The boys are at their mom and grandparents house tonight. I dropped them off about 1:30 pm and they seem to be having a great time. Elliott's still under the weather so they are possibly taking him to see the doctor in the morning. I ran a few errands and had an otherwise quite evening. While I needed the break, I am having a difficult time with life at the moment. The holidays are proving to be more difficult on me than I thought and I'm feeling very alone. I know that probably sounds stupid but it's my reality right now and I'm not going to hide from it. I didn't get everything done that I wanted to get done but I survived. I have a couple of jobs that…

I had a rough time sleeping last night but I did manage some sleep and I'm so grateful for that. Emmett made it almost the entire night in his own bed and I'm really proud of him. I was struggling a bit yesterday and I neglected to share some of the positives we experienced. As it's Thanksgiving here in the States, I wanted to share some things I'm thankful for. Let's start with my ridiculous kids. The other day, I took them to the park where we go walking. It was after therapy and it was very dark out. The only thing creating any light were the Christmas lights that the kids wanted to walk around and look at. It was really dark and frankly kind of creepy, so I…

It's been a frustrating day for me. I had some unexpected issues arise that needed to be dealt with immediately and that thrust a heaping helping of additional stress on to me. I definitely didn't need that right now. On the positive side, the boys got to school and I went walking. I was able to pull off my interview this afternoon as well but I wasn't in the best mindset to do that today. I'm hoping it will turn out okay. Mr. Gavin is overwhelming me with his constant chatter. He has this compulsive need to narrate his life. It can be a lot to deal with on a good day and this is definitely not a good day.. He's constantly talking and I'm at a point where I…

It was another long night. Emmett went to bed not feeling well, but I assumed it was likely emotional in nature. My thought was that he was upset because he didn't get to see his mom this weekend like he was supposed to. She hasn't been feeling well and missed their Wednesday visit also. It's upsetting for the boys but it's not like it's anyone's fault. Before canceling this weekend, she had gone to Stat Care, which is our local version of a walk-in-clinic. Turns out she has strep throat and we sincerely hope she's feeling better. Her and the boys have always been very susceptible to strep for some reason. It's always been that way and if we get it here in my house, the kids will just pass…