Many people think I am Superwoman, being a wife, mother of 3, caring for my dad and running a business while trying to fit in friends and working out. The fact of the matter is, I could do everything, but not do it well if it weren’t for outside help. When my father came to …
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Second Harvest Food Bank is a worthy cause and I am honored they asked me to Twitter their final concert of the season, Harvest the Music. When: Wednesday November 2nd Where: Lafayette Square Time: 5:00-7:30 Cost: Free but you can buy food and drink tickets there or on-line (that keeps it free). No outside food …
A couple of months ago, I noticed dad talking to himself in the mirror. Sometimes he slips into his happy little world of talking to himself and he goes on and on with conversations. I used to try and draw him out, but realized he is most happy and comforted with this state of mind. …
***Note – updated links on bottom Not all people spend as much time on the web as I do. I have collected a variety of links that I highly recommend you check out before you vote this Saturday. Educate yourselves and make the best decisions you can! Coroner: here and here Parish Councilman: here Assessor …
Every day with Alzheimer’s and Dad is a new adventure – a non-stop rollercoaster of emotional highs and lows – often in a short period of time. Humor is one of the best ways for my family (and I believe any caregiver in this situation) to deal with this horrible disease that makes a person …
My business partner, Ed, and I both love politics – local, state, national, world. We may be on opposite sides of the tracks for the most part, but we both have a passion for it. Add in our love for social media and our great partnership that is Yatmedia, and you could say we monitor …
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There is a lot of political poo-flinging in St. Tammany right now, but I would expect nothing less here. There also seems to be a movement to get some local incumbents out. If signs were to win elections, the incumbents would win -the streets is littered with them. But hopefully the people of St. Tammany …
Sir J.J. Witmeyer attended Grandparent’s book fair day at my Princess’s school, yesterday. She was proud to show him off and as an extra treat – got to bring him to class for a live show and tell on WWII. 5th graders may not know a lot about WWII, but I know he made quite …
Nothing brings a smile to dad more than a warm and furry critter. Fortunately, we have 5 of them! Alzheimer’s moods change as the wind blows, and the pets always bring his smiles back. Some days I just plop a cat in his lap and he calms down and smiles away. But most days, it …
The original post was put up on May 6, 2011. Now that we are in the middle of an election with Patricia Core running for re-election, I wanted to be sure St Tammany voters were informed. Do not miss the video. Oh – and here is the audit (PDF) in case you needed some reading …
The Windsor Court Hotel was on my bucket list of places to stay in New Orleans, and I can finally check it off. I was already a huge fan of the hotel, having been named as one of Windsor Court’s 140 Characters of New Orleans last year, dining there a couple of times with my …
The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, has launched a fabulous effort to make it easy for YOU to thank veterans for their service. The campaign website is here and Veterans Day is November 11th. From the website: Our goal is to garner 1 million Thank Yous for our veterans. Add your voice by submitting …
Well…I won’t even begin to tell you how overdue this post is – damn life. This summer, hubby and I walked on over to The Bombay Club to visit someone we are big fans of, Cheryl Charming aka Miss Charming. And what we got…was the “Miss Charming Experience.” First off, let’s talk about the Bombay …
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This post is intended to celebrate the life of LTC Heath Austin Kelly, age 35, as his Grandmother, Janet Scaruffi wants us to do. She also wants Americans to understand how important these patriots that sacrifice so much for our freedoms, are to our country. The nation was mortified when we heard of the breaking …
I am learning so much about Alzheimer’s and am always thinking what it might be inside dad’s head. Sometimes he is able to express his frustrations, other times he goes with the flow and sometimes he gives subtle hints. Many with experience with it informed me that there will be good days and better ones, …