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Summer Stroll

Hi, Today was one of the nicest days yet of the summer (no humidity and about 65 degrees) and we decided to walk up to the park with Bob. Bob was calm and seemed to be relaxed throughout the walk and with flowers blooming hopefully enjoyed some of the smells of the walk. When we…

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Out For Coffee

Hello! Nora and I drove out for a cappuccino at Caribou Coffee today to celebrate the beautiful day. She got a slice of lemon poppyseed bread, which she enjoyed immensely and asked the staff at Caribou for the recipe (in response they winked and told her it was a secret, which she thought was hilarious).…

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Nora’s Outing

Hello! Nora and I went out for a drive today and stopped at Culvers for a cold treat. She enjoyed “people watching” at Culvers and getting out for a walk when it was sunny. Luckily we got back in before the temperature dropped. She had all kinds of questions about the car and the places…

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Uno & Chex Mix

Hello! Today Nora joined Georgie and me for a game of Uno. We had a lot of fun playing. Nora won one of the games and had a great time playing a few draw four’s and draw two’s. After playing Uno Nora and I made some Chex Mix for the house to enjoy. It was…

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An outing to Como

Hello all, Georgie and I had a great adventure today! We decided to go over to Como Park and look at the lake and possibly take a walk if we weren’t too cold. When we got there we discovered that the Democratic Town Hall meeting for our district was going on today so we peeked…

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Reading with Bob

Hello, Today Bob and I read from a book that my mother recommended to me and I thought Bob might enjoy. It is called Cutting for Stone. We read the beginning that told the story of a nun who is also a nurse who traveled from India to Africa on her first assignment. Bob seemed…

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Chocolate Orange Mousse

Hi everyone, To make sure we had enough food to hibernate through the coming snow fall we decided to try out a new desert. Georgie, Nora, and I spent sometime sifting through online recipe sites until we found a recipe we could all agree on. The recipe was one for chocolate orange mousse. While I…

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Baking For Valentine’s Day

Today Nora and I made Chocolate Saltine Toffee bars in celebration of Valentine’s Day tomorrow! We had the recipe printed off and mixed all the ingredients together. It was a fun, simple recipe, and Nora seemed to enjoy dumping all the ingredients into the pot. She especially enjoyed eating our finished project as dessert tonight…

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Bingo!

Hello All, The ladies played bingo this afternoon! Everyone got a turn to call out the numbers and everyone also won at least one round! We all laughed when the staff forgot to close the door on the bingo ball cage and there were bingo balls all over the table! We had a really fun…

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Blanket Making

Hello all, Today Nora and I took advantage of the sunny weather and took a stroll outside. We were suprised to see that the flowers looked heathly still despite the cooler temperatures we’ve been having. I also went to the store today to pick out some fabric to help make Nora a new fleece-tied blanket.…

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Tic Tac Toe

Nora played floor tic-tac-toe this afternoon. She was very skillful in tossing the beanbags and thought she improved a lot with practice. When she won the first round, she declared that it was a good game. It was a perfect rainy-day game! – Annie

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Family Photos

Today Georgie and I looked at her facebook page and the many family photos on it. Georgie smiled and laughed while viewing the photos. She LOVED the pictures from Mother’s Day with the kids, Grand kids, Great Grandkids and Art. She also liked reading the photo comments from Tatum’s wedding and seeing Art in a…

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