12/23/17...Made rolls, made pies, went to Jacks, Met Vikki, Peyton and Isaac there and the went to Tim Hortons. Got everything read that I could before tomorrow's Christmas celebration. Bill took me to Tony's

Melissa sent me these pictures of the boys reading the book about Jesus that recorded me reading it.  She said they love it!  I love that they love it and love me!  I am one blessed Nana!

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All set for our CHRISTmas celebration tomorrow.  Remembering the best gift of all is JESUS!

I got up and made dough for rolls.  Made pudding for the banana cream pie and chocolate pie.

Bill went to the Marine Corp. Breakfast at I'Hop.  He invited me, but I didn't think I would have time to go.  Then I changed my mind and told him I could.  Well this morning, I got busy and forgot about it until it was time for him to leave.  Good thing because there weren't any other wive's there.  

I went to Jack's and got some dip and shebet.  I called Vikki and she and the twins met me there.  I talked her in to going to Tim Horton's with me.  The kids were cute and we had good treat, cappuccinos/juice bagels and donuts.  Lots of fun.  Came home and got some stuff done for the party tomorrow.  At four Bill and I went to Tony's.  We wanted to beat the rush and we sure did.  There were only a couple of people there.  When we left there were lots of people coming.  Bill had a hamburg and I had a scrambled hamburg and we split an order of fries.  We had a nice talk and fun time.  Came home and got more stuff done.  Watched a couple of Hallmark Movies.

12/22/17...Wrapped gifts, baked pie crusts, Bill went shopping. It was so busy he couldn't wait to get home, ordered pizza and watched a movie

I finished wrapping the rest of the gifts. Bill braved it out to go shopping  I called him and he said it was so busy out there and the traffic was so bad, he couldn't wait to get home.  After he got home, we ordered a large pizza with half cheese/half plain from Hungry Howie's.  It was really good  "We watched movies after that.

12/20/17...Bill put in a new faucet! He did a great job. So nice to have a faucet that works right. Tried to get parts for the old one but couldn't. Nice to have the plumbing fixed and be able to use the dishwasher again.

I am remembering my beautiful, wonderful mom today and I asked Jesus to tell her Happy Birthday for me.  I miss her every day and even more so around the holidays

Nice faucet Bill put in for me....I'm loving it!

Max on the far left playing his trombone.  Hailey in the middle playing her trumpet.  The band sounded amazing.

Hailey playing her trumpet

Max playing his trombone

Evan on the left and Jack on the right in striped shirts.  They did a great job singing

Evan in back of the girl with the red dress.  He did such a great job singing

Jack singing!  He did a great job too!

Hailey (third row from the back, 5th one back)  She did a great job singing too!

Hailey in line to say her part.  It was pretty long and she did a great job.

Me with Jack and Evan...so proud of how they sang tonight

Evan, Max, me, Jack and Hailey

I sure was happy my sweetie Isaac went with me.  He was such a good boy.  Afterward, he stayed right by me.  I sure was glad because there were so many people there.  He was amazing.

Did some shopping.  Bill worked on the sink and then put the new faucet in.  It is so nice and he did such a great job.  He had to go to the Marine Corp League and I went to see the grandkids in their school program.  It was the best program I have seen.  They sang amazing, played instruments, did recitations, all focused on the true meaning of Christmas.  The Lord was glorified and lifted up.  Absolutely loved this!  The teachers and all who worked on this did an amazing job!

Tuesday,12/19/17...Went to our breakfast, Took Kenzie's makeup box to her, sent my Christmas Cards out, Bill bought a covered trailer. Bruce and Rody helped Bill move Christine's furniture, Bill and I went to Menards and to Super Cafe

On my way home from Kenzie's I was driving down Seven Mile Rd.. and this eagle was sitting in the field pretty close to the road with some other birds.  I turned around to take a picture.  When I opened my window, the birds took off flying.  I got these nice pictures of the Eagle in flight. 

