Thank you...Please email Jennifer Fuller (Consignment Sale Coordinator) at lilliesmom@cox.net or just leave me a comment below so that I can have everything emailed to you!! ♥
Sunday, April 15, 2012
It's NOT 2 Late 2 Support the March of Dimes!
Thank you...Please email Jennifer Fuller (Consignment Sale Coordinator) at lilliesmom@cox.net or just leave me a comment below so that I can have everything emailed to you!! ♥
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Blogs, Causes, Friendship and Giveaways
I have had the pleasure of making a new friend in Mandy Krzywonski over at My Life as Mandy...with Epilepsy. She'll be celebrating her 19th birthday next Saturday, April 21st & she is holding a contest where she's giving away a FREE 21oz. tub of Cake Beauty's 'It's a Slice' Smoothing Brown Sugar Scrub - Creamy Orange and Vanilla Scent ($32.00 - $34.00 store value, open to all residents of U.S. and Canada).
Good evening ladies! (And gentlemen too!) As some of you may or may not know, it's a special girl's BIRTHDAY this upcoming April 21st! Mandy Krzywonski, AKA EpilepsyBlogger, will be 19 years old!!! Since she has a lot of fans, she wants to share her birthday with everyone somehow... So she's decided to hold a contest with quite a pun! She's giving away a FREE 21 oz. tub of Cake Beauty's 'It's a Slice' Smoothing Brown Sugar Scrub - Creamy Orange and Vanilla Scent!
No, I am NOT advertising for the company. I just decided to buy a product that I already love, and one that I figured a lot of YOU would love as well. I didn't have to think too hard because I talk about this stuff all the time. Plus, it's definitely on the expensive side ($32.00 - $34.00 store value) so I wanted to save all of you some $$$ and give you something special. Plus, who doesn't love CREAMY ORANGE AND VANILLA?"
Her Review:
"I've loved this stuff since I tried it for the first time. It is by far the best scrub I have ever used, and really leaves your skin feeling silky to the point where you only need to use it once a week (if that). It also moisturizes your skin, so there's no need for lotion after use if you're in a rush. I prefer to use it before shaving to get a more smooth shave, but it's great on elbows and feet! Made from turbinado sugar, cocoa butter, sunflower seed oil, olive oil (yes, yes, yes!) and coconut oil (oh, just kill me now!).No, I am NOT advertising for the company. I just decided to buy a product that I already love, and one that I figured a lot of YOU would love as well. I didn't have to think too hard because I talk about this stuff all the time. Plus, it's definitely on the expensive side ($32.00 - $34.00 store value) so I wanted to save all of you some $$$ and give you something special. Plus, who doesn't love CREAMY ORANGE AND VANILLA?"
- NO Parabens
- NO Sodium
- NO Chloride
- NO Phthalates
- NO GMO's
- NO Mineral Oils
- NO Petrolatium
- NO Gluten
- NO Triclosan
a Rafflecopter giveaway
RULES:
- Complete the mandatory tasks to unlock even more chances to win!
- Tasks must, Must, MUST be successfully completed. Failure to complete tasks results in deleting entries.
- Entries are checked daily, so I know who is phony and who isn't!
- Winners will be chosen on my birthday! April 21st, 2012 at 11:59pm!
- U.S. and Canada participants ONLY! Sorry, already spent $34.00 and shipping will be too expensive to ship elsewhere.
- Shipping is paid for by myself.
- Allow 4-7 days for shipping after April 21st.
RULES:
- Complete the mandatory tasks to unlock even more chances to win!
- Tasks must, Must, MUST be successfully completed. Failure to complete tasks results in deleting entries.
- Entries are checked daily, so I know who is phony and who isn't!
- Winners will be chosen on my birthday! April 21st, 2012 at 11:59pm!
- U.S. and Canada participants ONLY! Sorry, already spent $34.00 and shipping will be too expensive to ship elsewhere.
- Shipping is paid for by myself.
- Allow 4-7 days for shipping after April 21st.
She and I are teaming up to promote each others blogs and giveaways. To welcome Mandy, I have added two (2) items into my rafflecopter to include her facebook page and twitter account worth five (5) additional entries each totaling ten (10) extra entries available to everyone who enters my Beautiful Autism Pendant giveaway!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Come See Me At Our Parenting Spot!
At the beginning of the month, I invited everyone to visit Our Parenting Spot and read my Featured Guest Article. Our Parenting Spot is an outstanding online parenting community that offers advice, support and friendship to everyone. Please visit Our Parenting Spot, read Autism "How-To" Guide for Parents and share it with someone you know. YOU never know if they have just had their child recently diagnosed with Autism, or that person might know someone else who thinks their child needs to be evaluated! Thank you for your support and I hope you enjoy the article. I always look forward to hearing from anyone who takes the time to leave a comment below or on the Our Parenting Spot community where my Guest Article is featured!
