Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Speaker A: Foreign.
[00:00:17] Speaker B: Welcome to the Cannon County Chamber Connection. We're glad that you're with us this morning. We're going to tell you, first of all, we're going to introduce you to some new businesses and new members to the Chamber.
So this is always good. And then we're going to tell you about some of the events that are going to be happening in the next month and then to November. October is really a busy month.
I'm going to tell you a little bit about what you missed if you didn't go to the Color of Fall Car show. We had 157 entries.
We just about filled up the square. It was a great day.
Lot of pretty cars, trucks. I mean, it's hard to judge and pick when you have that many to pick from.
And then that evening, there was a tractor pull.
The FFA put that on.
And I believe that they used every bit of parking in Woodbury, if I'm not mistaken, because they were taking shuttles, they were taking golf carts and picking up people and taking them to where they had the tractor pull. Now, I haven't gotten any numbers back from that, but from the looks of it, they had a big crowd. So I'm saying they probably had a good show, and I'm proud for them because that goes to our Ag department at our high school.
Okay, now we're going to go along. We do have a new Chamber member and a new business, and that is Molly's Pampered Paws.
And we have Jennifer and Todd here today.
[00:02:09] Speaker A: This is Trisley.
[00:02:10] Speaker B: Okay, Trisley, did you hear me?
Jennifer didn't show up. We got Trisley and Todd.
[00:02:17] Speaker C: Hello.
[00:02:17] Speaker B: And Todd, who have you got with you?
[00:02:19] Speaker C: I've got Ms. Opal.
[00:02:20] Speaker A: Opal.
[00:02:21] Speaker C: Opal, yes.
[00:02:22] Speaker B: She is our mascot for our Halloween show. And I did go all out for decorations for that.
[00:02:31] Speaker D: You did a good job. Did you make that up yourself?
[00:02:33] Speaker B: Yes, I did.
[00:02:34] Speaker D: Okay.
[00:02:35] Speaker B: You know, I like.
[00:02:36] Speaker D: Yeah, I do.
[00:02:38] Speaker B: All right, we're going to talk a little bit to you now, Todd, this is not the only store you have, or not the only business that you have.
[00:02:47] Speaker C: No, that's correct. Me and my wife, Dr. Molly, we have three total locations. One, Arrington, Tennessee, that does boarding, grooming and daycare. And we have also a location about 30 minutes from here in Smithville that does boarding, grooming and daycare. The Woodbury location for right now is only doing grooming. And we're open Tuesday through Saturday, 8 to 5.
[00:03:06] Speaker B: Okay.
And you take all makes and models, don't you?
[00:03:10] Speaker C: Big and small?
[00:03:12] Speaker B: Well, I love this One. This one is so cute.
How did you decide to come into this business?
[00:03:23] Speaker C: Well, back in 2014, my wife, Dr. Molly, was in college and grooming at one of the big box stores in Murfreesboro and just decided that she wanted to create a more.
A better environment for the pets. Instead of doing the volume business, we're more of a one on one business. So our groomers are only working on one pet at a time where a lot of the bigger box stores, you know, they'll have 10 dogs drop off at one time, and we want to give individualized care to each pup.
[00:03:51] Speaker B: Well, that's how it should be.
[00:03:52] Speaker D: Yeah.
[00:03:53] Speaker B: Well, this one looked very, well, very happy about everything. Anyway, she's cute. I think she is adorable. I do. And I love her little top knot.
[00:04:04] Speaker C: Oh, yeah.
[00:04:05] Speaker B: Her rubber band on her head.
[00:04:08] Speaker C: Yeah. Her hair bow fell out on the way here and I couldn't get it back in.
[00:04:14] Speaker B: That's like having a two year old.
[00:04:16] Speaker C: Yeah.
[00:04:18] Speaker B: And your name is?
[00:04:20] Speaker A: Trisley.
[00:04:21] Speaker B: All right, hon. And are you a groomer?
[00:04:23] Speaker A: No, I'm the receptionist. And then I do a lot of our scheduling for mobiles.
[00:04:28] Speaker B: Okay, so you have a mobile unit too that will go out.
[00:04:34] Speaker A: They have eight mobile units out of Arrington that service Rutherford and Williamson county. And so I do the scheduling for them.
[00:04:41] Speaker B: Oh, okay.
[00:04:41] Speaker D: Where did you get started? Did y' all get started in Arrington?
[00:04:45] Speaker C: We got started right in Murfreesboro. Okay, that's what I thought in 2014. Yeah.
[00:04:49] Speaker D: So you're pretty much doing the mobile thing in Murfreesboro now and. Yeah, that's what I thought. I knew I'd seen trucks and stuff coming out of Murfreesboro.
[00:04:59] Speaker C: Yeah. And we're from here, this area. So we've wanted a location here for quite a while, but it's hard to find real estate in Woodbury.
Commercial real estate, that is.
[00:05:08] Speaker B: I don't know. They're building a house every place.
If there's a spot, they build something on it, you know, But.
Yeah, you're not alone in that. I've had other people tell me that.
[00:05:21] Speaker C: Yeah, we looked for two years before we found the spot we're in. So.
[00:05:25] Speaker B: Okay. Is it in Cannon County?
[00:05:27] Speaker C: Yes, it's right beside the Cannon County Chiropractic.
[00:05:29] Speaker D: It used to be First National Bank.
[00:05:31] Speaker C: Yeah, we took the First national bank spot.
[00:05:33] Speaker B: I know that. I mean, for your business.
That's for your business.
[00:05:36] Speaker C: Yes.
[00:05:37] Speaker B: Right. I thought you meant to live here.
[00:05:40] Speaker C: Yeah, we do have a house off Rush Creek.
[00:05:43] Speaker B: Okay, well, that's good. Now tell Them the other day.
[00:05:48] Speaker D: There's a bit of a ways to travel from here to Arrington, though, you know, just a little bit. Yeah.
[00:05:54] Speaker C: We're located at 828 Old McMinnville Highway.
[00:05:59] Speaker B: And did you have a phone number where people can call you?
