Monday, 4/27/26, Went grocery shopping, made a roast dinner for Maddy and family and one for us, did laundry and had a big mess, a couple of frustrating times today, Bill hooked up the. hose on the other side of the deck

I found this cute sweatshirt for Rehvyn at the garage sales.  It will have to stay in the family for great grandkids lol.

Peyton Babysat Lydia and her baby brother Barrett tonight at her house

Lydia loved Peyton and was happy there were so many toys to play with.  She didn’t want to leave

Vikki and Barrett

I got up early, got ready and went to Meijer and Jacks and got groceries for the dinners I’m making tonight and for our upcoming camping trip.  I also stopped at Kroger and filled my car with gas.  I’m glad I don’t have to fill it very often.  Usually only once every 3 weeks.  I came home after that and turned the oven on while I brought groceries in.  Bill was outside working hard on taking deck boards off and feeding the hose under the deck and connecting it.  I don’t like to see him getting on knees, but he was on them.  I offered him knee pads, but he didn’t want any.  When the oven was preheated, I put both roasts in to brown.  I peeled carrots and then peeled potatoes so I would have enough for Maddy and Alec and also us.  When the roasts were browned, I added potatoes, carrots and onions plus seasoning  in the roaster and put it back in the oven.  I put our roast carrots, potatoes, onions and in the power pressure cooker xl.  I couldn’t get the top to go on it even after reading up on it and watching a video.  After 20 minutes, even after praying, I called Bill in to see if he could get it on.  We have used it before so knew it worked.  He couldn’t get it either.  He read up on it and watched the video too, but no way would it go on like they said.  Finally, I took the ring off the cover and turned it upside down.  Then Bill tried it and it went on perfectly.  They need to mark it since it looks the same both ways.  I set the time for 40 minutes.  After that frustration, I went to get the close out of the washer and there were pieces all over the floor and inside the machine that looked like caked mud at first.  Then I discovered it was cardboard.  I also found a replacement part to my Dyson in the washer.  I then figured out something going into the laundry, must have knocked the little cardboard box it the replacement parts into the clothes basket, and it was full, so I just dumped the clothes hamper into the washer without seeing the box.  What a mess to clean up.  It was all over the place and worse than accidentally washing a baby diaper.  No fun to clean up.  Had to rewash clothes because little pieces were stuck all over, even after brushing and shaking each piece of laundry.  Next time I took them out they looked clean and I didn’t see any more cardboard.  After drying them, the lint screen was full of stuff but no pieces of cardboard.  The timer went off and the food was done perfectly.  The roast and potatoes were nice and brown and everything was done once the pressure came down and I could check it.  I made gravy and had Bill start eating because he had an Elder’s meeting to go to.  Then I dished Maddy’s up and made gravy for them, packed everything in containers and also packed M & M cookies, and a jar of applesauce, then headed to her new house.  She carried the clothes basket with all the food upstairs.  I talked to Mason for a while.  He was saying hi and was talking so cute to me.  I took a quick tour to see part of the house.  I will see the rest tomorrow when I go back.  I had to get back to eat and pack our food in the refrigerator.  After that I washed the dishes that had to be hand washed and cleaned up the kitchen.  I went out and locked the camper, because Bill said he forgot.  I locked the door, because Bill said he had forgot before he went to the meeting.  

I read my Bible after that.  Then Bill got home and he read his.  We did our prayer book and devotion.  Then I talked to Melissa a long time and then I talked to Vikki for a long time.  Melissa told me about a bad accident on Gratiot and 46.  A semi hauling grain tipped over an spilled all over the road.  At least, two other vehicles were hit, one was crunched really bad.  Melissa and I prayed for the people involved.  Hailey was leaving to go back to college and had to detour around it.  I sure am glad she wasn’t in it. Thank the Lord!

I talked to Bill about the Elder’s meeting and went over some stuff, then started working on my blog.  

