I was reading a blog today and ran across a great article about 31 ways to use a mason jar. Here is the link Keeper of the Home. It got me thinking about whether or not I use my jars for anything special. I just recently had a birthday and got a neat gift from my mom. I had recently seen on Pinterest about how you could drill a hole in a lid and turn your mason jar into a drinking cup. I thought it was a neat idea and was hoping I could get my husband or son to do this project for me. About a week or so later I saw somewhere online where you could buy a set of these lids already made for you. I sent the link to my mom and she surprised me with them for my birthday. The set included paper straws and 5 lids. I like the idea, but have already realized the straws will be used up quickly and I'll have to figure out something else to do. Pretty much I use my jars for leftovers and sometimes pen storage and that's about it. There are some great ideas here that I'm going to have to start trying.
Issac is 10 years old and has struggled most of his life with speech delays. He's been though to have auditory processing as well as we've had reading difficulties. The older he's gotten we've seen more and more memory issues as well as him having trouble paying attention. We've done speech and occupational therapies off and on for most of his life. I recently saw Forbrain by Sound for Life LTD and was really interested in this for Issac. The website states that Forbrain's dynamic filter trains the brain to be more attentive improving not only attention but auditory processing and sensory integration. Forbrain helps people to improve speech fluency, pronunciation, sound discrimination and rhythm, for clearer and more effective communication.Forbrain helps people to improve short term memory, which impacts such skills as reading, writing and even chatting. These are all things that I thought were right inline with Issac. Depending on the age of the person…
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