Everyone needs a distraction from the reality that every single human being has found themselves in right now. Things are getting scary and they're going to get worse before they get better. At least that what the experts say. It really is scary and as I'm writing, my brain is playing out a thousand different scenarios and how I will respond to each one of them. What I thought I would do is really focus more on writing and recording. That will serve a dual purpose. First of all, it's therapeutic for me. Secondly, perhaps reading about how someone else is coping with this craziness, can serve as a distraction for others or at least a reminder that they aren't alone. We all feel lost and uncertain right now because…

Today was our first offical day of lockdown. More cases of COVID19 are popping up around us and we need be very, very careful, especially for Gavin's sake. Today has proven to be very challenging. The kids were pretty wound up and understandably so. Unfortunately, that's driving me a bit crazy and by a bit crazy, I mean they're driving me nuts. In order to not lose my mind and be a halfway decent Dad, I'm trying to keep us occupied. Distraction is a necessary tool when raising kids on the spectrum and luckily I'm quite experienced in this area. I've tried to keep everyone busy and keep their minds on things other than the frightening pandemic. The boys new mattresses came in and we were able to get those…

Everyone is going a little stir crazy right now. We've had the flu in our house for the last week or so and haven't really left the house. Now we're looking at the more and more cases popping up in Ohio, so we have no plans to venture anywhere for the time being. Elliott and Emmett got their new mattresses today. We got them setup already and they seem to really like them. I ended up going with Casper. I'm hoping this encourages Emmett to return to his own bed at night. Gavin's doing well and for that I'm incredibly grateful. I heard from the school this morning and they have prepared what they call Blizzard Bags. Apparently, this is supposed to keep the kids learning while school is shutdown.…

We just got word that school will be closed until at least through the first week in April, by order of the governor. Apparently, they're still holding classes tomorrow and will be closed beginning Monday. The boys won't be going in the morning because they've been home all week with the flu. I'm glad they're shutting everything down and I can't imagine how they will reopen in 3 weeks when things will likely be exponentially worse than they are currently. I foresee the year being written off but I don't know what complications that will bring either. Maybe now would be a good time to switch to year round school. The kids are doing okay. We know we won't be leaving the house for awhile. We know that we won't…

I've been very preoccupied today and haven't had much time to catch my breath, let alone get any writing done. We're as prepared for this pandemic as we're going to be. I have a few things like paper towels and cat food showing up on Thursday. I also have new trash cans ordered as well because someone stole our trash cans. To be more precise, they stole 4 of our 6 trash cans. That's kinda frustrating and trash cans are expensive. I have everyone's medication refills current and with the exception of Gavin, we should be good for the next 30 days. I found out this afternoon that a 4th case of COVID19 was confirmed in Ohio. I was prepared for more cases to be confirmed in my state because…

I'm gonna make this quick because I'm tired, my head is pounding and I need to get some sleep. I'll start with the good news. Gavin seems to be doing great. He's not showing any signs of the flu and that's a really good thing. The bad news is that I'm now sick and the boys seem to be on this roller coaster of feeling better and feeling worse. Assuming I get paid tonight, I'm going to order some additional supplies and go grocery shopping. I've already got a cart-full on Amazon and I've filled my Giant Eagle online shopping cart as well. I'm having the groceries delivered to my front porch so I don't have to worry about going out while I'm sick. Surprisingly, it only seems to cost…