Read more about the article We had an UNBELIEVABLE surprise today (Must See)
Elliott / Emmett John / My thoughts / YouTube Video

We had an UNBELIEVABLE surprise today (Must See)

It's been an amazing day and I'll go into more detail tomorrow. I'm not feeling well at the moment and I'm going to try to go to bed early. I put together a quick video, showing you guys the martial arts promotion from today. I'm not going to ruin the surprise but what happened at the end of Emmett's promotion literally had me in tears. It was an amazing surprise and I can't wait to share it with you guys. We're so proud of both Elliott and Emmett. They've worked so hard this year, both inside and outside of the dojo. This was the most amazing day I can remember having in a very long time. I'm so proud... ☺ 💙 https://youtu.be/3FRvByjO81A

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May 18, 2018
Read more about the article Who gets sick on the last day of school?
Who gets sick on the last day of school? Today is the last day of school for this school year. Unfortunately, I'm currently awake with Mr. Elliott, because he's feeling very nauseated, and can't sleep. I should have seen this coming because he went to bed with a relatively low grade fever. Lizze and I were going to see how he was doing in the morning before deciding on whether he would see his last day of school or not. Considering he's on the couch in the living room, hugging a laundry basket with a trash bag in it, I'm thinking he's going to miss the last day of school. What remains to be seen is how Emmett is feeling in the morning. He's beginning a fever cycle again, and he was almost sent home the other day because of a fever. This wouldn't be the first time that the boys have missed the last day of school, due to being sick...
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Who gets sick on the last day of school?

Today is the last day of school for this school year. Unfortunately, I'm currently awake with Mr. Elliott, because he's feeling very nauseated, and can't sleep. I should have seen this coming because he went to bed with a relatively low grade fever. Lizze and I were going to see how he was doing in the morning before deciding on whether he would see his last day of school or not. Considering he's on the couch in the living room, hugging a laundry basket with a trash bag in it, I'm thinking he's going to miss the last day of school. What remains to be seen is how Emmett is feeling in the morning. He's beginning a fever cycle again, and he was almost sent home the other day because…

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May 26, 2017
Read more about the article We had to make a pit stop after school
We had to make a pit stop after school I picked up Mr. Emmett today from school and he was really excited because he was able to bring him his karate ghee home. They get to keep their ghee at the end of the school year. It something the kids really think is cool. After school today, Emmett and I had to run a few errands before returning home. He needed a special snack because he went to school alone today (it was the only way I could get him to go), and we had to pick up a few essentials..
Emmett John / My thoughts / Photography

We had to make a pit stop after school

We had to make a pit stop after school I picked up Mr. Emmett today from school and he was really excited because he was able to bring him his karate ghee home. They get to keep their ghee at the end of the school year. It something the kids really think is cool. After school today, Emmett and I had to run a few errands before returning home. He needed a special snack because he went to school alone today (it was the only way I could get him to go), and we had to pick up a few essentials.. 😉

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May 25, 2017
Read more about the article Racism in America: This should NEVER be acceptable (NSFW) 
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Racism in America: This should NEVER be acceptable (NSFW) 

I came across this tonight and was really caught off guard. It shows that racism and hate are alive and well in today's America. There are some unpleasant and offensive words used in this video, but I sat down with my family and had them watch this with me. This past election seems to have made people with these ignorant views feel emboldened. They feel way too comfortable climbing out from underneath their rock, and spewing hate.  While this video is very ugly, I wanted my kids to experience this, and hear their thoughts. They were saddened by this woman's hateful speech and didn't understand why anyone would act this way. Lizze and I spoke with them about how this isn't okay, no matter who says it is. No one…

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May 23, 2017
Read more about the article Why I’m worried about Gavin today
Gavin / IVIG Infusion / My thoughts / Schizophrenia

Why I’m worried about Gavin today

It started out like a typical Monday morning. It wasn't anything amazingly awesome, or horrifically terrible. The boys were tough to get moving but we got to school on time.  After dropping the boys off at school, I told Gavin to get his infusion supplies together. Every Monday and Friday morning, Gavin receives his IVIG infusion to treat his severely compromised immune system.  Typically, Gavin's very anxious to get this done because he he feels better once it's done.  Today however, Gavin essentially refused his IVIG infusion because he had a mission to go on, and he didn't want to go into battle with needles in his stomach. I can understand that, but he's never done that before.  I haven't yet learned the details of this particular mission or how…

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May 22, 2017
Read more about the article Watch Emmett’s Martial Arts Promotion in less than 1 minute
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Watch Emmett’s Martial Arts Promotion in less than 1 minute

Last Friday, both Elliott and Emmett had Martial Arts Promotion at school. I've got pictures and video of both. The boys did awesome, and we couldn't be any prouder of them.  The video below, summarizes Emmett's promotion. Elliott will have his own post as well.  Mr. Emmett was promoted to yellow belt, and demonstrated three katas in front of everyone. He was the only one to do this. Please take a second and view the video below. It's less than one minute long, Family friendly and will nicely summarize the promotion... ☺  https://youtu.be/8F1FC_Gk5mc

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May 22, 2017
Read more about the article It’s a really big day for our #Autism family
Elliott / Emmett John / My thoughts / School / Victories

It’s a really big day for our #Autism family

I'm really looking forward to today. Not only is this the last day of the second to last day of school, but it's martial arts promotion. Both Elliott and Emmett have been anxiously awaiting today.  This is always a really cool experience, except it's unbearably hot in the dojo, and there are a lot of heavy, heavy smokers. Obviously, no one's smoking inside but you can still smell it, and it's horrible.  Aside from that, the only downside is that Elliott's promotion is first thing in the morning and Emmett's is towards the end of the day.  Typically, they have always been one after the other. This time however, there's roughly four hours between them. I guess we will have to go home and grab lunch or something. 😁  Anyway,…

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May 19, 2017