Friday, 2/7/25, Went to Cathy’s, Cathy and I went to Brittany’s, had a Zoom meeting with CMA Michigan area reps/goodie reps

Brittany’s chicken coop....Her hubby has cut lots of wood from trees that fell in their woods.

                                                                                     

Beautiful eggs from Brittany

Tim put a pipe around their bird feeder to keep squirrels off. It was working.  There were three Blue Jays on this feeder at the same time.

I got ready and went to stay with Cathy again today.  I’ve bern praying that God would help her do something better that she couldn’t do well.  Yesterday it was getting up off from the couch by herself three times.  She didn’t struggle with it either.  She just gave the right push up with her legs.  

I made us toast with avocado spread on it for our breakfast.  We watched the 700 Club and prayed with them when they were praying for the sick.  We decided to go to Brittany’s to visit and get some eggs while we were there, because Brittany said she had lots.  I needed to help her get in the car at her house.  When we got to Brittany’s house, she got out of the car really well other than needing me to pull her up.  It was nice seeing Brittany and her two daughters.  They were really cute.  Her 3 year old, stood on a stool and rinsed all the dishes and handed them to Brittany to put in the dishwasher.  She did it carefully and well with a smile on her face.   Her other daughter, drew pictures and did some work on writing letters.  She did a great job too.  When Cathy was ready to leave, we said goodbye to the girls and Britt, a. gave hugs and headed back to Cathys.

Cathy wanted me to come down to the basement with her.  Today she walked down the basement steps ahead of me so well and went up again well too.  I was amazed to see the difference from the day before. She wanted to give me some salmon they caught when Salmon fishing in the fall.  They have given us some before and it is so delicious.  Looks like this will be delicious too.  We made spaghetti sauce with venison and mushrooms when we went back upstairs.  I am so thankful for this dear friend who is family in our hearts.  Before I left, she asked me if I brought my Bible again and when I told her yes, she asked me to read it to her.  It was a very blessed day.

We ate when I got home, then we had a zoom meeting with all of our Area Reps and our goodie reps. It went well and we are sure thankful we have such great friends that do so much to help out.  Dave and Chrissy, our prayer leads, were able to join us too.  He was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer throughout his body back in early summer.  He is doing good and will also be coming for our Seasons of Refreshing for 2 days.  We are thanking God for this amazing miracle.  God is so awesome!

We had tangerines for our snack tonight.  They are so good and so easy to peel.

Kimmy let us know Jacob was at the ER with Abi.  She was in a lot of pain and they think it is another cyst.  They gave her medicine and and will be doing an ultrasound to check for cysts.  We are all praying for her and waiting to hear updates.

Thursday, 2/6/25, Went to spend the day with Cathy, snow covered slippery roads, 35 degrees as a high, very windy

 I got ready, then left early to go to Cathy’s.  It’s a good thing I left early.  I slid in places, but was going very slow.  Cathy and I ate toast with Avocado oil on it for breakfast.  It was so good.  We did some cleaning, and I put all of the pictures she had in a box back out.  She had packed them away in order to put her Christmas decorations out.  I read the Bible and she asked me if I would read it out loud.  Of course I wanted to.  We read John 9 and John 10.  I prayed over her afterward.  We had good talks and had some laughs.  We did a big load of laundry and got it done before I left.  We had cabbage buns for dinner.  She really liked them and was happy she could hold them good.   She was able to get up from the couch almost every time today.  I only had to help her a couple of times.  She wasn’t able to do that yesterday.  God is answering prayer.  

When I got home, Bill had the dishwasher all emptied for me.  I made him a couple of cabbage buns and he had some Oreos.  

I talked to Melissa a couple of times today.  Bruce’s hand is painful when it is in the splint, but not when it is out of it.  I will be happy when he is pain free.  

Wed., 2/5/25, Kimmy and Vikki came over, Marie and Roy came for dinner,

Vikki sent me a picture of the cabbage buns she made. They look so good.  

Vikki came over to drop off lids to some totes she gave me.  She said hi to Marie and Roy and then took this picture for us

I got up early so I would be ready and have the coffee made when the girls came.  They came a little later today.  We visited, drank coffee and ate blueberry muffins.  Vikki brought some storage containers for Bird feed I asked her to pick up for me.  She and Kimmy have some like it.  I filled those while the girls looked for Bill’s dog tags with him.  I found my dad’s, but we haven’t found Bill’s yet.  We ate veggie Lasagna and Mac and cheese for lunch.

