If you drove by the Village on Sunday you might have wondered why a party. In observance of National Assisted Living Week the Village had an "open house." A chance for you to visit and look us over. We had coffee and treats, even Erma’s Krumkaka. Apartments were open for inspection with the use of Arnold T.’s wonderful doorstops. A devise with a long handle so you don’t have to bend over and it works every time. "Need a lift?" call Arnold T.Our dining room did look nice, for all the tables had little bouquets of asters from Kathryn Fikse. I called the blooms zinnias last week but I was wrong, they are asters, but are a look alike to zinnias. Blooms were all the same size and arranged in pretty little glass bowls. Our 100-year-old Villager, Marie, moved across the street for more care. We want her to be happy with the move but we miss her already. Now we wait and wonder who our new Villager will be. Mary picked a bushel of tomatoes from our garden. Village ladies made tomato soup and tomato juice out of them. Our plums from Deb’s yard became jelly. Another favorite treat brought to us by the caregivers of the Olson’s were dill pickles. Little ones made by a "Home" in Sioux Falls as a fund-raiser. Rose brought us homemade thick applesauce and one morning we had waffles.Our Bible study every Tuesday afternoon by Pastor Berg is beginning a new series on "Aspects of the Christian Life." We’ll learn of stories told by generation to generation, "God’s" gifts to us through the scriptures. At our last session we examined a book written in Hebrew. You begin at the back with the title page, table of contents and introduction to proceed to the front, reading from left to right to the back. Our study is in videos with Pastor Berg’s comments. Isn’t there an old saying, "What the Lord giveth the Lord taketh away?" Well, He gave us Katie McGaffee. She’ll join Ashley and Jason in meal assistance and, "ugh," dishwashing. Heidi has taken a job at the hospital and will only be on call when we need her. We will surely miss her. Alice has shared her peaches, the delicious Colorado ones from Ace Hardware. We’ve had our nails shaped and polished. The Community Club met here one evening. We sang with Glenna. Arnold S. has returned home.I’ll keep you posted.