 

Sunday, 4/26/26, Went to church, awesome service, Met Lew and Cindy and rode motorcycles to Cass City, Went to Thumbs up for Christ Chapter meeting at Nick’s Oven, Stopped at Roy and Marie’s on ur way home,

Pretty blue flowers are coming on this ground cover Kimmy and I planted last year

Evan this morning when I dropped Hailey’s things I got at garage sales off and dropped off Read the Bible Chronologically in a year for Evan and Lydia to read the Bible together

When I left Melissa’s, I turned the corner and saw Jack riding his Bike

Don ordered a strawberry shortcake at Nick’s Oven and it was so huge!  That’s what he got instead of a meal.  Jerry is really staring at it!

Lew leading the meeting.  He did a great job.  This is the first Chapter in Michigan.  It started 45 years ago and Fran, the lady that is in the red two down from Bill, and her husband, who passed away last year, were the ones that started it.  That’s my big plate of food.  I could only eat a third of it.  Bill got Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and green beans and his portions were really big too and great homemade food.  YUM!

Adam and Grace on Prom night.  He looks very handsome and she looks very beautiful.  

Adam with Grace and her friends.  Adam said they were all very nice and were Christians.  

I love all the pictures, but this one is just so cute!

Jacob with his Salt Group.  I’m so thankful he got into such a great Christian group.
We are so blessed how God watches over our grandchildren as they seek Him.

We got ready and went to church.  We drove separately because Bill is staying for both services, but I am staying for just the first one.  I have been gone so much for the past three days and will be gone most of the day today, so need to get a few things that have to be done, done.  Worship was absolutely amazing and the Holy Spirit moved in an awesome way.  Even two on the worship team were on their knees bowing before the Lord, and many were up at the altar worshipping God.  We know the enemy, Satan,  didn’t like it because the equipment didn’t work to have it online.  Pastor said there is some video of it that he will post this week.  What an awesome time of worship and then many came up for prayer too.  I prayed for Sophie, a young girl who Bill and I had prayed for before with her fiancé.  Bill prayed with a guy who was so moved by the Holy Spirit that he broke out crying.  I talked with some people, then left and came home.  Bill said the second service was just as amazing.  I am so thankful for all God is doing. 

We got ready and left to meet Lew and Cindy at Kroger’s in Bay City.  She was on her new Harley Softail.  It’s silver like Lew’s and they looked great riding together.  We rode the back roads to Cass City and it was a lot warmer than yesterday’s ride.  So fun!  We got to the restaurant and had the back room.  We ordered our food and it was delicious.  

The meeting went very well.  Afterwards, we rode back with Lew, Cindy, Don and Jerry.  When we got by Roy and Marie’s, Bill asked me if I wanted to stop and I said yes.  They were happy to see us.  We had such a nice visit.  Marie was using her hand she hasn’t used for quite some time.  The injection she had really worked well.  Very thankful.   Roy came out and looked at our motorcycle.  He was really interested in it.  He is such a nice man.  He just turned 91 this year and is pretty amazing and has a great memory. 

We came home and I worked on some changes Cindy needed in order to make up our double sided information cards for our State Rally.  I sent her the changes as soon as I had them done and she said she would make them for us.  

We read our Bibles, did our prayer books/devotions.  I talked to Melissa for quite a while and talked to Kimmy.  Kimmy sent me the Prom pictures of Adam and Grace.  She also got a great review on a trinket holder she made.  She just put some on her Etsy page.  She and Jared make beautiful pottery.   

I talked to Laicey and she was having a sad day.  I prayed for her and she had her smile back afterwards.  She is a sweet friend.  

 

Sat. 4/25/26, Happy Birthday Melissa! We love you! Went to Shepherd’s Maple Syrup Festival, went to Jackson for Chili Cookoff, Jack went to prom, Stopped at Melissa’s for birthday cake, Shooting during White House Correspondant’s Dinner, God protected!!!

Happy Birthday Melissa!  We love you so much!

Beautiful cake that Hailey made for her mom!

