Day 98, 6/22/2020, Pool guys came to set up the pool for us, Kimmy, Jared, and Jacob dug more holes for deck posts,

The pool installers came and put the circle down, then smoothed the inside sand really good.  It  didn't take long because the girls had it pretty smooth and nice and level

Next the pool walls went up 

The walls are pretty high.  Could only see the guys head 

Liner went in

Side posts went on and put stuff around edge of top rail

View from upstairs

Used a vacuum to suck the air out so the liner wouldn't have wrinkle 

Water going in the pool

The workers did a great job and were pretty fast at doing it

Bill by the pool...it's filling with water now

Eli's Butterfly

Eli letting his butterfly go

Jacob digging his first hole today

Jacob putting a block in the second hole he dug, Adam just got back from going with Papa,  Jared working away

Eli...he was pretty happy that his caterpillar became a butterfly today and he could release it and watch it fly away

Jacob working hard.  Papa Bill just got back with the posts for the holes

Lettuce from our garden

Read our Bibles.  I read mine outside and Bill inside.  We ate our oatmeal, then went to have our taxes done.  Got home and Bill decided to take my car for an oil change.  While he was gone, the pool installers got here.  I called Bill to let him know.  The line was so line for oil changes, that he decided to just come home.  The pool guys were asking me some questions so I called Bill to make sure it was what he wanted and he said he was only 5 minutes away.  He got here and took care of whatever questions they had.  They started at around 12:30.  They got everything in the trailer unpacked so they could set it up.  Bill realized the Pool Place had given us the wrong filter and pump, so he called them and they brought the right one.  The guys sure were fast and did a great job.  The one guy lives in Beaverton, north of where the dams broke.  His river is pretty dried up on his property, but he was thanking the Lord that he hadn't put his boat in the water yet.  They left around 4.  We had to fill it to where they had duct tape inside and then turn off their vacuum and take the hose out.  We started filling it again after that.  Kimmy, Jared, Jacob, Adam and Eli came over. Jacob, Jared and Kimmy all dug the holes for the deck post.  Adam helped Papa get the posts to go in the holes.  They all worked so hard.  Jacob is the hardest working kid I have ever seen and the most joyful and cute.  He dug two of the deep holes. Vikki, Peyton and Isaac stopped over for a few minutes to see the pool.  They couldn't stay long boo hoo.  We had no contact pizza from Papa Johns's delivered.  We all ate and enjoyed the pizza.   At 11 p.m., I checked the water and it's about up to my knees now.  Going to bed....should be close to full in the morning.  So thankful to have a pool to enjoy and also have family enjoy it.

Day 97, 6/21/2020, Happy Father's Day to Bill, Bruce, Jared and Rody, So thankful for great fathers who love God and are such great examples to their children

Happy Father's Day to the dad's of our grandkids!  They are amazing dad's who love God and are training their kids to love Jesus!  What great examples they are!

Kimmy, Bill, Melissa and Vikki

Max holding Jeffrey Peanut, Jack, Bruce, Evan, and Hailey holding Abby

Adam, Jared, Eli and Jacob

Isaac, Peyton, and Rody (We were missing Kenzie)

Stacie and Bill

Eli and Wyatt

Eli and Wyatt....Wyatt just got a haircut...so did Eli

We got up and read our Bibles before church.  We got to go to a service at church.  Limited number of people for now, but it sure was good to be together again.  Amazing worship and another great message from Pastor.  After church, we came home and I made a big breakfast.  Read some on  my book, Joshua Code/Jesus Code.  Such a great book!  Kenzie gave it to me awhile back and I started re reading it again.  We took a little nap.  Stacie came to visit and see Bill for Father's Day.  She is such a sweetie.  She got him a Marine Corp. Mug which he loved.  We had such a great visit with her.  She was camping and just got home today.  Vikki, Peyton and Isaac came over to see Bill on the actual day of Father's Day.  She painted one of the wooden stars she got at Peyton's teacher's house and gave it to me.  I'm going to hang it on my deck.  So sweet of her.  It was nice seeing them again.  We didn't get any rain today, so I watered the garden and my plants.  Caught a chipmunk and Bill took care of it for me.  So glad to have one less.  Now for the other approximately 19.  Talked to Melissa, Vikki and got texts from Kimmy and Adam.  It was beautiful day today!

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.