6/13/19 Took Melissa to therapy, went to Kimmy’s, took Jack and Evan home, planted lots of plants

Cute picture of our friend Mike with his little boy in Texas

Hailey

Max and Jeffrey Peanut

Evan, Adam, Jacob, Jack and Eli

Adam, Jack, Eli, Jacob and Evan (The water was only 70 degrees)

Eli, Jack, Evan, Jacob, and Adam having fun playing the same game together.  Wyatt relaxing!

Evan with Wyatt...he sure love that dog

I love this cute picture of my Wyatt dog

Bill sitting in the hydraulic chair he got today.  He didn't know the girls were planning on getting one for him for Father's Day.  I was a little upset that he got it right before Father's Day until I sat in it to try it and found out how comfortable it was.  He's giving me this one and the girls and families are still going to give him his.  I can't wait for the girls to try this.  It has great support, is so comfortable and rocks.  It made my regular camping chair feel really uncomfortable.

I went to Melissa’s.  Got to see Hailey and Max while Melissa finished getting ready.  Sure love those kiddos!  Dropped Melissa off at therapy.  Bill offered to pick Melissa up at one for me so I could spend more time at Kimmy's. That was so sweet of him.  He's always happy to help his girls out and is a great dad.  I went to meet Kimmy at Latham’s Garden Center to pick out our plants from the Meridian Band Fundraiser.  We walked all over a couple of times and then found our plants.  I got a hanging plat and two perennials and Kimmy got two perennials and two knockout rose plants.  (She was very happy when the girl told her the roses were buy one get one free.). I love this fundraiser.  After our stop at Meijer and ALDI, we went to Kimmy’s.  Got my hugs from Kimmy’s boys and Evan and Jack who spent the night with their cousins. The boys had lots of fun swimming.  Burr too cold for me!!! Kimmy and I had some nice walks through her woods. So fun seeing all the plants and how they’ve spread.  We sat out on her deck and drank our coffee.  After that Kimmy dug lots of plant starts for me to take home. So many nice ones.  I took Evan and Jack home.  They sure must have been tired. They didn’t say anything on the way home unless I asked them something. I’ve never heard them quiet in the car.  I got home and took all the plants out of the car.  We had just enough time to pick up a to go order at Culver’s and get to the game.  The Marine Corp is sponsoring this team and this was their last regular game.  We got there and found out they had to make up a game too, so played two games.  We left before the second game was over. I had Bill drop me off at home before he took James home.  I planted all the plants while it was still light out 

6/11/19...Went to our breakfast..Bill had blood test and then came, Vikki, Kimmy and I took Matthew out for lunch, Picked Evan and Jack up to go home with Kimmy

Beautiful peonies from the yard

Adam and Eli...we were listening to worship music and watching the singers on tv.  Love those Russell boys

Vikki, Kimmy, Matt and me at Pablanos

Our Garden is so wet it looks like we won't get to plant one this year.  Still going to try to get corn in if it gets dry, even if it's late

  I went to breakfast.  Bill had a blood test so he came after that.  Loraine's great grandson who is 10 months was there.  He was 14 ounces when he was born and was in the NICU a long time.  He is doing great now and was such a good baby during breakfast.  What a miracle!  After breakfast, I needed to drop something off at Melissa's.  Visited with Melissa for a few minutes and got my hugs and I love you's from the kids.  I am so blessed with wonderful grandkids.  Kimmy and the boys were coming over, so I headed home.  When I got there, the boys were watching worship groups on the tv. I sure love how those boys love to sing Christian music.  They have amazing voices.   We had so much fun watching the different singers.  Kimmy fixed my zipper in my favorite spring motorcycle jacket.  Thanks so much Kimmy!  The boys ate pizza, and then we watched the K-Love Fan Awards Interviews.  So happy Kimmy found them and knew how to put them on my tv.  So nice to watch.
When Vikki got out of work, she came here.  Kimmy, Vikki and I went to Frankenmuth to meet Matthew for lunch.  We stopped at the Chamber of Commerce and picked up a $5 off coupon for lunch.  We went to Pablonos, and it was delicious. I'm glad the girl told me to order the 1/4 size Nacho.  It was huge and I couldn't even eat it all.  We had such a nice time together with Matthew.  What a wonderful nephew he is.  He has had a lot of obstacles in his life, but had gotten his Master's degree and is such a nice guy with a kind heart.  We picked Evan and Jack up on the way home.  Kimmy is having them spend the night at her house and then tomorrow they will come home with me.  They were pretty excited.  We went in and talked with Melissa for a while and then left for my house.  Kimmy and the kids left right away and so did Vikki.  I pulled weeds out around the house.
Our garden is so wet, it looks like we might not be able to put one in.  Kimmy brought me some corn, just in case it dries up and we can at least plant that.Bill and I watched a movie.

