Lad i es Asso c ia t i o n o f Wa lden News le t te rFebrua ry 2019

Ladies - Would you believeit? It was 39 years ago ourL.A.W. association was formed.

Our first president was Ber-ta Hamilton back in 1980. Andif you think about it, we wouldhave no L.A.W Association todaywithout Walden women steppingforward to fill positions allowingour group to proper and grow. Ican’t help but think of the num-ber of ladies who did this in pastyears as well.

It’s great to come to aL.A.W. luncheon and programalmost every month. The get -togethers allow us to meet withfriends and make new ones. Andsure, things may not always runas planned but the overall resultof get-togethers is a prettygreat time. These luncheonsgive us an opportunity to chatwith old acquaintances and meetnew friends. We also have sev-eral special interest groupsavailable to keep us enjoyablyinvolved throughout the year.

Sure, now and then, thingsmay not go exactly as planned,after all, we are a volunteergroup of human beings. Butknow that the ladies who serveas officers, Board of Directors,and committee members allstrive to do their best foryou. They are all here for you

each month just as in past years.When you see one of these galswho serve, why not give them asmile and a “high-5 ”.And now, permit me to introducethis year’s hard-working com-mittee members:Brenda Cooper collects ourmembership applications andsends them on toBrenda Badgett who compilesour new Membership Directorythen send it on to the press.Sandy Barron is our NewsletterEditor, Photographer, and Histo-rian. For 15 years she hasn’tmissed a step. Even when lifethrows her a hard ball, she stillcomes through for us.Ann Shelton keeps tally of our e-mail reservations up to the1:00pm, Wednesday deadline.Sharon Cason Fenske keeps acount of phone reservations upto our deadline and sendsthe list to Ann who combinesthem with the e-mail reserva-tions for a final a master list ofluncheon attendees. The totalnumber expected for the lunch-eon is passed on to Jodi at theYacht Club for meal planning.Carol Keplin creates our NameTags while making sure thenames match the master list.

Mean while:

Jackie Davis is there at thefront desk to assist with Check-In’s.Pauline Geiselhart is our L.A.W.Secretary. She faithfully takesmeeting notes and sends themon in finished form to the Boardand President.Meredith Wedin serves asTreasurer. At the end of eachmonthly luncheon, she makessure all monies collected cor-rectly match expenditures.Rita Hinds is our Vice Presidentwho is responsible for putting onour monthly programs. Pleaseknow this takes a great deal ofeffort, energy and time as anypast VPs can attest.

My point is that all these galsvolunteer to do this work be-cause they love L.A.W. and arecommitted to keeping our Asso-ciation running smoothly. Maybenext year YOU may choose toserve your Association by volun-teering as well.

Ladies of L.A.W. are the BESTand we hope you enjoy everyfuture association meet-ing. Remember that next monthwe are the first ones to see the2019 Follies – and I’ll see you onstage! Love to all and have a fan-tastic February.

Jan Jessen, President

Our program for Friday, February 1st will be the Assistance League StyleShow. These Walden Ladies will be modeling some of the eye-catchingstyles that come through their Boutique section. Also, they will set up anarea where we can shop for Jewelry and Clothing. All one of a kinditems. This is always fun. They know how to do it up right.

JUST A REMINDER... Don't forget to get your tickets for our Friday, March 1st program. This willinclude the Local "Walden Follies" entertainment. It is always a BIG HIT that sells out.

Rita Hinds, Vice President –Programs

Fashion ShowModeling One-of-a-Kind Clothing

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Book ClubBook Club met at Jan Null’s home on

Thursday, January 24th. The book reviewedwas “Before We Were Yours”. It was a favoriteamong most attendees.

Walden Book Club meets at 2:00 in mem-ber homes on the fourth Thursday of eachmonth. Contact Jan Null for locations and booksto be read and reviewed in the coming months.