It tasted super delicious and looked so beautiful!

Faith Riders Group going on their first Group Ride of the year!
Gayla, Wes, Barb, Ron, John, Miles, Mike, Don, Elaine, Karen and Bill

Bill made me get in the picture

Lots of bikes for being 47 degrees out!

Waiting in line for breakfast at the Maple Syrup Festival.  The line started outside, then curved down one hall and back up that hall, then back around a corner and finally reached the breakfast room.  The line moved pretty fast though.  

We stopped at Melissa’s to wish her Happy Birthday!

The dogs sure posed nicely with us!

Jack decided at the last minute to go to prom.  He sure looks handsome!

Jack and his friends

 I texted Melissa happy birthday right away.  We left at 8:30 to go meet Faith Riders for our ride this morning.  No one was there, so bill called Wes and found out we were a half hour early.  We went to Tim Horton’s for coffee and a donut and sat next to a couple that Bill worked with the husband.  They were such a nice couple and we really enjoyed talking with them.  Two more retirees from their work came in and talked with us too.  We left after we finished our coffee and met with our friends from Faith Riders.  We were all dressed warm.  I was sure thankful for heated seats on our bike.  It was a good ride and I didn’t get cold.  I listened to the America Reads the Bible readings for today.  Today is the last day.  It sure has been wonderful.  When we got there I found out Bill had been listening too.  We ate breakfast, then walked around and looked at all the crafts.  I got to give one girl who made beautiful jewelry one of the clip on angels and talked to her about God for a few minutes.  She was so sweet.  She said she was going to clip it on her purse right away.  Bill, John and I left before the rest, because Bill and I had to go to Jackson for Al and Lucy’s Chili Cookoff, auction and drawing for Run for the Son.  We sure had a fun time and came home with lots of stuff.  Our name got drawn lots.  They had some great chili there, plus potato soups and hotdogs.  Lots of desserts too.  We had fun visiting with friends, and had an opportunity to pray for Beth’s soon to be born grandson.  She sat by Bill and started talking and Bill told her I was a prayer warrior too.  I told her how God took scar tissue out of our daughter, Melissa’s lungs.  That’s when she asked us to pray.  God sure gives us lots of opportunities and He sure does do lots of healings and miracles.  What a joy to serve Him.  After the auction and drawing for prizes, we left for home.  We got back to Saginaw around 9 p.m., so I called Melissa and she wanted us to stop over so I could taste her birthday cake.  Bill didn’t want to try it because it had cream cheese in it.  It was so scrumptious!  Visited for a few minutes with Bruce and Melissa.  Got to see Max too, but forgot to take a picture.  Left after I ate my piece of cake because they had to get ready to go pick up Jack and take him to his school after prom party.  

We came home and Vikki called to say someone shot at the hotel the White House Correspondents Dinner.  I turned the news on and we watched what happened.  God protected once again.  So thankful the Agent that was shot had a bullet proof vest on and was ok.  Thankful for all the Secret Service and Police who did their jobs very well, thinking of others and not themselves.  So sad we have this kind of thing going on in our country.  

Talked to Vikki a few times today, and Rehvyn and also Melissa.  Texted with Hailey.

Friday, 4/24/26, Kimmy and I went to garage sales, Vikki picked up Rehvyn and met us later, went to garage sales til after 3 when it started pouring,

Rehvyn going up to a garage sale.  He has his firetruck I found at a garage sale for 25 cents.  It has 3 buttons for sound.  He sure had fun with it

I bought a potty chair that Vikki found at a garage sale.  Rehvyn didn’t have any accidents but used the potty the whole time we shopped.  What a big boy!

Sitting in the van with his new wallet Grammy got him and his firetruck.  Such a happy, fun good kiddo!  We sure enjoyed going to garage sales with him.  Everyone thought he w

Vikki saw this snapping turtle one the edge of our ditch getting ready to cross the road.  Yikes.  

