Today was such a big day, especially for Emmett. I haven’t mentioned this in a little while because I wasn’t sure what was going to happen. Today was the moment of truth and here’s what happened. State testing is ridiculously mandatory this year, despite the pandemic. I have made my thoughts on that quite clear. …
Category: Planning
Mar 14 2021
I received the 1st dose of the Moderna #vaccine and this information can help you
Well it’s been an eventful couple of days. I’m in a really good place and there’s a couple of reasons for that but for this post, I just want to focus on one in particular. I believe in karma, I’d like to anyway. I feel like you get back from the Universe what you put …
Feb 19 2021
Gavin gets his final dose of the #COVID #vaccine today
It’s gonna be a hectic day. I have a two hour meeting after lunch and it should finish up just in time for me to get Gavin to the health department for his second dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine. I’m a little concerned about how Gavin is going to handle the side effects. More …
Aug 28 2020
We made a major decision about this school year
Let me start by saying, I hate everything about this school year. I hate how our kids and teachers have been put in impossible situations because our leadership won’t take COVID seriously and do what needs be done in order to get us through this. That being said, we’ve made a major decision in regards …
Aug 22 2020
We persevered this week
It’s been a crazy stressful week but I’m so proud of how we persevered. The boys ultimately made it through their first week of distance learning and even exceeded their hours for the week. Their experience has been improving and while Elliott is still having technical issues, Emmett seems to be experiencing fewer. For the …
Aug 21 2020
It’s grocery day
Today is grocery day in The Autism Dad household. It’s everyone’s favorite day of the week for obvious reasons. I try to time grocery delivery for once every week or week and a half. It’s tough to keep groceries in the house but I manage. I want to give a huge shout-out to all of …
Aug 18 2020
Day 2 of Distance Learning Has Been A Nightmare
We just finished up the 2nd day of distance learning and it’s been a disaster. The school appears to be over capacity and struggling to meet the demand. Yesterday was full of connectivity issues and today has been the same. We are getting messages that too many kids are trying to log in to the …
Aug 17 2020
This school year has me nervous
The new school year starts tomorrow morning and we’re as ready as we’re going to be. We spent the day working around the house. I sat down with each of the boys an went through school stuff. I tried my best to mentally prepare everyone for what feels like a monumental undertaking. Elliott and Emmett’s …
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