Day 96, 6/20/2020...Made a couple of face masks, Bill went on a motorcycle ride, I picked up hotdogs at Sams Club, Celebrated Father's Day with the girls an their families

Rody, Isaac, Peyton, Vikki, Jared Kimmy, Jacob and Adam.  Eli is up in the tree

Jared, Kimmy, Eli, Jacob and Adam on the right.  Max, Melissa, Bruce, Jack peeking behind Hailey, Hailey, Evan and Papa

Vikki, Peyton, Isaac, Rody, me and Bill

Isaac wearing his cool sunglasses that fold up real small, and Peyton

Jacob and Eli in the tree..our grandkids love climbing this Maple tree.  They are really good at climbing trees

Eli

Eli, Adam, Evan and Jack 

Isaac, Peyton and Rody

Max, Bruce, Melissa, Jack, Hailey and Evan

Eli, Jacob, Adam, Max, Jack and Evan,  Kimmy on the deck and Melissa and Hailey talking with her

Bill loved his gift from everyone and started putting it together right away

Bill, Bruce and Jared

Jacob dug the whole deep enough for the cement post holder and the post to go in.  Hard work, but he did it with a continual smile on his face

Jacob doing a great job digging a post hole for Papa

Jacob checking out the hole he dug 

Max smiling and ready to dig.  He and Jacob volunteered right away.

Max did a great job digging and worked hard.  He had lots of roots to dig through, but he had a great attitude and kept working

Isaac way up high in the tree.  He is a great tree climber

Isaac, Peyton, Rody, Me Bill, Jared, Kimmy, Hailey and Melissa

Peyton & Rody,  Isaac is up in the tree 

Melissa, Bruce and Hailey before Bruce knew I was taking a picture

Melissa, Bruce and Hailey after Bruce knew I was taking a picture....his face disappeared

Isaac, Peyton, Rody, Melissa and Hailey

Me and Bill

Peyton in the hole Vikki was digging

This is either Jared or a mole.  He worked hard helping.  Thanks so much Jared!

Vikki, Kimmy, Bill and Melissa...special Father's Day picture

Read our Bibles and listened to worship music.  Bill went on a ride with Trinity Riders to Tawas.  It was a super hot morning in the 90's.  I did a few things outside and my hair was wet when I came in only after 10 minutes.  I set up three sprinklers in the yard, one for each family so they could cool down if they needed to.  The kids all got here around 4 and Bill wasn't home yet.  He got here about 4:30.  He took a wrong turn by West Branch.  We had so much fun as a family even if we social distanced.  We visited, Bruce cooked us yummy hotdogs on the grill, we walked around the yard together, ate drumsticks( ice cream sandwiches for Kimmy's 3 boys), and each family had a pack of red licorice.  It was one of the best days ever!  The weather cooled down and none of us got hot enough to use the sprinklers (except Vikki when she first got here).  The boys had so much fun playing minecraft and Isaac loved flying the drone with his dad.  Bill has always been and is a wonderful godly dad to our girls.  Now my grandchildren all have wonderful godly dads.  We are blessed beyond measure from the Lord and so thankful.  We all went in on a Bill asked if any grandkids wanted to dig holes for the deck posts for $10 a hole.  Jacob, Max, Isaac and Adam got up to right away.  Max and Jacob actually did it and worked so hard, but smiled all the while and have such great and fun attitudes.  Max got the side with all the roots, but Jacob had his fair share too!  Jacob kept digging holes, and Vikki, Kimmy, Jared and Bruce all joined in too.  What a great family!  It was getting dark when everyone left.  What a wonderful day it was.

Day 95, 6/19/2020, Got hitch put on my car, Picked up pool, Went to Vikki's, Went to Sam's Club

Peyton 

Isaac by tripod Bill found for Rody

Peyton came out all bundled up.  It was already super warm outside ha ha

Peyton came out like this next.  She's my silly girl

Isaac flying his drone.  He sure is good at flying it!  He's my techy boy!

We have our pool in the trailer ready for the people to set up for us.

Got the little stand with the plant on it and the wire basket at an Estate Sale.  Everyone had face masks on and were social distancing.  Not very many there when we were there.

