Marlene and Ernie left early Friday morning and arrived in Oconomowoc, WI safely that evening. They will be spending time with Aunt Bobbie and Uncle Bill for a few weeks. I had a nice day at work and then of course we had our Friday night pizza at Mancinos. Watched the movie "Defiance". It told the story of the Bielski Brothers and their success of hiding over 1000 Jewish people in the Forest of Poland/Belarus. It is a true story and was interesting enough for me to google the subject and read more about it.
Saturday was pretty hot and humid. We decided to have lunch out and ended up at Huckleberry's in Greenville. The food was very good. Unfortunately, they forgot to use our coupon and couldn't even correct the error. So they gave us a coupon for a free meal the next time. Good way to get customers to come back, hey?? After lunch we headed to Dairy Queen to use some more coupons on ice cream. It was delicious and pretty filling. With the heat and humidity still lingering, we all headed to Brandon's house for swimming. We had a very nice time and Brandon made me one of the best Strawberry Daiquiri ever! Mmmmm. Jim took us all out on their pontoon. First stop was a spring with water temps of 51-52. Too cold for me and for Vicky, buy everyone else jumped in and cooled off, including their dogs. Next stop was Blue Lake and we all got in this time and did some swimming. It was so refreshing. I don't usually like to swim in lakes, but this was a perfect day and a truly enjoyed it. Sure wish the lakes didn't have slimy bottoms, that is why I prefer pools. We enjoyed the boat ride back and then shared an ice cream cake together. It was delicious and there were no leftovers! Stayed while Brandon packed for Florida, and visited with Jim and Vicky. Got home around 10 pm. Mary did some laundry and we played a great game of scrabble. We are getting to be pretty good and fast too! We were all in bed by midnight, so we could get a few winks before 0400 rolled around.
I didn't sleep all that well and got up just before 0400 got ready to drive Mary and Brandon to the airport. They are visiting his mother who lives in Sanford, FL near Orlando. It is fun to travel with a friend! Our trip to the airport was uneventful, even stopped at McDonald's for breakfast before dropping them off at the Grand Rapids airport. Matt rode along with me so I wouldn't have to drive home by myself in the event that was super tired. I did fine, but it was nice to Mr. Matt with me. We were home by 0615 and I got another little nap in before getting up for church. Got a text from the travelers that they had arrived in Orlando twenty minutes early! So they were in Florida before I got to church!
After church we were all very tired and decided to take a little nap. Before falling asleep, I texted Sarah to see how she was doing. After all she worked a double shift at the Yacht Club on Saturday night. She is feeling better each day since her accident, but was pretty bummed out when she missed church. Got up and ready, then checked the website for her church in Holland and they changed the service time to one hour earlier! Good thing she checked before heading over, but sad that she missed her time to worship. She works Sunday mornings every other week, so it will be two more weeks before she can try again. Jeff said we should meet her for lunch. Great idea! Today's destination was TGIFriday's. We all had a delicious lunch complete with my favorite appetizer, pot stickers and and oreo dessert. After lunch, we looked at Sarah's car and saw the damage from the accident. We hope that it can get repaired soon!
Later that afternoon, I made some yummy appetizers and we headed over to some friends for a send-off to the Army for Matthew's best friend, Mitch. Everyone enjoyed the assortment of foods and more importantly the fellowship. As night approached, the guys built a bonfire and we watched fireworks from around the area. The younger people lit off some firecrackers and bottle rockets. We all had a lot of fun. Midnight rolled around an we said our farewells to Mitch. We pray for many blessings as he starts in his journey to serve America in the Army.
Today has been a "take it easy" day so far. Slept in and then watched TV with Matthew. Turns out it is "May the Fourth be With You" day on Cartoon Network. So Star Wars Clone Wars has been on all day! It is an ok program, but I can't watch one right after another. So I am blogging and doing some other stuff on the computer. I might go and transplant my tomato plants to a better location and thought about maybe going shopping and look for more shorts. It sure is nice, so I better go out and enjoy God's great creation!
Tomorrow is Jack day and the youth are coming over to compile some pictures of the youth gathering and prepare a presentation about their trip for the congregation next Sunday.
That is all for now! IN GOD WE TRUST!
Gracie
Here is a reprise of the best national anthem ever!
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