[00:06:02] Speaker C: Yes. 615-809-4300.
[00:06:08] Speaker B: And you are open what hours?
[00:06:10] Speaker C: Tuesday through Saturday, 8 to 5.
[00:06:12] Speaker B: Okay. So you can just make your appointment and bring your yes. Buddy there.
[00:06:18] Speaker C: Yep.
[00:06:19] Speaker B: And they get one on one attention.
[00:06:21] Speaker C: Yes. One on one. And we're a fear free certified grooming organizations, which means that the dogs that are scared, things like that, our groomers are trained to handle that where they're not. They're not in fear.
[00:06:34] Speaker B: Well, how in the world do you get trained for that?
[00:06:37] Speaker C: Lots of continuing education.
[00:06:41] Speaker D: I used to watch a video.
[00:06:42] Speaker B: I used to have oodle. And she always knew. I don't know how she knew, but she would start shaking when I put her in the car.
And the lady that groomed her did a good job and she was good to her, but she just had a fear. That's all there is to it.
[00:07:00] Speaker C: Some pups do, but some pups like her love it.
She loves the attention.
[00:07:05] Speaker B: Big dogs. How big?
[00:07:07] Speaker C: Any size.
[00:07:10] Speaker B: And if they. I know what y' all do. If they get real scared, you take them over to Dr.
Coombs or Dr.
The chiropractor.
[00:07:21] Speaker C: Yeah. She does do chiropractic services on pups.
[00:07:24] Speaker B: She does.
[00:07:25] Speaker D: Do you have people that have come from her office?
[00:07:28] Speaker C: Yes.
[00:07:28] Speaker D: Over to you?
[00:07:29] Speaker C: Yeah.
[00:07:30] Speaker D: Interesting.
[00:07:32] Speaker C: And we have clients that will refer to her that need it.
[00:07:36] Speaker B: You mean the animals?
[00:07:38] Speaker C: Both, actually.
[00:07:40] Speaker D: Oh, yeah.
[00:07:42] Speaker B: Okay.
All right.
[00:07:44] Speaker D: When you say you refer to animals that need it, what I mean, what kind of an animal?
I mean, somebody was always growling and
[00:07:53] Speaker B: biting, I would imagine fainting and doing everything.
[00:07:57] Speaker D: Fainting.
Well, our groomer dog is painting. Let's go. Send it over to the chiropractor. Yeah. That's a smooth move.
[00:08:06] Speaker C: Well, our groomers do an assessment on each dog before they get started, and they can tell if they're tight or sore somewhere. And we can always refer them to her.
[00:08:13] Speaker D: Oh, I see. Okay.
[00:08:15] Speaker A: All right.
[00:08:15] Speaker D: So they're kind of doctors themselves in a way, your groomers are.
[00:08:19] Speaker C: Well, we do spot out things because, you know, most people only take their dogs to the vets once or twice a year, and they come in for grooming once a month, Once every two months. And so our groomers do pick up on things and do recommend that they go see their vet if they notice Some changes.
[00:08:32] Speaker D: Now, your wife, you keep calling her Dr. Molly. Is she a veterinarian?
[00:08:35] Speaker C: She's not. She's a professor.
[00:08:36] Speaker D: Okay. I got you at Montlow.
[00:08:39] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:08:39] Speaker D: Well, you travel all over the place.
Wow. Good deal.
Good deal. Now, what does she teach down at Motlow?
[00:08:46] Speaker C: Business.
[00:08:47] Speaker D: Okay.
[00:08:48] Speaker C: She's the lead of the entrepreneurship program.
[00:08:51] Speaker D: So when does she have time to.
She just leaves it all to you?
[00:08:55] Speaker C: No, no, she's very involved.
[00:08:56] Speaker D: Is she? Yeah.
So. Wow, That's.
[00:09:00] Speaker B: He's not gonna tell you that she's not involved.
[00:09:03] Speaker D: Oh, I know.
Cause she's gonna watch this.
And she'll be taking this dog's place in the doghouse. If that's the case.
[00:09:12] Speaker C: She was there this morning before she had to go to campus.
[00:09:15] Speaker B: Yeah, that little dog's never been in the doghouse. I can tell right now.
[00:09:20] Speaker D: Now, does she teach it, like, the main Motlow campus in Smyrna? In Smyrna. Okay. All right. Yeah. So, yeah, you all are all over the place, that's for sure. Wow.
Good deal.
[00:09:32] Speaker B: Well, you know, in this day and age, I remember growing up on a farm.
We lived with my grandparents.
We had farm animals. Like, we had collies and horses and cows in it.
I don't. None of the dogs ever got groomed, believe me, unless we were growing up.
[00:09:52] Speaker D: Neither did ours.
[00:09:54] Speaker C: We washed them off with a hose pipe. But anymore.
[00:09:57] Speaker B: Today, people spend a lot of money on their pets.
[00:10:01] Speaker C: They're like family now.
[00:10:03] Speaker B: You know, I was at Walmart, and they had one whole center aisle there that was nothing but dog toys and clothes.
[00:10:12] Speaker C: Yeah.
[00:10:15] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:10:16] Speaker C: Yeah. This one's closet's bigger than mine.
[00:10:21] Speaker B: More selection. Yeah, well, she's got on.
[00:10:24] Speaker D: What do you want for Christmas?
You better tell him what you want for Christmas, because you'll probably get it.
[00:10:29] Speaker C: Say some treats.
[00:10:30] Speaker B: Yeah, and they had that, too.
[00:10:33] Speaker C: Yeah, well.
[00:10:36] Speaker B: And you Travel from where?
[00:10:38] Speaker A: McMinnville.
[00:10:39] Speaker B: Oh, well, you don't have that.
[00:10:40] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:10:41] Speaker B: Have you had any episodes where you feared for your life for maybe a dog that came in?
[00:10:50] Speaker A: No. Brie's really good at, like, you know, keeping them comfortable, so we've not had any issues or anything.
[00:10:57] Speaker B: Okay, well, good.
