Day 13

In the midst of setting up for lunch, I realized that it was 9:25 and that I was 10 minutes late for my Lumosity appointment with Faye. I walked into the room with the computer to find Faye sitting there, and to my surprise, she had logged onto Lumosity all by herself! I was very happy to see this since she had so much trouble logging in on the day that we started. We finished up the games for the day and she pulled her home phone out of her bag, telling me that she was going to bring it to Verizon because it didn't ring when people called her. I took a look at it, and adjusted the ringer volume, and it was as simple as that. She was very pleased, and I was happy to be able to help. After that, the seniors gathered to hear a lecture from a local Councilwoman, but this woman never showed up. Therefore, as an improvisation, Lynn asked Alexis and I to do a "Tech Talk" with the seniors. I stood in front of the seniors, asking who had cell phones, and describing the difference between an iPad, iPod, and iPhone. I hope that I cleared some things up. After lunch today, Alexis and I were able to indulge in some chocolate cake that one of the seniors had brought for his birthday, and that was delicious.

Day 12

Today started off with Alexis and I showing Lynn the pictures we had from prom. It was also supposed to be the first day of construction on the men's bathroom, but the workers didn't show up. Alexis and I kept busy by cleaning out another cabinet in the supply closet and getting rid of many things that were not being used.  I also had a Lumosity session with Faye, and we made an "appointment" to do Lumosity again tomorrow at 9:15. Today's lunch was easy to clean up, so we were able to leave a little early.

Day 11

Today is the day of prom, and it seemed as if the seniors were just as excited as Alexis and I! Lynn asked me if I could assist one of the seniors who needed help figuring something out on her iPad. This woman, Faye, had suffered a stroke and lost some of her memory capabilities and struggled with her speech. She was trying to log in to a website called Lumosity, which consists of "brain-training" games that are supposed to help with memory, concentration, etc. I had actually heard about this site from Mr. Devereaux, who recommended for people our age as well. So after a little bit of difficulty, Faye and I got onto the computer and I guided her through the set of games for the day that are provided with the free membership. We agreed to meet again on Monday to play more games. I was very excited to be able to help Faye, and I hope that the daily training that Lumosity gives her is really able to make a difference for her. When it came time, Alexis and I served lunch, which was an egg salad sandwich with sides of cucumbers,  four-bean salad, and whole wheat bread. Once lunch was served and clean-up was done, Alexis and I were able to leave about 10 minutes early in preparation for our prom!

Day 10

This morning, Alexis and I made copies of the Senior Center's lunch calendar for the month of June. However, there was a misplaced part in the copy machine that caused the calendar to print incorrectly. This meant that the majority of the 50 calendars that we printed were missing vital information, namely the Senior Center's hours. Alexis and I compensated for this mistake by writing the hours out on each calendar by hand. Once we were done folding the calendars, we made signs for the bathrooms, which will go under construction tomorrow. Today's lunch, vegetable lasagna, was easy to serve but a mess to clean up. However, once we finished, we were able to head home.

Day 9

Today, Alexis and I were granted the responsibility of calling Bingo since Walter, who usually calls Bingo, was not coming to the center. There is a set group of seniors who play Bingo every Monday- Friday from 10 - 11:15 AM. These seniors take Bingo very seriously, so Alexis and I felt a significant amount of pressure when we were assigned the task of calling the games. Within the hour and 15 minutes allotted for Bingo, 10 different games are played. Therefore, we split that in half-- Alexis called the first 5 games and I called the last 5. We were able to catch on quickly and afterwards, the seniors expressed their gratitude towards us, also commending us on our calling abilities. After Bingo, it was time to serve lunch. Today's meal, chicken cutlet, was an easy one. After serving, we cleaned up quickly and were able to go home.

Day 8

This morning was a slow one at the senior center, consisting mainly of cleaning out the supply closet. Before that, however, we helped Lynn set up for lunch when the food truck arrived, which didn't take long at all. The supply closet was a big mess, with file cabinets containing everything from paperwork to a CD player. One of the drawers contained over 50 decks of cards which were scattered all over. We proceeded to organize them neatly along with all of the miscellaneous items in the other drawers and we labeled each drawer according to its contents. We had finished two file cabinets worth of work when lunch time came. We served the lunch of the day which was an open faced steak sandwich with mashed potatoes and squash with grapes for dessert. The only hassle was cleaning up the pan that held the mashed potatoes, but after that, we were good to go and headed home for the day.