Our Journey

So i'm flat out going to say I'm frustrated over my daughter and doctors. My daughter's doctor is fixing to re-cast my daughter again and well after this set of casts I want to use a different brace which is called a ADM. No doctor outside of Maine will use this brace which makes me sad. If the ADM is working for children with club-foot why shouldn't other doctors not be using it?? I'm not made of money and to hear i would have to travel to maine for the ADM and stay for three days its like a slap in the face and i want to cry. I never thought that this clubfoot journey would be so hard but it is. I'm learning and hopefully I get some better answers down the road.

Sorry this is a late update things have been pretty crazy as you can see. So let me talk about my daughter. She went in to have her o.t. evaluation done & I thought it would help you get approved for the services and boy was I wrong. I got told she doesn't meet the requirements that Medicaid has in place to get it. So I go home all sad and worried what I do now. And well I messaged a follow clubfoot mom for help and she told me to look up my states automatic qualifier for children that have disabilities and see if clubfoot is on the list to where she didn't need to be evaluated and just start. So I start searching on google and couldn't find anything and luckily my friend did. Arkansas has a guide for parents to look at. Well it’s more like a book because its 68 pages long. The booklet is titled Arkansas guide to services for children with disabilities. So I read most of it and one page 12 it says this Orthopedic impairments are injuries to bones and muscles and includ...

So I found out i had scoliosis when i was pregnant with my son at 20 years old, but before that i was having trouble with my shoulders and back. Like when i was 15 years old. I think as i got older its messed up my body even more. Like just because you can't see my curve like you can in others don'es mean I don't have it. Sadly scoliosis is one thing i got questioned when I lived in my apartment because a neighbor had it and her back was messed up. But just because you can't see something doesn't mean its not there. Since finding out I had scoliosis at twenty my shoulders, back and knees and hips are giving my trouble. I wonder if the knees and feet pain are related to the scoliosis. I do know the hip problems are part of scoliosis. I got to get with my doctor and find out because well it's starting to hurt to walk. If you have scoliosis or any health problem PLEASE listen to the pain your body is saying so that you can get your body back in order.

So this post is all about whats going on in Waldron Arkansas. I get its a "small town" and people don't care or have the $$, but Come on these are lives we are talking about here. My friend and I have called the Mayor.  And my friend even went up to the Mayor office, plus the police situation and sheriff situation and now they are saying if she comes up again she could get charged with harassment. Things are worse for my friend, animals are still getting dumped at the trailer park she lives at. And now the landlord is threatening to just plain on shoot them instead of what they have been doing which is just taking them out to the country somewhere where people don't live and who knows what happens after that. Which either is not okay. Like I want to give up because well this is so stressful. I know i said be the voice and speak up but If you keep on getting shut down, what else are you supposed to do? I am not a quitter I will just take a few steps back and rethink ho...

This has to change please put this in mind when you have a dog or an animal. THIS IS Not how i dogs life should be in picture. Be their voice speak up Make a change. Animals have feelings just like we do. Animals deserve love just like you and I do. Change starts with you and I speaking up and being a advocate.

So I didn't post this yesterday because well I didn't have a laptop it was died, my charger fried. So My friend who lives in Waldron Arkansas has a friend who lost her seven month old Chihuahua terrier yesterday, all because the puppy got lose and it lay down on the grass of someone's property. Was not doing anything just tired from running. The owner plus my friend were running after the puppy. The said thing is the person who shot it is a police officer. I know this happens every day in other cities and states. And shooting dogs Needs to stop. I have so much calling to do about all of the wrong that's going on in Waldron Arkansas. Its sad to hear someone lost their beloved fur baby, pet, child. It all depends on what the person calls them. My two dogs are my fur babies they mean the world to me and my two children. We got to be their voice so if you see something wrong or hear something wrong speak up about it like i am doing. Call the city and call the mayor. Its tim...

So today something happened to a friend of mine that should of never happened but sadly it did. She lives in a trailer park and well someone decided to dump six week old puppies(only two) where  her area is. And both were covered in ticks, fleas, and one had ring worm. Her landlord wanted to dump them somewhere else which is not right. Sadly the city where my friend lives doesn't have animal control or an animal shelter and that has to change. The reason I'm typing this is to get my anger and hurt out. Animals have feelings and just like ours theirs get hurt too. We need to be a voice for animals plus children. Children and animals are close to my hurt. If you see something that's not right speak up and push for something to happen. Today my friend almost got kicked out of where she lives because of her mean landlord. This wasn't okay. I get Arkansas is a landlord state which i think is bull crap. Like what about my rights? Yes there are some landlords out there who are...

