Some early Halloween Fun this weekend!

We had SUCH a fun time yesterday! Our city had an early trick or treating event for the kids and they could go around to the stores for treats - LOVE where we live! Always something fun to do for families and usually free or at low cost to attend.  This is the first year that Arianna ENJOYED herself...she loved her costume, said "Trick or Treat" about three times each stop (haha) and was good at saying thank you's too. We didn't get much candy per say (my choice) but was glad to see that little toys and trinkets were also given out which Arianna could enjoy. The ONE treat she was really wanting was a mini pack of skittles which she called "jelly beans". Those were a new treat to her that she seemed to like....of course we brushed our teeth right after. :)

The princesses goodie bag to use was a hit since we just saw them last weekend. :) 

We're heading over to see my brother and sister-in-law today for a visit...they're pretty much our only family left since mom passed away so we're glad to make the hour drive to spend some time with them.

This coming week will be busy with me working my three days, Arianna at school learning and catching up on homework and new spelling words for the week and a fun Halloween party in class on Friday. I will be scheduling a few more HBOT maintenance sessions for November soon as well as more NAET treatments too. Praying to find a way to keep these extra treatments in my budget with more healing to come before the end of this year! 

Hope this update finds everyone doing well! God Bless!  

It's been a while but here's the latest in our lives....

See that smile??? YES...that is the smile of one happy little girl with our friend Miss Susan getting ready to go in and see Disney Princesses on Ice at the Palace last weekend. Arianna was amazed at all the lights, skating, music and costumes...I was too! Arianna has been doing so well wearing her big girl underwear and saving her dollars in her piggy bank that I was MORE then happy to give her this show as a reward for all her hard work. Our BIG dream is a trip to Disney World in Florida so we continue to save our dollars in the piggy bank with the hopes of saving enough money for that dream trip maybe for Arianna's 8th birthday. My mom wanted to be able to go and see her granddaughter's smiling face at Disney SO badly, but we know she will be with us in spirit whenever we DO make it there. Mom/Grandma is very missed and will always be remembered.

Healing updates: Arianna continues on her current supplements of ASD plex, omega 3 oil, digestive enzymes, probiotics, stem cell enhancers, colostrum and we're waiting on the newest addition of Vitamin D3 drops. My latest research shows that most autistic children are deficient in D3 which can effect mood, brain function and more so we will be starting these drops as soon as they arrive. Since our last post we have also had a maintenance HBOT session and a treatment with Terry for NAET which was for the LAST vaccine Tetanus and Thimerisol. We go back next Wednesday to check if those cleared and hopefully move on to treat 4 areas of the brain for weaknesses.

School: Arianna has been doing well in school taking into consideration her symptoms of being overly emotional and easy to cry during this latest detox phase. She DOES manage to work through these days and is doing exceptionally well! She can write and do her spelling on the same level of her typical peers, Math...that is a tough area since it involves comprehension which is delayed due to her toxic exposures as a baby, she can read like a champ...again hard for her to grasp what she reads unless it is a simple topic with short sentences. She loves being able to eat lunch, have recess and all the "specials" with her first grade peers such as gym, art, library and music. I volunteered at Arianna's class yesterday and I was SO happy to see that the children all loved her, said hello to her, some hugged her and they like to tell her "good job Arianna"! It's hard to let go of fears and worries that she won't be accepted and be able to have friendships. I pray every day for more healing and for things to get better for Arianna faster...always have to remind myself not to be frustrated because she's come SUCH a long way through the years. It was only 3 years ago that Arianna barely spoke, didn't know how to interact with others and was in her own world. She also wouldn't even touch a crayon to a piece of paper without screaming and to watch her WRITE and spell words from memory...still chokes me up sometimes.

Next weekend is Halloween and we have our costume all ready for the parties at school as well as some local trick or treating. Goody bags are ready for Arianna's classmates and can't wait to get some pictures with her 50's poodle skirt outfit on. :O)

Great weather, adjusting to loss and good news with school

Arianna got to enjoy this beautiful weather at the cider mill with our good friend Miss Susan. The animals were a big hit and she even had part of a donut too! :O)



What a great thing to get from school especially being a few weeks after mom passing away...arianna's first grade pictures!! I'm SO proud of how well she did.
It's been quite an adjustment over the last 3 weeks for my entire family. My mom is greatly missed and Arianna still asks to see her. We have talked and read allot about Heaven and how God takes care of everyone who goes to be with Him. Myself, I still don't think it's set in 100% that I can't call or go see her. The times I'm most sad is when I drop Arianna off to school and after I put her to bed at night. In time, I hope the emotions get a little easier to handle for us all.



Arianna has her own computer to use now...learning games only of course, she is SO smart! We've had lots of good news coming home from school. Arianna spends about 3 1/2 hours of her 7 hour school day with the general education first graders. she's involved with math, reading, some science/social studies and of course gym, library, art, music, lunch and recess. Teachers have suggested no more pull ups for school since Arianna has used the bathroom every day since school started! Also, Arianna's reading, spelling, writing, math and more are almost the exact level of her first grade peers....PLUS she's making FRIENDS!
Our IEP meeting went VERY well and new steps are developing to buddy up Arianna with a peer in the gen. ed class to help her get more independent. The hope is for her to step up to needing only a few hours of resource help by the end of this school year.

We are still doing HBOT every couple weeks or twice a month and will begin seeing Terri again for NAET sessions on the 20th of this month. Supplements still continue and more stem cell enhancers will be on order this week. Verbal communication and understanding/comprehension are coming along at a good pace too at home, school and daycare.

Hope this update finds everyone healthy and well! God Bless!