Why is the name of my blog "La Mama de Los Tres Munchkineers!?"
This is why....
My three kids, with all their attitude, cuteness, and even the dirt...Gotta Love Em!;0)
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
A lesson to be learned!
A lesson to be learned from typing the wrong email address!
A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier.
Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. So, the husband left Minnesota and flew to Florida on Thursday, with his wife flying down the following day. The husband checked into the hotel. There was a computer in his room, so he decided to send an email to his wife. However, he accidentally left out one letter in her email address, and without realizing his error, sent the email.
Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. So, the husband left Minnesota and flew to Florida on Thursday, with his wife flying down the following day. The husband checked into the hotel. There was a computer in his room, so he decided to send an email to his wife. However, he accidentally left out one letter in her email address, and without realizing his error, sent the email.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston , a widow had just returned home from her husband's funeral. He was a minister who was called home to glory following a heart attack.
The widow decided to check her email expecting messages from relatives and friends. After reading the first message, she screamed and fainted.
The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read:
The widow decided to check her email expecting messages from relatives and friends. After reading the first message, she screamed and fainted.
The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read:
To: My Loving Wife
Subject: I've Arrived
Date: October 16, 2007
I know you're surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones.
I've just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow.
Looking forward to seeing you then! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.
P.S. Sure is freaking hot down here!
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LMAO!!! I got this in an email from a friend of mine, and I thought it was too funny NOT to pass onto all of you!!! ;0)
Sunday, July 27, 2008
¡Dios mio!
Me and my boyfriend have very different beliefs when it comes to religion! He is Catholic and I am Non-Denomination Christian! He thinks us Christians know NOTHING about God or anything else! As far as I am concerned, as long as you believe and confess that Jesus died for you, and give being a good person, and doing God's work your best effort, you're doing okay for yourself! That's not to say that you can go out and murder your neighbor as soon as you get through with being saved (even though you might want to, it's just NOT right...DON'T do it!!! LoL!) and all will be forgiven, not even close! BUT, I do believe that he will make it to Heaven when all is said and done! Even though I do not agree with him praying to La Virgen de Guadalupe, nor do I believe that all of these candles being burned constantly will awnser any prayers any quicker, or keep us any safer than we are without them, actually I believe leaving candles burning while sleeping is rather dangerous, but I do whatever I can to respect his beliefs!
So why is it then that he cannot do the same for me? It seems that many of these guys when they find out I am not Catholic look at me as if I am "El Diablo" in the flesh!!!! I try to read the Bible (when I remember, NOT as often as I should!), and I pray to God in Jesus' name, I do my best to be a decent person, and help others out whenever possible! I guess the funniest thing to me is that, although they seem to be more involved in their religion than I am, that is exactly why I personally feel that I have a closer relationship with God than they think I do...I am NOT a religious person, I have a very strong faith in God, and Jesus, and the Trinity as a whole! And it is my belief that having that faith is much more importanté, than having a statue of Mary in your front yard or burning a candle!!!
So why is it then that he cannot do the same for me? It seems that many of these guys when they find out I am not Catholic look at me as if I am "El Diablo" in the flesh!!!! I try to read the Bible (when I remember, NOT as often as I should!), and I pray to God in Jesus' name, I do my best to be a decent person, and help others out whenever possible! I guess the funniest thing to me is that, although they seem to be more involved in their religion than I am, that is exactly why I personally feel that I have a closer relationship with God than they think I do...I am NOT a religious person, I have a very strong faith in God, and Jesus, and the Trinity as a whole! And it is my belief that having that faith is much more importanté, than having a statue of Mary in your front yard or burning a candle!!!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Hubba-Bubba Bracelet ;0) LoL!
This is a bracelet I made for my sister!! She made me a banner for my Etsy shop so this is how I payed her back! She loves it!! I am really getting addicted to making this stuff, and have already made some of my own charms too!! I am going to attempt to make a rosary, and hopefully can do it right, and then since we know the owner of one of the Mexican stores in our area pretty well, I am hoping to sell them there! I will be adding a pic as soon as I get it done!
If you haven't already, please go to the link on the side of this page...My Etsy Shop!!! And look at a couple of the things I have for sale on there! I will be adding more soon, but for now, I need to get some more supplies before I can make anything really good!
If you haven't already, please go to the link on the side of this page...My Etsy Shop!!! And look at a couple of the things I have for sale on there! I will be adding more soon, but for now, I need to get some more supplies before I can make anything really good!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Ay!!! What's that word!!!?
