I wanted to share a recent and trending success we've had with Elliott.  Trending is probably a bit of wishful thinking but I'm trying to remain positive.  Elliott has decided that he's willing to take his antidepressant if and only if, it's mixed with Chocolate Pudding.  I think we tried this before and it didn't work. However, it's working now.  I'm choosing to view this for what it actually is, a victory.  :-)

I'm not really a cat person, I never have been.  However, as the cat population has grown these last few months, it's hard to avoid them.  Having said that, I've got to admit that they are really cute and their purring is quiet relaxing. We also haven't seen anymore mice this winter either.  I undoubtedly owe that to my new feline friends. I spent some time with Greysha this morning, after Emmett brought her over to me and dropped her off.   She really is a sweet cat and has come a long way from her near feral beginnings. I must have been petting her for 45 minutes and didn't realize it.  She's into chewing on fingers right now.  She doesn't bite or anything like that. It's almost more of a…

Emmett and I spent some time together creating art with Play Doh.  He and I put this Play Doh scene together and wanted to share it with all of you.  Play Doh is one of my boys most favorite things in the world to do. 

People always ask me, how do I keep going? That's a really good question, with a really complex answer. However, I've found a way to sum it up in a single picture. See below.  :-) This is how I keep going. I live for these tiny moments, where time comes to a screeching hault and I'm face to face with a child that is happy and smiling. My goal is to survive to the next moment like this.  It's how I hang on though all the stress and anxiety.  I think that's a pretty good answer.  I mean, who wouldn't keep pushing forward, in hopes of seeing that big wrinkled nosed, cheesy grin?

Lizze was supposed to have a sleep study tonight at our home away from home, the Cleveland Clinic.  Unfortunately, she's still sick with a sinus infection and so it had to be rescheduled. The sleep center said she has to be off antibiotics for at least a few days. She's really disappointed because this sleep study is done in a hotel and she gets a decent, quiet room, all to herself.  :-( We're going to see if I can stay with her when it's rescheduled.  She can't drive, so I have to drive her back and forth anyway.  It would be much easier if I could just stay the night with her.  Who knows.  Not exactly a night away, but better than nothing.

As intelligent and wise as Elliott is, especially for a 6 year old, he clearly doesn't understand some things as well as I thought. When I say Elliott is wise, I mean that.  He's very difficult to talk to about some things because he wants grownup explanations for things and simply won't settle for anything else.  Sometimes that's okay and other times, not so much.  Even his psychologist has trouble explaining things to him at times because he's not satisfied with the answer because he knows there's more to it than that. This is one of Elliott's aspergers traits.  The truth is, if you talked to him like an adult, he would better understand what your trying to tell him.. Unfortunately, it's easy to forget that he is only 6…

I wanted to start this and see if there's any interest.  Basically, I'll issue a challenge and that challenge is intended to pay it forward.  You'd be surprised to know how a simple gesture can make or break someone's day.  To test this out, I'm challenging all of you to return the grocery cart back to the inside of the store, or at least the outside rack, when your done with it.  Someone has to go out and collect all the carts when they are left in the parking lot.  I personally, always try to return the cart myself so that it makes life a little bit easier for the person who has to collect them.  Whenever they see me do that, they always smile and say thank you.  It's…