Feb 20 2017
We had a really awesome day. Aside from a few hiccups discussed in an earlier post, by all accounts we had a great day. Lizze and I took the boys walking again today, right before dinner. Unfortunately, we were competing with dusk and had to cut our walk short but I took all that into …
Feb 18 2017
It’s been a trying day but I’ve learned one thing that I believe I can say with absolute confidence, Gavin off of Lithium is NOT a good thing. I’m sure Lizze will put her two cents in at some point but having discussed this last night, I know she agrees. I suppose I should clarify …
Feb 18 2017
It’s been a really long day. I was up with a sick Emmett last night and now I’m up with a sick Elliott tonight. I promise I’ll get some writing done soon but until then, I thought I would at least share some pictures from our day. These pictures span across most of the day …
Feb 17 2017
The boys are off of school for the next four days. There’s teachers conferences on Friday, and of course, Monday’s a holiday. I’m not entirely sure what we’re going to do with all this extra family time but we’ll figure something out. I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t a part of me a …
Feb 16 2017
My wife and I face many challenges in our life. At the moment, one of those challenges centers around our youngest, Emmett. Emmett is eight years old and absolutely loves going to school. He loves learning and excels academically. Unfortunately, Emmett faces challenges that interfere with his ability to attend school sometimes. Between Autism, Anxiety, …
Feb 16 2017
I had a really tough time falling asleep last night. I wasn’t even feeling stressed out or anything like that. I just couldn’t get comfortable and ended up moving to the couch about 4 am. Anyway, Emmett has up on and off last night. In fact, he’s been this way for the last few nights. …
Feb 16 2017
While it may seem boring at times, I feel sharing how our day has gone is important because it shows how different things can go on different days. Today turned out to be a pretty awesome day for everyone. The boys got to school on time and immediately after, Gavin and I braved the weather …
Feb 15 2017
As an Autism parent for almost sixteen years, I can say that it’s a stressful job. I’ve often said that it’s 25/8/366 because of the nature of Autism. I want to take a minute and share why it’s so important for me to take time to myself. For starters, I know that it’s not always …
