Tues.,6/25/25, It rained for 3 hours from 6-9a.m. and thundered, Slept in, Kimmy, Adam and Eli came up for the day, then Hope’s dad dropped her off to spend the day too, fun day!

Eli swimming 

Eli waving to me

Adam and hope waving

Isaac

Peyton having fun on the beach 

Kimmy and Vikki helped spray the Clam.  Then we all set it up.  Kimmy pounded in the stakes and adjusted the tie downs.  It is like Kimmy and Jared’s and is such a nice sturdy one 

Peyton having fun on the beach 

Cute twins

Me relaxing.  Adam and Hope swimming 

Hope and Adam

We sprayed and put up our new Clam today

Kimmy took a picture of these two boys who had parked their bikes at the end of the sidewalk where people walk through 

Monday, 6/24/24, packed and left for Outdoor Adventures at 2, Vikki, Peyton and Isaac got to campground shortly after we did. I took Bill back for Elders meeting, went back to campground, had chili, relaxed in hammocks, played 3-13

Sunday, 6/23/24, went to prayer than into church service, went to Olive Garden, got things done at home before we go camping tomorrow, packed some more, went to Jacob’s concert

Matthew when Bill put up the flag for Debbie today

Hailey when  we got back to her house.  The cans in her hand have to go back to Kroger.  She’s going to take Evan with her to do that.

Jacob looking very handsome and playing very well tonight

Peyton, Jacob, Isaac and Eli during intermission

Gayla and I with Jacob in our purple 

 

I put chlorine in the pool first thing in the morning and ran the filter.  We got over 4 inches of rain, so we thought this was a good idea.  I also put the capful of weekly maintenance stuff in.  I put jelly in the jelly feeders and a scoop of food in the flat feeder, then got ready for church.  We went to our prayer rooms and had good prayer, then went into the church service.  It was a great message today Pastor gave.  

After church, we met Melissa and Hailey at Olive Garden for lunch.  We had fun visiting and enjoyed our food.  Bill ordered Italian donuts and raspberry and chocolate dipping sauce.  We all liked those lots.  We brought food home with us.

We called Marie and Roy on our way home from the Olive Garden.  Marie has had lots of pain in her back the last two days.  She was doing much better today after two ER visits.  We are continuing to pray for her.  They are such a sweet couple.

I went and picked up Hailey and she took her dad’s pop cans back and helped me take mine back.  We have done this for lots of years now.  I love hanging out with her.  We stopped at Jack’s so I could get burger to make chili to take camping and for Bill to have when he is home doing things he needs to get done.  

In the evening, we went to Jacob’s concert.  It was a good thing Kimmy reminded me, because I packed more stuff in the camper and would have forgot about it.  I love going to the Eddy Band Concert and watching and listening to Jacob play.  They all sound just amazing.  I always love seeing Jacob during intermission and talking to him.  Wes, Gayla and Joel are always there too which is fun.  Vikki, Peyton,  & Isaac came too.  And of course Jared,  Kimmy and Eli.  So fun to hang out together and listen to great music. Sweatshirts were needed tonight as it was a cool evening with the wind blowing and no sun shining on us.  Vikki shared her mentos and juicy candies with everyone.  

When we got home, I made chili and cooked up extra burger to take along to make goulash with while camping.  

Sat., 6/22/24, Cornhole at Wes and Gayla’s cancelled, packed camper, shopped with Melissa, went to Charlie and Sue’s, went to Wes and Gayla's

Cute picture Kenzie posted

Hailey...Bruce picked up their camper from our house this morning

Beautiful bird bath Vikki made for me.  I love it!  Thank you so much Vikki!

Peyton is such a good Aunt to our baby boo!

