Picnic at Gulfa Gorge

We loaded in the Bus this afternoon to enjoy the beautiful Spring Weather at Gulfa Goge!  Chef Joseph joined us and grilled us delicious Hotdogs and Hamburgers.   We played Bag-O and Ladder ball, too!  



 

 

Say "Hello!", Gang!

 

Ya'll hungry yet?

 

Chef Joseph is wonderful!

 Check out that Beanbag floating through the air!  Way to go, Nancy!

 

That sure is looking good!

 

 "Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no Evil"-Walter is watching you!!

We sure did enjoy this weather!

 

What are you two getting into??

 

So.  A Ladder Ball ball got thrown into a tree.  Tom, naturally, throws another ball into the tree to knock down the first.  Which obviously got stuck, too.  Then Steve and Tom tried to knock them down with a Golf Club.  

 

Golf Clubs don't belong in trees.

 

So Joe threw a beanbag in the tree to knock down the two balls.  

 

The beanbag got stuck.

 

Chef Joseph decided to throw a broom in the tree to knock down the balls and beanbag.  

 

The broom got stuck, too.

 

 

 

We used a stack of bricks and a cane to reach the branch and pull it towards us.  From there, we were able to untie the balls and get back to the game!

 

 

Enjoying the view!

Tom, are you ready??

 

Our cheering section!

 

Would you like to learn to play?

 

 

We had a FANTASTIC time today!  The company was wonderful, the weather was spectacular, and the food was delicious!   Join us next month, we're going to Pinnacle Mountain in Little Rock-and we're going to make s'mores!!

Rummage Sale

CCV Hosted a Spring Cleaning Rummage Sale last weekend.  We were earning money for a new Bingo Machine.  We opened the room up on Thursday for the Residents and Staff of CCV, then opened the doors to the public on Friday and Saturday.

 

We had a TON of things to sale!

 

Robert found a new best friend in his own, personal Bill Clinton!

 

We sold a Bicycle and Jim delivered it personally downstairs.  You know what they say about "You never forget how to ride a bike"?   It's apparently true!

 

He rode it all the way downstairs!

 

The crowd was huge!

 

 

Load it up, ladies!

Tricia helped checkout everyone.

 

 

We had a great time and made plenty of room in our homes from our Spring Cleaning.  Brand New Bingo Machine-Here We Come!!

Prohibition Party!

We stepped back in time to the Roaring 20's with a Prohibition Party.   The Stardust Room was turned into a classic Speakeasy, with a live Jazz band, a bar serving the "CCV Home Brew Beer" (Or you can call it Root Beer, if you prefer).  We "gambled" with Blackjack and Roulette and all took time to pose with the one and only-Al Capone!

 

All dressed up and ready to party!

 

 

M&M Looked FABULOUS!   Mr. Capone was lucky to have her on his arm!

 

 Jim and Steve looked like real mobsters with their Tommy Guns!

Blackjack, anyone?

 

 How about some Roulette?

 

 

It's a Police Raid!!  Get your hands in the sky!

 

 

Because it was Rose's Birthday, Walter made sure she was in cuffs!   Don't worry, after a few laughs, Walter let her free and let us all get back to the party.

 

Pauline, you look fabulous with the boa!

 

Denise got up and danced a number with JC!

 

 

Take a look at this group of unruly mobsters!

You look wonderful!

 

We had a GREAT TIME!   We'll definitely be doing another Speakeasy party soon!   We all had a blast!



Sew-So Quilters Premier Debut Quilt!

The Sew-So Quilters have been slaving away on their debut quilt and it was hung for all to see today in the Stardust Room!  The quilt is called "Birds of a Feather Flock Together". 

 

It is a beautiful display!

 

Each squre was handmade by CCV Residents!

 

With this quilt on display for all to see, the ladies are already working away at another quilt!  Do you sew?  Join our CCV Quilters!

 



Valentines Day!

We had a fantastic Valentines Day at CCV!  We celebrated with a candlelight lunch and our first ever Open Mic Afternoon!  

 

A harpist played background music for us during lunch.

 

We had over 40 residents bring down their wedding pictures to display and guess who was who!

 

Chef Lee prepared us a beautiful desert bar, complete with chocolate fountain!

 

 

The atmosphere in the dining room was wonderful!

We were so excited to hear that Jim and Rochelle got MARRIED!   They enjoyed their wedding cake and sparkling grape juice at lunch with us.  We are so happy for them!

 

Jim took a moment to thank the wonderful kitchen staff for the fantastic meal.

 

After lunch, we headed up to the Stardust Room for our Open Mic Afternoon!  Mildred and Jeanne sang a duet while Mildred played!

 

The line dancers debuted their newest number-New York, New York!

 

 

Tom and M&M sang a duet while M&M played piano.

 

True to form, Bob had us in stitches!

 

Joe shared some "corny" jokes

 

The room was PACKED!

 

Jean got up and shared a story about growing older.

 

The Line Dancers made sure to show us their theme dance-Stayin' Alive!

 

Bill played his trumpet for us!

 

 

We had a fabulous Valentines Day!