Part One of my CRAZY. FUN, EXHAUSTING week!!!

What a CRAZY week!!!!

OH where to begin with this last week..

It has been BUSY BUSY BUSY!!!

It has been FUN FUN FUN!!!!

And it has been CRAZY!!!

It all started last Monday.

Tanner and I embarked on a school field trip to Provo.

The ride was LONG!!

The First museum was AWESOME!!!

But one would have been plenty for Tan and I...

But oh NO, we had 2 more and lots of WALKING!!!

so needless to say Tanner was ready to head home when we got to load the bus.

We got to ride the bus home with Flint and AJ so all was good!!!

After we got home and recovered from that ADVENTURE it was time to head to

 Laramie for SUMMER GAMES!!!

That is another 5 hour bus ride!

We had a ball and Tanner is kinda a BIG Deal now...

HE GOT GOLD!!!!

way to go Tanner..

This is a quick fast post...

Pictures and more is coming soon!

But it is 1130PM and I am going to sleep!!! 

Girls ONLY day!!!

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GRANDPA!!

hey somebody had to drive

Today was suppose to be all about finishing up the laundry and getting packed- Ha.

Toree and I went to Utah with my parents and we had a BLAST!!

this is what we did..

we ate,

we shopped,

we shopped at another store,

we shopped at another store,

we had ice cream,

we visited Abby-Lou,

we ate AGAIN!!

we didnt get home until 11;45 PM.

and I left the house at 12 NOON.

What an amazing day!!

What a FUN girl Toree is!!

Just on a side note though..

You take her anywhere to shop,

BUT if you take her to Barnes and Noble she WANTS everything.

After all she is her GRANDPA's FAVORITE!!!

SHHHHH... dont tell the others!!

Toree and I dont get to go ALONE very often and do things.

That is what it is!

It sucks,

BUT when we do go out we have a BALL!!



The life that's chosen ME!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zxkcUhW6Kzw
Hopefully this will open.. If not go to youtube under
Karen Taylor Good
The life that's chosen me....
Ok I couldnt get that one to work!!! SORRY
Try this linkwww.HarmonizingwithHumanity.com
This is where you can order the CD.
But it still has the song on it!
GOOD LUCK!!
(if this one doesnt work just go to my facebbok page.. Its on there too)
This song is AMAZING!!
I found it off one of my Autism Facebook Friends and had to share it.
I think it explains so much of what a parent with a child with disabilities feels and thinks at times.
To look at the Parents faces in the video,
It is like looking in the mirror for me somedays...... EVERYDAY!!

ENJOY!!!

I am so thankful to be needed!!!

As the end of April was approaching yesterday I decided to take that page of my calendar off and get ready for May!!

Then I quickly decided I wanted April back!

May is filled with..

Summer Games in Laramie.

End of School year field trips.

Doctors appointments.

Kindergarten open houses.

Pre-School.

Play School.

REAL School.

Baseball.

Tee-Ball.

New Doctor screenings.

End of School Year Concerts.

I have to be somewhere or have something scheduled

EVERYDAY.

of. this .month.

 but....

6!!!

(and today is only the 1st)

 I cant wait!!

I love this

 being at home with the kiddos!!!

And even though there are those days

I MISS grown-ups,

being home is AMAZING!!!

I think---

WAIT!

I know that out of ALL the jobs I have ever held this is the HARDEST!

Yet it is the most rewarding!!!

I LOVE that I am able to stay home.

Even though NOT everyday is butterflies and sparkles!

I know that this is where I am suppose to be.

I love hearing my kids laugh and sing with me in the car.

We even dance!!



15 YEARS!!!!

I can honestly say I can NOT even believe I am posted this!!!

15 years ago I met Paul.

Some would say on this day 15 years ago I met...

My soulmate!

My best friend!

The love of my Life!

The father of my children!

The man I was going to marry!!

BLAH! BLAH BLAH!!!!

Well, I am just going to post

I MET PAUL!

Yes he is the Father of my Children!

Yes he was the man I married!

YeAh I guess I love him!! -LOL

But for me to be extermely honest.

Which let's face it that is why I blog!

To vent out my true feeling!

I can say!!!

15 years is a LONG @$$ time!!

and here is to 15 more!!



This maybe a VERY touchy subject for some,

Do you Vaccinate your children??

YES!!!

All three of my children are Vaccinated.

YES!!!

I have one son on that is apparently 1 in 88.

Amoung other issues

YES!!

I have a son with Epilepsy.

YES!!

I have a daughter with ADD/ADHD.

YES!!

When I was working in a Dr's office I did vaccinations DAILY!

YES!

I have MANY MANY friends that DO NOT vaccinate.

(And yes we are still friends)

There is MORE and MORE counterversies (sp) especially with April being Autism Awareness Month and the new CDC numbers coming out with the increase in Autism Diagnosises.

1 in 88

1 in 54 boys!

I know in my heart of hearts that my son was born with AUTISM.

I know that it could be worse.

I know that Epilepsy runs like WILD-FIRE on my side of the Family,

I know that ADD/ADHD is in The Spatig-Blood.-LOL

But. yet I still have had my children vaccinated.

Some I am fearfull of.

MMR

 That is the shots Tayson received 6 days before his first seizure.

But through MRI's and CT Scans I know now that is NOT what caussed his seizure.

Tanner has been on the end of Developmental Delay since the day I had him..

I knew it from that DAY!!

But, none of the Doctors I took him to would test him.

I would LOVE to send them a copy of the

213 pages!!!

I have of Doctors and Specialist and Evals

 that I know have in his chart.

I am not even really sure if that is all of them,

And yet again we are off for MORE eval and testing!

Each Doctor we see tells me there is too much going on.

I had one Doctor tell me that it was out of her scope.

For that I was THANKFUL,

that she didnt continue to "play" with his

Medication and therapies

that we not necessary.

I have rambled on and on!

But I am still curious...

Do you vaccinate your children??

Have you noticed any "developmental delays" that were not there before???

Special Olympics Season is ON!!!

GOLD!

Yes!! my son won a GOLD medal in Basketball.

The Red Devils would be PROUD!!!

And the fact that he won GOLD in Star Valley makes it even a sweeter VICTORY!!

Grandpa, Grandma, Dad and I all went with him..

WHAT???

No, Toree and Tayson you say..

Well see those lazy bums wouldnt get out of bed to drive to Star Valley Saturday morning.

So they got LEFT!

Ha, that will teach them..

We had a ball.

ENJOY the pictures



He even carried in the Banner!

Baskelball Players and Clay's Dad!
We all are in tye-dye!

He would have made the Red Devils Proud!!!
Basketball Camp paid off.

Look even Dad came with us!
Grandpa was there too,
but hid from the camera.



LOVE this Kiddo

Tanner, Cody, and Samuel

Clay and Tanner



GOLD!!!!
That's RIGHT people that is how we ROLL!!!!



 Ok, so in this one he wasnt so HAPPY!! It could have "POSSIBLY" be that

I was Screaming and Clapping Like a CRAZY fool!!!

But,

 I was one proud Mama!