2/10/18..Window leak, went to Jack's basketball game, picked up wood pellets, Went to hospital to pray for Pat, Went to Culver's, went to Hailey's Volleyball game against the teachers, Went to Kroger's,

Jack playing basketball

Jack trying to get that ball

The three amigos

Jack with both of his papa's at his game

Hailey playing volleyball with her 8th grade class against the teachers at her school

Hailey getting ready for her power serve.  She made 10 points in a row

Ginny and the new worship leader joined Hailey's girls team against the boys and the lady teachers

Two very handsome guys watching the game

My sweet friend Lila.  She is 96 years old

I am so sad. Victoria, in these pictures had a severe brain injury yesterday and died today.  She was only 15.  I sure am praying for her family.  Heartbreaking!  Thankful they believe in Jesus and have our blessed hope of eternal life and seeing her again.  Bottom picture is how I remember her when we spent lots of time with her family.  She was a very sweet girl.

We got ready to go to Jack's game and shortly before leaving, I noticed water in the kitchen window.  The curtain was wet and water kept dripping.  I put towels in the window to soak up the water, while we did a search to see where it was coming from.  We looked upstairs, but no leaks found Praise God. 

Finally tracked it down to ice on the side of the house melting and coming in the window.  It stopped.  Will be getting it fixed ASAP.  We went to Jack's game.  His Papa Dan came from Muskegon to see him play.  He wasn't doing much while on the basketball court, so I prayed he make a good move because his papa was here to see him.  Right then, he stole the ball and took it all the way down the court for his team.  He did great.  He made some more good plays after that.  We went to the Kernel Burner and picked up some wood pellets.  Went home and unloaded them in ten minutes and then went to the hospital to pray for a friend of ours, Pat, who was in the hospital.  They thought it could be a mini stroke, but ruled that out and think it could be transient global amnesia.  Usually a one time thing.  They are doing more tests and keeping her over night.  We went to Culver's after that and Bill had a chicken tender basket and I had a chicken cashew salad.  We both had concrete mixers.   YUM

I got on my Facebook and saw some friends of ours requesting prayer for their daughter who had a severe brain injury, on life support and they said there wasn't much hope.  An short time later, they posted she died.  So very sad and can't imagine what they are going through.  Please pray for them. We went to Hailey's game.  Her class played against the teachers of her school.  The teachers one.  They kept mixing up teams after that.  It was fun to watch and was a good fundraiser for Hailey's eight grade trip to Washington DC.  We went to Kroger's on our way home to get coffee, creamer, body soap, fruit and a few other items.  Came home and watched the Olympics and then a movie.

2/9/18...Bill went to the SportsZone at 5:30, I did my walking at home,

Bill went at 5:30 am to the SportsZone to walk and play cards.  I always go later so decided to stay home today and walk in the basement because I didn't want to drive on snowy roads.  Did my walking to Praise and Worship music and got my three miles in.  Found blueprints to our house in the attic.  Kind of fun to look at them.  Ate left over pizza for lunch!  Talked to Melissa and she said the roads are getting bad.  She had to pick Max up because he had diarrhea at school.  She got him home and fed him and he did fine after that.  Thinks maybe his blood sugar dropped.  Poor boy!
Valley Lutheran, White Pine, and Heritage High Schools are having Anthony Ianni, a Michigan State Basketball player, speak.  He calls this program Relentless!  He was diagnosed with autism when he was 4.  Doctors and physologists said he would barely graduate, would not go to college and would be in a group home.  He proved them wrong;  graduated from high school, went to Grand Valley,  became an amazing basketball player at MSU and graduated from Michigan State   He was bullied a lot when he was young and he goes to school and speaks to kids to make them aware of Autism and bullying.  He has strong faith and this program gives kids hope and also makes bullies aware of what they are doing to kids.  Bill had to snow blow the driveway again today.  Got about 4 inches of snow.  He asked Joan if she could find someone to cover my class for me on Valentine's day so he could take me to a dinner and dance at the Horizons.  Joan let him know that she found someone so he showed me her text.  It was really sweet.  I am looking so forward to our date night!

2/8/18..Kimmy's sheep had more lambs, .Had a quiet morning at home, Went to Community Village, Faith Rider's Chapter meeting in the evening

Kimmy and Jared's sheep (EVA) had lambs!  A boy and a girl!  They are so cute and are healthy!

