It’s been a really awesome day and here’s why

Lizze and I had a pretty awesome day.  The boys left around 2:30pm and it was all relaxation after that.   We had our favorite pizza and then went for a walk at the park.  We ended the day with some ice cream and Supernatural...  All things considered, this was a really amazing day.  We even have most of the day to ourselves tomorrow as well.  This means we can actually sleep in until we're ready to wake up.   It's been a really awesome day...  ☺ 

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There’s been a change of plans

The boys just left and the house is really quiet. They won't be back until sometime tomorrow afternoon.  Lizze and I were originally going to make a trip to have dinner at P.F. Chang's, courtesy of my parents but it's already later in the day and frankly, we're both exhausted.  Instead, we're going to order our favorite pizza, snuggle on the couch and watch a movie.  We've decided to save P.F. Chang's for another time.  Perhaps while the boys are in school..  ☺  Anyway, today is much less about what we do or where we go and a great deal more about simply being together.  That's about it for now.  I've got some work to catchup on and a relaxing afternoon/evening ahead of me.  

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I’m so proud of my kids 

After picking the boys up from school, we had to hit the grocery store and pick up a few items.   Everyone did incredibly well and I'm so proud of them all.  There was no fighting or anything else that frequently happens while we're out and about.   This is a great way to head into what is the first three day weekend of the new school year.  Tomorrow is a special day and it's really nice to have this afternoon go so well because it helps to set the tone for tonight and tomorrow. 

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I know something has to change but I feel bad doing it

Everyday I arrive at the school to pick up the boys.  I get there at 2pm because that's been the routine and it gives me some peace and quiet for an hour.  Everyday Gavin insists on coming with me.   He just sits in the passenger seat, listening to his music through his headphones.  The other thing he does is get up, buzz the front door of the school and use the bathroom.  He does this multiple times in the course of one hour.  If he doesn't  do this, he sits next to me doing the potty dance.  The potty dance is something that drives me crazy.  I know it's not his fault but it just bothers me for some reason.  We all have our little quirks.  I'm to the…

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Up for most of the night with my Autistic kid again

Last night, as I was winding the day down, lying in bed and writing about my day, Elliott woke up.   There's no duplicit reason for it because he didn't have a bad dream or anything like that.  He simply woke up and couldn't go back to sleep.  He did try for close to an hour but with no luck.  He and I eventually moved to the living room, each claiming our favorite couch. It took hours for him to fall asleep and so I was up as well.   The morning came way too soon but he was cooperative and in good spirits, while I was hating the world and struggled to keep my eyes open.  I did grab a short nap while Gavin was sleeping off his morning…

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A major update about Elliott and homework 

First of all, I hate the idea of homework in general.  There's so much research out that that proves homework doesn't improve test scores at all.  I'm even less supportive of giving homework to kids with special needs.  There's several sides to this coin but the biggest things are pretty solid arguments in my book.   Frankly, I can see this from both sides and here's why.   I want my kids to reach whatever their potential is. I want them to be prepared for the real world, so they can function within to the best of their abilities. This requires that my kids be held to a reasonable standard.  Homework is something that they won't be able to escape in high school or college and practicing now is a…

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I have my fingers crossed

The boys ended up having a really good day at school, despite the rough start.  I'm really proud of them.  Elliott even finished up his homework, without a single issue.   I'm hoping that this positive trend continues, well into the bedtime hour. It would be so nice to be able to just put the kids down for the night and actually gave then go to sleep.  Finger crossed...  ☺ 

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Nothing has gone as planned today and a few other ramblings

This morning got off to a rough start and then I was late getting lunches to the school for the boys because of bad accident that had traffic backed up.  When I got to the school, poor Emmett was sitting with nothing to eat for at least 15 minutes. I called ahead to let them know I was running behind but he was still worried I had forgotten about him and that feels absolutely terrible.   Elliott's lunch was actually early cause they eat at different times..so there's that. ☺  We were supposed to be at the Cleveland Clinic all day today but Lizze woke up in so much pain that she was not feeling well enough to make the trip. That was frustrating for her on a few levels…

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