{"id":16053,"date":"2016-12-14T12:19:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T17:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=16053"},"modified":"2016-12-14T12:19:14","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T17:19:14","slug":"senior-scape-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/senior-scape-16\/","title":{"rendered":"SENIOR SCAPE"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Christina Doyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I first began my teaching career, I got called in as a supply teacher on the first day of school into a Kindergarten room.
\nThe children didn\u2019t seem to be too bothered that their regular teacher wasn\u2019t there. I think they were just as scared as I was. As the children had finished hanging up their little jackets, a voice came over the room and said, \u201cPlease stand for the National Anthem.\u201d
\nAs it so happened a little one was right next to me and began immediately tugging on my skirt and said \u201cMrs. Doyle, is that God?\u201d \u201cNo, I said that\u2019s just the principal.\u201d
\nThat my friend is your morning smile!
\nDuring this hectic season, we mustn\u2019t forget to smile and laugh.
\nWe seniors are hopefully in the position to be asked to come to dinner rather than being expected to make one during the holiday season. For some of us, the excitement might just be too much especially if you are visiting your own sons and daughters along with the grandchildren.
\nThere comes a point in the dinner hour when grandchildren break their new found toys, the incessant arguing of brothers and sisters and all the while you are thinking \u201cWhere, oh where is my couch, my warm blanket, my jammies and quiet \u2026please can I have some quiet?\u201d
\nIt\u2019s wonderful to be able to get together with loved ones but don\u2019t overstay your visit. If your son or daughter is drifting off from exhaustion, it\u2019s time to go home Grandma and Grandpa.
\nDon\u2019t be shy about asking your children, after eating, \u201cOh, I really loved that roast beef and those mashed potatoes, and that pie wasn\u2019t too bad either. Do you think you could spare some so I don\u2019t have to make dinner tomorrow?\u201d
\nThat\u2019s right, you paid your dues, you raised your children, now it\u2019s time to take back\u2026at least some food, that is!
\nNow, let\u2019s talk about gifting: what does one get for someone who is 84 years old, or for that matter, anyone over the age of 65?
\nStop with that shameful lie, \u201cNot another. I really don\u2019t want anything for Christmas, really I don\u2019t need anything!\u201d
\nLies, all lies. Yes, you do. How about a grocery gift certificate, or a gift to your favourite restaurant, a visit to your hairdresser, the nice winter coat you have been eyeing in the store or even the services from Molly Maid?
\nYour children are always wondering what to get you, so why not tell them? Get something you want, enough of those warm socks, another scarf, cologne you will never wear. It\u2019s okay, your children want to know. You may have remembered those Boxing Days or the day when you can return things in the mall, line ups of frustrated and disappointed people waiting to return something they just didn\u2019t want. Remember those days? It is not a pretty picture, so why not save the kids the aggravation and frustration and playing guessing games.
\nGo ahead tell your loved ones what you would like, they will thank you for it.
\nAnd now that the white stuff is here, winter reminds us of peace, and reflecting time just seems to go ever so slowly. However, while you are home, in your little condo, in your apartment, why not buy yourself an amaryllis or two? They come in many colors and grow significantly every day for weeks.
\nThen it bursts into large blossoms for you to enjoy the winter season.
\nRather than being disappointed at the snow and its limitations, find a good book to read, or an activity that you enjoy during the winter season. There is always a lot of goings on here at the Aurora Seniors\u2019 Centre.
\nTogether, we will get through this and we will welcome spring once again. As my doctor reminded me, take that Vitamin D as we have less and less sun these days.
\nSo, everyone get out there and make a snowman; yes, it does sound silly, but silly is good. It\u2019s worth a good laugh.
\nMay this December find you healthy, free from colds, warm feet and warm hearts.
\nTo all our readers, a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza and Happy Diwali. May you always be surrounded in peace and love.
\nSee you in 2017!<\/p>\n

Seniors Centre Happenings
\nNew Year\u2019s Eve Social. If you haven\u2019t anything to do on New Year\u2019s Eve, why not visit the Aurora Seniors\u2019 Centre and enjoy an evening of games, friends and conversation. It costs only $6 and runs from 6 pm to 9 pm with the New Year being welcomed at 8 pm from Greenland.
\nTickets are available from the front desk at the Seniors Centre and the numbers are limited to 80, so don\u2019t wait!
\nAurora Food Pantry. The Seniors\u2019 Centre is trying to collect the weight of a hippo (3,300 lbs) of food for the Aurora Food Pantry. Please drop off your donation by December 15.
\nHoliday Sing-A-Long: Come to the lounge at the Seniors\u2019 Centre from 10:30 to 12 noon on Thursday, December 15 for a holiday sing-a-long.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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