Today has not gone as planned. Elliott didn't sleep well at all last night and was beyind exhausted and not feeling well this morning. Emmett was up on and off with nightmares as well. That means that I got a really shitty night's sleep myself.
Elliott was unable to make it to school this morning which sorta changes my calculus for the day. In fact, he was so exhausted, he did wake up until about 1PM. Even at that point he looked like death warmed over.
I did make further progress with Emmett and home instruction. I was able to get the signed copy of the letter to the school and I should be hearing back from the principal in short order.
The kids were supposed to see their mom for a few hours tonight but unfortunately, they have a stomach bug floating around their household and we simply cannot risk exposure at this time. The kids were sick from Thanksgiving until just before Christmas and I don't want to take any needless risks. She agreed and we cancled the physical visit. Maybe they can video chat with her tonight. We'll figure something out because I know they're disappointed.
We do have therapy tonight so we will hopefully be able to make some forward progress in dealing with all this stuff.
I have an interview tomorrow with an active duty Marine, who's also an Autism Dad as well. We're going to have a Dad to Dad conversation about being an Autism parent, while serving one's country and hopefully connect with other active duty military personnel who have Autistic kids as well. We want to raise some awareness for their unique challenges and support them anyway we can.
Emmett being home makes these recordings very challenging because he has yet to not interrupt at some point. I need about 45 minutes of quiet and it's not easy with the kids home. I need to figure something out because they will be home all summer.
I'm thinking about reclaiming what was once my office and turn it into a man cave. There needs to be some work done because there's still a roof leak but I think it would be a positive thing for all of us.
I would setup the podcast equiptment in there because the acoustics are better, meaning less noise and echo. I would put a desk, couch, bean bag chairs, a TV and some led lighting. The idea would be to create a space that I could comfortably work in but also a place for the kids to escape to when they need a break. I figure, as long as we will be stuck in this house, we need to make the best of it.
I'm struggling to make progress lately and that's very frustrating for me. I'm simply spread too thin and I'm being pulled in too many different directions. It's exhausting but at the same time, I'm holding my own and I'm not giving up.
