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I’m taking Gavin into the doctors today

Not that I relish the idea of another doctors appointment but I'm taking Gavin into his pediatrician this afternoon. The issues he's facing with his bladder are such that I want to make sure we rule out any type of infection. It was ruled out a few months back but his symptoms have gotten much worse and so I'm wanting to make sure everything is still okay. I'll pick up the boys after school and take them to my Mom.. She's gonna hangout with them while I take Gavin. I'm pretty sure that today's appointment will show that there's no infection but if there's a chance, I want to rule it out. Gavin needs relief ASAP and this is something I can do while waiting to get into the Cleveland…

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September 2, 2015

Artwork / Elliott

Art By Elliott: Inside Out

With the dawn of the new school year there is a return to constant flow of new artwork to share. This is one of my favorite things about the school year. 😀 Elliott is the first one up.

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September 2, 2015

My thoughts

We only had one meltdown this morning

The boys were both up super early. I'm talking like 3am early. Emmett never went back to sleep, so I'm really grateful that I went to bed before 9 pm last night. 😀 It was still a pretty good morning as we were met with only a single meltdown. I'm hoping to have repeat of yesterday's success by having a really awesome day.

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September 2, 2015

My Personal Victory / My thoughts

I totally kicked ass today :)

I did such an awesome job today and I'm gonna pat myself on the back for a minute. The victories began with getting the boys off to school. They did such a great job and I was able to keep everyone moving and motivated. After dropping the boys off at school, I got my first workout of the year in and it felt so good. It was already really warm and extremely humid, so I burned a shitload of calories. 😀 I ate super healthy all day long and kept well under my calorie goal for the day by making better choices and not allowing stress to dictate my diet. The victories continued as I picked the boys up from school early and took Emmett to physical therapy. …

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September 1, 2015

My Personal Victory / My thoughts

This morning has been a complete success

So the boys are off to their first day of the new school year. Their Mom and Grandmother stopped by to see them off and snag some pictures. I got the boys to school and saw them to their respective classrooms before they went to breakfast. I should probably add that Emmtt was wearing shoes and socks. 👍 Emmett has the exact same teachers as last year so he's really excited and so am I. Elliott has all new teachers and so he's a little hit nervous but mostly excited. He's upset cause he can't sleep in anymore but he'll adjust. 😀 I have to get the boys from school early today because Emmett has physical therapy at Akron Children's Hospital this afternoon. It sucks that their first day will…

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September 1, 2015

My thoughts

Concerns have been raised and I’m addressing them in this post

This post began as a response to a comment I received today but took on a life of its own. I'm not upset or offended by the comment but I did want to address a few things and hopefully provide a little more insight into things on my end. The comment in question raised concerns about my financial situation and made reference to our gas being turned off for months. The situation with losing our house was mentioned as well as how unfair it is for the kids to live in a house without hot water. I know this person and they truly mean well, so I'm not upset and they did raise some valid points that perhaps others were wondering as well. Let me address these things one at…

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September 1, 2015

My thoughts

I think I pulled off a miracle today

The boys and I are just now getting home from a day of running errands. The day began with an interview related to state benefits for the boys. It went really well but Imhave some hard thinking I need to do because proceeding down this road will create secondary issues and I just don't know what to do.m The real adventure began when I needed to get my drivers license renewed and all three boys were with me. Elliott and Emmett played in the play area but Gavin had another bladder crisis and had to go back to the car because he was getting really frustrated with himself.. Elliott and Emmett did so well. I'm so proud of them and grateful for their cooperation.. When we were some,…

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August 31, 2015

Emmett John / My thoughts

I had to buy Emmett new shoes

The boys andbInhad errands to run this morning beginning with renewing my drivers license. We followed up with bitting the bullet and taking Emmett shoe shopping. That's not a process that enjoy doing, especially since his current shoes are perfectly fine and only 3 months old. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, he wasn't tolerating his current shoes anymore because they felt funny. I don't know what the means because I never get more information than that without a meltdown. I'm pleased to say that our shoe shopping trip was not in vain because we found shoes that Emmett finds comfortable and is excited about wearing. They have memory foam and the way they velcro makes the whole shoes tighter. It took a little while to find shoes he would tolerate but…

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August 31, 2015