We had a nice time at breakfast and a good devotion and prayer time.  Louise will be going to Florida right after Christmas, so this is the last time I will see here until she gets back in the spring.  I took Kenzie's makeup to her after breakfast.  On my way home I was excited to see an eagle sitting in a field with some other birds nice and close to the road.  Got my Christmas cards done and mailed.  Bill bought a covered trailer which is really nice.  Bruce came over to help him move Christina's and Bill's furniture.  Bill was getting the license for the trailer so Bruce had to wait for him a few minutes.  I made him a coffee in my Ninja Coffee Bar and he had some Christmas Cookies. Then he looked under the kitchen sink and was giving ideas to fix it.  Bill has to get parts for it.  He fixed one part and another part started leaking.  Melissa was so happy with the furniture she and Bruce got from Christine.  She FaceTime me to show me and it looks so nice.  Bill and I went to Menard's and then to Souper Cafe to eat.  They were going to close in ten minutes, so we took it home to eat.  Bill got chicken noodle soup and an egg salad sandwich.  I got pot pie soup and a half egg salad sandwich.  We watched a Hallmark movie and then Bill fixed the leak.  It looks great and no more leaking.  Happy to be able to use the sink and dishwasher.

12/18/17...Wrapped gifts, Charlie brought us a huge jar of mixed nuts and a smart card for Christmas today, Picked up Hailey and went to dinner and took pop cans in

Jack and Max greeted me when I got there to pick up Hailey.  It was 39 degrees out and they were making a fort

Hailey holding the drain traps so Papa could decide what one he needed

Hailey at her house

Bill went to the SportsZone.  He can't walk right now until he has his knee replaced again, but went to play Euchre.  I didn't go today as I am still resting my knee.  It is getting much better now.  Charlie came over and dropped a huge jar of nuts off for us and a Smart Card.  I made him a coffee and he had some Christmas cookies with us.  We had a nice visit.  I wrapped gifts and Bill worked on the dishwasher.  He needed my help looking to see why it wouldn't come out.  We found out there was a wire through the floor into the basement we had to go down and pull so it was looser and allowed the dishwasher to be pulled out.  I looked under the sink and saw a leak in the trap pipe.  There was a huge rusted hole in it, so that's where the actual leak was coming from.  He took it apart.  I was supposed to go pick up Hailey, but I called to say I would be a little late.  I helped him and then left to get her.  We went to Menard's and got the part Bill needed for the drain and took it to him.  Then we went to Coco Loco's for dinner and had a really nice time and a good talk.

We went to Charlie's Philly's after that to pick up a steak sandwich for Bill.  The girl asked me if I wanted it in a bag and I told her yes.  Then I asked her if it for sure didn't have cheese on it.  She checked and sure enough it had cheese on it.  She had the girl make another one.  We went to Kroger after that, and Hailey helped me return pop cans.  It is a new bottle return room that they just added with new machines.  Hailey was really putting in cans fast and I was trying to catch up to her.  My machine kept telling me my hand was in too far, or I was throwing the can.  Sometimes the can would roll off the conveyor.  Sometimes my machine wouldn't let me do anything.  I probably had $3 worth of cans I put in and Hailey had $14.  Guess that's why I take her and it's so much fun. 

She's a great help.  Kenzie called while we were at Coco Loco's.  She painted a beautiful painting.

I took Hailey home and was going to look at Bruce and Melissa's new Honda they got.  They were gone though so I will have to wait to see it. 

Sunday, 12/17/17....Bill and I Read the Advent Scriptures at Church, Taught Sunday School, Vikki and family came over for left overs, Went shopping at Kohl's, Sears and Penney's with Bill, Watched Hallmark movies

Happy 14th Birthday to My Sweet Hailey!  I love her so much and am so thankful to God for her and the joy she has brought us.  I am so very proud of her!

Max, Mikayla, Hailey, Melissa, Jack and Evan at Coco Loco's for Hailey's Birthday

Mikayla and Hailey

The Birthday Girl

Peyton and Isaac

We went to church.  Bill and I went in front of the church and read the Advent reading and then lit the candle.  Melissa and her family went to Bethlehem because the kids had something going on.  Stacie was in church and I was very happy to see her.  I taught Sunday School.  There were 12 kids in my class and we learned "That God gave us Jesus".  It was a good lesson and we had fun making ornaments afterwards.  I called Hailey to wish her Happy Birthday and Bill and I sang to her.  Vikki, Rody and the kids came over for leftovers.  We ate and then after that I made more cappicinos.
Vikki left the kids here while she and Rody took the little make up table of her's home.  The kids had so much fun with the claw candy machine of Kenzie's.  They were pretty good at getting the candy out.  They did that for a long time and then we came downstairs and played I spy, Simon Says, and Hide the thimble.  We had lots of fun.  Vikki came and got them and then Bill and I went shopping at Kohl's, Walmart, Sears and Penny's.  We got a really nice Humidifier at Sears.  Our hands are really dry and starting to crack because our house is so dry.  We got home and hooked it up and filled and and by morning I could feel a big difference in my hands. Very thankful.  Watched Hallmark movies!

