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A night without kids

My Mom called this morning and wanted to know if it would be already if they picked up Elliott and Emmett tonight.  They wanted to take them to get pumpkins and than carve them. She also wanted to know if they could spend the night.  Like I had to think about that one.  ;-) I was like absolutely! Not only will the boys have fun but we will get an extremely rare night without any kids.  Unfortunately, we can't afford to go out right now but maybe we'll throw something on the grill and settle in to watch some King of The Hill.  Hey, a break is a break.  Lizze and I are very grateful to both sides of our family for all their help.  :-)

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October 26, 2012
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The quick and painless IEP

I met with the school this morning to go over Elliott's IEP. We discussed where Elliott is and what he needs help with.  We spoke about my personal goals for Elliott future. As it turns out, Elliott is doing extremely well.  He's either at or exceeding what he should be doing and that's so good to hear.  I'm not really surprised by hearing all these positive things about Elliott and I'm filled with pride.  The one thing that he really needs to work on is his writing.  He still transposes certain letter and numbers.  It not dyslexia but he has this need to write his letters from the bottom up, instead of top to bottom. His teachers think that's what's causing the confusion for him. He is however, resistant to…

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October 26, 2012
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Stressed out and not coping: An Honesty Post

At least for today, I'm in a really bad place. My stress level is such that I'm not sleeping and my coping skills are not as effective anymore. On occasion, I become so stressed that I can no longer focus on the things that really matter.  Instead,  I begin noticing things that I don't have or once had. For the record, I'm not proud of this but it's how I'm left to cope.  For example.  There are things that I have always done for myself, sorta like a tradition. I have upgraded to a new Samsung Galaxy S phone, on launch day. Since I do almost all of my work from my mobile phone, I benefit from improvements as does my blog. The only other thing that I always, always…

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October 26, 2012
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As time passes

The boys are having a good day, at least if this morning was any indication. Elliott went off to school in a good mood.  Emmett has also been doing okay this morning as well.  It seems that the more time that passes, the better off they are.  Hopefully this will be a growing trend. 

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October 26, 2012
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Can you say IEP

In about 2 hours, I will be meeting with the school and working on Elliott's IEP. I know that even saying the word IEP can turn your stomach because it came be a nightmare. However, Summit Academy has made it a painless and stress free process.  I'm sooooooo incredibly grateful for that. I went through this process with the public schools and it was horrible.  I'll let you all know how it goes.  :-)

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October 26, 2012
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Mad Scientist Night

Last night, Elliott's school had something called Mad Scientist Night.The theme was candy. Basically, the teachers used candy to teach kids science. It was pretty cool. Elliott and Emmett had a blast and the turn out was really good. I got to meet many of Elliott's friends from school. It seemed like every time I turned around, someone was calling to get Elliott's attention. As his father, it feels really good to see him interacting with his friends. It's nice to know that Elliott is so liked. :-) Emmett did really well there and learned quite a bit. He was so cute and so interested in what they were showing him. My Mom wanted to go as well so she met us out there and totally surprised the boys. It…

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October 26, 2012
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Operation Hope: Things are changing

We have started to see both Emmett and Elliott come out of their shells, so to speak. As more time passing since Gavin has moved out, the boys are both becoming more and more creative. That creativity is in the form of artwork dedicated to Lizze. Almost everyday, Elliott comes home from school with a picture he's drawn for Lizze. The pictures always say something like this: Mommy, I'm sorry you hurt. I love you. Love Elliott. That has never happened before and now she's getting buried in things like this from both Elliott and Emmett. Right now, Emmett is really into drawing hearts. Honest to God, I've never seen them do anything like this before. Sure, they're fighting a lot and having other struggles but they are showing compassion…

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October 26, 2012
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Giveaway: Win a night at the movies

This giveaway is courtesy of 20th Century Fox.

Here’s what you get:

This contest runs from 12:01am 10/26/2012 – 12:01am 10/29/2012

One (1) winner will receive:

 

Prizing valued at $50

Courtesy of 20th Century Fox

 

CHASING MAVERICKS       

20th Century Fox

In Theaters October 26

Rated PG

 

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iYeQbfaqE0

 

 

About the film

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Cast: Gerard Butler, Jonny Weston, Elisabeth Shue, Abigail Spencer, Leven Rambin

 

CHASING MAVERICKS is the inspirational true story of surfing phenom Jay Moriarity (newcomer Jonny Weston).  When 15 year old Jay discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, is near his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson (Gerard Butler) to train him to survive it.  As Jay and Frosty embark on their quest to do the impossible, they form a unique friendship that transforms their lives, and their quest to tame Mavericks becomes about more than surfing.  Chasing Mavericks was made with the help of some of the biggest names in the surfing world, and features some of the most mind-blowing wave footage ever captured on film.

 

Rated PG

 

About the soundtrack

The songs will be available digitally starting on October 23rd and on CD on November 19th

 

The music of the film is derived from the soundtrack-taking place in a time of rock n’ roll (the 90s) in which some of the best Alternative Rock was recorded and released. Featured artists include Mazzy Star, The

Sponge, The Lemonheads, Matthew Sweet and more…

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October 25, 2012