Monday, 11/10/25, Happy 250th Birthday to the Marine Corp., Bill went to the Marine Corp. Birthday celebration, On the phone a lot, with Covenant pre surgery and pre therapy calls, two doctor office calls, went to Marine Corp. Ball

Celebrating the 250th Birthday of the Marines at the VA this morning.  Youngest and Oldest Marine there got the first piece of birthday cake

Cutting the birthday cake with a sword!

Sunny beautiful day, but cold.  The birds sure were eating steadily at the feeders!

Our big Maple tree hasn’t even changed color yet.  The leaves really fell today!

Bill when we got there!  Isn’t he so handsome!

Cutting the cake with the sword at the Ball

Cassie, the commandant of the John R. Rock Marine Corp Leage did a great job reading one of the historical readings.  She is Bill’s sister Debbie’s friend and she and her husband Jeff sat at our table.

Brad and Jen

Honoring the Marine of the year.  All the previous Marines of the year go and find the new one and bring him up.

Bill going back for another piece of cake..Brad got his picture

Bill and I at the Marine Corp Ball


Brad and Bill

Jenny and I 

The Heritage Choir came and sang God Bless America to honor the Veterans.  They did a great job!

I made coffee for both of us, then descaled the Keurig coffee maker.  It took a while but was easy.  Bill started reading his Bible right away.  I was going to join him, when my phone rang.  It was a Covenant nurse who wanted to go over my pre surgery stuff and do a questioner.  She was very nice and informative.  It took about 35 minutes to get through everything.  She wanted me to call my surgeons office and find out some info and also my family doctor.  Needless to say it was a busy day on the phone.  I went in after that to start reading my Bible.  I took a pack of Belvita wafers in for me and also grabbed a pack for Bill.  When I went to sit down, he saw them and asked if I would go get him a pack.  I told him I already got him one.  That made him happy.  

Bill got ready and went to the Marine Birthday Party at the VA.  I decided to stay home as it is a lot of walking there and I wanted to have my leg be nice and rested for the Marine Corp Ball tonight. 

If filled the bird feeders outside.  The birds have been eating so much.  Now they are happy again.  I love watching them.  

I read my Bible and did my prayer books, then I went upstairs and got some dressy dresses out of the closet to choose to wear tonight.  I brought 3 downstairs and when Bill got home, I had him pick his favorite.   I was happy he picked the one most comfy and warm.  

We got ready and left for the Ball at 4:30.  It was at Horizon’s and was very nice.  There weren’t as many there as usual, but there was one Marine that had been the oldest in Saginaw that passed away this morning, and there was another girl Marine that passed away.

Brad and Jen sat with us and so did Cassie and Jeff.  We had fun sitting together and talking.

It was a fun night and the food was super amazing!  They had a DJ, but I wasn’t doing any dancing tonight.  Nobody at our table did any dancing.  We all left after the music started.  Tomorrow is a busy but fun day, going all over getting Bill’s freebies.  We always look forward to this day.  

We FaceTimed with Kenzie and Rehvyn on our drive home.  Rehvyn was really talking and saying our names really clear.  He was eating a banana and then ate a pickle after that.