The good news is that our A/C is back up and running. I was right because it turned out to be a capacitor. The repair was done in under fifteen minutes. Unfortunately, that isn't covered under warranty. I had exactly $312.34 in my main checking and the bill came up to $334.00. I explained that I had been quoted $280.00 over the phone, for the same repair. The tech was really nice, and even has a younger brother with Autism. We talked about that while he was fixing things.  Anyway, he called in and explained what I had been quoted, but they weren't able to honor the original quote for some reason. They did apply a 10% discount and that took me to $309.23. Basic math will tell you that I…

Gavin has been scheduled for a really important eye appointment today for awhile. I scheduled the A/C service around this appointment today, but we've been met with two unplanned hiccups.  The first hiccup is that Gavin appointment has changed. His doctor had a death in the family, and rather than reschedule Gavin for months out, they wanted to move him to a different location, with a different doctor,  Rather than his appointment being this morning, and us being home in time for the A/C service guy at noon-ish, Gavin's appointment has been moved to 1:45 PM. That presents a few problems for us, but we had it figured out.  Then I get a call from the HVAC company, advising me that the tech was running am hour or so late. …

This week has taken its toll on all of us. Everyone in the house is really grumpy, and we're all beginning to take it out on each other. Lizze and I are being short with each other, and the boys are at each other's throats.  While we've survived the week, it's come at a cost.  Remember when I spoke about my seemingly endless amounts of patience? Well today is a perfect example of a day when my reservoir of patience has dried up. I'm flying on fumes today my friends, and that not a good thing.  We're going to have to pull together as a family and make it through the day, without killing each other.. lol

The good news is that it's much cooler today. Elliott's still dealing with heat rash, and Emmett won't wear any clothes, but at this moment, the boys are in a good mood.  Gavin's been hiding in his bedroom for most of the day thus far.  Lizze started a new, art based therapy class today. She graduated from the first DBT class yesterday. I'm really proud of her, as I know this isn't close to being easy.  I still haven't heard back from the HVAC company about tomorrow's service. I've no idea what to expect. At the very least, we're looking at $90 for the call to diagnose the problem. From there, it depends on what's covered under warranty, and what isn't. Then of course, there's the labor.  Frankly, the heat…