We took my car in to get a hitch put on so I can use my bike rack.  I have missed going to the bike trails.  We went to Vikki's after we dropped my car off.  She has everything in her front yard and back yard so cute.  We visited outside for a while and then we went to Sam's Club to get hotdogs and buns for tomorrow's Father's Day cookout.  Got some new Sketcher Sandals and a nice summer dress that is so comfy.  Bill got a nice pair of comfy sandals too.  We both got a pair of shorts too.  Got a bird feeder today too!  We got a call that our pool was in.  They didn't know when they could deliver it, so Bill told them we would pick it up.  One problem, our trailer was filled with branches from when our Royce Grandsons were here and cleaned up our yard.  They had emptied the trailer, but Bill put it all back on the trailer.  Bill didn't think the brush dump was open until Saturday, but I told him I went by it on Wed. and it was open.  We drove over there, and sure enough it was open.  I think they are leaving it open because so many people have so much to clean up from their yards after two storms.  We went home and hooked up the trailer and took it and emptied it.  Then we headed to the pool place.  The guy was outside and had us just pull up in the back and he loaded it.

We headed home and Bill unhooked the trailer from the truck and hooked it up to his tractor.  He pulled it and parked it by the pool spot, so if the guys made it to set it up today, it would be right there.  They didn't get done with their job in the Thumb, so maybe will come tomorrow now.  We organized the little shed with the pool stuff we need to store.  Came home and filled in some low spots in our garden with dirt.  Talked to all three girls today and texted with Adam.  Watched Elevation sing the song Rattle on You Tube on TV.  It is such a great song!

Day 94, 6/18/2020...Worked in garden, Vikki and the twins came over,

Love this red bellied woodpecker...he is here all the time

My cuties..Isaac and Peyton

I love this bird house Kenzie made me when she was in school.  Usually wrens build their nests in it.  

Vikki picked up this nice table for us.  It stores the propane tank for our gas fire pit.  The top lifts up.  Took these pictures at night

No Devotions on Thurs. and Fridays anymore because church opens back up this Sunday.  We ate our oatmeal.  I read my Bible outside and Bill read in the house.  I hoed the garden and he tilled the garden in the morning before it got too hot.  Bill started power washing the second lounge chair.  I finished hoeing and then took over power washing because I wanted to cool off, and I sure did.  I ended up soaked.  Bill and I ate lunch on the deck under the pergola.  I watered some plants and the grass where it was getting dry spots.  Vikki came over and brought me a cute bird house she picked up for me.  She also surprised me with a pillow that matches my cushion for my lounge chair.  It is so cute and so soft.  Thank you so much Vikki!   She left and stopped at a couple of garage sales on the way home.  She found a Ninja food pro for Melissa for $5 which was amazing.  We all love ours and am so excited for Melissa to have one.  Vikki face timed me to show me all the great stuff she got for really cheap.  She had a table she picked up she showed me and when she went to put it on her porch, she forgot she already had a really cute table.  She asked me if I wanted it and I said yes, because I needed one. She was going to come drop it off later.  It was only $5.  The cover lifts up and she told me you could keep a water can in it.  Bill and I went to Charlie and Sue's for an outside visit.  He is eating lots of protein he said and feeling like he's 40 again.  He actually is 79.  He goes tomorrow to make sure the spot on his thyroid isn't cancer.  We sure are praying it isn't.  When we got home, Vikki dropped off the table and brought me a white table that goes good with the lounge chairs.  The table she got for $5 is actually for a fire pit propane tank.  We were both so excited when we realized what it is for. How nice to have the propane tank hidden.  Now she knows why she got it.  God wanted me to have it.  So thankful to have such a nice table.  Talked to Melissa for a while.  Texted with Adam!
Talked to Marie for a while too.

Day 93, 6/17/29, Vikki, Peyton, Isaac and I went to help Marie and Roy with yard work, Vikki brought chairs I bought from Misty and power washed them.