Have you ever forgot what a word or a name of a song was to the point it could drive you insane?
Last night it was storming, and the thunder woke me up (I can never sleep during a storm!). I tried and tried for about 3 hours laying there, tossin and turnin, to fall back asleep. I was SO tired, had a very long day yesterday, and no matter what I did, I just couldn't get my mind off of this one word!!! TORMENTA!!! LoL!!! It seems funny to me now that, that is the word that kept me awake all night, for some odd reason as soon as the first rumble of thunder jerked me out of my sleep, I was trying to remember how to say "storm" in Spanish...well there you have it "tormenta" and Torment it was trying to get any sleep thanks to IT!!!
Last night it was storming, and the thunder woke me up (I can never sleep during a storm!). I tried and tried for about 3 hours laying there, tossin and turnin, to fall back asleep. I was SO tired, had a very long day yesterday, and no matter what I did, I just couldn't get my mind off of this one word!!! TORMENTA!!! LoL!!! It seems funny to me now that, that is the word that kept me awake all night, for some odd reason as soon as the first rumble of thunder jerked me out of my sleep, I was trying to remember how to say "storm" in Spanish...well there you have it "tormenta" and Torment it was trying to get any sleep thanks to IT!!!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
I made an eyeglass chain for Lilli!
I know this might seem sort of stupid for a blog, but I am extremely proud of myself right now! My daughter, Lilliana, has to wear glasses at all times with the exception of bed and bath times! She has an astigmatism, in both eyes and a lazy eye in her left eye! Well, she is 4 years old, and she has only been wearing them since April 8th and has already had to have the frame replaced because they fell off her face one day, and got stepped on! Luckily we had an extra warranty on them, and didn't have to pay a dime for the replacement frame, but next time we will. So, I have been looking for a chain, you know the kind "Librarians" always have in the books!!! Hoping that with the chain if they would fall again they will be "caught" on the chain (Ireally wanted to avoid those funky elastic things) I wanted something really cute for her, and finally found a chain I liked...for $15...WHOA now! To top off the cost of them, I get home, put her glasses on it, and it keeps sliding off (her frames are tiny), and the chain hangs down all the way to her butt almost!! NOPE! Gotta get rid of these, so I decided to try and make some myself...and after some practice I am going to try and make them to sell, specifically for kids, I even have a name for it already...considering I stumbled across this for Lilli, I decided to call it..."Lilli's Pad!" Okay, this is my first attempt at this...let me know what ya think! Oh and also...when I do start selling these, I am going to donate a LARGE portion of it to www.apraxia-kids.org to help with things that in the long run will also benefit my son and others like him! Wish me luck!
~Jenn;0)
Sign Language en Español???!!!
Does anybody have any idea at all whether or not ASL (American Sign Language) is also used in Mexico? From what I can find it is called "Lengua de Signos" in Spanish, but Hector doesn't seem to know anything about it! He didn't even know how to say it...I guess that's part of him being in America for more than half his life!!
If there is a difference, I really wanted to try to find a book on it in Spanish to take with us to Mexico, since right now that is the only way my son knows how to communicate, I think his Abuelitas would be more than happy to have it!
If ANYBODY can help me out...PLEASE by all means do! I would really appreciate it, and I know that some of these other womans husbands actually "grew up" in Mexico, and Hector spent his teenage years here! Thank you everyone! Gracias a todos!
~Jenn;0)
If there is a difference, I really wanted to try to find a book on it in Spanish to take with us to Mexico, since right now that is the only way my son knows how to communicate, I think his Abuelitas would be more than happy to have it!
If ANYBODY can help me out...PLEASE by all means do! I would really appreciate it, and I know that some of these other womans husbands actually "grew up" in Mexico, and Hector spent his teenage years here! Thank you everyone! Gracias a todos!
~Jenn;0)
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Santa's not real?????!!!!
Yesterday we reached a new milestone with our oldest son, Anthony! Anthony is 7 years old, and has always believed everything Mommy told him! Well, at least I thought he did!!!
Yesterday I was working on the computer, when out of nowhere he says, "Mom, I wanna say somethin!". I say, "Okay, what Bud?".
Him: "I know it's not real!"
Me: "You know what's not real?!"
Him: (Pointing to his 4 year old sister! He SPELLS out) "S-A-N-T-A C-L-A-U-S!!!" (No E at the end, that is not a typo!)
Me: "What makes you think that?"
