Pecan Grove (www.pecan-grove.net) Pecan Grove and Senior Residence

June 30, 2024

June 2024

Filed under: Senior Residence — knewman @ 4:02 pm

June has been a month of rejoicing, for different reasons. As many of you may know, Marilynn Frye passed away this month. It was truly a blessing that from the time she started hospice until she passed was short. If she had lingered on, her life would only have been pain and breathing difficulty. We will miss her humor and her kindness, but we know she has chosen the better part. Where she has gone we too hope to follow, and she has left a pristine example of how to do so.

Many came to Marilynn’s memorial service Saturday June 15th after she passed June 11. There were about 185 in attendance with many bringing dishes for pot luck afterwards. There were also close about 385 teleconference connections to listen to the service. Mona Reese, Esther Wahlin, Carl Hamilton, and Lyle Schober had the service. They recounted many sweet memories of their time with her, and expressed how much her life encouraged them to go deeper into prayer and thankfulness. Lyle later mentioned that she “preached her own funeral in life” which we can all agree with. Here are pictures of the chairs set up in the great room before the service, a picture during the service, and Marilynn’s portrait near some flowers.

The residents, staff, and friends here decided to hold a little burial for the spreading of Marilynn’s ashes at the pond. The idea was suggested by her brother, Doug Frye, and everyone was asked to mention a few words for her. We sang a hymn, everyone had a word, and then her ashes were poured out. Each one honored Marilynn by leaving a rose in the pond before finishing with another hymn. Here are some photos of the burial with everyone in attendance, the roses circling on the pond, her cremains box, and lastly when everyone was leaving.

  • All who could attend
  • Casting roses
  • Marilynn’s Cremains Box
  • Disembarking from the burial

As we mentioned earlier, we have had other reasons to rejoice this month. We had two birthdays back to back. First was Joyce Naber who turned 81 and the next day Gwen Farmer who turned 90! Here they are about to enjoy their cakes.

  • Happy to be 90
  • Flowers and Smiles

It has been hot and wet still, so nature has been showing its abundance. Here are pictures of a large Rat Snake Kenny found on the road, and some neighborly goats who come to graze the horse pasture.

  • Rat Snake
  • Billy Goats Gruff

Resident Journals

Marilynn Frye

Right up to the end Marilynn was receiving caring visitors. Her sister-in-law, Barb Frye’s sister, Mary Spinner, came right at the end to take care of her. Mary was the only one with her at the very end. Before that she had visits from Ellen Griswold, Brenda Husman, Fe Gatan and Sue Dawson, as well as some of the Newmans, Suttons and Uzzells. Here they are posing with her, and Mary posing with Kathy in the entry way.

  • Ellen Griswold, Marilynn, and Brenda Husman
  • Uzzells
  • Newmans
  • Mary Spinner and Kathy
  • William, Gage and Dorthy Sutton

Alice Oetken

Alice is doing well, she sometimes gets confused with her phone and how to operate it. Other than that, she remains happy to see all our visitors and tries to spend as much time with them as possible. Here she is with Fe Gatan and Sue Dawson when they came to see Marilynn.

  • Sue Dawson, Alice, and Fe Gatan

Ronald Elliott

Ronald is doing well, he still has trouble figuring out his phone and tablet but doesn’t give up. He received some visitors this month also, Ernie, Steve and Rita Blackburn. Here he is lost in thought on the patio and posing near the piano with his company.

  • Marie, Alice, Rita, Steve, Ronald, and Ernie Blackburn

Esther Duncan

Esther has been doing great, she is currently on a month long trip to Ireland. She is getting to spend time with her sister and family as well as go to two conventions. She has sent greetings and says how much fun she is having. Here she is joyfully embarking on her voyage and with her sister in Ireland.

Elsie Schroeder

Elsie has had a few visits from her family this month. First was her granddaughter, Candace Sandon and her three children AJ, Miles, and Brynna. Then Elsie’s grandson, Theron, came for a day with Angela and their three children Everett, Lewis, and Camille. Here they are fishing at the pond, and Miles with a fish he caught, and Elsie posing with Candace and her children.

  • Look how big it is!

