happy being trevy

  I caught Trevy rockin’ out with one of his fave Christmas gifts.  Please pardon my messy Therapy/School Room.  That’s what happens when it gets used.      :: smile ::        I love how he pats his chest when he sings “me”.   Also, how he turns his head away so he can keep chomping on the microphone.  Cheeky.  But smarty too.   I do think it’s super cool that Allison Cruz thinks he’s cute.  She doesn’t just have a smashing voice…but super good taste too.      …danielle

    **warning – content may be offensive to Tebow haters** **double warning – this post has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with catastrophic epilepsy. Unless of course, you count all the “Tebowing” we’ve done over Trevy.  All our kids actually . Or the fact that Trevy looks stinkin’ cute in the prayer warrior pose **         My men-folk love sports.  Even Trevy.  In fact, he’s been wearing his Special Olympics medal around the house lately.  Maybe hinting that he’s ready for our Winter Season to get on with it already!  Bristel’s the only hold out.  In fact, she told me the other day that she’s going to marry for love.  Because if he loves her…he won’t watch sports.  lol  I didn’t have the heart to tell her…if she loves him…she’ll learn to enjoy them.        Toby is an all around athlete.  He’s not a super star at any one sport…but solid in all of them.  He h...

  Are you ready to be impressed?     Like, blow your socks off impressed?     Like, stop the presses impressed?     Well…then you’ve come to the right place.  Because I’m about to blow your mmmmmmmmmind!     I got dressed today!     No, seriously.  Not in sweats.  But like, jeans and a real shirt and a fresh…um…hold em’ upper.  I even put on some tinted moisturizer and blush!  Stacy and Clinton would be proud.         I am so impressed with myself that I had to share.     What inspired this ground breaking event?     Trevy (who has been in a bit of a potty slump – but then maybe potty training for almost a YEAR now is the very definition of a potty slump :: sigh :: ) filled his whole pee pee chart with stickers today!  Don’t ask about the poos.  Ever since “the incident” we’re not talking about poos.  The incident referrin...

    So Trevy was eating a bowl of cheerios for breakfast. He lifted the spoon (trust me...not gracefully, as evidenced by the milk slosh-age!) and said, "Mickey Mouse!"     I took a peek and sure enough there were three little circles in the shape of everybody's fave mouse!     I said, "don't eat it! TREVOR…don't eat it!" as I ran to get the camera...because if this wasn't a Kodak moment, I don't know what is!     I came running back - camera poised for a quick snap.       And sure enough...Mickey had been happily chomped!     Oh well. It's still a cute story.     …danielle

    If you’ve spent any time here at all…     you know I’m a big fat sappy head!  No, like, seriously.  My eyes water at the drop of a hat, sappy.  I told a friend recently, that if my sappy annoys him we should probably never do Disney’s opening ceremony together.  Because.  Well…   Let’s just say…you’d better pack extra Kleenex!     One thing that makes me extra sap-a-licious is when hearts outside the world of epilepsy knit with ours. I always love when non-epilepsy peeps connect with us.  Because it helps me feel like I’ve accomplished part of my passion for spreading awareness.          So when Tricia of critters and crayons left a very heartfelt comment a few months ago, I responded by blubbering for awhile.  Because when you have years of emotions invested – heartfelt comments do that to a girl.   I then left her a little thank you note over at her ...

    You tell your typically developing ten year old to keep working through his lego frustration because the more he practices…   the better fine motor planning he’ll develop.     Yeah.  He didn’t appreciate that so much.  But it’s true!            …danielle

  In case you ever start crazy thinking our home is all peaceful cuddles and super cuteness miracles…         I’m sorry to break the news…     but I’m betting it looks an awful lot like yours!        Also, I’m beginning to rethink the iPod for Bristel gift!     …danielle

  Not the best quality…     but…     Note the almost long enough to put in a pony tail mop on his head.       Also…the mouse in his pocket.  Too cute.  A Miss. May May Christmas gift from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.  Trevy’s fave book!        That was moppy headed Trevy this morning.  Looking all ragamuffin.     This is deliciously adorable Trevy now!         After a successful visit to Master Cuts in the mall.     Because mommy can’t schedule a hair appointment to save her life.     For my own self…never mind them!     The girl who worked this magic was WONDERFUL with him!  SO patient.  And sweet.  Even with all the mad wiggling going on.  Picture Trevor frantically trying to wipe all the falling hair off as soon as it landed.  Not a fan of loose hair.  Or sitting still in genera...