Sponsors

CourtesyThank you so very much

for keeping me informed so Ican write Get Well and Condo-lence cards to our members.Cards were sent this month to:“Thinking of you” were cards toGayle Laminack and Pam Die-trich who have been suffering health issues.Condolence cards were sent to the families ofLaurie McIntyre and Bobby Marshall on theirpassing.Please let me know of the passing of any mem-ber or her immediate family, member’s hospital-izations or major illness so we might send theappropriate card.

Paulie Geiselhart, LAW Secretary936-449-1061 or cell 281-793-4688 orpauliegeis@yahoo.com

We started the year with some oldfriends who are consistent businesses, alwaysready to assist you with your wardrobe, personalappearance, and meal planning. Janalee Jessen,our president, has agreed to resume Door PrizeDuties as I take on Reservations. It’s been fun!

Hello Beautiful — $25 Gift Certificate Hebert’s Meats — 2 Deboned Chickens Janalee Jessen —Handcrafted Ear Rings Walden Yacht Club — Champagne Left over

from New Year’s Eve Beth Church —Avon Products Ann Shelton —Melaleuca Products

Signing off on Door Prizes but still here foryour reservation requests! ~~~ Ann Shelton

BookShareDigital or paper—it

doesn’t matter as long as theplot and characters keep youreading. So says Walden’sBookShare group. Peggy

Bramblett hosted the firstmeeting of the year for

these bibliophiles.Favorites this month

included Sara Blaedel’s“The Forgotten Girls” and W. Bruce Camejo’s “ADog’s Way Home” which is currently playing inthe movie theaters. Sara Blædel is an extreme-ly popular Danish author best known for hercrime fiction novels featuring the characterLouise Rick. “In a forest in Denmark, a rangerdiscovers the fresh corpse of an unidentifiedwoman. A large scar on one side of her faceshould make the identification easy, but nobodyhas reported her missing.” Sounds interestingto me. ~~~Sandy Barron

1 Maureen Sartor3 Marilyn Green4 Marion Mondshine6 Michele

Schromofsky6 Peggy Smith7 Rita Hinds7 Kathyrn Sullivan8 Pam Dieterich8 Tara Lane8 Jane Waldron11 Nancy Gardner13 Nancy Drymond15 B.J. Cobb

15 Lilija Grumulaitis19 Darlene Lincoln19 Lin Scheib21 Fran Bickler21 Linda Frederick21 Lynn Fitzgibbons21 Deborah Wilson22 Lynn DePaul24 Margaret Myers25 Jane LaMaster25 Sonia McFarlane27 Mary K. Lynch29 Lynda York

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Walden Foodie GroupOn January 7 wehad lunch at theRed Brick Tavernin downtownConroe. It is agreat place to gofor lunch or din-ner! Almost half

our group had never been there before. Theyserve soup, salad, sandwiches, pizza, chickenfettuccine, etc,; it is all very good! They havelive music in the evening during the week and onweekends; it is a fun place to go.

