Just a few random thoughts from happenings around here during the last couple of weeks....
Garage Sale = Good weather Friday, bad weather Saturday, but overall sold around $300 worth, and also gave lots to Goodwill after all was said and done. Best part? Dave, Rachel and Ally were home for the weekend! So good to see all of them. Rachel was a big help during the sale, and Dave was nice enough to help Scott start building his shed in the backyard on Friday. As is usually the case with those kinds of projects, what Scott thought would take about 4 hours is still a work in progress. Of course the weather on Saturday made it impossible to continue working on it, and so he has been fiddling with it over the last couple of days. Getting close to being done - way to go, dear. It will be nice to have some extra space for all that clutter that accumulates in the garage... We also enjoyed seeing Brenda at the sale both days - thanks, honey, for all your help, too!
We also enjoyed going to the movie "Angels and Demons" with the kids (it was excellent, even though Scott fell asleep in the beginning), and then out to Pereddie's for a nice meal. We hadn't been to that restaurant in a long time, but then took Rachel there for her birthday; she thought Dave would enjoy it, so we all went Saturday (and he did). Grandpa enjoyed seeing the kids on Sunday, when we had him over for dinner after church. It was a perfect day for a barbecue!
Prior to Katie starting her new job, she was in town for a few days, and we met up for supper at 84 East with my friend Lynne and her daughters Katie and Chelsea. Had a night full of laughs and literally shut the place down. The waitress was nice enough to take a picture of all of us (see above).
Speaking of Katie's new job, she has now been there for almost 2 weeks, and so far is really enjoying it! She loves her new boss (night and day difference from her old job with "The Senator") and she is loving the casual work environment. She is meeting lots of new people, who she says are all very friendly, and her boss flew in from Seattle for two days this week to spend some time with her. Her other big news is that little Bella, her puppy, will be flying in from Iowa this coming Saturday morning. She can't wait, Dave & Rachel can't wait, and even we can't wait - we're all very anxious to see her. For those of you who went on the website to see the pups, hers is the light brown female (there were also two darker brown ones). Those pictures have now been taken off the site, though, with only pictures of the 3 remaining male puppies that are left.
Scott and I will be at the Reed's Lake Art Festival in East Grand Rapids this Saturday. Come on over if you're looking for something to do!
Cousin Dave Nykerk is in town for the month of June. He called to let me know that he's hoping to put together a party for the Nykerk cousins out at his cottage - probably during a week night evening, so will let you know...
Enjoyed seeing First Reformed whup up on the other team at the Monday night game. Of course, the Nykerk boys did a fab job! Great idea of Jim/Rachel to bring dad in his wheelchair - that's quite a walk for him to make, otherwise.
That's about it for now - keep those great family blogs coming - the pictures and tidbits that everyone posts are SO much fun to read!
Enjoy the weekend - love you all!
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