I'm going to put aside all our problems for today because Avengers: Endgame is out and we're going this afternoon. The kids get out of school at 3 PM, and we're going to head straight to the theater. I hate using the word normal, but the truth is, sometimes it's important to feel normal. Sometimes it's beneficial to get away from everything that's making life stressful and forget about our problems, even if it's only for a few hours. The kids have had a rough couple of weeks, and we've always made it a point to go see the Marvel movies as a family. We don't get to do a ton of cool things but this is something we can pull off, and the kids love every minute of it.…

Okay, folks, it's Autism Awareness Month, and there are a million ways to celebrate. Everyone is different, and raising awareness can take many forms. I've been very vocal about my feelings about this over the years. I feel it's so important that we focus on the people and less on the large organizations during the only time of year when people are paying closer attention. The truth is, you can raise awareness is countless ways. I'm a huge fan of sharing personal experience because it's a great way to help people form a more emotional connection and that helps them better relate. Some people screw in blue light bulbs, and that's okay too. Some people like to more subtly raise awareness year-round with things like Autism Awareness ribbons, magnets and…

For starters, we're dealing with an unexpected change in routine this morning. School was canceled because so many people are sick. There is strep throat, another unknown viral thing but there are also several confirmed cases of flu in the school. I can't stress enough just how important it is to get your flu shot every year. People actually die from the flu so get it done. 😉 Anyway, Lizze and I were sitting in the living room this morning, contemplating what to do with our day when we heard a ton of commotion from the boys room. I assumed they were fighting again because that's sorta their default setting at times and they're both thrown off by there being no school. As I stopped what I were doing and…