10/5/16...Kimmy and Vikki came over! Hailey's team won 2 out of 3games! YAY

Kiddo's in kids care group at church!

My kiddos I teach.  Love that three of them are my grandkids!  Peyton,Isaac and Aleyiah
still have pretzel arms from the song we sang before we walked down the hall.  They sing it in school so were so happy when a couple of the other kids wanted to sing it.  Evan is smiling so cute!

Lenny came running full speed when Vikki called him

Cute doggie Lenny

Hailey serving!  She did great tonight

Bruce, Melissa and Evan

Jack eating popcorn

Of course Bruce didn't want to pose for a picture nicely

They tied Peace and then pulled ahead!  Go Team

Me and Hailey after the game

Evan came to my house for a few minutes after the game and wanted to jump on the trampoline


Went to Sports Zone and walked 3 miles.  Came home and did some cleaning.  Kimmy and Vikki came over and then we all went to the park.  It was a very beautiful day.  I came home in case Sue wanted me to drive her to the dentist.  She has been real depressed.  I sure am praying for her.  She didn't need me to drive her son called to see where Vikki and Kimmy were so I could meet them.  They were almost to my house.  Vikki had to leave and then Kimmy and I helped Bill with the shingles for the little shed roof.  Kimmy left.  I finished helping dad for a while but then had to go to Hailey's game.  She did great and they won 2 out of 3 games.  Love how they have team spirit now and are so excited and cheering one another.  It was fun watching the game with Jack, Evan, Melissa and Bruce.  Max stayed home to do homework.  Brought Evan home with me to take to kids care groups.  He played a little at my house and then we went to class.  Everyone was there.  Peyton and Isaac were really happy to see me. Isaac's so cute.  Overtime I ask as question he raises he hand to answer.  

10/4/16...They finished the roof today! I had so much fun with Max!

Jared the beekeeper.  Took this picture from Facebook.  His excellent honey is delicious!

Max was happy to go to the park and look for critters with Nana

Max found lots of frogs.  He caught one, but let it go.  He sure has good eyes to spot frogs and turtles.  He told me it's because he eats lots of carrots

Max looking for fish

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It was a beautiful day to be walking through the park

Max was excited when he found this big turtle.  I thought it was a snapping turtle so I didn't let him touch it.  

The end of our walk at the park

Max loved looking at the different birds and nests

He loved these pileated woodpeckers.  He knew most of the bird names

Got a picture of Mr. Eagle Eyes with the eagle

Max has grown a lot since he had his picture taken with this bear.  He didn't even remember seeing it before.

The roofers got here before we left for our breakfast which was 7:45.  Breakfast was good and there were  8 of us there.  Wes and Gayla weren't there as they had to take Joel to an eye dr. appt.
After breakfast, Bill and I went to fill both the car and truck and used our 70 cents off for up to 35 gal.  We got it for $1.46 a gallon.  Tonight Gas went up 23 cents.  Glad we got it before it went up.
Cooked squash and froze it today and cut up green peppers from the garden for the freezer.
Did some laundry.  Picked Max up after school.  We went to the park and had fun walking around.  He is really smart about birds, frogs and turtles and can spot them so easily.  It was 74 degrees and a beautiful day for a walk.  While we were walking and talking, all of a sudden Max came over to me and gave me the biggest sweetest hug.  After we left there, we went by my house and he saw the roofers on our roof.  We went to Sportszone to the Bird Museum.  He enjoyed seeing all the different birds and nests and other animals.  We had so much fun. We came to my house then and he played outside for a few minutes.  Then he came in and sat right down and did his homework.  He did a great job on it! He memorized his scripture verse too.  He munched on some candy corn and candy pumpkins.  Next he wanted to watch the movie Homeward Bound 2.  He told papa all about his fun day when papa came in.  After the movie was over we went to his house.
Bruce had to take Jack to Med Express as he was having problems with his Asthma and cold.
They put him on steroids.  His teacher had given him treatments which was so good or otherwise he probably ended up in the ER.  We prayed and are so thankful he came home.