This squirrel has been coming to Vikki's window for a year new.   

It's amazing how they get this close and stay still.  So cute.

I was so happy to talk to Kimmy and find out Eva had her lambs and they were healthy.  Not so happy hearing another sheep had her lamb and it died.  The new lambs are nice and big and healthy.

Vikki called me and then facetimed me to show me Lenny and the squirrel.  This is so amazing to me.  Loved seeing it and have shown the picture to several friends.  I just took it easy this morning and stayed in my pj's until noon.  Did my Bible reading and praying by the fireplace.  Sorted through some more attic stuff.  Trying to do at least a little each day.  Lots of pictures to go through so it takes time.  Bill worked volunteering for the VA hospital driving patients.  I ran off copies of the newsletter for tonight's meeting.  We went to Pizza Hut for our meeting.  Had dinner at 6 and then the meeting started at 7.  Marsha and Jim from Trinity Riders came to visit and sat at our table.  We had 29 people there tonight and had a great meeting.  Bill does an amazing job as president, leading the meeting.  We have such a great group of friends who care for each other.  We are very blessed.  

2/7/18...Met Melissa at Bethlehem and watched Evan and his class do the whole chapel. Had covers put on the eave troughs so leaves stay out, but water goes down. Taught my class

Evan doing one of his chapel parts

He did great in front of all these people

His class sang a really cute song too

Kleen Gutters did a nice job covering the gutters so no more leaves get in them

Melissa and I enjoyed our bagel at Tim Hortons after we walked

I got up and got ready to meet Melissa at the kid's school. Didn't realize it was so slippery out, so it took me a little longer, but still got there in plenty of time.  Evan did a great job.  His whole class did great!  They gave the message, read scriptures, introduced worship songs, led in prayer, did a skit to go along with the scripture they were teaching on, and sang a song.  I was amazed at how good they did and how they spoke right out.  Evan was the Pastor in the little skit and did good.  

This touched my heart so much and makes me so thankful they are in this school.  Melissa and I walked two miles at Center Courts after that.  We had fun walking and talking and time flew by.  Before we knew it, we were done with our two miles.  Melissa treated me to Tim Horton's after that.   We both had bagels with cream cheese.  Melissa had a mocha.  I had my coffee that i made at home in the car, so I only got water.  Love my coffee just as well at Tim Horton's.  I am so blessed to have such sweet, caring, loving daughters.  Love spending time with them!  Kleen Gutters came and did our gutters so the water goes in and the leaves stay out.  I don't like Bill getting up on the roof with his knee replacements.  Jared is great about doing it for us, even though Bill doesn't want me to ask him. This year Jared even asked me if they needed cleaning so Bill couldn't get upset at me asking him.  What a wonderful and helpful son in law he is!  We are blessed!
The problem is, we have so many trees that come late, it is the end of November sometimes before they are done falling.  Peyton and Isaac stayed home because Peyton was sick, but Evan was in my class.  I had 10 kids tonight.  Such a good lesson tonight on Casting our Cares on the Lord because He cares for us.  

2/6/18...Went to our breakfast, Went to Sam's club, had small group

Got this trunk mat from Aldi's.  It was only 4.99.  The girl said they were selling like hotcakes.

This beautiful woodpecker sure loved the suet today

We Celebrated Heather's Birthday at small group tonight

We went to breakfast at Sullivan's today.  Went to Menard's with Bill afterward.  We came home and got some things done for tonight.  Bill snow blowed the driveway and sidewalks.  I went to Sam's Club to get a Birthday Cake for Heather.  She was our only Feb. Birthday in Small group.  I got some paper towels, paper plates, paper platters and metal disposable pans for my cheesy potatoes.  The cake was beautiful and her actual birthday is on Valentine's Day so it was perfect.

We had a great small group.  There were 11 who came.  We celebrated Heather's Birthday!  The cake was delicious.  We had a new kid named Jay.  He is 20 and goes to Saginaw Valley.  What an on fire guy for the Lord.  We were so blessed to have him come.  He leads a Christian group at the college and does a Bible Study.  It's kind of cute!  Hannah is a SVSU Student too.  She has been coming to small group for two weeks, but couldn't be here tonight.  She is on fire for the Lord too.  She leads a Christian Group at the college called the Gap.  Jay said he doesn't know her.  It will be interesting to have them meet. They sure will be fun to have in our group.

