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| My apple peeler/corer/slicer broke so its back to the old way! Glad to have the apples done! Yay!
Got up and spent my time with the Lord. Baked brownies with pecans for our meeting tonight. Did my half bushel of apples. Bummer that I had to do it the old way. I will be getting another peeler/corer/slicer before next year. I saw them at Aldi's so maybe they will go on sale. I got four big bags of apples in the freezer and 6 containers of applesauce. I got the Newsletter for Faith Rider's done. We had a good officer's meeting. Bill did a great job leading it. I love these officers and their faithfulness to the Lord. We are blessed!
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Thursday, November 30, 2017
11/30/17...Baked brownies for tonight, Did a half bushel of apples for freezer and made applesauce. Had Faith Riders officer's meeting at our house
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
11/28/17....Picked Kenzie up at Omi's and took her cat in to be spayed
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| Me, Kenzie, Sandy Phyllis, Louise |
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| Bill told us to stick our tongues out, but only Kenzie did...She obeys her papa |
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| Me, Sandy Phyllis, Louise (Louise just turned 93) last week. We celebrated today! |
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| Me and Sandy |
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| Silly Papa and Kenzie....she took lots of silly pictures with all of us |
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| Me and Kenzie |
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| Kenzie, Mocha and me |
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| Me and My Kenzie |
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| Mocha in her new bed. She loves it! |
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| Journal Kenzie got me. Love it! |
1/28/17…Picked Kenzie up at Omi’s at 7:30. We took her cat to the vet in Hemlock to get spayed. Omg and Poppi are doing this for Kenzie’s Christmas and Birthday present. Catniss kept going between my lap and Kenzie’s on our way to the vet. Kenzie was sad to drop her cat off. We went to Sullivan’s for our breakfast. Kenzie was so much fun and was taking lots of nice pictures and some goofy ones. She had us all laughing. Wes and Gayla went to Canada to see friends so they weren’t there. After breakfast, we went shopping at 5 Below, I went to Bath and Body Works, and then we went to Barnes and Nobles. I got a new bed for Mocha from 5 Below for $5. It is so soft and really pretty.
Kenzie got a few things for Peyton for Christmas. I got Kenzie a journal she picked out at Barnes and Nobles for Christmas and then we went to a store in the mall and I got her 3 beautiful rocks she wanted for the rest of her Christmas gift. Saw Hosanna working at the book store and talked to her for a while. While we were riding, Kenzie said she wanted to play her favorite song for me on bluetooth. It was "Even when it hurts so bad, I'll praise you. A beautiful song by the girl in Hillsong who sings "Oceans". Loved the song about praising Jesus no matter what. We came back to my house and hung out. I was going to make brownies for small group and she said she wanted to make them which made me very happy. We had so much fun spending the day together. I made goulash, but we were too full from breakfast to eat lunch, so I sent some home with Kenzie.
We went to pick up Catniss at 2. She did fine and was pretty relaxed still. We started heading to take Kenzie home and Vikki called and found the shepherds, sheep, and kings to my outside nativity for a good deal at Bethesda. She waited there and Kenzie and I headed there to get them. Such a good find. Thank you Vikki. I was just looking for more pieces in the store and didn’t find any. They are way more expensive in the store. Vikki always has a knack for finding what we all need at thrift stores for great prices. There was a guy working that said if I paid cash, he would let me use his discount. Bummer! I didn’t have any cash on me. Vikki took the pieces to our house and tried them with Bill. The lights worked in all but a couple. Have to get new bulbs. I took Kenzie home and helped her get everything in. She gave me a beautifully wrapped package to open. She made the beautiful bow and a sweet little card and gave me a Prayer and Praise journal. So very sweet of her. We sure had a fun day.
Small group went great. We did lots of sharing and laughing.
11/27/17...Walked at SportsZone, Bill and I put up the outside lights
Walked 3 miles at the SportsZone. Came home and read my Bible. I went to Kroger and got some gift cards as they are 4x fuel points right now. Bill met me there and we both got gas. We got 90 cents off a gallon and filled my car, his truck and a gas can for $48. Great deal! I went to get a few things from the store and then when I got home we put out the Christmas lights. Some strings of lights didn't work, so will need to get more.
