My wife is not doing well and could use your thoughts and prayers

If you've been following Lizze's blog, you know that she's going through a very difficult time. She's living with bipolar type 2 and is on a mission to share her story, in order to help others gain insight into this very challenging human condition.  People with bipolar type 2 have depression as their default state of being. When the pendulum swings to the right and they enter a manic phase, they tend to be more productive, creative and efficient in their daily lives. Mania is very mild.  When the pendulum swings to the left, they hit a massive, massive depression.  Lizze has entered into a major depressive episode over the last few days and she's really struggling with life.  Continued on next page - - - - - - > As…

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Great News

I've spent the last day and a half scrubbing the database and rebuilding the core of this site from scratch in an effort to figure out what's been going on with the commenting. There were also a few other backend issues I had to track down and deal with as well.  I'm really sorry about the mess around here since last night but the downtime was worth it because everything is fixed.   Part of the issue resided in the comment meta data within the commenting database.  It took forever to clean everything up and put it all back together but it's working now.  Unfortunately, I wasn't able to recover a few comments from the last couple of days. I was searching through over 2,000 from the last year and…

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The must see videos from this year’s Christmas program

I know it's a little late but here are the skits both Elliott and Emmett did with their respective classmates for the Christmas program this year.  This happened yesterday and I'm hoping you all enjoy it as much as I did.    The first video is Elliott and his class. Elliott is being really silly cause he was just in that kind of mood. The second video is Emmett and his classroom. Emmett is on the far right, making the elf puppet do some amazing things.. ☺  https://youtu.be/Ux1qV8X7Duo https://youtu.be/sXFpyMB5STo

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Things have changed and I need your opinion

I've been a bit disconnected lately and I apologize for that. To say that I'm spread thin would be a relative understatement. I'm really trying to stay on top of everything but not always doing the best job. Not only does that present itself here but also in my daily life.   I want to make a quick announcement before I head off to bed.  Some of you have reached out because comments you've left here have been disappearing. I cannot for the life of me, figure out what's going on.  Here's the facts: Comments made are disappearing after being submitted They are not caught in spam filter They are not being deleted or moderated in any way Comments show in the recent comments widget I receive email notifications of…

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Ferrets – Ferrets – Ferrets

I keep getting requests to see some recent pictures of the ferrets.  We have three ferrets and they have become a very positive influence on our kids. I know that sounds weird but let me explain.  I guess the easiest way to sum things up is that the ferrets are like service animals and they provide comfort to the boys. They are truly amazing creatures and we love them dearly... ☺ 

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How #Autism and sensory issues impact our every morning (video entry)

https://youtu.be/NcnyE6UYsa0 This morning really sucked. It was a sensory morning for Emmett and it was a nightmare for the rest of us who lived through the 90 minutes of screaming it took to get him both ready and off to school. It was this bad and he really, really wanted to go to school. I can't imagine what it would be like if he didn't... I did a video entry on the way home from dropping the boys of at school.  Sometimes it's better to speak directly to my audience in order to more accurately convey my message... 

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It was a seriously rough morning

Elliott wasn't easy to work with this morning. In fact, he didn't even want to go to school today and that's not like him. Emmett was wound pretty tight but was otherwise cooperative.  It took a great deal of time and effort just to get Elliot out of bed. It took even more of both of those things, with the addition of a great deal of patience, just to get him dressed and out the door.  We made it to school slightly late but it wasn't too bad.  Most mornings can't ever be described as easy and today is no exception to that rule. I don't know what got into Elliott but he lost some screen time this after as a result.  Hopefully, the school will be returning my kids…

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