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2014-08-07 06:05:44 PM jackie3 of course...we do still walk the halls and such
2014-08-07 06:05:47 PM lorig7 overhead paging was banned in our facility a few years back because the residents did not feel it made for a home-like environment
2014-08-07 06:05:54 PM johndavid i like door to door reminders as well. sometimes if i know its going to be a busy day i will make announcements in the dining hall at breakfast and lunch. I will also print up a sheet of the activities for the day in large print!
2014-08-07 06:06:12 PM pawood we are not allowd to use the pa except for annoucements when we need someone we have to call them
2014-08-07 06:06:17 PM johndavid and hand them out to each resident
2014-08-07 06:06:21 PM lizkanderson i can see that, lorig. I don't mind going door to door to invite, but it was helpful when staff knew things ended. Then they would come to help transport back
2014-08-07 06:06:21 PM kathyhughes so I got a resident to make morning announcements and he was a hoot, never knew what he was going to say
2014-08-07 06:06:42 PM tonyap1 lol how funny
2014-08-07 06:06:43 PM terridenisetyler lol
2014-08-07 06:06:44 PM jackie3 we have calendars in rooms....on the station wall and updates posted on the nurses desks now..
2014-08-07 06:06:46 PM lizkanderson haha. sounds dangerous
2014-08-07 06:06:46 PM lorig7 yes that is what we do. We have dailies and menus we hand out every day. And we announce, remind as the day goes along
2014-08-07 06:06:48 PM kathyhughes The state loved it when he announced "Red Alert" they are here!
2014-08-07 06:06:49 PM noemi we do daily sheets and give them out every monday it has all the activites for the week
2014-08-07 06:06:56 PM tonyap1 lol
2014-08-07 06:07:03 PM johndavid lol
2014-08-07 06:07:06 PM fkirchgater lol
2014-08-07 06:07:07 PM terridenisetyler lol
2014-08-07 06:07:21 PM kathyhughes the ADM wasn't amuzed
2014-08-07 06:07:26 PM tonyap1 I have the monthly calendar on the wall and then do a dry erase by the activity room
2014-08-07 06:07:27 PM lizkanderson haha i bet
2014-08-07 06:07:30 PM kathyhughes but I liked it
2014-08-07 06:07:34 PM dthompson Yes we have monthy calendar in dining room, daily calendar in nursing stations, and every resident has a calendar in their room.
2014-08-07 06:07:48 PM mariasweet i bet
2014-08-07 06:07:53 PM terridenisetyler cute!
2014-08-07 06:08:07 PM kathyhughes Nothing beats going around each time and inviting them to the activities
2014-08-07 06:08:09 PM lizkanderson do you hang the daily sheets yourself in the nurses stations, or do they post?
2014-08-07 06:08:13 PM noemi we also have calanders in common areas and in everyone's room
2014-08-07 06:08:15 PM terridenisetyler true
2014-08-07 06:08:19 PM tonyap1 yea every resident has one, I usually have them help me for the calendar and put it in the newsletter
2014-08-07 06:08:22 PM pawood so do we
2014-08-07 06:08:25 PM jackie3 i went to another facility to se it...theyare using 70" tvs so its really big....gave the facility a facelift so to speak....we will still be going room to room tho..
2014-08-07 06:08:26 PM dthompson Yes hand the daily sheet myself
2014-08-07 06:08:27 PM noemi we also go around and invite
2014-08-07 06:08:32 PM jackie3 thatll never change
2014-08-07 06:08:50 PM lorig7 Liz, I agree with that. I am not sure all overhead announcements should be banned. I loved announcing the winner of raffles that way and we use to be able to remind everyone that the bazaar was still going on and such things
2014-08-07 06:08:52 PM noemi and put flyers on the dining room table and boards
2014-08-07 06:08:55 PM mariasweet Yes I place monthly calendars in the rooms , on the units and nurses stations
2014-08-07 06:08:58 PM tonyap1 they like it when they get invitation for the parties
2014-08-07 06:09:01 PM lizkanderson yeah, I think the room to room is essential. they don't read the calendars or daily sheets. ever.,
2014-08-07 06:09:12 PM noemi nurses stations too
2014-08-07 06:09:19 PM dthompson Invite are great for bigger events
2014-08-07 06:09:19 PM lizkanderson i like the idea of announcing winners.
