I wanted to take a few minutes and give y’all a Life at Shady Pines update on the senior citizens that live with me. For those who are new around here I call our house Shady Pines. It is the name of the nursing home that Dorothy put Sophia in on The Golden Girls. Anytime…
Life at Shady Pines
A Diagnosis & Financial Relearning
My mother is the strongest woman I know. She raised four children while managing the finances for a household of six. Not to mention did most of it alone a good portion of the time. My father worked endlessly so my mother wouldn’t have to. Although she did hold down a job once we were…
AUVON Weekly Pill Organizer
One of the many things I do around here (meaning my home) is sort everyone’s medicines. We got a lot of it too. I have daily medications, Ma does, my uncle does and Sam does. Ma is the one I’ve struggled with the most. She wants to deal with it herself but I haven’t found…
The Many Benefits of Home Care Assistance
As people grow older, they may need extra care to stay happy and healthy. While some seniors choose to move into an assisted living facility, it’s possible for people to receive this care in the comforts of their own home. Home care assistance offers countless benefits and is an excellent option for many people that…
Spring Cleaning with the Seniors
For those of you who don’t know already my house is rather full. There is myself, four kids, and two senior citizens. Senior citizens who believe that their way is the only way to do things. I can’t begin to tell you how often they drive me crazy and I’m talking more than the kids….
A Love Like That
Sometimes finding fun things to do with your husband can be a challenge. One that we women don’t always get right. Although there are those of us out there who manage to always be right with their husbands in the thick of anything fun. Of course what is fun for one couple may be like…
Becoming Shady Pines
I know that many of you have heard me refer to my house as Shady Pines. It is a term I use often. In fact, I have even referred to myself as the director of Shady Pines. If you think you have heard that before it is because you most likely have. The retirement home…
The High Costs of Medical Tests
I spent most of the day yesterday making appointments and such for everyone for the new year. I also spent way more time than I wanted to going over everyone’s different medical insurance updates for 2019. I swear there are times when I am reading all of it that I feel like I need some…
Fighting for Disability
A few years ago I went through the fight for disability with my uncle. It was the longest four and half years of my life. He was clearly disabled but the first time he applied he got denied. The second time he got denied, the third time and so on. I wanted to pull my…
The Downside of Caring for Your Parent
You all know that I am my mother’s caregiver. That sounds so bad when I say it that way but for lack of another word that is what I am. I am lucky in that mother can get around pretty well and manage most things on her own. It’s all the things that she can’t…
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