Gracie sneaking chocolate
Lucy playing swords
Went to the local care center. Jill and Mona went with us to help. Jill was AMAZING! She is very gifted at working with elderly. She jumped in, grabbed a boy and went from person to person - helping them hold a baby. Mona and I were much more timid...but tried to follow Jill's lead. I gave baskets of candies and cookies to Lucy and Grace to pass out. Mainly because I knew if I gave them something to give out, they'd actually interact with people rather than get into mischief. Gracie pretty much ate candy the whole time. She is pretty social though and did give lots of hugs (Although candy trumps hugs. She was actually taking back some of the candy for herself that Lucy just gave out). Lucy passed out LOTS of cookies and candy. Then pulled out some styrofoam tubes and had sword fights with some of the folks. When bored, she decided to use the workout equipment on the other side of the room. The boys were a hit. The residents loved them. Jill said she was almost in tears because she could tell that the residents were overjoyed by the experience. One person told Jill that she hadn't held a baby since 1956. It was such a great experience for all of us that we decided to do it again some day soon.
1 comment:
What an excellent idea!!! I love it, and I am so thankful that you take the time to do something like that. Way to go for the ladies that helped out. I can just picture the girls though-especially Gracie!!! Very sweet, and I would love to join you on that adventure, or any other!!
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