2014-08-07 06:09:22 PM jackie3 yes tonya they do...special events
2014-08-07 06:09:26 PM debbie134 You have to personally invite the residents. Sometimes it is just knowing that someone cares enough to stop by will motivate a resident to attend programming.
2014-08-07 06:09:34 PM pawood to me daily sheets would be a waste of paper and time
2014-08-07 06:09:55 PM tonyap1 i usually do flyers on the tables when there is a change or something special going on
2014-08-07 06:10:04 PM lizkanderson some of the AL residents read the daily sheets. none of the SNF resdients
2014-08-07 06:10:04 PM jackie3 i actually do have some that keep extra calendars by their beds so they can keep up with whats going on lol
2014-08-07 06:10:19 PM kathyhughes we also made special placemats for the special programs and would use them for lunch the day of the event
2014-08-07 06:10:24 PM tonyap1 Sometimes I will just write them a short note and give it to them at breakfast
2014-08-07 06:10:26 PM noemi we put a daily chronicle in the back so there is something else for them to read and most of the residents who don't attend activities really look forward to reading them
2014-08-07 06:10:26 PM dthompson Learning what motiavates a resident will help to get them to activities. Like one man we have is blind and comes to exercise - not for the exercise but for the music
2014-08-07 06:10:33 PM lorig7 we go around inviting of course, but our residents are very atuned to the dailies, they leave them on their bed tables and refer to them all day
2014-08-07 06:10:35 PM johndavid i like the placemat idea
2014-08-07 06:10:35 PM debbie134 That's a good idea Kathy!
2014-08-07 06:11:01 PM kathyhughes Also my ladies sweat shop group made special invitations to hand out to everyone
2014-08-07 06:11:07 PM jackie3 i need some ideas for "themed" meals....ive done picnic and doing "tour of Italy" this month,,,
2014-08-07 06:11:20 PM tonyap1 cinco de mayo
2014-08-07 06:11:23 PM kathyhughes 11 x 17 paper and the copiet
2014-08-07 06:11:23 PM lizkanderson I had one guy tell me today he only comes to activities because I'm nice. he didn't care what we did, he just liked me aww.
2014-08-07 06:11:23 PM debbie134 Ladies sweat shop group?....
2014-08-07 06:11:30 PM tonyap1 tour de france
2014-08-07 06:11:38 PM dthompson That is sweet
2014-08-07 06:11:39 PM jackie3 kitchen is working with us on this so the meal is across the board
2014-08-07 06:11:47 PM terridenisetyler sweat shop?
2014-08-07 06:11:53 PM kathyhughes Yes I had a group of ladies always looking for something to do
2014-08-07 06:11:56 PM pawood german fest
2014-08-07 06:12:04 PM jackie3 love it
2014-08-07 06:12:09 PM terridenisetyler good idea
2014-08-07 06:12:12 PM kathyhughes so everyday they made cards
2014-08-07 06:12:17 PM lizkanderson did they meet regularly and do it together?
2014-08-07 06:12:19 PM tonyap1 how cool
2014-08-07 06:12:26 PM debbie134 We are currently doing travel across America, featuring a state each week.
2014-08-07 06:12:30 PM lorig7 I get to make very pretty and seasonal 24x36 calendar, monthly, for the floors each by the elevators, and the residents stop by to see what the new one looks like. if there is space I write a poem or thought
2014-08-07 06:12:37 PM jackie3 thats cool debbie
2014-08-07 06:12:40 PM tonyap1 thats cool
2014-08-07 06:12:45 PM kathyhughes Thank-you cards, invitations, Birthday Cards
2014-08-07 06:13:04 PM kathyhughes Holiday cards
2014-08-07 06:13:04 PM lizkanderson I'm feeling a little stuck. I have residents who want to help with things, but they need someone to push their wheelchairs, and I'm always in activities. it's hard to have something parallel set up for them to work on
2014-08-07 06:13:05 PM dthompson Yes I write endless thank you cards
2014-08-07 06:13:28 PM fkirchgater we meet once a month to do the howdy doody club and make cards and have buddies for each new resident
2014-08-07 06:13:33 PM pawood thats how are calendars are plus i add a bus by trips a cross by mass or religious service etc
2014-08-07 06:13:37 PM lizkanderson howdy doody club?