We watched a mom and her fawn at Wes and Gayla’s tonight while we were there

Gayla called before we go up and told me that the Cornhole RFS fundraiser at their house was cancelled because they don’t have power.  Consumers said it was from trees falling down after all the rain we got yesterday.  Glad to know not to start the baked beans.  I had already made banana pudding dessert to take to the potluck.  I just slept a little longer instead of getting up.  When I heard Bill getting up then I got up.  I took care of the bird feeders that needed to be drained of water from the 3 1/4 inches of rain we got yesterday and last night.  Took care of a jelly feeder that was loaded with water too.  They one that is covered was fine.  I went out by the camper and saw lots of weeds coming in the cracks of the cement.  I pulled one out and it was so easy because of so much rain, that I did the whole row.  I just left the weeds laying there because I didn’t bring anything out to put them in.  They were in front of Bruce’s camper and I had the thought that he might pick up his camper then decided he wouldn’t today and left the pile of weeds in front of it.  Bill went to the Marine Corp. League breakfast, then took my car in for its 10,000 mile oil change.  When he got home with my car, I loaded the stuff I had packed in clothes baskets in the car.  Packed all of the refrigerator and freezer stuff. I put it away in the camper, then went and picked up Melissa to go shopping for our free over the counter stuff.  I got a big hug from Evan, Jack and Hailey before leaving to go shop.  We went to Walgreen’s first, then to Walmart.  We both got our stuff.  We had a couple of good laughs during our adventure.  I don’t know why that partition in the Pharmacy jumped in front of me lol.  Then when we checked out it seemed like they sure had the self checkout backwards....the bagging area was first, then the screen, then a flat area.  The thing dinged twice when you scanned the barcode too.  Very weird.  

When I took Melissa home, there was their camper in there driveway.  Bruce did pick it up. 

The pile of weeds was still where I put it when I got home, so it must not have been in the way.  I loaded more stuff in the camper and got more stuff ready.  In the evening we went to drop off some banana cream pudding dessert to Charlie and Sue and also took some to Wes and Gayla.  Sue thought it would be something Charlie would really like and could get down easy.  We took Wes and Gayla a collapsible ottoman for their camper too.  They commented on how they liked ours and wanted to get one.  We found a nice one at Camping World for a great price.  They were very happy to get it.  We enjoyed some of Gayla’s homemade banana cake and coffee while we visited.  It was so nice to visit with Joel too and get our big hugs.  We got caught up on things after not seeing each other for about a month.  We enjoyed watching deer in their yard too.  One was in the front yard and a mom and fawn were in the back yard.  We had fun!  We sure have great friends.  Gayla showed me the special card she picked out for Max for his graduation.  She and Bill’s sister Carol had kind of the same idea to make it special for him. 

We came home and I read my Bible.  Bill had read his before we went to Wes and Gayla’s.  

Vikki and I had some laughs in the evening when she called me.  I actually talked to her quite a few times.  She sent me a video of Kenzie when she was 9 days older than Rehvyn is now.  Sure reminds me of Rehvyn in it.  It is of me popping up and saying Boo and Kenzie just laughing over and over again.  She sure was a sweet baby.

Friday, 6/21/24, Went to Meijer, Sam’s Club and Aldi, saw Bill volunteering at Sam’s Club, Charlie was able to eat some today, Kimmy, Adam, Eli, Vikki, Melissa, Evan and Jack came over,

Isaac and Peyton are having so much fun at Kenzie’s with her and Rehvyn

Adam trying out the new toy Vikki found for the pool.  He had the pool all to himself

Jack...I was just going to get a picture of Jack, Evan and Eli in the pool and it thundered and they had to get out

The boys had fun playing ping pong

Jack and Evan playing the Guess Who game with our pictures in it as replacements.  Melissa and Eli watching

Jack, Eli with a big smile for once (he hasn’t been smiling lately in lots of my pictures) and Evan

Roger and Bill volunteering to raise money for the Marine Corp. League at Sam’s Club.  

I went to get groceries for our camping trip.  Went to Meijer first, then went to Sam’s Club to see Bill when he started volunteering.  I talked to him and Roger for a while, then went in and shopped.  Thought to myself that I needed to take a picture of them when I went out, which I forgot to do.  I talked to them, made a donation and completely forgot to take the picture.  I did tell Vikki that her dad was going to be there volunteering.  She went to see him and took the picture I put on this blog.  I was so happy when I saw it.  

I called Kimmy to see where she was, and she was at the 7-11 right by my house.  She got to my house about 5 minutes before I got home.  Vikki came next.  She was by herself because Peyton and Isaac were at Kenzie’s.  We FaceTimed with them a few times during the day.  

