Sunday, 11/1/2020....Went to church, sold our fold up bikes, Went to Frankenmuth, first snow, but it didn't stick, very windy day!!!

 

Isaac loves playing the piano and learned two worship songs off You Tube today.   

It snowed and stayed on the deck for a while today

Bill at Bavarian Inn

Borrowed these cute pictures from Kimmy!  Kenzie and Peter...Peter is 18 years old now.  When Kenzie was small, no one could touch Peter.  Than one day Kenzie came out of the barn carrying him, and he has been such a nice cat ever since.  Lots of memories for Kenzie on Aunt Kimmy and Uncle Jared's farm.

Aunt Kimmy with Kenzie

Our goodies from Bavarian Inn

Went to church early to pray with prayer team.  Great worship, moving communion time remembering what Jesus did, a great message and a day of fasting and prayer tomorrow called by Pastor Ken.  Yay!

Our missionaries to Indonesia were there today, and it was so good to see them.  After church, I made eggs, bacon, potatoes and toast, then we went to Birch Run to meet a couple who wanted to buy our fold up bikes.  Sold them for $275.  They were really nice.  It was a good thing Vikki told me to fold them like a sandwich...wheels for the bread and the handlebars for the center.  Bill was having a little trouble showing him until I opened my car door and reminded him.  The guy was happy to have that info to remember how too.  Thanks Vikki and thanks for posting them for us to sell....not to mention you and Kimmy cleaning them, and Kimmy sewing the bag to the one.  On our way home, we stopped at Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth.  We had fun walking through it and it wasn't too busy, which surprised me after seeing Bronner's with lines of people outside.  We bought Apple, raisin, cookies, banana bread, and cinnamon bread from the bakery.  We got some yummy candy from the candy shop too.  Stopped at Vikki's on our way home.  Relaxed after we got home.   My prayer time for IFA was from 4:30 to 5. We watched America's Funniest Videos.  Talked to Melissa and it is so windy today, the wind is blowing down their chimney and causing problems with their furnace.  Bruce took all the brick off and got the chimney ready for the mason guy to come work on tomorrow, and it is so short with the brick gone it is what is causing the problem.  Praying for all to be well with my precious family and let them know we are here if they need anything.  Face Timed with Vikki a couple of times and she showed us Isaac playing the piano.  He is learning worship songs off You Tube and doing great and learning them fast.

Loved hearing him play.  Kenzie messaged me that she had been at Kimmy and showed me the nice things she gave her.  Kimmy was without power from the time Kenzie and Travis left in the afternoon until 10:30.  They still had fun playing games and plugged the generator in and used what they needed til the power came back on. 

Saturday, 10/31/2020, Went to Bruce and Melissa's for Chili and family/friend time, Helped move James to his moms

Rody, Vikki, Isaac, Peyton, Bruce, me, Max, Ryan, Jacob M. Tasha, Caleb,Jack and Evan

Bill far left,  Ryan, Tasha, Caleb, Ryan, Jack seated, Evan and Max eating Bruce's delicious chili

Rody, Vikki, Isaac, Peyton, Bill, Ryan, Tasha and Caleb

Melissa and Bruce

Max

Jack

Evan

Peyton and Isaac

I hardly recognized Jacob

Side view of Jacob

All the kids lined up to get candy...Isaac, Peyton, Jacob M. Caleb, Eli, Adam, Jacob, Evan, Jack and Max...Melissa passing out candy, Bruce reloading to pass it out

Melissa passing out candy to Peyton and Isaac

Three of the best son in laws ever!!! Jared, Bruce and Rody

Isaac and Jacob

Adam the soccer player, Jacob (Duck Dynasty guy) Eli the hockey player

Eli, Kimmy, Jared, Adam, Jacob (Peyton snuck in there (so cute), Bruce, Melissa, Jack, Evan and Max

Adam, Jacob, Rody and Peyton

Vikki and Kimmy in their cute face masks

Peyton and Isaac

Peyton

Isaac

What a fun day!  Melissa and Bruce had their traditional get together and wonderful chili dinner with all the fixins.  They always make is so fun and so special.  The kids all looked great dressed up, and they all had lots of fun, even though it was Covid style this year.  Peyton said it was her best Halloween ever!  The Mulder family was able to make it again this year which was so nice.  Bill and I had to leave for an hour while we moved Jame's things to his mom's.  Mark Eisenlord helped, so it went pretty fast.  He didn't have much for us to move, just two truckloads and his mom's vehicle.  We went back to Melissa's and I had another bowl of yummy chili and she made me a delicious coffee.  YUM!  We visited for a while, then Kimmy and Jared had to pack up to go to Eli's soccer game, so we all left.  It sure was a wonderful day and the weather was perfect!  They had the fire pit going if we needed to warm up, but we were all set with the beautiful sunny day.  A nice change from what we've had for sure!  I love my family!
 

Friday, 10/30/2020, Walked 2 miles, got some groceries, swept off deck, made chili

 

Made turkey chili for my Kimmy for tomorrow at Melissa's

Love this out of our 21 days of breakthrough prayer devotion

The deck looks so beautiful after I swept it

Put my turkey parts in the pumpkin from my garden today

Thankful Thanksgiving is coming soon.  So much to be thankful for!