2014-08-07 06:13:39 PM debbie134 Liz, does your cna staff help?
2014-08-07 06:13:46 PM tonyap1 on face book there are these funny saying with senior men and women on the I usually print one every now and then and they like them
2014-08-07 06:13:50 PM lizkanderson not really. they are understaffed too
2014-08-07 06:13:52 PM dthompson I like the club
2014-08-07 06:14:15 PM fkirchgater yea its really a group that helps greet new residents but they also make cards for thank you bday and such
2014-08-07 06:14:16 PM tonyap1 what is howdy dowdy club
2014-08-07 06:14:20 PM lorig7 ooh, sorry the program I use is print shop pro and swifty printers enlarges them digitally
2014-08-07 06:14:42 PM lizkanderson how big do they enlarge lorig?
2014-08-07 06:14:50 PM lizkanderson I go to office max, and they charge a lot of money
2014-08-07 06:14:51 PM debbie134 I am so lucky that the cna staff helps, but that is all about to change. Major construction project removing and replacing the center section of the facility.
2014-08-07 06:14:59 PM fkirchgater 1 club member becomes the buddy of the new residents as they come in. help them figure out life in ltc
2014-08-07 06:15:14 PM dthompson I like the buddy idea
2014-08-07 06:15:15 PM debbie134 The buddy idea is winderful.
2014-08-07 06:15:23 PM terridenisetyler good idea
2014-08-07 06:15:29 PM mariasweet great idea
2014-08-07 06:15:29 PM lizkanderson I've always wanted to do a welcome committee, but again it's hard to be there to transport the chairs so they can meet up.
2014-08-07 06:15:29 PM noemi good idea
2014-08-07 06:15:34 PM tonyap1 we are starting a scrap book
2014-08-07 06:15:39 PM fkirchgater it helps motivate them to try our program and makes the change less scary
2014-08-07 06:15:51 PM tonyap1 they get to decorate the pages
2014-08-07 06:15:55 PM pawood that is nice. We have the PER group but the guys in the group now are lazy and lost the meaning behing PEER
2014-08-07 06:15:59 PM dthompson how many come to the scrapebook club and how much does it cost you?
2014-08-07 06:16:03 PM jackie3 im thinking of trying an adopt a budy deal
2014-08-07 06:16:14 PM jackie3 buddy
2014-08-07 06:16:16 PM fkirchgater its a big hit in our hme
2014-08-07 06:16:18 PM fkirchgater homme
2014-08-07 06:16:23 PM fkirchgater home lol
2014-08-07 06:16:24 PM kathyhughes You can ask around for scrapbook supplies
2014-08-07 06:16:30 PM tonyap1 i have just started it and we had about 15 ladies come
2014-08-07 06:16:34 PM fkirchgater we crochet for a cause already
2014-08-07 06:16:46 PM kathyhughes there are lots of scrapbookers out there and they all have extra stuff
2014-08-07 06:16:48 PM tonyap1 I get things from every where so not sure on the cost
2014-08-07 06:16:52 PM kathyhughes I have a room full
2014-08-07 06:16:52 PM lizkanderson I'm swimming in scrapbook supplies. sent out a call for materials in the newsletter and got TONS of new and used everything
2014-08-07 06:16:56 PM tonyap1 garage sales good will
2014-08-07 06:16:57 PM dthompson do you have any volunteers that help with the scrapebooking
2014-08-07 06:17:23 PM lizkanderson we have a monthly scrapbook volunteer.
2014-08-07 06:17:27 PM kathyhughes Do you have a college near you?
2014-08-07 06:17:31 PM tonyap1 not yet we are na new community and i only had two volunteers and they went back to school
2014-08-07 06:17:43 PM tonyap1 yes there are a few colleges
2014-08-07 06:17:43 PM dthompson Not closeby
2014-08-07 06:17:54 PM johndavid colleges are a great resource
2014-08-07 06:17:54 PM carriesl enter the chat room
2014-08-07 06:18:00 PM kathyhughes the Sorority at SU came once a month to scrapbook with the residents
2014-08-07 06:18:04 PM kathyhughes Hello Carrie
2014-08-07 06:18:07 PM dthompson Churches are a great resourse too
2014-08-07 06:18:11 PM debbie134 Tonya reach out to the National Honor Society at your local high school. Theses kids always need service hours.
