Friday, 3/28/25, Kimmy, Vikki, Peyton, and Isaac came over, Met Debbie at Denny’s, went to garage sale, rain/hail storm, went for ice cream with Tina and Chris, Eli, Jack and Evan came to spend the night

Pretty Peyton....she went with her Aunt Ann to get her hair done last night

Kimmy took a picture of us at Denny's

The manager took a picture for us so Kimmy could be in it too

Peyton and Isaac are making their Aunt Debbie looks shorter all the time

Isaac relaxing

Kimmy ran out and got some hail when it was coming down outside.

Evan, Eli and Jack watching the Michigan game

I found this sweet note from Peyton in the upstairs bedroom on my makeup table...she is always so fun and sweetl

Evan, Eli and Jack eating pizza that Jack brought

 Vikki, Peyton and Isaac got here first.  It wasn’t long and Kimmy came too.  Bill asked me if we should have Peyton go, but I told him I didn’t want Debbie having to buy his breakfast too.  I knew she would insist.  We got to Denny’s and greeted Debbie, then sat down.  She was a a big corner booth.   She asked me if Kimmy and Vikki and the kids were coming.  I told her no, but they were at our house.  Well, then I found out she had invited them and they were on their way.  We all missed Melissa, but at least I spent yesterday with her.  Debbie bought all of our delicious breakfasts.  She always does sweet and special things for my birthday.  We had fun visiting and we sure enjoyed our breakfasts.  Thank you Debbie!  

Isaac rode home with Bill, and I rode with Kimmy, Vikki, and Peyton.  We went to what was listed as an estate sale, but today it had turned into a garage sale and it had hardly anything.  Didn’t find a thing there.  We came home and visited and then watched some Little House Episodes.  I had set the bread makers last night and both loaves were baked right on schedule.  I cut the bread with my Rada Bread knife and it was so hot I could hardly touch the top of it.  The knife is so amazing and it cut it perfectly without even squishing it at all.  We had chicken salad sandwiches and they were so yummy.  Ginny and Daniel came to buy some of Bill’s tools he was selling.  They came in and we talked for a minute, then they went out the other door and out to the shed.  It started pouring out and hailing as soon as they started walking.  Bill came in soaked.  The girls and I hung out longer and Vikki did the hot and cold game with me so I could find the last duck she hid.  It was in the press and seal box on the shelf in the utility room.  Good thing she helped me with that one.  After everyone left, Bill and I met Chris and Tina at Cream and Sugar.  It is a new ice cream place in town and they make the best bubble cones and their ice cream is amazing.  Yum!  We had fun sitting and visiting while we enjoyed our yummy homemade ice cream.  Kimmy called me and Eli, Evan and Jack wanted to spend the night.  I let her know when we were heading home.  Jared dropped Eli off and then shortly after Melissa dropped Jack and Evan off.   Eli brought a couple of pizzas with him.  The boys put their stuff upstairs, then came down and watched the end of the Michigan State game and the beginning of the Michigan game.  MSU won and the Michigan game is still going.  They had better pick up their pace and make some baskets.

Reading our Bibles now because we had a busy day and forgot.  Whoops. 

Thursday, 3/27/25, Did laundry, vacuumed and scrubbed the floors, helped Bill place the wench in the right spot on the jeep bumper, went to Rehab to see Marie with Melissa, Zoom meeting with the state leadership in the evening

Evan greeted me right away with a big hug.  I got hugs from Hailey and Jack too, but forgot to take a picture of therm for my blog. 

Bill relaxing in the swivel Lazyboy.

 I slept in this morning and it sure felt good.  Put a load of laundry in when I got up, then ate cereal for breakfast and drank my coffee.  We read our Bibles.  Bill worked on the bumper of his Jeep.  I put worship music on from my playlist and then walked 1 1/2 miles on the walking pad.  I moved the speed up to 3.4 mph.  That’s a pretty fast pace for me.  

I moved stuff, and vacuumed the tile floors downstairs.  Then I started scrubbing the floor on my hands and knees.  By the time I got finished with the kitchen and bathroom, I decided I would do the rest of the floors with a mop.  I was sore because of all the walking and muscle pain from it.  I vacuumed the living room after that.  