Marie Mounce

Marie is doing the same, still loves to bring her Cajun experience into the kitchen. This time she made Shrimp Scampi over noodles. Here she is with her creation, and the pasta by itself.

Elton Cleveland

Elton is slowing down, mostly in the hearing and comprehension department. His son, David, came for a while to help him with this new transition. Here they both are at the burial.

Joyce Naber

Joyce is doing well, the routine here keeps her focused and happy. She also had a birthday right before Gwen and they enjoyed each others celebrations very much. Here she is with the puzzle crew at the puzzle table, and again at a different angle with her cake.

Gwen Farmer

Gwen had her 90th birthday this month and still shows no signs of slowing down. She loves to read the newspaper and spend hours doing puzzles with Joyce and Elsie. During her birthday lunch she told of her journey over to Korea and the conditions she traveled under. She then shared a Korean birthday custom with Kathy. Here she and Marie are folding the memorial service pamphlets for Marilynn’s service.

Fern Duncan and Gilbert Reese

Fern and Gilbert stay about the same. Fern is fairly responsive these days and she seems to recognize and appreciate her company. Salena takes her mail and reads it to her, which usually brings a smile. Here she is with Rita Blackburn, and then both Gilbert and herself with Ronald, then today with Kathy and Marie.

Thank you for your continued interest in us here.

Kenny and Ken

May 30, 2024

May 2024

Filed under: Pecan Grove,Ponds,Senior Residence — knewman @ 6:43 pm

May has been very wet and windy. We received over twenty inches of rain in May! Our pond and lake were overflowing. We are in a high location, so there are no problems with any of our buildings. Areas north of us and south of us have received over 40 inches of rain, so we are fortunate!

  • who needs a bridge anyway
  • overflow from lake into the horse pasture
  • what a mess!
  • clearing the pond drain

Some creatures really thrive in the wetness. Like our new resident beaver for example, here are some close up shots of him moving around.

This rain is certainly good for one thing, gardening! Here are some pictures of the garden that Esther is tending, and the flowers Marie has planted. They have certainly taken off! Lastly, here is a picture of a Nectarine tree that has been very fruitful this season, the fruit is juicy and delicious!

  • Nectarines

Despite the rain we still found beautiful days for some outdoor fun. We had a quick picnic for the residents with good ol’ southern cooking. Here they all are on the porch chowing on chili and cornbread, and Kenny serving coffee.

We had many visitors this month. Kent and Linda Opel stopped by with Fe Gatan. Abigail’s car has been acting up so Kent came to trade one of his with it so that he could work on it. Here they are after lunch with Esther, Joyce, Marie and Gwen.

Sue Dawson visited with her parents, Jean and Connie Dawson, who live in WA. They know all the residents well and wanted to sing Spanish hymns with those who laboured in Latin America. Here they are singing the hymns, and just the three of them, and lastly posing with most of our residents in front of the fireplace.

  • Connie, Jean and Sue Dawson

Elsie had a nice visit over Memorial Day weekend. Her granddaughter Candace Sandon and her three children AJ, Miles, and Brynna came first followed the next day by Candace’s parents, Don and Becky Schroeder.

  • Candace, Brynna, AJ, and Miles Sandon
    Elsie, Becky and Don Schroeder

Ty and Amy Nordic brought 7 Husky/Wolf pups to visit. The residents enjoyed them!

Three sisters from the next field east of us in Louisiana came for a doctor’s appointment and to avoid flooding where they were. Lyle and Timothy visited for lunch one day. Dominique had a birthday in May.

  • Ruth Warner, Marilyn Stafford, and Anna Cronk
  • Timothy Uzzell and Lyle Schober

Kathy and Dominique had birthdays in May.

  • Ken and Kathy
  • Mimi and Dominique

Resident Journals

Elsie Schroeder

Elsie is still doing well, she focuses on others mostly. She likes to encourage Joyce and Alice to take walks with her, and spends quite a bit of time each evening doing the puzzles with Gwen. After that one particularly wet week this month Joyce and Elsie decided to survey the damage on a clear sunny day.

  • Shady summer walks
  • nature can sure make a mess

Marilynn Frye

Marilynn’s heart function continues to deteriorate, causing her to retain fluid, causing shortness of breath. Her oxygen levels have been increased to keep her comfortable. She was put on to palliative care last week and then today on hospice. They gave her a hospital bed which allows her to sleep better. Here she is holding another puppy with Amy Nordic.

