Garland County Fair!

The weather is cooling off a bit and the smell of fall is in the air-that means it's time for the Garland County Fair!  We loaded up and headed over for the Senior Day.  The Garland County Master Gardeners had a wonderful exhibit that showcased the best plants of 2011.  We were able to walk through the exhibit after it had been judged.

The beautfiul plants were obviously well tended.

This was our favorite plant of the day!

A few of the Best of Show entries.

We couldn't understand how they judged one egg better than another, but it was fun to guess!

Ellis took a minute to enjoy the handpainted art.

Each of this quilts was handmade!

After we walked through the Master Gardeners' Exhibit, we headed over to the animal barn.  

"The Grass is always greener...."

OINK!

The life of a show cow is obviously very hard.

We met this young woman who took a few minute to explain the finer points of shaving a cow.  Who knew?

We all got a laugh out of this.  The cows were being washed with DISHWASHING LIQUID.  Ironic, much?

We all had a wonderful time at the fair and look forward to going back next year! 

Bean Bag Baseall SENIOR OLYMPIANS!

For the last two months, our Senior Olympic Baseball Team has been practicing day and night to get ready for the 2011 Senior Olympics!  The Country Club Village Vipers had a fantastic time and made an amazing showing!  We competed against 15 other teams and were one of two teams competing for the very first time. 

Tom was our team Captain and took a minute before our first game to give a pep talk and go over last minute rule changes and reminders.

Our first team was from Camp Aldersgate.  Jim flipped the coin.  CCV won the coin toss and let Aldersgate "Bat" first.

This Bean Bag Baseball board was like nothing we had ever seen before!

Jim was our Scorekeeper.  To his right is Stacey, the Scorekeeper for Aldersgate.

We even had our own cheering section!

After the game, we said our "Good Games" to Camp Aldersgate.  They were a WONDERFUL team and we were so lucky to have such great sports to play with in our first game.  They were friendly and cheered right along with us!  We are looking forward to seeing them again next year!

We won our first game in overtime!  Bill (Pictured on the left) scored a Home Run that let us win the game and advance to the next bracket!  Here we are taking a break before the second game.

Our unofficial mascot!  This Stick Bug rode with Jim all the way from Country Club Village to the Olympics!

The room was packed!  8 teams played 4 games at any given time.

Our second game proved to be much for us.  We had a ton of fun, but unfortunately, we did not proceed to the next round.

Cal put all he had into the second game!

This is the trophy that we hope to bring home next year!

We had a wonderful time.  We have plans to build a board that looks like the one we played on here and get ready for the next round of Senior Olympics!  But in the meantime? 

We hear there is a rumor about a Bean Bag Baseball Tournament in Little Rock.....

Watch out, Little Rock-We've got our eyes on you!

New Resident Referral Program Pep Ralley

Prior to the recent Razorback Game, we launched the new Referral Program with a Pep Rally where Linda, Jim and Nora dressed up like football players and cheerleaders and taught our residents the new CCV Cheer! 

Learn it with us!

"CCV- We Love You!

And We Know

You Love It, Too!

Alright!

Come On!"

Linda, Jim and Nora 'Hamming' It Up!

Bill was all dressed up and ready for the game!

We "Pigged" Out with Pigs in a Blanket, Pork Rinds and Red Soda!

Residents signed up for Door Prizes and New Resident Referral Funds!

Check out all that red!

Waiting for the big game to start!

Remember to wear your red on Friday to Earn Razorback Bucks and bring your friends for Referral Funds.

Wooo Pig Sooie!

Happy as a Porcupine Meeting a Pineapple!

Today was our big Flu Shot Clinic!  Bubba and Andrea came down from Walgreens and hunkered down in the Stardust Room for 2 hours this afternoon to deliver a grand total of 47 flu shots!   The best part?  The shots came at NO out of pocket cost!  Residents with Medicare Part B could get their flu shots not pay a cent! 

We all filtered upstairs after lunch.  After some quick paperwork, we all got in line for a poke, then a sucker! 

Elsie was proud to show off her battle wound!

Our favorite health question of the day?

"Are you pregnant, or do you plan on being pregnant in the next month?"

Dianne-"I'd die first!"

 Gene didn't even flinch!

If you are going to let anyone poke you in the arm with a needle, it may as well be Bubba!  Dianne said that she barely felt it.

 

One more thing....

 

A video of the one and only, Mr. Sam Nix, getting his flu shot.  Under his fingernail, of course.

