At least I was able to provide him with comfort

It was a long night because Emmett wasn't feeling well and couldn't fall back asleep, after waking up. The only way Emmett was able to fell asleep last night was by climbing into our bed and gluing himself to my left arm. I've never been a back sleeper and so I was very uncomfortable but at the same time, happy to actually be able to help him find comfort. ☺ Thankfully, everyone was doing better this morning and both boys made it to school without much in the way of problems. I'm pretty tired and will be sticking close to home in order to get some work done today, before the boys get home from school. My goal is to make it through the day without needing to take a…

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Do you remember where you were?

September 11, 2001 changed everything for me. I was finishing up a house in a new allotment that my company was doing punch-out work in. I was working with my brothers that day. Lizze called me about 8:50 AM, and told me what happened. We'd been dating for a few months at that point. She's was very upset and it took a minute to register what she was telling me. Once I understood what was happening, I told everyone what had happened. It wasn't long before everyone on the job site had gathered around the radio because we didn't have a TV and cell phones were still flipping. I remember the collective gasp of everyone as we heard that the second plane had struck the south tower, and then the…

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He woke up freaking out

A little while ago, Emmett woke up freaking out. We couldn't even talk to him without him screaming. I'm guessing it was a nightmare and he wasn't fully awake. That's not all that uncommon for Mr. Emmett. We ended up convincing him to move downstairs. This way he wouldn't wake anyone else up. Currently, we have him mostly calmed down and watching Max Steel. Hopefully, this will be enough to settle him down and get him back to bed. We'll see what happens.. 🙁

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Why we are considering postponing our trip

It's been a long weekend and I'm happy to say that both boys will be returning to school in the morning. Elliott's doing much better and should be good to go in the AM. With that out of the way, we need to catch up on a few other things because I pretty much took the weekend off from writing. I haven't done that in awhile but we got an impromptu break from the kids, courtesy of my parents. ☺ We spent some time working out some details for our trip to Florida. Lizze and I have been paying close attention to news and everything that's going on with Hurricane Irma and what may be going on with José. Lizze and I have also been talking about what we should…

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We’re 3 steps closer to having Gavin’s greatest wish granted

I was able to make some progress in my quest to get ready for Gavin's Wish granting trip to Florida at the end of the month. Aside from packing, making needed purchases and planning the physical drive, we have quite a few other things that need to be addressed before we leave. One of those things has to do with the rental car. I checked with my insurance agent and they told me not to take the extra insurance from the rental car agency. I have a rider on my policy that does the exact same thing and it's significantly cheaper. One of the biggest things we had to get figured out in order to actually leave was what we were going to do with Maggie. We found a kennel…

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No pukers allowed

Emmett had a great day at school today and Elliott is still sick. When I picked Emmett up, one of the staff members told me that four kids went home due to vomiting. That sucks because it tends to spread through the school. I'm hoping that the weekend will be enough to avoid that kind of stomach bug nightmare. There are no plans for the weekend ahead and I'm okay with that. I'm just working on the house and slowly getting somewhere..

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Emmett did a great job

Emmett got off to school this moring without any major problems. We had to swing by Walgreens and pick up a few things for his lunch, before dropping him off at school. He actually did a great job of picking his things out. Historically, Emmett doesn't do well with making decisions, especially when there's a time limit. He didn't have any major issues making his choices and we were off to school, with his lunch in tow.. ☺

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Another Lego creation by Gavin

I've no idea what he's calling this particular masterpiece, but he built it while hanging out with my Mom the other day. She was kind enough to send me a picture and I'm sharing it with you. Gavin in loves sharing pictures of his Lego creations. The little dog next to him is Cleo, the dog I rescued after she was thrown from a moving car awhile back. She now calls my parents house home and is well loved. ☺ Feel free to leave a positive comment below. I'll pass them along to Mr. Gavin.. ☺

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