Good afternoon thank you for starting to read this blog. Today I'm going to post about nails and well nail biting and I wish i had a cure on getting you to stop biting your nails but I don't sorry. I bite my nails bad, i'm not sure if its because of stress or anxiety but I'm going to tell you that you are not a alone. i bite my nails too. So now I figured out what helps me not. And that's getting my nails professionally done. And what i mean is fake nails and all. It's relaxing to me and i get a few minutes to myself. So I found out about Poly gel nails and so i bought the kit off of wish. And i can't wait to get and start doing my nails. I got to do something I don't want my nails to look bad for life. I hope this works because well i don't have the money to go to nail salon to get my nails done. I just hope i don't get bored with having long nails that i end up biting them. I had fake nails on the type that stores sell that are already designed...

So i'm loving this new design I didn't know i can do pictures it just sucks that its cut some. So that's why i'm doing this blog real fast. This is the picture i have on my background. I took this back when i lived in Chula Vista California in 2005. Enjoy picture :)

So I started my photography business in 2010 and well its hard for it on taking off. You would think it wouldn't be so common for people to start their own photography business but boy was I wrong. There is now so many people who are doing it. I let it go to the back burner when i started up working at a Home in care job but now that I'm a stay at home mom with two children i started back up just because I miss taking pictures and I miss making money for myself and children to get what we need. But i finally just finished my website today for my business besides my Facebook page and man I'm glad I got it done today. I still have some photo albums to add to it but for the most part its done. Now i just got to finish updating my facebook page of pictures i've taken recently. So tell me what you think here is my link to it  https://smorricephotography1.webs.com/  

So I haven't posted since my birthday, sorry about that things have been pretty crazy. Anastasia had a doctor appointment and I told her doctor my worries and well she listened and agreed that Anastasia could benefit from Occupational therapy. I’m glad that my daughter’s PCP understands my worry and will help make sure my daughter gets all that she needs to help me legs and feet. Right now she has a blister on her that is taking forever to heal. It also doesn’t help that she peels it. I think it was starting to itch her. I kept on putting band aids and cream on it to help heal. She having fun walking and being brace free until bed and nap time. I just wish she would stop falling or stop hitting feet together as she walks. But we go Monday for physical therapy and after her physical therapy she gets evaluated for Occupational therapy & I hope she gets scored to where she can get because I’m worried about her being bowlegged and her muscle tone not being really there. I’ll upda...

So I started to potty train Anastasia and it's been a fun time. She went potty 3 times and now is I think afraid of her toilet. But I'm not sure because it's like she doesn't want to go anymore in her potty which is scared. She now just sits on it when fully dressed and in just diaper which is really cute. And she'll tell me she went potty and then of course you know I would change her diaper but we'll get there.  I think she thinks it's a game which is okay. So it's been fun I'm hoping she will decide to go potty more and Go full force in the potty training so that we don't have to buy diapers and pull-ups anymore. Here is to more potty training. If you have any tips on how to potty train a two-year-old let me know. Because I'm going to admit I can't remember how I potty trained my son.

So since we moved in September of 2018 it's been a bumpy road due to the fact that we left a lot of stuff in the apartment. We left our beds, dressers, table, and couch, entertainment table and computer desk along with some toys of our sons. And now we are starting all over again I finally got a computer desk for me so that I can get off the table. Along with so that the printer can get off my black storage dresser so that can go in the bathroom to hold my make up and water toys. I don't why it was happening but my make up bags were getting mold on them. I guess its from when we take showers and the moisture, which sucks but its okay I found some make up i no longer use or haven't used so i'm selling them. We are slowly getting back there to all that we had. We got to buy a new bed frame because well our bed frame is broken. I guess that's what i get from buying used off of Facebook but i could sleep on a air mattress anymore that wouldn't stay air up. So here...

So I'm sure I have people wondering that when they read my blog and I know this should of been the first blog i did for you all but well I didn't sorry. But this blog is to explain what it is & if you have any questions comment and i'll answer them as best as i can. But here is what clubfoot is. Clubfoot refers to a condition in which a newborn's foot or feet appear to be rotated internally at the ankle. The foot points down and inwards, and the soles of the feet face each other. Also the foot appears twisted and can even look as if it's upside down. Despite its appearance, clubfoot itself doesn't cause any discomfort or pain. It is known as talipes equinovarus (TEV) or congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV). In 50 percent of cases, both feet are affected. In some children if they don’t have both foot affected they either have the left or right.   Clubfoot is a rare birth defect that fewer than 200,000 US cases per year ha...

So this clubfoot journey has not been a easy journey for us. So Anastasia has been falling a lot lately and it's gotten to the point where it scares me. Her poor knees are torn up so bad from falling along with her ankles. Now its getting to where he arms and a side is cut up. She fell today and I freaked out because she was so close on hitting her chin. I wish I could put her in a bubble but I can't. We go to her PCP on Friday and I'm going to see if there is something we can do. I'm hoping he'll say she can get Occupational therapy. I'm also going to have him check her ears but i don't think its her ears because she has tubes in them. All I know is that I'm ready for this to be all behind us but i'm not sure it will be. I just got to take one day at a time and cross the bridge when its time too. Here's to hoping her pcp will be a help and listen to my worries and that she'll be able to do Occupational therapy along with physical therapy.