10/3/16...They started our roof this morning

Hansen's started doing our roof today!  

Bill is doing a great job making his shed

View from the front!  It would make a cute outhouse, but no thanks!

Got up and got ready to go to my dentist appt. this morning and the doorbell rang at 8 a.m.  Good think I already had showered and did my hair.  I looked out and it was Hansen's here to start the roof. They had told Bill they would be here at 9:30.  I signed a paper and then moved my car to the back before the rest of the workers got here and the dumpster got here.  Went to my appointment and she said a root canal won't work because the tooth has short roots and will probably come out and it would just be a waste.  She was the nicest dentist and everyone else was so nice too.  She even had the periodontist next to her office come and look at the X-ray to see if he could help the tooth.
Got home and the roofers were busy, and Bill was busy with his project.  He started working on the moving box Wes gave him and is turning it into a nice little shed.  Vikki came over for a little while before she had to pick up the kids which was nice.  After she left, Bill and I went and picked up the camper.  All the hail damaged was fixed.  Awnings look great a vents are so bright and nice.
Came back and helped Bill put the plywood on one side of the roof of his shed.  Made salmon, baked potatoes and peas for dinner.  The guys worked on the roof until 9 p.m.  They wore headlamps.  Looks like they will put the shingles on tomorrow and then will be done.  They said they would be done for sure tomorrow.  They threw a piece of rotted plywood down and broke two aluminum siding pieces they will need to replace.  Good thing their company does siding too.

9/30/16...Took Joel out to Pizza Hut to celebrate his summer birthday we missed

We had a fun time with Joel celebrating his 46th Birthday!

Canned pears in the morning.  Happy to have that done.  Have been loving eating fresh pears that Wes and Gayla gave us from their tree.  Went to Vikki's to take garage sale stuff Kimmy had given me to give her and some stuff I had for her.  Melissa was there so we all had a nice visit.
Went to Meijer's and got the dvd God's Not Dead 2  for Joel's gift.  Wes and Gayla picked us up at 5  and we went and got Joel.  We went to Pizza Hut (Joel loves pizza) and had good pizza and lots of fun.  After we dropped Joel off, we came back to our house and played 3-13 with Wes and Gayla.  Bill won both games.  Last time I won both games.  We need to start letting our company win some.  We had lots of laughs.

10/2/16...Went to church and then out to eat afterward, Planted a Knockout Rosebush, Went to care group,

Planted a Knockout Rosebush today

Beautiful picture Vikki took at the park with Peyton and Isaac in it

Rody took these amazing pictures at a nearby park today!

Stephanie's son, Alec,  sure reminds me of his cousin, Jacob, in this picture!

Pastor preached a really good message on Parenting today.  After church, we went to Applebee's with Vikki, Rody, Peyton and Isaac. We had such a nice time.  Saw Chuck and Jackie Wade there and talked to them for a while.  Came home and planted my rosebush.  Brought in all the stepping stones and lawn ornaments.  They are supposed to start our roof at 9:30 in the morning so we are getting ready for them.  Prayed for our care group and went over the lesson some more.  We went to church for it and had a great discussion about the lesson after worshipping and watching the video.  There were 12 of us there tonight.  

10/1/16...Went to Adam's soccer game. Loved seeing Adam play! Picked up Evan after I got home.

Adam playing with his soccer team

He's going after the ball at top speed!

Nana and Adam after the game!  

Evan 

After all Evan's hard work, we went to McDonald's so he could play and have fun!

This picture of Evan is blurry, but it was so cute of him I decided to post it anyway

Hailey texted me and sent me these pictures of Max and the fort they made with the flexible fort makers.

