Monday, May 31, 2010
Let's Go Flyers.....
Here's all I have for tonight...pics of Aidan showing some team support...LET'S GO FLYERS!!!!!!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Logan's upcoming summer break and our vacation...
So Logan is getting out of school soon for summer break. He can't wait. I can't either because he just hates school this year. There's a kid, some troublemaker, who's been bullying him all year, so he will be so glad to get away from him. I'm gonna make sure they're not in the same class next year. Logan is so happy that we are taking him out of school a week early.
Friends of ours asked us to go on vacation with them this year so we're taking them up on it. They always go around the beginning of June but they have a hard time finding people to go with them because it's so early in the year...a lot of people don't want to take their kids out of school but it's fine with us. We don't mind taking Logan out of school a little early. They have a place they rent from friends of theirs right on the beach...it's a condo and private beach...on Dewey Beach in Delaware. We're looking forward to it. We were never really able to take a family vacation because with Jared, it would have been too much. Although, we did take a family vacation in April of 2008..that was Jared's Make A Wish trip to Disney. I'm so glad he got to go before he died. That was a trip of a lifetime. Jared had a hard time flying up and back but he had such a good time while there. We stayed at Give Kids the World Village designed especially for special needs kids and their families.
We did get to vacation with our friends a year or two after Jared came home from the hospital, because we were able to get nursing coverage for 3 days....so Eric and I got to go to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with them. It was a short vacation but it didn't matter then...anything to get away. It's been so HOT lately, so I can't wait!
Friends of ours asked us to go on vacation with them this year so we're taking them up on it. They always go around the beginning of June but they have a hard time finding people to go with them because it's so early in the year...a lot of people don't want to take their kids out of school but it's fine with us. We don't mind taking Logan out of school a little early. They have a place they rent from friends of theirs right on the beach...it's a condo and private beach...on Dewey Beach in Delaware. We're looking forward to it. We were never really able to take a family vacation because with Jared, it would have been too much. Although, we did take a family vacation in April of 2008..that was Jared's Make A Wish trip to Disney. I'm so glad he got to go before he died. That was a trip of a lifetime. Jared had a hard time flying up and back but he had such a good time while there. We stayed at Give Kids the World Village designed especially for special needs kids and their families.
We did get to vacation with our friends a year or two after Jared came home from the hospital, because we were able to get nursing coverage for 3 days....so Eric and I got to go to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with them. It was a short vacation but it didn't matter then...anything to get away. It's been so HOT lately, so I can't wait!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Raising a Special Needs Child
If you asked me the thoughts I had about raising a special needs child back when I first began this journey I was on...I would have said these things: I can't do it, I want my life back. Why did this happen to ME? Why God? Why me? My mom left me when I was a kid...what if I make the same mistake she did? He deserves someone who'll take care of him and never leave him. I'M NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THAT. Why does everyone else get to have a 'normal' child and I don't? What did I do WRONG to deserve this? Please God...give me a miracle when I wake up and let him be okay. I can't stand watching him in pain. He doesn't deserve this. He didn't do anything wrong, he just started his life here. Please God...please let my baby live. I feel so sorry for him. What if he wonders why he's different? How can I tell him without hurting him when he's older? I have nurses in my home now all the time. I don't have any privacy. They're always in my business. I need to go to sleep but she's always calling out....Wow, now that I think about it, there are so MANY.
Well, if you asked me my thoughts now about raising a special needs child, I would like to say these things: It's the very BEST thing that ever happened to me. I wouldn't change it for the world. I am so GLAD that GOD chose me to take care of him while he lived his life here. He has taught me so much about life. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have known the people that I met through him...and I'm so glad that I made some really wonderful friends along the way. He loved life and I'm glad I have that memory for the rest of MY life and I think he knows now why he was put here. When he died, I asked "Why him, God?" I now know why he didn't take him from me years ago at birth....because he had a job here...and his job was finally done, so now it was time for him to go....he made ME who I am today and I will be grateful for the rest of my life. Yes I will miss him very much and yes sometimes I get selfish and want him back to give me more JOY but I realize that's all it is....selfishness...wanting more of him, but knowing he had a hard life (yet a HAPPY one)and he was suffering in the end....so now is my time to let go of losing him. He is telling me that because that's what I feel when I start thinking of him. Death of a loved one is not easy, especially when that someone was as joyful as Jared was...but you will have strength to live again. I do because of him. Thank you for reading. I'm glad I got that out now.
Well, if you asked me my thoughts now about raising a special needs child, I would like to say these things: It's the very BEST thing that ever happened to me. I wouldn't change it for the world. I am so GLAD that GOD chose me to take care of him while he lived his life here. He has taught me so much about life. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have known the people that I met through him...and I'm so glad that I made some really wonderful friends along the way. He loved life and I'm glad I have that memory for the rest of MY life and I think he knows now why he was put here. When he died, I asked "Why him, God?" I now know why he didn't take him from me years ago at birth....because he had a job here...and his job was finally done, so now it was time for him to go....he made ME who I am today and I will be grateful for the rest of my life. Yes I will miss him very much and yes sometimes I get selfish and want him back to give me more JOY but I realize that's all it is....selfishness...wanting more of him, but knowing he had a hard life (yet a HAPPY one)and he was suffering in the end....so now is my time to let go of losing him. He is telling me that because that's what I feel when I start thinking of him. Death of a loved one is not easy, especially when that someone was as joyful as Jared was...but you will have strength to live again. I do because of him. Thank you for reading. I'm glad I got that out now.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Some of My Scrapbook Pages....
