We've had a really long day. It was a mixed bag of good and bad, but it was a day we survived. In fact, there were even some times we thrived. ☺  I mentioned in a previous post that Elliott and Emmett had me up for most of the night. As a result, I got off to a rough start this morning.  Lizze was struggling as well because of one of her health issues.  We had a relatively lazy afternoon because we both felt like shit. It sucks that we had to spend our down time feeling down, but if the kids were here it would have been so much more difficult.  Thankfully, we both felt better as the afternoon wore on. After dinner, we went for a nice long…

The boys are gone, and on their way to the Akron Zoo with their Grandparents. That's a bit of mixed emotion for us, because we wanted to take the boys, but all that matters is that they get to go. We'll just take them to the Cleveland Zoo in a few weeks.  As far as how Lizze and I are going to make use of the time, that's changed a bit.  I was able to get some sleep after a sleepless night with the boys. As a result, I feel much better. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for Lizze.  After eating lunch this afternoon, she's now sick to her stomach. This time is particularly bad and she's down for the count. It's a Gastroparesis thing, and will eventually pass…