Friday, 4/26/24, Kimmy, Vikki, Peyton, Isaac, Kenzie and Rehvyn came over and we left for garage sales. Spent the whole day going to garage sales. Went to Culver’s and Kenzie had free scoops and treated us to one scoop sundaes. They were yummy. Kimmy took us back to Pat’s and dropped us off at our cars. Kenzie came to Pat’s too. She took Peyton and Isaac and went to more sales. Vikki and I and got to my house at 5:45 p.m. Glad to sit down, We went through all of our stuff. Bill got home. He worked raising money for the Marine Corp. League at Kroger, then went to our church Men’s gathering at Field and Stream, He took Max, Melissa and Hailey came to do laundry. Bill and I taught them the penny game .

Made chicken salad sandwiches for all of us today, except Isaac wanted turkey so made him a turkey

Vikki, Melissa, Kimmy, Hailey, Kenzie, Me and Peyton got to Freehand Walleye Festival garage sales.  Isaac and Rehvyn went with us too.  Bruce was along for a while with Melissa, then they had to leave.

Melissa, Bruce and Hailey when we met up with them.  They all dressed in the same color and CMU stuff

Evan loved Melissa’s owl calculator Kimmy and Vikki got her.

Kenzie and Vikki fed Rehvyn, then changed him in the car.  He was such good baby.

Me, Kenzie, Vikki, Peyton and Isaac at Culver's

My smiley Rehvyn...he was so good all day and only cried when he was hungry and it was time to eat

Kenzie and Peyton

Isaac

Kimmy came to my house, then Vikki,  Peyton and Isaac got here.  They put the goose Vikki is selling on my porch and tried some clothes on it.  It looked cute.  I rode with Kimmy and Vikki drove her car to Pat’s where we met Kenzie and Rehvyn.   Vikki rode with Kimmy and I and Peyton and Isaac traded off riding with Kenzie, who followed us because it was easier with baby in his carseat and having his stroller .  We went to the subdivision by the school first and found quite a bit of stuff.  Melissa and Bruce got there and called.  We were quite a ways back into the subdivisions.  I told her we would look for them on our way back.  I was going to turn, then Vikki said we should go straight, so we went staight instead.  Both ways would take us to Kimmy’s van.  I said, Lord you must want us to go this way so we will see Melissa and Bruce.  About 5 minutes later we ran into them.  We walked with them for a while, then they were going over to Leamon’s to go to the bathroom and get some cookies they wanted.  We went to pick up Adam’s boutonniere and Hope’s corsage at Austin’s.  They are beautiful.  After that we went and ate lunch at Pat’s Parking lot and also went to the bathroom.We went to the area we went to yesterday to see if there were new garage sales open today.  We found some stuff, then decided to go over to some Kenzie had seen signs for.    Then it was getting close to time garage sales would be closing, and Kimmy had to leave, so we headed to Culver’s for the rest of our time and we all had sundae’s with whatever toppings we wanted on them.   Kenzie had coupons, so it was her idea to treat us all.  That was so sweet of her and it sure hit the spot since we were all tired and hungry from going to garage sales.  We all headed back to Pat’s to get Vikki’s car, and Kenzie came in her car.  We loaded all of our stuff in Vikki’s car, then said goodbye to Kimmy and came home.  Kenzie took the kids and went to a couple more garage sales before they closed  Kimmy and Jared are picking up Jacob and moving him back home for the summer.  Yay!  We girls all went through all of our stuff and showed each other and Peyton and Kenzie tried things on.  They looked cute in everything.  Everyone ate spaghetti and they cleaned it up.  Happy to not have it one more day.  Kenzie, Peyton and Isaac walked out with me to look at the pond and the new bubbler.  I took some pictures.  We came back in and Kenzie packed up all of her stuff, then she left and so did Vikki and the kids.  Melissa called and she and Hailey were going to come do laundry.  I tried my stuff on I got today while they were heading over.  They got here and we started the laundry.  Bill, Hailey, Melissa and I all played the Penny Game.  They loved it too.  We all took a turn and each won a game.  Hailey remembered she had an essay to write by 11:30, so Bruce picked her up and she went home to write it.  

Melissa folded her laundry, and we started another load.  We visited, watched some clips of the play the kids are practicing for and I worked on the blog.  I sure am tired.  Had trouble keeping my eyes open.

