5/1: May your day be as bright as the flowers of May!  Happy May Day!  We will be pulling out the Parachute at  9:30am for some fun!  Keep watch for pictures! 5/2:  We are trying our hands at Bridge the card game at 3:45pm.  Anyone know how to play? 5/3:  Manicures start at 10am!  What colors will we chose today? Nothing improves your mood like a fresh manicure!  5/4: The 145th Running of the Kentucky Derby is today.  We will be watching the event at 6pm in the Hawkeye Room.                                                                                                            5/5: It is National Scrapbooking Day, so of course we will be putting our talents to use at 1:30pm.  Scrapbooking while having good conversation is one of our favorite hobbies! It is also National Nurses week, so we will be celebrating all the wonderful nurses in our lives!!  Nurses, thank you for all you do! 5/7: Happy National Teacher Day! We will be reminiscing about all our great teachers in our lives while watching “Kindergarten Cop” at 1:30pm.  5/8: We are so grateful for Pastor Otto’s visits.  He will be here today at 2:00pm.  Thank you for spending your time with us!  Coffee Chit Chat to follow at 3:00pm. 5/10: Today’s Social Hour will center on Honoring Our Nurses at 3pm! We also will be celebrating the founder of modern nursing birthday, Florence Nightingale! “Nursing is the gentle art of caring”-Ms Nightingale.   5/12: “Your arms were always open when I needed a hug.  Your heart understood when I needed a friend.  Your gentle eyes were stern when I needed a lesson.  Your strength and love has guided me and gave me wings to fly”- Sarah Malin. Happy Mother’s Day!! We are celebrating mothers all day long.  10:30am is Song about Mom and 1:30pm we will be sharing our Memories of Mom.  5/13: It is National Skilled Nursing Care Week and this week’s theme will be “Live Soulfully”.  Today we are celebrating What Inspires the Soul by Planting Flowers at 1:30pm, 33 Ways to Feed Your Soul Trivia at 2:15pm, and Chicken Soup for the Soul Readings at 6pm.  5/14: What Pampers your Soul? Today we are taking care of us!  We are starting early at 9:30am with Stretching Exercises, 10:00am we are enjoying the  Pet Therapy Dogs, at 10:30am we are doing Makeovers, followed by 1:30pm Manicures, and 6:00pm we will be doing Massages & Music. 5/15: What Feeds the Soul? Today is all about yummy yummy food!! We are starting with Cooking Club making “Soul Food” at 10am, at 10:45am we will be looking into Soul Food History, lunch at 11:30am will be “Popeyes” in the Library for those interested, Social Hour at 3pm will be serving chicken & Waffles, and at 6pm we will be having Taste Bud Trivia. 5/16: What Fuels the Soul? Serving others fuels our souls! Our Activity crew will be grilling out for the staff today in appreciation for all they do! 5/17: What Sings in my Soul?  Today is all about song.  At 9:30am we will have Rhythm Band, 10:00am is Sing Along, 10:45am we will be playing Name That Tune “Soul Addition”, 1:30pm we will be showing our singing skills during Karaoke, 3:00pm Social Hour will be Soul of the 70’s Music themed, and at 6:00pm we will be enjoying the film “Mamma Mia”. 5/19: Sunday devotions will be starting at 10:00am.  This afternoon Pastor Lee Singers will be joining us at 1:30pm.  Come hear their beautiful voices! 5/21: Life is too short to be counting the years.  Just enjoy the ride and make awesome memories! Our monthly Birthday Party starts at 3:00pm! Join us in celebrating all of our wonderful May Birthdays.  5/23: We plan to take a beautiful van ride to City Park this afternoon at 1:30pm.  It is time to enjoy this beautiful May weather!  5/27: “To those in uniform serving today and to those who have served in the past, we honor you today and every day” – Unknown.    5/31: We will be acting like children again today while tie dyeing at 10am!  Things are going to get pretty silly! There are so many events and activities happening here @ Windmill Manor of Coralville!  If you would like a tour or find out what events we have happening this month, send us an email or give us a call @ (319) 545-7390.