I have quickly learned that there are great tools out there as far as medical equipment and assistive devices to help dad. Medicare pays for some and the rest needs to be purchased new, used or borrowed. Since he has only been here 5 weeks, we seem to finally have our act together! Thanks to …
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For 3 years in a row, my hubby and I have celebrated our July 27th anniversary in New Orleans for a weekend with Tales of the Cocktail. It has become a great local tradition for us. We can escape for 2 nights across the lake to the French Quarter and completely enjoy ourselves. This year …
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“I love everyone. I really do. My life has been beautiful. If I can help anyone I will.” ~My Dad talking in his sleep August 1, 2011~ What can I say – but when the sun goes down, things change with Dad. The medical staff has been using the word “Sundowner” frequently since my dad …
It has been 3 weeks since dad came to stay with us now. I have been reading a lot about Alzheimer’s and music is mentioned just about everywhere for therapeutic uses. Dad is doing amazingly well and I have found, when he has a down moment, music can change his mood miraculously. He may not …
If the weather holds out…5:00 Zephyrs game tonight versus the Iowa Cubs. This will be followed by a makeup game from last night’s weather cancellation. Military Night: We salute the nation’s military by offering free tickets to all military personnel and their families (four tickets per military ID). The Zephyrs will be wearing camouflage jerseys, …
I have been trying to come up with things to keep dad occupied at home. The last thing I want is him sleeping in front of a TV show he is not watching all day long. Not that might not happen from time to time. Now mind you, it has only been a week here, …
As a writer, and someone who shares information with others via the web through social media, I struggled if I should talk about this subject at all. I am all for privacy when it is needed, but I figure writing about it will be therapeutic for me and maybe help others who were in or …
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Since I have been getting a lot of hits here lately for “Real Housewives of New Orleans,” I thought I’d write about it. First off, I am a HUGE fan of Real Housewives: Beverly Hills, NY, NJ, OC, Miami (meh) and Atlanta. My husband says these are the most ridiculous shows as he passes by …
Yours truly, was invited for a sit-down with some leaders from the Army Accessions Command while they were in NOLA to recruit during the Essence Festival . These folks are responsible for pretty much everything to get, guide and transition potential soldiers. Their site states, “From First Handshake to First Unit Assigned” and that pretty …
My Mommy Van’s CD player has been broken for ages. It probably met it’s death with the little angels shoving something in there at some point. Regardless, my usual car entertainment of getting books on CD from Cracker Barrel had been disrupted and with a 3,000 mile ride ahead, Mom needed to be entertained. With …
Did you ever wonder how to eat a crawfish? At a crawfish boil, everything is cooked in one big pot with the crawfish and seasoning and dumped on a table for everyone to stand around and eat. You twist it, suck the head for the juice (not shown in video) squeeze it to break the …
True confession – I exercise almost daily and am worrying a little bit about de-conditioning on vacation and packing on a few pounds. But seriously, we all need vacations from our routine, even though I love my routine. So …..so what? I know I will have plenty of time to train for my August duathlon, …
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It is soooo wonderful to hear that people are taking the Summer Fitness Challenge seriously. If you are new to it – all it asks is that you sign up for an event by September 30th – even a mile fun run…anything and post it on this blog orFB”> FB. I have had several posts …
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Hope you enjoyed the 3 day weekend – good for you. If you are in Louisiana, you probably over-indulged in crawfish and Abita beer -I did. Now it is time to roll with your exercise plan. Of course, you have read all the following posts to get you psyched up for this Fitness Challenge…right? Inspiration,, …
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A time to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. Please head on over to my other blog for the collection of posts for today. Off to a ceremony now…