    12 years ago today, I woke up with butterflies in my tummy and stars in my eyes.     12 years ago today, I wore my veil with jeans everywhere!     12 years ago today, I said I wanted to spend the rest of my life loving and living beside my best friend.     12 years ago today...I had no idea what that would mean...or that our life together could be so amazingly crazy.     No.  Seriously.      AH-mazing.  And CAH-razy!     I ♥ you, honey!     Happy anniversary!     ps.  you’re still my BFF and you still give me butterflies XO

  When Miss. May May asked if she could take Trevy to see the new Muppets movie…     My lips smiled and said,     Sure!     While my head laughed hysterically…     Hahahahaha!  Yeah.  That’ll be fun!  I want to a fly on the wall!     Um.     I think Trevy heard inside my head because not only didn’t he sob (too much) but he also sat through THE WHOLE THING!  And is now in love with The Muppets.  And I’m now in love with his love of The Muppets.     Also, anything he says with the letter “l” in it.      Which inspired the following clippies:            Today’s your lucky day!  Trevy went bowling yesterday with his Special Olympics team.  Which means bonus clipage!  And drat if he doesn’t look SO cute that it makes me want to renig on my my very passionate (if not somewhat manic) cry of “NEVER AGAIN!...

  Bristel holding a pair of Toby’s boxers in hand on our last laundry day with a disgusted look on her face says:     Whose X -boxers are these?     She didn’t know what she said wrong which just made Tobes and I laugh all the harder!     **********   Took the kids on a field trip last week to see The Spindle City Ballet’s Nutcracker.  Bristel and I were over the moon.  A perk of homeschooling is getting to pick the field trips!  I’d never been to a ballet before!  On the way home I asked the kids what their favorite part of the performance was. Toby without hesitation responded:     THE END!     *****   Another perk of homeschooling…     She can dress like a ballerina to the ballet if she wants to.      **********     While we were sitting in the que (they herded put all the homeschoolers together ) waiting to be seated for the Nutcracke...

  Trevy can be very cheeky.     No.  Seriously, though.     Very.     Cheeky.     The more he’s told “no-no” -  the more his (not-so) little body becomes convinced that it must be a “yes-yes”!     I’m not sure…but maybe this is a phenomenon of little boys (or kids) in general?   Or maybe it’s connected to his missing impulse control center?  IDK…      Anyway…     He was put in Time Out yesterday at school for his lack of impulse control cheek-y-ness.  Evidently, he pulled the plug out of the bottom of the sensory table.  Allowing “snow” to pile into a mess on the floor.  He was told not to pull the plug again.  Which of course could mean only one thing.  He couldn’t live another second without pulling the plug again!      Miss. May May informed me that not only did he pull the plug twice.  He made sure to show th...

        They are probably already in Detroit.     The emotions living through something this radical and huge are more than words could ever hope to capture.  More emotions than are even documented fill your heart.  And though mine are just a fraction of what Elaine and Brandon are feeling…I can’t seem to keep dry eyes.     I don’t know if you remember, Elaine.  When it was Trevy’s turn.  You said it was harder on your heart than when it was Sophie.  There was no way I could understand at the time.  I do now.     The following weeks…days…hours…minutes…seconds…     Will be spent in prayer.  The kind where Someone else helps to express my heart…       Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.  Romans 8:26     I hope ...

    Jonathan wants to know…     if you think it’s ironic that Trevy’s snowman was missing half a hat?         …danielle

Hurry… get em’ while they’re free !   Topo USA   we haven’t played it yet so I can’t rate it.  But the developer claims it helps kids learn and practice the States and Capitals.  Snowman Builder HD Bristel LOVES dressing up games! Toca Hair Salon – Christmas Another Bristel goodie! She loooove the original Toca Hair Salon.  But seriously?  Even better when you’re stylin’ the big guy! Tic Tac Phonics Interactive A LakeShore Learning app! Beginning Sounds Interactive Another LakeShore treat! Letter of the Day Interactive An app for everybody’s favorite phonics program!  By LakeShore Learning. …danielle

    I feel like such a dork but I’m SO giddy about these trays!  They’ve turned out super cute and they were super cheap to put together!  Now I can’t wait for him to come home from school to try them out.      Also…I’m taking a MAJOR risk and moving Trevy’s Trays from the closet (where they were locked away safe n’ sound from Trev-dini’s curious fingers) and into our IKEA Trofast system right smack in the middle of our school/therapy room!  Within reach of curious little fingers!     Yikes!     Am I totally nutso?     I am, right?  I know you’re thinking it!         But back to the crazy cute trays…  First up we have…     Gobs of Garland Sensory Tray     I was torn between using the realish evergreen-esque garland or this blingy alternative.  But an awesome idea hit me while I was milling through the Family Dollar aisles.  If I us...