To reach the age of one hundred years is an amazing achievement. We ate lunch with ten of these friends. That was pretty great! Not only entertaining, we learned some interesting things, as well. One woman, who is one hundred and four, came to Texas in a covered wagon. She said it was a more reliable form of transportation back then and was easier to drive than a car. She was driving her own car until she was ninety-nine and was travelling to Brazil and the Philippines four times in that same decade.
We enjoyed visiting with two men who were both from Ohio, both had graduated from University of Illinois, Urbana and graduated from there just two months apart, one in 1928 and one in 1930. Although they didn’t know each other previously, they made plans to get together again for dinner before the luncheon had ended. Those of us privileged to share this day with them knew that we were very blessed. Keep your eyes open in Dallas for more information and some wonderful photos in the Park Cities News.
I thought about what one hundred years of age means and I realized that most importantly, I am only half-way through my journey. From some of the discussions I overheard, the next half has a lot of surprises and a lot of love, too.
Thank you for reading these notes
From,
Nancy
I am so excited. Tomorrow is the big day in Dallas. We have a been planning the Century Club of the Park Cities for many months and tomorrow we will honor those great achievers who are 100 years or older. They are an important group of our society and it will be a great pleasure to honor them.
I can’t wait to see our honoree’s faces when we present them with a signed certificate from Representative Dan Branch and a gourmet lunch prepared by the Forum on Park Lane. The Park Cities news headed by our friend, Marj Waters will be providing publicity.
Family Staffing Solutions represented by Director, Amy Rutledge, will be providing our stellar personal care, and we are happy to share with these amazing Centenarians.
We are going to have a wonderful day, doing what we do best.
Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you. We love to answer your questions and can do so twenty-four hours a day.
These are your notes from,
Nancy
Around the dinner table at my house on December 31 we talked as we always do about the last year and our plans for year coming. There was a great sense of anticipation in the words I heard from all. One family member was headed back to college and one was finishing his education in May. One was planning to rebuild something while another was planning to travel. The essence of all our discussion was the idea that we were making plans.
Those conversations led me to my New Year’s Resolutions. My first resolution and perhaps the most important is to try to live in the moment of each day. To savor the moments. I also want to meet the challenges of 2010 with measure and forethought. I would like to try to read more and connect with some old friends. The last item on my list was to plan a family reunion. That will take some planning!
Family Staffing Solutions has made plans. Our new office in Shelbyville, Tennessee is licensed by the State of Tennessee and open for business as of January 1, 2010. We opened a new franchise office in Lewisville, Texas as well. We are moving forward with purpose and pleasure.
Did you make any resolutions for the new year? There are studies that show that goal setting and the making of “plans” help to stimulate the brain and lead to better physical health, as well.
Are there questions you would like answered about personal care? Would you like to hear more about Family Staffing Solutions, Inc? You can write or email and share your thoughts. Let us hear from you.
Until next time, have a Happy New Year. These are your notes from Nancy.
