Praying for Parker

The Good, The Bad, and the What The Hell?

The first thing that Doctor A said to us during Parker’s appointment was that he had just recieved notice that both our private insurance as well as Medicaid are no longer willing to pay for Parker’s vent. Which falls under the What The Hell...

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 6:29 PM by Praying For Parker

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

My Brand of Crazy

Parker is scheduled for a trach/vent clinc for tomorrow. We’ve had this appointment for months. The beauty of a trach/vent clinic appointment is that you have the attention of BOTH your ENT AND your Pulmo at. the. same. time. For a Mama trying to...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2009 11:47 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Frequent Flyin At The PCMC, Advocacy

Unfaltering Gratitude

Today our ward/neighborhood is having a day of fasting and prayer for Parker. A friend, and a former Stake Patriarch, (but once a Patriarch, aren’t you pretty much always a Patriarch?) was going to give Parker a blessing today. But since our Brave...

Published Sun, Oct 11 2009 9:34 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Holding On Tight To My Faith, A Day In Our Life, Advocacy

P is for Pumpkin: Special Needs Style

The ability to from the concrete to the abstract is an important skill for a kid with special needs. A picture of a pumpkin is fun, but the ability to understand what that picture is representing is a must. So for Parker’s unit on pumpkins, we’ve...

Published Sat, Oct 10 2009 10:52 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling

When Life Gives You Garden Produce…

freeze it! I knew we were looking at a hard frost that would most likely take out my garden (and it did!) so I went out the day before and gathered in the rest of my tomatoes. I wanted to make a huge batch of red sauce for the freezer. I could have canned...

Published Thu, Oct 08 2009 9:16 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Totally Worth The Calories, Garden Goddess

How To Tell If You Have a Genuine Hodson Boy

If the shirt fits….. Oh, yeah. He’s one of mine alright. Interestingly enough, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Parker’s Raffle Have you entered yet? Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 07 2009 8:36 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Fantabulous-ness

One Step Forward…..Then A Million Miles Back.

Want to enter to win a 2009 Scentsy Candle Warmer and a brick of their amazing scented wax donated by Parker’s friends Katie and Kaylene? It’s pretty simple. Feel free to spread the word with others too! TWO people will both win an warmer...

Published Tue, Oct 06 2009 11:01 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Uncategorized

A Scentsy Christmas Holiday Warmer: A Raffle For Parker

We had removed all of the fund raising stuff from Praying For Parker. We had thought that by adding a section for ads, we could generate a bit of revenue to go towards our Brave Hero’s medical fund. And if it didn’t…….eh, that...

Published Sat, Oct 03 2009 7:29 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Holding On Tight To My Faith, Frequent Flyin At The PCMC, The HIGH Cost of Health Care

A Workbox System For Special Needs Homeschooling

I’ve been loving the idea of Sue Patrick’s Workbox System. Well, it’s actually Sue’s system tweeked for Parker’s needs. What I’m going to share with you today is just the tip of the iceberg as to how we incorporate...

Published Thu, Oct 01 2009 6:09 PM by Praying For Parker

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

Redefining ‘Poor’

The economy is a mess. Are we in a recovery? Or simply waiting for the other shoe to drop? People are living in tent cities and underground tunnels. All it takes is one sentence spoken by someone ‘in the know’ to set the stock markets soaring…...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 5:25 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, frugality, Fantabulous-ness, Cheap and Easy

Time To Lock And Load

This wasn’t the most relaxing of weekends. Lots of worry. Lots of questions. Lots of prayer. Reed already had planned to be out of town Saturday and Sunday.. way before Parker’s cath had been scheduled, so my sweet Mom came to stay overnight...

Published Mon, Sep 28 2009 2:14 PM by Praying For Parker

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

A Winner!

The winner of our Rosie Hippo contest is AngelaH! She was chosen by random.org. Congrats! Angela, I left a comment your Angela’s blog. I’ll need you to email me your mailing addy to pass on the the wonderful people at Rosie Hippo! Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 28 2009 1:45 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life

Well…….we didn’t get the results we had been hoping for

His pressures are about the same. Which is really confusing as his BNP is perfect. There is no leaking in his valves. His EKG has been improving. He’s gaining weight. All signs were a go for some good news. There is also an issue with how well his...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2009 7:49 PM by Praying For Parker

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

Parker in his favorite Christmas toy

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Published Thu, Feb 23 2006 9:46 PM by Praying for Parker

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Published Thu, Feb 23 2006 9:44 PM by Praying for Parker

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The Good, The Bad, and the What The Hell?

My Brand of Crazy

Unfaltering Gratitude

P is for Pumpkin: Special Needs Style

When Life Gives You Garden Produce…

How To Tell If You Have a Genuine Hodson Boy

One Step Forward…..Then A Million Miles Back.

A Scentsy Christmas Holiday Warmer: A Raffle For Parker

A Workbox System For Special Needs Homeschooling

Redefining ‘Poor’

Time To Lock And Load

A Winner!

Well…….we didn’t get the results we had been hoping for

Parker in his favorite Christmas toy

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