Spring has officially arrived at the Canton Garden Center Took the boys to the Garden Center once again because we are sorta monitoring the arrival of Spring. Each time we go, we see more and more proof that life is returning and Spring is really here...
I'm having a harder time coping with Gavin lately. God forgive me but he's driving me fucking crazy and I simply don't have the patience he deserves to receive from me. It's important to understand that Gavin's isn't necessarily doing anything wrong. He's just being Gavin. The emotions I'm experiencing in regards to coping is probably two fold. It's part frustration because Gavin's functioning at maybe fifty percent of what he was, say two years ago. The other part is pure, unadulterated heartache because he's only functioning at maybe fifty percent of where he was two years ago. The frustration and heartache are very real. They are very, very impactful emotions, that are at odds with each other. I find myself frustrated by his behaviors and exhausted by how difficult…
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We've had a decent day thus far. The boys got home about mid-afternoon, after having a great time at their Grandparents. Lizze, Gavin and I checked out this insanely awesome new home and garden store that just recently opened. I see myself spending some time there this summer and we work on the house. ☺ We're getting really to head out to the Garden Center for a bit. We have a few rocks to hide and the boys want to play Pokémon Go. I'm not sure if Lizze is going cause she doesn't do so well in the cold weather. I'm looking forward to taking some pictures and updating my Instagram.. ☺
Is this is what they call a fairy door? This is a little tiny door in the side of a stone at the Canton Garden Center. I'm pretty sure this is called a fairy door. I snagged this picture while testing out the Samsung S9 Plus... ☺
Spring feels like God's giving life a clean slate No matter how bad of a day we're having, I always tell my kids that tomorrow's a clean slate and a fresh start. It occurred to me this evening that Spring is kinda like God telling us the same thing, but on a grander scale.
Lizze and I had a fairly decent night to ourselves. The E's were at their Grandparents but Gavin was home. It's not really a night off, even with Gavin being the only one home. Gavin is becoming more and more difficult to manage. That wears heavily on us both physically and emotionally. It's physically exhausting because it's physically exhausting. It's emotionally exhausting because it's painful beyond my ability to articulate, seeing Gavin decline to the extent he has. Heartbreaking is probably a better word choice. Gavin is such a sweet kid but he's 18 years old and we have to seemingly micromanage his every move. We have to make sure he doesn't hurt himself doing something he shouldn't. We have to make sure that all the things that he doesn't…
I was reminded this morning that I never updated y'all on how Emmett's doctors appointment went on Tuesday. I'm still having bad days so things are slipping through the cracks and this was one of them. Anyway, on to the update. Emmett's been dealing with chronic tummyaches for a very long time. We've had him seen countless times, just to be sure all was okay, and it always is. That being said, the tummy aches are real and they're causing him to miss school. The down and dirty is that there aren't any obvious issues. He is scheduled to see his Gastroenterologist in late April but until then, we are trying a few things. One big thing we're doing is increasing his intake of water. Dehydration can easily cause complications…