Jay Rach Josh Ty

What a cute Family

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Some of my projects I have been working on

2011-10-22T11:41:00.000-07:00

For the last couple of months , I have not been able to sit still. So I have gotten several projects done ! I have been having so much fun!!! I decided I didnt like my Kitchen Table so Instead of buying a new one , I just experimented with some crackle paint . I love it . Then my friend told me about this amazing stuff that you can paint right on top of your counter tops. So I had to play with that too! My kitchen looks so good .... other than the ugly white sink... but dont worry the sink is on its way !! Then I decided to change my front room a little so I put a Rug down that was my sisters ( thanks Ruth ) then I decided it needed a coffee table . So I bought one for $10 and again decided to refinish it ! My friend helped me, and I love it .... we painted it white, then we sanded the edges and stained it , and sealed it !!! love love love it ! during that prosses I decided to add a fresh paint job and make the wall with the window a light brown color ! Its now my new favorite room ! HMM now what should I do??? Here are all the pictures , Oh ya and I found this bed frame in my Dads garage That I refinished for Josh , and I also refinished his dresser to match. And my dad is making me some frames so I can do a fun little CRAFT with his middle name above his bed. I cant wait .... thanks DAD!

Josh's New pet

2011-07-12T08:57:00.000-07:00

Josh got a new pet ..... His name is " Monty Good Eater Josh Hudson Python " But we just call him Monty!!! He is a Male Pastel Ball Python . He will get 4 ft long at the very most ! He is the calmest snake I have ever seen ! He passed the TY TY test perfectly , and by that I mean Ty grabbed his body pretty hard , and Monty did not bite him ! LOL we knew then that we had found a great snake ! It is so funny to me that the stinking snake has a personality ! We can tell when he is grumpy , wants to be held , and wants to eat ! Josh and all his friends and cousins think that Feeding Time is the coolest thing ever !! pictures of feeding time to come later ! just kidding !! thats where I draw the line !

Ty s Teacher always gets great pics of Ty !!

2011-05-29T09:16:00.000-07:00

I Love my teacher Joy !

Ok I m done you can stop now

I like that bright light

OH I like cameras

Jump Jump Jump

2011-05-27T16:48:00.001-07:00

The boys are loving the warm weather when we get it ! All they want to do is JUMP !

The rest of Autism Awareness Month

2011-05-14T13:44:00.000-07:00

Day 23...Ty likes to feel secure, Autistic children feel like there bodies are all over the place. I made a special weighted blanket that has pelets in it, he can not sleep without it!

Day 24...Ty loves to control people, he grabs your hand and pulls or pushes you to where he wants you , this is also his way of comunicating what he wants.

Day 25...The best way to calm Ty down , is bath time. He loves water!!

Day 26...If Ty falls down and crys , he is usually crying because he droped his toy, not because he is hurt !

Day 27...Ty can not stand strong smells , like if someone has too much perfume on , he has a major melt down.

Day 28...Ty does something called stimming, he will find a small object and become extreamly focused on it and nothing else.

Day 29...Ty likes to touch faces , he loves to rub his daddy's face when he has not shaved

Day 30...last day of Autism month, I just wanted to say how much I love Ty and I am so grateful that he is in my life to teach me every day what genuine love is, and Although we can have our hard times the wonderful progress is well worth it , and I wouldnt change a thing, thank you to everyone on FB that left comments It was so fun to bring Awareness to everyone each day !

more Autism Awareness ....

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day 15... when ty is happy he does his very cute "happy dance"
day 16... Ty gets sensory overload, and no matter what we are doing or where we are , we have to leave and get him out of the situation !
day 17...we always have to sit on the left side by the wall at church, so ty can rub the wall. he likes the texture
day 18... Ty knocks on everything , not sure why he does this , but he does it all the time. once he knocked on a kid and the kid looked up at me and back to ty , and said " come in "
day 19...Ty loves sand, he gets big handfulls and pours it on his head
day 20... Ty will most likely be in diapers for several more years. the average for potty training an Autistic child is 7 years old.
day 21...Ty has a hard time with transitions, sometimes it can take an hour for him to switch from one activity to the next.
day 22...yesterday at lunch ty was licking the bbq off the bbq chips , and then he put them back in the bag ! lol

cont. Autism Awareness Month

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day 6 .... Ty will start laughing his head off for no obvious reason day 7.... Ty Ty loves toys with teeth , alagators, sharks, and dinosaurs. day 8.... Ty loves deep pressure massages and joint compressions. it helps calm his body down day 9....Ty does not speak , a lot of kiddos with autism don't day 10.... Ty makes very loud and unique noises, everyone knows when we are or are not at church. day 11....Ty needs routine, he gets upset when we change things up day 12.... Ty averages between 4-6 hours of sleep a night, and it takes him hours to fall asleep! poor thing just can't calm his body down. day 13...when going to a new place ty will walk in continual circles around the area, untill he is regulated and comfortable. day 14.... when Ty is mad he will usually bite the dinosaur in his hand , or anything he can sink his teeth into, the wall, the couch , the pillow , and sometimes me !

Autism Awareness

2011-04-05T17:09:00.000-07:00

April is Autism Awareness Month ! I have been posting on FB each day something about Ty and Autism ! I am so bad at blogging ! So I decided that I will post once a week all the little things that I am posting on Facebook ! Also Tyler got accepted into a special needs school , I took a tour of the school on Friday , and I am so excited Tyler will love it ! They have a swimming pool , so he will get to swim every Friday ! The School is right near our house too. so I am very excited about that! The Autism Community is doing something called "Light it up Blue " for this month everyone is changing the light bulb on the front of your house to BLUE to raise awareness ! I have ours and it looks great ! I would love it if anyone would like to join us in raising awarenss , by simply buying a blue light bulb! The Autism Walk will be in October this year as it gets closer I will set up a team for Tyler. Ok so far this is what I Have been posting on FB day 1. Ty walks on his tippy toes day 2. Ty only eats food that crunches day 3. Tyler loves to grab handfulls of sand and pour it on top of his head, Autistic people have sensory issues. day 4. Ty touches new objects with his feet first to see if its ok , and then his hands day 5. Ty uses his peripheral Vision to look at most things !

TY learns to blow !!!

2011-03-22T23:13:00.000-07:00

Tyler loves it when I blow in his face. He loves to run because he loves the air to hit his face. Lots of Autistic children seek out for this type of thing. Anyways tonight I kept blowing in his face and he gave me this very interesting look , so I just kept lightly blowing all over his face. It was so cool because I had his full attention , and he was studying me blowing on his face ! I kept on blowing , and he puckered up his lips and just stared at my lips trying to figure it out, so I kept on blowing trying to show him how it was done. After about 30 min of this studying HE DID IT !! he blew right in my face ! He was so proud of himself, all smiles and laughing ! He continued to do it several times through out the night ! We took a few shots to catch this awesome moment! I Love BIG LITTLE things!

much needed update

2011-03-13T13:41:00.000-07:00

I am getting so bad about posting on here, I get into the habit of just posting on Facebook. So here is a quick update on whats happening with the Hudson's.
Jeral has a new job with UTA that he loves. He is so happy to not be working in Wyoming! This job has amazing benefits too! So we are all very excited about that!
I am doing well, the tumor in my head is staying the same size and I am only getting headaches every couple of weeks. I recently got to spend some time in Texas at my sister Ruth's house , and Bekah (my other sister came too) We had so much fun together . We did some much needed retail therapy (shopping way too much) ! And had wonderful girl time! I think we will have to repeat that trip every year! The only thing that I would change would be .... taking more money to spend! lol
Josh is doing wonderful. He is such a smart little kindergartener ! he loves school , he loves homework, and he loves his teacher! He is such an amazing big brother , just today he said " I understand Ty the best , its not because I know what ohyoyoyo means its because he pulls me around the best " . He loves to help , and protect his little brother !
Tyler has had some up's and some down's . Last week Tyler was really sick and had a temp of 104.3. His temperature triggered a Grand Mal seizure ! It is so very hard for me to watch my baby go through one of those seizures. It takes everything out of him. I wish I could take it away for him. Developmentally he is doing pretty good. He has improved so much over the year . He is now answering to his name ! ( if he feels like it) He loves to go to school, he waits for the bus every single day including the days when the bus is not coming. He still loves his therapy weighted blanket , and uses it for comfort each day. Lately I have been super jealous of Jeral , because Tyler has turned into a major daddy's boy this last week! I keep telling myself it wont last , I hope I am right ! I like it better when he wants me !

Star of the week

2011-01-08T14:44:00.000-08:00

Josh is "The Star Of The Week" next week! He is so excited because this means that all week long he gets to be first in line , at school, even when he goes to the library!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2010-12-26T19:02:00.000-08:00

This Christmas was great ...... Josh's favorite was that he got all the spiderman toys he can handle and he got a special spiderman costume ! He has not wanted to take it off, at all!! Tyler's favorite was that he got this big floor piano , HE LOVES it! and some sensory blocks, and the dinosaur train set!! SANTA DID SO GOOD! both kids are still so happy!!!
My favorite gift was that today TYLER SAID "MOM" 3 different times ! and he was looking at me when he said it!!!! LOVE IT!