Rehbyn fishing with the fishing pole Vikki found for him.  She got lots of free stuff for him from a garage sale that just had a small amount of stuff at the end of the road.

Got up early and got ready to go to garage sales again.  Vikki called and said she was picking up Rehvyn and would meet us later at the garage sales.  Kimmy called and was on her way, so I waited about 15 minutes and left to meet her.  Thankful she drove again today.  She does such a great job.  We went to some garage sales and found some things.  I found a firetruck for Rehvyn for only 25 cents that I knew he would like.  We shopped for about and hour and then went to Pat’s and met Vikki and Rehvyn and put his carseat in the van.  We all had so much fun going to garage sales and Rehvyn was so cute and fun.  We found stuff all day, especially Vikki.  We found some new subdivisions to go to.  We told Melissa about them.  She, Bruce and Hailey were shopping today. We called and texted each other a few times.  It was a beautiful sunny day in the 70’s.  The subdivisions we walked through were so beautiful.  What an enjoyable day.  We ate lunch at Leamon’s.  Kimmy made us sandwiches for us again, and we also had chips, string cheese and Twinkies, clementine oranges and other snacks if we wanted any.  We used the porta John and then went shopping more.  Vikki found more good stuff.  People started putting their stuff for garage sales away because there was a storm coming in about 20 minutes.  We rode around trying to find a garage sale we went to that had a tie that Eli liked when Kimmy sent him a picture.  We finally found it after turning around once, and Vikki went to look for it and it was already sold.  We went to go back to Vikki’s car, so Kimmy could just head home and Vikki could take me to my car.  We had to wait a while to turn in and just as we parked in the parking lot, it started pouring so hard.  Kimmy got an umbrella, I put my sweatshirt on so I would have a hood, and Vikki said she didn’t need anything.  Vikki got the car seat in and kept it dry.  Then Kimmy carried the umbrella over Rehvyn to keep him dry.  By the time I ran my stuff that was in the front seat and a couple of things from the back, to Vikki’s car, I was plenty wet.  Vikki was soaked, and I don’t know how wet Kimmy was because she got in her van.  Vikki got her shower we said and laughed.  She Itst had a new hot water heater put in today and if it didn’t get put in, was coming to take a shower here.  

It poured more but kind of let up when I got out of my car.  I didn’t get any wetter.  We left the parking lot.  There was a couple of cars trying to turn on to the main road, so I went to the stop light. I got to my house about a minute after Vikki.  She pulled in the garage because it was raining medium out.  I went in and helped her and take my stuff in the house.  It didn’t take long.  They left and as they were pulling onto our road, they saw a snapping turtle.  She yelled to tell me about it.  

I put things away, then started making chicken trips,  Vikki found two cute pillows today, so she yelled and let me know so I could watch for Kit Kat to make sure she didn’t try to get it.  I FaceTimed with Melissa and Hailey.  Hailey made her an absolutely beautiful birthday cake layered and with beautiful fruit on the top.  I told her to send me a picture so I will post it on here if she does.  Tomorrow is her birthday!  What a blessing she is to me, her family and many.  I showed Hailey the dress I got her for $1.  It is beautiful.  Vikki and Kimmy liked it too.  Hailey liked it.  Kimmy called.  I had sent her a picture of a leather necklace that we went back for Eli, but didn’t find.  It was my dad’s.  I told Eli he could have it.  

I listened to the Bible being read til 9:15 and then worshipped with an awesome worship couple.  Then prayed at the end with them.  So awesome!  Thank You Lord!

Finished my blog and got ready for bed.  Getting up early tomorrow to go with Faith Riders to Shepherd.     

Thurs., 4/23/26, Vikki, Kimmy, Eli and I went to garage sales from 8:45_5. Got lots of deals. Picked up Chik fil A, ate and then went to Bible Study

Vikki, me, Eli and Kimmy at the garage sales for the Walleye Festival

Eli was so sweet and grabbed my cart and pulled it for me even though I told him it was easy for me.  He had been carrying Vikki’s fireplace screen for her too.  He put them together.  Smart Boy!

