More info regarding Senior Care of Brevard, the grant they're in the running for, and how you can vote for it IS RIGHT HERE.

GUYS GUYS GUYS!  Senior Care of Brevard is now ranked at #331.  WE NEED MOAR VOTES!! 

And, YES, I am absolutely going to be bugging you FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH, because it's a worthwhile cause.  Dementia sucks, Alzheimer's ( Read more... )

As nearly everyone on my f-list knows, my grandfather is suffering from Fronto-Temporal Dementia, and is currently in Stage Four of that disease. My mother is my grandfather's caretaker, and during the course of his illness has become good friends with a woman who runs Senior Care of Brevard -- it's not a nursing home, but rather a facility that ( Read more... )

Oh, balls.

I am NOT getting early migraine hints twenty minutes before the cable guy is set to arrive.

THIS IS NOT ON, BODY.  DO YOU HEAR ME? I REPEAT: THIS IS NOT ON.

Dammit.

eta: three tylenol and some very hot, very strong keemun MIGHT HAVE KNOCKED IT BACK. MAYBE.  godihopeso.

I just totally pulled a "GET OFF MY DAMN LAWN ( Read more... )

I just realized that in the course of one week, someone I know has gotten engaged, someone else has gotten married, and someone else has announced a pregnancy.

For some reason, this amuses me muchly. ;)

The pregnant!someone is my baby cousin, whose wedding I went to last year.  She's six years my junior and now my mother is GIVING ME LOOKS.  Help!

Mom ( Read more... )

I managed to create a recipe for a diabetes-friendly chicken pot-pie.  It's not a pie, exactly -- it's more of a casserole, I think (lack of a crust, but with just enough penne to add some carbs and starchy yumminess).  But it's got that distinct comfort-food taste, and even though it's a little work-intensive, it is worth every minute of ( Read more... )

Y'know, on the one hand, I love Facebook, because I can keep tabs on all my wee little baby cousins (who are... in high school or uni or married, but they are still my wee little baby cousins and always will be). And I love that I've gotten back in touch with friends from grad school and undergrad and high school and middle school and, yes, even ( Read more... )

My day summed up in ten points:

#1: My body hates me and insists upon waking me up at FIVE AM.

#2: Peet's Coffee & Tea have fantabulous customer service. I am blown away by the consistently awesome experiences I've had with them.

#3: Bank of America's customer service is as crappy as Peet's is wonderful.

#4: hecallaghan rocks my socks ( Read more... )

I could have gone my WHOLE LIFE without having water shot at me by the toilet I was attempting to fix.

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MY WHOLE LIFE.

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I need to go wash up. Right now.

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ETA: Figured I should explain how I got into this mess. And I can do that now that I've had a nice little wash-up ( Read more... )

Okay, so.  After this post, I'm going to start f-locking things talking about Gramps because I realize that not EVERYONE is going to want to read about it.

( Getting old sucks. :( )