7/22/16...Kimmy and family left for Copper Harbor...sure will miss them, but happy they will have so much fun

Norman, Jacob, Adam and Eli on their way to Copper Harbor.  Love this picture Kimmy posted.

Jacob, Adam and Eli on stone boat

Jared and Eli about to eat a cinnamon roll at the Hilltop Restaurant.  Yum....I loved it when we went there and had one. Best ever!

Peyton and Isaac 

Isaac

Isaac and Peyton having fun.  It was in the 90's and very hot and humid

Peyton and Isaac

Trampoline fun

Peyton made a bed in the shade with her beach towel

Peyton and Isaac eating at their new kitchen table

Sue giving Max a frog she found for him.  Sweet how she always picks up things for the kids 

Texted Kimmy to see where they were.  They had some problem with the lights on the trailer so got a late start, but were by the Mackinaw Bridge.  They sure are enjoying their air conditioned new van.

I went with Bill to his VA appointment and then afterwards we went to Bob Evans for breakfast.  Came home and pulled a few weeds in the garden.  Went inside to cool down.  Vikki and the kids came over.  We went to a garage sale to pick up a kitchen Vikki got the kids for $23 for their birthdays.  Such a deal.  It was a really nice one and came with everything, even a whistling tea kettle.  The kids loved playing with it and eating their lunch and snacks at it  Fun watching them.  We

went outside for a while and they played and swam in the pool.  They also jumped on the trampoline. We sat in the shade under the tree where there was a breeze.  Came back in to cool down.  Bill and I went to Fritz's in Richville with Charlie and Sue.  They picked us up.  Had Buffet with soup and salad bar.  We went and picked Bruce's trailer up for him to take to Charlies to see if it would sell.  Yikes, it squealed and the tires would lock up when we stopped.   Called and told Bruce so he could disconnect the Electric Brakes before someone tries pulling it.  We got to Sue's and the tires were burning hot and their was lots of tread on the road right by their driveway.  We came back to our house and played Euchre.  Sue and I won two games and Charlie and Bill won one.  

7/21/16 Last night of VBS at New Life...The kids had so much fun

It was the last night of Vacation Bible School 

Max afterwards when they all had ice cream sandwiches

Peyton eating her ice cream

Jack with his yummy treat

Isaac with his ice cream

Peyton and Isaac with Miss Emily. She sure taught them well and they did such a good job.

Evan with his treat

lign: center;"> Max, Isaac, Peyton, Evan and Jack with their ice cream

Isaac and Peyton in their Block Party Shirts

Peyton and Isaac with their class. 

Hailey got up and we ate breakfast and then watched a Little House.  I took her home around 11 and then went to meet my BFF, Vikki at Famous Dave's for lunch.  We had the potato soup and salad special.  It was delicious.  It's always so nice to visit and catch up and pray together.  God has given me the best friend ever.  After that, we went to the Christian Book store and got some good deals.  We both bought a light up blessing thing and a beautiful picture frame.  Bought the movie, Miracles from Heaven and Woodlawn.  At two, she had to meet her brother and I had to go to the movie theatre and get popcorn for the Rescue Mission.  They gave me a huge garbage bag all the way full.  Not a little kitchen garbage bag but a big black one  I stopped at Meijer's and then went to Melissa's.  Filled two of her big containers with some popcorn because I knew we would never use it all at the Rescue Mission.  They were pretty happy.  Bill was too when I got home and gave him some.  Will have to tell them to only fill it half way next time.  The kids all had fun at VBS and Vikki took the great pics above.   Peyton, Isaac and their class that took music were up on the altar leading worship with Miss Emily.  They did such a great job.  Loved that Vikki videoed them.  We went to the Rescue Mission and showed the Movie, War Room.  Wes, Gayla, Loraine, Isaac, Bill and I were the ones from Faith Riders that came.  They all loved the movie, and there were lots of laughs and comments during the movie.  So many came up to us afterward and thanked us for coming.  One guy started talking to me and then I asked him if he wanted us to pray for him.  He did so Bill and I prayed for him.  This outreach is my favorite and I am so blessed during it.  We went to bed and while I was laying there I heard something on the ceiling.  I thought maybe it was a mouse upstairs so just kept listening.  Bill had his earplugs in so didn't hear anything.  A few minutes later something hit my hair.  I brushed it off right away and thought something fell off the ceiling.  I jumped out of bed and told Bill I had to see what it was.  I screamed as i saw a bat on the floor.  Bill moved really quick out of bed then.  It disappeared and Bill told me it didn't come on his side of the room.  We looked under the bed and all over and I found it on his side of the room on the curtain.  It moved again.    I shut the door and went to get a container and a broom.  I gave it to Bill and left the room again.  He called me back because he needed something to slip under the container to keep the bat in. It escaped and then he got it under the broom.  I got a container with a lid and slipped it over the bat and then slipped the cover on underneath.  Too much excitement for me for sure.  Funny thing is, Vikki was telling me that her mom and dad have bats and they are trying to get rid of them.  Weird I 

Bill moved really quick out of bed then.would see a bat the same night.  

