I went along with Elaine down the hall to the Laundry room today and got this picture of her putting clothes in one of the 3 washing machines available here at no cost to residents. There are 3 dryers as well. Elaine has been a little reluctant to start using these facilities regularly since they are shared and she was so attached to the ones down at the house. After being up here for six months, it would seem that we should be well adjusted to the change, but I too keep making adjustments. This afternoon I worked on files in a 2-drawer wooden file cabinet. It is a substitute for a 4-drawer metal file cabinet plus the 2nd 2-drawer one. I'm finally getting around to doing the reorganizing for our current lifestyle.
We enjoyed telephone conversations today with Tim and sister Janice. Elaine has had many calls and notes following her weekend TIA. I don't know of anyone (other than family) who missed her at our table more than the 94 year old retired farmer that we eat with twice a day. There hasn't been a meal since she's been back that he hasn't told her of his concern and how nice it is to see her back looking so good. He lost his wife about 6-weeks ago and we have become pretty important to him. His wife had been in the Green House facility, and he spent every afternoon with her. While he has good family and Pastor support with calls and visits, our extended Dinner and Supper eating time is important to all of us.
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