The 6 important events for us this week

We have a busy week ahead of us. At least the first half of the week is going to be busy. In the morning, we have to swing by the Spectrum office in order to get our modem replaced. We're having bandwidth issues recently and it's effecting the way our house functions. We need a new modem in order to get a needed speed boost. After that, we have to go to Cleveland because Lizze and the boys have appointments with immunology. They'll be there for things other than immunology related issues. This doctor also deals with seasonal allergies, Emmett's fever disorder, Elliott's food allergies and asthma. I don't believe Gavin has an appointment because he recently had his. This will take most of the day and I'll end up…

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I’m a little worried about Gavin this morning

Gavin has been incognito all morning and we aren't sure why. The only time we've seen him today was at lunch. He seemed sorta slower and more out of it than normal. Something else we noticed right away is that Gavin was wearing shorts. What does wearing shorts matter, you may ask? Well simply put, Gavin never and I mean never wears shorts. I can't even remember the last time I saw him in shorts. Okay, he wore a bathing suit at his grandparents last night while the boys played in the sprinkler. It's so unusual for Gavin to wear shorts that the very first time he experienced the ocean, he wore jeans. Anyway, Gavin says he's okay but I think we're going to want to keep a closer eye…

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Gavin is so gullible and that scares me

I've talked about this before but it's been many years since I've brought this up. Gavin is incredibly gullible and as a parent, that scares the crap out of me. I was reminded of this today. We went to a Harry Potter thing at our local library yesterday. I didn't particularly enjoy it but Lizze and the boys did. I always say that it's not so much what I'm doing but who I'm doing it with. I love spending time with my family and this was a chance to do just that. ☺ 💙 When the kids walked in, they were lined up and the sorting hat put them in their houses, just like in the books/movies. This was an actual hat that actually sorta moved around and would speak…

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I’m a little worried about this morning

I slept pretty well last night and that's a good thing because I've got my morning cut out for me. Vivint will be here is a little while and there may be a problem with adding the camera. I'm not sure if it's going to end up happening. We may have to sacrifice some indoor cameras in order to add another outdoor camera. It's apparently a technical limitation. This is a worrisome development but we can figure it out when they arrive. I'm not sure what we have going on today after this. Everyone is sorta in a mood already and I don't want to push anyone's limits because that's going to make things worse.

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This is what it looks like when #Autism explodes all over your house

I wanted to take a minute and revisit some basic Autism in real-life moments. This particular one is from this evening and is a perfect example of how Emmett likes to see his world. In the picture below, you can see what my fridge looks like, after Emmett organizes things. Emmett, like many kids with Autism, appreciates thingd like order. He likes straight lines and everything in its place. The only place he tolerates disorder is his bedroom. It's weird and I can't explain it but it's one of his quirks. The bottom line is this, it makes sense to him, it doesn't have to make sense to me. Leave a comment and share the post in you can relate or even see this kind of amazing display in your…

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I have 2 important goals for today

We've had a fairly typical morning. Lizze had a doctor's appointment and we're trying to get ready for Vivint to arrive tomorrow. The boys are doing pretty well and Gavin is being Gavin. We have two main goals aside from survival today. Survival is always our bottomline but we work hard to build up from there. ☺ I'm working on the outside of the house because I need to figure out where the best, most inconspicuous place is for a new camera is. If we'd had this done when it was originally scheduled, we'd have caught this asshole who shot off 6 rounds on the side of our house the other day. We had to reschedule our last install because something had come up. Truthfully, the outside of our house…

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The 1 thing we usually do after our kids get a #vaccine

I was hoping to recover from the events of this morning but doctors appointments can be tough for Autism families. I tried my best to keep everyone moving forward but it didn't always work out. On the way home from the boys pediatrician appointments, Elliott wanted to stop and get something to eat. That's always been an unofficial tradition after someone gets a shot. It's not written anywhere and there's no rule that says we have to but it's proven to be a great way to redirect after a stressful experience like getting a shot. Anyway, it was tough but I had to say no because things are really tight right now and I need to put all I can into grocery shopping. That being said, rather than get fast…

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The lowdown on today’s doctors appointments

Both Elliott and Emmett had appointments this morning with their pediatrician. This was a regular well-check and an ADHD follow-up as well. Elliott was really anxious because he knew he needed a vaccine. Turns out he needed two vaccines, meningitis and HPV. The HPV was the final in a series of three and the meningitis is required by the school now. Anyway, Emmett's appointment went well and it was quickly over. Elliott's was more complicated because we're dealing with several things that need considerably more attention and follow-up. We bumped up Elliott's antidepressant a little but because he's really struggling and that was his psychologists suggestion but we've exceeded the limits of his pediatricians comfort level in regards to managing his mental health medication. Thankfully, I was able to call…

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