After we turned the corner, he grabbed Kimmy’s cart and pulled both of them.  He also was quick to open each of our van doors all day.  Such a sweet grandson!

Got up early and got everything ready to go to garage sales.  It was a beautiful sunny morning and it got up to 79 degrees in the afternoon.  We walked through the first big subdivision.  There were many garage sales and we found great deals.  When we finished, we walked a long way back to the van.  We took a potty break at the school at their porta potties.  While Kimmy was going, Eli drove me back to get Vikki who was at another one.  He did a great job driving me in the parking lot.  We went to Leaman’s and ate lunch after that.  Kimmy packed yummy PB&J sandwiches for us girls and a sub for Eli and cheese sticks for all of us.  Vikki packed yummy cheesy chips and, I brought Kind bars and Bel Vita snacks, chips, and tangelos.  Kimmy packed tangelos too.  We went to shop at a different subdivision after that.  Kimmy drove through this one because it wasn’t very busy.  We got lots more great stuff.  We went to Kristen and Grant’s garage sale and got to see Abigail and their dog Emmy.  We visited for a while and I bought a full set of all sizes of measuring cups and measuring spoons.  Eli found a weight bench and I was able to get it for our prayer month gift. He has to find the bar for it still.  We had Bill come bring the trailer nd pick it us.  We shopped more and quit around 5.  Everyone came to my house and we helped unload Vikki and my stuff from Kimmy’s van and loaded the weight bench into Kimmy’s van.  We managed to get all of Kimmy’s things in her van.  She and Eli went home after that so Eli could have driver’s training.  Peyton and Isaac were at my house because Bill picked them up from school and they took showers. at my house.  They left too with Vikki.  Bill and I ate Chic Fil A I picked up and then went to Bible Study.  I had a new lady in my class who comes every other week on Thursday and alternates with Wed. nights class.  We had a great class and discussion.  FaceTimed with Hailey and Melissa when I got home.  Then FaceTimed with Vikki and Peyton.  Talked to Kenzie on the phone.  It was a fun day!

  

Wed., 4/22/26, Listened to the Bible being read, worshipped along with worshippers during it, planted my Lavender plant, cut the ground cover off the tree it was growing up, filled and hung oriole and hummingbird feeders, put bird baths out and filled them, Bill put the hoses out, he cut up & burned a huge brush pile from the woods, Melissa and I went to garage sales, got lots of good deals, went to Starbucks, came home and used my new weed digger, listened to Bible being read while working outside, Bill picked up Jack, watered where the grass seed was planted

Arnie got a nice hair cut from Kimmy today.  He has lots of curls coming and is so cute.

Our daughter, Vikki, is the best lunch lady.  Kids from our church sure love seeing her at their school.

 

Got up at 7:30 this morning.  Bill was already up.  I made us both coffees and then had Raisin Bran with granola.  I played the Bible being read, Day 4.  It is pretty amazing.  

They had awesome worship at times during it.  I worshipped along with them.  It was a nice sunny warm day.  I played the Bible reading on my phone, and worked outside.  I planted the lavender plant I got.  Then I clipped lots of ground cover that was growing up a tree up by the deck.  I made hummingbird food and oriole food and then filled the feeders.  Hoping to get some. of these birds soon.  We moved the big table outside under the pergula and moved the new little table.  It will be moved again over by the gazebo because it is little and doesn’t take up much space, and a storage container is next to it with the chairs for it in it.  

We watered the grass seed that Bill just put down.  I went to the bank to get money out for our garage sale adventure today and tomorrow.  Bill worked on sawing and burning a big brush pile that he put in the fire ring and burn up.  He worked hard and got 18,000 steps.  

Kenzie called me and we talked for a while.  She was really tired after her trip and flight home. 

