Praying for Parker

Cheap Hand Soap

I’m always on the prowl for things that will save me money on items we use everyday. Saving money is the next best thing to actually making money. You know that whole a penny saved is a penny earned thing. I was excited when my local Smith’s...

Published Thu, Jan 17 2013 9:03 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: frugal living, Coupons, cheap hand soap, couponing

Stove Popped Popcorn: A Tutorial

We eat a lot of popcorn around this joint. It’s cheap. It’s healthy (if you don’t drown it in butter….). It’s quick and easy to make. Yup, stove popped popcorn You would be surprised how many people, when they see a big pan...

Published Thu, Jan 17 2013 6:26 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Stuff We LOVE!, frugal living, Recipes, stove popped popcorn, whole grains, healthy treats

Organizing Themed Homeschool Units

I recently completed my quest of finding the best way of organizing themed homeschool units. There is something about homeschooling that takes this wanna be minimalist and turns her into a sort of educational hoarder. Before I consider Parker has mastered...

Published Mon, Jan 21 2013 10:06 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling, Stuff We LOVE!, homeschooling a child with special needs, organizing flannel board stories, organizing themed homeschool units

Learning Shape Words

Parker knows his colors. He knows his shapes. What we’re working on now is learning shape words. I decided to put together an activity that would review shapes and colors with learning shape words. Nothing fancy here. Just some foam...

Published Wed, Jan 23 2013 7:16 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling, Life With Special Needs, Math Activities, homeschooling activities, shape word activities

What you don’t know can sometimes serve you well.

They rushed to get Parker’s genetic testing back to us before the long Thanksgiving weekend. Even though I repeatedly told them that I already knew Parker had Down syndrome, they felt that it was important we had it on paper signed by someone at...

Published Sun, Jan 27 2013 8:00 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy, Special Needs, Life With Special Needs, Trisomy 21, The potential of a child with Down syndrome.

Make it Do or Do Without.

The final test in frugality for many is the ability to make it do, or do without. When first beginning a frugal lifestyle, people tend to look at how much they save as their benchmark of success. As time goes on the reality hits that even at 90% off,...

Published Tue, Jan 29 2013 6:59 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: From Scratch, frugal living, simple living, thrifting, Coupons, a debt free lifestyle, Re-Purposing

Montessori Inspired Snow Art Activities

What do a toilet paper roll, potato masher and a bit of big bubble wrap have in common? They all helped in our Montessori inspired snow art activities! The snow found us yesterday. All 14+ inches of it. It began early in the morning and didn’t...

Published Tue, Jan 29 2013 9:17 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling, Art Activities, Montessori inspired activities, Montessori inspired art, crafts for children

Dear Today Show and MaterniT-21Plus

Actually neither the Today Show OR MaterniT-21 Plus Testing is very dear. It’s been a couple of days since I’ve felt calm enough to write this post in any sort of a coherent way that didn’t involve a lot of not so nice words. And to...

Published Fri, Feb 01 2013 10:33 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, Life With Special Needs, T21, Trisomy 21, Sequenom, Matt Lauer, MaterniT-21Plus, Today Show

Scentsy Asks: Who’s YOUR Champion?

I’m always looking for companies that get it. Companies that not only address their products to parents of typical kids, but to the special needs community as well. Scentsy does just by asking; Who’s YOUR CHAMPION? Last week, one of the guys...

Published Mon, Feb 04 2013 8:58 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy, Stuff We LOVE!, Scentsy, Who's Your Champion?, Scentsy Speical Olympics charitable cause, Special Olympics Warmer

Taking a Sick Day

A certain Brave Hero is sick. So, we’re taking a sick day. I’m sure these back to back inversions have played a part in this event. The air quality this winter has been dismal, sending lots of kids to the hospital. A group of doctors is petitioning...

Published Wed, Feb 06 2013 8:30 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Life With Special Needs, Simply Preparing, homemade pizza recipe, special needs parenting

Parker’s Day

Parker’s day starts with unhooking him from the night’s feeds, vent, and monitors. He gets suctioned, diaper changed then lifted up and out of his bed. A soft knock on the front door comes at 7:30 a.m. and we welcome Miss Angie for Parker’s...

Published Mon, Feb 11 2013 8:26 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Holding On Tight To My Faith, The HIGH Cost of Health Care, down syndrome, frugal living, blessings, Life With Special Needs, special needs parenting, working at home, believe in miracles

How to tell when a Brave Hero is Sick.

Knowing how to tell when a Brave Hero is sick is pretty easy. It’s not the fever. It’s not the snot you find all over your clothes. It’s not the sleepless nights. It’s not the whining. Nope. How to tell when a Brave Hero is sick...

Published Mon, Feb 11 2013 8:30 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy, down syndrome, medically fragile children, Life With Special Needs, Hospital Frequent Flyer, children with special needs, parenting, no cure for the common cold

Unconditional

Every once in a while a post percolates around in my brain, that despite countess attempts of me trying to banish it, insists on being written. Today’s post is one of those. My topic? Unconditional. Tomorrow I’ll be taking treats in to the...

Published Wed, Feb 13 2013 9:17 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy, Special Needs, Life With Special Needs, least restrictive environment, small groups classes

Valentine Blessings

The owner of the littlest Hodson heart is starting to feel better. Not great, but better. I’ll take it. Happy Valentine’s blessings to us. There will be a party at school and I’m in charge of the treats, but I don’t think I’ll...

Published Wed, Feb 13 2013 6:46 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy, Sensory Tubs, Politics of Special Needs, Family and Friends, Valenines Day, montessori inspired Valentine Activities

Food Storage and Income Tax Returns

It’s the time of year when I start hearing everyone talk about how they are going to spend their income tax return. I gotta say a trip to Cabo sounds really sweet right now. Or all new furniture. Have you seen some of the media rooms people have...

Published Thu, Feb 14 2013 11:03 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: From Scratch, frugal living, food storage, prepping for hard times, zaycon, saving money buying on sale in bulk, Vitacost

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