1/16/17 Went with Vikki to Kimmy's and spent the day

Me, Peyton and Isaac on the slippery ice at Kimmy's.  So fun!

Me pulling Isaac and Peyton on the sled!

Peyton and Isaac in the toy storage tub

Isaac having fun on the ice

Peyton on the other side waving to me

Lenny pulling Isaac on the ice

Peyton laying on the ice

Love Kimmy and Jared's cute sheep

I was trying to take a picture of Norman when he was close to me and he went over, laid on the rug and posed for me.  This is the best picture of Him!  Love this dog!

Peyton in the middle of the train track

Isaac by all the fun toys that were in the toy storage bin

Peyton and Isaac played together so good with the train

Happy faces

Peyton and my selfie together

Eli Jacob and Adam

Charlie and Sue made yummy turkey soup and brought us some.

Melissa sent me a picture to show me how the room is coming.  They are taking the wallpaper off and getting ready to paint.  Love that Jack, Evan and Max are in the picture she sent.

Got up and worshipped and spent time with the Lord and in the Word.  Vikki called and asked me to go to Kimmy's with her.  Sure was happy about that.  Peyton and Isaac didn't have school today so they got to go too.  We saw two eagles on our way.  One in the nest and one out on a branch by the next. We had such a nice time and the kids were so good and so much fun. Love how Peyton always comes up to me and hugs me.  We set the train track up and the kids had so much fun with the trains.  Kimmy has lots of fun things to do.  She gave them snacks, hot chocolate with marshmallows, and was so sweet to them.  After we had a yummy salad for lunch, we went outside and played on the ice for a long time.  The kids had so much fun and so did I.  It reminded me of when I was little and always played on the ice.  They loved going on the sled and Kimmy sure gave them some good send offs.  I finally got cold and went in and everyone came in then.

We all had hot chocolate that was so good and warmed me right up.  Kimmy and Vikki went to pick the boys up from school and Peyton and I stayed there.  Peyton wanted to surprise Aunt Kimmy and pick up the train track for her.  When the boys got there, I got some good hugs.  Sure was happy to see them.  Jacob showed me what he is making for Papa and it is beautiful.  I am amazed at how good he is at making things.  Guess he takes after his mom and dad.  The boys all showed me their lego sets.  The boys bought smelly pencils at school.  They were so sweet and gave Peyton and Isaac each one of their smelly pencils.  What nice boys!  We left as it started to sprinkle.  Wanted to get home before it started freezing.  Vikki stopped and got a collar for Lenny on our way home.  The I got home, Charlie was there and he had dropped off turkey noodle soup for us.  It was delicious.  Read the Bible, did my Bible Study lesson and and then watched the news.  Melissa faceted me and showed me the room they are redoing.  It is looking good.

1/15/17.....Went to church, then went to Wes and Gayla's to celebrate Gayla's 74th birthday!

Gayla, Wes and Joel

Joel opening his Christmas present, Ed in background

Went to church early to get things ready in my room for Sunday School.  Melissa and family, Vikki and family and Stacie were all at church today.  My Sunday School class was busy but fun.  The kids had to each write a word from the memory verse on their paper.  Then they had to go write that same word on all the other kid's papers.  They didn't have to be in order, only on the paper.  After they all had all the words on their paper, I erased the verse off from the board and asked who knew the first word.  Aleiyah knew it.  Then I asked for the second word, etc.  I could really tell Peyton and Isaac had been practicing because they would give me the next word I asked for right away.  I was so proud of them.  After that they had to look at their paper and write the verse.  They really did a good job.  We came home and ate homemade veggie soup and relaxed for a while. At 3 we when to Wes and Gayla's for cake and ice cream.  We gave Joel his Christmas present and Gayla her birthday present.  Ed and Janet were there too.  After they left, we played 3-13 with Wes and Gayla.  Bill won and was very happy.  Came home and did devotions and then watched a movie.

1/14/17....Went to Fred and Lourdes's

Fred gave us this rocker to go with our other one (it's twin) from grandma Schmidt

A picture of Bill and I and Lourdes and Fred in the restaurant.  I posted it even though my eyes are closed.

We had fun going through Fred's treasure box Bill had given to him when he was a kid.  He had lots of pictures in it of school friends, and also family (there were a couple baby pictures of Melissa in it)

This is the close up so you can see Billy S. written it it.  The picture in the bottom right corner is of Fred

