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THE CHATTER BOX MARCH 2018 ISSUE INSIDE THIS ISSUE: The Administrator s

3 Monthly Birthdays & Anniversaries - p. 4 Bowling News - p.

7 1 Our New Employees - p.8 Our New Residents - p.

1 THE CHATTER BOX MARCH 2018 ISSUE INSIDE THIS ISSUE: The Administrator s Note - pp. 2-3 Celebrating March - p.3 Monthly Birthdays & Anniversaries - p. 4 Bowling News - p. 5 Kings In A Corner - p. 6 Employee of the Month & Voting Information - p. 7 1 Our New Employees - p.8 Our New Residents - p. 9 Meet Your Neighbor - p. 10 Kathy s Corner - p. 11 Snippet of the Month - p. 12 Announcements - pp Jokes, Riddles & Poems Section - pp.13-14

2 The Administrator s Note Hello Everyone, March is really coming in like a lion! What a freak storm we just had with a near white-out blizzard accompanied with winds speeds dangerously close to that of a hurricane. In fact there were so many power outages all over the Lehigh Valley. My entire side of Allentown was out as well as many of my family members who are scattered throughout the eastern part of PA. In Nazareth, a building just like ours also lost power and didn t regain it for 3 days! We were spared but, for quite some time there, we too were on the edge of no power as our lights flicked off and on many times throughout Friday. I don t truly think that any of us really take the forces of nature for granite. We all know that hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, tidal waves and so-on do exist and that we are but small and fragile beings when compared to a strength of that magnitude. However, we do live with a certain over confidence, a certain arrogance when it comes to the reality that we might instantly loose our technology and be thrusted back 150 years. (To be continued on page 3) What the real lesson is, is humility 2

3 The Administrator s Note (Cont d.) So what s the message; what s the lesson? Is it to not take things and technology for granted for they could be suddenly swept away? Ehh, sure, but not really, that lesson is far to cliché to mean anything. What the real lesson is, is humility. The knowledge and acceptance that you are not the most powerful force in the universe and that every use of our machines is a blessing and a moment to be thankful for, not a moment that we deserve. Stay cozy and warm! - Dave Celebrating March Mad for Plaid Month Play the Recorder Month Women s History Month World Compliment Day March 1 Proofreading Day March 8 Shakespeare Week March St. Patrick s Day March 17 World Poetry Day March 21 Mom and Pop Business Owners Day March 29 3

4 March Birthday Celebrant Staff Anniversaries Marjorie S. Mar. 7th Tiffany B. 1st year anniv On Mar. 28th Happy birthday, Marjorie!!!! Congratulations!!!!! 4

: 120 Peg: 145 Phyllis: 117 Tina: 90 Vivian: 144 Wesley: 60 Great

5 Bowling News Our bowlers average scores from last month: Bernice B.: 131 Bill: 126 Dot c.: 159 Joe: 178 Margaret B.: 138 Pauline O.: 120 Peg: 145 Phyllis: 117 Tina: 90 Vivian: 144 Wesley: 60 Great game! Everyone is welcome, so please come and join in the fun!!! 5

6 Kings In A Corner Our card players score board: Marie: 1 Pauline: 1 Pearl: 1 Dot: 2 Game on! 6

Employee of the Month Employee of the Month Voting Information Craig Volious Dietary Department He s pleasant and always have the smile for us (residents). Great job, Craig!

7 Employee of the Month Employee of the Month Voting Information Craig Volious Dietary Department He s pleasant and always have the smile for us (residents). Great job, Craig!! April Employee of the Month voting will be collected 1 hour before and after the Resident Council Meeting, scheduled on March 15th at 2p.m.. We ll be providing you a print-out of our staff s pictures with their names on it to help identify the staff member that you would like to vote for. The ballots and drop box will be set on the activity table. Thank you very much. 7

8 Our New Employees Zugeila Rodriguez Nursing Dept. John Williams Nursing Dept. Kristopher Alvarez Dietary Dept. Welcome to the Abington family!! 8

9 Our New Residents Norma Perone Of Room 130 She was born in Philadelphia, PA & lived in Easton, PA Welcome to the Abington family, Norma!!! 9

Meet Your Neighbor Marjorie Schraff of Room 217 Marjorie was born and raised in Easton, PA and lived in Easton all her life. She went to Easton High School.

