Take Five. If you have 5 minutes to ponder why not “spy on mom” and get something of an idea of what her life is like on a pretty active Saturday afternoon.
It might be easier to follow if I sub-title some of the action.
In Part One:
Mom has just returned from a Saturday afternoon musical performance at the Villas which apparently included lots of songs from her past that brought back nice memories. Garden Villas has events like this several times a month and there is usually a big turn out because all of the residents love to take a stroll down Memory Lane.
Part Two:
I’m attempting to get a efficient dining chair for mom with arms that will help her stand up and stay balanced. I’ve brought in a variety of chairs from the house and so far none have been acceptable. Mom seems to like this one but I must tell you it only lasted for one day.
Part Three:
Each week all of the residents are required to fill out a dinner menu for the following seven days. There are several choices with in each section of the daily menu and for mom to complete even one day is an accomplishment — to cover seven days is next to impossible without some assistance. In the end the real deal is – you get what you ordered. And they bring the original order sheet to the table along with the meal you have selected. There is no place for “I didn’t order this” This clip is just showing the menu process for Monday. It took about a half an hour to make the selections for all seven days.