 

Thurs., 4/25/24, Happy Birthday Melissa! We love you so much! Kimmy came over after she dropped Eli off at school, walked around yard, she put solar bubbler in our pond, went to garage sales, Bill picked up Kimmy’s boys, then picked up Peyton and Isaac, Vikki came shopping with us for a little while, went to Melissa’s and took her card to her, we showed each other our garage sale finds

Happy Birthday Melissa.....we love you so much! 

Vikki and Kimmy gave Melissa this calculator.  She had one just like it when she was little.  What a great memory and a great surprise for Melissa.

 

Kimmy put the solar bubbler in our pond for us today. Thank you Kimmy!

Kit Kat was very curious about those bubbles lol

Adam in the Green shirt and blue shorts and socks.  He played great during the game!

Adam and me

Some of my nice garage sale finds.  Prices were amazing today.  

Shoes that look new I picked up for a shoe drive for foster kids.  Other stuff for me.

Suitcase for Bill.  His suitcase is hard to use now because the zipper sticks.

Stuff I found for Hailey for her to wear and for her apartment next year.  Spartan first tee shirt on the far right is for Rehvyn

Wii Board for $2.  Mine doesn’t work and I wanted to do some balance exercises.  

Will use this when camping.  It’s a nice big one!

A little blurry.  Cute little birdbath.  Very heavy for it’s little size.

A little teapot for Kenzie.  It’s so cute.  I also found some clothes for Peyton, Isaac, Evan and Jack.  Gave them to them right away.  Found a SquishMallow for Peyton too.  Can’t have enough Squishmallows.

I  got up early and sang Happy Birthday to Melissa and talked to her.  Got ready, made 4 chicken salad sandwiches, packed snacks to go with them, and then put waters and diet pops in the cooler.  Kimmy got here and we walked around outside so she could see how my plants were doing.  It was even colder than yesterday morning out.  28 degrees when I got up.  She put the solar bubbler we got yesterday in our pond for us.  It’s so cute.  She’s going to bring me some fish to put in the pond.   She called Melissa and we both sang Happy Birthday.  We went in the house and Bill was calling Melissa to sing to her, so Kimmy and I joined in again.  We love our Melissa!

We left for garage sales after that.  It was a perfect day for shopping when the sun came out and it warmed up.  We FaceTimed with Kenzie a couple of times today.  She’s coming shopping with us tomorrow.  We started out by Leaman’s, and found lots of things and great deals.  At 12:30, we went to Leaman’s and parked to have our lunch.  It was yummy and we were full after we ate the sandwiches and pretzels.  We had snacked on delicious apples Kimmy had cut up and packed while we were driving earlier.  We walked through and looked at things for sale, then went to the bathroom and left.  We went to the other subdivision we like going to.  Vikki called and was bringing Kimmy’s goose.  We met at the Elevator, then Bill said he would pick Vikki’s kids up after he finished picking up Kimmy’s kids and taking them to their house.  He took Peyton and Isaac out to lunch at McDonalds.  He is such a fun and great papa.  We sure appreciated him doing that so Kimmy could shop longer and Vikki could come for a little while too.  We never ran into Melissa and Bruce this year.  First year we haven’t!  We loaded everything of mine from Kimmy’s van into Vikki’s car.  Kimmy went straight to Adam’s game and Vikki brought me home.  Kimmy called to say I left my phone in her car.  I decided to go to Adam’s game and get it from her there. Peyton and Isaac called me to tell me they liked the clothes I got them today, and Peyton said she loved the Squishmallow.  Adam played really well for his game.  I love watching him.  Jared worked on my phone to get Apple Pay working for me.  It took a while, but he got it working for me.  Thank you Jared!  I wanted to send Jacob money yesterday and it wouldn’t work for me.  I sent it after Jared fixed my Apple Pay and it worked right away.  Jacob texted me back that he got it and wrote a sweet text to me thanking me.  Yay!  He comes home tomorrow.   I am so happy he will be around.  I have really missed him lots. Hailey is moving home from college tomorrow too.  I am happy to have her around again too.  I miss her so much when she’s at college too.  Great kids! Kimmy took a picture of Adam and I, but hasn’t sent it to me yet for me to post.  I came home and wrote out Melissa’s birthday card, then packed up the stuff I got the boys and Hailey so I could show Melissa.  I headed to her house as soon as I got done.  We had so much fun looking at each others stuff.   I took pictures of Hailey’s stuff I got her and sent it to her.  She had lots of great finds too.  Vikki called and was bring Melissa birthday gift from her and Kimmy.  I had to get home because I hadn’t seen Bill much at all today.  Vikki sent me the picture of Melissa with the calculator.  I came home and read my Bible chapters.  Then I worked on my blog.  Bill sat next to me on his recliner.  