Life B4 Children 
Reading and Falling Asleep
Dance Recital: I loved dancing and still do. I went to Joan's Dance Studio in Upland, PA.
Little things I Love page(of course there are a lot more since i've done this)
Some of my favorite quotes page
Reading and Falling Asleep
Dance Recital: I loved dancing and still do. I went to Joan's Dance Studio in Upland, PA.
Little things I Love page(of course there are a lot more since i've done this)
Some of my favorite quotes page
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Some Miscellaneous Hints and Tips
Foggy Windshield?
Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the
glove box of your car. When the windows fog, rub with the eraser!
Works better than a cloth!
Get Rid of Ants
Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take
it "home," & can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or
so, esp. if it rains, but it works & you don't have the worry about
pets or small children being harmed!
Take baby powder to the beach
Keep a small bottle of baby powder in your beach bag. When
you're ready to leave the beach sprinkle yourself and kids with the
powder and the sand will slide right off your skin.
Measuring Cups
Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill it with
hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry the cup. Next, add
your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes
right out.
Broken Glass
Use a dry cotton ball to pick up little broken glass pieces of glass-
the fibers catch ones you can't see!
Flexible vacuum
To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an
empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can
be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.
Plug pointer
If your bath plug's chain is broken, hook a key ring through the eye
of the plug so that you can pull it out easily.
Colorful Dip Dishes
If you are serving several dips on a platter, use edible containers!
Buy red, green or yellow bell peppers; slice off the tops and scoop out seeds and membranes inside. Then pour dips into them.
ADD THIS FOR TENDER MEAT EVERY TIME
Stir 1 tsp of cornstarch into your favorite marinade before adding the meat. Cornstarch helps the marinade cling to the meat, creating a protective layer that slows the rapid rise in internal temperature that causes dryness.
FROST PROOF YOUR CAR WINDSHIELD
Fill a spray bottle with saltwater solution and use to spritz the windshield at night. The salt coating lowers the freezing point of water, which will prevent snow and condensation from sticking to the glass and crystallizing into ice. Reapply every night, the frequent use of windshield wipers throughout the day will remove the salty layer...
KEEP SALAD GREENS CRISP
Even after a shake in a colander, washed lettuce still ends up sitting in a pool of water. Ensure a non soggy salad by placing a saucer upside down in a bowl before filling with the greens. Any excess water will run off the leaves and collect underneath the saucer...
SOOTHE SENSITIVE SUNBURNED SKIN
Place a few damp tea bags on the sore spots and leave on for 15 min. The tannins in the tea act as a mild astringent, diminishing tenderness and painful swelling...
Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the
glove box of your car. When the windows fog, rub with the eraser!
Works better than a cloth!
Get Rid of Ants
Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take
it "home," & can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or
so, esp. if it rains, but it works & you don't have the worry about
pets or small children being harmed!
Take baby powder to the beach
Keep a small bottle of baby powder in your beach bag. When
you're ready to leave the beach sprinkle yourself and kids with the
powder and the sand will slide right off your skin.
Measuring Cups
Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill it with
hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry the cup. Next, add
your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes
right out.
Broken Glass
Use a dry cotton ball to pick up little broken glass pieces of glass-
the fibers catch ones you can't see!
Flexible vacuum
To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an
empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can
be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.
Plug pointer
If your bath plug's chain is broken, hook a key ring through the eye
of the plug so that you can pull it out easily.
Colorful Dip Dishes
If you are serving several dips on a platter, use edible containers!
Buy red, green or yellow bell peppers; slice off the tops and scoop out seeds and membranes inside. Then pour dips into them.
ADD THIS FOR TENDER MEAT EVERY TIME
Stir 1 tsp of cornstarch into your favorite marinade before adding the meat. Cornstarch helps the marinade cling to the meat, creating a protective layer that slows the rapid rise in internal temperature that causes dryness.
FROST PROOF YOUR CAR WINDSHIELD
Fill a spray bottle with saltwater solution and use to spritz the windshield at night. The salt coating lowers the freezing point of water, which will prevent snow and condensation from sticking to the glass and crystallizing into ice. Reapply every night, the frequent use of windshield wipers throughout the day will remove the salty layer...
KEEP SALAD GREENS CRISP
Even after a shake in a colander, washed lettuce still ends up sitting in a pool of water. Ensure a non soggy salad by placing a saucer upside down in a bowl before filling with the greens. Any excess water will run off the leaves and collect underneath the saucer...
SOOTHE SENSITIVE SUNBURNED SKIN
Place a few damp tea bags on the sore spots and leave on for 15 min. The tannins in the tea act as a mild astringent, diminishing tenderness and painful swelling...
Monday, May 24, 2010
My Montage 5/23/10 at OneTrueMedia.com
A farewell to the most remarkable boy in my life. Jared has his own blog now...so follow his blog to hear his story. http://jaredrynegriffin.blogspot.com
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