I have been bad!

2010-12-04T07:57:00.000-08:00

I have been really bad about updating this blog! I'm sorry.... I have been updating Facebook , almost every day ! So if your not on facebook, here are some adorable pictures my friend Jean Kerns took last night at the Ward Christmas Party ! Tyler made a routine of circling around one of the large tables that people were seated at. For about 30 minutes he needed me to walk with him holding his hand, then once he regulated he let go of my hand and was able to walk the route by himself.... well shortly after I stopped following him. Josh and friend Craigen followed him around ! they are all so cute ! thanks Jean for the Pictures!

Halloween 2010

2010-10-30T20:27:00.000-07:00

We had a great Halloween this year!! We went to lunch with my cousin Crystal , and her extended family . Then to my friend Elisa's House to decorate some cookies!! Then to My Dad and Jeanne's for some great grub for dinner , Then Trick or Treating in the rain around our neighborhood, and then to Jeral's Sisters house for more food, party , and more Trick or Treating !! It was a great day!!! Josh was "Godzilla 1964" yes 1964! That kid knows his godzilla's ! And Tyler was ELMO ! I walked down the isle at walmart and said "Ty do you want to be Elmo " ? and he said something that sounded alot like ELLLMMMOOO!

"She Makes The Cake"

2010-10-29T11:09:00.000-07:00

Laurie and I have officially started our own business!!! It is called "She Makes The Cake"!
We have a new blog "shemakesthecake.blogspot.com, and a facebook page "Laurie Rachael Shemakesthecake" Check out some of the cakes we have made!! and feel free to help us spread the word!! Thanks !

Ty at School

2010-10-09T11:53:00.001-07:00

Tyler and his sorting Toy's!!!

2010-09-21T13:21:00.000-07:00

Tyler loves to sort things!! He will pull all the toys out of the toy box and then make piles. He gets all the dinosaurs in one pile , all the cats ( tigers , and lions) in one pile, dragons in one pile, and so on and so forth. He also does colors (I am so excited that he knows his colors!)

The piranha fish ? hehehe

2010-09-13T13:27:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we were in the car, and out of the blue Josh asked

" Do you remember when the piranha bit dads neck"

I said "what, that never happened"

Josh"yes it did you said that the mark on dads neck was because a piranha bit him on the neck, but I know it was a HICKEY from the SUCKER FISH "

"Wwwwhat"

"ya mom , YOU!!!

oops, nothing gets past Josh!!!

"TYTRUMS"

2010-09-08T12:51:00.001-07:00

We have a new name for Tyler Tantrums ! "tytrums" ! So because of the autism it makes it difficult for me to figure out if Ty is throwing a tantrum because he is 4 or if he is throwing a tantrum because something in his world of Autism is upsetting him . So now when I think it is an autism tantrum, I will call it a "Tytrum" . Josh very much likes this too. He is my big helper in decideing what one it is.
Here is a conversation Tyler Josh and I had this morning....
Me " ok boys , lets make your beds"
Josh " why do I have to help make my bed, and Ty doesn't make his"
Me "Ty doesnt help , because he is younger than you , and he doesnt know how to make his bed"
Josh " well lets teach him"
Me " ok "
( I pick up Ty take him into his room and start to explain how to make a bed, Tyler has already ran out of his room, Josh has already ran after him , I follow both)
Josh " ty you have to learn how to make your bed so you can earn toys "
me " come on Ty lets make your bed "
Josh " Ty you can do it , come on Brother"
Ty " ahhhhhh duhhhhh duhhhhh duhhhh"
me " josh lets make yours first so we can show him"
Josh " are you trying to trick me "
me " come on "
Josh " mom I'm 5 now , I know your tricking me"
me" Josh I'm not tricking you, lets do it"
Josh " ok but I'm not happy about this"
me " ok ty this is how you make a bed "
by the time it took me to say that sentence I had ran after him about 5 times
Josh "Brother just stay so you can see me make my bed"
me "ty, make bed" (using hand over hand to show him how)
Josh " ty , make bed."
Ty "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" ( tyler runs out of the room)
Josh " mom get him" (josh runs out of the room)
me " ty come on, make bed" (hand over hand)
Ty "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" ( running again)
Josh " Mom its just not worth it , I'll make his bed"
me "ok"
None of the beds were made today.....

Back To School!!

2010-08-27T11:17:00.000-07:00

Josh Started Kindergarten on Tuesday!!! He was so excited , but also a little nervous. His teacher is a friend of ours in our ward , so he wasn't worried about her at all , because he loves her, he was more worried about ALL the other kids. So Tuesday he stood in the line to get ready to go into his class and started to cry a little. Then on Wednesday he cried a little less , then Thursday a little less. So I thought it was getting easier. Well this morning he started crying as we got into the car. The hole way to School and as I walked him toward the line he stands in before entering the school, he broke down. I got him to calm down and tell me what the problem was, He said that he is "scared to death " of the line, and that someone pushed him in the line! So Josh and I walked up to his teacher and told her what was going on , she told him that she would always let him be right by her at the front until he gets to know all the other kids. He stopped crying and said "ok mom I will be fine, Marsha has it under control!" So I hope this is the end of the crying!! poor boy!
Tyler started back to school last Monday, he loves loves loves it ! He is already adjusted to the change in schedule ( although I have not). His bus picks him up at 8:30 am. He gets up early and as soon as he is done eating his breakfast he goes and gets his shoes and backpack and pulls me to the back door. He not so patiently lets me get him changed out of his pj's and brush his teeth and then out to the curb we go , waiting for the bus! He is doing so good at school too!
I love that the boys go at opposite times during the day, because that way I get one on one time with each of them. we have been having so much fun. while Tyler is at school Josh and I do his homework, and while Josh is at school , Tyler and I do therapy , and I really think it is paying off.

I cant get the pics to upload!!

Tyler Turns 4

2010-08-11T09:15:00.001-07:00

Tyler Kealoha Hudson turns "4"

2010-08-11T07:51:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my Little baby turned 4 ...I guess I can no longer call him my little baby. A few days ago when I was playing with Ty I kept saying "I love you baby", then I said "your going to be 4 , I better stop calling you baby"! That's when Josh said " Mom when Tyler turns 4, will he talk?" What a cute little thought !! Yesterday was such a fun birthday, Tyler loves to swim , so we spent a few hours swimming at "Cowabunga Bay" . The new big water park! The boys love it! Tyler runs all over that park, under the big slides is a splash park and he loves running through it! Then we had a little family birthday party for him. I was worried that he would do what he usually does and run to another room , where he could be alone, so put Jungle book on in the family room and he stayed for the whole party... He was so happy and excited the whole time. He didn't show much interest in most of his presents at the party, but today , he has been playing with everything! Laurie and I made him a special birthday present , we made a blanket that has pellets in it. It is a pressure blanket for autistic children. Most autistic kids feel like they are floating in space. So the pressure helps bring him back to earth. He didn't act like he was going to like it , but when I put him to bed last night I put the blanket on him and he stayed perfectly still, and smiled and looked up at me ! I kissed him good night and walked out, about an hour later I checked on him , and he was fast asleep and in the exact same place. Then I checked him again about 3am (usually I hear him by this time , but I hadn't) and he was in the same position fast asleep. I again checked at about six , and found the same thing! I don't know if Ty loves the blanket , but I know that I do!

Laurie also made him a Lion towel , Tyler always surprises us with the things he loves. He couldnt get enough of the towel , he kept putting it on and dancing around he was so adorable.

The cake was so fun we decided to do cup cakes again. This time we did people , and sharks in the ocean. Because Ty loves sharks , and he loves to swim. They turned out so cute , I am not going to lie we had so much fun making each person , it was like I was playing barbies , dressing them up making hair , giving them personalities, and even names (yes I have issues) ! Thank you so much for all who came to help us celebrate Ty's life!

Tyler's Interview :

Tyler loves to play play play , he loves toys that feel funny, little toys he can hold on to, toys with teeth , toys with tails. His favorite thing to eat right now is captain crunch, and Cheezit crackers his favorite movie is "Jungle Book" . His favorite thing is his mommy (I decided that one) . Josh says his favorite color is Green, but I think he favors blue, and pink. He loves to go for rides in the car with the window down. He still loves his teacher , and School. He loves his Brother , and is now letting Josh give him big hugs. He loves to play around with his daddy. He loves to jump on the tramp. He loves anything to do with water, swim, splash , hose, and now bath time. His favorite song is 5 little monkeys, and when he is upset if you sing " I am a child of God" he calms down. Tyler recently has been teasing us with some words, just the other day he was looking for his brother who was still sleeping , and He walked around saying "Josh, Josh , Josh!" We hope to hear it again very soon. Tyler has become a cuddle bug with me. wherever I am he sits right on my lap for a few seconds , then runs off to play. I am loving it! Jay Josh and I love our little Tyler bug , and we are very blessed to have him in our lives ! We love you buddy!

