I’ve always been a stay at home Mom who is well versed in one income living. There have been times when I’ve worked at home to bring in extra money. With Parker’s intense needs, trying to work while keeping him alive just isn’t in the plan. Add in the homeschooling and therapies and you’ve got… [Continue Reading]
Therapy Ideas for Children from Yard Sales
I’m a woman on a mission to provide Parker with things he needs to meet his sensory needs, as well as physical (gross motor) and occupational therapy (fine motor) needs. I’m going to be seeking out therapy ideas for children from yard sales and thrift shops. This is Parker’s healthy time of the year. It’s… [Continue Reading]
How to Catch a Rainbow Trout
Parker went to his end of the year class party. The theme? How to Catch a Rainbow Trout. Okay, so that wasn’t really the theme, but fishing was the activity of the day. Just a few minutes from our house is a fantastic public park with a stocked trout pond, complete with ducks and a… [Continue Reading]
Intensive Therapy
UPDATE: We spent an hour with Parker at Now I Can today. Of course the minute Parker walked into the joint he went into total whacked out sensory mode. It was awful. It was also an actual smack in the face reminder of the OT my son needs and isn’t receiving. I filled out papers and… [Continue Reading]
My kid has Down syndrome, thank you.
Yesterday Reed, Parker and I, along with enough medical supplies to bring a pack horse to it’s knees, sat in the waiting room of our Pediatrician. To keep Parker occupied I stood next to him on a stool as he looked at the fish swimming in the gigantic aquarium. We pointed at the fish, naming… [Continue Reading]




