It’s Christmas week. My mom flew in from Philadelphia to do her part in the retention of my oft-disputed sanity. I was far behind in the wrapping, taping, labeling, and, well, sleeping departments. She has helped me to manage the house and the kids. As always, she will need to rest after her vacation. C Day approaches. She’s going home tomorrow. Her bags are packed and it’s 2AM. I’m like a hamster that goes on a tear after midnight. The keyboard ...

Americans are busy spending well over $26 billion on gift cards this holiday season. And, just when you thought you'd heard it all, here comes the idea of a medical gift card. With the holidays literally right around the corner and your stress level high, it may be exactly what the doctor ordered. This unique card is being issued by Visa and the targeted audience is the Sandwiched Boomers. They are the ones buying presents for ...

Parents of Baby Boomers look toward their sixties, seventies and eighties as golden years, with the chance to enjoy the fruits of their labors.  But what happens when those days become tarnished gold?  What if nothing you or your parents do can restore the shine you all were expecting?  This is what faces the Sandwich Generation each year when their parents are diagnosed with Alzheimer's, senile dementia or stroke.   Today, dementia of some kind has affected 14% of Americans over ...

Be Nice to Your Mother-in-Law Did you know that October 28 is Mother-in-Law’s Day? Most of us cringe at the thought of mother-in-law anything, much less having a day dedicated to her.  So it makes you wonder what greeting card company or marketing “genius” thought this one up. On the other hand, maybe mothers-in-law have gotten a bad rap that they don’t deserve. Granted, not all mother in laws are nice.  But most of them are not evil, ...