Day 83, 6/7/2020, Watched church online, Bill took old pool deck apart, I hoed the garden,

The cushions Vikki picked up for me are so comfy and look so nice 

Nice to have the fence down and the garden hoed

Sat by the fire tonight

Cool big tent Evan made

I picked some of my peonies and an Iris...They smell so good.  I got that beautiful card from my best friend, Vikki.  I always want to remember it.  She is such a great and caring friend.

Even Melissa fits in it comfort with Evan

Melissa, Jack and Evan in the tent.  Jack and Evan are sleeping in it tonight

Isaac was helping Vikki make a wind chime

Read our Bibles and Prayed before church.  I sat outside in the sun and read mine.  It was a beautiful morning, but cool out.  We watched our church service.  Great worship and a great message today.  We watched it in the living room on our big tv.  I made bacon, ham, eggs, hash browns, and toast (with my homemade strawberry jam) for brunch.  I went to Vikki's to see if I could find her lettuce and spinach in her garden.  Sometime they are hard to find when there's weeds around them.  I just found my carrots today.  I did find some spinach and lettuce plants coming up in her garden.  It was nice seeing Vikki, Rody, Peyton and Isaac.  Isaac showed me how he does flips on the trampoline.  He sure can do them good now.  Peyton can too, but didn't want to show me today.  Vikki has her back yard looking so nice now with all of her bird feeders, bird bath, wind chimes, furniture, plant stands and beautiful light.  I visited with her for a while, then came home.  Bill had the fence around the garden all down, and had the garden tilled.  He was working on taking the old pool deck apart, so I went to start hoeing.  He came out and asked me if I wanted to ride to Standish with him.  He sold our deck rails to our big deck and also the fencing he took off from around the garden.  $150 for deck and delivery and $15 for fencing.  I started rolling the fencing up and Melissa called.  She said Evan was making a super huge tent.  I told her to send me pictures.  I talked to her for a while and then Bill was getting impatient because he wanted to get going, so I hung up and we left.  It was kind of in a run down neighborhood right by the water.  We finally found the house and they had us back in.  There were three guys there to unload it all.  I think Bill can sell anything.  He sells things I wouldn't even think of selling.  There were a couple of house right on the water and the water was right up to both of the houses.  It would be pretty scary to live there with those waves washing the water up.  We went to town and got ice cream.  Came home and I finished the garden and Bill got lots more of the deck and steps apart.  He sure has been working hard.  He's doing much better with his eating too.  He's getting slim and trim.  We sat by the fire pit on the deck for a while and then came in and watched Mask of Zorro and he had popcorn and I had strawberry shortcake.

Day 82, 6/6/2020, Went to Sanford and Edenville. Worked on deck

 We took a ride to Sanford and to Edenville.  So sad to see both lakes empty and all the damage from both dams failing!  We thought there was so much damage when we walked through Sanford, but we saw pictures from when it happened and they have done an amazing amount of work getting things cleaned up.  Still so much more to do though.

Rail Trail bridge....the water was over it!  It's covered with sand

This is where the ice cream shop was.  Kimmy and I rode the rail trail from Midland to Sanford once and went here for ice cream

Bill next to be what was the road into Sanford

Sanford Beach is on the far side...This used to be Sanford Lake

Used to be a house

This house was moved right off it's foundation

Many signs out saying what little or nothing insurance companies are doing to help

The Railside Restaurant

The Railside Restaurant where we would always eat when we went to Sanford

They have gutted it and are rebuilding the inside

Far window was the ice cream window 

Railtrail had stuff strewn all along it

Me and Bill

Bill where the rail path was washed out

Someone put a nativity up by where the dam was.  We saw some pictures of Jesus on porches.

Wixom Lake...so sad

Channel dried up too

Albright Shores...The road washed out here too

The marina

 

The poor people with homes on the lake and no lake now.  There's a slide in this picture

This was a wide gap in the road...we could get across carefully at the very end.   I was talking to Melissa and face timed her here, but my phone when completely dead.  We got to witness to the people in the picture.  She confessed Jesus.  He wasn't ready, but we got to pray for both of them as he is a veteran and has been trying to get benefits for his spinal injury on a naval ship

Day 81, 6/5/2020, Worked on deck, Charlie, our good friend was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus

Brittany's sweet baby girl was born yesterday. Rylan Jo Felsing

6 lbs 7 oz.  19” long

Peonies look so beautiful and smell so good

Slow and steady...getting Deck Over off from deck

Bill took the posts off from the deck today

Getting  all we can off and then will use a sander

Cushions Vikki picked up for our lounge chairs for me

Evan was so happy when he opened his bag his teacher packed up at school and found this Honorary Third Grader Award for Abby.  So sweet of his teacher to do.

I have to admit, I was a little surprised because she did sleep through some classes....I saw pictures lol!  She is one smart doggie though.

We didn't eat breakfast this morning.  Read our Bibles.  There was no devotion today.  Pastor is busier now with working on reopening the church.  We worked on the deck, me power washing and Bill removing the posts, by sawing them off.  We went to Midland to pick up some fencing for our garden Bill found online.  Didn't have to make personal contact so that was good.  He had it setting out and Bill just loaded it.  When we got home, I worked some more on the deck and Bill went to the VA hospital to have blood work and a test done on his bladder.  Praying for great results.  I worked some more on the deck until the power washer ran out of gas.  I hooked my blue hose up to the sprinkler and started watering Bills grass seed he planted.  He was happy to see that when he got home.  Vikki came over and dropped off the cushions that were 50% off at the Home Store she picked up for me. They look so pretty on the loungers.  I made yummy strawberry shortcake again.  Charlie called with some sad news.  He has cancer of the esophagus.  The doctor thinks he can take care of it but doesn't know if he will be able to talk afterward.  We are praying for a miracle for our dear friend.  Praying lots for Sue too.  It started sprinkling outside, so I moved them to the swing where they were protected.  Watered my plants on the porch and my hanging plant.  Worked some more on the deck.  Kimmy called and said Jared's parents are coming for a visit.  They are all pretty excited.  I am so happy for them.  Talked to Melissa for a while a couple of times.  Abby got her