Interview with Josh 7/29/10

2010-07-29T19:51:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine shared with me a tradition of interviewing your children each year and having a record of it. I loved the idea so I decided that every birthday I am going to interview my boys and record it, and since I print this blog out I thought it would be fun to do it on here!
So tonight I sat down with Josh and asked him a few questions.
7/29/2010
me: Josh how do you like being five?
Josh: I really like it mom, but tomorrow can I turn eight so , Huddy and I can have a sleepover?
me: what is your favorite movie?
Josh: Jurasic Park 1 , and 3
me: whats your favorite tv show?
Josh: I like mickey Mouse clubhouse , and I like scooby doo
me: whats your favorite thing to do with daddy?
Josh: I like to go to the store and buy new toys
me: Whats your favorite thing to do with me?
Josh: Play dinosaurs
me: whats your favorite thing to do with brother?
Josh: kiss him goodnight
me: whats your favorite sport?
Josh: swimming and mostly I like to jump in the water
me: whats the funnest thing you have ever done?
Josh: Go to the beach and feed the birds with grandmere, in Hawaii
me: who is your best friend?
Josh : duh Huddy, oh and you and dad and brother , but mostly Huddy
me: whats your favorite thing to eat?
Josh: fruit roll ups , can I eat them every day?
me: whats your favorite number?
Josh: 4, and 8 sometimes 9
me: whats your favorite animal besides dinosaurs?
Josh: white tiger
me: whats your favorite book?
Josh: Dinosaur encyclopedia
me: whats your favorite song
Josh: " I came from a land"
me: whats your favorite candy
Josh: m&m's
me: whats your favorite color?
Josh: white
Josh is such a good little boy , we are so excited that he will be going to kindergarten this year. He is really excited too. Josh is always playing with dinosaurs , or sea animals. Josh loves to play with his cousin Huddy! he asks me for him everyday. Josh is a very good older brother .... He loves to help figure out what brother wants and needs , he also loves to guess what tyler is thinking , and what he would say. He loves to be outside in the front yard and play on one of our big rocks , he still calls it pride rock. He loves to play on the trampoline with a sprinkler under it! Josh is always asking questions about everything. Josh loves to know what direction we are driving in. We recently found my old game boy and Josh has been loving playing "Donky Kong" on it. (He has gotten way better than I am.) Josh Is loved by so many people all around him. he is such a fun kid and his mommy and daddy and brother love him so much.

Outlook of a mother of an autistic child

2010-07-28T15:10:00.000-07:00

Written by Mary Kangas

I am the mother of an autistic child.
It is not easy from day to day.
I know that with hard work,
my son and I are going to be okay.
He goes to school and therapy.
He works as hard as he can.
He fights this thing we call autism.
We are proud of our little man.
We are turning a negative into a positive.
Everyday that is what we do.
Our glass if half full instead of empty.
And it can be that way for you too.
So don't give up. Don't fall apart.
We'll all make it though with determination and heart.
Our kids are special, and that's a fact.
We can fight autism,
and get what it takes back.

Pictures of family

2010-07-22T09:51:00.000-07:00

while family was in town we did some fun photo shoots. her are some of the pics from my moms photo shoot session!

Josh's Birthday Party

2010-07-21T08:12:00.000-07:00

Josh had such a wonderful Birthday! It started last Saturday when we went to "cowabunga bay" ! Josh had been telling us that that was what he wanted to do for his birthday! It was a blast ! both boys loved it ! Josh is a little dare devil when it comes to the water, he seriously loves the big slides and jumping in the deep end! Then yesterday I asked him what he wanted to do and gave him a few options , he picked with my help "Incredible Pizza" ! We had so much fun . It was great, we went with Josh's cousin Huddy, that was the only present he wanted , " I just want Huddy to live with me" we did the next best thing and spent the day together! Then last night we had a cupcake and Popsicle party! Josh had so many friends come over and play with him and he scored some great presents ! He told me this morning that this party was the best party ever! So I guess we did good!

Making his cake was another adventure in and of itself. For months now he has been telling Laurie exactly what he wants. He kept saying "a volcano , with a teridactyl flying above it" . So Monday night Laurie Josh and I worked on his volcano , he got exactly what he wanted .... It wasn't exactly what Laurie and I had in mind but It was Josh's birthday!! I think for years to come he wont be so involved in the cake making process!

happy birthday to josh

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and some more pics

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more fun pics

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lots of family fun

2010-07-15T08:25:00.000-07:00

We have had a lot of family fun this last week and weekend ! My sisters all came into town at the same time for a baby blessing , a baptism, and of course family pictures! I cant wait to see how they turned out! Here are a few random pictures of our fun family!

Swimming with my 2 Fish!

2010-07-01T21:40:00.000-07:00

I took the boys swimming today , and I was so impressed with both my boys , Josh with floaters on his arm, kept jumping into the deep end and swimming all over the place! He was a crazy little fish and later said " I want to be one with the water" .

I was worried how Tyler would do , because he just likes to hold on to me , so we brought his little raft thinking he would ride around happily in that! Well not so much , then we decided , that we would put his full body floatation device on him , he liked it but it kept dipping his face into the water. Then we decided to put the floaters on his arms also.... and it worked ! I was so excited , that he could float on his own , but I was more excited that Laurie took the time to teach Tyler how to swim around on his own with no one holding on to him! It was incredible to watch Tyler learn to balance. sometimes I am way to overprotective of that kid and I don't give him the opportunity to prove to me that he can do it! and he did it!! AND LOVED IT!

So now I have 2 little boys "that want to be one with the water! my 2 fish!

Ty at School

2010-06-24T09:00:00.000-07:00

I stole all these pictures off of Tylers school blog! Tyler has been doing so great at school and at home! This next week will be his last week at school for this year! Teacher Joy and her team have been so amazing !! They have worked with Tyler so much and it shows! It is so fun to see all the big things that Tyler has learned from school. Teacher Joy has been so supportive while I have been going through my brain surgery junk! Thank you so much for being a part of our lives , we love you "eacher oy"!!!

Time for a new me!

2010-06-10T16:37:00.000-07:00

I have not passed out for 11 days !!! can you feel the excitement?I feel GREAT, Anyways I have been wanting to cut my hair and make it dramatic so here is my new Hair and yes I am wearing makeup for the first time ever , and I love it! I love that I am alive and I am celebrating!! So what do you think?

Boutique

2010-06-10T09:25:00.000-07:00

Laurie is going to be at a boutique selling all her beautiful creations !!!

when : Saturday June 12

where: 12146 S. 4000 w. Herriman ut

time: 10am to 4pm

please stop by and see all the adorable things for sale !

Ticket ????

2010-06-09T12:59:00.000-07:00

Ok so the other day I got my driving privileges back.....Yeah me , so I decided while Ty was at school I would take Josh and his cousin Huddy to the aquarium ! Well I got a little lost and a little distracted , and found myself in a neighborhood that had signs that clearly said the speed limit was "25" it even had a tracker sign that showed you how fast you were going I was doing "32" . The smart thing to do at that particular moment would have been to slow down , but I had figured out where I was and got really excited about it , so I must have sped up . I saw the cop while I was on the phone , and I knew he was going to pull me over. And that is exactly what he did!! I pulled over and the cop came up to my door . I handed him my drivers license and insurance card and he asked me if I knew why I was being pulled over , thats when I said" yes sir , I was speeding and talking on my phone , and I am a little lost! thats when he said "where are you going ?" I told him "The Aquarium" ! He said "hum I am not sure where that is, I am sorry!" I knew right then and there that I had him (by had him I mean I knew I was going to be able to talk myself out of the ticket) (side note: over all the years I have been driving I have now been pulled over 9 times and only gotten 2 tickets , and one was a female cop, the other a motorcycle cop having a bad day!!) anyways he came back to the car , and said "are you alright mam",because at this point I was crying ! my response was " I am so sorry that I was speeding sir, I just had brain surgery and this is only the 2nd time that I have driven , and my husband is going to kill me "! He seriously said " oh my , I am so sorry , I'll tell you what , I am just going to give you a written warning , but I need you to be extra careful on the road and take care of yourself! " I think if he would have had a tissue on him he would have given it to me! I was so excited I said " thank you so much sir , thank you so much you are the nicest guy I have ever seen, I could just give you a hug!" he said " thats ok , just take care of yourself"! ahhhhhhhhhhh I love being a girl and getting pulled over , I may have bad luck with health , but I have great luck with the law!!

I Love how cute the boys look in church clothes

2010-05-31T09:24:00.001-07:00

Thanks Susan, the boys are happy!

2010-05-28T08:50:00.000-07:00

My cute neighbor Susan got this cool dinosaur race track for the boys , and they love it ! ok I have to admit I love it too! It has a motor wheel that throws the car up the dinosaur and each of us took turns playing for over an hour! Then I let the boys just play with it, the only way I could get Josh to stop and go to bed was letting the toy sleep in his room! Josh is in his room playing with it right now! he really loves it! Thank you Susan

Who knew??