Esther Duncan, Marie Mounce, Alice Oetken and Gwen Farmer

We’ll lump these 4 residents together because they all do well and are a big help to those doing less well. You can see all these resident’s smiling faces in the previous photos enjoying all our company, both furry and human.

Elton Cleveland and Ronald Elliott

Elton and Ronald are doing about the same, maybe a little more frail. They are also in previous photos…

Joyce Naber

Joyce is unsteady on her feet when walking outside. Thankfully, Elsie and Esther know this and take her too hand. Here she is after one of her summer walks with her two walker buddies Elsie and Alice relaxing on the porch.

Gilbert Reese and Fern Duncan

Gilbert and Fern (who are in the Park Manor nursing home in Conroe) remain much the same. Fern says less and less, but responds well to comments, especially humor. Here are some pictures of them this month.

  • Gilbert and Esther
  • Fern while Esther read her mail to her
  • Dominique, Mimi, Kathy and Ken with Gilbert

Thanks for your interest in us here!

Ken and Kenny

April 30, 2024

April 2024

Filed under: Pecan Grove,Senior Residence — knewman @ 5:54 pm

April is another big birthday month, and we do our best to celebrate accordingly. First was Kenny’s birthday, here he is with his Dragon Ball themed birthday cake and gifts, then with the younger staff. Salena made a little boy’s wish come true with this one!

  • Totally Overjoyed
    Marie, Salena, Kenny, Abigail, Andray and Ronald
  • best birthday cake ever
  • Andray, Kenny, Salena, Brittany, Abigail

Next was Shawn’s birthday, he turned the big 5.oh! He celebrated with us and even cooked his own birthday lunch. Here he is with his Tres Leches cake that reminisces about his lost youth. He also was given a hard hat to protect him from “Senior Moments”. Here is his cake, him with his cake and trying on his new protective wear.

  • Ronald, Shawn, Anita

Lastly but not least we had two birthdays in one: Ken (67) and Alice (95). They celebrate together every year but this year actually got to split the cake. Here they are with a his and her themed cake and many happy celebrators.

  • Kathy, Ken, Alice

April has also been a whirlwind of quick meaningful visits. Several visitors have said they have been attempting to come for quite a while and things just kept popping up. First of which was Kathryn Huisman and Lavonne Stipp who came to see Elsie. Here they are chatting in her room.

Lavonne, Elsie, Kathryn

Nathan and Allison Potter from Mountain Peak came for another brief visit. Here they are with Ken, Kathy and all the residents except Elton.

Marilynn’s brother, Doug and his wife, Barb were able to come for a few days. They have not seen each other in person in many years so it was special for them to catch up. Here they are in Marilynn’s room with the Shawn and the Overby’s.

Long time friend of the ours, Herbie Barnett, came for a visit with his brother, Paul. Herbie and Ronald were co-workers long ago so Herbie felt he wanted to visit his old friend. Here they are together in the entry way, and again with his brother, Paul.

All of us enjoyed a visit from three out-of-state sister workers: Stacey Seidlitz, Ruth Warner, and Mindy Yule. Stacey was on our staff for several years and knows most of our workers well. Mindy was a co-worker with Joyce over the years. Here they are with Elsie and some of our workers, and again with their companions.

Resident Journals

Joyce Naber

Joyce does well, especially with the helpful direction of Esther. She has quite the appetite, and loves apples. Here she is asking to “lick the bowl” after a good meal, and again playing the piano, and lastly with her friend and co-worker Melinda Yule.

  • Joyce liked it so much she wanted to lick the bowl
  • Still Got It
  • Mindy and Joyce

Alice Oetken

Alice has been doing great for 95! She still enjoys time spent with her cat Kitty Kitty and walks with Joyce or Elsie often. She had several family and friends call her for her birthday and send their best wishes. Here she is admiring her flowers, and kitty kitty on a table in her room.

Ronald Elliot

Ronald has been going to speech therapy recently. He was given take home exercises to try and improve his speech and vocal cord strength. Unfortunately he was not remembering to practice them and the therapist was not able to see much improvement. However, she was really talkative and interested in hearing about his ministry which perked him up and made him more excited for the visits.

