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A really quick announcement

I wanted to take a second and let everyone know that I've reinstated email updates.I didn't realize they weren't working but I have them fixed. What does this mean? Basically, you can sign up to the right, in the sidebar. You will be subscribed to email updates and my newsletter, which is maybe once a month. The email updates will consist of a single email that arrives about 4am est. This email contains a summary of all the posts that took place in the previous 24 hours. There are direct links to posts and belief excerpts to tell you what each is about. I know many people like to catch up in the morning and this is a great way to do so without having to leave the…

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September 2, 2016

My thoughts

I have my fingers crossed

The boys ended up having a really good day at school, despite the rough start. I'm really proud of them. Elliott even finished up his homework, without a single issue. I'm hoping that this positive trend continues, well into the bedtime hour. It would be so nice to be able to just put the kids down for the night and actually gave then go to sleep. Finger crossed... ☺

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September 1, 2016

My thoughts

Nothing has gone as planned today and a few other ramblings

This morning got off to a rough start and then I was late getting lunches to the school for the boys because of bad accident that had traffic backed up. When I got to the school, poor Emmett was sitting with nothing to eat for at least 15 minutes. I called ahead to let them know I was running behind but he was still worried I had forgotten about him and that feels absolutely terrible. Elliott's lunch was actually early cause they eat at different times..so there's that. ☺ We were supposed to be at the Cleveland Clinic all day today but Lizze woke up in so much pain that she was not feeling well enough to make the trip. That was frustrating for her on a few levels…

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September 1, 2016

Emmett John / Meltdowns / My thoughts

I’m trying to recover from a massive meltdown this morning and I’m not doing very well

Starting your day off with a massive meltdown, is really a pretty shitty way to do it. I've lived through one such morning today. Shoes and socks are such an issue for Emmett. I was hoping this year would prove to be different but it hasn't, at least not yet. In fact, I would say his sensitivity to anything on his feet has significantly worsened. This morning was really bad and frankly, I'm in a horrible fucking mood now because of it. Emmett screamed in my face for most of the morning because we had to get him dressed. I'm not dealing with that really well today but at the same time, I'm not mad at Emmett because he has no more control over these sensory issues than…

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September 1, 2016

Cleveland Clinic

We will be spending most of our day at the @ClevelandClinic

It's going to be a really, really long day today. Lizze and I will be at the Cleveland Clinic for most of the day. Her Mom will be picking the boys up from school and hanging out with them until we get back, late afternoon. Since the Cleveland Clinic is a decent drive for us, Lizze scheduled a couple of appointments, so we could get as much done while we were there as possible. This saves us both time and money. Plus, it also limits the help we need with the kids as well. So while it's going to be a really long day, it's all done at one time and we won't have to make a second trip.

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September 1, 2016

My thoughts

Let’s be honest about today

I'm absolutely spent. The boys went to bed without too much problem. We've had better bedtimes but I survived it and that's what matters. lol Gavin spent a large part of the day, chewing my ear off and talking about his games or latest missions. I'm gonna be really honest and say that a large part of me never wants to hear about any of this stuff again but that's not in the cards for me. I had dinner waiting for Lizze when she got home from class and we settled in to watch a few more episodes of Supernatural on Netflix. We've started watching the series all over again. Lizze went to bed before I did because she was worn out and I just needed some time…

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September 1, 2016

Emmett John / Sensory / Shoes and Socks

Never doubt the seriousness or incapacitating nature of sensory processing disorder

We've had two meltdown moments today. The first one was from this morning and it was massive. The second one was a after school, while at the store and it was not quite as bad. This morning's meltdown was over shoes and socks. Part of the issue was that Emmett was up since about 3am and was exhausted. This tends to exacerbate the symptoms butake no mistake, this is something we have to contend with, every single day. Unfortunately, this morning, he just couldn't tolerate shoes or socks and it took forever to help him work through it. I promised him that if he at least tried, we would get donuts on the way to school tomorrow. That didn't really help a whole lot but it was something for him…

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August 31, 2016

Medication Management / My thoughts

Some really good news on the medication front

Awhile ago I told you how we had to switch pharmacies. Our insurance company dropped coverage with Walgreens and so we had to move to a new Pharmacy. We originally began the move because of the issues we were having with Gavin's meds getting screwed up so often. The new Pharmacy has a way of dispensing the meds where they are broken up into the morning, afternoon, evening and bedtime then vacuum-sealed in a little package. This means that there's one pack for morning meds and one packet for bedtime meds. This makes it so much easier especially when you're managing so many different medications at one time. Unfortunately, when the boxes get set up, it takes some time to get everything worked out. This is because they have…

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August 31, 2016