Morgan Place News

Love is in the Air

February brings some fun events at Morgan Place.

We will start the month off with Chinese New Year and of course that means a Chinese

food lunch. The recreation team enjoys the fun and laughter as everyone figures out

what animal they are and their personality traits. This is the year of the Dog.

On February 14th we will be celebrating

Valentine’s Day with the Variety Plus Choir at 2:30. Wear your red and pink and join us on

this day of love.

Family Day is on Monday February 12th and it is a great day to visit your loved one. There will be no recreation or physio on this day.

The recreation team is always moving and keep the residents moving with morning

fitness groups and active games. We love to see the competitive side of everyone. Look

for Morgan Place Olympic Games!

Enjoy February everyone! Eleanor and Stacy

FEBRUARY 2018

SHROVE TUESDAY

February 13th

12:30 Pancake lunch

Served in all units

Wednesday February 28 is Anti

Bullying Awareness Day! Please join

us and support “PINK Shirt Day.”

We will be celebrating this day

with fun acts of kindness

throughout the building. If you

don’t have a pink shirt please

celebrate by wearing something

pink (ribbon, earrings, watch,

socks… anything PINK!)

February 2018

CELEBRATING

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS!

Feb 1st Harbhajan B Feb 2nd Bill T Feb 4th Vera C Feb 5th Roger C Feb 7th Wallace S Feb 9th Nancy P Feb 10th John L Feb 15th Jean T Feb 18th Edward S Feb 22nd Werner B Feb 24th Eunice C Feb 26th Gladys W Feb 26th Liz W Feb 27th Albert J Feb 29th Dennis C

HEALTH & SAFETY

A reminder to everyone to please continue to

use good hand washing and /or hand sanitizer

care. To those visiting at Morgan Place please

be sure to use hand sanitizers when entering

the facility and then again when you leave. We

have not experienced any facility out-breaks.

Great job! Let’s keep up the good work and

continue to be mindful of good hand washing.

It is always a good idea to check with your

Nurse.

Adaptive Clothing Adaptive clothing has been developed to address the needs of seniors who are unable to stand or walk or who have limited mobility. The clothing has been designed to make dressing easier for both the caregiver and those they care for. Caregivers are able to assist the person to dress while they remain seated or even lying down. Here is a suggested list of adaptive clothing companies: Neway Adaptive Clothing: Newayadaptiveclothing.com 604-940-9871 Carda Creations: Cardacreations.com Sales person for BC Veronica Barrera

604-5779-3675

February 2018

Many Canadians take the time to observe Groundhog Day on February 2nd each year. Groundhog Day focuses on the concept of a

groundhog coming out of its home in mid-winter to “predict” if spring is on its way in

the northern hemisphere. According to the legend, if it’s a sunny day

and the groundhog sees its shadow it becomes frightened and returns to its hole to

sleep and winter continues for six more weeks. If it doesn’t see its shadow, it

remains outside because the worst of the winter is over and warmer weather is on its

way.

Morgan Place

Bus Outings

February 7th Swiss Chalet

February 9th Scenic Drive

February 19th Scenic Drive

February 28th Spaghetti Factory

LET’S GO!

News from the

FISH department!

We are excited to have another tank of

beautiful fish located upstairs in the

Felden unit. Many of us are hypnotized

by their peaceful and serene nature,

creating a calming effect for a few

moments in our day. Watching fish swim

has many therapeutic benefits. It helps

decrease stress and anxiety and

energize the mind.

SPIRITUAL CARE

Sunday Services

2:30 in Bowden

February 4th with Aaron

February 11th with Aaron

February 18th with Candice & Nate

February 25th with Vanessa

Refreshments will be served

following the service

In Memory

Ken Croft Albert Styk

Elsa Day

CATHOLIC SERVICE

Feb 9th

Bowden Dining

Room

10:00am

To Do List From God

I ran my life in search of worldly things; My time and will were firmly in control.

I thought I had no need for what God brings; I gave no heed to murmurs from my soul.

“You’re planning, doing all the time,” it said, “But something else is missing deep inside.

Your mind is whirling, but your heart is dead, So turn to God and let go of your pride.”

I did, and God said, “Here’s My plan for you:

Give your life to Me, and just let go. Have faith and pray, and read the Bible through,

And you’ll have blessings more than you can know.”

So simple, yet it brings me perfect peace, Living life for God the way I should.

Direction, purpose, fullness and release—

Life with God is very, very good.

By Joanna Fuchs Submitted by Aaron

OUR HOMEMADE VALENTINE

By Richard Frankish (Bowden Resident) Written in 1996

Ruth gave birth to our first child, Lynn, on June 24th, 1945, while I was overseas. After experiencing the

last stages of pregnancy during hot weather she vowed that the rest of our children would be born in the early

spring about two years apart.

When Lynn was almost two, we were living in a one bedroom suite in the Dawson Huts. The Canadian

University Returned Men’s Association had persuaded the City and the Government to finance a scheme

whereby the former prefab U.S. army barracks at Dawson Creek could be dismantled, shipped to Edmonton

and reassembled to provide low rental housing for the veterans, with families, who were enrolled at the

University. The suites were allotted on a priority basis depending on the number of children and years of war

service. One bedroom suites were equipped with only a shower but two and three bedroom ones had a bathtub

in a larger bathroom. Realizing that we would be entitled to apply for a two bedroom suite, as soon as our

second child arrived, we took the necessary steps to assure that he or she would be born in February of 1948.