I’m tired so going to bed.  I got 14,000 steps today.  Yay, Kimmy just sent me the picture of me and Adam.  Posting it on here before I go to bed.

 

Wed., 4/24/24, Walked outside and realized how cold it was...brrrr 32 degrees and breezy, Bill went with Charlie, I picked up Peyton and Isaac, I walked a mile on the treadmill, Bill, Jared and grandsons picked up pellets from Facebook M arket Place seller, talked to Kimmy and Vikki on their way home from getting some geese, and a dog,

A bird flew to the Oriole jelly feeder and ate.  I got excited for a minute, but realized it wasn’t an Oriole.  Think it was a house finch.  Couldn’t see it from the front

Curtains I helped cut, and Kimmy sewed from material that was from the camper that we didn’t know what it was for.  Perfect for more privacy when others camp with us.

Eli and Adam worked hard bringing wood pellets up from the basement of a Facebook seller’s home and loading them in the trailer with Jack, Evan, Jared and Bill.  The guys didn’t take any pictures of them working there.  Jack and Evan helped unload them at our house.  I took pictures.  We were so thankful for everyone’s help and hard work.  We are blessed with the best family!  We love our family!  Thank you Jack, Evan, Adam, Eli,  and Bill.  We saved lots of money getting them from the person selling them.  They are moving.

Kit Kat watching the boys unload them at our house

Vikki with Kimmy’s duck

 Bill showered and got ready, then went for coffee with Charlie.  I started a load of laundry, then walked outside.  Burrr cold!  I walked fast.  I didn’t see any frost so that was good.  I came in and ate breakfast and had a cappuccino.  I put the clothes in the dryer and then washed the bathroom rugs.  I wanted to get my laundry done, in case Melissa wanted to come use the dryer later.  Her’s needs a new part.  I put my worship music on.

Bill got home and we read our Bibles.  I’m reading some in 1 Chronicles and some in Acts.  

Acts is so exciting to read.  I bird watched for a while after I was done reading.  Lots of birds, but no Orioles.  Vikki came and dropped off stuff in her trunk and put it in my car.  She and Kimmy are going to Lansing to pick up two geese cement figures.  I picked up Peyton and Isaac from school and we stopped at Melissa’s so I could give her her Birthday money for garage sales.  She came out to tell Peyton and Isaac hi.  Next I dropped Peyton and Isaac off at their house and we unloaded Vikki’s stuff in the garage.  Got my hugs from Peyton and Isaac and left for home.  Stopped for Bill to fill my car up along with his truck and got 50 cents off a gallon.  Bill picked up Evan and Jack and met Jared and the boys to pick up pellets from a guy in Midland’s house and load them in the trailer.  They had to be bought up from the basement..  I went to the bank and got garage sale money out.  I Came home and walked for a mile on the treadmill.  I’m starting my exercise routine back up.  When I came upstairs, Bill, Jack and Evan were here dropping off the pellets and stacking them in the garage.   I went out and took pictures.  Bill asked me if I wanted to carry a bag, but I told him I was too tired from walking that fast mile on the treadmill and just sat down on the bench with Kit Kat.  

We just warmed up spaghetti for dinner.  Then we relaxed.  I talked to Kimmy and Vikki as they rode.  They told me all about their adventure and were sure laughing a lot.  I’m glad they have so much fun together.  They had picked up the two geese, then Vikki also got cement dog that looked like Lenny, and then Kimmy saw a goose she liked in a pot.  The lady told her she would just throw that in so Kimmy was happy to get it for nothing.  Jacob was out with friends and going to a movie, so they didn’t get to see him.  They went to Olivia’s house on their way home to look at her goose.  We couldn’t tell if the legs were buried in the picture of if it didn’t have legs.  They found out it didn’t have any legs, so didn’t take it.  I worked on my blog after I hung up.  Waiting to hear from the girls when they are home safe.