2014-08-07 06:18:14 PM johndavid yes!
2014-08-07 06:18:18 PM lizkanderson she started off saying she had lots of scrapbook supplies to donate, eventually she just lost motivation. but when I told her she could do it with the resdients she has come religiously for 3 years
2014-08-07 06:18:22 PM lorig7 liz, it is set on the computer, landscape, 11x8.5 but it is downloaded to Swifty and they can make it any size, proportionally. I ask for 24"x36" for one floor (a monthly cal.) and make another for the other floor that is weekly at 18"x24" with bulletins around it for the special events. That floor is dimentia and the weekly programs are more set to give them a routine
2014-08-07 06:18:37 PM carriesl Hello, just thought i would join in
2014-08-07 06:18:43 PM kathyhughes I would do that too
2014-08-07 06:18:53 PM kathyhughes Sure Carrie everyone is invited
2014-08-07 06:18:59 PM lizkanderson how big for the 24x36? we're getting charged like 35$
2014-08-07 06:19:00 PM tonyap1 great Debbie I will do that
2014-08-07 06:19:35 PM carriesl what is the discussion?
2014-08-07 06:19:47 PM mariasweet I use that size. I go to staples and it cost $15.00 for 4
2014-08-07 06:19:49 PM tonyap1 scrap booking at the moment
2014-08-07 06:19:53 PM lizkanderson scrapbooking and calendars
2014-08-07 06:19:57 PM kathyhughes right now calendars and scrapbooking
2014-08-07 06:20:06 PM debbie134 I was going to suggest Staples too
2014-08-07 06:20:21 PM kathyhughes Also there are altered books which some of my ladies loved to do
2014-08-07 06:20:30 PM lizkanderson altered books?
2014-08-07 06:20:37 PM terridenisetyler ?
2014-08-07 06:20:41 PM carriesl scrapbooking is something i put on and off my calendars depending on the clients
2014-08-07 06:20:44 PM tonyap1 I could walk to the grade school that is how close it is
2014-08-07 06:20:45 PM kathyhughes yes altered books
2014-08-07 06:20:58 PM lizkanderson like painting on the pages you mean?
2014-08-07 06:21:03 PM debbie134 what is altered books/
2014-08-07 06:21:06 PM kathyhughes you can do that too
2014-08-07 06:21:08 PM tonyap1 ?
2014-08-07 06:21:13 PM pawood ????
2014-08-07 06:21:18 PM dthompson The big calendar at Autumn Winds is all done in house. There is a different background material for each month and then the days activities are printed on white paper with different colored letters
2014-08-07 06:21:25 PM mariasweet ? what is altered books
2014-08-07 06:21:50 PM lorig7 so sorry,had to return my neighbor's car keys, she was at the door.
2014-08-07 06:21:52 PM debbie134 Come on KAthy, Inquiring minds want to know!
2014-08-07 06:21:57 PM kathyhughes http://crafts.squidoo.com/artisticjourneys
2014-08-07 06:22:11 PM terridenisetyler thanks
2014-08-07 06:22:18 PM johndavid checking that out
2014-08-07 06:22:20 PM kathyhughes I also have an entire Board on my Pinterest page
2014-08-07 06:22:23 PM tonyap1 thank you
2014-08-07 06:22:26 PM lorig7 I don't know how much they charge. I think for the 2 we pay something like $60
2014-08-07 06:22:32 PM pawood thank you
2014-08-07 06:22:32 PM kathyhughes It is great for all the donated books
2014-08-07 06:22:34 PM mariasweet thanks!
2014-08-07 06:22:43 PM debbie134 Your Pinterest page is amazing.
2014-08-07 06:22:57 PM kathyhughes Some of the ladies liked it better than scrapbooking
2014-08-07 06:23:01 PM tonyap1 yes it i greatideas
2014-08-07 06:23:17 PM noemi didn't know you had a pintrest page ill have to check that out
2014-08-07 06:23:25 PM kathyhughes once a month we would have a "crop" on a Saturday and invite the families
2014-08-07 06:23:27 PM carriesl ya me too
2014-08-07 06:23:38 PM dthompson As the boomers come every facility will need more tech stuff
2014-08-07 06:23:42 PM lizkanderson invite them to crop what?
