The Cloverleaf Mom

The Cloverleaf
MAY 2013
Mom
~Graycie Harmon
Avinity Senior Living
-Living with Spirit
Mission Statement:
Inspired by God’s
love, Avinity creates
communities for
older adults that nurture body, soul and
spirit.
Inside this issue:
Chaplain’s Corner
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Spiritual Opportunities 3
Routine Activities
Fifth Grade
Assignment
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Events in May
Meetings in May
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Birthdays &
Anniversaries in May
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The Green Thing
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Resident Lunch
Chicken Salad
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1950s Trivia Quiz
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My mom is a never-ending
song in my heart of
comfort, happiness,
and being.
I may sometimes forget the words
but I always remember the tune.
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Spiritual Opportunities at Cloverleaf Courts
Interfaith
• All are invited to attend the
Interfaith Chapel Service on
Mondays at 1:00pm. Come
enjoy music and scripture
and then stay for Coffee
Time. It’s a good time to
get acquainted with other
residents.
• Bible Study is the 2nd and
4th Thursday of this month
at 10:30am in the Library.
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Communion meets Thursdays at 1:00pm (3 times a
month).
Mass is held once a month,
usually the 2nd Friday at
11:15am (check monthly calendar).
Rosary meets every other
Monday at 6:00pm and during Lent and Advent seasons, Rosary meets every
Monday at 6:00pm (see
monthly calendar).
Other Chaplaincy Services
• Hospital & Rehab Visits
• One-on-One Visits
• Prayer Walks
• Grief Support
If you need to speak with
Chaplain Sherree Lane, she can
be reached at:
763-784-0063, extension #23
Catholic
Routine Activities
Grocery Runs
Grocery runs take place every Monday
morning. The runs are alternated
between Cub and Rainbow.
Cub: May 6, 20
Rainbow: May 13, ***Tuesday, May 28
Medical runs for May are:
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Please make your appointments between
9:00am-1:00pm. All appointments must be
made and written in the Sign Up Book by
Bag It
12:00pm, two business days ahead of time.
Bring down a bag dinner every Sunday at
5:30pm in the Community Room and eat among Thank you.
friends.
Exercise
Meet Mondays at 10:00am, Tuesdays at
Medical Runs
Van rides to and from medical/dental appoint- 10:00am, Thursdays at 10:00am and Fridays at
ments within a 7 mile radius are the 1st and 3rd 9:45am in the Community Room.
Wednesday of each month and the 2nd and 4th
Thursday of each month. (Unless a scheduled Schwan’s
day falls on a holiday then there will not be a
This traveling food service visits Clorun scheduled.)
verleaf Courts every other Wednesday.
See calendar for scheduled dates in May.
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Fifth Grade Assignment
Wouldn’t this be great if it was taught in every
school. A fifth grade teacher in a Christian
school asked her class to look at TV commercials and see if they could use them in 20 ways
to communicate ideas about God. Here are
some of the results:
God is like…
BAYER ASPIRIN
He works miracles.
A FORD
He’s got a better idea.
COKE
He’s the real thing.
HALLMARK CARDS
He cares enough to send His very best.
TIDE
He get the stains out others leave behind.
GENERAL ELECTRIC
He brings good things to life.
WAL-MART
He has everything.
ALKA-SELTZER
Try Him, you’ll like Him.
SCOTCH TAPE
You can’t see Him, but you know He’s there.
DELTA
He’s ready when you are.
ALL-STATE
You’re in good hands with Him.
VO-5 HAIR SPRAY
He holds through all kinds of weather.
DIAL SOAP
Aren’t you glad you have Him? Don’t you wish
everybody did?
U.S. POST OFFICE
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet nor ice will
keep Him from His appointed destination.
CHEVROLET
The heartbeat of America.
MAXWELL HOUSE
Good to the very last drop.
BOUNTY
He is the quicker picker upper. Can handle the
tough jobs. And He won’t fall apart on you.
ENERGIZER BUNNY
He keeps going, going and going.
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Events in May
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Thursday, May 2, 1:30pm-National Day of
Prayer-We will meet around the flag
pole to have a moment of prayer.
All are welcome.
Saturday, May 4, 9:00am-Resident
Breakfast-Home-cooked breakfast
with the works.
Cost is $4.
Sunday, May 5, 1:00-3:00pm-Spring Shop-ARama-Stop by the Community
Room for an opportunity to do
some spring shopping at some small
business favorites: Pampered Chef,
Mary Kay Cosmetics, Scentsy, Tastefully Simple, Frannie’s Purses and more…
Tuesday, May 7, 1:00pm-Target/Kohls Outing-Monthly shopping trip to the Blaine Super
Target and Kohls stores.
Wednesday, May 8, 11:30am-Ladies Spring
Luncheon-Ladies...please join us for lunch and
fellowship as we leap into spring.
Friday, May 10, 12:00pm-Resident Lunch-All
are welcome to the resident lunch. Cost is $5
and includes everything from beverage to main
course to dessert. Best and cheapest in town!
