The
Terrace at
Woodland
The Woodland Tribune
December Edition
November Recap:
November has passed just as quickly as it had arrived! I have had a more than wonderful time
meeting and getting to know everyone. I truly appreciate how helpful and welcoming you all
have been! We have had the joy of meeting our new therapy dog Nesta, who has rapidly
warmed up to all of us. We have had a great time getting ready for the holiday season and
discussing what exciting things are yet to come! Our beautiful fall foliage has now dispersed
and the winter weather is upon us so break out the gloves & scarves, stay warm, and be safe!
-Alexis
Looking Forward to December:
12/4 Catholic Mass with Father Kelly at 10:00
12/4 Menu Planning in Main Living Room at 1:30
12/5 Happy Hour with Blair Frodelius at 2:30
12/12 Resident Council Meeting in the Main Living Room at 1:30
12/12 Birthday Party with Music by Ron Miner at 2:30
12/18 Lunch Outing
12/19 Happy Hour with Brian Nelson at 2:30
12/25 Christmas Day
12/26 Happy Hour with Frank Canistra
12/31 New Year’s Eve
December Birthday’s
We would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to the following residents:
3rd JoEllen H.
9th Dolly T.
12th Teresa C.
13th Eugene D.
28th Annie S.
December Day’s To Celebrate:
7th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
12th National Cocoa Day
12th Frank Sinatra’s Birthday
21st First Day of Winter
24th Christmas Eve
25th Christmas Day
31st New Year’s Eve
Exercise is every morning at 9:30 followed by News & Views
*Nail care is scheduled for every Tuesday by appointment. Please stop in ahead of time and make arrangements to
have your nails done if you wish to do so at that time.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Bingo
2:00
Movie
Matinee
3:30
Pet
Therapy
10:30
Mass/
Communion
Shopping
Trip
10:20
Classic
Movie
7:00
Movie &
Popcorn
4:00
Book
Club
3:00
Wii
Bowling
3:00
Ice Cream
Social
3:00
Chorus
2:30
Happy
Hour
2:30
Cards
3:00
Evening
Games
6:00
Bible
Study
3:30
Table
Games
7:00
Exercise
9:30
Puzzles
4:30
Rummy
5:45
Scrabble
4:00
Carol
Burnett
Show
7:00
Cooking
Club
3:00
Nail Care
News
&Views
10:00
Card
Games
7:00
Classic
Movie
6:00
Lawrence
Welk
Show
7:00
Church
Service
2:30
11:00
The Year Was 1977
U.S. President & Vice President: Jimmy Carter & Walter Mondale
Time Magazine Person of the Year: Anwar Sadat
Headlines:
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In South Africa, Widespread Protest Against Apartheid Leads To A Government Crackdown
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat Becomes the First Arab Leader To Visit Israel
Queen Elizabeth II Celebrates the Silver Jubilee Marking the 25th Year of her Reign
Charter of the French Language Defines French as the Only Official Language of Quebec
Discovery of the Largest Subterranean Water Reservoir in the World Under Egypt
First MRI Scanner Tested in Brooklyn
President Carter Officially Pardons All Draft Resisters and Evaders
Gary Gilmore Killed by Firing Squad; First Execution in America in 10 Years
Alaska Pipeline Begins Transporting Oil from Prudhoe Bay to the Port of Valdez
Cost of Living:
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New House - $49,319
New Car - $4,785
Gasoline – $.65
Movie Ticket - $2.00
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Average Income - $15,070
Average Rent - $240
Harvard Tuition - $4,100
Postage Stamp - $.13
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Vitamin D Milk - $1.67 per gallon
Bacon - $1:10 per pound
Ground Hamburger - $.85 per pound
Cost of Food:
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Granulated Sugar - $.76 for 5lbs.
Ground Coffee - $2.25 per pound
Eggs - $.48 per dozen
Fresh Bread - $.36 per loaf
Fads:
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Wind Surfing
Tubing
Computer Games
Popular TV Shows: Three’s Company - 60 Minutes - Alice - ChiPs - Charlie’s Angels - Soap - Eight Is Enough - The
Love Boat - Little House on the Prairie
Popular Movies: Julia – Annie Hall – Star Wars – Smokey and the Bandit – The Goodbye Girl – Close Encounters of the
Third Kind – Saturday Night Fever – The Spy Who Loved Me – The Deep – Exorcist II Greased Lightning
Songs: Dancing Queen (ABBA) – Car Wash (Rose Royce) – Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffet) – Higher and Higher (Rita
Coolidge) – Tonight’s the Night (Rod Stewart) – Rich Girl (Daryl Hall & John Oats) – Looks Like We Made It (Barry
Manilow) – How Deep Is Your Love (The Bee Gees) – Hotel California (The Eagles) – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
(Leo Sayer) – Evergreen (Barbara Streisand)
A Star Is Born: Liv Tyler – Sarah Michelle Gellar – Edward Furlong – Jeff Hardy – Orlando Bloom
December Snow
I shuffle through the fresh new snow while strolling in the
park,
Seeing shadows start to form as it is getting dark.
So quietly and peacefully new snowflakes hit the ground,
And form a pure white layer and they never make a sound.
If only there were peace on earth as I feel in this park,
As... I stood there thinking of the words that I just said,
I recalled words, something like this, that long ago I read.
It came to me as silently as snow upon the breeze,
"If my people turn to me and fall upon their knees"
The soft flakes feel like drops of ice when drifting on my face,
And everything feels fresh and clean as I walk through this
place.
The trees are covered with a coat of freshly fallen snow,
Then some have icy branches that give off a crystal glow.
I knew there was much more to it, those words were just the
start,
But those few words were all I needed deep within my heart.
I did not need the other words, the meaning I had felt,
And in the freshly fallen snow, I bowed my head and knelt.
The only sound that I can hear is little wisps of wind,
But only for a moment then the air is still again.
My heart is overflowing with a feeling from within,
A gentle, soothing, calming feeling comes to me again.
I felt the tears roll down my face and glisten in the snow,
Tears of joy or tears of sorrow, that I did not know.
I knew what I was feeling I could not feel on my own,
And as I spoke these words I know I was not there alone.
I stop to meditate and feel the breeze upon my face,
I need this time alone to touch my feelings and embrace,
The constant nagging question in my mind that causes doubt,
Once again I ask myself "what is it all about?"
December is upon us and the holidays are near,
I understand I'm just one man, and lowly, meek and poor,
And as I understand the words you said you wanted more.
So peace I will not pray for but instead I'll pray for these,
I pray that all who call your name will fall down on their
knees.
It is a month when peace on earth is echoed loud and clear.
It is a month when people try to have good will toward man,
And at this Christmas season as so many times before,
But always seems that good will ends as quick and it began.
Understand the reason what this season was made for.
Lift your prayers to heaven and then pray that they increase,
If only people took the time to stop and smell the air,
Remember that this season was made for the Prince Of Peace.
If only people took the time to treat all others fair.
Copyright © James A. Kisner
If only people did not feel they had to leave their mark.