We acquired 6 fertile eggs from our neighbor!  We moved our broody into the garage in a nice warm box with straw and a heat lamp.  We hollowed out a nest for her and put the eggs into it.  Then we placed her on top of the eggs.  In about a minute she sat right down and seemed VERY happy!  We also placed food and water in the box so she can have easy access to that.  Ever since then she has been faithfully sitting on those eggs!   We're so excited!  It takes 21 days to incubate the eggs but we will know more in about 5 days when we candle the eggs.   That is we shine a light through the egg to see if it is developing.  More on that in the next post!

SPECTRUM GENERATIONS today announced the expansion of their Bridges Help at Home Geriatric Care Management Division to include Home Safety Assessments.  Bridges Help at Home provides in-home care for help with hygiene, housekeeping or transportation, LifeAid Medical Alert Systems, and Geriatric Care Management and Consulting.  

One in every three seniors over the age of 65 will have a fall this year.  Geriatric Care Management is a little known service that can bring a world of change to caregivers living near or far away.  The Home Safety Assessment is a detailed review of a consumer’s home which includes all livable space, storage, basement, garage and the grounds immediate surrounding the home. 

Care Managers help by:

·  Communicating or mediating difficult family meetings

· Making sense of the situation and offering solutions to make it manageable again

· Providing consultations to help prepare for the un

We all know the day is a big ruse by the card companies to make more money.

It’s also an excuse for grandparents to send their grandkids more candy. (And for mom to point out that those Reese’s Peanut Butter Hearts are her favorite.)

And then there’s the valentine Friendship cards that need to be written out for school.

Since the kids in my son’s 1st grade class apparently have a hard time distinguishing between love and like, they’re having a Friendship Party. There are math games involved.

Shoot.