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Thanksgiving Luncheon 2013

Today UNH’s held a tenant/staff Thanksgiving luncheon in the community room. I had second thoughts of attending but at the last moment and to be sociable I decided to show up.  I was 45 minutes late so it’s understandable the food was cold so I have no complaints.  Food was served buffet style so I helped myself to the goodies. 
This is the time when I can chit-chat with the UNH’s staff and they seem like a good group of people.  I joked with Darryl the head maintenance guy about his old clunker of a truck that he no longer drives. It was nice to see Linda the receptionist is back, the last time I saw and spoke to her was at a downtown community centre. I spoke briefly to the UNH’s tenant counselor and asked what her job entails, she was informative.  Of course HSC Ingrid Nosel was nowhere to be seen she’s suppose to be running KMHC yet she can’t or won’t find the time to show up at this function. *pathetic*
I decided to sit and dine with Wilimina, Norma and Judy, we had a nice conversation, we laughed and joked around about food, what’s going on in our lives, how they are feeling. etc. When I’m sitting at a table I try to include everybody around me. I noticed Shirley was sitting by herself so I invited her to join us.  
I noticed not many tenants showed up. I can remember in the past I would hear loud laughter from the community room all the way to my unit whenever there was a social gathering but not anymore. Tenants seem stoic.
Tenant Dean was present I assume the staff had a talk with him because he didn’t say a word to me throughout the luncheon, no snide/insulting comments he just sat at the back table (where he belongs) and that’s fine with me.
Last but not least after I filled up my “doggie bag” I decided to approach Janis Lewis the Director of UNH’s and thanked her for the food. She responded by “Your welcome and thanks for coming” then I left.  Judging by her reaction she didn’t expect I'd approach her. See folks! I can still “pull a rabbit out of my hat” and surprise these women.
After the luncheon there was bingo for the Native elders I hope they had a good game.

Tk

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