2010-05-25T14:26:00.000-07:00

So here is my story....In December I started getting headaches and thought that it was the estrogen pill, so my doctor had me stop taking it . through January I was passing out and very sick , they found the tumor in my brain and removed it , and also fixed the malformation in my skull. So after I recovered from that surgery I started "passing out" again . They (IMC )have done every single test that they could think of to try to figure out why I was passing out. Includding my long adventure in the hospital hooked up to the eeg machine. They discharged me with no answers , my doctor suggests that I go to the U of U to seek further diagnosis. The U of U has a fall and faint clinic that they are just starting up, The doctor their is my hero right now , because him and his team has gone through all of my history and figured out what is going on with me , which is perfect timming because I was begining to think I was going crazy! who knows maybe I still am, anyways. The doc said that I am going through "menopause" ! well I knew that I would because I have had the total hysterectomy , however I had no idea that when a women goes through menopause She can have heart palpatations ( raceing heart) which is exactly what happens every time that I pass out. However when my heart race's like that , it is sending too much blood to my brain and causing me to "pass out " they call it "black out" ! So needless to say , I am on my estrogen pill again and they will be putting me on some heart medication as well! So I am so glad that they figured this out , and so dissapointed that they didn't figure it out sooner, at IMC!! Thank you all so much for everything that everyone has done for me , I have no idea how I will every thank everyone !

I am being watched!!!

2010-05-18T14:21:00.000-07:00

so her I am at the hospital hooked up to like 30 wires, they are monitoring my passing out episodes! Today so far I have had 8! So i hope they can figure out what is happening !

anyways... the funny thing is, I have a camera on me at all times, and the room is bugged so they can hear everything I say! They literally are watching everything I do! Its funny though because i keep forgetting that someone is always watching me ! So yes i have picked my nose on camera, and i dont want to change my clothes , because its a guy that is watching me! We did give him a funny surprise on camera today! Laurie came to see me and we took off her leg and held it up in front of the camera! It will be funny to see what the doc says when she sees the tape! Ill let you know!

My new neice

2010-05-12T18:17:00.000-07:00

I just got to meet and hold my beautiful new neice Halli Mei Johnson..... Isn't she amazing!

The boys are doing great

2010-05-11T07:49:00.000-07:00

There has been a ton of stuff to blog about ....
1. Josh got some leopard Gecko's , actually let me refrase Josh got one and Jay got one , Jay's lizards name is "diablo" and Josh named his "joshy shooty gun" ! They love feeding them and watching them walk around in the cage every night. Its a cute bonding time for them , because I am not a big fan! We were in the car the other day and Josh said "mom excuse me ,Ty wants some juice " (sometimes Josh pretends that Ty is talking and will tell him that it is ok to still his toys and stuff like that. so naturally I thought it was a moment like that) so I said "oh really , how do you know " Josh said , just listen to him!" and sure enough Ty was saying "ju ju " ju ju" so I gave him some and thanked both boys, Ty for talking , and Josh for the translation. Maybe I should start listening to Josh more!
2. Tyler is doing amazing we decided to take him off one of his seizure medications and he has been off of it for 3 days now, and doing great , and still no seizures. He is still on the phenobarbital, so we hope that he will stay seizure free. but the more interesting thing is that we have noticed that he has been very attentive the last few days. for instance Sunday Jay and I were talking and Jay said "you will have to wear your helmet" and Ty walked right over and grabbed it for me! YEAH then yesterday I was telling Ty "you get to go back to school today, so lets get ready . " then I said " lets go get your backpack" he ran into his room and grabbed it and threw it at me! I was not expecting that , but I was so excited for it!!! Yeah Ty Ty Then this morning I said "we need to change your diaper ty" so he layed down and threw his legs up in the air !
I am so grateful my little boys are doing so great and growing and learning so much!!

update

2010-05-05T17:46:00.000-07:00

OK so I went to the Heart specialist and they said that there is nothing wrong with my heart , at all! yeah great news... but then why am I passing out still??? So here is what has been happening , they decided it was something called a "drop seizure" most likely the surgery caused them! anyways they put me on medication and I had a 20 "seizures" one of the days and 10 the next day . so they told me to stop taking that! then they did a EEG study , I have had several EEG s but this is EEG study takes 4 days and I wear all the equipment home with me , and every day I would go in and they would download the info. This was last week. So they told me that the doc would be calling me Monday with the results. Well I still haven't heard what the results are and yesterday I passed out and split my chin open ! So as soon as I know what the results are , I will let you know! and I bought a pink helmet !!!

VOODOO DOLL????

2010-04-12T14:44:00.000-07:00

I was wondering if anyone has seen anyone holding this voodoo doll, with my name on it? I am offering a reward upon its return!!!

I had been doing much better since surgery , the pain has been mostly gone and all my symptoms have been gone too! But (there is always a but) this last week I passed out Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and today ! fun! On Saturday my neurosurgeon (doc that did my surgery on my head) told me that I needed to go to the Er. So I spent 4 hours there , and now they are having me go see a HEART specialist on Thursday! seriously there is no way one person can go through so much crap! If I have to have heart surgery I will Scream!!

so like I said before please return the voodoo doll if you have it, you can keep yourself anonymous, and still claim the reward!

thanks and I will keep you all posted on what happens next!

KYA

2010-04-09T06:24:00.000-07:00

we adopted this cute little Min Pin on Monday night, the guy we adopted her from told us that she was 1 years old and had all her shots that her name was Mini, and that she had not had puppies . Well he totally lied I took her into the vet on Wednesday to be spayed (because she was totally in heat when we got her , and I was making her wear a diaper), get all her shots, get a microchip , and an exam. First of all , it turns out that she is most likely 2 years old , she has had puppies before ! The surgery didn't go so well for her, she lost a lot of blood and the doctor took her home to her house for the night , because she was so worried that she was going to need a transfusion. Luckily she did great and we got to pick her up on Thursday morning. We didn't like her name being Mini, it just didn't work for her and since she didn't respond to it anyways, we changed her name to Kya which means diamond in the sky,and she actually likes it too, well she listens to it and comes when you call her now! So Josh is obsessed with her , he has to have her sleep with him , and was really upset when she had to sleep at the doctors house. the cute lady at the vet gave him a stuffed animal puppy and asked him if he could watch that puppy while they watched his puppy! Tyler loves to play with her ears, and she totally doesn't care, he also likes to watch her and follow her around. I caught them both laying in Tyler's huge pile of stuffed animals. (which is his new favorite thing to do, he goes downstairs and gets all the stuffed animals out from under the stairs and puts them at the bottom of the stairs and all over the stairs.) cute but not fun for mommy when I tripped on them trying to clean them up, seriously killed my neck ! anyways Jay loves her too. I caught him cuddling with her last night. And you know me , I always wanted a little girl dog, and she couldn't be sweeter. Seriously she hasn't done anything wrong yet! I wanted to wait a few days before posting this because we seem to have had a few issues with adopting dogs and then it not working out for us! But she is a keeper! I never thought we would be small dog people! I guess I was wrong!

searching for models

2010-04-07T13:50:00.000-07:00

Laurie has made a bunch of new dresses and skirts and as you can see ... we need some GIRLS to model them for us ! Ty sure is cute , he did not want to wear it , then once it was on, he wasnt sure what to do !! poor ty! If you have a cute little girl that likes to show off for the camera let me know, because Tyler quit!

How am I doing???

2010-02-22T10:21:00.001-08:00

WOW! I almost don't even know where to begin! I have been thinking that I need to update my blog so that everyone knows how recovery is going! I can honestly say this is by far the hardest thing that I have ever had to go through! It is absolutely incredible how much better I am now. Before surgery I was so scared and really felt as if I was dieing! Today I feel like I may soon get my life back. Every day I get stronger and stronger . I walked Ty from our front door to the bus today! It was fun and felt great to be outside! I can not believe that it is almost march, I have literally missed this whole year so far. I had no idea that having this kind of surgery was going to effect me so much. Right after surgery the physical therapist came in and started talking to me about how to walk , and sit up , and get out of bed, and how to brush my teeth. I looked at him and thought wow are they confused? I know how to do all of that. well two days latter the team came in and started talking to me again about how to do all of the little things. I again thought they were crazy , and I thought OK well now that the doctor told me I can walk I will show them that I can do everything. So I had 3 physical therapists surrounding the bed and coaching me on how to get out of the bed. Well I tried and failed. I couldn't get up! I could not believe it! I actually said to the therapist "whats wrong with me" . His answer was " you just had a major surgery , and you have to learn how to do things all over again, you will be hospitalized until you can do some of the normal every day things on your own". I was shocked and started to cry! Then I was more determined then ever. This time when I tried to get up I thought to myself "there is no way that I am staying in this hospital and starting over, I know i can do this! So I began to start over , walking (with a walker) sitting up, getting dressed , and brushing my teeth. I really can not explain how difficult every one of those simple tasks really were. It was very frustrating ! today I am proud to say that I can do it all by myself , I only used the walker for one week ! The hardest thing for me to do now is write! I cant figure out why but it is hard to concentrate and write . My handwriting is horrible and I look at words and think is that really a word. But I am sure that that will come back soon, it already is better then it was !