2014-08-07 06:23:44 PM tonyap1 we are doing a community cook book
2014-08-07 06:23:47 PM kathyhughes http://www.pinterest.com/kateh201/
2014-08-07 06:23:58 PM lorig7 shhh, don't tell my new owners. they copies from swifty are so beautiful. Also, no Staples close by. Swifty is right down the hill
2014-08-07 06:24:06 PM kathyhughes a day of scrapbooking is called a "Crop"
2014-08-07 06:24:07 PM tonyap1 residents and staff are giving receipe's
2014-08-07 06:24:12 PM lizkanderson oh gotcha
2014-08-07 06:24:19 PM noemi thanks
2014-08-07 06:24:24 PM lizkanderson <--- uninitiated haha
2014-08-07 06:24:25 PM kathyhughes everyone would bring their supplies and equipment
2014-08-07 06:24:28 PM lorig7 we are using scrapebook paper for our lighthouses
2014-08-07 06:24:30 PM johndavid i do not have any scrapbookers at the moment
2014-08-07 06:24:38 PM fkirchgater nope me either
2014-08-07 06:24:46 PM carolynlnig enter the chat room
2014-08-07 06:24:49 PM lizkanderson john, we introduced it as something new to them, and they took to it right away
2014-08-07 06:24:51 PM mariasweet me neither
2014-08-07 06:24:53 PM kathyhughes thats okay .....there is always football games!
2014-08-07 06:24:57 PM tonyap1 start with one and they will follow
2014-08-07 06:24:58 PM pawood i will try out on sept calendar in the evening program
2014-08-07 06:25:02 PM johndavid yes! football!
2014-08-07 06:25:03 PM kathyhughes Hello Carolyn
2014-08-07 06:25:04 PM dthompson Love football
2014-08-07 06:25:09 PM terridenisetyler football...yeah
2014-08-07 06:25:11 PM carriesl starts to night here in denver
2014-08-07 06:25:11 PM johndavid very big at my facility
2014-08-07 06:25:13 PM tonyap1 left the chat room
2014-08-07 06:25:18 PM tonyap1 enter the chat room
2014-08-07 06:25:28 PM lizkanderson my men's club is doing fantasy football this year with some high school volunteers
2014-08-07 06:25:41 PM dthompson Love the fantasy football
2014-08-07 06:25:44 PM tonyap1 there is a preseason game sat
2014-08-07 06:25:54 PM kathyhughes There was a Football Bingo game I found
2014-08-07 06:25:55 PM carriesl That sound fun
2014-08-07 06:26:03 PM tonyap1 looks like a tail gate party
2014-08-07 06:26:04 PM dthompson We do march madness and follow the spurs
2014-08-07 06:26:08 PM debbie134 My guys are watching the Patriots preseason game right now
2014-08-07 06:26:11 PM lizkanderson for us Cleveland fans we only have fantasy football haha
2014-08-07 06:26:21 PM jackie3 hey lori..we did our lighthouses today...got all the supplies from dollar tree....large styrofoam cups..paint...construction paper small clear cups and flameless tealight candles...they were right cute
2014-08-07 06:26:22 PM tonyap1 football bingo? I am listening
2014-08-07 06:26:25 PM carriesl ive done the football bingo but not fantasy
2014-08-07 06:26:44 PM kathyhughes http://prettyprovidence.com/free-football-bingo-cards/
2014-08-07 06:26:59 PM mariasweet How often do you hold a tail gate party?
2014-08-07 06:27:00 PM carolynlnig Sorry to be late
2014-08-07 06:27:09 PM kathyhughes Once a week on Sundays
2014-08-07 06:27:21 PM carolynlnig I don't have enough men to do any sports stuff now
2014-08-07 06:27:22 PM carriesl instead of letters you use touch down or pass and so on
2014-08-07 06:27:26 PM kathyhughes with families invited to bring the snacks
2014-08-07 06:27:31 PM carriesl its fun the guys really like it
2014-08-07 06:27:35 PM tonyap1 i have ladies that love the game
2014-08-07 06:27:39 PM terridenisetyler good idea
2014-08-07 06:27:41 PM jackie3 sounds like fun!!!