Could I Get You A Glass With That Whine?
This is a little saying I use in fun with my husband when one or both of our boys have been testing our patience after a long day. My dear husband works outside year round servicing and maintaining swimming pools. His boss is a real slave driver, especially around this time of year when everyone wants their pool open and ready for the Memorial Day holiday. My man is of Italian decent and loves a nice glass of red wine with his pasta.
I am always using words that sound the same but, don't mean the same, in order to help Nathan learn the difference between them. He is doing better at distinguishing the various meaning of certain words such as lean, current, patient, trial and others like waist/waste, stair/stare and boy/buoy. Once he learns something, he is like a walking, talking dictionary. He will use what he learned, in a sentence at a moment when you least expect it, knowing it will bring a smile to your face.
Nathan is also making progress when it comes to being able to tell if something is figurative or literal. The extreme rigidness he used to have was replaced with a small amount of flexibility and a slight sense of humor. We used to walk around on egg shells with the old Nathan. Now a days, I can joke with him and he knows that I'm just "pulling his leg". He will let out the cutest little laugh and proceed to tell me that I almost had him.
So, when I ask my husband which one of our sons should I pinch to fill his whine glass, they both start chuckling. My husband will smile and tell me "it doesn't matter" or asks me "which one had the last privilege?" I hope this hasn't offended anyone. It is only meant to show, that even with autism, you can have fun!
I am always using words that sound the same but, don't mean the same, in order to help Nathan learn the difference between them. He is doing better at distinguishing the various meaning of certain words such as lean, current, patient, trial and others like waist/waste, stair/stare and boy/buoy. Once he learns something, he is like a walking, talking dictionary. He will use what he learned, in a sentence at a moment when you least expect it, knowing it will bring a smile to your face.
Nathan is also making progress when it comes to being able to tell if something is figurative or literal. The extreme rigidness he used to have was replaced with a small amount of flexibility and a slight sense of humor. We used to walk around on egg shells with the old Nathan. Now a days, I can joke with him and he knows that I'm just "pulling his leg". He will let out the cutest little laugh and proceed to tell me that I almost had him.
So, when I ask my husband which one of our sons should I pinch to fill his whine glass, they both start chuckling. My husband will smile and tell me "it doesn't matter" or asks me "which one had the last privilege?" I hope this hasn't offended anyone. It is only meant to show, that even with autism, you can have fun!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Would YOU Consider Me Blog Worthy?
I was recently nominated for the Top 10 Autism Bloggers at Skinny Scoop! It caught me by surprise mostly because I consider myself to be an amateur. I created my blog, Nathan's Voice, around
the middle of last June. I started up blogging to document our son's progress as accurately as possible. As I shared about our family's experiences with autism, I began adding the various local & online autism resources that we have come across since our son, Nathan,
was diagnosed. Raising autism awareness and helping everyone understand and accept my son has been most important to me. If
what I have to share offers a sense of humor to other parents while they manage their own day to day experiences then I am honored to have been of assistance!
So, I ask, would YOU consider me "blog worthy" and eligible to
be one of the Top 10 Autism Bloggers? If so, please VOTE for
me, in support of Nathan's Voice, at Skinny Scoop after reading this!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Listen, Call and Win an #Autism Book!
Bobbi Sheahan, who is the author of What I Wish I'd Known About Raising a Child With Autism, previous Featured Guest Blogger on Nathan's Voice and a good friend, hosts "Autism As They Grow" by Special Needs Talk Radio on BlogTalkRadio* Wednesday evenings at 9:30 ET/6:30 p.m. Pacific. Her guest this week is Elaine Hall who is giving away FREE copies of her smash hit books "Now I See the Moon" AND "Seven Keys to Unlock Autism" to three (3) lucky callers during the live show! Just click on the link below, it will take you right to the show where you can listen to it live. You can also set a reminder for the show, in advance. If you miss the show, you will be able to access it through the archives at a later date.
Please listen and call in this Wednesday evening ... YOU could #WIN just by calling in during the thirty (30) minute show!! The call-in number is (818)688-6643. First three (3) callers on the air will receive a FREE Elaine Hall book!! Please share this with everyone you know in the Autism community, local and online!
Sunday, April 8, 2012
What More Could I Ask For?
