Gavin had the worst meltdown I have ever seem this morning. I don't know what is happening to him but he is escalating out of control.  This morning he completely flipped out over Lego's. He has been hoarding all the Lego's again. He makes these amazing creations, which is awesome. However, the problem is that he keeps these things long term. Basically, there's no Lego's left for the other boys. This leads to problems. This morning I told him that he needs to put the Lego's back into the pot. I explained to him that his big Lego car needs to be pulled apart and the Lego's returned to the bin. He began doing so, until I left, that is. As soon as I left, he hid his car and…

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As any of my long time readers will remember,  I suffered a major back injury in 2001. I have been in constant pain for most of the last decade. Nothing would relieve the pain,  not even pain killers. I need to have surgery but never had it. I felt there was to much risk involved and I had to many responsibilities. Anyway,  about 2 years ago,  I started walking. Short distances at first but eventually making it to about 25-30 miles a week. Before I realized it,  my back pain was gone and mean completely gone. I still had the physical injury,  but the symptoms had finally subsided. Recently,  the pain has returned because I haven't been able to get away and walk.  I was walking at home until our…

Today was major victory for my little Elliott Richard.  However,  before I get into that,  I need to share how Daddy screwed up. I mentioned before about summer vacation starting.  Well,  it is starting,  just not yet. For whatever reason,  I thought today was Elliott's last day of school.  However,  as it turns out,  the last day is Thursday. Today was the field trip to the recreation center. There was to be swimming,  games and lots of other types of fun. The school wanted to reward the kids for having such an awesome school year. You may recall however,  that Elliott didn't want to go because he hates the water. I had told him that he can choose to go or stay home and start his vacation early. However,  when…

Gavin is already struggling today.  He's not been listening and has already had a meltdown this morning. However,  Lizze put her foot down and called him out.  She said she was tired of the drama and that he had three seconds to stop before he had oatmeal until Thursday morning.  He kept freaking out and so she counted.  Wouldn't you know it,  he stopped before she reached 3. Tell me that's not control. Honestly,  it's upsets me even more that he can stop this whenever he wants. It means that he's doing this on purpose. Regardless of the impact on his family,  he chooses to do this,  not only to himself but us as well. That bothers me. I realize that he's likely more prone to meltdowns but still this…

Every once in awhile,  I'm totally floored by my kids. Today was one of those days. This is something that shows me,  just how incredibly intelligent Emmett is,  despite his delays. This post will really be appreciated by our friend Julia. She's our go to person for all things OT and PT and she has become a really good friend to the Lost and Tired family. Emmett and I were shooting baskets when he decided to turn the trampoline on end and lean it against the wall.  Next he began bouncing a ball off the trampoline and catching it.  This was something he did at PT and OT,  the only difference being, the use of weighted balls,  which we don't have access to. Either way,  to me,  this is a…

I woke up this morning to find a little present next to my bed.  This was actually kinda weird and a little bit creepy.  The reason I say that is because Lizze and I have been watching these paranormal movies lately and they kinda freak me out. Waking up to a tower of shoes kind caught me off guard a little bit.  I actually thought I was dreaming. Turns out,  Emmett was the responsible party. He built this and left it as a present for me.  So sweet of him.