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Monday, June 5, 2023

Is it bedtime yet?

Posted in ,,,,,,,, | 8:33 PM | by SuperMomma

What a day it has been!  

Started with finding out that J had been up most of the night in his room.  (Good Job! on not coming out and waking everyone up!)  He was up and down, lights on, lights off basically all night.  He had to be exhausted.  He had taken his bathrobe belt and made a noose with it.  Don't ask why - that question never gets answered!

Today was the first day of our new school year.  Overall, the kids listened well and seemed excited to start school. 

N struggled in the afternoon. He left the house with his dog and no one knew!  He was 'off' over 5 hours before we got him in bed. 

A got to enjoy the dentist this afternoon, I think he may be rethinking his choice of avoiding brushing his teeth!!

B is hearing voices again, and they are getting louder.  He is struggling, but our psychiatrist is out of the office!

J lost his mind tonight.  He ON PURPOSE broke some wheels off of special light up cars.  He did this just for fun and doesn't understand why he should get in trouble or pay to have them replaced.  He also doesn't understand why he has consequences for telling Dad to 'SHUT UP', shoving the table across the room, or throwing books around!  

T had a GREAT day! OH WAIT - CORRECTION!!  Titus 'spray painted' the cameras in his room early in the morning - thinking I wouldn't notice.  BUMMER - I did.  GRRR.  He is now supposed to be cleaning his room (it's 9:35 pm)  But he's not~!

UPDATE:  10:40 T finally laid down.  I don't know about him - but I AM EXHAUSTED!


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Monday, November 7, 2016

Praise God for TummyAches!

Posted in ,,, | 7:52 PM | by SuperMomma


Poor little Noah had a tummy ache after school.

He wanted to lay down.
He didn't want to play, 
or RUN!
WHEW!

So, we read books to big sister on the phone.



He practiced some commands with Rana, one of our Service Dogs.




One of the things that both Rana and Camelot do to help the boys calm down is apply pressure. The dogs will either lay their head on the boy's lap, or put their whole body over the child.  It has a unique calming effect on the boys.

Apparently Noah was feeling 'off' and he looked at Rana and said "Over!"  She IMMEDIATELY put her head on his lap, and he handed her a treat!

 Then, he'd move to a different position, and say "Rana! Over!" and she'd go right over to him and lay on him!!!

 Samuel got jealous of all the affection Noah was getting from Rana - so he got some treats and did the same thing with Camelot.  Cam was happy to practice- since he also got treats.

And poor Isabella ...  
... She's so jealous
... that she isn't a service dog 
... who gets treats 
... all of the time.
               And I'm thankful
for tummy aches
that keep little boys
from eloping!!






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Sunday, October 30, 2016

Sir Camelot is all OVER it!

Posted in ,,, | 7:29 PM | by SuperMomma



Meet 
Sir Camelot 
-  
Service Dog 



Camelot has a lot of jobs in our family - but one of his main tasks is behavior disruption.  When he 'senses' that one of the boys is about to have a meltdown, he is supposed to nuzzle them, lick them, snuggle them - to help them calm down.  

Last week, Samuel (8 years old) was having a major meltdown/crying fit.  Camelot RAN inside and started licking his face!!!  Immediately, Samuel stopped crying and sat and started to hug Cam!  Meltdown DISRUPTED!  




Sometimes, we guide him to sit 'over' the boys - on their laps or over their whole body - when they are crying or anxious. 
(Sometimes - we have a boy do an 'over' on Cam - like here with Noah and Cam)






Today, Elizabeth (our 16 year old) ran away again from her residential placement.  Samuel is very distraught about this.  He is scared, it's cold outside, and it's dark, and he is very worried about her.  He has 'shut down' - not talking or responding much at all.  




Samuel's job after supper is to feed Cam.  Cam is VERY hungry - and wants to eat FAST.  Tonight - he climbed onto Samuel's legs and laid his head down.  A PERFECT example of the 'over' command.  However, Cam seemed to be more worried about Samuel than he was about his food.












This is TWICE in one week that Cam 'did his job' without being guided to do it!!  Thank you Jesus that the '4 Paws Magic' is starting to show itself in the Beaty house.  

WAY TO GO CAMELOT!!!!!

fyi - we were in the MAY 2016 class.  



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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Unexpected....blessing!

Posted in ,,, | 7:09 AM | by SuperMomma

​Once upon a time ...
... in a land far away ...
 there lived a little boy who wanted a service dog.  
He got his service dog.  
He was so excited and lived happily ever after.  
The End.

 Sometimes things just don't work out the way we plan.
.....like the time we rented our house to friends...and they trashed it.  
        .....or the time we had a miscarriage
                .....or the time a little boy got his service dog.
Then, some 'well meaning person' walks up and says ....

"Remember, God doesn't allow anything you can not handle"
"God works all things for the good."
"Blah blah blah."


 ...and yes, all of that is true - and I believe it - but in the moment of that pain and hurt and disappointment, I DO NOT want to hear that.  My response is 

 "I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THAT 'GOOD' IS .... 
I WANT TO BE ON THE 'OTHER' END OF THIS!"

Now, back to our real fairy tale:
That little boy, 
his momma and daddy, 
and his 9 siblings 
all wished and  prayed for a service dog.  
God gave them a special service dog and that little guy was so happy.

and then he SNEEZED.  and he SNEEZED.  and he SNEEZED!!!

Sometimes - being on the other end of the 'God working all things together for good' - isn't easy either. 

One week ago, 4 Paws For Ability posted this:  "Rana, a service dog, needs a new placement.  Her boy is allergic to her." 

Well....here is the rest of the story:
We are driving home from 4 Paws For Ability with Rana.  She specifically has been trained in Behavior Disruption - which is exactly what the Beaty Bunch of Boys needs!  

We praise God for allowing us to adopt Rana!

The little boy, 
along with his momma and daddy, 
and his siblings
were very sad to see Rana leave their family.
The Beaty Bunch of Boys 
prays hard for the little boy
and his family, 
that they will trust that God is working things out for them.
The End.

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