10/21/18...Went to church, Taught Sunday School, Went to Benefit Dinner for Russ, Watched Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Russ at the far left singing with his sons at his Benefit Dinner

Bruce taking a video of the band for Melissa and Jack playing on Bruce's phone

Melissa and Jim

Papa Bill and Jack playing

Russ when he saw Melissa at his benefit.  Bruce in the background

Russ and Jim

Melissa, Russ and Jim

Old picture I found of Bill and I going to a costume party at the Moose after we started dating

Went to church.  Amazing worship again. I taught Sunday School.  It was such a good lesson and so much fun for the kids too.  After church we came home and ate and then took a nap.  We went to Russ's Benefit at the Moose at 3 and met Bruce, Melissa, and Jack there.  Russ was in the rehab with Melissa and was in the next room.  He always played his guitar and would play Amazing Grace and other nice songs. They had him put on a small concert for the patients downstairs one day.  He ended up back in the hospital with heart problems.  Our family, church and lots of other people were praying for him and he got out and is doing lots better.  He needs help with medical expenses now though.  Jim (another friend she met in the rehab), his daughter and son in law also met us there and we sat together.  He and Melissa keep in touch since they are out of the rehab.  Jim is getting better and starting to walk again too.  It's very hard for him, but he says he is doing it because Melissa was such an inspiration to him in the rehab when she worked so hard to get better.  They all help encourage each other.  Russ was so happy to see Melissa and Jim there and came and talked to them for quite a while.  We ate and listened to the band.  Russ and his cousins and Russ and his sons did some songs too.  We came home and watched Cheaper by the Dozen.