If you were to look outside our front window, you might notice something missing. That something would be our car.  As we were preparing to leave Dr. Pattie's office after therapy tonight, the key wouldn't turn in the ignition. This has been an on again off again issue for a little while. The remedy has been a tiny hammer underneath the passenger seat.  I know that sounds weird but if we take the tiny hammer and tap on the key while it's in ignition, it will turn once again. Think of it as a love tap.  After about twenty minutes of unsuccessful attempts to get the damn car to start, I called my Dad to help shuttle us home. He advised I call my brother Jon, who's a mechanic at…

I had one hell of a time sleeping last night. It was one of those nights where I was too stressed out to be able to fall asleep. I didn't fall asleep until almost 5 AM.  I desperately need a nap but I'm going to try and push through it.  Thankfully, the boys are being relatively cooperative this morning. It can't be overstated how much easier life is when the boys are cooperative. ☺ 

Lizze has been having a rough couple of days. Those of you familiar with Fibromyalgia will understand how changes in the barometric pressure can cause a significant increase in pain, or what's known as a Fibro Flare.  Anyway, our weather has been pretty wonky lately and Lizze is paying a price.  It's a pretty nice day and I'm thinking of taking the boys out Pokémon hunting at the park. I know of that involves their tablets but it gets them outside and motivated to move around. More importantly though, they have fun and that's my goal.  At this point, I'm unsure if Lizze is going to joining us. I know she wants to but doing may prove too much in her current condition.  I'm probably looking to go sooner rather…

I had a really difficult time sleeping last night. I finally gave up about 2:00 AM and moved to the couch. The issue for me last night was an inability to shut my brain off.  I watched TV for a little while before I was finally able to fall asleep.  The boys slept well though and they even slept in a bit. That aloud me to sleep in as well.  Everyone is getting along and I'm feeling like we're off to a great start for the week. 😁 

Today marks the first official week of Spring Break. This means that the boys will be home all week.  Spring Break is like a practice run for Summer Vacation. We get a chance to remember how challenging it is before we're thrown into roughly one hundred days of the boys being home.  I really enjoy the boys being home but we need to plan for things that will keep them occupied, and TV/video games will only make up a tiny part of those plans.  Things are a bit tight financially because I lost a good chunk of my income and that's actually something I need to talk about, but in a different entry.  I'm not sure how the weather's going to hold up this week. If it's nice, we can…