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Here is an issue of Delta's weekly newspaper. Darlene really captures well the spirit and liveliness that courses through the halls here at Delta...

Delta Good Times - June 2008

This Week At Delta By Darlene Follis

The Dating Game

We’ve done our version of the Dating Game once for the Delta staff and then once for our wonderful volunteers. We used staff members, family members, and volunteers to fill the bachelor and bachelorette positions. It was such fun that we decided to do it again. This time we had Janet I. play the part of the bachelorette and Tom, Fletch and David D. play the bachelors. Janet read from a script when she asked the bachelors questions. The bachelors just winged it! And they were really funny. When Janet asked bachelor #1 (David), what he would do to make a lasting impression if he was invited to her parents house for diner, David said I would say sir and ma’am, I would seat your parents and and push their chairs in, and oh yours too! Fletch said he’d smile, and he’d eat! When Janet asked the bachelors if they were an animal, which one would they be, Tom said a tiger and then he growled. Fletch said he would be a kitten because they’re cute and “I’m cute.” Janet asked what song best describes you, Tom sang “On The Good Ship Lollipop” and David stood up and sang “Crazy” by Patsy Cline. When it came time to choose her bachelor, Janet said, “No offense, but I’m not choosing one or two.” Number three ,Tom was her man. Next we had Terry play our bachelor and his three bachelorettes were played by activity staff members Barb, Lynn, and Cher. Terry asked, “What would you wear on our first date?” Bachelorette #1 (Barb), answered “I wouldn’t worry about clothes, because we’d go skinny dippin’” Terry said “Oh my!” He asked the same question of bachelorette #2, and Cher answered that she would wear spandex because it looks so good on her. Again Terry said, “Oh my!” Terry asked, “What is the sweetest thing a man has ever done for you?” Bachelorette #2 answered “He watched my eight kids while I went out,” Terry’s comment was “That’s weird!” He put the same question to #3, and Lynn answered that a man had bought her a mink coat (she was wearing it), then the man left! Terry asked all the bachelorettes what their idea of a romantic date was. Bachelorette Barb said to go out in a row boat on the lake where they were going to go skinny dippin’. Bachelorette Cher answered “It would be to have a BBQ, right outside my trailor!” Terry was just speechless after these answers! He then asked for all the bachelorettes to get up and dance to their theme song. Barb sang and danced to “Hey Hey We’re The Monkeys,” Lynn sang “Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake Your Booty,” and then she did! Cher sang “Don’t You Wish Your Girlfriend Was Hot Like ME.” After Terry regained his composure, he chose bachelorette #2. When he met bachelorette Barb, who came out to meet him in her cute yellow taxi driver uniform, Terry said “Oh darn!” Then Lynn came out with her mink coat on and Terry took one look at that and said, “Boy I couldn’t afford her!” We had such a good time that now everyone wants to do the game show Deal or No Deal.

Mother’s Day

Around here inquiring minds want to know, so we read up about Mother’s Day and this is what we learned. Mother’s Day can be traced back to ancient Greece. They honored Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. Janet R. wanted to know when they started honoring “real” mothers. They started “Mothering Sunday” in England during the 1600’s. In the U.S., Mother’s Day was first suggested by Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to the Battle Hymn of the Republic) as a day dedicated to peace. Fletch said, “what a good idea, did they do it?” They did, but it took awhile. Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Mother’s Day a national holiday in 1914. We discussed some of the motherly advice we have been given like; “Always change your underwear, you never know when you’ll have an accident.” Roger said, “It’s a good thing I changed mine that day.” “Don’t make that face, it might freeze in that position!” “What if everyone jumped off a cliff, would you do it too?” Connie said no! “You have enough dirt in those ears to grow potatoes!” A few people were seen putting their fingers in their ears to check them out. “Don’t put that in your mouth, you don’t know where it’s been.” “Close that door, were you born in a barn?” Patty B. said her mother always told her that. “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” Connie said that she heard that on Bambie. We talked about TV mothers like Lucy Ricardo in I Love Lucy, June Cleaver in Leave It To Beaver, Carol Brady in The Brady Bunch, Marion Cunningham in Happy Days, and Shirley Partridge in the Partridge Family. Everyone then began to sing the theme song from the Partridge Family, Come On Get Happy. Bob said, “I am happy.” We talked about some of the principles of motherhood like if motherhood was going to be easy it wouldn’t have started with something called labor. Any child can tell you that the sole purpose of a middle name is so that they can tell when they’re really in trouble. Everyone started telling stories of how their mothers used their middle names when they did something bad. Richard said, his mother still did it! Raising children is like nailing Jello to a tree. We had a good laugh at that! A child may outgrow your lap, but never outgrows your heart. We all agreed to that.

Rapid Intervention Drags

Betty, Scott, Cher, Jacques, and Sam took a group of guys to the Evergreen Speedway in Monroe. Betty said they had a good time and wrote this:

“It was a Friday night out for a few of our guys, thanks to Chris Walsh. The night was dedicated to the fight against domestic violence. Drag racing preformed by fire fighters and police using their own vehicles. We had our residents have their trays early. A big thank you to the kitchen staff and meal program. When we were loaded and pulled up to the Evergreen State Fairgrounds, there was a man, Mr. Groves, smiling, helpful, and handing us tickets. He shook Mikes hand, he knew Mike. Mr. Groves told me what a wonderful family the Walsh family is. I agreed with him and was pleased to have the great help. We went up the ramp, and settled in for a fun experience. Smokey the Bear came by and gave us buttons. It was good to see an old nostalgic friend. As he shook our hands, Jerry C. beamed. With police uniforms coming by, Jerry reminisced about Jerry Booker. We also could watch rock repelling demonstrators in front of us. The color guard passed in front of us. Jeff K. was quick to stand at attention when the flag passed by. Let the drags begin. There were even motorcycles dragging. They were pretty nice cars racing against each other. Snacks to eat, pop to drink, and fresh cold air. Chad enjoyed talking my ear off. Scott and Jacques took Terry and David down to look at the cars and to collect autographs. Cher had her son John with her and Sam and I stayed with the others. There was a break and belly dancers came out. David D. noted that they had no shoes on that cold night. Perhaps they were dancing to warm their soles. It warmed Kurt’s soul up, he had Scott run and take a picture of the belly dancers. Mike W. was very quiet just watching, eating Junior Mints and Cheetos. Chis J. also mainly watched, he always enjoys the races. Warm blankets were provided by Vicky from the laundry and were certainly appreciated. We arrived home happy and glad to be back in the warmth. Chad told the nurse that it was the best time he had had since he came to Delta. That said it all!”

The Iron Man

Steve C. went to see the Iron Man movie. Here is his review:
“I was a bit, eh… skeptical, critical about this movie. Being a member of “the Mighty Marvel Marching Society” since 1964, I am well versed in the decades of history concerning Tony Stark and his armored alter ego. I have not been a total fan of how marvel updated some of it’s other characters (the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, etc). I worried for naught. Viet Nam became the middle east. Other than that, the origin of the golden avenger was untouched. This movie kicked butt. Between the script, the acting, the humor, the special effects, and the photography, it all added up to one thoroughly enjoyable event. THANX Scotty.“ Thank you Steve!

Heard it in the Halls

We were at ceramics class, and Kathy D. brought her new CNA class in to see us. Jeff was painting and looked up at her and said, “Look at that grey!” (her hair) Kathy said, “I earned every strand, and I can’t wait to start getting the senior citizen discount.” Jeff said, “I know where you can get a wheel chair cheap.” Her students laughed and we all started kidding around. It was a nice visit.

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