Wed., Billl met Charlie, I watered the new grass, packed camper, cut up watermelon, watered plants again,

 

These will probably be about done when I get home.

I watered all the new plants today.  Took a picture so I can see if they grow while I am gone

 

 

Our plants have perked up since we watered them with the water sprayer

Ha Ha Vikki and I were face timing today and she said we look a lot alike today.  I was thinking the same thing while we were on FaceTime.

Did laundry and packed my clothes and put them in the camper.  Packed everything except the last minute stuff.  Bill went with Charlie for coffee.  I watered the new grass we planted which was great because it went past that and watered my ferns, hostess, flowers and milkweed too.  I packed all the food for the cupboards and took it out to the camper and put it away too.  When Bill got home, I put all the refrigerator and freezer food into clothes baskets.  It's always pretty heavy, so Bill carried it for me and then I loaded the refrigerator and freezer in the camper.  I took some of the chili I made last night over to Charlie and Sue.  They blessed me with Molasses cookies from the Amish store while I was there.  Charlie also got me a blueberry muffing when he was with Bill today.   After I dropped the chili off and visited with Sue for a while, I went and picked up a couple more things for our trip.  Aldi hasn't had Almond milk the last two times I've been there, so I got some from Meijer.   I also got Coconut Milk to make the drink Kenzie made me that I loved.  Then I went to Souper Cafe and picked up an egg salad sandwich and some soup.  Bill and I split the sandwich and he had the soup.  I wasn't that hungry.  After I ate,  I put the chili in two big containers to take with us and cut up a watermelon and put it in a large container to take with us too.  Then I moved the sprinkler and did the last watering of the garden.  I started working on my blog and Bill asked me if I plugged the electric fence back in.  Bummer!  He was nice and went outside and plugged it in for me.  It was already dark out.  Busy day....got lots done...excited to go to Mackinaw City tomorrow.

Tues., 6/6/23, Mentored Maddy, went to Costco, made chili, started gathering stuff on camping list

This Weigela plant had old branches that just pulled right out.  Only a little growth about two feet high was left at the bottom last year.  This year it is absolutely gorgeous

Knockout roses are going to be a knock out this year.  Lots of buds on the plant now besides these blossoms.

My white peonies are beautiful, but they don't smell much

I picked Maddy up this morning, and we went to Biggby for a Campfire mocha and a bagel.

After we ate, we went through our disciple book.  It was a good lesson about how we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.   Really emphasized abiding in the vine (Jesus) who is the Word of God.  We got cold inside, so we went out and did our lesson in my car.  I gave Maddy my Bible and I read the questions and she looked up the scriptures.  Usually we take turns, but my church Bible was too big to keep passing back and forth.  It was good for Maddy, because she is used to looking up scripture on her phone, or reading the Bible on it, like many of the younger generation does.  This gave her the opportunity to turn the pages and find the books of the Bible.  She got really good at the end.  We had some good discussion time.  She will be 22 on Sunday and is very mature for being so young and already has someone to mentor once she's done.  I am very proud of her!   

After I dropped her off, I went to Costco and picked up Drumsticks for Melissa and myself.  

I put them in stay cold bags, and put the air on high in my car.  I dropped mine off at my house and left the car running, then went to Melissa's and dropped her's off.  They were still nice and cold.  I went to Boehlers Greenhouse and picked up my cucumber plants (they didn't have any Sunday when we were there). After that, I picked up my Prescription at Walgreens.  I was happy it was free.  There was a really bad accident on the corner by Walgreens, so I had to go through McDonald's parking lot to get around the corner.  There were two ambulances that took people to the hospital.  A car was flipped on its side.  I prayed for the people in the accident.  

I dug up my spearmint and planted it in a small planter.  Vikki called me and told me it spreads  lots, so I didn't want it in my garden.  I added one more plant to my planter on the deck.  It's a yellow wave petunia that has smaller blossoms.  I also dug up my lavender from last year as it was dry all over except one green little piece.  I got a different type of lavender that I like a whole lot better and planted it in my little flower garden.  

It was a cooler day in the 60's, so I watered the garden as the plants looked a little wilted.  They sure perked up.  I even watered my ferns, because they looked dry.  I noticed lots of Milkweed coming in the little wooded area.  

I started going over my camping list, so I know what I still have to pack in the camper for our trip.  I made chili to take with us.  I am looking forward to this trip.  Wes and Gayla are camping there too.  We are all excited to spend time together.  

Monday, 6/5/23, Fixed Peyton and Isaac's breakfast, went to Vikki's, went to doctor, went to Melissa's, watched movie with Jacob and Peyton

Brielle in her car today!