6/10/10...Went to Melissa's in the morning to pick up Evan and Jack, Fun time with them, Went through stack of junk mail that came while we were camping.

Evan

Jack

Evan

I went to Melissa's and picked Jack and Evan up at 8:30.  They spent the morning with me and were lots of fun and were so good.  They played air hockey in the basement for a while and then wanted to play the wii.  After that they got the legos out and build some pretty cool things. Jack wanted to save his in a baggie.  We put it in a drawer in the basement.  So funny because there are quite a few lego things in there some other grandsons have made and probably forgot they were saving them. 

It was rainy out, so we stayed inside.  Melissa and Bruce picked them up at around noon.  I sure do love those boys!  In the afternoon, the rain stopped, so I put the clean sheets back on our bed in the camper and put the other laundry for out there away.  

6/9/19...Went to church, went to Bavarian Parade and to Debbie's, watched K Love Fan Awards

My Peonies are beautiful and smell so good  

They are just starting to open

Bill in his cheese shirt by his brick.  I took a picture of a pair of cheese shorts and this same shirt.  I was going to tell the girls they should get him one for Father's Day (just joking of course).  Then we went by the Cheesehaus and Bill saw the shirt in the window like the one I took a picture of and he bought it himself.  So funny! Say Cheese Bill!  Maybe he will start to like cheese now.

 Bill, Jacob, Adam, Eli, Hailey Peyton, and Isaac.  Max, Jack and Evan seated.

Adam, Eli and Jacob at the parade

Hailey, Evan, Melissa, Bruce, Max and Jack

Isaac, Peyton, Jack and Adam

Adam, Jack, Eli, Jacob and Isaac

Evan

Eli and Adam

Adam

We went to church.  Worship was amazing! Dan Dickerson was preaching today and did a great job.  Bill and I left a few minutes early so we could get to Frankenmuth for the parade.  We walked through town first.  Saw Ben Cable (he went to school with the girls and was one of my favorite kids).  I got a hug from him and we talked for a few minutes.  Went through a few stores.  I tried some cheese samples in the Cheesehaus.  We went through a meat store and we both tried samples there.  Bill bought his bright yellow cheese shirt.  We went back and everyone was here.  Took a picture of the grandkids and Bill.  Watched the parade.  Debbie and Tom were in it.  They saved the row where we put our chairs to watch the parade.  Matthew came and sat with us.  We had fun watching the parade and the little kids got lots of candy.  My favorite float again was the Christian Bible Church.  They sing amazing worship songs.  Hailey and I want to visit there.  We went to Debbie's.  It started sprinkling, but the kids wanted to swim, so Kimmy and Vikki rolled up the solar very carefully.  Vikki knew just how Uncle Tom wanted it.  When he got home, he said he was worried about the cover being rolled up wrong and was happy Vikki and Kimmy did it right.  

We were talking and Vikki said she and Matthew wanted to visit The Bible Church too.  We all ate and the food was yummy.  The kids swam for a long time.  The girls, Debbie, Matthew and I sat outside at the table under the umbrella.  The others were in the house.  It started raining harder and I got a little wet.  Another fun Bavarian Festival Celebration Day.  It's been a tradition since Bill and I started dating.  The kids have been going since they were babies and the grandkids too.  I think we have only missed one ever! Loved the K'Love Fan Awards (except one part where Matthew West made up a song).  The rest was amazing and brought Glory to the Lord and touched my heart.

