I wanted to let you all know how Lizze is doing after her headache infusion last week.  After a 3 day medication infusion is took a little while for her to shake off the side effects.  Unfortunately however,  when the meds were out of her system, the migraine was let standing. This is very disheartening to say the least.  Everything we went through over those 3 days was for not.  I can't even imagine how Lizze feels right now.  We were really hoping that this would work and she would be migraine free.  I been telling Lizze for years that stress is her absolute worst enemy. Her doctors have told her the very same thing.  Her stress level is so incredibly high, that she her body just doesn't respond to…

I love it when things just work out.  It rarely happens, so when it does, it's cause for celebration.  This is Emmett taking a nap, during the day. He hardly ever naps anymore.  However, he did this time and I think it really helps him. Emmett is dealing with many sensory processing challenges and he gets overwhelmed by them quite often. He really does his best to cope but he's only 4 years old and that's a whole lot to try and cope with. When he takes a nap, it's like he gets a break from the sensory onslaught and can kinda regroup. Autism is a complicated state of being and it can be woven into every aspect of his life.  He needs these little breaks during the day to…

Maybe I've just totally lost my marbles but for as long as I can remember, I've always broken into song at the weirdest times.  I usually make things up as I go and I have no idea why I do this.  It's not like I'm sitting there thinking, this would be a great time to remove my brain mouth filter and burst into so crazy made up song. I suspect that it's just a weird way of dealing with stress. However, I now have everyone in the entire house doing the same thing, including the kids. That's right. It's not uncommon to have one of the boys walk past me while they are singing some goofy song to themselves.  It's really cute.  :-) Sometimes when the boys are upset about…

In the Android community we have a saying, if you don't have a picture, it didn't happen. This usually comes up when people are claiming to have received an OTA (over the air update) that we have all been waiting for and as developers we are clamoring to get our hands on. The rule of thumb is if you do to have a picture, it didn't happen. In that spirit, I have somewhat documented our afternoon out.  :-) I got some pictures of Lizzes actually smiling..  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 and Tired family, please visit Help the Lost…

My Mom is taking the boys for a few hours and giving Lizze and I a coupon for Bob Evans.  We are going to breakfast, for lunch.  Yay. We've never had official respite but our families help out when they can.  Today is one of those days and Lizze and I are going to finally get some much needed time alone.  I'm excited to get out for a little while and come home and maybe get some work done around the house.  Thanks Mom for taking the boys and thank you to Lizze's parents for everything they are doing for Gavin... :-)  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…

Over the past few weeks, we have been experiencing a growing problem. For some reason, Maggie and Bella haven't been getting along. It's more like Maggie simply doesn’t tolerate Bella as much anymore. There have had a few instances where Maggie snaps at Bella for seemingly no reason at all.  When I say snaps, I mean snaps. Bella has sustained minor injuries but nothing serious. Lizze and I have actually been discussing whether or not they can coexist in the future.  We've talked about finding one of them a new home but which one? Maggie is the better dog of the two, in the sense that she listens and has been here for years.  On the other hand, Bella is Emmett’s dog and has really brought him out of his…

I'm really feeling overwhelmed lately.  I guess that probably isn't too surprising to hear but it actually doesn't happen all that often.  Right now the Lost and Tired family is going through some pretty big changes and change isn't always easy, especially with autistic family members. What's even harder is trying to keep everyone feeling like everything is okay. I've mentioned before that we just shut our contracting business down after 13 years.  That is both a good and bad thing.  The business was a pretty big liability and one that really took a great deal of time and energy.  The last year or so, saw many changes in the housing market and they weren't for the better.  I wasn't making much money off of it since I became a…