Tuesday, 8/5/25, Went to Bill’s VA appointment,

Bill waiting for his appointment at the Detroit VA

Cool building we drove by on our way home in Rochester. It said America Made Us and has Jeep written on the building

Bill boing into Great Lakes Crossing

We decided to eat at the Rainforest Cafe.  Bill at the entrance with the fish in the dark blue aquarium with the entrance door in the middle

Me at the entrance

They brought my Mandarin Chicken Salad out and Bill’s Burger.  Bummer!  They put cheese on his.  He had to have them make another one.

He said it was good.  He shared his fries with me.

Watching the fish swim all around in the aquarium was fun! God designed them each so uniquely

Loved this big polka dot one. It swam so fast!

Kit Kat by me on the swing when I read my Bible

Melissa & Badger, Rody, Vikki, Jack, Bill

The Army Helicopter we walked through!

In the helicopter. It was warm inside it.  Papa and Jack with Badger

The soldier wanted to pet badger and give him a treat

Our group picture...I love how Rody looked up at the helicopter going over us.  

Take 2

Melissa, Bill and I

Jack, Isaac, Evan and Badger

Group picture by the helicopter

Peyton and her friend

Got ready, made our coffees, and packed some snacks.  Our breakfast was zucchini bread.  We left at 8 for Bill’s appointment at the VA in Detroit. It was a nice drive but another hazy day.  There were  a couple of traffic backups for two accidents.  His appointment went good except we sure had a couple of good laughs.  His appointment wasn’t to check the bone in his mouth, it was to check his knee replacements.  We laughed when Bill went to buy peanut butter crackers and I told him I had some in the car and also had red licorice.  I didn’t want him to have dirty teeth or it to look like he had bleeding gums so didn’t offer him any on our way to the VA, deciding to wait til our trip home.  We were FaceTiming with Kenzie and Rehvyn and she got a good laugh too.  Rehvyn was so fun giving fist bumps to papa and I on the screen.  He makes my heart happy!

Decided to go to Great Lakes Crossing Outlet on our way home.  Ate at the Rainforest Cafe and had my favorite Mandarin chicken salad I had in Minnesota at the Rainforest Cafe.  Bill had a burger. We walked the Mall after that.  My watch let me know I went a mile and a half.  We didn’t buy anything but had fun looking.  

We had a nice drive the rest of the way home.  I tried to call Sue but didn’t get her.  Kimmy called me and she was on her way to Ace Hardware in Bay City to pick up her early Birthday presents....a small rechargeable trimmer and a small chain saw.  She sent me ;pictures and it looks like I could use an early Christmas present lol.  We had a nice talk and caught up.  Jared called so she had to go, but we talked for a long time which was much needed.  

When I got home, Sue called me back.  I asked her if she wanted me to run over a stuffed pepper, potato, corn on the cob and a small loaf of zucchini bread.  She said she would love it, so I packed up the food and went to visit her and deliver it.  We had fun catching up too.  After we visited for a while, Vikki called and asked me if we wanted to go to the National Night Out.  If is about safety in our township and there was a huge Army helicopter that flew over our house today, so I had looked up what it was in town for.  I told her I had read up about it.  Rody, her and the kids were going.  I called Bill and he wanted to go.  I left Sue’s, came home, had Bill warm up our food before I got home, we ate our stuffed peppers, potatoes and had some zucchini bread then left to go to the event.  I had called Melissa and so had Vikki.  She, Jack, Evan and Badger came there too.  We had fun having around together.  We loved going in the Army helicopter.  It was a little warm inside but the army guys in there were so nice.  They were in really hot uniforms, so I guess we weren’t so hot as we thought in our shorts.  We saw Pastor Jeff and visited with him for a while, then saw Pastor Dan and Charlotte and visited with them.  We saw Michelle and then saw Catherine, Sarah (and her few day old new baby boy), plus her other 4 kiddos.  Fun talking to them all.  We walked around more,  Bill and I left after that.  We had been gone all day so it was good to get home.  I watered some plants and then came in and worked on the blog.  Bill read his Bible.  It was sure a fun day!  I texted my Russell grandsons who I have really missed lots.