Our plans have changed for this week

We're having to adjust our plans for this week because of unforeseen car trouble. I mentioned the other day that the car needs at least new brake pads on the front end and bearings on the front driver side. This will all get fixed next Monday and hopefully, we don't need new rotars as well. As a result, we aren't traveling very far right now. To and from school, as well as Dr. Pattie's and back. Both are very close and can reached via back roads. ☺ The car is safe to drive but the pads have started grinding into the rotars and really don't want to have to replace those as well. Plus the sound is horrible and it feels like I'm killing the car every time I use…

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Review: Bit Charge Stereo earbuds (@RowkinInc)

This post is sponsored by Rowkin. They were generous enough to send over a Bit Charge Stereo to unbox, review and help generate some Autism Awareness. The opinions in my review are my own and were no way influenced by anyone or anything other than my experience with the product. The Unboxing https://youtu.be/w239BMxQl7A The Full Review A couple weeks ago, Rowkin, maker of the world's smallest, truly wireless earbuds, sent me over a Bit Charge Stereo to unbox. Having unboxed some really expensive truly wireless earbuds already, I would be lying if I told you I wasn't skeptical of the Rowkin Bit Charge Stereo. After all, they're in many cases, less than half the price of more well-known brands and I've always been of the opinion that you get what…

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I’m feeling totally blessed today

It's been a good day so far. Gavin's doing him best to drive me crazy with his incessant talking but I'm hanging in there. lol The boys are having a pretty good day as well. School went well and Elliott's excited because his class is going to see a movie tomorrow. That's pretty awesome for him. He even did his homework at school to get it out of the way.. Awesome job Elliott. ☺ Lizze was able to rest for a few hours while I was putting together a basic area when I can record my unboxing videos. As I get better at this, I'll get better equipment but for now, I can still get the job done. Two more sponsors have jumped on board today and I received about…

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A new way I’m raising #Autism Awareness

I've been working on doing more product reviews and it's taking off like crazy. The whole point of this is to capture people's attention with the products and while they're reading, they'll learn something about Autism. I used to do something like this when I was developing for Android. During the installation of my ROM's, the user would read the Autism facts on the install progress screen and learn something. This was wildly successful but after a few years I stopped developing and that is no longer a project I'm working on. As for the reviews, I have had a huge response from a ton of companies. Here's an incomplete list of current sponsors: Shark (Robot Vacuum) Neato Robotics (Robot Vacuum) Jabra Bose Touch Point Tile Anker Arteza Rowkin ELF…

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…….and for that, we’re grateful

Good morning everyone. We have had a pretty good start to the day, especially considering it's a Monday. The boys got off to school without much of an issue and there wasn't any fighting this morning either. ☺ There are a few changes that need to happen to the schedule though. Gavin's bloodwork is being out off in order to give his immunologist time to fax an order for specific tests she wants him to have, above and beyond monitoring for Clozapine. By waiting, Gavin won't have to have two separate blood draws. Lastly, we're having some car trouble and so I'll need to cancel OT for Elliott this afternoon. The break pads need changed and it's scheduled for next Monday. Until then, we need to significantly limit our driving.…

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What the week is looking like for this #Autism family

We're going to start the week off with a relatively slow day. Gavin needs his bloodwork in the morning and Elliott has OT in the afternoon. Aside from from school, that's about it. If the weather is decent, I might try to sneak in a walk but I'm not sure if it will work out. It depends on Gavin's labs. I have a few reviews I need to work on and a couple of invoices to send out. I always have writing to do but that never really ends. lol What would make this a perfect start to the week would be getting Gavin's labs back right away and learning that they are in good shape. Hopefully, his numbers will still be up and I can have one less thing…

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Pictures from the best day we’ve had in a long time

Lizze and I had a terrific day today and that doesn't happen all that often. The boys spent the day with their Grandparents, leaving Lizze and I a day to ourselves. ☺ The highlight of our time to ourselves was taking a nice long walk at the park. We ended up going on a light hike and spending the afternoon outside, on a beautiful day taking pictures. We grabbed Subway for a late lunch and caught up on a few shows. Lizze got a nap and I played some Wolfenstein II before boys got home. They finally arrived home around dinner time and we had a nice quiet evening before putting them to bed for the night. We have everything for their lunches already figured out and I'm hoping for…

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#Autism Parenting: Where breaks are not a luxury, they are a necessity

We are getting some breathing room today, at least for a little while anyway. Lizze's parents came and picked the boys up for the day because they're awesome. ☺ We're not getting as many breaks anymore because life happens and priorities have to shift accordingly. We totally get it and frankly, totally agree. At the same time however, I'd be lying if I said it didn't have a negative impact on us. The math is simple. Fewer breaks means more overall stress. This is why we never, ever take the breaks we get for granted. This is why we always appreciate what our family is able to do in regards to helping us get breaks. Most everything helps and we're beyond grateful for our supportive family. ☺ Life isn't easy…

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