It's that time of year again. Trick or treat is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon in my area.  While many parents don't have to give this a second thought,  as special needs parents,  we have to decide if trick or treat is even worth it. I say that because,  as many of you out there can attest to,  trick or treat could also be called overstimulation or meltdown. This is especially true for Gavin,  who's already struggling with life as it is. As much as he wants to go,  he simply can't handle it.  Do we allow him to go,  even if it's going to cause problems for the next few days? We face this choice every single year. In the past,  there were times we let him go and there…

Dispite today's difficulties,  the silver lining,  if there was one,  was Elliott's scarecrow costume he wore to school today.  While I couldn't get him to put the rest of it back on,  he still looked pretty stinking cute.   :-) - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs Epic Touch 4G (provided to me at no charge by Sprint) without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. So please forgive the spelling ;-) Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

Today has been one of those days that I'm reminded just how challenging life really is. Sometimes I think I'm just so acclimated to the stress and chaos that it seems normal. It takes a day like today for me to realize just how stressed out in really am. Nothing went right today.  From the moment I woke up, everything just went wrong.  Emmett has been in rare form..all day long.  It's like his sole purpose is to destroy everything.  He's literally throwing anything he can get his hands on.  He's bullying Elliott and Gavin both.  ....and the screaming,  oh God the screaming.  I just can't even begin to tell you..... Lizze is in week 5 of her migraine and absolutely miserable. She's not in the best of moods,  which…

Many of you out there know that I'm huge into technology and have been repairing computers for years now.  My computer is officially dead.  The irony comes in the fact that I can't fix it because it's the motherboard that's bad.  This is going to throw a wrench in the other wise,  well oiled machine that is the Lost and Tired household :-\ You never truly appreciate anything until it's gone... At least I can blog from my phone.  :-) - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs Epic Touch 4G (provided to me at no charge by Sprint) without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. So please forgive the spelling ;-) Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just…

My mom made these for the boys and I thought I would share with the rest of the class.  These are little cake balls on a sucker stick,  dipped in chocolate and made to look like an owl.  I thought this was a really cute idea and thought someone might like to make them for their little kiddos. If I can snag the recipe I post it if anyone is interested.  Just let me know :-) - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs Epic Touch 4G (provided to me at no charge by Sprint) without the use of proper editing tools and disadvantages of a bastardized version of auto-correct. So please forgive the spelling ;-) Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and…

Lizze has an appointment with one of her neurologists at 7:30 am.  Elliott and Gavin are spending the night with her parents and Emmett will hang out with my mom in the morning,  so I can get Lizze to the appointment. This appointment is important because Lizze has had this migraine now for weeks.  She needs and deserves relief from this constant onslaught of pain. I'm really hoping they can do something to help her.  I'm not sure when this will post but I'm typing this from my phone at 2am. I can't sleep cause I'm not feeling well and I can't take anything because I need to be able to drive in the morning.  NyQuil bas been my friend the last two nights but it's really hard for me…

Lizze and I have been married for over 8 years now and I'm still learning new things every day.  Today I learned that I should ask her what I can do to help,  instead of just doing it without asking. I'll be completely honest, I don't fully understand why but I do understand it's important to her. Lizze is not the easiest person to read, so whether I understand or not, I know enough to respect her request. We live a very challenging life and so anything that can make it easier for her is worth it. :-) Sometimes it's the little things...right?   :-) - Lost and Tired Posted by Wordpress for Android via Samsungs Epic Touch 4G (provided to me at no charge by Sprint) without the use of…