February 2011 - Praying for Parker

Wanted: A Night Nurse That Gets It

Today is the LAST day to enter our $200.00 AmEx gc giveaway! Friday is the last day to enter our Mama K’s Aromatic Clay Giveaway! ______________ I work hard at being kind of a win-win sort of a person. But sometimes it backfires. Especially when...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 11:29 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, down syndrome, Special Needs, I'm The Mama: Hear Me Roar!, night nursing

Get to know Salonpas Pain Relief and Win a $200 AmEx Giftcard!

It started out as such a simple little thing. Some snow. A sled. And a kid that doesn’t even weigh a full 35 pounds. Oh, the plans were grand. The kid adores the outside. And his cabin fever was through the roof. The Blue Eyed Girl and I had a spectacular...

Published Wed, Feb 23 2011 7:51 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Reviews and Giveaways!, Salonpas Pain Relief

Using Coupons To Stock Your Pantry

Have your entered our Mama K’s Aromatic Play Clay Giveaway? I used to be a HUGE coupon person. 5 Sunday papers worth. Several hours of cutting worth. But I’ve changed my ways a bit. Instead of paying for the whole paper and coupons I will...

Published Tue, Feb 22 2011 7:02 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, stockpiling, using coupons

Because It Changes Everything

Have you entered our Mama K’s Aromatic Play Clay Giveaway! Go and do it NOW! Did you know that I don’t just write here? Yup, I write for other blogs. And I didn’t even have to beg them. They invited me. heh. I wanted to share with you...

Published Tue, Feb 22 2011 8:31 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Advocacy, down syndrome, Special Needs, People I Love, The Homeschool Post

A Giveway! Mama K’s Aromatic Play Clay!

You know that at our house we are all about the tactile learning. Hands on. Interactive. Using as many senses as possible. There are lots of play doughs on the market. But I’ve had the same issue with everyone I’ve tried. They stink. As in...

Published Sun, Feb 20 2011 10:21 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling, Stuff We LOVE!, down syndrome, Reviews and Giveaways!, tactile learning activities, homeschooling a child with special needs, Mama K's Play Clay

Mom It Forward: A Place to Advocate for Your Kid and Maybe Even Change the World

I’ve written about Mom It Forward before. It a place that’s Changing The World One Mom at a Time. Even special needs moms. Yup. We were given our own thread over at the MIF forums. No longer are we lost in the sea of typical parenting. Jyl...

Published Tue, Feb 15 2011 11:42 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy, down syndrome, Mom It Forward, Doing it Special Needs Style

Stuck On You

We were in the basement with just a simple point and shoot camera and really bad lighting. We were trying to convince an unhappy, cranky and tired Brave Hero that this really was fun. He wasn’t convinced. There was a lot of fun had though. And I...

Published Sun, Feb 13 2011 5:58 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Fantabulous-ness, down syndrome, People I Love, Stuck on You, Sugarland

Parker’s Letters

Remember in my post about tactile learners? And how good it has been for Parker to do as much of his learning as possible from touch? Well, not long after that post I received an email from Becky, who has been a long time reader of Parker’s blog...

Published Wed, Feb 09 2011 7:49 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: The HIGH Cost of Health Care, A Day In Our Life, Fantabulous-ness, Stuff We LOVE!

Taking Your Child Out of State to See a Specialist

It seems like it was just yesterday I was killing myself trying to find a way to take Parker out of state to have his pull down surgery performed by someone who knew what they were doing. Yes, the scars of frustration are still that fresh. We got lucky...

Published Tue, Feb 08 2011 8:37 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Holding On Tight To My Faith, The HIGH Cost of Health Care, A Day In Our Life

No Words Needed

Having a non-verbal child can be challenging. Imagine trying to figure out what Parker wants when he’s needs are outside his signing vocabulary or the pictures on his Tap to Talk. Parker’s not good at telling me what or where hurts, or identifying...

Published Mon, Feb 07 2011 7:35 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, People I Love

Take a Stand. Change the World.

The other day, my almost 20 year old, McCall, received a Facebook friendship request. It was from a former seminary teacher from several years ago. McCall remembered this teacher fondly and so accepted the request. Not too long after, this teacher sent...

Published Mon, Feb 07 2011 8:40 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Advocacy, People I Love

Something About That Hodson Chromosome..

There’s something special about a Hodson boy……I should know……..I’ve got three of ‘em. Being cooped up indoors is kinda against their religion. Parker has learned to put his oxygen tubing in his mouth in order...

Published Thu, Feb 03 2011 8:09 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Fantabulous-ness, People I Love

Paying For Medicaid Through Community Service: Will It Work?

The Utah House of Representatives passed a bill today that creates a pilot program requiring less than 100 people to perform community service in return for their Medicaid benefits. The bill’s sponsor, Republican Ronda Menlove, feels the bill is...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2011 9:07 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Advocacy

A Mama’s Intuition: Special Needs Style

Our day nurse is excellent. We adore her. And she adores Parker. But even with her nursing degree, there’s something to be said about a Mama’s intuition. Especially if that Mama has a child with special needs. After Parker’s surgery...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2011 8:00 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Doing it Special Needs Style

Coming to a Legislative Session Near You…

I’ve been following Utah’s Legislative Session during the ( newly named) Social Services sessions. Parker’s local legislative Representative, John Dougall is on this committee. So is the newly elected Representative Holly Richardson...

Published Tue, Feb 01 2011 6:53 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: The HIGH Cost of Health Care, A Day In Our Life, Advocacy