I was finally able to cut my hair today.  I shaved my head and my beard this afternoon and holy crap does this feel better.  My hair trimmers caught on fire a few weeks ago and I haven't been able to replace them yet.  I borrowed some trimmers today and got the job done.  Here's proof.  :-) This site is managed almost exclusively from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Please forgive any typos as auto-correct HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired "Like" me on Facebook Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me

In my previous post, I explained a bit about where I'm at as a writer/blogger.  This is the very first post on my journey to rekindle my passion for writing and sharing our story.  I figured the best way to begin was to share how I'm feeling about my life and raising three boys on the Autism Spectrum. For most of the day, I've been thinking about everything that's going on in our lives.  I've got three boys with Autism, one of which has very fragile health and is otherwise a medical mystery. My wife of a decade is chronically ill and is very limited in her current ability to function. It's way more complicated than that but that's the jest of it.  If I said that I was overwhelmed…

The reason I began blogging three years ago was really simple.  I needed an outlet and my wife had been encouraging me to write in a journal.  As a tech head, I decided to do this digitally and Lizze helped me get started with a very simple blog. I was dealing with lot at the time and I needed a safe place that I could vent and walk away.  As much as I hated writing back then, it really did seem to help. I wasn't a polished writer back then, nor am I today.  I just wrote what I was feeling and never expected anyone to ever read it.  I don't even remember how but people began finding my site and leaving comments. I do remember thinking how amazing it…

I've written close to 6,000 posts in the last 3 years.  It never occurred to me that I had so much to say. The truth is, as of late, I feel as though I'm just punching the time clock. In other words, I feel like I've run out of things to say. I don't know what happened but I've not been as inspired lately. Writing has become a chore at times and I can't seem to focus my thoughts anymore. Is this a sign that my depression is getting to be more problematic? Maybe I'm just so exhausted, that it's just too much effort at times. I will say that while I desperately need my anti-depressants, they do affect the flow of thoughts and make it much more challenging to…

All of the boys had a great day at school today, including Gavin.  They did a great job of ending the short school week on a high note.  There is no school on Friday but to be honest, I'm not sure why they don't though.  All I can say is that this was a great way to begin the 3 day weekend.  Great job boys.  :-) This site is managed almost exclusively from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Please forgive any typos as auto-correct HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired "Like" me on Facebook Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me

I hate being laid up.  I hate it.  It's not even like I'm always super productive either.  It's just that there's a big difference between simply not having the energy and physically being unable to do something.   It's quite demoralizing and I haven't felt this way in quite some time.  This site is managed almost exclusively from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Please forgive any typos as auto-correct HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired "Like" me on Facebook Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me

I wanted to let everyone know, before my sleep deprived #Autism parenting brain forgets, we made some good progress this week.  This week was not without its setbacks but the victories were pretty awesome.  The one that I'm personally most excited about is Emmett and his reintroduction into the wonderful world of occupational therapy.  I finally got Emmett scheduled for his reevaluation.  We have been waiting for months to get the call and it came the other day and now he's scheduled for next Tuesday.  :-) You may recall that insurance, in their infinite. micromanaged wisdom, decided that Emmett would never get better so they refused to requalify him.  This means that we may have a battle on our hands but it's a battle that I refuse to lose.  Emmett…

I'm currently in the worst pain I've experienced in the better part of a decade and my boys are driving me crazy. While I'm more grateful than words can express that Emmett has found his voice, why couldn't it have been his inside voice? Collectively, they are screaming and fighting but Emmett is by far the  loudest and the he has to climb all over me.  I'm so tired and every time I look away, a little bit more of my sanity sneaks away. I'm pretty sure that I don't have much left.  :-( This site is managed almost exclusively from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Please forgive any typos as auto-correct HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired "Like" me on Facebook Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please…