http://mychaoticbliss.com A look into the life of a busy family enjoying the journey Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:54:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my favorite movies of all time is Pretty Woman. Julia Roberts and Laura San Giacomo play friends and roommates who are prostitutes--dangerous work. Whenever they say goodbye to one another, they say the same thing. "Take care of you." I'm not a prostitute. I'm a wife. I'm the mother of four young ... http://mychaoticbliss.com/2011/03/09/take-care-of-you/ When my mother began forgetting things, we chalked it up to simple old age. She put a calendar on her fridge to keep track of appointments and a notebook and pencil by the phone to write down important notes. No big deal. I mean, who among us doesn't forget things, ... http://mychaoticbliss.com/2011/03/04/a-is-for-alzheimers/  "When you tell me it's time for me to stop driving, I won't argue with you." I can't tell you how many times over the years my mother told me this. She'd had the responsibility of telling her father, a notoriously bad driver, that it was time for him to stop. I think ... http://mychaoticbliss.com/2011/03/02/dementia-and-driving/ No, I probably didn't and if I did, you probably wouldn't listen to me. But, you don't have to. Listen to Dr. Suess instead. His book, Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? has been one of my favorites for as long as I can remember. My copy was given ... http://mychaoticbliss.com/2010/10/22/did-i-ever-tell-you-how-lucky-you-are/ Just about this time, four years ago, I was beginning to plan our family's first trip to Disney World in Florida. We planned on whisking our three children, who would have been 9, 7 and 4 at travel time, away on the last day of school for the most magical experience ... http://mychaoticbliss.com/2010/10/20/planning-a-trip-to-disney-world-take-2/ My mother, who is now 82, was diagnosed with dementia 1 1/2 - 2 years ago. I remember leaving the doctor's office with her. Driving in relative silence back to her home as she clutched the receipt for her visit in her hand. She looked down at it, read the ... http://mychaoticbliss.com/2010/10/19/dementia-and-denial/ I last blogged about 6 1/2 months ago. I was elated when I wrote that post . Michael had just been hired after a long layoff. Just six weeks later, he was laid off again as the start-up company quickly realized they'd hired more people than they could afford at ... http://mychaoticbliss.com/2010/10/18/too-chaotic-for-my-chaotic-bliss/ Well. Here I am. I've been looking forward to being able to write this post for months. Now the day is here, the time has come, and I'm not sure how to begin. If you're a friend of mine, or a family member or even a regular reader of this blog, ... http://mychaoticbliss.com/2010/04/01/waiting-to-exhale/ I'm 42 years old. I'm ridiculously, pathetically, and embarrassingly out of shape. Not surprisingly, I'm also overweight. Not ridiculously, pathetically or embarrassingly overweight, but definitely overweight. I don't enjoy exercise, I don't enjoy sports. Never have, never will. I've made attempts over the years to get in shape and to lose weight. ... http://mychaoticbliss.com/2010/03/09/and-so-it-begins-again/ I enjoy a good April Fool's prank. The lighthearted holiday will be here before we know it. I plan to serve dessert first that night...only I'm disguising it as taco salad! What kinds of tricks do you play on your kids for April Fool's Day? http://mychaoticbliss.com/2010/03/08/tricky-treats-april-fools-style/