Tues., 9/8/2020, Our 47th Anniversary, Mark, Michelle and Ahmeh came to visit, Kimmy and family came over, and so did Vikki and family, Travis too

 

                                                             Peyton, Mark and Isaac

                                                        This time Jacob photobombed them                                                                                                                                                                

                                                            Adam, Jacob, Eli and Mark

                                                                      Peyton and Mark

                                                                   Me, Bill and Mark

                                                                    Bill and Mark

                                                                    Kenzie and Mark

                                                                        Kimmy and Mark

                                                        Ahmeh, Vikki, Mark and Michelle                                          

                                                         Ahmeh, me, Mark and Michelle 

                                                                Vikki and Mark

                                                                        Me and Mark

                                                                 Kenzie, me and Meh Meh

                                                                  Meh Meh and me

                                                               Kenzie and Meh Meh

                                                              Kenzie, Mark and Travis

                                                               Mark and Travis                                                     

                                                           Ahmeh, Michelle and Mark

                

Mykenzie and Ahmeh

                             Ahmeh, Michelle, Mark, Hailey, Melissa, Max, Evan, Jack and Bruce

Peyton and Isaac got up a half hour after I did.  Bill had already left to take the dunk tank back to Bay City.  The kids ate, then we worked on school work on the computer.  Not easy for me to figure out, so how can a kid figure all that out.  Things didn't work like they should, so we couldn't draw like they said, and the questions we answered seemed to disappear.  They said we need to save them to a file, but it didn't show how to do that or what file.  We spent lots of time trying to figure things out.  Peyton would get a square on her chrome book to write and answer, but Isaac didn't get the square, so couldn't write the answer.  Frustrating to say the least.  Bill came home and brought me a flower arrangement with different kinds of roses and flowers mixed in.  It was beautiful.  He gave me a beautiful card with a gift certificate to Outback in it.  Vikki came here after work to get ready.  Mark, Ahmeh, and Mark's fiancé, Michelle, got here.  Kimmy, Jared and the boys got here right after that.  We had such a great day, looking through pictures, watching videos of grandpa's interviews I took, and sharing memories.  I loved the memory Mark shared about wanting to marry me when he was little because he loved me and I looked beautiful.  How precious.  He lived with us for a few years and we were like parents to him then.  Ahmeh was little last time she was here(around 7). She remembered lots, even though she was so young.  She remembered spending time with Kenzie (who came to see her today too and is only 2 years older, remembered Hailey (commented on how she loved playing with her.  Hailey was only almost 2 when she was here last).  Love that she is such a family girl, and that the loves the Lord.   We loved Michelle....she shared scripture and Prov. 31.  She uses it to teach in her business.  She grew up in Alaska, because her parents were missionaries.  Her dad is a Pastor.  Looks like God has brought Mark the right person.  She was so nice and fit right in our family.  We had tacos and then had ice cream bars, zucchini bread, Oreos and cupcakes for dessert.  We visited more.  While we visited and looked at pictures, I looked up and saw a box with a picture of the make up table I showed Bill I wanted for Christmas sitting on the living room floor in the middle of the room.  Everyone laughed because I had been in the room so long and didn't notice it there for so long.  He sure spoiled me on our 47th Anniversary. I sure am thankful for him and for God being in our marriage.   After the videos we watched, Mark wanted to get over to see Melissa and her family.  We visited outside there.  It was warmer than they had said, 63 degrees, and it was only supposed to get to 54.  We stayed quite a while, and it was so nice getting to visit there too.  Mark told the girls they were like sisters to him.  It was such a fun day! While I went to Melissa's, Kimmy, Vikki and families cleaned up the house, put the tables back to the regular size, did dishes, and everything else to make the house so nice.  What blessings they always are.  I told them to go home and get the kids in bed because they have school tomorrow.  They sure didn't listen.  

