Have you ever wanted to turn your kid into a cartoon? Me neither.  However, I stumbled across this app while browsing the Google Play store.  It's called Cartoon Camera and it basically does what you think it would do. It takes pictures and produces a cartoonish effect. I don't usually play with these types of apps but I was in the mood to experiment and Emmett thought it was really funny.  If he thinks it's funny than it makes me happy.  I love to hear him laugh.  :-)

Tonight we experienced world war 3, while trying to get Elliott to take his bedtime medications. These consist of melatonin and his new anti-depressant. Both pills are very small.  Elliott has no problem physically swallowing the pills.  The problem however,  has more to do with simply not liking the idea of taking the medication. I think, at least in Elliott's case, there is a huge element of control.  Think about it.  As an adult, we try to control as much of our lives as possible, especially when much of our life is outside of our control.  Imagine what it must feel like for a small child with #Autism.  I completely understand where he's coming from and I actually support it.  I just can't support it when it comes to something…

I was wondering, with the new of this year's flu hitting epidemic proportions, has your family had their flu shot? This isn't about judgement or anything like that.  I'm just wondering what your reasons for either getting the flu shot or not. Are your reasons based on personal beliefs or is it a financial issue? I just want to better understand what's going on.  :-)

Every year,  there is always at least one Christmas present that I wish I could make disappear from the house.  Typically, these are really loud or annoying toys however, this year it's different.  This year, I'm fantasizing about making all the goddamm Silly Puddy vanish without a trace.  I've already had to through one blanket away because a huge glob of Silly Puddy was stuck in it.  I'm tired of trying to remove it from the couch cushions, cracks in the hardwood floor and worst of all, the carpet.  I used to love Silly Puddy but now it's become my nemesis and I wish to vanquish this monster before anything else in my house gets destroyed. Is there a particular toy or present that someone in your home received that…

Holy crap.  Elliott is in a really, really bad place today. At the moment, he's like a really old stick of dynamite.  The slightest breeze will set him off.  My heart is breaking for him but at the very same time, he's driving me up a wall. It's really a confusing mix of emotions. Right now Elliott is devastated because his Game Cube died, that's right, you heard me, Game Cube. He's obsessed with the Game Cube, it's one of his aspergers traits.  He sorta gets really tunnel visioned on the Game Cube and is very emotionally invested in it.  Among his most favorite games in the world, Super Monkey Ball ranks very, very high on the list. Unfortunately, his game won't play anymore and his Game Cube just died. …

Elliott began his anti-depression medication today.  The medication he is on is called Remeron. This is a medication that until now, I've never heard of.  I was a bit uncomfortable with this because of how little we knew about it. However, after meeting with his psychiatrist, Dr. Reynolds, it's really the only option we have and by far the safest.  We also met with his pediatrician at Akron Children's Hospital as well.  He agreed that this was the best option we had and because Elliott's depression is so bad, we really needed to get this started.  Elliott is very capable of taking pills.  However, he doesn't like taking medicine at all.  In fact, simply asking him to do so led to a meltdown/panic attack and a flat out refusal to…