We began this morning at the Vets office with Emmett's kitten, Blue.. Blue needed to be checked out before he goes in to get neutered on Tuesday morning.  Blue had to get a couple shots and the boys wanted to be there for moral support.  :-) Everything checked out okay and he's cleared to get fixed next week. This was a great start to the day.  Of course, shortly after that, the day went downhill really fast.  :-( With that said, I'll count this as a victory.  :-) This site is managed via WordPress for Android, courtesy of the @SamsungMobileUS Galaxy Note 2 by @Tmobile. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Check out my #Autism Awareness Store to find really cool and unique #Autism Awareness Clothing and…

I've had some time to think about the new information we received in regards to our pursuit of answers to Gavin's many health related questions.  While in truth, I'm still disheartened by the knowledge that Dr. Cohen can't help us, I'm very motivated to find another solution, if one in fact exists. I'm not entirely sure where to begin but I think a call place to the Cleveland Clinic will be a good start. The bottom line is that I'm not going to let this set back discourage me. This site is managed via WordPress for Android, courtesy of the @SamsungMobileUS Galaxy Note 2 by @Tmobile. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Check out my #Autism Awareness Store to find really cool and unique #Autism Awareness Clothing…

Okay.... Emmett’s home now and breathing better.  :-) Lizze and I were downstairs when Elliott came running downstairs to get us.  Behind him was Emmett, screaming at him not to tell us. Elliott told us anyway and we learned that Emmett had crammed a Lego all the way up his left nostril. Apparently, he was imitating something he saw on an episode of Ben 10 and this was the end result.  We dropped Elliott off at my parents and headed off to Akron Children's Hospital.  Our experience with our local hospitals, hasn't always been positive, when it comes to our kids on the Autism spectrum.  The drive to Akron Children's Hospital was necessary and worth it.  They got him back right away and while this was a first for us,…

If there was only one common  thread between all kids, especially boys, it just might be their love of video games.  All three of my boys on the spectrum love playing video games.  In Gavin's case, video games have not always been a good thing for him.  Much of Gavin's life has been lived with almost no threshold for frustration.  Gavin can go from zero to frustrated in the blink of an eye.  Video games were a huge, huge trigger. Elliott and Emmett do really well with video games.  Elliott doesn't always want to turn them off when it's time, but he's getting better.  Gavin was always drawn to the violence that can be in a game.  He was never aloud to play violent games and that didn't go over…

The Lost and Tired family hasn't had cable television in several years.  We do however, have Netflix and we stream it to our TV. We watch shows with our kids all the time.  The boys pick out a series and we watch every episode, one at a time.  It's really fun and we can watch as much or as little as we want.  Right now we have been working on the Ben 10  Ultimate Alien. The boys are really into Ben 10 right now and it's a pleasant change.  What shows do your kids really like to watch or what shows do you like to watch with your kids? This site is managed via WordPress for Android, courtesy of the @SamsungMobileUS Galaxy Note 2 by @Tmobile. Please forgive any typos…