I decided to check on Bill out in the shed and took him a bottle water.  He was just getting ready to put the part on the bumper that holds the wench.  I helped put the big hook through to the other side.  I walked around my garden and looked at plants coming up.  I have to dig up some grass patches, but it was way too wet today.  

I went to Melissa’s at 4.  I went in and talked to the kids for a little while, then when Melissa was ready we left to go visit Marie in the rehab.  We walked into her room and neither she nor Roy were in there.  We walked out in the hall to see if we could see her going down it.  A girl came up to Melissa and started talking about when she had her for therapy.  The bright socks Melissa used to wear helped her to remember.  She was very sweet.  After that,  I asked and they told me she was down to the next floor and was visiting a friend.   I knew it was Cosmene’s room because Roy had told me she was in and gave me her room number the night before.  We walked in and they were surprised to see us.  We all had a great visit, sharing lots of good memories and catching up on our families.  When they started bringing food trays around, Roy said we needed to get back upstairs so Marie could eat.  As we were leaving Cos’s husband John came.  We said a quick hi and gave hugs, then went back upstairs to Marie’s room.  I helped Marie with open some seasoning and some pepper up, then Melissa and I left.  I dropped her off, then I went to Aldi and got some muffins and some strawberries, blueberries, avocados and KiWI.  I’m trying to eat more healthy foods.  

When I got home, I ate a cabbage bun and finished the little bit of noodle casserole that was left.  At 7, we had a zoom meeting with the state leadership for CMA.  It went well and only two couples couldn’t make it on.  One had surgery today and the other was in a different country.  The meeting went well.  Bill always does a great job leading it.  

I made bread dough and put it in both bread makers.  I set the timer so it will be done a little before noon tomorrow.  I also made chicken salad up.  Sam’s club is my favorite place to get canned chicken.  After I got everything all set for tomorrow when the girls come, I sat down and started working on my blog.  

Wed. 3/26/25, Bill and Vikki put the new swivel on our Lazyboy, Bill went and helped Vikki get her swivel on too, I went to Cathy’s, met Melissa and kids at Biggby

Vikki picked up our swivel when she picked hers up.  Bill got me one for my birthday,  They worked together and got it on.  It works so good and it’s so nice to be able to turn in it. Thanks Vikki for being a great help.  

Beautiful sunny day in the high 30’s with no wind.  My plants are continuing to blossom and are so fun to watch.

Ate oatmeal with raisins and banana for breakfast.  Enjoyed coffee in my Kimmy mug.  Afterwards I read my Bible.  Bill did too, but he had a head start, so he finished before me.

Vikki called Bill and was going to pick her swivel up for her Lazy Boy Chair.  She asked him if he wanted her to pick up his too.  She doesn’t work this week so it worked out good for us.  She came over and helped Bill put it on our chair.  They are a good team!  I assisted occasionally by holding the flashlight and of course by praying.  We all took a turn sitting it it afterwards.  It’s so nice!  Thank you Bill and Vikki!  They decided since Bill had the tools out, they would go and put Vikki’s swivel on her chair.   I didn’t go, because I had to get ready to go to Cathy’s.  

I got to Cathy’s right at 2pm.  It was nice getting to visit with her.  We had fun working together to sort her mail, bills, etc. and file the piles we had.  Much more fun than doing it alone.  Her kitty came in the office with loud meows.  It is deaf, so that is why we figure it meows so loud.  It’s a really cute cat and very friendly.  Cathy and I had time afterwards, to sit and visit for a while.  Her new medicine is working and is helping her.  I was so happy to hear that.  Melissa called and said Hailey was on her way home and wanted to go to Biggby with us, so we happily waited for her to get home.  Bill was at DJ’s to have the bumper put on his Jeep.  DJ did a nice job painting it and putting it on.  It looks really good.  He called me when it was done and I let him know I was just leaving Cathy’s, was heading to meet Melissa.

I left around 5 and went to Jack’s on my way back and picked up birdseed, peanuts and suet.  

