Monday, 4/27/26, Went grocery shopping, made a roast dinner for Maddy and family and one for us, did laundry and had a big mess, a couple of frustrating times today, Bill hooked up the. hose on the other side of the deck

I found this cute sweatshirt for Rehvyn at the garage sales.  It will have to stay in the family for great grandkids lol.

Peyton Babysat Lydia and her baby brother Barrett tonight at her house

Lydia loved Peyton and was happy there were so many toys to play with.  She didn’t want to leave

Vikki and Barrett

I got up early, got ready and went to Meijer and Jacks and got groceries for the dinners I’m making tonight and for our upcoming camping trip.  I also stopped at Kroger and filled my car with gas.  I’m glad I don’t have to fill it very often.  Usually only once every 3 weeks.  I came home after that and turned the oven on while I brought groceries in.  Bill was outside working hard on taking deck boards off and feeding the hose under the deck and connecting it.  I don’t like to see him getting on knees, but he was on them.  I offered him knee pads, but he didn’t want any.  When the oven was preheated, I put both roasts in to brown.  I peeled carrots and then peeled potatoes so I would have enough for Maddy and Alec and also us.  When the roasts were browned, I added potatoes, carrots and onions plus seasoning  in the roaster and put it back in the oven.  I put our roast carrots, potatoes, onions and in the power pressure cooker xl.  I couldn’t get the top to go on it even after reading up on it and watching a video.  After 20 minutes, even after praying, I called Bill in to see if he could get it on.  We have used it before so knew it worked.  He couldn’t get it either.  He read up on it and watched the video too, but no way would it go on like they said.  Finally, I took the ring off the cover and turned it upside down.  Then Bill tried it and it went on perfectly.  They need to mark it since it looks the same both ways.  I set the time for 40 minutes.  After that frustration, I went to get the close out of the washer and there were pieces all over the floor and inside the machine that looked like caked mud at first.  Then I discovered it was cardboard.  I also found a replacement part to my Dyson in the washer.  I then figured out something going into the laundry, must have knocked the little cardboard box it the replacement parts into the clothes basket, and it was full, so I just dumped the clothes hamper into the washer without seeing the box.  What a mess to clean up.  It was all over the place and worse than accidentally washing a baby diaper.  No fun to clean up.  Had to rewash clothes because little pieces were stuck all over, even after brushing and shaking each piece of laundry.  Next time I took them out they looked clean and I didn’t see any more cardboard.  After drying them, the lint screen was full of stuff but no pieces of cardboard.  The timer went off and the food was done perfectly.  The roast and potatoes were nice and brown and everything was done once the pressure came down and I could check it.  I made gravy and had Bill start eating because he had an Elder’s meeting to go to.  Then I dished Maddy’s up and made gravy for them, packed everything in containers and also packed M & M cookies, and a jar of applesauce, then headed to her new house.  She carried the clothes basket with all the food upstairs.  I talked to Mason for a while.  He was saying hi and was talking so cute to me.  I took a quick tour to see part of the house.  I will see the rest tomorrow when I go back.  I had to get back to eat and pack our food in the refrigerator.  After that I washed the dishes that had to be hand washed and cleaned up the kitchen.  I went out and locked the camper, because Bill said he forgot.  I locked the door, because Bill said he had forgot before he went to the meeting.  

I read my Bible after that.  Then Bill got home and he read his.  We did our prayer book and devotion.  Then I talked to Melissa a long time and then I talked to Vikki for a long time.  Melissa told me about a bad accident on Gratiot and 46.  A semi hauling grain tipped over an spilled all over the road.  At least, two other vehicles were hit, one was crunched really bad.  Melissa and I prayed for the people involved.  Hailey was leaving to go back to college and had to detour around it.  I sure am glad she wasn’t in it. Thank the Lord!

I talked to Bill about the Elder’s meeting and went over some stuff, then started working on my blog.