For those of you that missed my post from early this morning, Child Protective Services has officially closed our case.  You may recall that we were the victims of spite call to Child Protective Services.  A spite call is basically when someone knowingly makes a false report, with the specific intent to do harm and create drama in someone's life. I feel very strongly that's what happened to us and while I don't know for sure when it was, we have a pretty good idea. While this person was unsuccessful, in the sense that we prevailed in the end, they did succeed in turning our lives upside down. We were under investigation for weeks and while many others go through a much longer period of time, it felt like an…

There were two explosions this morning.  They were close enough that they shook the windows of our house.  Supposedly, it's a cannon. You heard me right.....a cannon. There is talk throughout our neighborhood that someone has an antique cannon and they fire it off from time to time.. If this is true, this person fires this damn thing off at all hours of the day and night.  We will be awoken in the wee hours of the morning by this same explosion.  It's scares the crap out of the boys and shakes the entire house. We called the Police again and they are sending someone out so we can point them in the direction of the explosion.  This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos…

Lizze has decided to reschedule her MRI that was supposed to happen in Cleveland this afternoon.  The reasons behind that are pretty practical. We have very, very limited resources. The other problems is that Lizze has two upcoming procedures in Cleveland, that are more important than the MRI.  We are also limited on our options for the boys while we make these trips.  Basically it comes down to using our resources  more responsibly and prioritizing. That means that we have to be a bit more selective in what we do. This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me

Gavin's not having a good day already.  It's like he doesn't care because he already isn't going to his Grandma's, so all bets are off.  It's going to be a very long day if this continues.  Hopefully, he will find his way to making better decisions, at least to the best of his abilities.  We've never expected perfection but like to see an effort being made. Fingers crossed that the rest of the day goes better.  This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me

This has been a long and emotionally traumatic journey. I've shared this journey with all of you and tonight I'm pleased to announce that the investigation is officially closed. The letter is in the mail and we should have in the next day or so.  They found the accusation against us false and unfounded.  It's over and we won.  I wanted to thank everyone for their support and I'll share more about this later on.  This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me

We just survived Gavin having his first, truly massive tantrum since returning home.  He was talking about something that was not appropriate for his little brothers and Lizze asked him to stop at least 6 times and he just kept going.  I was upstairs trying to get some work done and by time I was got downstairs, Gavin was already winding up. The consequences were that he won't be able to spend the night at Lizze's parents on Friday.  He lost it.  The tantrum that ensued was nothing short of massive and full of drama. He was totally trying to manipulate us by his behavior.  I sat in a chair and took a calm, yet firm approach. I was verbally tough but not abusive in any way.  This is the…

The fever part of the fever disorder has returned.  Emmett's officially running a fever along with having the mouth sores and he's absolutely miserable.  His poor little cheeks are beat red and I had to go retrieve some Advil and Tylenol from the Walgreens. These are the only things that can provide him with some comfort.  They break the fever and take the pain away for a little while.  The Tylenol and Advil can even overlap a bit if needed.  Hopefully he'll sleep tonight.  This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me