The kids sure are having fun there.   I brought groceries in while Kimmy did an amazing job trimming my lilac bush in front that had gotten too big and bushy.  Adam and Eli hauled the branches to the fire pit for her.  It was very hot and muggy out.  We came in the house and had coffee and muffins.  Adam went for a swim by himself.  We watched him through the window while we ate.  Vikki took out the big toy she found and he tried it out.   He got done swimming and changed.  Then Melissa, Jack and Evan got here.  Jack, Eli and Evan got ready and went in the pool.  They had just got in and it thundered out, so they all had to get out.  I didn’t even get the picture I was going to take.  Evan helped me cover the pool before he got out.  It is easy when someone in pulls it while in the pool.  Melissa, Vikki, Kimmy, Jack and I sat out under the gazebo while it was raining.  Then it started pouring, so we came in the house.  We all took turns playing the Guess Who game with our pictures.  It was so fun playing and watching others play it.  Melissa and the kids had to leave because they had to get ready to go to Luke’s graduation party tonight.  Kimmy, Vikki, Eli and I went to Warmbler’s to look at their cement figurines.  There were lots of cool ones.  We went inside after that.  I hadn’t been there since going with my mom and sisters years ago.  This place had so many amazing things inside it.  It was so much fun looking at everything.  They closed at 5, so we need to go back sometime soon.  It rained more when I got home.  We got around 3 inches in our rain gauge.  Lots of down pours til night time.  

I talked to Sue, and Charlie was able to eat a little food today and also drank two Boost drinks.  I was so happy to hear that.  Keeping him in prayer lots.  

 

Thurs. June 20, 2024, Caught a raccoon, haven’t seen any chipmunks, went to RV places to look for vents, spent the afternoon at Vikki’s, went to Sam’s Club

Lily from Kenzie opened today.  It has two more blossoms on it.

We got an inch of rain last night.  Sure made stuff in the garden grow.  Peyton sure planted those rows of corn straight.  

Adam at Vikki’s talking to Hope on his phone

Isaac had fun in the basement with his oculus

Hailey came out and talked to us when we got to their house too pick up Eli

Eli before they left our driveway.  

Hydrangeas are beautiful

Carpet roses are just amazing this year

Knock out roses are so pretty too

Day lilies are amazing this year

My ferns have multiplied out in the little woods.  I started out with two of this kind and now have 15.  I moved 3 along the north side of the house.  I love ferns.

Bill had to get up early because he had to have a stress test at 7:30.  It was a nuclear stress test.  He blacked out when having it done because his blood pressure dropped low.  Praying for good results.  We went to Midland to the RV place where we got our motorhome to find a vent with a fan Bill liked.  We didn’t see any we liked there.  We went to Camping World after that and got one there.  We picked up a collapsible ottoman for Wes and Gayla for their camper.  Gayla has wanted one, but don’t think she has got one yet.  We decided to surprise her.  Bill dropped me off at Vikki’s on our way back to Saginaw to visit with her and Kimmy.  She made us French Toast with strawberries and syrup when we got there.  Bill ate his plain and cold.  Yuck.  Mine were delicious.  He left to go home.  I called Melissa to see if Bruce was home working on call.  He was.  I asked her if he could go help dad with the vent for the camper.  I didn’t want Bill getting up on the roof with his knee replacements, sore leg and then almost passing out today.  I was happy when Bruce said he’d call and go over right away.  He got there before Bill did.  He measured and took pictures of what Bill wanted to see up there.  We have such great son in laws.  They are really Bonus Sons.  

Kimmy had to take Adam to his soccer practice, so we left Vikki’s at 5:30 to go pick up Eli.  He was supposed to be ready when we got there, but there was a mix up in communication and Eli’s phone battery was very low, so we had to drive around their subdivision and find them.  We drove around Melissa’s section and didn’t find them, so went the other direction.  We found them pretty fast and were happy about that as we thought we were going to have to stop and pick up a blue shirt for Adam.  Everything worked out and Jared was going to bring the shirt.  We went back to Melissa’s and picked up Eli’s stuff and then headed to my house.  When we got to my house Adam and I went in and he went to the bathroom, while I filled his water jug with ice and cold water.  Then they left and had plenty of time to make it there on tie because Adam always likes to be early.  Good thing since they needed the extra time this time.

We both ate Kenzie’s spaghetti she sent home with me.  It was so good again tonight.  I went to Sam’s Club and got things I needed for our camping trip.  Tomorrow I will get the rest of what I need at Meijer, Aldi and Jack’s.  I loaded some stuff I got in the camper.  

I got the tent out of the camper with Bill’s help and will set it up tomorrow to make sure everything is there that’s needed for Hailey and Brianna when they come the 28th and 29th and anyone else who comes up and wants to sleep in the tent during our 2 week stay..  It’s a nice 6 person tent.  Bill gave me a battery powered fan that has a light around it they can use too, and I have inflatables for their sleeping bags to go on.  We have to get planning our yearly Tawas Day because we all always look forward to that.  

