Monday, 7/25/22, Took Curtains back to Meijer, Weeded and picked garden, Went to Costco and Country Creamery, Bill had elders meeting, I painted Laundry room

 

Me and Hailey at our favorite place, eating our favorite food, and me catching up on her
time at Worship Arts Camp for a week and last week as a Camp Counselor at BayShore.  I always have so much fun with her.  I took her to see Vikki and Rody's new house. She is the last one of the grandkids to see it because she was gone.  We took pop bottles back afterwards and then came to my house and hung out for a while. 

Hailey and I relaxed out on the deck.  Kit Kat joined us, but curled up and went to sleep.

All of the garden goodies from today's picking

Bill mowing the grass

Dropped off cucumbers to Melissa when I took Hailey home and took these pictures of Jack

Jack with his first bow he made.  It shoots pretty far too!

Bill and I went and he filled my car with gas at Costco for $4.17 which is much less then gas in Saginaw.  Afterwards, we walked through Costco and then went to the Country Creamery and got ice cream.  It was delicious and was so nice sitting outside watching people drop in from the rail trail.

Bill went to an elder's meeting at church, so I decided to start painting the Laundry room grey.  Had to wait for him to get home and take the shelves off to paint more.

 

Got up early and went to Meijer and took back Blackout curtains that we didn't like as well as the other ones.  Bill went to coffee with Charlie. I weeded and picked the garden.
Went and picked up Hailey and took her to Coco Loco's for lunch.  We went to Meijer after that and took pop cans back, then went to visit Vikki.  Hailey liked her house a lot.  Came home and hung out with Hailey.  Sat out on the deck.  It was a cooler day today.   I took Hailey home, then dropped cucumbers off to Melissa. Bill mowed the grass.  I called him to see if he wanted to go to Costco with me and then to Country Creamery for ice cream and he said yes.  We had the best ice cream there.   We read our Bibles and Bill showered and got ready to go to the elder's meeting.  I started moving things out of the laundry room so I could paint it grey.  That little room holds a lot of stuff.  I got 1 1/2 walls done and will continue tomorrow as I had wait for Bill to take the shelves down for me.  Can't wait til it is done.  I face timed Vikki a couple of times.  Talked to Melissa a couple of times.

 

Sunday, 7/24/22, Went to church, went to Olive Garden for lunch, Went to celebrate Jack's birthday, went to worship night for Hopevale in Bay City

 We celebrated Jack's 14th Birthday.  Had to wait until Evan and Hailey got home from Camp.  We had so much fun!

Debbie and Ron, Bill, Hailey, Evan, Me and Bruce  (and Melissa taking picture) singing to Jack for his birthday

We forgot our traditional cake picture for birthdays, so took a present picture instead

Hailey was laughing so hard at her card and so was Jack

Bruce watching Jack open his gifts

Light Saber fun with Jack and Evan

Papa and Jack right before we tried taking a picture

Bill and Jack being goofy when we were trying to take a picture.  Hard to get them to settle down after light saber competition

Papa, Evan and Jack having lots of fun with light sabres

Finally got a nice picture of Papa, Jack and me

Jack and his Grandma Debbie

Peyton at Hopevale's night of worship

Aunt Missy, Peyton and Uncle Bruce at Worship night

Peyton and Nana...I'm so glad Peyton wanted to come here with me

Me and Melissa at Worship Night

Jack and Evan playing Gaga Ball with kids at Hopevale's worship night

Evan and Jack after playing Gaga Ball

We went to prayer, then into the church service.  I worked in Children's church.  It was a really good lesson today.  After church, we went to Olive Garden with Diane, James, Maddy and Alec.  Diane and James treated everybody.  We came home and relaxed for a little while, then at 3 went to Melissa and Bruce's to celebrate Jack's birthday.  It was a fun party and Jack sure has matured.  He is growing up.  Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Ron were there.  We all sang Happy Birthday to him, then he blew out his candles (missing one)  The cake and ice cream were delicious.  We enjoyed watching him open his gifts afterward.  We got to see Bella, the new guinea pig.  It's so cute.  It's mostly Jack's pet even though it's a family pet too.  Papa got Jack going outside and they sure had fun and laughed a lot.  