Mon, 9/7/2020, Went to CMA Service, Packed up, Left BayShore, Celebrated Peyton and Isaac's 9th Birthday, Picked pumpkins

Bill driving ahead of me when we were taking the golf cart back

Me and Bill in the golf cart

On the way home, Bill was under the Welcome CMA sign in town and I was following him in the truck

I got up and packed some stuff to go home.  We went to worship and then devotion time at 9 a.m. It was on Pilgrim's Progress and the Word.  Bill took the golf cart and he and Wes picked up all the garbage.  Gayla and I packed the last minute stuff and put the slide outs in.  Our National Evangelists, Jay and Jane came by to say goodbye and let us know someone took their golf cart from in from of their cabin.  Bill and I went in our golf cart to search for it.  We found it and he drove ours and I drove the other one back so we could drop ours off.  A camp worker's golf cart died, so he took the missing one while he

charged it.  Weird because you would at least think he would ask them first.

Bill got a call from Pastor Jeff at our church.  He said they might want Bill to pray before President Trump speaks at the airport in Freeland on the 10th.  He wanted Bill's approval.  What an honor that would be.  Bill was sure happy to get that call. We left BayShore and Bill went ahead of me on the Motorcycle and I followed pulling the 5th wheel.  We got home, parked the camper, and brought a couple of things in the house.  I went right upstairs and looked at the rooms they changed around for me.  They look so nice. Amazing to me that they got all that done!  I didn't even think the one bedroom could be changed around.  I talked to Vikki, and they are all coming over at 6 so we can celebrate Peyton and Isaac's birthdays.  Can't wait!  Bill and I and then left with the truck to go pick up the dump tank to bring to our house so Bill can take it back in the morning.  We stopped for ice cream in Sebewaing.  YUM!  Then we got turkey, potatoes, corn, (and I got cranberries and dressing) at the Turkey Roost.Vikki and Peyton were waiting on the porch when we got home and Peyton was playing with her Kinetic sand.  Nice how it's not messy.  Rody and Isaac got her in a little bit and we all sang to the kiddos and then ate cupcakes which were really good.  The kids opened their gifts and were really excited.  They are spending the night because Vikki has to work early in the morning.  They were so fun to watch with their birthday gifts.  Isaac got an electric safe and put all of his other birthday gifts inside it.  He kept telling me he loved it and showing me how it worked with a combination and with a key.  He was so cute.  Peyton kept telling me how much she loved her move Barbie and showed me some cute poses.  She had her lego set put together before bed.  She worked on it while I had to unload the camper because it's supposed to rain tomorrow.  When I came in, she wanted me to watch one full house with her.  I sure love these kiddos.  We read the pop up Bible and they did the pop ups for me.  Isaac showed me how his projector works on the wall which was fun.  They both prayed AMAZING PRAYERS!  Then I prayed and tucked them in.  I came downstairs and did my blog.

9/6/2020 Happy 9th Birthday Peyton and Isaac, 4th day at BayShore for CMA State Rally

 

The War Room we set up for prayer

Bill and I ready to do trike games....I had to tell him where to drive to get through cones. We took first place

Bev and Jim

Waiting to play bike games

Bill before we went to get ice cream with Wes and Gayla at the Red Barn

Wes and Gayla

This year they did Golf cart games too.  I worked at the putt putt golf while they were going on

