Operation Hope: Where is Gavin?

It's been awhile since I have updated you all on how Gavin is doing. I don't talk very often about him right now because I have mixed feelings about this whole thing.  When you find yourself faced with having to choose between one of your kids and the rest of your family, the line between right and wrong becomes so blurred that it essentially disappears. The fact that Gavin is my adopted son doesn't make these decisions any easier, I assure you.  Gavin's been living with his Grandparents for about 4 months now.  For all intents and purposes, he doing really well.  Recently, even his health seems to have settled down, at least to my knowledge.  I hate saying,  at least to my knowledge.  I feel like I should know…

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Thirty Day Water Challenge: Day 1

I've made it through the very first day of the Thirty Days of Water Challenge. Yesterday I drank only water. By the end of the first day, I had consumed roughly 64 oz of H2O. The goal of this challenge is to drink only water for thirty days in a row. I've always been a big milk drinker so this is a bit of a challenge for me personally.  However, this is a simple way to start improving my health and I'm giving it my all.  Day 1 down,  29 to go.  :-) This site is managed via WordPress for Android, courtesy of the @SamsungMobileUS Galaxy Note 2 by @Tmobile. Please forgive any typos. I know how to spell but auto-correct hates me.  ;-) For more ways to help the Lost…

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Overstimulation? What the heck is that?

Overstimulation? What the heck is that? Tonight marks the end of a very long 4 day weekend.  This weekend was filled with lots of play and excitement for the boys.  On Saturday, the boys played all day with their cousins from Colorado.  They had so much fun.  I wish their cousins lived closer so that they could play more often.  Today, the boys spent time with my parents.  They had tons of fun and came home exhausted and ready to eat dinner.  All of this was great but it did unfortunately, lead to both boys but especially Emmett, being completely overstimulated. Overstimulation historically leads to meltdowns and out evening was full of them. For those of you new to the Autism game, let me try to explain what overstimulation is…

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@MobileFun Slim Carbon Fiber Flip Case for the Galaxy Note 2 (Review)

Slim Carbon Fiber Flip Case for the Galaxy Note 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYUh-Hls8-o I was lucky enough to be sent the Slim Carbon Fiber Flip Case to review. This Samsung Galaxy Note 2, courtesy ofMobileFun.com. This is a very nice and professional looking case. It actually protects the amazing Galaxy Note 2, without causing the little scuffs and scratches that can be cause by other cases. The case itself is about $27 shipped from the UK. This is a really good price, especially for being internationally shipped.

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Engaging the Tech Community and spreading #Autism Awareness

In an effort to further spread #Autism Awareness into the general public and provide my readers with products that can benefit their families, I will be reviewing more and more tech products and hosting more giveaways. This may sound a bit off topic but there is a huge tech community out there. If the point of Autism Awareness is to help educate the public and show them what Autism is like in real life, then we need to engage with influential groups of people on a personal level. I have found amazing success with this approach. However, since I have stopped actively developing ROM's for Android powered Smartphones, I feel like I've lost touch with that community. The Android community has been hugely supportive of my quest to spread Autism…

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My Manic Monday Scramble. Share yours..

I thought it might be fun to share our Manic Monday stories.  Monday's have historically been rather unpleasant for the Lost and Tired family.  Today is no exception.  Lizze got up with the boys this morning because I had a really bad night of restless sleep. I was awoke by Lizze panicking and telling me that AEP had come out to shut off our power.  This was not exactly how I wanted to meet Monday morning. Having said that, it's better to face this sorta thing head on. Lizze and I went into a scramble. We were literally counting change.  It's sad really, and some may even say irresponsible but we really do the best we can.  Sometimes it just comes down to counting pennies. Anyway, I scrambled to the…

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Anyone ever get restless legs?

Twice now in the last week,  I've gone to bed and ended up not being able to sleep.  The reason is restless legs.  This isn't like restless leg syndrome, at least in the sense that it's acute and not chronic. Regardless though, it's a horrible experience.  My heart goes out to those of you out there, like my wife, who deal with this all the time. I teuly don't know how you do it. When this happens to me, I either flop around all night and keep Lizze up or I take to the couch and let the dogs lay on my legs. Their weight seems to provide a great deal of relief. Tonight is another one of those nights and I'm completely exhausted. I don't know how my wife…

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We have to pay taxes, why doesn’t Facebook?

I don't normally post articles like this but for this, I'll make an exception.  I think that every hard working American should be pissed off and boycotting Facebook. At a time when our country is facing economic turmoil, how can we allow Facebook to skate by without have to pay a single dime in taxes.  If that doesn't make you angry enough, they're even getting a half a billion dollar tax return. Our government needs to be held accountable for this and Facebook should be made to pay the piper. The below article is courtesy of FoxNews.com All credit goes to FoxNews.com and the original article can be found here. Facebook paid no taxes despite record profits Saturday, February 16, 2013 FoxNews.com Despite earning more than $1 billion in profits…

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