Community Open House

It's done!  Our long time addition/renovation at work is finally done.  We started with a large addition for rehab patients, then our long term care residents hall was renovated.  The last section to be done was the hall with offices, and a new rehab gym. This all started in April of 2016, so it's has been a long project.  To celebrate we had a community open house on Saturday, to let anyone who wanted to see it come in and tour.  We had a pig roast, a DJ playing oldie music, a bounce house, a cotton candy machine, a popcorn machine, a duck pond, and lots of other food.  There was also 2 kids bikes given away. Lots of people came, people from the neighborhood, old employees and people who had been there before, along with some family members of people who had passed.  It was really nice to see so many people!

This is the flyer that was put up all over town.

The front yard was crowded with people enjoying the music and food.

The bounce house was a popular spot!

Our activity director made lots of cotton candy.

And the ice cream was pretty popular too.



Here is a little tour of the newest renovations:

Here's our new therapy gym - so much more room for exercising.

Here's another view - there is a kitchenette in the back so people can practice cook before they return home.  There is also a bathroom with a regular tub in it, so they can practice bathing and getting ready for the day.

We now have a conference room...

and we have a new beauty shop!  There are still some cabinets coming for this room.


I forgot to take a picture, but there is also a new chapel, something we are all happy to have.  It's nice to have a quiet place for people to go and get away when they need it.  They also have Bible studies and church services there.

This is my new room!  This office is the room I share with the Doctor and the physician assistant when they are there, and am on my own on other days here when I have paperwork days.  This is my desk...

And the other desk is the doctors.  Do you see the wooden sign on the big desk?  I got it a few weeks ago when I went to Shipshewana with my sister.  It says "He Restores my soul" Psalm 23:3.  I thought it was perfect for those hard days.

Here is our administrator announcing the winners of the bikes.  It had already been a very nice day, but guess who won one of the bikes?  It was Alaina!  I wasn't out there when it was announced as I was giving someone a tour, so I can't be accused of having anything to do with this.  :)  She is very excited about it!
We all said it was a fun day.  We had lots of visitors and family members thank us and say they enjoyed it too!

Friday Funny

Cooking Thursday

Todays recipe has many things going for it!  It's a freezer meal, cooks in the crock pot, is very easy to throw together and it's so good!  I like to buy a roast when it's on sale for this.  It's flexible; if there are only two of you at home you can do like I do and cut the roast in half and freeze it in 2 bags to make 2 meals.  Or you can throw it right in the crock pot and skip the freezer meal part!  You'll like it however you make it.

French Dip Sandwiches

1 - 3 pound beef chuck roast

2 cups water

1/2 cup soy sauce

1 teaspoon rosemary

1 teaspoon garlic powder

3-4 whole peppercorns

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 bay leaf

slices of swiss or colby jack cheese

sub sandwich buns

Mix water, soy sauce, rosemary, garlic powder, peppercorns, thyme and bay leaf in large freezer bag.  Place roast into bag and freeze.  When ready to use, remove from freezer and thaw in fridge for 24 hours.  Place in crock pot and cook on low for at least 12 hours, until meat is very tender.  Shred meat with 2 forks.  Place on sub bun with a slice of cheese.  Pour broth into individual small cups and serve with sandwich for dipping.