Unleash your inner child, with great games, critical thinking activities and much more. Our agency is excited to share such a great retail store with the community. Marbles: the Brain Store is a store for mind-stimulating activities. With a "smart collection of hand-picked, expert-tested, certifiably fun ways to a healthier brain for all ages," it is a great source for gift, activity ideas, and fun, healthy ways to entertain during your down time. 

Poor Thanksgiving. It's merely a blip on the calendar between the mass marketing frenzies of Halloween and the holidays. And with Black Friday starting earlier every year, the shopping madness is in full swing even before the leftovers get put away...

On Friday, September 16th, Homecare By Design hosted an Agency Open House to celebrate three years in business and also being named August 2011 Small Business of the Month. Just before the party, the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce congratulated us with a ribbon cutting ceremony and State Representative Sheila Klinker graciously presented Traci Goudy, owner and founder of Homecare By Design, with a beautiful plaque. After that, we opened our doors to the public for a chance to connect with others in the community.

We would like to thank all of you who joined us in our celebration, all of you who cheered us on and all of you who consistently show your support.

We would especially like to thank our Caregivers- without your selflessness, strength and kindness, Homecare By Design could never have come this far.

For pictures and comments from our event, please visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/homecarebydesign. We also encourage you to share thoughts and testimonials with us on the page. It's one of the many great ways to connect with our Agency and stay in touch with all things personal care. We look forward to sharing with you soon.

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Katherine Chartier, Lafayette Marriage Advice Examiner, offers a great perspective on defining traditions.

"Tis the season to be jolly"....or not!? With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays stress, at times, gets the best of most of us and spending a night out with a spouse or having quality family time seems out of the question. Presents to buy and wrap, parties galore, cooking, and cleaning are at the least, quite a 'chore'. Yet, it is in these seemingly stressful times that some of the best memories and family traditions are born.

ParentsConnect is a perfect find for parents looking for fun stuff and resources. Brought to you by the company that provides Noggin, Nick Jr. and many other family television programming, Nickelodeon wants to provide fun stuff for kids online. But parents need a place to visit and share, too. For this website, they connect you with all stages of childhood, from pregnancy to teen years. They provide news, tips and activities. Parenting has a fun side, while educating and encouraging a healthy mind. Definitely check out this tool and ally for fun ideas and resources for your family.

Home Care By Design has partnered with Purdue Extension and Kathy Murray at the Tippecanoe County Extension office to offer child care review sessions for their staff involved in nanny care, a new service being offered by their company.