Adam relaxing when I got to Vikki's

Jacob was relaxing too

Isaac played the piano for me before I took the picture

Peyton was relaxing too;  Kimmy and Vikki were as busy as could be though

Bill met Charlie for coffee.  Vikki called while I was still in bed.  I stayed up until after 1 last night so it felt good to sleep in.  I got up and got ready, then by that time the kids were up.  

I made them toast and Isaac had cereal.  Peyton only wanted toast.  After breakfast, we went to Vikki's.  We stopped at McDonald's and got Peyton, Isaac, Jacob and Adam shakes.  When we got to Vikki's, she and Kimmy had moved the refrigerator, and put the coffee station where it was.  They also moved the table, so they were putting all of the small stuff back where it went.  It looks nice the way they arranged it.  They were making room for Vikki's new refrigerator. 

I stayed until I had to leave to get home and get ready to go to the doctor at 1.  Kimmy's boys both had dentist appointments at 2.  My doctor appt. went good.  I got the pneumonia shot while I was there.  She put me on the lowest dosage of a statin because my Cholesterol was 263 last time.  She's so nice and she's easy and fun to talk to.  When I was finished there,  I stopped and got the shingles vaccine.  I don't ever want to get those again.  I had them several years ago and they were awful.  When I was done, I picked Melissa up and we went to Walgreen's and she got her free over the counter stuff.  I took her home, and then went back to Vikki's and watched a movie with Jacob and Peyton, called A Week Away.  It was a Christian musical and was really good.  Kimmy and Vikki went to go get Graduation party stuff while we watched it.  After it was over, I came home and used the 4 prong tool I bought, to loosen all the dirt in the new flower garden.  It worked so good and only took 10 minutes.  The ground was pretty hard before I did it too.  I moved a host into that garden too.  I made salmon, a baked potato and peas for dinner.  It turned out so good.  

I had to go to Walmart and get more potting soil, for my plants on the deck.  I ran into Vikki while I was there.  She was getting plants so they could plant her garden tonight. When I got home I finished planting my deck plants.  They looks so pretty.  I sent a birthday and family gift to our Compassion Child, Rehemet, and sent a time capsule card I wrote a prayer on for our sponsored child, Frank, to Feed the Hungry.  So thankful for these kids and it's so fun to keep up on what they are doing.  

Bill mowed the grass while I was at Walmart, and had the sprinkler going on the small area of the garden I didn't get to last night.  I was happy about that.  The ferns in the woods by where my plants are were getting pretty dry, so I watered those and also watered a few other plants.

Saw where Kit Kat killed a baby mole.  Good kitty!

 

Sunday, 6/4/23, Went to prayer, than church, went to Olive Garden, Peyton and Isaac came over, went to Boehlers, planted the garden, watched a movie

Isaac and Peyton swam lots today.  I swam for about an hour with them

Papa, Isaac and Peyton 

Nana, Papa, Peyton and Isaac at Boehlers

Cute Hummingbird

Poppies are beautiful

Peyton doing a handstand

We planted our garden in the evening.  Bill and Isaac worked on putting the electric fence wiring up and Peyton and I planted the plants and seeds.  Isaac planted a plant too and a row of corn when he finished getting the fence wiring up.

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 We went to prayer, then to church.  It was celebration Sunday with 5 baptisms and 22 new members. Three of the people getting baptized were people we had met at Nori's Restaurant.  Bill had his New Life Sweatshirt on and when we got up to leave, they asked us where our church was.  We told them and invited them to come.  The next week they were there and they have been coming ever since which is over a year now.  It was especially touching to us to see them follow Jesus in baptism.  All of the people getting baptized had amazing testimonies of what God had done and was doing in their lives. 

After church, Diane, James, Maddy and Brielle went with us to Olive Garden for dinner.  We had a nice time.  Diane is going to have another grand baby around Dec 16.  We told her we were going to be great grand parents around Dec 8.  Funny how the dates are so close.  James surprised us and paid for all of our meals while he was paying for theirs.  

We came home and then Vikki brought the twins over to swim and spend time with us.  She and Rody were going to look at refrigerators.  Bill tilled both garden areas and did a great job.  Peyton, Isaac and I swam for a while.  They swam at least 2 hours.  I swam about an hour.  We got out of the pool and the kids had drumsticks.  Then we went to Boehler's to get our plants for the garden and my flowers for the deck.  The kids were great helpers.  Isaac pulled the wagon the whole time and Peyton helped carry plants to it.  I took a picture of them and a really nice lady came up to me and told me to get with them and she would take a picture of all of us.  She was so kind.  