I have been totally amazed at the support that I have had through all of this! First and most important my two little boys....they are doing so good , they have had so many people in and out of this house and yet they have big smiles on there faces and are just so happy . Josh is always willing to help me , and help the babysitters with Tyler. Tyler has been so cute . He has been so good at adjusting and letting others help him ,when I have not been able to. He is such a smart little guy . He loves Grandmere, he really really loves her. The other day she was changing him and said OK get up , and Ty said "up" then she was putting his sock on and he gabbed the other sock and tried to put it on all by himself. I have heard him several times repeat what she is saying. Grandmere, is my grandmother from Hawaii. she flew in right after surgery and has been here for one week, she will be here for another week ! She had been a huge answer to prayers. I am so grateful that she came to nurse me back to health. She has been cooking , cleaning , taking care of me (both mentally and physically), taking care of the boys ! Literally doing it all! Thank you grandmere I love you so much and I am so grateful that you are here. It will be really hard to let you go!

Jay has been a wonderful husband , he has really had to step in and do everything ! I have no idea how he has the strength and energy after work to come home and take care of this family! thanks babe!

Jeanne , and Robbi have been taking turns watching the kids before grandmere got here! They are always so willing to stop what they are doing , and take care of us. I hope they both know how much I love them and how much I have appreciated them , and all of there love and support. I have gotten so many calls and emails and notes, and dinners , and lunches, and treats, from friends, family, and ward members. Thank you all so much ! I am sorry if I didn't answer some calls or emails . Sometimes it was hard to answer the phone. But I have listened to my messages , and read my emails . so thank you all for the thoughtful messages! I love each and every one of you! thank you !

surgery

2010-02-03T21:15:00.000-08:00

I will be having surgery on friday, they will be removing the tumor , and the bottom part of my skull, because of the malformation.

much needed update

2010-02-03T10:55:00.000-08:00

I am sure that everyone has been wondering what happened to me , or where I have been. So I thought I would try to do a quick post .
at the end of december I started getting really bad headaches and was a little dizzy, sometimes. So i really didnt worry to much about it , but then one day shortly after christmas I was in the garage up on a ladder and fell and hit my head, I went to the doctor , and they did a ct scan and said everything looked ok, and that I probably had a concusion. So I went home and continued on with my life. well a couple weeks ago I really wasnt feeling good and i went to the bathroom and the next thing I remember is the bathroom floor pressed up against my face . so I passed out and had blood dripping down my face ,(I cut my eyebrow on something, we think maybe the paper towel despenser, because it was no longger attatched to the wall. Anyways I went back to the doc. they scheduled an mri of my brain to see if something was going on. I went to the mri the next day and passed out again at the hospital. the mri found that I have a chairi malformation in my head , but that it was probably not causing all my problems. by this time , i was constantly dizzy , passing out off and on, and nausiated and had a horrible headache. So I was sent to see a neurologist. The neurologist set me up to have a lumbar puncture ( where they take spinal fluid out of your spine with a needle) well because of the malformation in my head , it can be a little dangerous to do the procedure, so they had to do it in exactly the right spot so they used some kind of x ray machine to do it. The reason they wanted to do this , was because they thought I had too much pressure in my head , and that was what was causing all my symptoms. So they did the Puncture and sure enough the pressure was High so they took spinal fluid out , and thought that in a few days I would start feeling better. meanwhile they would run some tests on the fluid . the very next morning I was called by my doctor and was told that the results were back and that I needed to be checked into a hospital because I had meningitis.(viral) . So I went into the hospital where they put me on antibiotics and steriods to fix my eye ( oh ya I lost about 80% of my vision in my right eye. In the hospital I started feeling better , and they decided that It was the menengitis , and the extra pressure on my head. Well I came home from the hospital and after 2 days I started getting all the symptoms again but this time it was worse , I was passing out over and over again, I felt like the room was spinning, and the headache was awful. so back to the er we went, they then decided that I was leaking spinal fluid ,from when they did the puncture. So they did a blood Patch on me, what that is , is they put my own blood in my spine and the blood creates a patch. 1 hour later I felt like a million dollars. I felt great and alive and so happy. well two days later, I started to crash again, so back to the er we went. They said that the patch had failed , and they did another patch. This time I felt ok, but not great . all week long I have been very dizzy and nausiated , and if I am up for to long I pass out. monday I had another MRI and monday night the doctor called and said that they found something a little growth, like a wart, in my head , normally it wouldnt be a big deal and it would be fine to just have it there. but its location is right in the way of my spinal fluid flow. so as of now , I am scheduled to see a nuerosurgeon today at 3 , and they will decide what to do from here. my neurologist said that they will probably either remove it, or put a shunt in my head or maybe even do both. so i will keep you posted on what the specialist says today. Mostly I want to thank everyone for all the help , I am so grateful for this huge support system I have. Robbi, and Jeanne have been helping so much with the kids. My mom, my dad, Laurie, so many ward members ,so willing to help,, aimee taking Josh so many times. Elisa watching the boys, Anna, maxine for helping organize all my helpers. my sister Erin taking Josh for the day. all the yummy food that people have brought in. It is such a neat feeling knowing that i have so many people willing and ready to help. I know I am forgetting people, but Know I am very thankful. also all the calls I get, thank you for caring. I am sorry i dont answer a lot of the time. but sometimes it just takes to much energy to even talk. I cant wait for this to be over. I hate that I loose my memory , I keep forgeting so much.
ps having a spinal tap is like being in prison, and having someone tourture you, the only difference is , that I give my permission to have a spinal patch!
pss I started this post at like10 am and its now almost 1pm , sad that it makes me so dizzy!

Josh's Igloo

2010-01-05T19:04:00.001-08:00

New years Day we took the boys sledding , the preparation for sledding was as follows, 1. new years eve buy tubes. 2. new years morning find and gather all the snow clothes. 3. start calling all the local stores , first to see who was open, then to see who had water proof gloves, and snow boots. 4.we found snow gloves at ski and see $18.00 each but they are really nice. 5. finally while driving to ski and see , I was calling around and found a pair of snow boots for Josh ! 6. we get to the park that we had decided on , and the snow was melted! 7. get the boys and ourselves all geared up ! 8. Slide down the hill on our tubes ! wow it sounds a lot easier than it really was ! unfortunately Ty hated it , with an absolute passion! so I ended up just following him around, and then just holding him!

Josh on the other hand loved it so much he didn't want to stop so Jay dropped me and Ty off at my dads and they took off to another hill that was bigger , and had so much fun for 2 hours . Josh was so excited , he was happier than he was on Christmas. When they came to pick us up at my dads, josh would not get out of the car , because he wanted to go home and play in the yard and make a snowman.

Then Josh decided that he needed to make an igloo , just like "curious George" so they did! Josh had so much fun with daddy making this Igloo!

2010

2010-01-02T16:55:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year 2010 !

This year I wish for a lot of good things to happen for the Hudson family...

I believe in Carma and knocking on wood , so I wont be listing all the things that I hope for !

I will take a moment to remember how full last year was , and take note of all the memories that I have of 2009 ! hmmmm that's weird I cant remember very much of it , all well hakuna matata!

I wish you all a happy and healthy and wealthy New Year !

Santa did great

2009-12-28T15:27:00.000-08:00

Christmas was wonderful this year! It is always so hard and stressful for me and santa to figure out what Tyler will like! I know it sounds silly , but seriously it is hard to find something that he genuinly loves. Well thanks to "Eacher Joy" Santa and I got Tyler some great gifts. He got a play school bus with elmo charecters, and he loves it , because the door opens and closes , he also got some other toys that he loves to play with and discover. santa also got him some books , he loves to look at pictures in a book. His teacher recommended a pressure vest that he wears , to help him feel comfortable and calm, we ordered it !! I cant wait , because right now we are using a blanket to do the same thing! I wrap him up and hold him on my lap and he sits still and looks at books with me. It totally calms him down.

But his absolute favorite Christmas gift is his chair swing ! He LOVE LOVE LOVE'S this swing. He is so calm and has fallen asleep twice in it! It has been such a life savor , when we first put it up , I thought we were going to be in trouble because he just loves it , but he cant get it without help so he will come get me and take me to his swing ! I have been strict with it , because I want him to know that it is for therapy , it is to help him calm down and it works , very well!!! Today he got upset that his schedule was off , and as soon as i put him in his swing the tears stopped and we were both able to re group and after 10 minutes he was OK with me pulling him out! I thought he wouldn't want to , but it was like he knew that it was just for therapy, I hope this all makes sense ! anyways I am so grateful for the swing and what it does for Ty. there is nothing like having a genuinely happy little boy!

Josh also had "the best Christmas he could ever have" It was so much fun this year , to have him really like Santa and want to sit on his lap , then he wanted to make cookies for him, and was trying to stay up all night to see if he could hear him or see him! He got so excited every time he opened a present he loved everything! it was truly fun for me to sit back and watch my two wonderful boys through the Holiday!

Bekah Cole and Jude come into town tonight! I cant wait to see them and my little nephew turns "1" Tomorrow! Happy Birthday Jude bug!