Marie Mounce

Marie still likes to bake and garden. This year she felt less sure of herself helping out with the large garden so she instead has been focusing on the smaller pots close to the porch. Her sister thoughtfully gave her some seeds to plant in them which she cherishes dearly.

Gwen Farmer

Gwen has been doing well, she enjoys the challenge of a good puzzle just like Elsie. She was recently visited by her good friends Leon and Diane Richter. Here they are enjoying a talk on the porch.

Marilynn Frye

Marilynn always appreciates visits from her old co-workers and close family members. Especially those who can reminisce about Minnesota with her. Here she is in her room with her brother Doug and his wife Barb, and again with her previous co-workers.

Esther Duncan

Esther still gets along well. She renewed her drivers license (photo ID) this month! Also, we have started back up our garden and Esther has taken it on with gusto. Here she is planting and again with Salena at the garden box.

Elton Cleveland

Elton has had more difficulty, mostly due to his hearing loss. The doctor removed wax from his ears today, so hopefully his hearing will improve. He still loves his sweets, playing the piano, and taking naps!

Elsie Schroeder

Elsie always enjoys her personal visitors. This month was special with several arrivals. Here she is with her daughter-in-law Becky and Becky’s sister Mary.

Mary MacAdams, Elsie and Becky Schroeder

Gilbert Reese and Fern Duncan

Gilbert has been doing well after turning 100. He still enjoys eating in his spot near the window and receiving guests. Gloria Reese, Gilbert’s Niece and her family came for a belated celebration with him. She brought her son and his family Brendon, Katie, Makenzie, Marie, Zoie and Zaida. Here they are with uncle Gilbert in front of his favorite window.

Fern continues to decline, though at times she is able to visit. During a visit with Salena she was able to talk by phone with Sherdenia Dunn and Nadene Laird.

We had a lot of wild flowers and a lot of rain in April. Here are some of us watching the eclipse.

  • Lake flooded over pier
  • Paint Brush and Blue Bonnets
  • Esther, Shawn, Wayne, Anita, Elsie, Dawn, Alice

Thanks for your interest in us here!

Ken and Kenny

March 31, 2024

March 2024

Filed under: Pecan Farming — knewman @ 7:05 pm

March came in like a Lamb, which we are thankful for. Here is a picturesque view of the fountain, showcasing just how beautiful of a month it has been. Also, a beaver has returned to our pond! Here it is nibbling on some trees near the edge of the pond, and lastly a nearby pond neighbor: a water moccasin.

  • Evening Glow
  • Beaver Buffet
  • Eat and Run
  • Deadly Neighbors


We had several birthdays in March so the month flies by. First was our beloved manager Salena’s birthday. Here she is with her new plush toy whale shark, and again at the dinner table as well as taking her turn posing with a puppy. Lastly, we have a shot of her thematic birthday cake and her resting her eyes for a bit.

  • happy with her new whale shark
  • puppy love is the best
  • ocean themed birthday cake
  • relaxing after gospel meeting

Esther turned 90 this month! We always enjoy her birthdays because we always serve her favorite: Lamb. She had a very festive party, with many a shamrock to commemorate her St. Patrick’s Day Irish heritage. Here she is at the table enjoying her themed birthday, and one of Abigail and Salena serving the cake.

  • Clover glasses are a nice touch
  • 1,2,3 90!
  • Green all around

Don and Jenny Waldo came for a visit with their three kids Ava, Jaina and Oscar. Here is everyone at the lunch table and again with the whole family taking a photo.

  • Friends and Family Around The Lunch Table
  • Newman’s, Kelleher’s, Furrow’s and Waldo’s

We had several special visitors come this month. First, Ty Nordics parents, Gary and Sharon came to visit him and stay with us. It was his birthday so they came to celebrate with us. Here they are with the two Joyce’s in front of the fire place.

Some of our visitors where just passing through and could only stay for a meal. Here is LeRoy Sandford and his niece Virgie Sandford, as well as two of our workers who came for a quick visit, Joyce Lawrence and Emma Perez. The second photo is of them with Salena, and again with all of our worker residents. Next is of our visitors Tony and Donna Hottell who brought a friend Val Killam for lunch. Lois Pace came down from Minnesota to spend the winter in the valley. She knew that Marilynn was here but did not realize that she would recognize so many of our friends here. Here she is with our resident Minnesotans. Blair and Deb Hoseth, Tom and Jean Jeske and Steve and Wynesta Dale also visited.