11/26/17...Great message at church.....Kenzie came to church with Vikki, Finished decorating the house for Christmas, went to the Boar's Head
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| Nice picture Aunt Vikki sent me of James, Rob, Shannon, Ava, Claire, Shane and Kelly |
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| I dropped off Vikki's cake pan on my way to the church. Took this picture of my cuties! |
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| Melissa and Evan in church waiting for it to start. The choir and orchestra sounded beautiful while we waited. |
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| Max and Amani as a huntsmen |
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| Max |
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| Jack in the middle in the green (second row) He really sang great and put his all into it. |
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| Jack |
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| Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus |
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| Hailey leading the king with her candle |
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| Hailey |
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| Hailey |
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| Hailey |
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| Hailey in the middle, third row from front |
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| Hailey in the middle |
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| Max coming down the aisle |
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| Jack |
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| Max |
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| Hailey and Ally...BFF's (I always take a picture of them together! It's tradition) |
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| Came home and Bill had the toilet paper/phone holder from Angie hung up in the bathroom. It's so nice and pretty too. |
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| Went upstairs and expected to see the other one hung, but this is what I found. Gotta wait for tomorrow. |
Saturday, November 25, 2017
11/25/17...Bill had to go to a Marine Corp League acquaintance's funeral. I put the Christmas tree and decorations up.
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| Bill looked really nice before going to the funeral |
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| So happy to have our Christmas Tree up
Not too much to write about. I spent most of the day putting up the tree and putting Christmas decorations up. I still have a little more to do tomorrow. Made chicken, potatoes and string beans for dinner. Put more decorations up. Watched a Hallmark movie with Bill afterward.
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Friday, November 24, 2017
11/24/17...We ate breakfast as the Shack, then loaded the car and headed home.
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| It was in the mid 40's when started for home. Beautiful and sunny out. |
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| I was so excited. Bill took me to Paris! Paris, Michigan that is. We went through this Antique store |
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| The set of glasses and wooden holder we brought |
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| Love the shape of the glass and design |
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| Bill eating peanuts at the Texas Longhorn |
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| This is when he looked up and realized I was taking a picture.
We took a load down to the car while we were going down for breakfast. When we got to the car, Bill said he forgot his keys in his coat pocket. He waited by the car and I ran upstairs to get his keys and brought the rest of my stuff down. We ate a good breakfast at the Shack. Scrambles eggs, ham, sausage, toast, oatmeal, peaches, orange juice and coffee. The guy told us another joke. We left and went through Remus, Big Rapids and then stopped in Paris. We went through an Antique Shop. A nice older lady owned it and she was so sweet. We bought a beautiful set of 8 glasses with a wooden carrier from her. We stopped in Mt. Pleasant and I used a Texas Longhorn gift card I had accidentally gotten a year ago. There are none in Saginaw, Midland or Bay City so I was happy a few months ago when I saw one in Mt. Pleasant. We stopped and we both got Sirloin Steak and a bake potato. I got a house salad with mine and Bill got green beans. He didn't like his beans because they had bacon and a sauce on them. I ate a few of them, but didn't really like them either. The rest of the food was delicious. We were right by a Penney's so we went in to Black Friday Shop. Bill got me three tops for Christmas and he got a pair of gloves. We also got some really nice King Size Sheets at great prices. We don't usually shop on Black Friday. We came home and unpacked and watched a Hallmark movie. I helped Sue load a digital coupon for 4x fuel points on gift cards. That took a long time on the phone. Then Bill and I watched a Celtic Christmas. I caught up on my blog too.
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11/23/17...HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving meal at the Shack.
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| Cute little bear planter |
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| Bill on our walk |
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| Charlie and Sue |
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| Beautiful swans across the lake |
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| Bill keeping track of the number of people coming through the line.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR. MY FAITH AND SALVATION, MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND ALL THE MANY BLESSINGS GOD HAS GIVEN US. THANK YOU JESUS! We had a great breakfast at the Shack. Scrambled eggs, ham, sausage, toast, peaches, orange juice and coffee. We didn't eat a lot as we are having a huge Thanksgiving meal at 12:15. Will sure have to walk when I get home. Chuck and Sue loaded their car as they had to check out at 10 a.m. They just hung out with us after that. We played cards and I went to our car and got our purple cards this time. Sue and I did great with them the last time we played. We played Euchre again and the guys won the first one and Sue and I won the next three. We were pretty happy. We had a delicious Thanksgiving meal. Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, rolls, and a wonderful salad bar. We were really full afterwards, so we went for a walk on the trail around the grounds. Chuck and Sue left after that. In the evening, we went down for banana splits again. We had over 130 going through the line for banana splits tonight. Marv and Jeannette did all the scooping and cutting bananas for all of those people and she commented to me what a blessing it was. Love this couple. At quarter to 10 it was our turn to get our banana splits. The line was way back to where the Amish lady is in the picture and stayed that long for a long time while people kept coming. We met a guy named Larry Otto whose dad was related to Jared's family that the book, Jacob's Choice was written about. He knew all about the people in the book too. He was very interesting to talk to and he had a great testimony about God's miracle hand upon him and His provision for him and his family. He reminded me of Jared. He was really friendly and he had many of the same features. He sure knew a lot of jokes and kept coming up to the counter where we were and telling us them.
