Update on Joe Master. And a new person, Lucy

Hello,

Deck the Halls. Ride in a one horse open sleigh. See Dasher, Dancer, Donder, Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Prancer, and Vixen, and of course Rudolph and Jack the reindeer in training. And don't forget to give. Even if you've got no money, you can give the gift of reading and, helping out at places like the seniors home or the adoption center. I am giving the gift of reading to Joe and a very nice elderly woman named Lucy. Lucy thinks I have a wonderful voice. I just met her last week. Joe seems to be going uphill. It's a miracle that he got and stayed out of hospice. I think that I have gotten better in public speaking.





Question of the day: Which two reindeer have had name changes, what were they before, why did they change them and what did they mean. Answer on Friday.

Meet Joe Masters

Hello,

Exciting news today. Joe is off hospice!!! Before I started coming, Joe was in his room a whole lot. Now every time I see him he is out in the dining room or giving halloween candy to little kids. I have a picture of Joe right above.

Also we are trying to build a pyramid to complete a study on metaphysics.

Question of the day: Do you know anybody who has been removed from hospice?

Joe Master may be dying.

Today we went to see Joe Master again.
He was at the dining room this morning rather than in his room.
I read two articles from the newspaper this morning to him. He seems to like me reading to him.
We talked about a western movie I saw this week, called Angel and the Badman. Joe did not seem to know about it.
I also heard last week that Joe was on hospice. I almost cried when I heard about it.

It is a wonderful oppurtunity to be able to spesk with Joe every week.




Question of the day: If you did any work with the seniors, what were there names?

Seniors home Part 2

Today we went to the Senior's home to see Joe Master. I was originally nervous about seeing Joe. I got to the Senior's home and took a few deep breaths before asking for Ali, the activites director. When she came up, she took us to her office so I could sign in. After that we went to Joe's room. I was really nervous to knock on the door because he was asleep, so Grandma did it for me. We said "hello" and sat down.

I started a conversation by asking if he had always lived in Oregon. He used to live in Ohio, like me! He told us about some pictures that are hanging on his walls. One of hem is a sketch of him and his wife.

He continuously told us he was trying to put our faces together. (so, so sad:*() I really just wanted to pick him up and cuddle him.

He introduced me to a new movie genre, Western, as an added benefit I get to watch one.

He apparently likes football as well.

All over all, it was really great!

Question of the day: Did you ever do any volunteering at the Senior's home?

Seniors home

Today we went to the seniors home, and met a very nice man named *John Master. He seemed to think about everything before he said it. I quite like him. I get to spend every Friday morning with him. I am very excited. I am also practicing Danish for the big trip to Denmark next summer!


Question of the day: What community service project did you do when you were in sixth grade?


*Name protected for privacy

New year

Hello,

It's a new year for school kids.

We have found our subjects for each term. One of which is nutrition. There is an interesting fact about nutrition coming up as soon as I finish this sentence. There the sentence is finished, now I have to finish this one:-) Did you know that one Costco very berry swirl sundae, equals all of these foods sugar! Really interesting huh! Also my Grandma who is mostly vegan, (she is quite happy eating cookies and cakes:-) found out that there was gelatin in her beloved sea salt Planters peanuts.

Question of the day: What is the most surprising food fact that you have found?

My weekend

Dear readers,

Exciting news; I went on my first official People to People trip, and learned some interesting facts about Pioneer Square in Portland.

One of them was about the little water four sided water fountains you see on the streets. They are called Benson Bubblers. The reason Benson created the bubblers, is because the only place you could get water is at a bar. When you got water at the bar, you had to buy alcohol at the same time. Back then, there were a lot of trees, being loaded on boats. No one wanted to be part of the crew on any of those boats, but the captain needed a crew. So, the owners of the bar drugged the people who came to get water, making them sleep for 48 hours. They would then, drag them on the boats, through underground tunnels. Since they were normally on a trip to Shang Hai this was commonly known as being Shang Hai'ed

On Saturday, I went to an even called Doggie Dash. In this event you could get a free pancake breakfast, have a chance at winning prizes, and go on a walk. I took my Aunt and her dog and my Grandma and Grandpa and their dog. This was partly for the Humane Society and K103 hosted it.


Question of the day: Do you know why there is so much art in Pioneer Square?