Something occurred to me the other day and I meant to bring it up then.  I can sometimes get so caught up in the routine of things that I don't always see the obvious. I sometimes make the comment that I wish someone in my house was easy to please. I cam sometimes find myself frustrated with having to tippy toe around all the unique and challenging needs of my family. Anyway, I realized that there is a living being in my house that is truly easy to please.  That would be our Russian Tortoise, whom we have never been able to decide on a name. Every morning when I wake up and walk down the steps, he makes his way out of his sleeping hole and in my direction.…

I was trying to describe what we were all going through, since Gavin left the other day. Lizze in particular is the most profoundly affected by this and has basically been sleeping all day. One of my newest readers had an excellent comment on that post and she explained how she could relate to Lizze.  She called what Lizze was experiencing, an emotional hangover. What an amazingly accurate description.  I shared the comment with Lizze and she was elated that someone was able to relate to what she was experiencing. She was really happy to be able to put a descriptive phrase to what she was experiencing. What we will forever dub as the emotional hangover is basically when you have experienced something good or bad, that was so completely…

I write about this every year because I really truly hate.  Today we are Springing Forward. I'm not opposed to gaining some extra daylight as we make the lush towards warmer months.  The problem I have is the inevitable disaster that will be facing my kids. This always happens because their biological clocks will fight to the death in opposition of the time change and their schedules will be thrown off.  We see a couple of things happen as a result of either moving the clocks ahead or back. The first huge problem is bedtime.  They always have a hard time sleeping after the time change. Subsequently  they also have a hard time getting up in the morning.  The boys will also be a bit cranky as well. Sometimes this…

I don't think this really needs much dialog as the  visuals should speak for themselves.  However, despite all the mess you see in front of you, they are getting along. Right now, that's a victory.  I mean there's no way they could have accomplished this mess without resorting to teamwork.  Great job boys.  :-) This site is managed via WordPress for Android, courtesy of the @SamsungMobileUS Galaxy Note 2 by @Tmobile. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Check out my #Autism Awareness Store to find really cool and unique #Autism Awareness Clothing and Accessories, designed by me. ;-) For more ways to help the Lost and Tired family, please visit Help the Lost and Tired Family.

I have this weird little thing.  I'm huge into technology, which isn't a secret. However, I'm also very particular about things as well.  My phone for example, is cleaned daily. I love spraying the cleaning spray on the screens of things like phones, tablets, TV and laptops, then gently wiping them clean with a nice microfiber cloth. Much like the Monk, on the old TV show with the same name, smudges drive me nuts. As a parent to 3 boys that lay down the smudges faster than I can wipe them up, I sometimes feel myself just twitching, when I go to turn on the TV and see the finger smudges all over it.  Now we have a new smudge collector in the house and I'm twitching a lot more…

I was wondering how you all felt about parenting. Has parenting, up to this point in your life, been everything you thought it would be? If you have a special needs child, how has that impacted you? The reason I'm asking this is because I think that everyone has expectations when they are younger about how being a parent and raising a family will be.  Sometimes, life can throw you a curveball in the form of a special needs child. Don't assume that being a curveball means anything bad.  It's simply referring to an unplanned change of course or the beginning of a new journey. It's simply different than what you may have envisioned parenting being like. I would really like to hear your opinions. :-) This site is managed…