Wed., 2/25/26, Cold, windy day. Got a dusting of snow last night. Went to my friend Chris’s house, in the evening went to Bible Study

 Forgot to take any pictures today.

I got up before Bill.  I made my coffee and ate breakfast.  I had yogurt with granola and cut up strawberries in it.  Then I emptied the dishes out of the dishwasher and put them away.  I went downstairs and fed the fish.  I had to put Kit Kat’s food out in a regular pet dish as I saw an opossum eating out of her dispenser dish last night.  It completely emptied it and took the top part of it right off.  Got to catch it now!!! It was too snowy out so I will try to catch it when the little bit of snow we have melts.  They sure all come to the top as soon as I put the food in.  Bill got up and I went in and helped him make the bed.  He drank his protein drink and then we both read our Bibles.  I relaxed and closed my eyes for 5 minutes, then went and got ready, packed up the cabbage/burger buns, apples and Milky Way candy bars and headed to Chris’s house.     

I hadn’t been there in several years.  Her brother and son have done lots other work on her house.  New wood floors in the house and the porch redone and looking beautiful.  Gary pointed out to me that the sag in the living room floor was fixed too and that room looked beautiful.  He had me talk louder so he could hear me.  He is battling pancreatic cancer and it has spread.  He looked pretty good though and visited with me for a few minutes.  We reminised about getting baptized together as couples in the 80’s.  We all spent a lot of time together and have lots of great memories. 

Gary asked Chris and I if we didn’t want to go sit down.  That was him letting us know he wanted to finish watching his movie.  Chris and I went to the kitchen and ate lunch.  I had bought cabbage buns and she had made us delicious salads.  I gave her a big pan of cabbage buns to have and be able to freeze some.  After we finished, we went out on the porch and sat and drank our coffee and ate our apple and candy bar.  We decided to split one because we were too full to eat a whole one.  Her porch was so nice to sit in and visit.  We caught up  on our families and and did some praying together.  At around 2:30 I started getting ready to leave.  I went out to tell Gary goodbye, and asked him if he wanted me to pray for him.  He said yes, so God blessed me with being able to pray.  I was so thankful and when I got out to the kitchen with Chris, she thanked me for praying for him.  I sure want God to do a miracle.  Nothing is impossible for him.  

I headed home, and drove by her son’s house, which used to be our house.  Then I went by our other house we used to live in.  If was fun driving through the neighborhoods a seeing the changes.  I got home and payed the Consumer’s Bill, then relaxed for a few minutes.  We ate Cabbage Buns for dinner.  They tasted yummy.  Then we went to church to Bible Study.  It was another good study on the Holy Spirit.  Stacey shared her testimony tonight.  It was such a good one  

We came home and relaxed and I worked on my blog.  

Tues., 2/24/26, Met Maddy for coffee, Bill went with Dana and other guys from church to Bob Evans, Got carpet shampoo from Meijer, shampooed carpet, played donkey with Bill, Vikki and twins came over, ate, played donkey

Saw some of my daffodils poking through today.  Yay!

Peyton and Isaac wearing our google eyes glasses

Vikki and I making cabbage buns.  Peyton watching 

Kit Kat and Lucy stare down 

Me, Bill, Peyton and Isaac playing Donkey.  It was down to Peyton and Isaac.  Peyton had the donkey so lost.  

I got up at 7:45.  I got ready, then put ingredients in for dough for both bread makers.  Bill got up a half hour after me.  He got ready, then I left to go meet Maddy at Biggby and he went and met Dana, Ken, Bill H. and Gene for breakfast at Bob Evans.  

I had a nice time visiting with Maddy and eating our breakfast sandwiches and enjoying our drinks.  Mine was a Mocha Mocha.  We stayed there for about 1 1/2 hours.   After that I went to Meijer to get carpet shampoo and spot treatment spray.  

Then I came home and shampooed the carpet once again in the family room.  Only had to do half of it.  It looks like all of the spots came out now.  Bill got home and started reading his Bible.  When I finished the carpet, I went in and started reading my Bible.  Did our devotions and prayer books too.  Kenzie and Rehvyn FaceTimed me.  I was so happy to see them and talk to them.  I missed them while I was gone on our trip.  We put the google eyes on for Rehvyn to see.  He liked them.  Peyton and Isaac put them on later when they were here and were FaceTiming with them.  He laughed again.  