Took this picture of Max when I dropped Evan off

Got ready in the morning and gathered my lawn chair, blanket, umbrella and headed for Adam's soccer game.  Our motorcycle ride to St. John's was cancelled because of rain so I was excited to get to go to see Adam play.  Eli and Jacob were excited to see me when I got there.  I got some really big hugs.  The soccer game had just started when I got there.  Adam's  coach had lots of nice compliments for Adam.  He said it was the most aggressive he has seen him play.  He played a very good game!  Loved seeing him and cheering him on.  After saying our goodbyes, I went to Home Depot.  Got a beautiful bright red Knock Out Rose Bush.  Came home and Kenzie stopped over for a while.  She had a bowl of my homemade veggie soup. She asked to take a bowl home with her too.
We had a nice visit.  We were so happy because I made her an appointment over a month ago to see a dermatologist because she had two big planter's warts on her fingers and another one coming under her fingernail.  Couldn't get her in until Dec 15th.  Now we can cancel the appt. because you can't even tell she ever had them.  We sure were thanking God for that.  After she left, I went to pick up Evan.  I brought him to my house and we practiced numbers.  He is a super good reader, but is having some problems with numbers in the teens and also writing some of his numbers.  I thought I could make practicing with Nana fun for him.  He did really good and he sure liked the candy corn I gave him.  They sure have kindergarteners do a lot of work at the Christian School.  Would sure like it better if they didn't push kids so hard and let them get to love school that first important year.
We went outside so he could spend time jumping on the trampoline.  Came back in and worked some more with flash cards.  He never complained and sat there for the longest time.  I'm sure the candy corn helped!  We went to McDonald's on our way home so he could play.  He played for a little while, but there were some really wild big kids playing who were bouncing on the netting over the little trampoline and were crawling all over the outside of everything.  The mom was yelling from her booth really loud, but never really did anything.  I decided not to stay very long after that.

1/29/16...Kimmy and Melissa came over. Poor Vikki was sick with a cold so couldn't come

Mocha after Kimmy groomed her

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Fun with Jack at McDonalds

Jack playing

Mocha

Jack wanted to play Indiana Jones after he got his schoolwork done

Norman was having a good day. I was happy when Kimmy sent me this cute picture of him!

Kimmy came over in the morning.  We drank our coffee and visited.  She hurt her knee yesterday, so I prayed for her.   We just hung out at my house.  Melissa came over after Kimmy got here.  Always so nice to get together.  We missed Vikki as she was sick and couldn't come.  Boo Hoo!!! We ate Vegetable Soup for lunch   Kimmy groomed Mocha for me and did such a good job. Thank you so much Kimmy.  She looks great.  I appreciate you so much.  Bill went to pick up water for our water cooler.  He found a snowblower attachment for our John Deere tractor and also a nice cover while he snow blows.  Kimmy and I helped him get the mover box Wes gave him, off the trailer so be could pick the other stuff up.  We were a little nervous because it was so big, but Bill put some wheels under it and everything went well.  I went and got Jack and took him to McDonald's to eat and play.  We had fun together.  He was so sweet and cute.  We ate, then he played and then we got hot fudge sundaes.  Jack wanted me to have the one with the most hot fudge because he thought that would make me happy. What a sweetie!  We went to my house afterwards we kicked the soccer ball around.  He is pretty good at it.  We went inside and he did his homework.  He learned his scripture memorization really quick.  It was Acts 2:38.  When Papa got home we went out to see him and see what he got.  Looks really nice and sure will help him this winter.  Jack drove the cart all over and had fun going fast.  After that, I cooked up some squash while he played Indiana Jones.  Sat and watched him play,  and he is getting really good at it now.  He picked out his pumpkin while he was here.  Took Hailey and Max's pumpkins to them too.  Sure was a good year for pumpkins this year.  Melissa was watching her neighbor, Amy's four kids.  The baby has gotten so big and is a toddler now.  She was so cute.  Melissa is so good with kids and has such a love for them.