The President’s Volunteer Service Award

The President’s Volunteer Service Award 

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Trip to Grand Rapids

 Grand Rapids, Michigan was a great weekend away!

Easter Egg Hunt in a Hotel, UBER rides, Graffiti Walls, Blue Bridges, and Scooter Rides!!!

Living in the Moment= LOVE

https://www.grpm.org/ If your looking for an amazing day! This museum is amazing and always features something so cool. When we went it was legos.

March 2021

 Here we are one year later with COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Tim and I choose to get vaccinated.

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I'm vaccinated and no I don't know what's in it - neither this vaccine, the ones I had as a child, nor in the Big Mac, or in hot dogs, or in other treatments…whether it's for cancer, AIDS, the one for  polyarthritis, or vaccines for infants or children. I trust my doctor when he says it’s needed. 

I also don't know what's in Ibuprofen, Tylenol, or other meds, it just cures my headaches & my pains ...

I don't know what's in the ink for tattoos, vaping, or every ingredient in my soap or shampoo or even deodorants.  I don’t know the long term effect of cell phone use or whether or not that restaurant I just ate at REALLY used clean foods and washed their hands. 

In short ...

There's a lot of things I don't know and never will… 

I just know one thing: life is short, very short,  and I still want to do something other than just going to work every day or staying locked in my home. I still want to travel and hug people without fear and find a little feeling of life "before".

As a child and as an adult I've been vaccinated for mumps, measles, rubella, polio, chicken pox, and quite a few others; my parents and I trusted the science and never had to suffer through or transmit any of said diseases .

I'm vaccinated, not to please the government but:

* To not die from Covid-19.

* To NOT clutter a hospital bed if I get sick.

* To hug my loved ones 

* To Not have to do PCR or antigenic tests to go out dancing, go to a restaurant, go on holidays and many more things to come ...

* To live my life.

* To have my kids/grandkids go back to school and play sports. 

* For Covid-19 to be an old memory.

* To protect us.

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🐾 Meet Elliott 🐾 

He was born on January 22.

He is 6 weeks old and we got to bring him to his forever home last night!

Elliott is Mutt : Jack Russell Terrier, Brussels Griffin, & Dachshund.

We are excited for this new Adventure!

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Spring Break 2021: Monty went Downstate to Auntie Cara’s and Uncle JJ’s, & Nana and Papa’s.

February 2021

Love ❤️ 

Bowling, super bowl downstate, Muskegon with my sister, Wally and Tim.

Went to visit my Grandma and Grandpa Kraai, and they did a voice record book for Montgomery Gene:

January 2021

 

We took a family trip to TC, since Covid we haven’t traveled much, and we needed a weekend away, with a pool that was open - in Michigan you have to go North, those are the open sectors. 

If anyone is looking for something FUN to do.... head to Traverse City!!!!

The War Zone is such an amazing time!

Make sure to call ahead and/or sign up online! Spots are limited.

What a RUSH!!!!

We also went Bowling and Skating, things are starting to open back up, slowly and with lots of rules.and these SILLY MASKS!!!!!

December 2020

 As 2020, is nearing the end... here are the top photos, mostly 4 per month in reverse order. 

This year has been one of the strangest years to date: all events canceled, Montgomery having his accident which put us in Grand Rapids every week, and all that followed. We have been able to continue most of our Holiday traditions. The loss of my Grandma/Monty’s Great Nana,has made us re-evaluate how we spend time with people even through a pandemic.

2nd grade was strange, but at home we learned so much, now here’s to third grade!!!! You will do great things my son! So we’re ready for 2021 and to get back to some normal lifestyle again. 

WHAT A YEAR!!!!!!!!

This 2020 has taught me so much!

This year we hit milestones and tears! 

We had ends and beginnings.

We have learned that re-do’s are a way for God to say “learn from your mistake; try harder, do better!”

We learned that if you state facts and the truth; Good Things Happen!

We said Goodbye to some amazing people. We have held those we love with even more care than before.

With all this year dealt us......

Bring on 2021 and Peace Out 2020.

This is our Christmas Card and don’t check your mailbox ...... because we are living our life and you get what you get and you don’t throw a fit! 

2020 virtual Christmas Card!!!

P.S. we do not have masks on because we reside in the same house 🤣😂😘

Christmas 2020

 

November 2020

 

www.misssawyer.com

https://misssawyer.com/shop/ols/products/sawyers-stockings-for-troops

Miss Sawyer runs a 501c NonProfit in Ludington, Michigan, for Christmas she sends stockings: Monty wrote Merry Christmas on 100 stocking and helped fill and helped ship. 

"Sawyer's Stockings" project is my biggest and most expensive project we do each year. It is so rewarding to get pictures and emails and messages from our Heroes all around the world, thanking my non-profit organization for thinking of them when they cannot be with their families. I have a wonderful supportive family, community and amazing grass roots following who have generously helped me with this incredible project as well as my many others throughout the year.

Be part of this amazing journey by sponsoring a Stocking!

My Grandma

 November 11, 2020

Today My Grandma Bobeldyk went to her forever home in Heaven.

My Grandma was extraordinary!!

From family traditions, and all the memories we will always cherish. She was the sweetest, kindest and most Godly woman that I know. 

We will cry the tears because we are sad, and it will be a rough time, but 

we know she is completely healed and she had the most amazing welcome party this morning.

I will always love you Grandma and Montgomery will always love his Great Nana.

Please continue to pray for our family during this time.

But our citizenship is in heaven.And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

Philippians 3:20-21

October 2020

 

Covid is still a daily word. Masks in school, Monty doesn’t ride the bus anymore, masks to play outside soccer. What is this world we live in. I very thing that was canceled on the spring and rescheduled for fall has also been canceled. 

Trick or treating did happen. 

We have learned to adapt, we have learned that things change on a daily basis. 

My Grandma is sick in Florida with Covid.