Remy's Birthday Video Present

Remy Dances in Quebec City

We had a LONG road trip all the way up to beautiful Quebec City. It rained a lot, but Remy had some fun dancing.

Son-Rise Volunteer Momentum

Training is going GGGGREAT!

Our young and vibrant volunteers are awesome. We had another training session today, and the volunteers who attended noticed themselves having a much easier time being with Remy in the room compared to last week.

Last week was the first time volunteers went into the Room with Remy. To ease them into their new role as facilitators, I first let them observe me through our one way mirror playing with the little guy. After a few minutes, I transitioned Remy to the first visitor, Tara. After Tara, it was Maryam and then Khang. It was a relay.

It was a high energy, exhausting and invigorating for the girls. Thank goodness for a strong positive attitude. They ran around, carried Remy, spun him (he's about 70 pounds now), rocked him, piggybacked him... they were in each about 4 minutes at a time. It was probably the most strenuous 4 minutes they had faced in their whole week. Congratulations, might volunteers! We won the relay!

They all came out breathing heavily, sweating, smiling with messy hair. When we sat down to chat about their experience in the Play Room, Tara exclaimed that she would come the next time in her work out clothes.

Today was a more laid-back day. Maybe it was due to Remy losing his first tooth sometime yesterday evening (he still has one more wiggly tooth). Maybe it was because Remy had already initiated them into his Room. Whatever it was, the volunteers felt much more "centred", as one of them put it, rather than scattered. I assured them that it's going to be a lot of learning for all of us, Kim included.

We're moving along now. Let us use this momentum to build strength and move forward.

With Energy, Excitement and Enthusiam,

Kim

What's So Special About Remy's Room?

A lot of people ask me if Remy goes to school. Then when I tell them he's got his own program at home, people ask me again if he goes to school. Here's a little overview of what's so great about this play room in our home for Remy. Click on the video below to watch.

What do you think? Is this room special? Leave me your comment. I love hearing from you.

Thank you for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!

Awesome volunteers wanted!

I've been a little "off" with Remy's Room in the last few weeks... about a month really.  A week after March Break, Remy actually broke the heavy mirror off the wall.  DH reattached it, but Remy ripped it off again the next day.  He's a really strong boy with very busy hands who seeks deep pressure all the time.  I am grateful he didn't get hurt.

Other than the missing mirror in the room, our home dynamics were also temporarily affected.  Today is the first day of a new schedule for all of us.  I'm now officially minding the children from getting up in the morning until about 7PM.  This may not sound like a lot; however, it leaves me with very little time to prep and clean without somehow neglecting the children.

There's just no way around not prepping for supper.  I used to think that I could just get the kids to help prepare meals and clean... hasn't really worked out the way I thought that it would yet.  How do I not neglect feeding my kids and yet not neglect them them while I prepare their meals?  Some help would be nice.

This is why I was SO excited to speak with a passionate and energetic youth yesterday as possibly becoming a volunteer for Remy's Room.  It was so refreshing to hear why she wanted to work with special needs children.  She told me that special children helped her to see life in a totally different perspective.  She told me that special needs people didn't show a care in the world; they were happy with life as it was.  Isn't that beautiful!  How grateful I am that this wonderful young volunteer candidate has learned this so early on in life :)  Life is perfect as it is.  One can only improve and develop to higher levels if one can accept oneself now... in the present.

I want volunteering in Remy's Room to be an unforgettable and enriching experience for everyone involved.  We are seeking volunteers who want to be happy and accepting of self and of others.  We want new ideas, new energies, styles, voices, personalities and friends for our little guy.  This is a very exciting process, and I am glad that recruitment has begun.

With that said, I shall actively update this blog with more information about becoming an awesome volunteer for Remy's Room.  In the meantime, if you know of anyone who might be interested, please let me know.  Or if you know of ways to get this message out, please help.  I look forward to your comments and messages.

Blessed be your day,