In our court our most friendly neighbors were Effie and Walter Biggs and Frieda and Frank Dorsey. They

had two children each so we baby sat each other’s kids and shared major appliances to some extent. Biggs and

Dorseys both had telephones. Frank and I owned cars. Generally we helped each other whenever necessary and

visited back and forth for coffee when time off from studies permitted.

Ruth enjoyed a fairly normal pregnancy. Since I was overseas for the duration of her first, it was a new

experience for me. As the end of her term approached, she arranged for her mother to come from Calgary to

look after Lynn until Ruth was home from the hospital and able to take over.

Fortunately, on Friday the 13th of February, I didn’t have any lectures so I was at home after lunch, when

Ruth started to lose water. I rushed Lynn over to Effie’s for the afternoon and phoned Dr. Day. He said, “Bring

her to the hospital with the first pains.” They started right after supper so Lynn was taken back to Bigg’s. It

was a miserably cold day but our 1931 Chev started and I rushed Ruth to the University Hospital. As soon as

she was admitted I returned home, fetched Lynn, bathed her and put her to bed. Afterward I washed the

clothes, put them through the wringer then hung them out on the clothesline to freeze dry. After cleaning up the

supper dishes I went to Dorsey’s for coffee to be near the phone. Finally I came home at midnight but shortly

afterward they received a call from the hospital announcing that our son was born at 11:29. Frank kindly

volunteered to stay with Lynn then I drove over to see Ruth and our plump little Valentine baby. He weighed 7

pounds, 10 ounces and looked very healthy. We were both delighted to have a son.

Valentine’s Day was a busy one for me. I dressed and fed Lynn then vacuumed the house and tidied up.

After lunch I put her down for her nap then, when she was sound asleep, I left the key with Effie and drove to

the hospital for visiting from 2:00 to 3:00. Ruth was very well and had all her announcement cards ready for

me to mail. Brian looked sturdy and fat but he was asleep. Since Ruth’s mother was expected on the train I

drove directly to the station but she didn’t arrive on the 4:00. On my return home, a waiting telegram informed

me that she would be on the Chinook at 10:00 that night. Effie graciously invited us for supper. Afterwards I

bathed Lynn and put her to sleep then made up a bed on the couch in the kitchen for Ruth’s mom. Later, Effie

stayed in our suite while I fetched Mom Smaill from the station.

The following morning was spent acquainting her with the house routines then having lunch. Again our

good neighbor, Effie, looked after Lynn while I took mom to the maternity ward to visit Ruth and see her first

grandson.

On Monday I came down off cloud nine and returned to classes in the Faculty of Agriculture. However,

Lynn was in good hands as she had spent the first nine months of her life in her Grannie’s Calgary home.

When I was able to make a hospital visit that evening, I found Ruth quite strong and sitting up. Brian slept a lot

and didn’t cry while I was there. After more evening visits that week I brought them home on Saturday

afternoon. Lynn was tickled pink to have a baby brother. She kept going to the little crib to peak at him.

It took Ruth nine months to construct our homemade valentine but it was well worth the effort. We have

thoroughly enjoyed having him. I had received my first degree and Brian was two years old before we were

allotted a two bedroom suite with a bathtub!

HIGHLIGHTS

Feb 1st Pub Night with Carl R at 6:30pm

Feb 8th Pub Night with Colleen D at 6:30pm

Feb 14th Valentine’s Day show: Variety Plus

Choir at 2:30pm

Feb 15th Pub Night with Steve W at 6:30pm

Feb 21st Birthday Party with Greg H at 2:30pm

Feb 22nd Pub Night with Mike S at 6:30pm

All in the Bowden dining room.

Everyone is welcome!

Friday February 16th

Chinese New Year

Dine in

In the Community Suite

At 12:30pm

Sign up is required

FUNNIES BY BILL ALTO

: What did one oar say to another? Can I interest you in a little row-mance? : What did one pickle say to the other? You mean a great dill to me! : What did the elephant say to his girlfriend? I love you a ton! : What did the bat say to his girlfriend? You’re fun to hang around with. : Do skunks celebrate Valentine’s Day? Sure, they are scent-imental! : What did the man with the broken leg say to his nurse? I’ve got a crutch on you! : What do you call two birds in love? Tweet hearts! : What did the paper clip say to the magnet? I find you very attractive. : What do farmers give their wives on Valentine’s Day? Hogs & Kisses. : What did the Valentine’s Day card say to the stamp? Stick with me & you will go places. : Did you hear about the romance in the tropical fish tank? It was a case of guppy love. : Do you have a date for Valentine’s Day? Yes, February 14th. : What’s the best part about Valentine’s Day? The day after, the chocolate goes on sale! : Why did the pig give his girlfriend a box of candy? It was Valenswine’s Day! : What did the painter say to her boyfriend? I love you with all my art!