Maurina's Sweet 16th Birthday Party

September 8, 2012 was Maurina's 16th birthday party at my house. The theme was Paris France. It was perfectly planned by Cassandra, my daught-in-law. Jeff came over Friday night to put up the lights. Of course, it didn't go as planned (techno difficulties). However plan "B" worked great and the lights went up. We called it a night.
Saturday morning came and we were busy decorating. The heat was awful and the sweat profuse. We just couldn't drink enought water! By about 3:00 everything was in place and looked fabulous. We called it quits until 5:00 when we would arrange all the food and I mean ALL the food. We prepared cheese and crackers, fruit platters with yummy dip, chicken salad sandwiches, cupcakes, cream puffs, mini eclaires and drinks. Everything was perfect.
The party went from 6 to 10pm. There was music, picture moments, games, and of course plenty of eating all the yummy food. A lot of Maurina's friends and family came to enjoy and celebrate this special night with her. We all had a great time visiting and laughing. The weather was cool and beautiful. The yard looked so pretty with all the shining lights around the yard and in the tree. It's times like this that make all the hard work worth while.
I am certainly proud of my family and the many ways they show their love. This was a night to remember.

Wheelchair Disaster

The other day at the hospital where I volunteer, I had a night mare come true right before my very eyes. I was escorting a man down to radiology in a wheelchair. I was feeling quite happy and moving him along the corridors at a nice pace. When we reached our detination, to my horror, the man was stuck in the chair and could not budge. I put on the brake and tried to pull him out. Wow was that a mistake! I fell backwards onto the floor with a CRASH! when I finally got my composure, I looked up and the man still in the chair but with a rather frightened look on his face. To my relief the X-ray tech came running over to help. To make a long story short, the man had put his keys in his front pocket and they were wedged under the arm rest of the chair preventing him from getting up. We finally managed to get a hold of the keys and free the man from the chair. I always wondered what would happen to a person that was stuck in a wheelchair. Well, I found out the hard way. Needless to say, the man walked out of the hospital on his own with no help from me.