St. Luke Living Center
By SUE GUTSCH
St. Luke Living Center correspondent
March 30-April 5
The living center bakers "reported" to our kitchen Friday morning to assist Khrista in making banana-oatmeal-walnut drop cookies. It was a large batch, enough for sampling while warm and also to serve Saturday.
Pat Smith was here in the afternoon to call bingo and came back Saturday morning to lead rosary in the chapel.
Spring housecleaning was on the agenda Saturday as we intended to finish some art projects, accepting the help of Sue's granddaughters, Katie Remy and Erin Brooks. We shared opinions, asked for assistance, drank coffee, ate banana-nut cookies, and enjoyed the afternoon around the dining room tables. As is the case in many homes, we didn't make a "clean sweep," but not much was left before our project would be ready for display.
We may have been "April fooled" Sunday afternoon, but Shirley Bowers volunteered to lead our worship hour in place of the scheduled minister and the day was saved.
Spring colors "sprang up" on fingernails during pretty up Monday morning. Lillian's were exceptionally spectacular.
After lunch the card table was put into service by the pitch players, while others of us began our 2007 gardening venture. We planted three containers of flower seeds in the small plastic "nurseries" and placed them in our large dining room windows, where their every "move" will be eagerly watched.
We were pleased to have the Rev. Josh Wesner join the 9:30 walkers Tuesday morning as our numbers were few due to extenuating circumstances.
Speaking of spring spectaculars, you should see the three beauty shop hair dryers. Beautician Bonnie can dress up a plain little room as well as the ladies and gents who come in for her "services."
We matted our smaller art projects Tuesday morning and used them to produce a "coloring spring" bulletin board. The three much larger, professionally drawn pictures were placed on large room doors.
In the afternoon we "helped" the Ingalls family celebrate a wonderful Christmas "on the shores of Silver Lake" with homemade gifts and a large baked jackrabbit as the day's main course, shared with some unexpected friends.
The chapel was so full Thursday morning, our hymn-sing leader Lois Winter had to squeeze in when she arrived at 10 a.m. It proves there's always room for one more.
We have all heard of stuffed turkey, stuffed peppers, stuffed pillows, stuffed ballot boxes, stuffing envelopes, stuffed tummies, and even stuffed bras, but today we stuffed eggs — 18 dozen or more of the plastic variety. This stuffing was done in preparation for our annual Good Friday Easter egg hunt. I doubt many of us have hidden or hunted eggs in the snow, but this is a possibility this year.
