Praying for Parker

Static Standing

For thirty minutes a day at Now I Can Parker has been practicing his static standing. Static standing requires him to remain still in a stationary position. And when I say stationary I mean like a statue. They have him latched to this stander with weights...

Published Tue, Oct 01 2013 7:04 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Therapy, special needs parenting, Now I Can, static standing, static stander

Oobleck

I first used Oobleck when I taught science units on solids, liquids and gases. It was great fun to watch the kids eyes grow huge when they realized this was both a solid and a liquid depending on the pressure added to it. I made up a batch for Parker...

Published Thu, Sep 05 2013 5:13 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, Sensory Tubs, sensory activities, Meeting a kid's sensory needs., special needs home schooling, Oobleck

To Infinity and Beyond

I’ve been busy planning Rigel’s Open House we’re hosting this Sunday. It’s a tradition that after the soon to be Missionary speaks in church, family and friends drop by to wish the Missionary well and have a bite to eat. The weather...

Published Wed, Aug 21 2013 9:40 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Holding On Tight To My Faith, special needs parenting, parenting, back to school, Toy Story

Pinewood Derby

Turning 9 years old brings a lot of excitement, not the least being able to compete in the Pinewood Derby. I remember my other boys working to put together a car that had the secret combination to beat all the other cars out there. Unfortunately, Parker...

Published Mon, Feb 03 2014 8:53 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Stuff We LOVE!, down syndrome, Life With Special Needs, kids with special needs, special needs parenting, cub scouts, pinewood derby, boy scouts

Liquid Hope

Parker has had quite a few trips up to Primary Children’s lately. One appointment we had been waiting months for was to the Intergrative Medicine clinic. I’ve had some specific questions that only someone with an open mind concerning Blenderized...

Published Wed, Apr 16 2014 11:32 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: blenderized diet, Blenderized Meals, Feeding Tube, Whole Foods Formula, Gluten Free Feeding Tube Formula, Liquid Hope Functional Formularies, Organic Feeding Tube Replacement Meals, Plant based g-tube formula

LOVE NOTES

I received the sweetest little love note in my email box today. Every one needs little love notes in their life, don’t you think? It seems as though someone I know saw me out this morning placing some Lynne B. Mower for Alpine School District signs...

Published Tue, Oct 14 2014 1:50 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Life With Special Needs, special needs parenting, Alpine School District, Lynne Mower for Alpine School Board

Special Needs on One Income: What’s in your Dehydrator?

I am a HUGE fan of dehydrating all the lovely goodness my garden produces each season. When I run out of that, you’ll find my beloved dehydrator chugging away with in season fruits and veggies picked up on sale. Bananas. Pineapples. Mangos. Kale...

Published Tue, Nov 10 2015 9:15 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: From Scratch, frugal living, prepping for hard times, Excalibur food dehydrator, frugal budget, one income

Brave Hero Visits the ENT

It seems as though these last few days we’ve either been at the doctor’s, talking to doctors on the phone, or making more appointments with different doctors. Today was a visit to Parker’s ENT. I was grateful not to have to visit THIS...

Published Mon, Mar 21 2011 9:13 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Frequent Flyin At The PCMC, A Day In Our Life, down syndrome, PCMC, ENT

The Unthinkable Option: Ending Medicaid

The unthinkable is receiving a lot of thought. Ending Medicaid. An option to balance state budgets. Powerful lobbyists on one side. Red ink on the other. And medically fragile kids with special needs stuck smack dab in the middle. But Medicaid has become...

Published Mon, Nov 22 2010 11:10 AM by Praying For Parker

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

Quick and Easy Cookies from a Brownie Mix.

Remember my post about the brownies I was able to snag for .40 a box? Well, I grabbed a couple of boxes and made brownie cookies from them. Simple. Quick. Very addicting. And with .40 cent a box brownies….CHEAP! Meets all my standards for an excellent...

Published Sun, Jan 16 2011 5:17 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Cheap and Easy, Totally Worth The Calories

On the Third and Fourth Days of Christmas….

I’m a bit behind. McCall won tickets to the MoTab concert with David Archuleta and Michael York. It was divine. Truly. We had to switch out nursing hours from next week in order for both Reed and I to go with Kenny and McCall……but it...

Published Fri, Dec 17 2010 3:57 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Fantabulous-ness

Flying high with a little sensory imput

Last week a friend dropped off an indoor hammock/swing set up for Parker. Her kids had outgrown it, and knowing how much Parker loves to swing my friend figured he’d love an opportunity to be able to fly through the air indoors. I was excited for...

Published Wed, Dec 15 2010 1:13 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Special Needs Homeschooling

Stories My Mom Tells…..

There’s a story my Mom tells. It’s about one of her and my Dad’s very first Christmas seasons together. Neither my Mom nor my Dad came from rich digs. My Dad was raised in an orphanage. My Mom was the child of a single Mom who had dropped...

Published Mon, Dec 20 2010 8:36 PM by Praying For Parker

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

KTVX Channel 4 Utah’s Kimberly Houk’s Interview

I was invited to be interviewed today by Kimberly Houck from KTVX Channel 4 here in Utah in regards to the new health care laws going into effect today. I’m not much of a being on television kinda gal, and declined. But I did spend a minute explaining...

Published Thu, Sep 23 2010 2:41 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: The HIGH Cost of Health Care, A Day In Our Life, Advocacy, down syndrome, Special Needs, I'm The Mama: Hear Me Roar!, medicaid, KTVX Channel 4, Kimberly Houck, Tea Party

We’re Having a Yard Sale!

Yup, this Saturday, June 19th you’ll find our front yard filled with all kinds of amazingness just waiting to come and live at YOUR house. heh. Seriously, we have some great stuff, lots of it donated by one of Parker’s sweet readers! Like...

Published Thu, Jun 17 2010 7:35 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Fantabulous-ness, yard sales

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