2/5/18...Fun Day with Kimmy and the Boys and Melissa and her kiddos, Storm door was put on,

Adam, Eli, Jack, Hailey, Evan and Jacob at Melissa's

They all slept in in the morning because we were up so late.  We watched "When Calls the Heart" and then we were  going to eat breakfast.  Kimmy got here and said Jacob lost a filling and had a dentist appointment. Eli, Adam and he ate and then they had to leave.  He was happy to hear he was getting a shake when his appt. was over.  Adam, Eli and I played 3-13.  I was getting great hands and in the negative.  Kimmy and Jacob came back and we ate and then left for Aldi's, Melissa's and Rite Ade.

I got some Vanilla extract for Melissa at Aldi's.  Saw Vikki Eddy's parents there so I was very happy about that.  Her dad just turned 90 so I wished him happy birthday.  We dropped Adam and Jacob off at Melissa's and Kimmy, Eli and I went to Rite Ade so they could get their flu shots.  We went back to Melissa's after that and watched the Christmas movie of When Calls the Heart.  I left after that to go pick up my wedding ring that was being repaired.  I took them to Nuechterleins to be fixed.  That's where I got my class ring in high school.  I checked with another place and they acted like it would be hard to fix and would cost $420.  This place only charged 94 and they did it right there.  I was very happy to get them and have them look so nice.  We left Melissa's and came back to my house.  Jacob took Adam's place and we finished our 3-13 game from 8's on.  I was the winner, Jacob 2nd and Eli third.  I had fun teasing the boys about the good hands they were dealing me.  They are sure good sports and very cute.  We got our new storm door put on and it is really nice.  We sent the storm door we had with Kimmy for their house.  

2/4/18....Went to church...Vikki and the kids didn't come because Peyton had a sore throat and fever of 103.5. Praying! Vikki took Peyton to the ER and she has influenza and an ear infection. Super Bowl Sunday....Melissa and her family came over and Kimmy and her family came over. Missing Vikki and her family

                                   SUPER BOWL SUNDAY WITH FAMILY IS THE BEST1

Bill, Jared and Eli 

Hailey with her frappe' I made her

Jack, Jacob, Max, Eli, Evan and Adam

Vikki sent us a picture of Peyton in the ER with a popsicle.  Poor little sweetie was diagnosed with and inner ear infection and influenza.  We are all sure praying for her

Max and his mommy

Jacob, Jack and Eli

Eli, Max and Jacob

I got up early and made the cheesy potatoes and sloppy joes.  I put them in the refrigerator, so I would just have to put them in the crock pot when I got home.  We went to church.  Vikki had called and said Peyton had a fever and a sore throat so they wouldn't be coming to church or to our Super Bowl party.  It was pretty slippery out from the 6 inches of snow we got, but the church was packed.  Kelly led worship and did amazing.  The message was another great one too.  After church, we went to the bank to get report card money out for all the grandkid's A's on their cards.  Boy, we sure have a lot of smart grandchildren.  Sure am glad they are doing so great in school.  I am very proud of them all.  We also went to Kroger's so I could get some liters of lemonade and a few other things.  Hailey loves lemonade!  I put the sloppy joes in the crockpot and started it and 2 an hour and a half before it was time to eat, I put the potatoes in the oven.  I sure was happy when Kimmy, Jared and the kids got here.  They haven't been here since Christmas Eve.  Glad they are all healthy now.  The boys bought their stuff because they are spending the night!  YAY!  They don't have school tomorrow.  The boys were excited to tell the Google Mini to play Toby Mac on the TV and have it come on.  We all enjoyed watching him and listing to some of our favorite songs he sings.  They did some other Christian singers too.  We had so much fun.  Melissa and Bruce got her around 5:30.  Max and Jack had a swimming birthday party they went to at Delta for Jacob and Caleb.  We all prayed as a family and ate.  We watched the game and we were all for the Eagles, except Bruce didn't know who he was for.  The Eagles were behind but had a great win at the end.  I was very thankful, because many on their team have received Jesus as their Lord and they proclaim Him boldly.  We didn't think the commercials were very good this year.  Had a nice time visiting and enjoying our time together.  We sure missed Vikki, Rody and the kids though.  Everyone left and the boys camped out in the family room by the fireplace.  Nice and cozy!  They said their prayers (which I loved hearing) and I tucked them in.