I texted with Matthew and he was doing fine today.  Praising God of course.  Peyton and Isaac swam again for a long time while I read my Bible on the deck.  I had to have a blanket out there today because it was cool and windy in the shade.  Peyton and Isaac played so good together in the pool and had so much fun.  I made them Mac and Cheese when they were done which was per their request.  They wanted to spend the night and I thought it was a great idea because we planned on having them help with the garden tomorrow anyway.  We asked Vikki and she said yes.   

Bill and Isaac went out to work on the electric fence, hooking the wires back up.  Isaac sure was a great helper.  I planted my flowers in pots on the deck.  Peyton came out and we planted the garden.  She was an amazing helper too.  Isaac helped some, but he really loved helping Papa with the fence.  Peyton loves planting the garden so it was perfect.  I loved planting it with her.  Easy Breezy with those kiddos helping us.  In a couple of hours we were done.  Then we had to water it because it is so dry here, with. no rain in the forecast.  

We watched Homeward Bound 2 in the evening and the kids and Bill had popcorn and M & M's.  I had cashews and M & M's.  We laughed a lot while we were watching the movie and also at a funny joke of Isaac's.  

Afterward,  I read the Bible (per Peyton's request) prayed over them, and tucked them in.  They are such easy kids to have around and so helpful.  I took a bath, and finished my blog.  

  

Sat., 6/3/23, Kevin Beemer memorial ride, Watched K Love Fan awards, went to Adam's soccer game, Olive Garden with Kimmy and family and Debbie and Matthew

Elaine and Bev

Cindy

Gayla and Don

Bill and Jacob

 

 

Kevin's children...Kyle, Iain, Jordan....Meredith was there but stepped out of the picture before I could take it

Elaine doing the bike blessing.  She did a great job

Jacob watching the K Love fan awards.  It was so much fun watching them with him.  We both loved it

Adam's last soccer game of the summer.  He and the team played great.  It was a tie game

 

Adam, Matthew and Debbie

Eli, me, Debbie, Adam and Matthew

We all went to the Olive Garden for dinner after the game.  Adam didn't come because he went swimming with friends.  We got him a to go meal though.  Got to take care of our Adam!

I woke Jacob up at 7:30, then he actually got up at 8.  We left at 8:45 to go to the Kevin Beemer memorial ride.  He was our close friend who passed away at 51 last year.  His kids were all there, but his wife was too sad to come.  I texted with her and sent her pictures.  Bill went on the ride, but Jacob and I came home.  We gave Vicki's daughter, Meredith, a ride home because she just got braces and her mouth was hurting.  When we left her house, we passed Bill and the rest of the motorcyclists in his group.  

When we got home, Jacob and I watched the K Love Fan Awards.  So many great worshippers with amazing voices, great testimonies and the Holy Spirit moving in an awesome way.  We both loved it so much.  It was so much fun watching it with him because we both had voted, plus it was fun commenting together on the amazing singers.  I am so glad I stayed home with Jacob and didn't go on the ride.  This will always be a special memory.  

We stopped at McDonalds and Jacob got a McChicken sandwich and a large Diet Coke.  I got a cheeseburger and had my cold brew coffee I made.  We got to Midland and were on the road to the soccer complex and I got in the wrong lane.  I had to turn and got through a bank parking lot and then back on the road I was on.  Then we got to the soccer complex and Matthew texted to see if we were bringing water to Adam's soccer game.  We only had drinks for us, so we decided we would go to McDonalds and get drinks for him and his mom.  Once again I got in the wrong lane, so we had to turn, but Jacob looked it up on my phone and we were headed for a McDonalds where we could get drinks.  Then we got a message back from Matthew saying we didn't need to bother because they stopped and got drinks.  We turned around and I drove great with no wrong turn lanes on the way back.  When we got out of the car, Kimmy called and said Debbie and Matthew were there, but didn't know where to go.  I called Matthew and gave them directions to come to the circle with the flags.  We met them and Jacob helped get Matthew out of the van and onto his Amigo.  We went and found Kimmy and Jared and watched Adam play in his last game of the summer.  He and his team played great and tied the other team.  It was a tense game to say the least.  Afterward Jared took Adam home and then to meet friends to swim.  We all went to Olive Garden and ate, and Jared got there right as the food was being served.  It was yummy and we all had a nice time.  

Bummer though, when we went to leave Matthew went over the curb with his Amigo and started teetering and fell over.  The boys and Jared got him up and back on the Amigo and we all prayed for him.  He said he was ok.  We all felt so bad for him falling.  He is just the nicest guy and cares about everyone.  I texted Debbie later and she said he was doing fine.  Praise God.  

Bill and I watched the K love fan awards when I got home.  Bill had a good time on the ride.

I was happy to see him when I got home.