It's been a stressful day for about a million reasons. About half of those reasons were Autism related and the rest were the result of a few other things. I'm still not feeling a hundred percent but I'm probably upwards of sixty or seventy percent lately and that's progress. I'm really grateful for that. We're also coming up on the one week anniversary of Maggie's passing and that's still a pretty fresh wound. It was a rough day. Everything was going okay until the mail came. Inside was a letter stating that we had lost our insurance coverage. More specifically, Lizze and I had lost our insurance coverage. The boys were not impacted and that was blessing. We're on Buckeye insurance, which is a managed care provider for Medicaid in…

I've been working to keep everyone in the house as active as possible but the fricking weather isn't wanting to make that job any easier. I think it was five days ago, it was 80°F and now it's snowing again. Lizze doesn't do well in the cold weather but I'm getting the kids out for a little bit at a time, almost every day. Yesterday, we left a bit early for Dr. Patties so the boys could walk around the Garden Center and catch Pokémon. It's way colder than it had been a few days prior, and it was snowing quite heavily. The boys lasted about fifteen minutes before we headed back to the car. While it's not perfect, it was fifteen minutes of activity that they wouldn't have otherwise…

Lizze is having a rough day and is trying to get some rest. The boys and I are off meet with Dr. Pattie for Tuesday night therapy. I guess we're stopping at the Garden Center to walk around for a bit. Emmett and Elliott want to catch some Pokémon and I just want to get out of the house.. ☺ With all the complexity, stress and challenges that we face as an Autism family, regular therapy is something I feel is extremely important. Our phychologist has known us since before the boys were born and has been working with Gavin for close to fifteen years. These sessions help me as a parent, have someone to bounce ideas off of and seek guidance from, especially when my wife and I are…

We have to straighten a few things with Social Security in regards to Gavin turning eighteen and transitioning to permanent disability. One of those things requires his adoption decree which for the life of me, I cannot find. It used to be in the safe but it must have been pulled at some point and not returned. SSA called this morning and let me know we needed this ASAP. For some reason, Gavin's name is still Gavin Weaver in their records and we've no idea why. It's an easy fix but it requires paperwork we can't find. We called Probate Court and I have to write a letter, explaining why I need it. They will give the letter to the judge for approval. If she approves the request, I'll pay…