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11/22/17...We left for the Shack, Stopped in Shepherd for breakfast
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| Bill, me, Sue and Chuck eating dinner at the Shack (the picture is blurry, but I put it on anyway since it's the only one I took today.
We went to Chuck and Sue's at 9:30 and followed them to the Shack. They could only get a room for one night because they waited till the last minute to call and we are staying two so we couldn't ride together. We stopped in Shepherd and walked through some a shop we always go to. It's in an old house and is really neat to go through. We used to go to Loafer's Glory...a shop we loved there, but it closed. I bought a couple of pillows at the shop we did go to. We went to breakfast in town too. Had amazing bread pudding afterwards; the best we have ever had. Bill and I split one.
We enjoyed our nice ride to the Shack. We checked in and took our stuff to our room. We were on the second floor. We haven't been up there since the first time we went 6 years ago. We went to an Amish Country Store. Bought some oatmeal, chicken soup seasoning, Weber Chicken spice, tea tree oil, and some homemade molasses cookies. The cookies are delicious. We ate dinner at the Shack. We had tender roast beef, chicken breasts, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, and fresh salad. So delicious! They always have great food there and all of our meals are included in the price for our room. Charlie, Sue, Bill and I played Euchre. Bill and Charlie won 3 games. Sue and I were the losers. At 8:00 we went down for banana splits. The sweet Christian couple who own the Shack are so sweet. He is 87 and she is 83. She cuts all the bananas and he scoops all the ice cream. There are 9 flavors to choose from. Bill pours water into cups for people and I get the ice for him and watch the toppings to make sure they are always full. We started helping our a couple of years ago. It is a good way to get to know the people staying there. 95% of those staying there are Amish from Indiana. Lots of people ask us if we are related to the owners. Bill is funny, he says no, but I would like to be. We enjoyed our banana splits lots. Bill asked Mark for big scoops. Mine were too big for me, can't imagine eating more.
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Tuesday, November 21, 2017
11/21/17...Went Special Friend day at Hailey, Max, Jack and Evan's school, dropped off turkey and a cookie sheet at Melissa's, Went to Kenzie's, Went to movie with Charlie and Sue
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| Hailey playing her trumpet |
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| Evan in Chapel |
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| Hailey in the choir |
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| Ben and Hailey. Hailey got an award for being helpful in class, encouraging kids and being kind. |
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| Bill with Max...Bill was his special friend |
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| Hailey in Chapel |
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| Vikki and Hailey...Vikki was her special friend |
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| Me and Evan in chapel...I was his special friend |
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| Evan wearing his turkey crown we made together in his class |
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| Hailey, Ally's Grandma, Ally, Mikayla and her dad |
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| Jack and Nora |
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| Jack and Nora doing a craft |
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| Turkey Jack and Melissa made...Nora worked on cutting scraps |
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| Love this picture of Evan and Melissa and the necklace he made her. |
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| Isaac and Peyton
Bill and I went to Special Friend Day at Hailey, Max, Jack and Evan's school. We went to chapel first. There was a wonderful message on blessings and being thankful. Hailey and Max played their instruments in the orchestra, Hailey sang in the choir and did a worship dance to It is Well with My Soul, She did great. Jack got an award for being a whiz in Math. Hailey got one for being kind and caring and helpful. Worship was great. I went to Evan's classroom afterwards and we made a turkey crown and then had donut holes and juice. Evan was so excited about the donuts.
After that, I went to Max's class and gave him a hug. Bill was in his class. We walked and found Hailey's class and went in it. I went and saw Hailey and then gave Ginny's mom a hug and talked to her. Her husband has been in the hospital and rehab for months now and he's getting close to coming home. We saw Melissa right before we left as she was coming into Hailey's room. We came home and warmed up Thanksgiving leftovers. I went to Melissa's after that to take her cookie sheet, Max's calendar from Sue and the dark meat turkey for Bruce. Went to Kenzie's after that and took her to the bank to cash a couple of checks. We went to the Secret Garden Store then and walked around. It is such a neat shop with lots of nice things. We went to a store Kenzie wanted to try, but didn't like it at all so left. I took her home and came home to get Bill and we left right away to go to see "Wonder" at the movie theatre with Charlie and Sue. It was a really good movie. We got home and I went to take Mocha to Vikki's. I stopped at Goodwill to get a cat condo/climber that Kenzie wanted. I was happy to see the kids when I got to their house. Bill and I watched a Hallmark Movie and packed to go on our trip tomorrow.
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