Tuesday, December 02, 2008 20:17:21 GMT Kids learn from their parents, throughout their lives. Kids of all ages observe. Many of us live our lives echoing the actions of our parents, as well as making sure we don’t make the same mistakes our parents did. It was all Mom’s fault, that I became so dedicated [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Family’
Echoing the Caregiving and Fitness We Observe Growing Up
Posted in Fit-For-Life Pursuit, tagged Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Diet, Dieting, Exercise, Family, Fit for Life, Fitness, Health, Influences, Motivation, Nutrition, Owning Own Health, Positive Attitude, Self Advocacy, Setting an Example, Weightloss on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gifts: Recording Singalongs and Readalongs
Posted in Gift Ideas, tagged Caregiver, Caregiving, Cheap Gifts, Eldercare, Family, Gift Ideas, Gifts, Gifts of Time, Good Vibes, Laughter, Meaningful gifts, Music Therapy, Positive Attitude, Stroke on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 08:05:18 GMT When the nieces and nephews were young, they lived hours away, in Wisconsin and Washington, while I lived in Indiana. Still, I wanted to make sure they had fun memories of me. I wanted to make sure they knew how much I loved them. So, one year I recorded [...]
Andy Recorded Advice to His Son
Posted in Gift Ideas, tagged Death, Fading Life, Family, Good Vibes, Legacy, Mourning, Oral Histories, Oral History, Positive Attitude, Priorities, Regrets on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 07:38:33 GMT Andy died a number of years ago. He expected it would happen. Knew it would happen. So before he did, he video taped advice to his son. This wasn’t just a single tape. At the celebration of Andy’s life at his widow’s house, I saw excerpts from the long, [...]
Gifts: Digitally Recording “I Love You”
Posted in Eldercare, Gift Ideas, tagged Caregiver, Caregiving, Eldercare, Fading Life, Family, Favorite Products, Gift Ideas, Good Vibes, Heirloom-Quality Gifts, I Love You, Memorable Gifts, Preserving Memories, Talking Picture Frame, VoiceQuilt, www.voicequilt.com on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 23:08:58 GMT Finally, just now, I went back to myfamily.com and viewed video snippets I made last year of Mom saying “I love you” to each of her children, including me. It’s kind of hard to see the screen as I type this, because of the tears. Mom took her last [...]
Losing a Parent: No Regrets, Next Time
Posted in Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), tagged Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Eldercare, Family, Health, Life Philosophies, Positive Attitude, Priorities, Regrets, Stroke, Support on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Friday, August 29, 2008 19:37:19 GMT When Dad went into the hospital, I was so busy with all my work commitments, working late into each evening, I decided I would see him on the weekend. Thing is, he didn’t wait until the weekend to die. I received the call from the doctor around 2 a.m. [...]
