Are you friggin kidding me? I'm a firm believer in there's no such thing as a stupid question however, that is a stupid question. Of course kids with #Autism benefit from a variety of therapies. You may be detecting that I'm a little fired up right now. Well, you're right.  We received a nice letter from the insurance company telling us that Emmett will no longer receive occupational therapy. This is the second such letter this year.  I raised holy hell over the last one and got the denial overturned but it seems like they just never learn. They think that because Emmett hasn't progressed to a normal level  that he will never progress.  Pardon my french but that is bullshit. Don't tell me anything about budgets and cost, I…

I love my wife,  but sometimes she can frustrate me.  She's such an amazingly selfless person and continues to push herself beyond her physical limits. Yes, it's true that I do really need more help but I know that she's doing everything she can do and the some. I'm guilty of allowing her to see my frustration at times,  which prompts her to try even harder.  I don't mean to show my frustration but I suppose I'm only human and I am quite adept at making mistakes. It must me a Mom thing.  Growing up, my mother was the same way.  In fact, she still does the same thing now, even though she has health issues to worry about.  She doesn't let that stop her. Lizze's Mom is the same…

It's just another manic Monday here at the Lost and Tired house. However, there isn't actually much on the agenda today. The boys have school and I have an article deadline to meet. However,  I think that's actually it. We don't have slow days very often so I totally embrace them when they happen to come around. I'm hoping to have our phone situation with @Sprint fixed today as well.  My second replacement is scheduled to arrive in a few hours. What's your Monday looking like today? I hope that it's manageable at least. 

Today was one of those days that we wanted to take advantage of, even if it wasn't the best time to do so. Elliott was home today while his brothers were at Grandma's. We decided to take Elliott some place that he's been asking to go back to forever. That place just happens to be Chuck E. Cheeses.  We also just happen to have a really, really good coupon. Lizze pushed herself so that the 3 of us could go together.  This was the last place she really needed to be but she didn't want to miss out on the experience with Elliott.  Everyone ended up having a ton of fun.  Lizze is paying for it right now but she's glad she went.  Elliott had an absolute blast.  He got…

Gavin's arrived home a little while ago.  He had a good time and has been on his best behavior since yesterday morning.  You may remember that huge tantrum he threw because he overheard part of a conversation between Lizze and myself. This took place Friday afternoon and after the tantrum he threw, we weren't going to let him go to Grangmas this weekend.  Having said that, and at the risk of sounding like a bad parent, not allowing him to go was more of a punishment for us. We're at the point where we need him to out of the house as often as possible. Sending him, regardless of his behavior has become the lesser of two evils. However, this means that we can't use not going to Grandma's house…

I put Emmett to bed last night and I had had to wake through the pile of canines to get there. Emmett has a very unique and special bond with both Maggie and Bella. I really like how much they both look after him. I never had a dog when I was his age.  I was much older when we got our first dog.  To me, there's always been something about a dog curling up at the end of your bed.  It always made feel safer and I want that for my boys as well. There is so much that a loyal dog can teach a kid.  I'm very grateful that we found the perfect matches for our family.  Especially, for Emmett.  :-)