I'm lucky to have had all four of my Grandparents alive for most of my life. I actually have five Grandparents (one is a step-Grandparent through marriage). I'm 38 years old and I lost my first Grandparent three years ago. My father's father. I was never terribly close with my father's parents, well, the truth is I haven't been terribly close with any of my Grandparents....but now as I prepare to lose my second Grandparent I'm feeling very ...
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Update on Fractured Clavicle in Baby
I just wanted to update everyone on my infant who was born with a broken collarbone. Here's a little refresher- when she was 3 months old, we found out that the cause of her discomfort and frequent crying was due to a fractured collarbone. We noticed that although she was holding her head up, she always leaned to one side. When we took her to the doctor, we did not anticipate her diagnosis to be a fractured bone.. So, we took her to another ...
Who Will Take Care of You When You are Old? #SHGenworth
Just recently, our family was struck with a few unfortunate events that made my husband and I realize that regardless of how savvy and organized our family members are, there is still much that needs to get done if they become dependent on someone else when they are older. For example, his aunt is currently in the hospital and is not expected to be released. We need to make long-term care arrangements for her and have to work with the finances ...
Who’s Job is it to Manage The Family Bills? #SHGenworth
Even before my hubby and I got married and moved into our first home together, we opened a shared bank account. Since I worked in banking for many years, I knew that we both needed to understand how we handled money individually, as well as together, and we needed to create some sort of "flow" before marriage. Since I managed a budget much better than he did, it was only natural that the responsibility of paying the bills and making sure the bank ...
I Need A New Fridge…
It seems that everything around me operates on Murphy's law: if I take a quick 5 minute walk to the supermarket, my toddler will need to go potty, if I plan a trip to the park, it will rain, and if I purchase a 5 year warrantee on an appliance, it will stop working the day after the warranty is up. I guess you can see where this is going; I purchased a refrigerator 5 years ago, and got the 5 year warrantee. I used the warrantee twice in those ...
Long Days, Short Years
A few days ago I was taking my laundry out of the dryer. Which reminds me....I have to go put my wet laundry in the dryer! Anyway, when I was taking the clothes out I was noticing that my daughter's size 12 and 18 month clothes didn't look so small mixed in with the 3T and 4T of her older brother's. It made me a little nostalgic for the early days and weeks of her life when her teeny tiny onsies and socks looked so little. My husband and I ...
Lost Dog???
My husband and I are in the residential Real Estate business. However, I haven't worked full-time since my oldest was born over 4 years ago. Now that our kids are a little older I've been thinking about getting back to work locally now that we live on Long Island. After much thought and discussion we've decided to start a new company with two colleagues of ours in the area. This leads me to my lost dog story. I typically come home after ...
Pre-School Struggles
When my oldest was 18 months old he had three seizures in less than 24 hours. He was hospitalized and had a battery of tests run on him. After two years, a CAT scan, three MRI's, two EEG's, and three different neurologists....we finally had a diagnosis. He has Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Thankfully he only has the neurological aspect of this syndrome and not the developmental delays. What this means for us is daily anti-seizure medication, daily ...