Ziggy having fun in the dunk tank.  Jane taking his picture

Ziggy got dunked quite a few times, twice by Bill

Wished Peyton and Isaac a happy birthday.  9 years old already!  Went to breakfast in the dining hall.  Had scrambled eggs, potatoes and bacon plus a freshly baked cinnamon roll.  Went to Leadership pre service prayer time, worshipped and the church service.  Made burgers on the grill, potatoes and sweet corn for lunch.  Did bike games afterward.  This year they had a trike category and a golf cart category.  I didn’t really want to do it, but did for Bill.  He’s pretty competitive, and was telling me how I should pick up the road kill (stuffed animals)with my net and then how I should help him  weave the motorcycle through 8 cones while he drove blindfolded.  I told him I was just going to have fun and not be pressured.  Four trikescompeted.  We got 7 stuffed animals and the best time so took first place in that one.  Our friends paid $5 to go to RFS for another try because they let anyone do that to raise money.  They still didn’t beat.  We took first place in the blind fold  competition too.  I went and helped sanitize clubs and balls at the putt putt after that.  Gayla came to see if she could help me, but I was done.  We watched just as the National Evangelists wife, Jane got water dumped on her because Bill paid someone to do it.  She went after him with a big water balloon and j it. It would have hit him, but he ducked just in time.  We watched as he tried going fast backwards and fell.  We heard him get teased at the evening service about falling twice.  He did a great job throwing balls at the dunk tank target and dunked Ziggy twice.  He’s probably going to be one sore boy tomorrow.  We packed up all of our outside stuff because it’s supposed to rain and we head home in the morning.  Rode our motorcycles to the Dairy barn and had ice cream with Wes and Gayla.  Went to the evening service where they announced the winners of the bike games.We helped load all the goodies CMA stuff that didn’t sell after service.  Played 3-13.  At 11 pm it poured our

Sat, 9/5/2020, Happy Birthday Bruce3rd day, State Rally, LED the pledges, Wayne shared his great testimony, Worked at putt putt, bug ride, good evening service

 

Happy Birthday to Bruce!!!  Nice picture of Evan, Bruce, Jack and Max celebrating!

Bruce’s Birthday We read ours Bibles.  Rained in the morning just lightly and for a short time.  Ate breakfast in dining hall no other people in our section. Mrs dished up behind plastic, then handed to us.  Strawberries on waffles, eggs sausage, packaged yogurt for breakfast.  Went to tabernacle for before service prayer and a great service.  Had the new Holland Chapter go up ad the oldest Chapter, Caro go up. Great testimonies of what God is doing!  They put new water that’s from the Bayshore pool in the dunk tank. It looks much better.  I dropped my zucchini breads and brownies off at the bake sale.  Went to get instructions on how to sanitize and work at putt putt.Nice and safe. Only me working..  People were so nice and kids were so cute.  Everyone sanitized their hands when they started and again on the 9th hole, they were told not to touch statues of the animals or people, leave the hole empty between golfers, and they put their clubs in a barrel when they were done.  I sanitized my hands and put the color of balls they wanted on the counter, they looked at the different sizes of clubs through the window and I got one like it and set it out for them.  Set score sheets and pencils out so they could just pick up one.  Left me a sprayer to spray them with disinfectant.  Then they got wiped off and put on a rack to dry. Julie Sprunger came and said she would do the spraying for me and close up so I could go on the bug run on the motorcycle with Bill.  

The sun came out and it was a nice ride.  

Nice evening worship and message.  Don took 2nd place because he got two bugs on his target on his windshield.  Played 3-13. I was  the winner for once.  

Day 172, Fri. , 9/4/2020, BayShore is doing great with following guidelines for Covid.

Bill and Wes getting the canopy out of the bag

                                            Jacob, Peyton, Vikki, Adam, Kimmy and Eli

                                           Bill, Barb, Cheryl, Don, Gayla, Elaine, and Wes

                                                           Cheryl, Barb, Elaine and Don

                                 Gayla, Wes, Cheryl, Elaine and Barb setting up the War Room

It’s not too crowded here which is nice.  Face masks have to be worn in all the buildings.  In goodies and hospitality rooms , only 10 people allowed at a time.  Tabernacle many chairs are out, windows open and fans running.  Good message given by Jeff the camp director on importance of following guidelines, wearing face masks and respecting others.