I made Bill a PB&J and I made me another slim Jim on my Panini maker.  Yum.  After that I went to pick up Melissa.  Some garage sales started today, so we decided to drive around and see what we could find.  We only went to about 6 of them.  At two of them, we found nice things and at great prices.  Clothes were only 75 cent to $2.  We both got some.  We also found really neat diggers, like the hand digger only it was. longer and you could extend it to a length where you could stand and do it.  We both got one and they were only $2.  Melissa looked them up and they are $27 in stores and on Amazon.  When we were finished shopping, we stopped and had yummy Strawberry, chocolate chip, Frappe’s at Starbucks.  We sat outside and visited and enjoyed them.  We sure had a fun time together.  I dropped her off after that and went in to help her carry stuff.  I hauled the nice big suitcase she got for $5.  Wookie sure was happy to see us.  He is such a sweet dog. 

When I got home, I used the new tool I got and got lots of grass/weeds out of my flower garden.  It sure worked great.  I listened to the Bible reading again while working.  Kenzie Facetimed me and I got to talk to her and Rehvyn.  Rehvyn was excited to show me his car.  He was so cute.  I bought the two hoses up from the basement and Bill hooked them up to the posts with water connections outside.  He got a new post to make the one for the other side of the deck..  

I talked to Melissa, Kimmy, Vikki and Laicey too today.  It was a great day.   

Tues., 4/21/26, Listened lots to Bible being read by our nation, Glory to God! Took Bill for his injection in his back, went to Chic Fil A, Hailey’s plane landed at 7 this morning, Kenzie’s plane landed at 7:12, dug out weeds, pulled weeds, trimmed off dead stuff on plants from last year, in the evening, ,

Bill made sure to jack my car up securely before working under it

That hole is where the bolt came loose and another had to be put on

These are the last pictures from Hailey’s California trip she sent me.  It was so nice that they could stay with Bailey’s relatives and save money.  They got to see so many beautiful things.  I can’t wait to see all of Hailey’s pictures.

 

 I started listening to the Bible being read this morning.  I decided I would listen to it lots today instead of doing my Bible reading, although I did read and study for our Bible Study on the Holy Spirit.  

We went to Bill’s appointment at the pain clinic where they gave him injections in his back.  We went to Chic fil A afterwards and he said he could feel the injections working already.  Yay!  Then we went to Sam’s Club and got a few things we needed.  We went home so Bill could rest after that.  We listened together to more reading from the Word of God.  They did such an awesome job.  I loved hearing President Trump reading the Word of God.  Candy Carson did a super good job reading.   Our Nation definitely needs to get back to the Truth of the Word of God.  This was one big step.  

I went outside and filled all of the bird feeders and hung the oriole feeders and Hummingbird feeders.  I will make their food tomorrow and fill them.  I finished digging the other side by the brick pillar out by the road and put all the grass and weeds I pulled into the garbage can.  Then I went around the house and did more pulling of weeds, and dug out more Lily of the Valley’s.  I cut blossoms off a hydrangea bush.  Put some more yard things outside.  It was 67 while I was working outside and it was just beautiful out.   Bill went out in the shed to work on some jobs he had.  I looked out and saw him moving the shed that is on his deck to the end of the deck.  

I talked to all of the girls today.  I was thankful when I talked to Kimmy this morning and she had gone to our friend from church who does root canals.  He was scheduled to do another root canal on the same tooth.  The office had told Kimmy she needed to pay today for the co pay which was going to be $1000.  When he looked at her tooth, he told her the root canal looked good and the tooth was healthy.  She didn’t need another root canal.  Yay!  Praise the Lord!  He had put her on an antibiotic and that took care of the infection she had.  So wonderful!  One time he did a root canal and because she was our daughter, even though he didn’t know her, he didn’t charge her.  

I am thankful Hailey is home and Kenzie is home.  Kenzie was in Georgia and South Carolina and Hailey was in California.  I have missed them both so can’t wait to see them.

Talked to Laicey for a while and prayed for her.  Talked to Marie and prayed on the phone with her.  God is answering lots of prayers.  I am so thankful.  What an awesome God He is!