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04 Jul

Happy Birthday Mister Ty

Posted by Sandi in Tylon, birthday

We had the BEST day ever!

Dear Ty,

You have been making me crazy this week. Every single time I make eye contact with you, you get this crazy grin on your face and rub your hands together and say with way too much enthusiasm, "I WAITING!" And I usually reply with something smart ass like, "no shit you're waiting…." Or "I'm waiting too…. For it to be over!" regardless of what I have said in response to you, it hasn't/didn't keep you from repeating it at least thirty times a day.

You woke up this morning at the crack of dawn to go shopping. I think we were at Target by 9:45. You knew exactly what you were going to buy. We walked straight to the electronics department and you bought your fifth Nintendo DS. They last about… oh I don't know, maybe three months, if we're lucky. You are hard as hell on the poor DS'. Maybe this one will last a bit longer. The problem is, you take them everywhere because you are SO POSSESSIVE of your things. I realize in this family, you have to be careful, but honest to pete, you have issues!

We had the perfect day. Shopping in the morning and lunch in the afternoon at Farrells Ice Cream Parlor. You were so funny to watch in that place. You thought they were going to sing to you and I had a hard time not calling them over to do just that. Every time they pounded on the birthday drum, you insisted it was time to go home. You wanted out of there.

"I tired, I nap."

"You're not tired, you just want to go home and play your DS."

"take me home……NOW!"

and we finally did, but I was loving every minute of watching you squirm.

When we came in the house after lunch, the kids all jumped out and blew their whistles at you and shouted Happy Birthday. Then we sat around and ate the ice cream cake that Shaylee and Eric had made you. After that, we swam in the pool and grilled some burgers and corn on the cob. Tonight we watched fireworks off our deck. It was a perfect day! I want fifteen more birthday's with you buddy.

Every year I think of how amazing it is that you are celebrating this year of your life. You have outlived your life expectancy by fourteen years. YOU are my little miracle. I am so grateful for you and all your issues and all your bugging and all your crazy little quirks. I don't want to think about the day that you aren't hanging on me.

I love you with all my heart Ty.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY little MAN!

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02 Apr

My naughty child

Posted by Sandi in Tylon, special needs

Ty punched a kid today at school during snack time.

We have no idea what happened to provoke this.

The call from the teacher said, "We will take care of business at school. You need to take care of business at home."

So we met him at the door, discussed the incident, and took away his ipod, his backpack, and his wallet, because the loss of these items is the only thing that punishes him. He was not happy to say the very least.

I feel awful for the kid that he sucker punched in the nose.

He made the poor kid bleed.

BUT what I found in his backpack made me feel even worse.

There was a thank you note from another student in his class.

I asked Ty about this thank you note.

He lit up. He was so excited about it.

Mom- "Did you give him a present, is that why he gave you this card?"

Ty- "I did."

Mom- "Where did the present come from?"

Ty- "My wallet."

Mom- "You gave him a gift card from your wallet?"

Ty- "Yep."

Mom- "Ty you are a nice friend." ( This is 45 minutes after I told him he wasn't a nice friend.) But inside, I am dying. Ty's wallet is full of "plastic, worthless, gift cards." He gave his friend a gift card that his friend thinks will produce something cool and it has a ZERO balance. Nothing in Ty's wallet has money on it.

I am not sure which friend I feel more sorry for. The one that got punched in the nose, or the one that got a present.

Good Lord….. These are the days that I wonder what on God's green earth I was thinking.

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26 Feb

friday flashback 2001 Bronson and Ty

Posted by Sandi in Bronson, Tylon, flashbacks

They grow up too fast.

Bronson is ten in this picture.

Ty is six.

It seems like yesterday,

but it was a lifetime ago…..

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12 Jan

Ty’s wallet

Posted by Sandi in Tylon

Internet, meet Ty's wallet. He is OBSESSED with it!

Funny story, this wallet…. He had a pretty cool wallet that I had to take away after he decided to get into a fist fight with his sister Shaylee over Thanksgiving break. The day he went back to school after break, he cried to his bus driver that he had "lost" his wallet and Ty's bus driver felt so sorry for him that he gave him this wallet right out of his own pants.

Ty can charm the socks off of anyone I tell you.

Anyway, Ty likes "things" always has. He is a collector of stuff. He cycles through the things he collects. Currently it's plastic.

Look at this face. He is in LOVE……. with his wallet full of plastic.

He looks at them and tells me about them.

If he knows what they are, he asks if we can go there.

"Borders? Buy books?"

"Good reading Ty."

"We go?"

"No Ty it's bedtime."

"We go morrow?"

Bronson comes down to see what all the fuss is over and gives Ty a few more cards.

"you nice fronkin"

He checks them all out and then puts them back in his wallet. Over and over again.

until every last card is tucked in safely.

It's the little things in life that make Ty happy.

Little plastic things.

He may get it from me.

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23 Sep

Ty loves Eli

Posted by Sandi in Tylon

Have I ever told you how much Ty loves Eli Manning? He LOVES him. We don’t know where this came from. I am a Dallas Cowboys fan and Brandon loves the Chargers. Besides those two teams, we have always rooted for the Colts, because Peyton Manning is AWESOME.

Well, about two years ago Ty learned that Peyton had a brother, and he wanted to know more and more about him. He asked a hundred and twenty questions a day about this guy. He began to obsess, and he became a fan. That year, Eli took the Giants to the Superbowl and it made Ty’s life. Ty stood in front of that TV and watched the entire game. In the final moments, he got so excited he couldn’t contain himself. When the Giants won he cheered until he cried. (tears of joy of course.) It was the coolest thing ever.

One of my readers learned of Ty’s obsession, pulled a few strings, and scored this book for him. It arrived in the mail today.