I set the raccoon trap again, just to make sure I got them all.  Had to spray it out good from the messy raccoon this morning.  

 

Wed., 6/19/24, Bill tilled the big garden, I hoed the small garden, Charlie came home from the hospital, Went to Kenzie to hang out with her, Rehvyn and Peyton,

The garden looked so nice after Bill tilled it this morning

Kenzie FaceTimed me and showed me Rehvyn sleeping.  I said aww he’s so sweet and he smiled.  He smiled bigger than the picture below, but I only caught the end of his smile

So precious

Me and my smiley boy

Kenzie filled this silicone fruit holder with fruit Rehvyn can have.  he loved sucking on it

He took it out and looked at it, then put it right back in his mouth

Kenzie and Peyton changed all the pictures on this Guess Who game to our family.  We had so much fun playing it today when I was there.  So many laughs and so many fun questions to ask because we know everyone well.  She sent it home with me so everyone can have a chance to play it.  

Kenzie and I playing Guess Who

Peyton and I playing Guess Who

Our small garden with squash, cucumbers, pumpkins, rhubarb and two blueberry bushes in it
I hoed the whole thing so Bill wouldn’t try to till it in the heat.   I was plenty hot when I got done, but I know to have my water bottle close by and take drinks when needed.  He makes me a little nervous in hot weather, because he forgets to drink when he works and gets hot and tired.

Bill tilled the garden right after he got up.  He did the whole thing at once and it was 80 already when he started.  No breeze today either.  Sue called and said Charlie was waiting for a bed at the hospital all night.  The doctor wanted to put a feeding tube in, but Charlie said no.  She wanted me to take the phone out so Bill could hear her tell me this too.  Well, I walked out there and Bill looked like he was going to pass out.  I quick came in the house and took him out a water, which he started drinking right away.  Then I got an outdoor chair and put it close by him so he sat down for a while.  He had been leaning against the trailer.  He gave me a good scare.  That’s why I want a smaller garden, but he says he’s always wanted a big garden.  Tomorrow is his stress test at 7:30 a.m.  Praying for good results.  

He sure has exercised before.  

Bill went to visit Charlie in the hospital, then he picked up Max and they went to St. Charles to pick up a bow string Bruce had ordered for Max.  Later on, Bruce, Max and Bill went to Field and Stream.  Bill left there early to go to the Marine Corp. League Meeting.  He ate a burger there before the meeting.  They sent Charlie home from the hospital.  He wouldn’t let them put in a feeding tube and didn’t want to do what they were telling him.  He was upset because they couldn’t help him.  So home he came.  Praying God helps him decide what the right thing to do is.  

Kenzie called in the afternoon and asked me if I wanted to come over and spend time with her, Peyton and Rehvyn.  Of course, I said yes.  I got ready, then left.  Kenzie called to see where I was and I told her St. Charles.  Then she called again and I was on her road almost to her house. We visited for a few minutes,  and then went to McDonalds and I got the girls  McFlurries, They both wanted Oreo with extra Oreos.  Kenzie laughed because they asked if I wanted to use my Mobile App, and I said no, but I want to use a code.  Silly me....the code is on my phone app.  We went to get her small propane tank filled after that.  Kenzie surprised me and brought me out cinnamon roasted almonds.  I tried some on the way  back to her house.  I couldn’t just eat one, I will tell you that much.  Those girls wouldn’t let me carry Rehvyn in in his carseat and wouldn’t let me carry the propane tank either.  They both carried everything.   I held Rehvyn for a long time and played with him, then Kenzie came and got him so I could play Guess Who with Peyton.

We played about 3 games.  It was fun with family because we could ask questions like,  Who would swim at Aunt Debbies for her Bavarian Party.  I played 3 games with Kenzie too.  It was amazing how much fun it was.  Kenzie and Peyton played after that and I got Rehvyn back.  I got to feed him his bottle which he drank super fast.  He loves being able to eat bananas, carrots, and the good tasing baby foods.  He sucked on his silicone fruit holder for a long time and loved it.   He was so excited when he saw it. Kenzie made delicious spaghetti for us.  It was so goo and so was the fruit drink she made and gave me.  They sure were good to their nana and made me very happy.   I left around 6:30 and headed home.  I sure had fun!  I sat outside for a while, then talked to Melissa out there and decided it was too hot and muggy out there and came in the house where it was cool.  Bill got home and we reclined on our loveseat recliners and I caught up on his day..