Lizze let me sleep in this morning :) She's not feeling well so I know it wasn't easy. Thanks honey. Gavin is already struggling today. I was up for 15 minutes and already had a Gavin situation to deal with. It's going to be one of those days. I can already feel it. Gavin "seems" to be unable to remember anything anymore. I say "seems" because I'm not convinced this is not manipulation or his way of trying to avoid the consequences of his actions. I find it difficult to believe that he conveniently doesn't remember if it means he did something wrong. It feels more like manipulation to me. What really makes it tough is that we don't punish for things outside of his control. I'm sure he's picked…

I wanted to take a minute and share this with all of you. I know some of you out there are struggling with speech and language, much like we are with Emmett. I thought I would share one of the BIG ways we are working to overcome that obstacle. I know MANY people SWEAR by the iPad but MANY people simply can't afford it. So I want to show you how you can use the an Android powered smartphone to help your child with some of their challenges. Android is now more popular then the iPhone and WAY more affordable since there are tons of different models.  I personally use the Samsung Epic 4G from Sprint. Here is just one example of what you can do with Android.   Those of you following…

I just noticed Elliott is breaking out in what MAY possibly chicken pox. These aren't bug bites and right now Elliott is the only one presenting. He has been fully vaccinated but that doesn't mean he won't get it. So unfortunately, the birthday party will be missed but not going is the right thing to do. Now we just watch and wait...... Update: There appear to be more starting out. We have 8 or 9 big ones and 5 or 6 little tiny ones.  

Emmett has a new little friend and his name is Hugh. Apparently, Hugh really enjoys watching Emmett's little videos. So I thought I would post some just for him and there also pretty stinkin' adorable. Thee are for you Hugh, I hope you enjoy them and Emmett says hello.   Hugh, this is Emmett shooting a basket. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOy90UTJ5OU[/youtube]   Hugh, this is Emmett looking for bugs. The person next to him is his big brother Elliott. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyzOsPs0RKg[/youtube]  

I chronical the experiences in our lives in the manner in which they happen. More often then not, it's bad news, well more like, not good news. On occasion, when the good stuff happens I want to make sure I share that as well. I'm very aware of how depressing this blog can be at times. However, I tend to look at it this way. Despite ALL that we are living through, we somehow manage to persevere. I think that's a very REAL positive. That's how I choose to look at the content of this blog. Now, as I mentioned before I do have some positive news to report. Earlier this week I make arrangements with Cinema Libre Studio to do a Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic give-a-way. I haven't figured out how I'm going…

I haven't been posting as much recently. Partly because I did most of my blogging from my phone and I didn't have one until a few days ago (see the previous post for details on that). A lot of stuff has been going on. Quite a bit of stress and frustration. I'm not sure where to begin. I suppose I can just begin and see what happens. This past week or so has been full of challenges.  I threw my back out about a week ago trying to help neighbors with a larch branch that came down with one of the last storms we had. Lizze has been in a pretty rough place and there doesn't seem to be any relief in sight. She has her headache infusion this coming…

Hey friends, it's been a little while. I haven't been posting like I usually do and I have a few reasons for that. I really want to regain my focus but the truth is right now it's a bit more difficult then usual.  There have actually been some pretty positive things in the past few days. For starters I want to say THANK YOU to the Android community for taking up the cause of spreading Autism Awareness. Recently I was VERY surprised by this communities generosity and compassion. A friend by the screen name of dreamsforgotten decided to take it upon himself to help me get my phone back. I had recently sold it in order to try to get our van fixed and cover some expenses related to the…

We have a whole lot of catching up to do.  Right now I'm just to tired. I'll try to play catch up in the morning. :)   Thanks for stopping by....