Santa's Lap

2009-12-22T08:45:00.000-08:00

Sunday night the boys got to sit on Santa's lap and ask for what they wanted! Josh did great he told us later that he really loves Santa! Ty didn't care at all , but we still got a cute shot before he jumped off his lap!

J's cake , and cru's cup cakes

2009-12-20T07:44:00.000-08:00

Last night Laurie and I made some fun cup cakes for a cute little one year old boy, for his birthday today!

Then we made this cake for Jay !

Its also my brother in laws birthday today!

Happy birthday to Jeral , Cole, and Cru ! I hope its a great day for all 3 of you boys!

Birthday Boy!!

2009-12-19T14:21:00.000-08:00

Jay's Birthday is on Sunday so last night I surprised him ( I am such a good wife ) and took him to dinner at applebee's . Which by the way the waiter was horrible so the manager came out and didn't charge us for our whole meal! so that was nice . Then we went to "did you here about the Morgans" I thought it was funny ! After the movie I told jay that we needed to go home , and then I called bekah who was babysitting and asked her if we could go get ice cream! I told jay that she said yes so I got on the freeway and headed for that Ice cream place on 45 so. well as we passed the exit jay was like , "you missed the exit , so I lied and said oh I think its on 33rd! Then I thought I better tell him where we were really going because I actually had no idea how to get there! So we went to Little America for a mini vacation! And it was just that! we stopped at the gas station and got tons of junk food , and threw it all over the bead and watched TV. It was so much fun, it was like we were teenagers running away from home! Our hotel room was really nice too! We were on the top floor in a 500 sq foot room! very nice! anyways then we got up early this morning and did our Christmas shopping ....yeah we are 99% done! and this year we didn't go over our budget , OK that's a lie , we totally did!

So bottom line ! Happy birthday to Jay tomorrow, he will be 30 !

"no no eacher Joy"

2009-12-18T13:38:00.000-08:00

Translated is .... Teacher Joy! and who am I translating for ? well that would be Tyler, yes Tyler! For the last couple hours I have been really working with Ty on the peck system which is a picture exchange system! that he likes to do at school but is struggling at home with it! anyways Tyler just keeps saying " no no no no no eacher Joy" , while I am trying to work with him, and he really just will not do it with me , so I think he means no I only do that with teacher Joy! Its so cute how he says it too!
yesterday Tyler was saying something and my sister Bekah was watching the boys , and she asked josh what ty said , josh said "captain crunch" so bekah got out some captain crunch and Ty was happy! maybe we need to start listening to Josh more, when he says he knows what Tyler wants! he Is usually right!

No STITCHES

2009-12-15T14:51:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was a baddddd Monday ! everyone hates Monday's right ? well I do too! Especially this one! It started off having to wake up Josh and get him dressed for school, well that doesn't sound to bad , but that boy needs his sleep and if we have to wake him up ..... Lets just say its not fun , or easy , so we wont even talk about it, so I get Josh off to school and then needed to get Ty ready ! usually he loves to go but as soon as I got his coat on he played dead and would not move ! then he did an alligator roll while I was holding him , so needless to say I had to just walk him out to the buss as he was kicking and crying and rolling in my arms! phew! so both boys at school , and I say to myself "self this is your chance to get the stupid garage cleaned up a little bit so Jay doesn't have to later" ( actually he cleaned it up , but it wasn't as good as I wanted it, so I was trying to fix it) anyways I climbed up the ladder in my socks (smart) put one foot on the tool bench and one foot on the ladder , and oops I slipped and fell head first right into the bench ! I have a large bruise on my hip and my wrist hurts too, probably hit them on the ladder or something! anyways i split my head open a little bit and have a nice mark above my right eyebrow. So I came inside and looked in the mirror and decided it looked fine! Then I realized I couldn't see out of my right eye , kind of made me nervous. Then I started throwing up ! and I was very unbalanced and when I sat down I got really dizzy, and felt like I was going to fall asleep. So yes I went to home away from home , THE ER , and they did a ct scan of my brain to make sure that I didn't have a bleed on my brain ( i don't , yeah) So the bottom line is I had a concussion and they decided to glue and tape my head together , no stitches, another yeah! I cant wait to see what will happen next with us!!

Oh silly Christmas

2009-12-14T10:11:00.000-08:00

This is how I feel about Christmas this year, it is totally upside down! I still havent done my major shopping ! and I have no idea what to get Ty Ty! any ideas , or does anyone want to do it for me?

Paisley Poppies Boutique

2009-12-08T16:37:00.000-08:00

Come Celebrate the Holiday's at
Paisley Poppies Boutique

By Laurie Davies

classic ~ Unique ~ Simple

infants ~ Children ~ women's

clothing and accessories

unique gift baskets and bakery items.

Saturday, December 12

10:00 am - 6:00pm
at 13455 S. Golden Valley(2160W)

Riverton Ut, 84065

Special orders accepted

Refreshments will be served!

There will be door prizes and special purchase prizes!

Any Questions call 801-253-2056

Oh Josh

2009-12-07T13:34:00.000-08:00

Lately Josh's new thing is doing art projects ! he gets so excited about doing them and he is so proud of his work! he really is getting too old and independent.
He is also addicted to my moms IPHONE ! He knows how to use it better than she does! Yesterday the battery was dead so he went and got the charger plugged it in the wall,got himself a pillow and continued to play ! both my mom and I just watched and laughed at him , he looked at us and just said "don't worry about , I got it under control."
The other night when I was putting Josh to bed we were singing songs and when we were done he said " I think we need new songs , I think Ruth will know some , so we called my sister Ruth to teach us some songs . He is such a little character, I just love that kid!!
I guess somewhere in the last little while I did something wrong or right with Josh! he is such a clean freak ( just like me) but lately it has been really bad , we have our Christmas decorations up and the first day I was being me , and telling both the boys not to touch anything ! well that doesn't really work for Tyler . But Josh has taken it upon himself to make sure that Tyler doesn't touch anything! He gets major anxiety when Tyler goes into the front room where the tree is! Seriously it is ridiculous. I have tried to explain to him that I really don't care if either of them touch it ! but he is still insistent that I constantly watch everything Tyler is doing! Its been really fun!

look who's talking!

2009-12-04T13:28:00.000-08:00

k there is supposed to be a video right here of Tyler saying no no ! but its not here , and I dont know where it went! and I dont have time to wait for it to load again! anyways the bottom line is.... Tyler is saying " no no" "momma" and "dadum" , most importantly he is saying them appropriatly ! Then at school last week he was playing with an elmo toy and said "Elmo" ! Then this week at school he said "get on" to the teacher! and after he gets off his bus he turns and says "bye bye"!! yea Ty Ty we are so proud of you!

well........

2009-11-28T17:58:00.000-08:00

Lots can happen in just a short couple of weeks! for instance surgery went well, they took out the ovary and found more endometreosis, and guess what else they found inside of me.... my right ovary tube thing ( I know what it is called just don't have any idea how to spell it), oops I guess they forgot to take it out last time, and behind that , they found more endometreosis. Recovery has been interesting ... I felt great just a few days after , so like the idiot that we all know that I am , I started doing to much to fast , like picking up Ty while he had 104.6 temperature and tested positive for swine flu!! He and I are doing much better know. I will tell you one things for sure while that poor little boy was so sick he just wanted to be held, so I loved that part. But when he had hives all over his poor little body , I really did not like that at all!
Thanksgiving was great .. Laurie made candy Turkeys with the boys on Wednesday , and we had 2 wonderful thanksgiving dinners one at Laurie's and one at Robbi's . It was nice and relaxing and so yummy at both house's . Thank you lady's.

Goodbye "friend"

2009-11-10T08:06:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow I loose my last female organ. I would like to say I am grateful for her and all she has been through with me , I would love to say that I will miss her, I would love to even say that she was good to me , I would love to say I am sad to see her go, I would love to say that I have truly loved her !
However I will not be saying any of that , I will say this! I hope they take you out of my body and dissect every inch of you into small little pieces, after that I hope they burn you slowly! I have no hard feelings though, and I forgive you for all the pain you have put me through! Goodbye Ovary goodbye!

Service challenge

2009-11-02T18:35:00.000-08:00

I recently had an awesome experience with service ! I was challenged by a friend to do a random act of service to someone you don't even know! I had an amazing experience and gained so much from the experience , I decided to challenge my blog readers to do the same! Do a random act of service this week and give someone something to really be thankful for this month! when your done with your service project or act leave me a comment on what you have done and I will give the winner a $20 gift certificate to dinner!

The Elephant in the playroom

2009-10-30T11:25:00.000-07:00

My sweet sister Ruth sent me and some of my family members this EXCELLENT book! It is the most honest book I have ever read about Autism. It actually has several short stories from people all over the place, that have a child with special needs . There are several stories from parents with children with Autism. The thing that is great about this book is that the mothers tell little stories and are completly honest about the REAL life of raising a child with special needs. I am so grateful my sweet sister Ruth sent this book to me ! If anyone in Tylers life is interested in reading this book please let me know , I would be happy to copy some of the book, or buy a copy for you . I just got it yesterday and I am hooked . Its just so REAL! thanks ruth love you!