Him: "Well, I've kinda known since that time (December 2006) that we busted into the room and saw all the stuff!" (In the room was all of the Christmas presents, the door had been locked, and our then 2 year old daughter managed somehow to get it open! Go figure!)
So here I am feeling like the biggest idiot of them all, how could I have not known that he didn't believe in Santa for 2 straight Christmas', I mean come on!!! So I decide if he is old enough to ask that seriously about it, and smart enough to know not to say it, but to spell it instead in front of his sister, I am willing to let go of this phase of my boy's life....no matter how hard it is to allow him to grow up...I gotta give in sometime right?
Yesterday I was working on the computer, when out of nowhere he says, "Mom, I wanna say somethin!". I say, "Okay, what Bud?".
Him: "I know it's not real!"
Me: "You know what's not real?!"
Him: (Pointing to his 4 year old sister! He SPELLS out) "S-A-N-T-A C-L-A-U-S!!!" (No E at the end, that is not a typo!)
Me: "What makes you think that?"
Him: "Well, I've kinda known since that time (December 2006) that we busted into the room and saw all the stuff!" (In the room was all of the Christmas presents, the door had been locked, and our then 2 year old daughter managed somehow to get it open! Go figure!)
So here I am feeling like the biggest idiot of them all, how could I have not known that he didn't believe in Santa for 2 straight Christmas', I mean come on!!! So I decide if he is old enough to ask that seriously about it, and smart enough to know not to say it, but to spell it instead in front of his sister, I am willing to let go of this phase of my boy's life....no matter how hard it is to allow him to grow up...I gotta give in sometime right?
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
What Childhood Apraxia of Speech means to me!
January 22, 2005 my perfect baby boy was born! The youngest of three, I thought I knew it all...and was extremely confident in my abilities as a mom! That was then...this is now...3 and a half years later!
When my son was 2 months old he was hosplitalized with Pnuemonia, more than one time...it seemed that for the next year or so he was sick all the time, we later discovered that he has Asthma and that had caused quite a bit of trouble in that first year! Needless to say, I didn't pay much attention to other developmental issues with him until the breathing problems were somewhat resolved! But thinking back now, I should have known that something wasn't quite right long ago! You see, my son never really babbled and cooed like "normal" babies do, and I guess I just assumed it was from being attached to a nebulizer or at the worst of times a breathing machine that kept him from making those sounds. I didn't begin to worry until he was almost 2 years old and could only say "ma" not mama...just MA! Not only was that the only word in his vocabulary, it was also the only "sound" he was able to use consistently! Late talker...right? I know that's an easy one...or so some may think!!!
I began to question his speech ability, and inquired with his pediatrician about this, from whom I got "He's fine...don't worry mom...he's just a "late talker" is all...in a few months you'll be wishing he couldn't talk anymore!" HA...not so much!!! People would like to assume, and have (and still do) that he is so far behind in his expressive language (my boy is extremely intelligent, and understands everything that is said to him) because he lives in a bilingual household! Not true!!! I finally obtained an evaluation for him in December of 2007 by the school district where they determined he is severely delayed in expressive speech (well no duh...I could have told you that much!) and another evaluation last month by a certified SLP (Speech and Language Pathologist) who specializes in CAS...better known as Childhood Apraxia of Speech or Developmental Apraxia OR Dyspraxia...no matter what you call it, it's all the same thing!!! We'll get to that in a minute!) She diagnosed him with Severe Apraxia, with severe expressive language delay!
What is Apraxia???
Hmmmm....good question, and I cannot tell you exactly what it is or what causes it (noone to my knowledge can tell you what causes it unless it is aquired ie; caused by trauma to the brain!) What I can tell you is that someone with Apraxia is NOT menatlly impaired in any way. My son and others like him, know exactly what they want to say they are just unable to get it out! That in turn causes frustration levels to sky rocket...think about a time you have had larangitis and you are unable to talk, and have something very important to say...it would be extremely frustrating, am I right? Well, you would at the very least be capable of writing your needs or wants down (you're reading this so I know you can read and write;0)!) But for a child with Apraxia, it's much more difficult to communicate! That frustration is taken out in many forms...hitting, biting, hair pulling...constant tantrums. And believe me, having 2 older children I know that this applies to all kids but for my Apraxic son...it is much more often and severe!