[00:10:58] Speaker A: Yes.
[00:10:59] Speaker B: Dogs that have been groomed before, they get used to it.
That doesn't mean that they get where they're not afraid every time they go, but they get used to. They know. And I know. That poodle I had when. Once I got her groomed, you could. Her whole attitude changed about her.
[00:11:19] Speaker C: You know, she does that, too. After she gets groomed, she gets a little Spunky.
[00:11:24] Speaker B: Yeah.
Okay, well, is there anything else you want to tell people today?
[00:11:30] Speaker C: No. We're excited to be part of Woodbury. Like I said, we wanted to be here for over two years. It took us to find a spot. We've got a spot now, and we stay pretty booked up. So you do want to call and make an appointment ahead of time.
[00:11:43] Speaker A: Okay.
[00:11:44] Speaker B: In other words, you can't call two hours ahead.
[00:11:46] Speaker C: No, we're pretty much booked.
[00:11:49] Speaker B: How long does it take you to groom?
Just a normal.
[00:11:55] Speaker C: A little pub like this will take about an hour to an hour and a half. And then, of course, some of the larger doodles will take two to two and a half hours.
[00:12:03] Speaker B: Okay. Well, we're glad you came in today, and we're certainly glad that you're part of our business community.
And of course, we will be having in November our Cannon Country Christmas.
And actually, it's for the businesses and not just around the square, throughout the county. So you'll be hearing more about that. And you may want to do something, you know, related to that to be part of the advertisement.
[00:12:37] Speaker C: Absolutely, yes.
[00:12:39] Speaker B: You know, you never know. You might give away a little puppy.
[00:12:43] Speaker C: Oh, no.
[00:12:47] Speaker D: Well, if you get another dog and somebody leaves, you know, like that one. So you can give that away.
[00:12:54] Speaker C: Well, thanks for having us.
[00:12:55] Speaker B: Well, that's all right. We'll have you again. If you have any specials come up.
[00:12:59] Speaker C: Okay.
[00:13:00] Speaker B: Anything, let me know.
[00:13:01] Speaker C: We will.
[00:13:02] Speaker B: Or any way the chamber can be of assistance to you.
[00:13:05] Speaker C: Absolutely.
[00:13:06] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:13:06] Speaker C: Well, thanks for having us.
[00:13:07] Speaker B: All right, well, thank you for coming.
[00:13:09] Speaker A: Thank you. It was nice meeting you.
[00:13:12] Speaker B: Now, now we've got next guests and they are with Grandview Living.
[00:13:18] Speaker E: I'm Darla Cunningham. I'm the owner of Grandview Living. And then we offer Grandview Living in home care as well.
[00:13:26] Speaker F: And I'm Macy Cunningham.
I'm just kind of her right hand and do odds and ends jobs that she needs help with and, you know, anything you can think of.
[00:13:38] Speaker B: Now, I want to tell you, I did tour this facility, and I was so impressed.
If you need care for someone in your family, whether they be elderly, do you have an age limit on that?
[00:13:57] Speaker E: So to qualify for our Grandview Living, you have to be 55 or older to do that. And then in home care, we have taken care of a couple of younger than 55.
[00:14:12] Speaker B: Okay. But I was gonna say this is a house that you'll be moving your loved one into.
They have bedrooms just like a house would have.
They had a chair in the bedrooms, a tv. They had a sun room. You Serve all three meals?
[00:14:32] Speaker E: Yes.
[00:14:33] Speaker A: Yes.
[00:14:34] Speaker B: You have medical care if needed?
[00:14:37] Speaker E: Yes.
So we are six bedrooms. I'm licensed to have six residents. And they all have their private rooms. And the loved ones will bring in a bed, a chair, a chest, or just whatever to make it home. Like pictures. But this is really their space, and it is a home like environment. And that's what our vision was. We wanted it to be, you know, somewhere that they can strive and make relationships and be fed well and loved on and just have assistance with tasks that they may need. You know, whether that be bathing, whether that maybe, you know, dressing, whatever. We have someone there at all times, 24, 7.
And we do. I will brag. We have really good food. I have a wonderful person that just.
She is an excellent cook. And so we have beans and cornbread and sliced onions and chicken casserole. And I could just meatloaf. Meatloaf and salmon patties. And what's some of the other favorite meals that they enjoy?
[00:15:57] Speaker F: Macy, she does like stuffed peppers that they really enjoy.
Breakfast. She always cooks a huge breakfast, which is probably one of their favorites.
Anything that you can think of, she's probably made it.
[00:16:13] Speaker D: Okay. Again. How old do you have to be to live at this house?
[00:16:18] Speaker E: 55.
[00:16:19] Speaker D: Hey, I qualify.
I'm gonna qualify in March. Yeah. So, yeah.
[00:16:23] Speaker F: Yes.
[00:16:24] Speaker D: No, I qualify now. I qualify now. Yeah.
See, I'm already suffering from dementia, so you can come help me.
[00:16:31] Speaker E: Yeah, we'll help you out.
We.
Our six bedrooms are occupied. We do have a waiting list, so if that's something that you might be interested, you would call and pay a deposit, and then we would put you on the waiting list.
[00:16:47] Speaker D: How big is the house? I mean, how many square feet do y' all have?
[00:16:50] Speaker E: Oh, Keith, I'm not sure.
[00:16:53] Speaker B: It's a big house.
The rooms are good size. The bedrooms are good size. They have a sun room where they have activities. And is that where you eat, too?
[00:17:05] Speaker E: Oh, yes. That sunroom is the room for us.
They spend a lot of time out there. There's recliners.
They watch tv. We eat out there. We do our activities, whether that be painting or bingo or puzzles. We always have a puzzle put up.
We spend a lot of time out there. And then they actually spend a lot of time on the front porch. And then we have a back patio area that they enjoy.
[00:17:33] Speaker B: They do has a picnic table out there. It's very pretty.
[00:17:37] Speaker E: Yes. Well, thank you.
Yes. So that, you know, like I said, we want that to be their home. And I have wonderful staff.