Vicky's Party

2009-10-28T08:53:00.000-07:00

Vicky's Party is today!! COME SEE THE JEWELRY!! WE'LL ALSO HAVE SOME OF MY FRIEND'S LAURIE'S CHILDREN CREATIONS ... COME SEE AND HAVE SOME GOODIES WITH US!!"Natural Stone Jewelry Open House" Location:2154 Golden Valley Drive, Riverton @ Vicky Davenport's home Time:6:00PM Wednesday, October 28th
To see some of Laurie's creations you can click on the paisley poppies button on my blog!

The crazy but cute pillow boy!

2009-10-27T17:09:00.000-07:00

Ok Tylers new favorite thing to do ...... is pull every couch pillow and cushion off of every couch, and every pillow off of every bead! Its been going on for a while now but its been pretty under control because I would just shut the doors to the bedrooms that I did not want him destroying ! Well it doesn't matter now because our cute little growing boy figured out how to open every door! So now if he is left alone for even ten min, while I cook dinner, or go to the bathroom , he can totally destroy the whole house! today was extra fun while I was getting ready aka my weekly shower! He pulled all the clothes out of my closet off the hangers and opened my drawers and pulled out all my underwear and socks and seriously everything! its really fun folding and re hanging a ton of clothes and not knowing what ones were already in the hamper ,because he emptied that into my room too! He really is so cute!
The other night while I was making dinner he escaped and hid downstairs I figured he was just fine so I let him play while I cooked , when Jay got home I sent him down to see what he was up to , he came up with little Ty Ty asleep in his sleeping bag couch, he woke up , but stayed laying in his sleeping bag for 20 min after that!
His schedule has been totally thrown off the last couple of days , I think its because he is off track for 3 weeks! He really loves his schedule, he has grabbed his backpack twice already and I have had to tell him not today! poor kid

phone swims in toilet

2009-10-24T20:26:00.000-07:00

My phone thought that it would make an interesting day if It simply swam in my PEE! so In other words my phone that I just got when we got back from Jamaica is fried!! So I got a new phone again, and I need all your phone numbers again! so email me at lahelahud@yahoo.com thanks everyone!

My Superhero's

2009-10-23T19:14:00.000-07:00

This year we have a couple of superhero's in the house for Halloween...
Superman Ty and Batman Josh

10 YEARS !!

2009-10-16T12:54:00.000-07:00

Today is our 10 year anniversary , I can not believe how fast time just passes on by! I am so lucky to have such a wonderful and caring man as a husband . We have been through a bunch of stuff over the last 10 years and we have had up's and down's , but one thing has always been the same! WE LOVE EACHOTHER. I am ready for the next ten years...

My cute friend Ginnie

2009-10-13T12:32:00.000-07:00

My cute friend Ginnie is looking for new friends ! Please check out her blog and see if she is someone you could be friends with!!!

http://ginjohn81.blogspot.com/

"HONESTY"

2009-10-08T09:58:00.000-07:00

Sometimes when things don't go exactly the way I want them to , I struggle! I think most of us do , but I think that we hide it and don't let the people we care about know that we are struggling , because we are worried what they might think of us! Well I get so sick of that! Often when someone calls me up on the phone and asks "how are you"! I LIE , I Lie right through my teeth and say "I am great how are you"! Well I think I have decided to let you in on a little secret of mine( well its probably not a secret). I am struggling with a few things in my life right now! I will not completely out myself on everything that is going on . However I will share this .I struggle with Ty's problems! I go through stages , I am sure I have mentioned them before! The last few days I have been completely overwhelmed with the responsibilities that come with having a special needs child! I have been questioning myself wondering if I am the best mother for Ty! I question what I could be doing differently? I question if I will be able to handle the future and what it brings! I know that things are going to change! We will see some great things , and I am sure that we will deal with some not so good things! Am I ready for whatever comes , and will I handle it with grace, and be the best mother for Ty?

Very cool Autistic kid

2009-10-01T11:49:00.000-07:00

I just watched a very cool video on facebook and added it to my wall , but I can't figure out how to put it on here. It is about an autistic boy to watch go to my facebook click HERE

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1275491879&v=wall&ref=profile#/profile.php?id=1275491879&ref=profile

Bad Dream!

2009-10-01T10:40:00.000-07:00

I woke up this morning to this conversation:

Josh screaming "DADDY"
me "whats wrong"
Josh "where is daddy"
me "at work"
Josh " I had a bad dream , a monster captured me"
me " I'm sorry honey , it was just a dream , your ok
Josh " are you kidding me , just go get daddy"
me" He is at work!
Josh "well who's going to save us when he is at work"
me " I will save you"
Josh "your not strong!"
me "I guess I better work on that"
Josh "ok go get daddy"

Tyler excitment

2009-09-27T10:26:00.001-07:00

There are so many things that have us very excited, happening with Tyler right now!
He is interacting with us, more than he ever has before. If he wants something he grabs your hand and walks you right to what he wants. He has been watching Josh very closely. Last night he studdied Josh climb up the slide and get onto the trampoline. He then followed his every move and was able to get up by himself! A few days ago he grabbed Daddy's hand to the back door and was pulling on the door handle and said yes you read that right he SAID "OUTSIDE" and then he said it again "OUTSIDE"! It wasn't perfect but we knew he said it ! I dont think anyone could imagine how awesome that is , to here your 3 year old say a word for the first time! so sweet! Then for the last few days we have been able to say "Tyler" and he looks toward us! We are so proud of our little Boy!!!

The wedding

2009-09-21T10:10:00.001-07:00

This weekend Laurie and I did a really cute and fun wedding ! We were able to get more clients too! I love weddings!

FANTASTIC

2009-09-11T09:05:00.001-07:00

Tyler is loving school , and loving the bus. Each day when I pull his backpack and shoes out, he gets all excited and once he is ready he waits by the door. As soon as the bus pulls up , he stands at the door waiting for me to open it. Then we walk to the bus , and get this.... He reaches up to the aid ( he doest reach out for anyone), she takes him and sets him in his seat, which is the same one each day , and he gets to look out the big window! He just smiles takes off his shoes and enjoys the ride.
Every day that Ty has school he comes home and is very alert and interactive with me , several times throughout this last week, I have said "Tyler" and he stops and looks right at me! " YEAH!!!
Yesterday something FANTASTIC happened! While he was at school they work on something called the PEC system. Its where the child has pictures in front of him and the idea is , that if he wants something he picks up the picture and gives it to the teacher who is sitting in front of him. He has someone behind him to help him pick up the picture and show the teacher. Well yesterday he didn't need any help , he did it , he grabbed the picture of fruit loops and handed it to the teacher, and he did it several times in a row! YEAH! I love that he loves school and that his teachers are so good with him, and that he is growing and learning! LOVE SCHOOL
oh ya and the slide show didn't work , but I put all the pictures on my facebook account http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=2036914&id=1275491879

2009-09-08T15:07:00.000-07:00

Cliff Diving Rach

2009-09-07T11:13:00.000-07:00

Cliff Diving

2009-09-07T11:00:00.000-07:00

2009-09-07T10:32:00.001-07:00

Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica

2009-09-05T21:23:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun in Jamaica! I will make a slide show of all the pictures as soon as I can! But for now I will just tell you what fun things we got to do. The beach and ocean was of course amazing so we tried to spend as much time as we could out on the water, sailing , snorkeling, canoes, paddle boats, tubing, or just floating! We were able to see some amazing beauty in and out of the ocean! The country is beautiful! The picture of the pot plant was on a tour of the island that we took, Bruce noticed it, and we all checked it out, funny thing was you get close to it and it really smelled like pot! The first day there a Jamaican man pulled up on his bike and asked Jay and I how we were doing. he then told us that he was a farmer. we both just stood there like idiots and said "oh ok that's nice" thinking in the back of our heads that it was weird that he was telling us , and like we cared that he was a farmer. Then he started opening his back pack and asked " can i roll one for you" ? Jay said " oh , a FARMER" No thank you , and we ran back to the hotel! we were asked probably 100 times each , if we wanted something "pot"! ( it was worded different every time) anyways there is so much to blog about for Jamaica, so my next few posts will be all about Jamaica like, the Driving (if that's what you call it)! oh good times. and can you believe it, I got 33 mosquito bites , and 4 bites that I have no idea what they came from.

No Phones!

2009-09-05T11:50:00.000-07:00

Our phones got stollen in Jamaica! So please email me your phone numbers , I will be getting a new phone today, same number !
I will do Jamaica post tonight!!

Jamaica is Beautiful

2009-08-31T22:35:00.000-07:00

I got a hug!!

2009-08-27T13:12:00.000-07:00

Guess what I picked up Ty from school today and I got a big hug!! It was more than a hug , it was exactly what I wanted , what I had expected on the first day! A hug from Ty saying "I love you mom, and I did miss you , but I like school" ! There has been so many little changes in Tyler this week , I know it may sound silly since he has only been in school for a few days , but he really is doing great. He knows that when I pull his back pack off the hook, it means we are going to school, and he will walk out to the garage door! He will hold my hand and walk right to his teacher. His teacher said that he did really good today! He attended circle time for 70% of the time! That is huge! I am so excited and a little nervous to see how much he grows in school. I think some really great things are going to happen for him!

