I feel like we had a good day today. It goes without saying that it was far from perfect but perfect is never the target. We had some issues, especially at bedtime with Elliott but I'm still breathing and so is he. 😉 We're getting into that teenage angst and I'm gonna be honest, it's not fun. Autism complicates things in the sense that it sorta muddies the water. It's hard to know what's typical teenage behavior and what's Autism related. I don't know, maybe that doesn't make sense. Either way, we all survived the day and I'm always grateful for that. It could always be worse and I try to remind myself of that every single day. Everyone is sleeping and I'm gonna finish this up and hit the…

There are quite a lot of things going on in my life right now. Work has been picking up and I'm feeling good about that. My search for a therapist continues. I'm hoping for a callback tomorrow but insurance is very limiting. I did reach out to one in particular, who's actually very close to my house and on the surface, insurance might not be a problem. I'm hoping to hear back soon. Unfortunately, not everyone keeps up with their websites and there have been more than a few who say they take our insurance but it turns out they no longer do. It's actually a bit frustrating. I do feel very positive about this, despite having a harder time finding someone. It may take a little bit but I…

I've not been around much the last few days, and I wanted to drop a quick line and let you know everything is okay. What's happening right now is that I'm re-evaluating my priorities, and focusing on personal growth. I've been distracted, overwhelmed, and easily frustrated. That can make me a less than stellar husband and father. You may be interested to learn that I'm going to seek out a dedicated therapist for myself. I haven't had one in a while. Lizze has been asking me to do this for a while, and I haven't because I thought I was doing okay. The truth is, I'm not doing nearly as well as I thought I was, and it impacts Lizze and the boys in a negative way. I've been carrying…

Hall of Fame week officially kicks off in the morning and we're already having problems. Earlier in the evening, our neighbor came over and knocked on our door. She wanted me to know that she caught someone peeing on the side of our house and then trying to break into our car. I grabbed a screen of the guy from our doorbell camera She actually was able to take pictures of the guy and show me. This took place about 8:30 PM and it was still very light outside. Our neighbor noticed this guy from her window and began watching him cause he looked very suspicious. She saw him pee on the side of our house and then look into the windows of our car before trying to break in.…

The next week or so is going to be very frustrating because it's Pro Football Hall of Fame week. I hate this time of year because it's incredibly disruptive. People flood into Canton, Ohio from all over the world to participate in the HOF festivities. It's the one time of year where Canton cares about how it looks. The street cleaners are out in full force, and the parade route is getting a fresh coat of paint. One of the big issues for me personally is that they close off the park to the public. Parking is impossible to find, and people literally park anywhere they can. Walking becomes much harder because I have to find a new location and that isn't always possible because of everything I have going…