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It’s so important to challenge him with things like this

Gavin's been spending too much time playing games on his tablet. Right now he's playing a game that talks about the 7 wonders of the world and Gavin wanted to learn more about them in real life. I suggested that he research one of them each day and write a brief essay about it. I told him that I really wanted to learn about them and he could teach me all about them when he's done researching. He took that and ran with it. Below you will find his essay from today. I'm not quite sure what are his words vs what he copied from the internet. Gavin is very limited cognitively and things like this aren't easy for him. It's really important to encourage him to try anyway because…

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January 4, 2018

My thoughts

It’s super nice to have advanced notice

The boys had a good day at school today. They are super excited to know in advance that they will have a snow day tomorrow. As a parent, it's super nice to know it's going to be a snow day, this far in advance as well. 😀 This will make for a less stressful evening and a much more pleasant morning also. The boys have been playing together since they got home and have even been quiet enough to allow Lizze to finish her nap. She's been in a great deal of pain this week and it's taken a lot out of her. I'm still feeling pretty good and I don't see anything changing that today. 😀

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January 4, 2018

My thoughts

Being a parent can be a weird experience

School was canceled for tomorrow, already. Looks like it's going to be a long weekend and I'm honestly okay with that. I've always found myself in a quandary when it comes to the kids and school. I absolutely love having them home and would prefer them home by default. At the same time, they can and often do drive me crazy. It's a weird place to be in but being a parent can be a weird experience as well. ☺

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January 4, 2018

My thoughts

It’s been a hectic morning

Turns out the boys have school today. I'm not sure why because everyone North and South of us are canceled, some for the rest of the week. It's actually colder here than the places that canceled as well. Weird.... Anyway, it's been a super fun morning and by super fun, I'm mean hectic. We discovered that our dryer is broken. The school clothes we put in the dryer last night were still wet this morning. The drum isn't spinning. I think it's just a belt and that's pretty easy to replace but it will still be down for a couple of days. As soon as I tear it apparent and confirm my suspicion, I'll have to order the part from Amazon. I'm pretty sure that's what I had to do…

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January 4, 2018

My thoughts

It was a crazy evening but a good one as well

Assuming the weather isn't going to be as bad as they are predicting, the boys will. Be returning back to school in the morning. I'm kinda thinking that -20°F windchill might earn them a snowday but we'll have to see. This week is pretty much shot as far as routine goes but I'm looking forward to Monday when our routine will be in full effect. We had an interesting night. Lizze was with my Mom, sisters and sisters in law, planning a baby shower for most of the evening. Apparently that's fun cause she really enjoyed herself, which is good. ☺ The boys and I dropped her off at my parents before hitting the bank. After that, we had to make a return to Best Buy and I let the…

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January 4, 2018

Announcements / Family Pets / Gallery / My thoughts / Ruby

Introducing the newest member to our family

Over the Christmas holiday, we added a member to our family. Her name is Ruby and she's a two year old Chorkie. We've always had two dogs and we've only had Maggie since having to rehome Bella, our Boxer because she became extremely aggressive with Maggie. We had no choice, because the dog fighting was getting really bad and it had become dangerous for the kids. We tried everything to avoid having to rehome her but nothing helped. It was heartbreaking because we'd had her for a few years without a single problem. One day, she decided that she wanted to be the dominant female and began challenging Maggie. This was totally a massive personality shift for Bella and these fights were always provoked by her. They always ended bloody…

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January 3, 2018

Autism Parenting Insight / Emmett John / My thoughts

It’s so import to connect with your kids

I spent the early part of the morning working on some writing gigs. The second and most fun part of the morning was spent playing Connect Four with my tiniest little minion Emmett. We must have played twenty games. Some were won and many others lost because Emmett is freakishly good with anything related to patterns. He's legitimately hard to beat when it comes to anything like this. Win or lose, we had so much fun playing together. It's really important to me that I go out of my way to connect with my kids. Sometimes it's harder to connect with kids on the Autism Spectrum and that's one of the reasons it's so important to meet them wherever they are. For me today, that meant playing endless games of…

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January 3, 2018

Link / My thoughts / Sponsored Post

Seven Infant Care Challenges You Are Probably Not Prepared For

This is a collaborative post When you are expecting a baby, you try to be prepared for everything. There's more to worry about than just picking out a good infant car seat. You need to stock up on baby lotion, powder, and get all the accessories, including the bath, baby mobile, crib, and of course, purchase a car seat. However, there are some common skin conditions, allergies, and health issues your baby is likely to suffer from in the first few weeks that you need to be prepared for if you would like your little one and family members to get a good night’s sleep. Find out more about the most common conditions and parenting challenges below. 1. Chronic Colic If your baby feels bloated and cannot digest milk or…

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January 3, 2018