October 2010 - Praying for Parker

Addicted2Scents: A November Raffle for Parker’s Medical Fund!

Parker’s friend Katie is pretty amazing. Not only does she understand our desires to provide Parker with the best medical care possible, she understands our worries about the cuts being made by a certain local legislative representative that prompted...

Published Sun, Oct 31 2010 7:25 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Fantabulous-ness, Stuff We LOVE!, Scentsy, Utah Legislature, medicaid, contests, travis c. waiver, Addicted2Scents, LTV ventilator

Double for Trouble

“Double for Trouble” is what Parker’s pedi tells us when all hell starts to break out in Parker’s lungs. Heart rate in the stratosphere. Cough. Junky lungs. Overall blech. So we are doubling up the Albuterol. Not one, but two hits...

Published Fri, Oct 29 2010 12:55 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Frequent Flyin At The PCMC, A Day In Our Life, down syndrome, Special Needs, People I Love, pulmonary hypertension, Praying For Parker

What makes YOUR life easier?

My favorite pharmacist works at Wal-mart. But I don’t get Parker’s meds there. They have wonky hours. They close too early. And aren’t open on Sundays. It doesn’t happen often, but an open pharmacy comes in mighty handy in case...

Published Wed, Oct 27 2010 7:52 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Stuff We LOVE!, down syndrome, Special Needs, making life easier

Wordless Wednesday/Special Exposure Wednesday: Sullen

What would 15 be like without the sullen? I’d love to find out. Have you entered our super fantastic giveaway from Nova Natural yet? Why not? Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 26 2010 7:22 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, People I Love, special exposure wednesday, Wordless Wednesday

Halloween Counting and Math Activities!

Okay. Before you go any further, click here to enter our latest giveaway. Go ahead. We’ll wait. It will only take a minute! ______________________ One of my yard sale scores this summer was a box of little bats that you stick in the freezer to freeze...

Published Mon, Oct 25 2010 9:08 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Special Needs Homeschooling, homeschooling, special needs home school, Halloween

Halloween with Special Needs

Don’t forget to enter our Nova Natural Toys + Crafts Giveaway! Perfect for Christmas! _____ When my older kids were little, Halloween was a big deal around these parts. A very big deal. Family nights with Halloween treats to anticipate. “Whaddya...

Published Sun, Oct 24 2010 9:26 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, down syndrome, Special Needs, Praying For Parker, Halloween

Nova Natural Toys + Crafts Giveaway

The first time I came across Nova Natural Toys & Crafts, I’m pretty sure I drooled all over my computer screen. High quality, open ended toys made from natural products. Perfect for kids of all abilities. From houseplay, to castles, to crafts...

Published Fri, Oct 22 2010 8:43 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Stuff We LOVE!, Reviews and Giveaways!, contests, giveaways, Nova Natural Toys + Crafts, prayingforparker

What REALLY Matters

Today (Wednesday) at 10:20 a.m. MST, Parker is scheduled for both an ECHO and an EKG. There is a lot riding on these results and I’m a bit of a worried mess. Any and all prayers offered up in Parker’s behalf for this ECHO and EKG to reflect...

Published Tue, Oct 19 2010 9:45 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, down syndrome, Special Needs

A Swag Bucks Tutorial

Christmas is officially on it’s way. I know this because right next to the Halloween stuff that showed up in August, stores around here are beginning to put out their Christmas stuff. ahem. For those of you looking for a way to help pay for your...

Published Mon, Oct 18 2010 10:12 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Fantabulous-ness, Cheap and Easy, Stuff We LOVE!, down syndrome, Special Needs, Tutorials, Swag Bucks

What’s ‘Ghouling’ On At YOUR House?

My plan today was to take Parker out and shoot some adorably cute Halloween pics. Alas, Parker’s plan was to take off as fast as he could as far as he could until he ran out of tubing. Hey. What’s a Brave Hero to do? Thinking about the pose...

Published Wed, Oct 13 2010 10:40 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Stuff We LOVE!, down syndrome, Scentsy, raffle, Halloween, giveaways

Overshadowing My Joy

Yesterday’s list included the usual. With a couple of extras thrown in. Like my Mom and I making a stop at the Mt. Timpanogos Temple. We pulled into the Temple parking lot and each of us offered up a prayer from our hearts in behalf of our Brave...

Published Tue, Oct 12 2010 10:12 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Holding On Tight To My Faith, A Day In Our Life, Special Needs, faith, Praying For Parker, Mt. Timpanogos Temple

Crayon Rocks: WINNERS!

With the help of random.org, we have our TEN Crayon Rocks Winners! Kim Blondie Chell Annette Anderson Greta Krista Jennifer Nina Christine Carrie Janet Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 12 2010 8:10 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Fantabulous-ness, Stuff We LOVE!, crayon rocks, reviews giveaways

What the Representative from Utah District 27 DIDN’T Mention

When I first began blogging, my goal was to show the world that life with an extra chromosome truly is worth living. I shocked at the number (up to 90%) of terminations sought after a new mother was given a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. One of...

Published Sun, Oct 10 2010 6:10 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Frequent Flyin At The PCMC, A Day In Our Life, Advocacy, Special Needs, medicaid, travis c. waiver, Utah District 27

The Best Post on Sensory Boxes EVER. (maybe)

I LOVE sensory boxes. When working in pre-schools I used to LOVE coming up with all kinds of exciting things to stick into the big sensory boxes they had. Teeny little frogs? With little fish nets? Snag one. Stare it down. Let it loose again. (Okay. True...

Published Wed, Oct 06 2010 10:10 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling, Stuff We LOVE!, Special Needs, home school, sensory tables, sensory boxes

Dehydrating Pumpkins

We’ve harvested the winter squash and pumpkins. FIFTEEN Pumpkins to be exact. Not too shabby considering the teeny space my kids refer to as ‘the farm’ while rolling their eyes. Most years I have pureed my pumpkins and then frozen them...

Published Tue, Oct 05 2010 9:09 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Cheap and Easy, Garden Goddess, From Scratch, organic gardening, VitaMix, dehydrating pumpkins, excaliber dehydrator