One of the workers loaded the 50 lb. bag of birdseed in my car for me.  I only had 36 miles left on my tank of gas, so I went to Kroger to put a couple of gallons in.  Melissa called me and told me Hailey was almost home.  We decided to meet at Biggby and we all got there at about the same time.  Melissa, Hailey, Jack, Evan and I all got our 16oz. Caramel Marvel Latte for 95 cents.  Usually they are $7 so that was an amazing deal.  It is because it’s Biggby’s birthday.  We enjoyed drinking them and visiting.  We stayed there for quite a while.  It was 7:45pm when I got home.  

I warmed up some chicken noodle casserole, then went in the living room and started working on the blog.  

 

Tuesday, 3/25/25, Bill had 8 am dentist appt., went to Aldi, also went shopping for stuff for Hope Totes for Rescue Mission, made chicken noodle casserole, took food to Sue, took food to Roy and visited with him and Marie

Nice outdoor area for patients to go sit in when the weather is nice.  Marie has a nice view of it from her room.  There is another one in the front too.

Bill got up early so he could take the garbage and recycling out to the road.  Then he got ready for his 8 o’clock dentist appointment and headed there.  Just needed a cleaning today.  I got up at 8 and had oatmeal and my coffee.  Started reading my Bible hoping it would warm up some outside before I had to fill all the bird feeders.  Bill came home and started reading his Bible too.  When I was done reading, the temperature had gone up to 36 degrees is all.  It was cloudy out and very windy again.  I filled all the feeders and now will need to pick up more suet, wild bird food, and peanuts tomorrow when I go by Jack’s on my way to Cathy’s.  I put chicken breasts in the crockpot.

Bill and I were going to go to Aldi’s but he decided he needed to work on his notes for our Zoom meeting Thursday night.  I got what was needed at Aldi and then went shopping for things for our Hope Tote bags.  It was fun picking stuff out for people at the Rescue Mission.  When I got home and Bill helped me carry stuff in.  After that it was time to cook the noodles.  Melissa called and asked me to go to Biggby with her and Jack tomorrow.  They are having a special on one of her and Hailey’s favorite coffee ice drinks.  I’m excited to go with them after I’m finished helping Cathy. 

I cut up the chicken in the crockpot, and when the noodles were done, I mixed them and cream of chicken soup in and a little milk.  Then I added cooked frozen peas.  Then it was time to pack food up and make deliveries, first to Sue, then to Roy who was visiting Marie at the Rehab.  We all visited for a half hour, then Roy left to go home and eat.  I stayed and visited for another hour.  Marie was able to have her hair washed and someone there put rollers in it for her.  Roy told me on the phone, then again when I got there that Marie’s hair was fixed and had curls and she was able to put lipstick on.  He’s is so cute.  He reminds me so much of my sweet dad.

Sue gave me a sweet birthday card with $20 in it and made sure to designate it was not money to pay for rolls, so I was to keep it.  Kimmy and I had already returned $20 she gave us for rolls.  She’s so cute and funny.  

I came home and the kernel burner was out and the house was 63 degrees.  Bill forgot to put pellets in it.  By the time he realized it need them, the fire was out.  I saw a check feed message on it and that means out of pellets.  He didn’t start it up again, so I scraped the burn pot and pushed the ignite selection.  I sure was hoping it would start back up since everything was cool inside it.  I prayed and about 10 minutes later it started up.  Yay!  I was so thankful.  

I ate some of the casserole, then drank my coffee and had a brownie.  Relaxed after that and talked to Melissa for a while.  Vikki let me know today that Peyton is feeling better.  Adam texted with me.  

 

Monday, 3/24/25, Went to lunch with Sue, walked 1 1/2 miles on walking pad, Melissa came over, Bill had an Elder’s meeting

 

My friend Vikki, sent me a picture of where she put the heart chime I got her in remembrance of her dad.  There wasn’t a funeral, so she was happy to get the remembrance things I got for her.  Her dad was always so nice when I went to their house with Vikki.

It was a really windy and cold day today.  36 degrees was the hight, but it sure didn’t feel like it with the wind.  We read our Bibles in the morning.  At 11, I picked Sue up and we went to Kathleen’s Restaurant.  We both had $50 gift cards.  Bill and I had given her and Charlie one, and they had given us one for Christmas one year.  It’s been at least 2 years, so we decided we would use them.  We were the only two eating in the restaurant until, 4 more people came in.  We had the nicest waitress.  Sue got Chicken Parmesan, and I got a chicken stir fry.  We both liked what we got.  We can go one more time with our gift cards, so next time I will get what she had and she’s going to get what I had.  We had such a nice visit and our lunch was delicious.  I took her the five hearts I picked up from my friend Barb.  They have a prayer on the back and a little cross inside the heart to feel.  I had sent her one, and she wanted to give some friends of hers some.