I'm so blessed with all the caregivers, not only at Grandview Living, but even in my in home services as well. I have wonderful.
[00:17:56] Speaker D: What was the inspiration behind Grandview Living?
[00:17:59] Speaker E: Oh, but.
Well, I've been doing in home care for about 10 years and it just got to the point maybe where financial, for financial reasons or they just needed more one on one care.
And I was having those conversations with families and, and they were either looking into Warren County, Rutherford County, Coffee county, and they were taking their loved ones other places and I don't know, I said, I told my husband I would love to open up a place for a small setting, you know, for, you know, the community. And so we actually bought that house from Joe and Mary Lee Byers and we just.
I got my administrator license and the state came in and said, you can do this, you can't do that. And we just made it happen. So we made that into six bedrooms and we have a wonderful kitchen too. Our kitchen space is just great.
But it all just worked out. It really just worked out. So.
And then the family's people have called and said, you know, hey, we're not sure if mom's going to be a good fit, so how that process works. So if they call me, I would come out and do a consult. We just talk about where mom or dad is or your loved one is and what needs they are struggling with. And we see if that's a good fit. And if we think it is, then, you know, we make it happen with. We have some things that you have to get from your physician and you know, things that we gotta have.
[00:19:45] Speaker B: That was gonna be my next question on that. At what point medically do you say you need to be somewhere else other than this?
[00:19:56] Speaker E: Well, I think some of the family members tell me often, you know, I'm at work and I'm getting phone calls and I can't really work knowing I'm worried about my loved one. And I can just tell things are different. And if you feel like they're unsafe, you know, and they need assistance, you know, a lot of older people feel like, well, you know, they want to keep their independence as long as they can. Well, you know, you can do that if you would set something in place that would help you keep your independence longer. Like just like bathing.
If you had someone come into your home for a period of time and just helped you with those things, then you would probably be able to stay at home longer.
But I know that's kind of a scary thing too, having someone to come in. But the Community has been so good to me.
I was raised and lived here all my life.
[00:20:58] Speaker F: And
[00:21:00] Speaker E: you're most definitely going to run into me at Piggly Wiggly at some point. And it's hard to find people that you can really trust to take care of your loved ones.
[00:21:12] Speaker B: I dealt with this with my mother before you were in business.
And, you know, and I found this typical in a lot of people that she had dementia and it was getting worse as time went on. Of course, I was working in town and she lived in town, so I was going over there three times a day, but you don't know what they're doing.
You know, my biggest fear would. I would go over there and mom would be out with no clothes on, sitting on the front porch. I mean, this is something that could happen.
[00:21:47] Speaker F: Oh, very.
[00:21:48] Speaker E: Yes.
I have seen a lot and you know, when the families, they want to respect their parents wishes and they want to do what's best. And I've had.
I've had a few that has moved in that has most definitely been. It's been a transition and it's been difficult, but now it's. It's bloomed into something beautiful that they feel like that's their home. And so I've had a resident that would help slice tomatoes, peel cucumbers.
You know, I don't know that she ever knew that that was not her home. And, you know, and.
But yeah, I've. I've seen and heard a lot, you know.
[00:22:34] Speaker B: Well, I ended up having to put mom in the nursing home, and the nursing home here was great, but she had always worked as a dietitian in a hospital, and so she thought she worked there.
And I just didn't say anything else, you know, I thought, okay, Mom.
[00:22:53] Speaker E: Yes, we had that too, didn't we, Macy?
[00:22:56] Speaker F: Yeah.
[00:22:58] Speaker D: So what is your role? Macy's over here. Quiet as all.
[00:23:00] Speaker E: I know. I know. I told her I wasn't gonna talk the whole time.
[00:23:03] Speaker B: You see her when you go in
[00:23:05] Speaker D: there, what is your role for the program?
[00:23:08] Speaker F: So I handle like invoices.
I'll answer phone calls if I need to. I'll call people scheduling for Grandview Living. I do that. And then just things here and there. I'll help, you know, if we need help with an activity or whatever, I'll do that too. And really, anything.
[00:23:32] Speaker B: Just the patient.
[00:23:33] Speaker F: Yes. And I'm more in the office than out, you know, with the patients, but.
[00:23:38] Speaker D: Right.
[00:23:39] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:23:40] Speaker D: So you have a waiting list, you said.
Any plans? I know you'd probably like to keep it small. Any Plans on expanding.
[00:23:48] Speaker E: We have talked about it. We have talked about it.
[00:23:51] Speaker D: Because if you're doing a good thing and you're really comfortable with what you're doing and people are starting to like it, you know, they're going to fight to get in. You know, they're on that waiting list wanting to get in. They trust you, they trust your staff. You know, they see what the good things that are going on. They want their loved ones to be part of it. So I would think, you know, if you're not just trying to keep it just to, you know, one house, that you'd probably have another grandview living two or something to that effect.
[00:24:21] Speaker B: But, you know, word of mouth is your best advertisement, really.
And I just spoke with a woman that she had had a friend that had been in your facility for some years or for some time, I don't know how many years, and she had had strokes over the years and so she could still talk and everything, but she.
This lady went and seen her regularly and she said that she couldn't.
She says, I can't tell you how great that place is, is for her to have been there, because she says, I went and talked to her, you know, a couple of times a week, maybe once a week. And she goes.
She was well taken care of and she was wheelchair bound.
So to me, and I've known this woman for some years, and I thought, well, this is a great testament to this. And I could tell when I toured, Yes. I could tell the way it was set up. It was like home. It was not like a hospital environment.
You know, the bedrooms look like your bedroom at home.
[00:25:34] Speaker E: Oh, yeah. Yes. And that was our vision from the beginning.
Yes. And I appreciate her saying all those kind things, but we have wonderful residents there. And I had a lady, you know, she said, you know, you know, I didn't realize how much I needed this place. She said, you know, just eating with others at a table is important.