  • Leroy and Virgie Sandford
  • Emma, Salena and Joyce
  • Emma and Joyce with our workers
  • Tony, Donna, and Val Killam with the residnets
  • Minnesotans with Lois Pace
  • Blair and Deb Hoseth with Patty Maki
  • Tom and Jean Jeske with Esther
  • Steve and Wynesta Dale with Kathy and Ken

Andray has continued working with Kenny around the farm. They have had some interesting escapades recently, such as finding multiple crawfish and burning one of our large burn piles. Here is Andray holding some crawfish and again using a flame thrower to start the bonfire.

  • Too Cute To Eat
  • Mud Bugs
  • Getting Progressively Larger
Quickest way to start a fire!

Kathy had knee replacement surgery this month. Her knees have been bothering her for a while now, but she seems to be recovering well with the help of physical therapy. Here she is just after returning home from the hospital.

Happy to be on the mend

Resident Journals

Ronald Elliott

Ronald had his niece, Mary Becker, and her husband, Mike Harvey, came for a while. They spent a lot of time playing scrabble and reminiscing. Here he is all tuckered out after a long morning of visiting.

  • boring news day
  • Niece Mary Becker

Esther Duncan

Esther does very well and likes to help out in the kitchen or make a dessert. She takes good care of Joyce and Marilynn, checking in on them daily and making sure Joyce has a walking buddy when she wants to go feed the fish. Her favorite holiday is the good old Irish holiday of St. Patrick’s Day where she can dress in green and celebrate her heritage. Here she is in two different dresses posing with a little toy leprechaun.

Elton Cleveland

Elton is still the same, except his hearing is worse. He claims that when he eats the chewing makes him go deaf! We all do our best to get through to him anyway. He still plays the piano everyday and the residents are always grateful. Here he is at his favorite restaurant Golden Coral, getting a dessert plate.

Always room for more dessert

Marie Mounce

Marie is still struggling with her blood pressure issues. Now she tells us that when her blood pressure is low she gets weak and shakes. The doctor is still trying to nail down an appropriate combination of meds at specific times. Here she is cleaning chickpeas to make Hummus with Joyce, and then cooking breakfast pitas.

  • Gotta Love Hummus
  • Breakfast Pitas

Alice Oetken

Alice stays about the same. Here she is in a group photo with Jim and Kathy Edwards from Minneapolis.

Alice in the middle, Kathy and Jim to the right

Joyce Naber

Joyce’s brother, Galen and wife Marilyn visited from Minnesota. They had wonderful visits, looking at old pictures and discussing family.

Joyce, Galen, Marilynn, Marilyn and Marie

Elsie Schroeder

Elsie’s still working on puzzles! Her son Don and wife Becky visited and played Scrabble and Hand and Foot with her. Elsie usually wins!

  • Don, Elsie and Becky

Marilynn Frye

Marilynn is doing about the same. She still uses oxygen most of the time. Her brother Doug and Barb Frye are planning on visiting in April. Here she is with Joyce and Lois Pace.

Joyce Naber, Lois Pace and Marilynn Frye

Gwen Farmer

Gwen is also about the same. She’s on this picture with the Hottells at the right.

Fern Duncan and Gilbert Reese

Fern and Gilbert are doing about the same. We often find Gilbert in his spot near the window and Fern in bed. This time when Elton went for a visit with Abigail they were both asleep, but happy for a visit. Fern doesn’t respond much during visits but she smiles a lot. Here they are with Elton.

February 29, 2024

February 2024

Filed under: Pecan Farming — knewman @ 5:03 pm

February has been mild which allows the residents ample time to go for their walks. We had several special visitors this month who knew most all of our residents and brought tidings from their different states.

There were not as many birthdays this month, only two — Patty Maki and Mimi Mille. Patty had quite the turn out, and we enjoyed her three layer cake of berries and lemon. Salena put dried pansies on the outside because Patty loves gardening. Here she is at the table, and again in the entrance posing with her party goers.