10 Meet Your Neighbor Marjorie Schraff of Room 217 Marjorie was born and raised in Easton, PA and lived in Easton all her life. She went to Easton High School. After high school, she took up book-keeping class at Churchman Business School. She later on got an office job accounting/finance department. The most memorable time in her life was when she got invited to perform at the State Theatre to tap dance on stage when she was eight years old. Her favorite hobbies was collecting coins and stamp. If she could travel again, she would want to go to Hawaii. 10

11 Kathy s Corner The Story Of Kate By Katherine Wismer LPN DORC The story of Kate is taking a break for a little while. Please stay tuned for the next episode.. 11

Snippet of the Month Egg-ceptional Spring Traditions With the arrival of spring on March 20 comes all the holidays and traditions associated with the end of winter: religious traditions like Passover

12 Snippet of the Month Egg-ceptional Spring Traditions With the arrival of spring on March 20 comes all the holidays and traditions associated with the end of winter: religious traditions like Passover and Easter, and Nowruz, the Persian New Year. All of these celebrations share an important symbol: the egg. For millennia, the egg has been an exalted symbol of birth, rebirth, and hope. Ancient Egyptians told stories of the sun god hatching from an egg. Sometimes the sun was considered an egg, laid each day by Seb, a cosmic goose and god of the earth. In Hinduism, the egg represents the makeup of the universe. The shell is the heavens, the white is the air, and the yolk is the earth. In the Persian story of creation, Good and Evil are locked in an epic battle. When Evil is hurled into an abyss, Good lays an egg, which represents the universe, with Earth suspended from the heavens as a halfway point between Good above and Evil below. Eggs have always been a symbol of the beginnings of the universe and life itself. No wonder that after the long dark of winter, with the return of the sun, eggs are revered as harbingers of life. When Jews sit together for the Passover seder on March 30, an egg will adorn the seder plate as a symbol of the ritual offering to the Temple in Jerusalem. Furthermore, the egg symbolizes you guessed it life itself. For Christians, Easter is a holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, so using an egg as a symbol of rebirth was a natural choice. The traditional color to dye Easter eggs is red, symbolizing the blood Jesus shed on the cross. In Macedonia, congregants bring their red eggs to Easter church services, and when the priest proclaims, Christ is risen, it is customary to eat the egg as a ritual breaking of the Lenten fast. Elsewhere, in Iran, Persians prepare for their new year, Nowruz, by preparing their ceremonial table, the haftseen, with symbolic foods and objects, including painted eggs representing fertility. All over the world, people will be looking at eggs in a different light. 12 Announcements LOST AND FOUND As As we we have have discussed discussed dur- during our our Resident Resident Council, Council, we will have a claim we will have a claim pile of lost items set up in the Activity pile of lost items set up in room every weekend the (Saturday Activity to Sunday). room every After a month, (Saturday all unclaimed to Sun- weekend day). items will After be moved a month, to for all unclaimed grabs pile items for another will two be moved weekends. to for Any grabs unclaimed pile for items another after then two will weekends. be discarded. Any unclaimed items after then THEME will be DRESS discarded. WEEK For THEME this month s DRESS theme WEEK dress week, wear 20s Era clothes For & accessories. this month s theme NOTE: dress We ll week, give away wear plenty your favorite tricky tray Easter tickets for Themed those of clothes who participate & accessories. in our Theme Dress Week NOTE: We ll give away plenty of tricky tray tickets for those who participate in our Theme Dress Week ST. PATRICK S DAY Come join in the celebration of St. Patrick s Day with all the fun activities to enjoy. EASTER EGG PAINT- ING & EGG HUNT Spread the word and don t miss the fun! Please check your calendars for more details!!