You know, she wasn't eating well at all. And it's hard when you're to fix a meal for yourself and then just sitting there eating. And so she said, I just, I had no idea this is exactly what I needed. And she is just striving. And then, you know, we do. We have activities and they love that. They love doing anything. And the community has been great to reach out and say, hey, what can I do? And so we have some home health agencies that come and play bingo and bring prizes and they've brought ICs and snow cones before.
[00:26:35] Speaker B: I was going to Ask you. I'm sure you probably have diet restrictions on some years. Do you deal with that, too, like diabetics?
[00:26:44] Speaker E: Yes, we do. We have two that's a diabetic living there now, and we're very conscious of that.
[00:26:50] Speaker B: So. They don't get an icy, do they?
[00:26:52] Speaker E: Well, I'm not gonna say that. I'm gonna tell the truth. They do get a little bit of icy. We just, you know, we just feed.
Yes, yes.
[00:27:03] Speaker B: I'm just teasing you.
[00:27:05] Speaker E: Yes.
[00:27:05] Speaker B: Cause I realize that.
Okay.
[00:27:09] Speaker D: You've got a specialist with.
[00:27:12] Speaker E: Are you.
[00:27:12] Speaker D: Yeah. Because I remember you when you were a little, what, fifth, sixth grader raising money for diabetes awareness. When. Through basketball and stuff. I remember that. So I didn't even recognize you over there. I was like, okay. And then when you said your name, I thought, wait a minute. That's right. Because your son got married.
[00:27:33] Speaker E: Yes, yes. They got married in May and always loved Macy, but now she's mine, so. And you asked what she did. There's not anything. I don't think that Macy has it done for me.
She is just my right hand girl, and she does a whole lot for Grandview and Grandview living.
[00:27:54] Speaker D: So your job is secure, by the way, just a little.
[00:27:56] Speaker A: Oh, yes.
[00:27:58] Speaker E: I hope so.
[00:27:59] Speaker B: Oh, yes, for sure. Family. I remember that.
[00:28:03] Speaker D: Yes.
[00:28:03] Speaker B: Yes.
Well, I'm just proud that we have something like that now because it wasn't available at the time that I was needing it. But I know all of the. I've been through all of that about having to leave someone, even for hours.
My mother would try to cook and forget she was cooking.
And so I would pull the breaker on the stove every night. Oh, yeah. And every morning she would tell me, I'm getting a new stove.
[00:28:39] Speaker E: She knew something was wrong with it, didn't she?
[00:28:41] Speaker B: Just didn't know what.
[00:28:42] Speaker E: Yes. And I think, you know, caregiving is a very hard job. And especially if you're caregiving for your loved one, it can be more difficult, you know, But I think, you know, if you set things in place to have a support. Support system, it just makes it so much easier, you know, and so when you go to visit your loved one, you're not doing all the laundry and changing the bed linens and cleaning up accidents that may have happened, you know, or whatever, you actually get to visit, you know, because if you have caregivers, those are some of the things that we offer.
So if you set things in place, it makes it a beautiful picture all the way around.
[00:29:23] Speaker B: And I will tell you, even though mom would have Argued about anybody coming in and staying with her.
She would have probably had them out of there in 15 minutes.
But loneliness is not good for someone that is in that condition. They need other people around.
[00:29:40] Speaker A: Yes.
[00:29:40] Speaker E: We were not created to live alone.
[00:29:43] Speaker B: Yeah, that's true.
[00:29:45] Speaker E: We were not. And that goes back to Grandview living. It's a family, like, you know, environment. And so all of them are. They get along great, and they have just developed some beautiful relationships, and it's been so humbling to see.
[00:30:03] Speaker B: Now, this is not a lockdown facility.
[00:30:06] Speaker E: No, it's not. They can go outside on the porch and do things. And then I had a lady that lived there for a period of time.
Her house actually burned, and she had her car, and she came and I felt like she was gone a lot.
But, yes, we do have alarms on the door. So if the door opens and goes out, then the caregiver and staff knows that someone has either entered or, you know, or left. So we have those in place.
Now, we do have a couple that need a little bit of extra direction during the day, you know, and we keep close eyes on them.
[00:30:49] Speaker A: So
[00:30:52] Speaker B: can you visit at any time or are there visitation hours?
[00:30:57] Speaker E: Our visitation hours are from 8am to 8pm unless there's a special situation or emergency situation. You can come after eight. But, yeah, eight to eight is usually.
[00:31:09] Speaker B: Well, they're usually asleep.
[00:31:11] Speaker E: Well, that's what I was going to say.
[00:31:13] Speaker B: They get up at 4, so.
[00:31:15] Speaker F: Yes. Yes.
[00:31:17] Speaker E: So, yeah.
And we're located at 2622 McMinnville Highway.
[00:31:24] Speaker D: Right.
[00:31:24] Speaker E: If you're headed to McMinnville, it's right past the stock barn.
[00:31:27] Speaker B: Right. And it's up on the hill. And you'll see a beautiful sign. They have a pretty sign out in the front yard that says Grandview Living. And I will tell y', all, this is assisted living at its best.
So if you have someone that you're running into a situation where you may need this, you better go tour it and call Darla and get on the list, because you couldn't find a better place. I don't believe I haven't been in one anyway. And who knows?
I may.
Maybe I ought to put them in the.
[00:32:02] Speaker D: Maybe a residential.
Well, the way that they sound like they cook food, I'm there. I don't care if I have to resist.
[00:32:09] Speaker B: Well, I'd have to be one of those that only got a little icy.
[00:32:14] Speaker D: I can go pitch a tent in their backyard or something. Sounds like.
[00:32:17] Speaker B: Well, they got room back there, do they?
[00:32:19] Speaker F: Yes.
[00:32:19] Speaker E: And we assure you that you'll be loved and taken care of and whether
[00:32:24] Speaker B: you like it or not.
[00:32:24] Speaker A: Yes.
[00:32:25] Speaker E: And with us being so small, sometimes they may get more attention than they really want, but, yeah, it's a great thing. And then we also offer respite care, so we've done that five times.
