Why we spent our down time feeling down 

We've had a really long day. It was a mixed bag of good and bad, but it was a day we survived. In fact, there were even some times we thrived. ☺  I mentioned in a previous post that Elliott and Emmett had me up for most of the night. As a result, I got off to a rough start this morning.  Lizze was struggling as well because of one of her health issues.  We had a relatively lazy afternoon because we both felt like shit. It sucks that we had to spend our down time feeling down, but if the kids were here it would have been so much more difficult.  Thankfully, we both felt better as the afternoon wore on. After dinner, we went for a nice long…

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All that matters is that they get to go

The boys are gone, and on their way to the Akron Zoo with their Grandparents. That's a bit of mixed emotion for us, because we wanted to take the boys, but all that matters is that they get to go. We'll just take them to the Cleveland Zoo in a few weeks.  As far as how Lizze and I are going to make use of the time, that's changed a bit.  I was able to get some sleep after a sleepless night with the boys. As a result, I feel much better. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for Lizze.  After eating lunch this afternoon, she's now sick to her stomach. This time is particularly bad and she's down for the count. It's a Gastroparesis thing, and will eventually pass…

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This can really take it out of an #Autism parent

Lizze and I will be getting a break this fine Sunday. The boys will be spending the day, and subsequent night with their Grandparents.  It feels like we haven't had a night off in forever, but it's only been about two weeks. It's amazing how two weeks of raising three kids with Autism can take it out of a parent.  I'm not sure what we're going to do with our time. Perhaps we'll catch up on some sleep. Maybe we'll go for a walk, or catch a dollar movie. The whole point is to have some time away from the boys and devoted to ourselves.  We're so grateful for the time, regardless of how we end up using it. ☺ 

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