Volume 9, Issue 4 April 2018

37800 French Creek Road

Avon, OH 44011

440-934-5204 / 440-934-6388 fax www.avonoaks.net

My name is Lois Meredith. I was born in Lorain in August 1928. I went to Lorain High School. One of my favorite memories as a child was going to the

elementary school 2 doors down and swinging on the swings by myself. As a child I was shy. I wanted to grow up to be a homemaker.

I met my spouse in high school. After he came back from the service from Germany he asked me on a date and the rest is history. We married in January 1949. After we got married I quit my job as a long distance telephone operator and became a homemak-er. Dale and I had 4 children, Lynette, Mark (deceased), Scott and Nancy. We were married for 62 years. We have 5 grandchildren and 1 great grand-daughter.

My favorite thing about being married was having a family, building a home, and raising kids. The best part about being a parent is having maternal instincts. You always know what is wrong and when something is wrong.

When I was younger I would love to collect antiques. I would buy old furniture and refurnish them. I also used to love to bake nut rolls for Christmas. I remem-ber one Christmas I made over 100 for the telephone

company girls who didn’t have time for baking. I used the money to buy a Schwinn tandem bike which I still have 50 years later. My favorite holiday is Christmas. Some-one I looked up to growing up was my mother who had 7 kids. My favorite memory of my life was having my first child. My hob-bies included baking and antiquing.

One of my Greatest Accomplishments was rais-ing my 4 children.

My advice to others would be: Decide to be happy and smile and you will receive smiles in return.

One thing I would like to say is I really enjoy being at Avon Oaks. Everyone is very helpful and friendly. I advise everyone who needs assis-tance to come here.

My Life Story – Lois Meredith

Many Thanks!

Sheila St. Croix

Rosaline Carameli

Annette Winemiller

The Family of Carl Eaton Anchor Church Hand Bell Choir

7 Things You Never Knew Lemons Could Do - By Brianna Steinhilber

Keep Brown Sugar Soft: The juice isn’t the only useful

part of the lemon; its super moist and flavorful peel can work wonders in the kitchen too. Add a slice of the skin (with the pulp completely removed) to your box of brown sugar to keep it from clumping and hard-ening. This way, you won’t have to do any sifting the next time you make our Old-Fashioned Apple-Nut Crisp.

Crisp Your Lettuce: No need to toss that limp lettuce! A little lemon juice and water can help bring your leaves back to life. To crisp up limp leaves, soak them in a bowl of cold water and ½ cup of lemon juice, then refrigerate for about an hour. The leaves will come out revived and ready for eating. Try it out on a simple green salad topped with our Roasted Garlic Dressing.

Cook Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs: Even if you’ve mastered perfectly hard-boiled eggs, try brushing the eggshells with lemon juice before adding them to the pot for a little added insurance. The lemon juice helps keep the shells from cracking while they cook, and it also makes them easier to peel once they’re ready to eat. Try this technique before you enjoy the eggs in our Golden Polenta and Egg With Mustard Sauce.

Tenderize Meat: Lemon juice is a great meat tenderizer; the acidity gently breaks down the fibers in meat, leav-ing it scrumptiously fork-tender. See it in action with Steak Salad-Stuffed Pockets or our Moroccan Flavored Pork Ragu.

Put this zesty citrus fruit to good use with these unex-pected tricks that take some of the hassle out of your cooking session.

Health booster: Get in the habit of starting the day with a cup of hot water and lemon – it’ll kick start your metabolism and get your morning off to a healthy start!

What fewer people know is that lemons also have some unexpected uses. Here are seven ways the handy fruit can solve your trickiest kitchen dilemmas and help en-hance your meals.

Prevent Browning: A few squeezes of juice can do won-ders for avocado, apples, bananas, and peeled raw pota-toes, since lemon juice is just acidic enough to prevent the oxidation that turns produce brown. Try this trick the next time you’re doing meal prep ahead of time or when you set out a platter of fresh sliced fruit for dip-ping in a Chocolate Fondue.

To crisp up lettuce leaves, soak them in a bowl of cold water + ½ cup of lemon juice, then refrig-erate for an hour.

Stop Rice From Sticking: Have a problem with clumpy rice? You’re in luck – adding a few drops of lemon to your cooking water helps prevent the rice from sticking together. Added plus? The lemon juice will also whiten your rice and keep it looking great on the dinner plate! Try this tip with our Green Tea Rice recipe.

Patricia Anderson was referred to Avon Oaks follow-ing a fall down 8 steps, incurring multiple fractures. She was living in an assisted living facility at the time of her fall, and her goal was to return to the assisted living facility upon successful completion of physical, occupational and speech therapies. She faced a lot of obstacles during her recovery including pain and re-strictions on use of her broken limbs until they were healed. Patricia’s determination, motivation, as well as her good sense of humor contributed to her rapid recovery and successful return to her apartment.

