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Volunteering at the local Food Bank with our family!

Karen November 12, 2012 Uncategorized 9

Volunteering at the local Food Bank with our family is a great way to spend quality time together while serving others. We donate one Saturday each month to our Food Share Ministry at our church. This gives the kids a better understanding of where the food goes, and the families that benefit from this service. The volunteers help with unloading the trucks, help sort the food to have ready to pass out to the 100 families that our church helps feed each month.

Volunteering is a great way to make friends, learn something new and have fun while fighting hunger in your community. Food donations have been declining over the last year, that’s why they need your help, many food banks are in need of donations of food and volunteers.

Call your local Food Bank and see what you can do to help.!

Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Share in the spirit of giving and volunteer to make this holiday a real celebration!

Below are a few photos taken this past weekend, while volunteering at our local Food Share Ministry

My Twin Sister Sharon (left) and I on the (right)

A few of our Big Guys unloading the truck

Mrs Gowan our oldest Volunteer sorting the the breads

Volunteers Sorting

#ElectionDay! 1st Grandchild to # Vote in the #2012Election

Karen November 6, 2012 Blogging, Family 0

Very Proud of Big Guy, this is his first Election to Vote!

Halloween :)

Bethb November 1, 2012 Beth Posts, Family 4

I chaperoned my middle monkey Gabby’s class party today & was amazed at how well her class was organized. we ate then played games. I was at a table with 7-8 kids at a time & our game was marshmallow blowing, yes its strange, these kids were so competitive at the start of the race, but I have to say I was in awe when all the “winners” went up to the other classmate and told them good job. Most 2nd grade kids would be jumping up & down rubbing it in that they won. I think there may be some hope still in these youngsters. I am a stickler for manners in my home so I was so pleased that these youngsters actually had them and used them!!!

My Gabby as Frankie from Monster High

My oldest daughter 15 passed out bags for non perishable food items for the local food pantry instead of going with friends trick-or-treating. This was her idea, not mine, as much as I love this idea and would like to take credit for making her do this I can not… She did this on her own and I am sooo very proud of her. She amazes me each and everyday with her kindness.<3

AHHH now my youngest ones halloween. Boy where do I start? He hated his costume and did not want to wear it. He was an adorable lil monkey… I will try to post pics… keep in mind they may be blurry because he hated wearing it. He refused to get out of the car unless he could bring his baseball bat, I finally gave in. so here I am pushing an umbrella stroller around with a monkey swinging a baseball bat at all the rocks we pass on the road. He even swung at a few pumpkins….Boy did I ever get some looks LOL… he refused to go to any ones door unless he heard a dog bark then he wanted to go INSIDE the peoples house to see the dog. His poor sister had to hold her bucket & his. He wanted to open everything as it went into his bucket. He later held his bucket as I pushed him around but was throwing chips & other things out of it looking for the good stuff.

He didn’t like the hood up

here is one of him walking

@AMCTheatres not only kid friendly but now Sensory friendly as well

Bethb October 31, 2012 Autism Resources, Beth Posts 2

I recently found out that AMC Theaters is a sensory friendly environment on a monthly basis. Everyone that knows of our family knows that we have 3 AMAZING young men in our lives that have been affected with Autism. This has always been easy for us to deal with in our own homes and even in public. However some people stare, make rude comments, or just flat out walk away if they,the boys, do try to talk to them. It has made family time tough for us since we need to make sure if one of the boys is with us that we are in an environment that they are comfortable in. The oldest is 18 & he does the best in public. Movie Theaters have always been a hit or miss with our families because some days the boys will be fine and sit through o the movie other times they can get figity and loud. Now thanks to AMC’s sensory friendly movies our boys can go watch a movie & we will not have to worry about them cause they can get up if they need to. AMC’s website states “The auditoriums dedicated to the program have their lights up, the sound turned down and audience members are invited to get up and dance, walk, shout or sing!” This is great I think anyone with a child with special needs should really look into this and take their children as often as possible. After all I think everyone can pull a little extra $ together to go see a movie once a month and let their kids be themselves!!! Thank you AMC Theaters for such a great opportunity for our young autistic peeps to have the same opportunities as other kids

Here’s what will be playing in the near future:

November 10 – WRECK-IT RALPH

December 8 – RISE OF THE GUARDIANS

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Purex Plus Oxi Giveway- 3 Winners #Purex #Gummas Place

Karen October 20, 2012 Uncategorized 97

I have a secret–I HATE doing laundry.! With a family of 6, the hampers are always over filling up with laundry. Have you ever gone through the hampers to find that one favorite shirt with a stain? With a toddler grandson, daughter a cheerleading coach and our little cheerleader, I’m constantly pre-treating clothing and washing clothes!

As a Purex Insider, I recently received a sample of Purex plus Oxi , which is a new and affordable laundry detergent and pre-treater, all in one. It has given us great results on tackling those tough stains, and it is their most powerful laundry detergent yet!

