Sunday, 6/7/26.....Went to first service at church, went to Cracker Barrel, Drove around the country, took a nap, sat outside for a long time, went to Maddy’s, went to Meijer, went to Melissa's

Bill and I at Cracker Barrel.  He had breakfast and I had lunch.  

Peonies from our yard....I picked them before the rain.  Sometimes if it rains hard they all get knocked down.  This time it was only light rains, so the outside ones did good.

Michael, who I had in Sunday school in Kindergarten and first grade got engaged today.  He was amazing when he was in my class and is still amazing.  He loves the Lord and serves Him.  He is marrying the girl’s friend, Jackie’s daughter.  Rody took the engagement pictures!  He always does a great job!

Evan with his plate of 4 small sized sloppy joes

Hailey and Bailey....Bailey’s Bachelorette Party was last nig

 I got up at 6:30 so I could get ready and have enough time to read my Bible before church.  Worship was awesome and so was the message Pastor Ken preached.  After church, we went to Cracker Barrel to eat.  I shopped while Bill waited at the table for the food to come.  I didn’t buy anything though.  Our food was delicious.  We shopped a little more before we left.   We drove around afterwards and were close to Lydia’s house.  I was going to show Bill where she lived, but I forgot we had to turn on another road past where Jack and Evan had their horse training classes.  

When we got home, I walked around outside and checked on my fish and fed them.  I sat on the deck for a long time and listened to last week’s church message.  It was so good.  I came inside and Bill and I took a nice nap.  After we woke up, I listened to a podcast my friend Michelle does that Vikki sent me.  It was very touching.  God is amazing in how he changes lives.

We ate dinner and had fruit salad for dessert.  Then I sat on the deck a little longer.  Kit Kat sat by me.  Bill was just taking it easy and sitting in the recliner resting his back.  He overdid when he felt better with the meds.  

I ran to Maddy’s for a few minutes.  The kids were all so cute.  I dropped off a big pack of paper bowls and a pack of paper plates I got at Sam’s Club for her.  Her dishwasher wasn’t hooked to any pipes, so doesn’t work.  She is such a busy mom that I thought it would help if she had more paper products until the dishwasher gets fixed.  I went to Meijer and got a birthday gift for Sue.  Her birthday is tomorrow.  I got her a solar globe to hang outside and also some kitchen towels.  Marie called me while I was at Meijer to make sure I was still coming to help them outside tomorrow.  She told me not to eat because she made food to have after we work outside.  I told her she didn’t need to do that but she already made something.  

I went to Melissa’s house after I left Meijer.  I picked her up two kitchen towels that were on sale too.  Her dryer chewed up some of her towels and dish cloths, before Bruce fixed it.  Evan came out and saw me.  We talked for a while, then I came home.  It cooled off nice so Bill had the doors open when I got home.  

I worked on my blog and then got ready for bed.  

Saturday, 6/6/26, Went to watch Jacob and Abi in 3 mile marathon, went to Adam and Eli’s soccer game, went to Woody’s for ice cream with Bill, went to Sam’s Club, talked to Debbie, Sat on the deck, washed out bird baths, refilled,

Kimmy and I were following Jared and He walked down the middle of the sidewalk.  We were together so we walked on the edge.  Kimmy hit a patch of mud and her foot slid a long way and she almost fell.  She made a sound and just then my foot started sliding in the mud across from her.  I almost fell too.  We made Jared point things out to us after that since he missed pointing out the big mud spot.  On our way back to our vehicles, we took a picture.  Jared put his foot in to give the right perspective of how long it was.

Kimmy and Jared gave me this free donut I am eating for Jared’s mom.  Thanks Lela!  I ate it instead of Kimmy

Jared ready to watch Jacob and Abi run

Ready for the countdown take off

Abi and Jacob just going under the arch

Cute that they waved to us

We went to different points during the race to watch them

They are always so cute

Getting close to the finish line....29 minutes

Abi crossing the finish line

Jacob crossing the finish line

Jacob and Abi with their awards

So much fun watching Adam and Eli play in their last soccer game of the season.  They both played great.  Adam has blue socks on and Eli has pink.  

Beautiful Weigela Plant in front of the house

Some of my white peonies...some Iris’s Charlie gave us in the background

Pink Peonies and Clematis plant along the shed wall

I got up at 6:30 so I would have plenty of time to get ready, stop at the ATM and then make it to meet Kimmy and Jared at the Midland Community Center.  As I was driving it was nice and sunny and not a cloud in the sky where I started out, but when I got close to Midland there was like a wall of grayish brown clouds.  I saw puddles of where it had rained, but I got there and we didn’t have any rain, but those clouds sure cooled it off for the runners.  Jacob said the same thing happened to them.  They were in sunny skies and then a wall of clouds on their way.  We talked for a few minutes, then Abi and Jacob had to get in line to run.  We followed and went to different points to take pictures and to cheer them on.  They were always so cute.  They finished after 29 minutes.  Yay!  We took some more pictures, then Kimmy, Jared and I walked back to our vehicles.  I followed them to the soccer game.  

We found our spot, got our chairs set up and then Eli came and gave me a hug.  I had to wait for Adam to get done with his practicing, but got my hug then.  The sun came out, but there was a nice breeze, so it stayed on the cool side until the second half of the game when it warmed up some.  Still nice and comfortable though.  Abi and Jacob came and watched the game too.  It was nice getting to spend time with them.  I gave Jacob his birthday money and was happy to give it to him in person instead of having to mail it.   The boys did great and so did their team.  It was 11 to 0.  Our team sure had great footwork and were so fast.  It was impressive. 

When I got home, I read my Bible out on the deck.  Later on, Bill and I went to Woody’s and got a banana split and a hot fudge sundae.  When we were ordering, Vikki and Peyton pulled in.  We went next door in the vacant parking lot and parked in the shade to eat ours.  Vikki pulled in next to us and said they decided they didn’t want to wait in line.  It sure was good ice cream.  They headed back to a garage sale where Peyton found lots of clothes and Vikki found a nice Apple Watch for $2 and some other stuff.  We went to Sam’s Club.  Bill went in with me but couldn’t walk good through the whole store so told me he would catch up.  I went and found him by the clothes, but he was in pain so he went out to the Jeep and waited while I finished.  I was quick.  

I warmed up round steak, mashed potatoes and corn for our dinner.  I walked around and looked at my plants after that.

We came home and I emptied my bird baths and washed and refilled them.  Then I checked on my fish and fed them and skimmed some stuff off the top of the water.  I sat on the deck longer and Kit Kat joined me.  I went through my pictures for my blog out there.