  • Flowers add a nice touch
  • Always happy to celebrate with friends
  • Carl Hamilton, Dickie Beeman, Esther Duncan, Patty Maki, Marie Mounce, Fe Gatan, and Gwen Farmer

Mimi Mille came to celebrate with us at the end of the month. She does so much for the residents out here and we all really appreciate her. Here she is with her French inspired Tiramisu Crepe Cake.

  • Happy to celebrate with you!
  • Tiramisu Crepe Cake

Lyle Schoeber came for a visit with all of us. He was our special meeting visitor and stayed to share a few words of wisdom with our eager listeners. Afterward we had a hymn sing to close out the visit. Here is everyone at the table, and again during the hymn sing.

  • potluck special meeting visit
  • Hymn Sing
  • Beautiful Melody

Kathy’s aunt, Jane Jacobson (MT), visited for a few days. Here she is with Sue Dawson.

Esther’s good friend Carolynn Dunn came with some of her friends, Andrew and Sherry Aragon. They drove from Albuquerque to share a leg of lamb with us, which they know is a favorite of Esther’s. Also, it just so happened to be Mardi Gras that day, so Abigail made a king cake for us. Here is everyone at the table, and Abigail presenting her king cake.

  • Andray Howell on the right. It is always exciting to be having lamb.
  • Celebrating Cajun Style

Shawn was so excited that we were having lamb that he asked Kenny to write a poem about lamb. He enjoyed it so it was passed to everyone to read. Here is what Kenny wrote.

Clarence came to pick up Carl and take him to be at the Sathoff’s. This happened to be the same time as Elsie’s return with Becky and Lana. Joyce Lawrence was here for a quick visit and to collect her mail. Here is a table picture of everyone enjoying a good spaghetti dinner.

The Sunday morning meeting here on the farm was moved from the Hoffman’s home and into the residence. This helps the residents get to meeting without as much exertion. Marilynn, with her oxygen, appreciates the move as it does not take as much out of her to go to meeting now. Here is a photo of our Sunday morning meeting attendees missing only the Milles who were away.

Thankful to have fellowship with faithful people

The men have been working hard dealing with a lot of dead trees and downed limbs across the property. We enlisted the help of one of our friends, Andray Howell, who has been working here off and on throughout the month. We have him doing odd jobs, but mostly running a chain saw to remove the dead trees. There were two dead sweet gum trees near the Bunkhouse that had rotted so bad they had become hollow. Here is a picture of Andray up in the bucket ready to start cutting the trees.

  • Can’t have fear around here
  • Who knew this is what you would be doing today?

Dawn and Wayne had a visit from Dawns brother and his wife: Kelly and Marlene Olson, from Idaho. Here they are after our Wednesday afternoon study meeting.

Dawn and Wayne Overby with Kelly and Marlene Olson

Here are some miscellaneous shots of daily life here at PG. First is of Shawn cleaning the oven, next is the February study board drawn by Salena. Followed by Abigail’s’ valentine-inspired cupcakes and a happy accident that happened when Joyce tried to pass the salt but it got away from her. Also, here are the grand kids, each with one of the new puppies, and the puppies in their pen. Last, is a hand drawn picture which Marilynn asked Abigail to create in honor of the staff during our covid lockdown last year.

  • Scrub Scrub Scrub
  • Complex but meaningful studies this month
  • Happy Valentines Day!
  • When the salt losses its savor
  • a puppy for everyone
  • Fluffy Galore
  • Marilynn’s commissioned art work

Ty and Amy Nordic’s daughter Shanaye Raschein is having a baby, so they held a baby shower for her. She meets with us sometimes and knows the residents, so she invited all the ladies from PG to attend. Here you can see Marie helping Joyce with one of the baby shower games.

  • baby games

Ken and Kathy took a trip to OK and AR. One place they visited was Redbud Canyon. It was good to meet the residents and staff there, and to compare notes with Rusty and Amy Willhoite. Ken liked the blood moon puzzle/picture they had on wall (behind Amy), so he ordered one. Elsie and Gwen are now challenged with a 1500 piece puzzle!