I had a load of clothes from the teen’s last scout campout, that I wanted to wash, and what better way to test a new detergent on than these. I pretreated them and Purex plus Oxi passed the test, his clothes came out nice and clean and smells so good! The triple action Purex plus Oxi formula is an even better clean, but for half the price of leading brand

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Karen October 19, 2012 Uncategorized 0

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Note to self..keep jar of vaseline on top shelf

Karen October 2, 2012 Uncategorized 9

Does it look like he is sorry!

It was a big mess, I left a jar on the dresser, and I mean a big container of Vaseline. David was watching a movie in the bedroom while I was cleaning up the bathroom from his bath. It got quiet, I decided to see if he fell asleep… Nope he was happy as a kid on Christmas smearing it all over the room. The carpets, bed, floor and even on himself. I had to get him back to the tub for another bath, couldn’t get it all out in one washing.. but he sure has smooth skin now. Now to try to figure out a cleaner to get the big spot off the carpet

Birthday Boy! @LittleTikes

Karen September 21, 2012 Family 2

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY

Thank you Gandma for making nap time so easy ♥

BIG BOY BED

Big Boy has some new Wheels!

Doggie Weigh In

Karen September 18, 2012 Family 2

Our SIL Aidan trying to weigh the dog.. Didn’t have the heart to tell him I am pretty sure that is not how they do it at the vets office.. Lol

Our Eagle Scout is Wired Differently! OA

Karen February 7, 2012 Uncategorized 2

Woot!! Big Guy is now officially a member of the Order of the Arrow!

Congrats Tyler!

He will be honored by fellow scouts, leaders and members of the committee of Boy Scout Troop 19 at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor at 4 p.m. Sunday March 13, 2011 at St. Mary’s Immaculate Parish, Cana Hall in Plainfield, IL.

For his Eagle project, he led his troop in the planting of 32 Trees (evergreens, several fruit trees, a number of maples and others) at Christ’s Mission church located at 22811 S. Cedar Rd in New Lenox, IL. It serves approximately 145 members, covers 15 acres of land and consists of 4 buildings; the church, House of Hope, Shepard’s House and the pastor’s home. The trees provide shade to the – Christ’s Academy and the surrounding buildings on the church property. The trees provide a partial windbreak, and shade from the sun and wind. More on Tyler’s Eagle Project.

Tyler also demonstrates the Boy Scouts’ concern for others in our community, by volunteering each month at ChristMissionChurch, with unloading the trucks and sorting out food, to help out with the Food Ministry that distributes food each month to local families.

For Tyler, Scouting was important for him, more than it might be for other boys; because it was difficult for him to be involved in other social activities he would have had no social outlet at all. Boy Scouts was the only organization that offered camping and fellowship with other boys. Boy Scouts has taught him lessons he may have not picked up otherwise. It has taught him to be a leader and that hard work pays off.

If it hadn’t been for the adult Leaders, Dave Foster, Major Payne (aka Jim Mraz), Adrian McClelland, Harold Cunningham, and the support of Troop 19 scouts. He would not be the kid he is today. It’s made me feel that there’s still hope that he’s going to be independent one day that he’s going to eventually be able to go to college and have a job. I want to Thank All of You, for opening a way for him to view the world. You have helped mold a bright, articulate, socially-growing boy who seems just a bit quirky to an Eagle Scout.

For many Boy Scouts, learning to tie a bowline can be tough. Tying knots was easy for Ty. The challenge was the stares and the teasing that he sometimes experienced because of his tendency to pace back and forth or talk to himself. Tyler, has Asperger’s syndrome, a form of high-functioning autism.

From his earliest days as a scout, Tyler talked about becoming an Eagle Scout, I wasn’t sure if he would make it. Merit badges weren’t Ty’s only strengths as a scout. He was good at fire building and knot tying, two skills many scouts struggle to master. Despite his disability and the teasing, scouting became a focus of Ty’s life, on December 30. 2010 he achieved the rank of an Eagle Scout. Only 4 percent of all scouts reach: Eagle Scout.

There is always that first time when someone meets Ty, where people were put off and made fun of him a little. His behavior is odd to some people, after a while they seem to accept him. Ty had a lot of teasing from other kids that did not understand his behavior of pacing back and forth, banging his head against the wall or talking to himself while growing up. When there was teasing he just shrugged it off. Ty is really bad at organization and timekeeping, and also has problems with social aspects, like saying the wrong thing and not quite getting people’s body language. People with Asperger’s syndrome are often socially isolated and have eccentric behaviors, especially in childhood, that cause them to stand out. It can also be characterized by a lack of social skills, a difficulty in social relationships and a limited range of interests or activities. With weekly therapy from Trinity Services, those behaviors became less common.

Congratulations Tyler!!