For families that maybe are going on vacation or, you know, or just need a break, you can come up there and they can stay until their families get back.
So we've done that.
[00:32:54] Speaker B: That's great right there. That really is.
[00:32:56] Speaker F: And some families even do the respite just to kind of see, like, is my mom or family member, whoever. Are they gonna be a good fit here? Are they gonna. Maybe they're kind of like, I don't want to go there. I'm not ready for that. Well, this is kind of to see. To get them comfortable with our staff and our residents, and maybe they'll be like, I do want to go back up there. And that's. You know, I think a lot of people do it.
[00:33:20] Speaker B: Sometimes we. With some people, depending on what stage they're in, that comes and goes on a daily basis.
One day they're, this is wonderful. And then the next day they feel completely different about it, you know, so. But I think you're right. If you.
If they stay there long enough, they're going to consider that their home, because their memories are not what they used to be.
[00:33:52] Speaker E: Yes.
[00:33:53] Speaker B: So I think it's great what you do there. And I've heard.
I haven't heard any bad reports. I haven't talked to everybody, but I haven't heard anything bad about it.
[00:34:03] Speaker E: Well, I hope not, but I've heard
[00:34:05] Speaker B: good stuff about it.
[00:34:06] Speaker E: Good. And then another service we offer at Grandview Living is adult daycare. We have that.
[00:34:13] Speaker B: Oh, that's great, too.
[00:34:15] Speaker E: We have that. So if you're working and you want to, you know, have a place for them to go during the day, you know, so maybe only eight hours a day.
[00:34:28] Speaker B: Right.
See, that's great as well, because that is so many people's dilemma right there, as they have to work.
[00:34:36] Speaker A: Yes.
[00:34:36] Speaker B: Yes. So.
[00:34:38] Speaker A: So.
[00:34:39] Speaker B: And then worry about what the other one's doing.
You're not there.
[00:34:44] Speaker A: Yes.
[00:34:46] Speaker B: Like.
Well, for instance, on that, my mother, she was at home, but if you came to her house and knocked on the door, and if you said, you flowers are so pretty, Mom's going to invite you in.
And she did. This was a group, and they gave her a new toilet and fixed a door for under her house, the crawl space.
And I think it Ended up costing her about $1,500.
[00:35:20] Speaker E: Wow.
That was an expensive visit.
[00:35:22] Speaker B: And she had signed the papers. Well, I gave them a real nice call and they didn't come back. Let's put it that.
But things like that happen because to talk to her for just a little bit and if you didn't know her, you wouldn't realize.
If you talked to her long enough, you would. But for just a little bit, you wouldn't realize anything was wrong.
So he must not stay too long.
But anyway, those are just situations that you deal with when that happens. And it's hard. It's really hard on the caregiver and it's hard on the person that's having to deal with it too, that's going through it.
[00:36:11] Speaker F: Yes.
[00:36:11] Speaker B: So.
But I'm glad you're here because I think there was a great need in our community for this.
[00:36:19] Speaker E: Thank you. Thank you. And then, you know, I've tell my caregivers too, you know, it's a rewarding job.
Some of my favorite stories have been told by, you know, older ones. And I love, you know, their way of doing things, you know, when they were younger. And, you know, these are people that had jobs and got up and went and did and had a good social life too. And now their world has maybe gotten a lot slower, smaller.
So. But just to hear their stories and they want to express their stories.
[00:36:55] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:36:56] Speaker E: You know, and so.
And sometimes I'm the one they get to tell that to, so.
[00:37:02] Speaker F: Yeah.
[00:37:03] Speaker E: And it's like staying with your grandparents for the day, you know.
[00:37:07] Speaker B: Right.
[00:37:08] Speaker E: Sometimes. So.
[00:37:09] Speaker F: Yeah.
[00:37:09] Speaker B: Well, usually in their situation they can remember old time things.
It was what happened yesterday that they.
[00:37:18] Speaker E: Oh, yes. Or just a few minutes ago.
[00:37:22] Speaker B: Yes, it's true too. Yes, yes. And that's something that we may all deal with. It's not something to be ashamed of.
[00:37:30] Speaker E: Oh, absolutely.
[00:37:30] Speaker B: And I'm sure it doesn't happen to them because they want it to.
[00:37:34] Speaker E: Right.
[00:37:35] Speaker B: But it is something that most people, if you live long enough, you're going to face.
I keep saying mom always thought she was going to live to be 90. Well, she did live to be 88, you know, so she just about made it.
[00:37:53] Speaker E: Oh, yes, yes.
[00:37:54] Speaker B: But then on the other hand, she always thought she was 40. She said she could remember when she was 40.
She was just 40 from then on.
Okay. Is there anything you'd like to tell us? Is there anything you'd like to add to this?
[00:38:15] Speaker F: I'll just kind of go off what Darla said. It is very rewarding not Only just for the residents, but for the family members. When they come to us and they're like, mom is doing so good, or Dad's. Whoever's doing so good, that's rewarding to. To me for sure. Just because I want to help, and we all want to help them have the best care and still feel like they are who they are in some way. But I really do think it's a good thing.
[00:38:46] Speaker B: Me, too. Me too. That was the other thing. You do take men and women.
[00:38:50] Speaker E: Yes.
[00:38:51] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:38:52] Speaker A: Yes. Yes.
[00:38:53] Speaker E: And then the state has made sure that we're ADA compliant, so, you know, and they come and they check in on us.
So. Yeah.
So if that's something that you.
You may not be there now, but you think you might be in the future, I encourage you to call and set up a tour and just come look at the place and just.
[00:39:15] Speaker B: That's a good idea, because it. It would.
It's impressive. It really is.
And I don't think you can fake that. I don't think what I seen was something that, well, we've got somebody coming. Let's all do this and that. I think this is how it's done every day.
Yes. And that's what you want.
[00:39:36] Speaker F: And our residents love new faces. They love to see people come through the door. And even if they're not there for them, they, like, wave and smile. Yes.
[00:39:46] Speaker D: So let me ask this. What are y' all doing for Halloween? Do y' all dress up? Do y' all do a Halloween celebration like last year?
