May is always a beautiful month, with a large change in appearance from April and March. Because of all the rain we have been getting, there are several new types of mushrooms and flowers that sprout up. Here are some of the more interesting examples.
As usual we had so many wonderful visitors this month, starting with Norman and Roland Leitheed who came to see Ruth. Here they are in the entry way.
Roland, Ruth and Norman
Lynden and Nadine Laird came for another visit. They always take time to stop in and see Fern and the others. They were here for Kathy’s birthday and as always were very affable. Nadine had just had her 70th birthday so a piece of Kathy’s cake was given to her with a candle. Here they are at the table, again with Emma in the entry and with Joyce.
Lynden and Nadine Laird 
We always love having Don and Becky come visit, Elsie especially. We are going to be seeing them more often because they will be joining us once a month on Sunday for meeting. They brought our good friend Sylvia McPherson. Here they are around the puzzle, a favorite past time.
After union meeting on Sunday, Shawn and Anita invited several to come for lunch at the center. Here they are at the table. Kent and Linda Opel (on the left side) purchased a home 7 miles from Pecan Grove, and have been moving up here from Pearland all month. We’re glad to have them in our meetings and hope they visit PG frequently.
Ken’s sister, Ronda and her husband Mike, came for a few days with their cousin, Audrey Fuller. The whole family got together with them and they joined us for a celebration of the Furrow kids graduation. Here they are in the entry way with a few of the ladies, and again outside the cabin.
Kathy, Ken, Audrey, Esther, Doreen, Marie, Ronda, Emma 
Audrey Fuller, Ronda and Mike Rosamond
Gary and Wanda Saathoff came to visit everyone. They brought Wanda’s brother and his wife, Clint and Glenda Whitaker. Here they are with Elsie, Emma, Ruth and Ronald in front of the fire place.
Gary, Wanda, Elsie, Emma, Ruth, Glenda, Clint, Ronald
William Sutton has known Ronald for many years so he came for lunch and a long visit. He also took a quick tour around the property. Here he is with Ronald in his room.
William and Ronald
Ruth had our final visitors of the month. Her nephew, Owen Henderson and his wife Susan, came for the weekend. They took Ruth out for a visit to town and will be with us in union meeting tomorrow. Here they are with Ken and Kathy just before leaving for town.
Kathy, Ken, Susan, Ruth and Owen
We had several birthdays in May. Kathy turned 74 and looked cheery doing it. Here she is with her cake and balloon. Flowers all around!
Ken and Kathy 
Also, Dominique turned 68 this month. Here he is at the table trying extra hard to blow out his candles!
Elsie, Mimi, Dominique, Ronald, Esther
We have several new faces around here. David and Marion Opel have been learning the ropes and picking up more hours. The residents like to interact with the new recruits and direct as best they can. Here they are with their cousin, Abigail, in the kitchen.
Marion, David and Abigail
Minerva is still our shining little mascot. She hangs around on the porch most of the day basking in the sunlight and waiting for attention. Here she is with Salena and looking radiant as usual.
Resident Journals
Esther Duncan
Esther does well as usual. She still keeps a healthy correspondence, especially since her birthday in March. She is in the Sunday morning meeting rotation, so she gets to enjoy eating out every once in a while. Here she is with Marie, both thrilled with a new Thai soup they had never tried. Marie wanted to make it so bad that its now on the menu! Their curry dish had cubes of a vegetable in it that Esther didn’t recognize, so she asked Ken to taste it. Imagine an Irish person who doesn’t recognize potato!
Esther and Marie with Furrow kids behind
Marie Mounce
Marie had the wonderful opportunity to travel to Martinique this month. She went with Doreen who needed to pick up some of her belongings. They spent a week with some old friends who have the meeting in their home. They visited with everyone they could and had a memorable time. Unfortunately, on their return trip their last flight from Miami to Houston was delayed and eventually canceled. Eventually they made it home safe and were able to rest. Marie ended up with a slight cold but was fine otherwise. She has recovered well and is so happy to be home. Here she is happily tending her garden.
Ruth Henderson
Ruth fits in here great, she has a wonderful spirit. The staff and residents appreciate her calm and kind demeanor. She decided to invite all of the ladies to her room for tea one afternoon. She provided plates of snacks and they chatted and laughed for a few hours. Here they are enjoying one another’s company.
Elsie, Emma, Esther, Ruth and Gwen
Ronald Elliott
Ronald has been suffering from his back pain more often. He still gets up and walks with Minerva and Doreen to feed the fish. He was remembering an old hymn from our previous hymn books. He could remember the words well enough that Doreen found it and played it for him on the piano. Here he is while walking and again listening to his own personal concert .
Doreen Beyer
Doreen also had a grand time traveling with Marie to Martinique. She kept complimenting the wheel chair service men who wheeled them both through the airport. She kept saying how kind and sweet they were and how “getting old has some perks!” Here she and Marie are with the friends in Martinique. Sonia was a co-worker with Doreen and Marie in years past.
Hugh Placide, Jules Hierso, Sonia Silvanise
Marie, Doreen, Julie Alphonse
picture taken by Marcelle Placide
Emma Perez
Emma is doing great, especially with the volume of visitors she is receiving. She is so happy to show anyone and everyone around and of course make introductions. She also loves to work, cook, or help out in any way she can. Rebeca Pvente came from Monterey to visit with her daughter and her husband Gema and Raul Moreno. Here she is visiting Joyce and again with her visitors.
Gwen Farmer
Gwen does well, she still helps with the puzzle as much as possible. The ladies are so quick to finish puzzles that we have to change them out pretty frequently.
Elsie Schroeder
Elsie is always so happy to have Don and Becky come for a visit. Now that they will be meeting with us once a month she is even more excited. Here they are with Sylvia McPherson posing by the puzzle table and another of Elsie with our neighbor, Dawn Overby, who likes to help with the puzzles.
Joyce Naber
Joyce is doing well after her fall. She did fracture one of her fingers which they placed in a stent to heal. She was discharged from the hospital on Cinco de Mayo and Salena brought her back to her home in the Willis Nursing Home. She loves her visitors and loves to laugh so a visit with her is always a fun time. Here she is with some of her visitors.
Fern Duncan, Alice Oetken, Gilbert Reese
All of our away from home residents continue to do well. Fern sleeps for most of the day, and when visited doesn’t respond much. Nadine and Lynden were in to see her and took a few good photos. Alice and Gilbert still enjoy lunch together everyday in Gilbert’s place by the window. Here is Fern with Magnolia flower from Esther and being visited by the Lairds.
Thank you for your love and appreciation of each one here.
Kenny, Ken