Tuesday, May 14, 1:00pm-Shopping at Riverdale-Enjoy an afternoon visiting the shops at
Riverdale.
Wednesday, May 15 & 29, 1:00pm-Gardening
Group-Join this group if you are interested in
helping with our flowers and grounds here at
Cloverleaf Courts. All are welcome. Please help
us keep our building and grounds looking beautiful!!
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Thursday, May 16, 2:00pm-Resident Coffee:
Fire Safety & Severe Weather Evacuation
Process In-Service
Tuesday, May 21, 9:00am-Walmart/Aldi Outing-Monthly shopping trip to Walmart and Aldi
stores.
Wednesday, May 22, 10:45am-Plymouth Playhouse Presents: “Ring of Fire” -We will enjoy lunch at the Green Mill Restaurant and then
attend the performance. This is a prepaid event.
Thursday, May 23, 1:30pmMcKinley School Pup Choir
Spring Concert-All are welcome to
an afternoon of music by our local
McKinley Elementary School.
Monday, May 27, 5:30pm-Resident In-House
Memorial Day Picnic/Potluck-All residents
are invited to attend this event.
Tuesday, May 28, 12:00pm-Lunch at Perkin’s
Restaurant-Join us for lunch at a local favorite
restaurant.
Thursday, May 30, 2:00pm-Cloverleaf Courts
Resident Memorial Service-Please
join us in the chapel for a memorial
service to remember our friends who
are no longer with us but are in
spirit.
Friday, May 31, 3:00pm-Resident Birthday &
Anniversary Party-Join us for an afternoon
treat and to acknowledge our Cloverleaf Courts
friends celebrating birthdays and anniversaries in
the month of May.
Scheduled Meetings for the Month of May
Thursday, May 2, 10:30am-Activity Planning Meeting
Thursday, May 2, 11:30am-Resident Lunch Planning Meeting-Team #3
Monday, May 13, 3:00pm-Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday, May 16, 3:00pm-Resident Meeting
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Our Friends Celebrating Birthdays & Anniversaries in May
Happy May Birthday To…
Erwin Frericks-Apt. 229
Lois Wax-Apt. 327
Genevieve Wiemelt-Apt. 210
Mary Kay Bladow-Apt. 425
Virginia Britz-Apt. 124
Wally Dohman-Apt. 303
Jerry Bladow-Apt. 425
Jerry Schilling-Apt. 302
Alice Scott-Apt. 304
Best wishes to all our Cloverleaf Courts friends
celebrating a special day this month!
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Join us in celebrating on Friday, May 31, 2013 at
3:00pm in the Community Room.
*Please inform the office if we have made an
error or missed anyone by mistake.
If God Had Voice Mail
We have all learned to live with “voice mail” as a nec- •
essary part of modern life. But have you wondered
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what it would be like if God decided to install voice
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mail? Imagine praying and hearing this:
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Thank you for calling My Father’s House. Please select one of the following options:
• Press 1 for Requests
• Press 2 for Thanksgiving
• Press 3 for Complaints
• Press 4 for All Other Inquiries
What if God used the familiar excuse…
“I’m sorry, all of our angels are busy helping other
saints right now. However, your prayer is important
to us and will be answered in the order it was received, so please stay on the line.”
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Can you imagine getting these responses as you call
God in Prayer:
If you would like to speak to:
• Gabriel, Press 1
Michael, Press 2
For a directory of other angels, Press 3
If you’d like to hear King David sing a psalm
while you are holding, please press 4.
To find out if a loved one has been assigned to
Heave, Press 5, enter his or her social security
number, then press the pound key. (If you get a
negative response, try area code 666.) For reservations at “My Father’s House”, please enter J-O-HN, followed by 3-1-6. For answers to nagging
questions about dinosaurs, the age of the earth
and where Noah’s Ark is, please wait until you arrive here.
Our computers show that you have already prayed
once today. Please hang up and try again tomorrow so that others may have a change to get
through.
This office is closed for the weekend to observe a
religious holiday. Please pray again Monday after
9:30am. If you need emergency assistance when
this office is closed, contact your local pastor.
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The Green Thing
Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the
older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because
plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The woman
apologized and explained, “We didn’t have this green thing back in
my earlier days.” The clerk responded, “That’s our problem today.
Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for
future generations.”
She was right - - our generation didn’t have the green thing in its day. Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the
plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So
they really were recycled. But we didn’t have the green thing back in our day.
We walked up stairs, because we didn’t have an escalator in every store and office building.
We walked to the grocery store and didn’t climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we
had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn’t have the green thing in our day.
Back then, we washed the baby’s diapers because we didn’t have the throw-away kind. we
dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning 220 volts - - wind and solar
power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from
their brothers and sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that young lady is right; we didn’t
have the green thing back in our day.
Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house - - not a TV in every room. And the TV
had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of the state
of Montana. In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn’t have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn’t
fire up and engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills
that operate on electricity. But she’s right, we didn’t have the green thing back then.
We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle
every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new
pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn't have the green thing back then.
Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked
instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room,
not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn’t need a computerized
gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint. But isn’t it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just
because we didn’t have the green thing back then?
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Dianne’s Chicken Salad From Resident Lunch
Salad:
2 ½ to 3 lb. rotisserie chicken
4-5 carrots, grated
3 stalks celery, chopped finely
½ large white onion, chopped
3 green onions, cut including some of green
Pull chicken off of bones and cut into bite
size pieces. Prepare all of the above and put
into a bowl and sprinkle with approximately 1
½ tsp. dill weed. It is best if it sits in refrigerator overnight (without dressing).
Dressing:
2 ½ c. Hellman’s Mayo (must be Hellman’s)
1 ½ Tbsp. Durkee’s Famous Sauce (you can only get this at Cub in Mayo area)
½ c. sour cream (not lite)
1 ½ Tbsp. sugar (you can add more to your taste)
3 tsp. cider vinegar (you may add more to your taste)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
The next day add the dressing a little at a time so that the chicken mixture becomes
moist. Do not get it too moist. Let the salad sit for at least 1 hour. Just before serving, add shoestring potatoes. This recipe serves at least 10 people.
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1950s Trivia Quiz Questions
1. Who wrote and released
the classic novel, The
Catcher in the Rye in
1951?
2. What cold war conflict began on June 25, 1950?
3. Who sang his hit version
of the song Blueberry Hill
on The Alan Freed Show
in 1956?
4. Who became the leader of
Cuba as a result of the
Cuban revolution in 1959?
5. What was the first car to
have an all-fiberglass body
in 1953?
6. In February of 1959, a
plane crash killed three
American rock and roll
pioneers - Buddy Holly,
The Big Bopper and
whom?
7. In what year did the first
plastic Coke bottle appear?
8. Who was the president of
the United States at the
beginning of the 1950s?
9. Who released the 1958
rock and roll song, Johnny
B. Goode?
10. Where were the 1956
Summer Olympics held?
11. The American actor James
Dean died on September
30, 1955 at the age of 24.
How did he die?
12. Who played the role of
Pola Debevoise in the
1953 movie, How to
Marry a Millionaire?
was based on coca leaf ex13. Who invented a polio vactract.
cine in 1955?
8. Harry S. Truman-Truman
14. What American science
was the 33rd President of
fiction series was perthe United States (1945formed and broadcast live
1953)
on TV from 1951 to
9. Chuck Berry-Chuck has
1953?
penned three more songs
15. What well-known board
involving the character of
game made its debut in
Johnny B. Goode.
France in 1957?
10. Melbourne, Australia-The
1952 Winter Olympics
Answers:
were held in Oslo, Nor1. J.D. Salinger-Around
way.
250,000 copies are still
11. Car Crash-James played
sold each year.
the role of Jim Stark in
2. Korean War-It ended on
the movie, Rebel Without
July 27, 1953.
a Cause.
3. Fats Domino-The song
12. Marilyn Monroe-The
was first published in
movie stars Marilyn Mon1940.
roe, Betty Grable and Lau4. Fidel Castro-The Cuban
ren Bacall.
revolution lasted from
13. Jonas Salk-Jonas Salk was
1953 to 1959.
born on October 28, 1914
5. Chevrolet Corvette-The
in New York City.
first model was a converti14. Tales of Tomorrow-It
ble.
aired for eighty-five epi6. Ritchie Valens-The pilot,
sodes.
Roger Peterson also died
15. Risk-It was originally La
in the crash.
Conquete du Monde.
7. 1958-Coke original recipe
Cloverleaf Courts of Blaine
1011 Cloverleaf Pkwy. NE
Blaine, MN 55434
Phone: 763-784-0063
Fax: 763-784-0196
Important Phone Numbers
Police, Fire, Ambulance
911
Anoka Traveler
763-422-7075
Cloverleaf Courts/
Emergency Contact
763-784-0063
Mary Ann Young Senior
Center
763-786-9375
Poison Control
1-800-222-1222
Qwest
1-800-507-0776
Classy Cuts
763-784-0192
Comcast Cable
651-222-3333
Avinity Senior Living
612-861-2799
Anoka County Services
to Seniors
763-783-4707
(non-government
programs)
763-422-7070
(county-based services)
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Meals on Wheels
763-489-3608
Metro Mobility
651-602-1111
Women Drivers
This morning on the Interstate, I
looked over to my left and there was a
woman in a brand new Cadillac doing 65
mph with her face up next to her rear
view mirror putting on her eyeliner. I
looked away for a couple of seconds...TO
CONTINUE SHAVING. And when I
looked back she was halfway over in my
lane still working on that makeup. As a
man, I don’t scare easily but she scared me
so much; I dropped my electric shaver
which knocked the doughnut out of my
hand. In all the confusion of trying to
straighten out the car using my knees
against the steering wheel it knocked my
cell phone away from my ear, which fell
into the coffee between my legs!!
Splashed and burned me, ruined my
phone, soaked my trousers, and disconnected an important call.
Darn women drivers!!