Sat. 1/4/24, Hailey and Peyton got up at 9:30, Bill went to pick up something he found for the Jeep on Facebook Market Place, went shopping with Peyton, played games

I had so much fun playing Tonk and 3-13 with Peyton.  I tried to help her by letting her have the card that was wild she threw back, but I still won.

Made these Texas Roadhouse rolls today.  They were a fundraiser of Evan’s and we bought 2 batches.  They tasted so good with the special butter that came with them.  YUM!

Baby Mason is all better today and looking so cute.  Maddy sent me these pictures.  I am sure happy they are both feeling good now.

Brielle happy and her pneumonia is gone. Yay!

Bill and I got up at 9.  I had my coffee and Bill drank his protein drink.  We read our Bibles and devotions.  The girls came downstairs at about 9:45.  They told me they went to sleep at midnight.  Bill left to go pick up his FaceBook Market Place item in Birch Run.  Peyton sat by the heater in the living room while Hailey and I ate cereal and drank coffee at the kitchen table.  We had a nice talk about a lot of things.  

Peyton came out and said she would have eggs when she went home.  I asked her if she wanted me to make eggs and she said yes and told me she would make the toast.  I made her eggs over medium like she wanted and she made toast for herself and a slice form me. Hailey left to go to her house at 11:40 because they were celebrating Christmas with Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Ron.  

Peyton and I decided to go look at some “Converse” shoes at Under the Railroad Resale Shop.  Her friend had texted her about them.  We got there and found them and they were too small.  Bummer.  We decided to go across the street to the Salvation Army Store.  We didn’t find anything there either.  We went to the Pet Store next door and I got a vacation 2 wk feeder for my fish in the basement for when we go to Iowa.  We came home and played a game of Tonk and a game of 3-13.  She is so fun to play with.  I won both games and right away she said Winner Picks Up so that meant me.  She said I was the one that came up with that lol.  She snacked on Chicklet Chops while we played.  That’s how she said Chocolate Chips when she did Virtual School here during Covid.  She showed me lots of funny You Tube videos and lots of Lauren Daegle videos.  After we finished playing she was ready for me to take her home.  It was 5pm, and was so bitter cold, in the low 20’s and very windy.  She wore my heated jacket home because she didn’t bring a coat.  I always like to make sure we have warm stuff when we go out in this weather in case we get stranded for some reason.  

Best to be prepared.  I went in and visited with Vikki for a few minutes and said hi to Rody and Isaac. Lucy wanted lots of attention from me so I gave her lots.  I didn’t stay real long because I didn’t want the car to cool off.  I got home and baked the Texas Roadhouse rolls and made hamburgers and mashed potatoes.  After we ate, we relaxed in our recliners.  I talked to Melissa for a while and then Kimmy for a while too.  I did some filing upstairs so now I can pack all the 2024 files away and start new 2025 files.  

 

Friday, 1/3/24, Went to the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor for Bill’s MRI, Picked up Peyton and met Hailey at Coco Loco, the girls spent the night, watched Little Houses

Fun time with Peyton and Hailey at Coco Loco

Hanging out and watching Little House Episodes....I think Papa and I watched it more then they did

We got up at 8 and got ready to go to Bill’s appointment.  He showered and I packed Hickory Stick, chips, candy bars to take on our road trip to Ann Arbor.  I also made us coffee to drink on the way.  We had time after getting ready to read our Bibles and devotions and I went out and fed the poor hungry birds.  There were sure lots of them out there trying to get the food that was left out there.  It was cold in the 20’s and very windy.  Brrrrr.

Kit Kat is really liking being in her igloo house.  

We had a nice trip, enjoyed our snacks and were happy the roads were clear all the way.  We got to the VA Hospital at 1:30 and his appt. wasn’t til 2:15, but they took him back for his MRI 15 minutes after we got there.  We even had time to walk through the VA Patriot Store while we were there.  We were able to get home sooner to pick up Peyton and meet Hailey at Coco Loco.  We got seated right away.  I had my usual 1/2 size beef and bean Nacho, Bill had the same with no cheese or cheese sauce, Hailey had a taco meal with Guacamole, and Peyton had chicken nuggets and fries.  We all drank water so we wouldn’t be full so fast.  That was Hailey’s idea and we all followed.  

We came home and Hailey wanted to take a shower right away so she didn’t smell like Mexican food.  She’s too funny.  Later we watched Little House Episodes and snacked on chips, M & M’s, and trail mix.  I didn’t remember seeing one episode we watched.  

