I've lost track of how many times I've had to say to myself today, well shit..... That's not going to work.

Maggie's the best dog ever and she was a rescue We got Maggie when Emmett was just 6 months old. Everyone thought we were crazy to bring a Pit bull into our house with little kids. She's a very intimidating dog if she doesn't know you or you intend to do harm to her family but to everyone else, this is the Maggie we know and love.... A gentle giant who loves to be a my footrest and snuggle with anyone that will let her, especially the kids. Check Out My Instagram Feed

"........With Emmett home, my hands were kinda tied and while my self-imposed Daddy-do-list didn't get accomplished, I was able to check a few things off....." Read More

Here's a great tool for kids with expressive language challenges Emmett's occupational therapist at Akron Children's Hospital, has been working with him in his ability to utilize expressive language. Emmett's light-years ahead of most NT kids his age and even older, in the speech and intellect categories. With that said, he struggles tremendously when it comes to expressive language. It's actually alarming at times because he's so advanced in most other areas and his vocabulary is immense, it's really easy to lose sight of how much he needs help in his expressive language skills.. This is one of the little cheat sheets that his OT fills out with him and they practice during therapy. Perhaps it may be of use to someone else as well.. Check Out My Instagram Feed

I'm wondering what it looks like he wrote to you Emmett was drawing a picture the other day and when I saw it and the caption, I sorta freaked out inside because I was caught off guard.... What do you see the first time you read it and I bet you'll never guess what he meant to write.... lol Check Out My Instagram Feed

"..........The plan is to convene an emergency IEP review meeting or whatever it's called. I need to make this happen at a time when Dr. Pattie is able to be present. This is really important because....." Read More