The boys and I are going to have the day to ourselves. We'll be dropping Lizze off somewhere in North Canton, because she has a Christmas thing with her Mom. I imagine she'll be gone for most of the day. Both Elliott and Emmett have lost their respective tablets until lunchtime because of choices they made before bedtime tonight. I'm hoping to finish working on the first floor while Lizze is gone. I'd love to surprise her when she walks into the house from spending the day with her Mom. I made some decent progress today and I feel pretty good about that. Our Christmas tree is decorated and looking pretty snazzy. It's simple but we like and that's what matters. ☺ The weather has taken a turn towards the…

While I haven't gotten much accomplished today, I was able to deal with a utility issue, and get all the paperwork, including PR releases for both organizations involved in our trip. That's not a ton of work but it's done and one thing we can check off our list. On the school front, Elliott finished all his makeup work from when he was sick, and Emmett aced his spelling pre-test, so he doesn't have to take the Spelling test on Friday. He was really proud of himself. ☺ Gavin's been relatively quiet today. I'm not exactly sure what he's been up to but it can't be too bad because I haven't heard about anything yet. We did get Gavin's IVIG infusion done first thing this morning, right after breakfast. He…

It's been such a long day. The boys were picked up bright and early by my Mom, and Lizze and I were off to the hospital. Her Dad has been in surgery for most of the afternoon. We were sent home after awhile but everything seemed to be going well. Apparently after this type of surgery, they keep the patient completely sedated for at least twenty four hours after. I'm intentionally leaving this vague because Lizze will have a more detailed post when she's feeling up to it. Check here. Speaking of Lizze, she's having a bit of a rough time with all of this. She's not slept well but is currently sleeping right now. The boys are at dinner with my parents and will be home in a little…

You've probably noticed there's been some downtime here over the last day or so. I apologize for not making a general announcement prior but I migrated to a brand spanking new server. I was approached by a new host awhile back and over the last six months, we negotiated a deal I couldn't refuse.  The move was necessary and now that I'm are back up and running, things are so much better.  One downside is that the support forums are gone for now, and they won't be back up for a little while. I'll have to pay for a new service every month and I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet.  At this point, I'm dealing with monthly service fees again. My sponsorship is up and I figured…