It turns out that we're looking at another break today, and that's amazing. The boys will be going to Lizze's parents for the night, and we will get some time to ourselves.  This has been an unusual week in the sense that we're getting so much time off, but it's an absolute blessing.  Lizze and I have zero plans at this point, but that may or may not change. I'd really like to go for a nice long walk, but the weather is rather hit or miss today. We have storms in the forecast, and we'll have to see how things go.  The bottom line is this. We are incredibly grateful for the time off provided by both sides of our family. I know that not everyone gets breaks like…

The boys left around lunch time and will be back around dinner time. Lizze has been hard at work on a class project, and I took a solid, three hour nap.  That's about the extent of our travels.  I can't explain how exhausting my daily life is. When I have a chance for some guilt free sleep, I take full advantage. Would it have been nice to do something? Of course it would have, but sometimes it's just not in the cards.   The level of exhaustion felt by an Autism parent is indescribable.  In many cases, sleep is a luxury we dont have, and neither is free time. When we do get a break, we have a choice. We can either gets some desperately needed sleep, or try and have…