[00:39:53] Speaker E: The Woodbury Day School at Woodbury Church of Christ came, and they brought a group and they dressed up, and they brought their little ones to come up there, and, you know, we all just loved it.
And some of the churches have reached out to us, and they'll come and sing, and then we have a Wednesday night Bible study, and then every Sunday, we have a church that comes.
[00:40:20] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:40:20] Speaker E: So, yeah, I'm hoping to get more churches involved. So it's not just primarily two that we kind of.
[00:40:29] Speaker B: Is the experience church part of that?
[00:40:32] Speaker E: No, no, not yet.
[00:40:34] Speaker B: Well, that might be someone that.
This is kind of the type of thing they do.
[00:40:40] Speaker E: Yes, yes. Now, people from the experienced church has most definitely come to.
Came there and showed us some love. They brought goody baskets for Easter. They brought Easter baskets, and they love that, too. And they came. And some ladies that attend there have came and played bingo and stuff with us.
So if you're looking to volunteer, you know, that's another thing, too. You could come up there and, you know, Help get involved and interact and.
[00:41:13] Speaker B: Right, yeah, yeah. So, Keith, if you have a crowd,
[00:41:16] Speaker D: I can get a free meal.
[00:41:17] Speaker E: Keith. Yes. Yeah, you come up there and you sing for us or something.
[00:41:22] Speaker D: No, Keith, don't sing.
You would have people hating you if I sang.
[00:41:27] Speaker B: No, Carolyn, don't sing either.
[00:41:29] Speaker D: No, that's one thing. If I do karaoke, people sit out there. When I do karaoke shows or whatever, people look at me and go, you don't sing? No, we'll dance.
We will sit out there and in between breaks before another singer, I will play the music.
[00:41:46] Speaker B: Well, I used to could have clogged a little. I can't do that now, but.
[00:41:50] Speaker D: Wow.
[00:41:51] Speaker B: You don't want that now?
[00:41:52] Speaker D: No. I don't even dance. No, we don't.
[00:41:55] Speaker B: Well, that's a shame.
[00:41:59] Speaker D: Well, you remember the incident, I'm sure the incident when the International Folk Fest people came up to the senior center.
[00:42:07] Speaker B: They got you out on the floor, didn't you?
[00:42:09] Speaker D: Yes. Remember that? And there were pictures to prove it. And that was not good. No. In fact, there's video to prove it too.
[00:42:16] Speaker E: Was there an injury involved?
[00:42:18] Speaker D: No, thankfully. Thankfully there wasn't, but yeah, not a good thing.
[00:42:25] Speaker B: Well, I can't imagine what kind of folk dancing you.
[00:42:29] Speaker D: I don't know. I don't even know what it was called either. I don't think there was a name. I hadn't been in the name for it yet.
[00:42:35] Speaker E: But maybe we need to dig up those videos.
[00:42:39] Speaker B: That would be a good show. Be entertainment.
Yes. Well, we loved having you here today and we're also glad that you're a member of the Chamber. And if there is anything you ever need, give me a call.
[00:42:52] Speaker E: I will. And I appreciate that.
[00:42:53] Speaker B: And we'll see what we can come up with.
[00:42:56] Speaker E: Okay.
[00:42:57] Speaker B: And we appreciate both of you being here. And you do. I'm not just saying this because they're Chamber members.
It's a beautiful facility and I was very impressed and I wished I would have had it that I could have used that earlier, but it is what it is. So I'm thinking ahead, that's where they can find put. Me and my kids would say, well, you're too bossy, they'd throw you out.
[00:43:28] Speaker F: We have some bossiness.
[00:43:30] Speaker E: We've dealt with bossiness. So. Yes, yes.
[00:43:34] Speaker B: Well, all right, ladies, you're welcome to stay the rest of the show. Or if you have to get back, that's fine.
And you know, if anything else comes up during the year, this isn't a one time shot.
You can always.
Okay, tell me Some, you know, call and let me know. Well, there's something we'd like to talk about. That'd be fine.
[00:43:55] Speaker E: Yeah, well, we may do that.
[00:43:58] Speaker B: And I'll see what I'll see if I can't find some more church services for you.
[00:44:04] Speaker E: Well, okay. That'd be great.
[00:44:06] Speaker F: Yes.
[00:44:07] Speaker B: All right. Well, I thank you very much. And like I say, you're well, welcome to stay. We've got to go over the event.
[00:44:13] Speaker E: Well, I think we're gonna part and we appreciate your time and asking us to do this.
And then if you need us for any reason or know anybody, you just let us know.
[00:44:24] Speaker B: Well, I think you may have someone I know that's researching you right now. Well, okay.
[00:44:32] Speaker E: We'll take care of them.
[00:44:33] Speaker B: All right.
[00:44:34] Speaker E: Thank you.
[00:44:35] Speaker B: Thank you both.
We do have a lot going on in October, and I know that usually on our October show that we are telling you about November, but today I'm going to tell you about October a little bit because we still have some in the latter part of the month.
And of course, at the Art Center. There is always something going on at the Art center, and right now the show is very appropriate for this time of the year.
The show that is taking center stage at this time is Dracula.
Now, this is everybody has to go see this at Halloween.
I like Dracula movies anyway, and so I might come and see this one I was going to last weekend and then things happened and I couldn't get here.
But they've also got a kids show coming up in November, and I'll tell you about that next month. Or you can call the ART center at 615-563-2787 and ask them about their the shows and the concerts that they're going to be having in the future.
And also they have a Christmas bazaar that will start in November, and their concert series will start January 9th for this next year. And they're going to have great the Music City Stones, which is a tribute band to the Rolling Stones.
Rhiannon.
Rhiannon.
Anyway, she's a that's a Stevie Nicks experience there.
And then McCartney forever Paul McCartney. The Piano man is Billy Joel and Elton John. And then one of my favorites in September will be Shake, Rattle and Roll. And of course, that's all the 50s, all the piano, all the that's everybody in that time period.