6/8/19...Went to the Car and Bike show at Hopevale Church, Made potato salad for the Bavarian Festival at Debbies tomorrow, Went to the Marine Corp State Dinner

Joel, Matt, Bill, Elaine and Wes

Eva, Luis, (dog Winston) and Barb

Don, Bill and Luis

Bill and his award

All of these Faith Rider's Placed!  Sabrina 1st place for her car.  Luis 4th place for his motorcycle, Don 5th place for his motorcycle, Bill 2nd place for our motorcycle, Bill 1st place for his motorcycle

                             

Closed the day with prayer

Sabrina and her 3rd Place Winning Car.  She took me for a fun ride in it last summer.  Bill is so jealous! ha ha

Barb

Elaine

Bill Smith testing the bubble gum flavors

Three men and a bag!  It takes one to hold it and two to put the canopy in it

Don

Luis

Bill Smith

 Bill and Doug at the dinner

Beautiful sunset

Bill loaded everything in the car (banner, table, canopy, chairs, brochures, Bibles, etc)  I drove the car and drove the motorcycle to Hopevale for the Car/Bike show.  It was beautiful out and a great day for it.  We had fun and Bill won 2nd place with our motorcycle.  He also won in the veteran's drawing and got $50.  What a great group of people to hang out with.  We came home and I made potato salad for dinner at Debbie's tomorrow for the Bavarian Parade and fun at her house afterward.  In the evening we went to The Double Tree Hotel in Bay City for the Marine Corp. League State Convention Dinner.  We sat with the State Chaplain and his wife and other marines that Bill knew.  Doug Szcpanski was there with the guest speaker.  We want him to be the speaker some day and Bill is trying to set it up.  He has an amazing testimony of being a gunner and being hit by a suicide bomber.  He is a miracle and has started a ministry called Miracle Soldier.  We are honored to know this Veteran and man of God!  

Fri.,6/7/19...Took Melissa to her blood test, Bill and I went with Rich and Pat to the VA hospital for Rich to have and MRI. Bill tilled the garden

Bill, me, Pat and Rich at Olive Garden

Bill got the garden tilled for the second time.  It has been to wet to do until today.

Got up and took my shower.  Melissa called me when I was just going to dry my hair to ask me if I was still going to take her to have her blood test.  I had put it on my phone calendar, but didn't get the reminder.  It was 8 and Bill and I had to be to Rich and Pat's at 10 to leave for Ann Arbor.  I prayed and asked God to help me get back home on time.  I hurried and got ready, left and got Melissa, and headed to the lab.  I am used to going to Quest by the Mall because that's where I go.  I drove there and almost was there when Melissa reminded me she has to go to the lab across from the hospital.  We got on the expressway and went to the hospital.  There were a few people sitting in the waiting area, but only one ahead on the list.  They called Melissa back right away.  A few other people came in after that and got in right away.  I was getting a little nervous as I watched the clock.  I saw her come out and they sent her in the bathroom for a urine specimen.  Her labs have never taken that long.  All the people who went in after her were done and out the door.  Melissa's doctor had ordered lots of tests.  Finally she was done and he left.  I had 15 minutes to get her home and then get back to my house.  I sure was praying.  I made all the lights which was wonderful.  I called Bill to see if he just wanted to me me somewhere, but he wanted me to come home so we could ride together.  I dropped Melissa off at her house and left right away.  Got home at 20 to 10.  We left right away and made it on time.  I sure did thank Jesus!  I sure messed things up by not remembering, but He turned it in to good for me.  We stopped at Tim Horton's and I got a muffin (since I didn't have time to eat in the morning) and Cappuccino.  We had a nice visit on the way.

Rich's MRI took 1 and 1/2 hours total time.  We went to the hospital store and then walked to the cafeteria and got ice tea. When Rich was done, we left and stopped at an Olive Garden on the way home. We all got the buy one/take one home for 12.99.  Got home and did some weeding while Bill tilled the garden.  Watched the Finale of When Call the Heart I had taped.  It was so good.