STARS OF THE WEEK--Catherine & Jennifer

Catherine is ready for whatever comes her way; being in a family with 3 sisters has prepared her to be very adaptable. She is always excited about her day at BrightStone and says her favorite activities are working in the paint room, helping cook lunch, computer activities, grocery shopping and exercising with Melissa.

Jennifer is a people person and enjoys visiting with her BrightStone friends. She is also a good helper and is always willing to give a helping hand to everyone. Jennifer's favorite BrightStone activities are helping cook lunch, exercising with Melissa, bowling and saying the prayer before lunch. In her leisure time, Jennifer listens to country music and enjoys eating at Red Lobster.

STAR OF THE WEEK-JESSICA

Jessica comes in every morning ready to visit and joke with her friends. During Jessica's leisure time at home, she enjoys watching Disney movies, eating at Red Lobster and listening to country music. While she is at BrightStone her favorite activities include working in ceramics, riding the exercise bike, helping prepare lunch, and working puzzles. Her favorite BrightStone lunch is taco salad.

STAR OF THE WEEK-TARA

Tara takes life seriously. She puts great thought and her best effort into all of our activities. Tara's top picks for her BrightStone favorites are painting, learning activities on the computer, helping prepare lunch and exercising on the ergometer. During her leisure time she enjoys watching the Andy Griffith show, listening to oldies music, eating at Logan's and watching NASCAR!

STAR of the Week-Jock

Jock is fascinated by the weather, and enjoys watching the weather channel and checking out books about the weather at the library. Jock is also the person that requested we sing Elvira, which is now our signature song that we sing at the end of each music class. Jock is an "old timer" at BrightStone and his favorite activiites include painting, bowling, computer and playing basketball.

STAR of the Week--Jon

Jon is our tech guy. He is the one we go to when our remotes are messed up or we need to hook up the Wii. He is also the guy you go to if you want to talk about sports. Jon is a good sport and is ready to participate in all of our activities. His favorites are painting, grocery shopping, reading, playing basketball and helping cook lunch.

Guys Ready for Christmas Parade

And our guys were not to be outdone! Here's Don and Bobby sporting their Christmas sweaters!

Christmas Elves

Jennifer and Catherine were our Christmas elves today!

Franklin Christmas Parade

Several BrightStone adults participated in the Franklin Christmas parade today. What fun!

STAR OF THE WEEK-MICHAEL

It is heart warming to see how emotional Michael gets as his name is called to be "Star of the Week!" He is thrilled at the honor! Michael has been coming to BrightStone from the very beginning. He enjoys working in consumables, bowling, computer activities, and helping cook lunch. In his leisure time, he says he listens to Michael Jackson music, rides horses, and enjoys eating at O'Charley's.

STAR OF THE WEEK: KIM

Kim is just a friendly southern lady. She quickly tells everyone she meets, "Hi, I'm Kim. How are you doing?" Kim's BrightStone favorites list includes painting pots, doing worksheets, helping serve lunch, using the exercise equipment, and going to Chick-fil-A. In her leisure time, she enjoys playing with her dog, Little Boy.

STAR OF THE WEEK: JEFF

Jeff keeps himself busy with Facebook and listening to gospel and country music. He also enjoys playing the piano. During his BrightStone time, his favorite activities are working in consumables, computer activities, helping cook lunch, going to Chick-fil-A for a Friday treat, and stretching exercises.

STAR OF THE WEEK

Chase is a great painter and takes pride in his work. No wonder he said that painting was his favorite BrightStone job! Chase is very competitive and is also good at basketball and bowling.

Favorites include: Playing ball at the YMCA, painting, bowling, computer activities, praying before lunch, taco salad, Disney channel, music by Josh Turner, the color blue, puppies, Pancho's, and basketball.

STAR OF THE WEEK

Ali has been so excited to be back at BrightStone this week. He has just returned from a trip to Iran for about 6 weeks. He brought gifts to everyone. We all know there is joy in giving, and Ali has had a wonderful time distributing his gifts.

Favorites: Playing ball, working in consumables, bowling, computer games, praying before lunch, hamburgers, the Disney channel, pop music, the color red, fish, O'Charley's, and the TN Titans.

Friday FUN Day Visit to Chick-Fil-A

We got a jump start on celebrating the holiday weekend by going to Chick-Fil-A this morning for a snack. That was a great treat, but they also set up their karaoke machine and had someone dressed up as a baby cow! We thank Ms. Judy and several other volunteers for helping with the field trip. It was great fun!

STAR OF THE WEEK

Justin is a great ambassador for BrightStone. His enthusiasm has been evident when he has given a few tours around our building. You're never sure what he is going to say, but he often comes out with some priceless statements! Justin is a man who knows what he likes and he says his favorite activities at BrightStone include working in consumables, playing basketball at the YMCA, checking out big cat books at the library, computer activities and helping serve lunch.

STAR OF THE WEEK

Barbra is full of joy and fun. You should have seen her dancing at the sock hop a couple of weeks ago. She had a great time! When it comes to work, Barbra is a great help. She is good at all of our jobs, but says her favorite is consumables. Her other BrightStone favorite activities include going to the library, computer activities, playing kickball and helping prepare lunch.

Mardi Gras Celebration!

BrightStone celebrated Mardi Gras just a little early! Today we enjoyed

tasty King Cake sent to us by Philip's sister in LA. YUM!

STARS OF THE WEEK

Allen is a man of few words but always gets his point across. He has a great smile and is always ready to join in all of our activities. He takes great pride in his work and wants to show you his accomplishments. His favorite work area is mixes. He also enjoys helping cook lunch, bowling, riding the stationary bicycle and learning activities in the learning lab.

Jessica is just a girl who wants to have fun! She really enjoys being around her BrightStone friends, but she is also a good worker when it is time to get serious. Her favorite work area is mixes. Her other BrightStone favorites include worksheets in the learning lab, grocery shopping, playing basketball and praying before lunch.

Tara's ready for winter!

We thought Tara looked so cute when she arrived at school this morning, that we wanted to share her photo with everyone. She's definitely decked out for winter!

How Much is that Doggie in the Window

Another excerpt from last evening's performance, featuring a surprise guest.....watch till the end!