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I’m not feeling it this morning

I'm not feelin' it this morning. I didn't sleep well and the kids are not cooperating in regards to getting ready for school. Elliott has hit that typical teen doesn't want to get out of bed in the morning thing and I'm so over it. In all fairness to my not so little minions, I'm exhausted, grumpy and probably feeling way worse about the situation than is actually wrong. Every once in a while, I just wish we could have a super smooth, ultra-easy morning.

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May 11, 2018

My thoughts / Photography

One of my new favorite pictures

I'm always taking pictures and generally share them on Instagram. Every once in a while, I'll share the ones I really like, here on the blog. This is one such occasion. ☺ I took this the other day. I really like how it turned out and I enjoyed taking it in the first place. Ameture photography is something that has been really relaxing for me. I love trying to capture a singular moment and look back on it later. ☺ Please keep in mind that this is a very low-res version.

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May 11, 2018

Mother's Day / My thoughts

What we’re doing for Mother’s Day this year

We're going to be celebrating Mother's Day a bit differently this year. My brother and sister-in-law, are having the family over for a cookout on Saturday evening. I'm pretty sure everyone is going to be there. It's not all that often that we all manage to be in the same place at the same time. I'm looking forward to going and I'm hoping the weather holds out.

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May 11, 2018

Gavin / My thoughts

I hate putting Gavin through this

After taking the boys to school this morning, I'll take Gavin to get this week's bloodwork done. If you're not already aware, Gavin needs weekly bloodwork in order to get one of his medications refilled. It's a huge PITA but it's a safety thing and since we don't want anything bad to happen to Gavin, we make this happen every seven days. It sucks having to put Gavin through this so often but we don't have a choice. He's also going to need his IVIG infusion as well. Assuming everything goes perfectly, he will only have to endure three needle sticks. After that, I hope to sneak a walk in before a conference call at noon. Outside of those things, it should be a relatively quiet day. I'd like to…

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May 11, 2018

Announcements / My thoughts

I’m back and here’s the deal

I've finally everything up and running. Things are looking good on my end and I've converted everything (except my email) over to .org. I just wanted to drop a line, share that everything is finally done and that included Facebook everything. Please remember to click the Like/Share button when you read a post, I've got a ton of ground to make up and every Like/Share is a big step in the right direction. ☺ If you happen to notice amythinf out of whack, please drop me a line and let me know. I'm pretty sure I've fixed everything but when you've been staring at something for 3 or 4 days, it's easy to miss something.. ☺ Thank you for your continued support.

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May 9, 2018

Confessions / My thoughts

I was not in a good place when I wrote this

Disclaimer: This post is meant to provide insight into my state of mind in this very moment. I'm writing this in an attempt to process these feelings and deal with them in a positive way. I'm far from perfect but I get up each morning and do my very best to be what everyone needs me to be. Unfortunately, on days like today, I don't just fall short, I straight up crash and burn. These are the thoughts and feelings of an overwhelmed husband and father. I understand that my logic might not make sense but I'm writing this in real time and it's how I'm feeling in this very moment. Tomorrow is a new day and things will be better, but for right now, they aren't. I'll also add…

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May 6, 2018

My thoughts

The plan for today

The plan for today is to work on the house for a little while before going to the park and enjoying the weather. Maybe we'll go for hike in the woods. We haven't done that is a while. The only problem with that Is that Emmett only wears crocs and those aren't conducive for hiking. We'll have to stop every 30 seconds for Emmett to fix them. I heard a rumor that the boys might be spending the night with their Grandparents but I'm not sure if that's actually happening or not. The only other two things on the agenda today is to get the water jugs filled and watch the Cavs destroy the Raptors in game 3..☺

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May 5, 2018

Gavin / My thoughts / YouTube Video

This is what #Schizophrenia looks like to my family

Over the years, I've tried to document the many things we deal with as a special needs family. It's important to me that I help to educate the public because there will come a time where I will no longer be here and I take a small comfort in the knowledge that my efforts today might make the world a more forgiving, understanding and compassionate place for my kids. That being said, I wanted to share this video I shot a few years ago. It shows Gavin, who's living with Schizophrenia, talking on an imaginary phone. This video is approaching 1,000,000 views and one of the more frustrating comments I see in regards to this particular video is that he doesn't have Schizophrenia, he just has an active imagination. The reality…

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May 5, 2018