Bible study with pastor Greg, a success as always. The weather today was so nice we spent some time outside, got all the plants watered. We also celebrated National Chili Dog Day, and those turned out perfectly!

Could this Wednesday get any better? Our garden is really starting to produce! The tomatoes still have a little ways to go but, I know they will be amazing once ready. We are lucky to be able to use what’s growing in the garden right in our own kitchen. We used the dill for dinner and made a dill cucumber salad, it was beyond delicious! We played some good ole bingo and even shucked some sweet corn that we also ended up using for dinner! Big shout out to DeMoss Pumpkin Farm for providing the sweet corn. Letha and Dick DeMoss are such wonderful people. It was utterly perfect and we highly recommend if you need some sweet corn go grab it from them! Located typically out by North Grand Mall between Walgreens and the bank building. They can also be found inside the mall at the indoor farmers market! Go check them out, they have sooo many delicious options :)

These are too good not to share. We had a great bible study, played some good ole games and even participated in make your own sundae day!

Yesterday we celebrated Dee’s Birthday here at Bickford, big Happy Happy Birthday Shoutout to her. We hope she had an extra special day! It’s a pleasure to have her here and celebrate. Wishing her all the happiness and sweet treats in the world :)

“I hope everyone that is reading this is having a really good day. And if you are not, just know that in every new minute that passes you have an opportunity to change that.” - Gillian Anderson

Happy World Snake Day! We had the opportunity to have Spock’s Sanctuary from Des Moines come back and give us another presentation. We absolutely adore them and definitely recommend :) We got the pleasure of meeting three types of snakes today. Nemo is the smallest snake, a baby honduran milksnake. He's bright orange and just big enough to wrap like a bracelet. Myrcella is one of their medium snakes, a mojave ball python. She is super calm and has been hired by a magician for multiple shows. Lastly, was Bo their biggest snake, a 7 foot Boa Constrictor. He is the longest rehabilitation done at Spock's Sanctuary and is a big sweetheart with a backstory that gets everyone feeling things. You’ll have to visit the sanctuary to hear his story! We were so incredibly thankful for this opportunity and had an amazing time learning and hanging out with the snakes. It’s their day and they should be celebrated correctly! Besides hanging with snakes today we also did some manicures. A good manicure is like a mini vacation but for your hands. We were so delighted to take one here at Bickford. Have a great day everyone!

Monday means Bingo day! We’re having a blast with the boys and girls club of Ames joining us each Monday :) We also spent some time outside today before the weather got all bad. Our garden is flourishing!! Thank you Mother Nature for watering them today lol. We can’t wait to collect some of the items and use them. Have a great evening and be safe everyone :)

Yesterday we had the great opportunity of playing bingo with the Ames Community Preschool Center, the kids were awesome! The residents and them all had a blast. We also had Lynn come and play the piano for us which is always a delight. :)

We had a beautiful fun filled day yesterday :) We started the kick off of our lunch club this month, we went and enjoyed Perkins. The staff were amazing and so helpful, we all had an amazing time! Once we were back for the afternoon the Ames Community Preschool Center joined us for National Sugar Cookie Day. We celebrated by being little bakers and decorating our cookies. Followed by a movie and I think everyone was about ready for a little down time. We had a nice dinner served and then spent some time outside to end the night.

Happy Monday, who is ready to have a great week? I know we are! We celebrated national body painting day today with a face painter here at Bickford. Thank you sooo much to Joy Kath, book her for all your face painting needs! She was incredible :) The Boys and Girls Club of Ames, along with the Ames Community PreSchool Center came to celebrate the fun with us today. We also played some Bingo together which was an absolute blast!