Resident Journals

Alice Oetken

Alice has been about her usual just more tired. She seems to be sleeping a lot more during the day and staying up at night. This means that she has trouble making it out to things when she gets overly tired. Here she is in her favorite chair enjoying some one-on-one time with Kitty Kitty and again with her favorite cup.

  • If you sit I sit
  • It isn’t lunch without tea

Joyce Naber

Joyce is still her sweet self, she likes to get a laugh when the visitors are around. She had shots in both of her eyes this month, but the doctor said that they seem to be working. So she no longer needs them every four weeks, but can get them every eight weeks. Here she is with Marie at the baby shower sharing a laugh about the answers to a quiz.

fun for everyone

Gwen Farmer

Gwen has been growing accustomed to living here. She struggles with different food ailments and has been helping the staff to find out what she can and cannot eat. Here she is with two of her old companions, Fe Gatan and Alice Oetken.

  • Companions Reunited

Marie Mounce

Marie has been doing well, the staff still continues to monitor her blood pressure several times a day. She is one that likes to get out and do things. She goes to town often for the shopping trips. Here she is happily sharing her newly blossomed orchid, and again with her new recipe: Swedish meatball pizza.

  • spring unfolding before your eyes
  • if its good its good

Elsie Schroeder

Elsie was taken up to San Antonio to attend Louis interment. Becky Schroeder came the day before to pick her up and drive her there. She enjoyed seeing her family again, and having of a reunion. Here she is after returning from her trip with her daughter-in-law Becky Schroeder and granddaughter Lana Newman. Next, she is at the puzzle table with our visitors Andrew and Sherry Aragon. Lastly, with Gretchen Weiss who came for a visit after hearing how much her sister Eileen enjoyed it.

  • Becky, Elsie and Lana
  • Andrew and Sherry Aragon at the puzzle table
  • Like a second mother to me

Elton Cleveland

Elton is doing well, there is not much change in his condition. Elton’s daughter, Karen, stayed with us for a few days. His son, David, came to see them. He still plays the piano everyday and has steady correspondence that he looks forward to. Here he is with his daughter, Karen, in front of the fire place, at the entrance, and again with them both Karen and David outside.

  • Happy to have both kids here

Ronald Elliott

Ronald has been having back pain again. The topical ointments and creams we have tried are no longer providing any relief. His nurse prescribed him a higher dose of his pain medicine which seems to be working. Here he is with his daily reading of the newspaper, and getting a dose of puppy love.

  • must be a bad news day
  • Puppies bring joy to our faces

Marilynn Frye

Marilynn has her good days and her bad days. She receives physical therapy regularly and is moving around easier, but she still uses oxygen everyday. When seated or resting she does not need to wear it, but when walking she definitely needs it. Here she is posing with her old companion, Sue Dawson.

Sue Dawson and Marilynn Frye

Esther Duncan

Esther does well, she keeps up with a lot of correspondence and seemingly receives mail almost daily. She helps out around the kitchen everyday, and usually conscripts Joyce to help her set up the breakfast table. Her friend, Carolyn Dunn, came to visit and brought Esther her favorite: lamb. We all appreciated the kind gesture, and Esther made it taste fantastic. Here she is with her friend Carolyn Dunn and again with Shawn enjoying a visit from the puppies.

Carl Hamilton

Carl has been staying with us while he received physical therapy. He was evaluated and released at the end of the month. He is now back with Clarence and they intend to hold gospel meetings soon. Here he is happily helping with the dishes. Carl was at Chad Wooten’s when he fell sick, so Chad visited him at PG.

  • Cleaning up at PG
  • Chad Wooten and Carl

Gilbert Reese and Fern Duncan

Gilbert and Fern have been doing about the same. They enjoy getting mail and having it read to them. Fern is completely bed ridden but the staff keeps her clean and healthy, and often clear when we come for a visit. Gilbert’s memory is not what it once was but his spirit is sweet and endearing. Here he is in his spot by the window, and Fern happy to chat with Marie.

  • Laughter for the mail bringers
  • Fern talking with Sherdenia Dunn
  • Gilbert at his window with Kathy

In honor of February we must say we love all of you who keep up with the blog and remember the residents. We truly appreciate all of your consideration and correspondence with them. It brightens up their day to hear from you and to know they are remembered.

Kenny & Ken

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