 

Tues., 4/23/24, Trimmed both Hydrangea plants, Went to Kimmy’s, Weeded around house , Vikki, brought Peyton over, made spaghetti,

Kenzie sent me some cute pictures of Rehvyn today

Me and Basil.  Such a sweet kitten!  She sure is a loving cat.  Eli trained her well.

We called Bo and he came this far, then stopped and looked at us

Max loading the gun for target practice

Bill and Peyton playing the Penny Game in the motor home.  I played with them.

Peyton doing a cartwheel.  Her first one was perfect.

Doing the splits

Relaxing

Cut all the flowers off and pruned my Hydrangeas

Limelight Hydrangea

Rehvyn looks so much older in this picture

Isaac in the tree

Peyton posing in picture Vikki took

Bill went to look at a log splitter.  I talked to Kimmy and decided to go visit her when she was done with her pottery work.  She had her first Oriole today.  Yay!  I trimmed my Hydrangeas because I watched a video last night of how and when to do it and it was the time.  I had pruned them pretty good last spring, so they just need the flowers cut off and a little bit of pruning this year.  I took a shower, hung the blankets I had washed outside on the line,  and headed to Kimmy’s.  Traffic was slow for about 10 minutes because of work on the expressway.  I got to Kimmy’s at 12:15.  She was working in the garden when I got there.  She let Wyatt outside and he came to greet me.  He was a good boy and didn’t jump on me.  He sure like me petting him.  Kimmy put him inside, and then we walked around her yard and house and looked at all of her plants.  Everything looks so nice.  I love how she did her new clematis plants around the post.  Can’t wait to see everything once it grows.  

We ate lunch and had turkey sandwiches plus I had pastrami on mine.  We had chips with it and raspberry lemonade.  Yum!  Thank you Kimmy.  After lunch, we watched a video of an Airstream Trailer.  Bill’s brother got one and are camping.  We wanted to see what they look like on the inside.  Very nice!  We went for another walk outside after that.   I left, then Kimmy left to pick up Adam.  

When I got home, I started working up the dirt around the house on the one side and pulling weeds.  It wasn’t too bad.  I need to put Preen down, but it has been way too windy the last two days.  Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to.  Max came over to target practice with Bill.  He sure is looking handsome.  We had a nice talk.  Vikki called and was bringing Peyton over to work.  She and Isaac were going out to eat for Taco Tuesday, and then going to an antique store.  Peyton had texted me to see if we had any jobs for her to earn money for garage sailing on Friday.  Bill had a job for her and I had a couple of jobs for her.  I had her help me finish weeding, and pick up the weeds and grass from digging along the trim.  Then I had her dump it into a yard waste container.  Then papa had her pick up grass and put into yard waste bags.  He had dumped the grass from mowing the lawn yesterday on the garden and there was a pretty good sized pile.  He couldn’t find our pitch fork, and had to leave to get Max home in time.  I looked and couldn’t find the pitch fork either.  We ended up using our small shovels.  It took two of us as it was so windy, one had to help hold the bags til it had enough in it to stay put.  She was a real hard worker and fun too.  We ended up turning the bag on its side and putting the grass in with our hands.  That went super fast.  We ended up with 5 1/2 bags of grass.  Bill got home and showed us that the Penny Game had came.  We all went out to the camper to play the Penny Game.  Peyton won the first one, Bill won the second one and I won the third one.  We had fun and enjoyed cashews and M & M’s while we played.  When we were done, Peyton dusted and vacuumed for me.  Then I made spaghetti and she relaxed.  Vikki and Isaac got back, and even though they had eaten Taco’s for Taco Tuesday, Isaac wanted some of my spaghetti.  Both he and Peyton commented on how they love my spaghetti and haven’t had it in a while.  While I finished making it, Peyton taught Vikki and Isaac how to play the penny game.  Peyton noticed a penny was a wheat penny.  She showed it to Vikki and she looked it up and it said it can be worth from $200 to 2,000.  Vikki is researching it for me.  Vikki won the game.  Then all of us but Vikki ate.  After we finished eating, Vikki and the kids and I walked outside to look at the work Peyton had done and to look at my new flower garden.  They left after that.  We read our Bibles, I talked to Melissa for a long time, then I worked on my blog.  It thundered really loud and there was bright lightning.  Not a whole lot of rain though, but enough to water my plants pretty good since they were just watered yesterday.  Kimmy texted me to let me know Jacob did good on his jury performances.  He had asked us to pray.  Now we are thanking.