VOLUNTEER WORK

Here is John doing what we do 90 percent of the time. Either washing trays or cleaning up pots and pans that have been used in cooking lunch or dinner. They have a big meal at lunch and smaller meal at dinner time.

John and I are getting ready to dump a pan that the corned beef had been cooked in. The meal was cabbage, corn beef, boiled potatoes, salad, angel food cake w/strawberries and cool whip topping. You can't really eat all meals here as you would be so big, couldn't get in the door! Especially since no pickleball playing available, not even a tennis court.





This is the cook on the left Terry is her name, then Doris a volunteer who lives here all the time. Terry is a great person who loves all the residents. She is so good and patient w/them.







There is a resident here that is in a motorized chair. He can't go in the building anymore since he used to run into the other residents all the time. We also can't open the front doors any earlier than 7:20 because of him. So you see him every morning at 7 waiting for the doors to open. Also the automatic door can't be turned on until then because he used to make it bang against the lock for several minutes by breaking the automatic line ..... all because he wanted in. I could see how that would be aggrivating, but really all I see is a lonely old man who has no family and would like some attention and that is the only way to get it is to annoy everyone.
I have done fairly well about getting into trouble myself, I mean to say haven't gotten into trouble. The worst thing I did (so far) was give the cooks lunch away. A lady came up late after we had finished serving and wanted to know if we had her to go box lunch ready. I looked around and saw one sitting on the cabinet and gave it to her. Later as I was doing trays I heard the cook say what happened to my lunch box! She was looking everywhere for it, so I told her what I had done and she said that was MINE. Anyway she wasn't angry for long as the lady I gave it to: she and her husband are having a lot of physical problems.

Tomorrow is laundry for me. They still haven't hired anyone to do it. One man applied for the job, but said he had to have hip surgery in 2 weeks and then he could. Now why on earth would anyone apply for a job where you have to bend, lift and stand on your feet for 4 hours and getting ready to have surgery? Suppose to interview 2 this week.
Probably won't publish much more for awhile unless I do something really disastrous. The weather is just like we like it. Hot and Humid. 95 today with 65% humidity and a nice breeze.