1/3/16 Peyton and Isaac are spending the night

Peyton and Isaac having ice cream

Peyton and Isaac watching the popcorn pop

Isaac and Peyton with their suitcases.  Yay they are spending the night

Went to church.  After church Merijo and Greg stopped over so Greg could look at Bill's tail gate from his old truck.   Vikki got here with Peyton and Isaac.  We warmed up the roast, carrots and potatoes and all of us ate.  Talked Greg and Merijo into staying to eat with us.  We had a nice visit. They left and Vikki and I worked on our knitting.  Vikki is making a beautiful blanket with really soft yarn. Peyton and Isaac were really good and played with all the toys.  Bill picked up ice cream and we had banana splits.  (Vikki didn't want any though)  Then popped popcorn.  Vikki went with Bill to take my car in to Garbers and drop it off.  She rode in his new truck on the way home. 

The kids and I watched Cinderella, read the pop up Bible and Henny book, then I tucked them in bed and prayed with them.   

1/1/16 New Year's Day

Getting ready for Bruce, Melissa and family to come.  Have Grandma Daisy's good china on the table (except Evan and Jack's place) 

Jack, Max, Hailey, Bill, Melissa, Evan, Bruce

Evan and Jack playing with legos

Max loved putting puzzles together and he was really good at it.

Max carried his puzzle over to show me.  He was so proud that he could carry it.  Hailey being a techie in the background
  

Picture Gayla sent me of Joel opening his change jar that counts his money.

We gave him some change to practice putting in.

Papa helping Max working on the puzzle.  Hailey and Bruce being techies in the background ha ha

Melissa watching Ann of Green Gables with one eye on the tv and one eye on her phone

Love this picture of Melissa and her kids and her new mother's ring Brenda and Dan got for them to give her.  So sweet of them

Hailey in her robe and her American Girl do with her matching robe that Hailey's Grandma Debbie made.  She's so talented

Got up at 6:30 and added water to the roll mix I put in bread maker last night and went back to bed till 8:30.   When I got up then, I made brownies and baked an apple pie I had frozen from the Rescue Mission.  Then I made the rolls.  While they were baking, I peeled the potatoes and carrots.  Then put the roast in the oven.  Set the table with the good china and then relaxed.  Melissa, Bruce and family came at 5:30.  Melissa and I got things on the table and then we prayed and ate.  After we cleaned things up and then had dessert.  Max absolutely loved putting puzzles together and the boys liked playing with the lego sets. Hailey loaded her I tunes card and put music on her I pad.  Everyone enjoyed playing their games on their phones, electronics, etc.  Melissa, Hailey and I watched  Anne of Green Gables.  Then the kids cleaned up the toys and left.  Bill and I watched a movie.

12/31/15 HAPPY NEW YEAR....BROUGHT IN THE NEW YEAR AT WES AND GAYLA'S

Chuck, Sue and Wes in the basement at Wes and Gayla's.  They just did their basement.

Gayla and Bill 

Selfie of me and the Scarf Kenzie got me.  Thanks Kenzie

Went to Penneys, G's and Kohls.  Got a G's gift card and a coin jar that keeps a count at Kohl's for Joel for Christmas.  The coin jar was half off so happy about that.  Kenzie stopped while I was gone and gave Mocha a bath for me.  I was a happy camper when I got home and saw that.  Bill and I went to Riverside to meet Wes, Gayla, Chuck and Sue for dinner at 5.  We went to Wes and Gayla's house afterwards and played dominoes and had banana splits and other delicious treats.  Brought in the New Year and saw the ball drop and fireworks at Swan Valley.  Called the girls and their families to wish them Happy New Year.  Yearly tradition!

12/30/15 Did laundry, watched old videos

Kenzie stopped over and brought me this book she got me from the Christian Book Store and a beautiful scarf that has John 3:16 written out on it.  So sweet of her.  I read the introduction and the first chapter of the book she got me.  It is so good.  I could feel the Holy Spirit moving on my heart as I read.  Cole's grandma got Kenzie this same book.  She said she is going to read it.  I know her heart will be touched.

This is my scarf.  It has a special meaning between Kenzie and I because when she was five, we were at the park on McCarty Rd. and there was an older man that was walking his dog.  She wanted to see the dog and then asked me if she could say her scripture to him.  I thought it was the one we were learning that week in class and I thought that it wasn't one that a person who didn't know the Bible would get.  Instead she said John 3:16 that she had learned before.  The guy was so touched he said he had been thinking he needed to get back to church and now he was going to for sure.  I was so blessed to see how God used Kenzie.  Such a special day!  

I am enjoying my Christmas tree as it will be coming down soon.  Went to Kohls shopping.  Got a King size mattress pad that's waterproof for our new mattress with the gift card Chuck and Sue gave us.  Got it for have price as they were having a sale!  YAY

12/29/15 Didn't go to breakfast....bad roads so just wanted to sleep in.

Cutie Adam and cute snowman...I borrowed this from Kimmy.  They just got home from Indiana and the other two boys have been sick.  Hopefully Adam doesn't catch it and the other two are better soon.

Didn't go to breakfast this morning.  Roads weren't good so just slept in.  Watched some old home videos while I did laundry.  Went to Vikki's for a while and we went to Jack's together.  After that I visited for a little while at her house.  Her road still wasn't plowed and was terrible.  All the other roads I took were fine.  Watched more movies when I got home.  Took Bill to get his truck from Garber's at 4:30.  Came home and Chuck brought some noodle soup he made from the turkey carcus we sent home with him.  It was yummy.  We went to fill the car, truck and some cans with gas so we could get our $1.00 off a gallon on 35 gallons before it ran out the end of the month.  For my car, Bill truck (it wasn't empty though) and a gas can it was a total of $35.00 with our dollar off 35 gallons.
Such a big blessing.  I went to Culver's when we got home.  Dad's mouth was bothering him so I went myself.  It was real quiet with mostly just workers there.  Kenzie waited on me and of course thought she knew exactly the concrete mixer I wanted.  She was pretty close except couldn't remember the second fruit I always get.  She knew it was either raspberries or strawberries.  It is strawberries.  She also was going to have them mix the cashews in instead of on top.  I do that both ways though so I guess she has me pretty figured out.  While I sat in the booth eating it, she came and talked to me for a while.  She was back at the cash register when I went to leave so I told her goodbye.  She called me as I was heading for the door and came over to me and gave me a big hug and said she loved me.  So sweet of her.  All her worker friends were watching because no one was busy.

12/28/15.....Bill went to Detroit to have spots removed in his mouth to be checked for cancer. Praying for good report

Quiet day.  Prayed a lot for Bill's procedure to go well and his drive to be safe.  Winter snow warnings with ice predicted.  I just relaxed and knitted with my wonderful new knitting needles.  Kenzie, Cole and Catniss stopped over for a while.  Bill made it home safely.  Was doing pretty good and will have to wait for results.  Told him it will be a couple days.

12/26/15 Vikki and Peyton came over for been soup as we didn't have a lot of leftovers from Christmas

Peyton, Kenzie and Cole with Catniss, Kenzie's new kitten

Kenzie and Catniss

Got up early and went to Pat's to get beans to make bean soup.  I made the soup and then called Vikki to come have some.  We always get together for leftovers after Christmas, but there weren't many leftovers.  We started watching Finding Nemo when Chuck and Sue came over to pick up the turkey carkus.  They stayed and watched the "Mom's night Out movie we started watching Christmas Eve and couldn't finish.  Then we played cards, but they won all three games.  Bill and I didn't get good hands.