Welcome! We are a Christian family who cares for elderly individuals in our home. There are so many quotes, stories, and photos that we wanted to share with our precious "Golden Girls'" families, which they could view quicker and could be updated easier on this blog than we would ever have time (and memory!) to share with them personally. We also thought others might enjoy reading and viewing along with the families on this great adventure of their loved ones' golden sunset years. So sit back, relax, and enjoy your visit with us and "The Grandmas"!

Thursday, October 4, 2012

It's Thursday...

...and I'm going to barrage you all with the enormous pile of pictures I've been collecting this past month.
Enjoy!

Sweet cuddle time

Story-time after breakfast

And a bingo game, too!

Hello, Ladies!

Cuddles with the pooch

The after-shower hair salon station

Lovely ladies

Vanessa (aka Suzy homemaker) kneading out some bread

Perfection (or nearly that)!

Homemade Buttermilk Bread, anyone?

It was good (and all the others that followed suite)

Craft-time with Grandma Margarete...

...and Johanna-Banana!

Johanna announcing that she had officially lost her third tooth!

Up close and personal

XOXO

Junebug has known Johanna since the wee lass was 2 years old!

Laughing together over a senior newspaper

As you can see, we have to go undercover, 
foliage-style, to capture some of these memories :)

Please tell me we're not the only ones who use paint sticks for karaoke?

Working on the geoboards together

The M.s came by for another loverly breakfast!

Mrs. M. can make some mean pecan rolls...

...yum, yum!

Smilin' with the owls

Group shot!

Here's the pitch...

...Strike One!

The coconut/essential oil gathering

Had to put it on! Mrs. M. showing off her purty shoes

Johanna loves helping people tie their shoe laces

Johanna and I went to the park for a sister date

School was tackled and play-time was next!

She loves showing the camera the new empty space in her mouth :)

Grandma Margarete, the fabulous hair dresser, 
took it upon herself to curl Junebug's hair...

...Lovely, absolutely lovely!

The bingo boards are out again and another intense game ensues...

...the basket rolls and the next number is called...

...is it on the board?


Our city put on its annual hot air balloon festival just down the road!

Mrs. Patty dropped by for an afternoon visit


They're so intense :).

"Bella at your service. That's Bella the Bean."

Grandma Lorry relaxing after her lunch

Grandma June almost through with hers

Our sweet physical therapist, Mrs. Raquelle, working with Grandma Margarete


Evening smiles and friendly chatter

Cuddles with Grandma!


Our lovely chef's assistant


Hands. The hands of a grandmother.

I made some Chinese Sweet Rolls with custard filling

They were so yummy!

Wet dog alert!

"My little dog -- a heartbeat at my feet."
                   ~ Edith Wharton

Sweet smiles from Junebug and Mr. Vic

On guard! Touche!

The great defeat of Mr. Goofy 

Bunny ears!

Bunny ears chopped off

Mother-Daughter smiles

The happy three-some

Bella Bean - loyal to the last word find

Beautiful Grandma Lorry

Mrs. Patty brought her little poodle, Minny for a visit!


That's it for September!

Happy Thursday, everyone!

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

cairde (friends)

Grandma Lorry and Bella Bean patiently waiting for our dinner guests


Grandma Junebug and Johanna doing likewise :)


They're here! Johanna and Candace practicing their archery skills on Vanessa :)

Little Sam showing me who's boss

His tough-stuff face :)

Home run!

Dad and Josh (and an upside-down little Sam)

Big brother, Josh attempting to coax Sam into smiling for the camera (to no avail :)

The Grill Master

Kid corner

We're ready to dig in!


After dinner conversations


The Three Musketeers

Cowgirl Power

The lovely F. family

Thanks so much for coming to dinner! We love you guys.

Josh stayed for a few days and nights to help Dad on a carpentry job. He was so kind to read to Johanna each night.

Vanessa made their lunches each night before Dad and Josh headed to work.

Another evening found us with another sweet family from church, the B. family!
Mom and Mrs. B.

Mr. B and Dad

Kate, Johanna, Christa and I

They brought beautiful flowers from their garden!

The whole gang! Thanks for a wonderful evening B. family! We had such fun conversations and can't wait to do it again.