Monday, 11/30/2020...Decorated the stair rail going upstairs...last thing to decorate! Watched a great movie!

 

I love this picture of Eli, Jacob and Adam working on the puzzle, so I borrowed it from Kimmy's blog

Last decorating project in the house!  My least favorite job!

Did our regular morning routine.  Finished decorating and vacuumed the needles up.  Put all the Christmas storage containers back in the attic.  Sent the Faith Rider's Newsletter out.  Warmed up chili I had in the freezer for dinner.  Watched a really good and heartwarming movie called Christmas for a Dollar.  It was so good!  Caught up on my blogs.  

Sunday, 11/29/2020...Watched church online, ate brunch, Put up more decorations, Vikki and the twins came over to help decorate the outside

Watching our church service in the morning

Isaac decorating our little tree

He did a great job

Peyton did a great job too!

Peyton sitting up the kids nativity

My favorite ornament.... It says....The Glory Be Thine Oh Lord

Nativity set up by Vikki and lights hooked up by Bill

Peyton and Isaac by the Nativity

Decorations are up outside...Vikki, Isaac and Peyton were such great helpers

Got up early to read my Bible, worship and pray.  We watched our church service online as we had a case of Covid at church last Sunday.  Thankful we didn't go, because we are close to the person who had it.  It was another amazing message and worship was great.  I made brunch afterward, then did more Christmas decorating.  Vikki, Peyton and Isaac came over to help with the outside lights.  Vikki was an amazing help and has a knack for doing it!  Isaac and Peyton did a great job helping too.  It sure went fast and was a nice day in the mid 40's.  Peyton went in and set up the kid's Fisher Price Nativity.  Isaac decorated the little Christmas tree in the family room.  We ordered pizza.  I thought it was delicious, but Little Caesar's made a mistake and gave us the wrong pizza with mushrooms on the whole thing, we ordered 1/2 with mushrooms, ham on it, and black olives (we didn't order ham, and ordered green olives).  They picked the stuff off which wasn't fun, but they ate without complaining.  Vikki checked Bill's pizza when we picked it up to make sure it was no cheese, and they got that one right.  Usually that's the one they mess up.  Vikki called and told them they messed up the order, and I can pick up one free pizza anytime in the next 2 weeks.  We went to watch the light show at the park in Freeland.  It was amazing seeing all the lights go to the music, but was disappointing that it's a Christmas Light Show and had absolutely nothing to do with the true meaning of Christmas.  Not even one song!  We drove around looking at beautiful Christmas lights around our area afterward.  It sure was fun!  Thank you Vikki, Isaac and Peyton for all your help today.  I talked to Melissa today and texted with Adam.  

Saturday, 11/28/2020...Decorated the tree, cleaned out the kernel burner, walked 2 miles, watched a movie

Love starting my reading in the morning with Kimmy & Jared's mugs.  Perfect size, perfect fit and perfect colors

Got the mantel cleared off and bottom shelves cleared off for Christmas decorations

Tubs with Christmas ornaments and decorations in them

Max showing how he is almost as tall as the tree

Max showing where he comes to on the tree.  He could easily reach to put the star on

Picture taken two years ago where Max had to stand on the arm of the couch to reach the top

Jack and his big bubble

Evan and his huge bubble

Melissa...they must take after their mom....look at her huge bubble

Evan got to put the star on their tree this year

All of our Christmas trees this year.  Lots of Sister/Aunt Debbie's Ornaments on our trees. They all look so beautiful! Vikki's had hers up for a while, Kimmy's family put theirs up last night, Melissa's family and we put ours up today!

