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Allowing Our Kids to Dream- Within Reason

I’m a firm believer that we should encourage our kids to dream-within reason that is. Tyler somehow got it into his head that he was going to open a restaurant when we return to New Orleans. He even created his own menu. I played along with him promising that I would help him out by being his assistant manager. He drafted my sister to come to New Orleans on her days off from the nursing home where she works. Her job was going to be head waitress. Because I know that Tyler has a tendency to obsess I decided I … Continue reading →

Weight Loss Facts

We write a lot of articles here and sometimes I feel like we get painted into a corner because there’s just only so many things you can talk about with regards to dieting and weight loss surgery. I wanted to take a different tact over the next few weeks and explore options and perhaps interview some specialists and bring you their thoughts and expertise. It’s going to be a bit experimental, so I hope you bear with me as I make a few transitions in my writing. To get us started off on the right foot, I wanted to focus … Continue reading →