12/16/17 Got up and started food. Schaard Christmas Party today at our house

Schaard Christmas party at your house.  For some reason the pictures didn't go on in order

In a circle ready to pray for our dinner.  Isaac prayed first and prayed that the food would be good.  Gotta love that boy!

Lourdes, Pekae, Fred and Isaac

Two silly grandkids and Isaac

Peyton, Kenzie, Isaac, Vikki

Me and Hailey

Isaac, Kenzie and me

Kenzie and me

Isaac and me

Jacob and me

Isaac and Peyton

Fred and Bill

Me and Debbie

Me and Max

Bill, me and Jared in our red flannels

Ma and Mocha

Fred and Vikki

Vikki and Tom

Fred, Debbie and Bill

Pekae, Fred and Lourdes

Peyton, Rody and Isaac

Everyone listening to Bill read the Christmas Story 

Ann, Peyton and Debbie

Debbie and Fred

Hailey and Debbie

Isaac, Max, Jacob, Adam, Evan, Peton, Eli, Jack and Hailey with Aunt Debbie .  They are holding the ornaments she gave them. 

Hailey, Pekae, Fred,, Max, Shanie....the December Birthday Buddies

Debbie and Vikki

Jacob an Adam

Fred and Matthew

Amanda, Tom, Steve, Shani, Lourdes, Fred and Matthew

Ashton, Fred, Jim, Denise, and Bill

Ann, Debbie, Vikki, Jared, Kim, Rody, Bruce and Melissa

Eli, Adam, Jack, Hailey, Evan, Jacob, Isaac and Peyton eating in the basement

My techie grandkids....Max, Eli, Adam, Jack

Isaac and Peyton eating some snacks

Peyton, Adam, Eli and Max

Kenzie and Hailey

Kenzie and her mom

Kenzie and Isaac

Kenzie and her Papa

Kenzie, Peyton, Vikki, Isaac and Rody

Jacob, Kenzie, and Peyton...Jacob has passed Kenzie  and is taller.

Silly Kenzie and Max

Kenzie and Max

Kenzie and Max

Kenzie and Peyton

Me, Kenzie and Vikki

Jack, Adam, Peyton, Hailey, Kenzie, Isaac, Jacob, Evan, Max and Eli

Nana joined the grandkids in the picture

Peyton, Kenzie and Isaac

Vikki and Max

Some pictures of Bill's brother Fred and wife's, new home in Oregon.  They will move there in 3 years when he retires.

Got up at 5 and got the stuffing made, the turkey in, and the ham going.  Took my shower and then worked on putting snacks etc out.  No dishwasher working today!  Bummer!  I got most of the food in crock pots so we don't have to work so much when everyone is here.  Vikki came early to help and was really as huge blessing.  I mashed the potatoes and got them in crock pots and then Bill cut the turkey and we put it in the over to stay warm.  Everyone started coming and when Debbie, Tom and the kids got here we ate.  I went last so didn't notice that the ham wasn't out and the gravy wasn't out.  Everyone had a good laugh and wondered what was coming next ha ha.  Next time I will at least get in line first to just look and make sure I haven't forgotten anything.  Bill came and gave me a hug and told me I did a great job.  What a sweetie!

The girls were a great help.  Kimmy and Vikki let me sit and visit while they did all the clearing of the table and did the dishes for me.  What sweethearts.  They were cute.  They couldn't get to where the silverware went without asking people to move, so they put it in the dishwasher which had just had a cycle run in the morning when we noticed it leaking in the basement.  Great thinkers.  After everyone left they put it away for me.  The kids were all so good and had lots of fun. !  When just Debbie and her family were left here and the girls and their families, Vikki and I made Cappicino's in my new coffee bar for everyone.  They all love them.  I forgot to heat the milk for Debbie's so Vikki had to heat hers after she tried it and it was cold.  What a great day and wonderful family!