 

Melissa's tree 

Kimmy's Tree 

Vikki's Tree 

My tree 

Did our morning routine.  Called Sue to see how Charlie was doing.  The Visiting Nurse was there, so she called me back.  The nurse said he is doing great and she didn't expect him to look as good as he did.  I dropped off some straws, as Charlie wants to try using straws to drink.  He feels like he is going to choke when he takes a drink, so he thinks this will help.  Adam sent me a picture of their pretty tree.  He also told me he and Jacob won at soccer.  Bill put some screws in the back of the treadmill that were missing.  It looks great and doesn't need duct tape any longer.  Bill and I got the lights on the tree.  I started working on the beads, but then the Kernel Burner quit and needed me to clean it. Boy was that a messy job today for some reason...worse then ever!  I even ended up saying I hate hate hate that job.  Usually it goes much easier.  Bill asked me to go for a walk with him.  We walked down our road and back which was 2 miles.  Finished the Christmas tree and watched a Christmas movie on Amazon Prime, called I Believe.    

Friday, 11/27/2020, Bill and I moved furniture around and Bill brought the tree up. Bill picked Charlie up from the hospital, Vikki, Rody and the kids came for leftovers

 

The tree is up and will be decorated tomorrow

Vikki drawing during pictionary and Isaac watching

Isaac must thing Rody is going to draw something hard to guess ha ha

Isaac and Rody

Rody drawing and Isaac guessing

Peyton drawing

Isaac and Peyton

Jacob, Jared, Eli, and Adam working on the tree.  I borrowed these from Kimmy's blog because they were so cute

Jacob, Eli and Adam...(Jared hidden by Eli)

Jacob, Adam, Eli and Wyatt.  It's getting harder to tell there is a tree behind them!!!

Vikki drew this amazing picture on my boogie board in just a few minutes.  She's amazing!  Why doesn't she draw like this when we play pictionary ha ha.  I can't guess what she's drawing then usually.

Did our usual routine, then we moved stuff around in the living room to make room for the Christmas tree.  Bill carried it up from the basement.  Then he had to leave to go to Ann Arbor to pick up Charlie from the hospital and bring him home.  I called Sue and talked to her for a while.  Vikki, Rody, Peyton and Isaac came for our traditional left over day and we ate, then played pictionary.  We all had fun and the girls won!  Yay!  Isaac carried the easel downstairs for me which was very nice of him.  Peyton and Isaac ate ice cream.  The rest of us were too full for dessert.  They left, and I took a little nap.  Bill got home while I was napping and he took a nap too.  I put Christmas music on and straightened the branches on the tree so it is ready to decorate tomorrow.  Adam texted me that they are putting up their tree tonight.  Bill and I watched the movie, "A Christmas Child" on Amazon Prime with Steven Curtis Chapman in it and also the girl who played in Ann of Green Gables.  It was really good.

Thurs., 11/27/2020..HAPPY THANKSGIVING, MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR, OUR WONDERFUL FAMILY CAME OVER

Adam

Jared and Bill visiting

Me and Eli

Jacob

Bill, me, Travis, Kenzie, Jacob, Eli, Jared, Adam, Isaac, Peyton, Kimmy and Rody (Kenzie and Eli didn't get the memo that Vikki was taking a picture ha ha)

Rody, Vikki and Bill

The grandkids eating dinner...Adam, Isaac, Eli, Jacob and Peyton

Adam, Eli, Jacob, Travis, Kenzie, Aunt Debbie, Isaac, Peyton, Max, Jack, Evan and Melissa (standing in for Hailey as Hailey was at a friends in the Thumb and couldn't be here

Hailey with her cute ornament from Aunt Debbie

Max, Jack, Bruce, Evan and Melissa with Aunt Debbie

Aunt Debbie with Jared, Kimmy, Eli, Adam and Jacob

Rody, Vikki, Isaac, Peyton, Aunt Debbie, Travis and Kenzie

same as above only mask ornaments are lowered lol

Bill, me and Debbie.  Us showing our ornament from Debbie

Debbie and me with pretty rock she painted for me

Peyton with cute mask ornament from Aunt Debbie

Eli

Jacob and Adam

Kenzie

Travis, Kenzie, Adam and Jared

Max, Jack and Evan

Max

Jack and Evan

Jacob

Bill

Bill stirring the fire

Peyton and Isaac

Peyton watching Kenzie, Kimmy, Jared, Eli, Jacob and Adam Zoom meet with Jared's family.  I love this happy picture and it sure was cute to watch them while they talked.  