Bill and I went down to the basement and he decided he would put a new thermostat in and also move it.  The township inspector came and inspected the furnace.  It was up to code and passed.  After the guy left, Bill went into town and got a thermostat.  Vikki and the kids came over after school.  The kids were so cute and fun.  Bill went down in the basement to replace the old thermostat, moving it to the next room over.  It’s much easier to see a use now.  Vikki and I made cabbage buns for Chris Turner tomorrow and for us for tonight.  Isaac played the new Elevation Worship Album on my speaker while we made them.  The kids wanted spaghetti I had left over instead of cabbage buns.  Bill, Vikki and I ate cabbage buns.  Chris texted me and said it was supposed to be bad weather in the morning and wondered if I wanted to come later or a different day so I wouldn’t have to drive in it.  I decided to come at lunch time because the roads should be plowed by then.  Instead of her making breakfast for me in the morning, I am taking the cabbage buns I made and we are having lunch together.  I am also taking an apple and a Milky Way Candy Bar for each of us.  We always used to do that and it was like having a caramel apple.  Both are great memories for us.  

The kids, Vikki, Bill and I played Donkey.  They were all learning so we were easy on them and helped them.  Well maybe not Bill sometimes lol.  I went out first and won and Peyton ended up getting the Donkey.  We had lots of fun.

After they left, Bill showed me the new thermostat in the basement.  It looks really nice and he did a great job.  I like it in the other room much better.  I am happy to have it to control the heat.  We definitely don’t want to heat the basement except on rare occasions.  It makes it to hot for anyone wanting to play ping pong when it’s too hot down there.  It usually is just right.  I’m so glad he fixed it so quickly.  We don’t want to be working for Consumers as my mom would always say when we left lights on at home as kids.

We watched the State of the Union Address.  Loved seeing all of the heroes honored and those whose loved ones were murdered by illegals reached out to and comforted.  So sad for them to have to go through such awful losses.

Monday, 2/23/26, Did laundry, talked to Laicey and prayed with her, filled bird feeders, got some groceries at Meijer and Jack’s, Bill went to Elders meeting, Melissa came over, Vikki got her root canal done

There is such a pretty cardinal if you zoom in.

Bruce and Melissa took Max, Jack and the dogs to Christine’s workplace for training.  Kristen, and Kaylynn (I think that’s their names) helped Max and Jack with training.  Vader did amazing and even did the jumps fast.  Wookie peed and there is no peeing allowed in the arena because it throws all the dogs off.  Wookie’s papers are on the way, so he should be able to be fixed soon which will help with that.  The kids decided to go for a walk around Bay City after that.  Jack and Kaylynn said at the same time, we should take a picture under these pretty lights.  Such a cool picture!  Kristen took the picture. 

This is a cool picture with all of the dogs too! These were taken last night.

I ate breakfast, Bill drank a protein drink, then we read our Bibles and did our devotions/prayer books.  I took a shower after that, then put clothes in the washer to start after Bill took his shower.  He started them for me.  

I called my friend, Chris, whose husband has pancreatic cancer.  I am going to go to her house at 8 a.m. on Wednesday.  She is an early riser (5 a.m.). Not me!  She said she’s going to make breakfast for me.  She is always doing kind things.  I am going to surprise her and take some cabbage/burger buns.  She used to make them with me so we could raise money for her kids to go to the Christian school. We have such great memories with their family.

Vikki texted me to have me pray for her root canal appt.  I did and so did Bill.  She called me back an said it went great.  The dentist is a friend from our church.  His wife works there now too, so she came in and visited with Vikki while Vikki was waiting for the area to feel numb.

I posted about our Seasons of Refreshing Event on Facebook, then went out and filled all of the bird feeders.  It was only 22 degrees out, but the sun was shining so that was nice.  It still was kind of cold, but not frigid like a couple of weeks ago.

Bill had to go into town to look for something.  I went to get a few groceries at Meijer and Jack’s.  I picked up some ice cream and hot fudge to have hot fudge sundaes tonight, but had tangerines instead and we were to full.

Laicey FaceTimed me.  She is a teenage girl I met at Seasons, who lost her mom recently.  She wanted me to be her friend on Facebook.  She’s having a hard time.  I prayed with her.  We talked a couple of times today.  I had to go the first time to put away groceries.  

Bill went to an Elder’s meeting tonight after dinner.  Melissa stopped over while he was at the meeting because Jack had Fencing tonight.  Melissa and I had a great visit and did lots of laughing.  It made up for us missing a play at Valley that was hilarious.

