Brian just walked in the door! (10:18AM) :-)
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Hi everyone!
Woohooo- Had some positive feedback- How NICE!!!! Thank-you! :-) I am ALL SMILES now!
Our seniors are happily altering ("manipulating" connotates negativity-lol) the field trip and I am trying to reach the van driver to have him come in an hour early so our residents can get to both Ocean State Job Lot AND Concetta's restaurant. He needs to be back by 2PM to take those who signed up to Walgreen's and CVS.
I'll guess he is out doing yardwork.
So, by the time I finish this blog we will see if he gets my message and is able to be here an hour early :-)
"Cleaning is hard work" I said to our head Housekeeper Hilda earlier, as I helped wipe down the desk where the sign in book is.
"Cleaning is hard work but it clears the mind", she replied. She is wise. I feel like I know her parents, their wisdom repeated in so many of her words. Her dad is gone, as is mine as of February, and her mom is recovering with family support. She is so grateful.
When I returned Monday we found out a beloved resident had a massive stroke. She passed away shortly after and we are grieving.
It is interesting how differently we handle grief as individuals. Some cry, some clean, others cry AND clean (lol). My sister, bless her heart, cleaned out our beachouse from top to bottom while I swooped in on week two to provide support. She is too far away to even use the house but she was honoring a promise. It's good to be around people with such integrity. Also it was a way for her to grieve as she unearthed momentos and photos and we re-lived many memories through the items and photos she found.
It's good to have family. We were family to the lady we just lost, just as much as her own. We knew what made her sad and happy, and shared her life on a daily basis. I'm sad, I've lost a good friend.
Anice young man named Ryan just called back wondering where he had to be at 10:30, I had dialed the wrong number! I knew it and called Brian back, but didn't know what number I'd called so I didn't try to figure it out. Ryan was cute! he said "I got a message, Ryan, you need to be at ? at 10:30. I can tell I would like him.
Okay, it's 10:05 and i have not heard back from Brian, our Van Driver. I will keep you posted.
Thank-you to the person who posted a kind comment. I appreciate it!
Take Care, and it's okay to cry ;-)
But if you want to have fun, laugh, and get to know some great people, come on over to The Canterbury for a tour!
Emily
Woohooo- Had some positive feedback- How NICE!!!! Thank-you! :-) I am ALL SMILES now!
Our seniors are happily altering ("manipulating" connotates negativity-lol) the field trip and I am trying to reach the van driver to have him come in an hour early so our residents can get to both Ocean State Job Lot AND Concetta's restaurant. He needs to be back by 2PM to take those who signed up to Walgreen's and CVS.
I'll guess he is out doing yardwork.
So, by the time I finish this blog we will see if he gets my message and is able to be here an hour early :-)
"Cleaning is hard work" I said to our head Housekeeper Hilda earlier, as I helped wipe down the desk where the sign in book is.
"Cleaning is hard work but it clears the mind", she replied. She is wise. I feel like I know her parents, their wisdom repeated in so many of her words. Her dad is gone, as is mine as of February, and her mom is recovering with family support. She is so grateful.
When I returned Monday we found out a beloved resident had a massive stroke. She passed away shortly after and we are grieving.
It is interesting how differently we handle grief as individuals. Some cry, some clean, others cry AND clean (lol). My sister, bless her heart, cleaned out our beachouse from top to bottom while I swooped in on week two to provide support. She is too far away to even use the house but she was honoring a promise. It's good to be around people with such integrity. Also it was a way for her to grieve as she unearthed momentos and photos and we re-lived many memories through the items and photos she found.
It's good to have family. We were family to the lady we just lost, just as much as her own. We knew what made her sad and happy, and shared her life on a daily basis. I'm sad, I've lost a good friend.
Anice young man named Ryan just called back wondering where he had to be at 10:30, I had dialed the wrong number! I knew it and called Brian back, but didn't know what number I'd called so I didn't try to figure it out. Ryan was cute! he said "I got a message, Ryan, you need to be at ? at 10:30. I can tell I would like him.
Okay, it's 10:05 and i have not heard back from Brian, our Van Driver. I will keep you posted.
