More music this afternoon. We always enjoy when Chaplin Gloria has a Sing-A-Long. We have some real talent here!

Happy Tuesday! What a nice crowd! We always enjoy listening to Scott before lunch.

A fun, but serious games of bean bag toss.

HAPPY TAX DAY - Well at least for the IRS! Hopefully you all get refunds back and that you will treat yourself to something fun to do as you have definitely earned it! Now on to happier news! MOTHER'S DAY 2024 - Please mark your calendars for our annual Mother's Day Tea on March 11th - Cleta is busy planning a fun filled, food filled time for us to fellowship together and to celebrate our mother's both here and even the memories of those who are not with us anymore. More will come out on this celebration in the next couple weeks so be on the look out! I will leave you with some fun facts about the origin of Mother's day - enjoy! Why do we celebrate Mother's Day? The celebration dates back to the late 1800s and is a combination of several different events. But it was Anna Maria Reeves Jarvis, a social activist and community organizer,​​ who unintentionally got the ball rolling.A founder of women's clubs that helped mothers care for their children, Jarvis also organized Mothers’ Friendship Day in 1868, an event intended to bring mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers together in harmony after the Civil War.From there, suffragette Julia Ward Howe wrote what’s called the Mother’s Day Proclamation two years later in 1870, in an effort to promote world peace and pushed for a Mother’s Peace Day to be celebrated in June. It was around that time that the idea for some kind of day to honor mothers took hold, but it didn't catch on for at least another 35 years. Upon Jarvis' death in 1905, her daughter, Anna, began a letter-writing campaign, calling for a Mother's Day to honor not only her mother's work, but for all mothers and the sacrifices they make on behalf of their children. It was her tireless advocacy for the holiday that led President Woodrow Wilson to sign a proclamation in 1914, officially declaring the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. But here’s where things get interesting. All those cards, carnations and candy you buy for mom today? Jarvis was having none of it. She wanted moms celebrated, not commercialized. And in the 1920s, she slammed the modern incarnation of the holiday as a materialistic free-for-all. So whether you buy your mom flowers, candy or a gift - I know that my mom always told me that the greatest gift she received was that of her family's time - that my friends is wisdom! And whether you are young and old PLEASE take this to heart as I know that I would give anything to have my mom back with me to celebrate the wonderful mother that she was - words can't express the love of a mother...it is priceless. Proverbs 31:28-29 "Her children arise and her blessed; her husband also also, and he praises her: "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."

It is always a pleasure when the Clintones come to sing!

Janet decided she wanted to help out the girls after lunch, she grabbed the sweeper and started helping out. What great residents we have.

A little downtime for Vicki, she and Donna added some pieces to the puzzle. We love our residents and our BFM’s

Celebrating Richard for 80 years on this earth. We are so blessed to have him here in our Bickford family. Happy Birthday.

A HUGE thank you to Joan’s daughter, Kelly Gluesing for coming and doing a Mary Kay makeover day with our residents. They had so much fun and they look and smell beautiful. Kelly is a Mary Kay consultant and would love to make you beautiful too. Contact us for her info if interested.

Love the colors these ladies picked out for their painting projects.