Kimmy and the boys and Vikki and Peyton went to our house to fix leaky pool hose.  Vikki sent me a picture of them all sitting on the deck. When I talked to them they seemed like they didn’t want to talk much.  Later they FaceTimed me and showed me how they changed the big bedroom upstairs around and cleaned it too.  I have been wanting that done since we got the bed frame in January.  It looks beautiful the way they arranged it.  They hung my new wall hangings, moved some pictures on the wall, fixed closet bifold doors and knobs, cleaned make up table chair and more!  I was amazed and so happy. Thank you to all of you.  Later I got another call from Vikki while the  message was being given in the tabernacle. I called her back and she sent me a video.  The moved the furniture in the other bedroom across the hall too and cleaned it.  It looks amazing too. I love how they arranged it. Both rooms are so much better.  I am so blessed and can’t thank the Lord enough for the family I have.  We. Sat around the huge bonfire for a while, then came back to the camper and played 3-13. Bill was the winner

Day 171, Thurs. 9-3/20 Drove camper to BayShore, Not many people this year, Fun time anyway

Kody helping Stacie chop onions. He's a great little worker.

BayShore sunset on Lake Huron

We packed the last minute things.  Left at 9:20 a.m.and I pulled the 5th wheel with the truck and followed Bill on the motorcycle.  The RV video cameras were great. I loved being able to see the back and sides of the camper as I traveled.  So clear too.  We didn’t get to stop at Tim Horton’s which is our tradition because of COVID-19.  Vikki called me and I talked to her during my favorite part of the drive.  Didn’t take long to set up.  Wes and Gayla parked next to us.  It got super windy.  Vikki FaceTimed me to show me branches down at our house.  She also showed me the hose to our pool that sprung a leak.  So nice of her to check things for us.  Barb and I went for a walk on Roberta’s Walk while Bill had to show campers where to park.  The water is way up.  It was extra windy out there.  Made burgers, potatoes and corn on the cob for dinner.  Made enough for Barb to have some too.  Bill beat at 3-13.  

Day 170, 9/2/2020, Picked the Garden, Canned tomatoes, Moved furniture back on deck, Baked for Run For the Son Bakesale

Cut up peppers while I canned tomatoes

At 7 p.m., we put all the furniture and stuff back on the deck...It looks beautiful

I made zucchini bread (1 big loaf and 3 small loaves) and brownies today for the bake sale

Read my Bible and then went to Jack's and Aldi to get stuff needed for our camping trip.  Came home picked the garden.  I made zucchini bread.  While it was baking, I washed the tomatoes and peppers and cut the peppers up and froze them and canned the tomatoes.  I got the Kale out of the dehydrator and put it in the grinder and then put it in a big shaker container.  Baked brownies after the zucchini bread was done.  Bill washed the Bike, the truck and the front of the camper.  He mowed the grass too.  We packed our stuff in the camper.  Picked up dinner at Souper Cafe.  Yummy chicken noodle soup.  After that we put all the stuff back on the deck except the cabinet for the generator and the generator.  That was too heavy for me to lift with Bill.  The deck looks so great with everything on it. Thank you again everyone!  I talked to Vikki and she got Peyton and Isaac's school stuff straightened out and let the teacher know how others could get it easily.  I went over to Melissa's and dropped drumsticks off!  I saw Hailey walking a huge German Shepherd with Ann.  I stopped and talked to them.  Ann was having the dog get used to Hailey and Hailey was doing a great job walking it and having it sit while she talked to me.  Melissa and I had a nice but short visit as I had to pick up our dinner,  get home and get stuff packed before it got dark out.  Melissa called me later and said Hailey came down and had one with them too.  She said they were all happy.  I had to finish packing the refrigerator and freezer stuff, so I called her back later.  She is feeling better about doing this online schooling now too.  She is figuring stuff out quickly now.  Adam texted me and wanted to know if they could come over Friday.  I texted him back that they can, but I won't be here because we will be at our State Rally.  Bummer!  I sure love having them visit.  I sure love my family, and I sure am blessed with a great one.