Read more about the article 3 – 2 – 1—Meltdown
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3 – 2 – 1—Meltdown

Emmett had a pretty rough morning today. He was really upset about his inability to wear different shirts because of how they feel on him. He's been wearing the same shirt to school every day because it's the only shirt that doesn't bother him. We of course wash it all the time, and cleared this with the school on the first day. It's more important that he get to school, even in his pug shirt, than miss school because of sensory related clothing issues. Apparently his teacher said something to him yesterday about always wearing the same shirt, and Emmett walked away feeling heavily pressured to wear a different shirt today. My guess is that she simply made a comment about wearing the shirt for picture day, which was yesterday.…

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September 22, 2017
Read more about the article Have you seen Ohio’s new attendance policy? You’d better have a look
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Have you seen Ohio’s new attendance policy? You’d better have a look

The idea of this post is to help you become aware of changes to the way the State of Ohio is handling school attendance. It begins this school year and so if you've not seen it yet, you would be best served if you take gander below. I've included the letter we received from our school, as well as the bill itself. I haven't had a chance to really dig into this yet, so if anyone wants to explain the changes, please do so in the comments below. I'm sure many of us would appreciate it. [foogallery id="65693"]

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September 22, 2017
Read more about the article It’s not the best solution but it’s the one that will work
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It’s not the best solution but it’s the one that will work

Now that the actual logistics of our trip have been worked out, for the most part anyway, all we have left are the things on our end. There are quite a few things that I need to pull together before we can leave and unfortunately, I can't make those happen until the morning we are supposed to be leaving. Having never been on vacation, we don't own any luggage Everyone needs a few new sets of clothes Emmett needs shoes cause crocs won't work with all the walking were going to do Maggie needs a new collar Snacks for the drive down Sunscreen, hats and sun glasses for everyone Still waiting on GPS trackers to arrive for the boys (safety is very important) Haircuts for the boys State ID's for…

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September 21, 2017
Read more about the article Things I’m doing to be ready for @VivintHome tomorrow
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Things I’m doing to be ready for @VivintHome tomorrow

We've made some good progress on the house. We still have a ways to go but we should be ready in time for Vivint to arrive for our appointment tomorrow. There are a few things that we need to make sure are done, prior to the techs arrival. The biggest is that they have clear access to everything they need to work on. This means access to all monitored windows and doors. We need to make sure that the tech can get into the basement, as well as everywhere we have cameras, smoke alarms, CO2, flood and freeze detectors. One of the bigger things we were going to do was add the additional outdoor camera. Unfortunately, while Gavin and I were prepping the location, we stumbled across a hornet nest.…

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September 21, 2017
Read more about the article Why Gavin having his wish granted is heartbreaking for me as his Dad
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Why Gavin having his wish granted is heartbreaking for me as his Dad

By now most of you know that Gavin is having his wish granted by an amazing organization called Wishes Can Happen. He qualifies for this because he's living with life threatening health conditions. This opportunity is probably one of the biggest things to ever happen to my family and Gavin absolutely deserves this. Every time someone hears about this, their response is usually along the lines of that's so amazing or he's so lucky. I've even heard things like what a blessing and what a great opportunity. None of those things are wrong. It is an amazing opportunity and we do consider it a blessing that this has been made available to Gavin. I don't take offense to the well intentioned affirmations but I want to make clear that this…

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September 21, 2017
Read more about the article Weigh-in Wednesday: 9/20/2017 #healthiertogether
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Weigh-in Wednesday: 9/20/2017 #healthiertogether

Okay, I'm really trying my best to keep making progress on this weight-loss journey. Stress is one of my biggest enemies when it comes to dieting and I'm not always doing as good of a job as I could be. With that said, while I've been met with temporary setbacks, I've also reaped some rewards for my efforts. I actually did okay today. I had pizza for dinner but was under my calorie count for the day, and I drank 128 ounces of water. I was about 40 ounces short of my goal but this is still major progress, especially considering that I wasn't drinking even a fraction of that amount until recently. Hydration is extremely important and I can feel a difference when I'm taking in enough water each…

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September 20, 2017
Read more about the article Why don’t we talk about #Depression?
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Why don’t we talk about #Depression?

There's so many things that we as a society talk about all the time. I can't turn on the TV or radio without being inundated with information. Every day, I hear people talk about the latest scandal in the White House, missiles in North Korea, what celebrity's marriage is falling apart or even debating the season finale of a popular TV show.. I'm not going to say that we shouldn't be talking about some of those things because we should be able to talk about anything. As a society, I'd like to think we've evolved enough, that there shouldn't be things we can't have serious conversations about, Depression being one of them. We're at the tail end of 2017, and it's still taboo to talk about getting help for depression,…

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September 20, 2017
Read more about the article I went to bed super early
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I went to bed super early

I was so exhausted from the day of challenges I made it through that I fell asleep about 7:30 PM, while Lizze was putting the boys to bed for the night. It felt so good to go to bed that early, that is until I just woke up and can't go back to sleep. I think if I move around for a little while, and try again, let be able to fall asleep. Either way, I'm grateful that I was a able to get the extra sleep. ☺

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September 20, 2017