As the clock ticks closer and closer to 2012, I wondered how you will all be celebrating tonight and tomorrow? As the last remaining member of the Lost and Tired family still awake on this new years eve,  I will likely spend it alone watching NetFlix. Lizze was going to hang out tonight but I think she fell asleep and I don't have the heart to wake her up. So,  it will be left over Pizza Hut pizza and some King of the Hill for me.  Rather boring but also rather relaxing. I hope you all have a safe and happy New Years Eve,  no matter how you choose to spend it.  :-)

As promised,  the list of victories the Lost and Tired has been blessed with in 2011. If you read the previous post,  you may notice that some of the things on this list were not the previous list as well.  That's because some things are blessings in disguise. This list felt really good to make because it shows just how far we have come this year. 1) I met the "Bare Handed Man". 2)  Emmett began talking :-) 3)  Our van worked some of the time. 4)  Lizze reconnected with her awesome friend/sister Vet and her amazing family. 5)  Lizze recovered from surgery. 6)  Emmett recovered from surgery. 7)  Surgery broken up Emmett's fevers. 8)  I made many,  many new friends through this blog. 9)  We were blessed by Betterment's…

2011 has been a very big year for the Lost and Tired family. Like any other family, we have had our highs and lows. I thought it would be appropriate to take a look back at some of the events that have impacted my family this year. These events, while heartbreaking, have each impacted the Lost and Tired family in a profound way. In some cases, our lives will be forever changed. The following are in chronological order,  not in oder of important or significance.  My brain isn't firing on all cylinders today so this is the easiest way for me to share this with all of you. I will post another list later with the more positive things that have happened in 2011. 1) I met the "Bare Handed Man". 2)…

This is the final Today's Victory for the year 2011. It's pretty fitting that this little victory was brought to you by all three of my boys. They managed to find some common ground this afternoon.  That common ground happened to be Sonic Generations for the PS3.  While I would like there to be a common ground between them outside of video games,  after the last 2 weeks of no school,  I'll take what I can get. They really did work well together and I'm proud of them.  I hope these little victories carry over into the new year.

Please understand,  I love my family more than anything in the world. I wouldn't give them up for anything. However,  with that said,  there are times,  like today,  where I miss my old life. I miss the freedom and relatively carefree lifestyle I once had. Now,  don't get me wrong,  if I was presented with an opportunity to go back and change things,  I would still want to be where I am today. It's just that sometimes things just become so overwhelming that long for those easier days. Sometimes I'll hear a song on Google Music and I'm instantly transported back in to my college days. Living with friends,  going out and having fun and not having to make the types of decisions I do today. I miss my friends…

Over the years, I have learned to embrace my children for who they are and not what they are diagnosed with. However, with that said, there are times when Autism simply breaks my heart.   When my child is sick and can’t tell me what’s wrong. That’s when Autism breaks my heart. When my child is treated unfairly at school because they are “different”. That’s when Autism breaks my heart. When my child is in pain and can’t say where it hurts. That’s when Autism breaks my heart. When my child is harshly judged by the ignorant. That’s when Autism breaks my heart. When my child is angry and can’t tell me why. That’s when Autism breaks my heart. When my child is afraid and can’t tell me of what.…

Emmett had a bath this morning.  Not that big of a deal except for the story leading up to the bath. Emmett woke up from his nap and had to go potty.  He went potty and tried to clean himself up. The keyword is try. I applaud his attempts at independence but that attempt was very messy and required the use of a carpet scrubber,  clean clothes and the aformentioned bath. He was nothing the mood for a bath and the sensory bombs wenwoukd normally use weren't an option today.  However,  I brought out the next best thing,  shaving cream.  :-) I spray shaving cream on the wall and Emmett finger paints.  What did you think I was referring to when I said fingers painting in the bathroom? Anyway,  he…

Gavin finished up his 6th and final Antibody Infusion of the year this afternoon.  He did a great job and I don't think he ever really complained about anything.  :-) We will be back for #7 in about 25 days. This is really an exhausting process for all involved.  Gavin is usually pretty run down afterwards and I'm completely drained after having to sit there for hours on end. I will say this though,  it could always be worse.  I'm throughly grateful that all he is receiving is an antibody Infusion and not something like chemotherapy. The infusion takes place in the oncology ward and I've seen kids much younger than Gavin bravely submitting to these treatments in order to fight off cancer.  My heart goes out to them and…