Friday, 3/5/21, Painted more closet doors, Kenzie called and picked me up to go to Kenzie's

 If you look close there are icicles on the tree by the bird feeder

 Finished painting the closet doors today

Peyton and Isaac loved seeing Kenzie and Travis's baby chickens and ducks

 Kenzie showing us how to make a pendant

Vikki making her pendant with Kenzie instructing

 

My turn to make a pendant with Kenzie's help

Vikki's Beautiful Pendant

My Pendant

Travis making Peyton a heart pendant

 Travis making a "power button" pendant for Isaac

Vikki and Peyton

All of us watching Travis make the heart pendant...he and Kenzie are so talented

Peyton with her beautiful heart pendant

Isaac with his power button pendant

Got up early and walked almost 2 miles.  Did our morning routine.  I painted a set of bedroom closet doors.  Ate lunch, took a little nap, then was going to paint the other set of closet doors.  Vikki called and wanted me to ride to Kenzie's with her, so I just hauled the closet doors upstairs, opened them up, put them on the tv trays, changed out of my paint clothes and by that time Vikki was here to pick me up.  We stopped for olive burgers at Culver's on our way to Kenzie's.  We all enjoyed seeing the baby chicks and ducks.  Sunny that Eli named, is really cute.  Kenzie put the ducks in the water in the bathtub for us to see. They are very cute.  We loved seeing Katniss and Mylee too of course.  Kenzie made a pendant for us to watch.  She and Travis explained how to do it while she made it.  Then Vikki made one that turned our amazing.  My turn was next.  Kenzie sure is a great instructor.  It sure was fun making one.  Thanks Kenzie and Travis!  It will always be such a great memory.  Travis asked Peyton what kind of pendant she wanted him to make her.  She picked a heart.  It turned out absolutely beautiful.  Then he asked Isaac and he wanted one that looked like a power button.  It turned out amazing too.  Travis and Kenzie sure are talented artists.  We waited for them all to cool so we could take them home.  We face timed 

Kenzie when we got to my house so she could see papa when we showed him our pendants.

He really liked them!  Thanks again for the fun day, Kenzie, and thank you, Vikki, for picking me up and taking me with you.  I painted the other set of closet doors before I went to bed.

Thurs., 3/4/21, Missed my kiddos today...Rody had the day off so he kept them. Painted the hallway closet door, Charlie gave Bill a muffin to give me

 

 Jack and Evan came to the door to say hi to me

Jack and Evan (somehow Evan got way taller than Jack all of a sudden)

Jack, Evan and Bruce holding Evan 

Ha ha it looks like I was Face Timing with Lenny

 I love this picture of Kenzie and Sammy.  I sure miss Sammy!

 Ha ha, Adam sent me a picture of his rare plant.  I asked him to start me a sprout from it.

Painted the closet door for the hallway today

Had our usual oatmeal and coffee.  Read our Bibles, did our devotions, and did our discipleship lesson.  Didn't get my kiddos, today because Rody had today off.  I am missing them.  Bill went for coffee and donuts with Charlie.  I went to get some groceries at Jacks and Meijer.  Stopped at Melissa's and got to see the boys, her and Bruce.   Sure made my day.  Got the closet door painted and touched up one of the doors that I couldn't get to close to to paint, because the mattress to the bed was in the way.  Vikki noticed after we moved the mattress out, that I had missed some spots.  Glad she saw that.  Talked with Melissa a couple of times, Face Timed with Vikki, Texted with Adam, Jacob and Eli.  

Wed., 3/3/21, Watched Peyton and Isaac, Did Discipleship, Went to Bible Study,

 Peyton, Bill and Isaac

We ate our oatmeal, had our coffee, did our morning Bible reading and devotions.  Worshipped with Maverick City on the TV.  I love the song I Thank God!  Can't keep from dancing for the Lord when that song is on.  Now I am sore after playing it 7 times.  God has done so much for me and I am so thankful.  Vikki dropped the kiddos off.  Bill had to go to a Marine's funeral and stand in for Dutch who was unable to be there.  He looked so handsome in his Marine Corp. Jacket.  Took a picture of him with the kids.  Peyton had reading with her teacher online.  She did great!  We practiced spelling, then we went to McDonalds and picked up lunch.  We ordered right away, paid, got our stuff except one thing so pulled up to wait and they were right there with it and we didn't hardly even need to stop the car.  We all laughed at how fast they were.  WOW!  We were happy and went home to eat.  After lunch, we did our reading.  Bill and I did our discipleship book.  I made chicken in the Smart Pot, mashed potatoes and green beans for dinner.  Went to Bible Study at church.  Sat in the last row right by the door again.  We watched a movie that was rated 7+ and was about a Christian.  We didn't like how it was going, so turned it off.  Sure wasn't the right rating.   I cut up an apple for each of us.  