2014-08-07 06:27:47 PM kathyhughes the ladies came too
2014-08-07 06:27:54 PM debbie134 We hold a tail gate party for each home game that is played on Sundays. Weeknight football games are too hard to do tail gate parties.
2014-08-07 06:27:58 PM terridenisetyler ladies love football
2014-08-07 06:28:00 PM kathyhughes and then they would make cards
2014-08-07 06:28:02 PM lizkanderson did you have a central tv in a large space?
2014-08-07 06:28:07 PM carriesl Ya i have some big football fans that are ladies
2014-08-07 06:28:12 PM jackie3 my residents...the usual crowd would complain and say we are doing the same stuff all the time
2014-08-07 06:28:18 PM kathyhughes we had a community room
2014-08-07 06:28:20 PM debbie134 We have a large tv in the recreation room
2014-08-07 06:28:31 PM carolynlnig None of our ladies re football fans, only one looks at the sports page in the paper
2014-08-07 06:28:38 PM fkirchgater goodnight all, thanks for the chat
2014-08-07 06:28:39 PM tonyap1 we have a 70 inch in the media
2014-08-07 06:28:45 PM lorig7 boomers, that is true. the owners, the old and the new, keep talking about laptops for the residents but never actually purchase. I wanted one for word game but never got. I kept saying it would be a great advertisement if the tours saw my group working with a laptop
2014-08-07 06:28:58 PM johndavid i would love to have a 70 in at work
2014-08-07 06:28:58 PM mariasweet I have used pop-popms and the the #1 fingers as props for the games
2014-08-07 06:29:00 PM carriesl we always have beer at the games but no body drinks it they just like to know they ccan
2014-08-07 06:29:17 PM lizkanderson maria, what?
2014-08-07 06:29:18 PM tonyap1 what about a table istead?
2014-08-07 06:29:34 PM debbie134 I have a group of ladies who are rabid football fans. One of our October outings is to go to Patriot Place and visit the Patriots Hall of Fame and go into Gilette Stadium. It helps that it is 30 minutes from the facility.
2014-08-07 06:29:45 PM tonyap1 lol tablet
2014-08-07 06:29:48 PM kathyhughes Ask families to donate their old laptops
2014-08-07 06:29:51 PM carolynlnig In our day center, nobody even wqatches the T.V. but we are only there in the daytimes m-f
2014-08-07 06:29:54 PM kathyhughes or tablets
2014-08-07 06:30:09 PM tonyap1 right
2014-08-07 06:30:12 PM lizkanderson I should work in a day center! no nights or weekends.
2014-08-07 06:30:23 PM lizkanderson never even thought of that :)
2014-08-07 06:30:27 PM carolynlnig Some have weekends
2014-08-07 06:30:38 PM mariasweet We have cheerleaders so when the football game is on they use pom-poms and the large we're number 1 hand signs
2014-08-07 06:30:40 PM lizkanderson oh, there goes that then haha
2014-08-07 06:30:52 PM carolynlnig Cool cheerleaders!!!
2014-08-07 06:30:55 PM lizkanderson ohh gotcha
2014-08-07 06:31:03 PM tonyap1 lol love the cheerleaders
2014-08-07 06:31:06 PM dthompson Pom-pom and other geer sounds like fun
2014-08-07 06:31:18 PM tonyap1 yes pom poms
2014-08-07 06:31:19 PM johndavid we have a plush football we toss with the residents during football games
2014-08-07 06:31:27 PM pawood we always have a game on the weekend for the guys and order pizza and beverages for them
2014-08-07 06:31:28 PM johndavid they really enjoy it
2014-08-07 06:31:30 PM tonyap1 cool
2014-08-07 06:31:33 PM mariasweet they really get into it
2014-08-07 06:31:34 PM lorig7 we did a community cookbook a few years back. I typed it into Printshop pro's program. pretty doable. Came out nice and could add clipart to each recipe. We got recipes from residents, staff, families, friends and we noted who gave the recipe as well
2014-08-07 06:31:36 PM kathyhughes We also made pins to sell with large pom poms and glitter pipe cleaners
2014-08-07 06:31:41 PM dthompson good activity throwing a football
2014-08-07 06:31:43 PM kathyhughes and a pin
2014-08-07 06:31:56 PM mariasweet cool idea
2014-08-07 06:32:02 PM kathyhughes right Donna
2014-08-07 06:32:12 PM carriesl i like the selling pins idea for foot ball fans?