And I love it and they do a great job. Boxcar Children is going to be the Young at Art series, and it will start November 7th through the and on the 14th, it only has two shows the 7th and the 14th. And this is their, this is for their younger generation, but you're welcome to come to it. And like I said, a great Christmas gift.
If you've got someone on your list that has everything or you think they have everything, if they like community theater, you may want to get them a season ticket for next year. I think they will get six shows out of that season ticket and very reasonable. And all of the shows that they have all are good and it is community theater. So kind of remember that that's just something to put on your list.
Then October 7th through the 10th was the county fair and it starts today and there is a carnival.
So you won't be hearing about this till it's over, but you can always they're on the website and on the Facebook.
And then October 10th was the CJ's Fall Festival.
And that is a number of things around the courthouse, which includes a car show, costume contest, Woodbury's Got Talent, a pumpkin carving, silent auction. It's all there on Saturday.
And then October 21st is a patient Patient Appreciation Day.
And it will take care of take place at the Cannon county chiropractic, located at 824 McMinnville highway in Woodbury.
This event is open to everyone and you can come and enjoy.
Well, they're going to give you a free posture screening, show you how you should be sitting properly and it will help you.
And then they'll have a Taco Bar from 11 to 2. They'll have games, they have a pinata, lots of fun and wear green. Now, I don't know why, but it just says we're green.
And that will be from 11:00am no, that's when the taco bar is as as far from 11 to 2.
But you can go and stay as long as they'll keep you in there.
And then October 24th, Lisa and Mike Stolt invite you to the fall festival at the Old Short Mountain School. They have purchased this property and they open it up this time of the year to the community.
And it will be from 6 to 9.
And it's you have to see what they've done with that school, that it's very nice.
October 31, you visit the Willow 210 antique market and it will be from 8 to 10.
They're going to have a Boo and brew experience.
So you can go over there in the morning. And when they say coffee, I'm thinking coffee or tea. So don't think anything stronger than that because I don't think that's strong.
[00:50:33] Speaker D: Unless you bring it to put it in your coffee or tea.
[00:50:36] Speaker B: That's right. You gotta bring your own.
All right. And then October 31st, rustic grounds, which is a great yogurt, coffee and sandwich shop here in town, is going to hold their pumpkin festival and it will be on the square in Woodbury from 10 to 5pm they will have trick or treat contest vendors and so much more. And you can always call rustic grounds at 615-56-3232 for more information on that. And of course, Halloween.
Oh, my gosh, Trick or treat. After that college treat, they just block it off because that's how many trick or treaters they have.
So what do you got?
[00:51:29] Speaker D: I got a bunch of stuff. In fact, I tell you what, October 31st is a Saturday.
And as a result, everybody's doing stuff for trick or treating on Saturday.
[00:51:39] Speaker B: I know.
[00:51:39] Speaker D: Yeah.
[00:51:40] Speaker B: In fact, well, that's how it should be.
[00:51:42] Speaker D: We'll go back a couple of weeks. On the 17th, Moretown Volunteer Fire department's having their fish and chicken fry.
[00:51:49] Speaker B: Right?
[00:51:50] Speaker D: That's gonna be about 12 bucks for adults. Then on the 17th, Caney County High School Class of 1986 is doing their 40th class reunion. Now, this is gonna be at the gathering in Milton, but it's Canning county related from 5 to 10.
Tickets are $35 at the door, so pay $35 and you can go mix and mingle with all your classmates if you were in the class of 1986. But if they want you, another big thing, the Cannon County Health Department's coming down at the Cannon county courthouse on October 20, and they're administering free flu shots. For more information, hit the website up health.tn.gov fight flu. And then as I mentioned, there's several activities coming up on the 31st in the community of Cannon County. One of them is going to be before you eat all that candy, you want to get in shape. Cannon South's elementary school is doing a Beta club monster dash 5k. It's a run walk down at the school there. Registration check in at seven. Race begins at eight. And that's going to be they're going to feed you a pancake breakfast for $10. So that's a big fundraiser there.
And even though of course we've talked about CJ's Fall Festival, that's going to be a car and truck show involved with that, Cannon County Cars and Coffee will have their final meet coming up on the first Saturday of the month. That's going to be at the experience Community Church, 209 Murfreesboro Road in Woodbury. And you have any information on any of the on the Christmas ornaments that you might want to pass along?
[00:53:37] Speaker B: Oh, the Christmas ornaments are here. The ones the Lions Club.
[00:53:40] Speaker A: Yes.
[00:53:41] Speaker B: Yeah, I've got some here. It's the old gym.
The old veterans gym was this year's selection.
And yes, the Christmas ornaments are here. You can get them from any Lions Club member.
And Sue Patrick has some at her office on Lester street.
And I've got two or three that they gave me that you can buy here at the Art center at my office.
And then also I was going to say on October 16th is the health fair at the Senior center and it will be from 8 to 12 and they're going to have flu shots there.
They've got Beacon home health and 6:15 Medicare, Buckeye Home. You know, it's time to sign up for Medicare again, if you're getting Medicare. And every year this time through December, you get bombarded.
So if you don't, if you need information on that, please call the Senior center and they can give you some good information on that.
And then, of course, we're getting into November and I know that the next big thing they have at the Senior center will be their Christmas gala, but that will be on December 11th
[00:55:14] Speaker E: and
[00:55:16] Speaker B: November.
The great thing about that is I can't believe that it's going to be Christmas before you all know that. I hope you've done some shopping already.
But the Cannon Country Club Christmas will be November 20th and 21st and Friday night is when we will be on the square with Santa. This is a business event and we certainly want you to come and enjoy everything that goes on on Friday night. The stores will stay open late and they will have sales and giveaways and no telling what else we'll have planned by then. We do have a live nativity scene and we will have people set up giving away stuff on the square.
So that will be the 20th and the 21st.
And at that point, Keith, if you're done, all I can tell you is have a safe and happy Halloween.
[00:56:20] Speaker D: We'll see you.
[00:56:28] Speaker A: Sa.
