Wed., 7/17/19...Went to Kimmy's, Vikki, Peyton and Issac came over, Went shopping with Vikki and kids, Went to eat with Vikki and family, Took neighbor to VA hospital, Visited Jeff

Eli, Jacob and Adam's turkeys sure are getting big. 

Eli with the turkeys

Adam, Eli and Jacob...sure did have a nice swim with them and Kimmy

Adam and Eli

Adam, Jacob and Eli...

Silly boys

Kimmy beat all of us at cards today....Adam, Nana, Jacob and Eli

ame home and saw that the neighbor's driveway was resurfaced.  When I walked behind our shed, I saw that it had been done too.

Peyton and Isaac

Silly Peyton with Isaac

Peyton showing me the legos she has sorted

Jeff, Isaac and me

Went to Kimmy's in the morning.  After I got there, we walked around and looked at all of her beautiful flowers and plants.  Looked at Kimmy's new collapsible crates and how nice they had packed their trailer, and then we looked at the boys turkeys.  I couldn't

believe how big they were.  They were just babies when I saw them last.  Looked at the sheep and then went back in the house.  It felt great in the house as it was very hot and humid outside.  We ate a great lunch and then played 3-13.  Kimmy was the big winner.  We went swimming after that.  The water felt cold at first, but didn't take long and it felt nice and warm.  We had fun swimming around and floating in the current the boys made for us.  So much fun and I loved seeing the boys have so much fun together.  I left shortly after that and came home to find that the asphalt behind our shed had been resurfaced.  It looked so nice. Vikki and the kids came we went swimming and had lots of fun.  We enjoyed hearing Peyton and Isaac swim and have fun together too.  Vikki and I had a swim too, while the kids climbed the big maple tree.   I saw the neighbor girl out by the road going to her car and stopped to talk to her.  I said they had made a mistake and told her about ours being done, and she said her hubby should have called us ahead of time to let us know.  Then she asked me if it looked good.  I told her YES!  I also told her we would pay for it, but she insisted they wanted to do it for us.  She is always so sweet and kind.  I told her to have Chase call Bill about it. He went to his Saginaw Marine Corp meeting. I went with Vikki and the kids to Target.  Peyton and Isaac rode with me and we followed Vikki.  We walked all through the store.  We found some foam lounger seats for the pool and a sign that said clearance 7.99  We sure were happy and each grabbed one to get.  When I checked out at the self check out, it rang up 39.99.  We ran back to check the sign, and it was for something that was gone already.  The lounger seats were just sitting above the wrong sign.  We didn't get them at that price of course.  We met Rody at Qdoba's afterward.  We all at a delicious meal.  Mine was only $6.99 with a drink included.  I have enough left for 2 more meals. I got home and my neighbor came over and needed me to take her to the VA hospital to pick up her husbands Jeep.  He was admitted to the hospital, and she was pretty shook and didn't know what she was going to do.  I was happy to take her and got to pray with her on the way.  Stopped at Vikki's, and asked her and Isaac to go with me back to the VA to visit Jeff Eagle.  It was his birthday today, so we picked up a card and a balloon and gave him a visit.  He was so happy.

Tuesday,7/16/19....Went to breakfast, dropped baby clothes off at His Restoration, Went to Vikki's,

Hailey and her friend on their youth group trip

Hailey right in the middle in front....Ally on the right, Mikayla on the left

Mikayla, Hailey, Ally and friend

Isaac and Peyton

It rained off and on all morning

Moved the swing to the other side of the pergola so it faces the swimming pool

Evan loves to make crafts.  This is him making a bird

Pretty cool bird he made

Evan and his bird

It was a cloudy day and rained off and on. We went to our breakfast at Sullivans.  Small group of us today.  Sandy, me, Charlie, Bill and Dennis.  After breakfast, I went to His Restoration and dropped off four big boxes of baby stuff my friend Vikki gave me to take there.  What a blessing she is.  Lisa was so happy to get all the stuff.  I went to Vikki's after that and hung out for a while on her porch.  It is so nice with the gate to keep the dogs in.  Came home and cleaned three more rooms.  Bill had to go to a Marine Corp League meeting.  

Monday, 7/15/19...HAPPY 11TH BIRTHDAY TO JACK!

Happy 11th Birthday Jack!  I love you so much!

Got deck ready for Gene to run electricity and put plug by the deck

Bill put hooks for our towels on the posts

Put hooks on the side to hand skimmer and vacuum

Mall of America...roller coaster in the back

I cleaned four rooms in the house today.  Haven't cleaned in a month, so it sure is nice to have done.  

I turned the pool filter on today.  A while later I looked out and the pool was a third empty.  I called Bill outside to help see where it was leaking.  The plugs were in still so it wasn't the pool.  Bill saw that the hose came off the filter and the water was leaking out the hose.  He fixed the hose and I put the hose in the water to fill the pool.  Bill added the other hose, so it filled quickly.  We went to get some live traps for raccoons and chipmunks at TSC.  Stopped at Culver's for burgers, fries and a Concrete Mixer.  Came home and raked up long grass and weeds by the ditch out front that Bill had 

cut.  Went for a swim.  The water was a little cooler, but still nice.  Came in and watched Mary Poppins. Melissa said Hailey texted and called her.  There was a tornado warning, so they had to stay at the Mall of America.  She sent a picture of a roller coaster there.  There was a tornado, but they were ok where they were.  There was another storm coming so they waited where they were, so will be late getting to their next destination.  Sure am praying for my girl and those with her and everyone else there.

Sunday, 7/14/19...Went to church, taught Sunday School, Went to the Warrior Appreciation in Frankenmuth

                                                Warrior Appreciation Day at Frankenmuth

Alyssa and Doug

Bill, Max, George, James and Ralph

Max

Peyton, Isaac, Melissa, Jack, Max

Isaac, Peyton, Evan, Charlie, Jack, Sue
Vikki, Max, Bruce, Melissa and Rody

Evan learning how to get out if a house is on fire

Evan and Jack

Evan, Jack, Peyton and Isaac playing Jenja

Peyton, Evan and Isaac 

Max, Jack and Evan

Peyton and Isaac with the pilot

Vikki in the helicopter

Me and Peyton in the Helicopter

Peyton in the ambulance

Evan

Isaac

James, Peyton, Papa, Max, Isaac, Jack and Evan

Peyton, Jack, Evan, and Issac with Chief

Isaac

Peyton

Peyton and Isaac

Peyton

Isaac

Papa shooting the BB gun

Papa showing Isaac how to shoot

Bill and Rody shooting

Papa showing Peyton how to shoot the BB gun

Me and Rody shooting

Granny Oakley

Isaac

 We went to church.  I left early because I had to teach Sunday School  My class was great.  My kids sure know how to pray.  My heart was so touched.  Bill had to leave church early to set up a booth at the Warrior Appreciation Day in Frankenmuth.  I went there after church.  Vikki, Rody, Peyton and Isaac got there right after me.  Melissa, Bruce, Max, Jack and Evan got there a few minutes later.  We all ate, then walked around.  We thanked lots of Warriors for their service.  It was a fun day with family and friends.  Vikki and the kids came to our house and swam afterward.  The pool sure felt good.  The kids played catch, drove the cart, and climbed the tree after they were done swimming.  Then when Rody came, we all practice shooting the BB gun.  So much fun.  Bill and I watched the movie Abel's Field afterward.