On January 19,2012 our van was stolen, right in front of us. The boys we're watching out the front window as it happened and I was literally 10-15 feet away. They have been profoundly affected by this event, Gavin more so than the others. He spent a lot of time crying and hardly spoke a word the entire day. Elliott is much more anxious than usual and Emmett wants his black car seat back. I do my best to reassure them and at this point, that's all I can do. Lizze and I are obviously upset and stressed out about this situation because if the van gets totaled out, we'll be left with nothing. To say that this is problem is like calling the ocean a puddle. We have an…

I went and saw the van at the dealership.  I not in a very good mood at the moment as things aren't looking very good. I had this all written earlier and WordPress crashed now I have to do this again. So this will be short and sweet.  Basically,  the repairs to the van are over $2,000 at this point and may or may not increase from there.  Once they get the van started and into the bay,  they'll have a final number for us. So far this is what needs done: All the doors need disassembled and the locks replaced. There is some body work that needs done. Keyless entry needs completely replaced and the driver side keypad needs replaced or reprogrammed. The ignition needs replaced. Both car seats…

The Lost and Tired family met dawn this morning,  after a night without incident.  The last time I remember looking at my phone it was approaching 4am. Sleep over came me sometime after that. I did my best and luckily,  last night, my best was just enough. Thank you everyone for all the love and support. It means a great deal.  :-) Posted from WordPress for Android

I told Lizze that I would stand guard tonight. I'm hoping that she will feel safe enough to sleep.  My Netflix queue is full and I replaced the deadbolts on the house.  I also replaced the front light with brighter bulbs.  Gavin and Elliott are at the grandparents tonight so it's just the three of us.  Maggie and I are watching Netflix and maybe playing Skyrim for a while. I just have to keep letting her outside because of her bladder infection.  She's leaking right now until she gets to the vet. It's gonna be a really long night. I probably couldn't sleep anyways,  I'm a bit preoccupied with these guys still having the keys to our house.  Even though the locks are new,  I don't like that they think…

Today has been one of the worst days in Lost and Tired family history.  We've had bad days but this affected the whole family in a profound way,  especially the boys. So,  in an effort to be positive and move forward I'm awarding a Today's Victory. Today's Victory is being awarded to Lizze,  Gavin,  Elliott and Emmett.. Despite everyone's fear,  overstimulation and anxiety, we didn't kill each other and we will live to see another day. Sometimes that, in and of itself is victory and after a day like today,  I'll proudly stick that in the win column. In the picture below, Gavin worked together,  very patiently with Elliott, to help him play through Mario Brothers on Elliott’s broken DSi.  The DSi is crashing and making Elliott start over.  Gavin…

Everyone in this house us driving me crazy.  Lizze always jokes about running away and joining the circus.  That sounds like a good idea right about now. Ironically,  Gavin is handling things the best right now,  however,  that may be because he is just shut down. He has been very quiet and timid today,  which is out of character for him lately. I have hidden myself away right now because I just can't take the whining anymore.  Elliott’s anxious to begin with but his DSi is on its last leg.  He gets really far in his Mario game only to have the system shut down and lose all his progress.  I give him credit because he keeps trying but it's honestly a losing battle.  His little world revolves around his…