13 Jokes, Riddles & Poems Section: A Yolk A Day Let the Yolks Begin 1. Why did the chicken end up in the soup? Answer: Because it ran out of cluck 2. How did the egg get up the mountain? Answer: It scrambled up. 3. What do chickens serve at birthday parties? Answer: Coop-cakes 4. What do chicken families do on Saturday afternoons? Answer: They go on peck-nics. 5. What do you call a mischievous egg? Answer: A practical yolker 6. Why are chickens so neat? Answer: Because they always have a comb 7. Why did the chicken cross the playground? Answer: To get to the other slide 8. Why was the chicken thrown out of the baseball game? Answer: He was suspected of fowl play. 9. Why did the chicken cross the road? Answer: The CIA: Give us fifteen minutes with the chicken and we ll let you know. 10. How do chickens bake a cake? Answer: From scratch 11. Why did the chicken cross the road, roll in the mud, and cross the road again? Answer: Because it was a dirty double-crosser 13 Announcements (cont d) ACTIVITY MEN S SOCIAL STATIONS We Calling have out set all up the tables men at the out Activity there, Room the Men s with variety Social of is activities back! A to very choose nice gentleman, Tom, check from them one out, of have the from. Please some local church, fun and Cornerstone earn as many in Tricky Easton, Tray will Tickets be coming as you to can!!! join us. Please check your calendar for more details. ARTS & CRAFTS ARTS & CRAFTS Calling all our artists & crafters Calling out all there! our artists We d & like crafters out pictures there! of We d all like your to to take beautiful take pictures work. We of all will your post them beautiful in the work. Activity We Connection them for in display! the Activity Connec- will post tion for display! PROJECT MAKING PROJECT MAKING We re working on a new project We re every on month a project for making our annual mode Handmade again this Craft month!!! Fair that We we have hold lined here up before another the holidays. set of great We projects have lined to up another make this set year. of great projects to make this year. WE RE IN FACEBOOK! WE RE IN FACEBOOK! In case you or your family In is case not you aware, or your we family have is a not Facebook aware, we page! have Search a Facebook Abington page! Manor Search at Morgan for for Abington Hill and Like Manor us at Morgan Hill and Like us WE RE ON THE WEB! WE RE ON THE WEB! Our monthly newsletter and Our calendar monthly is now newsletter available and in calendar our website. is now Go available to in our theabingtonmanor.com/ website. Go to and theabingtonmanor.com/ follow Quick Links. and follow the Quick Links.

14 Jokes, Riddles & Poems Section (cont d): A Yolk A Day (cont d) 12. Why did the rubber chicken cross the road? Answer: Because she wanted to stretch her legs 13. What do you call a frightened scuba diver? Answer: Chicken of the sea 14. How long do chickens work? Answer: Around the cluck 15. How do chickens dance? Answer: Chick to chick 16. Did you hear about the chicken who would only lay eggs in the winter? Answer: She was no spring chicken 17. What do you get when you cross a chicken and a four-leaf clover? Answer: The cluck o the Irish 18. Why did the chicken join a band? Answer: Because it already had drumsticks 19. What do chickens study in school? Answer: Eggonomics 20. Why did the chicken lay her egg on an axe? Answer: She wanted to hatchet. 21. Why is it easy for chicks to talk? Answer: Because talk is cheep 22. What do eggs tell their children? Answer: Yolk tales 23. Why are chefs so mean? Answer: Because they beat the eggs 24. What do bad chickens lay? Answer: Deviled eggs 25. How does a chicken tell time? Answer: It looks at the cluck. 26. What do you call an explosive egg? Answer: A bombshell 27. What did the chicken say when it laid a square egg? Answer: Ouch! 28. What do you call a self-obsessed chicken? Answer: An egomaniac 29. Is chicken soup good for your health? Answer: Not if you are a chicken! 30. How do comedians like their eggs? Answer: Funny side up 31. Why did the turkey cross the road? Answer: It was the chicken s day off. 14

THE CHATTER BOX DECEMBER 2018 ISSUE INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

THE CHATTER BOX DECEMBER 2018 ISSUE INSIDE THIS ISSUE: The Administrator s Note - p. 2 Celebrating Decemberp.3 Monthly Birthdays - p. 4 Bowling News - p. 5 Kings In A Corner - p. 6 Our New Employees -