Windsor Manor
403 Scenic St.
Morrison IL, 61270
April 2016
Postage
Information
Windsor Manor
403 Scenic Street Morrison IL. 61270
Straw Hat
Month
Physical
Wellness
Month
Defeat
Diabetes
Month
Activities in April
April.1-Dollar Store trip@10:30am
April. 4-Krumpets outing @10:30am
April. 5-Craft with Angie @2:00pm
April. 6-Library Outing @1:00pm
April. 7-UNO @2:00pm
April. 8-pies with JoAnn @2:00pm
April. 10-Sing-A-Long with Marilyn @10:00am
April. 11-Sing-A-Long with Linda
April. 13-Music with Denis Voss @2:00pm
April. 14-Mens Outing @10:30am
April. 14-YOGA @2:00pm
April. 15-FRIENDS & FAMILY PASTA FEST 5-7:00pm
April. 18- Munchies with Mike @2:00pm
April. 19-CGH guest speaker @2:00pm
April. 20-BINGO @2:00pm
April. 21-Craft with Angie @2:00pm
April. 22-Dollar Store Outing
April. 25- Singing by Dave Allan @2:00pm
April. 26- Manicures @ 11:00am
April. 27-Birthday Celebration @2:00pm
April. 27-Senior Center @10:30am
April. 28- Candlelight Outing @10:30am
April. 29-Pies with JoAnn @2:00pm
Kitchen News with Dawn
April Fools’
Day
April 1
World Health
Day
April 7
Dolphin Day
April 14
Passover
Begins Sundown
April 22
Earth Day
April 22
International
Jazz Day
April 30
Phone: (815) 772-4031
From the Executive Director …
Springtime has arrived at Windsor Manor in Morrison! Our Trees
are beginning to bud, the birds are building their nests, and flowers
are starting to blossom. We are so blessed to be surrounded with the
woods around half of our community. We witness the deer playing at
dusk, the owls hooting when the sun goes down, woodpeckers
tapping in the morning, and wild turkey running around throughout
the day.
Our community continues to blossom and grow, too, this spring.
We welcome our new residents and celebrate our familiar residents.
Together we make up a wonderful group of friends and family. It was
because of our quiet country location and this warm family feeling,
that I have added the string, “Be Cared for Like Family” to our recent
advertisements!
We are excited about the Foster Senior Living Group beginning as
our new management group this month. Susan and John Foster have
already visited our community 4 or 5 times and they truly seem to be
dedicated to assisting our Windsor Manor Assisted Living Community
in Morrison. As our census keeps growing, we are able to offer many
more advantages, like more outings, more staffing, and a salad bar in
the dining area. Stay tuned!
Lastly, Thanks for supporting Our First Annual Easter Egg Hunt!!!
Enjoy the Spring Weather,
Mike
A Successful First Annual
Windsor Manor
Easter Egg Hunt
Special Thanks To All the
Bunny Helpers and To
All Our Families, Friends,
And Children!
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News From Your Nurse
Business News with Kim
As the nurse here at Windsor Manor of Morrison, I am excited to announce that
Morrison Community Hospital Lab will now be coming to Windsor Manor.
They will be coming here on the second Tuesday of every month. They will be
here early in the morning around 6:30 a.m. There are some lab tests that require
a person to not eat for a certain number of hours. Since they will be coming early
in the morning, no one will have to miss or eat a late breakfast. I have a current
list of all resident lab orders and will be communicating with the Morrison
Hospital Lab, so they know what to draw and when. Once the lab is drawn, the
results will then be faxed to me. Once I have the results, I will forward them on
to the resident’s specific doctor. If the doctor wishes to make any changes to the
resident’s current medications, they will then communicate that with me and I
will communicate that with the resident and their health care power or attorney. I
am very excited that this is now available to us! If you have any questions,
please feel free to see Stephanie.
“Hello Everyone”
It’s March- “In like a lion out like a lamb” –let’s hope.
This phrase originates from a straight forward proverb. When March starts its still Winter by
the end of the month Spring has sprung.
Other Proverbs/Phrases1) So many mists in March you see/so many frosts in May will be.
2) A peck in March-Dust and a shower in May/ make the corn green in fields gay.
3) March many- Weathers rain’d and blow’d / But March grass never did grow.
We can see why the last phrase (#3) phrase didn’t stick/catch on. You can just imagine a group
of old farmers or alewives sitting around and spinning seasonal proverbs/phrases on a winter
evening.
“April Showers bring May Flowers” another old wives tale is to stay in inside when you have
a cold. There are no correlation between cold weather and the symptoms of the common cold.
Why are there more colds in the winter months??? Studies show people are closer together in
proximity and the spread of the viris is more likely to happen then in the summer months when
we are outside in the fresh air.
Very soon we will all be getting our summer attire out and wearing flip flops- I can’t wait. My
favorite seasons are Spring and Summer. And I am ready for both.
Hopefully the old wives tale is correct since March 1st was rainy and cold then April 1st better
be sunshine and warmer. Hope you are all enjoying this warmer/sunshine weather as I am.
-Stephanie
Notable
Quotable
A Special Thank You to the Joseph Wilkens Family
For the Beautiful Benches for The Gardens
-Kim
“People still
come up to me
and ask me to
sign their
records. That’s
right, records!
Man, they don’t
even make
records no
more!”
~ Al Green
born April 13,
1946
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Peanut Butter & Jelly Flautas
2 soft taco four tortillas
2 tablespoons strawberry preserves
4 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
2 bananas, peeled
1.
2.
3.
4.
Place tortillas on a paper towel and microwave for 10 seconds.
Spread 2 tablespoons peanut butter on each tortilla.
Add 1 tablespoon jelly to each tortilla.
Place the banana near the edge of the tortilla and fold up the ends of the
tortilla.
5. Roll up and enjoy!
Maintenance News with John
Spring is here… April showers bring May flowers. What a great turnout for the friends
and family pork chop cookout, I love to cook on the grill rain/snow or shine ... I'm
looking forward to planting flowers and getting the entry way to the building looking
good, please let me know if you need anything..
-John
Robert Merema
Family
Enjoying the 1st
Annual Egg
Hunt at Windsor
Manor In
Morrison, IL
Don Damhoff
Family at Easter
Notable
Quotable
“The fool
doth think he
is wise,
but the wise
man knows
himself
to be a fool.”
~ William
Shakespeare
(born April 23,
1564)