A FANCY BABY SHOWER

This morning, there was a baby shower, and it was so much fun. The decorations were all done with a “duck” theme. The tables had ducks with ribbons around them, and the head table where our honoree sat had a mother duck with one duck riding on her back and several additional baby ducks swimming around. (I think someone might be hinting for more than one baby!).

Here’s a picture of the punch bowl and the petit fours.



But the most fun thing (besides watching the presents being opened) was getting a duck party favor! They had this duck with a mask and snorkel. Ain’t he cute?!?



And, I did finish my job today. All the painting is done. All items are put back in their place. I brought all my tools home and returned all the Home’s tools to them. It’s hard to say goodbye, so I make it as easy as I can. I sing…… “Happy Trails to You until we meet again. Happy Trails to You, keep smiling until then. Who cares about the clouds when we’re together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather. Happy Trails to you ‘till we meet again.”

Ya’ll take care,
Suzanne

GETTING SAD…..CLOSE TO TIME TO LEAVE

Tomorrow is my last day to work here at the Methodist Home, and I am already getting sad. This is the hard part of being a NOMAD. You get to know great people, but then you have to leave.

But good news! I finished painting the office, and I think all the clean-up work is done. Tomorrow, I’ll walk around again and look to see if any blue paint is still peaking through. Meanwhile, I have started the small bathroom that is on the floor. There’s just enough paint left to do a very small room, and that bathroom fits the bill!

Tonight, I am going over to the Sullivan Cottage and have brownies and ice cream with the girls there. Yum! These girls are aged 12 to 17. They are quite a happy group, and I’m looking forward to visiting with them. In yesterday’s picture, their group mom is the lady on the right.

That’s about it for now. I’ll talk to you later.

Suzanne

P.S. Here's the dining room. Today's meal was roast or fried pork chops, mashed potatoes, sweet peas, broccoli, rice, rolls, peach cobbler, key lime cake, devil's food cake, all the salad fixings, and ice cream. I did not have everything. :) :) :)

SOFTBALL GAME!

After work today, there was a softball game! I love watching and playing the game, and I just couldn’t resist volunteering my great & amazing skills when I saw that one team was missing a player. The captain eagerly accepted my help and assigned me to right field. I raced out to my position, but I was wondering why he hadn’t assigned me to 1st base or short stop. Surely he could see my ability to catch and throw!?!

Well as luck would have it, no balls came bounding out in my direction. No chance to show my stuff!! It was now our turn at bat, and the captain said that I was the first batter up. I carefully selected a bat and then stepped up to the plate. The outfielders, not realizing the power of my swing, came in closer. The first two pitches were balls, but the third one was in the strike zone. Wham! Pow! Zing! Out into the field, the ball screamed, but the pitcher managed to snag it on the first bounce. He pivoted toward the first baseman, saw my running speed, and “fired” the ball to the first baseman. (Just between you and me, if I were the coach, I would bench that pitcher because he obviously has an injured throwing arm…..that ball barely made it!) Well, I did beat the ball to first! Not only my team, but the other team also, cheered and cheered and cheered…I might have heard some laughing also. Everybody enjoys softball!

And then a nice young man came and took my place at first and became my runner. So thoughtful of everyone to think of me.

I did take a picture today of some of the fans. They certainly know how to deal with the hot, Georgia sunshine! I love this picture…..it came out so great.

Ya’ll take care,
Suzanne

STARTING TO PAINT THE NEW ROOM

I’ve got some before and after pictures of the office I am painting. Here they are……



Paint is always interesting to me. It can certainly change the mood of a room. The original colors in this office looked good to me at first. But as I prepared the room, I began to not like them. Those colors began to look “yucky sweet,” and I was glad that I would not be staying there long. And then I opened the paint can. Wow! The paint was brown! Wonderful! The office is going to look great.

After two coats, though, I am not happy. The roller leaves lines, and I really, really, really tried hard not to. So, I got on the internet as soon as I got home to see if I was missing something. The advice given is to work about a 3-foot section at a time and start with either an “M” or a “W” and then fill in. So, I’ll try that tomorrow. Hope it works!

Before I left, I cleaned some rags in the kitchen sink. The water was slow in draining. So, I decided to get the plunger and see if I could fix it. (I really wanted to try a method that a TV show had demonstrated. Instead of putting the plunger on the drain and then pushing real hard, put the plunger on the drain, slowly push it down, and then yank it up…creating a vacuum and pulling up the clog.) Well, the drain cleared on the first yank upward!!!!! Two plastic coffee stirrer sticks came up out of that drain just as pretty as could be. And that fixed the drain!!

So long for now,
Suzanne

STAYED AT HOME TODAY

I did stay home today. Although Texas is my home, home is also here where I have parked. And on this coming Saturday, I’ll be leaving home and heading for home!

I road my bike around the campus today and took a few pictures. I am guessing that there are about 20 to 30 acres here. There are probably 20 buildings…..8 cottages, 1 admin, 1 maintenance, 1 wellness center, 1 chapel, 1 school, 1 cafeteria/training center, 1 social services, 1 development, 1 pool, and I can’t remember the rest. Here’s a picture of the sculpture in front of the cafeteria/training center……I like this kind of art.



Then, I stopped at the admin building and took a shot. This is where I was officially logged into the Children’s Home. They did a background check, and I was given an official “Volunteer” badge. And this is where I pick up mail…..pretty neat for a post office!



By the way, many homes in Macon look a lot like this. I am surprised at how many ante-bellum homes there are here. The admin is not ante-bellum, but it is probably about 70 or 80 years old.

And here’s the hill I encountered on the way back. It’s pretty steep, and that is a busy street down there. I sure hope my brakes are working good. But, I decide not to test the brakes. I walked the bike down the hill. Does this mean I’m old?



Ya’ll take care,
Suzanne