When I got up I got ready and then I made a lemon meringue pie for Fred and Lourdes.  It's Fred's favorite kind of pie.  We went and got gas for my car and the gas cans.  Came home and tried posting pictures on the CMA Faith Rider's website but couldn't get them to post, even though they showed like they would.  Before we knew it, it was time to get ready and go to Fred and Lourdes's house.  We went and got the car washed first and then took some easy movers to Bruce and Melissa's house for them to use if they needed them.  They were in the process of removing wallpaper in the family room.  We got to Fred and Lourdes's at around 4.  We visited and Lourdes showed us some things she is selling for health purposes.  They gave us lots of stuff:  a diffuser, frankence, grounding wires and patches and a rocking chair that was Grandma Schmidt's.  We rode with them in their Mercedes to and very fine dining restaurant.  I had Salmon, Lourdes and Bill had perch and Fred had another kind of fish.  It was delicious and a great atmosphere and our booth was roomy and comfortable.  We went back to their house and had some lemon pie.  It tasted pretty good.  Adrian was there cooking his dinner so we visited with him a little.  Fred got this box out and showed Bill.  It was a box Bill had given Fred when he was a kid. There were pictures of school friends, and other family pictures.  He had a couple of baby pictures of Melissa in it.   Fred had one of his all A's report cards when he was a senior.  On our way home, Fred texted me and told me he and Lourdes had another piece of pie.  I was so happy he liked my pie.  We had such a nice time.  They are both so sweet.  Love them and love spending time with them.

1/13/17...Kimmy, Vikki and Melissa came over. Very nice day

Baby James is 9 months old!  He is always smiling and so cute

Mocha was pretty brave today.  She came out of her cage when Lenny was here.

Lenny and Mocha

The girls came in the morning.  I had them each draw a number and then gave them each a big roll of Christmas wrapping paper with that number on it. I got each roll for 49 cents at Meijer's. We watched one of the sessions from our Bible Study DVD called Not a Fan.   I had peeled potatoes and carrots and cut up chicken for veggie soup so put it all in the power pressure cooker to make.  It took 30 minutes and then it was done.  I called the girls out to watch me let the pressure out.  We had a good laugh because I filled it too full so soup juice came squirting out and the moisture catcher overflowed.  It was some demonstration alright.  The soup turned out good though and we had salad to go with it
We visited more after we ate and then the girls left to pick their kiddos up.  Bill and I watched 3 more sessions of the Bible Study DVD and then we went to Culver's for a Concrete Mixer.  I had coupons! They sure tasted good.

1/12/17....Had our Faith Riders Meeting

Gayla, Wes, Bill and Sabrina

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Dan and Renae (they live close to Kimmy in Hope)

Icy in the morning so schools all over were cancelled.  I just stayed put as I saw a car going down our road at the pace of a snail.  In the afternoon, I went to the dentist and the roads were fine by then.  I ran off some copies of my newsletter for Faith Riders to take to the meeting.  Love having it at Pizza Hut.  There back room is so nice and we have room to grow.  Not many places have nice back rooms to meet in that are quiet.  We had 28 come and Bill did a wonderful job leading the meeting.  The pizza was delicious.

1/10/17...No school for all the grandkids because of slippery roads, Celebrated Dennis's Birthday at Caregroup

Dennis and his cake

The roads were covered with snow so schools all over were cancelled.  We got about 5 inches of wet heavy snow.  Bill used his tractor with the snowblower, but he couldn't run the snowblower as the snow was too wet and heavy.  He just pushed the snow away with the snowblower blade. I shoveled the deck off.  After he did our house, he went and did His Restoration.  He had an appointment at the VA Hospital too.  I steamed cleaned my tile floors while he was gone.

We set up for care group and slowly kept getting calls that people couldn't come because of roads, sickness, etc.  It was raining and they were afraid it might freeze on the way home.  We have a couple from Coleman so it was understandable.  We ended up with just Dennis and Kay coming, so the four of us had a good lesson and a good time.  We sang Happy Birthday to Dennis and had cake and ice cream which was very good.  The cake was from Sam's Club.  Love this lesson we are doing called Not a Fan!  Can't wait for the next lesson

1/11/17...Went to Melissa's so Bill could charge her battery because her car wouldn't start, Taught my class at church

Evan was excited to show us all the things his light saber did

Beautiful Peyton with her hair straight and long.  Can't believe how long it is.

Got a call from Melissa because her van wouldn't start.  We went over and Bill got the battery charged and the van started.  Melissa and I visited and Evan showed us his light sabers.  He was home because he had diarrhea in the morning but he sure was feeling good now.  He had coughed a lot an night too.  Melissa gave Bill and I each a piece of yummy banana bread.  We came home and then I left again to take the induction cook top back that the girls got me for Christmas.  It wouldn't work no matter what plug I used.  Boo Hoo.  I found one online with good reviews so will order it.

I went to Walmart and Meijer's but didn't find one here.  Vikki faceted me to show me Peyton's pretty hair.  She sure looks different  with it straight.  She has some really long hair, but you would never know it with all her curls.  I love her curls though.  Bill went to Burger night at the Falcon Club with Charlie, Sue, Dorthy, Gary, Kenny and Kitty.  I ate left over chicken, carrots, Potatoes, and homemade applesauce.  I made it in the Power Pressure Cooker last night and it was so good.  Went to my class and we are starting to use a curriculum we used a while back that I love.  Nice to see all my kiddos there after being off so long for the holidays.  It sure was raining hard when I got out of class.  Bill and I watched a movie.