They finally settled down so we could get a picture with Jack.  

In the evening, Peyton and I went to the night of Worship for Hopevale in Bay City.  It was by the water and was so nice.  They did some amazing worship, playing a lot of Maverick City Worship and sounding so amazing.  There were lots more people this time, than last year.  The boys payed lots of Gaga Ball behind where we were sitting.  

After we left, Peyton and I stopped at McDonald's for food and a McFlurry.  I had so much fun with her, and I am so glad she wanted to come with me.  Bill took Max out to eat while we were at the concert, then they went to the movie Thor, but it was so awful and also had so much swearing, they walked out.  I am thankful that Bill is a great example by not watching things God wouldn't want us to watch and sets such a great example for his grandkids.

Saturday, 6/23/22, I checked on Russell farm, Bill went to Marine Corp League Breakfast, We went to Project Front Line in Frankenmuth, Went to Mich. Bikers for Veterans dinner in Mt. Pleasant.

Bill at the Marine Corp. League table at he Front Line Project

Me, Bill and sister Debbie

Bill and I with a general who was in Vietnam

Isaac, Rody, me, Maddy, Alec, Bill, Jim and Peyton at the lunch table

Isaac, Rody, Peyton and Vikki

Isaac, Vikki, Debbie, Peyton and Rody

Peyton and dog friend there

Cute Helicopter pictures of Isaac and Peyton

Debbie serving and cooking food at the event for the Lions

Maddy in Jail lol!

Mounted Police

Me and Bill at our table at the Bikers for Veterans dinner.  He picked the year we were born for our auction numbers

Cute note Peyton left for me on my boogie board.  She's so sweet!

Maddy and Alec had maternity photos taken today and Rody is the one who took them.  He did an amazing job.  Such beautiful pictures of a beautiful couple.

Got up early and went to Kimmy’s to check on all the animals and plants.  Animals were all doing well.  Watered the blueberry plants, plants in pots and some of the other plants.  Filled grain and hay for 4H lambs.  Gave attention to kitties and fed them.  Checked and took care of water tanks.  Thankful for healthy sheep and lambs.  

Got home and Bill wanted to see the sliding glass door Vikki and I frosted.  He liked it. He went to his breakfast and then got ready.  Wes and Gayla dropped off tickets for us to go to a veterans dinner in Mt. Pleasant.  They had to go to a wedding, so they blessed us with going to the dinner.

When Bill got home, we went to the Front Line Project in Frankenmuth.  It's always been called the Warrior Appreciation Day til this year.  We set the stuff out on the Marine Corp. table, then went and saw Debbie working at food place, making and serving hotdogs and Brats.  We got our picture taken together, then Bill and I ate.  We are worked the Marine Corp. League table for a couple of hours, then walked around.  We got free specialty Sundaes from the ice cream vendor ruck.  We also bought a beautiful Marine wall hanging. Saw Jim and Bev and sat with them for a while.  Vikki,Rody and the twins came and we got Peyton a free cute stuffed animal, and then they got food.  Maddy, Alec and James got there right before them, so we all went to eat together.  James sat at the table with George.  I got him a plate of food, then when he was done, got him an ice cream sundae.  Vikki, Rody, the kids and I walked through the bead store.  Then I went and found Bill so we could leave.

We left at 3:30 and came home, changed and went to the dinner at the Comfort Inn in Mt. Pleasant.  The food was delicious although Bill was too fussy for most of it.  We sat with John and Diane Mulvany.  It was nice seeing them.  Their daughter went to school with Vikki and Kimmy.  We stayed for the auction and then left at 9.  Happy to get home.  Put cushions outside away because it is supposed to storm tonight.