The best thing we have done thus far is to learn and teach our son basic sign language...just enough to get by at least with us, for instance the signs for eat, drink, more, please and thank you...he uses these often, and they have helped in so many ways...not only can he let us know these things now, but using hand gestures like signs improves their ability to litterally "speak" or articulate (articulation or the lack of ability to articulate a sound or sounds is exactly what Apraxia of speech is!) those words! I suggest all new mom's begin using basic signs with their babies, it's a win-win no matter how you look at it! Imagine being able to communicate with your 6 month old and them be able to "tell" you they are hungry or sleepy!!! How can you lose??!!
What you should do if you think your child is lagging in speech!!
First and foremost ask their doctor....if they just blow you off like ours did, make an appointment with an SLP or your local school district, if your child is under the age of three you can have them evaluated by an early intervention program! Ask around! I definitely suggest going to www.apraxia-kids.org this website has been of more help than anything else, and the support system is AWESOME!!!
If your child has been diagnosed with CAS, I wish you the best of luck...it is a very slow going, emotional process! It requires a lot of time, effort, and patience from all involved! If you have any questions about anything here...let me know!
~Jenn
When my son was 2 months old he was hosplitalized with Pnuemonia, more than one time...it seemed that for the next year or so he was sick all the time, we later discovered that he has Asthma and that had caused quite a bit of trouble in that first year! Needless to say, I didn't pay much attention to other developmental issues with him until the breathing problems were somewhat resolved! But thinking back now, I should have known that something wasn't quite right long ago! You see, my son never really babbled and cooed like "normal" babies do, and I guess I just assumed it was from being attached to a nebulizer or at the worst of times a breathing machine that kept him from making those sounds. I didn't begin to worry until he was almost 2 years old and could only say "ma" not mama...just MA! Not only was that the only word in his vocabulary, it was also the only "sound" he was able to use consistently! Late talker...right? I know that's an easy one...or so some may think!!!
I began to question his speech ability, and inquired with his pediatrician about this, from whom I got "He's fine...don't worry mom...he's just a "late talker" is all...in a few months you'll be wishing he couldn't talk anymore!" HA...not so much!!! People would like to assume, and have (and still do) that he is so far behind in his expressive language (my boy is extremely intelligent, and understands everything that is said to him) because he lives in a bilingual household! Not true!!! I finally obtained an evaluation for him in December of 2007 by the school district where they determined he is severely delayed in expressive speech (well no duh...I could have told you that much!) and another evaluation last month by a certified SLP (Speech and Language Pathologist) who specializes in CAS...better known as Childhood Apraxia of Speech or Developmental Apraxia OR Dyspraxia...no matter what you call it, it's all the same thing!!! We'll get to that in a minute!) She diagnosed him with Severe Apraxia, with severe expressive language delay!
What is Apraxia???
Hmmmm....good question, and I cannot tell you exactly what it is or what causes it (noone to my knowledge can tell you what causes it unless it is aquired ie; caused by trauma to the brain!) What I can tell you is that someone with Apraxia is NOT menatlly impaired in any way. My son and others like him, know exactly what they want to say they are just unable to get it out! That in turn causes frustration levels to sky rocket...think about a time you have had larangitis and you are unable to talk, and have something very important to say...it would be extremely frustrating, am I right? Well, you would at the very least be capable of writing your needs or wants down (you're reading this so I know you can read and write;0)!) But for a child with Apraxia, it's much more difficult to communicate! That frustration is taken out in many forms...hitting, biting, hair pulling...constant tantrums. And believe me, having 2 older children I know that this applies to all kids but for my Apraxic son...it is much more often and severe!
The best thing we have done thus far is to learn and teach our son basic sign language...just enough to get by at least with us, for instance the signs for eat, drink, more, please and thank you...he uses these often, and they have helped in so many ways...not only can he let us know these things now, but using hand gestures like signs improves their ability to litterally "speak" or articulate (articulation or the lack of ability to articulate a sound or sounds is exactly what Apraxia of speech is!) those words! I suggest all new mom's begin using basic signs with their babies, it's a win-win no matter how you look at it! Imagine being able to communicate with your 6 month old and them be able to "tell" you they are hungry or sleepy!!! How can you lose??!!
What you should do if you think your child is lagging in speech!!
First and foremost ask their doctor....if they just blow you off like ours did, make an appointment with an SLP or your local school district, if your child is under the age of three you can have them evaluated by an early intervention program! Ask around! I definitely suggest going to www.apraxia-kids.org this website has been of more help than anything else, and the support system is AWESOME!!!
If your child has been diagnosed with CAS, I wish you the best of luck...it is a very slow going, emotional process! It requires a lot of time, effort, and patience from all involved! If you have any questions about anything here...let me know!
~Jenn
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