It was so good to see Marie up and walking around quite a bit today.  She has been pretty much laid up in bed for the last two years with spinal stenosis.  I am praising and thanking God

Roy on his lawn tractor.  It cuts the lawn like carpet

Vikki and Marie working in the front yard.  I should have taken pictures of Peyton and Isaac working.  They worked hard and sure were great helpers

Isaac and Peyton

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Hailey and her new guitar

I am so happy for Hailey.  It will be nice to have someone in the family that plays guitar too

I did this little section and then Vikki took over and finished the chair

Vikki power washing the lounge chairs

How the chairs looked before and after

Got the turquoise chair cushions that were new too

My Dahlias are beautiful this year

Ate breakfast and then went outside to read my Bible.  I walked around the yard afterward and then came in to make face masks.  I got two started and got a call from Marie.  Roy broke a blood vessel in his eye, and she didn't want him overdoing, so needed help with yard work.  I had told her to call me if they needed help because they are in their 80's and have had some health issues.  Vikki had told me she would help too.  I called Vikki and she happily said she would go help them with me.  

We decided to eat our lunch first, pack our water bottles, snacks, garden gloves, stools, etc. and then leave.  I called her when I was ready.  We got into Bay City and I got held up by the drawbridge.  Vikki called me and asked if there was a white truck behind me.  I told her yes, and she said she was right behind that truck.  We sure timed that right (with God's help).  She was able to just follow me to their house since she wasn't sure where it was.  We had fun working together and the kids did a great job helping pull weeds.  Roy and Marie helped pull weeds for a while too.  Marie had her Amigo out there and sat on it, but got up quite a bit and walked around and put Preen on after we were done weeding.  It's the most I've seen her move in two years which made me so happy.  Vikki was able to dig lots of her Lilies of The Valley up that she wanted out.  She worked very hard.  After we weeded and dumped the weeds, we used the blower to blow the rocks off.  Vikki did the whole front.  Roy and I did the back.  We had lots of fun visiting with Marie!  She was sure a great supervisor.  They are such a sweet couple and so loving and fun.  I came home and made dinner, then Bill went to the Marine Corp. Meeting at the park by us under the pavilion.  They all wore face masks and social distanced.  Vikki got here right when Bill was going to leave.  She pulled in back. Bill got out of his truck and walked back to tell her hi quick.  She brought the chairs and cushions I bought from Misty.  Vikki power washed one and it was amazing the difference.  The lounger looks like new now.  She is coming back tomorrow to do the other one and let Isaac try doing it too.  I talked to Melissa for a while today and had a nice talk.  Hailey got her guitar today.  She has wanted one for so long and saved up for it.  I am so happy for her.  Very happy she heard me say I wanted a picture of her and she reminded her mom that Nana wanted a picture.  I am blessed with an amazing, loving family.

Day 92, 6/16/2020, Vikki and the kids came over, painted gas fire pit

Bill working on a bird house for Vikki

Now a chipmunk decided he would eat from my finch feeder

Roses are so pretty this year...yarro plant from Kimmy between them is doing great and hanging plant from Melissa and family is looking beautiful

Painted the inner part of the gas fire pit 

Fire pit finished

Nice that Vikki could walk with Melissa while social distancing and Peyton, Isaac, Jack and Evan could ride their bikes while social distancing.  I was happy to see the pictures.  Vikki came over to get some wood.  He made a bird house while she was here, then she added a few features at her house.  Bill cleaned and sanded the gas fire pit after I emptied it.  I painted the inside section, because it had some rust on it.  It looks great now.    Bill and I sat outside for a long time.I talked to Vikki lots, talked to Melissa and talked to Kimmy for a long time.  So nice!

Day 91, 6/15/2020, Walked 2 miles, Walked with Melissa in afternoon

Put Crown of Thorns in a new pot...It's growing already

Evan, Hailey and Jack

I walked two miles on the treadmill. We listened to the online devotion, read our Bibles, prayed and then ate breakfast.  Did some cleaning.  Ate a salad made from lettuce in our garden.  It was yummy.  Walked around and picked up some sticks while checking out the garden and my plants.  Watched the birds for a while.  Did some ordering online.  Went to Melissa's and walked with her, Evan, Hailey, and Jack around their neighborhood.  So nice to be able to visit and walk together.  Melissa and I visited for a while in her yard afterward.  They have been painting the front porch and trim and it looks beautiful.  I sat out on the deck for a while.  I made spaghetti for dinner.  Vikki called a couple of times and I talked to Melissa a couple of times.  Didn't hear from Jacob today.  He had 32,000 steps yesterday which is amazing and almost unheard of.  I bet he slept all day today ha ha!  I'm at 11,410 steps right now and I feel like I've walked plenty.