I feel really rundown today, but it's mostly emotional. Lizze isn't having a good day at all, but the boys are doing okay. Gavin's been in his room for most of the day but occasionally stops down to see if there's anything he can do to help. Lizze has been down for a little while, and I'm hoping I can go walking once she wakes up. I still need to go see my Grandma and continue working on some projects for work. With everything going on, I've gotten a bit behind. I'm trying very hard not to be overwhelmed, but that's not going so well. One of the big things I'm working on is in regards to location tracking for kids who wonder. I'm really excited to get this out…

Good morning folks. We have absolutely nothing going on today. Well, Lizze has a 9 AM appointment, but that's about the extent of our outside obligations. I'm still going to go walking and will definitely visit my Grandma, but I'm okay with not having anywhere else to be today. I have a few writing deadlines I need to meet, as well as some laundry that needs to be done, but that's about it. A quiet day sounds perfect.

I need to put all the Autism and Special Needs Parenting stuff aside for a little while tonight. I need to instead focus on the very human side of my life. This is the part of my life that isn't influenced by things like Autism. It's actually rare to find things in my life that aren't influenced by all those challenges, but this is a bit different. Tonight we celebrated my last remaining Grandmother's, 94th birthday. She's actually my last remaining Grandparent period. The nursing home reserved the common room for us, and we had a pizza party and watched the Cleveland Indians play. My Grandma loves the Indians, and we all watched the game with her. She was having a rough night and wasn't sure she was up to…

We have a jam-packed day, and it's not off to a good start. I was supposed to go walking, but as I am pulling away from my house, and heading to the park, this happened. Instead of scrapping the morning, I decided to get Gavin's bloodwork done right away. Perhaps the rain will subside by the time he's done, and I'll be able to go walking before lunch. It wasn't so much the rain that stopped me from going but rather intense lightning. After lunch, Lizze has the dentist. I'll have all the kids with me in the car while we're waiting for her. It's too far for her to drive herself and it shouldn't take too long. As an experienced Autism parent, I know when I'm walking into a…

We're having a pretty decent day so far. I've spent the morning taking pictures of review items and preparing to work on the write-ups for each item. The boys have been playing together and playing together nicely. I can't explain how nice it is to see that. They don't get along very well because of them being in different developmental places. I'm thrilled to see them playing together. 😀 Gavin's been incognito for most of the day. He must be running missions and saving the world. As bad as it sounds for me to say this, I'm grateful he's otherwise occupied because if he weren't, he'd most likely be driving me crazy with his constant talking. Sometimes I need a break from his voice, and while it may sound harsh,…

Today was one of those take the good with the bad kinda days. Gavin's appointment at Akron Children's Hospital went well, and he doesn't need to go back for one year. That assumes he doesn't have any problems between now and then. This is incredibly positive because Gavin has historically gained doctors and not been able to semi-remove them from his life. I have put this firmly in the win column for him. 😀 Lizze was a total trooper. She made sure she went with us to Akron Children's Hospital, even though she was far from feeling up to going. We've had some crazy weather for the last week, and the barometric pressure changes cause her and many others living with fibromyalgia, a tremendous amount of pain. She's not been…