Today we take a trip across the pond to meet a very special Mom. Her positive outlook on life never fails to cheer me up! In fact, everytime I look at this picture of Amy and her Mom, I smile! Tell me a little about yourself and your family. I live on a farm in…
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Blue Sky Rocket Giveaway!
Have you left your comment in our Blue Sky Rocket Giveaway yet? Go and get your drool on…… Tammy and Parker can also be found at their other blog: Praying For Parker
Speech Therapy Ideas
Introducing our new resident Speech Therapist, CC from If I Only Had Super Powers You’ll find ideas and tips here every other Saturday at 5 Minutes For Special Needs. I am extremely excited and somewhat nervous to be writing for the great readers of 5 Minutes for Special Needs. Let me introduce myself. My name…
Inhale……..Exhale……..
Inhale…Exhale… This month’s guest blogger is Jen from Unique But Not Alone Oxygen tubes were strewn across the top of their lips and clear tubing clutched in their hands. Occasionally, a hiss would erupt from an oxygen unit. Here and there, the pulse of oxygen being delivered could be heard as a pshshhhhhhhh kind of…
On Reclaiming Order From Chaos…
I used to be an organized person. Well, I suppose I still am in some respects, but not the way I used to be. Not the way I long to be as I look around our woefully neglected abode and ask myself, “What happened? What in the world happened to us during the past seven…
Finding Me
Although I didn’t post about Me Time last Friday, I have been thinking about this topic a lot since Michelle first mentioned it. This is definitely an area that is difficult for me, partly because of all that needs to be taken care of in my life, but also because of my perfectionist tendencies. I…
Having “The Talk”
First, an update: Thanks to everyone for your supportive comments about last week’s “Mean Girls” post. I decided that it would be appropriate to talk to the woman about 1) the fact that she did touch my child and 2) that her comments were hurtful to my daughter. This woman was already told that she…
Just because you think it, doesn’t mean it should be said…
“I won’t call you stupid. No.” “What was that, sweetie?” “I won’t call you stupid.” Meg was in the process of learning that you shouldn’t always say something about someone, just because you think it. But she’s yet to develop the finer details of tact. “But nobody mentioned being stupid. It’s not a nice thing…
Boys – Gotta Love ‘Em
My day starts really early – 4:30 am to be exact. With four children, three of them with significant special needs, there is always a lot to get accomplished each day. And, the only way I can do that is to get up early, stay up late, and drink a lot of caffeine. So, if…
Wonder In The Pumpkin Patch
It isn’t often that we are able to load Parker up and go do something fun. But when the opportunities arise, I gotta tell ya, they are sheer magic. Yesterday we took Parker to Farmer Grant’s. Farmer Grant hosts the local Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze for the teeny crowd. Totally stroller friendly. Even more…