvyn.  

Came home, ate, then worked on my Blog.

 

Tuesday, 4/7/26, Bill took the garbage out, then he took his sister, Carol to the dentist, I put all the Easter stuff back in tubs and in the attic, did 3 loads of laundry, we went to Olive Garden and wrote out our vision.

Daffodils are getting taller 

Only found 5 hyacinths poking through and getting blossoms now.  I will have to plant more. 

Lenten Rose- growing but needs warm weather

Some buds are forming

The wing blew off my bluebird feeder.  Sure hope I can find it.

Our yard is dry now. Yay!

I got up first and got ready.  I started a load of laundry.  Bill got up a half hour after me.  He started taking out the garbage right away.  He left at 9:30 to take his sister, Carol, to the dentist.  While he was gone, I put good worship music on and worshipped.  Read my Bible and did my prayer books.  After that I put the left over candy from the adult basket in a big ziplock bag.  I went upstairs and took all the grass out of the baskets, bagged it up according to color, then put it. in the tub.  Put the baskets in a tub also, as well as decorative basket covers.  Then I put all the tubs back in the attic til next year.  

I washed 2 more loads of clothes, then washed down the lower cupboards in the kitchen.  Bill got home and brought me a delicious donut from the Buttercrust Bakery in Bridgeport.  It is our favorite bakery.  Yum!  He worked on our tax stuff since we get them done tomorrow.  It was a very cool day, but we did have some sunshine.  Kenzie got home today.  Yay!  I know Rehvyn will sure be happy to see his mommy!  

Talked to Vikki, Melissa and Kimmy.  Marie called me in the evening.  She wanted prayer for two doctor appointments she is going to tomorrow and for an ultrasound she is having on her stomach on Friday.  We prayed over the phone for each other.  She is such a prayer warrior.  I’m so thankful I have her as a dear friend.  

In the evening, Bill and I went to the Olive Garden.  We worked on writing our Vision for 2026 before our food came and after our food came.  We are kind of late this year, but we have our vision card from last year to look at still.  God has blessed us in so many ways as we see the visions He gives us come to pass.  

I worked on my blog and Bill worked on CMA stuff.  It’s time for quarterly reports to be turned in so he has to make sure all the chapters do that, plus he turns ours in.