It's just after 5am and Elliott and Emmett are already going at it.  It's way, way too early for this and yet both boys are fully awake and bickering. I have absolutely no idea why they are both getting up so early. All I know is that it's already getting old.... I'm so tired... :-( This site is managed almost exclusively from my Galaxy S4. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired "Like" me on Facebook Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me   Setup of an account with Bluehost and I get paid. If your looking for a host for your website or blog. Click the image below and check out Bluehost. It's what I use.

I'm super excited to be able to tell you that all three of the boys had awesome days at school today.  Everyone is enjoying going to school and even Emmett is doing amazing. I think that everyone has finally adjusted to the new schedule, classrooms, teachers and routine.  As a parent, this makes me so proud to see how well they are doing.  :-) This site is managed almost exclusively from my Galaxy S4. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired "Like" me on Facebook Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me   Setup of an account with Bluehost and I get paid. If your looking for a host for your website or blog. Click the image below and check out Bluehost. It's what…

This is an exciting update and I'm happy to be sharing it with you.  Take a look at that moving van in the picture below.  This is the house where the vicious dog lives that was responsible for several attacks this summer. I've written several times about these incidents and how dangerous the neighborhood had become with this dog getting lose all the time. The moving van has been there all day loading up their belongings and I expect that before too long, they will be gone.  I hate to say this but I won't be sorry to see them go.  We tried many, many times to get these people to contain their "pet" but they simply didn't care.  Now we have one less thing to worry about when we…

Late last night, I received and email from FedEx that I have a package being delivered today.  The thing is, I have no idea what it is and I don't know the company sending it. The only thing I can think of is that I recently won a contest from T-Mobile (#IHate2Wait). My prize is a Samsung Galaxy S4 and it's supposed to arrive in the next couple of weeks. That said, it's coming from a different company.  The package weighs 2 pounds and is coming out of Michigan.  I was playing a little game with my readers on Facebook and I thought I would do that here as well.  Everyone is trying to guess what's in the box.  As soon as it arrives, I'll let you all know what…

Elliott got an award the other day and while he wasn't to excited about it, we are.  He got the perfect attendance award for the month of September. Why is this so exciting? He hasn't been sick at all this year and that's a pleasant change from last year. I'm adding this to the victory column. :-) This site is managed almost exclusively from my Galaxy S4. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired "Like" me on Facebook Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me   Setup of an account with Bluehost and I get paid. If your looking for a host for your website or blog. Click the image below and check out Bluehost. It's what I use.

This is a long overdue post about something that I have put off sharing.  I'm always writing about Gavin and the challenges associated with him, not because he's a bad kid but because he takes up so much of our lives. You can't have a child like Gavin, without investing a significant amount of time and energy into him, every single day. Emmett has been another topic because he's got his fair share of challenges as well.  When Emmett was little, he had no language ability and he appeared to be deaf as well.  As a result of major communication issues and frustration from not being able to express himself, he was very aggressive.  Lizze and I poured ourselves into him, in an attempt to intervene and try to give…

Elliott drew this picture at school yesterday and while I have no clue what the heck it is, it's interesting and colorful.  I want to share this because I'm so proud of him for expressing himself through his drawings. The picture (below) was drawn at Dr. Pattie's office last night.  He and Emmett were both drawing sea creatures on giant sheets of paper.  I was excited that Elliott was actually willing to be photographed with his picture. Lately, he's been camera shy and this was a pleasant surprise.  All of the boys love being creative and they are blessed with this gift because Lizze is the very same way.  Art is something that we really like to encourage because it provides a constructive outlet for them to express themselves, especially…

Elliott being such an amazing reader is both a blessing and a curse.  This is an example of why it can be a curse.  I've share many times how Elliott perseverates on a great many things. One of his biggest worries revolves around shots or blood work.  These things totally freak him out.  He's aware that we are approaching the time of year that we all get our flu shots. His anxiety is quite high over this.  We live right around the corner from a large Walgreens and they have about a dozen signs, encouraging people to get their flu shot.  These signs basically run the perimeter of the store and are obvious to all who drive by, especially Elliott. He freaked out this morning because as I drove him…