She left to get Jack, and I started working on my blog.  I got a text message from Irene saying her husband, Dana, was having breakfast with some other guys and wanted to know if Bill wanted to join them.  After Bill got home, I asked him and he said he wanted to go, so I let them know.

I am meeting Maddy at 9 in the morning.  We are going to Biggby.  We are both looking forward to getting together.

Sunday, 2/23/24, Packed the Jeep, Ate breakfast at the restaurant, listened to the new Elevation Album on the way home, slick roads starting out and then they got better, Laicey FaceTimed me, made spaghetti for dinner

Isaac got to use the big camera at church this morning!

Made spaghetti for dinner. Fried up some mushrooms for mine!

I got up at 7:30 and Bill got up at 8.  We loaded most of our stuff in the Jeep.  Then we ate our free continental breakfast at the hotel.  Doug stopped in to say hi, and Sean, Wendy and Maverick came to visit for a few minutes and watch the US and Canada Olympic hockey game.  The US won!  Yay!  It sure was fast moving.

We started out and it had snowed overnight.  The roads were a little slick and we saw one truck pulling a cargo trailer in the ditch.  We took it slow and steady.  We listened to an Elevation worship album on the way home that Vikki sent me.  It was so good.  It’s called So Be It God!

We unpacked everything when we got home and then took a nice long nap.  It felt so good.  After that, we read our Bibles.  Laicey FaceTimed me.  I met her at Seasons.  She’s 16 and was sad because her mom just die not long ago.  She showed me some dog pictures of hers and I showed her some of our family dogs.  She was really sweet.  We hung up so Bill and I could watch our church service and take notes in our journal on Acts.  It was a great message and the worship was really good.  I made spaghetti after that and we ate.  I worked some on organizing all of my pictures from Seasons.  

We watched a movie called Small Group that Vikki told us about on Prime.  It had a good ending.  After that, if finished two blogs.  Now it is 12:29 a.m. and we are going to bed.  

 

Sat., Great day at Seasons, Tawas chapter was chartered, Indian River chapter recognized as forming chapter, ate at Lumberjacks, played games at hotel

Worship Team -Debbie on piano, Elaine, Bev, and Kathy’s sister singing, Pam on keyboard and singing

Bill and I welcoming everyone

Michigan Leadership being introduced.  The Theme this year is Come and See!  We put goggle eye glasses on and turned around before we were introduced.  

Debbie came up with a skit for us to do about witnessing when we are at our CMA Booth.  It was really cute.

Jay giving a message on Come an See

Barb and Ron sharing about their mission trip to the Philippines 

The cafeteria was full, we went in one of the the back rooms and ate

The Holland Chapter was chartered today and became an official CMA Chapter.  They are such a great group and are on fire for the Lord.  Bill called me up there because he wanted me with him.  That was so sweet of him.  

The Holland Chapter.  They go to the same church my nephew goes to.  They are on fire for God, and out in the community serving and being witnesses

Lew Cindy, Jay and Jane....Lew and Cindy are our new Area Reps and are the ones that oversee the Holland chapter and 4 other chapters.

Abby the chaplain, saying a few words. Denny receiving their Chapter certificate below.  He is the president

Praying over the Holland Chapter

Our Oneway group being recognized as a forming chapter below.  Not all of them could make it to Seasons.  Russ and Marcia are our Area Reps and helped start the chapter.  There are 18 in it and it is Motorcycles and Off Road.  They will be chartered at the State Rally.

Their Patch says All Terrain, One Faith!  Very cool!

Praying over the Onaway forming Chapter

Our new Michigan Youth leaders, Mike and Samantha.  They do an awesome job with the youth.

Ivy became a CMA member at Seasons

Ivy’s dad, mom and chapter praying over

Cindy giving her message on Come and See.  She did a great job

 

Goodies

Gloria

Mel and Betty in their google eyes

Jane wearing her google eyes

Bill doing a great job introducing all the speakers, etc.

Debbie and Paul

Ron and Bev our area reps

Lucy and Al our Goodie Reps

Denny and Jes

The Holland Chapter enjoying Seasons

Good turn out...157 registered.  We were all dismissed then we helped pack up goodies and load the trailer.  After that 23 of us went to the Lumberjack Restaurant and ate.  We sure had a fun time.  

A memory made with good friends....the only room we found available to play our donkey game was the laundry room upstairs in our motel.  It was cozy to say the least and we sure had fun...this is one end of the table

This is the other end of the table.