When I got home, I made brownies.  I fixed dinner for Bill before he left for the Elder’s meeting.  He was happy to have brownies for dessert.  After he left, I walked 1 1/2 miles on the treadmill.  I decided to walk that far this week, and next week go to 2 miles.  

Melissa came over while Jack was at his Fencing class.  She had brownies and coffee while we visited.  She showed me the videos of Evan from yesterday’s musical.  They all sounded even better, and Evan was amazing.  I am very proud of him.

Wow! So happy to see Kimmy and Jared selling so many of their amazing pottery creations on Etsy.  They get such great comments from their customers.  I love everything they have ever made for me!  It is always a joy to use each beautiful piece of artwork.  Great job Kimmy and Jared!  I am so proud of you!

Sunday, 3/23/25, Went to church, visited Marie and Roy at the Rehab, took a nap, watched a movie

Bill and I walked the halls at Mary Free Bed and found two pictures of Melissa on the wall.  There were four pictures taken, but we didn’t get to look down a couple of halls to look for the other two.

I had bill take a picture of the pretty ceiling decoration there

Kimmy sent the pictures below to me today

This cactus has the most blossoms on it since I got it.  It has been blossoming since Thanksgiving, but not like now.  Blossoms coming all over it.

We went to prayer before church, then went into the church service when it started.  Worship was awesome and Pastors message was too.  We prayed for people after the service, then visited some with people and then came home.  Bill ate pecan pancakes and I warmed up my chicken parmesan from yesterday.  After we ate, we went up to the Rehab to visit Marie.  Roy was there too.  It is a new building and it had a long comfy couch for us to sit on.  We had a nice long visit. Marie was doing lots better.  She starts therapy tomorrow.

We came home and both took a nap on our recliners. Later on, we watched a good movie.  I don’t remember the name of it.  It was a G rated movie.  Just our type.

 

Saturday, 3/22/25, 30 degrees, windy and cold, walked a mile on the treadmill, went to Frankenmuth for lunch with CMA friends, visited Sister C, called Marie

Pretty Bible cover from my friend Vikki for my birthday.  It holds my Bible, pens, highlighters, notebook and more.

Lunch with Faith Riders at DaVinci’s in Frankenmth...Me, Bill, Luis, Don, Dennis, Elaine, Gayla and Wes.  They sure gave large portions.  I will get 4 meals out of mine

It’s back to cold windy weather again.  Turned the kernel burner up.  Bill went to the Marine Corp. League breakfast in Freeland.  I knew I couldn’t eat there and then eat again in Frankenmuth, so I stayed home.  I got my mile done on the treadmill.  I’m going to increase to 2 miles next week.  Sue called me and we set up the time to meet for our dinner at Kathleen’s Restaurant.  If I keep going out for my birthday with friends, I will have to up my walking to 4 miles lol.  

I read my Bible and was almost finished when Bill got home.  He sat down and started reading his Bible too.  We both relaxed for a little while, then got ready and left for Frankenmuth to meet Faith Rider friends for lunch at DaVinci’s.  There were only 8 of us who made it.  Others had signed up, but didn’t get a reminder, so forgot about it.  Wes called everyone to find out if they were still coming.  It was a fun get together.  Elaine’s husband, Dennis, came so it was nice to see him.  He doesn’t ride a motorcycle, so we usually just see him at the Christmas party.  After we left there, we went to visit Sister C.  We picked up a Tim Horton’s coffee for her.  We had a really good visit with her.  We headed home after that.

Worked on the blog, then we had ice cream with bananas, cashews and hot fudge. I had my favorite Hudsonville Traverse City Cherry.  Yum!

We got a text announcement that our niece, Amanda, and her husband are expecting a baby near the end of September.  Their daughter Emma will be getting a baby sister.  We are very excited for them.  

We were happy with Michigan’s win.