Praying for Parker

Pneumonia Update: Sunday

The Update: So far, so good…….we’re managing at home. Fever is still spiking. The Moltrin helps some. The Tylenol does nothing. LOTS of sleeping. Except between the hours of 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. sigh. Between this and the tummy issues Parker’s...

Published Sun, Nov 20 2011 1:37 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: aspiration pneumonia, Life With Special Needs

A date. A time. A right heart cath.

The date is set. The time confirmed. Friday Parker’s cardiologist and the anesthesiologist of our choice will carry our Brave Hero back into the lab for Parker’s 4th right heart cath. There are good things about this. The fist thing being...

Published Tue, Aug 02 2011 11:01 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, pulmonary hypertension, right heart cath, power of prayer, Prayer. We need lots of it.

Hope

Trying to do a lot of this today. Tomorrow I turn 50. I’m not quite sure how that happened. I’m not quite sure how much I like it. But I guess it is better than the alternative, eh? The great thing about black and white photos is that it hides...

Published Thu, Jul 14 2011 8:35 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life

Surburban Gardening Hodson Style

By now I usually have my entire garden in. Tomatoes. Peppers. Vines. Greens. Onions. Garlic. Unfortunately the weather here has been so bizarre (I’m wearing a sweatshirt as I type this) that all I have in are my cold weather crops. Okay. Perhaps...

Published Thu, May 19 2011 7:06 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Garden Goddess, gardening, grow your own food, surburban gardening

How to Plant Onions

We’ve been busy planting. All kinds of goodness just starting to make it’s debut. One bit of goodness coming up are onions! We planted white, yellow and purple onion bulbs! Onions are so easy to plant and give you such a great return on your...

Published Mon, May 09 2011 10:11 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: From Scratch, backyard gardening, how to plant onions, grow your own food

Ring! Ring! Mayhem Calling…

I’ve never been a huge fan of phone calls. Maybe that’s because I grew up in the era when the newest technology consisted of a (gasp!) twenty foot phone cord that allowed me to walk all the way around the kitchen corner almost into the family...

Published Thu, Mar 17 2011 11:56 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: The HIGH Cost of Health Care, A Day In Our Life, down syndrome, Special Needs, How many insurance people does it take to TOTALLY ruin your day?, medicall fragile kids, EMI, insurance companies

Have you priced a can of green beans lately?

I picked up a grocery store sales flyer the other day and saw a can of green beans on special for .99 cents. One puny can. .99 Suddenly all the work to grow our own green beans didn’t seem so bad. We already have the jars, many of...

Published Mon, Aug 06 2012 7:29 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: blenderized diet, blenderized diets, frugal living, backyard gardening, Victory Garden

How to freeze fruit for smoothies and blenderized diets.

I love being able to make Parker’s blenderized diet every day. I envision all the micro nutrients, immune boosting super powers and antioxidants heading straight where they are needed most. There’s not a lot I have control over...

Published Fri, Aug 31 2012 8:33 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: blenderized diet, Victory Garden, how to freeze fruit

Life. Updated.

Yesterday started with Reed telling me that we had a bit of a situation on our hands. Oh, goodie. The fan on our furnace….the motor……was shot. Without the furnace motor the air conditioning doesn’t work. sigh...

Published Mon, Jun 25 2012 6:14 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling, Life With Special Needs, Frequent Flyin' ar the PCMC

A Tenacious Pursuit of Altered Dreams

In 1955 Jill Kinmont Boothe, a U.S. champion skier, crashed during a race, which paralyzed her. Boothe became a role model for her tenacious pursuit of altered dreams. She learned to use her shoulder muscles to write and paint. She studied German and...

Published Fri, Mar 02 2012 9:44 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy, down syndrome, Special Needs

The Red Thread and My Child with Special Needs

There is a Chinese folklore, which tells about the connection of family members. The Chinese say that there are invisible red threads that connect a newborn child’s spirit to all of the people that will be important in their life. As the child grows...

Published Mon, Jan 23 2012 8:03 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, Special Needs, Life With Special Needs, Family and Friends, The Red Thread

Homemade Pitas, Baby!

I’ve shared my love for the Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day recipe before. And my love only grows. This recipe? Makes the BEST pitas. The. Best. Pitas are beyond easy to make. And homemade pitas offer up a HUGE bang for your buck not only in cost...

Published Mon, Apr 12 2010 6:51 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Totally Worth The Calories, Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day, homemade pitas

Life On Hold

Today’s guest post is compliments of Janis from Sneak Peek at Me. You will want to make sure that you add her to your blogroll. Trust me on this one, k? (And in case you are wondering if it still hurts, the answer would be YES! Told you I was a...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 8:49 PM by Praying For Parker

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

In Which I Plead For Your Ideas

He’ll match them. He’ll identify them. He’ll sort them. He’ll stack them. But for the life of me I can’t get this kid to sign them. The tension mounts and I resort to pleading. Parker’s will is always the last one standing...

Published Mon, Mar 08 2010 8:11 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling, Special Needs, homeschooling, red, sign language

Voice4u Ipod and Itouch Application: Review and Giveaway

Parents of children with special needs know the heartache and frustration that often accompanies trying to provide their child with the services and care needed for their child to lead a healthy and productive life. Yumi Kubo is one example. Yumi Kubo...

Published Fri, Jan 29 2010 1:12 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Stuff We LOVE!, Voice4u, AAC

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