Tex passed away today.  He was the kindest person and a great friend.  He always would tell stories that would end up being jokes.  Heaven gained a special one today.  

Bill met Charlie for coffee.  Love that he can be there for Charlie and encourage him while he goes through this hard situation.  I walked on the treadmill for 2 miles while I listened to Brandon Lake worship.  Amazing worship!  I came upstairs and worshipped more.  Put everything back in place in the living room.  Cleaned off part of the deck.  Read the Bible and my prayer devotion.  So good!  Face timed with Vikki so I could see Peyton's pumpkin Vikki helped her carve.  Pretty cute and a very happy pumpkin.  I went and got some groceries and things I needed.  I was happy Meijer wasn't too busy on a Friday and everyone was wearing masks.  I finished sweeping and bagging the leaves off the rest of the deck and also the pool deck.  It looks so nice!  Made turkey chili for my Kimmy (and I think Adam likes it too) for tomorrow when we go to Melissa and Bruce's to see the kids costumes and have chili there while social distancing.  Happy it's supposed to be sunny and not as cold.  Bill and I watched episode 6 of The Chosen.  

Thursday, 10/29/2020, Did spelling and reading with Peyton and Isaac, Bill met his half brother, Gary for the first time, Shampooed living room,

Peyton and Isaac love getting online with their teacher and class

Evan played the piano for me on Face Time today.  He did a great job and it sounded so good.

Bill with his half brother, Gary, for the first time

Gary when he was in the service.  He was in Vietnam the same time Bill was. 

He reminds us of Joey in these younger pictures!

I got up early so I could spend time with the Lord before the kiddos got up.  Peyton got up first, then Isaac.  We ate breakfast, and then Bill left to go to Flint to meet his half brother.  He has stage 4 lung cancer and wanted to meet Bill, so contacted him.  Peyton got all of her spelling words right the first time today.  She was so happy.  Isaac only missed 3 and learned them really quickly.  They read the next book Melissa lent us, Secret Agent.  They loved it.  Peyton didn't want to quit reading it.  Next I read Little House on the Prairie to them, then they read the Picture Bible to me.  We read about Joseph saving lives during the famine and how his brothers came to him and bowed before him like his dream.  Joseph tested them to see if their hearts had changed and saw that they had.  Such a great story! We finished our game of 3-13.  I had 79, Peyton had 100 and Isaac at 89.  We were all close and the last hand decided who was to be the winner.  Vikki picked them up and was super tired from working hard, so left to go home right away.  I ate lunch and then shampooed the living room carpet. It looks so nice now.  Bill got home and said it went well with his half brother.  He was able to talk to him and his son in law about Jesus, and both of them confessed Jesus as their Lord and Savior.  Bill gave him a Bible to have so he could read it.  (I made sure he took one with him when he left).  I talked to Melissa for a long time and enjoyed watching Evan do his typing for online school.  Then he played chopsticks on the piano and Melissa played with him.  It sounded so good.  Then he wanted to just play his part for me.  I loved it!  

Wed., 10/28/2020, Bill had surgery clearance appt.at VA, Cleaned house, Vikki brought kids to spend the night

Max lowering a bucket of bricks down to Jack.  Jack waiting below.  Once a brick came rolling off the roof and Bruce yelled for Jack to run.  Yikes!  Jack learned to stay back until he got the all clean signal.  Of course Melissa and I were praying!!!  She called me to let me know to pray, so we prayed together on the phone.  It was cute because when I was talking to Kimmy later, the boys were in the background and said, We should go help them and get it done fast for them.  They didn't think about Covid and how they can't get close to them right now.  I thought that was so sweet.  Our family is such a blessing to each other

Jack with a bucket of bricks Max lowered down from the roof

Jack Stacking the bricks to reuse

Max at the peak of the roof

Bruce and Max working on taking the brick off the chimney          

Evan was inside doing schoolwork.  Max came to say hi through the window.  Evan was so happy.  they are so cute!

Before they saw Melissa taking the picture they were looking at each other and putting their hands together on the window.  She said it was really sweet.  

Lots of soot on the carpet.  The shelves by the fireplace, window sills, and registers were all covered too.  I had to take everything off the shelves and wash it all down.  Big job! 

Carpet right after shampooing it.  So much better!

I started cleaning the house.  Bill went to meet Charlie before having his bloodworm at the VA and then his Surgery clearance appt. there at 11.  They told him he didn't pass his EKG and has three blockages.  He has to go for further testing at Covenant when they get it set up.  I laid hands on him right away and prayed for him when he got home and told me.  I also let the girls know so they can be praying.  We know how powerful prayer is.  He mowed the lawn while I shampooed the family room carpet. Got everything cleaned except tomorrow I will mop the floors and shampoo the living room carpet.  This shampooer is amazing.  Did Day 3 of our 21 days of Breakthrough Prayer.  So good!  Vikki brought Peyton and Isaac to spend the night.  She brought me some of her chicken alfredo to try.  It was delicious.  When Vikki got home, she called and talked to the kids and played a game on her phone with them.  They had so much fun.  We watched The Dick Van Dyke show, and then they got ready for bed.  I read the picture Bible to them and then we prayed and I tucked them in.  We have such sweet grandkids!