Insomnia Archives - Page 243 of 353

Autism Parenting Struggles / My thoughts

Dammit, I shouldn’t have said anything

I just posted that the boys were having a really good day. I talked about how surprised I was that they had transitioned so well and in doing so, I must have tempted the fates. The reason I say that is because not long after, both Elliott and Emmett's day went straight to Hell. Emmett just began melting down over seemingly everything and Elliott soon joined him. I don't know what happened exactly but if I had to guess, I would say that the fallout I thought we'd avoided has made its presence known. For that matter, I'm sure the people three doors down are aware of it as well. lol We will have to work through this and move forward. The more fallout we face, the slower we move…

0 Comments

October 9, 2017

My thoughts / Transition

The transition home hasn’t gone as expected

The boys seem to be adjusting to being home pretty well. That's a bit surprising because we thought it would be a rough transition. They're getting along well and for the most part, are having a low key kind of day. We chose to keep them home from school today because after an eighteen hour drive, they needed to have time to decompress. They actually had school, even though it's a holiday. Frankly, I'm not a huge fan of celebrating Columbus Day anyway and I support the kids not having the day off. We just wanted them to have a day to get back into their routine and the school didn't have a problem with that at all. Poor Elliott wasn't able to sleep the entire drive home, all of…

0 Comments

October 9, 2017

My thoughts

It’s been a roller-coaster of emotions this morning

The van has been returned and I'm super sad. It was an amazing van and it's tough to go back to driving anything else. At the same time, we picked up Maggie from the kennel and now I'm really happy. It's not like I can drive Maggie around town like I could that 2016 Toyota Sienna, but I can snuggle the Sienna like I can Maggie.. Seems like a fair trade... ☺ https://youtu.be/lWkvcgKEuW0

0 Comments

October 9, 2017

My thoughts

It’s a very important day

I had a rough time sleeping last night it was up about 7 AM anyway. I'm really excited to go pick up Maggie from the kennel and bring her home. We also have to return the van this morning as well. My main goal for today is to simply unpack and get back to life. We were too tired yesterday and frankly, today isn't much better but we want to keep moving forward. ☺

0 Comments

October 9, 2017

Castle of Miracles / Gallery / Give Kids the World / My thoughts

Our final day and the Castle of Miracles

I meant to share this the other night but our return trip didn't go as planned and I didn't have time. The very last thing we did at Give Kids the World Village before departing for home was to have a star for Gavin placed within the Castle of Miracles. Each wish child gets this little star and they are supposed to sign and decorate it. They will then leave it at the Castle of Miracles and while they're sleeping, a fairy comes and places the star on the ceiling of the castle. Walking into the Castle of Miracles and seeing how many stars are on the ceiling is simply breathtaking. Each star represents one wish child that has stayed in the Village and the number is far too numerous…

0 Comments

October 9, 2017

My thoughts

We picked up a hitch hiker on our trip

The whole time I was driving home from Florida, I kept feeling something climbing on me but never saw what it was. I sorta thought it was my imagination after awhile and I dismissed it. While I was cleaning the van out after we got home, I found what had been climbing on me throughout the drive home. Turns out I wasn't going crazy. lol

0 Comments

October 8, 2017

My thoughts

We’re finally home

Hello everyone. We finally made it home from Florida, after a long drive. Both Elliott and Emmett have gotten sick and as a result, we had to cut our stay in Charlotte, NC short. The boys wanted to get home as soon as possible because they were miserable. I'm hoping that they feel better soon but it doesn't look like they will make it to school on Monday. Before closing this post off, I truly want to say thank you to Wishes Can Happen for making Gavin's wish come true. We really can't adequately express our gratitude for the kindness extended. This was truly a once in a lifetime experience and it was amazing. I encourage everyone looking to make a contribution to something positive to both check out and…

0 Comments

October 8, 2017

Gallery / Give Kids the World / My thoughts / Sea World / Wishes Can Happen

Sea World: Day 6 @GKTWVillage

They say time flies when you're having fun and it's true. We've been at Give Kids the World for six days now and we're leaving to make our way home in the morning. On our final day here, we decided to go to Sea World. While I have some fundamental issues with Sea World, the kids may never have a chance to experience something like this again. The Sea World close to us is no longer open and honestly, having seen the documentary Blackfish, I'm not too upset about that. This was actually the first sunny day we've had since arriving here in the sunshine state. lol Not only was it sunny, it was hot and humid as well. The boys were not liking the weather at all. We did…

0 Comments

October 6, 2017