 

sThurs., 1/2/24, Fun day having Eli and Evan here, Bill showed Mike V. our motorhome, Kimmy, Jared, and Jacob stopped to pick up Eli, Bill and I took Evan home and got some things to have for when Peyton and Hailey spend the night, Ran into Vikki and the Mulder’s in Menards

Evan and Eli came in from outside.  I had Brandon Lake playing on Google.  Evan told me he loved the song “Can’t Count em” that was playing.  Then they both went in to the living room and started singing.  They would pick worship songs they liked and sing them.  I love hearing them.

When Jacob got her I took this picture of the three boys

Nice dishes we found for Jacob

Bill and I got up at 9.  We got ready and then drank our coffee and read our Bibles. I read some on my book that a friend from church wrote and got published.  It’s called Beginning a New Intimacy with Jesus and the Scriptures.  

The boys didn’t get up until almost noon.  They stayed up until 3 in the morning, so needed extra sleep.  They came downstairs and relaxed for a few minutes in the family room, then ate breakfast.  I offered to make eggs, but they wanted cereal.  Bill and I ate some Frosted Mini Wheats.  

The boys had fun hanging out and playing ping pong.  They went outside a few times, but didn’t stay out too long because it was cold and very windy. They had fun singing when they came in.  They are both good singers and sing right out.  I listened from the kitchen, because I was unloading the dishwasher and doing some other small tasks.

Kimmy, Jared and Jacob stopped over to pick up Eli.  They had success finding a place for Jacob for this semester of college.  It looks really nice.  I had baggies of M&M’s and gave Evan and Eli a bag.  Then I packed up three more bags for Jared, Jacob and Adam.  I packed up some homemade bread that was buttered for Kimmy.  They left so they could get home to Adam.  He stayed home while they went apartment hunting.  Bill showed Mike V. our motorhome as he is thinking of getting one and wanted to see what our was like.

After they left, Bill and I took Evan home in the Jeep.  Evan loved riding in it for the first time.  We dropped him off, then went to Jacks Market to get deli Oven Roasted Turkey which Hailey likes.  We went to Walmart after that and got some things Hailey and Peyton like for when they stay tomorrow night.  Looking so forward to that!  Kenzie called and talked to me while I was walking around in Walmart.  We found some really nice plastic microwave and dishwasher safe dishes for Jacob that were only 50 cents each.  I had some here but then thought about it and they are Corelle flowered design and kind of girly for a guy apartment.  We paid and left there and decided to walk around Menards so it would be dark when we drove home.  Vikki called Bill and was in the store too.  She had seen our Jeep in the parking lot.  We met her in an aisle and then the Mulders (Tasha, Ryan and Jacob) joined us.  We left after we tried to help Vikki find a bulb for a light she needed.  Bill said he has one in the shed he can give her.  It was dark which was good because Bill wanted me to see how nice the new headlights he put in the Jeep are.  Wow, I could sure see good.  He did an amazing job putting them in and wiring them. 

We watched a movie.  It was a Faith and Spirituality movie on Prime, but I can’t remember the name.  It was a cute movie. 

 

Wed., 1/1/25, Happy New Year! Slept in til about 10, Bill worked on the Jeep lights and got them in, Rody came to hook them up to Bluetooth, Eli and Evan are spending the night, Yay!

Snowy day outside

Beautiful mushrooms Lela made and I was blessed that she thought of me and gave me two.  Thank you so much sweet friend and also mother of our amazing son in law, Jared.

Lots of work and love went into cute stitching and putting buttons on.  She sure made them look cute!  They will look so cute in my flower garden!

I made coffee for both of us and used Kimmy mugs.  They always make the coffee taste better.  Hailey always drinks water out of the tumblers Kimmy made for me and she says the water tastes better in her tumblers too.  I guess that confirms it.  I listened to worship while I was eating,  then went in by Bill and we both read our Bibles,  He went out to work on the Jeep lights afterward and I organized some pictures and did yesterday’s blog.  Vikki stopped and had Peyton run my purse up to the door. I forgot it at their house last night.  They had to take Regan home and it was close by.  

I got a text from Eli asking if he and Evan could spend the night.  I texted him back as soon as I saw it and said sure!  I love it when grandkids want to spend the night.  Rody came over to help Bill set up Bluetooth for the lights on the Jeep.  He told me he had a meatball sub today with the meatballs I left there.  I told him I had one too.  He had to photograph a wedding today and it was an outside one.  Rody said it was short, about 45 minutes, but cold because the wind was blowing.  I talked to Melissa, Kimmy and Vikki today on our phones. 

Eli wanted his usual Pizza for dinner and Evan, Bill and I had mashed potatoes with meatballs and gravy on top.  I made corn too, but it took so long all of us were too full to eat it.  I usually get steamable but got the regular corn that takes lots longer.  

The boys are having fun hanging out, Bill is napping in his recliner by me, It’s a relaxing night.