I’m taking a good-sized and varied load of Bingo Prizes and special gifts for the Mansion residents tonight. Friday is the time when Maria and I call the weekly bingo game, it gets pretty intense and competitive sometimes.

I thought the Army Of Good might like to see some of the things I’m bringing tonight, since you paid for almost all of them (I pay for some whenever I can).

It’s also a time when I try and fill some of the orders and special requests I’ve been working on during the week.

The baby doll is for Alice, who is feeling lonely and a bit empty these days.

The magnifying glass is an experiment to see any of the residents want to use this reading tools to help them see print clearly, it’s getting hard to find large print novels. Matt is looking for medical mysteries.

I tried some new books as Bingo Prizes.  There is a “Doggist” book of puppies, the Wonky Donkey, When You Love A Dog, and The Wild Family, a book that celebrates animals in the wild.

Someone also send me three cute small stuffed animals, we’ll bring them to use as bingo prizes.

I also got a journal for Sylvie, a place to write her Biblical references and her own thoughts and observations. I got this idea watching her at her Jehovah’s Witness service the other night.

I’m trying especially hard to meet everyone’s particular needs over the holidays, I see this is a tough time for many of the residents, which is not surprising.

They often feel left behind, but on the holidays, it is the literal truth for many of them. Wednesday the 28th is our first Karaoke Concert. Can’t wait.