Ty's First Day

2009-08-25T14:17:00.000-07:00

Today was more difficult then I would have ever imagined! Tyler Started school today and I was handling it quite well until.... I got a phone call telling me that the bus would not be coming today and that I would need to drive him. I was a little stressed out about how Tyler was going to handle the bus and really wanted it to be today so I could figure out how it would all work. But that didn't happen! so I drove him , which really was fine , I would have followed the bus anyways. So we get to the school and I get out with Tyler in my arms , grab his back pack and head for the teacher , who is outside waiting for him! She came up to me and I handed him over and gave her the back pack , it is such a good thing that Tyler loves her already! Anyways I held it together and took a picture and walked away! As soon as I got back into the car Josh said " why did she take my Ty Ty" that was it , that's when I lost it . poor Josh lost it too! I explained to Josh ( after I pulled myself together ) that Ty was just going to be gone for a couple of hours and we would see him really soon. It worked for him , but not for me , I circled the school about 4 times before I could leave the parking lot. I tried calling Jay in my state of panic , and of course he did not answer, his phone was dead! not that I thought he could do anything about it , but I wanted to talk to someone! So I started calling everyone in my phone , no one answered, then hurray my Dad answered ! He is so cute , he calmed me right down as soon as he said "it will be fine , he is going to do great"! I know this is hard , especially because its Ty, but he will be fine"! OK I thought, he's right , now I just need to keep me and Josh busy for 2 hours until I can pick him back up! So Josh and I went to Costco , Barns and Nobel , Target, auto zone, the DMV ( to pick up Ty's handicap parking passes)! Then it was finally time to get him. I thought he would be screaming and so happy to see me, but NO he was happy as can be right with his teacher, and she said he did great! why was I so stressed out?
We also got his signs today , they will be putting them up some time this week!

seeing Ty's classroom

2009-08-23T09:09:00.000-07:00

Thursday I met with Tyler's teacher and speech therapist. I went to the school , and she showed me the schedule and how she will be running things. We sat down and discussed everything about Tyler. While we were talking , both the teacher and the speech therapist were observing Tyler as he played by himself and ran around the room. They both noticed right off , that Tyler is very sensory sensitive. He actually seeks it out. He would run back and forth as fast as he could , to feel the air in his face. He carries as many toys as he can , tight in each hand so he can feel where his hands are. (For a child with Autism , they feel like their bodies are all over the place in space. ) He also walks on his tippy toes, his feet are the most sensitive spot of his whole body, he doesn't like wearing shoes. He touches everything with his feet first and then his hands. If he is upset , sometimes all I have to do is tickle his feet and he calms right down. If his feet get something on them that he doesn't like he throws a fit! anyways back to the meeting , It was really cool. I feel so good about Tyler going to school, it is going to be so good for him, and his teachers really honestly care about him and are excited to work with him. Its such a wonderful feeling knowing that he is going to be very well taken care of at school . The teachers are not there because they have to be there. You can tell that they are there because they really want to be there and help these little kids. I can't wait to see how much he grows and learns. and did I mention its a one on one class! One teacher per student! Yeah!!!

"HARD AUTISTIC DAY'S"

2009-08-17T20:12:00.000-07:00

The Last several days Tyler has been having a very difficult time. He has been extra frusturated with everything. I have felt so bad for him , you can just see that he is upset, but you cant figure out why. Every little task can turn into a nightmare, and a constant guessing game, and I guess wrong 9 times out of 10! He has wanted to be just left alone in his own little world , we couldnt get any eye contact on saturday, and then just a little on sunday , and a little today. That has been hard , because I feel like we work so hard and then he decides to move backward for several days , and I feel like I loose time!
but the worst part of the last few days have been the few times that I have taken him into the store. He hasn't been this bad for a long time , and I had forgot how awful it can be at the store. We were at Khols and he dropped a toy . He started to scream really loud like I was hurting him. Everyone looks right at me probably wondering why I cant control my son. meanwhile Tyler shuts his eyes so he cant see that I am handing him back his toy that he dropped. I end up having to put it in his hand and shut his hands around the toy so he can feel that I gave it back. 2 seconds later he calms right down. Almost the exact same thing happened at all a dollar, toys r us , and walmart in the last few days ! and each and every place there is someone staring at me probably wondering why I cant take care of my child! Its really sad and hard that people just don't understand! I think I want to start carrying around a big sign that says "please be patient with us our son is autistic"! he has a shirt but I dont think its very noticable! ( and its way to big for him)

Josh's money

2009-08-16T17:10:00.000-07:00

Josh was given some money for his birthday from lots of different people , so yesterday we went to Toys R Us , and let him have some fun! As soon as we got there he picked a toy and put it in the basket, then he would find something better and put it in the basket , but he would pull the other toy out of the basket. This happened a few times before I realized what was going on! He was trading up! I then asked him " josh how many toys are you getting?" He said " I know mom , I promise I will only get one!" I started laughing and felt so bad! My good little boy thought he had to just pick out one toy! I then explained to him that he has $72.00 so he needs to pick out a lot of toys ! So we found the Dinosaur isle and got one of everything! He was so excited !
Also Thank you dad and Jeanne for Tyler's new church clothes he looked so handsome today !

50

2009-08-15T08:07:00.000-07:00

Ok I have been wanting to blog about this! I have reached my goal! I lost 50 lbs !!!
Congrats to me!

AND TODAY IS MY SISTER RUTH'S BIRTHDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISTER

Where the Wind Sings

2009-08-13T16:02:00.000-07:00

My super cute , and extremely talented cousin Robyn . Just had her first book published! "where the wind sings" . I loved it and I can't wait to read the next one! I have added her blog to my blog roll . Robyn's book is the link ! It is such a fun and good book, it pulls you right in! loved it! Congrats Robyn

24th of July fun

2009-08-13T09:54:00.000-07:00

Tyler's Party

2009-08-10T20:48:00.000-07:00

Tyler had a wonderful Birthday party tonight! We went to this cute splash park and had some pizza and cake! It was really fun to get together with friends and family to celebrate Tyler's special day! here are a few pictures of our fun time! Thank you everyone for coming to the party and for the fun presents ! even though Tyler didn't pay attention to opening them. Once we got home he checked everything out! the cake was a big hit , tyler loved it , he wanted to jump right in and take all the toys off! It was really cute! thanks Laurie for all the hard work on the cake, it looked awesome!

Thanks TuTu for the wagon Ty loves it! he didn't want to get out of it tonight!

TYLER KEALOHA

2009-08-10T10:29:00.000-07:00

Today is Tyler's Birthday ! He is 3 ! Wow! I cant believe he is that old! Tyler is my favorite little 3 year old! He has the most amazing strength to endure everything that he goes through. He has the best belly laugh... When he laughs he is genuinely happy , and no matter what kind of mood you are in , he changes it , just by thinking about him. I am so blessed to have one of God's very special children in my family! I feel so overwhelmed with Joy that I am able to be his mother! I love you Ty Ty! Happy 3rd birthday! Pics of his party and his amazing cake will be posted later tonight!

New Ride

2009-08-08T23:22:00.000-07:00

Ok I finally decided what I wanted and was able to find a fantastic deal on it! We haven't had car payments for years so I really wasn't ready for one, so I worked my magic and poof we have no car payment! YEAH ! ! ! I really love playing the game they play when you go to buy a car! I traded in my Tahoe and got a Jeep Liberty, ! I love it!! The Tahoe was just too big!!! This suv is so fun and its so much more ME!

hung pics

2009-08-04T13:46:00.000-07:00

Ok I Finally got my pictures hung ! I love what I have done to the front room ! It makes it feel warm and fuzzy....ohhhh cute!

Latest on Tyler

2009-08-03T08:49:00.000-07:00

On Friday I had an appointment with some of Tyler's special educators. We wrote up his individual health care plan, and his individual educational plan. As most of you know he starts school on august 23rd and will go 4 days a week for 4 hours each week! So I am still a little nervous . After the meeting on Friday I felt better about him needing to go to this much school ! One of the educators looked me right in they eyes and said " one thing you need to realize is , in some areas Tyler is 9 months old! ( he turns 3 in a week) so for obvious reasons this was really hard to hear! I knew it and I have accepted it , but each time a different specialist or professional tells me , It stings , and makes it just a little more real! anyways it is also very good information to have . So that we can really understand how and what we can do for Ty to help him !

My new toy!!

2009-07-30T13:38:00.000-07:00

I just got a new mini 10 inch laptop! Its red , its cute , and it was free! Its so fun to play with , and I can totally take it to Jamaica with me, in 30 Days! Now I can post pictures each day , of how much fun we are having!!!

Happy Birthday

2009-07-28T15:14:00.000-07:00

My Sister Megan Just had her Baby ! And surprise , it's a BOY! I am so excited to have another little boy in the family ! Congrats Megan and Pasquale... maybe we can come to Italy to meet him!! I wish! love you guys!!