~~Diane Burris

Social: 11:00Announcements: 11:45

Luncheon: 12:00LAW Members $16.00

Guests $21.00

MENUJambalaya

with Ham, Chicken, Shrimp, and Rice.Bananas Foster Parfait

PROGRAMFashion Show

Assistance League of Lake Conroe

Social BitesThe luncheon theme “On the

Slim Side” had members of the So-cial Bites recipe group breaking out

the low/no fat cookbooks and recipes thismonth. From the fresh veggie appetizers anddip to the Skinny Oreo Cheesecake, every bitewas delicious. A big thank you goes to JackieSt. Cyr for hosting this group.

~~~Sandy Barron

Matinee MamasOn January 14, we had lunch at Mama Juanita’s on League Line Road and afterwards we went to

The Grand 14. We divided up and went to the movie of our choice: “The Mule” with Clint Eastwood, “ADog’s Way Home” and “The Upside”. Critics hated “The Upside”, but we highly recommend it! It is aheartwarming, uplifting story! Laughter is good for the soul! All three movies were good! We alwaysmeet on the second Monday of the month. If you want to join us on February 11, please contact DianeBurris at 602-316-1377 or diburris@hotmail.com for more information ~~~Diane Burris

NeedleworkThe Needlework Group meets on the

first and third Tuesday of each month at amember's home starting at 10:30 am until12:30 pm.

February 5 Wilma Hall 11918 ThoreauDriveFebruary 19 Carol Hodge 3619 Woodland

Lane

We would like to invite LAW members to jointhe Needlework Group. Bring your handworkand join us.For more information, please contact LindaCollinsworth at 936-582-7023

FEBRUARY 15SEND TO:

tx1barron@gmail.com.Thanks.

Sandy Barron,Editor newsletter

Please RSVP by Wed. January 30th by 1PM at thelatest, if you plan to attend. Email Ann Shelton atlawreservations@yahoo.com or call Sharon Cason-Fenske (936) 449 1903 by phone.Standing rules of the Associations state: Membersmust cancel their reservation by 2pm on Thursday(prior to the luncheon) if unable to attend. Failureto do so (no shows) will result in billing for theluncheon reservation.

~~~Rita Hinds VP L.A.W.

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I always knew that Walden was the very best place to live and this has been proven inthe last few months. Your prayers, cards, Facebook communication, and donations inMackenzie’s honor are heartwarming and very much appreciated. It certainly makesthis time just a little bit better. Mackenzie, my granddaughter, is in a fight for herlife. At this point her tumor is not growing and, in fact, appears smaller than whendiagnosed six months ago. She is showing no ill effects from the radiation and then

trial medications nor is exhibiting any symptoms of the cancer. Once again, thank youand please remember Mackenzie in your thoughts and prayers. Sandy Barron

Congratulations go to Ladies Association of Walden’s2019 Woman of the year KYM HARRIS. Kym is a bundle ofenergy as she runs her own insurance and investment company,volunteers in the Walden Community Church with Children’sBible Vacations Camp, Halloween Trunk Party, the Choir, andconducting a women’s Bible and prayer group. When Waldencommunity was in need with Hurricane Harvey, she coordinat-ed lunch deliveries with the Methodist Church to Walden res-idents. She has been very active in the Walden Follies bothon and off stage and serving as Director and Board member.This year she is the Follies Board President. She organizedthe Friends in Deed Committee of the Ladies Association intoteams which deliver food to fellow members who are in Needwith illness, hospitalization or death of a loved one. She makespersonal calls to sick and home visits to Association mem-bers. She always has time for others.

Skinny Oreo Cheesecake DessertServings: 2 cups

Ingredients 1 cup nonfat vanilla greek

yogurt 2 tablespoons instant cheese-

cake pudding mix — regular orsugar-free

1 cup fat-free or sugar-freeCool Whip

4 Oreo Thins — or 2 regularOreos or 1-100 calorie packet Oreos, crushed

InstructionsStir together the yogurt and pudding mix (justthe dry mix, not actual pudding) until smooth. Foldin the Cool Whip, then stir in the crushed cookies.Chill until ready to serve or eat. You can eat thiswith a spoon as a sweet evening treat, or use it as

a sweet dip for fruit or pretzels

Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies

Ingredients 1/2 C Butter 2 C Sugar 1/2 C Milk 4 Tbsp Cocoa 1/2 C Peanut Butter 3 1/2 C Quick cooking Oats 2 tsp. Vanilla

InstructionsAdd the first 4 ingredients in a saucepan. Bringto a rolling boil, and boil for 1 minute. Stir in thenext 3 ingredients and drop onto wax/foil paper.Let cool until set.

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2019 Woman of the Year Kym Harris (seated).Past Women of the Year (left to right) Janie Smith, Bette Garland,

Jamelle Williams, Jackie Davis, Kym Harris, Diane Konig, Chris Brock,Kathy Schleper, Norma Reed, Sandy Barron

President Jan Jessen,Guest Speaker Chery Gegelmanwith Vice President Rita Hinds

Past Women of the Year introduced.Bette Garland, Diane Konig, ChrisBrock, Sandy Barron

Photo by Sandy Barron

Photography by Jon Forde.

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Photography by Jon Forde.

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Photography by Jon Forde.