2014-08-07 06:32:13 PM tonyap1 sounds great
2014-08-07 06:32:14 PM kathyhughes and throwing the flag!
2014-08-07 06:32:25 PM terridenisetyler lol
2014-08-07 06:32:30 PM jackie3 boy...ive missed all the new and fresh ideas.....what am i gonna do when class is over???
2014-08-07 06:32:33 PM tonyap1 yes we need to get flags
2014-08-07 06:32:48 PM pawood never thought of flags
2014-08-07 06:32:51 PM lorig7 the Patriots are playing their first preseason right now in the other room, I am not watching, really
2014-08-07 06:32:53 PM dthompson how big are the flags
2014-08-07 06:32:54 PM kathyhughes well we had large orange pom poms and made the SU letters from the glitter pipe cleaners
2014-08-07 06:33:08 PM tonyap1 sounds like football season is here
2014-08-07 06:33:11 PM lizkanderson I found a sister program randomly in a noncompetive district and she and I swap ideas
2014-08-07 06:33:12 PM debbie134 Lori, where are you from?
2014-08-07 06:33:27 PM carolynlnig lizk, good idea
2014-08-07 06:33:28 PM jackie3 thats cool liz
2014-08-07 06:33:28 PM kathyhughes the flags were actually washcloths from the Dollar Tree
2014-08-07 06:33:36 PM dthompson Good idea
2014-08-07 06:33:40 PM tonyap1 how cool
2014-08-07 06:33:44 PM terridenisetyler cute
2014-08-07 06:33:44 PM noemi Texans play tomorrow
2014-08-07 06:33:58 PM lizkanderson the resdients from both sites became pen pals too
2014-08-07 06:34:01 PM fkirchgater left the chat room
2014-08-07 06:34:10 PM tonyap1 dang i wished that I knew that we could have started our jersey day
2014-08-07 06:34:23 PM kathyhughes of course if you all share where you are from then you can have your residents talk smack to the other residents!
2014-08-07 06:34:29 PM johndavid haha
2014-08-07 06:34:36 PM jackie3 lol
2014-08-07 06:34:37 PM lorig7 Jackie, that sounds really great! We have no where to leave such things. Are they in their rooms or are they large?
2014-08-07 06:34:37 PM noemi i like the pen pals idea ive been thinking about that
2014-08-07 06:34:46 PM carriesl tonight is first preseason game Denver and seahwks residents are excited since we ended with them last yer
2014-08-07 06:35:01 PM carolynlnig Ten years ago, there was a pen-pal listing in Creative Forecast, where sites corresponded with other facilities all across the U.S. We went AZ postcards a lot
2014-08-07 06:35:19 PM jackie3 send me your email and ill send you the pic i used..there not very big
2014-08-07 06:35:21 PM lizkanderson that's cool. carolyn
2014-08-07 06:35:30 PM jackie3 they took them to their rooms
2014-08-07 06:35:34 PM johndavid good idea carolyn
2014-08-07 06:35:35 PM dthompson I like the pen-pals especially with rivals
2014-08-07 06:35:59 PM kathyhughes aren't you in New Jersey Donna?
2014-08-07 06:36:00 PM lizkanderson oh man. didn't occur to me to do penpals with the football rival city. that could get UGLY
2014-08-07 06:36:12 PM carolynlnig Sometimes, the cards we received were hand made cards of residents and all signed it efore they sent it to us
2014-08-07 06:36:17 PM dthompson No I am in Texas - the greater San Antonio area
2014-08-07 06:36:23 PM tonyap1 so excited we should all put our address on the forum so that we could start the pen pals
2014-08-07 06:36:26 PM kathyhughes sorry someone else
2014-08-07 06:36:32 PM lizkanderson totally tonya
2014-08-07 06:36:34 PM kathyhughes so you can talk smack!
2014-08-07 06:36:40 PM terridenisetyler lol

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