Another missed day of school

Mr. Elliott will be home sick once again. He seems to be feeling better during the day but worse towards bedtime. That's pretty common I think. The problem is that he was running a fever yesterday afternoon and hasn't been fever free for twenty-four hours yet. I'm going to try and get all his makeup work sent home for the weekend. He doesn't do well when overwhelmed by things like a shitload of makeup work. This way he can do a little at a time and survive it. ☺ Hopefully, he'll feel better over the weekend and return to school on Monday. ☺

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It’s not looking good at this point

First of all, things aren't looking good for the many people in the path of Hurricane Irma. My heart goes out to all in its path, as well as those putting their lives back together in its wake. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those who lost their lives in this truly terrible storm. I've been talking to people familiar with where we're supposed to be going, as well as surviving hurricane weather. It's looking like we may actually have to reschedule our trip. We won't know until we know, but it's not looking good at this point. This trip is a big deal for my family, but it's just a trip. We can reschedule or worst case scenario, make alternate plans. I can't even begin to imagine…

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The zero mistake and how it broke the bank

One of the reasons I've been so stressed out over the last few days is because of what I'm calling the zero mistake. The last week or so has been unbelievably busy. Between medical emergencies with Lizze's Dad and everything going on with Gavin, I'm a bit frazzled. Frankly, my nerves are fried. Last Saturday, I had to make a run back home from the hospital to get something for Lizze and as I pulled back into the parking deck, I remembered that I needed to pay the gas bill. I hopped on my tablet and made my $86.50 payment. It was a relief to be able to do that, as well as not forgetting to do that, especially with everything going on. Unfortunately, I made the zero mistake. I…

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Elliott’s home sick AGAIN

As I mentioned last night, Elliott is home sick again today. He went back to school yesterday but came home with a fever. He's spent most of the day resting and watching Netflix. Yesterday, he came home with a his make up work and has completed all of it already. At least he's not going to be too far behind when he goes back, hopefully tomorrow.

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Tonight’s meltdown just about pushed me over the edge

We lived through a massive Emmett meltdown this evening. This particular meltdown was in regards to his dinner and it was a doozy, as well as being partly my fault. Emmett is very sensitive when it comes to food. He has major sensory related issues that make feeding him very challenging because the menu of foods that he'll eat is very limited. I was making him and Elliott dinner last night. They both wanted corndogs. The corn dogs have to be cooked a certain way, or Emmett won't eat them. First, we have to microwave it for thirty seconds, no more no less. If the crust cracks, he won't touch it so we have to be careful. After the microwave, the corn dog goes into the air fryer for seven…

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Guess who’s sick

The boys had a good day at school but Elliott looks like shit and is running a fever. I don't think it's anything serious as it's probably just a cold. That said, a fever is a fever and he will be home tomorrow. I need to speak with his teachers because Elliott is saying that they told the class not to come to school if they're running a fever, and yet we're critical about the time Elliott's missed this year because he was sick. He also alleges that they said for him to be in school, even if he's sick, as long as he's not running a fever. Lizze and I want to clear this up because I'm hoping Elliott misunderstood. If there is indeed a problem, take it up…

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This is kinda weird

We learned something today from Gavin, that seems sorta strange. He made it a point to tell Lizze while I was gone, and then me while we were dropping off the boys lunches.

Gavin informed us that he has been taking showers while he’s hanging out with my parents on Wednesdays while the boys are in school.

It’s not so much that he takes a shower at my parents house, cause that’s not a big deal at all. It’s more about the way he talked about it. He said that he asks if he can take a shower and they let him. Again, not a big deal and my parents aren’t doing anything wrong.

What’s weird about it is he doesn’t need a shower. He does that at home and there’s no reason for him to be asking to take one.

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I might actually call today productive

Everyone got off to school this morning without too much of a problem. That allowed me to meet my Mom and walk about four miles before 10 AM. I'm super pumped about that. When I was done, I picked Lizze and Gavin up because we needed to get the boys lunches to school. After that, I dropped Lizze off at the hospital and proceeded to take Gavin to my parents. I came back and picked Lizze up before returning home. It was important for her to see her Dad and this let us get everything done that needed to be done. I had to get some work done but that was Photoshop and that's more fun than work for me. ☺ I've also been watching the news and it looks…

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