In about 15 minutes, Emmett and I will be entering our very first Operation Hope, team wraparound meeting.  This is the meeting that will help to get the ball rolling on our funding petition for Gavin to be placed in residential care. This will be a really small meeting because it will be Dr. Patti, Gavin's teachers and our wraparound coordinator, Shelly. Of course,myself and Emmett will be in attendance. Lizze is actually with Gavin today and won't be able to attend.  I'm also hoping that this will be short and sweet because I'm exhausted from being up with Elliott last night.

One of the big problems with having as much in our plate as we do, is the fact that it's impossible to keep up with everything.  At this exact moment, I'm personally managing almost half a dozen crises.  1) I have everything with Gavin.  2) Then I have everything that's going on with Lizze.  3)We have gravely ill family members. 4) Elliott is seriously struggling with anxiety and his new food allergies.  In fact tonight, despite our best efforts, he came into contact with something that has him breaking out in hives.  I had to make a midnight run to Wally World in order to get him Benadryl to control the reaction.Thankfully it was minor enough that the Benadryl was enough to address the anaphylaxis. 5) We are scheduled to…

On a personal note: I have recently had the chance to speak with Karen Chung, founder and chief executive officer of Special Learning, personally. We spoke at length via phone and I'm very impressed with her work. I will be working with Special Learning going forward and I'm excited to see all the good things we can do for the community.  -Rob Gorski Special Learning, Inc. and Step By Step Launch Grassroots Campaign to Raise Money for Families Affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder   The Helping Hearts for Autism campaign will raise money for families affected by autism in need of financial support during the holidays. CHICAGO, Illinois, and COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Dec. 5, 2012 – In an effort to recognize the importance of giving to those in need, Special Learning,…

I don't ever really take first place in anything very often. However, I take great pride in being first in line to pick up Elliott from school, at least on most days.  I just wanted to share what it looks like from the front of the line,  to all the people lined up behind me.  :-P I'm really a pretty big dork and get excited over silly things sometimes.... .....but seriously, I was the first one here.