Villagers were introduced to the new member of the Haak household. Myrna and Todd have a new baby girl. Myrna brought her to the Village so we could ooh and ah over her. She is less than four weeks old and has been named Kassandra Marie. We thought her beautiful. Myrna is one of our caregivers. We were also introduced to a new tenant Vivian Tatge. Vivian comes from Beaver Creek. Her son, Rick, runs the Beaver Creek Lumber Yard. The next few weeks we’ll be getting acquainted. Then a new young face will be helping Mary with her duties one day a week. Her name is Lisa Philiph and is an LPN from Rock Rapids. She’s a busy girl for she’ll help at Tuff Home, is on call at Lyon Manor and has three children, ages 12 to 23, to care for. Einar "Shorty" Thorin moved but we only have to go across the street to visit. Many changes at the Village this week.This has been "clean off your desk month." Around the Village it’s a daily affair. Carolyn comes to breakfast saying, "I’ve got to get my table cleaned off today." Seems it never gets done. There is too much to do here at the Village so the table cleaning waits another day.The Village shopping trip was to Sioux Falls this week. Two cars of tenants took off for Kmart. A goodwill trip was scheduled, too, but it was so cold and windy that trip was postponed. We also went to the movies. "Cheaper By The Dozen" was the film seen. The Bushes are a big family and my granddaughter asked her Aunt Coleen if that was how it was in her household. Coleen replied, "Well, we didn’t throw food."Earl was reading the Saturday Evening Post and he found some Wit a Wisdom of Ben Franklin. He thought I might share some with you. "Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him." "If you would keep your secret from an enemy tell it to a friend." "Hear no ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy." "Fear God and your enemies will fear you."We had waffles one morning. Always a special treat with various toppings. Everyone sang on Wednesday with Glenda to accompany us. Exercises and taking out a library card were duties we had to perform. We are glad to be inside these cold days. Tenants are talking income tax. Ione went to Avoca, Iowa, a city north of Council Bluffs, Neb., to the funeral of her brother, Norval Kraetsch. We were greeted by seven inches of snow.I’ll keep you posted.
