Picture of the day: 10/29/2011

The is a very special picture of the day.  This was taken at Lizze's aunt Paula's birthday party.  Aunt Paula is very special to all of us and we love her very much. :-) - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs Epic Touch 4G (provided to me at no charge by Sprint) without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. So please forgive the spelling ;-) Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

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Happy Halloween 2011

I wanted to share a very special Happy Halloween with all of you. Happy Halloween for all of us in the Lost and Tired house to all of you out there in the world. Please have a safe and happy holiday.     [youtube width="720" height="480"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvygaNVMO0Y[/youtube]   - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs Epic Touch 4G (provided to me at no charge by Sprint) without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. So please forgive the spelling ;-) Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

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Doing what’s best vs letting them be kids

  What's Best For Them? Here at the Lost and Tired house, we have an ever increasing dilemma. That dilemma revolves around things like holiday's, parties and most recently, trick or treat.  As a parent to 3 boys, in different places on the Autism Spectrum, the line between doing what's best or just letting them be kids is getting blurrier all the time. In speaking with many parents of children on the spectrum, I know that I'm not alone in this struggle. Right now, my biggest dilemma revolves around my oldest, Gavin. Elliott and Emmett, while on the spectrum, are better adept at handling these types of situations. That doesn't mean we don't deal with overstimulation and meltdowns for the next few days. However, that becomes more of an issue that affects Lizze and I and…

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Trick or Treat?

It's that time of year again. Trick or treat is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon in my area.  While many parents don't have to give this a second thought,  as special needs parents,  we have to decide if trick or treat is even worth it. I say that because,  as many of you out there can attest to,  trick or treat could also be called overstimulation or meltdown. This is especially true for Gavin,  who's already struggling with life as it is. As much as he wants to go,  he simply can't handle it.  Do we allow him to go,  even if it's going to cause problems for the next few days? We face this choice every single year. In the past,  there were times we let him go and there…

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Picture of the day 10/28/2011

Dispite today's difficulties,  the silver lining,  if there was one,  was Elliott's scarecrow costume he wore to school today.  While I couldn't get him to put the rest of it back on,  he still looked pretty stinking cute.   :-) - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs Epic Touch 4G (provided to me at no charge by Sprint) without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. So please forgive the spelling ;-) Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

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Anxiety, Stress and Panic

Today has been one of those days that I'm reminded just how challenging life really is. Sometimes I think I'm just so acclimated to the stress and chaos that it seems normal. It takes a day like today for me to realize just how stressed out in really am. Nothing went right today.  From the moment I woke up, everything just went wrong.  Emmett has been in rare form..all day long.  It's like his sole purpose is to destroy everything.  He's literally throwing anything he can get his hands on.  He's bullying Elliott and Gavin both.  ....and the screaming,  oh God the screaming.  I just can't even begin to tell you..... Lizze is in week 5 of her migraine and absolutely miserable. She's not in the best of moods,  which…

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The irony

Many of you out there know that I'm huge into technology and have been repairing computers for years now.  My computer is officially dead.  The irony comes in the fact that I can't fix it because it's the motherboard that's bad.  This is going to throw a wrench in the other wise,  well oiled machine that is the Lost and Tired household :-\ You never truly appreciate anything until it's gone... At least I can blog from my phone.  :-) - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs Epic Touch 4G (provided to me at no charge by Sprint) without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. So please forgive the spelling ;-) Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just…

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Tasty Treats

My mom made these for the boys and I thought I would share with the rest of the class.  These are little cake balls on a sucker stick,  dipped in chocolate and made to look like an owl.  I thought this was a really cute idea and thought someone might like to make them for their little kiddos. If I can snag the recipe I post it if anyone is interested.  Just let me know :-) - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs Epic Touch 4G (provided to me at no charge by Sprint) without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. So please forgive the spelling ;-) Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and…

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