After lunch Kimmy started cleaning out one of my kitchen cupboards with mostly canned goods in it.  Vikki and I assisted in getting rid of stuff and bagging up what was going in the trash,  Lots of stuff went bye bye.  Kimmy pulled the slide out shelves out and washed them, then organized the cupboards nicely when she put the stuff back in.  Vikki helped me make Cabbage buns.  I spread out the dough and she put the spoonful of burger, cabbage and onion on.  Then I wrapped the dough around it.  We made 2 batches. I told Vikki she could take the extra meat mixture home and make some.  She stopped at Good Times Pizza and picked up dough so she would have everything she needed.   Vikki said they were so good.  Kimmy cleaned out the pantry cupboard while we baked them.  She organized it so well and also got rid of lots of old stuff.  I will have to do better at keeping up with using things before they expire.  I sure appreciated those sweet daughters today and all they did for me.  

They left early and went to some stores and also picked Peyton and Isaac up from school.  

Marie and Roy came over around 3, after her doctor appt.  We visited, then we ate cabbage buns, salad, applesauce and then had banana cream pudding for dessert.  Roy and Marie brought the pie.  It sure was yummy!  We sat and visited lots afterward.  Before they left, we prayed over Marie, then we prayed over Roy, then Roy prayed over Bill and I.  He’s 89 and sure is a prayer warrior.  So is Marie.  They are huge blessings in our life.  It was cute when Roy said a couple of times to Marie that they should leave, and Marie said we aren’t in any hurry.  Then Roy would just laugh so cute.  He reminds me a lot of my dad.  So easy going and a fun personality.  Roy took Marie’s wheelchair out, then I walked next to Marie so she could hold on to my arm if she needed to.

It was a fun day and with the girls here, lots got done.  I am blessed with family and friends who are like family.

 

Tues., 2/4/24, Bill had 8 a.m. dentist appt., I picked up sample med from my doctor’s office, I had dentist appt. at 1,

There were five cardinals sitting on the branch that has two on it in the picture.  They moved when I took this picture, but are still 5 in the picture.  One is behind the Gazebo and you can only see a little spot of red.  

Bill got up early and went to his 8 a.m. dentist appt.  I got up shortly after he left, and went to my doctors office to pick up a sample of eczema medicine they are giving me.  I came home and read my Bible.  Then I filled the bird feeders.  It was pretty cold out with the wind.  Bill came home from the dentist and said he ended up having a tooth pulled in the back of his mouth.  He can only have soup, jello, and other soft things for today.  I went to my dentist appointment at 1 to get my teeth cleaned. I had a different lady that was covering for the other girl, who went back to college to finish her training.  She will be back in June. We talked about our faith and being born again.  She was quoting scripture as she was cleaning my teeth.  She was sweet and also funny.  I got compliments on how I was taking care of my teeth from her and from the dentist.  I love good reports.  I went to Walmart and the bank after my appt.  

I came home, and I made soup for Bill and he made the dumplings for it.  I also made him some jello.  I talked to Vikki a couple of times and also Melissa.  Kimmy didn’t answer her phone today.  I will be seeing her tomorrow though.  Relaxed in our recliners in the evening.

 

Monday, 2/3/25, Spent the day with Cathy K., Bill went to Trinity Riders meeting,

 No pictures today.  I got up and got ready so I could get to my friend Cathy’s house. by 9 a.m.   I ate a piece of pizza before I left.  I asked Bill if he put a duck in my pillowcase and he said no, did you put one in mine.  We both found one during the night.  We are going to have to do some detective work as one fell out when I got a paper plate out, and Bill had one in with the pellets for the Kernel Burner.  I left for Cathy’s and it was foggy out and the roads were wet, but the temp was 34 degrees out so they didn’t freeze.  I was careful just in case there were icy spots.  Her caregiver is on vacation, so I stayed with her to help her. We talked and watched 700 Club, then I got a bowl of cereal for her.  I helped open papers for her to look at that needed to be filed so she could decide what pile to put them in.  We made it through a huge stack.  A few times, she needed to stretch, but then kept going until we were done.  With Parkinson’s she moves slowly, but she is very determined to get things needed done.  Melissa, Kimmy, Vicki, and Kenzie all called me and got to talk to Cathy for a few minutes.  She was like a second mom to them when we lived by them.  We have many great memories of hanging out with them, camping with them, going to church with them, plus so many more.  I made wraps for us to eat for lunch. We went down to the basement and got stuff out of the freezer for me to make Shepherds pie and breaded broccoli later.  I stayed and ate with her and left after 5.  Bill texted me to tell me he was going to Trinity Rider’s meeting.  I was about 10 minutes from home.  I told him I wasn’t going to go tonight.  When I got home, he was still there, so I got to kiss him and tell him goodbye.  It felt good to sit in my recliner and read my Bible and then relax.  