Therapy Success Story— Patricia Anderson

Patricia Anderson

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BIRTHDAYS RESIDENTS AND STAFF

Dolores McWilliams 4/6

Giselle “Bunny” Kosi 4/8

Chris Taleff 4/8

Leo Direnzo 4/16

Julianne Jacovetti 4/16

Lillian Hastings 4/19

Gloria Smith 4/23

Lillian Hayden 4/25

Kristen Tobicash 4/1

Hayley Hribar 4/6

Jose Velez 4/9

Ken Enright 4/12

LaJoyce Johnson 4/13

Cynthia Ross 4/13

Aubree Gruntkowski 4/15

Jean Loeser 4/17

Amy Pfeil 4/21

Kaitlyn Squire 4/27

Amity Mills 4/27

Eric Seitz 4/29

April Happenings…

April Fools Day April 1st

Indians Home

Opener

April 6 th

Income Tax Day April 15th

National Volunteer Week

April 15th –23rd

Hairstylist

Appreciation Day

April 30th April is National Humor Month. National Humor Month was conceived as a means to heighten public awareness of the therapeutic value of humor. Laugh-

ter and joy - the benchmarks of humor - lead to improved well-being, boosted morale, increased communication skills, and an enriched quality of life. It's no coincidence that the month begins with April Fool's Day, a day which has sanctioned frivolity and amusement for hundreds of years. Humor as a tool to lift ailing spirits is an established notion supported by scientific research. The curative power of laughter and its ability to relieve debilitating stress and burn-out may indeed be one of the great medical discoveries of our times.

Do You Know Your Rights? 1. To confidential treatment of personal and medical records

and the right to approve or refuse release of those records to any individual outside the home, except in the case of transfer to another home, hospital, or health care system, as required by law or rule, or as required by a third-party payment contract.

2. To privacy during medical examination or treatment, and in the care of personal or bodily needs.

3. To refuse, without jeopardizing access to appropriate medi-cal care, to serve as a medical research subject.

President Richard Nixon established National Volunteer Week with an executive order in 1974, as a way to recognize and celebrate the efforts of volunteers. Every sitting U.S. president since Nixon has issued a proclamation during National Volunteer Week (as have many U.S. mayors and governors).

Since then, the original emphasis on celebration has widened; the week has become a nation-wide effort to urge people to get out and volunteer in their communities. Every April, charities, hos-pitals, and communities recognize volunteers and foster a culture of service.

St. Patrick’s Day 2018

National Healthcare

Volunteer Week

April 15th—21st, 2018

Anna Adkins

Dana Adkins

Sharon Aulisio

Dan Briehl

Dorrie Bommer

Mary Ann Brockett

Mary Brownfield

Fr. Tom Cleaton

Tom Czarney

Nancy Danese

Fr. Daniel Divis

Linda Dohanyos

Joe & Marian Ertler

Kathy Freeh

Andy Grove

Charline Hermann

MacKenna Hermann

Monica Hughes

Maurine Jacoby

Mary Kissel

Veronica Kowalski

Walter Leonard

Rodger Leonard

Maurine Mescan

Sharon Parham

Sharon Provenzale

Marilyn Richards

Rob Ryant

Marie Snavely

Eleanor St. John

Fr. Lawrence Tasko

Al and Sue Tegel

Thank You To All Our Volunteers.

Acorn Childcare What’s falling from the Acorn Tree??

Important Dates 4/6 Cleveland Indians Day

4/13 Music Class @ 10:15

4/16-4/20 Week of the Young Child

4/25 Earth Day, Every Day

4/27 Music Class @10:15

Indians Home Opener Help us celebrate the Indians home opener

on April 6th! Send your child to school

wearing their Indians gear!

Week of the Young Child –Spirit Week

The children and staff will be celebrating Week of

the Young Child April 16th-20th. The purpose of the Week of the Young

Child is to focus public attention on the needs of young children and their

families. It is also there to recognize the Early Childhood programs and

services that meet those needs.

April 16th Pajama Day and a Movie

April 17th Dress like your favorite Disney Character, Princess or Super Hero

April 18th Snow Cone and Mismatch Day

April 19th Field Day and Pizza Party *Wear your gym shoes today!

April 20th Bring your Lunch to School & Outback Ray Animal

Show @2:30

Graduation Ceremony & Party A big congratulations goes to Wyatt McDavid, Danny Moran,

Hunter Callaway, Benjamin McKelvey, Zoe Miller, Hunter Bax-

ter and Greyson Green on graduating preschool! We wish you the

best of luck in Kindergarten! We will be having a graduation

party on May 18, 2018 at 10:15. Parents of the graduating chil-

dren feel free to come in and bring your camera to take pictures

of your little one receiving their graduation certificate. After-

wards, the children will be having graduation cupcakes to

celebrate with their friends!!

April Birthday’s Greyson Green 4-10-13

Ryan Moran 4-25-11

Nina Daina 4-30-16

Save the Date

Wild Hooves Farm May 25, 2018

2:30-4:30

We will be having our 1st

Animal Zoo and Pony

Rides! We will have a Lla-

ma, Alpaca, Sheep, Goat,

Mini Donkey, Mini Mule

and a Mini Cow. We will

also have a pony for the chil-

dren to ride and grain to feed

the animals! If your child is

not schedule to come in that

day feel free to stop on in for

some fun! We will be send-

ing a permission slip home

in May for parents to sign in

order for your child to

participate in the riding of

the pony and feeding of

animals.