 

Enjoy!

 

We were thrilled to have so many shots given today.  With "Them" saying that the flu season will hit Arkansas early this year, we were happy to get the shots done and over with.  For those of us who prefer to wait until October, we are looking forward to doing another round of flu shots next month.  Stay tuned for more details!

Thank you to everyone who took a poke for the herd today!  Congratulations on your new band-aids!

Have You Met Cody?

Everyone knows Sharon.  She has been the Office Manager at CCV for 25 years (26 this fall!).  She is the first face that you see when you walk in the door. 

But not everyone knows Sharon's son, Cody.  We have all heard the stories, but few have actually met this mysterious figure.  Well, today, we had a very special treat!  Cody came to give us a presentation on Arbonne, a line of lotions, face creams and all natural products.  

Meet Cody!

Cody explaining the benefits of Arbonne.

Mr. Charles took a moment to get a cookie and a cup of coffee.

Linda-"Mike, if you were a man, what smell would you like?"

Mike-"Uhhhhh"

Lyn and Stacy- "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"

Cody fit right into the CCV family and we are so happy that he took the time out of his day to come and visit with us!  We look forward to seeing him again soon!

Woo Pig Sooie!

 

It's Friday again-and that means that the smell of Hogs is in the air!  Each Friday, we deck out in Razorback Red and gear up for the big game!  Tomorrow, the Hogs play New Mexico in Little Rock.  You can bet your bottom dollar that we will be in the Stardust Room, glued to the TV and cheering for those Razorbacks! 

In last week's game, the Hogs blew away the competition at 51-7.  To keep the good "mojo" going, we took a minute at lunch today to 'Call Them Hogs!"   See the video below to get your blood pumping along with ours!

We hope you have a fabulous weekend!  You are going to need your rest for next week-here are a few highlights for next week.

Monday-Airborne Presentation with Sharon's son, Cody

Tuesday-Flu Shots Provided by Walgreens

Wednesday-Blood Pressure Checks and Ask The Nurse

Thursday-Garland County Fair Senior Day!

Friday-Jefro Hyde, LIVE in the Stardust Room!

We would like to leave you with a final thought, compliments of our former President, Mr. George Bush.

"I've often thought that the process of aging could be slowed down if it had to go through Congress."

Have a great weekend!

The Price is RIGHT!

This morning, we got together for a little game of The Price is Right!  Items were displayed (just like in the TV Show) and everyone guessed at how much they were worth.  The closest guess without going over won! 

The overall winners- Hank, Charles, Louise and Sam!

The final four make their FINAL bids!

The Showcases.  Sam and Charles won the chance to bid on one showcase and Hank and Louise won the chance to bid on the second showcase.  The final showcase came down between Hank and Sam.  Hank won overall!

Congratulations to ALL the winners!  We had a blast playing The Price is Right and look forward to playing it again in October!

Stick around-this afternoon, we'll be playing Minute to Win It, sponsored by Home Care Assistance!

Smooooooth Yoga

One major focus here at CCV is our Wellness Program, with an emphasis on physical wellness.  We have danced until we were dizzy and exercised until we wore out our dumbbells.  We have bent and stretched and walked for miles!

As important as exercise is, it can get boring.  We decided to shake up some of the "Same old, same old" with some Smooooth Yoga! 

Meet True!  True has been doing Yoga for the last four decades.  He specializes in breathing exercises and even has a book that has been published-you can find it at the Garland County Library.  True came in yesterday to give us our very first Yoga lesson.

Reach High!

 Reach all the way up, lower your hands and slowly let your breath out....

This is actually a Tai Chi move, but it works very well the type of work we were doing.

Inhale deeply....

True showed off a little bit.  Hold your legs straight out in front of you and raise your whole body with your arms.  It's harder than it looks!

 This is a great stretching exercise that works your "Love Handles".

Bend down and stretch.....

Exhale slowly!

We all had a little giggle here-we felt like Ballerina Dancers!

 Streeeeetch!

This is a great way to get blood moving in your feet.  Put your heels together and tap your big toes together, then spread your feet again.  Repeat 20-30 times, fairly quickly.  It gets your blood pumping and promotes healing in your feet.

We were so happy to have True with us.  He was a fabulous Yoga teacher!  We were all amazed at how happy and calm we felt afterwards.  Amber related it this way "I feel better now than if I had just had a massage for an hour!"  We had a wonderful time.  Our bodies felt great and we can't wait until next time!