 

Sunday, 2/2/25, Went to prayer, than church, went to pancake breakfast put on by youth, came home and took a nap, went to Stacie and DJ's

Kody opening his Christmas presents from us

 We went to prayer before church, and then went into the church service.  Worship was awesome!  I taught Sunday School today so will listen to the service online.  My Kindergarteners and first graders were sure wound up today.  Wow!  It was hard to quiet them down.  Then at the end when I saw there were no coloring sheets, I said we could play a game.  They all wanted to play the quiet game.  Wow!  Perfect!!!  All three tables were quiet for a long time.  Finally one of the boys talked, so we started over.  After that, parents started coming to pick up their kids. I went and found Bill and we had pancakes and sausage that the youth prepared in the kitchen.  We ate in the fellowship hall and sat with Debbie, Jeff and Joan.  I talked to Nancy today, and she got on some medicine for ezcema and hers cleared up right away.  I had already called my dr. office to see if I could get switched to that medicine.  I go in March to talk to my dermatologist about it.  

We came home and took a nap.  That sure felt good.  Stacie texted us around 4:30 and said she was home from the baby shower, so we could come over anytime.  We loaded stuff in the Jeep and went over to her house.  She had the garage door opened for us and texted us to pull in because the driveway was slippery.  We took in the gifts then the guys each carried a tub of clothes that Vikki sent for Kody.  Stacie sent some books for Vikki.  

Kody had made brownies, so we all had a brownie.  They were so good.  Kody was so sweet.  We sure love this family God gave us.  We all opened our gifts and we all liked what we got.  We did decide that from now on, we wouldn’t do presents, but would enjoy each other presence.  We will still get for Kody though.  We got hugs and then left for home.  

We read our Bibles, and relaxed in our recliners.  

Sat. 2/1/25, Bruce texted that he was feeling better today, Bill and I went to Houghton Lake to do officer’s training, Went to. Buccilli’s, Adam and Hope paid us a surprise visit,

Amish horse and buggy just pulling in to the beautiful Amish Farm

Bill answering questions and explaining things between videos for each officer.  He did a great job!

We each got small pizzas at Buccilli’s Pizza

We go home and shortly after had these wonderful surprise visitors.  I cut up banana’s and we had ice cream on top with toppings of chocolate chips, M & M’s, and chocolate.

 We got up, got ready, read our Bibles and then I fed the birds.  We left and headed for Houghton Lake at 10.  It was a beautiful sunny day, but the temperature was only 17 degrees when we left.  We enjoyed our ride.  We went through Meredith, where when we were first married, Bill had called about buying a parts business with cabins to rent also.  We went up to look at it the next day, but someone bought it before we got there. That wasn’t in God’s plan for us, and I have to say I am thankful.  I wanted to stay close to our parents and then after we had the girls,  I was even more glad.  They had the best grandparents and were so close to them.  

The road Bill’s GPS had us go on came to a place where the sign said DO NOT ENTER.  It turned into a trail instead of a road, but Bill kept going.  I was glad we had the Jeep.  Finally, we ended up back on the road Bill wanted to be on where the church was.  I was happy to get there.  We talked to all of the officer’s from the different chapters up north that were there.  Bill took his computer and the sound lady helped him get set up.  It was ready to go, when it started saying no signal on the screen of the tv in the church.  The pastor went back and prayed with them.  Then we worked on it, and all of a sudden Bill did something and it worked again.  It did that one more time before we started, and Bill got it going again.  Then it worked perfectly and we could do the video training. Computers can be a little frustrating when they don’t work.  The training went well and Bill did a great job.  He answered lots of questions that were asked.  It was nice to see Gary there.  A couple of years ago, we were at this church, and he had surgery after we saw him.  Two days later he had a stroke.  He had a rough road, but now is pretty much back to normal.  We all were praising God.

We talked to people, and then left to go Camping World, then to Bucilli’s for pizza.  It was the best pizza!  YUM! Bill ate all of his and I brought half of mine home.  We had an enjoyable ride home and I looked over my Sunday School lesson for tomorrow again.  We were just starting to change into comfy clothes, and Bill went into the bathroom, when I heard voices.  It was Hope and Adam surprising us.  They parked back. by the shed and then came in the back door.  They sure did surprise us, and what a nice surprise it was.  I cut up bananas for our bowls, then put in the ice cream each one wanted, then we put toppings of M&M’s, chocolate syrup, and chocolate chips on.  We had fun talking while we ate.  Hope passed some gas and we all ran for cover.  We sure had a good laugh.  They had to leave after that, so we gave hugs and said goodbye.  They had been at Vikki’s before coming here.  I’m waiting for a text from Adam saying he is hoe and so is Vikki.  Such a fun day.