I was given a wonderful opportunity to join a wonderful group of bloggers for the 30 Days of Autism Challenge and I'm playing catch up! I am new at this sort of thing but, I'm really enjoying the challenge! After you finish reading my post, please visit each of these great parents' blogs as we raise Autism Awareness throughout the month of April!!
Lorrie
This morning, Nathan and his brother were excited about it being Easter. They couldn't wait to see what the Easter Bunny had brought them. Nathan was up at seven o'clock and when I sweetly asked him if he could lay quietly until everyone else woke up, he agreed. He's very particular how everyone speaks to him. I have learned that the tone of someone's voice means everything to my child. If he is irritated, feels threatened by or misunderstands anything said to him, you had better be ready for a meltdown! My child is a prime example of the saying "for every action, there is a re-action".
A little while later, after they had shouted all of their "oh, how cool!", "look what I got!" and "can we open and play with it now?" it was time for breakfast. We asked for them to help pick everything up and that was when the tensions escalated. They weren't quite ready to stop playing with their new possessions but, we had a schedule to keep. Our goal was to be able to have Easter lunch at Grandma's with family and friends. Everything else before that was an established part of our regular routine. Eventually, the tension, that had been so thick earlier, soon disappeared.
Nathan impressed our family today by listening to the sermon while he drew on the blank paper attached to the clipboard he carries with him to church.The new Pastor at our church has made a few changes and one of them is that he wants everyone in the santuary during the service. That includes all children, except those that are nursery age. Some parents are not very happy with this decision but, since Nathan and his brother have proven that they can handle about half an hour, we like having the entire family together during the service.
We had an enjoyable Easter lunch at my husband's parents with family and friends. It was when Nathan couldn't eat everything on his plate that he started having problems. He has a hard time accepting that he can't always complete the task he is given. I have explained to him that he should always do his best, no matter what. It took him a short while to understand that he wasn't in trouble for not being able to eat all of his food. About an hour later, Nathan and his brother had a disagreement while playing outside. We separated them at first but, then decided to take everyone home to relax. Overall, we had a decent day, especially for the time we spent away from the house.
Join us as we celebrate Autism Awareness Month the rest of April! Please help Nathan's Voice in their effort to raise Autism Awareness, Understanding and Acceptance in our communities, local and online.
Nathan's Voice would like to introduce the following bloggers:
30 Days of Autism | Leah Kelley
7 Yuckmouths and Autism
Aspergers Rules
C Gregory Run
Caden's Tale
Just Bring the Chocolate
Kat's Cafe
Life is a Puzzle
Lost and Tired
Making Time for Mom
Special Happens
Stuart Duncan's
Stuck on Shelby
Lorrie
This morning, Nathan and his brother were excited about it being Easter. They couldn't wait to see what the Easter Bunny had brought them. Nathan was up at seven o'clock and when I sweetly asked him if he could lay quietly until everyone else woke up, he agreed. He's very particular how everyone speaks to him. I have learned that the tone of someone's voice means everything to my child. If he is irritated, feels threatened by or misunderstands anything said to him, you had better be ready for a meltdown! My child is a prime example of the saying "for every action, there is a re-action".
A little while later, after they had shouted all of their "oh, how cool!", "look what I got!" and "can we open and play with it now?" it was time for breakfast. We asked for them to help pick everything up and that was when the tensions escalated. They weren't quite ready to stop playing with their new possessions but, we had a schedule to keep. Our goal was to be able to have Easter lunch at Grandma's with family and friends. Everything else before that was an established part of our regular routine. Eventually, the tension, that had been so thick earlier, soon disappeared.
Nathan impressed our family today by listening to the sermon while he drew on the blank paper attached to the clipboard he carries with him to church.The new Pastor at our church has made a few changes and one of them is that he wants everyone in the santuary during the service. That includes all children, except those that are nursery age. Some parents are not very happy with this decision but, since Nathan and his brother have proven that they can handle about half an hour, we like having the entire family together during the service.
We had an enjoyable Easter lunch at my husband's parents with family and friends. It was when Nathan couldn't eat everything on his plate that he started having problems. He has a hard time accepting that he can't always complete the task he is given. I have explained to him that he should always do his best, no matter what. It took him a short while to understand that he wasn't in trouble for not being able to eat all of his food. About an hour later, Nathan and his brother had a disagreement while playing outside. We separated them at first but, then decided to take everyone home to relax. Overall, we had a decent day, especially for the time we spent away from the house.
Join us as we celebrate Autism Awareness Month the rest of April! Please help Nathan's Voice in their effort to raise Autism Awareness, Understanding and Acceptance in our communities, local and online.
Nathan's Voice would like to introduce the following bloggers:
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