The 92 year old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight 0’clock, with her hair fashionably coifed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,” she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight year old having just been presented with a new puppy. “Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room…just wait.” “That doesn’t have anything to do with it,” she replied. “Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged, it’s how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have the choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day and all the hap-py memories I’ve stored away, just for this time in my life.” She went on to explain, “Old age is like a bank account, you withdraw from what you’ve put in. So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories. Thank you for your part in filling my Memory Bank. I am still depositing.” And with a smile, she said: “Remember the five simple rules to be happy.” Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Express gratitude.

Attitude of Gratitude www.keefamily.org/Sharing/Positive_Thinking.htm

Assisted Living Easter Tree Ilse Handschuh enjoying a beer on

ST. Patrick’s Day.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Happy Easter! 1 "Kids Book Day" 2 3 Ballroom Dancing Day 4 5 Indians Home Opener! 6 7

Storytime w/the kids 10:30 Rosary & Color Parade by the Kids Pinochle Club 10:00 Intergenerational Sweet Treat

Church Service 10:00 Choir Practice 2:30 Holy Communion 10:00 (wear Gray) 10:30 BIG Balloon Bash 10:30 Talent Show 10:00 Room to Room 10:30

Hospitality & Room to Bingo 2:15 - 3:15 Get Fit with Mo 2:30 Bingo 2:15 - 3:15 Catholc Mass by Fr. C 2:30

Easter Mass Room Visits 3:45 & 6:00 Hospitality & Room to Ballroom Dancing Video 3:15 Hospitality & Room to History of Baseball Video 3:00 "Soup's On" Game 2:30

by Fr. Tasko 2:00 Bingo 7:00 - 8:00 Room Vists 4:00 & 6:00 Stories & Hot Chocolate 7:00 Room Vists 4:00 Watch Indians Game 4:10

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Church Service 10:00 Color Mandalas & A Quick Pinochle Club 10:00 Color Parade by the Kids Mass Choir Practice 10:00 Music Class with the kids Sweet Treat

Color Quiz 10:00 CornHole Game 10:30 (wear White) 10:30 Catholic Mass by Fr. T 10:30 inside Day Care 10:15 Room to Room 10:30

Musical Guest: "Ed - The Choir Practice 2:30 Music Therapy: "The Great Get Fit with Mo 2:30 Bingo 2:15 - 3:15 Bingo 2:15 - 3:15

One Man Band" 2:30 Hospitality/Room Visits 3:45 American Songbook" One 2:00 "The Rainbow" Wordgame 3:15 Hospitality/Room Visits 4:00 Hospitality & Room to Sit Down Dancing &

Men's Game Night 7:00 Room to Room Visits 4:00 & 6:00 Bingo 7:00 - 8:00 Bible Study 7:00 Room Visits 4:00 & 6:00 Trivia Time 2:30

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Church Service 10:00 Bowling Game w/kids 10:30 Rosary & Pinochle Club 10:00 Catholic Mass by Fr. D 11:00 Basketball Game 10:30 Sweet Treat

Choir Practice 2:30 Holy Communion 10:00 Morning Matinee 10:00 Bingo 2:15 - 3:45 Intergenerational Room to Room 10:30

The Price is Right Resident Council 3:30 Bingo 2:15 - 3:15 Get Fit with Mo 2:30 Hospitality & Room to "Live Animal Show"

Guessing Game 2:30 Hospitality & Room to Hospitality & Room to "The Common Factor" Game 3:15 Room Visits 6:00 by Outback Ray 3:00 Avon Oaks Singin' Folks

Room Visits 6:00 Room Visits 6:00 Bingo 7:00 - 8:00 Room to Room Visits 6:00 Spring Choir Concert 2:30

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Horseshoes Game 10:30 Rosary & Pinochle Club 10:00 "Pigs in Puddles" Game Music Class with the kids Sweet Treat

Church Service 10:00 Choir Celebration 2:30 Holy Communion 10:00 Morning Matinee : with the Kids 10:30 inside Day Care 10:15 Room to Room 10:30

Hospitality & Room to Music Therapy: "The Great "Singin' in the Rain" 10:00 Bingo 2:15 - 3:45 Bingo 2:15 - 3:15

The Price is Right Room Visits 3:45 American Songbook" Two 2:00 Get Fit with Mo 2:30 Hospitallity & Room to Hospitality & Room to Classic Movie &

Guessing Game 2:30 Spring Paint Night 7:00 Hospitality & Room to "You Be The Judge" 3:15 Room Visits 6:00 Room Visits 4:00 & 6:00 Fresh Popcorn 2:30

Room Visits 6:00 Room to Room Visits 6:00 Bible Study 7:00

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Church Service 10:00 "My Two Cents" Game 10:15

Choir Practice 2:30

Musical Guest: Hospitality & Room to

Wally Maxima Sings 2:30 Room Visits 3:45 & 6:00

April 2018 Activity Calendar