Day 101, Thursday, 6/25/2020, Camping Day 2, Kimmy and the boys came to visit, Jacob and Adam helped Papa with the deck

Isaac loved fishing

Isaac and the bass he caught

Eli and Lucy

Clam set up

Peyton, Adam, Lucy and Jacob

Isaac, Eli, Peyton, Jacob and Adam

Jacob and Adam got up on the loft

Isaac, Eli and Peyton

Jacob

Me and Jacob

Peyton

Eli

Adam and Jacob

Peyton

Eli

Peyton and Isaac

Adam and Jacob were a huge help to Papa making the deck

Adam, Bill and Jacob

I got up at 7.  Isaac got up shortly after and he warmed up by the fireplace, then we ate breakfast.  Vikki and Peyton got up a half hour later.  I read my Bible and then we went for a bike ride around the campground.  Vikki had low air in her tires, so we didn’t go far.  Isaac and Peyton went fishing and caught some fish.  Isaac caught 14 fish including a big bass. He loves fishing.  Vikki got air put in her tires.  Kimmy and the boys came to visit.  We visited  while, Eli, Peyton and Isaac went for a bike ride.  Kimmy fixed the nose piece to my glasses for me.  Great job Kimmy!  Thank you!  We went for a walk, played 3-13 (Vikki won), and the younger three kids went swimming in pond.  What a fun day with family I love!  Bill was working on the deck by himself, even though Kimmy and Jacob had told him to call and the boys would help.  Kimmy took the boys there after she left the campground to help him. She said he looked whipped out  and said he couldn’t lift another board.  Good thing the boys were there to help him. He told me on the phone they did an amazing job and did so much work, it would have taken him two more days to do.  He sure appreciated it.  Me too!  They went to get ice cream, but everything was closed.  They went to pick up contact solution from Rody’s porch for Jacob, as the boys were spending the night to help in the morning!  I am so thankful for them wanting to help their Papa.  Vikki and I went for another walk.  Isaac and Peyton went on their bikes!  Isaac made a great campfire and we had s’mores.  Vikki and I played 3-13. I won.  I got 11,000 steps.  We played dice after that and she won.  Fun day!

Day 100, 6/24/2020, Wed.,6/24/2020 Packed last minute things, went camping at Standish

Isaac, Vikki and Peyton

Bill after we got set up

Isaac and Peyton

Isaac

The pool is closed and the chairs are spaced far apart.  New Liner this year!

Isaac started a nice fire for us

Bill left to work on our deck for the pool

Isaac, Vikki and Peyton

Watched Pastor’s online devotion.  This is the last one because church has started up again.  I sure have loved them.  Packed the last minute things in camper, and Bill put some wood in his truck.  We were supposed to leave at 11 but weren’t ready til 20 after.  We had prayed for a spot with full hookup because of the COVID thing. I also prayed for God’s timing to leave so we’d get there when there was the right spot for us.  When we drove in all the spots were full. We didn’t check the back ones because they flood bad. We drove through some by where you go down to the pavilion, but they all had campers in them.  I got to where a camper was either coming or leaving, and I asked the guy if he was coming or going and he said going.  I told him I was going to pull in when he left, and called Bill in the camper to let him know.  A lady across from the guy asked if he was leaving, but he told her I already had the spot spoken for.  Full hookup and a great spot.  Bill, Vikki and the kids set the outside up while I did the inside.  Bill left in the evening because he wanted to work on the deck at home and he has an appointment in the morning.  He forgot his phone. Thought we couldn’t call him because we had his phone.  Vikki went on her bike to try to catch him but couldn’t .  We were both praying he would realize he didn’t have it before he got too far.  I thought of his watch and try to call and see if he’d answer it.  Finally tried texting a message.  He got it and cane back for his phone! Thanked the Lord!  To top the day off, when we got back from our walk, we heard beautiful worship next door. Vikki and I each took a turn walking by the camper next to us, and the lady was the one singing for a podcast for chasing the joneses.  They we’re going for a walk by and Vikki told her how much she loved her singing.  They said they were traveling missionaries and he’s a pastor.  God sure blessed us.  They were going to park in another spot and their camper started sinking a little in some sand.  Someone going by asked them if they wanted full hook up and said they were leaving, so that’s why they were parked there. We had Fergie’s pizza and breadsticks for dinner.  Isaac worked hard trying to get the fire going, but the wood wasn’t very good.  He didn’t give up and had it going for a bit at least.  The kiddos are being so good and so polite! Talked to Melissa, Kimmy and texted with Adam.  Great day and great family!  Bill sent deck pictures and he’s doing a great job!

Day 99, 6/23/2020, They hooked up the pool filter, Cold windy day

Our garden is looking good

Filter is hooked up and running Yay!

Pool is full and ready to swim in when warm.  Also need a deck to it and steps to get into the pool

Listened to Pastor's Devotion.  Read my Bible and headed to the Toyota dealer to get an oil change.  One car ahead of me getting worked on and one more behind it.  Didn't take long.  All set for 10,000 more miles.  I packed the camper.  Around 2, the people came to hook the filter to our pool up.  We found out we had a new box of parts that go to a different filter.  The people left and we let the pool fill up to where they said.  Went to turn the filter on and decided we should put a chlorine cartridge in first.  We looked and didn't see a place for it to go.  I had remembered being able to see it on the filter at the store we got it at.  We went there and returned the extra box of stuff and picked up the part we needed.  Bill hooked it up to the filter with my assistance, and we got it started.  It sure works great.  I had to dump one bottle of stuff in and then will put a capful of the other stuff in each week.  Bill got the stairs for the pool assembled too. I made sirloin steak on the grill and also potatoes, onions with butter. Yum.  Talked to Melissa a couple of times and Vikki a couple of times.    Praying for Abby as something in her mouth is hurting again.  Texted with Adam and Hailey. Packed more stuff to put in the camper.  

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!