Emmett John I so hope you are feeing better in the morning and not just because if you are you get to hang out with grandpa and daddy gets a break..... Posted via midNIGHT powered Epic 4G by lost and tired

I love Maggie I really do. I love the fact that she is there to clean up all of "life's little messes". The kids drop food and she is right there like a super hero vacuum clear to suck it right up. If the kids spill a drink she's right there to lick it up without even being asked. Tonight when Emmett puked up his dinner all over the floor she fought her way through the ensuing chaos to clean up "life's little mess". Actually, I don't know if I should love her for that or be disgusted by it........ Oh and Emmett is feeling much, much better now that he pee'd in the bath water. You'll be please to know that he is now resting comfortably in bed probably…

A some point last night Emmett spiked a fever. This morning I got to use my new thermometer on the baby.. He is running a fever of 103.1F.... So Tylenol is now on board and I will have to get some children's motrin today.  Needless to say it was a VERY long night for daddy..... We are going to have cancel 2 appointments today and then reschedule the doctor from Case Western that is supposed to evaluate  Emmett in the morning......

Guest post written by Clint Taylor This weekend, I set out to spoil my wife of 30 years. We still live in New York, after all this time, and I still take her shopping on Fifth Avenue and some of the finer places around. You think after years and years of shopping that my wife would want to pursue some other things, but not this woman. It still gives me a lot of satisfaction knowing that I can make her happy, and nothing makes you feel more special than a gift every now and then! I have always taken pride in knowing that not only did I provide for my family over the years, I really indulged them so that they never had to feel what it was like to go…

Folks I just want you guys to know I am once again doing blogvertise. So there may be some completely unrelated guest posts from time to time.... I feel like it compromises the blog a bit but money is money.. Thanks for understanding....

.....and it only took me 2 hours to get him to sleep... Now all I have to do is laundry, grocery shopping, pick up Lizze's meds and steam mop the floors... Then I can choose between "me time" or sleep. Posted via midNIGHT powered Epic 4G by lost and tired

Cool new Android App.... Posted via midNIGHT powered Epic 4G by lost and tired

There comes a point, I think, in every parents life that they feel defeated. I think it happens much more often for parents of Autistic kids. For me, raising 3 boys on the spectrum is a nealry impossible feat on the very best of days. Factor in Lizze's health issues and you have a recipe for feeling defeated. Right now I feel completely defeated. I feel like nothing I can do will ever be enough. I am physically exhausted and emotionally drained. To me, it feels like our lives are falling apart. I can't keep up with anything. I have laundry piled up and dishes in the sink. I literally have a stack of colllections letters and shut off notices that I can do nothing about. Every ounce of my…