I’m
not fond of these winter doldrums in The Dalles: grey overcast skies with a few
days of sunshine, just to tease us that better days are ahead. And although I may
not like them, I find these gloomy days are necessary, because without them I wouldn’t
really appreciate the warm t-shirt days with blue skies. And isn’t that the way
it is in our daily lives? All the challenges and difficulties, the missteps and
losses, remind us not to take for granted the simple joys and comforts we can
experience every precious day.
I’ve
mentioned it once already, but in case you didn’t write it on your calendar, from
8:00 AM until 9:30 on Saturday, December 20th, is the Center’s
December Breakfast sponsored by The Springs at Mill Creek. The menu includes pancakes,
scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit and a hot beverage to keep you warm - all for
$5.00 or $4.00 for Center members. Bring along some friends and meet some new
ones. It will also be your last chance to purchase your tickets for the quilt, hand
stitched by the Center quilters, that will be raffled off at 9:00 AM.
If you
enjoy homemade baked goodies, Meals-on-Wheels is having their annual Bake Sale
on Thursday from 11:00 – 1:00. You can buy all kinds of tasty treats while
helping the good work of Meals-on-Wheels.
Although
we may never know who Susan was or why she was so lazy, Meals-on-Wheels is
looking for some Lazy Susans if you have one lying around the house (which would
be expected of a Lazy Susan). With the new five foot round tables, the folks
who eat regularly at the Center (they know where you can always find a good
nutritious meal that is gentle on the pocketbook), found it difficult to pass
the coffee and the other condiments. And being an industrious lot, they came up
a solution: a Lazy Susan for each of the round tables. But there are 15 tables
and so far only 2 Lazy Susans have been donated. So bring in a lazy Susan and enjoy
a nice meal for a $3.75 donation if you have reached that magic age of sixty.
The
Center’s Loan Closet is used daily and depends on individual donations of
medical equipment. Right now, we are generously supplied with rollators which
is unusual. (I learned rollator is the correct name for the walkers that have
the four wheels, a seat and hand brakes). We also have a supply of absorbent
undergarments, (I was going to say for loan, but we don’t really want them back)
as well as several hospital beds. But at this time, we are in need of shower
seats and bed rails.
Were
you able to read last week’s music announcement without the vowels? It wasn’t
easy, but this time I will keep the vowels but remove two consonants. See if
you can tell which consonants are left out and what the announcement says.
eause
of the winter weather, it may e diffiult to get outside to ike, run or walk, ut
you an always find a warm plae to dane. And on Tuesday nights that place is the
enter where the Highline Express will e performing from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. The ost
is only a donation to keep the musi playing and everyone is welome. Also on
Sunday the 21st, the Jammers will take their turn playing at the enter
from 2:00 – 5:00. Admission is free ut there will e pie and ie ream for sale.
The “Giant
Killers” were the 1967 OSU Football team. (The winner of a free Saturday
Breakfast on December 20th is Dan Erickson: a true beaver believer who
remembers QB Steve Preece and Earthquake Enyart.)
Until
I left home for college, I thought you could only cut cheese with a wired
utensil; and I seldom tasted butter. Velveeta and margarine were the staples
around my house, as well as this orange flavored powdered drink. For this week’s
“Remember When” question, what was the name of the drink created in 1959 but
didn’t become popular until it was used by John Glenn in the early manned space
flights? E-mail your answer to mcseniorcenter@gmail.com, call 541-296-4788 or
drop it off with a box of Pop Rocks and a container of Cool Whip.
Well,
it’s been another week, working my way towards imperfection. Until we meet
again, when everything seems overwhelming, stop, take a deep belly breath and
remember - all things shall pass.
“My
definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell
Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger.” Billy Connolly
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