5/6/08

Went to grandpas and then to church. Taught Sunday School and the kids were so wonderful. After church we came home, ate, changed, then decided to take a motorcycle ride. We ended up in at the shopping outlet and got some great deals.
The weather was beautiful and I didn't get cold even on the expressway. Wonderful time riding together. We also stopped at the ice cream shop for a delicious waffle cone. Yummy!!!! When we got home, Vikki, Misty and Kenzie came over. We played volleyball and had lots of fun and lots of laughs. Good thing Kenzie has tons of energy. She went and chased most of the far out balls and brought them to us. Vikki had her two dogs here and Misty had her one dog. They were all well behaved and stayed in the yard. I was glad to get all the exercise after the ice cream.
Very fun, relaxing day.

3/5/08

Today, Bill had a funeral to do up north. It was a beautiful day for a ride so I went with him. He did a wonderful job on the funeral and many hearts were touched. It was a very nice family and they all just think the world of dad. We stopped at Salvation Army on the way and picked up outfits for a 50's-60's birthday party we were going to later.
Got home and stopped at grandpas to change, then off to the party we went. It was so much fun. They had it decorated so nice and had great food...scrambled hamburgers, hot dogs, rootbeer floats..etc. They had a dj playing oldies which was fun. It was also neat to see how everyone was dressed. Lots of poodle skirts. I had made poodle skirts for the kids when they were in school for a 50's party and also got some oxford shoes. Well the shoes fit but forget the poodle skirt. I couldn't squeeze into that for nothing. Anyway the evening brought back many memories. Dad found a shirt with old cars on it. He looked cute in it. They had bubble gum blowing contests, hula hoop contests, best dressed contests, ect. I thought the little girls outfit was so cute. I wish it wasn't so dark.

Notice the picture of Kenzie with the wedding dress she used to practically live in.
It is so small compared to her now. She loved dancing in it when she was little.

Cute picture of Hailey in her dance costume huh? I love the one where you can't see her face. Where did she go?

The boys were enjoying their suckers on the couch, just being little angels.
Adam loved the piano and Hailey loved giving him lessons on it.

Have been enjoying having Vikki over. Nice to be able to spend lots of time with her. I will miss you now Vik. We enjoyed our visit to Kimmy & Jared's to see the chickens, horses, etc. Fun place to go for sure. Loved our walk through the mall too Kimmy, Jared and boys. We're so glad you met us there.
I have enjoyed seeing lots of Melissa, Hailey and Max when they do the laundry here too. This has been an enjoyable week with most of my loved ones around alot.

3/10/08

Grandpa had his ulcerated sore removed from his lip this morning. He did great and even wanted to go look for honey rock cantelope seeds afterward. So far he hasn't even needed pain medication for it so he's really happy about that. We also went to the store as he wanted to get some soup to eat. Bill stopped in at lunch time to see him and then took me to lunch at Subway. Aunt Jody called to see how he was doing while we were there.
Went to get Kenzie from school and then back to grandpa's. The therapist called him to see if he felt like doing therapy and he did so she was there shortly after we got there. Came home and some friends stopped over to show us their new Cadillac.
It was luxurious. Heated front and rear seats plus heated stearing wheel. Many other wonderful features too. I still like my Honda better though especially with gas prices like they are. They brought their dog (a big Rotweiller) with them. She was such a sweet, friendly dog. She didn't want to move over in the back seat so I could get in so I squeezed in with her where she was. She gave dad a big lick on the back of his neck. You can imagine how much he liked that. We ate and now Kenzie is taking a big bubble bath with the Conair Water Jet sprayer that Vikki got for me a few years ago. Still love it Vikki. You pick out very nice gifts by the way. It is such a wonderful way to relax. Kenzie is going to give me a foot massage tonight. I didn't know until Vikki had her give me one yesterday, how very relaxing it is. She said she would give me a back rub too. I will be spoiled soon I think. The one picture is of Kenzie sweeping the garage. She is trying to earn money to buy something she wants.

3/9/08

Went to grandpa's this morning and he was feeling great, which I am really happy about. After that, I was off to church. Had fun teaching Sunday School. We came home, ate lunch, and then Vikki, Rody and Kenzie came for a visit. They brought us great chicken salad sandwiches and chocolate cake. Vikki's loves them and has been wanting us to try them. They were delicious. Thanks you very much you guys! Very nice of you. After they left we were off to visit our friend Maynard down the road. Enjoyed out visit. Left and headed to the store, then to get a Concrete Mixer. Soooooo delicious.... Came home and started sorting pictures and looking for one I ran off the other day. Can't seem to find where I got it from, but I searched for an hour so am giving up for now. I wanted to put it on the blog as it was of all the girls and the grandchildrenon the couch. Anyway, no pictures for todays blog. This is short but sweet.

3/8/08

Went to grandpa's this morning. We always watch the weather together and today we were really thankful the storm missed us. Yesterday grandpa and I went to Meijers to get groceries. He is cute as he always reminds me to get paper bags. He has a great memory. He bought a pineapple and when we got to his house, he asked me if I had enough time to wait for him to cut the pineapple up so he could send half of it home with me. He is such a sweetie. It was the best pineapple I've ever had so it really hit the spot.
Kimmy was coming over with the boys so I went home to be there when she came. She got here and we decided to go to McDonalds for a fun time with Jacob. We also called Melissa to come bring Hailey and Max to play. It was cute to see Jacob so excited about his cousins coming. Adam was the best baby. He only had one toy, but was happy to just sit and watch everybody. Didn't fuss at all. I enjoyed seeing the kids all play together and was able to capture a good picture of Kimmy and Jacob. We headed over to pick up Kenzie from school, stopped at grandpas and headed back home. Got ready to take Kenzie to her volleyball game and as we were getting ready to go out the door she told me she didn't have any tennis shoes. She had left them at school and her room was locked. We made it to the shoe store, ran in (and I mean ran) picked out a pair she liked (they were even on sale), paid and ran back to the car. We made it to the school 5 min. before the game was to start. What a memory!
I should have let her play in her church shoes as I remember Bill taking Melissa to a soccer game in her church shoes and it was the only time she ever kicked the ball.
I couldn't believe it when I watched the video of her and she had her good patten leather shoes on. That was a good memory too. Left the game to go with Melissa to Hailey's dance class. Got to watch Max play with his friend which was really cute to see. Headed back home. I was so happy when Kimmy, Jared and the boys were still there. We had a nice visit and fun taking pictures of the boys and Kenzie. Today we went to Marylynn's daughter, Danielle's wedding. It was beautiful and the food was great. We sat with Pastor, Sherry and Cathy and had a good time. Doesn't the cross look beautiful in the wedding pictures?