Hola from Pembilier Nursing Center! May is starting out to be quite eventful for our residents. In the first week alone, they made 120 May Day Baskets for the k-8th  grade students at North Border Walhalla. Not to brag, but the ladies that helped assemble the baskets cranked them out in no time! They swiftly passed the tiny cups down the assembly line filling them with a variety of decadent treats such as tootsie rolls. Once word gets out, I wouldn’t be surprised if they get called in by ProBiotein to help assemble their microbiome bars! Wednesday, some residents handcrafted magnets that they decided to sell to staff to raise money to buy merchandise for their Christmas shop this year. The Christmas shop provides a place for our residents to “purchase” gifts for themselves or for their loved ones. Anyways, let’s get to the super exciting part of the week… Cinco De Mayo which we celebrated with a fiesta on Friday. We began the fiesta like any other party usually starts… a fun craft! Residents decorated adorable cacti’ that they will proudly display in their rooms. After the craft was completed, we cranked up the Mariachi music and the real partying began! We feasted on chimichangas and chips with salsa and guacamole. The residents washed all of the delicious food down with a tasty Margarita aka Ginger Ale with lemonade. To give them the most authentic experience possible, the drinks had lime slices and the residents were given the option to eat the worm! Sure the worms came in various colors and were purchased from the candy aisle at a local store, but it was still a worm. Our amazing residents were even able to play Cinco De Mayo bingo while partaking in the other festivities! I will share a few of the photos from our photo booth, but much like Vegas, what happens at the fiesta stays at the fiesta…

Adios for now,
Heather Duerre

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