 

Tuesday, 3/2/21, Happy 11th Birthday Eli!!! Congratulations Kimmy and Jared on 500 Sales on Etsy! 36 degrees today, sunny, but real windy. Watched Peyton and Isaac, Went to Goodwill with Vikki, Cleaned Kernel Burner

                                        Happy 11th Birthday Elijah!  We love you so much!

 Love this picture of Eli and Mylee
I borrowed these pictures of Eli at his house on his birthday from Kimmy

Those are some tall candles

Did he get his wish???

I love his expressions.  I've always said he should be in drama!

 Isaac

Peyton and her Barbies

I got up early so I could call Eli before school.  I sang Happy Birthday to him.  I was talking to him and wondered why he was so quiet.  Then he told me had had a big bite of donut in his mouth.  I talked to him for a few minutes, then I went back to bed for a while.  Took the garbage and recycling out when I got up.  Mailed a card for Kay's parents who are celebrating their 70th Anniversary this week.  Read my Bible and did my devotion.  Posted Eli's Birthday greeting on FaceBook.  Vikki brought Peyton and Isaac.  She visited for a few minutes and had her coffee, than left for work.  We did spelling and reading, then played Tonk.  We found out we had 4 too many jokers in the deck and that's why no one got stuck with any points.  I took them out and then the game was much more how I remember it.  Melissa Face Timed us and we got to see Evan play his recorder.  He is getting lessons with virtual classes for school.  He did a great job!  We ate lunch, then Vikki came and we all went to Goodwill.  I didn't find anything, but they did.  I cleaned the kernel burner out good when I got home.  Did my Bible Study lesson for Wed.  We watched Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune.  We had a bowl of ice cream.  Guess we will blame that on celebrating Eli's birthday.  Congratulations to Kimmy and Jared on 500 sales on Etsy now!  Things are selling so much faster now that word has gotten out.  I am proud of both of you!

Monday, 3/1/21, Happy 8th Birthday Kody!!!, Bill had therapy,, I went shopping, Vikki came over

                                                                                 

 Happy Birthday Kody!  We Love you so much!

Kimmy posted these pictures on her blog yesterday so I borrowed them for a memory

 They are all so handsome

 Eli, Adam in background and Jacob

 Jared making his first pendant while Travis instructs and Jacob and Adam watch

 Kenzie helping Eli make his first pendant

 Kenzie helping Jacob make his first pendant

 Travis helping Adam make his first pendant...Jared watching

 Finished pendants

 Peyton while Face Timing me

 Isaac while we were face timing each other.  He just lost a molar

 Kenzie's baby chickens

 Kenzie's baby ducks

Happy Birthday Kody!  We love you!  

Bill had therapy, so we ate and had our coffee, then he had to leave.  I went 

shopping later to pick up items we selected to give to Foster Kids through our church.  We got a couple of packs of nice socks for boys, and two pair of pajamas for girls.  Had to find size 14-16, and only found 2 pair.  That was the only size they didn't have many of.  I was happy that they were cute ones.  Kimmy called me while I was in the parking lot at Kohl's and asked if I got her message showing me pictures of what Eli wanted for his Birthday.  She said Target had them in stock.  Great timing!  I went there and was able to get the birthday shopping all done.  I went to Dunhams and got a hat like Melissa, Hailey and Vikki on sale for $11, only mine is black and theirs are grey.  I got a pair of black thinsulate gloves on sale too.  I picked up an olive burger at Culvers to have for lunch.  Bill got home shortly after I did.  We tried to call Kody a couple of times, but Stacie didn't answer.  Bill took a packet to drop off to someone from Trinity Riders.  Vikki came over and brought some milk, potatoes, cheese and some other stuff she was blessed with and had extra over for me to have.  She is always so generous.  I was worried my milk might be starting to sour because I only use regular milk when Isaac comes and for mashed potatoes and the date was way past the sell date.  Nice to have fresh.  She ate some asparagus with me, but didn't want any venison steak.  I cooked it in my Smart Pot for an hour and it fell apart.  It was even better than roast.  Yum!  She doesn't like venison, so wouldn't try it.  Stacie called back later and I got to sing Happy Birthday to Kody and talk to him.  He was so cute and so sweet.  What a great kid! Bill wasn't home yet.  He got home about 15 minutes later.   Face timed with Vikki and the kiddos.  Face Timed with Melissa too.