Max's class...he's by Marti Meyer

Jack playing soccer.  Looking good

Peyton and Isaac learning to worship and do the motions.

Love this cute picture of Isaac and Peyton

View from the sound board

7/20/16...Kimmy and the boys came over....last time before they go to Copper Harbor. I am sure going to miss them.

Eli, Adam, Jacob and me putting a 300 piece puzzle together

Jacob, Adam and Eli happy with the bike tire lights Kenzie got them

Jacob with the finished puzzle.  He did most of it.  He stuck right to it.

Kimmy and I went to change umbrellas and this one gave us a challenge.  It wouldn't come out of the metal holder.  We sprayed it and put it in the vise and worked on it quite a while. Finally we got it.  Looks great on the new table.

Nana and her boy, Jacob

Got up and ate and took my antibiotic.  Then went to the garden and picked some lettuce to make a salad for Kimmy and I.  Washed it and dried it, then put it in the refrigerator.  Kimmy got here and the boys came to help me right away with a puzzle I had out.  They all gave me hugs first of course.  Kimmy and I drank our coffee and visited on the deck.  We ran to Walmart and Aldi's real quick and Jacob worked on the puzzle.  The boys had ice cream sandwiches for a snack.  Later, we ate lunch.  Had pizza from Aldi's and a salad.  Worked some more on the puzzle.  Kimmy and I went back outside and sat on the swing and talked and had ice tea.  We decided to move the umbrella from our other table to the new table.  Not an easy job as noted above.  Thanks Kimmy.  Bill went with Vikki to have her car checked out.   Not worth putting that much money in to fix.  

7/19/16 GOODBYE TRUMAN! YOU WERE SUCH A SWEET WONDERFUL DOG. YOU WILLBE MISSED

Sad day today as this amazing dog is no longer with us.  Love this doggie.  He was such a gentle loving dog and I sure will miss him.  So glad for happy memories of him and wonderful pictures.  

Peyton learning music from Miss Emily

Jack, and Ian at VBS Block Party

Peyton with her class (pink dress under shirt)

Jack playing soccer (in the middle on the left)

Jack learning basketball

Jack with blue shorts with stripes

The youth group around their campfire

All of the volunteers (youth helpers are in dark pink)

Silly Jack

Jack on left

Max and Jack doing art

Jack and his friends

We moved the big table to the middle of the deck

Very thankful to Jared and his friend for this nice table and chair set.  Can't wait to eat breakfast at it in the morning.  Will be painting it soon.  Love it!

Jacob resting on the swing

Adam, Jacob and Eli

Another view of table

I absolutely love this picture of Norman and the sheep

Hailey beginning her jump

The finish

Hailey and her mom

Me and Hailey

Went to breakfast for 35 minutes.  Didn't eat because I had to leave and go to a dentist appt.  Left and got to the dentist.  It was my first visit there.  I had prayed and looked up the dentists on the list for my insurance.  The receptionist was very nice.  Then the lady who checked my teeth was amazing and was a Christian and the brother of John Dwyer.  She lives on the same road we do too.  We had a good talk about the Lord.The dentist was smart and very nice.  He checked my teeth and wants me to go to have it checked out to see if I need a root canal done.  He set me up to go to John from church.  He also put me on an antibiotic because it showed a dark spot on the X-ray of the root and could be infection.  I really liked everyone there.  They take Humana so Bill can go there too.  Nice and close to home too.  I got home and Kimmy and the boys came shortly after.  Kimmy helped move the picnic table and load it on the trailer.  Bill took it to Vikki's.  Kimmy and I visited on the swing while the boys played.  They were very good.  It was a sad day because of Truman and we all especially felt bad for Jared because he was so special to him and we know it's going to be very hard for him.  Kimmy and the boys left early so they could go be with Jared.  The VBS Block Party started at church.  Isaac was sick with a cold so he couldn't go, but Peyton, Evan, Jack and Max went.  They had fun and Peyton was sure excited when she called me.  Bruce hooked up their camper and Melissa and Hailey stayed here while he took it home.  He came back right before it was time to pick up the kiddos from church. Kenzie surprised me and came over.  She was excited to take me outside and show me the beautiful full moon.  Then she jumped and did amazing no handed flips landing on her feet.  She and Hailey are something else!  I prayed over her and then she gave me a big hug and left.  Came back in and brought in some bicycle lights for Kimmy's boys but Kenzie wants the pink one when they open the package.