Thank-you to the person who posted a kind comment. I appreciate it!
Take Care, and it's okay to cry ;-)
But if you want to have fun, laugh, and get to know some great people, come on over to The Canterbury for a tour!
Emily
Monday, July 2, 2012
Hi Everyone!
I just returned from vacation to see my family and guess what...returned to my family here!
This place is amazing!
The peopl, the facility, the grounds...come on over and see for yourself!
We would love to show you around!
Emily :o)
45 Highland Street
in between Fern St. and Farmington Avenue
860. 232-4833
I just returned from vacation to see my family and guess what...returned to my family here!
This place is amazing!
The peopl, the facility, the grounds...come on over and see for yourself!
We would love to show you around!
Emily :o)
45 Highland Street
in between Fern St. and Farmington Avenue
860. 232-4833
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
We have the most interesting people here!
See for yourself:
With Flag day coming I thought this would be a nice prelude.
Have a wonderful day!
Emily
Have a wonderful day!
Emily
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
Something to blog about.
Well good morning and Happy Monday!
We have had some excitement this morning, but wait, I'll tell you about that later. I have something to show you first.
I received a note about pretty flowering plants that our residents Linda and Rita had purchased for our gardens. Just now, Rita came in with a Thank-you note from a fellow resident who is doing most of the gardening. Here she is:
Eunice not only works tirelessly around the gardens, she takes care of the Thank-You notes also!
As an aside: I thought it was neat that the colors on the Thank-you note matched her outfit exactly!
While I was writing this out van driver Brian, marvelled that he made a copy on our new(ish) copier without messing up! Hurray for Brian!
So, when I was coming in this morning, I noticed a chipmunk where a brick should be. Here's a visual:
AND, Elma from housekeeping later informed me there was a chipmunk in the building! He was in the basement. I called next door (The Holiday) for back up, to no avail. Hilda from housekeeping came off the elevator and said "here he is" and I watched as the little varmit...no...I looked it up it's vermin (lol) scurried down the hallway!
What I did next was BRILLIANT AND BRAVE! I opened the center front and back doors, and ran around to the side door where he was running. Then I pounded the broom (hard- I was scared he would run over my sandaled feet) on the ground as he (or she) ran out the door. That little guy (or gal) was so scared and disoriented he ran back and forth out front for a minute before hiding! Glad I had my wheaties this morning. Sure beats a medical emergency!
I did however, break the broom:
So that's my story from the house this beautiful morning. Come on over and check out our beautiful grounds, and Chipmunk free living :)
Good to see you again,
Emily
We have had some excitement this morning, but wait, I'll tell you about that later. I have something to show you first.
I received a note about pretty flowering plants that our residents Linda and Rita had purchased for our gardens. Just now, Rita came in with a Thank-you note from a fellow resident who is doing most of the gardening. Here she is:
As an aside: I thought it was neat that the colors on the Thank-you note matched her outfit exactly!
While I was writing this out van driver Brian, marvelled that he made a copy on our new(ish) copier without messing up! Hurray for Brian!
So, when I was coming in this morning, I noticed a chipmunk where a brick should be. Here's a visual:
What I did next was BRILLIANT AND BRAVE! I opened the center front and back doors, and ran around to the side door where he was running. Then I pounded the broom (hard- I was scared he would run over my sandaled feet) on the ground as he (or she) ran out the door. That little guy (or gal) was so scared and disoriented he ran back and forth out front for a minute before hiding! Glad I had my wheaties this morning. Sure beats a medical emergency!
I did however, break the broom:
Good to see you again,
Emily
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Getting here
Wow- They have changed the face of Blogger. Getting here was a round trip! I wanted to tell you all how nice it was to go to Bristow Middle School yesterday. We had good conversation about the book Homeless Bird. I found it relaxing to see Canterbury from the other side of the street! We have such a lovely building :) Here is where I should insert a photo!
Next time.
If you would like to see our building please go to our facebook pages or click here www.canterburyretirement.com
It's a great day to be at The Canterbury!
Next time.
If you would like to see our building please go to our facebook pages or click here www.canterburyretirement.com
It's a great day to be at The Canterbury!
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