Read more about the article Why family time is so important to me (25 pictures)
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Why family time is so important to me (25 pictures)

The other day I took the family to the Garden Center. It was relatively nice put and I want everyone to get used to being more active, especially as Spring approaches. Everyone had fun and I was able to take some pictures. Family time like this is so important because it helps us all to put aside what causes us distress, even for a little while, and live life without fear or reservation. Selfishly, I need moments like these because my life isn't easy. It's not even remotely easy on the best of days. When I place myself in situations like this, I find peace and can center myself, both of which makes me a better husband and father. I thought I would share some of the pictures I took…

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March 2, 2018
Read more about the article How my son with #Autism blew me away tonight
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How my son with #Autism blew me away tonight

We had a really nice evening. Truth be told, it was actually extremely stressful for me but that doesn't mean there weren't some awesome memories made. I'm just going to skip to the end of the day because that's where the true magic happened. I took Lizze and the boys out to dinner. We don't do that very often for a number of reasons but we went to IHOP for dinner because everyone loves it there. ☺ Everyone ordered what they wanted and had a great time. The truly amazing part comes into play with Mr. Emmett. Emmett is historically very difficult to feed. He so many sensory issues and it makes him incredibly sensitive to things like food. Anyway, it's a struggle on the best of days and a…

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February 24, 2018
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Have you ever bathed a ferret?

It's been a few months since the last time we did this but it was high time to give the ferrets a bath. It's not recommended that you bathe a ferret more than a few times a year because doing so, can actually make them smell worse. Emmett and I took on the task of bathing all four of the ferrets, two at a time. Some of the ferrets really like the water and some of them don't. Lemme wanted nothing to do with it. Tiny, Zane and Charlie did quite well by comparison. The hardest and most painful part for me personally, was their claws. When they cooperated, it wasn't too bad but when they didn't want to play along, their claw ls were fucking sharp. Emmett and I…

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February 17, 2018
Read more about the article It was a weird day but I finished an awesome project (Check out the pictures)
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It was a weird day but I finished an awesome project (Check out the pictures)

It was a weird day. The boys made it through the day at school and my Mom picked them up at the end of the day. She was going to take them both to dinner and then to hang out. On the way to her house, Elliott called and wanted to come home because Emmett was driving him crazy. He wanted a break and we of course, welcomed him home with open arms. Gavin arrived home a little while later after spending a day and a half at Lizze's parents. He had a great time but it was good to have him home. ☺ A little before dinner, I was inspired to finish a project that needed to be done. We had recently lost most of the fish in our…

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February 15, 2018
Read more about the article Super Adorable Pictures of Our Furbabies
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Super Adorable Pictures of Our Furbabies

I wanted to take a few minutes and share some of the latest pictures of our furbabies. Animals are a big part of our life and they play a vital role in the day to day with our kids on the Autism Spectrum. It's been a long time since I've shared any pictures but I was able to get some awesome pictures of them today. Check out the super adorable pictures below. [foogallery id="72610"]

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January 28, 2018
Read more about the article Introducing the newest member to our family
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Introducing the newest member to our family

Over the Christmas holiday, we added a member to our family. Her name is Ruby and she's a two year old Chorkie. We've always had two dogs and we've only had Maggie since having to rehome Bella, our Boxer because she became extremely aggressive with Maggie. We had no choice, because the dog fighting was getting really bad and it had become dangerous for the kids. We tried everything to avoid having to rehome her but nothing helped. It was heartbreaking because we'd had her for a few years without a single problem. One day, she decided that she wanted to be the dominant female and began challenging Maggie. This was totally a massive personality shift for Bella and these fights were always provoked by her. They always ended bloody…

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January 3, 2018
Read more about the article This is what we learned at The Cole Eye Institute today
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This is what we learned at The Cole Eye Institute today

It's been an exhausting day full of walking, waiting and driving. Gavin's final appointment of the day was at The Cole Eye Institute this afternoon. The appointment went well but it took forever. I honestly felt like we had been forgotten. The good news is that Gavin's eye checked out and they are basically perfect. The bad news is that we still don't know for sure why he's having visual blackouts. The current theory is that these blackouts are caused by migraines. Everything else has been looked at and aside from the pending EEG results, we've eliminated every other possibility. Until we find anything else, we're going with migraines for now. Appointments like these are maddening because all we want are answers and all we end up getting are more…

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January 3, 2018
Read more about the article His EEG is done and Gavin is in good spirits
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His EEG is done and Gavin is in good spirits

Gavin's appointment with the Adult Epilepsy Central at the Cleveland Clinic went as well as could be expected. His EEG went fine physically but we won't have any results back until later this week. They did seem to take note of abnormalities but there was nothing I could pick up on for sure. If this has been an EKG, I'd be all over it but I can't read EEG's. Gavin was really cooperative and made lots of awkward attempts to engage the techs in conversation. 😁 I think they really enjoyed working with him because Gavin was so polite and courteous the entire time. EEG's are not comfortable, especially for someone on the Autism Spectrum, dealing with several Sensory Processing Disorder. I was told to call back if I haven't…

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January 2, 2018