So let’s talk make up. I really don't know what to say because well I was never good at doing my make up until I got order and well now I hardly wear any. But well I started with this great company as a representative and I’m really liking the company. If you haven't heard of VIC Cosmetics until now from reading this blog then yaya for me I did my job lol. But anyways the reason I like this company is because THEY DO NOT TEST ON ANIMALS along with PRODUCTS ARE NOT part animal. VIC Cosmetics is cruelty free plus is vegan. Along with also being sulfate and paraben free. How could a product get better then this? Like yes I know some already are out there like L.A. colors. But when one income is kind of not enough I signed up because I want to make money from home. So here is to a new chapter in our life and I hope I succeed with selling this make up. 

I don't know what to title this blog because well it’s going to be me venting and standing up for animals. So wait I know what to name it. So I have a group on Facebook named dog flippers of Arkansas. And for the past three days I was being careful with my gut to make sure I had the facts on two people because I didn't want to call someone who served in the military a dog flipper. But things came to light that well he and his new bride were lying left and right. Which one is not okay! Now well they are calling the people who warned me about them dog flippers. Let me ask this do you know what a dog flipper is?? Well Dog flipping is the act of purchasing dogs from backyard breeders, getting them as free to good home pets from websites or just downright stealing them before selling them to pet-seeking parents for a profit. Today I had a rescue message me telling me that people who flip don't buy the animals they flip. And boy did I feel like they didn't know what...

So I'm going to just jump to the case if you can't keep an animal for life don't get one. I sadly see so many stray cats where i live now and its sad. There is a stray who is female(mama kitty) and right now shes pregnant and she took to my heart okay there is two that took to my heart or three or four. I wish i could save them all. But anyways mama kitty had a litter about almost a year ago and her son(Danny) is sadly hurt. Danny has a dislocated hip. And I feel for him, I wish i had the 900$ for him to have surgery. But im kinda getting off subject here. If you can't keep an animal until the day it dies please don't get one. Animals have a heart to and just like us their hearts can get broken just like yours. Also just like children animals depend on us to give them the care they need. So this post is for all of the strays, find it in your heart to donate to shelters or rescues because without them we would have strays all over the place. Also keep in mind if you ...

So you know I'm on Facebook looking through my news feed and there's this video of McHenry County Sherriff Deputy Jacob Keltner's body being escorted from the hospital to the coroners office. And it made me have a flash back of when i was at the hospital with my grandma because she didn't want to be alone when she passed away. That was the hardest thing to do, but i'm glad i did it. You know why because it bought to light that i wasn't a good granddaughter, yes in my heart i truly know i was but i didn't go to fort smith a lot to see her. Which i should of tried harder. But lets face it when you have children and medical needs for them your life gets Way to stressful and then you add school to the mix, you really don't have a breather. But anyways i'm kind getting off subject. It made me realize that i need to value the big things better. Like spending more time with my family and my children. And that its okay to have a messy house of toys, your ho...

So I don't think I posted that when we moved in Sept 2018 to Fort Smith Arkansas. On the way back up to Fayetteville Arkansas to get our belongs the driver tire flew off lug knots and all. I'm going to admit it was very scary. We had a mechanic finally come look at it yesterday and he thinks that someone played with our lug knots before we moved away from our apartment. And you know what sucks about that is maybe he is right. I didn't live in a bad part of Fayetteville Arkansas but I did have people who hated me because they were not happy with their life. But like my life is better then theirs. Yes I have an amazing man who loves me and two young children and two dogs. But my life is stressful between therapies, doctors and school. I don't understand why someone would do something like that to me. But Nate told the mechanic he wouldn't put it past someone to do that. But won't i don't understand is why would they put my children in harms way. When the tire ...

So I should of done this post first before just starting right back but i didn't but o well. So here are some updates on me, Nate, & our children. We moved away from Northwest Arkansas and now live near Van Buren Arkansas. A lot of bad things happened along with some good. I'm going to get the bad out of the way so that i can focus on the good plus some tips if my bad things happen to you. Bad number one, the apartment complex i lived in got a new manager and well she was two faced, will be a nice word to call her. I had a friend in the apartment complex I thought was a good person and well that turned out to be WAY Wrong. If someone decides to threaten your children STOP talking to them. So tip number one try not to be to trusting and go with your gut feeling. Yes it sucks being alone and not having a lot of friends but your children are the best thing that can happen to you so you got to protect them. At the end of the day your children are all that matter. Now let me g...