I have awesome readers.

A huge "thank you" to Simone and her sister Syrone for making Ty’s LIFE!

"It mine?"

"Yes Ty, It’s your very own. Eli wrote your name in it."

"I put it…. my backpack? I put it …. my room? It mine!"

"It’s all yours Ty. Put it wherever you want, as long as it’s out of Pickle’s reach."

Thank you Eli. You made my little guy VERY HAPPY!

*This book is tucked snugly in bed with him at the writing of this post.

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08 Sep

Ty’s 1st day drama

Posted by Sandi in Tylon

He bawled all morning. It’s the saddest thing you have ever seen. It traumatizes all of us because Ty NEVER cries. So this is unnerving. But when the bus it finally pulled up to our house, he dried his tears on his shirt, yelled, "Bye Mom" over his shoulder, and got in and sat down. We all stood out on the curb and waved and waved. He didn’t look like he was crying when they drove by. I hope he is doing okay.

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21 Jul

Today

Posted by Sandi in Jace, Jasmine, My kids, Tylon

We had swimming lessons-

Kate

Jazzi

Then we raced like crazy people to Anaheim for Jazzi’s hairdo.

Jazzi

Gorgeous

I left Shaylee in Anaheim with Jazzi so I could do the other hundred things I had to today. In fact, I haven’t even seen Jazzi at the writing of this post. She is in bed asleep and I am only getting to see the pictures. Thank you Shay for doing this most unpleasant job and taking pictures for me.

Meanwhile…

Ty got his braces on-

notice how far over in the chair he is.

nice teeth Ty

He is such a pansy. He was excited and terrified and he continued to talk to us even with this contraption in his mouth.

"I done?"

"No, not yet."

"Almost?"

"No Ty, stop talking."

"Not scary huh?"

"Shut up Ty, you keep getting your teeth wet."

"I good huh?"

"SHHHHHHHH"

Ty looks around

"I done?"

…

He gave the office a run for their money.

I had to hold his hand the entire time

Checking them out

I made it home from Ty’s appointment just in time to get Kate to ballet, sans Jazzi, and Jace to his swim meet. We were late, but we made it for a warm up.

Brandon returned to Anaheim in the traffic to fetch the girls and made it back just in time to witness our boy kick some ass in the meet. I can’t wait to see the official results of this heat because I think Jace may have won it. BUT, we will happily take a second. Jace is a force!

I didn’t think I could pull it all off this morning, but we did it. "We" being the key word.

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11 Jul

Ty’s birthday pictures

Posted by Sandi in Tylon

Fourteen years old

Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday dear Ty Ty. Happy Birthday to you.

Now Chanting-

Cha Cha Cha

Cumbaya

Giddy up Giddy up

RA RA RA!

the whole gang singing happy birthday

Make a wish and blow them out.

Still blowing.

Still blowing……….

Yep, still blowing.

"Ty don’t spit on the cake."

"okay mom."

a few more blows.

yep a few more

Finally! That took forever to blow those suckers out!

YAY TY TY!!!

Absolute Joy

Aww BLISS!

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04 Jul

Happy Birthday Ty Ty

Posted by Sandi in Tylon, birthday, special needs

Happy Birthday Tylon Jacob!

You are fourteen years old today!

I have started this letter/blog post about five times in the last hour and I can’t seem to get past the first sentence. ( I keep choking up.) As crazy as you make me about your birthday, and all the activities you want to do, and all the plans, and all the yapping I listen to for months and months, up until it actually happens, it is all worth it when we wake up on July 4th and you are still with us.

When you were born the doctors said you wouldn’t live to see your first birthday. Oh how we partied on your first birthday, and then the 2nd, and 3rd, and 4th. We have been partying every single year on your birthday because we know what a miracle it is that you are still with us. We do not take your birthday’s for granted. We celebrate each 4th of July and the nation celebrates with us. Parade’s, picnic’s, fireworks, and celebrations all across the USA. I think God knew exactly when to send you to earth. He knew that you would want a PARTY!

The special needs you face are common. Mental retardation and heart problems are nothing out of the ordinary. But the chromosonal abnormalities that you have are extraordinary. Trisomy 9p is so rare that it doesn’t even have a name. The exact amount of extra material and where it was translocated is unique to you. The Drs have very little information about your genetic makeup. We think you are just a nut! You learn at your own speed and in your own way. Your big head is right in front of mine this very second trying to read what I write. You can pick out a few key words and you are making up the rest. You think I am telling the world that we are going to Target to buy you a new helmet. I love you Ty, but get out of my way!

You are both a challenge and joy, much like a typical child. I wonder often what the hell I was thinking when I brought you home, but I honestly can’t imagine this family without you. You are like the glue that holds us all together. You were and are the first piece of this family puzzle. If you hadn’t been such a joy and so rewarding to raise, I would have NEVER adopted all these kids. You started it all boy. I know when I read this to you, you will understand very little, but to the last sentence you will say, "I didn’t start it, I not."

There are not words to properly express my love and adoration for you. You wouldn’t understand them even if I had them. But you do know shopping and food, and that, I can do. So baby boy, let’s go to Target! It’s your favorite place on earth, and lets shop till we drop, and then eat till we’re sick. I will even let you stay up late and watch the fireworks, because it is, after all, your day.

To borrow your words, "I lucky" to be your mommy.

Happy Birthday Ty.

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01 Jul

Counting down

Posted by Sandi in Tylon, special needs

Forgive the interruptions from Brandon and Parker during the video, and ignore Ty’s crooked teeth. He has been seeing the orthodontist for over a year and we are ALL patiently waiting for a few more teeth to come in so we can put the braces on. Otherwise enjoy this kids excitement. IT IS ALL WE TALK ABOUT!

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