Problem Fixed and Mardi Gras

It was a much better day yesterday than it was on Friday. The electrician that is under contract with Holiday Retirement that is responsible for the maintenance of the emergency call system showed up around 10 AM. He spent the whole day up to around 5 PM diagnosing the problem and tracing it to the source. He ended up doing essentially what we did the night before - going door-to-door, checking each of the pull cords in each apartment, following a thorough check and tests on the panel itself. He finally located the problem - a partially pulled cord in an apartment that was hidden behind a dresser that was one we couldn't reach to check the night before. What a relief.

It was Mardi Gras day at the Community and we had entertainment in the afternoon by a local Dixieland band that was excellent:

We moved the furniture in our foyer area and rearranged it for the residents to sit and enjoy the music:

The foyer area was filled with residents and there were some that watched the show from our balcony:

That's Richard standing on the right in the picture. He is the one that loses his keys all the time and thinks he wakes up in different apartments each day.

We also took a shot of our lovebird couple, Ann and Bill:

Ann is the one who will turn 100 next month and they are the couple that have only been married for 7 years.

Also present for the celebration were these girl scouts who passed out necklaces to all the residents and also sold their cookies to anybody that wanted them:

There was also a nice spread in the recreation room that had food and beverages for everybody and it turned out to be a very happy occasion for the whole complex. It was good therapy for us also.

It seemed like the last 2 days were a week long but we made it to our off duty time beginning this morning at 7 AM. We will enjoy the free time and may even take a short trip - about 30 minutes - to the local Casino. Sounds like a deal...