Sunday, November 21, 2010

Day 325, Sunday, November 21, 2010

Meika loves to do her puzzles!


Church at home today!  We watched
a DVD--What's the Bible All About #2.
Learned about the words
Sin, Redemption, Salvation!

So long

So long to the Snow Birds!
Rosie, Aunt Pepper, Spencer, Marge, Kaitie, Bonnie
Merica, Sam
Mahree

Day 324, Saturday, November 20, 2010


Sammy was so pleased with the card
from Uncle Wayne & Aunt Pepper!

Day 323, Friday, November 19, 2010


Cheryl, Bonnie, Kaitie, Sammy, & I went to
Wolverine Outlet in Rockford.
We needed to buy boots and shoes!



Ryan said "Good Bye" to us as he and
Sandi are moving to Florida!
Cheryl, Rosie, Ryan, Bonnie, Mahree, Marge, Spencer
Sandi took this picture,
so technically it isn't part of my pics,
but I had to include it anyway!

Day 322, Thursday, November 18, 2010

Waiting for Mahree outside her dance class!



Sandi & Bonnie!
Sandi is working very hard to
be ready to leave as she and
Ryan move to Florida.

Sammy and Tink Addy

Day 321, Wednesday, November 17, 2010


Sammy likes to sit outside
and play construction everytime
we open the front door!

Just a picture of life!
Merica and Sammy in the foreground--
Cheryl, Bonnie, & Mahree in the background!

Mahree getting ready to mail a card to her pen pal, Grace!


Kaitie really likes Facebook!

Day 320, Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Sammy with his elbow in a splint & sling--
seemingly none the worse for wear!!

Day 319, Monday, November 15, 2010

Visiting my Sissy who Skyped her hubby,
Wayne, to ask him a question!

Day 318, Sunday, November 14, 2010

Sadie makes a perfect pillow for Spencer!

Day 317, Saturday, November 13, 2010






Sammy--at the med center getting an x-ray
after waiting 2 hours in pain.


In the ER doing much better with
pain meds and distraction of the TV and a book!

Sammy got
 a splint put on his elbow,
 which is broken.

Day 316, Friday, November 12, 2010

My adopted sisters, Jody & Cheryl,  at the Creation Museum.

We took a 3 day vacation, starting with my four
appointments in Ann Arbor.  We then
went to Kentucky and spent a wonderful
day at the Creation Museum, and the
next day went to Shipshewana, Indiana.
Wonderful & refreshing break--
ready to do it again!!!

Day 315, Thursday, November 11, 2010

When we had our "reveal" of our new home,
one of the gifts that really touched me was
the painting my dear Sissy painted of our
"old" house--or as Mahree calls it, our 1st
house (which to her, it was!)

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Day 314, Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Our leaf free lawn; our neighbor's leaf full lawn;
-waiting for a wind to send them our way!

Day 313, Tuesday, November 9, 2010


Cheryl had a total hip replacement 5 days ago,
and she's already sitting at the table eating her dinner,
and talking with Simeon!

Day 312, Monday, November 8, 2010

We wondered why our cable & Internet were down,
until Sammy & I drove down Burton Street and saw
this scene at Kraft Avenue!

Day 311, Sunday, November 7, 2010

Who would take a picture of an unsuspecting
friend, just home from the hospital following
major surgery?

Day 310 Saturday, November 6, 2010

A moment to rest between therapies,
with Mahree visiting her Auntie!

Day 309, Friday, November 5, 2010

The day after major surgery--
sitting in a chair and reading the Press!

Day 308, Thursday, November 4, 2010

Cheryl had a total hip replacement today (the first picture's date is off.)
#1-self portrait in waiting area
#2-Dr. Melvitz telling Jody and me that all went well.
#3-Just back from surgery
#4-got a general tray almost immediately--and ate, too!

Day 307, Wednesday, November 3, 2010

2 Corinthians 3:5
My life verse.
All I am or am able
to do, I can only do
it with HIS strength and power!
I owe everything to Him.

Day 306, Tuesday, November 2, 2010

I'm on an apparent pet theme,
this is Abigail--Mahree's precious
Bearded Dragon!

Day 305, Monday, November 1, 2010

My precious Molly!

Day 304, Sunday, October 31, 2010


Kara, Shonda, Rosie, Bonnie, & Kaitie danced with
their God's Girls dance troupe at the
Pine Rest Special Needs service.
It was a very moving service,
as Pastor Jim & Eunice's son
had recently died, and we prayed over
them after the service was over.

Day 303, Saturday, October 30, 2010

Merica & Mahree under the hair dryers,
before going to the fire station
costume party.

Day 302, Friday, October 29, 2010


Bonnie, Kaitie, Mahree, & Marge
at the Jeremy Camp Worship Tour Concert!

Day 301, Thursday, October 28, 2010

Spencer was a ghostbuster--
his "tank" is on the floor behind him!

Day 300, Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Merica, Mahree, Sammy
trying on their costumes!

Day 299, Tuesday, October 26, 2010

We had a tornado warning while my pen pal,
Ikuko Iwashita, was visiting us from California.
Sammy was afraid, and Ikuko read him a
story, and it calmed him right down!

Day 298, Monday, October 25, 2010

Ikuko came along to dance class with Mahree & Merica. 
In this picture Merica has finished her 1 hour class,
and we were waiting for Mahree (1 1/2 hrs) to finish. 
 Puzzle time!

Day 297, Sunday, October 24, 2010


Ikuko Iwashita and me--
We've been pen pals for 55 years!
We've only met twice--she came to  Michigan in 1978,
and flew in for a few days--10/23-27/2010

Day 296, Saturday, October 23, 2010

Although we celebrated Cheryl's birthday
a day early, her birthday really was today.
We celebrated it early, as we picked up
Ikuko from the airport for a visit today!

Day 295, Friday, October 22, 2010

The kids helping Auntie blow out the candles
on her birthday donuts from Krispy Kreme!
Mahree was struggling that moment with
something--she quickly overcame whatever it was!

Day 294, Thursday, October 21, 2010

All the gifts and fun are wonderful.
The best gift is expressed in this sentiment!

Day 293, Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The beautiful lake across the street
 in the early morning with the mist rising up.

Day 292, Tuesday, October 19, 2010


Spencer's 9th birthday!


Cheryl puts up with my candid photography!

Day 291, Monday, October 18, 2010

Cheryl examined the replacement part
similar to the one she plans to receive on Nov 4.
We attended a 2 hour class to help
us prepare for this upcoming surgery.