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I live a sandwich generation life and I’m getting squashed. I’m the caregiver/helper of my mother and the financial guardian of my aunt while being a mom. It’s never been easy, but it’s necessary and I do it. I do it out of love and respect. This was taken before my mom was diagnosed with [...]
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I had no idea how much the mention of my mom cave would create fits of jealousy. The talk of the day today on Twitter has been football, which is not a passion of mine. I tweeted that I was hiding in my Mom cave to get away from football. Suddenly I heard from Carol [...]
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Stop Reacting and Start Responding, 108 Ways to Discipline Consciously and Become the Parent You Want to Be, is authored by Sharon Silver. Sharon is an parent, educator, speaker and coach. With her new book, she aims to help parents delve into a unique style of parenting. Unique Parenting Style Sharon Silver has written about [...]
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We arrived home late today from a last minute Disney World trip. My husband, being the awesome man that he is, surprised me and Sammi with reservations at the Caribbean Beach Resort for Saturday night to Monday. We’ve been going through a lot of stressful days and nights worrying about Sammi, so he thought we [...]
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If your child has to have a nap study, don’t think your doctor has gone off the deep end. There really is such a test. In medical terms it is known as a Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT). When we found out that Sammi is sleep deprived after her sleep study, the sleep doctor suggested [...]
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My Wordless Wednesday – Sammi’s first time seeing snow and touching it too (the first day of our trip to Kansas) -
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I’ve just learned that children can be sleep deprived. I thought this term was used for adults or for people who are being tortured, but children, especially tweens and teens, can have serious sleep issues that put them in the category of being sleep deprived. My daughter, Sammi recently had a sleep study done and [...]
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The iTriage app provides health information right on your smart phone. Use it for every day medical guidance, for emergency situations and to keep track of your personal health information. The iTriage app is free and is available on iPhone and iPod Touch, Android, and Palm. It’s coming soon to BlackBerry. With multiple chronic illnesses and [...]
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We took a family vacation to Kansas over the holidays to visit my daughter, Alicia and my son-in-law, Scott. They bought a house about 2 months ago and wanted to spend their first Christmas there. Who could blame them? So my husband, Shawn, daughter, Sammi, my mother, Natalie and I decided to be with them [...]
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Happy New Year! I wish you all a healthy, peaceful, prosperous 2011. I hope that you follow your heart and do what is meaningful for you, that you either find happiness and grow the joy you already have in your life and what ever needs you have are met. After taking time off to be [...]
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Merry Christmas! I hope that you have a very special holiday with your loved ones. Be healthy and happy! I’ll be taking some time off to spend Christmas and a few days after with my family. Enjoy!
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My Wordless Wednesday post – Still Messy After All These Years inspired by my daughter Sammi on her 12th birthday party
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