Sunday, 6/9/25, Got up at 7:30 we packed up, said goodbye to Sue and Doug and Pauletta and Jeff, follow Wes and Gayla to Clare to Cops and Donuts, stopped at Costco for gas for 2.99, came home, unpacked camper, I went to Vikki’s, went to church to make meals to freeze for people who will be needing them, 14 of us were there,

Picture Gayla took of Bill and I at Cops and Donuts

Beautiful flowers when we got home.  The Peonies are so pretty, but rain weighed them down.  Bummer!!

Beautiful purple Iris that was Bill’s grandmas and bloomed late

Pretty white Peonies

Growing into the pond and getting pretty yellow flowers on them.  Kimmy gave them to me

Purple Spiderwort...these look so pretty in the flower garden 

The Dianthus plant is loaded with blossoms and just beautiful

White Spiderwort

Lavender

Have to work on clearing up the pond.  Reading up on it.

The Clematis by the garage is a beautiful color.  I’m glad it’s different from my other one.

The most loaded with blossoms it’s ever been

This Weigela Plant is just beautiful. A few years ago it was mainly sticks when Kimmy and I went to prune it and there was pretty much nothing left to it.  It came back the next year as hearty as ever and has grown back to its full size.  

Roses on one of my rose bushes

Hens and Chicks on a bike ride

I went to Vikki’s when I got home and got to see my sweet grandkiddos, Peyton and Isaac.  Got my hugs and then remembered to take a picture of each of them.  I have missed them and was sure happy to see them.  I was happy to see Vikki too.  

Vikki had me get in the picture with Isaac.  

I got up at 7:30 and got ready, Bill got up around 8:00.  I made our coffees and we drank them while we packed up.  Most of the outside stuff was done except emptying the tanks and packing away the water hose, and unplugging the electrical.  I washed the coffee pot and dried it, then just had to go over my short list to do my jobs inside.  It didn’t take long.  

I went outside to tell Sue and Doug goodbye and thank them for the fun and wonderful weekend.  Wes and Gayla were out saying goodbye too.  So were Pauletta and Jeff.  It was already 65 and sunny out.  We followed Wes and Gayla and went through Evert where my dad grew up.  When I was a kid we always went up there to see Grandpa Golombisky, and swim and have fun.  Then when he passed away, my dad and his brother got the house.  We still went up lots,  Then when Bill and I got married and had kids, we took our kids and my nephew up there when they were small.  Hailey worked at Spring Hill, a large Christian camp that is there.  We got to Clare and stopped at Cops and Donuts.  We all had apple fritters and coffee.  Wes and I were happy because they had our good creamer.  Gayla wanted to take our picture outside.  We hugged and said goodbye and then headed out.  Our gas gauge empty light came on right when we were by Costco so we got gas.  It was $2.99, which was lots cheaper than it was in Clare.  We got home and unpacked the camper right away.  I looked at the garden and it’s coming up good.  The lettuce, broccoli, and Kalorabi are all growing back that the bunnies ate before Bill lowered the electric fence.  

I called Vikki and then went over to visit for a while.  We didn’t have a good connection to text or call so I have really been missing all the girls and grandkids.  I was so happy to see them.  Peyton and Isaac came out to the car as soon as I pulled in so I got hugs right away. 

Vikki and I got caught up on everything.  I was going to stop at Melissa’s after I left there, but she didn’t answer, so I just came home.  I heated us up some chicken noodle casserole and we ate.  Then I went to church at 6 to make freezer meals for families who will need them.  This will be a great ministry.  Joan, Tina, Deb R., Lisa L, Vicki R., Connie W, Samantha F, Laurie W, Brenda B., Amy W., Jennifer W., Maryjane E., me and a new person I met that I can’t remember her name.   There were 14 of us and we were divided into teams of 3 or 4.   The chicken for the recipes was already cooked.  Then each team had the ingredients needed for their recipe.  It went well and it went fast with all of us working.  Connie, Samantha, Lisa and I were on the same team.  We made chicken cordon bleu.  We made enough for 3 pans for the freezer.  They had already printed out the recipe and instructions for how to heat it on a label. Others made Chicken enchiladas, chicken pot pie, and another recipe with burger in it.   Everything was very organized.  We all put our pans in the freezer and then cleaned up our area and some of us took turns doing the dishes.  We got there a 6 and by 7 we were all done and ready to leave.  

I got home and read my Bible and prayer books.  Then I worked on some more blogs to catch up.  We went to bed at 1:30.