Jared, Kimmy, Eli, Jacob and Adam visiting on zoom with their Indiana/Georgia family

Evan, Jack, Max, Adam and Eli...loved seeing the boys have cousin time

Rody, Isaac, Vikki, (Peyton's doll Rosie) and Peyton

Adam, Jared, Jacob, Kimmy and Eli

Max, Melissa, Evan, Bruce and Jack

Jacob, Adam, Eli and Papa

Eli, Adam, Jacob, Jack, Evan and Max

The whole group of us enjoying each others company and the fire

Me and Isaac playing 3-13....It ended up being a picture of me by the winner by 1 point

Me, Isaac and Eli

Isaac, Jacob, Peyton and Uncle Jared playing pictionary

Isaac drawing....Jared and Eli trying to guess 

Peyton's turn to draw, Eli, Jared and Isaac watching

Papa drawing, Eli, Jared and Isaac watching

Jacob with his artistic drawing of shade

Jared, Eli, Jacob, Bill, me, and Adam during pictionary

Jacob drawing, Jared Eli and Isaac watching

Bill and Jared relaxing by the fire

Beautiful rock Debbie painted for me

Woke up thanking the Lord for His goodness and many blessings!  Got up at 5 and got the turkey stuffed and in the oven, the ham in and the cheesy potatoes baked.  I texted Hailey and told her Happy Thanksgiving and let her know I love her and will miss her tons today.  She texted me back a sweet message.  Put candy and nuts in dishes.  Kimmy, Jared and the boys came and Kimmy helped get the sausage, cheese and crackers on plates.  Vikki, Peyton and Isaac came next, then Kenzie and Travis, and Rody came a little later.  We all snacked and visited.  Jared and Kimmy mashed the potatoes (their traditional job)  and they turned out delicious as always.  Vikki warmed the rolls Kimmy and I made, and we all sat the food out when it was ready.  I read a Psalm 104:1-5 and then Bill had everyone take turns saying what we were thankful for.  All were in agreement that we are very thankful for family!  Vikki made a beautiful and yummy jello.   We ate and then Kimmy and Vikki put all the food away and cleaned up the kitchen.  They do an amazing job and are so fast at it.  They do this for me every year and are such blessings.  After that, Melissa, Bruce and the kids came over, then Aunt Debbie came over and we all gathered in the yard so we could social distance because of Covid.  Aunt Debbie gave all the grandkids their Christmas Ornaments (face masks this year)  They are so cute and will sure be a memory.  She gave Bill and I an ornament with Nana and Papa on it and all the grandkids names on mittens.  It is so cute and was so sweet of her.  It's actually one she gave me before, but it is very cute with Papa, Nana and all the grandkids names on it.  I will have one to hang in the family room now.  Love it!  She gave me a special rock she painted for me that is really pretty.  She stayed about a half hour and then had to go get her Thanksgiving meal ready.  She sure makes this tradition she started long ago special and fun. We al love Aunt Debbie!!! We all stayed out by the fire for a long time and had a nice visit.  It was nice seeing all the cousins visit and enjoy each others company.  Jared's family had a zoom meeting with him, Kimmy and the family.  We all said hi!  So nice that they could do that where they didn't get to get together in Georgia this year. We came in and Travis made a plate up to take to his brother, and I made a plate to take to Sue.  Kenzie and Travis left then, and Vikki and I took the plate of food over to Sue.  We came back and Kimmy and Jared will still zooming.  When they got done, we all had dessert.  We had yummy apple pie that Kimmy made and chocolate banana and banana cream pie that I made. Peyton and Isaac just at Cookies and Cream ice cream with caramel.  The kids all watched the Three Stooges and a movie.  Vikki, Kimmy, Jared, Isaac and I played 3-13.  Isaac won by 1 point.  Jared ended up coming in 2nd!  The rest is not important enough to mention.  Rody, left and then the rest of us all played pictionary.  It was so much fun.  They guys were agains the girls and were in the lead the whole game by quite a bit.  The girls pulled ahead at the end to win.  Such a fun family and such a great day! We have so much to be thankful for!